Their Silver Wedding at Stevens Street Home
Mr and Mrs Charles T Killpartrick celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a large informal reception at their Stevens Street residence in Lowell. About 300 guests attended, sharing in congratulations and gifts. Mrs Killpartrick’s father Mr John W Mevis of Dracut also marked his 76th birthday. The couple, born in England and New York respectively, married in Oswego County New York and have since operated their business since 1880, remaining prominent in the Merrimack mills era community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Killpartrick
Stevens Street
James York
Eunice
Somerville
Mattie Jones
Lang Chamberlain
Carlisle
Warren Chamberlain
Lyman Mevis
Mr. Killpartrick
England
Sarah J. Mevis
New York State
Oswego County
N. Y
Lowell
Killpartrick
Merrimack Mills
Notable Lowell Fundraiser Details Include Gifts and Attire
A social event at Lowell venues featured elegant garden lighting and lanterns with refreshment booths and dancing on the lawn. Miss Mary Killpartrick led lemonade service assisted by Wellesley students, while guests donated silverware and china pieces from local families and merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadley
Mary
Ruth Foster
Rose Sherman
Eunice York
Somerville
Flag Brightens North Chelmsford Hall Program
A patriotic evening by the YPCCE of the Second Congregational church in North Chelmsford featured a flag drill by 388 girls, musical and dramatic acts, wax works, and a trooping of the colors. Highlights included Miss Alice Dunbar piano, Mr and Mrs Hubert Bearce duet, and a coral of performers portraying national figures. The event concluded with a discussion on city contracts for poor relief and the board adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Chelmsford
Second Congregational Church
Alice Dunbar
Hubert Bearce
Grace Whittaker
Ubert Bearce
Daisy Ripley
Columbia
Ethel Ranger
Uncle Sam
R. Seabrook
Mother Goose
Carrie Cook
Mr. Trubey
Mrs. Winslow
Mrs. Closson
Edward Davis
Belle Adams
Dr. Varney
Maggie Lewis
Fannie Holt
City Overseers Approve Beef Contract and Bills
At a City Hall meeting of the Overseers of the Poor, President McKinley presided as they approved a large batch of bills and referred the six month beef contract to the supplies committee. Secretary Courtney reported a slight monthly expense drop. The contract for city farm provisions was awarded to L. W. Hall of Gorham Street last week after prior bidding by T. M. O’Neil & Co. with earlier controversy over political interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
McKinley
Committee On
Courtney
City Farm
L. W. Hall
Gorham Street
T. M. O’neil & Co
May Queen Accident Denies Body Passed Over Shaft
Captain Prouty of the steamer May Queen disputes reports that fireman John McCarty was swung around the shaft after a Tuesday night incident. He says the engine was stopped and the body never passed the shaft, while witnesses claim otherwise. McCarty remains in critical condition at St John’s Hospital with poor prospects for recovery and delirium through the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Prouty
John McCarty
McCarty
Prouty
St. John’s Hospital
Lost Children Found From Nashua In Ayer
Two stray children a boy and a girl about 10 or 12 were found wandering near Shaw's hosiery just before 11 last night by Officer Peter Curran. They said at the police station they belonged in Nashua, and were taken into custody by Capt. Ken and Lieut. Brosnan prior to transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Curran
Shaw
Ken
Lieut. Brosnan
Nashua
Patten Children Take Trip to Lowell with Small Theft
Frank and Lizzie Patten, ages likely siblings, lived at 11 Hunt Street, admitted taking $3 from their mother and traveling to Lowell for sightseeing. They had $2.15 left, paid 40 cents for electrics, bought a 25 cent toy lantern, and had coffee. They were placed in a Nashua cell, and officers were alerted. the mother, a washerwoman, is known to Nashua police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt Street
Frank
Lizzie Patten
Lowell
Nashua
Light summer shower drenches city at dawn
Early dawn heavy rain drenched the city for about an hour, soaking the streets yet causing limited damage. Lightning flashed briefly at the end, with distant thunder and a fire alarm ruled a false alert pulled by unknown persons.
Four Story Fall In Hall Street Leaves Boy Injured
A four year old Gravel fell from a fourth story balcony in Dupree's block Hall street and landed on a barrel edge, his arm nearly severed. He was carried home unconscious. doctors fear amputation. Also notices Cholera case in Stockbridge and local medicine ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravel
Dupree
Hall Street
Staveley and Whiteley Wedding in Middlesex Street
Joseph Staveley and Gertrude Whiteley wed at Free Church Middlesex Street with Rev George C Wright presiding. Reception followed at Lee Avenue home of the Staveleys in Tewksbury as Lowell military band played. James J Phelan and Annie M McGrath married at St Bernard s Church with D F P Feehan officiating. Katharine A McGrath bridemaid and Daniel B Phelan best man. The new couple reside in Lowell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Staveley
Gertrude Whiteley
Free Church
Middlesex Street
George C. Wright
Benjamin Staveley
Lee Avenue
Tewksbury
Lowell Military Band
James J. Phelan
Annie M. McGrath
Fitchburg
St. Bernard's Church
D. F P. Feehan
Katherine A. McGrath
Daniel 8
Phelan
Lowell
Funeral notices for several local residents announced
Funeral services were held for Mrs Eliza A Currier at 2 80 pm at her home with Rev C W Huntington leading and a male quartet singing. Burial followed in Edson cemetery. Other services listed include W B Blake, Margaret Dolan, George T Comins of Buffalo and George T Comins of Lowell family plot with various burials and floral tributes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza A. Currier
Jacob B. Currier
Ash Street
C. W. Huntington
High Street
A. Chase
J. Herbert Gilman
Eben M. Currier
Edson Cemetery
W. BE. Blake
School Street
Edson
Savage
Margaret Dolan
Patrick Dolan
Concord Street
Immaculate Conception Church
Fr. Lawrence
P. P. Haggerty
Anthony Murphy
John Moran
Philip Riley
Andrew Fay
High Street Congregational Church
Messrs
W. Wirt
Geo
Ef. Burns
Alice Jenkins
Geo. E. Burns
H. B. Shattuck
Edward H. Shattuck
Charles Dutton
W. Parkhurst
Lowell Cemetery
Comins
Pilgrim Commandery
Week of seaside and city travels noted around Massachusetts and Maine
Residents and visitors travel widely with many heading to coastal towns from South Wellfleet to Old Orchard and Boothbay Harbor. Names include Wm Clifford, Mrs Hodges, Lilian Wightman, Wm Westall, William McDowell, Jesale Todd, Leroy Sullivan, Nellie Barrows, Anna Barrows, F A Fuller, J W Buchanan, Joseph McEvoy, Anna Gould, EF T Curnick, William Chandler, Harvey Drake, Mrs Mansur, Nellie McDonald, Lorraine Wightman, Emma Hathaway, and Deputy Supt William Moffatt. Destinations span Lynn, Marblehead, Southwest Harbor, Plaza New York, Bridgeport, Hast Sullivan, East Sullivan, North Bridgton, Weld, Portland, Old Orchard, Boothbay Harbor, North Conway, Alexandria, and eject months through September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Hodges
Lynn
Lilian Wightman
Marblehead Neck
Wm. E. Westall
Old Orchard Beach
F. A. Fuller
Bridge Street
East Sullivan
J. W. Buchanan
Ellenburge
New York
Joseph McEvoy
U. S. Regiment, Heavy Artillery
Anna May Gould
New Hampshire
George Mansur
Nellie McDonald
East Merrimack Street
North Bridgton
North Conway
M. Lorraine Wightman
Emma L. Hathaway
Kirk Street
Weld
William B. Moffatt
Alexandria
Child Recovers From Severe Diarrhea After Remedy
A fifteen month old child suffered ten days of sickness with twenty five bowel movements every twelve hours and vomiting. After physician care failed to help, Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was used and the child fully recovered. Sold by Ellingwood & Co Merrimack and Central Streets and Middlesex and Central Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Costley
Stockbridge
Ellenwood
Ellingwood & Co., Cor
Middlesex
Central
Merrimack
Central Streets
Chamberlain
C. L. Boggs
Stumptown
Gilmer
Adirondack State Park Offered as Vacation Playground
The Adirondack State Park spans about seventy five miles square, promoted as a pleasure playground. Full information available at 260 Washington Street in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adirondack State Park
Washington Street
Boston
Saratoga racing season promising best in ten years
From the present outlook the racing season at Saratoga will be better than at any time during the last ten years. The Fitchburg Railroad Saratoga Limited, leaving Boston at 9.30 a. m., is the strain to take.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
Fitchburg
Saratoga Limited
Boston
The Pea Shelling Dinner That Weds a Girton Girl
Horace Twemlow seeks a wife and dates three girls then settles with Mary Jones, who shells peas in the morning. He visits Girton graduate Mary during a family birthday, proposes with a ring, and the couple marry, proving a simple scene can spark a lasting union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Twemlow
Horace
Miss Killen
Ellen
Mary Jones
Mary
Girton
Horace ‘Wemlow
North Country
Uncle Horace
A Good Sleeper Topic Sketches Police Lineage
A brief dramatic exchange shows a patient recounting a family history of police service across father grandfather and great grandfather, framed as a light minded bedside inquiry in a newspaper sketch style. The tone hints at social commentary on sleep and duty.
New York Market Report From Bright Sears Co
Bright Sears and Company delivers a brief New York market report noting price movements and trading activity. The bulletin highlights stock shifts, volume levels, and notable quotables from the exchange floor without requesting trades or forecasts.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Irs
Margaret V. Spear
Ethel and
Bertha Kimball
Masters Everett Parker
Hazen Pillsbury
Clarence Killpartrick
Coburn and Smith
McDonald
Fruit Dealer
C. W. Qua
York & Whitney
Laura Lonto
Viola Merrill
Emily Merrill
Highland Congregational Church
F. 8. Coburn
W. B
D. L. Chamberlin
O. A. Libby
Hamilton
Gray
Dodge
L. J. Pillsbury
William Coss
Killpartrick Bros
Brothers and Sisters
Merrimack Street
Mary H
Wellesley
Clarence
Myrtle M
Common Council
Oberlin Lodge
The
Highland Club
MR. and
Mrs
Charles T. Kill Partrick
Chelmsford Town Hall
Ceseeeeeerseseeeense & AO Saubago
Shaft
Ayer City
Little
Canada
Hood
Staveley-Whiteley
Phelan M’grath
Wm. Clifford
South Wellfleet, Mass
EF. T. Curnick and Son
Mt. Pisgah
Boothbay Harbor
William P. Chandler
Middlesex Park
Mr. Harvey Drake
Portland
Old Orchard
Bright, Sears & Co
New York Market
Cotton Ol Co
Atchison
Atchison, Prd
Brooklyn
New Jersey
Chicago
St. Paul
Delaware & On
Louisville & Nashvil
Manhattan
Missouri Pa
TN N.Y
Centra
Boig
Northern Pac
Pta
Omaha
Pacific Mail
Phila. & Ro
Vuliman
Western Union
Mining
Butte & Bods
Armory Manufacturing CO
Manchester Mills
Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co
Lapenstoy Mills
Ae City
Ft. Scott
Massachusetts Loan’ and Trust
Second National Bank
Tremont National Bank
National Bank of North ‘Amer’ View
National Webster Bank
Faneuil Hall National Bank
Suffolk National Bank
Continental Mile Eee
Franklin Co
Lowlaton
Great Fall Manufacturing Oveseer
Boston & Providence RK Corporation
Eastorn K RK
Seer Peeeeenee
Kansas
Fort Scott & Memphis RR
Vollsee
Boylsatou Insurance Oo
Worcester, Nashua
Rochester
Tees Wey
Winnisimet
Cossenerre Ween
Yonsel & McKay
Bwitt & Cocsceresers
Quincy Railroad
Rutland Railroad
New England Mortgage Security Co
Ate
North Michigan Railroad
Chicago & West “Michigan Railroad
Telmort Ge
WPL
Detroit, Grand Rapids & Western Rrk
General
CADET
A, G, Pollard & CO
New York, New Haven & Hartford
R. R
Newport
R. I
S&s
Chelmsford
Concord Junction
Peter Clark
L. Connor
Traficc A
Kendall
Ag Nf
Whitcomb
Niagara Falls
Saguenay
Ausable Chasm
Saguenay River
Maritime Provinces
White Mountains
Yellowstone Park
Boston & Albany
Boston & Maine
All Pointe
garSend
Raymond & Whitcomb
Dows
Centra St
Pollard & CO
Palmer Street
A. G. Pollard & CO
Merrimack, Palmer and
Middle Streets
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