Brimmer School Association Holds Second Annual Reunion at Young's Hotel
The Brimmer School Association met at Young's Hotel on Friday evening for its second annual reunion. Prominent attendees included Joshua Bates, George B. Hyde, Francis Thompson, Godfrey Morse, and John J. Hewes, with many Brimmer and city officials present. Speakers praised the school's graduates and teachers, recalling Emerson's 1847 report and Bates' reminiscences, and discussions urged expanding to industrial trades to keep New England competitive.
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Charles J. Prescott
Young’s Hotel
Joshua Bates
George B. Hyde
Everett School
Francis Thompson
Bates
Charlestown
Godfrey Morse
John J. Hewes
George B. Brown
Alfred Mudge
Brimmer
Charles Harris
George H. Allen
Henry M. Wightman
George E. Richardson
Frank Draw
Horace Fisher
Public Buildings Office
Daniel C. Brown
Bowdoin School
William P. Boardman
Lewis School
H. H. Lincoln
Lyman School
W. L. Prescott
Charles B. Cummings
E. Bentley Young
J. H. Wason
Brimmer School
Ss. W. Creech
John W. Cummings
William P. Jones
School Committee
Boston
George B. Emerson
Sherwin
Francis Thomson
S. W. Creech
Wason
Young
Hyde
Association
New England
Massachusetts
Boardman
H. Sullivan
S. 4. Wise
Messrs Hall & Whipple
Lynn corpse embalmed as investigation proceeds
The unknown Lynn woman was embalmed by Medical Examiner Pinkham in the presence of Mayor Sanderson and police. Lawrence (Lawrence, Nova Scotia) reports a possible lead, identifying Ann McClennan who boarded at 58 Washington Corporation. She matches the description aside from earrings and spoke of a doctor promising abortion for pay. She planned to go to Haverhill with the doctor and marry him. Neither has been seen since.
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Flood
Boston Common Council Debates Adjournment Vote
The Council closed at 3 am after motions to withdraw and adjourn. A main question on an appeal from Mr Shepard failed, 28 to 38, denying to sustain the Chair. Health Board mix urged no more interments at Granary and King’s Chapel burial grounds. Ward appointees and likely joint action by the Board of Aldermen were named, with adjournment at 4 pm approved, 41 to 22.
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The Mystic Valley Railroad Deception Inquiry
Charles Francis Adams Jr appeals to the Attorney General alleging deceitful returns bogus subscriptions embezzlement claims and fraudulent construction payments. Adams defends the railroad's president and directors stating they misunderstood the facts and claim they funded much of the construction while others may bear guilt.
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Public exhibition of Edison inventions at Tremont Temple
Mr E H Johnson, long associated with Edison, presented Edison’s career and recent inventions including the electric pen and carbon telephone. He explained carbon button contact theory, contrasted with Bell’s telephone, and described a planned lighting system with steady, bright electric light. A phono graph and crown telephones demonstrated improved sound, with further megaphone demonstrations announced for the afternoon and evening.
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Board of Trade Rejects Extension of McKay Patents
At a special meeting Hon John Cummings led a report from the Committee on extending the McKay sewing machine patent. The panel urged against special legislation to extend patent rights, arguing seventeen years suffices and extension harms the public and national policy. The Boston Board of Trade adopted the resolutions and thanked the committee before adjournment.
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Scribner murder trial and Augusta district news update
In the Scribner murder trial at Augusta the testimony on both sides is nearly in. Judge Goodspeed of Pittston fined a man 13 for swearing at a neighbor. Moses Eastman of Stew was seriously injured by a horse, losing sight in one eye and possibly the other. The Executive Council refused to confirm 8 B Gates as Warden. Governor Tolman named George E Church and Dr Joseph M Bates as Reform School trustees, with L P Haskell as State Assayer and a panel to audit printing accounts. Stark voters backed Greenbackers by a large majority and rejected tax increases. Postmaster Hamlin faced Board of Aldermen during voter registration. a Democratic Alderman cited President Hayes’s civil service order, and the Postmaster retired.
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Deaths and pursuits in New England rural towns
Miss Susan Baker of Hopkinton died at 80. her body measured six feet two and a half inches after death. Grace B. Downing, a Deerfield lineal descendant, died at South Hampton aged 68. James Marden of Portsmouth failed at 35th mile in a 100 mile walk attempt in Exeter. Joslyn of Boston also aims to finish. The Manchester and Keene Railroad suffers from bank paving and unpaid employees. trains halted and part of line enjoined. Hopkinton caucuses nominated Republicans Stevens Danforth Smart and Democrats Richardson Edmands Frye Jr. A mill wheel at Bartlett lands exploded, killing John Clukey and injuring many. Orrin W. Dix captured for horse theft in Nashua area. jailed in Chelmsford after desperate pursuit.
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Nashua
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Wilbur F. Wright
East Chelmsford
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Sugar season looms as farmers gear up amid heavy snowdrift
The article notes farmers prep for a promising sugar season while a 50 foot Jay ravine lies buried in snow strong enough for a horse to stand. Newport man John Haltham has 750 pounds of trout in Lake Memphremagog. Leonard Walker, victim of the Mansonville disaster, was laid to rest in North Troy with Masonic rites. John Affel, injured, died. Customs officer Gunn remains in precarious condition. Califor nia Jack John Hammond seeks a new trial after ten years for a Robins and Marshs store robbery in Chester Vermont. Woodstock court cites inadmissible testimony about a conversation Hammond wasn’t part of and failure to connect him to the exchange.
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