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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1889
Page
8
Thick fog along the Maine coast hinders the regatta with nearly 150 yachts entered. Sippican Club officers reported shoreside observations as crews sought visibility and safety while preparations continued.
Irverry Port Maine July 2 Fleet faced fog and rocky sail into harbor after a first run. The Troubadour flagship led Commodore C. V. Whitten and Albatross Vice Commodore John J. Henry with White Cap Agint and Magic among the fleet. They plan to sail for Portland at first light. All aboard report good health and a jolly time.
Entries for tomorrow's city sailing regatta surged to nearly 150 yachts as of yesterday noon. The program lists each class with sail number, length, and prize details, starting with Forty Footers for yachts up to 46 feet water line and a $100 prize.
Sloop Frolic blew down and filled but towed to dock with no damage. Tonight here are schooners Ocnone For tuna Merlin Syiph Alga steam yacht Annie S and others. First Woods challenge cup race set for tomorrow at 2 30 p m. Yacht Jennie Kate with guests sailed today on a cruise.
Captain Maurice Powers aboard Carrie E E Phillips defeats Nellie Dixon in a 135 mile race from Boston Light. The two schooners raced with a moderate easterly breeze, Phillips pulling ahead by sunrise and maintaining lead through windward and reaching passages. Dixon finished about ten miles behind at dusk, Phillips arriving Monday at 10 30.
Steam yacht Elfrida from Wilmington via New Bedford arrives for Lake Champlain and sails this afternoon with Kelley aboard. Also arrives schooner yacht Viking from Boston for Vineyard Haven.
Gloucester July 2 Arrived yachts Climax and Carlotta from New York cruising and schooner Fleetwing from Boston bound for Ipswich.
The Central Labor Union meets to review Mayor Hart’s reply regarding Franklin Park on the Fourth of July and the demand to resign park commissioners. The mayor rejects prerogatives and urges adherence to law, announcing Faneuil Hall for an indignation meeting next Tuesday. Secretary Foster says the union will not use the park on the Fourth but will hold an eight hour meeting there at another time.
Notes report the Sayin Bill Yacht Club regatta moved to Saturday due to prior plans. The Winthrop assessors will tax yachts and bicycles as personal property after Sept. 1, as Centre residents refuse to pay taxes on carriages without such assessment. The steam yacht Isolene struck submerged timbers near New London Harbor and may have a damaged rudder. A bridge project over the Thames River is underway, and submerged timbers likely originate there. J. B. McGrady sold the Alicea J centerboard boat to Charles Fletcher. Alice R, 19 feet 9 inches long, 9 feet beam, and 2 feet 6 inches draft, built in Connecticut about two years ago, sails today from Cape to Providence.
The American Wheelmen at Hagerstown Maryland report the tenth annual League of American Wheelmen meet underway with light showers. President Luscomb arrived with escort to a formal reception at the Hotel Hamilton. By noon 825 members registered with 28 wheelmen clubs represented including Boston and Dorchester clubs. Social events and decorations abound as racers prepare for fast times once ground dries with sun and air.
Cambridge aldermen voted under chapter 137 to seize pond bordering land owned by the Sisters of St Joseph and others to protect the water supply. An $8000 appropriation was adopted to widen Brattle street financed by city debt. New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. granted permission to lay underground conduits in certain streets.
The Point of Pines hosts the summer outdoor show Lhe Apaches or Life in the Wild West. A simulated western town features cowboys, pony express, horse tricks, and a dramatic clash with Apache raiders ending in a staged massacre and pyrotechnics. The yardwide scene includes a ranch, a post office, and a river as the backdrop for feats and a staged duel.
A dog owned by Bueckiey at George town was set afire with kerosene around the 5th of last month. The animal suffered greatly and was killed. John Cook was charged after an investigation by Local Agent Bridges of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. He was convicted in Police Court and fined 85 with costs, appealed, and held for the October term of the Superior Court.
Boston business men and families are invited to Rose Standish House offering a well kept commodious hotel. It combines seaside and country environments at low rail or steam boat cost. Interior visitors will find comfort and luxury as a base to enjoy air and ocean and explore nearby metropolitan suburbs.
Boston plans a full Fourth of July program with city funds, including a 7:30 a.m. concert on Boston Common by the consolidated bands under J Thomas Baldwin, a $100 prize hurling match on the Common, athletic events in South Boston, 80 bicycle entries at Franklin Park, 51x rowing races on Jamaica Pond, a Charles River regatta with multiple events, professional and amateur rowing, and a swimming match. Prizes range from $50 to $200. Additional events include lacrosse on the Common, exercises at Boston Theatre, an ovation for John L Swift, a sailing regatta off City Point and a balloon ascent, fireworks at 8 p.m., and band concerts across Jamaica Plain, Brighton, Mattapan, and the Common.
Boston firm Robinson and Fitzsimmons are reportedly offered a New York Fifth Avenue hotel lease and weighing the proposal. A Home Market Club meeting was held at Young's, class of '87 Tufts held its annual reunion there, and Rev George E Lorimer is visiting Parker's for a few days. Several prominent figures including General Benet and Commander Schouler are among recent guests at Young's with a long list of arrivals at Parker's, Quincy House, Vendome, and other local hotels, reflecting a busy social period.
Chicago edged Boston 5 to 4 as hits clustered in the seventh and eighth innings aided by Quinn’s error and Duffy’s late hit. In Indianapolis, New Yorks beat Indianapolis 7 to 2 behind Rusie’s early relief and solid hitting led by Glasscock and Hines. Attendance 1500 at Curiaco and 1500 at Recreation Park.
Last evening in Old Ship Carpenters Hall East Boston a meeting elected Jesse Grady as chairman and 104 workers signed the union roll. A committee will seek a permanent hall while leaders McKay and L G Newman spoke. 30 strikers left for the provinces as employers refused concessions and a $10,000 Belfast job was let to another contractor.
In Watertown July 2 a heated dispute centers on G K Dwelley the high school principal and town superintendent and G S Turner grammar school head. Dwelley urged Turner’s non reelection prompting a petition with nearly 500 names. A school board hearing drew many citizens led by Rev L T Townsend who spoke for Turner. The annual teacher election was delayed as debate continued.
Readable fragments show scores for Kansas City versus Columbus with a 9 to 2 listing. Stratford Worcester and Hartford also appear with scores 6 and 5 respectively.
The fifteenth regular convention of the Massachusetts Amateur Press Association met at the America House with eleven new members. Officers elected include Harriet Cox as president and Oscar Stevens as first vice president. The New England Amateur Press Association held its thirteenth annual session with about thirty members. Boston to host next. An annual banquet followed with speeches by multiple members.
A Boston group organizes the Winnipesaukee Land Company to develop a desirable lakefront area opposite Diamond Island. Broad avenues and a park overlook natural scenery. Many lots sold, a new hotel planned, Belknap Springs water on site, and Lake Shore railroad expansion expected to boost the summer resort appeal.
The petit juries were named with Fred M. Chace of Lowell as first jury foreman and Oliver O. Jones of Newburyport as second. Trials start Tuesday July 9. The grand jury reported about thirty five indictments mostly for liquor tax violations and other internal revenue offenses. William G. Phillips of Fall River faced charges for opening letters and theft from contents. George Simonds indicted for passing counterfeit silver dollar. Ira Bragg and Joseph Slade charged with counterfeiting half dollars. Pietro Grosso charged with perjury. Lyman Clark and E A Paton charged with taking letters civil service savas.
In Salem on July 2 the Essex County Insolvency Court held first meetings for J C Kisteen of Amesbury with Corliss Wadsleigh of Medford as assignee, M C Banfield of Georgetown with John A Hoyt as assignee, Charles B Rhoades of Lynn with Edwin J Medbury as assignee, and George F Keene of Lynn with Samuel W Forrest as assignee. The H M Scott composition meeting was continued to July 11. Warrants were issued against the estates of Alfred Provost, Salem carpenter, and Joseph E Harris, Salem corner.
Superior Court in Middlesex County on July 2 adjourned without day as Judge Aldrich presided. The court stood adjourned in its current session with no further action scheduled at this time.
July 2 municipal court reports Curtis and Adams Jr Thomas F Parker convicted of assaulting his wife with a knife at 4 Albany court last Saturday evening and sent to the Massachusetts reformatory for an indefinite period. James Clegg held for trial on charges of stealing patents belonging to the Van Cheate Electric Company.
Paine's Furniture Warerooms on Canal street near the Boston & Maine depot hosts a vast summer exhibition of artistic and rare bedroom furniture. The collection rivals any seen before offering unique styles, patented specialties, lavish architectural carving, and eye catching designs at prices as low as other stores.
A scenic inland retreat offers good board in a large white farmhouse with square rooms at low rates. It features free boats, a fine pond for fishing and bathing, located about three miles from the station attracting seekers of quiet leisure.
Pain presents nightly entertainment at the amphitheatre on Hunting ton avenue with varied acts and delight for all classes. An unusually fine fireworks exhibit is planned for July 4 featuring Niagara Falls in a renowned pyrotechnic display, among the finest in New England.
Secretary Arthur Gilman acknowledges receipt of 51155 as the proceeds of the Glasgow entertainment organized by Dr. Francis H. Underwood with local talent. J Roger Wolcott is elected a director, replacing the late Stanton Blake.
Comic opera selections will be featured at the Music Hall promenade concert this evening with numbers from Mikado Falka Fatinitza Erminie Prince Methusalem and Girofe Girofla. A patriotic programme is planned for tomorrow evening with final season features and a Neuendorft benefit next Monday with seats available at the box office.
The New York steamer offers capacious, safe trips with a fine band and generous steward. Today Untain Blanchard sails to the Merrimac mouth and on July 4 will undertake the grand North Shore voyage.
James Dunlap, jailed for twenty years in 1877 for complicity in the Northampton Bank robbery, is seeking a pardon. The pardon committee has referred the case to next year’s council with a recommendation to grant clemency, and an additional hearing is scheduled today amid renewed efforts by his friends.
The Boys Institute of Industry will open its sixth season on July 1 in the Murdock building at Huntington avenue and Gainsboro street. Boys may apply at opening day or the next morning at 9 30. The school praises its carpenters tools instruction and hopes for past generous gifts to continue its work, donations to the treasurer William Howell Reed or to Rev. Edward E. Hale or J Stilman Smith in Boston.
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