15 Nov 1845
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1845
Page
1
The notice lists subscription prices and ad rates for a weekly paper edited by HhE Prenex and Bayley on Pergo patent terms. It notes annual and half yearly payments, advance rates, and display charges, with penalties and changes for advertisers. It also discusses misstatements about editorials and includes a colonial table of older Bristol town records with payments for killings of birds and rattlesnakes and town expenses.
The 1845 Rhode Island act restricts netting near Charlestown Pond and Green Hill Pond from October to December with fines from twenty to fifty dollars and state-levied revenue sharing. It also records appointments to receive outstanding state debts and confirms school district boundaries in Charlestown District Four, detailing assessors and tax collection to fund a new schoolhouse.
The piece recounts Mirabogu and Brunk advocating a three day mourning period across nations for Benjamin Franklin after his death. It notes Congress and Amelia paying homage, praising Franklin as a genius who advanced philosophy and liberty and shaped both American and European progress.
In the White Mountains region a band of robbers led by Charles Anson haunts the cave system near the Notch. His wife living in a hidden cabin faces hardship and a choice between joining the band or fleeing with their infant daughter, seeking survival amid despair.
A desperate mother abandons her infant Helen at a manor run by Timothy Ruggles, known as Old Stugg, after a perilous trek. Hitty schemes to gain control of Ruggles wealth while a kindly, patient master contemplates adoption for the child.
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