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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1853
Page
2
The passage recounts Ned's fall from wealth to modest employment after his uncle Joseph reduces his salary. Ned accepts a clerical position as assistant to Tom, while his wife adjusts to a simpler life. Over three years the uncle's fortune grows, enabling retirement and succession, with lessons on humility and prudent living.
Nathan Munro a leading Quaker member died in Newport at age ninety nine years eleven months and twenty one days. He had a seventy two year tenure as a Mercury subscriber with nine children seventy seven grandchildren one hundred forty great grandchildren and fifty two great great grandchildren. Five of his nine children survive.
A boiler flue burst on the steamer New Wend at Chambers street New Ark. Fireman Eli Buell died minutes after scalding injuries. Seven other firemen were scalded. three died at the N. Hospital. A waiter named John Boster vanished, presumed drowned after the incident.
Island apple trees show severe worm injury with brown lower branches while upper parts stay green. Affected trees may lose fruit, but some revival is expected. similar damage is reported across Connecticut. Mention of railroad route debates between Bristol and Providence and noting landowner compliance with compensation claims.
Fragmentary note mentions munitions of war and Spanish authorities with distorted phrases about intervention and reception. No coherent event or dates are readable.
The 77th anniversary of independence was marked by unity across parties. In Portsmouth a grand procession to the Congregational Church featured the Greys Artillery ship carpenters and many trades, ending in a two thousand person feast under Yale’s tent with remarks by Mayor Walker. Evening fireworks and a promenade concert followed, with decorations and a display of archival trophies from the Mexican War.
The page notes mail transport costs and a request to fund carrier Maxwell, a smuggling case where brig Busy was condemned though captor and crew were acquitted, and calls for street sanitation privatization. It also mentions artist Atwoan visiting Bristol, portraits of local figures, plus a hen laying three eggs in one day with two soft shells.
The schooner Broker captained by Williston, from this port, burned to water’s edge at Carn Island Nicaragua on May day. The crew awoke from smoke as the fire started. Only the boat, chains, anchors and jib were saved. Ownership divided between Amos T. Whitford and Isaac Williston. Partial insurance with Atlantic offices in Providence and New York. River towns report seasonal move North as Ocean House Rye Beach NH attracts visitors from South and West. The Pall River News launches a new independent paper Milne and Almy congratulate on shift away from party ties. No drunkenness reported on July 4 in town.
A severe hail and wind storm damaged churches on Sixth and Fourth streets and unroofed buildings in South Second and Grand streets. A factory, a Dr Townsend building, and the Crystal Palace suffered damage, with several workers killed or injured. Lightning struck in multiple locations, including Williamsburgh and Beverly NJ, and casualties were reported along with widespread property loss estimated at 40 to 50 thousand dollars.
James Saunders, marshal of the Irish Society, held to bail at 5000 dollars for riot and assault after a riot in New York on the 4th inst. Others bail set at 400 dollars each. Reports say a driver was killed after being beaten and a 15 year old boy was dragged from an omnibus with cruel treatment. Two Irish police allegedly interfered with fellow officers during arrests.
A letter from the U S Consul at St Johns N R notes the brig Advance of the Arctic Expedition sailed on the 17th. Before departure Masons presented the commander with a silk banner. Citizens showed much attention to the vessel's officers.
Last night on the 6 o clock Irin from this city on the Eastern Railroad several Irish men refused to pay fare and assaulted Conductor Lord who is described as a small siged man. Authorities hope the perpetrators will be arrested amid other disturbances caused by drunken passengers and crowded trains.
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