Bristol Railroad Pioneers Pursue Providence Link 1849 Record
A Bristol Rhode Island letter traces early efforts to fund and survey a railroad to Providence. It lists a 1849 resolution pledging 250000 dollars, then 1852 surveys costing 945 dollars, and names dozens of subscribers including Samuel W Church and John Norris. The note indicates the project began in 1849 and faced delays prior to completion.
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the Phoenix
Commission
Bristol
Ople
Ristol
Providence
Idte
George B. Munro
Schubarth
Bristol Phoenix
R. I
Town Bridge
Providence City Depot
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
City of
John Norris
C.R. Dimond & Co
C. T.child
U Lemuel
C.” Richmond
Samuel W. Church
Lemuel W. Briggs
William B. DeWolf
F. F. Dimond
James D'W. Perry
Hayard & Bro
John B. Munro
Viets G.peck
Henry Wardwell
Crawford H Easterbrooks
William’ R. Taylor
Stephen Johnson
H. C. Wardwell
Martin Bennett
John Gardner
S. T. Church
Benj. Pitman
Henry Goff
W. H. S. Bayley
John Adams
Francis Bourn
Simmons
J. W. Hoar
Joe Gladding
William Fales
W. Pierce
N. Bullock
J. M. Gooding
Jacob Babbitt
J. L. Gardner
Farrus
Samuel White
Byron Diman
George B. Monro
Philip B. Bourn
Nathan Bardin
Peter Gladding
Wm. Bradford
F. G. Babcock
Samuel Thomson
Alfred Luther
Benj
Slade
Thompson Stanton Co
Norris & Cooke
Norris & Barnes
Thomas Shepard
John S. Pearse
N Warren
John O. Waterman
A. Gammell
G. M. Fessenden
George Cole
George Wheaton
A. Bosworth
Otis Bullock
Warren
John D. Waldron
Chas. Fales
Marshal Waldron
Chas. H. Spoon
Norris & Barns
Seekonk
Stephen T. Church
Hezekiah C. Wardwell
Joseph M Blake
F M Diman
Charles Fales
George B Monro
Christopher L. Baker
Henry Herbert Bosworth
W T. C Wardwell
Winthrop DeWolf
Daniel D Reed
Ellery Davis
Samuel W Church
R Dimond & Co
Stephen T Church
Wm. B. Spooner
F. M Ormond
Alexander Perry
James D'W Perry
James F DeWolf
J G Peck
M_ Bennett
B S Simmons
Geo Easterbrooks
M W Pierce, Jr
Wm R_ Taylor
John B Munro
John D Waldron
Wm H S_ Bayley
Charles Potter
Jams Diman
Benj. Tilley
David Waldron
James P_ Pierce
Ephraim Gifford
L. W Briggs
Nathan Baldine
John D Simmons
W B_ Stanton
Geo H Reynolds
Viets G Peck
M. W Pierce
A K Munro
Thos J Usher
Royal Sanford
J D Pitman
R S > Andrews
S J Allyn
John W_ Hoar
Josiah Gooding
D D Reed
J. F French
A Sidney D'Wolf
Marshall Waldron
Leonard Waldron
Wm P Munro
H J Pitman
D S Gnnshee
Wm T Miller
Geo Munro 2d
J Russell Bullock
Ben Wyatt
Nathaniel Coggeshall
Isaac Liscomb
James W. Cooke
Benj. Tiller
Benj. T. Easterbrooks
John Gray
Local Road Subscriptions Fall Short for Providence Rail Plan
North Scituate resident Husher Monro notes that about one hundred town citizens pledged 381 shares totaling 29400 dollars toward a proposed railroad to Providence. The five year effort, with surveying bills settled by January 1854, shows the project failing for the time being.
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Holmes
James E. ‘Chince
John S. Dougings
Ae Gray
Charles F. Paine
M. Paine
James A Reactive
H. ‘Pitman
Pearse
Joseph M. Bike
Radford Freeborn
Joseph L. Gardner
J. Lindsey
Charles Fales
John Boyd
H. W. Church
Peter Church
Henry B. Potter
Aaron Easterbrooks
John Howe
Henry B Coggeshall
Wm. H. Church
Providence
H.usher
MONRO
North Scituate
Mass
Night Hawks and Hunters Lead In Legion Bowling
In the American Legion bowling tournament at YMCA alleys last Wednesday night the Night Hawks won two of three strings against the Skunks and the Hunters took two of three from the Gardoons. Scores are listed in the club records.
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American Legion
Night Hawks
Skunks
Hunters
Gardoons
Bristol Planned Events Chronicle for March to June
A series of civic and social events listed for Bristol including dances at the Bristol Platoon Battery B Armory on March 17, Lenten food sale March 19 at Trinity Parish House, Social Study Suppers with speaker Colin T Holm on Benjamin Franklin and Daniel Webster, demonstrations by Prof H F Davison Brown University, annual Boy Scouts bazaar in Grand Army Hall with dates April 18 to May 30, Old Fashion Concert at Trinity Parish House, Y Members and Council Suppers, and the 125th anniversary of St Albans Lodge No. 6 F and A M on June 16 at the State Armory.
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Bristol
243Rd Artillery
CACRI
N. G
State Armory
Church Street
Trinity Parish House
Parish Aid Society
MCA Lectare
Colin T Holm
Benjamin Franklin
H F Davison
Brown University
Alexander Harmilton
Boy Scouts of America
Grand Army Hall
Mt Hope
Order of Astern Star
Clarence de Mars
Daniel Webster
St Albans Lodge
Fox possession superstition and two brains theory
The Detroit News reports a superstition in Orientals where a fox enters the body between fingernails and skin, controlling thought and voice as a form of demoniacal possession. Scientific explanation cites split brain activity and fear triggering the altered self, with the fox voice perceived as the other self.
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Detroit News
Lift Etiquette Puzzles New Elevator Stranger
A New York Sun anecdote recalls a man new to office building elevators who is peered at and saluted by strangers each floor. The sequence shows a hat removing ritual as others greet him, until he asks the operator why everyone is saluting.
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New York Sun
Odd Country Ride Leaves Child Hung by Braids Like Absalom
A child visiting friends in the country recalls riding a Shetland pony in an orchard. The pony spooked and bolted toward the barn, leaving the child hanging by braided hair from an apple tree branch until others freed her.
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Chicago Journal
Diamond's Simple Beauty and Carbon Structure
Dr William Bragg explains diamonds are composed solely of carbon atoms arranged symmetrically. The rigid lattice makes them hard to displace, enabling a diamond to cut other substances. He notes benzene rings appear within the diamond's structure as part of organic chemistry.
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William Bragg
Wind study aids lesson about Baton Rouge train kiss
A kindergarten class explored wind impact with a Baton Rouge trip example. A passenger joke emerges when a girl suggests the kiss came from the conductor after his ticket praise, prompting a playful classroom reaction.
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Baton Rouge
Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Birthmarks explained and treated by physicians
A birthmark results from excessive development of fibrous tissue blood vessels or pigment in a defined area. Surgical removal is prescribed for birthmarks using methods like electrolysis X rays and chemical caustics and should be performed only by a competent physician.
Beatrice and Millicent Comment on Follies Night
A light exchange between Beatrice and Millicent notes Millicent’s new friend being a good looking attendee at the Follies last night. The brief item captures social chatter in a city paper tone.
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Beatrice
Millicent
New York Sun and Globe
Lecture on Ben Franklin Education and public life profiled
A Social Study Club statement extols Benjamin Franklin as a towering American figure, praising his wisdom humor and public service while noting personal faults. The YM CA supper on Thursday at 6 30 features a lecture titled Benjamin Franklin Genius of America with tickets from Y members and local shops.
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The
Social Study Club
Benjamin Franklin
America
United States
YMCA
Benjamins Franklin
Henry Wood
George F. Marshall
Cranston Mill
Charles Palmer
George Pailthorpe
John Stewart
Manuel Goulart
O G. Boynton
Fred G. Blaisdell
F. H. Fitzgerald
National India Rubber Company
W. Fred Williams
John W. Church
Col. A. W Barrett
Sidney Dew. Herreshoff
George 5. Richardson
Foul Shooting Contest Standings Reported
The standings show Rebella 52 Gallagher 39 Sylvia 40 Head % Fox Hill 36 Ealsh % Borges 36 Ponte 35 Nunes 30 Gladue 28 M Currieo 23 Shean 21 in the ongoing foul shooting contest.
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Rebella
Gallagher
Sylvia
Head
Fox Hill
Ealsh
Borges
Ponte
Nunes
Gladue
M. Currieo
Shean
In Memory of Mr Barton From Local Friends
A tribute notes Mr Barton died suddenly leaving a blank in the community. He was a New England business man of integrity who helped the homeless and always kept his word. His wife children and sisters receive the community's sympathy.
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Barton
Henry Barton
Col
William Barton
Warren
Robert Prescott
Portsmouth
R. I
New England
Taft School Club Meets After Postponement
The Taft School Club will hold its regular meeting Thursday at 3 pm at Taft School Hope Street, postponed due to James Tobin’s death. Superintendent William C Hobbs will speak on his Cincinnati trip to the National Education Association meeting, followed by a musical program and refreshments.
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Taft School Club
James Tobin
Taft School
Hope Street
William C Hobbs
Cincinnati
Ohio
National Education Association
J. Floyd Huestis
Eugene Byone
Family Skeleton Joke Quips in Bantering Exchange
A playful exchange features a sharp line about an aunt being an awful slender woman described as a “family skeleton” to underline humor. The banter centers on sizing up a relative with a light mock seriousness.
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Mr. Biff
Too Far Off
A Duluth Herald quotation notes that people would strive more for divine approval if God were a neighbor next door, reflecting on moral effort and proximity to faith.
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Duluth Herald
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American Legion Bowling
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Garboons
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Darling
Garvin
OR Bears
Bradie
Higbee
Ioo
Morris
Ethier
Guevremont
Benj. Franklin
Taff School Club
Mercantile
Bristol Chamber OF Commerce
Premier Brand Foods
Kellogg’s
Wheatsworth
Hecker’s
Cake Way
la Touraine
Frankfort
Snachetti
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