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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1894

Page

6

Town Treasurers Report for 1893 94

Town Treasurer submits a detailed account of receipts and disbursements from February 1, 1893 to February 1, 1894. It lists balances, state and town taxes, license fees, school funds, public works expenses, road and sidewalk costs, police and fire department outlays, and various miscellaneous payments with numerous named contributors and vendors.

Report of Highways Superintendent 1893

Charles E. Cole details 1893 highway work including 2600 feet of new road 1050 feet by contract 1650 by the superintendent. granite stone purchases 2000 tons 1000 delivered, 1000 to follow. Macadam sections on Hove to Union and Burnside improvements plus drains walls and sidewalks with costs and contractor totals. End of year balance and bridge work on Collins Street noted.

Gudlemnen Alt. G C. Luther Swancea Hove Union Streets Herreshoff Mtg. Co Gsi Servi Us Suver Fniement Catco Basin Hope Struut Burnside Street Hign Hope Streets Bradford Street Wood Street High Street Hign Street Collins

A Pig in the Fence Reflects on Pitied Swine and Profit

The Boston Globe cites a fable about a pig stuck in a fence and neighbors quick to judge or help. It likens swine to people trapped between rails, noting help depends on dollars and cents rather than merit. It implies few true friends appear when one is trapped.

Boston Globe

Connecticut Mutual Life Sees Strong Year and Growing Assets

The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company reports an 1893 year of strong financials with assets exceeding $61 million and a surplus of $6.448 million. Death claims reached $8.75 million against mortality expectations, while investments paid prompt interest and only 0.2 percent of mortgage loans were unpaid. Dividends to policyholders rose, and assets increased by nearly a million, underscoring its position as the region’s largest financial institution with 66,000 policyholders.

Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company Connecticut Mutual New England

Two Unique Epitaphs From Early California and Janesboro

Epitaphs record accidental shooting near the Pecos River with a Colt revolver and a moral remark about heaven. Another marker in Janesboro notes Jane Smith wife of Thomas Smith marble-cutter and a husband’s tribute with two specimens of his work, priced at 250 dollars.

California Jeemes Hambrick Pecos River Kingdom of Heaven Janesboro Jane Smith Thomas Smith

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