Ideal Christmas Day Reflections on New York Traditions
G. E. Montgomery reports on a changing New York Christmas scene. He notes deserted streets, cautious shopping, heavy rain, and a city more practical and secular about holiday joy while praising charitable efforts and the growing craze for tobogganing as a new winter pastime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
the Post
George Wither
Wither
London
Santa Claus
New Yorker
Macy’s
Tiffany
Sixth Avenue
Twentythird Street
Fourteenth Street
Stein’s
le Boutellier’s
Tiffany’s
Brentano' S
Altman's
Eitchsh Avenue
Third Avenue
Grand Street
Newsboys
House of Charities and Correction
Metropolitan Opera House
Christ Ilmas
Jerome Park Avenue
Montreal
Actress Miss Bartlett Weds Mr. Ogden in Portsmouth Church
The ceremony in St. John's Episcopal Church united Miss Eleanora Bartlett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James P. Bartlett, with William B. Ogden of New York. The bride, a Portsmouth social figure, wore white satin with duchesse lace. the groom hails from a prominent New York family. A reception followed at the Bartlett home, with plans to reside in New York after a bridal tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
N. H
Spector
Eleanora Bartlett
James P. Bartlett
William B. Ogden
New York
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Marshal Norton
Davis
Henry E. Hovey
St. John’s
T. Harris Bartlett
George Haven
Henry Nichols
William H. Goodwin, Jr
Boston
Porsmouth
Ogden
Mr. Ogden
Bartlett
Norah Bartlett
New Hampshire Bank
Expert talk on Cleveland policies and navy yard shifts
Washington dispatch notes plans under Commodore Schley to reorganize navy yard staffing at Charlestown and Washington while confirming no mass removals to Boston. Some officers and clerical staff may move. ropewalks and anchor work remain priorities. local mechanics at Boston could be reassigned as needed.
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Washington
Speciar J
Commodore Schley
Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting
Boston
Charlestown Navy Yard
Post
Siren Kiss by Wertheimer On View At Lowell and Stark Gallery
A large Wertheimer painting titled The Siren's Kiss is on exhibition at Lowell & Stark. It shows a sailor kissing a nude siren on a ship's prow with dramatic waves and strong, forcible execution. The Doré gallery may visit Boston soon while Walter Paris becomes professor of landscape drawing at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wertheimer
Messrs
Lowell & Stark
Doré
Chicago
Boston
Walter Paris
Royal Military Academy
Woolwich
England
Jeffries Winter Club Honours Palmer Before Montreal Departure
The Jeffries Winter Club of East Boston hosted a complimentary dinner at the Quincy House for president Benuamin Palmer who soon leaves for Montreal to serve as Canadian representative of Chase and Sanborn. C. O. Brooks presided. C. P. Lovell delivered the presentation speech as Palmer received a diamond scarf pin. New officers elected for the year include President B S Palmer and vice presidents C O Brooks and W C Brooks with directors J B Macabe W D Melvon F G Edgett F Drew W J Farrell and J Emery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffries Winter Club
East
Boston
Quincy House
Benuamin
Palmer
Montreal
Chase & Sanborn
C. O. Brooks
C. P. Lovell
Nervine Endorsement by Dr F De V Hoard
Dr F De V Hoard of Concordia Kansas says he has used it personally and is greatly pleased with its action as a nervine.
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F. de V. Hoard
Concordia
Kan
Patents Granted to New England Inventors Today
Wasamington December 28 Special The list includes Joseph Auld Burling ton Vt inside window blind and Henry H Bacon Milford Mass boot and shoe nailing machine with many more from Boston New Haven and Hartford Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut including teleph one receivers steam generators pianos and various mechanical devices assigned to firms and individuals across New England.
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Wasamington
Sreciayy
New England
Joseph Auld
Burlington
Henry 8. Bacon
Milford
Mass
Andrew Babcock
New Haven
Gilbert W. Bradley
Sunderland
Henry Bushnell
John Casey
Boston
Horace P. Chase
Bedford
Thomas A. Crabtree
East Surry
B. Morrill
Blue Hill
Alonzo W. Cram
Haverhill
Leon O. Dion
Natick
Amos E. Colbear
Somerville
John Donovan
James K. Doolittle
Wallingford
Charles F. Hovey
Springfield
Albert C. Howard
Watchman’s
Patrick Howe
I. Fenno
R. D. Goodwin
C. M. Blake
A. K. Tolman
Newton
H. G. Hartshorne
Wakefield
Perley L. Kimball
Vermont Farm Machine Company
Bellows Falls
Knapp
FE. Browne
Abington
Stephen D. Layman
Hi. C. Hanser
Fred G. Lefavour
Beverly
Charles H. Martin
Bridgeport
Archibald McKellar
William A. Nestleton
William D. Parker
Worcester
Benjamin F. Perkins
Holyoke
Joseph R. Pike
Johnston
R. I
Freeborn
F. Raymond
James
Frank Stone
Charles E. Tefft
L. M. Smith
Lonsdale
Edward C. Terry
Hartford
John H. Toot
Concord
N. H
Abner Jd
Thomas P. Walsh
Lucius EF
Whiton
West Stafford
Conn
President Cleveland Improves at White House
President Cleveland, following medical advice, excludes visitors and rests to recover from illness. He shows improvement and may participate in New Year’s ceremonies. He rode to Oak View with Mrs. Cleveland and felt better tonight as his condition steadily improves.
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Cleveland
Wasurmeron
Logan
Executive Mansion
Calless
Oak View
White House
Pension Grants For Massachusetts Residents
Wasainc Tron Dec 28 pensions were granted to Patrick Manning Boston Austin Daudurand Northboro George Foot father of L A Foot North Adams and Phebe mother of J W Chase Somerset. Increase of pensions to Frank P Bailey Georgetown and George W father of George T Johnson Holden.
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WasaincTron
Massachusetts
Patrick Manning
Boston
Austin Daudurand
Northboro
George Foot
L. A. Foot
North Adams
Phebe
J. W. Chase
Somerset
Frank P. Bailey
Georgetown
George W
George T. Johnson
Holden
Bank examiner appointed for Maine and New Hampshire
William A. Heard of Sandwich New Hampshire was appointed national bank examiner for the states of Maine and New Hampshire. Heard previously served as a clerk of the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
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Washington
SprcrAx
William A. Heard
Sandwich
N. H
National
Maine
New Hampshire
Heard
New Hampshire Supreme Court
Prominent Men Recommend Receiver for Large Savings Bank
The article notes a receiver role for a major savings bank, praised by leading figures from both parties and backed by principal indorser Hon. Frank Jones of New Hampshire, with Deputy support from Comptroller Trenholm.
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Trenholm
Frank Jones
New Hampshire
Treasury Calls For Redemption Of 1882 3 Percent Bonds
The Secretary of the Treasury issues the 145th call for redemption totaling 10,000,000 in 3 percent bonds from 1882 with payment at the Treasury on February 1, 1887. Original and substitute numbers are listed. interest due will be paid with principal at presentation. Officers elected are President Robert C. Winthrop and Vice-President Oliver W. Peabody with a slate of trustees and managers.
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States
New York
Boston Common
Orange
Tuxedo
Staten Island
Westchester County
Polo Grounds
Tuxedo Pak
Newport
Lenox
G. E. Montgomery
Washineton
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Washington
Act of Congress
Robert C. Winthrop
Oliver W. Peabody
Joshua M. Sears
Francis H. Browne
William Ingalls
Charles H. Fiske
John G. Witherell
Jeremiah Abbot
John P. Spaulding
Charles L. Young
E.V. R. Thayer
Fred L. Ames
H. H. Iun
Washington Christmas Club Aids Capitol Hill Children
In December, under President Arthur, Washington charitable volunteers formed a Christmas club led by Miss Nellie Arthur to feed and gift poor district children. The first dinner was a success and Mollie Vilas, daughter of the Postmaster General, now heads the club as it brightened numerous Capitol Hill kids with dishes toys and candy.
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Washington
Arthur
Nellie Arthur
Mollie Vilas
East Washington
Record of a Year Describes Southern Industrial Growth 1886
The Manufacturers' Record reports 1886 as a landmark year for the South with capital tied to new and expanded plants totaling 129,226,000. Iron ventures dominate with projects like Tennessee Coal Iron and Sloss Iron and Steel expanding furnaces, coke ovens, and coal mines. The list includes 28 iron furnaces, 65 iron works, 92 mills, 174 mining ventures, 58 tobacco factories, 28 furniture plants, 42 water works, and many other factories and utilities across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
South
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Sloss Iron and Steel Company
Birmingham Furnace and Manufacturing Company
Pennsylvania
Sheffield
Florence
Bessemer
Meeting Of Milk Producers In Meionaen
The New England Milk Producers Association met in Meionaen with about 200 attendees. A reorganization plan was approved to appoint a nine member committee and hire a paid agent to advance the work and secure a secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Milk Producers’ Association
Meionaen
J.D. W. French
A. H. Fitch
Edward Burnett
Southboro
John E. Russell
Messrs
Frank Wheeler
W. H L. Rollins
Andrew Nourse
James Draper
Herbert Myrick
Fitch
Eighteenth Annual Meeting At Children’s Hospital
The board reported the hospital’s capacity taxed to the limit with 8700 out patients visits and 908 total patients. Out-patient work has increased prompting need for new accommodations. Dr Langmaid resigned from the medical staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children’s Hospital
Board of Managers
The
Langmaid
Browning Society Holds Ninth Meeting at Hotel Brunswick
The Browning Society convened for its ninth meeting at Hotel Brunswick yesterday afternoon. Members, especially the ladies present, engaged fully in a discussion on The Flight of the Duchess. The session closed with a reading of The Statue and the Just.
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Browning Society
Hotel Brunswick
Boston Theaters Schedule Reports Evening and Afternoon Shows
The Boston venues list matinee and evening performances including The Globe Theatre Princess Ida at 2 and 7:45, the Boston Theatre Black Crook at 2 and 7:45, and Modjeska The Chouans at Hollis Street Theatre with 7:48. Other ages include Pa. and The Martyr at Bijou and Sol Smith Russell in Pa. at Park Theatre.
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Boston Museum
Enemy
Globe Theatre
Park Theatre
Sol Smith Russell
Boston
Black Crook
BIJOU
Hollis Street
Modjeska
the Chouans
Howard Athenaeum
Real estate notices and stock listings on Thursday
The page lists stocks for Francis Henshaw & Co and Horatio Harris totaling 6,214,530 and notes real estate listings for John H. Osgood at 11 am and Samuel Hatch & Co. at 12 pm. The entries indicate a scheduled auction or sale time and participant firms.
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R. L. Ies
Francis Henshaw & Co
L. m
Horatio Harris
John H. Osgood
Samuel Hatch & Co
Local Marriages Recap In Boston Area 19th Century
Marriages recorded include Eugene Fownes wed Henrietta Bradshaw in the city on December 25. Edwin Lansil and Jane Roberts wed Dorchester on December 23. Leonard Ross and Florence Pierce wed Dorchester on December 23. Robert Gage and Georgia Emlen wed Mobile Alabama on December 7. Herbert Thorne and Celia Belonin wed Milton Lower Mills on December 25.
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Leonard W. Ross
Florence A. Pierce
Boston
Gage—Ketchum
Mobile
Ala
Robert Gage
Georgia Emlen
George A. Ketchum
Thorne—Belonin
Milton Lower Mills
Nathan Hunt
Herbert Thorne
Celia Belonin
Danvers
Mass
Death notices from Boston area reflectages with multiple obits
Deaths listed from Jamaica Plain to Cambridgeport include Charles H.R. Brown age 44. Hannah Gardner widow of Salem aged 78. Hannah Benaiumin. Mary Bacon Bulfinch 62. Henry Goodwin 73. Captain Peter Lane 81. Major Daniel J. Preston. Richard J. Ripley 76. Captain Frank H. Ward 57. Charles G. Dulin's son aged 9 months. George Quincy Thorndike. Funeral at Emmanuel Church Wednesday Dec 29 at noon.
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Brown
Jamaica Plain
Charles H. R. Brown
Gardner
South Boston
Hannah H
John Gardner
Salem
Benjamin
Lincoln
Hannah Benaiuin
Bulfinch
Lynn
Mary Bacon Bulfinch
Goodwin
Bedford
Henry Goodwin
Lane
Weymouth
Peter Lane
Preston
Danvers
Daniel J. Preston
Ripley
Cambridgeport
Richard J. Ripley
Ward
Frank H. Ward
Dulin
Washington
Charles
Charles G
Mary E. Dulin
Cambridge
Thorndike
George Quincy Thorndike
Emmanuel Church
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Charlestown
Horsford’s
Meeting OF Milk Producers
Worshippers OF
Browning
Bilair
African Transit
Transvaal
Natal
Durban
Union and
Castle Lines
Government Railways
Ladysmith
Barberton
Cape Town
Sele
Kimberley
Chamberce
Chauncy-Hall School
Institute of Technology
Boylston Street
Federal Street
Meredith & Nelson
Exchange Place
Pearl Street
S. Hirshberg & Co.s
Central Street
E. A. Hunting
Li Bromfield Street
C.S. Montgomery
Motte Street
Saime
Doane Street
Alexander Foster & Co
John Jeffries & Sons
Devonshire Street
Missoteni Pactfficc
Broadway
Little Rock, Mississippi River & Texas Railway Company
Jay Gould
MLS Wens Y SJ Linen i
Murdock
British Medical Association
Brighton
American Medical Association
Richmond
Virginia
Washington, D.C
A. L. Murdock
American Institute of Homeopathy
Saratoga
United States
Duncan
Murdock’s Free Hospital For Women
Free Surgical Hospital For
Huntington Avenue
West Chester Park
Gainsborough Street
Causeway Street
Murdock’s Liquid Food Co
Florida
Silver Springs Park
iPlorida
Keno
R. R
Crown
Atlantic National Bank
EL. N. Mowbery
Washington St
Old South Church
WM. C. Codman
J. G. Freeman
Kilby Street
Horace S. Crowell
State Street
John Fefefries & Sons
Devonshire St
Coffin & Henry
OWA
Iowa
State St
Des Moines
Doree
Avery St
Bienry Wvieth
Prop
Boston Theatre
Eugene Tompekins
American Opera
National Opera Company
Theodore Thomas
Charles E. Locke
Faust
Gorpheus
Eurydice
Jeannette
Sylwia—Hallet
HOMAS
John Stetsown
Tennyson
Princess
Hollis Street Theatre
Isaac B. Rich
Maurtc. Barrymore
Daniela
Eugene Tompkins
Kiralfy Bros
BLACK
Russell
Miss Fortescue
Gretchen
Wiliam Gillette
Howard Athenaum
American and European Novelty Company
Bijou Theatre
Tesmma
Music Hall
Washington Irving Bishop
Corporation Notices
Boston & Lowell Railroad Corporation
Bogeton & Lowell Railroad Corporation
C. E. Cram
C. S&s
Tremont National Bank OF Boston
Congress Street
A. Tt. Frothingham
Blackstone Nat
Onal Bank OF Boston
Blackstone National Bank of Boston
Hanover Street
James Adams
Fareuil Hall National Bank OF Boston
Faneuil Hall National Bank of Boston
South Market Street
G. Hiler
Pickwick
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