Marshall P Wilder dies suddenly at his Dorchester home
The longtime horticulturist and civic leader Marshall Pinckney Wilder died at 9:30 a.m. yesterday at his Dorchester residence, after a day of routine activity. He was 80, born in Rindge New Hampshire, and led the New England Historic Genealogical Society and the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. He had built a worldwide reputation in pomology, nursery work, and floriculture, and helped found the United States Agricultural Society. Funeral services will be held at Second Church in Dorchester tomorrow at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall P. Wilder
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Agricultural Society
Parker's
Boston Club
Mallorey Green
Wilder
John Ward Dean
New England Historic-Genealogical Society
Edward
Green
Mr. Wilder
Dr. Green
Columbia and
Washington Streets
Boston
Increase Sumner
William H
Edward B. Wilder
N. J. Bigelow
J. KR
Grace S. Wilder
General Grant
Ben Perley Poore
Troy
N. H
Royal Arch
Cheshire
Grand Lodge of
Massachusetts
Paris
United States
Sons of New Hampshire
Daniel Webster
New Hampshire Regiment of Volunteers
Music Hall
Dorchester
Edward Everett
John A. Andrew
Somerset Street
Back Bay
Boston Society of Natural History
Institute of Technology
Society of Arts
Prince of Wales
Dartmouth College
England
United States Agricultural Society
France
Belgium
Germany
Bay State
State Board of Agriculture
State Agricultural College
New York
American Pomological Society
Congress
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Washington
Europe
Massachusetts Agricultural Club
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hamilton National Bank
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
The
Home Savings Bank
Royal Historical Society of Great Britain
Royal Horticultural Society of London
Société Centrale d’ Horticulture
Reale Accademia Araldica Italiana
Pisa
Tryphosa Jewett
Stephen Jewett
Rindge
Julia Baker
Parker House
Chamberlain
Maine
Smyth
New Hampshire
Rice
President Green
Carh
Amherst Agricultural College
Fran's
GB. Hayes
Leverett Salstonstall
N. P. Banks
Sanger
Ben. Penney Pepore
Needham
F. W. Bird
Department of Agriculture
Edward N. Packard
Robinson
Clark
New England
Daniel T. V. Huntoon Canton historian dies after long illness
Daniel T. V. Huntoon of Canton died Wednesday at his father in law Colonel French’s home after over a year of brain disease ending in paralysis. Born Sept 4, 1842, he was a prolific genealogist and local historian who revived the grave of General Gridley, documented Eliot, and prepared a Canton history. He served as Canton superintendent of schools and was a past master of Blue Hill Lodge Masons. He leaves a widow and two sons. Funeral Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Canton residence.
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Daniel T. V. Huntoon
Canton
Charles H. French
Mr. Huntoon
Benjamin Huntoon
Lydia Bowman Baker
Edmund and
Elizabeth Baker
Dorchester
Unitarian Society of
New York
Europe
Boston
Herald
Bostonian Society
Louisville
Huntoon
Richard Gridley
Apostle Eliot
Ponkipog
Blue Hill Lodge of Masons of
Norfolk County
Big Capitalists File Suit Against Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Complaint filed in New York Supreme Court on behalf of Abraham Wormser of New York and Isaac McCorihe of Troy against the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad and Central Trust Company seeking to bar improper distribution of revenues to harming B bondholders. Suit alleges discriminatory interest payments and misallocation of earnings. injunction and restraining order sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Supreme Court
Behall
Abraham Wormser
Isaac McCorihe
Troy
N. Y
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company
Central Trust Company of
Wabash
Chesapeake & Ohio
Newport News
Central ‘Trust Company
Death of Henry Stumcke Led Crawford House Legacy
Henry Stumcke, famed Crawford House senior proprietor, died suddenly at Carleton House Hanover Street at 8 40 last evening after weeks indoors from rheumatism. Born 1835 in Baltimore he learned baking then ran multiple restaurants including Crawford House and Carleton House. He leaves a three year old son and was a widely respected hotelier and businessman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Stumcke
Crawford House
Carleton House
Hanover Street
Mr. Stumcke
Baltimore
Charlestown
Bromfield Street
City Hall Avenue
Brattle Street
Henry Goodwin
Court and
Brattle Streets
Court
Stumcke
Congress
High
Avon
Lindall Streets
Berkeley
Grover
Oak Bluffs
Mattakesit
Katama
Martha’s Vineyard
Stumeke
Longtime South Boston resident Mr Gilbert Wait dies at 68
Mr Gilbert Wait a South Boston resident for nearly fifty years died on Wednesday aged 68. Born in Oxford Maine he came to Boston in 1837 and built Washington Market and Wait's Hall He ran a provision business for 25 years retiring in 1866 before being elected to a single term as Boston alderman Ambrose P Jewett former Richmond Maine resident died at La Crosse Kansas aged about 55 He went to California in 1849 resided there until 1869 and served in the Maine Legislature in 1879 1880 He leaves a widow and no children
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Wait
Boston
Oxford
Washington Market
South Boston
Ambrose P. Jewett
Richmond
la Crosse
Kan
California
Alna
Maine
G. O. Taylor Whiskey Promises Consistent Quality Ahead
Since 1872 the brand has bottled a single quality with rising sales each year and the proprietors pledge future productions will be as good as the best. Sold by druggists grocers and by Chester H Graves & Sons Boston. Unbranded cases available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. O. Taylor
Chester H.graves & Sons
Boston
Receiver for Wabash Named Judge Thomas M. Cooley
Judge Gresham in the U S Circuit Court appointed Judge Cooley of Michigan as receiver for the Wabash railroad to replace Solon Humphreys and Thomas E Tutt after both sides rejected all proposed receivers. Cooley, a renowned Ann Arbor jurist born January 6 1824, has long been esteemed for his constitutional law interpretations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Gresham
United States Circuit Court
Judge Cooley
Michigan
Wabash
Cooley
Solon Humphreys
Thomas E. Tutt
Thomas M. Cooley
Ann Arbor
Mich
Attica
N. Y
University of Michigan
Supreme Court of
Reading reorganization gains mixed approval and faces foreclosure
A Reading reorganization trustee notes majority support from junior bondholders and stockholders, with general mortgage holders showing assent. early 5s may also back the plan. In Philadelphia the general mortgage bondholders committee disapproved the plan and moved to foreclose, with a meeting expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Reading
Drexel Syndicate
Drexel
Philadelpia
Reading General Mortgage Bondholders Committee
General Mortgage
NYS&W Directors Ratify Refunding Bond Scheme
The directors of the New York, Susquehanna and Western ratified a plan to issue a fifty year 5 percent refunding gold bond to retire car trust obligations and exchange 6 percent first mortgage bonds for the new issue. The exchange has broad bondholder assent and general approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York, Susquehanna & Western
New York
New York, Susquehanna & Western Today
Knox County Men Form Road To Connect Rockport Camden
A new Maine railroad company formed by Knox county leaders plans a standard gauge line from Rockport to Camden linking with the Knox and Lincoln railroad at Rockland eight miles away. A Monday hearing before railroad commissioners granted the charter papers, with Camden town aid anticipated. construction to start early next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Knox County
Rockport
Camden
Knox & Lincoln
Rockland
New York New Haven Hartford Railroad Seeks Major Improvements
The New York New Haven Hartford line carries a market value of 30 million dollars with profits strong and a 10 percent dividend. Directors plan large expenditures next season for new depots and ballast extensions to Fairfield and along the Hartford division. They also aim to raise employee pay from surplus earnings, tying workers closer to the consolidated road. The company disputes claims that it must fund all grade crossing eliminations as required by the Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Fairfield
New York
Hartford
Robinson
Consolidated Road
Connecticut
The
Lowell Daily Courier
Bulletin
Durletin
Boston
Great Britain
France
Germany
Austria
Belgium
Italy
Spain
Australia
England
Scotland
Ireland
Paris
New Elevated Road Scheme Aims for City Rail Compactness
Reading Massachusetts inventor Thomas J. Mayall proposes an elevated railroad using cable electric or pneumatic power. The design features rails in a central trough with side footpaths and storefront access, two story tracks for narrow streets, and separate cars for ladies and smoking, with speeds from a crawl to ten to fifteen miles per hour for cable and up to three miles per minute for pneumatic systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Mayall
Reading
Mass
New York
Fitchburg Adds Late Boston Waltham Passenger Train
Tre Fitchburg introduces a late service between Boston and Waltham. The train leaves Waltham at 45 p.m. and returns from Boston at 10 p.m., making stops along the main line in both directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tre Fitchburg
Boston
Waltham
Skilled Jewelry Thieves Plunder Several City Stores
Jewelry thieves struck Benjamin Noyes at 856 Washington Street and Moses Webber at 13 Pleasant Street, stealing watches and jewelry worth hundreds to thousands. A pawnbroker at 187 Harrison Avenue was also entered through a cellar window, with multiple items stolen while the Franks family were away. Two bystanders chased suspects, but they escaped. A damaged painting was destroyed during the Noyes burglary. The article also contains unrelated stock notes and letters about a company’s market position and patents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Noyes
Washington Street
Moses Webber
Pleasant Street
Mr. Franks
Harrison Avenue
Steamer La Bourgogne Delayed By Weather And Low Harbor Water
The steamer La Bourgogne arrived in New York four days late due to rough seas and two air pump malfunctions. Low harbor water at Havre prevented her from carrying full coal and maintaining speed. She carried 222 passengers, all in good health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
la Bourgogne
Havre
Suffrage Victory Celebrated by New York Club
The Woman's Suffrage Club of New York met at the Hoffman House to honor Mrs. Lucy S. Barber who voted in the last election from Alfred Allegany County. A letter from Barber described her as a farmer's wife and mother of seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Woman’s Suffrage Club of
Hoffman House
Lucy S. Barber
Alfred
Aleghany County
Sixth Annual Court St Andrew Ball Held Despite Weather
The sixth annual ball of Court St Andrew 6751 A O F was held last evening at Tarn Hell on Middlesex Street. About 150 couples participated despite the weather. Notables included Master Workman Thomas B Dardis 1891 P J Fitzgerald John Goulding Boston Highland Mutual Relief Society William Burns Journeymen Freestone Cutters and Past District Chief Ranger D A Cronin. Arrangements were by G Harvey chairman with H J McGill F P Magee W Krugar J Kearney D Lyons D Delaney H Shanley P J Finley and QO T Andrews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court St. Andrew
Tarn Hell
Middlesex Street
Thomas B. Dardis
P. J. Fitzgerald
John Goulding
Batchelors’ Club
Ward 20
William Burns
Boston Highland Mutual Relief Society
L. Curley
Freestone Cutters
Massachusetts Prohibitory League Renamed to Equal Suffrage Prohibition League
The Massachusetts Christian Prohibitory League renamed itself the Massachusetts Christian Equal Suffrage Prohibition League. Officers elected include Rev. A. A. Williams of Lynn as president and Mrs. E. M. Richards, with county vice presidents for Suffolk Middlesex Essex Worcester and Plymouth, plus secretary M. O. Stevens of Peabody and treasurer Mrs. M. A. Hammond of Somerville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Christian Prohibitory League
Baptist Bethel
KE. M. Richards
Massachusetts Christian Equal Suffrage Prohibition League
A. A. Williams
Lynn
E. M. Richards
Suffolk County
A. S. Hall
Watertown
Middlesex County
BE. M. Moss
Salem
Essex County
8. C. Fay
Southboro
Worcester County
Eight year old drowning victim in Caryville incident
An eight year old son of ice dealer Jason B. Camp in Caryville drowned yesterday morning. The report notes several recent deaths including Bank Commissioner Buel C. Carter at Rollinsford New Hampshire and John Fulton killed by a passing Boston & Albany train at the Springfield depot. Edward Merrill of West Falmouth Maine died instantly after being struck by a circular saw. Rev Thomas L. Lynch of Danbury Connecticut wills $1000 to St Francis Orphan Asylum of New Haven. Ohio Supreme Court upholds Dow liquor tax levy in all features including tax and lien provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jason B. Camp
Caryville
Buel C. Carter
Rollinsford
N. H
John Fulton
Boston & Albany
Springfield
Edward Merrill
Millman
West Falmouth
Thomas L. Lynch
Danbury
Conn
St. Francis Orphan Asylum
New Haven
Supreme Court of Ohio
Lamson Store Service Company and its growth story
Lowell history details W S Lamson inventing the ball system for cash in stores in 1879 and forming a manufacturing leasing firm by 1881. The Lamson Store Service Company expands to 50 State Street Boston under Lamson as treasurer and general manager while a separate notice sells Boston property under a mortgage breach with specific land boundaries and cash terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
W. S. Lamson
Mr. Lamson
Boston Commercial Bulletin
BarDeir Adamson & Co Advertises Glue and Emery Goods
The firm offers glue and emery paper products and lists additional items such as curled hair and cowhide Wehips. It notes high prices for glue stock damaged hides cattle tails and other related materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bardeir
Adamson & CO
Knights & Co Offices in Boston and Cambridgeport
The text lists office addresses for BY 8S. R. KNIGHTS & Co. located at 226 Washington Street Boston and 693 12 Main Street Cambridgeport detailing their commercial presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
Boston
Main St
Cambridgeport
Executor's Sale of Small Estate in Charles Town
Peremptory sale of small estate No. 46 Green near High street Charles Town will be held by public auction Tuesday December 21 at 3 pm on the premises. The 2 story house has 8 rooms and usual conveniences. Lot fronts about 20 feet with 75 feet depth. Cash at sale. Terms cash. Key and further particulars at the office of auctioneers Telephone 791.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayer Vo. Cohen
Boston
County of Suffolk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Leopold Friedman
Reid Boston
Suffolk
Friedman
Prince Street
Joshua Gee
Joseph Noyes
Said Noyes
Andrew Sigourney
Lerms
Abram Levi
Green
High Street
Charlestown
Telephone
Trustees' Sale of Bay State Chemical Company Property
Trustees and Mortgagees' Sale of the property of the Bay State Chemical Company proceeds under a 1885 indenture. The sale at the company's Boston works will be by public auction on January 8, 1887, at noon, for cash with $500 due at sale. The parcel includes real estate on Farnham and Gerard streets and related mining rights and patents. Augustus Russ is the trustee conducting the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay State Chemical Company
Maine
Augustus Russ
Dudley A. Dorr
Suffolk
Farnham and
Gerard Streets
Boston
Mass
Farnham Street
Gerard Street
Gerard
Mosely
Globe Chemical Company
Said
County of
York
State of
South Carolina
John White
Frank B. White
York County
Willam White
Thomas Gill
Martin Amery
Thomas Whisenant
B. F. White
Boston Lead Company
Brighton Auctioneers Offer House Land and Vehicle Sales
BY ALBERT HOWE & Co Real Estate and General Auctioneers Brighton advertise sales of real and personal property attended when desired. Horse and carriage sales every Wednesday at their Brighton salesroom. Private sale and auction pricing on farm and road carts hay wagons grocers express wagons carriages and harness. Residence 159 Warren Avenue Peston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Warren Avenue
Peston
Investor list outlines bank and railroad securities
A dense catalog of securities including Eliot Natl Bank Roxbury Gaslight Manchester & Lawrence RR Old Boston Natl Bank National Exchange Bank Second National Bank National Bank of Commerce Boston Athenium National Union Bank Massachusetts Natl Bank Lyman Mills Amoskeag Mfg Wakefield Rattan Co Eastern & Memphis Re Cedar Rapids Iowa Falls & Northwestern R Atchison & Nebraska RR Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR City St Joe & Council Bluffs RR Chicago & West Michigan BR Union Cattle Co and related scrip and debt notes with various issue years and amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliot Natl
Lido Nath Exchange Bank
Roxbury Gaslight Co
Manchester & Lawrence RR. Co
Old Boston Natl
National Exchange Bank
Second National Bank
National Bank of Commerce
Boston Athenium
National Union Bank
Massachusetts Natl Bank
Lyman Mills
Amoskeag Mfg. Co
Wakefield Rattan Co
Ft. Scott
Eastern & Memphis
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Falls & Northwestern
Allen Co
Ind
China Mutual Ins
Scrip
Central Lowa
Short Creek & Joplin RR
Atchison & Nebraska RR
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RR
City
St. Joe
Council Bluffs
Toston, Concord & Montreal
Chicago & West Michigan
Union Cattle Co
American Bank Note Co
McKay
Manchester & Lawrence RR
Natl Union Bank
Nat'l Bank
Exchange Bank
Stock Auction Notice by L. Day & Company Boston
Boston stock auctioneers offer free appraisals and auction on Saturday December 18 at 11 30 o clock. Listings include municipal, railroad, bank and manufacturing stocks with varied maturities and bonds across Cambridge Lynn Chicago Milwaukee and Vermont among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Lans
Sag
Elkhorn & Mo
Valley
Chi. & No. Western
City of Cambridge
Sand. & Cleve
Amctioneers and Commission Merchants at 227 State Street
A brief notice records business activity by Amctioneers and Commission Merchants located at 227 State Street. The item notes their address and firm designation in a historical business directory snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amctioneers and Commission Merchants
State Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marshell Pinckney Wilder
Samuel Locke Wilder
Samuel Locke
D.D
Harvard College
Marshall
New Ipswich
Samuel Wilder
Kenry Payson
Union Street
Leverett Street
North Market Street
Joseph Smith
Wilder & Smith
Smith
Central Wharf
Montgomery Place
Water Street
Isaac Parker
A. W. Lanchard
John Byers
New Hampshire Militia
Rindge Light Infantry
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Prince Albert
Royal Artillery Company of London
London Company
London
Brigg
Senate
Constitutional Union Party
John Bell
Charity Lodge
Danied
Buntoon
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Thomas MM. Cooley
ST. Andrew
Lamson Store Service Company
R. Knights & Coo
Pemberton Ee
Albert Howe & Co
Market Street
Epriday
CL Welmerding
Will Roeing
Hoguett& Co
White St
R. Kfownsend & Montant Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
Leonard Street
Philadelphia
Samuel Bunting’s
Lippincott, Son & CO
Ces
Ehar
Francis Henshaw & CO
No. St State Street
Merchants’ Exchange
Riewom L
Boston Stock Exchange
Saturdaly AG
Providence
W. L
Lowell Mfg. Co
National Bank of Republic
Do Batapilas Silver Mining Co
Eliot National Bank
Ogdensburg
Lake Champlain RE
Washington National Bank
Third National Bank
State National Bank
Freeman's Bank
Exchange National Bank, Co
Bead Eo Co
Do Merrimac Mfg
Do. Conn
Pass. Rivers RR
Manstiein & Framingham RR
Concord & Claremont RR
Bur
Missouri River RR
Boston & Lowell RR
Merrimac Mfz. Co
Met. RR. Co
Er.l. Day & Company
No. Si State St
Merchants’ Exchange Building
First Natl. Bank
Howard Natl. Bank
Cheshire Rd
Suffolk Mfg. Co
Iko
Newton Nat’s Bank
Newton
St. Rv
Boston & Albany RR
Chicago Rolling Mills
B. & Albany RR
Ton. & Santa Fe RR
Patie
R. R. of
C. RR
Imon Air Line
Sand. & Spisin RR
Vermont & Mass
Eliot
Androscoggin Mills
Newton & Waterbury Gas
Metropolitan Rd. Co
Plymouth Cordage Co
Rutland
Rock & Ft. Smith Ry. Co
Slooo Rutland Rd
Horatio Harris & Co
Valencia Oranges
Steamship
Kansas
Almeria
Steamers
Palermo
Asurange Company
Milk Street
Nathaniel J. Bradlee
Arnold A. Rand
Maison Ladies &Gents
Doree
Avery St
Hote
Hienry Wvieth
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