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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1900
Page
8
Yesterday and this morning the weather was ideal for summer with clear skies and comfortable temperatures. Barometer readings were 29.84, 28.87, and 29.35 at 5p.m., 7a.m., and noon. temperatures 76, 66, and 78. For Massachusetts, the forecast is fair tonight and Saturday with north winds.
The Lowell Daily Courier notes Chris Holmes announces an annual mid summer clearance sale starting today. It highlights sharp price cuts on bicycles rainy day wear skirts shirtwaists and ladies suits and predicts the sale will set a record. A band concert by Al A Cornet band is planned at Billerica Centre Friday evening August 3.
Fraternal lodges reported activities last night with initiations and propositions across groups. Victoria lodge No. 1 1. Oo. Oo. L. M. U. featured four initiations and a piano solo by Mrs. Lord, plus songs by Schoble and Duckworth. Loyal Excelsior lodge 1. O. O. F. M. U. held one initiation and two propositions while noting good finances. The annual picnic leaves Nantasket beach from Middlesex street at 7:45 next Saturday. Court Wamesii F. of A. received four propositions. Building Laborers union had a largely attended meeting with two initiations and three propositions. Stone Masons' meeting saw John Summers installed as secretary and three new members added with brisk business.
The Electrical Workers gathered last night with eight applications and two initiations. A delegation from the Building Trades council led by Joseph Convery and John Barrett spoke on Labor Day. The group decided on a parade float.
A Passaconaway Red Men ceremony presented a past sachem jewel to Milo R. Clifford. A committee of L. F. Steele J. L. Stevens and J. J. Parker was formed to coordinate with Massachusetts tribes for a field day in Worcester on September 27. Two applications were received and two granted chief's degree.
Last night the Weavers organized over a hundred new members and voted to enter a float for the ladies in the Labor day parade. They also pledged to assist throughout the day as much as possible. Textile picnic ticket sales show strong progress. Three collectors were elected. The evening ended with dancing, Louis Hamel on piano and Adolph Trevier on violin providing music.
The Mohairs meet Andover Cricket club Saturday with Hird captain and a 12 man Mohair squad. The Mohair second eleven face Billerica led by B Southam with Gregg and Humphriss among others. North Billerica plays Mohair Reserves on Aug 4 at their grounds with H Brown Ballington Townson among listed players and J Ellis J Heap as reserves.
An odd remark places the Chinese Boxers above the Governor of New York in a portrayal of the attenuous life. The line highlights a dramatic comparison as part of a broader editorial tone.
The Pawtucket church Young People's Christian Endeavor Society held a lawn party to fund a memorial window in the chapel. The bright lawn featured Chinese lanterns, decorated tables, and a ghost walk by sixteen young people including Sherman Day and Oscar Carter. The Nonpareil orchestra provided music. committees ran lemonade, candy, cake, and ice cream booths with named chairs and helpers.
J H Handley, a Texas cattle rancher and copper mine investor, visits Lowell to confer with a Boston syndicate about mining claims across Bisby Arizona Washington and Montana. He shows ore samples and recently toured British Columbia and Ska guay. Another Lowell man Frank Hanchett runs a Bisley Arizona copper claim and plans large scale mining with a near completed smelter and new hoisting engines.
Alexander Mitchell, a milk dealer, driving a team, collided with a milk company team owned by E B Simonds and driven by Durant at the School Street crossing. Mitchell suffered a deep wound to his horse and bruising. Durant’s team had only a broken shaft. Mitchell claims Durant was at fault and that a freight train passed soon after.
At yesterday’s board of health meeting the agent was instructed to arrest all residents in the smallpox infected district who refuse vaccination. Warrants will be sought tomorrow for about ten or twelve individuals unless they report to the board and submit to the virus. The move aims to stamp out the epidemic before cold weather.
Trustees met in the mayor's office with Mayor Crowley presiding. Bills approved include W. H. Wiggin's $1120 for cemetery fence construction. Purchase of adjoining land not discussed. fence reportedly did not cover potential land needed for expansion.
Sporting notes recount a letter from Plugger Bill Martin to former manager George the city asserting Mack is still on the way. In Boulder City race meet he won three events despite heavy handicaps in each, reaffirming his ongoing rally.
One week from tomorrow the Bpinde rty Wheelmen will gs their third face meet of their season. All of the New Boy? fliers are expected to participate.
A short, quippy note on the Dont Worry club showing gloom in heat as the saying The man who worries is lost reflects a caution about stress in summer days. No clear events or people named beyond the group tag.
A Boston brewer warns dealers to stop substituting other ales for Van Nostrand’s P. B. Ale and to display VP. B. trade signs. He says violations will bring injunctions and damages, noting a U.S. Supreme Judicial Court injunction against a Boston dealer.
The Country Week fund, run by the Channing Fraternity of the First Unitarian Church, funds trips for sick children and exhausted mothers to farms in Tewksbury Chelmsford Pelham and Carlisle. About 32 children were sent last week, with an average weekly cost of 2.50 and last year’s expenses of 350. The program runs July through September with extensions as needed and includes clothing needs and occasional outings such as a Tyngsboro Evangelical church picnic.
London letters recount life near the Tower of London and Hyde Park amid the Boer war. Veterans advise on recruits and discipline, while crowds praise Irish and Scottish troops and nostalgia for the old guard lingers. Attention shifts to China and Indian troops as ice sellers appear and electric cars loom.
The piece cites Prof Villari of Italy warning readers that budget deficits and heavy debt taxes fail to cure mounting unrest. It notes 1888-89 deficits at 470 million lire, overall budget around 1600 million with 809 devoted to interest, pensions, and redemption. while essential public services lag, libraries and archives suffer, and discontent grows despite financial trimming.
The Dean of St Pauls faces unpopularity as he cites postponing his trip due to the memorial service. London pulpits yesterday were aggressive with a cathedral preacher warning of vengeance on those who killed.
A New Orleans Times Democrat report recounts a 1897 examination of Uxmal Yucatan ruins by a former consular official. He describes a perforated column with hidden chambers and a sliding stone plug, suggesting a concealed mechanical device possibly using a weight and cord to operate a hidden feature.
Basement sale by A. G. Pollard & Co offers boys blue overalls at 20 cents per pair for ages 4 to 12 and a small lot of cassimere pants also 20 cents a pair. Well made denims and odd styles available.
A compact old advertisement extols Hood's Pills as a cure for liver ills biliousness indigestion and headaches. The small line promises easy operation and notes a price of 25 cents, reflecting common patent medicine marketing of the era.
Fay Bros & Los Carriage Builders offer a selection of second hand carriages in perfect repair. The listings include Surrey, open four passenger Surrey, new style Rae canopy, Con wagon, beach wagon, Meadow Brook cart, phaeton, and various buggies. Central Street establishment promotes quality and affordability with movable curtains and light build.
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