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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1880

Page

3

Pastoral Call Extended to Rev L G Walden

The Twelfth Baptist Society Church extends a pastoral call to Rev L G Walden of Fredericksburg Virginia. Aboard the schooner Elfin built for A F Copeland, John H McGrady purchased it at auction Saturday. A Board of Trade meeting today at 1pm will discuss Free Ships and national bankruptcy law. Free Baptist ladies hold a grand fair at Somerset Street Church starting tomorrow to support church services.

Twelfth Baptist Society Church L. G. Walden Fredericksburg Elfin A. F. Copeland John H. McGrady Board of Trade

Political jubilee at Middlesex Club with national figures

The Middlesex Club hosted a Saturday afternoon gathering at Young’s with Gov. Long of Massachusetts Gov. Head of New Hampshire Hon. John I Davenport Hon. Marshall Jewell Congressmen Bowman Crapo Harris Russell Field Robinson A A Ranney F B Hayes Col Eben F Stone Tom Earl Samuel Clemens Gen Banks and others. Col Needham led cheers for the Republican ticket and spoke on Garfield’s election and the country’s interests. Speakers included Gov. Head Gov. Long Samuel Clemens and others with regrets from several national politicians read aloud.

Middlesex Club Young Gov. Long Massachusetts Gov. Head New Hampshire John I. Davenport New York Marshall Jewell Bowman, Crapo, Harris, Russell, Field and Robinson A. A. Ranney F. B. Hayes Eben F. Stone Tom Earl Samuel M. Clemens Rice Jno. W. Candler Bruce Somerville Gen. Banks Col. Needham Gen. Garfield United States Gen. Grant Commonwealth Benjamin F Butler Republian Tom Kari cCouettor Beard Gov Freud Mack Twain William B. Barnum Leigh Hunt Abou Ben Adhem Barnum Alo Mage John W. Candler Z. Bowman George B. Lorie Five Maine Bullock Edmunds Vermont Llosur and Dawes

Quincy Murder by Burglary Trial Begins in Wrecked House

Early Saturday John P. Gordon confronted a burglar in the lower story of his boarding house on Spear Street. A struggle ended with Gordon shot in the abdomen. the burglar fled. The revolver was found in the front yard and a $500 reward was offered by the selectmen. Gordon, a five year resident and carriage maker, is a member of the Legion of Honor and Knights of Honor.

John P. Gordon Gordon Quincy Legion of Honor Lodge of Knights of Honor

Deaths and obituaries of local residents in early November

Mr. Henry Cook of West Newton died November 6 at his home after retiring from the Boston military goods business at 43 Temple Place following a Europe trip. He leaves a wife and was well respected. Daniel B. Webster, longtime Lawrence resident, died November 4 of pneumonia after returning from Atlanta with the Sherman Cadets. He served as an alderman in 1874 and was a Democrat focused on prudent municipal management. William Richardson, a 30 year member of Wisnisimmet Lodge in Chelsea, died in Lynn on November 5 at age 60.

Henry ©. Cook West Newton Boston Temple Place Europe Cook Daniel B. Webster Lawrence Atlanta Sherman Cadets William Richardson Wisnisimmet Lodge Chelsea Lynn

Smallpox Outbreak Alarms Gardiner Area

Smallpox appears in Gardiner with two deaths and fear of spread. Efforts push to extend the narrow gauge railroad from Farmington to Phillips to Gardiner. A rock sample from a ledge near Whitehall assays 723 dollars in gold and 98 cents in silver.

Gardiner Franklin County Farmington Phillips Whitehall Portland Forest City John G. Buswell Troy N. Y Biddeford Fred Lefleur John Merrew Henry Sturtevant Walthrop Whitmore Agriculcultural Works Lake Annabescook

Manchester vote on minority representation rejected

In Manchester a ballot on minority representation by corporations was defeated by a large margin. A 66 year old woman, Mrs Edward P Prescott, was found dead in Concord with asthma and heart disease listed as causes. The New Hampshire Sunday School Association plans its seventh annual convention in Manchester next Tuesday to Thursday. A blood soaked suit found in Manchester suburbs tied to Blanchard in a local battle tragedy.

Manchester Concord Edward P. Prescott New Hampshire Sunday School Association Blanchard

Burglar Confesses in Fairlee Case. Vermont Legislature Debates Liquor Amendment

Abbott, captured burglar in Fairlee, admits accomplices and faces arrest. Senator Safford proposes constitutional amendment banning intoxicating liquor sales. St Johnsbury Granite Co. reports most workers off duty awaiting new contract. Don Riley undergoes skin grafts with 150 grafts placed and 77 surviving. Rutland man hunts small game near Mendon and shoots a 200 pound bear, keeping hide and head.

Bristol Georn Abbott Fairlee Vermont Safford St. Albans St. Johnsbury Rutland Mendon

Gloucester Tragedies And Rail Collision Report

A Gloucester carpenter Charles Thurston breaks a leg and sustains injuries from a staging fall. A girl in Lowell is arrested for drunkenness and spends time insensible in a cell. Patrick Gately of Lawrence dies by taking Paris Green while temporarily insane. William Tribou of North Abington likely fatally injured in a night train collision. A Shrewsbury child, James Eddy, dies from scalding when a teapot breaks. George F. White funeral held after Jupiter engine explosion. Frederick Butler’s Lawrence residence robbed. jewelry worth 500 dollars stolen. A French woman with smallpox exposed in North Adams. vaccination circulars issued. Conners Fall River house wrecked in gale. five present unharmed. loss 1200. Fall River water-right suit to be heard Nov 24–27. Troy and Greenfield freight cars derail near North Adams. no injuries. Boston–Hoosac reports note slow freight collision. George Smith killed. Frank Eastwood badly injured. Damages estimated at 25000.

Gloucester Charles Thurston Lowell Patrick Gately Lawrence Paris Green William Tribou North Abington Yarnton Frederick Butler Cohoes N. Y North Adams Board of Health Ans8 Timothy Conners Fall River Edmund H. Bennett Taunton James P. Francis E. P. Leavitt, Jr Cambridge Watuppa Reservoir Co Troy and Greenfield Railroad Williamstown Boston Hoosac Tunnel Western Road George Smith Frank Eastwood Smith Reynolds

Rhode Island Senate Fails to Pass Wreck Act in House

The Rhode Island Senate has three times approved an act regarding the wreck of the steamer Rhode Island but the measure failed in the House. Other items include a wreck recovery voyage by the steamer Eolus to bring James R. Keene to Newport, and a fatal injury to trackman John Knott. A pistol incident involving Gov. Sprague’s son Willie occurred at the wreck scene, and legal actions against Mrs. Sprague’s property were attempted but halted.

Rhode Island Senate Rhode Island Eolus Newport Wickford James R. Keene New York Molyneaux Providence Young Sprague Mr. Thompson Whipple Washington County Canonchetto

Chariots Prove Heavy as Barnum's Circus Reaches Bridgeport

Two elephants lifted the heavy chariots when mud slowed horse teams at Barnum's circus in Bridgeport. Several vehicles proved too heavy to pull through the mire, underscoring the scale of the pageant.

Barnum’s Circus Bridgeport

Fires Burn Several Stores and Shops Across New England

A series of fires early this week caused heavy losses. George F. Bradstreet’s Ward Hill store in Bradford and its post office burned, insured for loss. E W Pryor’s tin shop in Jeffersonville also burned with stock and tools, insured. In Covrr N H a four story frame building housing Strong Burt and Charles Dore caught fire with substantial damage to stock, machinery, and multiple dwellings nearby, totaling around 35000 dollars with 20000 insured.

Moses Pond Blackstone Street Commercial Street J. K. Sartwell & Co N.H Ira W. Nute Strong & Burt Charles Dore Ka W. Nute Edward Gewill Joshua Porter Samuel Rockter E. W. Blaisdell

Novikoff the Missionary of Philo Slavery in England

Hamburg correspondent surveys Mme Novikoff’s influence on British policy and opinion. She aligned Gladstone and Whigs with Russo‑British aims, shaping Balkan Slavonic federation talk and shifting Anglican Orthodox sympathies, while bridging Moscow and London through selective journalism and letters to Russian papers.

Mme, Novikoff England Hamburg London Europe Dorothea Lieven Hevertheless Mme. Novi Lieven Mme. Novikoff Russia Austria Mr. Gladstone Moscow Moskva Aksakoff Charles Dilke Beaconsfield Gladstone Moscow Gazette Lord Beaconsfield Thames

Morocco finisher shoots at wife then wounds self in Philadelphia

John Volz, 38, separated from his wife, went to her home and fired a shot that pierced her arm and mouth, breaking three teeth. He then shot himself in the head at his father's house. The wife is not seriously injured. Volz had been arrested previously for failure to support his wife.

Philadelphia John Volz Morocco Volz

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