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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1847
Page
3
A Baltimore New Bedford Mercury style report recounts a household break in and a confession by Joseph Levert, detailing motives to eliminate a wife and an attempted escape after violent acts. Includes notes on other sensational crimes and local curiosities from the era.
A mix of crime reports and public health notes from the era. An attempted murder near Cooper’s Creek is described with a suspect at large and scattered financial details. Typhus fever and measles are reported in Marblehead Beverly and surrounding towns, with warnings to vaccinate. Other items include a Norwich railroad theft of 1500 dollars, political arrivals in Washington, and a steamer accident near New York. Market data from Brighton and New Bedford oils are included.
A distressed medical advertisement touts Dr. Wistar’s Balm as the cure for consumption and liver complaints, praising its fame and warning against imitators. It promotes Brown’s Sarsaparilla and Tomato Bitters for stomach and bowel rejuvenation, promising rapid, purifying effects and urging purchase through Briggs & Drury.
The Episcopal minister Ry Sie Soe Aaya alfa will devote part of his time to teaching “me ’Oucax sad Praxo Forre” in Briewl. He invites interested individuals to contact his office or the residence of Maen W. Pletco on Thames A. for further details. Date noted as Sept 25.
A garbled social item lists engagements and marriages with names such as Rev V R Shutebhise Albert Lucas Mise Oreana Alito Fraser Kiora Douglase Inez Bufivyiun Avuna Maria Nichols Jonathan Morrill Amelia Hogbino and River, with dates on Friday and Sunday evenings and a reference to the 24th.
Fragmentary notices record deaths and ages in Warren Newport and Pall River areas. Mentions Martha wife of Nathan M Burr Ephraim Marchington Susan Bell wife of Deacon Sanford Bell and Mr Wan Fh with ages indicated around sixty to seventy.
The Port of Bristol lists arrivals and departures for November 1847 with steamers Bradford Durfee Perry and other vessels from Providence Newport Fall River New York and Boston. Memoranda note ship movements including cargoes fish lumber and oil as well as notable wrecks and repairs along Collins Beach and Newport.
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