Town Meeting Proposes Bristol Railroad Stock Purchase
A town meeting on Saturday discussed authorizing the town to subscribe to up to five thousand dollars of capital stock in the Bristol and pro tem railroad. A July town meeting to decide on this subscription was approved. The notes also describe a recent institute week, praises for teachers, and political coverage of the National Convention with Gen Scott and Vice President nominees.
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General Assembly
Bristol
the and Bristol Railroad
Z. A. Cooke
Centredale
Munro
Eger
Aera
Sith
Scott
Grantland
Georgia
Louisiana
North Carolina
New York
Babcock
Fillmore
Federal Hill
William A. Gauman
Georgis
Massachusetts
New Haven
Portland
Maine
Augusta
Elme
Yale College
Harvard University
Trumbull
Yale Museum
St. Paul's Cathedral
South Street
Mon Heth
Strest
Boston
Galienlion
Nominees Named At Newport Whig State Convention
At the Newport convention officers and candidates were nominated for service Vice President of the ASHA Harris Hazard Amos Smith Charles Allen of Noch Kingella. Ossian E. Dodge to headline a singing entertainment with four popular singers. A clergyman had engagements the following day and a dilemma arose over timing.
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Newport
Servie
Asha Harris
Coventcy
Hazard
Amos D. Smith
Providenes
Charles Allen
Noch Kingella
UF Ae
Ossian E. Dodge
Citigans
Newport Jets
Beadford Durfee
Fall River
Accident in Canadas Street Store Flames Destroys Clothing
Samuel Sparks sustained severe burns yesterday when a floor hole gave way inside Pi Plummer’s Cana street shop. A burning-fluid can toppled, igniting flames as William Pierce tried to help. Sparks and Pierce fled with severe injuries, Sparks later dying as his family mourns.
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Samuel T. Sparks
Pi Plummer
Cana Street
Sparke
William D. Pierce
Sparks
Pierce
Providence Journal
Samiel Sparks
Fragmentary Notice From Local Paper
The readable fragments mention citizens and a public matter but lack clear names dates places or actions. The text is damaged leaving only hints of a community notice regarding local affairs without concrete details.
Fragmented catalog note from Newspaper and Periodical Depot
A garbled July entry from achman Mowraty lists items received at Geo Rasterbrooks Depot on State street. It references an Armory at Springfield and titles by Jacob Abbott including Peculiar Habited Authors and The Mourner and the Comforter with unclear partial content.
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Achman Mowraty
Geo
Rasterbrooks
State Street
Armory
Springfield
Jacob Abbott
Napolace Boyan
Dall Town
Property rights battle spills into court in mixed claims
Legal dispute emerged over ownership and control with unclear origins. Plaintiffs assert prior rights while defendants contest title and boundary details amid contested claims and potential remedies.
Bristol Towns Push for Railroad Stock in Providence and Bristol
The House and Senate report on petitions and acts, including Bristol towns seeking to subscribe up to 35,000 dollars to the Providence and Bristol Railroad. References to repealing Bristol Court of Magistrates, salary fixes for state officers, and petitions granted with Bristol Railroad stock approval in the afternoon session. The June sessions note petitions granted and acts passed, with debates on militia and tax remissions.
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Senate
Vane
Bristol
Providence
Committee On the Judiciary
John Davenport
Eagle Bank
Hall
Court of Magistrates of
Turesday
Senare
Anthony
Portsmouth
Wm. Fales
Cor
Providence and
Robbery spree in Woonsocket by Bundans accused
Bundans alleged to have reappeared in Woonsocket Monday night entering four houses. They allegedly took items from Horace M. Pierce and Latimer W. Ballou, with eleven dollars found at Mowry's home. Ballou awoke to robbers and pursued them, the thieves dropping a coat and jeans as they fled.
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Woonsocket
Horace M. Pierce
Pardon Hathaway
George W. Mowry
Latimer W. Ballou
Mr. Pierce
Mr. Mowry
Mr. Hathaway
Mr. Ballou
Unclear OCR fragment on court or travel event
Fragmentary text from an OCR article mentions names and places in a garbled report. Key details and context are missing, leaving an incomplete account of the event and involved individuals.
Farewell Address Excerpt on Union and Government Powers
The passage asserts the Union as guardian of liberty, rejects imposing governance by force, and urges teaching by example. It defends constitutional powers, emphasizes reserved rights, and calls for balanced federal and state authority, including support for tariff policy and national defense. It notes the Fugitive Slave Law as settled by the Whig party and warns against renewing contentious equations.
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Caale
Goeranani
Instituti
Vase
Congress
Whig Party
United States
Pes Paty
Hn Din
Gs Waier
Temlas
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