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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1874

Page

3

Fire damages Union street block in three story building

A Saturday night fire on Union street damaged a three story block from 77 to 89, with Richardson & Dutton's children's carriage factory on the top floor. Losses totaled about 13 500 dollars with substantial insurance. other tenants from Slocomb & Co to Walker & Co reported varying damages and insurance coverage. Additional small fires and church radiator incident noted with minimal damage.

Union Street Richardson & Dutton Oscar S. Slocomb & Co H.G. Williams & Co Slocomb & Co Boston Williams & Co W. H. Atwood Wilner & Brother, Clothiers Walker & Co H. Freeman New York Quinn Brothers & Learned Alps S. I. Angels John J. Rayner Martin Downey First Street South Cherry Street Highland District Universalist Church Guld Row Warren Engine Company No. 12 Sabhbath

Accidents Report From Seneca Street To Somerville

An elderly woman Margaret Hayes fractured her right leg after a fall on Seneca street and was taken to City Hospital. Ellen Disk eut injured by thrusting her arm through a window pane on Seneca street and bled heavily, taken to City Hospital. Harry Churchill on Winthrop street was thrown from a sleigh and slightly hurt as the horse ran away but was captured. A physician in Brighton owned horse killed when hit by a runaway horse on Milldam. Cornelius King fractured his left leg from an embankment collapse in Somerville and sent to Massachusetts General Hospital. Julia O Neil at Bennet street injured by a sidewalk fall.

Margaret Hayes Seneca Street City Harry Churchill Thornton Street Winthrop Street Blue Hill Avenue Brighton Milldam Cornelius King Somerville Massachusetts General Hospital Julia O’neil Bennet Street William Rocheford James Breen Patrick Welch Wiliam Harvey George Cook Jacob Deane H. Fuller Hancock Street Dorchester Ninth Station Sophia Brown John Guegie North Street Rose McGinnes John Doherty Sheafe Street Dexter T. Millis Worcester Street John Sullivan Mills Sullivan Joy Garrity Walter B. Arlington Young Men’s Christian Union Lynn John Murphy No. 9 Wall Street Knowles Mounted Patrol Richard Holmes Flavel W. Kyle Samuel Ford Beacon Street W. R. Taylor & Co Cambridge Street A. Phillips Marion Street Boston Kneeland South Streets

Scots Charitable Society Holds 217th Annual Meeting

The Scots Charitable Society met at the Parker House with Treasurer’s report showing 1573 gross receipts of $1367.89 disbursed to charity. Society assets including bonds mortgages and real estate total about $22,000 with a $5,000 legacy from John Templeton of Watertown. Officers for 1874 were President Alexander D Sinclair Medical Doctor Vice President Alexander McDonald Treasurer John Sutherland Secretary Roland McLean and a Board of Trustees and Charity Committee.

Scots’ Charitable Society Parker House Committee of Charity United States John Templeton Watertown Alex. D. Sinclair M. D Alex. McDonald John Sutherland Roland McLean

Boston Provident Association Distributes Clothing Aid

The Boston Provident Association gave $6000 in clothing to the needy last month, a record for the period, with nearly $1000 in boots and shoes. Tea left from the Centennial Tea Party was issued to elderly dependents last week, brightening many eyes. Personal notices include George E. Todd and Henry C. Sherburne departing for Chicago, H G Nutter heading to Europe, and Jerome Jones sailing to Europe on the Parthia. Holbrook's showcases season novelties at 133 Tremont Street.

Boston Provident Association George E. Todd Concord Northern Railroad Henry C. Sherburne H. G. Nutter Old Colony Railroad Chicago Jerome Jones, Esq Jones, McDuffee & Stratton Europe Parthia Boston

Robbery Loss At Adams Express Traced To Employee Cribby

A Boston jewelry theft tied to Adams Express Company is solved as Cribby a company employee is arrested after a pawnbroker report. Detectives recover missing diamonds pins rings and other jewels valued around 1200 including a diamond ring found in a boot. Cribby confesses to stealing the package from his brother's wagon en route to the railroad and admits prior small pilferages. He is to appear in Municipal Court.

Adams Express Company Washington Street Worcester Boston Express Company Cribby Merrimac Street Currier Auburn Street John Boston and Albany

Sunday Concert Improves in Boston Music Hall

Last night in Music Hall the Sig. Operai third Sunday concert drew a large audience. Child prodigy Henry Walker impressed with Mendelssohn serenade concerto and a duet with conductor B J Lang. Vocal solos by Mrs Barry and Mrs Smith showed high effort though illness limited some numbers. The Temple Quartette supported with Rhodes's anthem Remember now their Creator.

Denton Connecticut Valley Music Hall Henry Walker Mendelssohn B. J. Lang Walker Europe England America Spencer Barry Alfred E. Warren Signor Operti

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