Zealand lumber camp fire leaves 400 homeless
A Zealand New Hampshire lumber camp, one of the north country’s largest, was wiped out by a blaze that started when a pulley frictioned shavings. Wind spread flames across mills and houses, destroying 50 million feet of logs and 2 million feet of sawn lumber worth an estimated 125000 dollars. Van Dyke & Sons suffered the heaviest loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
N. H
Union
Zealand
Twin Mountain
North Country
Messrs. van Dyke & Ons
van Dyke & Sons
J. E. Henry & Son
Lincoln
Boston and Maine Railroad
Faybau House
Twin Mountain House
White Mountains
Ammanoosuc
Fabyan
Bethlehem
Bay State lawmakers review on river navigation and labor law
In Massachusetts the house ordered inquiries into Connecticut river navigation and the impact of convict labor on free labor with reports to the next legislature. The session passed to engrossment a bill to abolish jurgerins and discussed street car platform issues. The Ways and Means Committee backed a revised public dock plan and the governor signed a bill restricting prison labor use. Additional items covered include local business changes and civic notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Connecticut River
Ways and Means
McTammany
House
Italian Prince Heads Alaska Mountaineering Expedition
Rome reports Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy Duke of Abbruzzi and nephew of the king left Rome Monday for Alaska to climb Mt. St. Elias and later Logan's Peak. He will be assisted by Dr. Paolo di Vecchi of San Francisco Professor Fay former Appalachian Mountain Club president Boston Professor Davison Israel C. Russell of the geological survey and W A Ingram Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Luigi Amadeo
Savoy
Abbruzzi
Italy
Alaska
Mt. St. Elias
Logan's Peak
Paolo di Vecchi
San Francisco
Fay
Appalachian Mountain Club of
Boston
Davison
Israel C. Russell
Geological Survey
W. A. Ingram
Seattle
Various News Briefs From East to Midwest
The Connecticut Homoeopathic Medical Society held its 47th annual meeting in New Haven. The Ohio state central committee set June 29 and 30 for its state convention in Columbus. A mass meeting in Oswego protested proposed barley and lumber duties. Vermont Odd Fellows opened their annual state convention in Montpelier with strong attendance. Eleven of Lynn master plumbers signed the new agreement. no general strike will be ordered. Lynn aldermen urge highway work from Revere to Market along the Boston to Newburyport turnpike. New York has filed for a receiver for the Berkeley Athletic Association. the club has $90,000 mortgaged and $100,000 in liabilities. General Horace Porter, new U S ambassador to France, and Henry Vignaud visited Paris’ foreign affairs minister M Hanotaux. Porter will present credentials next week. At a Freedmen’s Aid society meeting in Cincinnati, Rev Dr C M Melden of Brockton was elected president of Clark University in Atlanta. acceptance pending and to be discussed on arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut Homoopathic Medical Society
New Haven
Ohio State Central Committee
Columbus
Oswego
N. Y
Odd Fellows of
Vermont
Montpelier
Lynn
Mass
Horace Porter
United States
France
Henry Vignaud
M. Hanotaux
Paris
Porter
Methodist Board of Freedmen’s Aid Society
Cincinnati
C. M. Melden
Brockton
Clark University of Atlanta
Melden
Atlanta
Notice to submit items for weekly issue
Instructions urge timely submission to reach the publication office by Tuesday to ensure insertion in the same week. An earlier receipt helps prevent condensation or delay of articles. News and advertising matter and subscriptions may be left with T. F. Newton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Newton
A. L. Noyes
Old Stand dissolved. Hastings & Co take over
Dan l Wetherbee's Old Stand in East Acton Mass dissolves by mutual consent with Lucius A Hesselton retiring. Francis J Hastings assumes all credits and liabilities and will run the business as F J Hastings & Co. Also notes South Acton church events and a droll evening at the vestry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan'l Wetherbee’s
East Acton
Mass
Lucius A. Hesselton
Francis J. Hastings
F. J. Hastings & Co
Faulkner Mills
South Acton
West Acton notes and local notices from June issue
Local items report theft inquiry about a bicycle and improvements at Eugene Hall’s house. Updates detail health, travels, and family news including Mrs Knowlton and Miss Stone. Community notices cover picnics, sales, dances, and business ads from West Acton and surrounding areas.
Small and truthfulAdvertiser and publisher mutual support for 1897
The piece urges advertisers to remember the publisher is a best friend and that continuous advertising benefits local business in good times or lean. It notes publishers bear the cost of producing papers daily or weekly and that cooperation between advertiser and publisher serves both sides. The plea ends with a toast to American advertisers and publishers for mutual success in 1897.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great
Amrican
Electric Bitters touted as nerve tonic and blood purifier
The ad claims Electric Bitters restore tired nerves and vigor by toning stomach nerves, stimulating the liver and kidneys, and aiding blood purification. It improves appetite and digestion and is sold at BF Johnson's Son's and John C. Friend's Drug Store in Concord for 50 cents or a dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BF. Johnson's & Son
Maynard
John C. Friend
Concord
Notice for timely newspaper insertions and submissions
Instructions urge submitting articles and ads by Tuesday night to ensure insertion in the same week issue. Early receipt avoids condensation or delay. News, advertising material and subscriptions may be left with A. L. Noyes at the post office.
Acton Centre Entertainment and Local Notices
Acton Centre Village Improvement Society schedules an entertainment next Tuesday evening with a large orchestra and other attractions. Uncalled letters include L V Whitcomb and several Acton residents. Cyrus Dole of Boston bought Cutter farm and will convert house for summer residence. Otis H. Forbush auctioneer to sell Americ an House furnishings in South Acton on Friday May 21 1897 at 9 30 am without reserve for cash. Goods in good order, come early for bargains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton Lodge N. E. OP
Browne
Congregational Church
South Acton
W. R. Buxton
Y. PS. GR
Universalist Church
Mass
Wm. F. Dusseault
Trade Magazine
The
Village Improvement Society
Cyrus Dole
Boston
Cutter Farm
Mr. Dole
Faneuil Ball Warket
Otis H. Forbush
Acton
Quick Cure Claim for Cough Remedy Appears
Advert shows One Minute Cough Cure promised to cure coughs and lung troubles including pneumonia bronchitis and croup. Sited sellers B F Johnson Son Maynard C H Whitney Concord and others H A Littlefield West Acton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Johnson & Son
Maynard
C. H. Whitney
Concord
H. A. Littlefield
West Acton
Lord Salisbury Warns Greece Not to Shape Policy
London May 19 Lord Salisbury at the Junior Constitutional Club says sympathy for Greece cannot govern foreign policy. He notes the armistice, pressured by six powers led by Russia, buys time but does not ease future difficulties. He stresses the UK aims to maintain peace by honoring international engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Constitutional Club
Lord Salisbury
Europe
WWE
Russia
Turkey
Greece
United Kingdom
England
Woman in Contempt in Sholes Divorce Case
Norwich May 19 Mrs Emily Turpie of New London faces trial for perjury tied to the Sholes divorce. The trial heard Sholes family testimony with Mrs Ransom S Sholes ordered jailed for contempt after refusing to answer a question about alleged criminal intimacy with a farmhand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwich
Conn
Emily Turpie
New London
Sholes
Turpie
Ransom S. Sholes
Lucas
Peter Senay
Thayer
Springfield Banker William Baker Dies After Illness
William Wingsley Baker, president of Chapin National Bank and longtime Massachusetts business figure, died yesterday afternoon after an illness of less than a week. He was born in Stafford Springs, Connecticut, on September 25, 1817.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
William Wingsley Baker
Chapin National Bank
Stafford Springs
Conn
Celtic Congress Postponed to Fall in Detroit
Chattanooga May 19 The Scotch Irish congress slated for Detroit June 10 13 has been postponed due to delays in arrangements. It is not probable the congress will be held until fall says the secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Detroit
Weather forecast for New England states
Forecast covers Maine New Hampshire and Vermont with generally fair skies and warmer conditions and northerly winds shifting to westerly. For Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut expect generally fair weather with warmer conditions, especially in eastern portions, and westerly winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Grandest Remedy Claims Cure for Consumption
Chilhowie merchant R B Greeve testifies that after wasting illness and failing treatments he was cured by two bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery. He praises the medicine as grand remedy for coughs colds and consumption and notes trials free at local drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Greeve
Chilhowie
Dr. King
B. F. Johnson & Son
Maynard
John C. “Friend
Concord
Also Mentioned on This Page
Blaze
Bay State
E. C. Barrett
Mr.Cram
Mr. Allen
Maple Street
W. F. Dusseault
E. M. Thompson
James Conway
State Road
I. H. Hesselton
Blaine Company
Concord Junction
Frank Holt
Stow
Unitarian Church
Charles Davis
Waltham Fire Department
Universalist
Messrs
Rose
Booker
Charles
Hosmer
George Quimby
B. C. Nickerson
Nickerson
Acton Council
Mr. Nickerson
L. A. Hesselton
F.J. Hastings
Hesselton
Hastings
Mr. Hesselton
Marlboro
Copartnership
Jornson
B. J. Richardson
Thos. F. Parker
Main Street
Mill, Maynard, Mass
C.d.holmes
Maynard, Lass
C. D. Holmes
Houston
C. H. Mead &Co
W. C. Robbins
Upper Canada
Chas. Twitchell
Acton Lodge
Nagog
Eugene
Hall
Hoar
Amasa Knowlton
California
Bert Hayward
C. B. Stone
Charles B. Stone
Watertown
Alice Stone
Isaiah Hutchins
Pittsburg
Gettysburg
Washington
J. B. Richardson
Harry Jewett
Jas. Jewett
F. R. Knowlton
Colorado
Mr. Knowlton
Raleigh Beach
Sidney Shattuck
Harry Holt
Miss Gretts Shattuck
Mary Gilchrist
Littlefield
Stowell
J. C. Gates
Brooks
Johnson
Windsor Cash Store
Miss Knowlton’s
Windsor Cash
EL. A. Littlefield
Littlefield’s
Acton Centre
L. V. Whitcomb
Acton Mills
Mary Davock
Mary Greelish
H. F.hamilton
the Weather Forecast
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