Real estate boom met by higher building costs in Lowell
Real estate activity in Lowell remains robust with record mill construction planned for next season while material costs rise. Lumber and brick prices have climbed, altering feasibility calculations for new wood versus brick structures. Local mills report strong demand, including Navy Yard and Collinsville facilities, with several larger projects and a new county building anticipated. A real estate dealer warns against newspaper exaggeration in tax discussions, noting a dollar increase impacts buyers via dog tax and urging clearer tax bills detailing city running costs.
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Lowell
New England Brick Co
Builders’ Exchange
J. J. Don
Andover
Concord
Dolan
Barristers’ Hall
Merrimack
Central Streets
Lowell Mills
Navy Yard
Collinsville
North Chelmsford
North Billerica
Nashua
Chas. Gould
Rochester
N. Y
Mr. Gould
City permits list shows numerous building projects and costs
The office of the superintendent of buildings reports August permits including Felton house and stable priced at 1000 and 209 respectively, Gill addition 359, Richard addition 600, Beharrel six tenements block 6000, Cunningham residence 3800, Smith two Hoyt avenue dwellings 5000 each, A Smith Brevens dwelling 5000, Joyce cottage 1259, Knapp alterations 1200, Bagshaw workshop 500, Parthenais block of six tenements 8500, Read Liberty street 250, Harris Hastings dwelling 2000, nood alteration 100. Probate court inventories list J N McCann 9474, Page 13364, Chenery 30181, Boyle 13600, Molleur 5100, Atkinson 6872, Foote 14534, Anderson 214588, Wentworth Brown 30171, Coburn 7550, Coram 16100, Aldrich 25438, Cornock 10962.
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Superintendent of Buildings
E. J. Felton
South Wilder Street
Iwelling
Gill
Posgrove Street
Richard
Tolman Avenue
F. C. Beharrel
Johanna Cunningham
Boylston
Rogers Streets
E. H. Smith
Hoyt Avenue
E. A. Smith
Brevens Street
James Joyce
Starbird Street
Mason Knapp
Powell Street
W. H. Bagshaw
Wilson Street
William A. Parthenais
Grand Street
W. A. Read
Ee Liberty Street
S. N. Harris
Astings Street
Esther Nood
Howard Street
Lowell
J. N. McCann
J. Frank Page
Almira H. Chenery
James Boyle
Paschel BE. Molleur
Julia A. Atkinson
Warren S. Foote
William Hnderson
Anne Wentworth
Jane S. T. Brown
Charles Coburn
Cora E. Coram
Warren Aldrich
Edwin Cornock
Real Estate and Building Notes Update
A.C. Wheelock buys materials for three planned demolitions to clear space for the Bigelow mill expansion. Stedman builds a Burlington avenue house. C. F. and J. B. Varnum win the North Chelmsford truant school addition. in subcontracts P. Conlon handles brick, H. Weaver & Sons roofing, G. E. Buckland painting, A. P. Knapp iron work. J. H. Walker secures Bent's court brick building general contract. S. H. Weaver & Sons do two Wakefield roofing jobs. Sitter & McDonald win the Dolan project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Wheelock
Bigelow
Stedman
Burlington Avenue
C. F
J. B. Varnum
North Chelmsford
P. Conlon
H. Weaver & Sons
G. E. Buckland
A. P. Knapp
J. H. Walker
Bent’s Court
W. H. Bent
S. H. Weaver & Sons
Wakefield
Sitter & McDonald
Dolan
Transactions in Realty in Lowell and Nearby Towns
Listings show transfers of land with buildings in Lowell and surrounding towns including Dracut Tewksbury Billerica Chelmsford Westford Carlisle and Carlisle with names such as Albert G Thompson Sybil Marshall Oliver D Wilder Nellie Sturtevant George Dempsey Edward Bruce Arick Griffin Lena Hoyt Thomas Flaherty Susan Flynn Ethan Smith T B Shedd Florence Nesmith Henry Ordway John Burns Fred Browne Olive Blakeslee Charles Prescott James McDermott Patrick McCullough and others all for nominal sums. The records detail parcels on Howe Street Varnum Avenue Andover Street Westford Street Adams Street New Wilder Street Carson Street Mammoth Road Meade Street Fort Hill Avenue Sherman Street Lakeview Avenue Gorham Street Market Street Poplar Street Walbrook Centre Kenwood Whipple Road Fairmount Street Anderson Street and the Whittier Farm among various townships.
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Albert G. Thompson
Adolph T. Hanson
Howe Street
Sybil E. Marshall
Bessie C. Cummings
Varnum Avenue
Oliver D. Wilder
Elizabeth Richardson
Andover Street
Nellie G. Sturtevant
Edwin S&s. Bickford
Westford Street
Cornelius Syanahan
George C. Dempsey
Adams Street
Edward W. Bruce
Jordan
Savithes Et al
Arick M. Griffin
William James Jones
New Wilder Street
Lena M. Hoyt
Sarah D. Bassett
Carson Street
Thomas Flaherty
Anna Flaherty
Mammoth Road
Susan L. Flynn
Catherine E. Gallagher
Meade Street
Ethan A. Smith
T. B. Shedd
John H. McKay
Fort Hill Avenue
Florence H. Nesmith
Henry W. Ordway
Lakeview Avenue
F. B. Shedd
John F. Burns
Sherman Street
Fred S. Browne
Margaret J. Fitzgerald
Gorham Street
Olive Blakeslee
Chas. H. Prescott
Market Street
James H. McDermott
Patrick McCullough
Poplar Street
The Cowboy Cigarette Craft Across the Prairie Wind
The Spaniard taught the Mexican who taught the cowboy. Cowboys roll cigarettes openly on the ranch and stock a three month supply of paper and tobacco for roundups and beef hunts. In a prairie wind, they roll quickly while riding, taking five to six puffs per cigarette with the horse steady in gait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
Corner Store for rent with meat refrigeration near depot
Advertisement offers a corner store for rent with meat refrigeration and three room tenements in good repair at a pleasant site near Westford street and the Northern Depot. Rent listed at 7.00 per month and a large sunny tenement at 00 per month. Contact H. Elliott at 34 Central St, Tel. 75083.
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Westford Street
H. Elliott
Central St
Middlesex County News Briefs and Local Notices
Progress on Mr Charles Hudson mansion on Church street promises one of the town’s handsomest residences. Mrs Putnam and daughter returned from Maine while Miss Carrie Buck will soon depart to a school in Walla Walla Washington. Rev Hudson and wife visited Rev Nelson. Asa Sheldon travels to northern New York for cattle. Many residents away on vacations to Canada Limington Me Truro MA Claremont NH and elsewhere. Piano fund drive concludes with thanks after an ice cream and cake sale raising a small admission fee and complete success.
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Charles Hudson
Church Street
William Putnam
Littlejohn's Island
Maine
Putnam
Frank Nichols
Woburn
Carrie F. Buck
Walla Walla
Washington
Wellington
W. M. Nelson
Asa Sheldon
New York
Nathan Blodgett
Canada
Dr. Roberts
Limington
Truro
Mass
J. Howard Eames
Claremont
N. H
Harriet Swain
Etta
Ennyson
N. P
Ayer
Groton Centre
Wm. Leahey
Wm. W. Brown
Harveyi Brown
Pingreyville
Willie
Baptist Sunday School
Louiie BE. Brigham of
Gardner
Lavina Felch
Opening of Concord canoe club house described in detail
The Concord article details the new Lexington Canoe Club house with a 65 by 45 foot main building, 38 by 25 foot canoe shed for 28 canoes, 31 lockers, club room, billiards and kitchen, electric lighting, and a 500 foot boardwalk. It notes a 2000 dollar cost, a 10 year lease, and lists officers and committees. It also mentions nearby club houses and local business changes along with reflections on meat prices and provisions.
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Monument Street
Edward J. Bartlett
Philip A. Davis
Francis A. Houston
Walter W. How
Ralph Holden
Richard F. Wood
Ashley P. Howard
Richard B. Derby
Florence W. Richardson
Charles W. Prescott
Edwin S. Barrett
Charles E
Clahone
Walden Street
Armory
Lexington Street
Brookside mill site under way and well depth noted
In Westford, George C. Moore lays the 200 by 200 foot three story foundation for a new Brookside mill, linking to the existing mill via shaft under the highway. A well at Stony Brook school reaches over 40 feet in depth through iron ledge but remains dry. Community notices urge residents across the river to move if rice eating habits pose a risk near the well.
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Brookside
George C. Moore
Ess
Stony Brook
C. E
M. J. Taylor
First Congregational
Worthen Street Methodist
Lowell
Hiram Blanchard
Robert Fulton
Walter H. Hoyt
Fred A. Snow
West Chelmsford
Cremona
Death of Elizabeth W McGuane Ends Popular Ayer Teacher
Elizabeth W McGuane died August 13 after hemorrhages, ending a long nurse and teacher career in Ayer. Born March 13 1867 in Harvard, she lived in Ayer since childhood and taught at Sandy Pond, Shirley Street, and Washington Street schools. Funeral Mass at St Marys Church, with floral tributes and a large crowd. Her death brings sorrow to family and friends after a promising return from illness.
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Elizabeth W. McGuane
Lizzie
Harvard
Winifred
Anthony’*McGuane
Ayer
Sandy Pond
Shirley Street
Washington Street
St. Mary’s Church
Fr. Sheedy
Lillian Moore
Jesus
St. Mary's Cemetery
Whispering Pines
Tom
Rilkow
Maggie Murphy
Lady Foresters
F. S. Pierce
W. J. Madigan
Notable visits and events in Billerica society
Billerica residents and visitors share social rounds from August. Mrs. Maria R. Bickford and daughter Gertrude Hutchins along with Lucy Clewley of Woburn tour town. Local assignments include Rev Bowman’s Orthodox service, a birthday for Aunt Lizzie Baldwin at 78, and a report on Rev Wiers's Ohio trip with notes on Columbus institutions and nearby historic sites.
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Maria R. Bickford
Gertrude M. Hutchins
Lucy A. Clewley
Woburn
Billerica
Fred C. Morey
Salem
Kate Clark
Wiliam G. Clark
Atkins Bates
Danvers
John Lowell
Providence
R. L
Leander Cresvy
Jesus
Father
R. K. Underhill
First Baptist Church
Elizabeth C. Baldwin
Lizzie
Bertha
Newark
Perrysburg
Fort Meigs
William Henry Harrison
Proctor
Tecumseh
Turkey Foot Rock
Fallen Timbers
Anthony Wayne
Northwest
Turkey Foot
Popham Beach
Maine
Minot O. Simons
Old Acre
Minot J. Savage
D. D
Nathan Reed
Nahant
E. C. Baldwin
Forge Village Social Notes Highlight Newport Visit
Misses Sarah Precious and Mary Flynn spent last week at a cottage at Newport. Mr and Mrs Daniel Hanley visited relatives in Markboro last week.
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Sarah Precious
Mary Flynn
Newport
Daniel Hanley
Markboro
Local residents undertake repairs and visits in town
Mr James Woolley of East Boston will complete a sidewalk on Smith street at his own expense. Mr Goldthwait paints W D Osgood's store. John Arlin adds a bay window to his house. Mr and Mrs A K Tyler visit relatives in Lebanon New Hampshire. Mrs B A Savage visits Fitchburg this week. Mrs Atkins widow of Rev Daniel Atkins visits friends. Mrs Raymond Spaulding of Montclair New Jersey visits Lucy Ball. Mrs L C Farley of Cambridge stays with her sister Mrs Sarah Ball. Rowland Haynes preaches at the Congregational church. son of Charles Haynes, Williams College graduate, plans theology study.
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James Woolley
Boston
Smith and
Brookline Streets
Smith Street
Goldthwait
W. D. Osgood
John Arlin
A. K. Tyler
Lebanon
N. H
B. A. Savage
Fitchburg
Atkins
Daniel Atkins
M. E
Raymond Spaulding
Montclair
N. J
Lucy Ball
L. C. Farley
Cambridge
Sarah Ball
Rowland Haynes
Congregational Church
Charles Haynes
Williams College
Birthday cheers and health updates from the Felch church
The report notes a crowded birthday gathering at Felch church on Sunday and mentions Mrs Eva Powell Richardson traveling to Baptist Hospital in Boston for treatment as her health declines. Also updates on Mrs S J S Bennett recovery from bronchial pneumonia and others seriously ill, with mixed improvements for Harry MacLintyre and John Markham.
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Felch
Eva Powell Richardson
Baptist Hospital
Boston
Charlotte
S. J. S. Bennett
O. B. Richardson
A. A. Farr
Grandma Denton
R. T. Saunders
Harry Maciintyre
John Markham
The Sunday School Lesson on Numbers and Faith
A 1902 commentary by Rev. D. M. Stearns analyzes Israel’s spies tale from Numbers and Deuteronomy. It contrasts Caleb and Joshua’s faith with the others’ fear, urging trust in God over sight of giants, and warns against murmurings and longing to return to bondage.
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American Press Association
Moses
Canaan
Israel
Horeb
Kadesh-barnea
Samuel
Egypt
Red Sea
God
Caleb
Joshua
Josh
David
Goliath
Mary Magdalene
Aaron
Stephen
Nehemiah
Freedom for Service in Christian Endeavor Week
Rev S H Doyle discusses the August 24 theme Freedom for service from Ii Tim i4 Gal v1 Heb xii1 2. Salvation aims to consecrate lives to God and require freedom from worldly cares to serve well, with caution against legal bondage and besetting sins to sustain faithful labor for Christ.
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S. H. Doyle
Paul
Timothy
Warreth
Jesus Chist
Christ
Martin Luther
God
Jesus
Apostle
The Main Battlefield Within Our Own Souls
A Sunday School Times reflection on the inner conflict that moves with us, the daily fight between what we want to do and what we should become. It argues many great deeds arise from those who struggle with their nature and urges returning to the moral ground within to realign life with virtue.
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God
Sunday School Times
Test of Fine Character Through Small Daily Service
A reflection on character, urging attention to everyday conduct and acts of kindness. It emphasizes cheerful words, simple service, and ungrudging help as true tests of a good heart. The piece reads as a bygone moral vignette in a period-appropriate voice.
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Concord Streets
Salman Sirk
Waltham
Gas Company
High Street
H. J. O'Dowd
Fr. Dorgan
Davis
Transactions IN Realty
Lowell and
Vicinity
Dracut
Frederick C. King
William Haslan
Walbrook
Gayton M. Hall
Albert G. Flower
Centre
Peter Vodrey
Loren F. Crawford
Kenwood
James E. Hodgson
Wm. G. Stewart
Abbott Clare
Tewksbury
Joseph Wine
Henry A. Slakin
Whipple Road
Talbot Mills
Talbot
Chelmsford
Francis H. Seales
G. Thomas Parkhurst
Lucien H. Hauver
Richard Gumb Et al
Concord River
Francis Day
Westford
Alice A. Haines
Emma F. N'lson
First Street
Carlisle
John H. Barrett Et al
Elisa J. Moses
Whittier Farm
Addison Putnam
Frank P. Putnam
Fairmount Street
Eyan Locklin
Anderson Street
Pietro da Spighetti
Paganini
Paginini
Pietro
Middlesex County
Wilmington
Littleton
Minot’s Corner
Harvey W. Tarbell
Union Church
Edson Boynton
Mary Packard Cass
Tilton
Adams
Amos Adams
Edna Ferguson
Forge Village
D. M
Christian Endeavor
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