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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1880

Page

3

Eliot School class of 1840 celebrates fortieth anniversary dinner

The Eliot School class of 1840 held a 40th anniversary dinner with surviving members present. Other items note a Minnehaha harbor excursion by A Shuman & Co. employee, lectures on Hegel and God in Nature, a Boston YMCA excursion to the Minnesota, a Mantel clock presentation to Capt Edward H Sawyer, rides for Home for Aged Men inmates, YMCA commercial travellers meeting, Washington Village Yacht Club regatta, and clarification on the New England Shoe and Leather Association lease and school-building plans set for October or November occupancy.

Eliot School A. Shuman & Co Minnehaha M. J. Driscoll Boston Young Men's Christian Association Commercial Wharf United States Minnesota Edward H. Sawyer Ladder Company No. 12 Ladder Company No. 4 Ared Men Springfield Street George M. King Worcester Street Washington Village New England Shoe and Leather Association Bowditch

Fire damages multiple firms in city blaze and flood

A major fire at Lewis Brown Co and adjacent stores caused heavy smoke and water damage. Fire reached the basement where lace and trimmings were stored as crews battled the blaze, with Barnes Ward Co also sustaining water and window damage. Police and fire units faced confusion due to overlapping alarms.

Weston Lewis James W. Brown E. D. Burd Franklin Pierce F. L. Walker Europe Barnes, Ward & Co Lewis, Brown & Co Bussey Place Sergt George Munroe Station Co Bowker Street

Hancock Hall planned by ex Alderman Mulloy in Chelsea

Ex Alderman John Mulloy moved the old Park street school house to the corner of Williams and Cherry streets Chelsea. Upper floors to be a public hall named Hancock Hall for meetings exhibitions. Also notes on Chelsea sewer bridge work and Lynn and Boston Horse Railroad bridge use. Waltham section mentions a two cent pedestrian toll. Also covers Mary Binney Banks wedding to Rev Paul Sterling at Christ Church Chapel Chelsea with Gen N P Banks present and Gambier Ohio departure.

Board of Aldermen Wiles New Orleans Boston Fancuil Hall Roxbury Chelsea Chelsea Bridge City of East Boston Middlesex South Boston Westchurch Greenback Central Club State Central Committee Greenback Party State Committee Sitate Bunker Hill Hancock and Engleh Club Haverhill Greenbackers Luther Day S. D. Maynard J. H. Williams C. H. Weeks E. H. Ph. Abbott W. W. Sprague W. T. Kimball Alexander Harris Mark Fennery C. F. Chase A. J. Lackey Joseph Ridgway T. W. Pingree John Dougherty Gregory Lomasney Horace E. Munroe J. Frank Lawphbier Charles F. Burrill Henry F. Seger Benjamin A. Ward J. F. Carswell James B. Paul Daniel Donoven William 8. Hoyt PS. Callahan John F. Dailey Alexander Gilmore A. A. Mower John Mulloy Park Street Willams and Cherry Streets Hancock Hall Mulloy Suffolk Essex Lynn and Boston Horse Railroad Mary Binney Banks N. P. Banks Paul Sterling Gambier Ohio Christ Church Chapel Central Street Thomas F. Fales Generalis Main Street Sterling Kenyon University Kenyon Episcopal Divinity School Cambridge A. Williams & Co Tores T. Groom & Co State Street Boston Young Men’s Christian Aston Union Hall Boylston Street Henry F. Jenks Boston Young Men's Christian Assocation Tremont Street Enot Glad Tidings Gospel Temperance Bartlett Street T Wharf Columbus Avenue Providence Arthur A. Waite John Jeffries & Sons Devonshire St Congress Street Eastern Railroad Courts House Court Square Wiliam Lovettef A. D Monument Street Charlestown Parks Alexander Wadsworth K.g.sirhaw Mary Lovett Depository Kay Pnaeton HALL James Galt & Son SMITH J. T. Smith & Go Garcelon Ivers Portiana Brewster

Quincy Yacht Club regatta dominates civil and sport notes

The third championship regatta of the season was sailed off Mar's Hotel at Hough's Neck with seven boats in class three and a light wind delaying class two. Flora Lee captained by A Freeman won class three, while second and third class leaders remain undecided. Other items cover assaults, arsons, court fines, and local trials across surrounding towns.

Quincy Quincy Yacht Club Mar’s Hough’s Neck Flora Lee A. Freeman

Local News Highlights From Skowhegan To Newport

The Skowhegan and Athens Railroad aims to raise funds from 35 750 toward 40 009 before starting operations. Two Hancock and English flags will be raised in Portland with able speakers. Wis casset Democrats and Greenbackers hoisted two flags on the 11th with cheers and local speaking. Old Wiscasset promises strong September events. A serious accident struck Mr John Gibson a Grand Trunk Railway carpenter in Portland injuring his right leg. Mrs Charlotte Caffrey widow of Waterville hanged herself after months of grief. A street fight left Quinn injured and the assailants were later released after Kelton refused to file charges. G Cavendish Bentinck wed Miss E Livingston at Newport with Bishop Clark officiating. The bride wore cream satin and diamonds from the Bentinck collection. bridesmaids included Miss Livingston Miss Edith Fish Miss Kate Kernochan and Miss Gertrude Hoyt. a large guest list attended church and the reception.

Athens Summer Street City Hall Bowker Street Boston Fire Department Fire Commission Green Jiow Ker Street Regan State Street Sargent & Ham House of Hook and Ladder No. 1 Friend Street Ladder Company No. 24 Hawkins Street Charity Bangor Insurance Brigade J. Newman Ham Saraiona Sargent Somerville Sarfent Provident Institution Eliot People's of New Jersey Shoe Prescot Alliance Manhattan Newman E. A. McCutcheon Kendall Thomas Lewis Fowile Street Bartlett Lewis Justice Littlefield Stburban Mr. McGrath Peabody Reporter Salem Times Cambridge John McCarty Rumsey Bros Sires 14 Lynn John N. Buzzell Malden Mary Burns Garvin Medford Bridgewater M. A. Tyler Cross Street Woburn Newton Watertown Matin Street New Bridge Dr. Eddy Hyde Park Annie L. Eddy Blake George Radford Eaton Boston C. H. Gordon C. Kk. Merritt C. Holmes Milton Hill Joseph M. Churchill Churchill C. E. Perkins Melrose Otis L. Fern Western Avenue Evans Myron C. van Hoosen C. F. Porter & Co Brockton Porter New York National Bank Skowhegan and Athens Railroad Portland Wiscasset Charlotte Caffrey John P. Caffrey Waterville Quinn Kelton Bentinck Miss Livingston Edith Fish Hamilton Fish Kate Kernochan Gertrude Hoyt

Holderness daily mail to Ash land and local incidents

Daily mail service to Ash land begins on the 16th. Reports include deaths from horse kick at Romney, laudanum suicide at Centre Harbor, a boy injured by a cherry tree accident in Portsmouth, and a busy day of state and local official visits and meetings in New Hampshire.

New York Albany Schnectady Danbury Canaan Conn New York and New England Connecticut Western Lebanon Springs Harlem New York and New England Railroad Holderness Daily Mail Ashland Gilman Jessamine Romney Norman Terbetts Centre Harbor Cole Portsmouth Long Boston Manchester Adams Nathan Cragin Wilton Calvin C. Burt A. D. Witem Memphis William Russell Foster James L. Parker City Farm William Shannon Rollo C. Grant Thomas Entwistle Stephen L. Marston H. Kingsbury S. F. Shannon Wallace Sears S. Fletcher Frank P. Proctor Londonderry Charlies Horton Auburn N. P. Rines Hampton Rines Concord Hampton Beach Harriman New Hampshire Michigan National Grange D. H. Thing Maine F. W. Miller Warren

Vermont Rail Work Advances Between Brattleboro and Bellows Falls

The Vermont Valley Road nears completion with steel rails laid between Brattleboro and Bellows Falls and several pew bridges built. James H. Dyer of Rutland, 37, shot himself while hunting. his body was found in the woods and he worked for L. G. Kingsley.

Vermont Brattleboro Bellows Falls James H. Dyer Rutland L. G. Kingsley Joseph Jefferson Burlington G. L. Reynolds Weston Wincosin Town & Gray Montpelier New Iberia Andrew Tredo Vergennes Messrs. Smith & Ketchum Thomas Shackett Addison County Boston New York Line Middlebury

Multiple Local Deaths and Accidents Reported in Region

Obituaries note Mrs. Laura Miller 92 of West Springfield dies after mistaken poison ingestion. Westfield drowning of 26 year old Charles Emery. Pelham resident Thomas Buffum attempts Paris green suicide and self harm. Police trial of Constable La France Mitchell for manslaughter in Lawrence. bail set. Inquests planned for Marcus Robbins drowning. Lowell assault case and adul terated milk trial underway. Clinton works accident kills James McDonald. foreman severe injuries. Fitchburg councilman R A Leonard injured by coal train. serious outlook.

Laura Miller West Springfield Charles Emery Dorchester Westfield Thomas Buffum Pelham Paris Green la France Mitchell Maurice Sullivan Lawrence Munsell Barnstable Whittemore Sandwich Marcus Robbins Lowell Dwight McNeal Superior Court Etta Wood Hannah Mead Clinton Wire Cloth Company James McDonald Clinton Warren Paige Malachi Kittredge R. A. Leonard Fitchburg West Fitchburg

Wesleyan University Expands Faculty and Endowment

Wesleyan University in Middletown adds M. D. Crawford as physics instructor, H. G. Mitchell as Latin tutor, and A. M. Wilcox as Greek tutor after historic endowment growth of 200000 in the last year. An observatory and new astronomical instruments arrive, more women enter the class, and Dr. J. W. Beach will assume the presidency soon as endowment nears 500000 with room for further gains.

Wesleyan University Middletown M. D. Crawford H. G. Mitchell Liepsic A. M. Wilcox Yale J. W. Beach

Rough street assault and multiple arrests headline New York

In New York Aug 18 Captain William Himer and his Baltimore wife were knocked down by two roughs in the street. Himer suffered a fractured skull. Mike Kearney and John Crimamus were arrested and held for trial. Several other items include a Denial Association constitutional adoption and a murder case update on M Marmora.

New York William Himer Baltimore Mike Kearney John Crimamus Himer Denial Association of United States Northrup Curtis Spirit of the Times Rowell London Navy M. Marmora Ltalian Marmora Hudson River Spurten Duyvel Creek James Riley Rockaway Col. Bodine M. Bigot Renaut James Leahy Elizabeth City Dental Association Coney Island D.C Moses Y. Beach

Telecommunication Progress From London to Vancouver Island

Mr Gisbourne returns from London as the submarine cable to connect Vancouver Island with the mainland is shipped. The government steamship Newfield, in Thames, will be fitted as a permanent cable ship and sails for Grape around September 10 with the Anticesti Magdalen Island and Grand Manan cables aboard, expected to be laid by late September.

Ottawa Gisbourne Telegraph Service London Vancouver’s British Columbia Newfield Thames Anticesti Magdalen Island Grand Manan

Excursion Trains to Cottage City and Nantucket

The season at Cottage City and Nantucket nears its close as visitors surge in. Old Colony Railway offers two daily trips with a 4 PM Saturday departure and a 7 15 AM Sunday departure. Lunches are available at No 6 Court Square by James Ferry whose popular catering draws many friends.

Institute of Technology Cottage C Martha’s Vineyard Boston Gid Colony Wood's Holl River Queen Monahansett Island Home Oak Bluff Oak Bluffs New Bedford Wood’s Hall Nantucket Wood's Hall Old Colony Depot Woon's Hall Oak Tlatts Weon's Vineyard Cottage City Old Colony Road No. 6 Court Square Young’s James Ferry Ferry

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