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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1888

Page

5

Elevated Railways In New York Face Opposition And Change

A New York Times column surveys the elevated railway system as ugly noisy and disruptive and notes ongoing proposals for underground tunneling. It predicts the elevated lines will be replaced by a superior underground system, cites recent accidents as evidence of danger, and discusses cheap cab schemes and transit reforms backed by capitalists amid city growth.

New York West Broadway Franklin Street Chambers Devas Thirty-fourth Street Third Avenue Hhe London Lizette W. Roses Reese Miss ¢Tuomas Miss Guiney Miss Rives Post Miss Reese Hoffman House Sidney Woollett Boston Reader Woollett Madison Square Theatre Boston Blaine Arthur Enoch Arden Wool

Eastern stockholders eye Beaton Maine consolidation this winter

Stockholders on the Eastern rail line await winter actions on a proposed merger with the Beaton and Maine road. Plans include favorable terms for common stockholders, possible legislation, and an exchange of stock to guarantee dividends. The move aligns Eastern with Boston and Maine and reduces debt to the 10 million limit.

Beaton & Maine Road Legislative Committee On Boston & Maine Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts Stedman & Kellocg Congress ST Boston Mass N. B

Remains of Charles A. Sears Interred at Waltham

The late Charles A. Sears was buried yesterday at Waltham after a simple funeral at 43 Leverett street Boston. Relatives and intimate friends attended with members of John A. Andrew Post 16 G A R including Sears. Rev Emory J Haynes of Tremont Temple officiated.

Charles A. Sears Waltham Leverett Street Boston John A. Andrew Post Mr. Sears Emory J. Haynes Tremont Temple

South American Mails Delayed by Quarantine Measures

Postmaster in New York reports Pacific mail routes cut to three sailings monthly. Quarantine in Peru blocks vessels from Chilean ports delaying mails and passengers bound for Chile. Mails to Chile will go via Buenos Aires and overland unless directed for England transmission.

New York Pearson Pacific Mail Steamship Company Pacific Steam Navigation Company Panama Pacific South America Peru Chili Buenos Ayres England

Copper Still Going Up Tin Stronger Lead Quiet The London Market

Copper prices rose with a softer gain on the day as New York reports show 225000 pounds traded at 16 1 2 to 16 6 0 for January, 250000 pounds at 16 1 4 for February, and smaller blocks for March and April. Tin edged higher in spot and futures while lead stayed quiet and iron remained in demand. London market noted a 5 shilling rise in Chili bars, making spot worth 85 pounds 10s.

London New York

Afternoon and Evening Theatre Showings Across City Halls

Park Theatre offers A Parlor Match with two daily shows at 2 and 7:45. Hollis Street Theatre presents My Brother's Sister in matinee and evening. Boston Theatre features McNish Johnson Slavin's Minstrels with two daily performances. Boston Museum shows The Loggarth at 2 and 8. Globe Theatre presents Mrs James Brown Potter at 2 and 7:45. Howard Atheneum screens The Cattle King at 2 and 8.

Cattle King James Brown Potter Mir

Stock and real estate auctions and notes schedule

Today schedules list auctions for Stocks with R. L. Day at 11 30 a m and Francis Henshaw at 12 m. Monday auctions include Potatoes with Horatio Harris at 11 45 a m and Real estate by S R Knights at 12 m.

R. L. Day & Co Francis Henshaw & Co Horatio Harris S. R. Knights & Co

Marriages in New England From December to January

Notices of several marriages listed with names and locations. Brown Brown and Oc tavia Barney wed in Somerville on Dec 31. Shepard and Whitaker joined in North Adams on Jan 3. Wing Nye united in Spring Hill Sandwich on Jan 4. Winslow Woodhead married in Milton on Jan 5. Woodman Howland wed in Chelsea on Jan 4.

George B. Nye Spring Hill Winslow—Woodhead Milton Edward L. Pierce J. T. MecGrath John Winslow Brooklyn N. Y Grace Eliza Woodhead Edward Bb. Woodhead Huddersfield Eng. Woodman—Howland Chelsea F. W. Baldwin Frank E. Woodman Belle Howland

Obituaries and deaths in Massachusetts area January notices

Obituary notices list Frederick W. Aborn Laban Burt Benjamin Cushing Sarah A. Davis Helen Edmands Margaret Parker Anna R. G. Hastings Mary A. Hayward Nancy A. Hayward Frederic A. Hodgdon Darius Littlefield Erasmus Darwin Moore Julia L. Norwood Harriet N. Turner among others with ages and localities from Wakefield Roxbury Cambridge Somerville and surrounding towns. Funeral details note for Hodgdon on Sunday January 8 at 2 o'clock from 174 Highland Street.

Aborn Wakefield Mass Frederick W. Aborn Burt Roxbury Laban Burt Cushing Benjamin Cushing Pavis Somerville Sarah A. Davis Timothy Davis Edmands Cambridge Helen JL. Edmands J. Rayner Edmande Elisha Atkins Frary Sierra Madre Cal Margaret Parker Weymouth Freeman Washington, D. C Anna R. G Frank L. Freeman Smith W. Nichols Melrose Hastings Providence R. I Mary A Joseph Hastings Hayward Union Park Nancy A. Hayward Hodgdon Frederic A. Hodgdon Highland Street Littlefield East Stoughton Darius Littlefield Moore Newton Erasmus Darwin Moore Norwood Bridgewater Julia L. Norwood Turner Beachmont Harriet N Henry Turner

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