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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1901
Page
5
Markets closed for the long holiday through Tuesday with broker forecasts on money tightness. Willett and Gray anticipate Sugar dividend next week and a $15,000,000 stock increase later this month, while current quotes offer little buying support.
Tom Nelson, weaving instructor at Lowell textile school, resigns to become instructor of weaving and designing in the textile department at the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in Raleigh, North Carolina. The college is congratulated for securing his expertise in textile manufacturing. The Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company in Lowell has filed the follow-up notice.
Traveling men assert the establishment offers the best arranged store office and workshop for optical work north of Boston. They manufacture all eye glasses and spectacles preventing delays and errors. Free examination and advice available. Oculists prescriptions are one specialty.
Certificates of condition filed for The Lowell Bleachery and two Lowell firms show fixed capital and total assets around 426 000 and 585 000 respectively with details of buildings machinery and stock. The Worcester and Lowell notices also cover annual meetings and officers. The Boston Journal of Commerce endorses W S Watson of Lowell for the governors council sixth district noting his business leadership and legislative service.
In San Francisco at Mechanics Pavilion Gardiner defeated Kid Carter in an 18th round 165 pound bout refereed by Jack Kitchen. Gardiner showed aggressive clever fighting with sharp left jabs and strong right jolt while Carter’s second threw up the sponge. The National club hosted a large crowd witnessing a determined, gamely fought match.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports completion of a California organ of 399 pipes built for Stanford University. It will be temporarily set up in Mechanics Pavilion for July Epworth League events and public recitals before permanent placement in the new Stanford chapel in November. The organ features white sugar pine construction, shellac finish, a front of black tin pipes, 396 electric conductors, two large bellows powered by a 3.5 horsepower motor, and an audience of 2000 with the keyboard 150 feet from the organ.
A historic Hampton Beach carnival week features six grand band concerts on Sunday, Labor Day athletic events and fireworks, the Mystic Shriners farewell drill, and a week of field days, parades, and military drills. Ten bands compete for prize money in a Thursday concert, with Friday hosting a New England Street Railway club excursion and Saturday closing events including dory races, fireworks, and vaudeville.
Bradstreet reports a broad lift in business mood across markets with better dry goods demand in Chicago and New York. Cotton remains strong amid high prices, while grain crops show yields above 1.4 million bushels. sugar prices ease as refined sugar stays active. Bank clearings total 1,740,324,055 for the week, up 2 percent from last week.
Manchester New Hampshire August 30 Dundee mills a Maine corporation completed a purchase of the Hooksett Manufacturing Co plant at Hooksett New Hampshire. The new owners have possession and will start up the mills soon. Treasurer E F Cox of Boston and agent Stephen N Bourne the veteran mill man of the city.
Next week highlights include a Nashua fair with daily cannon balloon ascensions at 4 pm, a top vaudeville show, and continuous grand stand entertainment. Wednesday features a military prize drill with companies from New England, including Lowell units C and G, drawing local crowds.
Mr Frederick Ayer of Boston states he is not chairman of the committee that funded the memorial tablet to be placed at the armory on September 8. He also clarifies he had no role in selecting the speaker for that event.
Mrs Patrick Fay of Belvidere died after a brief illness at her home 1156 Stackpole Street on August 380. A lifelong resident and devout Immaculate Conception parishioner, she was known for gentleness and charity, with three daughters including teachers Miss Mary A. Fay and Mrs Constantine O’Donnell surviving her. Also notes recent sorrow in the McPartland home with a seven month old death.
Funeral services were held for Louise H. Owen at her mother’s home on 41 Oak street with Rev. C W Huntington officiating. Buried in Lowell cemetery. Separate rites for James McKiernan at 112 Chapel Street and St Peter’s Church with Fr Saunders, choir led by Peter A Clune, organ by Mrs. McKennedy, and multiple floral tributes. Additional services for Sarah M Pendergast at 20 Cambridge Street, Susan White at 1083 High Street, Dane G Hstabrook from 10 Hazletine Street, and Margaret Mutch from 64 Butterfield Street, all with local clergy and undertakers noted. Also notices for babies Susan and Joseph Kelley, Mrs Mary Knowles, Catherine Fay, Mrs Mary Cuff, Mrs Hendre Hancock, and Amasa Spaulding with dates and burial plans as recorded.
In this city on August 30, Mr. and Mrs. Murray Hovey Pratt welcomed a son. The notice prompts readers to know Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, praised for its universal cures and offered by all druggists. The snippet ends noting all city mosquito factories are running overtime.
In stocks, grain and cotton the opportunities for immense profits are highlighted. The offer states that even those with modest means have equal chances with large capital, especially as Wall Street markets near a busy period. A free 400 page illustrated GUIDE TO US and daily market letters are promised.
The straw ride event hosted by the Y P S C E is postponed to an unspecified future date. The last open air meeting of the season will be held tomorrow at 3 p m on the common with Rev J Herbert Yeoman delivering the address. Henry Billings will sing tenor solos and G E Pratt of Lowell will play cornet solos. First Congregational quartet will sing the anthem. Miss Theresa Small will preside at the organ. Helen Eastman is ill. Wm Kiernan, superintendent of streets, has town teams and men macadamizing East Street through the common.
Mrs F B Varney vacations in New Hampshire while Arthur H Sheldon returns from Taunton and nearby spots. Frank G McKittrick welcomes a baby boy. Tax bills arrive with a high rate of 14 per thousand, stirring talk of improvements including a potential fire department. Gas lighting may replace kerosene as gas pipes extend through streets, with over thirty five homes already lit. George C Moore’s mill and the Chelmsford foundry plan Labor Day休 shutdowns for a quiet observance.
Antonio Ventuzo was arrested Thursday at the Italian camp on Charles street charged with assault with a knife on Nicola Lorinza during a card game. The claim pins a one inch shoulder wound on Lorinza, while Ventuzo alleges Lorinza struck him with a beer bottle.
Boston August 30 The Rev Augustine H Amory rector of Grace Episcopal church Lawrence has notified St Stephen s Lynn parish clerk of his decision to accept the recent call After J H Van Rubren s assignment to Porto Rico the start date remains undecided.
A humorous note observes a mother of six assuming the role of stoker once the trolley leaves the square, while her children are fed snacks such as cake, bananas, peppermint lozenges, and bottled milk without regard to compatibility.
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