Word: rhode
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Through America," and it begins with a short description of the autumn New England wind, the red-brick factories and the lawns on Route 128. Salisbury starts to tell the story of his great-grandfather's brother, Hiram, who lived around the turn of the 19th century in Chepachet, Rhode Island, farming and sometimes building sleighs for $17.69 each. Before he gets too far into it, Salisbury interrupts the part about Hiram to explain what he is up to, and you soon begin to wonder if his researches were worth all the fuss or the money...
Hiram Salisbury was an epitome of the self-sufficient individualist. He was a farmer, a peddler, a carpenter, a tax-collector and a member of the Rhode Island General Assembly, and everything he needed he seems to have made for himself. His great grand-nephew, Harrison, has an account book with records of all his financial transaction, so he knows more about Hiram's skills and vocations than about his thoughts, but Salisbury's pioneer ancestor remains a symbol for him of a pure, uncorrupt American optimism...
Radcliffe will meet MIT, SMU, Yale, and the University of Rhode Island in February. URI could be tough--"they have some good girls," Rasenas said yesterday...
After defeating the University of Rhode Island, the swimmers lost three consecutive Ivy League meets, to bring their record to a disappointing 2-4. "It's been kind of discouraging," senior captain Maureen Murphy said yesterday...
Providence, Rhode Island has recently been a very unpleasant place for Crimson sports team. Last Saturday, Brown University drowned the Radcliffe swimming team 73-58 despite the outstanding performances of Kathy Lindenthal and Laurie Downey...