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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1893
Page
7
Massachusetts probate court issues three notices to next of kin and interested parties. Reuben Hiersum seeks allowance and distribution of Olive Her Sum estate in Cambridge. Felix Mundy to be granted Boston estate administration. John Burke executor seeks final account approval for Patrick Donahoe estate in Boston. Proceedings remind recipients to appear and respond or risk distribution.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Probate Court cites next of kin creditors and interested parties in the estate of Jeremiah Dinneen of Boston to show cause why Dennis P. Dinneen should be granted letters of administration without bond. A hearing is set for March 16, 1898 at 10 a.m. in Boston. Publication in the Boston Post is required weekly for three weeks.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Probate Court cites heirs and all interested in the estate of Louisa Forster late of Boston widow. Edward J. Forster petitions letters testamentary without bond. Hearing March 16 1893 at 10 am in Suffolk. Publication in Boston Post weekly for three weeks. Elijah George register.
Massachusetts probate court cites interested parties in two 1893 notices. Frederic H. Teample seeks allowance of the first trust account for Rebecca Briggs estate of Somerville with publication in the Boston Post. James R. Dockray seeks allowance of the ninth account for Henry Skinner trust with Boston Post notices.
Public notices record multiple Suffolk County probate actions. Wills and administrations are named, with dates in Boston, including Owen Mullen, Julia Mullen, Margaret Keith, Frank Murphy, Addie Battles, Albert Johnson, George Hagar, Mary C Hagar, Jenny Johnson, and others. Administrators and executors are appointed. creditors urged to file claims and creditors to pay debts by specified dates.
Copartnership between EE M Corthell and Joseph Otis in wholesale groceries and butcher branches at 28 40 Fulton street Shoston dissolves as Otis withdraws. Business continues at the old stand by Edwin M Corthell FE W Otis and Hf L Jones under Corthell Otis Jones. Edwin M Corthell Joseph Volis
In the First Circuit Paine v Trask is listed for today with a hearing. The Supreme Judicial Court for the Commonwealth discusses Bridget Horgan v Pacific Mills, a tort case over damages for loss of the minor daughter's services. The decision affirms a $3809 award plus interest. the case proceeds to judgment. The session lasts four weeks beginning today at 0:30 am. civil docket calls March 21 to 31. criminal cases April 8. Chief Justice Field and Justices preside.
Suffolk Suffolk County docket entries list equity actions and orders for Simmons v Lamb Stedman v People s Five Year Ben and others including in re McCue on habeas corpus Regan v Baldwin Reed v Chatham Hall v Cowley guardian Hill v Kendall Sanborn v Mutual One Year Ben and Davis v Bay State League Readville Rubber Co Erland v Manning McCleary v Friendly Aid Society and Fogg v Golden Lion.
Superior Court Suffolk Is March sessions list multiple tort and contract cases. Frank Watson vs Hall seeks 300 for property injuries. Annie Quilty sues Boston & Albany for 10000 damages and her husband for loss of services totaling 2000. Other dockets include railroads, telegraph companies, and various personal injury and contract actions with trial dates and verdicts.
A fragmentary docket shows numerous cases with defendants and plaintiffs listed, including injuries, contracts, and equity matters. It references trial details, juries, verdicts, and names such as J. R. Clark, G. D. Ayers, M. F. Dickinson, and W. B. Sprout, alongside various docket numbers and parties like Smith v. Burt and Leach v. Concord & Mont. R.R. The material reads as a shuffled, partially legible court record with multiple case references and sparse outcomes.
Charlestown notes mark Nahum Chapin reaching fifty years with the Odd Fellows, chiefly Olive Branch Lodge, though frail from a cold kept him home on Chestnut street yesterday. Also: Philadelphia ship crew staged an entertaining sea songs program at Association Hall with local performers' aid. Jolly Old Maids party planned at Monument Hall on Friday April 14. Ellen Lynch of Spruce street Chelsea died Sunday. she aided church and charity, leaving husband and three sons, funeral at St Rose Church with burial at Holy Cross Cemetery. Bunker Hill Council Knights of Columbus helped establish a new council in Lynn, Bunker Hill.
A free private lecture for men by Dr. Greene of 84 Temple Place Boston will be at Tremont Temple on Wednesday March 8 at 8 pm. The talk will be illustrated by dissolving views and cover private health points all men should understand. Admission is free to all.
The Paine clearance sale opened Monday with a $500 purchase limit and efforts by several attendees to exceed it. The firm reiterates the rule and explains why enforcement is necessary, stating the limit protects customers and their rights.
The Brookline Gas Light Company has awarded contracts to furnish gas to Boston for street lighting and public buildings in several wards and Roxbury. Private customers may buy gas at one dollar per thousand feet during the contracts, with no price increase for their duration. The company offers gas to applicants in the listed areas once supply pipes reach their premises, with future price reductions after July 2, 1893. Blank application forms are at Room 52 No 1 Awon St Boston. officials urge early filing to map main routes.
South Boston reports Mt Washington Carnival Association appeals for civic unity to mark the Farragut statue unveiling at Marine Park on Decoration Day. Key organizers include Representative Gleason Councilman OConnor D J OBrien and others mobilizing business leaders and social groups. A meeting is planned at Institute Hall next Sunday with district officials to attend.
East Boston reports a regular Home Club meeting in Central Hall with tea, readings, and music by club members. Notables include J Henry Stevenson returning from Florida and A B Belknap visiting town, plus arrivals from Liverpool and St John. A Lyceum production of Robert Emmett is planned for St Patrick's night with a star cast and a gala April 12 at Lyceum Hall. A broken limb observation prompts inquiry about removal on Saratoga Street. Miss May McGurn ill, Frank Gurney in Florida, and Colonel Henry D. Andrews back from Washington. The Ferryman.
Citizens question the savings from detailing two patrolmen as detectives in each district and the costs of replacing transfers with $250 daily officers. They ask why a clerical worker is kept at headquarters and urge Mayor Bancroft to address non political ordinances. The note also mentions church figures and local landmarks, ending with a Harvard bridge reference.
The funeral of Ellen Lynch at 8 am from 52 Spruce street followed by high mass at St. Rose Church at 9 am. Ellen was 63 and wife of Jeremiah Lynch. Frank D L Myers burial at 3 pm from 772 Broadway. A concert and supper planned by Dearborn Lodge J O G T at Liberty Hall. The school board met last night. The FerryMan ce Leae.
The Post runs a coupon contest in which seven distinct offers grant two round trip tickets each. Residents in five Boston area sections compete for the most votes to win. last coupon appears March 25 with votes counted by March 27. Two at large offers go to non residents with top vote totals.
Voters are listed under AT LARGE with names and address details. The notice states all candidates with fewer than 100 votes will be omitted later, and votes received before 4 p m will count the next day. Numerous names and addresses across Cambridge and nearby towns appear in the tally.
A long list of residents with addresses and monetary values appears, detailing names such as Geo E Bradley Lucy Drennan Mrs Dr Gishop Michael J Cadigan Jack Jacobs James Huson J A Downey W Fleming Hl McKenzie J iL Kingston GW Trout Robert Lockhart Walter L Cox William Hayward Samuel Packard Palmer Strecker McNeil R J Cunniff Nolen M Houghton Falconer Carl Jaeger Roy Starkey Albert S Laubrech N S St Croix Reinhardt Terhune John Meaney J J Murray Miss M A Kerns George H Melick Alfred F Ruby Eddie D Hughes William P Barnes Frank Leamy Jr Joseph J Dutra George W Wigan J W Corbett J M Witzgerald B E Chambers C H Cochrane Charles F Maxwell Joseph T Madden Joseph G Clinkard Finch Robert Harris John D McRae Thomas J McCarthy John J Lee Miss Mamie Driscoll.
A busy Roxbury night feature at Putnam Chapel with U O P F No 16 performers Elizabeth Flower Willis and Anne Yorke plus Miss Libby. Other notes cover WRC 63 meeting in Dudley Hall, supper planned for March 21, organ tuner John White starting his own business, private alleys rented to Carlton Club and Casinos ahead of playoff with the Vespers, Young Men’s Republican Club transit talk, Post 26 Memorial Day plans, Montgomery Club Emmett anniversary events, Huntington Club Hawaii annexation debate with M J Daly and Alder-man Mooney, and a Crosstown item.
A scanned directory style listing shows names and street addresses with varying numbers and odd digits. Notable entries include G. E. Dunbar Alter Ego Club and Henry Pero at Maverick Street, with many residents listed such as Ed Holland at Pope and Curtis, M. E. Stickland at Dee aturst, J. Hilton on Bremen Street, and Joseph P. Egan at Grove Street. The page appears as a compiled roster or classifieds style directory with mixed punctuation.
Brighton residents rally around a petition urging Bay State Gas to lay mains here and supply gas at 90 cents per 1000 feet within ninety days. Alderman Lee notes Brighton pays 150 dollars for gas while city residents pay 1 dollar.
Somerville reports preparations for the annual St Patrick’s night banquet by a zealous committee. St Joseph’s boys school in Somerville will be dedicated March 17 with Rev Father O Callaghan of South Boston giving an Irish lecture that evening. Primrose Club hosts an April 3 Union Hall party supporting vestment contest between St Joseph’s Somerville and Father Orr’s Cambridge parish. I W Nowell is homebound with rheumatism. Mr and Mrs John A Jones to reside at 35 Otis Street Medford after their honeymoon. Rev C A Skinner of this city filled Universalist pulpit Charlestown recently. Mrs M D Frazar improves after long illness. OL p PowpER House.
In the lively contest prospects of spring weather spark demand for the Post’s free trips to the World's Fair. Candidates gain votes daily with Hickey closing on Neptune while Buchan moves ahead of Kenney. New gains include Munns Murphy Leahy in the at large list and Flohr entering with 120 votes.
In South Boston Charles H Hatch Jr matches Mr Smith at 11 111 votes while George H Smith lifts his tally to 17 111 and Frank Hanf drops to third as Charles H Pratt gains seven notches and William J Murphy four in Chelsea and East Boston. George F E Bradley fights to stay first in the South End as Mrs Dr Bishop nears second. A Roxbury note praises C S Jaeger promising steady effort.
The Old Dorchester Club opened last evening with a large audience enjoying a high quality concert by Mendelssohn Ladies Quartet and noted soloists. Proceeds go to new pianos for the club house. A billiards tourney starts March 18 with two prizes per event. The Goose Eye Club held its second annual assembly at Associates Hall, with Butfum's Orchestra providing music and numerous social attendees from local families. The North Dorchester Improvement Association elected officers, and Catholic Union of Dorchester and Milton announced a grand sacred concert for March 17 with a strong slate of performers.
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