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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1879

Page

3

Local political meeting on Saturday at Parker House

The Democratic State Central Committee meets at Parker House Saturday at 11 A M to fix a date for the State Convention. Greenbackers of Ward 18 did not meet as no one appeared to open the ward room. Postmaster Tobey outlines appointment rules favoring the lowest grades.

Democratic State Central Committee Parker House Greenbackers Ward 18

Hearing on expressmen protection before Railroad Commissioners

Willard & Co. petitioned the Railroad Commissioners to force Old Colony Railway to continue receiving express freights from Boston to Taunton. The commission cited a Supreme Court ruling that railroads may refuse special facilities to express operators and may run express service themselves, so the petition was dismissed.

Willard & Co Boston Taunton Old Colony Railway Old Colony Railroad Willard Choate Cateet Supreme Court Edward M. Sargent Boston and Lowell Railroad Corporation

Quarantine Regulations for Boston Harbor Ships

The Boston quarantine zone spans Deer Island to Gallops Island with Gallops Hospital for yellow fever. From infected ports all cargo chilled and disinfected. vessels fumigated with sulphur, crew and quarters scrubbed. unvaccinated passengers on smallpox cases vaccinated. fresh air and dense sulphur smoke used to kill germs.

Boston Boston Harbor Deer Island Gallops Island Gallops

Arrests and thefts surface in city district report

Annie Donovan was arrested by Sta tion 1 officers on Wednesday evening for assaulting James Talbot with a bottle on Richmond street. Talbot suffered a severe nose cut. H E Barnes of Salem reports a stolen valuable gold watch left in his vest at Harvor View House City Point South Boston after he went out in a boat. Inspector Garraughty arrived from Providence with Fritz Muller 40, arrested on a warrant for embezzling Adolph Stelman’s clothes from No 60 Elliott street Boston on July 29 and pawning the suit for $5.

Annie Donovan Station 1 James Talbot Richmond Street Talbot H. E. Barnes Salem Harvor View House City Point Boston Inspector Garraughty Providence Fritz Muller Adolph Stelman Elliott Street Muller New Hampshire National Guard Peterborough E. J. Copp Nashua J. W. Sturtevant Concord Treadwell Abbott St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Coit Roberts Blossom Hill Cemetery Col. Treadwell William L. Foster Mayor Brown William W. Fletcher Francis Thompson Charlestown John Kent John K. Chandler Boscawen A. B. Thompson Capt Fred. Kent United States Army New York H. H. Morgan Harvard College Morgan Louisiana Weirs H. E. Armstrong Harvard Law School Armstrong

Workplace accidents at Grand Junction wharf and city streets

On Wednesday morning James Hagan living at 162 Marginal street was struck by a falling block while hoisting coal at pier 4 Grand Junction wharf. He fell twenty feet and suffered serious injuries and was taken home. Hanover street resident Chel sea received a facial cut and nose injury with a severed vein. Joseph Keenan of Miller court South Boston was taken to City Hospital for severe bruises from a fall in an excavation. Michael Avery of Havre street East Boston was taken to City Hospital with a fractured arm after a wagon fall.

New York Paul Boynton Long Island Fire Island Boynton Long Branch Sandy Hook Coney Island Manhattan Beach English Channel Bay Shore Boston Boston Harbor Ocean Gulf Stream Delaware Capes New York Harbor Iwng Island West Indies Africa Bengal Mexico Panama Bay of Panama James Hagan Marginal Street Pier 4 Grand Junction Wharf John L.mantager No.14 Elm Street Chelsea Hanover Street Station 8 Joseph Keenan Miller Court City Hospital Michael Avery Havre Street East Ephraim A. Ingalls Benjamin Proctor Sumner J. Parker Edward Johnson Common Council Board of Aldermen Committee On Accounts Geo. D. Whittle Whittle Board of Overseers of the Poor Cahill Almshouse and Poor Essex Agricultural Society Lynn John Shaw Chestnut Street Glenmore Charles A. Taber, Esq Chas. ¥. Freeman Pocasset Lowell Albert F Thos. F. Pratt Wm. Laclair Albert Thomas James Haley Griffin Newburyport Samuel Williston Public Library Association of Easthampton Payson Church and Society Anawan Corporation Fall River Jefferson Borden Richard B. Borden Thomas 8 Ipswich Bay Aaron Brown William Smith Wrentham Washington Mills Pemberton Mills McKay Sewing Machine Association Lawrence Woolen Company Gas Company Duck Mills Everett Mills Essex Company Eastern Railroad Boston — Maine Atlantic Cotton Bay State National Bank Arlington Mills

The Late Henry Cutter at Blackstone Bank Meet

At a special directors meeting of the Blackstone National Bank of Boston the board notes the death of Henry Cutter. It records his long service, kindness, honesty and integrity, and expresses sincere sympathy to his family. The president is asked to provide the family with a copy of the resolutions.

Blackstone National Bank of Boston Henry Cutter

Trustees Flag 9 PM Reading Room Closure Policy

Judge Chamberlain, head of the Public Library, explains the trustees closed the reading room at 9 oclock because late use did not justify keeping it open. He says the trustees would reverse the decision if the public shows adequate appreciation of the reading room’s value.

The General Session Week by Week Program

The program lists Sept 9 to Sept 12 events with speakers from Yale Harvard Johns Hopkins and others. Topics include modern education voting of women Chinese immigration sanitation and public health and financial and legal topics. Also notes department meetings and a Wakefield lightning damage report with local incidents and arrests.

United States F. B. Sanborn Concord Mass Porter Yale College A. P. Peabody Harvard University S. Wells Williams George T. Angell Boston Gilmans Johns Hopkins University William Watson George E. Waring, Jr Newport R. L E Metcalf Brunswick Charles P. Russell M. D New York Charles A. White Anderson Rochester University Hamilton A. Hill South Frederick Douglass Washington Howard T. Greener Howard University William A. Hovey England America Wiliam F. Ford Philadelphia Robert P. Porter Chicago

Boston Real Estate Valuation Signals Improving Times

The Boston market rises in value with real estate near 11 million below 1878 figures. Tax rate falls from 1280 to 1250 per thousand, unpaid taxes at a low level since 1878. Trade revival concentrates in last six months, suggesting better fiscal weather ahead for a bustling business and manufacturing city.

New York Evening Post Boston Philadelphia

Thirty second Regiment MA Volunteers Reunion at Downer Landing

About 250 members of the Thirty-second Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment reunite at Downer Landing after departing Rowe's Wharf at 9 AM. They visit Fort Warren for an hour then enjoy dancing games boating and fishing at the Landing. Roxbury Horse Guard members take a fishing excursion aboard the steam yacht Minnehaha on Wednesday.

Thirty-second Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers Downer Landing Rowe's Wharf Fort Warren Roxbury Horse Guard

South End Club Elects Officers and Plans Highland Lake Excursion

A South End club held a Wednesday meeting and elected President J J Kilbride Vice President J R Hardy Treasurer P W Lydes Financial Secretary F A Ryder Recording Secretary F Decatur. The first annual excursion to Highland Lake Grove is set for the 26th with tub and sack races walking match boat pulling and other events. Numerous well known amateurs have entered for the prizes.

South End J. J. Kilbride J. R. Hardy P. W. Lydes F. A. Ryder F. Decatur Highland Lake Grove

Murphy's Miniature Pinafore Delights Boston Audiences

Boston audiences praise Murphy's miniature Pinafore for its novelty and charm. Oakland Garden features Swiss Bell Ringers with favor and requests for encores, while Park Theatre audiences hail Revels by the Rice Surprise Party for its color effects and summer appeal.

Oakland Garden Park Theatre

Harvard Notes and Local News From Cambridge and Lynn

The Cambridge section reports Harvard faculty summer placements across Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts with names including Allan Danforth A V G Allen J H Allen and Francis Bowen among others. Crime fines arrests and a fatality are noted alongside funeral services and local safety incidents in Lynn and neighboring towns.

Deaths and Notices From Abington to Ipswich Bay

Obituary notices and brief death reports including Samuel N. Dyer of Abington and Hon. Reuben Porter of Warner New Hampshire. Other obituaries span Signor Giacomo Dina and Dr John Kirk. Local incidents include accidents at Gloucester and Lowell, a library gift from Mrs Williston, and town valuations and regatta plans in Ipswich and Manchester by the Sea.

John Kirk Zanzibar Africa Keith Johnson Lake Wyassa Berobero Daressalaam Thomson Johnson

Drowned man amid Prouts Neck boat accident

Portland dispatch reports Martin B Conway drowned off Prouts Neck after a boat upset. Meanwhile a large log crew has worked Carratunk Falls for two weeks where a half mile jam of logs blocks the river. Low water prevents driving logs over rocks. horses on tackle pull each log from the jam.

Portland Martin B. Conway Prouts’ Neck Carratunk Falls

Unconscious Newport man sues fate after fall at hip

Alfred Randall of Newport, three months ill with sciatica, slept as his recovery faltered and his right leg broke near the hip. Rendering him unable to be set due to eye weakness, doctors fear his life may end soon.

Alfred Randall Newport Waterbury Patterson Boston Post

Monument to Massasoit to rise on former wigwam site

Warren residents plan a boulder monument at the old Massasoit wigwam site. Appeals were filed to the U S Supreme Court in equity cases against Amasa Sprague et al. The Providence Alfredians excursioned to Rocky Point for annual Old England games with about 6060 people. Nichols of Chepachet suffered a serious fall while unloading a hayload, struck the back of his head and was left insensible. prognosis poor.

Massasoit Warren Wm. S. Hoyt Chas. G. Francklyn Amasa Sprague Supreme Court of the United States Providence Order of Alfredians Rocky Point England Nichols Chepachet

Mrs Hamston Drowns After Fall From Covered Bridge

Mrs James Hamston of Stafford Springs fell through a covered bridge while taking a neighbor for a ride on Saturday evening and drowned. She was frightened by a passing train and misstepped. She left a large family of dependent children.

James Hamston Stafford Springs Foxville

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