25 Jun 1853
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1853
Page
1
An old Bristol newspaper fragment outlines publication days, address at 7 Bradford Street, rates for single copies and advertisements, and general rules. It mentions advance payments, cost per square inch, and per-year advertising terms with limited lines and deadlines.
The speaker recalls childhood days at the old farm gate with a sigh and a tear. Loved pets and family, including a pony Raven and dog Towler, are remembered along with parents and a sweet sister Kate. The speaker longs for rest with family in the churchyard by the farm gate.
The Cincinnati man Craig was apprehended in Newport and held for examination on broad forgeries linked to a large fraudulent real estate operation. Authorities found notarial seals, blank certificates, and letters dating back to 1949 implicating numerous persons across the Union. He awaits trial in jail.
Yesterday around 2 oclock George Fagan 47 a wood-sawing worker living at Snow Hill Street and Avenue attempted to kill his wife with a knife then hanged himself by a bedpost with a cord. He had threatened to kill her and then himself and died before aid could arrive. Coroner Sanborn held an inquest.
Excitement in New York over the discovery of a young woman named MaEleey Gonting in the Restover. She left home Sunday and was found murdered after apparently being violated. The Board of Aldermen offer a reward of 1000 and Mr Clayton adds 500 for the detection of the culprit.
A freight train from Olneyville to the Depot derailed Saturday when an axle broke, throwing four cars from the track and delaying morning operations for several hours.
Workmen uncovered seventeen skeletons on a Bergen Hillyback ken site. One skeleton reached over seven feet, while the rest were of typical human size. The find is tied to reports of the aboriginal race in the area.
A 12 year old son of Enoch Brown wandered from his home Wednesday and was missing until morning when his body was discovered in the river downstream. The youth suffered fits and reportedly fell into the water while laboring. The report comes from Pawtucket Gazette.
A jailed enslaved woman in New Orleans on charges of harming her master's child confesses to earlier poisonings. She states she poisoned nine people in Missouri, both white and Black, in prior acts.
On Sunday last between 6 and 6 P M observers in South Boston and Dorchester saw a brig bottom up clearly in the sky near the outer Brewster, with a large ship visible in a similar elevated position a few miles to the left.
An excerpt from Arthur's Homesfgazette recounts a frontier Presbytery meeting held in a log cabin where a novice preacher from mountain life delivers a startling testimony. The narrative follows his transformation from ignorant hunter to fervent evangelical preacher, sparked by a solitary camp meeting and guided by a sympathetic mentor.
A Cincinnati scoundrel received a fine of 25 dollars and costs and ten days in the county jail. He was to be confined with bread and water and to suffer confinement as the punishment for the offense. The sentence included payment of the fine and costs.
A judge in a tale of Mrs. Stowe’s companion Mr. Justice Haliburton stages tricks on her that culminate in presenting a razor strap he swears is made of nigger skin, to harrow her feelings during an outward trip.
The Maryvtano Colony in Liberia appoints commissioners to visit Maryland and arrange future relations with the Maryland State Colonization Society. The colony reports flourishing petition, abundant food, rising demand for labor, very large crops, and general contentment and prosperity.
Washington reports that E Joy Morris II charge d affaires at Naples has negotiated a convention with the Government of the Two Sicilies removing quarantine obstructions to commerce. All US ports are now in free pratique with the kingdom and Morris will present his successor with clear accounts and redress of abuses.
A reflective piece argues that both good and evil arise from human effort and inner will. It compares moral cultivation to tending a garden where virtue requires labor and the soul must subdue temptations.
A narrator recounts a day of labor and religious discourse, detailing a chance encounter about faith and science. He encounters a humble traveler, prays with him, then attends Bethel camp meeting preparations and sermons as the day progresses.
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