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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
8
Middlesex County reports Miss Gertrude Ferris of South Brain Tree visiting relatives here. Churchill, the author, arrived home Thursday. A band concert Tuesday drew the season's largest audience, followed by a dance for about 40 couples. Hon Geo J Burns spoke on what constitutes a good citizen at Union Church last week.
A carload of new pipe arrived at the station this week from the manufacturers and eight more carloads are on the road. At Stearns grove gospel service Sunday at 3 o'clock Rev J H Yeoman of Lowell will speak with singing by a male quartet.
Mrs. Levi Wilder and daughter from Fitchburg visit her uncle Postmaster John Hall in North Chelmsford. Miss Brigham of Leominster and William Brett with sister have returned from England. A Sunday service at St. John’s church honors Our Lady of the Assumption with Rev. Fidelis delivering the sermon. Chelmsford foundry sees rush of business as moulders begin at 4 a.m. with extra half day pay for the initial hours.
Mr and Mrs Lysander Byam of Somerville visited D P Byam and family last Sunday. The Ladies Social circle met at Mrs George P Mansfield's Robins Hill cottage with a large turnout and a fine supper. Mrs H F Wilder and Mrs A A Hart of Marlboro recently stayed with Mrs J T Park. The Birthday club of over 30 enjoyed music readings and a fine collation at Mrs Charles Robbins. A lawn party on the common last Saturday drew a large crowd and was a success.
A communication accusing Groton residents arrived at the office. The editor warns editors and readers that unsigned letters harming reputation risk libel suits and will not be published. The piece stresses accountability for statements and factual certainty before publication.
Clarence Haynes aged 198 and Joseph Le Brun were seen on North Sud bury road driving a wagon with wood. Le Brun returned claiming Haynes was kicked by a horse and Haynes was found unconscious with a fractured skull after being taken to Maynard for medical care.
Carlisle notes a Christian Endeavor prayer meeting on Friday evening August 15 with the topic The Life of Faith led by Martha E. Davis. A midsummer vesper service is planned on Frank E Wilkins's grounds Sunday August 24 at 2 pm. Rev Mr Lane and wife stay with his parents in Newtonville and plan to return to Carlisle Monday the 18th. Born August 8 a son to William A Clark and Renie Carr. Byron Truell, new Lawrence postmaster since August 1, is an uncle of Mrs D L Chamberlin of Carlisle.
Graniteville notes Mr George Irish caught nine speckled beauties and ten pickerel after a solo outing. One trout weighed 2.44 pounds with nine inch girth. Pickerel average about one pound. Walter Longbottom II returns from England amid frequent rain. Local business and the machine shop report booming employment.
In Concord a parishioner notes small Sunday audiences at two churches during regular preacher absences, arguing laymen also need vacations. He cites ride fares disputes on the L and B railroad from Bedford to Centre and Junction, with transfers denied and passengers put off after Lexington park events and a Windsor secretary’s presence in town.
Hibbards orchestra to play at a Grange shirt waist party Friday night at the town hall August 22. Middlesex North Agricultural Society trustees plan a farmers parade with music before the fair opening and name a committee: Trull, Clough, and Varnum. Admission to the fair for children is ten cents. The Grange votes to exhibit at the fair and retains the same arrangements committee plus a social dance at the town hall in August. A social and musical entertainment at the Orthodox church vestry August 15 features the Adams family of Chelmsford with ice cream and cake. no dancing. A band concert at Long Pond, Littleton August 19 by the Ayer military band. The Jury Association annual meeting, led by J. Holt Hawkins of Groton, will be held at Willow Dale August 2, with local Westford members attending. Potatoes and corn crops noted among Stony Brook farmers. T.
A local notice laments vandalism at Sandy Pond bathing sites and calls for a designated, properly regulated area for swimmers. It promotes courteous conduct by all and suggests a retired, serviced site to restore this healthy pastime. Also reported are birth, garden damage by deer, a child's arm fracture, and obituaries plus residents visiting relatives.
La Roy Steves receives a free engineering scholarship from the American School of Correspondence in Boston and offers it to others. Area residents attend picnics at Whitcomb and Mitchell’s groves, with speeches by F. A. Patch, camping trips at Forge Pond, and social visits from Boston and Worcester friends.
Town events span Aug 21 fair and Aug 22 lawn party at Grange lawn, Aug 23 firemen muster. Notable items include Mrs Edna Little-Houck reader from New York, Rev J B Thrall preaching, park fundraiser by Nashua River band, and the Chapman Family reunion on Aug 29. Also updates on local improvements, a visiting vacationer, and a death of Mrs Catherine White.
Worcester hosts an exhibition in the library reading room showing fine pictures of China. The annual Unitarian Sunday school and society picnic is scheduled for next week Wednesday at Roe-W.
The Congregational picnic at Point of Pines was spoiled by rain. 75 attended Crescent beach after the storm. A lawn social by the U P S C E of the Congregational church is planned on parsonage grounds Tuesday evening August 19 with Reading North Woburn and Tewksbury invited. Gowing family reunion set for August 21 in Woburn G A R hall. Charles and Mrs Gowing on arrangements committee. Sydney Buck welcomed a newborn son. Homecoming of Sylvester Jaquith contrasts with his California death earlier. a brave forty niner, 17 at departure, 460 days aboard a leaky ship to San Francisco, later mining then Quartz mills builder in Jacksonville California. death due to heat at age, burial in Wildwood cemetery last Saturday. A Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor lawn party on parsonage grounds next Tuesday August 19, or the following day if weather fails, with an attractive program.
Rev G Easterbook and family returned from Maine Aug 1 and resumed duties. Brown family mourns loss of Mrs Jas M Brown as relatives gather for recent open house. New arrivals include two daughters at Morse and Biathrow homes. Wheeler returns to Fort Pond cottage. Hall family camps at Lake Nagog. Odd Fellows and others fish harbor for a good catch. Mead and Durkee couples enjoy Salem Willows outing. Armstrongs from Hyde Park visit. George Hutchins of Stoneham visits with family. Martin’s laundry route passes to H A Littlefield. Universalist church closes for August. Stanley Hall’s thumb healing as expected. Edwin M Parker returns from New Britain Conn for vacation then visits Vermont.
Mr and Mrs F C Nash and their son FE Parker returned home after four weeks away traveling by rail through southern Maine. They visited Machias and Old Town meeting notable locals including Geo W Drisko, author of Machias history, and George Hunt Indian agent. They met Chief Big Thunder on Indian Island and spoke at the Old Home celebration in Portland.
The funeral for Daniel E Splain who died recently at his home in Graniteville was held at St Catherine's church with a large gathering of relatives and friends. A native of the village at 30, he ran a local grocery, served as postmaster and justice of the peace, and was active in Holy Name society. Fr Philip F Sexton celebrated a mass with refined music. tributes spoke to his upright character and faith. Interment followed at the Catholic cemetery under J F O'Donnell and J A Healy. He leaves a mother, three sisters and a brother. many floral offerings memorialized his life.
Charlestown prison inmates rebel against the warden after he substitutes a cheaper chewing tobacco brand for the usual supply. The disturbance highlights inmate discontent with prison provisioning and management decisions.
The 1902 fiscal year total foreign commerce set a record except for 1901, with exports down about 106 million and imports up about 80 million. Declines centered on corn and cotton prices, while imports rose sharply for manufacturing materials and hard goods. Europe led export reductions, especially the United Kingdom and Germany, amid drought and cotton price drops. Asia Africa and North America saw gains.
Book reviewer J. T. Roche praises Lafitte of Louisiana by Mary Devereux as her best work, noting its blend of history and romance. The tale follows Jean a youth who befriends Napoleon, later becomes the feared pirate Lafitte, and influences events at New Orleans. The review calls for more development of the romance yet regards Napoleon’s portrayal and the Lafitte Jackson link as historically important. The piece also highlights other reviews in the issue including DeCosta on Mt Desert and essays by Sweet Oulton Mullany and Carbery.
Half a dozen writers with rare understanding of motherhood topics contribute to the August issue of Motherhood. Articles cover child disease nursing, parental wisdom, female education, moral training, infant feeding, post-school risks, early education, malnutrition indicators, parental responsibility, and maternal influence by noted authors such as Harriet A. Randolph J C Nillis Joseph E Winters M D Charles R Skinner Alma Hempel Lewis Erminia M Disher Mary Loomis Hutchison.
The August Table Talk offers a wealth of housekeeper oriented topics for summer. Subjects include sauces mushroom growth study American tea farming canned salmon tea methods and fruit medicine. Includes menus and rules for special dishes reflecting period culinary guidance.
The August issue of Records of the Past includes four articles on ancient civilizations with illustrated pages to aid enjoyment. Prof. George Frederick Wright presents The Oldest Civilization of Greece followed by Origin of the American Aborigines Introduction, Archaeology of Lytton British Columbia by Harlan I. Smith, and A Remarkable Prehistoric Pipe by Col. Cornelius Cadle.
The August issue of Little Folks pleases young readers with charming illustrations and several short pieces. Contents include Lucy's Pen Wiper A Dancing Class Messages Across the Ocean Up to the Tip Top The Adventures of Spotty The Twinkling Stars My Pretty Garden The Good Father Robin Redbreast The Lion Tamer's Little Girl Teddy and His Partner.
The New York Sun describes the woodcock courtship as a rare sight seen at twilight on Mississippi islands. The male hawks to 40 feet above a hidden female, circling and crooning for about a quarter hour, then ascending again without alighting. The bird is nearly silent on the ground aside from a faint cluck when probing for worms.
Wilshire's Magazine for August lists notable contributions by Sir Charles Dilke on public utilities and government ownership, Hilary A. Herbert on socialism in America, W. H. Tuttle criticizing the post office for press restrictions, Walter S. Logan on despotism of the dollar, and a leading editorial foretelling today’s trust conditions with a call for contemporaries to compare their own “dreams.”
The current issue features a boating frontispiece and an illustrated poem Three Summer Songs by F. M. Capes. A sketch by Rev. detailing Marie Donegan Walsh’s The Pleasure Ground of a Cloistered Pontiff explores papal gardens and Leo XIII’s walks and drives, with Charles F. Lummis as the subject of a deeply engaging profile.
Among 81 book and department stores in New York Philadelphia Chicago Cincinnati and Baltimore 41 report The Virginian by Owen Wister and Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall by Charles Major as top titles The Conqueror by Gertrude Atherton also ranks among seven popular books The reports come from New York Times correspondents.
Farm accident dangers are frequent with cuts stings and bruises. the ad claims Dr Thomas Electric Oil relieves pain instantly and should never be omitted from farm safety.
A witty line from the Detroit Free Press recalls a vacation setting described as the most expensive scenery imaginable. The remark plays on luxury or cost rather than a literal description.
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