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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1879

Page

3

Probate Court records and local notices from Quincy area

Judge White held court in Quincey approving wills for Weymouth and Holbrook executors with bonds totaling several thousand dollars and issuing administration letters for Cohasset and Quincy estates. Suburban notes report a Waltham town meeting, a G A R officers list in Watertown, a West Newton marriage, a Lynn death, and a Melrose train mishap. Other items include Lasell Seminary menus and lectures, Concord thefts from local judges, and rewards offered for stolen stables property valued up to $1,000.

White Quincey Silas Canterbury Weymouth Ann Canterbury John W. Burrell Nathan M. Pratt T. Burrell Lydia B. Pratt Leonard K. Powers Bela P. French Carroll B. Harris Holbrook Mary J. Harris Lillias J. Pratt Cohasset Alonzo A. Pratt Scituate Prudence S. Wood Quincy John Q. A. Field Aaron Nichols Samuel Nichols G.A.R. Post 81 Watertown UO. W. Dimick Q. Pierce J. V H.W. Martin C. C. White John Hallehan C. F. Jackson J. A. Selden G. BE. Teale Pinkham Lawrence Boston Melrose Newburyport Judge Hoar Judge Brooks Damonet Concord Mass Damon

Massachusetts Dental Society Opens Fifteenth Annual Meeting

The fifteenth annual meeting of the Massachusetts Dental Society opened at 10 A M in No 15 Pemberton square with Dr I D Shepard presiding. Treasurer Dr E Page of Charlestown reported a treasury balance of 149 49 after expenses.

Massachusetts Dental Society Pemberton Square I. D. Shepard E. Page Charlestown Charles G. Davis New Bedford Dwight Clapp Boston J. H. Kidder Lawrencer G. F. Waters

City papers list Harvard reservoir site and Commonwealth Avenue plans

Reports of city officers discuss the Harvard College reservoir site between Hancock and Temple streets and a proposed direct extension of Commonwealth Avenue to the Beacon entrance of Back Bay Park. The board notes land costs about $218,000 and warns of high grades and damages to nearby property. Public hearings are set on these contentious route changes, with opposition from local trustees and citizens.

Water Board Harvard College Hancock Temple Streets Committee On Public Lands Marcella Centre Street Board of Assessors Boston Mercantile Street Clinton South Market Street Commonwealth Avenue Beacon Back Bay Park Messrs. Foster Boston Watertower Company Pew West Chester Park Park Commissioners Setuica Moury Ward Eleven S.C. Cobb Henry L. Higginson Livy

Old Bay State Course Greek Music Hall dazzles audience

The Old Bay State Course opened at Music Hall with Emma Thursby Julia Rive King May Bryant F Rosnalli Timothie Adamowski Temple Quartet and others. A full house filled every seat with standing room. Encores followed and performers received two recalls including Miss Thursby Madame Rive King and Mr. Adamowski.

Old Bay State Music Hall Emma C. Thursby Julia Rive-King May Bryant Signor F. Rosnall Timothie Adamowski Temple Gounod W.J. D. Leavitt Schmelzer Temple Quartette Masaniello Auber Sig. Rosnati Nicolo Tomalli Miss Thursby Legend Wieniawsk Bazzini Adamowski Rhodes Schubert Miss Bryant Aua Stella Confidente Robaudi Arthur Stockbridge Sig. Kosnati Eckert Mendelssohn

Deaths of Dr Enoch Cobb Wines and Notables

Obituary notices report the death of Dr Enoch Cobb Wines in Cambridge aged about 75, likely from heart disease. A pioneer in prison reform, he served as New York Prison Association secretary and helped organize national and international prison conventions. Other obituaries mention Deacon Joseph Clapp of Dorchester, scholar Sheimer, translator Circourt, Levi L. Jones of Pembroke, Miss Mary Stanley of London, and Dominique Demualle, a French decorative painter.

John Wilson University Press Cambridge Wines New Jersey Enoch Cobb Middlebury College Vermont Long Island Princeton N.J Navy Mediterranean New England Philadelphia Gazette New York Prison Association New York Orisons United States Cincinnati London Grant Congress Winse Joseph Clapp Dorchester Washington Street Codman Means Sheimer M. D. Circourt

Lost schooner Andrew Leighton crew listed and fate hinted

Gloucester Mass Dec 11 The schooner Andrew Leighton capt Oscar W Alden sailing Oct 21 for halibut voyage to La Have bank has been given up as lost with fourteen crew aboard. Names include Andrew McDonald William Brown John Berdrot Oscar Wester Frank Nelson Martin Hagen Charles Berg Martin Strahan Adolph Nelson Andrew Olsen Henry Johnson Frank Flakee and Frank Veaneau. Vessel built 1875, 83.56 tons, valued $64797 insured for $4195 plus $1500 outfits. Harvey C Mackey still missing. slim chance of return.

Gloucester Mass N. H. Phillips Andrew Leighton Oscar W. Alden Messrs Cape Ann Andrew McDonald William Brown John Berdrot Oscar Wester Frank Nelson Martin Hagen Charles Berg Martin Strahan Adolph Nelson Andrew Olsen Henry Johnson Harvey C. Mackey

Fires Burn Several New England Mills and Homes

A series of fires reported December 11 across New England caused severe damages. In TauNoon Massachusetts John Pender's tenement fire killed a three year old and injured another child. mother previously an inmate of a mental hospital. Haverhill saw a blaze at Ayer's Village store and post office destroying the post office. losses about 1,000 for the building and 1,200 for stock. BancGor Maine Crocker’s wool factory fire damaged interior and consumed wool and hides worth 7,000 to 8,000 dollars. owner uninsured. Taunton Massachusetts Horace Sherman home and barn at Raynham burned. insured for 1,200 dollars. Halifax Nova Scotia Shubenacastle fire destroyed Mitchell's planing mill and a barn with sixteen cattle. loss about 10,000 dollars.

TauNoon Mass Eagle Mill John Pender Pender Insane Asylum Haverhill Ayer’s Village Phineas Haynes C. C. Whittemore Merrimac Mutual Liverpool London Globe BancGor Crocker Horace J. Sherman Raynham Hingham Haifax Shubenacastle Mitchell

Gloucester Fishing Fleet Reports Mixed Ports and Rescue

Gloucester reports eleven vessels in port last week with 15,000 pounds of halibut from Banks and 126,000 pounds of cod plus 3,600 pounds of halibut from Georges. A Typhoon dory crew in trouble near Pigeon Cove was saved by John Elwell after a rough sea rescue. Lottie K. Friend sailed to New York in 31 hours. Aristas completed its nineteenth voyage from Surinam.

Gloucester Mass Georges Ada K. Damon Fortune Bay Cape Arthur Rich Edgar Wonson Pigeon Cove John Elwell Aristas Boston Surinam

Emigrants from Goldsboro Pass Through Petersburg to Indiana

Large groups of colored emigrants from Goldsboro North Carolina traveled through Petersburg Vermont in recent days bound for Indiana. A notable portion are women carrying infants and many travel without a leader, yet they appear in good spirits.

Petersburg Goldsboro N. C Indiana

Shoe Shops and Factories Hit Full Winter Run

Salem shoe shops run with good prospects for winter. A Harris’s Sons woolen mill in Fisherville operates at full capacity. Ira Parker’s glove factory in Littletown to start January. B Lanecaster’s shoe factory in Pittsfield employs full workforce. Col. B W Hoyt of Epping shipped 301 cases of boots and shoes in November.

Salem A. Harris’s Fisherville Ira Parker Littletown

Heavy Lubee potato shipments and local crime notes

Potatoes shipped from Lubee show heavy movement this year. Joseph Mortley of Biddeford committed suicide by hanging at his home entry. he was about 53 and married. Isaac Fuller, tied to a burglary at Ka Ame's harness shop in Burkfield, held to await March term after default bail of 700. Bryant's Pond residents push for a spool mill. town meeting urged. Bangor Commercial forecasts large lumber cuts on Penobscot and tributaries this winter as crews multiply.

Lubee Joseph Mortley Biddeford Isaac Fuller Ka Ame Burkfield Supreme Judicial Court Bryant’s Pond Bangor Penobscot

Nashua Cadets Form New Military Company in Nashua

A new military company named the Nashua Cadets is formed in Nashua. Also noted are donations, land salmon stocking, and local notices including a hospital expansion, business relocations, and a civil dispute over Bristol glove firm accounts with a receiver appointed.

Nashua A. A. Lawrence Longwood Mass Gilmanton Mills New Hampshire Fish Commissioners Wentworth House New Castle J. W. Thompson Conway Kearsarge St. Marys Georgia Spencer Amos Tuck Exeter Hew Hampshire Telegraph Company Manchester Goffstown Bell Telephone Company Odd Fellows Hall Frank Jones Portsmouth John L. Spring Lebanon Boston and Maine Railroad Newmarket Frank H. Chesley Lindell I. Hoyt Raymond Concord Judge Allen M. A. Berry Bristol William A. Kent Boston L. W. Hammond

Forger y cases nolle pros’d. Rutland indictments pending

The State has nolle pros’d the x cases against James K. Batchelder for forgery in Addison County Court. Indictments remain pending in Rutland County where he allegedly defrauded Brandon National Bank of 75000. The Vermont bishop advanced Rev. Fulton toward priesthood at St. Thomas Brandon. Barron wins Lyman bridge suit. gets 4015 total after prior 3000, town Lebanon may appeal.

James K. Batchelder Addison County Nollepros Rutland County Brandon National Bank W. H. A. Bissell D. D Diocese of Vermont St. Thomas, Brandon J. M Lebanon Supreme Court Barron

Colby to lead Valley Visitor as publisher in new year

The Valley Visitor announces Daniel T. Colby will become publisher starting January 1. A Milford stock company forms to manufacture boots to share profits or losses, reserving one fifth of workers earnings for a capital guarantee fund. Worcester reports William E. Fales of Auburn was assaulted on the highway, shot, and robbed of 680 pounds, head wound not serious. John C. Wolcott of Cheshire faces divorce suit and attachment for alimony. Newburyport shoe factory wages rise 15 percent, first increase in five years, as production doubles. Russell’s Mill strike ends with workers back on the job and a possible wage rise by January 1.

Daniel T. Colby Valley Visitor Milford Worcester William E. Fales Auburn John C. Wolcott Cheshire Berkshire Russell Pittsfield Messrs Alice Weston Westfield First Congregational Society Alice Weston Attleboro

Grand Jury Finds No Bill in Providence Murder Case

The U S Circuit Court grand jury in Providence reported no bill on Thursday in the murder case against Nicholson of Fort Adams. Edward H Slocum of New Bedford sought his 15 year old son abducted on the schooner George A Pierce. The Providence Board of Aldermen rejected charges against the police, stating no evidence to impair confidence in the force.

United States Circuit Court Providence Nicholson Fort Adams Edward H. Slocum New Bedford Newport George A. Pierce Kelly Salem Board of Aldermen

Local News Briefs Include Fatal Mill Accident and Odd Encounters

Barneys Hemmingway a cotton mill worker is killed by machinery. Isaac Losel aged about 86 of Seymour is injured after a fall on railroad tracks and remains in critical condition at home. A Waterbury man missing trains due to reading a paper misses three departures and plans to travel again next day. William Gillette of Goshen discovers a hog pen floor collapse with cattle and pigs hanged in stalls. only a horse survives. cause under investigation.

Barney Hemmingway Isaac Losel Seymour Waterbury William Gillette Goshen

Western Union Restores Telegraph Lines After Court Ruling

In Chicago district court an order directed Western Union to turn over Great Western lines to its receiver. American Union telegraphers seized parts of the lines in Missouri Kansas and Nebraska. The Appellate Court issued superseders restraining the receiver from interfering, restoring lines to Western Union.

Chicago Western Union Telegraph Company Great Western Telegraph Company American Union Telegraph Company Missouri Kansas Nebraska American Union Western Union

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