Two devoted Bristol citizens remembered in editorial
The editorial honors Frank J. Murphy and Oscar A. Rishe for decades of public service in Bristol, noting Murphy’s roles on the school committee and town council and Rishe’s leadership as fire chief. It urges coordinated local planning to protect historic assets, establish a historic zoning, and grow tourism, citing regional precedents and proposed museums.
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100 Years Ago in Bristol Real Estate and Mortality
A January 2 1875 notice summarizes 1874 Bristol port activity with coal cargoes totaling 17071 tons, including 11368 for manufacturing and 5703 for domestic use. It records 70 real estate parcels sold totaling 74720 dollars and 100 deaths, with 96 white and 4 colored, plus 1383 aggregate ages among the elderly.
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Waterfront District Nominated for National Register
Bristol's Waterfront Historic District has been formally nominated for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places by the state Historical Preservation Commission. The nomination process has been underway since early fall and aims to protect historic properties while making them eligible for federal grants.
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Bristol Phoenix establishes weekly Bristol publication 1837
The Bristol Phoenix notes its weekly Thursday edition with publisher R S Bosworth Jr and editors Geoffrey Davis and Doug Fellow. Subscriptions are seven dollars fifty cents per year. Second class postage paid at Bristol Rhode Island 02809.
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