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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1880

Page

3

Parnell Honored in Lynn Arrival and Banquet

Mr Parnell traveled to Lynn on Thursday with Hon P A Collins Dr J J Hayes and others. A reception committee met him at the Sagamore Hotel where a banquet was prepared in his honor. Funeral rites for Washington L Deland were held at his Rutland street residence with Rev J K Mason officiating. Delegations from Massasoit Encampment Tremont Lodge I O C F and the Knights of Honor attended. Burial took place at Forest Hills.

Parnell Lynn P. A. Collins J. J. Hayes Sagamore Hotel Beard Treasury Department United States Tahiti Society Islands Moueys Fraure Washington Massasoit Tremont Lodge Knights of Honor Forest Hills Revere House Horticultural Hall Bay View South Boston EK. A. S Parker House F. 5. Allen Charles H. Utley Edward F. Keeler W. A. Earle B. J. Bowen EC. Miller M. D. Clark E. R. Grosvenor Horace E. Marion Hobart Moore GC. L. Sparhawk Congregational Church Brighton C. H. B. Breck W. W. Warren G. A. Wilson J. Bennett J. W. Hollis George B. Livermore J. H. Rice Dra O. H. Marion Roeth, Marcy Hildreth Louis H. Adams George B Livermore Otis H. Marwon Francis B. Sears Henry A Stevens Nathaniel Adams Shawmut Board of Trustees Tufts College Commonwealth Lodge Odd Fellows’ Hall Association Trustees Odd Fellows Mount Hope Mary Washington Lodge Rebecca Schubert Quartette J. K. Mason T. B. Shayer D. D Mason R. W. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts W. W. Gardner Thomas S. Sampson K. F. Adams Joseph Warren Longe Albert ‘F T. Turner S. B. Krogman Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows 8. F. Wilson Charles Hayden Od Fellows William Nf. Ireland Shawmut Universalist Society Emerson Coolidge Boston Woman's Temperance Union Long Paddock Nantucket Lodge Nahant Public Service Nichols Lawrence Labor Clark Boston Milliken New Bedford Scott Lexington Eldridge Newton Magee Malden Towne Concord Perce Ayrshire Breeders’ Association Canada Tremont House William Birnie Springfield Peter Coutts California Edward K. Pearce Providence R.J J. L. Gibb J. F. Converse New York Alonzo Libby Maine J. L. Turner Texas M. Wells Connecticut C. ,. Hayes New Hampshire J. C. Hyde Herbert Merriam Joseph F. Brown J. D. W. French Ayrshire Theodore N. Fogue Maiden Ann Moran Michael Donelson Main Street Waltham Fire Club Henry Fisher John Harris Charles H. Houghton John Willams William Cogan Old Colony

Globe Theatre Preview: Byron Leads Popular Stage Bill

Oliver Doud Byron and his company draw large crowds at the Globe Theatre as Haverly's Minstrels set to perform Monday evening. The program promises a lively mix of comic songs and dramatic scenes attracting patrons across the continent.

GareTy Theatre Almayne Comey Company Neil Burgess Bedett Joseffy Peek Err Joseffy Philharmonic Orchestra Music Hall Globe Theatre Oliver Doud Byron Haverly

City actions and investigations sweep Boston area

Water Board seeks to protect Mystic water amid local efforts in Somerville and Chelsea. Fire Commissioners probe cause of Downings livery stable fire and Franklin Street blaze. Back Bay residents ordered to trap sewer connections and install ventilators. City documents 1879 index planned for 1834–1880. Aldermen Tucker and O'Brien named for hospital and Old South Association roles. Police to tally gambling locations. Lowell Primary School gains new space at Parker Street corner. Dwight and Everett districts delay further expansion until after February promotions. Girls High School basement rooms may be used if needed.

Boston Boston and Albany Railroad Company Fitchburg Railroad Boston and Lowell Railroad Boston and Maine Railroad Eastern Railroad New York and New England Railroad Boston and Providence Railroad Providence Old Colony Railroad Union Freight Railroad Massachusetts Nour Jane Bozion Grand Junction Road New York Commonwealth West Europe Pro-vinces Real Rommage Clesr The Water Board Somerville Chelsea Mystic Downings Board of Health Back Bay Franklin Street Tucker Hilton and Wyman City O’brien Shepard Old South Association Lowell Dudley Dwight Everett Parker Street Bromley Park Girls’ High School

Police Chief Reports Limited Force and Reform Proposals

The annual report of District Police Chief Rufus R Wade to the Governor notes only nine officers due to funding, cites 132 arrests and $1068 45 in fines, and details factory and public building inspections. He urges state detectives in towns, fire escape standards, and a separate inspectors branch, with two more inspectors, plus revenue from forfeited liquors and gambling enforcement debates before legislative committees.

Rufus R. Wade Fall River Public Service U.S. Treasury Commonwealth Judiciary Committee Eaming Albert E. Pillsbury Henry Morgan Henry S. Russell Board of Police Commissioners Gtummons Morgan Boston Boton Col. Russell Mr. Morgan Beacon Park House Committee On Elections A. L. Rowell Suffolk L. W. Howe Rowell Whall John F. Dever John Murphy Hus Murphy Dever Dukes County Beriah Hillman

Massachusetts Senate Schedules Statute Revisions and Reforms

On Thursday January 15 the Massachusetts Senate met at 2 pm with President Bishop presiding. Petitions from Aldrich for reform of personal action limits were presented alongside bills on transfers of stock and bonds requiring trustee notice. Several orders creating study committees and amendments to public service, the Boston Municipal Court, railroad laws, and alien citizenship declarations were adopted. The session closed with reference to the Massachusetts School Fund and a report to consolidate the General Statutes by three commissioners.

Railroad Commissioners House of Representatives Committee On Railroads Spencer Railroad Company Middlesex Central Holyoke and Westfield New York and New England Massachusetts Hartford Providence and Fishkill New York and New England Salem and Lowell New York and New England Railroad Company Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Road Springfield, Athel and Northeastern Railroad Company Providence and Fishkill Road Connecticut Boston Clinton Fitchburg Old Colony New York Coe Ward Twenty Three Committee On Public Instruction Meyor Whitmore Greenough Ward Nine Massachusetts Historical Society Charlestown Mesers Bailey Hilton Brintnall Doherty Austin Board of Aldermen O'Dowd Messrs.Dowd Christal Ward Senate Bishop Aldrich Middlesex Charles 5 Lincoln Fuller Suffolk Commonwealth French Essex Committee On Public Service City of Whiton Plymouth Joint Standing Committee On Railroads Blaney Committee On Expenditures Anh Taylor Committee On the Judiciary Knowlton Hampden Atford and Erie Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad Bridgewater Savings Bank E. Southworth Dunbar & Co

City Physician Report and Local News Digest

City Physician C C Sheldon reports 727 visits and 364 office calls from 1874 to 1880 with 680 deaths in the year, 120 of which were consumption, 65 diphtheria, and a large share under 10 years old. Lynn Mutual Benefit Association approves officers and board changes. Pittsfield Atheneum receives Longfellow related photograph with first stanza inscribed, confirming Elm Knoll as the poem’s locality.

Edward H. Savage Savage Charity Homes Fingmen C. C. Sheldon THE Lynn Mutual Benefit Association Lord Harris A. C. Moody Thomas J. Mailey Jacob M. Lewis Pittsfield Atheneum Elm Knoll East Street Appleton County Longfellow Nathan Appleton Boston Lesseps Inter Oceanic Canal Pittsfield

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