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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1888

Page

8

Trade cargo listing from St George schooner shipment

A detailed cargo manifest from the St George and the schooner JS Glover lists quantities of bales, chests, boxes, and casks including indigo, wool, dates, manila hemp, raisins, cocoa, sugar, lime juice, and other goods. The records note a 180 000 frozen herring order for Surinam and mixed consignments by Eric Charles A Sparks and H Williams & Co.

Gambier & Bbss ST George JS Glover Surinam Eric Charles A Sparks Birds Star Williams & Co

Exports of Diverse Goods From Ports Abroad in 1888

A compiled list of export shipments dated March 16 1888 from multiple ports including Liverpool Nova Scotia St John New Brunswick St Pierre Mig Havana Cuba Paysandu Uruguay Clementport Bear River Nova Scotia Lunenburg Nova Scotia Yarmouth Newfoundland London England. Items include brig Mersey Belle schooner Nellie Bruce Amelie Julia Daisy Boynton Hanah McLeon Emma E Potter Viola Yarmouth steamer stock and steamship stock with hundreds of cases bbls boxes barrels oil lumber coal and other goods.

Liverpool ST John Nellie Bruce ST Pierre Mig Amelie Julia Bates Havana Cuba Daisy Boynton Paysandu Portland Hanah McLeon Clementsport Bear’ River Emma E Potter Lunenburg Viola Yarmouth London Eng Stockholm City

Staple goods receipts dated March 16 1888

Shipping ledger details extensive railroad receipts listing quantities of cotton wool flour oats mat pork tallow grease butter cheese eggs apples hay lumber leather hides and more by Boston and Albany Boston and Providence Grand Junction New York and New England Fitchburg Old Colony Maine and Western divisions plus express and sea transfers with numerous bales crates cars and cases across multiple rail lines and destinations.

Boston & Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine K Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Western Division Lowell Express Sea Cape Cara York Baes Ene

Total receipts March 16 1888 at this port

The document lists total receipts of principal staples at the port for all shipment points, including in transit goods, and also shows the total receipts for the prior seven days.

Real Estate Transfers in Suffolk County Summary

Real estate transfers listed include Columbung avenue and Clarendon street parcels exchanged between Robert B. Leuachars and Catherine M. Crockett on March 10, plus a 2988 square foot lot on Commonwealth avenue transferred from George L. Damon to Fairbanks on March 12. Other conveyances occur on St Pauls street and Beacon Street with various buyers and a March 12 date, including a mortgaged back for 1600. A Newbury street lot transfers from Frederick A. Whitwell to Thomas R. White on March 12. A final entry notes a War Roxpury transfer from Seth R. Baker to Josiah B. Kendall on a western side Black line parcel.

Columbung Avenue Robert BK. Leuachars Catherine M. Crockett Clarendon Street Columbug Beacon Street

Property deeds record transfers across Boston area streets

A sweep of March deed transfers includes Hill avenue and Brook street parcels in Charlestown and Chelsea entries for owners such as Max Muller George A Burbank and John H Trowbridge with sums ranging from $1 to $9380. Listings cover mortgages and transfers on Winthrop Hamlet street Mt Vernon Spencer avenue and piomin street among others with volumes including 9346 and 4848 square feet figures.

George A. Burbank William A. McKenzie Woodville Park Boston Patrick Leahy Ulrich Wilhelm Piomin Street Pack Charlestown John H. Trowbridge Et al John H. Sherburne Bunker Hill Street Chelsea Chelsea.—Harrison A. Hawkes Henry S. Whittiesey Spencer Avenue Dorcuester Hugh Giblin Stephen J. Maskell Mt Vernon Street George W. Brown Jane E. Robinson Hamlet Street Winthrop Mary L. Edwards P. Briggs Wadsworth

Mortgage Transfers on Boston Land on March Dates

A sequence of mortgage transfers recorded for March shows Anthony Waterman to Joseph E. Wilson on Medford street for 1200, Hannah Lynskey to Rebecca C. Billings on Rand street for 1800, James McAuley to Reuven Greene on Hopkins street for 2000, Charles F. Ricker to Alice H. Davis on Sixth street for 500, William Tavener to Harry C. Tavener on Blue Hill avenue for 1000, Freeborn Morris to Allston Cooperative Bank on Parsons street for 4000, Thomas R. White to Elizabeth L. Bennett on Newbury street for 10000, and David H. McKay to Thomas W. Carter on Moseley street for 1000.

Anthony Waterman Joseph E. Wilson Medford Street Hannah Lynskey Rebecca C. Billings Rand Street Roxbury James McAuley Reuven Greene Hopkins Street Charles F. Ricker Alice H. Davis Sixth Street William Tavener Harry C. Tavener Blue Hill Avenue Freeborn Morris Allston Cooperative Bank Parsons Street Brighton Thomas R. White Elizabeth L. Bennett Newbury Street David H. McKay Thomas W. Carter Moseley Street

Proposals From Boston Park Department Officials

Proposals issued by the City of Boston Park Department and Office of Park Commissioners Benjamin Dean Patrick Maguire John F Andrew March 1888 announce plans for the Alilk Street area and related park commission matters.

Park Department City of Boston City Hall The Fork Commissioners Milk Street Loston Benjamin Dean Patrick Maguire John F. Andrew Office of Park Commisssioners Board of Park Commmissioners Alilk Street

BostonandMaine Railroads Western and Eastern Schedules

From Boston to Augusta Haymarket and Causeway stations lists through trains for March 1 1888 with times for routes via Bangor Portland Halifax St Johns and other points. Includes connections from Lewiston Castine North Conway Portland and Maine Central Grand Trunk and Knox lines with departures at Haymarket and Causeway Street stations and limited weekly steamer links to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

Augusta Haymarket Sq Causeway St Yam Bunger St Joan Salifax Provinces Hassport and Calain St. Joan Halifax Portland Mockland Castine Southwert Bar Biarbors Lewiston Jaymarket Sq Anchester Concord N. M North—Haymarket North Conway Portsland Maine Central Grand Trunk Knox & Lincelin Causeway 86 Montreal & West Vermont Boston Lowell Chicago Fitchburg Wagner Palace Central Vermont Hh. R Washington Street J. W. Hobart W. Cummings Vass St. Albans

Western division rail timetable multiple destinations

Trains depart from Ioston Station Haymarket Square to Alten Bay Rochester Farmington Andover Dover Dane eva via numerous times. Sunday services include Dover Maverhill Lawrence Manchester Lowell Medford and Portland Bangor Lewiston with additional way stations and varied schedules.

Western Division Ioston Station Haymarket _ Square Alten Bay Rochester Farmington Andover Dover Daneeva Ferent Falls Xeavennill Georgetown Menuiebunk Biddeford Saco North Lawrence South Lawrence Cowell Maiden Tao Medford Merrimac North Andover Newburyport Reading Latenr Sin Wakefield Wilmington Maverhill Pi Lawrence Manchester Lowell Portland Bangor Lewiston Meading and Way Nashua M. Lawrence Stoneham and Way Lexington and Way Manchester and Concord Montreal I. Ec Express

Eastern Division Train Timetable to Amesbury and Nearby

Comprehensive list of train departures from Boston stations to Amesbury and numerous nearby towns including Beverly Lynn Rockport Salem Revere and others with frequent daily times. Connected services to New York Providence Manchester and Montreal noted with special weekday adjustments and return trips.

Runaday Whrains Weymouths Hingnam Cohasset Scituate Amarshfield Duxbury Phylmouth Plymouth Marshfield Hingham Fall River Brockton Taunton Newport New Medford Middleboro Wali River Geo. L. Connor

Dividend of Three Dollars per Share Authorized

William R. Driver treasurer of Boston announces a dividend of three dollars per share to stockholders of record March 31 1888. Transfer books close March 24 27 and April 2 14. Payment will be April 14 1888.

William E. Welch Helen R. Boott Kirk Boott Rensselaer C. Tobias New York Boston Suffolk Boston Post Joan W. McKim Esquire Elijah George Register James M. Burckes Somerville Middlesex Jonx W. McKim, Esquire Treasury Department Washington DD. C Anpraiser Secretary of the Treasury Department Washington, D.C Collector of Customs Fairchild Bureau of Provisions and Clothing Navy Dervarument Washington, D Navy Yard Washington, D. C Babcock and Wilcox Naval Inspectio William R. Driver John C. Palfrey Treas Milk Street

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