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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1896
Page
4
A nostalgic verse reflects on how whimsical tales and playful children restore youth and capture hearts, evoking a gentle, timeless charm that counters aging and weariness. The lines celebrate simplicity and joy in everyday moments as a restorative gift.
In a strained sickroom drama, Tom lies near death while Mary Summerhayes faces social risk to visit the patient. His mother presses for the visit, believing the presence of a beloved woman could calm his delirium. Mary finally comes, brings relief, and dies never knowing the full extent of her impact, leaving a poignant secret and a difficult social choice behind.
Thomas J. Fales born in Bristol Rhode Island June 18 1815 spent much of life in Cuba owning plantations and later a New York car works manager. He died at his Hartford home Evergreen and Fales streets on Thursday evening from paralysis. He married Anna Gray in 1841 and had one daughter Alice who married Charles I Sharps. He served as US consul in Cuba and was linked to Colt’s Arm Manufacturing. He left substantial property, including Fales street named in his honor.
A Friday morning town council session addressed several items. Charles W. Young petitioned removal of decayed trees on Hope Street, leave granted under standard conditions. Clerk Bennett to procure probate bond records per Feb 1 1896 law. A second trial petition by Caroline A and Caroline W Thiele against Bristol town was deferred to Oct 28. Thames Street widening at the north end was postponed to the next meeting.
A New York Sun quotation contrasts skill genius work luck and government finance, ending with a plug for THE PHOENIX ads. It urges readers to study the Phoenix advertisements for bargains and to use the Want and Lost column to achieve results.
The Phoenix office reports updated machinery for printing and consecutively numbering tickets for raffles, fairs, and similar events. The PaHaenix facility now stocked with up to date equipment to handle ticket production efficiently.
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