South Congregational Society Votes to Sell Its Meeting House
The South Congregational Society last night approved selling its Union Park Street meeting house for 57500 to Rabbi Raphael Lasker s congregation. A committee with full sale powers was authorized to convey the property and arrange temporary worship space, with next annual meeting to nominate officers.
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South Congregational Society
Union Park Street
Hale
Raphael Lasker
Charles G. Wood
Isaac Fenno
Dexter N. Richards
James W. Brown
Walbridge A. Field
George O. Carpenter
N. J. Bradlee
Isaac Feuno
Christian Unity Chapel
Harrison Avenue
E.d. Lang
William Atherton
John W. Cummings
Henry R. Reynolds
Pittsburg Beats Boston in Opening Game at South End Grounds
Over 3000 spectators watched Pittsburg defeat Boston 6 to 2 in a rough opening exhibition at South End Grounds. Radbourn struggled with wild deliveries but Boston outfielders chased nine fly balls as Daily stood out behind the plate. Morrill homered for Boston in the ninth, while Hornung, Wise, and Sutton contributed for Pittsburg with timely hits and steals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End
Pittsburgs
Bostons
McCormick
Radbourn
Burdock
Kelly
Daily
Hornung
Wise
Dalrymple
Barkley
Sutton
Brown
Carroll
McKinnon
Whitney
Pittsburg
Smith
Morrill
Johnston
Coleman
Boston
Cambridge
Hengle
Piltsburgs
Po.a. FE
R. BH. PO. A. EB
Oo O Wise
Carrol
McKan
O Johnston
Mehinnen
Hostons
Wittsburgs
McCommick
Passeballa
Danly
Dalryamle
Pittsbburgs
Cmpire
Henele
New York
New Yorks
Indianapolis
Keele
Healy
Tiernan
Eis
Ewing
Blues Rally In 3-Hour Tilt To Top Portland 6-0
Three base hits by Davin and timely walks helped the Blues build a 6-0 win over Portland in a 3 hour game. Andrus walked, Hattieli issued two errors and wild pitches by Hattield Burns and Clare. Duffy and Thayer contributed to the error count as Lefton bas(es) were Portland 0 Blues 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Yorks
Indianapolis
A. E
AL Re Gore
Setry
Ewing
Denny Oe
M'G'nehy
Tiernan
Rich
Ucaudlet
Deasley
Hackett
Keefe
Mealy
P. Ee
Connor
Tiernin
Gore
Hichardson
Denny
Healy
Ward
O'Rourke
Richardson
Glasscock
Elvat
Shomberg
McGeachy
O’hourke
Glisscock
Bassett
Quest
Philadelphia
Ferguson
Detroits
Irwin
Mulvey
Wood
Uffinton
Baldwin
Ganzel
Dunlap
Womnois
Ciedepeceearek Oo
Philadelphias
White
Farrar
Dunilap
Thompson
Cianzel
Clements
Fogarty Ferguson
Jewin
Hanlon
Fogarty
Etroits
Brouthers
Flint
Clarkson
Farrell
Portland
Boston Blues
Gardner
Blues
Vortlaais
Lostoon
R. Bhlpo
Andrus
Sheehan
Dickens
Alf
Mann
g.Jb
Thayer
Hatt'd
Burns
Davin
Moolic
Schoen'k
Brassley
Wortlinds
Gines
Schuenick
Sicchan
Bradley
Hattieli
Manning
Jordan
Clare
Portlands
Duffy
Hatteld
Lufberry
Schoenick
Andros
Weeden
Chicago Wants Galvin From Pittsburg Pitcher Trade
Chicago Base Ball Club offered 2500 for Galvin the Pittsburg pitcher but Pittsburg refused. President Spalding raised the bid to 5000 by telegraph. Pittsburg again declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Galvin
Pittsburg
Spalding
Unclear Collegiate Scores From Fragmented Ledger
Fragmented OCR lists uneven results between teams and cities. Entries mention Cleveland Metropolitans, St Louis Athletics, Cornell University, Haverhill Lawrences, Manchester Salems, Lynn Lowells and related pairings with varied point totals. Names and places appear inconsistently, indicating a partial scoreboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Metropolitans
Clevelands
St. Louis
Athletics
Wmen
Cornell University
Haverhill
Lawrences
Haverhills
Manchester
Manchesters
Salems
Lynn
Lowells
Lynns
Methodists Toast Unity as Clergy Meet in Boston
The Methodist Social Union hosted a well filled reception for Rev. Phillips Brooks Dr. Gregg and Dr. Moxom. Brooks urged unity beyond denominational lines noting Christianity faces distraction yet offers renewal. he spoke of other faiths and science challenging the church. Gregg praised the points made and affirmed their shared aims while Moxom highlighted Boston’s public life, balancing dark aspects with brighter realities and the city’s potential good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Social Union
Phillips Brooks
Gregg
Moxom
George D. Sargent
Brooks
Methodist Church
God
Boston
Water Colors Second Exhibition At Leonard's Gallery
Dickens era collectors influence a Leonard's gallery show features a James Gilray caricature Music a Gainsborough work two Landseers by Brascassat and Collins drawings by Stothard De Wint Girtin and others an exhibition of rare and valuable studies attracting connoisseurs and amateurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard's
Charles Dickens
Dickens
Mr. Panning
James Gilray
George HI
William Pitt
Fitz Herbert
Gainsborough
Edwin Landseers
Fred Goodall
Brascassat
William Collins
Wilkie Collins
Stothard
de Penne
Louis Apel
de Wint
Warwick Smith
Sir John Gilbert
Creswick
Girtin
Business Troubles Hit Weymouth Paper Mills Group
The Weymouth Paper Mills at Weymouth New Jersey face unsettled affairs with liabilities listed at 101000 and assets at 15000. Individuals including Charles R Colwell and Robert Fulton have faced numerous judgments. Swan Bros Cheyenne, noted cattlemen, filed a general assignment for creditors with liabilities around 1100000 and assets similar. The failure stems from value shrinkage in recent years and the firm says it can pay in full given time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Lake
Washington, Va
O. G. Russell
Corning
N. J
J.T. Winn
Meadville
Penn
Boots
Shoes
J. E. Newcomb
Hantsport
N. C
Weymouth Paper Mills
Weymouth
Charles R. Colwell
Robert Fulton
Colwell
Swan Bros
Cheyenne
Dorchester Yacht Club Regatta Set For May 27
The ninety seventh regatta of the Dorchester Yacht Club will sail from the club house at Harrison Square on May 27 starting at 2 16 p m. Open to fourth and fifth class boats. Courses described include seven and a half mile routes using Farm Bar Old Harbor Half Tide Rock and other buoys with specified port and starboard legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorchester Yacht Club
Harrison Square
Old Harbor
Farm Bar Broy
Ship Charles H Marshall Not Lost Says Cable Despatch
Boston papers reported the Charles H Marshall crew of twenty three believed lost en route from London to New York. A later cable dispatch shows the vessel still at London, having put back in distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Charles H. Marshall
New York
London
Man faces murder-aim charge after South Boston stabbing
Edmund Gordon, a Black man, stabbed Mrs. Beverly Jones, wife of another Black man, at 7 Earl Street. He appeared in South Boston Municipal Court before Judge Burbank, waived examination, and was remanded in default of $10,000 bail. Mary L. Cohen remained jailed as a witness on $400 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Gordon
Beverly Jones
Earl Street
South Boston
Burbank
Jane
Mary L. Cohen
Gilchrist Brothers Offer Robes at Half Price Sale
When a responsible firm offers newly imported goods at less than half the usual price, customers respond. Messrs R and J Gilchrist announce embroidered robes priced at 53.50, imported to retail at 6 dollars. They claim every robe in their store is marked down, most to half price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. R. & J
East Boston Ferry Toll Change Sparks City Debate and Memorial Fund Boost
At a Boston board of aldermen meeting, tolls on East Boston ferries were amended with a July 1 start. Alderman Sullivan cited island ward business stagnation, while Carroll sought to table the measure. The Fourth of July and Seventeenth of June schedule allocations were approved, and a Suffolk County Court House Loan of 800,000 was ordered. The Jamaica Pond Aqueduct sale failed, and sewers with Stony Brook fences were funded. Hospital reconstruction and county deeds indexes sought new appropriations, with a Met railroad double track extension request on Lexington Street East Boston also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
Sullivan
East Boston
Island Ward
Carroll
Mystic
Board of Sinking Fund Commissioners
Fire
Health
Cochituate
Mystic Water Works
County of
Suffolks
Charles River
Jamaica Pond
East Boston Ferries
G. Ajr
Charlestown High School
Lawrence Lodging Houses
Abbott Lawrence
Boston Farm School For
Society For Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Kindergarten For the
Industrial School
North Bennet Street
the Good Samaritan
Children’s Hospital
Workingmen’s Institute
West End
Children’s Aid Society
St. Luke's Hospital
Warren Street Chapel
Industrial Aid Society
N. G. Smith
G. A. R. Post
Yeas
Nays
N. G.smith
Suffolk County Court House
Stony Brook
City Hall
City Hospital
Board of Index Commissioners
Suffolk
Suffolk County
Metropolitan Railroad Company
Lexington Street
East
Boston
Payne's Sweetheart Mary Harden Dies in Athens
Miss Mary Harden, fiancée of John Howard Payne and daughter of General Harden, died in Athens at 77. She preserved Payne's original Home Sweet Home manuscript, declined large offers to sell it, and earned a living translating French for business houses and the French Legation. She left about 25 000 dollars. Also noted: housekeeping tarine bags from G W Simmons Co with moth protection included.
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Atlanta
N.Y. World
Mary Harden
John Howard Syne
Mass Harden
Athens
Hancock Avenue
Mmany
General Harden
Savannah
Europe
Paris
Rome
John Howard Payne
New England
Harden
Mary
Payne
Washington
Obituary notices of Eaton Lane Hale mark historic turf and civic figures
Obituary notes three prominent deaths: A S Eaton a Boston turf sports promoter aged 68 died at home in Highlands after moving from Barton Vermont in 1862 leaving a widow and five children. Henry Lane a veteran politician and agriculturist died suddenly at Cornwall Vermont aged 64, with a noted public service record. Calvin Hale longtime cashier of Dover banks died aged 68 in Dover, formerly with Chapman Hale grocers on Long Wharf Boston.
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A. S. Eaton
Brook Avenue
Highlands
Barton
Boston
Henry Lane
Cornwall
State Board of Agriculture
Calvin Hale
Dover National Bank
Dover Five Cents Savings Bank
Dover
Chapman & Hale
Long Wharf
State House hears liquor law amendment hearing
At the State House a committee on liquor law continued a hearing on a constitutional amendment banning manufacture and sale of alcohol. Clergy and reform advocates spoke as Lewis Hayden led a colored delegation urging Governor Ames to sign the Crispus Attucks resolve. Governor Ames has just signed the employers' liability bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Room
B. R. Jewell
Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society
Dr. Eddy
Elijah A. Morse
Daniel Dorchester
Dr. Woods
Hyde Park
D. C. Mears
Ames
Clergy and press debated duties of ministers and editors
At a Congregational ministers meeting yesterday the relation of clergy to secular papers was discussed at length. Frank Foxcroft of the Boston Journal said reputable papers are not subsidized and urged readers to discriminate in choosing news treatment. Rev. A. E. Winship urged ministers to align with editor principles, noting editors fear no minorities and noting subscriber withdrawals may boost overall support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Foxcroft
The
Boston Journal
A. E. Winship
Journal of Education
Ife
Ten hour days set by Salem carpenters strike threat looms
Salem reports a shift to ten hours as a workday by a majority of boss carpenters. Knights of Labor and National Carpenters Union leaders plan a mass meeting to discuss a possible strike. Also noted are a salary offer to Rev Dr Bolles to withdraw his resignation, Essex Institute officers elected, a Marblehead man convicted of assault, county bids for court house extension opened with several bidders listed, and a note on G O Taylor pure rye whiskey brands sold locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Knights of Labor
National Carpenters’ Union
Universalist Socity
Bolles
The
Essex Institute
Henry Wheatland
Abner C. Goodell, Jr
Frederick W. Putnam
Daniel B. Haeur
Robert &. Rantoul
George M. Whipple
George D. Phippen
Richard ©. Manning
William P. Upham
Superior Criminal Court
Daniel Callahan
Marblehead
Dearborn, Ross & Co
Lynn
Albert Currier
Newburyport
L. D. Wilcott
Boston
N. T. Davidson
Brighton sewer foreman resigns after long service
C. W. Peterson, foreman of the Brighton district sewer department, resigns due to ill health after twenty-nine years of service. The item also notes property sales at Edinboro and Beacon streets, a raise in train departure time, church and club activities, and various local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Peterson
Brighton
Samuel Hatch & Co
Edinboro Street
J. French & Son
W. F. Wilson
Beacon Street
van Cullen Jones
Associated Press
Joy Street
Boston Leather Association
Vendome
Cambridge Club
Young’s Hotel
New York
New England
Upper Falls
Highlandville
Needham
Boston
Bankers and Attorneys Listed by City in Dense Directory Snippet
A long OCR fragment lists numerous names with firm affiliations across cities from Augusta to St Joseph, including Baldwin & Burnett, Grambling, Eichengreen, Horner, Halle, Challis, Hunt, Drake, Baruch, Wells, Wallace, Marks, Brooks, Laws, Oehrig, Smartt, McLogan, Stickney, Hendricks, Jones, Branham, Green, Bassett, Rothenberg, Beals, Meissner, Vogel, Hall, Smith, Hollins, Throne, Laird, Childs, Upham, Tedcastle, Clark, Smith Frazer and others, followed by a note about the Revere House fountain and interior court charm.
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Augusta
W Baldwin
Baldwin & Burnett, Tre
Atlanta
Grambling
Grambling, Spalding & Co
Baltimore
Eichengreen
Eichengreen & Weil
F Horner
F & JW
Horner
I Halle
S Halle & Son
Bloomington
J T Challis
Charleston
A Hunt
Hunt & Co
M Drake
Martin, Drake & Sons
Charlotte
H Baruch
Wittkowsky & Baruchh
Chicago
D Wells
M D Wells & Co
C Wallace
Wallace & Stout
Jsl
Marks
C Brooks
Brooks Bros, Tre
Cincinnati
Laws
Laws & Co
Chattanooga
Oehrig
Johnson & Co
Tenn
M Smartt
Smartt Bros & Co
Detroit
Mich
J McLogan
Robinson & Co
Fouk du Lac
Wis
C Stickney
Stickney Boot and Shoe Co
Craw
Indianapolis
Iund
K Hendricks
Hendricks & Cooper
Ind
A Jones, Jr
Jones, McKee & Co
E Branham
KeKee & Branham
Yoenohe City
M R B Green
R B Green & Co
Lexington, Ky
J E Bassett
S Bassett & Ons
Meriden
Miss
J M Rothenberg
Marks, Lichenstein & Co
Milwaukee
E F Beals
Hollins, Sons & Co
Nashville, Tenn
G Throne
Adams, Throne & Co
Pittsburg
Penn
W M Laird
Panes
H Childs, Jr
H Childs & C
J R Gregg
Gregg & Elliott
Philadelphia
F West
West & Sons
Seestand
Ore
Aiken
Selling
Quincy
P Upham
Upham & Gordon
Rome
W Tedcastle
R G Clark & Co
G. St Joseph
A T Smith
Smith Frazer B & 5 Co
Boston Courts Chronicle May 16 1886 Proceedings
The May term opens with Prayer by Rev Elijah Horr. No case ready for hearing in the United States Circuit Court. Supreme Judicial Court resumes uncontested divorce hearings. Superior Court first session lists numerous tort actions and civil suits with verdicts and on trial statuses. Second and third sessions outline cases including Benjamin Newcomb vs Boston Protective Dept and many rail and city matters with damages claimed and trials proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit Court
Cot
Elijah Horr
Maverick Church
East
Boston
Superior Court
Bacon
Annie M. Morris
City of
Kingston
Summer Streets
Thomas Curley
W. Nason
Robert Fabery
South Boston Horse Railroad Company
Same
Blodgett
Benjamin B. Newcomb
Boston Protective Department
William Gaston
L. B. Whitney
R. M. Morse, Jr
A. Richardson
Daniel Murray
Sarah Fitzpatrick
J. W. Lord
E. R. Champlin
Murray
Fitzpatrick
Harley
O’ Leary
Sharp
Holm
Learned
Carroll
Watts
Glenhill
Holmes
Gilligan
Walsh
Ford
Earl
Crockett
Cook
Tilton
Boston & Maine RR
Dean Sim
P. Co
Buckley Eng. Ip’. Co
American Pub. Co
Webster
Lamb
Whittier
Hitchcock
Webb
McLaughlin v City of Boston Injury on Trumbull Street
Supreme Judicial Court Middlesex May 16. Action for injuries from a sidewalk defect on Trumbull Street Boston bricks removed. Defence cites defect and plaintiff’s injuries. Attorneys listed for both sides. Jury-waived cases to be heard after jury trials. Court engaged in hearing divorce cases and will reconvene tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eden E. McLaughlin
City of
Boston
Trumbull Street
Thetax
J. E. Cotter
C. P. Sullivan
T. £. Babson
Tirrell
Austin
Gray
Bragg
Same
Cowen
Sunderland
Contested Middlesex Superior Court cases listed May 16
In Middlesex County Superior Court juries waived cases were listed for hearing the next morning. The docket includes 1424 Cobb et al v Guyer 1776 Converse admr 165 Parker v Morrill et al 1456 Naylor v Nash 1710 Hale v Weils 268 Endicott Jr v Busnach 81 Richardson v Heard 35 Butterfield v Smith 900 Fletcher et al v Stevens 929 Roas v White 1120 Cotter v Cotter et al 1197 Garrett v Cartney 1617 Puffer v Dunn 1567 Dunning v Goulding 1578 Norton v Desmond 1650 Andrews v Burrows tr 1676 Ixley v Kendrick 1867 Sears v Huff 1881 Greenwood v Whipple 1895 Quinn v Saxonville Mills 1054 Lynde v Lord admr 1978 Clapp v Hyde and tr 1084 Stevens v Whitney and tr 2111 Fleming v Henderson et al 2182 Preston len v Fletcher 2138 Goldthwait et al v Otis 2137 Stevens v Pierce 2167 Chase v O Hara and trs 2173 PFiske v Pratt et al 2178 Conant v Hodgman 2195 Foster v Chamberlin
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Cobb Et al
Guyer
Converse
Admi
Johnson
Admr
Parker
Morrill
Naylor
Nash
Hale
Weils
Endicott, Jr
Busnach
Richardson
Heard
Butterfield
Smith
Fletcher
Stevens
Roas
White
Cotter
Garrett
Cartney
Puffer
Dunn
Dunning
Goulding
Norton
Desmond
Andrews
Burrows
Ixley
Kendrick
Sears
Huff
Greenwood
Whipple
Quinn
Saxonville Mills
Lynde
Lord
Clapp
Hyde
Whitney
Fleming
Henderson
Preston
Len
Goldthwait
Otis
Pierce
Chase
O' Hara
Pfiske
Pratt
Conant
Hodgman
Foster
Chamberlin
Railroad Atters and Extensions Signal Strong Returns
St Louis and San Francisco announces likely dividend on second preferred stock in July after first preferred. earnings exceed 7 percent on second preferred. Paris extension spike completed, linking St Louis to Paris Texas amid favorable rains and crop outlook. Lower California Peninsula railroad plans widen south from Ensenada and connect with Guaymas Nogales line to meet Mexican Central near Chihuahua.
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ST. Louis
San Francisco
Paris
St. Louis & San Francisco
Tex
Peninsula Railroad of
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Phillies
Wabhinulian
Chicagos
Carrom
Shock
O Ryan
Hines
Warrell
Anson
O Whitney
O OG Pfeffer
Donnelly
O/ WU
Gilligan.c
Ol Burr Tae
Corane
Washingtons
Flome
Jimmson
Gylgan
Shaw
Kunt
Dinpire
Powers
Clarks
Plint
Tunlap
Forty
Rowe
O Mulvey
Brothers
Buttin On
Thompan
Oo Richards
Ohn Farrar
Hanson
Bastian
Gregg and
Dorchester Yacht Club Regatta
Court House
Sweetheart
G. W. Simmons & Co
North Street
State House
the Clergy and
Secular Press
Salem News
HicguLy
G. O. Taylor
Chester H. Graves & Sons
Trinity Church
Trinity House
Freedmen and Indian Missions
Church Home
Church Visiting Society
St. Andrew's Church
Mision
St. Luke’s Home
Zenana Mission
Massachusetts Bible Society
Robert H. Eddy
King's Chapel
A. P. Peabody
Mt. Auburn
John Weeder
Stratton
Weeder
Elizabeth Caton
Patrick Monahan
Main Street
Charlestown Neck
Monahan
Empire State
International Line
Isles of Shoals
North Shore
Provincetown
Battery Wharf
Country Club
Clyde Park
Brookline
Charitable
Irish Society
Parker House
Thomas J. Denney
Boston School of Oratory
Pilgrim Hall
Suffolk Medical Society
A. B. Nettleton
Minneapolis
Minn
J. Ellen Foster
Revere House
Supreme Judicial Court
Devens, J
Fabery
South
Boston R. R. Co
Clay
Mass. Ben. Ass
Skillings
Bay State
Ben. Ass
Clark
Kehoe
Boston & Albany
R. R
Welch
Osborne
Newsome
Pearson
Hanford
Herbert
Gaston
Allen
Newhall
Davis
Chandler
Boardman
Lanalan
Porter
Jessop
Rice
Leszyanksky
Shanks
Farrington
Marten
Bubear
Souvearne
Baker
Bingham
Sheehy
Whitman
Robbins
Benson
Fallon
Metropolitan
R. R. Co
Seabury
Higgins
Pitman
Howell
Wetherbee
Page
Gregory
City of Boston
Vootes
Simpson
Randall
Swampscott
Mce Keown
Gurney
O’connell
Kidd
George W. Amory
Old Colony Railroad Company
W. W. Gooch
J. H W. Benton, Jr
Annie
M. O. Adams
Abbott
Cole
Dorr
Dockray
Nelson
Boston & Maine
Flavin
Haley
Hathorn
Wall
McGuire
Mason Mtg. Co
Hoxie
Cuthiro
Duigneau
Little
Hathorne
Cecconi
Rodden
Norfolk County
Hammond, J
Middlesex County
W. Allen
J. Dobson
Body Brussels
Washington Street
Carte Blanche
R and Vin Nee Schreider - Schreider
Anchor
John D. & M. Williams
State Street
Baker’s
W. Baker & CO
Dorchester
Mass
Barlow
Awaing
Agency
Devonshirt Street
Utica Street
Knowlton, J
Atters
Lower California Railroad
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