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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1893
Page
3
The first league game of the season will be played at the South End today between New York and Boston. Play starts at 3 30 p m with a concert by Baldwin's musicians and attendance expected from Governor Russell, Mayor Matthews, the Aldermen, and legislators.
Boston cyclists from Roxbury and Massachusetts clubs meet at Franklin Park and Mattapan for road races and relay rides. officials discuss sanctions, club plans, and route extensions as members share anecdotes about past events and future outings.
The Riverside Boat Club shows off a new four oared shell from Davy's workshop as crews brace for a race against Union and B A A tours. Morning timid rowing gives way to a few launches as tide runs low and the day cools with Corbett noted as a strong oarsman.
Fifteen top horses and jockeys gather at Gravesend for the first big stakes of the year. Lamplighter heads the field as a favorite with 6 to 5 odds, while Banquet Judge Morrow Charade Raceland Leonawell and others race for top honors and prize money as weights and odds are set.
A Roslindale youth group forms the Hit or Miss It Lawn Tennis Club with Thomas E. Lally as president Gertrude Keefe as vice president James F Daily as secretary and treasurer and an executive committee including Lally Keefe Daily Winnie Keefe and Mason Whitmore. Games occur Saturdays at the Corinth Street Court with communications sent to secretary James F Daily at 43 Carver Street Boston Mass.
Erastus Wiman announced he will file a general assignment to David Bennett King by tomorrow or Tuesday. He says assets and liabilities are unclear and blames recent real estate transfers and a Wall Street crash for his severe financial troubles.
The dead body of a male infant was found yesterday afternoon in Day's woods off Heath street Roxbury. It was somewhat decomposed and taken to City Hospital morgue. Medical Examiner Draper was notified.
A host boasts a Rembrandt masterpiece while a visitor critiques a hole in the corner and a wife removes the signature for her autograph album, revealing a humorous family debate over art ownership and provenance.
Angora cat Otto, heir to the late Miss Mary Ann Wales, refuses interview with the Post ambassador. Gertrude Ellis is named guardian in the will, with executors George Wales and Emmons. Otto, about 10, hardy and aloof, wanders Dublin New Hampshire summers and avoids admittance to reporters. The maid calls him a merely old cat and questions linger over guardianship timing.
Pension examiners in Norfolk, Virginia, concluded fourteen claims filed by Drewry were irregular or fraudulent. Officials review 166 additional Drewry claims allowed and sent to examiners. The 1890 act sets $12 monthly maximum. average likely below $200 per claimant. Drewry serves a one year jail term for pension fraud.
Lansing May 14 Congress reappointment bill creates ten districts safely Republican and two overwhelmingly Democratic based on last election results. The measure was agreed to in committee of the whole by the Michigan Senate yesterday.
A Second Avenue car passenger questions a missing 50 cent piece, prompting several riders to claim they dropped it. He steps off to search, noting he always checks for dropped money, while others peek over their papers.
A barn-yard rooster asks what the cackling is about while the Plymouth Rock crowed proudly that its house is noble and that it has laid the foundation for a small addition.
Edith comments that Jack Bently lacks perseverance. Irene counters with a tale of him attempting to lick a Columbian stamp, noting initial failure but persistence. The exchange appears in a Puck magazine anecdote.
In East Boston yesterday Rev Dr Watkins led afternoon services at Saratoga M E Church Chelsea choir and the Boys Brigade Chelsea with Saratoga Band sang. William Parkman Commandery attended Palestine Commandery at the Church of the Redeemer Chelsea. Home Club annual meeting set for Central Hall tonight. Residents urge seating and paths in Maverick Square park and Wood Island Park improvements. Helen I Doherty returns to Philadelphia for medical studies. The Ferryman.
South Boston SS Peter and Paul Y M C A presented its first grand sacred concert in Bethesda Hall with a strong program featuring Elizabeth Clahane Nellie Mescore Daniel Murphy Michael Regan J J Murphy Edward McHugh Thomas Colton McCarthy Theresa Crostein Turley Phil Donnelly J W Hickey Newton Lydon Katharine Moore James Fenton and Hill's Orchestra. Pedestrian hazards from fast bicycle riders on West Broadway disrupted bystanders.
Yesterday in Chelsea a large assembly attended the ascension service for Palestine Commandery EF C with Mayor and city officials present and remarks by R E Grand Commander Soule. Tonight MecGlew Chelsea I N F meets. tribute to Thomas Creaven at Pythian Rink. Four years since Epworth League formed. Mt Bellingham Chapter 1665 observed anniversary with programs. Dr Watkins sermon at Walnut Street Church. Saratoga Band led singing. John Long of East Boston injured bicycle accident on Washington Ave minor scratches and pedal damage. Chelsea Yacht Club held clam supper and entertainment at club house.
Rev Dr Bicknell preaches a practical sermon urging progress at First Universalist Church. Cambridgeport postmaster race seems stalled as incumbents retain support from business community. Harvard bridge traffic notes 289 bicycles in half hour, library attendance up, Evans to deliver oration at Bridgewater. Local fire insurers keep gasoline stove rules. Harvard Council Arcanum to host reunion and ladies night at Odd Fellows Hall.
The rainstorm filled cellars near the Malden line with water. Hannah Barnes, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Barnes, died yesterday and will be buried in Lowell. Miss Mary D. Jacobs is appointed teacher at Belmont School, Malden. A piano recital by E. J. Skinner and Alice Batchelder is slated for Thursday at the Y M C A lower hall on Chelsea street. Bicycle riders toured the Linscott road race track yesterday. Everett Democrats plan ward and city meetings tonight. Police beat assignments and new uniforms were issued, with officers listed. BROADWAY
The East Boston ferry underwent a harbor test to locate recent docking troubles. Excess ballast and stalled propeller control leave the craft heavy and prone to smashing the drop. Repairs and redesigns are urged, with talks of a new timber tower at Campbell & Co and further dockyard work.
W H Muldoon may join the Brighton Base ball Club as manager and key hitter. Plans propose new seating at the ball ground and an Englewood school building. A 28 by 42 inch sewer is under construction along Commonwealth avenue. Gillespie & Pierce expand storage at Western avenue for coal. Building trends include a new residence at Englewood and engine house interior repairs. Public day at Bennett School features wood carving cooking and sewing exhibits. Brighton Juniors schedule games May 30 Cambridge Franklins Brighton June 3 Kendall Cambridge June 10 Centres South End. Engine House 29 interior updates proceed. Brighton Five to host a dance in Warren Hall. Faneuil station hillside land sold at auction 2 000 000 square feet in lots 10 000 to 41 000 sq ft. Twenty two lots sold. agents named. Epworth League Day observed at M E Church Harvard avenue with services and Daniel of Babylon sermon. Mrs Hanaford spoke on Present Opportunities. BEACON PARK.
Dorchester reports a June 1 move for Mrs. Samuel Downer and Malcolm C. Greene to the Downer mansion and a large turnout to back the Clark brothers at the Linscott road race. Weddings planned include William Dana Orcutt to Alice Dorothy Wilson in Cambridge on June 1 and Alice Isabelle Gordon to James Herbert Taylor on May 24. A whist party and lodge entertainments are noted, along with a new Masons chapter at Upham's Corner and a Crescent Rebekah supper June 6.
The cycle club ran a blind run yesterday as multiple Linscott road racers passed through. Merrill Gray will join Maine soon for a vacation run. Funeral services for Mrs. Oliver S. Merrill were held, with interment at North Reading. A first class minstrel show is planned for Wednesday at the Opera House with John F. Welsh and Louis T. Graves as end men. Work began on St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Middlesex Fells near Highland Avenue, designed by Ernest W. Bowditch and owned by the Malden and Medford Cemetery Association. The project aims to be among the suburb’s finest, featuring a large chapel and receiving tomb.
The Malden Cycle Club rode to Natick and Edgeworth Cycle Club toured Wal tham yesterday. Branch 123 K of L met in Bailey's Hall with 2 pm attendance. state executive board did not attend. Alfaretta Council Pocahontas visit Wanapanquin Council tonight. A parish reunion coffee party prep met at the parochial school hall for May 22 with Maplewood Orchestra.
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