He Sailed on the Constitution
John Lowe longtime crew member of the Constitution died at his Portsmouth New Hampshire home after a brief illness. Born January 9 1884 in New York he lost both parents at seventeen and trained as a stone mason before enlisting in the Marines in Brooklyn. He served on ships in the Mediterranean and later returned to Portsmouth where he remained until his death.
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John Lowe
Portsmouth
N. H
New York
Maring ‘Corps
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Eaenee
Teuac Iaye
New
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Concord's 19th Century Sports and School Life Recount
Preston recalls early Concord athletics from cricket and rowing to boxing and fencing. He notes notable figures like Storrow Higginson, Julian Hawthorne, and Charles Coolidge guiding youth, the rise of cricket clubs, the 1861 North Bridge regatta, and the birth of Middlesex baseball, highlighting local schools and town rivalries.
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North Branch
Concord
William Benjamin
Ripley Bartlett
Lowell
Benjamin
Bartlett
Alexander Clark
William Dodd
Clark
Sanborn
West Point
Sleepy Hollow
Charles Coolidge
Coolidge
Edward Emerson
Mr. Sanborn
Chester Chapin
Springfield
Europe
Waltham Cricket Club
Bed
Frank High
Concord Club
Walthams
Chapin
Howard Burnham
Milldam
Court House
Ned Coolidge
Hawthorne
Wilkie James
Thomas L. Willis
Portland
Switzerland
Boston
Harvard
Cambridge
Julian Hawthorn
North Bridge
Stearns
Waltham
Edward Bartlett
Robert Higginson
Frank Davidson
Emerson
Samuel Hoar
Wilkinsom James
Henry James
Samuel
Fuller
William H. Simmons
Julian Hawthorne
Clever Writer Notes Baseball Plans and Local Litany
The writer laments town support for independent baseball and outlines plans and uncertainties for Concord and nearby towns. Manager Mullin of North Billerica contemplates quitting league efforts while Maynard and Lowell options surface. Wilder moves to the New England league and Dartmouth form is noted. The piece imagines early season games beginning April 19 and Memorial Day as a cutoff for independent play.
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Concord Junction
Concord
Mullin
T. A
North Billerica
Lowell
Lexington
Lincoln
Maynard
Kimball
Dartmouth
Pringle
Wilder
Doc Foley
Bedford
Enterprise
Edward Jarvis Bartlett Concords Honored Son
The town of Concord mourns Edward Jarvis Bartlett a 70 year old man from the Bartlett family of Dr Josiah Bartlett. He left the town school for a dry goods career and joined Captain Joe s company to serve in the war with faithful service as a sturdy private at Newborne and Goldsboro.
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Concord
Bartlett
Josiah Bartlett
Bradford
Ned
Talen
Joe
Edward Bartlett
Newborne
Goldsboro
George ©. Stearns
Succes
Concord Soldier Citizen Bartlett Remembered in Concord
Edward W. Emerson records the life of Col. Bartlett of Concord praising his Civil War service with Sheridan and his postwar work. The obituary notes his disciplined integrity, community roles with the First Parish and local banks, and active Loyal Legion and Grand Army posts. He married Sarah French and left two children, with a lasting legacy in Concord.
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Rio Grandé
Sheridan
Maximian
Bazaine
Henrys. Russell
Chas
Francis Adams, Jr
Leutenant
Knapp
Sanitary Commission
Washington
Concord
Bartlett
Ammi C. Lombard
Lewis’ Wharf
Boston
Life Sons
First Parish
Bank
Middlesex Institution For Savings
Cemetery Committee
Loyal Legion
Forty Fourth’s Regimental Association
Old Concord
Sarah
Henry F. French
Mass. Agricultural College
Daniel ©. French
Philip A. Davis
William B. Bartlett
Hartford
Edward W. Emerson
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Johnson & Ns Ao
C. H. Mead & Co
Tuttle & Newton
M. E. Taylor
W. Brown
W. A. Haynes Co
Gborronatrio
Middlesex Baseball Club
Walthall
Preston
Arlington Hts
Mass
Paack Rawford
A. T. Haynes & CO
Walker & Pratt Mfg. Co
Bya Atts Johnson Pharmacy
Maynard, Mass
Edward Jarvis Gartlett
Andaear
Ariel
Chicago
James
J/ LEDGARD
Frederick Sutter
Propy
Maes
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