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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1843
Page
3
Snow piled high across Boston and surrounding neighborhoods as fierce winds, high tides, and freezing temperatures halted travel. Reporters describe fallen pavement, stranded pedestrians, and a rescue effort with neighbors digging through drifts for daylight in a scene of urban disruption.
The Committee for Superintending the Public Schools is requested to meet at the Town Clerk's Office this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
A list of marriages dated Monday and recent days includes Thomas N Allen and Hannah Manchester in Warren. Zachariah Thornston and Mary A Eaton in Warren. William Healy and Suean Simpson in Tiverton. Ajesanier Skreetur and Hannah W Atleo in Rehoboth. Abraham Lindsay and Margaret Dow in Thompson Connecticut.
Readable fragments describe multiple ships including the Zephyr Gardner and Tristan ground vessel along with cargoes such as bbls oil and whalebone. Entries reference New Bedford Rio Janeiro Nantucket and Sag Harbor with dates and tonnage amid uncertain OCR.
The fragment lists multiple death and funeral notices including William Davis age 72, Mary Maria Hunn infant, a child of Thomas White, Nathaniel Sianabory age 1, James Goff son age 6, Lucy Chandler Neble daughter of Rev Charles Neble age 9, Henry Ward son of Elizabeth Ward age 10, and others. Also notes lives of A Handy in Aeglum, Dr Stephen Randall, Thomas Handy Revolutionary soldier, Michael Hare Revolutionary veteran aged 116. Funeral times and residences referenced.
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