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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1885

Page

3

London market notes far and near February 21

London financial roundup reports firm money with a slightly easier close. Home funds active but lower on Sudan news. foreign funds irregular. American railways rise 2 per cent led by Central Pacific and Louisville and Nashville. Wheat and corn cargoes quiet at sea, prices for red and white Michigan wheat and corn steady to inactive. frost lingering in weather.

New York Lly Prime Mercantile St. Paul Missouri Pacific Lackawanna Delaware and Hudson New Jersey Central Jersey Central Reading Vanderbilt New York Central Lake Shore West Shore Central Northwestern Northern Pacific Colorado Coal Central Pacific Colorado Coal and Iron Lake Erie Denver Rio Grande Oregon Louisville Nashville New Orleans Mobile East Tennessee Toledo Wabash St. Louis Houston Minnesota Michigan Illinois Ohio Indiana Wisconsin St Louis City Milwaukee Detroit Red Lee Chicago Cincinnati Tierce City Extra India South America Florida St. Andrews Riogrades Java M Bo Laguira Rio Jamaica St Domingo Outleaf Farneil Pembroke Cherokee Huron Mohawk Cienfuegos Barbadoes Porto Rico Turkey Smyrna London Centennial Beacon Light Thorn Creek Liverpool Uplands Orleans U.S. Norts Great Britain Augusta Galveston Charleston Atlantic Erie Illinois Central Pennsylvania Canadian Pacific Soudan Hull Norfolk and Western Land Union Pacific California Commercial Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange Havana Matanzas United States

Inland Trade Totals From Early 20th Century Shipments

Readable fragments show multiple bulk consignments across Maine lines and Lowell Bureau routes. Items include flour sacks cornmeal oatmeal bushel totals, meat and fat products, butter beans apples potatoes hay lumber leather bales hides pelts and various shipping units like cases boxes cars and bales across Eastern and Western divisions and local express routes.

Boston and Albany Railroad Grand Junction Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York and New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Maine Railroad Western Division Lowell Bauread

Insolvency Court Sums Paid as Debtors, Creditors Await Dividends

Friday saw money paid into the insolvency court in the Shaw & Bros. case, with $1.1 million deposited by Wyman for settlement. A syndicate bought remaining property for $800,000, dividends to creditors expected this week, and the case to be history. Multiple bankruptcies and settlements listed in Suffolk county, including Gray & Bonney, Clune, Carrol, Greenwood, Lewis, Warwick, Bigelow, Gould, Harris, Hazelton, Jameson, Hinman, Bunnell, Barnard, Barnes, and others across New England and New York, with varying asset realization and proposals.

F. Shaw & Bros Mr. Wyman Suffolk County Thomas C. Gray Robert Bonney No. 98 Union Street Gray & Bonney Thomas Clune Carpenter Boston T. F. Carrol Undertaker Wakefield Mass L. Greenwood & Co Baldwinsville G. W. Lewis Milliner Westfield J. Warwick Boots and Shoes St. John N. B E. Bigelow Hay Alburn Timothy Hinman Grocer Derby Line Harris & Southwick Providence R. I Cliff Avenue Cottage Association Newport Seymour Bunnell Fish Hartford Conn E. R. Barnard Sidney Clark William E. Barnes New York City J. H. Stephens & Son Warrenton Rockford Aneda Lawrence Spayde & Co Princeton Ind L. E. Wood Niles Mich George Lambert

Central Vermont Railroad reports six month results and bond plan

Auditor J G Lucas submits a detailed six month summary ending December 31 1884 for Central Vermont and connected lines. Earnings total 1 402587 43 with expenses 832940 33 after rents and taxes a year on year decrease in earnings 6 109 per cent while expenses fell 13 3 10 per cent. Bonds total 7 million with 1 million collateral and annual interest 300000. Also notes New London Northern profits about 40000 for year ending September 30 1884.

New York City Omaha United States Bradstreet’s Canada Boston San Francisco Cincinnati Kansas City Memphis New Haven Portland Columbus Springfield Lowell Worcester Syracuse New York Philadelphia Chicago St. Louis Baltimore Pittsburg Louisville Milwaukee Providence Detroit Cleveland Indianapolis Peoria Atchison Trustes Burlington and Quincy Union Pacific Clinton Wisconsin Central Sandusky Little Rock Ft. Smith Central of Iowa Summit Branch Louisiana Missouri River Mexican Central Ft. Scott Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Common West Michigan Louisville, Evansville and St. Louis Road Toledo Maine Middlesex Old Colony New England Michigan Central Oregon Sonora Rutland Consolidated Vermont Bell Telephone Erie Franklin Mining Company Boston Land Rooks Mining Company Plymouth Whitehill Whitehill Gold and Silver Mining Company Amory Boott Lowell Machine Shop Naumkeag Sandwich Freeman Globe Howard North America Old Boston Tremont Faneuil Hall Suffolk Merchant Blackstone Shawmut E. G. Lucas Central Vermont Railroad Company Smith Central Vermont Railroad American Loan and Trust Company of J. G. Lucas Lion J. Gregory Smith

Bartolsalvaged Sermon on Washington and Lincoln

Rev C A Bartol preached at the West church on George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, praising their temper and religious trust while noting both shared strong character. He contrasted their eras, discussed political partisanship, and urged present-day rectitude and upright deeds based on the leaders’示 example.

C. A. Bartol West Church George Washington Mr. Carlysle Washington Lincoln Shakespeare Cambridge Delaware Valley Forge Abraham Lincoln Bartel

Notable Deaths Across Several States Complicate Week

Hon Nathaniel Saitonstall Howe longtime public servant died in Washington DC at 67. A Amherst College graduate and lawyer he served as state senator and probate judge in Salem before roles in federal duties and interior department staff in Washington. Also W C Kingsley promoter of Brooklyn bridge died in New York aged unknown. Sergt Gurning Royal Irish Constabulary died at Killarney. George S Crawford journalist died in Woodside New York. Dr Cyrucus Wakefield philanthropist died in Bloomington Illinois leaving a $1.6 million estate.

Nathaniel Saitonstall Howe Washington, D. C Haverhill Amherst College Michigan White Salem Providence R. I Harry Howe Biddeford Sanders Thomas Sanders W. CC. Kingsley Brooklyn Bridge Company New York Brooklyn Brooklyn Eagle Chicago Kings County Cleveland sSergt.Gurning Royal Irish Constabulary Killarney Moriarty George S. Crawford Kings Queens N. Y San Francisco Woodside Ul, I Cyrercus Wakefield Bloomington Ill Pg T

Meetings of Social Clubs and Associations Saturday

Various clubs held dinners and meetings at New England and Parkers during Saturday. Guests included Rev. M. J. Savage and Josiah Quincy. resolutions on deaths of George P. Denny and Henry B. Chase adopted. Attendees from Parkers, the Agricultural club, and Orpheus Musical Society banqueted. speeches by several members followed. Cereal club hosted Dr. Harris and others at Quincy house. Suburban Press association met at the New England house with after dinner discussion on Patent Outside.

New England Club Edwin Hi. Frost Young’s Commercial Club M. J. Savage Josiah Quincy George P. Denny Henry Chase Col J. E. Bryant Georgia Massachusetts Pendennis Parkers Boston Washington Marshall P. Wilder Agricultural Club Orpheus Musical Society A. F. Galuss L. Weissbein Ottoman Wallburg F. Underwood George Frederick Williams J. M. Rodocanachi Carl Pfienger C. Wesselhoeft Quincy House Cereal Club F. A. Harris Horace Deardoff Mansfield, O W. W. Butman Lynn

Mary Riley Arrested for Bigamy in Boston Case

James Riley, a steamboat man, swears out a charge of bigamy against Mary Riley alias Murphy. He says they wed in Scotland over twenty years ago, came to Boston in 1865, and lived in the North End until six years ago when Mary left him. A child was sent to Marcella street. Murphy says Riley was killed at sea. Mary later married Patrick Murphy in Salter place and Prince street, a year ago last Christmas.

Mary Riley Murphy James Riley Riley Mary Scotland Boston North End Marcella Street Patrick Murphy Salter Place Prince Street

Boston Bar Association Backs Pemberton Square Court House Site

A special Saturday meeting of the Boston Bar association debated courthouse location with opposition to the reservoir site. The group adopted a resolution against the reservoir site and, by a 35 to 4 vote, backed the Pemberton square location. A committee including Wheeler Adin Morse John C Ropes J Lewis Stackpole and Thomas A Procter with president Causten Browne was formed to push the plan.

Boston Bar Association Court House Pemberton Square Messrs. Wheeler Adin Morse John C. Ropes J. Lewis Stackpole Thomas A. Procter Causten Browne

Art lecture series at Auburndale by Rev Arthur May Knapp

A six lecture course supplementing class work in art will be held at Lasell Seminary Auburndale led by Rev Arthur May Knapp. The program centers on architecture with sculpture and uses a stereopticon for illustrations. Lectures start Wednesday February 25 and run five more Wednesdays, skipping April 1. A separate note mentions Williams Everett stock clearance due to store removal, plus a foreign and American paintings auction sale scheduled for Thursday and Friday of the current week.

Laselle Seminary Auburndale Arthur May Knapp Williams & Everett Onc Supreme Judicial Court Albert J. Black Boston Suffolk Boston Post Commonwealth of Massachusetts Elizabeth Gretchen Schneider John Noble Joan Noble Johanna Oconnor John W. McKim Massachusetts Norfolk Aner Bullard Medway Marx K. Cutler Holiiston Middlesex Dedham George Waite Esquire Jonathan Cobb Register William McElroy James B. F. Thomas County of Esauire Elijah George John N. Devereux Willam E. Spear A. D Joan W. McKim John H. Paine Asistant Register Ss. Court of Andrew Jackson Robert H. Clouston Commonwealth OF Massachousetts State House Committee On Banks and Banking Brewster, Cobb and Estabrook

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