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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1894

Page

5

Swell Wedding at Unitarian Church West Newton

Miss Emma L Nickerson wed Mr William Harrington at the Unitarian Church West Newton in a ceremony at 8 o clock. Rev Julian C Jaynes officiated as guests in chic attire filled the prettily decorated church and Elm Street residence hosted a reception for about 700 familiar faces including many prominent local families.

West Newton Emma L. Nickerson Wiliam Harrington Unitarian Church Julian C. Jaynes Paris Agnes G. Chase J. H. Goodhill M. E. Holmes Lucy Allen Professor Elwell Amherst College George F. Tenney Boston Addison E. Allen L. Vernon Briggs A. V. Harrington Wellesley A. L. Aldrich Dr. EB. A. Crockett H. Winthrop Weeks Farmington Charles W. Cole Auburndale Arthur T. Lovett Severance Burr Winthrop B. Atherton N. T. Allen James T. Allen John Avery Harry L. Ayer Arnold E. C. Burrage Hubert L.burrage Henry Bird Charles Doane John Edwards Leland W. F. Norcross W.S. Rodman G. T. Lincoln Prescott C. Bridgham Edward R. Barnes Nathaniel Brewer O. M. Homer F. F. Baldwin Arthur E. Brown F. L. Bullard N. J. Bowgitch J. H. Newhall C. H. Nickerson W. B. Nichols S. Warren Davis Charlies Davis H. B. Day L. H. Elwell C. F. Haddy Elot C. C. Esty E. D. Emerson George E. Ryder W. A. Richards C. P. Roberts W. S. Rodman H. C. Rice Russell Freeman Edward Safford J. E. Smith H. L. Fairbrother D. W. Farquhar T. C. Folsom F. L. Fuller William F. Goodwin A.l Whittlessy Mitchell Charles Hosmer Arthur Hosmer H .* Shepard H. G. ©Don B. M. Hall Henry A. B. Hildrd B. H. Weeks N. A. Plympton George S. Phippen Phelps J. W Ellery Peahol A. Stuart Pratt Charles Potter Y J. Pal F. L. Thayer F. W. Rogers W. Mer M. W. Ra Dr. Shinn F. O. Syster A. Wheeler One Whitcomb Galton B. H. Young Ur. Paran Young J. A, Wei William Warren Fred H F. H. Culine H. Burrage

Longtime Houghton Fairbanks Wed in Randolph Mass

Mr Houghton and Miss Adelyn W Fairbanks were married in Randolph Massachusetts on November 7 184. The Rev Calvin Hitchcock officiated. They have lived in town for forty years with eight children seven living. Houghton is a veteran of the Civil War and longtime police officer and fireman with role in Union Engine Company.

Houshton Adelyn W. Fairbanks Randolph Mass Calvin Hitchcock Houghton Massachusetts Light Battery Reynolds Post Union Engine Company Old Fire District

Wedding at Dudley Street Baptist Church Unites Bartlett and Alvord

Miss Mary Elizabeth Bartlett and Alfred Ely Alvord wed at eight o clock in Roxbury in a festively lit Dudley Street Baptist Church ceremony. The event drew many guests from Boston and surrounding towns, with a large reception at the bride’s Forest street home and a bridal tour planned to the South.

Dudley Street Baptist Church Mary Elizabeth Bartlett Alfred Ely Alvord Miss Bartlett Alvin G. Bartlett Forest Street Roxbury Boston Alvord Alvord Bros. & Co Devonshire Street A. S. Gumbart Frederick Alvord South Windsor Conn Edna Parker Chicago Dresden Bertha Smith Charlestown Annette Warner Pittsfield

Beck Bigelow wedding held at Allston residence

Miss Caroline M Beck and Mr Edward A Bigelow wed at the Beck home 11 Webster avenue Allston in a private ceremony due to groom family illness Rev Albert Walkley officiated The bride wore white satin with tulle veil carried roses Attendants included Miss Estelle Marshall maid of honor and bridesmaids from Concord Brigh ton and Allston After a reception the couple will live at 1 Webster Avenue with a first at home planned the first Wednesday in January

Caroline M. Beck Edward A. Bigelow Charles O. Beck Webster Avenue Allston Albert Walkley Brighton Unitarian Chuch

Wedding of Miss Gra Winnifred Webber and Harry Stratton

The wedding at Mt Tellingham M E Church Chelsea united Miss Gra Winnifred Webber daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles K E Webber with Harry Clift Stratton son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Stratton Arlington. Rev James Higins officiated. The couple will reside at 197 Arlington Avenue Arlington.

Earl Gifford Everett Mises Josie M. Riford Isabelle McDonald Chelsea Edith Tirrell Nellie Tirrell Weymouth Centre Fred Remington East Boston Alexander Renfrew Edward V. Hinccliffe James Dodge Cabridge Washington Avenue Stratton Arlington Avenue Arlington

Houghton Couple Observe Fifteenth Wedding Anniversary

Mr and Mrs Oliver Houghton celebrated their fifteenth wedding anniversary at home on Washington street Weymouth with a large gathering of relatives and friends present this evening.

Weymouth Oliver Houghton Washington Street

Silver Wedding of Isaac Rosnosky in Temple Chabli Shalom

Isaac Rosnosky celebrated his silver wedding anniversary at Temple Chabli Shalom with a large congregation. Congressman O Neill Alderman Barry and other notables attended along with family members. gifts included a silver service and an oak cabinet. The ceremony featured a silver ribbon arch, a funeral address, a memorial, and a reception in the basement with refreshments.

Isaac Rosnosky Temple Chabli Shalom Ward 16 Congressman O’neil Dave Barry Isaac Mr. Rosnosky Mrs. Rosnosky J. Koplowitz Richmond, Va Fabion Raphael Simon Samuel Israel Rosnosky McDonald Sheehan Samuel Basch Harry Levy Miss Basch

Beacon Society hosts riding lesson at Pope Manufacturing

Colonel Albert A. Pope hosts Beacon Society members and their families for a complimentary riding lesson at the Columbia School on Columbus Avenue from 8 to 10 PM. A lighted tour of Pope Manufacturing offices and a collation by Weber followed the lesson.

Albert A. Pope Beacon Society Columbia Columbus Avenue Weber Pope Manufacturing Company Boston Colonel Pope Benjamin W. Currier J. G. Bugbee Miss Bugbee Allen B. Monks F. H. Monks Miss Monks A. G. Webster George G. Crocker J. Albert Walker R. J. Monks J. H. Goodspend James B. Arnold Providence R. I

Photographer injured in magnesium lamp blast at Boston Lunch Company

Joseph Corliss, a photographer, was struck by flying metal and suffered a four inch facial gash and burns when a magnesium lamp exploded during a flashlight portrait in the dining room of the Boston Lunch Company at 66 Pearl Street. The accident, blamed on a homemade preparation, frightened the waiting staff and sent Corliss to Emergency Hospital.

Joseph Corliss Boston Lunch Company Pearl Street Corliss

Scalloped Oysters Featured With Bell's Seasoning

A note on a tasty preparation highlights scalloped oysters flavored with Bell's Spiced Seasoning as a delicious dish.

Norcross Cotton Underwear Sale Offers Gowns and Skirts

Domestic economy on Underwear is wilful waste and causeless worry. Extra heavy Cotton Gowns Mother Hubbard Yoke with tuck clusters at 69c. Good heavy Cotton Gowns with Hamburg insertion and Hamburg ruffle priced at $1.38. Skirts in Hill's Cotton with Hamburg ruffle and yoke at 69c and 1.00. No. 20 Left.

Mother Hubbard Mother Hubard Hamburg

Wives of literary men and their reading habits

A New York Sun piece surveys how famous authors’ wives engage with their husbands’ work. It contrasts readers like Mrs. Gladstone and Mrs. Kipling with less engaged spouses, notes Dickens and Thackeray family strains, and highlights several modern writer wives who support their husbands.

New York Sun William Dean Howells America Mildred Rudyard Kipling Tolstoi John Stuart Mill Gladstone Mr. Gladstone Charles Dickens Thackeray Eugene Field Robert Louis Stephenson Julian Hawthorne George Parsons Lathrop Peary Thomas Nelson Page Will Carleton

Teachers Institute at Weymouth Draws Large Attendance

A Weymouth High School hosted a Teachers Institute under the State Board of Education. Attendees came from Braintree Hingham and Weymouth with sessions on Principals and Methods of Teaching Reading Drawing Language and Literature Arith and more led by state and local educators.

Kettledrum Success Benefits Roxbury Charity Hospital

The Women's Charity Club kettledrum drew about 3600 attendees at Parker Hill Avenue Roxbury to raise funds for a $1500 debt and ongoing hospital support. Notables including Governor Greenhalge and Mrs Horace Goodwin attended. tables featured Book Review Club and Jamaica Plain groups with themed decor. The event, lively with music and a grand march, ran from 9 to 12 and ended in a strong financial and social win.

Women’s Charity Club Kettledrum Woman’s Charity Club Hospital Parker Hill Avenue Roxbury Micah Dyer, Jr Marion Capen Tufts College Kate Tannatt Woods Governor Greenhaige Dalton Henry Upham Dinsmore William F. Lord James S. McCoy New York Mme Sigrid Magnusson Iceland William Burrill Washington G. Benedict Horace Goodwin J. W. Gillespie Agnes P. Fisher C. F. Dupee E. T. Rose Dexter Follett Robert Draper H. C. Whittle L. M. Kimball E. P. Boggs John Ritchie, Jr J. E. Cheeny Maxwell W. B. Page Book Review Club C. T. Dupee C. C. Stecker Gertrude O'Hara Charity Club Agnes Fisher Jamaica Plain Table Fuller Gist Adams Otis Marion

Harvard Debating Row Ends with Ban on Women

Harvard's Debating Society refuses to meet Boston University women after a clash over gender eligibility. Miss Cowell of BU cites equality in debate, while Harvard holds its line, birthing no show and leaving the proposed match canceled.

Harvard’s Debating Society Boston University Club Miss Cowell Union Committee Boston University Debating Club S.ir Boston University Debating Society Harvard University Debat'nz Harvard Union Boston University Mahommet

The Trams See-Saw A Tale Of A Wood Request

A blase tramp approaches a farm house and asks to eat. The sharp hostess shows an uncut timber pile and he quips you saw the wood but won t see me saw the wood before vanishing with a breeze.

Women at the Pulls Rally for Public School Support

Women crowd Trinity M. E. Church in Charlestown to back public school interests. speakers urge registration and voting rights, emphasize education's role, and promote a "Clean American ticket" with women as key voters.

Massachusetts Woman Missionary Anniversary Held at Trinity Church

The seventeenth annual meeting of the Massachusetts branch of the Woman's Auxiliary to the Board of Missions was held at Trinity Church. Bishop Lawrence spoke on The Modern Woman in the Church and stressed personal work. Delegates heard from Lucy Jarvis, Irwin, Julia Emery, and other church workers. Luncheon and afternoon addresses followed by clergy from China, Mexico, and beyond.

Charlestown Tr.ni.y M. E High Street Trask Hill Wiliam Nast Brodbeck Trinity Matthew Smith de Wolf Temperance America Friends Eva D. Kellogg Massachusetts Board of Missions The Protestant Episcopal Church Trinity Church Lawrence S. W. R. Thayer Bishop Brook Oklahoma Lucy Jarvis Connecticut Irwin Radcliffe College Pennsylvania Julia C. Emery New York Pierce Hall Yung Klung Yen China Henry Forrester Mexico F. K. Brooke

Side board as symbol of generosity at Paine’s warerooms

A persuading note on side boards as a host’s reflection, praising Paine’s warerooms at 48 Canal Street for fine furniture at low prices, urging buyers not to settle for old-fashioned patterns.

Paine Canal Stret

Icelandic customs lecture enriches Boston suffrage season

The Boston Woman Suffrage League opened its season at Park Street with Mme Sigrid Magnusson detailing Icelandic life. She described Norse heritage, scarce infrastructure, trade oppression, sheep farming, eel er down gathering, and the saga reading tradition, ending with an Icelandic song and plans for a relic exhibition at the Art Museum.

Boston Woman Suffrage League Park Street Mme Sigrid Magnusson Iceland Mme. Magnusson Norway Canada Episcopal Lutheran Horsford Boston Vineland Magnusson

Dedham Ladies Benevolent Society Elects Officers

The Dedham Ladies Benevolent Society of the First Unitarian Church held its seventy third annual meeting at the church chapel and elected President Mrs John P Maynard, Vice President Mrs Waldo Coburn, Secretary and Treasurer Miss Abbie E Guild, and directors Mrs George E Morse Mrs George F Fisher Mrs Fred H French Mrs Charles Cole Mrs Alfred Hewins and Mrs Winslow Warren.

Dedham Ladies’ Benevolent Society First Unitarian Church Dedham Centre John P. Maynard Waldo Coburn Abbie E. Guild George E. Morse George F. Fisher Fred H. French Charles Cole Alfred Hewins Winslow Warren

A Cure That Cures and Ripans Tabules Promoted

A Cure That Cures is praised as what most people want. Ripans Tabules are proposed as relief for liver and stomach disorders, with one tabule claimed to provide relief.

Also Mentioned on This Page

William Harrington Belle of Newton Severance Burrage F. G. Burrage Lawrence Bond Fisher Ames Mary White Alice Ward Fiate Wallace Margaret Wallace Alice Thayer Caroline E. Symonds Lucy H. Symonds Josephine Shinn Nellie Seales Dora S. Stuart Cora Stuart Clarander Eleanor Perkins Florence H.al Ethel Perrin Winnie Noyes Emma W. Newhall Mary Metcalf Lillie Loveland Adelaide F. Lecompte Louise Carrie Lovett Florence Shaw Josephine Howard Mary Howland Edith Gould Bessye Fyffe Margarite Kimberley Josephine Barker Fanny B. Allen Alice Angier Dudley Street Wedzer Col. Poe Filins Party Miseh Ras Et APAIN Melba Mme. Melba Holbrook Curtis John B. Schoeffel Norcross J. Henry Norcross Tremont Row Teachers’ Institute AT Women 'S Woman Suffrage League Dedham Ladies’ Benevolent Society Wilson Bros Rhoda Twombly Power A. J. Gordon D. D Luther F. Twombly Ouisa W. Power DAINI
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