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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1900
Page
7
The stock market closed higher across all lines after a week of consolidation. Railroads led gains with St Paul at 132, Philadelphia and Reading up, Union Pacific climbing, and sugar and other keys also advancing while banks showed mixed position despite a larger week of trading.
The report notes Southern markets hold firm amid a speculative dip and a large short interest. Indications point to a substantial recovery, while the holiday season may curb crop movement. Dun & Co cites a money rise lifting call rates, with banks and gold flows adjusting. Trade data show November exports at $186.68 million and a $71.83 million trade surplus.
A Middlesex Women's club stereopticon lecture by Miss Rowe urged residents to beautify towns and villages. It highlighted turning factory grounds and rural spaces into attractive, safe settings using vines, shrubs, ponds, and landscaping.
The Middlesex County board of health summons all physicians to report typhoid cases at once after uncovering underreporting and recent local outbreaks linked to milk from a city outskirts farm. The farm near the water basin hosts many hogs, prompting water authority action and a move order for hog pens. The farmer has not complied. prosecutions may follow. Joe Bliss, longtime Odd Fellow and Hudson resident, dies at 87.
William Atton of Beach Avenue Metrowe died from a 22 calibre revolver wound fired at his home on Thursday evening. Neighbors heard a pistol shot about 6 15 p m and found him dead with a revolver nearby. He had been ill for two weeks and mourned the death of his oldest son two months ago. Atton was about years old and worked as foreman for Boston contractors. He was a respected Melrose resident and member of the Loyal Order of Moose. The piece notes a Christmas concert and church activities surrounding the family.
Friday evening church session led by Mrs Duren focuses on The Glory of Christ with study on John chapters 1 through 14 led by Topic. R.
Mr John P Hildreth slowly improves from pneumonia and typhoid fever while Mrs Americus Lawrence remains ill with pneumonia. her niece Miss Bancroft of Keene N H is with her. The Methodist church fair occurred Wednesday. next Wednesday offers a Congregational church supper and sociable. An Old Folks concert is planned by the Congregational church in January. Grange elected Fred Palfryman master and Whitcomb, Flattty, Powell, Wilder, and Cope land officers at a Monday meeting. High School Debating club named Parker president Adams vice president Wilder secretary Cope land treasurer with Laird Locke Tarbell on literary committee. Debating topics set for Dec 14 favoring education over wealth with Dudley Clark for affirmative and Van Etten Craig for negative.
Falls River reports a slow week in the print cloth trade with about Th.0% plecea sold and no regulars disposed of. Buyers show apathy amid a favorable cotton crop forecast, forcing manufacturers to hold firm on 2% haste for regulars as prices struggle to regain footing and sales stay limited for immediate use.
An old newspaper fragment advertises MAKEN'S CHRISTMAS OF FRING featuring French art frames and mirrors for gifts. It mentions affordable prices, a display at a local place, and references to George and Maher corset and a bank, with a toll telephone for inquiries.
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