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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1889

Page

3

Town Meeting Returns Show Licenses Rejected In Most Towns

Readable town reports reveal widespread no votes on liquor licenses across 26 towns with 21 against and 5 in favor. Officials elected include Braintree Dighton and Andover, with several communities naming women to school or library positions as changes in local politics emerge.

Commonwealth Franklin Dighton Bourne Rockport Melrose Monterey West Bridgewater West Newbury Andover Danvers Ashland Orange Berkeley Methuen Sharon Braintree North Andover Framingham Whitman Winthrop Bridgewater Hall Dedham Revere Abington Fairhaven Franklin and Scituate Amxspury W. H. B. Currier R. B. Hawiey W. E. Carr W. E. Collins A. N. Huntington George H. Poor. Spectmen Charles S. Parker John 8. Stark H. Boutwell George A. Putman George A. Parker J. A. Leitch John W. Sproul George A. Beal Joseph L. Greenwood George L. Richardson J. H. Balcolm E. T. Billings Adrian Foote J. A. Balcolm W W. Smith G. W. White C. E. Loring L. C. Jones Franklin Enslin Abner Greenwood Erkley Hercules Dean Gideon H. Babbitt Charles F. Paull Calvin S. Crane Gideon H. Myrick C. H. Babbitt N. H. Strange Bellingham Warren E. Fairbanks Henry A. Whitney Ruel F. Thayer W. A. KeKean Orvin Chilson E. B Stowe Seneca Barr Orvill Rhodes George A. Crooks Nathan W. Sanborn Calvin Fairbanks Rebecca H. Morrison Ann Brooks David D. Nye Albert P. Fidredge Ordello R. Swift Josiah Hill M. C. Waterhouse Frederick O. Smith van R. Swift Robert C. Breck Stillman Alger H. L. Crane Edward M. Swift Board of Health F. F. Murdock L. A. Darling R. M. Keith Trustees of Public Library G. N. Hooper G. H. Martin Caroline Sampson M. L. Tilson Beverly Freeborn W. Cressy William H. Lovett DepHam A. K. Wentworth Thomas P. Murray Don Gleason Hill Alfred Hewins Howard Coburn George W. Weatherbee George A. Southgate Francis L. Babcock Alonzo W. Cheever Wis H. Kingsbury Thomas J. Baker Ordello P. Bessey John H. Burdakin Daniel A. Lynch Edward ©. Paul Frank M. Bailey William F. Drugan Eustis Baker John Wardle, Jr Charles O. Haynes Martin J. Barrett George E Morse James J. Gaffney John Dean Martin Hanson DickTon J. Q. Hinckley George E. Gooding J. C. Edson A. P. White Julius Peale Daniel P. Pope Joseph E. P. Carpenter A. T. Bemis Charles Calver Sumner L. E. Gray George F. Williams A.J. Daniels Charles Slocumb Edson A. Morse Boyden Library J. B. Richmond E. T. Boyden Airhaven F. le Puyster Rappan Jo Q. Bryant John H. Howiana William J. Macomber Emily Sherman George W. Stevens William F. Ray Henry KR. Jenks Bradley M. Rockwood Bebe K. Ray George W. Wiggin Jeremiah McCarty Clarence E. Griffin Henry R. Jenks William Rockwood Calvin M. Smith Cyrus M. Allen George E. Emerson Warren Bright William E. Nason Rebecca Farnum Walter Adams John Goodell George Burt George A. Reed Joseph C. Cloyes F. KE. Hemenway C. J. Frost B. Bird Culep W. I. Ward Trowbridge Monrteney H. W. Langdon Treas Marron Charles H. Delano Arvey W. Everett Frederick P. Vose Bylvanus M. Hall George M. Delano Levi S. Gould Royal P. Barty H. Buttrick Daniel Norton Moses Belegs John W Farwell J. B. Souther Seth E. Benson George W. Burke George W. Farnsworth Levi 5 Gould John P. Deering Charles W. Higgins John Larrabee George Newhall Parker Merrill Henry G. Fields John Singer, Jr Martha D. Bale Charles F. Loring Addie B. P. Waterhouse Mirraven George O. Marsh Addison P. Russell Joveph H. Howe Aaron H. Clark Lewis E. Barnes M.F. Stevens J. F. Osgood J. C. Poor B. H. Borden D. A. Carleton E. W. Greene Charles Noyes W. F. Kelley Rufus B. Chase Thomas E. Bridge Edward A. Goddard Eadward C. Fowler Merrill D. Herrick Warren M. King Elisha S. Hall R. B. T. Wheeler Houry Z.T. Harrington William H. Litchfield D. O. Wade Francis McKann William F. Taylor Lewis P. Loring Charles H. Quinn I. Harrington William Sherriffs John Smith Jacob W. Smith John L. Mitchell William B. Mitchell Frank M. Reynolds Eugene Mitchell Webster Mitchell Hiway Hopson Fred W. Trowbridge Daniel W. Stratton Joseph 8. Bradley James L. Harriman John E. Walsh Hiram P. Bean Edmund M. Stowe Josiah Welsh Daniel Sawyer Isaac J. Brown Robert Bleak Stephen B. Balkam Amos H. Brainard George Sanford Henry F. Arnold David Perkins Benjamin C. Vose Louise M. Wood Plrymmonth Frank E. Pray Ensign L. Kimball Albert 8. Burnham Albert H. Kimball G. Arthur Tapley William H. Derby Revere Water Company Broadway Crescent Beach Beachmont Rochester George A. Weld Nathan F. Morse Isaac F. B. Perry Charles H. Sturtevant Chester W. Humphrey RockProft Isaac P. Fears Charles H. Cleaves Otis E W. Billings Joel P. Hewins S. A. Stone Benjamin Gannett George H. Hixon H. L. Narramore L. M. Monk Dexter Packard Charles Manson Charles T. Chubuck Thomas Tilden John J. Ford Roland Turner John L. Manson Julia E. Webb D. F. Jenkins Wilbur P. Brown Cushing O. Litchfield Charles Bailey Topsfield J. H. Guild C. Hood J. H. Towne G. F. Averill F. B. Hood J. B. Poor TruRo Weymmouth Henry A. Nash Acob F. Dizer George A. Cushing William Nash J. Clarence Howe Wilmot Cleverly John P. Burrell Leonard Gardner Charles W. Ordway Queen At Son Joseph Newell P. Stanwood Waitman George H. Pearson Albert Davis Edward Keating George D. Soule Arthur Coleman Horace Reed Essex Wenham Abbott ‘Johnson Wellington Poole John Gentlee J. T. Brown William Cummings E. Porter

Powder Explosion at Acton Wrecks Mills and Claims Life

March 4 report from Acton describes a blast at the American Powder Mills. Douglas H. Livingston of Maynard was killed when his body was torn apart. Henry Newcomb, also of Maynard, escaped with minor injuries as the dry-house and corning mill were destroyed. The explosion occurred in a wooden corning mill containing about twenty barrels of powder.

Douglas H. Livingston Maynard Henry Newcomb Corning Mill

New Books Review Highlights Mrs Kirke and Miss Lee

A Daughter of Eve praised as more skilful and cohesive than The Story of Margaret Kent with sharper dialogue and a lively but sometimes forced playlike tone. Nantucket tales by Miss Lee mixed light charm with sensational overtones, while The Shipman’s Tale offers stark nautical imagery about the world’s dangers.

Eve Margaret Kent David Mitchfield Olive James Merion Mrs. Tan Mrs. Kirke Bohemia Miss Lee Nantucket Orward Mrs. Oliphant Valentine

French Janet and Other Works With Translation Praise

A critical note reviews translations offered by Crowell & Co praising French Janet by Sarah Tytler and other Ada titles. It comments on the Deer Water Lowland setting and Windygates, praising Mme Gagnebin’s translation and Tytler’s piquant style while noting overdone supernatural touches and a lively Windygates milieu.

Sarah Tytler Jacqueline Deer Water Miss Tytler France Scotland Windygates Peggy Janet Eve Margareti Kent Boston Ticknor & Co Price Nantucket Mary Catherine Lee Houghton, Mifflin & Co Angey Find Mme. Gagnebin E. V. Lee New York Thomas Y. Crowell & Co

Harper's March Issue Highlights Motley's Letters and Notices

Harper's March offers George William Curtis on Motleys letters stressing American welfare. Warner on Canada reveals rising national sentiment. Bjornson Norway pieces. Childs on the Institute of France. Cox on W M Chase. Fiction includes Woolson Jupiter Lights. Hale's A New Arabian Night. Matthews and Jessop collaboration. Plus education books and literary notices.

Harper's Harper’s Monthly George William Curtis Motley Charles Dudley Warner Canada Sir John Bjornson Norway Theodore Childs Institute of France Kenyon Cox W. M. Chase Miss Woolson Miss Guiney

Mme Albani Opens At Music Hall In Brilliant Concert

Mme Albani and company perform a long program at Music Hall drawing a large audience. Verdi to Handel, Haydn to Gluck, showcase mastery with encores of Home Sweet Home and Linda di Chamouni. Damian Foote Massimi Anisorge Barrett praised. next concert announced for Thursday afternoon.

Mme. Albani Music Hall Delibes B. Rakovsky Faust Berlioz Rchestra Nicolai Barrington Foote Mme Albani Barrett Damian Signor Massimi Counod Verdi Haydn Handel Hindel Mme. Albenieesentes Linda di Chamouni Mile. Damian Gluck Tosti Molloy Tannhauser Conrad Anisorge

Lucia di Lammermoor Opens Boston Season by New American Opera Co

The New American Opera Company unveiled Lucia di Lammermoor at Boston Theatre with a strong cast led by Louise Natali and Charles Bassett. The company’s prior Boston concerts and mixed repertoire raised expectations for solid future work, though Natali showed occasional vocal strain during Soffriva Nel Pianto and the ensuing duet.

Lucia DI Lammermoor New American Opera Company Boston Donizetti Lucia Sten Fh Ieee Iri Ee Lene Aia Aodhe Louise Natali Alice Latene Abe Fale Ies Cora Meacham Bagur Eeesee Charles Bassett Henry Ashton Alonzo Stoddart Raymond Franz Vetta

Opera Review Praises Natali and Bassett in Final Act

A lack of harmony earlier gave way to improvement in later scenes with Natali's sextet and the mad scene drawing applause. Bassett impressed as Edgar with solo and concerted parts, especially in Tu Che a Dio. Stoddart Vetta and Meacham also satisfactory. chorus well trained. Tonight Mariana is scheduled.

Natali Bassett Edgar Alonzo Stoddart Franz Vetta Cora Meacham Vetta

Perabo’s Concert at Chickering Hall with Listemann Quartet

Mr. Perabo opened a series of concerts at Chickering Hall assisted by the Listemann quartet. The program featured Bargiel quartet No 4 in D minor Op 45 and Schubert piano quartet with a note on first American performances. The critic praised Perabo’s devotion and finish while noting the Bargiel piece as technically demanding but musically dry. The Scharwenka quartet closing the program received favorable support, and the next concert is slated for March 16.

Perabo Chickering Hall Listemann W. Bargiel America Schubert Haydn Sonanvenks

Erminie at Globe Theatre Leads Week in Pleasant Fashion

The Globe Theatre stage offers Erminie with Miss Reed as Erminie and Mr. Ryley delivering droll moments. Though Miss Jansen and Mr. Wilson are missed, the cast shows strong singing, with Ravenues and color in the ball scene praised for lyric quality. The Park Theatre hosts Falka with Marion Manola, Bell, Hopper, and De Angelis delivering sprightly acting and a lively chorus as Falka continues this week.

Erminie Globe Theatre Wilson Miss Jansen Georgie Dennin Miss Reed Charles Campbell Eugéne Marcel Mark Smith McCaull Opera Company Park Theatre Chassaigne Laura Joyce-Bell de Wolf Hopper Digby Bell Jefferson de Angelis Josephine Knapp Annie Meyers Manola Falka Bell Hopper de Angelis

The Railroad Pass

A reader argues legislators should lose free railroad passes to speed sessions. The letter contends passes lengthen workdays, delay votes, and foster dependence on travel, proposing state covering weekly home visits while legislators pay for extra trips to curb favoritism and shorten the annual session. Essex.

State House Boston Essex

Fair for Aged Colored Women in Boston

A spring fundraiser for the Home for Aged Colored Women will be held at 27 Myrtle Street Boston. Managers request monetary gifts materials useful or fancy items before the second week in March sent to matron Mrs Smith 27 Myrtle Street for distribution.

Myrtle Street Boston

Horsford's Acid Phosphate Healthful Tonic

An advertisement touts Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a healthful tonic to replace lemons or lime juice and to harmonize with stimulants necessary to treat ailments. The notice emphasizes its utility as a restorative beverage.

Carlsbad Sprudel Salt Spurs Medical Endorsement

Dr A L A Toboldt of the University of Pennsylvania reports that among thirty cases treated with genuine Carlsbad Sprudel Salt powder for chronic conditions including constipation liver and kidney disease and dropsy, twenty six were cured three greatly improved and one not treated long enough. The product is sold by Eisner Mandelson Co at 6 Barclay Street New York with one bottle mailed for one dollar and free lectures on request.

A. L. A. Toboldt University of Pennsylvania Carlsbad Carlsbad Springs Eisner & Mendelson Co Barclay Street New York Toboldt

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