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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1886

Page

5

Loyalty to Lovering in Lynn Democratic rally supports Sixth District congressman

In Lynn on October 14 a large Essex Democratic Club gathering honored Congressman Henry B. Lovering with a cordial reception at the Revere House. Speakers praised his record, pledged aggressive tariff reform, and forecast success against Henry Cabot Lodge, while noting local efforts for a Lynn public building. The event featured prominent Democrats including John Baldwin, Mayor Hart, P. S. Curry, and many others, ending in cheers for Lovering and the Democratic ticket.

Lynn Henry Cabot Lodge Revere House Henry B Essex Democratic Club Lovering Democratic Party Mr. Lovering John W. Corcoran Clinton Thomas Flatley Boston John R. Baldwin George D. Hart Joseph W. Goodwin George F. Day John M. Veinard David Knox Quincy A. Towns Orrin E. Hewes Wallace O. Mudge Charles EE. Parsons DPD J. Drislane John Hayes Thomas Kavanagh Asa Newhall Customs Frank H. Hill P. S. Curry Edward Heffernan George D. Stiles E. A. Green John F. McCarthy Charles S. Goodridge Frank L. Earl Willis L. Hidden Henry Newhall Joseph W. Haines Martin E. Nies Thomas E. Peyton E.S. Young Sylvester Bubier Frank E. Wright William S. Hoyt James W. Hoitt Dr. C. A. Ahearne Thomas Cochrane Nathan A. Ramsdell W. W. Crocker N.E. Moulton John P. Baldwin Baldwin Congressman Lovering Evering Lodge Springfield Worcester Henry F. Hurlburt Hart P.S. Curry Frank W. Jones A. Hearne Charles E. Parsons Q. A. Towns Andrew Foster Hurlburt Corcoran

Tea turns lethal mix at boarding house

In Lowellt on October 14 a careless preparation of belladonna and arnica leaves poisoning an entire boarding house. A nurse poured the kettle into a teapot thinking it strong tea. six residents suffered severe pains, others fell ill but no fatalities are expected. Dr. Charles W. Taylor treated the victims and recovery is anticipated.

Lowellt John Scott Page Street Charles W. Taylor

Peanut firm-Weller & Co fails over forged receipts

Cincinnati October 14 Jacob Weller and Co wholesale peanut and pickle dealers failed with liabilities around 100000 and assets near that. The loss stemmed from warehouse receipt forgeries by their confidential clerk R M Doll who fled to Canada after confessing. Four hours later Skaats Edwards and Co another peanut commission firm failed with about 30000 of Weller paper and likely 60000 in liabilities.

Cincinnati Jacob Weller & Co R. M. Doll Doll Canada Fim Skaats, Edwards & Co Peanut Commission Weller

Montreal banker arrested for malicious libel in Vermont

William Ledden junior partner of a Montreal banking firm was detained in Burlington on a charge of malicious libel by former manager E E Knott of the stock exchange. The dispute stemmed from transferring his business to the grain and stock exchange. Ledden posted bail of 5000 dollars and left for Canada as Knott planned trespass action.

Burlington William Seddon Notre Dame Street Montreal Lavalle E. E. Knott Stock Exchange Grain and — Stock Exchange Ledden Canada Knott

Brookfield hunter Eli Bailey Dies In Accident

Eli Bailey of Brookfield Connecticut was accidentally shot and killed while hunting with a friend. He leaves a widow and three children.

Eli Bailey Brookfield, Conn

Cars piled in the street near Lowell after rail crash

A Boston and Lowell freight train jumped the track near the northern depot in Lowell causing several cars to overturn and blocking Middlesex street. Telegraph poles were snapped and a building toppled. No serious injuries reported though crew were shaken. Traffic halted. wrecking crews work to clear the line with possible noon resumption.

LowelLl Sprcian Boston & Lowell Railroad Boston Middlesex Street Franklin House Montvale Thomas F. Mahoney

Author Reads Selections at Tremont Temple With Carleton

Will Carleton, popular poet, was warmly received at Tremont Temple before a large audience. He read from his own works including The Death Bridge of the Tay and Farmer Stebbins at Ocean Grove, showing dramatic skill and variety in tone and character. The reading is part of the New England lecture bureau course.

Will Carleton Tremont Temple the Tay Pienie Sam Farmer and Stebbins Ocean Grove Carleton Farmer Stebbins

Rev Edward Hale Installed as South Congregational Associate Minister

The Rev Edward Hale was installed as associate minister of the South Congregational Church on Union Park Street in a large ceremony. Distinguished clergy filled the front pulpit, Handel’s Messiah was performed, and sermons stressed shepherd leadership over driving methods in ministry, with Dr E E Hale delivering the charge to his young colleague and the congregation affirming the ordination.

Edward Hale South Congregational Church Edward Everett Hale Union Park Street Theodore Chickering Williams Edward Henry Hall Francis Greenwood Peabody Andrew Preston Peabody Charles Frank Russell Charles Carroll Everett Henry Wilder Foote Mr. Williams Handel Messiah Mr. Hall Francis H. Peabody John Jesus Peabody Dr. Peabody Mendelssohn Charles F. Russell Charles C. Everett Foote Samuel Longfellow Hale

Wedding at First Church Marlboro Street Means New Residence Planned

Miss Annie Louise Gage of this city and Dr. George M. Kimball of Concord New Hampshire were married yesterday at the First Church Marlboro Street in a ceremony by Rev. Francis Peabody Cambridge. The bride wore a white satin dress with a plain back and elaborately figured front train and carried roses with valley lilies in her hair. Ushers were N A Walker F Hutchins Boston and C R Walker D C French Concord. An informal reception followed at the Highlands home of Clarence E Hay. The couple will reside in Concord New Hampshire and host friends after November.

Marlboro Street Annie Louise Gage George M. Kimball Concord N.H Francis Peabody Cambridge N. A. Walker F. Hutchins Boston C. R. Walker D. C. French Mass Clarence E. Hay The Highlands Mrs. Kimball N. H Noy. i

Remark on Boyle O Reilly by a reader in praise of Lav erner

A reader writes to the Post praising Lav erner and praising Boyle O Reilly. The writer recalls knowing O Reilly and quotes Taverner's description of him as a man admired by children, loved by women, and respected by men. The letter questions whether such character is worth more than another knight’s virtue.

Post Laverner Erin Boyle O’ Reilly Thackeray O’ Reilly Taverner Childen Peur

Newport Artillery Receives Enthusiastic Welcome Home

The Newport Rhode Island artillery unit drew a very warm and enthusiastic reception on their return from a tour to Brockton, signaling strong local pride and support for the troops.

Newport R. I Toin Brockton

Southern Literature in Wa' Times Reflects Confederate Era

An interview recounts how the South fostered its own literary culture during the Civil War era. It notes publishers, Southern novels and pamphlets, primers and school books, and a surge of intellectual pride amid national upheaval.

Atlanta Constitution South Richmond Victor Hugo Wilkie Collins Miss Braddon Eleanor Dickens Magpy Junction Mexico

Richardson Building Sold at Auction in Boston

Executors of the George C. Richardson estate sold the Devonshire and Federal street building, a five story marble front structure with baseme nt, 87 60 by 89 100 feet lots totaling 12 403 square feet, for 310,000 to George B. Wilbur after lengthy bidding. The sale drew over two hundred bidders including ex Mayor Cobb and notable Boston figures. The sale terms include a $240,000 mortgage, 4.5 percent interest, 20 days to examine title, taxes paid for the current year, and leases to be honored. The estate claimed rental value around 34,540 with potential 10–15 percent rent increase. A second parcel at 146 Deacon Street was sold to George Lewis Jr. for J F Anderson for 40,000 after initial bidding from 20,000.

George C. Richardson Devonshire Street Federal Street Samuel Hatch & Co Boston Cobb Messrs Samuel Johnson William G. Weld John Bemis A. H. Evans Five Cents Savings Bank H. L. Higginson J. M. Meredith Robert Codman Clark George Clark C. F. Rand G. W. Wilbur Joel Goldthwait William Minot, Jr Murray Howe C. H. Simpson Levi C. Wade Mexican Central Railroad Hatch Provident Institution For Savings of Boston George B. Wilbur Richardson Deacon Street Charles River Beacon Street George Lewis, Jr J. F. Anderson

Union Club Decorations Attract Large Crowds In New York

The Union Club showcases new decorations praised for originality and finish rivaling San Francisco’s Millionaire Flood residence. The blue drapery and crimson carpet frame a ceiling by Duncan and Johnson with a mosaic style center panel. The surrounding panels feature a Cupid motif, dolphins, sea lions, and dawn and night figures, while wall decorations echo the Italian Renaissance.

Union Club Millionaire Flood San Francisco Duncan and Johnson

Fourteen English Doctors Visit Quincy House Boston

Fourteen physicians and surgeons traveling in their own private car will visit Quincy House in Boston from October 18 to November 7, offering free medical treatment as part of an advertising tour for the afflicted.

Quincy House Boston

Shadows of a Great City and Harbor Lights at Boston Houses

Entertainment listings note shows in Boston venues with nightly times: Shadows of a Great City Harbor Lights Erminie Maggie the Midget Adonis and The Inside Track at Hovard Athenaum. Performances run at 3 to 8 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. slots.

Boston Theatre Boston Museum Harbor Lights Globe Theatre Erminie JH. W. French J. K. Emmet

Auctions and Sales Listed for Saturday Oct 15

Sales and auctions announced include Japanese and Chinese art at 3 PM, Boots and Shoes at 8, Almeria Grapes at noon, paintings at 6 PM, stocks at 11:30 AM and 12 PM, with seized horses at 11 AM, all through Leonard & Co and partners in New York and Boston area listings.

Leonard & Co Richards & Co New York Almeria Horatio Harris & Co R. L. Day & Co Francis Henshaw & Co L. Saltonstuih Doll & Richards’s Chickering & Sons Papanti Broadway Cambridge

Harding Austin Marriage in Charlestown Oct 128

Notices of marriages listed with multiple names and dates. Harding Austin in Charlestown on Oct 128 by Rev. Pitt Dillingham unites Herbert L Narding with Lucy daughter of Francis 5th Austin. Additional weddings include Mulhall Feltis, Watson Crowell, Capen Drayton with various officiants and locations detailed.

Harding Austin Charlestown Pitt Dillingham Herbert L. Narding Lucy Francis 5Th Mulhall Feltis H. Winkley George J. Mulhall Martha G. Feltig Watson-Crowell S. J. Winkley George E. Watson Chicago Mary E. Crowell Boston Capen—Drayton Dedham George J. Prescott Edward Capen Mary L. Drayton

Deaths in New England Area Prompt Obituary Briefs

Death notices from October list Lilian Maria Appleton aged 15 in Allston Julia M Baxter 64 in South Boston Emily Goodridge in this city Lucius Brown in Cambridgeport aged 45 Mary E Bullum 24 in Lexington Irene F Foskett in Watertown George Francis Foxcroft infant in Cambridge Frances Harries 1 year 2 months Newton James Littlefield aged 2 Mary Lovell widow of Lucius W Lovell Matthew Messer 86 in Lawrence E T Nichols rear admiral U S Navy Pomfret Conn Jennie A Stone 28 years 7 months Samuel Sheppard 78 in Salem

Mary E. Bullum Be Foskett Watertown Irene F Foskett Foxcroft Cambridge George Francis Frank and Elizabeth Howard Foxcroft Harries Cambridgeport Edmund P John Rebecca Harries Littlefield Newton James Littlefield Lovell Wollaston Mary Lovell Lucius W. Lovell Messer Lawrence Matthew Messer Nichot Ott Pomfret Conn E. T. Nichols U.S. A. Stone Hyde Park Jennie A. Stone Edward and Arabella S. Stone E ¢ . Sheppard Salem Samuel Sheppard

Blair's Pills Great English Gout and Rheumatic Remedy

Ad copy notes Blair's Pills as a great English gout and rheumatic remedy available in oral form. Mentions 24 round 14 pills and tail druggists, endorsing easy purchase through local chemists.

Blair Atail

Law of the Last Matres Promises Rich Engravings

The Law of the Last Matres stands larger than prior holiday volumes under Mr Anthony. It presents broad handsome pages with opportunities for display of the illustrations, described as masterpieces of modern engraving.

Anthony

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