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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1895
Page
4
North Scituate December 5 blizzard could not stop 200 guests at Landlord Hardwick’s Centennial. The event featured piggy figures and a dramatic display as H. P. Abbott of the Boston Social Fishing Club announced a pork rise, with eight pigs raised in two hours in a grisly abbatoir show.
Boston to North Scituate guests gather at a hotel for pig killing day, a Fourth of July and Thanksgiving blend. Bets on pork weight, a roping rescue by Landlord Russell, and a brisk slaughter near the barn followed a festive dinner and crowd watching as the hogs were scalded and bled before butchering.
The event featured hams salted and sent to be cured with the rest likely to reach the market as fresh pork remains in demand. The day was one of the most pleasant for those present, with attendees including John Damon, H. P. Abbott, Colonel William Pitcher, George Steward, A. L. Barnes, F. M. Wilde, and Murray V. Living.
Advertises Regal shoes as now better than ever and asserts a 50 cent price increase improves quality. Claims Regal remains the only high grade gentleman's shoe at 3.50 matching 5.00 quality and style, arguing public can still buy as good a shoe as before the leather cost rise.
Fragmentary OCR lists individuals including H. B. Russell John Fennell Abington Lon Curtis George Burgess W. H. Dalberry K Harris Charles Steinheim George Adams Wil Lam Spargo F J Tabor George Ward W H Nicholas Kk Stephensom with “stone of Boston” appearing as a fragmentary note
The Washington Episcopal diocesan convention decided to ask Congress for incorporation of the new diocese and set a bishop salary at 5000 dollars per year. After three failed ballots amid a two thirds rule, the body abolished that rule for future conventions and anticipated a new convention where Dr Randolph McKim may be chosen bishop on the first ballot under the majority rule.
Mrs Waldo Richards a London reciter and monologue artist appeared in Boston at Pierce Hall despite bad weather. Her program ranged from dialect pieces to children’s poems and a Parker monologue Yes or No. She drew praise for voice presence and charm making her a popular entertainment on this side of the Atlantic.
A Paris despatch reports the inquiry into the Formidable Baudin and Courbet grounding censures Admiral Gervais for temerity in maneuvers with the Formidable while praising the idea for future warfare. It rebukes Gervais for not considering all possibilities and reprimands navigators for failing to keep proper distances.
Charles Russell Lowell Post 7 G A R elected officers on Wednesday evening led by Commander Walter B Sampson with James B Cherry as senior vice commander and William J Gillespie as junior vice commander Edmond B Meehan was chosen surgeon and George O Neil officer of the guard Thomas Maxwell officer of the day John Buckley chaplain and trustees Meehan Whitney plan three year burial lot and post funds with delegates Thomas Long Tate Scanlan Curran Maxwell Colgan and alternates Burrill O Neil McDavitt Snapp Niles Oakes
Edwin A Bilder of West Newton shot himself in the Preble House Portland after a, love disappointment and naval rejection. He had attended the Naval Academy at Annapolis, graduated with honors, and spent six years at sea before failing the medical exam. Coroner E N Perry took charge and arrangements will bring his remains to West Newton for interment. His mind had become unsettled by the loss of love and career, with family eccentricities noted and a mysterious dark haired girl described as a companion shortly before his death.
Havana dispatches describe Dec 2 fighting between 1250 Spanish troops under Suárez Valdés and Navarro and 400 Cuban patriots led by Maximo Gómez and Maceo near Las Villas and Camagüey. Spanish forces captured a camp, pursued retreating patriots, while English officers are lauded for valor. Additional items note Jamaica’s large Cuban expedition, a train bombing by Rego, and the execution of patriot leader Gongarós near Matanza.
Rev Frank Hyatt Smith of Cambridge was brought to Washington on the Boston express by his brother Stanley E. Smith and confined at St Elizabeths Asylum for the insane on the outskirts of the city. His condition is unstable with periods of violence, and he must be constantly watched. His wife has cared for him and plans to join him in New York during confinement. No visits were allowed and the superintendent declined to comment.
The Teutonic of White Star Line set sail from New York for Liverpool on Wednesday with a long list of saloon passengers including Mr. R. T. Bayliss and Mrs. Bayliss, Mr. A. W. Binns, Miss Boardman, Dr. E. S. Breyfogle, Captain F. P. Cox, Mrs. Ogden Goelet and maid, Mr. G. C. Longley, Mrs. H. G. Lindsay, Mr. John Harling, Miss Hardy, Mr. Ralph Hickox, and many others.
Twenty members met at Parker House with Edward W. Hodgkins chairing and Samuel H. Spring as secretary. Candidates were nominated for president J B Self first vice president H H Woolson second vice president Winthrop Messenger secretary Samuel H Spring treasurer H P Whitcomb trustee W E Hodgkins and executive committee Walter Earle Edward W Hodgkins William E Jones. Delegates chosen to represent the Merchant Tailors' Exchange at the National Exchange convention in Baltimore in February 1896 are A McMillan and H H Woolson.
Herbert C. Jones was charged in South Boston District Court with drunkenness. Prosecutor Levi P. Fernald, a patrolman and Jones's employer, allegedly assaulted Jones after a salary dispute and had him taken to the station. Judge Fallon was severe in summing up. Jones was discharged.
A burglar entered Alfred W. Fitzs Chelsea home and stole 100 yards of carpet valued at 1200 dollars. The thief used a carpenter s knife borrowed from Royal A. Fifield to remove carpet tacks, leaving nicks in the blade. Fifield, returning the tool, alerted police.
Mary J Holmes a Boston novelist formerly of New Haven sues her husband William Holmes for divorce alleging infidelity and cruelty and seeks $5000 alimony. The couple married in 1846 and the case follows earlier confusion over the novelist's name being used by another author.
Boston readers learn cycling gains interest as winter ends. Two major schools, at West Newton Street Armory and Tremont Street Cyclorama, cater to beginners especially ladies, with friendly facilities and privacy. Manufacturers push to meet rising demand while New York’s federation gains city police support for bicycle patrols on major avenues.
Two New England pool stars Russell and Johnson faced off at the Alcazar rooms on Cambridge street for the second night of the tournament. Johnson prevailed in a lively contest by 100 to 48. The deciding game is set for tonight with Russell requiring 152 points to win against 106 for Johnson.
Lorenzo Taylor colored before Judge Brown in Municipal Criminal Court on two assault and battery charges. One stemmed from stabbing Herbert Potter on Shawmut Avenue Nov 27. The other from an attack on Daniel Sheehan with a club on Navy 17 Pleasant Street. Taylor held $500 for January grand jury on one complaint. Fined for policy playing in Municipal Criminal Court. William Johnson and others pleaded guilty. fines ranged from 10 to 30 dollars. Channing Hall talk by Rev W Hanson Pulsford set for Dec 7 at 25 Beacon Street. John Eliot Club met at Hotel Thorndike on December discussing Has Unitarianism the Elements Essential to a Popular Universal Religion. Change in car routes due to Forest Hills car house delay. Egleston Square night car to Forest Hills hourly until further notice. Hull Yacht Club held special meeting at Parker House to elect nominating committee and consider bond cancellation. dues raised to 20 dollars.
The Armenians benefit at Copley Hall last night was hampered by bad weather but the program, titled Marriage Dramas, was carried out with care and proved novel and engaging. It features tableaux and pictures of marriage ceremonies from various nations, ancient and modern, with repeats tonight and tomorrow afternoon.
A flurry of boxing chatter ties Tom O Rourke Joe Walcott and Kid Lavigne to possible bouts. Plans surface for Dan O Rourke and Maher versus Fitzsimmons in Mexico near El Paso, with bets and purse talk fueling the rumor mill as promoters and clubs press for matchups.
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