Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Boston Post in Boston, Massachusetts

We have 4,454,244 pages in Massachusetts

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1881

Page

3

Harvard Symphony Concerts at Music Hall This Afternoon

The Harvard Musical Association presents the seventh concert of its current series at Music Hall. Mrs. K E Humphrey Allen and Mr and Mrs W H Sherwood will assist with a program including Ritter's Sardanapalus Symphony Oberon overture Freyschutz selections and Mozart concert for two pianos. Other numbers follow.

Harvard Symphony Harvard Musical Association Music Hall KE. Humphrey Allen W. H. Sherwood F. L. Ritter Boston Theatre Mary Anderson Duff Company Park Theatre Gaiety Theatre Laurent Opera Company

Committee Reports and Actions on Boston Legislation

The report covers amendments and bills from multiple committees including labor election laws mercantile affairs and judiciary. It notes withdrawals orders for Boston petitions municipal election timing telegraph company charter restrictions life insurance policy forfeiture and civil process service. It lists orders to third reading and actions on holidays and state calendar items.

Ray Norfolk Committee On Labor Boston Bennett Suffolk Whiton Plymouth States Union Telegraph and Telegraph Construction Company Lilley Middlesex Fuller St. John’s Church Boston Highlands Hastings Worcester Befinett Committee On Election Laws Brockton Savines Bank House of Industry Board of Directors Matthew J. McCafferty Fall River Alden Emery Company Committee On the Judiciary Commonwealth Committee On Senate House of Representatives J. H. Jessop Winthrop Gas Company Hingham Water Company

Committees Report and Military Drill Debate

Judiciary discusses a bill to allow trials against railroad companies for fatal negligence. Other items include measures on deputy sheriffs serving venues, trustee process, wage assignment protections, and a census of registered female voters. Brockton water scrip authorized. James Mackintosh seated. Hoosac tunnel Sunday trains debated. military drill in schools discussed with amendments and postponement.

A. C. Lambard’s Wm. F. Jones G. H. Holmes John H. Reed J. M. Davy Barnstable County Marian Hovey Boston Geo. F. Babbett Provincetown Medford J. T. Lacy F. ©. Webber Cambridge Edward Russell Watertown Andover Geo. R. Nutter Boston Latin School Samuel J. Sanford J. Henry Stevenson East Hoar McGeough Cogswell Salem Bowerman Pittsfield Muzzey Secretary the Commonwealth Commonwealth Moriarty Worcester Brockton Mr. Albee James Mackintosh Needham Hoosac Tunnel Mr. Thayer North Adams Board of Railroad Commissioners Shepard Fay Searles Northbridge Higginson Allen Lowell Brown Concord Gifford Love Webster Kelly

Fire Destroys Corner House at Western Avenue and Nelson Street

A fire alarm at box 34 reported a blaze in a two story dwelling at Western avenue and Nelson street. Henry Haddock owned the house, occupied by H A Keay and Thomas Bassett families. Losses total about 1700 with 1500 insured. A Keay child Ray 5 lay ill with membranous croup and may not survive. Mrs McCormick died from burns yesterday evening.

Hillside Avenue T. C. Wait Western Avenue Nelson Street Henrys Haddock H. A. Keay Thomas Bassett Stevens Keay Bassett Gloucester Holyoke Salem

Boy Falls From Window Injures Internal Wounds

Patrolman Rock reports five year old John Shea son of Timothy Shea of 15 Webber Street Roxbury fell about thirty feet from a third story window to the sidewalk. He was severely injured internally but no bones were broken and he was taken to City hospital for treatment.

Rock Station 9 John Shea Timothy Shea Webber Street Roxbury District City Hospital

Nantucket Shipwreck Survivors Thank Railroad Aid

Ernest Tyson from Boston writes of being shipwrecked on Nantucket shoals during severe weather. He and several others lost nearly all possessions and were helped by Old Colony Railroad to return home without delay. He urges a public statement and notes no law compels government or Marine institutions to reimburse the company for this aid.

Nantucket Shoals Old Colony Ernest Tyson Boston

Hungerford National bank liquidates in Adams New York

News in brief reports the Hungerford National Bank of Adams New York entering liquidation on Wednesday. Other items note two families near Rondout New York sick from trichinae pork, a murder conviction in St Louis for Mack Sanders killing, and injuries to Rev H O Hiscox in Rondout.

Hungerford National Bank Adams N. Y Rondout Charles Ellis Mack Sanders St. Louis Rev H. O. Hiscox Stanton Street Baptist Church New York Coasteri Gg

Death notices span several states with multiple obituaries

Obituaries report Darius A. Wood of Albany dying February 16 at age 60 with a career in rail industry and iron works. Additional notices include Col. Gifford of New Haven Vermont, Allen H. Ingalls of Dighton, Captain Ariel P. Crowell of Manchester by the Sea, Nathaniel Weston of Salem, Andrew Mack of the ship Frank M. Theer, and William Forsyth of Chelsea, all marked by death in mid February and summaries of their roles, ages, and legacies.

Col Fra Gifford New Haven Vermont Congregational Church Masonic Fraternity General Assembly Allen H. Ingalls Dighton Massachusetts Nathaniel Weston Salem Andrew Mack Frank M. Theer San Francisco Atlantic William Forsyth 8. R. Niles Chelsea Forsyth Walnut Street Smith Clara Montfort Frank Hill Smith Samuel Howard Cumings Susan T Cumings Bradley N Cummings Munroe Harriet T Jotham B Munroe Norris Clarendon Hills Alice May David H Ruth B Norris Walttt Cambridge M Louise Andrew S Mary E Waitt Chandler West Medford Mary E William H Chandler Whitford Lawrence Almeria

Noted international lawyer's suit with Staigg settled

The long running case of Hon William Beach Lawrence of Newport against artist Richard N Staigg of Boston is virtually settled in favor of the defendants after nearly twenty years of court action. The dispute arose from a real estate transaction involving a portion of the Ochre Point estate.

William Beach Lawrence Newport Richard N. Staigg Boston Lawrence Staigg

Superior Court First Session Dockets Feb 16

In the Superior Court First Session before Judge Peryam cases listed include Frank N. Brown v Michael Broughey an action to recover 144 on a possibly altered promissory note and a collateral security claim. Joshua Brothers v Horace N Hatch an action for 9822 for money advanced for claims collection. Multiple in order entries show various docket numbers and case titles.

Frank N. Brown Michael Broughey Meaford C. T. Gray S. H. Tyng, Jr Joshua Brothers Horace N. Hatch H. D. Gove J. F. Cronan

Maine News Briefs Include Debt, Monuments and Rail Venture

In Portland the India Street Universalist society cannot meet debts and faces sale of the church over a $17,600 mortgage. Hallowell granite works is carving monuments including a tomb statue for Zachariah Chandler and a rebel general Steger Jackson. The Maine executive council confirms Josiah S. Hobbs as state librarian, withdraws Stilwell as fish commissioner, and rejects other nominations. Calais and St Stephens boys feuded on ice with missiles. similar skirmishes occurred last week with coal and bricks, some injuries implied. Cape Elizabeth railroad bill passes to engrossment naming Moses Palmer and others as incorporators with $100,600 capital and a completion deadline of January 1, 1885. The line may run from Ferry Village toward Prout's Neck Libby's Neck, year-round operation optional.

India Street Universalist Society of Portland Zachariah Chandler Hallowell Granite Works Steger Jackson Josiahs. Hobbs Augusta John D. Myrick Stilwell Mr. Cushing Mr. Osgood Mr. Butler Manley Insane Hospital Mr. Smith Stanley Calais St. Stephens Cape Elizabeth Railroad Company Moses G. Palmer Lewis Pierce, Jr Charles E. Jose Charles B. Merrill L.D. M., Sweat John E. Palmer Portland John M. Robbins Lewiston Cape Elizabeth Railroad Ferry Village Cape Elizabeth Prout

Fire destroys cottage. Eben Burge, 77, perishes

A low cottage on the Medford road to Brookline burned Wednesday. Eben Burge known as Uncle Eben, aged 77, lived there alone and died in the blaze. The week saw 1391 pairs of shoes manufactured. Dartmouth aims to Improve baseball with strong training and a top roster under Captain Partridge. The New Hampshire board of agriculture met at Hopkinton with leaders Humphrey Adams Sanborn and Walker present. Littleton Musical Association elected officers for the year including Rev. George A. McLaughlin as president.

Medford Brookline Eben Burge Eben Messrs John Y.scruton Wm. P. Frye Lewiston Keene N.H Manchester and Law Court For New Hampshire Dartmouth Partridge New Hampshire Board of Agriculture Hopkinton Moses Humphrey Concord James O. Adams Manchester J. W. Sanborn Agricultural College Hanover Joseph B. Walker Hopkinton Farmers’ Club Littleton Musical Association George A. McLaughlin Edgar A. Aldrich Littleton A. A. Woolson Lisbon Edward Woods Bath I. W. Drew Lancaster William H. Shurtleff Colebrook L. D. Sanborn George ©. Furber Wm. H. Bellows H. L. Tilton P. F. Ourrand F. R. Glover B. F. Robinson Henry Green

Also Mentioned on This Page

Boston Post The American Rapid Telegraph Company Springfield, Mass Firemen’s Fire Insurance Company Boston Firemen’s Relief Fund Revere Beach Turn Hall Chauncy Hall Barker Charles ¥. W. Smith Richard Baker, Jr Augustus Hemmenway Channing Memorial Church R. I W. P. Tilden Christian Union Boylston Street Melrose Highlands Joseph F., Boyd R. J. Gilkie Deer Island Kneeland Street Boston and Albany Railroad George L. Goodale B. Y. M. C. Union Harvard Botanic Gardens H. P. Kidder Colored Refugees Fund Henry S. Grew John BK. Pierce Methodist Society Dedham D. B. Flint Martha P. Lowe J. R. Lincoln E. D. Cheney W. H. Mellen D. 8. Cabot E. L. Spaulding eThe New Union League Club Walter Smith State Board of Education State Normal Deacon House City Hall Notes New York and New England Railroad Company Fort Point Channel W. T. Hart Willard P. Phillips Harbor and Land Commission Charles H. Fernald Kehoe Fenno Tudor Beacon Retreet Tudor Jena Ward Howe Levy Stone HL. T. Walcott Charles W. Slack T. W. Higginson J. W. Bowditch Pitman Edna Cheney James Freeman Clarke Neves Wendell Phillips Sewall Robinson Codman Boston Press Susie Page Springfield Republican Episcopal Theological School Edward Abbot St. James Church North Grace Church Newton R Y. Charles Arey D. D St. Peter’s Church J.C. Weiwood St. Peter's Church Beverly G. Z. Gray Boston Museum of Fine Arts Nineveh Proctor & Drummey Harrison Avenue Ztna Queen’s Home Guardian of England Phenix Hartford London Liverpool Globe James & Abbott W. E. Gutterson Lehigh Street Provident of Washington Rutgers and Pacific H. M. Clarke & Co Transatlantic People’s of Vannton Bowery and Lamar Union and Star Total Legion of Honor Grand Council Pythian Hall David B. Campbell D. B. Kimball Chas. H. Lifehcamb Marblehead Chas. R. Brown M. D Lynn Chas. A. Holmes Malden Grand Treasury J. Foster Bush B. Sanford Sarah A. Barry Charlestown Chas. E. Holmes Taunton Thos. McKensie L. L. Tarbell Marlboro Samuel H. Jackson Supreme Council Clarence Whistler Theo Bauer Whistler Joan McGillie England Adams House Boston Herald Tucker Manufacturing Company Washington Street John 5 Ne'son William D. Lufkin Transcript T. B. Aldrich Atlantic Monthly London Daily News State House Legislative Committee Benjamin F. Butler Boston Rapid Transit Company Stillman B. Allen Meigs Dover Street Tremont Street J. L. Meigs Charles A. Welch B. F. Butler New York Elevated Fiftythird Street Court of Appeals Joint Special Committee On Brackett Committee On Agriculture Committee On Prisons Wr. Miner Gideon Haynes House Judiciary Committee Lodge Nahant Bay Committee On Public Health Concord River Insurance A. C. Orne Constitution Rowe’s J. L. Stackpole George L. Thorndike Jewett Citizens’ Trade Association Young the Dock and Warehouse Company Henry &. Hill Thomas F. Doherty George 8. Hale Henry M. Whitney Troy and Greenfield State Road Committee On Railroads Nashua Wellesley Plunkett Messrs. Fowler Hill Walker Dunham Stockbridge Hayden Woburn Temperance Alliance Women’s Prohibitory League A. A. Miner F. M. Ellis OP. Gifford Alliance League M. H. Richards A. J. Gordon M. O. Stevens Switzerland O. B. Brace Asa Bullard Robert Raikes Lewis Freyburg Miss Chapman Edinboro Miss Osborne McClay Nathaniel B. Fiske Ashburnham C. P. Nason Almy George B. Hyde J. W. Bashford Jamaica Plain H. B. Cross G. W. Bira Peter G. Good Plainfield N. J A. N. Groome George Cutler Mr. Rugg New Bedford Young Men’s Christian Union Garrison Charles Sumner Sumner Washington Ben Wade Poland Capitol Phillips John Quincy Adams Lovejoy Sumter Bret Harte Lorin Deland Brook Farm New England Columbia Harper’s Ferry E. ©. Stedman Mr. Deland Union Bulletin America B. B. Johnson Waltham Andrew J. Bacon KK. Willis Corey Alfred L. Barber Cambridgeport A. C. Barry Melrose Ai Dinor Henry A.inman West Newton Edward J. White T. R. Clough W. L. Teele West Somerville Lawrence Litchfield East Boston George F. Fosdick Great Britain European Europe Great West Seaboard S. P. Hibbard Northern Iowa Batter and Cheese Association National Butter, Cheese and Egg Association Cedar Rapids Tourjee Revere House Charles Hi. Pratt O. B. Bruce Charles L. Heywood A. H. P. Nason James H. Warter N. C. Lombard Luther L. Holden J. O’neil Hr. Holden Brown University Boston and Vicinity Sons of Brown University Young’s Hotel Charles R. Train Ellis Ames Edward L. Pierce Nicholas Hathaway Elijah B. Stoddard George F. Jelly Jno C. R. Train Sons Alma Mater Diman Providence Mani Appleton Reuben A. Guild Otteen George W. Briggs John Daggett Attleboro Canton J. B.staples A. J. Jennings Globe Theatre Salsbury Howard Atheneum Howard Atheneums Hyde Land League Lyceum Hall Dorehester Col. Smith Father Walsh Waterbury Ireland Isaac H. Wright William T. Adams P. A. Collins Mr. Collins George H. Reed Father Rowe George M. Hobbs William Eliot Patrick Collins Sergt. Driscoll Baxter G. W. & F. Smith John Downs Colter and Hitchcock Station 10 Ann Goodale Cabot Street Nellie Dwyer Station 5 M. N.hall East Brookline Street Murdough Bishop and McGuire Station 3 Henry Middleton Roxbury C. C. Newell Herbert Weatherbee W. Ewell C. E. Reynolds E. E. Gray Charles Blasser the Hite Bellevue Range A.C. Adams H. Withington G.C. Artour A.B. Archer J. KR. Teel Ps Ames J. Richardson A. Bigelow R. Griffing de Sis Sre Seesa Cheese Zell United States International Commission United States Ternational Commission International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures and Products of the Son and Mines Washington’s Speaker Noyes O’neil Loston Meilen Chamberlain Andrew Robbins John W. Hart Said Vity Joanna Brookes Charles E. Hapgood Thomas H. Talbot Post 148 Isadora F.lincoln Jane Parks Milford Water Company Cam Eberidge Central Square Church Central Square Baptist Church Martin L. Smith Nathan C. Lombard Fred W. Hagar Frank M. Holmes Henry J. Wells Charles E. Hancock Joseph Goodnow Lewis Pratt R.O. Fuller Wm. A. Orcutt Joseph A. Khelmer W. H. Dodge W. W. Walker Boston South Baptist Association Baptist Church Old Cambridge W. H. Breen Franklin Johnson W. Faljambe J. P. Abbott Auburndale D. Z. Bunker New York and New England Walpole J. N. Keith Cunningham Rifles Vigg Bradford Walter Prescott Shepard Sallie S. Blake Henry F. Allen Henshaw Chilson Edwin Stearns H. M. Darracutt Paul D. Shepard Arthur F. Shepard George R. Nichols W. A. Tremaine Joseph Lederer Chicago Great Western Railway Company Hamilton Ont Abraham & Co Montreal Puslinck Guelph Darius A. Wood Albany Westboro Mass Boston and Worcester Railroad Boston and Albany Greenbushy Erastus Corning Niagara Falls West Albany Dennis Hurley Wareham John Malley Andrew T. Reach Marshfield Jane Alexander Lindsay Lindsay Wim. Jackson Jackson Nantucket John Bull Brhode Island Boston Post Court Record C. S&s John T. O'Brien Hallett Navy Yard Superior Court Peryam Noa Haskins D'Este Kneeland Whidden Hardy Heckle Partriage Bartett Donlan Vose Woodbury Curtis CoLsurn Frederic W. Bach D. A. Hall S.J. Elaer R. Lund F. L. Hayes Merchandise National Pancher Moore Bank Holt Kane Cobb ¥. Tirrell Wilson v. Conant NEW Publications Lippincott's Magazine South Africa E. B. Biggar Canuck Howard Glyndon Lilith M. H. Catherwood Russia Alain Gore China Fanny V. Deg. Stevenson Paris Phebe D Place Aux Dames J.B. Lippincott & CO Market Street Philadelphia Verdi Egypt Eld Georges Bizet Mefistofele A. Boito Goethe F. von Oliver Ditson & CO United States Directory Company, Limited Arch Street W. A. Richards felTths Standard Oil Company H. D. Lloyd Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Henry James, Jr Grant Allen Richard Grant White Theodore Bacon New York Theatres Oliver Wendell Holmes Rose Terry Cooke Francis L. Mace Maurice Thompson Club Houghton, Mifflin & CO Loring’s R. H. White’s Fitchburg R. R Northern Pacific Gold Oregon. Railway and Navigagation Co Kansas Pacific R. R. Con U. P. Collateral Trust Massachusetts Central R. RK First M’tg Minneapolis & St. Louis Income Mortgage Tower, Giddings & CO Northern Pacific Foote & French Congress Street Congress Square Feid Fitchburg R. R Toledo, Delphos Burlington Cincinnati Northern Northern Chas. A. Sweet & Co State Street Cincinnati First Mortgage Geo. Wm. Ballou & Co John A. Dodge & Co Wall Street F. H. Peck 7 Exchange Dlinois Iowa John Jeffries & Sons Devonshire Street J. F. Amsden & Son Boston Stock Exchange U. S Oscar E. Doolittle Simmons Building Water St San Francico Richardson, Hill & CO Bankers Water Street Boston and Western ONEY Brices, Evans & Son Equitable Building Patrick McCauley House of Correction Elisha B. Newman Belle Hart Ellefi Cunningham Jennie Busson James Fairey Milo G. Houghton Frank Wilson Martin Welch NEW England News Maine Central Court Churchill Catherine Harr Charles McGuinness John O’brien William J. Wood Thomas Simmons Grace White Perry Albion Street Edward Stillman John J. Stillman Adolph Jeremiah Leary Margaret O'Leary John B. Harris Elizabeth Hurley William Surry Alonzo B. Smith Thomas Stanley John Hart George Wheeler Cook Wrightington New York City South Boston Thomas Welsh Lincoln Evening School James F. Dowling Bunker Hill District Court M. Merrifield Henry Wallace Timothy Heffrey Patrick Delaney ANON John Bath Continental Clothing House Leonard & CO Bromfield Street R. A. Ripley Blackstone ST fellTuTh Cichly Sumac Teresa Lo Vico Palermo D. H. Tully & CO Central Wharf John H. Osgood Pesri Street Hamburg Sullivan Bhos. & Libbie School Street Beacon Street Boston and Oxbury Mill Corporation Hereford Gorham Rogers Lprorers of Dundee Fedora Street Keanabeorait Emerson Aaron B. Gay & CO State St Boston Police Department G. L. Andes Winchester Paul Crossille W Atkins Garrett Andress H Buttrick F M Brown D Smith PD Gardner Mr Irving Halifax C Graham Paulin E S Taylor Bourne—Gleason South George A Thayer Joseph S Bourne Eva M Gleason Alpheus Gleason Henry & Hatch Devonshire Sts Boots & Shoes A. S. Richards & CO Reader&t Summer Street Shoe and Leather Exchange A. P. Taber Fall River Line John Wilmerding Wilmerding, Hoguet & CO É&C F.G. Wolbert Townsend & Fargis Leonard Street Samuel Bunting Lippincott, Son & CO Thelargest Boat and Shoe Auction House Woonsocket Patrios Woonsocket Rhode Island S. Foss KR. Wb. Day & CO Merchants’ Exchange Exchange Place Boston Stock and Exchange Boards Great Falls Manufacturing Co Do Hill Manufacturing Co White River Railroad. Com Chi.and West Michigan Railroad Lansing Burlington & Missouri River Railroad Lincoln & Northwestern Railroad Burlington & Missour Nebraska Gold Hill Mining Company Ib National Bank of Commerce Washington Mills Danvers W. L Pacific National Bank Suffolk National Bank Merchandise National Bank Union Cotton Manufacturing Co Swiduill City of Cleveland City of Chicago District of Columbia Boston & Maine Railroad Iowa Railroad Norwich & Worcester Railroad Boston and Maine Railroad Metropolitan Railroad Connecticut Sonora City of Rock Island Francis Henshaw & CO Merchants’ Exchanges Houm Lk Boston Stock and Exchange Board Shar Onnecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Cleveland Massachusetts Cotton Millis Middlesex Ees R. R. Co Ase Amery Manufacturing Co National Hide and Leather Bank Stark Mills Lyman Millis Pacific Mills Cocheco Manufacturing Co Atlantic Cotton Mills Highland Street Railway Co Chelsea Horse Railroad Co Onckland Orence el Dorano & Wajiut Valley Railroad Revere Keacn and Lynn Railroad Sioux City and Pacific Railroad Mercantile Savings Institution State Board of Health Sometvale Eeessers CRBC Attleborough Piymouun Westborough Amdnefsl Esceceeseves Ms Sai Toy Fe S . Sii Hs Ste Cape Haverhill Brockton Ll Springfield Lowells Somerville Saleai Newburyport H.P. Walcott Horticultural Hall Hyannis Lodge Knights of Honor Masonic Hall Providence and John E. Taft Charles A. Bellows George Amsden FR. Ei * Eddy Kilby France R. H. Eddy Kaay Chas. Mason Patent Office Edmund Burke Patents R. H., Eddy, Esq George Pdrapeb C. H. Campbell Nashua Card and Glazed Paper Co Court of Probate Stock Exchange N. H O.D. Murray Adamr D. Murray Okratio Harris & CO Valencia Brinkburn Long Wharf G. T. Walker Mammoth Horse and Carriage Bazaar Portland Street Albert Howe & CO Brighton Oifice Warren Avenue John Federhen & Sons P. O Washington, D.C Moses Golan & Son Friend Streets Mart Chauncey Thomas Seabrook & Smith Whitechapel Marton Kentucky Frye Isburch&co Depository Sargent & Ham Kiligin & Co Brewster Springs Brewster Brockett & Tuttle Newslaven Depoaltery
Search Courier

Search the Boston Post Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Boston Post?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication