This he did by turning the rivers Alpheus and Peneus through them.
The keen insight of Alpheus notes the little difficulty about the deficit.
For the Alpheus, you must know, did not run into the sea, like other rivers.
Carefully tended beard, well-brushed coat and polished boots all proclaimed Alpheus Briggs a proud old man.
In 1844 and subsequent to that date, Alpheus Murphy, a wagon-maker, lived and operated a shop near the old Rankin tavern.