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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1937
Page
4
A long letter from Mrs. Griswold in Lexington, Kentucky dated January 25 1831 describes travel delays illness and weather conditions with details on local mail routes the frozen harbor and scarce goods. It reports on Mrs Bosworth’s wedding in Providence Portland and social notes including Dorcas society activities and local marriages and plans for future tutoring and missions.
The text notes Hope and State Streets house once owned by Senator Bradford and later his son Hersey. It lists parish records with names such as Scot Greene and Sarah Bosworth, mentions the Babbitt family’s looks, and recalls Reverend Joseph McKrown as Woonsocket’s first St James rector. It records Sarah T. Aa, daughter of Lemuel Clark Richmond, baptized in 1808 and her marriage to Rev Joseph M. Browns in 1831. The seventh letter is published Friday.
Barrington defeats Colt 13 to 0 as Pattee scores twice and Securo adds the Meritorious touchdown. Massa and Aguiar drive Colt but Barrington’s defense holds through the fourth period with key interceptions and stops. Substitutions and officials listed. game ends with four seconds remaining.
A fragmented page notes a nationalist tribute by Raymond Raycairn, praising democracy against fascist threat and recounting personal freedoms. It lists community Halloween events at St Michael's Church and local schools, with organizers named for parties and costumes.
Captains Blythe of the Boxer and Burrows of the Enterprise were killed in the first exchange of broadsides during the 1813 encounter. The Boxer surrendered after heavy raking and was towed to Portland as a prize.
The last Tasmanian man died in 1869 and the final Tasmanian woman followed in 1876, marking the extinction of the Tasmanian race.
Special report details the $900,000 New York fair project using grey granite from Massachusetts and pearl black granite from Minnesota, steel from Pennsylvania and Illinois, wood from Oregon and Washington, and trees from New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York. It notes coal derived coke from West Virginia and coke-smoked river air, with thousands of workers and earlier federal backing shaping the project.
Authorities announce vacancies in shipyard drafting and procurement roles. Positions include draftsmen with annual salaries ranging from 1,620 to 2,600 dollars and a purchasing officer at 3,200 dollars, with junior and assistant levels listed. Applicants should contact the secretary of the U S Civil Service Board of Examiners at the local post office or customs house for full details.
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