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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1902
Page
4
A lengthy testimony unfolds from Fred Blondin's former employer and a junk dealer, detailing Blondin's strength and tasks such as hauling, farming, and unloading a wall stone. Witnesses discuss a missing tools dispute, payments, and reports of a body found near a wood pile, with partial eyewitness resemblance to a prisoner during a ride.
The Chelmsford trial saw Miss Minnie Galvin and Louis Schultz testify about the day of the junk purchase and the night of April 30. Louis Schultz described a dog barking, a lone man by a wagon, and a potential connection to the prisoner. Esther Schultz and Frank Chase added details of farm life and nighttime sounds as a medical examiner gave autopsy context on a separate death.
Alderman Lucius A. Derby was elected temporary chairman of the board of aldermen in Acting Mayor Badger's absence. The 8:30 p.m. meeting covered routine items including street plans for Starbird and Carter avenues, free-use halls for the Girls' battalion and Lowell Textile council, sewer work on Coburn street, pole locations for Lowell Electric Light, and temporary street access for building purposes by Libbey and J W Jacques & Co. The session adjourned at 9:00 p.m. to next Tuesday night.
Gar field Colony, Pilgrim fathers, last evening. A report thanked the committee and helpers for last week’s supper and entertainment. Wistaria table at the Knights of Columbus fair listed winners including Mary Saunders, John O Neill, FE Bou langer, Julia Robarge, and others with various prizes such as a barrel of flour, bed puff, shoes, and dishware.
At a regular meeting of the police board on Tuesday evening licenses were issued to Mary F. Caveney for common victualler at 163 Appleton street Powell Beck for hawker and peddler in Westford Mass Gilbert L. Hodge for job and express at 31 Middle street James F. McCarty for amusements at City Hall avenue and skating rink pool and billiards Joseph F. Nap hen for license at 372 Bridge street Abraham Teldman allowed to withdraw license transfer from 220 to 276 Middlesex street Nathan Shapeiro junk license revoked Joseph Cote allowed to withdraw job and express wagon license Gardner W. Pearson petition leads to James F. McCarthy appointed special police officer for Urban hall without pay.
The second cooking lesson in the club’s course takes place Thursday at 7 30 pm. Miss Genevieve Severy is the teacher and presents a menu with crumbed cutlets in tomato sauce Scotch woodcock popovers and Bragiledla salad. Tickets cost 50 cents for the ten session course. A note on health suggests water before breakfast aids bowel regularity and to avoid harsh cathartics. Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets are advertised as gentle.
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