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Boston Post

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 30, 1878

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2

Public Institution Teems With Growing Merit

Secretary cites Board of Visitors praise for West Point Military Academy noting it as a public institution that improves the more it is studied. The secretary emphasizes that leadership at the academy is chosen solely for fitness to fulfill the entrusted duties, with no other motives.

West Point Military Academy Board of Visitors United States

Arrival And Reception Of The Marquis And Princess At Montreal

London reports a Batoum despatch stating the Turks and Russians dispute an frontier over the Tehoruk line. Rome notes Italy's Left factions in turmoil and hesitation to topple the Cabinet. Cherbourg records a pistol duel leaving one dead among Marines. Caledonia reports eight freed convicts and three natives killed by rebels at Poya river mouth with troops pursuing insurgents. Rome cites new arrests revealing Internationalists’ networks. London lists a new England Spain extradition treaty to take effect December 9. Paris notes many Italians in Nice awaiting the Republican issue before returning home.

London Italy Rome Cherbourg Caledonia Poya River Poya Rom Navy England Spain Paris Nice

Death of renowned magician Robert Heller in Philadelphia

The sudden death of Robert Heller at the Continental Hotel in Philadelphia from acute pneumonia is reported. Born in London circa 1835, Heller rose from stage apprentice to famed prestidigitator, famed for his cheerful demeanor and dynamic stage presence. His funeral in Philadelphia was held quietly at MacPelah Cemetery with only close friends in attendance.

Robert Heller Post Continental Philadelphia Mr Heller Washington Heller Hel MacPelah

Resignations and church calls stir Cumberland Bath bids

Charles F. Libby, Cumberland County Attorney, resigns. Rev A J White leaves Jefferson Street Baptist Biddeford to join North Street Free Baptist Bath. Mrs A McLaughlin, about 60, found dead at Water Street home likely from heart disease. no inquest. Major Smith, Greenback candidate for Governor, defends currency stance. Maine Rifle Club match at Baldwin yields Farrington Banks tied at 500 yards. Farrington wins at 200 and 300 yards. Hersey and Banks place.

Charles F. Libby Cumberland County A. J. White Jefferson Street Biddeford North Street Free Baptist Church Bath A. McLaughlin Water Street Major Smith Lewiston Journal Maine Rifle Club Baldwin E. C. Farrington J. W. Banks Farrington Hersey Banks

Clergy resignations and calls across New Hampshire and Michigan

The First Congregational Church at Derry sees the pastor and deacons resign amid local trouble. The Unitarian Church in Nashua names H C Parker as pastor after Meadville Theological School graduation. Rev Lucius Waterman accepts a call to Trinity Church Tilton. Dartmouth adds several faculty including Bancroft and Hanks while updating duties for Pollard and others. Portsmouth to mark its 76th anniversary with a December 10 event. A schooner collision near Portsmouth injures Lizzie Morris, now at Samuel Adams & Co.’s wharf for repairs. The Rockingham Supreme Court term opens December 3 at Concord with only seventeen cases on the docket.

First Congregational Church Derry Warner William Lamphier Miriam Osgood Abiah Heath Lucius Waterman Christ Church Detroit, Mich Trinity Church Tilton H. C. Parker Meadville Theological School Unitarian Church Nashua Supreme Court Rockingham County Concord Associated Mechanics and Manufacturers of Portsmouth Lizzie Morris Portsmouth Lower Harbor Mary Jane Lee Ellsworth Pensboro N. S Windsor Boston Samuel Adams & Co Dartmouth College Jesse P. Bancroft Phineas S. Conner Horace T. Hanks Edwin J. Bartlett John H. Wright A. M Joan V. Hazen C. E Chandler Frederick W. Bateman Lewis Pollard Edward S. Dumster Charles F. Emerson Appleton Arthur §. Hardy Thomas W. D. Worthen V. M

Vermont News In Briefs From Woodstock To Montpelier

Mr and Mrs Walter Palmer of Woodstock celebrated their golden wedding. North Troy merchant sent 30066 dozen eggs to Boston, 500 dozen rotten. John Holmes's orchard at Charlotte with 5900 trees is the largest in the Eastern States. David Eddy, a farmer, died after a runaway horse incident in South Londonderry. Most Bennington liquor sellers arrested for violating prohibitory law. A Coventry woman has worn the same dress daily for 28 years. George Whalan of Northfold, 20, was killed by a train in Central Vermont. Divorce rates show Lamoille and Washington lead. John Monahan of Underhill mistaken for a forger. arresting officer misidentified him at Essex Junction. Northfield facing financial failures. planning for a new Insane Asylum. John Gregory, editor, ill and unlikely to recover. Vermont soldiers’ history debate stalls. Governor to appoint a historian with no charge for material supplied by officers or soldiers.

Walter Palmer Woodstock Boston North Troy John Holmes Charlotte David Eddy South Londonderry Bennington Coventry George Whalan Vermont Northfold Lamoille Washington Rutland Caledonia John Monahan Underhill Lancaster N. H Mortucker Essex Junction Northfield John Gregory Montpelier

Lowell Church resignations and a work accident report

Theodore Tyrell suffered a severe injury when a stage break caused him to be thrown sixty feet from a Gardner Congregational Church project Wednesday. A fellow worker was saved unhurt. John Street Congregational in Lowell accepted part of Rev. Dr F Foster’s resignation, inviting him to remain as pastor emeritus. Others include Simon Blakelin injured at the north canal in Lawrence, Isaac Cheney elected president of the Mountheve Times Detecting Society, and a gang caught for robbing the Boston and Maine Railroad freight cars in Lowell. Details cover court appearances, salaries for Edwin Whitney, and legal disputes over school superintendent pay in Sion with Judge Colt set to hear arguments next week.

Theodore Tyrell Gardner New Congregational Church John Street Simon Blakelin North Canal Lawrence Massachusetts Gneral Hospital Iaac Cheney Montheve Tmes Detecting Society Cheney Joseph W. Craig Wallace W. Craig Henry O Albert 5 Russell Charles E. Mears Thirty-third Middlesex Supreme Court Colt Boston

Resigning Rector Takes Maine Call at Trinity Bristol

Rev Samuel Moran rector of Trinity Church Bristol has resigned to accept a call to Maine. The State against James Daggett for the murder of Capt Pasmissen aboard the G H Burnet was continued to Saturday in Providence on a motion heard there referenced to the legality of the process.

Samuel Moran Trinity Church Bristol Maine James Daggett Pasmissen G. H. Burnet Dutch Island Harbor Providence Supreme Court of Providence Court of Common Pleas

Commodore Spicer dies at 87 at Charlestown Navy Yard

The United States Navy announces the death of Commodore Spicer at the Charlestown Navy Yard on November 29, aged 87, after chest tumor operations. Born in New York, he joined as midshipman in 1839, served on the West African coast, Mediterranean squadron, and in the Atlantic Blockading Squadron before rising to Commodore in 1877. He leaves a wife and seven children, with the funeral arrangements not yet perfected.

United States Navy Boston Navy Yard Navy Yard City New York Africa West African Mediterranean Charlestown Navy Yard China Japan Boston Atlantic Fort Fisher Portsmouth Navy Yard Terror Rendezvous Commodore Spicer United States Charlestown Yard Hauxton Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States William F. Spicer, Jr United States Marine Corps Winchester

Tribute to John Gilbert and William Warren in Dramatic Fame

The New York Tribune lauds John Gilbert and William Warren for fifty years in drama, calling them names worthy to be written side by side in fame. It notes their learning humor and grace, and questions where a successor or Promethean heat will come to resume their light after these master actors pass away.

John Gilbert Dramatec The New York Tribune William Warren

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