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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 10, 1887

Page

5

Spreading Their Faith Unitarian club hosts major lecture

The Unitarian Club at the Hotel Vendome drew over 150 members for an evening of after-dinner talks led by Collector Saltonstall and Rev. Howard N. Brown. Attendees included ex governor Charles H. Bell and numerous clergy and civic leaders as they discussed missionary work and the need to expand Unitarian influence.

Unitarian Club Hotel Vendome Saltonstall James de Normandie Charles H. Bell New Hampshire Howard N. Brown Brookline John Varson Rhoades New York A. L. Soule George S. Hale Pitt Dillingham John H. Mavors D.D Grindall Reynolds Mr. Heiser Chicopee George Wigglesworth Darwin E. Ware David H. Coolidge Edward Hale Uriel H. Crocker James C. Davis Stephen M. Crosby George H. Ellis William Howell Reed Frank M. Ames Grenville H. Norcross Henry H. Edes James Longley George L. Lovett William H. Ladd Weston Lewis Augustus E. Scott Charles G. Wood D. Webster King William C. Collar Solomon Lincoln Arthur Lord Alanson Bigelow W. I. Matehet J. J. May Western Conference Unitarian Laughhter Channing Parker and Brown Unitarian Church Lord’s Vineyard Unitarian Cult American Unitarian Association League of the Churches Ethical Culture Society National Conference

Unitarian leaders urge funds for church expansion

Leaders including Rev Grindall Reynolds and Ex-Governor Bell of New Hampshire address the Unitarian Club urging stronger support for the denomination in Massachusetts. They stress building a reserve fund, expanding mission work, and uniting free churches while noting exhausted loan funds and ongoing church extension efforts across New England.

Grindall Reynolds Unitarian Association Club Massachusetts Unitarian Club Bell New Hampshire Exeter N. H J. Harson Rhoades New York Boston John H. Mears New England Judge Soule Pitt Dillingham Charlestown

Cleveland letter on religion cites duty in church state union

In a Feb 9 note from PrivApEuLouis the tenth anniversary Catholic Club banquet at Hotel Bellevue is described. Cardinal Gibbons, invited, left for Rome. Archbishop Corrigan was to attend but remained in the West Indies. President Cleveland declines to attend but praises the club and urges citizens to follow religious teachings to support civil law and national duty.

PrivApEuLouis Catholic Club Bellevue Cardinal Gibbons Rome Archbishop Corrigan New York West Indies Cleveland United States Republic Grover Cleveland

Salem Labor Group Aims to Form Nonstrike Knights

In Salem an effort grows to establish a new labor organization based on mutual aid with a pledge not to strike or boycott until arbitration first fails. Former Knights of Labor leaders back a board of arbitration for all disputes and expect broad membership and wide employer approval.

Satem Order of the Knights of Labor Knights of Labor Salem Knights

Irregularities in Leighton Accounts Shock Boston Officials

A long review of clerk John C. Leighton’s Municipal Criminal Court books reveals a tangled record of receipts and entries from 1870 to 1886. Experts estimate losses around 200 000 dollars while probing the scope of alleged irregularities and possible misappropriation.

John C. Leighton Municipal Criminal Court Charles C. Kurtz Leighton Robinson Treasury Boston Back Bay Porey Back Bay Savings Bank Commissioners Dodge Advertiser

Wage Disputes Trigger Cutter and Stitching Room Walkouts

Lynn reports widespread walkouts as Rumsey Bros cutters strike over wage cuts. one family man remains to support dependents. Fifty Lord & Gerry stitching room workers also quit while Boland & Spinney workers left for unknown reasons. State board arbitration on the F. W. Breed case awaited, with a report expected this evening.

Lynn Streehan Rumsey Bros Lord & Gerry Boland & Spinney State Board of Arbitration F. W. Breed

Boy Dies From Toboggan Accident In Marblehead

The nine year old son of Joseph Philiisis died yesterday from injuries after a toboggan accident Saturday. He was on a double runner when another sled pushed it down the hill. A descending toboggan struck the sled at the chute foot, flinging the boy about twenty feet and breaking his hip and arm and knocking out several teeth.

Marblehead Joseph Philiisis

Grand Encampment of Odd Fellows Opens in Massachusetts

The annual session of the Grand Encampment I O O F Massachusetts opened at Odd Fellows Hall with many grand officers and representatives from subordinate encampments. Reports show 56 encampments and 7809 members. treasurer's balance 8639 dollars and trustees 5478 in stock and cash. Grand Patriarch Rufus B Gifford of Salem will surrender his insignia at session end.

ODD Fellows Massachusetts Odd Fellows’ Hall Rufus &. Gifford Salem

Crabbe as a Poet Lecture Draws Literary Ladies

A group of women met in the Miss John son senior gymnasium at 15 Newbury Street yesterday afternoon to hear Miss Charlotte Fiske Bates discuss the life and works of the British poet George Crabbe. She praised his biography by his son published in 1834 and traced Crabbe’s early struggles and later success under Edmund Burke, weaving a romantic narrative.

Unbranded Whiskey Cases Shipped On Request in Boston

A notice describes unbranded whiskey cases that conceal pod content and avoid identification. It states orders may be mailed to Chester H. Graves & Sons or any Boston wholesale druggist or family grocer, with unbranded cases shipped on request.

G. O. Taylor Chester H. Graves & Sons Boston Commonwealth of Massachusetts Suffolk Supreme Judicial Court Flora Henrietta Wemple Bastin Boston Post Henry A. Clapp

Temperance Talk Highlights Boy Welfare Theme

The third monthly Women’s Christian Temperance Union program was at the YWCA hall. Dr. Campbell discussed alcohol’s harm in infant care, Misses Root sang, Mann and Cassell played violin, Walker and Moore spoke, and Mrs. Goss urged boy rights and early temperance leadership.

Woman’s Christian Temperance Union Young Women’s Christian Association Miss Prince Campbell Root Mann Cassell Paine Walker Moore

Boston Theatres Offer Mixed Programs Tonight

The Boston Ideal Opera Company presents Adina at 7 45 in the Boston Theatre. Hollis Street Theatre showcases Boucicault in Fin Ma Cool at 7 45. Boston Museum shows Held by the Enemy at 7 40. Globe Theatre features The Knights in Over the Garden Wall at 7 45. Ae Theatre presents Sloodman Blind at 8 30. Howard Atilenium hosts The Kernell Specialty Company. Biou Theatre shows Hoop of Gold with 2 pm and 8 pm shows.

Boston Theatre Boston Ideal Opera Company Hollis Street Geo Knight McCaull Opera Company New Opera Lorraine

Auction sale today of Oriental rugs by Leonard and Co

Leonard and Co conduct an auction today at 3 p.m. selling Oriental rugs and related items.

Oriental Rugs Leonard & Co

Hartshorn Blodgett and Hovey Allen Marriages

At Trinity Church on February 9 vows were exchanged by Harry M. Hartshorn and Georgie Blodgett in a ceremony led by Rev. Phillips Brooks. In Brookline on February 9 Major Charles L. Hovey wed Bertha Edna Cheney with Rev. Allen Thomas officiating.

Hartshorn Blodgett Trinity Church Phillips Brooks Harry M. Hartshorn Georgie Blodgett Hovey Allen Brookline Allen Thomas Charles L. Hovey Bertha Edna Cheney

Deaths in Sharon and nearby areas list many obituaries

Mary Ann Newman Wyeth widow of John Wyeth Cambridge aged 71 3. Thomas Russell Hon aged 61. Prayers at 20 Hancock St and Plymouth Mass funeral details. Henry Allen 84 9, Dorchester. Mary A Brown 85 Dorchester. Moses Burgess 37 5. Matilda Croucher 52. Daniel Collins 50. Thomas French 73. Julia Hartson 54 wife of George. Mary I Littlefield 79 widow of Samuel. Jane Proctor wife of John H. Proctor. Caroline Sargent widow of Henry Winthrop Sargent Fishkill New York. Adam Brown Adams 21 Wolfeboro NH. John D. Earle 50 Pawtucket RI. Porter A. Gladwin East Somerville. Horatio N. Peak 75 Medford. Captain Benjamin T. Robbins 46 7 in Phenix Arn formerly Kingston. Willam C. Thayer 42 Owosso Mich formerly Boston.

Wyeth Sharon Mary Ann Newman John Wyeth Cambridge Russell Thomas Russell Hancock Street Plymouth Mass Old Colony Allen Boston Highlands Henry Allen Brown Dorchester Mary A. Brown Burgess Moses R. Burgess Croucher Matilda Croucher Collins Daniel Collins French Thomas French Hartson Julia M George F. Hartson Littlefield Mary I Samuel Littlefield Milton Proctor Mrs Jane John H. Proctor Revere Sargent Caroline Henry Winthrop Sargent Fishkill N. Y Adams Wolfeboro N. HS Adam Brown Adams Earle Pawtucket R. J John D. Earle George LB Cornelia A. Earle Gladwin East Somerville Porter A. Gladwin Peak Medford Horatio N. Peak Robbins Phenix Arn Benjamin T. Robbins Kingston Thayer Owosso Mich Willam C. Thayer Boston

New Greville Memoirs Volume on Queen Victoria Era

Appleton and Co publish the concluding Greville Memoirs volume by Charles Greville detailing the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852 with notes on events like the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny. Priced at $2.00 per 12mo cloth, following earlier two-volume sets on George IV and William IV and Victoria 1837–1852.

Queen Victoria Charles Greville Greville George IV William IV

Brazil Its Condition and Prospects

Ex-Consul-General C Andrews, former U S Minister to Norway and Sweden, presents a 12mo volume on Brazil with 553 pages priced at $1.50 Preface notes three years in Rio de Janeiro and interior travels as basis for insights.

C. €. Andrews Brazil U.S Norway Sweden Empire Rio de T Neiro United States

A Zealot in Tulle. A Novel

An annunciation of a new novel by Mrs. Witprick titled A Zealot in Tulle features 12mo format with cloth binding priced at 1.60 and paper edition at 50 cents, signaling a literary release record.

Tulle Florida George Manville Fenn

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