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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1898
Page
8
The note lists December solar data with a sunrise at 7.03 and a moonrise at 3.45 a m The moonset occurs at 4.12 and length of day is 9.09 hours, reflecting daily celestial timings for the period.
After a light snow this morning the sun broke through and revealed a fair winter day. The forecast calls for fair tonight and Wednesday with decidedly colder temperatures, as Massachusetts records indicate.
The Morse Coach Co advertises rubber tired backs and electric powered horse clipping at Morse's stable for 2.00. Mrs Harriet C Snelling will hold an exhibition and sale of decorated china at Mrs C B Frederic's residence 69 Fort Hil avenue on Dec 15 16 17. Fitchburg railroad offers reduced round trip tickets for students returning home for Christmas vacation valid Dec 14–24 outward and return until Jan 12 1839.
At the Vesper Boat House last night the first round of the two man knockout pool tournament was played. Results include J K Whittier over W P Butterfield and J B Keyes over George B Hill among others. The second round will be played tonight.
The Thompson Hardware Co marks extensive preparations for the Christmas trade with a crowded store showcasing an immense cutlery department. Over 100 carving set patterns, manicure goods, thermometers, skates, and sleds fill the establishment, inviting customers to visit and see the selection firsthand.
Illness at home in Kirk street has forced Victor I Cumnock to resign as agent of the Boott Cotton Mills after three weeks with typhoid fever. He plans a lengthy rest and travels abroad to Egypt and southern Europe during late winter and spring. Friends regret his health impairment and hope for full recovery.
The Boott Cotton Mills annual meeting was held at the treasurer's office in Boston on December 12. Officers elected unanimously include Clerk H. B. Lincoln, Treasurer Er ic Clarke, and directors Augustus Lowell Arthur J. T. Lyman Edward W. Hooper Augustus Flag s Edward I. Browne Jacob Rogers. No change in the board of officers.
The Oxford Social Club held its inaugural dance and cake walk in Prescott hall last night. Attendance was modest and the cake walk was the sole highlight of the evening.
The Young Men's Republican Club closed its Lowell campaign with a Savoy Theatre rally led by Lt Col Butler Ames. Speakers included Mayor James W. Bennett and John C. Wilson, with endorsements for a Republican mayor and aldermen ticket amid weather delays and enthusiastic support from about 150 club members.
Dr W N Bradford of Cambridge Ohio touts Johann Hoff's Malt Extract as a tonic that imparts energy vivacity and strengthens resistance to fatigue for readers seeking improved well being.
The speaker, opposing any bid for mayor, defended a businesslike approach to city finance including a $15,000 state match and $7,400 saved on supplies. He praised the efficiency of departments, urged voters to elect the Republican slate, and endorsed Mr Barnard as the tested candidate. The rally ended with cheers for the mayor and aldermanic contenders.
The committee on sewers met in the public hearing room with no remonstrants on any petitions. Wm T Lane and others seek a sewer on Georgia avenue from Tyer Park south about 280 feet. Four favor Stevens street sewer extension with no remonstrants. Earl A Thisell seeks abatement of sewer assessment on Tanner street sewer with no remonstrants. Smith and Shedd trustees petition for Pevey street extension aided by American Safety Treat Co via J L Campbell for W L Lamson. John M Dunfey requests Moody street sewer from between third and fourth avenues to Fifth Avenue. no remonstrants or supporters. All petitions were graduated in a later committee meeting.
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