Letters from Vermont 1833 March missive to John D Wolf Jnn
A long family letter from Woodstock Vermont dated March 20 1833 recounts daily life Weather visits with cousins friends and church events. The writer describes rain frost travel delays farm duties boat oil trade and local news including Mrs Sumner illness and Roxobel reading.
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Sidney
Sarah Ann
John
Annette
Maria Rogers
Rebecca
S Smith
M Fales
Parker
Sxou
Francis Munro
Taunton
N. Church
Woodstock
Navy Yard
Charles Warren
Dr Norris
Mary West
West
Newport
Avery
Mason
Boston
Aunt Atwood
Catherine
Josephine
J. S Knowles
Virginius &c
Londor
Fifth District Court Fines Car Operator in Town
Francisco deMedeiros 22 of 12 Third School Street was fined $20 and costs for failing to keep his car under proper control after his vehicle collided with an automobile driven by Arthur Lewis 28 of 195 Thames Street. The crash occurred on Poppasquash Road at Church Lane when both drivers swerved to avoid the other. DeMedeiros appealed and posted $500 bail. Other court items included dismissals on unemployment cases and probation for shellfish pollution.
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Francisco deMedeiros
Third School Street
Fifth District Court
Vincent J. Sumpter
deMedeiros
Arthur Lewis
Thames Street
Jessie King Silva
Pappasquash Road
Church Lane
Lewis
de Medeiros
Frederick W. Serbst
Edward J. Quinn
Quinn
William Goglia
State Street
Unemployment Compensation Board
Christopher T Garvin
Ermine Wood
Thomas F Morrissey
Wood Street
Senator Kirby
Fish and Game Department
Morrissey
Arthur E. Burke
Marchester
State Police Department
Bee Ten Supreme Court Judges
The record notes the greatest number of Supreme Court justices, ten, during 1863 to 1864.
Pronunciation and Holiday Film Lineup
A note on the word rabies pronounced in three syllables. The page advertises Dec 29 30 cinema features with G-Men crime drama Trapped by G- Men and Jane Withers comedy 45 Bathers plus Bing Crosby Martha Raye Double or Nothing with a cast list and dates December 31 January 1.
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G-men
Wynne Gibson
Henry Gordon
Jack la Rue
Jane Withers
Jane Wither
Thomas ‘Beck
Louise Henry
the Hartmans
Bing
Martha
Waikiki
Bing Crosby
Martha Raye
Andy Devine
Mary Carlisle
William Frawley
Fay Holden
Samuel S. Hinds
William Henry
Theodore Reed
Good Advice From Uncle Eben About The Underdog
Uncle Eben warns against kicking the underdog as they may bite back. The terse dialect reflects a rural lesson on mercy and caution. The quip implies humor blends with warning about provoking a weaker party.
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Eben
Miss Boneta Saldanious 78 dies after long illness
Miss Boneta Saldanious of 11 Lincoln Avenue dies at home after a long illness. A Providence native, she lived here 45 years and was a parishioner of St. Mary's Church. Survived by one sister Mrs Jennie O'Connor of Providence. Funeral from her home tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. followed by 9 a.m. Requiem Mass at St. Mary's. Burial in St. Mary's Cemetery.
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Boneta Saldanious
Lincoln Avenue
St. Mary’s ‘Church
Miss Saldanious
Providence
William and
Wanda (Weldon) Saldanious
Jennie O'Connor
St. Mary’s Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
Sarah Ann
Lebbeaus Rogers
William Henry D'Wolf
Samuel Smith
Shearjashub
Mary Bourn
Stephen Smith
Bank of Bristol
Smith
Martha Fales
William Fales
James Wilreon
Cuba
Charles Warren
Thomas Warren
Martha O'Wolf
Benjamin Norris
Bristol
Brown
Taunton
Lexington
Kentucky
Henry Griswold
Pittsburgh
Mary Ingraham
John West
John
St. Michael's Vest
Lydia D'Wolf
Mark Anthony
Chagall D'Wolf
Samuel Lee
Sheffield Attwood
Wolf
Catherine
James D'Wolf
Ann Bradford
Joshua Dodge
Paris
Andrew Jackson Davis
James Shytgga Knowles
Mary Martha
George Butt
Iiam D’wolf
Char- Henry D'Wolf
Olotte Finney
Jeas Green
Scot Green
Police Report Details Christmas Holiday Traffic Crashes
Three Bristol accidents during the Christmas period include a hit-and-run that damaged the right rear fender of Matthew Capone’s parked car on Usher street at 10 45 p m. Joseph Modliszewski driving Lon Vail’s sedan from Warren says a north bound vehicle forced him off the road at Hope and Thames streets, causing tree impact. A minor collision on Wreed street between Joseph Carreiro and Antone Sousa caused front fender damage to both vehicles.
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Bristol
Mathew Capone
State Street
Usher Street
Joseph Modliszewski
Market Street
Warren
Lon Vail
Hope
Thames Streets
Modliszewski
Joseph Carreiro
Burton Street
Antone Sousa
Blackstone Street
Fall River
Wreed
Suburban city letters describe illness and family moves
A dated letter outlines rapid city progress and a deadly two hour illness in a New York area writer and spouse. It notes visitors Miss Dorcas Green Betsy Beourn Mr Bristed and Pa plans, plus garden work and household movements as family life continues amid weather changes.
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New York
Dorcas Green
Betsy Beourn
John
Annette
Catherine
Susan
Christmas Pantomime Why the Chimes Rang Presented at Church
The Christmas pantomime Why the Chimes Rang was staged Sunday evening in the First Congregational Church auditorium before a large audience. Cast included Ruth Skinner Albert Osterberg Norman Hibbert Maurice Corinth Jr Margaret Hibbert Mary Wilson and many others with church members and Pilgrim Choral Society taking part.
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First Congregational Church
Ruth Skinner
Albert Osterberg
Norman I. Hibbert
Maurice Corinth
Margaret Hibbert
Mary Wilson
Nancy D. Bosworth
Gordon Morgan
Herbert Francis
Raymond Francis
George Pendleton
Ruth Sanford
Sally Church
Sybil C. Anderson
Samuel J Steen, Jr
John Taplin
Margaret Kebrek
Anna Kebrek
Eleanor Munro
Willam H Shaver, Jr
Sophia Young
Jacquelne Pettine
R S Bosworth
Church
Aidan Connery
Frank M Dimond
Herrmann I. Wilbur
Enoch Marsden
Pilgrim Choral Society
Samper J Steen
Wim H Remieres
Ethelyn Pray
Marion Munro
Robert F Munro
Jessie Sanford
Mary Mathewson
Wm H Remieres
Herbert D Graetz
Cora Shaw Anderson
Herbert
B Burnham
Henry Sanford
Clifford Wilson
Rey Graetz
N Eddy Benard
Community column urges Bristol to mimic Ware model
A reader letter praises Manchester and Ware efforts to redeploy idle facilities. Citizens in Bristol urged to publish similar plans in the Phoenix. The Boston American recounts a $36000 fund to acquire Otis Malls plant and adapt it for multiple manufacturers, aiming to provide jobs and earnings. The Ware example is cited as a national success and a blueprint for other towns to overcome economic gloom.
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Otis Malls
Ware
Manchester
N H
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Birdseye
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