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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1889

Page

6

Julia Ward Howe Birthday Reception by Woman's Club

The Woman's Club held a birthday reception for Julia Ward Howe at 3 Park Street with decorations of tropical plants and flowers. Notable attendees included Edward Atkinson, Edward Drew, Mrs. Lucy Stone, William Lloyd Garrison, and juried tributes from poets and reformers.

Woman’s Club Julia Ward Howe Park Street Alpha Club George Barker Julia Sprague Zakrzewski A. T. Wolcott Dreson You Bradford Cambridge Missaton Edna D. Cheney Henry Whitan Owe Howe Gardner Nantucket William Lloyd Garrison Whiton Stone A Morton Diaz Kate Taupatt Woods Mary F. Eastman Newton Diaz Whittier Woman's Educational and Industrial Union Women’s Educational and Industrial Union Julia Wardone Andry Morton Diaz Miss Hall Edward Atkinson Thomas Cushing Snackford Hastings A. 5. Spauld Maria _Walling Georgie Peck Mand Elliot Laura E. Richards Hall

ANOTHER PRIZE DRILL AT ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL

The Fourth Battalion of the English High School held its annual prize drill yesterday at Mechanics Hall under Major W J F Boos. Companies F D 8 B and E led by Captains DeLue Crowell Livermore and Houghton won prizes for company manoeuvres amid drum corps and sword exercises. Individual medals went to Sergeants Wing and Clifford with company honors awarded to Livermore’s Company B and Benedict’s Company A.

English High School Mechanics’ Hall W. J F. Boos C. E. DeLue J. C. Crowell George Livermore Frank Houghton J. E. Bishop W. 8. Fretch, Jr Baldwin F. G. Benedict C. Yost A. E. Green H. K. Hading Blake Jogan Ninth Infantry Murray Broyan R. T. Churchill J. P. Murray A. H. Chamberlain F. W. Davison J. J. Silverman D. J. Carney, Jr Sereant &. &K. Wing G. Clifford Livermore John I. Fitzgerald A. A. Shurtlesf

Money market dull amid mixed rates and gains in Wisconsin stock

The Boston money market shows little demand for loanable funds with discounts easy. Town of Brookline borrows 150000 at 2 percent until October. Wisconsin Central stocks rise as New York lists to broaden market. earnings for spring improve while rail peers report mixed results.

New York The Daily Commercial Bulletin

Sunday School Instructed On Graded Courses Of Study

A meeting of Sunday school teachers and parents at Second Church discussed graded courses of study in ethics to supplement Bible lessons. The plan, from Roxbury’s First Religious society, aims for ethics textbooks used by teachers with one exception, and to foster practical morality alongside Old and New Testament studies. Mr Spaulding led the session and answered questions.

Second Church George H. Wilson First Religious Society of

Dividends Declared by Three Companies This June

Lawrence Manufacturing Company to pay $50 per share and Nashua Manufacturing to pay $25 per share on June 1. Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company declares a semi annual dividend rate of 2.42 percent, payable June 11.

Lawrence Manufacturing Company Nashua Manufacturing Companies Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company

Stockholders Proposals for Oregon and Transcontinental Company

Letter from Henry Villard Charles L Colby and Colgate Hoyt dated May 18 1889 in New York soliciting proxies for the June 17 1889 Portland meeting. They urge directors who secure a joint lease settlement with Northern Pacific Union Pacific and Oregon Railway and Navigation and oppose reductions in rental while opposing a Union Pacific St Paul Manitoba alliance. Proxies may be sent with substitutions and later dated proxies cancel earlier ones.

San Francisco Congress Atchison San Diego Bay Waukesha California Kingston & Pembroke Canadian Pacific Kingston Canada Watertown Watertown & Ogdensburg Renfrew Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg New York City Essex Manufacturing Company Charles 5 Storrow Abbott Lawrence James J. Storrow Portland, Or Northern Pacific Railroad Company Union Pacific Railway Company Oregon Railway and Navigation Company Union Pacific Company Oregon and Transcontinental Company Oregon Washington Territory Pacific Northwest St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railroad Company Union Pacific St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Henry Villard Charles L. Colby Colgate Hoyt New York

Auction Sales At Boston Stock Exchange May 29 1889

The Boston Stock Exchange lists stocks to be sold by auction on Wednesday May 29 1889. Items include Malden and Melrose Gas Light Co. and Edison Polyform Co. shares, various bank and railroad securities, and multiple insurance and manufacturing company holdings. The list shows trustee receipts and executors’ receipts among many named entities and quantities.

Wisconsin Central Company New York Stock Exchange Wisconsin Central Railroad Treasury Chicago, Burlington & Quincey Boston News Bureau Geddes New York George Smith Scotland Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rock Island Vanderbilt Lakes Shore Brokers’ Board New York & New England Assenger Shacus Malden & Melrose Gas Light Co Merchants’ Nat. Bank Salem Edison Polyform Co Fort Jayne Coal and Iron Co West End Street Railway Co New England Nat. Bank Seen Cotton Manufacturing Co Tver Nacwue Manufacturers’ National Bank Do Missisquoi Valley Central of Vermont Ri Douglas Axe Manufacturing Co Pee Voodienee Band Bell Cee Ceey Soporl Age Stock Car Co Eae Ag * Ae UUU Bronton & L Liverpool Phonograph Toy Mig Lynn Gas & Electric Co Frs Lynn & Boston RR Mt. Desert East Shore New York Despatch Co Do ‘Trust Aw Bell Tel Ei. Re Lamsons Thowson Klee Welding Horton Lichsseaveden Westinghouse Elec Co East Boson Winnisimmer Company Ab Diché Ny& Tee Oregon West End ETUC K & West Mich Gor Uee Og & LC So Han al Geil Boston Venobscot Bay Sneer Ban Diego Th & M Mining Santa E Ae Sa Saeaae Eetneesee Aveitenburg Ae Acific Ae Ny&n Svebetesco Sedan Eee Faison Se North Chi Eerie Thombioust Eewee Orrick Worcester Mass Connel Worchester Rari Leritory Utah Thos, P. Kroyle & CO

New York financials show steady rates and active stocks

Money on call easy at 2 1/2 to 2 3/4 percent with last loan at 2 4/4 percent. Sterling exchange dull at 4.8744 for 60 day bills and 4.89 for demand. Government bonds dull, railroad bonds active and strong. Stocks opened active with gains limited to few names then turned higher, St Paul, Chicago Gas and San Francisco led, closing near day’s best as buying renewed for long account.

Boston Brookline New York Chicago St Louis San Francisco Telegraph New Orleans Bank Charleston Savannah Secretary of the Treasury Reichsmarks Europe Atchison Atlantic & Pacific Wisconsin Central Wisconsin Central Company New York Stock Exchange Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange St. Paul Chicago Gas London Reading

Market Rumors Lift Chicago Gas and Western Rails

The market held a prominent position with Chicago Gas buoyant and Vanderbilts active. Lake Shore and San Francisco stocks led gains while Manhattan fell slightly. Rail bonds strengthened amid total sales of 2,480,000 with notable advances in annla Southern, Jersey Central, and Lake Shore, among others.

Chicago Lake Shore San Francisco Lake Erie Manhattan Paul Canada Southern Chicago Gas and Coke Ohio Southern Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Annla Southern Jersey Central

Market Notes: Commodity Prices Steady Across Several Goods

Commercial matters row unchanged and many items show steadiness. Lead, tin, rye, and oats hold firm or quiet with several grains and farm products like hay and potatoes showing stable demand. pork, lambs, and muttons steady, while corned beef and bread beef move slowly or fairly steady.

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