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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1887

Page

2

Boston City Tax Auctions for Ward Parcels 1887 Notice

City collector lists unpaid taxes on numerous Boston parcels in wards 9 through 25. Properties, owners, and legal descriptions are detailed. auctions set for September 3, 1887 at Samuel R Knights & Co at 226 Washington Street to pay taxes and costs.

Boston Suffolk Commonwealth of Massachusetts Samuel R. Knights & CO Washington Street City of William M. Allen Porter Street City of Boston Charity Perkins Francis 8. Andrews Terrace Avenue Whitman and Breck Peek Sarah A. Bennett Frances M. Drew East Eagle Street Mark A. Blaisdell Coleman Cook Chelsea Court Erick P. Botter Elim Street Sarah B. Bowker Saratoga Street Freeman Bowker Milton Street Michael Larkin John Dunn Alice A. Chase Princeton Street Andrew J. Church Ashley Avenue Louis Congdon Bremen Street Elizabeth A. Cushing Fenwick Hart Josiah A. Battis Michael F. D’arcy AsMey Avenue James Keshon Nathan Morse Elm Street James Deshon Herman Drake Henry Pearson Eutaw Street Francis M. Drew Eagle Street John Harmon Philip Riley Christian R. Durbeck Charles C. Faton London Street Andrew P. Fisher Pope Street R. H. Eddy John Lloyd Chelsea Street Alexander and John McLaren Marion Place Cora L. Norcross Bennington Street John HH. Salter Sea View Avenue Whitman and Reck Suifvik James F. Dacey Devens Joseph Alice D. Hart Mary J. S. Farnsworth Union Street Lawrence Street Samuel C. Hunt Henley Street Wees Street Ebenezer Barker Henry F R. Bowman Martha IL. Bowman Charles F. Donnelly William Minot, Jr South Street Patrick Holley Charles F. Berry Eugene A. Pope William F. Duff Oak Street Caroline F.laxon Utica Street Het John Pierce Joseph Morton Michael Britt Simeon Marcus Eben Parker Sheirs Annie F. Odin Harvard Street Hartford Street Adoo William Hayford Samuel S. Perkins Charles I’. Berry Julia Foley Michael Pendergast Catherine I. Berry

Post at New England resorts lists sale sites

The Post outlines where the paper is sold this summer across New England and nearby spots. Listings cover White Mountain resorts in New Hampshire Maine Massachusetts and Rhode Island with dozens of hotel lobbies and seaside towns named as outlets.

New England White Mountain 5 Fabyans Crawford Twin Mountain Mt. Pleasant Bethlehem N. H Maplewood George H. Sanborn Wolfeboro J. B. Manning Newport H. B. Green Barton C. H. Dwinell Woodstock W. E. J. White Manchester-By-The-Sea Masconomo J. F. Rabardy Swampscott Mass Ocean House W. E. Boynton Magnolia Esperus House A. M. Lycett Beverly Farms H. C. Marshall Beach Bluff Mouse Island Samoset House MT. Dessert D. Foster Hingham Pon Breen’s Nantasket Brown Cohasset Bates Scituate S. Duxbury Peterson S. Plymouth C. A. Smith Falmouth E. E. C. Swift Sandwich Shevlin S. Hyannis William Fowler South Dennis Underwood's Harwichport Burgess Brewster Knowles Provincetown A. L. Putnam & Co Cottage City J. F. Murphy Vineyard Haven G. W. Eldridge Nantucket O. E. Hussey R. I W. P. Clarke

Yachting News On Marblehead Hospitality And Newport Races

The report notes light southerly winds at Corrace City with a busy harbor as yachts drift toward the Haven awaiting stronger breeze for the big races. Sailors and many Martha’s Vineyard Club members travel aboard the Electra while boats from Newport Buzzard’s Bay and surrounding areas gather for ensuing events.

Corrace City Martha’s Vineyard Club Gerry Sea View House Haven Volunteer Mayflower Norseman Palmer Mystery Sachem Eolus Sentinel Newport Buzzard's Bay Tarpaulin Cove Cape Puritan Atlantic R. L Beaver Tail Bar Harbor

Thrifty Marbleheaders and the New York Yacht Club

A New York Times correspondent notes Marblehead hospitality with a quirky bill of wharfage paid by Commodore Gerry for the Electra. The Bay View Boat Club’s landing earned about $275 in value, and a response from the New York Yacht Club promises free landing for Marblehead boats visiting New York.

New York Marblehead New York Times Commodore Gerry Bay View Boat Clan Bunker Hill Monument Bay View Boat Club New York Club Bay View Yacht Club New York Yacht Club City of

Annie Maud Wins Third Class Sloops at Savin Hill Regatta

The Annie Maud wore a new sail wardrobe and captured first prize in third class sloops at Dorchester Bay regatta hosted by Savin Hill Yacht Club. Alice E. won third class cars and Wanderer took fourth with one second. In tender race Volante led but failed after an accident and finished second behind Hee.

Annie Maud Savin Hill Yacht Club Dorchester Bay Alice E Wanderer Volante Hee

Monitiquot Yacht Club Race Nears Failure

The Monitiquot Yacht Club regatta on Saturday almost failed due to light wind. Only first class boats sailed within the time limit: Secret, Folly, and Pansy, in that order. Folly crossed first but was edged by Secret on the allowance. Folly and Secret have each won a leg toward the championship cup.

Monittiquot Club Monitiquot Yacht Club Secret Folly Pansy

Bunker Hill Yacht Club Hosts Short Race Off Long Island

The Bunker Hill Yacht Club ran a yacht race off Long Island on a Saturday afternoon with two boats per class. The Thelga Kit and Sprite won in their respective classes amid light entries but ample fun.

Bunker Hill

Beverly Yacht Club 122nd Regatta at Marblehead Saturday

The Beverly Sweepstakes Race opens at noon at Marblehead this Saturday as the 122nd regatta and third open sweep stakes. Open to yachts up to forty feet water line. prizes in gold coin awarded only if enough starters race. Entries due Friday by 2 PM to W. Lloyd Joffries.

Beverly Beverly Yacht Club Marblehead New England Yacht Racing Association Regatta Committee W. Lloyd Joffries Swampscott Devonshire Street Boston Jeomd

Annual Open Regatta At Hull Yacht Club

The Hull Yacht Club hosts its annual open regatta for all New England Racing Association yachts. Races start outside Hull Gut near Pettick's Island and end inside near the club house under NE Yacht Racing Association rules. $600 in cash prizes await entrants. entries via Mr. M. J. Kiley, 7 Spring Lane, Boston, before noon Friday Aug 26. Classification lists First class for centreboard and keel yachts.

Hull Hull Yacht Club New England Racing Association Hull Gut Pettick’s Island New England Yacht Racing Association M. J. Kiley Spring Lane Boston

Yachting Classes Based on Sailing Lengths

The system divides boats into six classes: first class for centreboard and keel yachts 24 to 31 feet long, second class for 21 to 24 feet, third class for 18 to 21 feet, fourth class for cat-rigged 18 to 21 feet, fifth class for cat-rigged under 18 feet, and sixth class for jib and mainsail yachts under 21 feet.

Marshall H. Abbott Edwin F. Bowker West First Street Marshall K. Abbott George R. Swasey James Deshon Stephen P. Weld West Viral Street Esther S. Baker West Third Street Philip Schoefield Ambrose A. Ranney Nathaniel Blanchard East Broadway Edwin &. Bowker Dorchester Street Dorchester East Second Street Margaret Carroll Emmet Street Catherine E. Downing East Light Street East Sixth Street Sarah Draper Daniel W. Beckler H. W. Wilson Suffolk Jane C. Elder M Street Edward L. Estabrook Dove Street Rufus Estabrook Catherine Gordon Thomas, Fagin Bolton Street Henry H. Faxon Bay State Place Dennis Ferguson K. Street East Fifth Street Thomas Gogin

Pleon Yacht Club Opens Race at Marblehead

The Pleon Yacht Club schedules its first open race at Marblehead on Thursday August 18 at 2 PM. Classes divide yachts by waterline length and rig, with schooners and yawls adjusted by measured factors. Entries must be sealed and submitted to F L Rhodes at the Corinthian Yacht Club house by 11 AM August 18 1887. no entry fee.

Pleon Yacht Club Marblehead Corinthian Yacht Club F. L. Rhodes

Some Days in Old Ireland Ii

The narrator recalls a journey to Kenmare and Killarney with visits to the convent school and Muckross House. He notes a suspension bridge funded by the Marquis of Lansdowne, views of lakes and abbey ruins, and the gap of Dunloe. He describes Danes built bridges, beggars along the road, and the lively, sometimes solicitous forms of hospitality and poverty encountered during the trek.

Kenmare Ireland Marquis of Lansdowne Board of Public Works Killarney Europe America Moter ‘Theresa Lord Kenmare Herbert Muckross House Eyrie Eagle Mountain Fairy Innisfallen Dinis Glena Innisfallen Blackwater Bantry Glengariffe Venice Scotland Dunloe

Beggars Along the Road in the Black Valley

The narrator describes groups of barefoot beggars at different road sections from poor homes seen at a distance. They come from a place termed the Black Valley, a desolate mountain amphitheatre where destitution pervades a cold, rugged landscape. The scene evokes deep pity and echoes the notion of a Gethsemane of pain.

Ior Black Valley Edgar Fawcett

Francis Henshaw & Co Auctioneers Notice

Francis Henshaw and Co announces weekly auction sales in Boston. Located at 51 State Street Merchants Exchange Building first floor room L. Members of the Boston Stock Exchange listed. Telephone 1665. Auctions held every Wednesday and Saturday.

West End Land CO Samuel Hatch Co Congress Street Beacon Street St. Mary’s Street C. K. Kirby Carlton Street Harvard Street Office of the Trustees Equitable Building Horatio Harris & CO State Street KR. LL. Daw & Company No. S51 State St Exchange Building The Boston Stock Exchange Francis Henshaw & CO Merchants’ Exchange

No Sales On Saturdays Notice Across Numerous Banks and Mills

A public notice lists no sales on Saturdays and provides a long roster of banks and manufacturing firms including Second National Bank, Mt Vernon National Bank, Freeman's National Bank, Lynn First National Bank, Globe National Bank, Hamilton Mfg Co Manchester Mills Lawrence Mfg Co Putnam Co Fitchburg lines and several railroad and manufacturing concerns. The item reads as an auction or sales restriction list with various bonds and shares noted alongside dates and values.

Natl Mt. Vernon Freeman’s First Natl Lynn Globe Natl Freeman’s Natl Merchandise Natl Exchange Bank Hamilton Mfg Manchester Mills Lawrence Mfg Putnam ‘Ey Rai Co Fitchburg Bates Mfg Cocheco 3Ite Merrimack Mfg Natl. Tube Works Co Lowell Mfg Stark Mills Fitchburg RR Old Colony RR Connecticut River RR Satan

Local Auctions Offerings and Hardware Goods

Sales of real and personal property held whenever desired. Horse and carriage sales every Wednesday at the salesroom in Brighton. Houses and lands for sale across the country. Private sale items at auction prices include new custom built farm and road carts hay wagons grocers express wagons carriages and harness. Residence 159 Warren Avenue Boston.

Brighton Warren Avenue Boston

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