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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1879

Page

3

Mystery Trunk Murder Mystery Stirs Lynn Residents

The Lynn case centers on a revolting trunk found Thursday with a murdered woman reportedly identified as Miss Clarrage. Clough was questioned then released as two fast night drives near Lynn, Saugus river, and Revere are explored. Police link marks on the trunk to Fox Hill bridge and speculate the abortion occurred in Boston, with the Everett Express label found on the trunk. The mystery remains unsolved with many unfounded theories.

Lynn Mysters Lynn Miss Clarrage Charles E. Clough Fox Hill Bridge Boston Everett Express Company

Promotion and inspection touch off Jamaica Plain drill news

Military notes report Company A of the First Regiment under Captain A. Weld inspected Thursday at the Jamaica Plain armory. Three officers and thirty-five enlisted men appeared in good form. First Lieut. Charles F. Woodward elected Captain of Company A, Sixth Regiment, Wakefield, while Second Lieut. George M. Thompson was promoted to First Lieutenant but declined. private George K. Gilman selected instead.

Frenchy A. Johnson George Heamer Revere Hall Hosmer Frenchy George A. 3 New England Society New York D. F. Appleton New England Gotham Centennial Committee Foxboro Charles James Fox A. Williams & Co Boston England D. Appleton & Company

Fire at four story State street building causes $200 damage

A Friday evening blaze at No. 214 State street damaged the four story building housing Humphrey & Co flour dealers Warner & Freeman R Tate salt dealers S M Mason teas and spices and Lexington Paint. The fire started in R Tate’s second floor office and burned through to the lower floor, with about $200 in damage fully insured.

State Street Humphrey & Co Warner & Freeman R. Tate S. M. Mason Lexington Paint Company

Gilmore Concert and Boston theatres program highlights

Gilmore's band of over forty musicians headlines a Boston Theatre concert with Miss Isabel Stone and Mr J Levy. The program includes Tannhauser overture and a vivid panorama, plus Stone and Levy solos. Also featured is a French horn quartet and a Siege of Paris benefit concert with Higgins's Ninth Regiment Band and Addie Reed.

Gilmore Boston Isabel Stone J. Levy Tannhauser Kontzka Stemnbhauser Parts Paris Higgins Ninth Regiment Addie Reed Signor Hubert Crispini Charles Higgins Witherell New England Conservatory New England Conservatory of Music Wesleyan Hall Saint Conservatory Hall School of Evolution C. H. Whittier Boston Museumm Alice Harrison Duke J. H. Ring Buckstone Miss Harrison Starlight Bess Boston Theatre Boucicault Shaun John Brougham the O'Grady Arrah Sardou Andre Fortier Calaveras Globe Theatre Katherine Rogers Houghton Buckley Locke McManus Rice Adah Richmond Opera Company Howard Athenium Howard Atheneum Charles France Sgi Gilmore New York Bernard Mollenhauer P.S. Gilmore

Dedication of Lynn First Methodist Church and notable obits

The Lynn First Methodist Church dedication in Park Square attracted past members, out of town pastors, city officials, and a large congregation. The service featured a forty-voice choir, Scripture readings by prominent ministers, and a sermon by Bishop Randolph S. Foster. The project cost was 87 000 with 45 000 net indebtedness. Other items note the deaths of Prussian soldier von Roon, Gill Valentine of Northboro, explorer Camillus Farrand, and Lieut. M. S. Day, with brief biographical details and obituaries.

Lynn First Methodist Society Park Square Lynn Evangelical Churches Sanderson Charles D. Hills Dr Thayer Boston C. N. Smith Boston Street William R. Clark D. D Saratoga Street East W. F. Mallalieu Bromfield Street J. H. Twomb Northboro Worcester County Hopkinton Mass William Elizabeth Jones Valentine John Valentine New England Gill Valentine Leicester Academy New Hampshire Worcester Sabra Abraham Wood Sarah C John Crawford

Feasibility talk on new trunk lines and local club elections

The report covers feasibility discussions for linking trunk lines with existing systems. It lists Centennial Club of Melrose officers, Weymouth town finances for 1878, Everett Debating Society officers, Lexington auditor figures, and various local organizations naming presidents vice presidents and committees. It notes missing person Thomas Dolan and the Watertown High School Association officer slate, Scituate financials, Waverley Club officers, and Salem Board of Trade leadership.

Centennial Club of Melrose A. Gags E. A. Snow J. C. Howes C. A. Patch G. L. Morse Weymouth Everett Debating Society J. E. Coburn George F. Foster Frank P. Bennett Dudley P. Bailey, Jr Frank Davis J. C. Harrington St. Joseph's Catholic Church Mary A. Sylvia Thomas Dolan Newhall Street Dedham John Brady James Griffin John O'Hare Brady Watertown High School Association Lewis McLaughlin Misa M. L. Magee Scituate Waverley Club Malden Buddenfith William T. Hill Kk. & Hodgman F. K. Cloutman J. H. Stickney BE. B Lunt Budd Griffith F. K. Cloutmen E. A. Whittemore Salem Board of Trade James F. Almy R. C. Manning Charles Harrington John P. Peabody J. M. Anderson C.S. Clark J. Frank Dalton

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