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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1901
Page
10
Yesterday afternoon was fine and the night pleasantly cool. Today opened dull and sultry with clouds burning away by noon. The forecast calls for local showers tonight and fair conditions Saturday with fresh southwest winds.
The Lowell Daily Courier reports events and notices for Friday August 23, 1901 including local news briefs, society notes, and advertisements reflecting the city’s daily life at the turn of the century.
In Moore Street the Sacred Heart Church will be dedicated September 29 with an elaborate program featuring special music directed by E. J. Borjes. Also noted, Patrick Cowley, direct heir of Mrs. Mary Toohey of St. Louis, has died. next of kin are Mrs. Michael Cowley and Mrs. Margaret McMahon. A meeting at Branch Street tabernacle is set tonight at 7 45 led by Miss Fannie L. Bennett on Personal Work with Etta M. Rutherford singing.
A small service at the Crosier home in Oakland joined Miss Lottie L. Crosier and Rev. Frederic Arthur Hayward in marriage. Rev. L. D. Chase officiated as family and relatives looked on. Mendelssohn’s march accompanied the ceremony. The couple plan a Great Lakes honeymoon and will settle in Rhinlander Wisconsin.
An employee group from the Lynn division of the Boston and Northern Street Railway traveled by trolley to this city yesterday morning. They then visited Lawrence Glen Forest Lakeview and Mountain Rock before returning late in the afternoon.
Plans and tickets for the popular Cottage City Martha's Vineyard excursion Saturday August 24. Round trip fares are $1.50 with limited space. Special train departs Lowell at 8:05 a m stopping at Lowell Chelmsford and Concord Junction.
Chief Hosmer of the fire department received a $100 check from the Boston Ice company for the firemen relief fund. The contribution recognizes services rendered by the department during the recent fire at the ice houses in North Chelmsford.
Personally conducted tour leaves Boston September 13 visiting Gettysburg Luray and Washington. Rate including carriage drives Caverns admission hotel expenses is 35 dollars. Itinerary by D N Bell Tourist Agent 205 Washington Street Boston.
John P. Boyers was elected auditor by the supreme officers of the Knights of Sherwood Forest in Boston yesterday. The fraternal order named Boyers to oversee financial matters and report to the supreme officers. The election underscores ongoing organizational governance within the fraternal group.
A well attended Empire colony meeting of UOPF held last night in Old Highland hall with remarks by ex Governor Charles and P G Husband of Garfield Colony and other Empire colony members.
Frederick C. Tieg of Florence New Jersey endorses Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for nervousness and debility. He says daily study caused a nerves breakdown, but after using the medicine he felt renewed strength and vitality, with improved digestion and energy.
A Fort Riley era rumor prompts Mrs. Matthew Blide to question news she heard of Frank Blide being killed while deserting. She notes his illness and time in hospital, cites a conflicting Kansas Fort Riley guide item about two shots during escape, and says no official word confirms his death. Authorities have been informed but offer no corroboration.
The Cummings family held its annual reunion at the grave of Kimball Webster in Hudson with about seventy members from Hudson, Nashua, Lowell and nearby towns. Officers elected included Kimball Webster as president and W P Cummings as vice president, with a full program of dinner, entertainment, music, and speeches by notable locals.
The mayor asked the city solicitor whether the Boston and Northern Street Railway had acquired all rights granted to the Lowell and Suburban before its absorption. City Solicitor Qua states the new company has acquired such rights, notably the right of way into Pawtucketville via the Moody Street bridge.
Mrs. Dubin of 121 Willie Street reports a daytime theft after she left her home briefly at Lakeview yesterday. On returning she found her tenement entered in her absence and notes she is a busy woman who seldom leaves the residence.
In a Wiggin block tenement a resident found signs of a break in last evening though doors were locked. A gold watch, shirt stud, and a flute were missing after the place was ransacked, suggesting entry by a duplicate or skeleton key. other tenements remained untouched as residents were home.
The infant’s body, likely dead at birth, was found in a bottle at Black Brook yesterday. There was no clue how it got there, and it was sent to an undertaker for burial.
Keith's Theatre showcases Miss Lillian Burkhart next week in Kitty Clive Actress a short play hailed as a New York summer sensation Critics call Burkhart’s performance one of her best since vaudeville shift The bill includes Dillon brothers W C Fields the tramp juggler Fraser troupe Morrell and Evans and Meakin and Rapier among others
The Schiller Stock Company brings Miss Ella Fontainbleau to Lowell Opera House with a lineup of popular plays. Opening night features Woman's Enmity, a sensational melodrama. Other titles include Dora Thorne East Lynne Valjean the Convict Heart of Fire Monte Cristo The Indian Uncle Tom's Cabin and Jesse James. Special scenery and intermission specialties accompany each production.
The North Billerica Cricket club meets Roxbury on their grounds at Franklin Field on Saturday with captain J Greenwood leading Stirks Brown Dyson Garner Barrington White head Townson Broadbent C Butter field W Butterfield and umpire W Buckley scorer J T Stott. The U S Buntings reserve team plays Zions in a benefit match at Wigginville grounds Saturday afternoon to aid an injured reserve player. R Birtwistle captains the Buntings with G Bailey C Bailey A Ianson P Smith W Haigh A Hindle A Cawthra W Charlesworth R Winters E Nelson reserves M Keenan Burt umpire J Briggs and scorer J Aspin. Extra attractions include trap shooting and a third round of bowling on the Wigginville grounds.
Miss Ellen Joslyn attends a Groton visit with Miss Georgianna Boutwell and plans Boston mutual visits before returning to New York. Nurse Rouke arrives with her niece for Miss Boutwell’s absence. Clergy visits include Rev D M McPhail and Rev George M Howe. Deacon N N Torrey endures illness with nightly care. Mr Herbert Holton visits from Boston. Miss Clara Rowell aids in a medical case of appendicitis. Mrs E B Marshall visits Parkhurst family in Groton. Groton Water Co prepares to duplicate the power plant near Baddacook. Local residents coping with illness, highway improvements, and community projects.
The Ayer Hose Company elected officers and plans to act independently with a new carriage for wet hose. The town reports sickness including Miss Smith with typhoid fever and Mrs. Harry Stone with bronchial pneumonia. Holden Harlow’s operation by Drs. Hartwell and Warren appears successful. Wheeler place buildings, bought by the Episcopal parish, are being removed for St Andrew's church property improvements. Four legislative candidates appear as politics stir the town. Warren Atwood suffers a fall but aims to recover. Band concerts draw crowds and Nonacoicus park opens with a bright season ahead.
Widespread church activity and vacations fill the page as Rev Webster Powell and Rev John Roberts travel or preach. The article notes a closed Baptist church last week and a Sabbath morning crowd on Shirley street, while warnings about timing and harvests appear alongside a Reno reference.
Mrs B B Merrill and Miss Gertrude visit Brunswick with Mrs W B Mitchell. Unitarian Sunday school picnic near Whalom draws 160 attendees. Elizabeth Thacher and Miss Wetherbee enjoy Nantasket beach outing. Charles Houghton Jr returns and joins A F Conant & Co. T H Elliott and Miss Etta Ewings chosen as delegates to Saratoga for the national Unitarian convention next month. Guild on William Penn led by Ethel Taylor. High school principal plans to move into Robbins house lower tenement. Electrification seen as likely, boosting Littleton’s status. Somes family to move between Dr Phelps’s and the church. Baptists suspend services. Episcopalians draw large crowds. School committee names Miss Knowles first assistant in high school. Knowles taught in Hingham. Miss Kittell, Boston public school teacher, guest of Mrs E J Whitney. Miss Bent of Stow staying with Mrs J T Warren. Mr C S Robbins and wife taking annual vacation on Kennebunk River. L E Fletcher spends Sunday in Gloucester. mother and sister Mrs Prouty visit. return with him Monday.
Mrs Alice Whitney and daughter Grace visit relatives in Marlboro. Miss Jennie Day of Cambridge in town early week. Mrs Nevens ill with malarial fever. A youth group rode to Mount Wachusett last Tuesday. Miss Sarah Bent visited sister in Newtown. Miss Ethel Brown of Littleton visiting town. Randall library closed Saturday for annual book inspection. Youngest child of Mr and Mrs Fred Davis (formerly Carrie Wheeler) brought to town for burial last Monday. Mrs Flint convalescing from inflammation. Mr and Mrs Charles Wheeler and daughter visiting relatives in New Hampshire. Mrs John Dobson of Boston visiting friends. Mrs Florence Davidson and daughter staying in Maine. Deputy Sheriff Young of Boston served warrants on Roland Harriman and Henry Gates ordering appearance in Cambridge court Oct 1. Warrants relate to suit by Melborne Patterson and wife of Hudson against Stow. Mrs Patterson driving at night near Gleasondale and Hudson drove into a ditch. she seeks $10,000 damages, husband $5,000 for expenses.
A private Petersham ceremony united Miss Margaret Delargy and Dr. Henry J. Walcott Jr of Concord. The bride wore blue satin and carried roses, with Miss Margaret McKay as maid of honor and Harry W. Wheeler as best man. Rev. James A. Prendergast officiated. The couple will reside in Springfield after a brief wedding tour.
The board of health arranged for general vaccination of all school children not vaccinated in seven years. C G Dole returns home improved in health. Miss Sarah Laker visited Mrs Alma Laker and friends at church. Miss Lillian Conant of Lowell stayed with Mrs B F Conant. A large Nagog House party overflowed with guests last weekend. Mrs Cora Rouillard Cudworth and her Malden husband were guests.
George Robbins youngest son of the late Elbridge Robbins died in Warren on Sunday the 18th. Remains were brought here for interment in Woodlawn cemetery. Moses Taylor lost a valuable cow after a brief illness. Wilmot Taylor on the sick list. Misses Sara and Sophia Wood visiting in Newtonville. Mrs. Charles Pitman and daughters to be in Colorado Springs September 1. Rev Copping away next Sunday, supply preacher.
Former pupils and friends note Cordelia A. Foster’s piano prowess in Knowlton Canada and Dunham performances with Miss Jelle Mooney. The piece lauds Foster’s classical pianoforte skill, Mooney’s vocal debut, and Mrs. Scott’s reading encore. Foster plans to join Somerville friends in Littleton NH after leaving Quebec August 28.
Miss Mary E Burke and Thomas F Sheridan married at St Andrew's church North Billerica on Tuesday afternoon The groom a station agent and telegraph operator for the Boston and Maine at North Billerica Also a member of the T R and T ball team They plan a wedding tour visiting Montreal Quebec Niagara Falls and the Pan American Exposition They received many valuable gifts from friends and relatives
Middlesex North Pomona grange will host a Willow Dales picnic Friday Aug 23, with a day change due to authority misunderstandings. The town grange will also hold a shirt waist party and dance Aug 30 at the town hall.
In South Chelmsford Miss Susie Shearer of Lawrence visits friend Miss Sadye Redmond. Temple N H Old Home Week events noted. Rev. Mr. Williams unavailable. W A Lang of Lowell to fill pulpit. Samuel Sloan, 56, Scots native and Baptist layman, dies after long illness. Funeral Friday at 2 30 at his home. wife and daughter Margaret survive.
Miss Mary McGrath returns from Revere beach while Patrick Curtin of Cambridge visits John F. McManamin in North Chelmsford. George T Sheldon reports Royal R Sheldon winning close races and plans more big races as the season continues.
Mrs. E. E. Morrill and Miss Stella Morrill arrived home from a delightful Maine journey while Mr. A. C. Tingley and family concluded two weeks at their Plum Island cottage. Mrs. James Fairgrieve visits her brother’s summer cottage at Juniper Point. The Boston and Northern railway installed a five cluster electric light at Main and Pleasant streets.
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