Gentlemen Invited to Phenix Office Meeting
Notice calls seven gentlemen who wish to attend the square of Leeveres to meet at the Phenix Office at 6 o'clock on Monday evening next. Full attendance requested.
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1846
Page
3
Notice calls seven gentlemen who wish to attend the square of Leeveres to meet at the Phenix Office at 6 o'clock on Monday evening next. Full attendance requested.
Examinations for Pri Schools and Noah School set by Rev J W Cuoke for Monday at 2 PM with a teachers slot. School Committee to meet at 6 1 9 PM the same day. Next week will hold regular exams. Committee proposes a small increase of twelve and a half cents per scholar per quarter to cover rising fuel and bank costs while avoiding a permanent hike.
Philadelphia papers report the President calls on Governor Stank to mobilize six regiments of the Pennsylvania Volunteers for immediate deployment to Mexico. The order emphasizes rapid assembly and readiness for service.
The steamer Matbal Safety under Captain Peanoyer sailed from Charleston on the 10th and sprang a leak in a gale the following night. It ran ashore near St. John's Bar at four the next morning. After thirty six hours the passengers and crew were rescued. part have reached Savannah.
Correspondence notes fears for the steamer Neptune after distress signals off Brazos St Jago and a possible rescue attempt by Monmouth. A recovered craft with Neptune marked on the hull and a chest of gold were found near Port Cavallo, while trials of three men proceed in Richmond.
Correspondence from Lancaster reports a brutal murder on South Queen Street with a man named Haggerty wielding an axe, two victims including a child, and masses of blood. The piece notes alarm, blames police for failure to arrest Haggerty, and mentions his custody with a coroner’s account. It also includes an unrelated Florida execution description and various health and novelty notices.
The record shows cattle and swine sale details at a Brighton market with various price marks and lot numbers. It also lists whale oil prices from New Bedford and a promotional advertisement for Danielion and Tomai Panacha tonics and a New York devised Piles remedy with distributors and general use notes.
In Grand Rapids Michigan on August 28 Norman N Uinadall weds Elizabeth Guighner of Sylvester Lusher 4g Paris Michigan formerly of this town. Also at the same place on July 27 John Luther weds Mary Ann Taner daughter of Timothy Taner both formerly of this town. In Pall River on the 20th William Sto bridge weds Ruth Ann Lawton eldest daughter of Moses Lawton all of that place.
The fragment records deaths and memorial notices including Amey Bickwell widow of Joshua Bicknell dying at age 80, Mrs Louisa Hotlines widow of Charles J, and Stephen Wrightington aged 61 with brief notices from Barrington and Newport along with a Philip Peckham aged 3 years noted in Newport.
Maritime notices record vessels arriving and sailing from several ports with dates in October 1646. Sloops and ships including Coquette William H Allen Planter Lawrews Bristol Arun Helen Pearl Oysterville Advance Dighton Rock and others are listed with origins from Nansemond River Providence New York Taunton Harwich and Freetown. Memoranda add movements at New Orleans Brazos Norfolk Havana and Cardenas involving ships Aquetuet Ocean Tarquin Nicholas Brown and others loading troops and goods.
The brig Cocheco Usher departed a thin port bound for Havana with Jost bowsprit and spars set including the fore topsail and fore topgallant sail. Bulwarks were stove in on the southeast pale during the voyage.
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