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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1892
Page
7
United States District Court on December 20 disposed of several cases charging violations of the internal revenue law. Each defendant sold intoxicating liquor without an internal revenue license and was fined $20 plus costs.
Suffolk County court records from December session list Henry Bingham v City of Boston for $300 damages to a horse and wagon due to a School street defect, verdict for plaintiff $18775, with detailed party names and multiple case references across sessions and docket numbers. Includes subsequent contracts, torts, and equity actions with various defendants and outcomes, spanning 1889 to 1892, and mentions damages, trials, and judgments.
In Middlesex, on December 20, Elizabeth Cummings administratrix seeks 10000 damages for a passenger injury, and another suit seeks 50000 damages for the death caused to the plaintiff's intestate by the West End Street Railway Company. The actions are consolidated with arguments completed and the case ongoing.
The Methodist Church fair at Union and Temple halls gathers crowds as Rev S E Breen's venture draws praise. A Boston College of Oratory stage show with Mrs Clara Power Edgerly leads Thursday’s costume party. Dr Edgerly dies after pneumonia. post office clerks face busy season and a clerks ball on January 11. First Baptist Church marks its seventy fifth anniversary. Cambridge notes union event and local tributes at Harvard Bridge.
Tomorrow's Post will feature ten of the brightest scholars from Cambridge public schools. The article invites readers to tell friends to watch for the forthcoming list and notes the names include Richard Owens Percy Wheelock Eugene L Perry Jr Clifford Lennard Roger Simmons Willard Mosher Daniel J Toomey Deivid Penney Edward Quinn T. J. Mulverhill.
Churches rehearse fine carols for Christmas services while Episcopal choirs receive extra praise. Miss Annie Young and Mr Otis Phelan marry at the bride’s parents home with Rev John W Suter officiating. The Olde Follies Concerto at Union Hall, under Y M C A, promises entertaining costumes and talent. A Confederate belt buckle theft at the G A R fair provokes indignation. Sunday school bundles hinder suburban commuters and the amateur world observes busy days. Otp PowsER House.
Ten of the brightest scholars from a Somerville public school are highlighted. Names include Jack Whitney, Sergeant Dow, A Pillsbury, L A Kent, Cc F hichice, d J Giles, Mr. Kennedy, Cc F Lincoln, A F Nash, and P J Dawson. Tell friends to watch for this interesting lot.
A lively fire yesterday afternoon damaged the new court house on Somerset street. It started in a room on the first floor used as a gasfitters’ room. The blaze caused about 500 dollars in damage before Chemical Company No. 1 and their engine arrived and gained headway.
The late Thomas Simpson shot himself at the Putnam Club last Monday afternoon. He had lived in the district for fifteen to twenty years and was once prosperous, owning three grocery stores. His finances waned in recent years, reducing his standing in the community. Forbes’s steam yacht Wild Duck is undergoing overhaul on Lockwood’s railway. James M. McGinley, Roxbury Bicycle Club member, pursues improved public roads so a rider could traverse the nation on good road beds. Tue Ferryman.
Ten of the brightest scholars in East Boston public schools are named including Thomas J. Lannary William J. Lynch Frank L. Curtis Cornelius J. Murphy F B Day Charles A Estey James F Fallon Arthur E Cheever Henry H Jackson and John M Crosby for outstanding achievement.
The Glenwood Club plans a fourth hop at Glenwood Hall on Gibson and Adams streets Wednesday evening December 28. Mattapan Social Club hosted a pleasant gathering with postfair sale items. The Columbian Whist Club meets weekly at members homes. Miss Edith Barker hosted a meeting with Miss Bessie Burrage winning first honors and a hand painted card receiver. Male winners included Mr G H Davis with a whisk broom and case and F W Frost with a silver paper knife. The Lower Mills Improvement Association advances street and sewer work and a new school house near Richmond street and Dorchester avenue, formerly Edmund J. Baker estate, will be erected. GROVE HALL.
Ten of the brightest scholars in Brighton public schools are named including Charlies P Lebon Charles May G H Babcock F W Frost S H Babcock Bert Wilber Colonel A H Peters George Wilber Co A Chase and W S Brown. Tell friends to look out for this interesting list.
Miss Georgie Bishop of Gloucester visits Mrs Elmer Knight on Chester avenue. Mt Bellingham Church Sunday school expects 800 scholars to receive candy baskets Christmas Day. Rev J H Packard to present an illustrated life of Christ. Marcus M Merritt praises a Young Men's Democratic Club meeting. Cary School building passes state inspection as safe. Mulligan wounded by Nolan last Sunday, recovering at Frost Hospital. St Luke's Church sets Holy Communion, morning prayer, eucharist, and choral music services for Sunday. Full choral service planned for 7:30 p m. Tue FerryMan.
Chelsea public school lists named men including William McLean, William A. Anderson, Peter I. Thames, Charles P. Brewer, Charles L. Thorndike, A Fus Johnson, Edward Roberts, Frank G. Wells, E. M. T. Curtis, and H. C. Sprague for a local feature as friends are urged to tell their friends about the item.
Annual meeting of the Roxbury association will be at the armory of the Roxbury Horse Guards 2185 Washington Street Thursday at 8 pm. Business includes officers for 1893, bylaws amendment to rename the group Roxbury Military Historical Society, Warren monument funding report, and treasurer and secretary reports. Members may bring guests and seek new members.
Deputy Sheriffs J. W. Hussey and John F. Kelley were promoted from court officers to fill vacancies in the sheriff's office and began their duties yesterday in the sheriff's office at Pemberton square.
Tammany Club to appoint a committee tonight for their annual ball to be held late January. SS Peter and Paul's T A B Society set for Odd Fellows Hall Monday Jan 2 with over 1000 tickets sold. Trimount Athletic Club hosts second social Jan 27 at Bethesda Hall with Condits Orchestra. Commonwealth Club invited to dance Friday Jan 18 at Bethesda Hall. Funeral of Michael Lally held from his 55 Street residence at 9 yesterday. labor figure linked to Freight Handlers Assembly 5572. Knights of the Mystic Star staged first entertainment at Bethesda Hall. Gitana Athletic Club plans second grand social late January. Officers for 1893 listed. City Port.
Tomorrow's Post will print the names of the South Boston public schools. Read about the listed individuals Charles L. Slattery Jemiah J. Hartnett Edward H. Sarton Dr. J. G. Lane E. J. Wheeler Albert Drury John Kelley John Lampard Alonzo Robinson Fred Schroeder and tell friends to watch for the feature.
The remains of Mrs Catherine A Doherty wife of ex Alderman Philip J Doherty were laid to rest at Holy Cross Cemetery Malden after services at St Marys Church Warren Street. Also reported are election plans for Fenelon Reading Circle and the Windsor Commandery Knights of the Golden Eagle ball at Monument Hall. Cornelius ONeil a Chelsea street shoemaker died after bronchitis.
A fragment lists men including Mr. Frank Curtis Colonel Fred B. Bogan Mr. George J. Cann Mr. Frank Meehan Mr. Percy Flynn Patrolman Rufus Fessenden Mr. William Lunt T Frank Noonan William E Litchfield and A De Prato associated with the Charlestown public schools. The note ends with Tell your.
R Henry Taylor, found starving by police in Waltham, was born in New Bedford about seventy years ago. A boy inventor, he created many toys and later a successful knife sharpener earning about ten thousand dollars. He also devised a patent swing top and push baby carriage, ran a Broad Street Boston salesroom, survived the 1872 fire, and later moved to New York where he owned property.
Superintendent of Streets Carter and City Solicitor Bailey with Executive Engineer Woods drafted a permit to allow baiting of horses on public streets. The permit requires teamsters to keep streets clear of refuse and to station a man by the horses, with wagon wheels bound, and to show a police license. Each permit will specify a location.
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