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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1889
Page
8
In the Atlantic Yacht Club regatta the schooner yacht Meteor leaks and drifts after midnight as Titania Shamrock and Crayling fail to finish. Wind was light. Shamrock led early with Titania second and Grayling third in a slow start.
Dorchester regatta committee unveils prize classes for the June 17 open race. A schooner class 40 feet and over water line may win a $150 cup if three or more sail, $100 if two, or a trophy if only one. First class yachts 35 to 45 feet water line to compete for $75, $25. Fourth class prizes $80, $20, $15. A Soley cup offers fastest time for under 30 feet sloops. Entries to Boston Yacht Agency, 43 Milk Street.
The South Boston Yacht Club plans a Saturday cruise for June 15 beginning at 1 PM with a gun from the flagship Frolic, yachts to sail to Marblehead for rendezvous. A Sunday reception on the Frolic is scheduled from 10 to 11 AM and on Nayarch from 11 to midnight.
The Atlantic Yacht Club held its regular monthly meeting with Commodore Dixon in chair. The main business was the election of M. J. Kiley Walter Hickey and Paul Rouke as new members. The gathering adjourned early and the rest of the evening was social.
Marblehead regatta opens with detailed class rules entries due 15 minutes before start. Prizes a set of colors for class winners. Start sequence from 2 30 to 2 50 with six classes and strict navigation and ballast rules. Measurer available June 14 15. courses numbered 1 to 6. judges line and stakeboats described. committee chaired by George A Stewart.
The Corinthian Yacht Club of New York will hold its annual race in New York Harbor on Wednesday June 19 open to all enrolled yachts. The club shifts from length based classing to sailing rating using corrected measurement with time allowances. Classification equals half of the sum of water line length and sail area.
The schooner yacht Meteor sailing from Gloucester to New York arrived in port leaking badly for the first time in three years. She will be hauled out at Fish Island tomorrow to stop the leak before resuming her cruise.
The Great Head Yacht Club postponed its moonlight sail due to weather and plans a sail tonight or at the first fair evening. Guests enjoyed a social hop in the club hall despite rain. Alderman Bradshaw presented owner J S. Cushing with a cut glass wine set aboard the sloop Owl. Mr. Stetson hosted Governor and party on his steam yacht Sapphire. A small boat, likely Norton lifeboat Neversink, was spotted near the George Washington report from Rotterdam voyage to New York.
The Bostonian Society met in the Old State House with President Curtis Guild presiding. New members were elected and Captain W W Ball presented historical theatre relics from the Old Federal Street Theatre, urging a memorial tablet at the site.
The Massachusetts Medical Society opened its 108th anniversary session at Mechanics' Building on Huntington Avenue. Members toured city hospitals, heard papers on antipyretics and malarial fever, and discussed antiseptic surgery and obstetrics. Officers were elected, including David W. Cheever as president and C E. Stedman as vice president, with several standing committees named.
An inquest at Meriden Town Hall, before Coroner Otis and jurors J T Duncan D N Moulton and W P Wood, returned a verdict that Freeman is guilty of murder. He will be taken to Newport jail to await September trial unless ordered to the Concord asylum. He expresses remorse in sane moments but remains otherwise unconcerned.
The Rhode Island Fish Association held a meeting yesterday and closed its affairs with 6759 dollars from the shipments regulated by the New York market being divided among members. The fish season is practically over. The Penobscot Ice Company of Bangor Maine and the Rich Willislee Company of Washington have consolidated as the American Ice Company.
The Beacon Park trotting season opened with large crowds despite rain. In the 2:40 class Mollie J. led most heats, beating Harkaway and Volunteer amid several breakages. final results show Mollie J. and Essex Jr. strong, with Kenset F. and Wilkes delivering close finishes in 2:26 to 2:30 ranges.
The California fruit season proves successful with apricots and peaches arriving by train for auction in Boston. Expect about 200 cars this season, with pears and plums following. California Fruit Union and Golden Gate Fruit Association lead shipments to Eastern markets.
One of the pleasantest places to spend summer is the Manomet House at Manomet, Mass. The house sits on a peninsula projecting into the Atlantic Ocean near Plymouth. Nearby are a cluster of ponds and scenic inland landscapes.
Boston's water plan centers on a fifth basin in Hopkinton fed by Indian Brook. The water board seeks a 1500000 dollar start, with four years to complete, while council squabbles over obtaining a pond valued at about 350000 dollars owned by local merchants.
Flowering plants are a popular commodity and N F McCarthy, a noted florist on Winter Street, offers a varied assortment by auction every Wednesday and Saturday. The sale runs through the 19th inst. with plants in full loom ready to be set out.
Boys lawn tennis blazers in many styles are advertised at G W Ae, located at 32 to 44 North a tree.
The city school committee debated publishing full proceedings from September onward. Rabbi Schindler and others opposed the order while Chapin and allies supported it. Reported figures show rising costs and page counts since 1868, with deliberations over land for a new schoolhouse and kindergarten education.
The document lists total net expenditure 1 929 741 28 and a building and land valuation of 8 620 500 with original cost about 7 726 000 as of May 1 1858. It notes 64 584 average pupils and per pupil costs 2411 for the school committee and 390 for the public buildings, totaling 2801. Instructors on April 1 1888 were 1281 with 72 resignations and deaths, 23 moving up, 75 new appointments making 1254 on April 1 1889. Special-teacher salaries totaling 51 664 20 are itemized by subject. Regular salaries were 1 285 674 95, minus kindergarten allotment 11 325 78 leaves 1 274 349 17 for comparison.
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society advances its annual rose exhibition to June 18 and 19 due to early blooms. The event will run 1 PM to 9 PM with roses, orchids, stove and greenhouse plants and strawberries on display across both halls after recent rebuilding from a fire.
The article promotes Brass and Metallic Bedsteads, favoring a white ivory painted finish as an affordable luxury. Paine's Furniture Ware rooms on Canal street display a large selection with prices from 650 to 850 dollars for beds with woven wire mattresses. Elastic Starch appears as a brief product mention with no cooking needed.
Court records list numerous civil actions and motions including Chemical Electric Light and Power Co v James A Howard for a $1000 promissory note. Also Timothy Coyle v Fitchburg Railroad details a personal injury from a swinging door on a freight car. Second session entries and various cases follow with attorneys noted.
George Simonds appeared before Commissioner Hallett on two counts of passing counterfeit money. He was held in bonds of 500 on one charge and 800 on the other for reappearance today.
Essex County Superior Court June 11 proceedings list damages claims for Horton Ipswich over highway defect injuries and a separate tort action by Hayes against Philadelphia Reading Coal and Iron Company. Notices reference multiple cases including Lynns City cases and various defendants.
Norfolk Superior Court session June 11 includes Elizabeth G. Shepard versus Edward Hill for damages tied to business disruption amid local riverfront matters. Multiple docket entries list cases such as Cooke v Mann, Darling v Clark, O Keefe v City, and others, with adjournments and procedural notes.
Superior Court in Middlesex County reports ongoing trials. Bacon versus City of Boston remains in progress. Case 3451 Cooley versus City Ccean Cushing bridge and 2225 Leadbetter versus some case continue.
Dunbar judge Alexander Devine topics include larceny at corrections houses with sentences from six months to two years and multiple offenders. Several defendants face liquor law violations and night walking. fines and reformatories are ordered. Case list includes Gillis Clarke Rivlin McGuire McNally Nugent Palmer in liquor law or assault cases.
Chauncey Johnson was arraigned for theft to over point Nae the store of A. Shutwnan & Co on May 3. He pleaded guilty but requested clemency. He was sentenced to six months in the house of industry. Civil docket lists numerous cases including Lloyd v Taylor and others.
The Wentworth at Newcastle New Hampshire will open June 29 offering unobstructed inland river and ocean views. The hotel sits 75 feet above sea level with a 15 foot veranda circling three sides and easy rail connections from Boston Portland and Conway routes.
Thomas Horgan Edward Forter or Forter and William Twigg were arraigned in Municipal Court on charges of murdering Charles F. Gibbard on Blackstone Street Monday night. All three confessed with varying versions of who fired the revolver. they are held without bail for examination next Friday. Witnesses and rogues gallery photos secured. crowd dispersed.
Conductor Gay of the New York and New England road and Letter Carrier Metzger faced charges over railroad tickets. Gay is charged with stealing 1024 tickets and Metzger with receiving them. The cases were continued to today.
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