Sudbury Woman Leaves Large Charitable Will
The will of Mrs. Joanna Parker Gleason of Sudbury, dated Oct 1 1894, names executor Charles H Walcott of Concord. Her bequests include 7000 to Carlisle with income to aid needy residents, 600 for a clock at the Unitarian church, 300 for a Carlisle lot, 10000 to Carlisle Unitarian, 5000 to Carlisle Orthodox Congregational society, and 3000 to Sudbury churches for preaching. Half of residual estate goes to Carlisle and half to Sudbury poor, invested in Massachusetts savings banks. Funeral held at Mt Pleasant Cemetery with remarks on her public spirit. She died Friday at her Sudbury home, widow of John Gleason.
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Joanna Parker Gleason
Sudbury
Charles H. Walcott
Concord
Carlisle
Unitarian Society
Orthodox Congregational Society
First Parish Unitarian
Methodist Episcopal
Memorial Congregational
Mount Pleasant Cemetery Association
Goodman Improvement Society
J. E. Marsh
Maynard
Massachusetts
W. G Seaman
Methodist Church
Gleason
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Jesus Lover of
W. G. Seaman
George L. Bent
May Puffer
Ruby Burnham
John Gleason
Major Jonas Parker
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Lebanon
N. H
Asa A. Coates
Westvale
England
Alfred Coates
Odd Fellows
Andover
Mass
Congregational Church
E. T. Farrill
Mascoma Lodge
Glenwood Cemetery
Middlesex
Joanna Gleason
Cambridge
Sudbury Enterprise
Chae J. Pecl Esquire
S. H. Folsom
October 22 1896 Brockton Times Musings On Politics And Sports
The Brockton Times notes the shoe trade likened to Micawber waiting for something to turn up. It cites Medford celebrations and Altgeld’s remarks, mentions Tammany Hall and a Sun article about Albert Clark stealing a Stilson wrench, and recalls baseball ending early in October before football gained attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Brockton Times
Reflections on Fr. McKenna’s Life Yet Unlived
The passage ponders how much more Fr. McKenna might have achieved in the remaining third of his life if he had lived to a biblical four score years. It notes that this potential was never realized.
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Concord Council
Royal Arcanum
Order
J. R. Brown
Fenwick
Westvale
Brown
Dr. Pickard
Fr. McKenna
Journal scoops In talent Hogan’s Alley moves to New York Journal
The New York Journal hires R. F. Outcault from The World to illustrate McFadden's Row of Flats with Townsend providing the accompanying Chimmie Fadden inspired story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Journal
R. F. Outcault
Journal
McFadden
E. W. Townsend
Sun
Chimmie Fadden
Clean New York Tops West in Coal Trade View
A New York coal merchant guides a Pittsburg visitor to a city overlook. The western guest praises the clear sky and clean streets, noting New York’s vast coal trade and efficient shipping that keep the metropolis free of smoke compared with western cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pittsburg
Metropolis
Bay
West
Legion
New York Mail and Express
Miss Clara Howard Elevates Paper Route into Study of Kant
Miss Clara Howard of California, a UC student and aspiring philosopher, earns a modest living by delivering newspapers. She began as her own carrier and agent, then expanded to hire several young boys to deliver the papers while she handles canvassing and collecting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Howard
California
University of California
Philospher
Kant
Miss Rosaline Whyte Designs Princess Maud Wedding Gown
Miss Rosaline Whyte, a recent graduate of the Royal Female School of Art, gains fame for designing Princess Maud's wedding gown featuring a single border of orange blossoms jasmine and myrtle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosaline Whyte
Princess Maud
Miss Whyte
Royal Female School of Art
Officer Holmes Resigns to Move to Cambridge
Bargains In Sewing Machines. Singer Sewing Machines at low prices. For cash my terms are temptingly low. Second hand machines in good running order warranted for two years. All machines sold on easy terms at Creighton s shoe emporium Main street. A D Brocuir Agent.
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Singer
Creighton’s Shoe Emporium
Main Street
A. D. Brocuir
Maynard Locals Missing Details Fresh Oysters and Millinery
Maynard residents learn of daily fresh oysters at Central Market and new fall and winter millinery lines from Cleary and Williams and Miss Naylor. Miss Bertha Batley offers piano and organ instruction at Residence Acton Street. A horse buggy and harness for sale through C M Gould. Emily Robinson resumes physical culture and elocution classes with sessions for children and adults.
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Miss Deane
C. M. Gould
Seventh Regiment Band Plays at World’s Food Fair Boston
The Seventh Regiment Band of New York led by Walter B. Rogers performs daily at the World’s Food Fair in Boston from October 19 to 24. Concerts cost 25 cents, offering selections valued higher, with many local attendees praising the event. Also mentions DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for skin troubles and lists local sellers.
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Seventh Regiment
New York
Walter B. Rogers
Boston
Potter
DeWitt
B. F. Johnson & Son
Maynard
C. H. Whitney
Concord
Littlefield
West Acton
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Concord Junction
H. A. Littlefield
Blossom
Clara Chaplin
Fred A. Barrell
Waltham Horological School
West End
Corinthian Lodge
A. M
Capt. G.w.gardner
B. F. Russell
W. W. Campbell
Nantucket
East
Jas. Muldoon
Harvard
Woodchuck Hill
Jimmie
Lyons
Muldoon
H. M. Royal
Clinton Hospital
Laws Brook Road
NEW Reformatory Workshop
O. L. Dart
Union Church
G. L. Harding
E. G. Stoddard
Derby St
Marvy G. Munroe
Cleary & Williams
CHE Enterprise
Medford
Tammany Hall
Altgeld
Chicago
Albert Clark
Coal
Joseph Trujillo
West Thirtythird Street
Trujillo
Roosevelt Hospital
John Kelly
Bragley
Wigway
Roxbury Gazette
Holmes
Maynard Locals
Central Market
Glenwood
New England
Weir: Stove Company
Taunton
W.b.case
Walter B. Currier
5 Park SQ
Maynard’s Block
Maynard, Mass
Wood and Stone
Teremiah Sheehan
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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