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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1851
Page
1
Bristol primed weekly at 40, T Bradford Street, Bristol KR I by W B Bayley. Subscriptions two dollars yearly in town, four dollars for distant subscribers, payable in advance. Advertisements priced one dollar per square for three weeks, then higher for each subsequent insertion. Yearly advertisers limited to 18 lines per week to their own business.
Poetic plea recalling sacred instruction to live rightly so death may appear meaningful. The speaker laments a beloved who may be weeping for him, seeking heavenly guidance and clearer vision upon waking from dreams.
The Court of Sessions for Sacramento County convened and empanelled a jury to try prisoners indicted for highway robbery. Counsel sought the legal 48 hour delay. the court adjourned to Tuesday. Public pressure favored immediate execution and a committee sought waivers to convene and proceed at once.
Mrs Anna Antwerp widow of James Van Antwerp died last week at age ninety five in her Maiden Lane residence. She rose at five, prepared breakfast, and died quietly after giving directions to her servant. A noted chronicler of olden times she kept her home amid busy commerce and recounted stories from the French war era. Her funeral followed Knickerbocker customs.
Lieut Maury reading On Sea Spending reports about a thousand vessels surveying ocean depths. Findings include the Albany locating the Gulf of Mexico at about a mile deep, another ship measuring five miles offshore, then nearby finding bottom within a quarter mile.
A professor at the Scientific Association meeting in Albany presented a probability problem about placing balls on a plane. He worked the initial steps but admitted he could not finish the calculation, noting it would cover ideas of chance and infinity. The report also laments aging robbing pleasures as winter ends and contemplates eternity.
The article discusses a German town remark about supplying salt and ashes to sheep, a note on the Buccaneers term and a humorous street scene from New York Spirit of the Times. It includes anecdotes about a temperance speech, a quip about pinched legs, and a wanted ad for liquor store helpers.
Rachel Speer of Patterson New Jersey replies to Jeremiah Speer’s notice accusing her of illegal harboring and implies their marriage disputes. She states he owed no bed or board as she paid her father’s expenses while he was ill his mother removed him with a hired man and wagon. She asserts she would not live with him until he was weaned. July 6 1851
A committee of eight men meets at noon seven are punctual while one arrives late claiming time passed. A Quaker notes the wasted time and stresses civility as the mark of a good education and the respect owed to the elderly. He warns against vulgar language to win respect and goodwill.
A humorous postal tale recounts Pat arguing with the postmaster over a name and a letter. The dialogue features Pat insisting his name is Boros after a sly exchange. A boy’s stair ascent to fetch a satchel ends with a wary joke about a musket stand nearby.
In Arthur's Home Gazette the tale follows Maggy and James Canning learning to bear and forbear after marriage. Aunt Hannah warns that mutual self control is essential, yet conceits and pride spark several small quarrels, leaving lasting emotional scars despite their love and the birth of baby Lilly.
In a troubled marriage James and Margaret Canning clash over social choices and loyalty. After a heated public rebuke over attending a party with Mr. Richards, Margaret defies his limits, deepening rift as the couple spar with hints of separation and a fragile happiness seen in their child Lily.
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