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Bristol Phenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1846

Page

3

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.

Sqoure Leeveres Phenix Hope State Streets WM. Throop Bristol Graham's Magazine Morocco United States J. M. Gooding Nathan Warton, Jr Hope and Bradford Streets W.H Bayley

Public Schools Examinations and Budget Increase

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.

Pri Noah J. Ww. Cuoke Parenta James N. Sykes Seary Hirick Sohooi

President requests six Pennsylvania regiments for Mexico

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.

Philadelphia United States Gov. Stank Pennsylvania Volunteers Mexico

Steamer Matbal Safety Run Ashore After Leaking

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.

Matbal Safety Peanoyer Charleston St. John’s Bar Savannah

Neptune Safe Rumor Entertains New Orleans

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.

N.Y. Tribune Neptune Dartamone New Orleans Western Mail Cvewl Ausiety New Orleans Deli Monteroy McKim Page St. Jago Pass Cavallo Brazos St Jago Suh Monterey Camargy Matamorms Monmouth Nepthie McKiin Ith Quartermanner Mituporia Bay Port Cavalli New York Galveston

Unparalleled Murder Shocks Lancaster Readers 1846

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.

Lancaster Messrs South Queen Street Llaggerty Gid Haggerty Happerty Mr. Vorthey A Hawersg Charleston Hollaman Quincey Florida

Market Prices and Remedies From an Early 1900s Sale

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.

Brighton MA Mie Shores New Bedford New Jedford Hale Cash Whalebuoe

Marre Bid Couples Tie Nuptials In Grand Rapids

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.

Grand Rapids Michigan Norman N. Uinadall Elizabeth R., Guighner Sylvester Lusher Paris John Luther Mary Ann Timothy I. Taner Pall River Wim. ©. Stobridge Misa Ruth Ann Lawton Moses Lawton

Obituaries and death notices from Barrington and Newport

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.

Tn Barrington Amey Bickwell Joshua Bicknell Full River Louisa Lon Charles J. Hotlines Stephen Wrightington Newport Philip Peckham

Seaborne Movements and Arrivals on Various Voyages

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.

Anrived Coquette Southwick Nansemond River Wm. H. Allen Williston Providence Advance Gifford Henry Allen Taunton Seh Bristol Wathaway Freetown Arun Miller N York Crandall Helen Pitman New York Sel Pearl Gina Oysterville Burrus Albany Seif Philosopher Taylor Harwich Dighton Rock Burt Dighton EH Allen Hope Potter Sloop Fame Pearse New Orleans Aquetuet Mosher Liverpool Brazos Bar Ocean Willard Tarquin Harding Norfolk Adams Baker Havana Nicholas Brown Richmond Cardenas Commissary Fletcher Brazog Hallowell Darling Seward Bly

Cocheco Usher Sails From Thin Port for Havana

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.

Cocheco Usher Havana

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