06 Nov 1852
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1852
Page
1
To wabecribers Poddinge town rates include half yearly in advance and annual distant subscriptions at Tee Dollars per annum. Advertising charged at one dollar per square for three weeks and twenty cents for each subsequent insertion. Yearly advertisers limited to eighteen lines per week and to their own immediate business.
A long biographical tale details Myers known as the Panther, famed for his feats in the Illinois country. It recounts his battles with a mountain panther, leadership among local tribes, and later acts during the Black Hawk era, ending with his departure to Missouri and a final panther head token.
A fragmentary verse meditation contrasts Spring and Earth as Autumn waits for Winter. The dialogue imagines Earth defending warmth and renewal amid bleak leafless bowers and blighted blooms, implying hope despite approaching cold.
A Rhode Island General Assembly act adds concurrent jurisdiction for the Supreme Court and the Court of Common Pleas over crimes and offenses. Indictments in Common Pleas may be certified to the Supreme Court for trial by two or more Justices, with several procedural adjustments and protections for appeals, exceptions, and pending cases. The act takes effect immediately.
A committee discussion estimates the Broadway project costs for a car and horse road at $250 per day with staffing for 120 cars, totaling $480 daily, while projected income from Sixth Avenue traffic could reach $3,600 daily. The note references a proposed city tax of one cent per conveyance to fund the venture.
A German woman returned a lost wallet to Mrs. Bolton who then accused Mrs. King of stealing ten dollars. Mrs. Bolton threatened arrest, and Mrs. King suddenly died at her feet. The death is reported as extremely sudden.
A New York Bible Association distributor faced hostility while delivering a Bible. He left the book in a barn after being refused at a home. Days later the man repented, found the birth of Christ described in the barn passage, and dedicated his life to faith in Christ.
An essay notes the English Bible as a sun never setting version read from Ottawa to Hobart Town and across Canada and Australia. It emphasizes its long history of reading for three centuries and its global reach under a single parent stock.
The piece recalls Bushy the English schoolmaster known for strict discipline and corporal punishment. It notes his literal use of the rod and describes him as a thorough but stern educator who once joked he had whipped nine bishops on the Lords bench.
A wife questions her rheumatic husband about entering politics suggesting his parliamentary style, noting his language and actions resemble a legislator. She argues he would lay bills on the table or move motions, while the chair supports him, and he vocally opposes measures that threaten the Constitution.
An eyewitness describes a dear young friend named Mary whose home conduct embodies faith in action. She moves about like a sunbeam, sings softly, and brings happiness. Her mother and sister praise her constant cheerfulness and kindness, even calming her quarrelsome brother.
A playful fragment discusses producing a verse that omits E and questions if any English rhyme can be printed without it. It blends social conduct advice with curious examples about lovers, age milestones, and linguistic challenges, ending with garbled text about a clerk and a colored phrase.
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