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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1887

Page

9

Charlestown Fete Reverberates With June 17 Parades

Charlestown celebrated Bunker Hill day with a dawn cannon and bells. Morning and afternoon parades highlighted by Richmond visitors and Confederate veterans, with the Charlestown Cadets and local militia in formation. A large evening program featured band concerts and fireworks, plus a veterans banquet and speeches praising the day.

Charlestown Cadets Bunker Hill Charlestown Richmond Mystic Streets Salem W. H. Oakes Charles E. French Thomas H. Hall E. Gerry Brown William Sawyer Edward Burbeck

Anson's Men Fall to Detroits and Winners Rise

A vivid multi-game summary recounts Anson's Chicago side beaten by Detroit while the Washingtons topple the Phillies and the Pittsburgs defeat the Hoosiers. Boston sweeps a doubleheader over New York with a 19–9 finale after an umpiring storm, plus a tame third game.

Anson Detroits Washingtons Phillies Pittsburgs Hoosiers Votal Philadelphias Maul McLaughlin Clementa Farrell Sehock O’frien Farrar Motextay Clements Hines O'sirien Myers Schock Donnelly Bastian Dealey Connelly Chicago Baldwin

Texas Jack Keeps Back in Saugus Harness Race

Great attendance at Franklin Trotting Park for two races in Saugus. Ned Cromwell won the 2:35 class while Texas Jack kept back in fifth heat. A second day at Walnut Hill features Rifle and Revolver competition with strong morning winds and scores tallied for prize awards.

Lynn Saugus Ned Cromwell Texas Jack Har-Ness Atkins Lowell Blk Ned Eromwellr Charles Robbins Boston TCVAM Mayberry B. m. Motta Sit. Svaess Mail SOS F. Clark A. HH C. Hadley Stoneham A. Richardson Malden Lady Spoore Maiden M. P. Longley M. Hopemont H. Hadley G. Peter Walnut Hill Range

Mob Attacks Cambridge Officer in Central Square

Nearly a dozen drunken men from South Boston returning from a Brighton dance created a scene in Central square Cambridge about 4 am. Officer Griffith was assaulted and struck while trying to calm them, his club taken and a head wound stitched. Officer Wilkinson aided, shots fired, two men Furze and Hickey arrested. fines imposed and Furze gets five months in the house of correction for assaulting an officer. Judge Wallace denied a receivership bid in a New York federal case Judd v Bankers and Merchants Telegraph.

South End Bostons New Yorks Conway Brown Johnston Merrill Kelly Hornung Wise Nash Dorgan Wheelock Mattimore Fash New York Connor O'Rourke Giants Ewing Morrill Tiernan Ward O Rourke Boston Ar Ae Mattermore Sam A. BR K.po O’rourke Oj Dorgan Nicholson C. Bese Hernan Torning Richardson Matthnere Ballga Klehne Lowers Brighton Central Square Cambridge Griffith Wilkinson John Furze John Hickey Furze House of Correction Wallace United States Circuit Court Nende Liti Judd Bankers and Merchants’ Telegraph Company

Indian Hill Range Opens as Lynn Rifle Assn Hosts Six Matches

Lynn marksmen gather as Indian Hill rifle range opens with strong attendance. Six matches run through Saturday ending with ten prizes in the all comers event. Military and record matches feature names like W H Free, H KE Thompson, J W Chase, J H Frost, A Hall, and W P Webber among competitors.

W.C. Oler Mil J. W. Chase W. H Free Second Corps H. KE. Thompson Co. D J. H. Frost A. Hall W.P. Webber C.R Todd Military

City Notes From the Quincy House Reunion Highlights

Company G of the First Massachusetts Cavalry held its annual reunion and dinner at the Quincy House. Officers elected include President A A Sherman Vice President S N Davenport Secretary Oliver Dowling and Treasurer C B Adams. Also noted are a Barnum exhibitor Paul Boyton fishery updates and railway board changes.

First Massachusetts Cavalry Quincy House A. A. Sherman S. N. Davenport Oliver Downing C. 8 Boston, Hoosac Tunnel & Western Railway Company Fitchburg Railroad Company Charles A. Welch Boston Nantasket

Nahant summer fête charms visitors with garden leisure

A Gleaner column surveys Nahant scenes including a charming outdoor fete, a charitable nursery for West End children, and local welfare efforts. It praises hostess Mrs. Fenno-Tudor for her generous town gift, notes the goats telegram anecdote, lauds the West End Nursery’s health care mission, explains the moss trade, and honors General Walker for aiding public school children.

Nahant Swiss Alps

Grand Gathering of Veterans in Boston Parade Day

About 700 veterans from numerous units gathered for the National Veteran Association inaugural parade in Boston. Delegations arrived by rail and steamer, formed at Charles street mall, marched via Beacon and Huntington to Mechanics Building for a noon collation, then to Charlestown for a display before a Faneuil Hall gathering and harbor cruise aboard the Rose Standish.

Charles Blake Woburn Bunker Hill Eighth Regiment Pickett Engine Company Marblehead Charlestown Dragon Club Miriam Haywood Pocahontas War Club John Smith Darktown Pickett Thompson’s Square Llancock Square Richmond Dexter H. Follett John A. Andrew William K. Daley Tremont House Montgomery Warren Bridge Boston Robert E. Lee Monument Square Old Dominion Walker Virginia National Veteran Association D. W. Wardrop New York Salem Light Infantry Roxbury Artillery Veteran Association Montgomery Light Guard Fusileer Veteran Association Bristol Artillery Train Ford City Guard First Light Infantry Providence Boston Light Infantry Albany Ars Eee Amoskeag Veterans of Manchester Detroit Light Guard Old Colony Charles Street Bristol Train of Artillery Providence Light Infantry Thomas Maitland Lynn American Watch Company Bristol Cornet Charles Boylston Wes Washington School Beacon Dartmouth Huntington Avenue Faneuil Hall Rose Standish Rowe’s Wharf

Army of the Potomac reunion set for Saratoga June 22 and 26

The Society of the Army of the Potomac holds its annual reunion at Saratoga New York on June 22 and 26 with two New York regiments aiding expenses. General Sherman Sheridan and Governor Hill invited. Chauncey Depew and Wallace Bruce slated as orator and poet. Membership costs include a $1 inflation fee and $2 annual assessment. round trip tickets to Saratoga offered at $7. Applicants should contact Captain Tobin at 67 Cornhill.

Society of the A of the Potomac Saratoga N.Y New York City Sherman Sheridan Governor Hill Chauncey M. Depew Wallace Bruce Poughkeepsie Army of the Union New York

Sunday Services at M C Union and Association Hall

Vesper service at Union Hall 18 Boylston Street conducted by Rev. James Denormandie on Thoughtlessness with choir and solos by H F Knowles Agnes Giles Spring Samuel M King Arthur W Thayer Wilhelm Frese and others. Doors at 7 15 pm service 7 45 pm. Also men only meeting at Association Hall Corner Boylston and Berkeley Streets at 4 30 pm with James Francis on Decision. Y M C A on Boston Common offers Owyn Air Service bandstand event in evening.

M. C. Union Union Hall Boylston Street James DeNormandie Roxbury H. F. Knowles Starkweather Agnes Giles Spring Samuel M. King Arthur W. Thayer Wilhelm Fresé Syron A. Robinson Doorsne Association Hall Boylston Berkeley Streets James Francis Owyn Air Service Boston Common E. m Young Men's Christian Association

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