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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1902
Page
10
Burn Wilson's Coat and Holiday Bargains in Lowell
Classified items announce coat sales from H. L. Bailey Co and a range of Christmas gifts. notes on hand-painted china, neck wear, plants, holly, evergreen, and a youth Christmas sale with Santa masquerade at First Trinitarian church. Also details on a Julius Caesar lecture by Dr. Stafford at Associate hall under Knights of Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. R. Boynton
Pawtucket Street
First Trinitarian Congregational Church
Dutton Street
Zaina
Varrier G. Snelling
Alice G. Kelly
Bradford
L. A. Derby
First Street
H. J. Shattuck & Son
Central Street
Stafford
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Associate Hall
Knights of Columbus
Lowell Council
Merrimack Clothing Co
Boulger's Shoe
Central Stree
Reverend Fisher to Preach in Herkimer Anniversary Service
Rev. C. FE. Fisher leaves today for Herkimer New York to preach Wednesday evening at the 20th anniversary service marking the new church building in the town. This marks his first pastorate and event features a schedule of guest speakers and local church leadership. Clarence KE Perham and Florina J. Lockhart of Lowell announce their engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. FE. Fisher
Herkiner
N. Y
Mr. Fisher
Clarence KE. Perham
Florina J. Lockhart
Lowell
Lowell Hosiery Company
F. A. Thissell
Holiday novelties at Ellingwood's drug store display
A. J. Houston invites the public to inspect a fine display of Turkish Egyptian and Japanese novelties now at Ellingwood's drug store corner Merrimack and Central. Items include brooches pins bracelets fob chains Bragillian diamonds table covers scarfs mantel draperies Egyptian lucky stones and Egyptian enameled brooches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Houston
Ellingwood
Merrimack
Central Streets
Prisoners Frightened by County Jail Fire
Lawrence December 16 inmates in the county jail faced a scary fire just before 10 pm. Smoke filled the building after a stove fire in the paint shop caused panic as guards and trusties worked to resecure prisoners and calm fears. The blaze was extinguished quickly after an alarm was raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Bath Committee Backs O Dowd Bath Site in Ward One
An all day recount in the registrar's office showed no change in license or ward one councilman results. License gained 18 votes, with precinct 3 of ward four shifting 20 votes to license, yet totals still favor no license by 435. Public baths committee, led by Roche, visited Boston to view bath sites and recommended purchasing the O Dowd property on Hurd street for public baths at 22 000 to 39 000 as potential. The meeting adjourned after outlining sites Tremont Merrimack streets and Plunkett estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Adams
Hayes
Roche
Boston
Doverstreet
Bath House
Park
Worcester
Brown
Tremont
Merrimack Street
Burkes
Middle Street
Plunkett
Broadway
Worthen Street
O'Dowd
Hurd Street
Coburn
Polar Star Fairytale Operetta Delights Huntington Hall
St Patrick’s parish youths staged The Lili Putians in Fairy Land on the Polar Star at Huntington Hall. Mary Reagan as Captain Billy Millions and Nellie Lynch as fairy queen drew praise for vocal and stage presence. Andrew McCarthy and others earned applause for their portrayals, with a strong cast list and postperformance charity tables run by local committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick's Parish
Huntington Hall
Fairy Land
Billy Millions
Mary Reagan
Reagan
Nellie Lynch
Andrew McCarthy
Admiral Dewey
Boatswain
Garret O'Connor
Teddie Boline
John Sullivan
Mr Barnes Volunteers Aid Destitution Support
Acting Mayor Badger calls for volunteers to investigate destitution in the city and assist in distributing fuel and supplies to the poor. The letter from Dec 15 1902 shows Charles F Bell offering help and H S Coburn of 86 Royal Street may also join as a volunteer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Bell
Badger
H. 8. Coburn
Royal Street
Obituary notices from Milford NH cabinet December 11
Mary Mullarkey of 29 Elmwood Avenue died yesterday at age 50 leaving a husband a son Thomas J and two daughters Elizabeth and Mary T plus two sisters in law. Asa Bennett Lyford of Amherst Street died Wednesday afternoon of pneumonia at 76. He was born in Calais Vermont moved to Woodbury and then Reading before Milford. He worked at Merrimack Lowell then owned Lyford Kendall grocery in Milford for twelve years. Survived by widow two daughters Clara Jane Kendall and Mary Coombs two grandsons Warren W Coombs and Pierce Bennett Kendall. He was a Milford Congregational member and a Pentucket Masonic lodge brother and a lifelong Democrat who often voted across party lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Mullarkey
Elmwood Avenue
Thomas J
Elizabeth
Mary T
Martin Donnelly
Thomas Welch
Asa Bennett Lyford
Almherst Street
Calais
Vermont
Woodbury
Reading
Mass
Merrimack Corporation
Lowell
Milford
Charles Wallace
F. J. Kendall
Lyford & Kendall
Hutchinson & Averill
Lyford
Smith Place
Amherst Street
Jane Dunlap
Antrim
Clara Jane Kendall
Mary Coombs
Warren W. Coombs
Pierce Bennett Kendall
Congregational Church of
Pentucket Lodge
A. F
A. M
Funeral at St Patrick's Church With Mass and Choir
The funeral cortege arrived at St Patrick's church for a solemn high mass led by Rev Fr McHugh assisted by Fr Culbert and Fr Boland. The choir, directed by Prof Bond, performed Schmidt's mass and several solos. Burial followed in St Patrick's cemetery with Undertaker O'Donnell & Sons in charge. The second service was for Mrs Jank E Travers at St Jean Baptiste church with burial in St Joseph's cemetery under Undertaker Archambeault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick’s Church
McHugh
Culbert
Boland
William O'Brien
Flynn
Immaculate Conception Church
Fred G. Bond
Schmidt
Helen Hosea
Bond
Jerusalem
Nano M. Gallagher
Thomas P. Boulger
Michael J. Johnson
James Hanley
Providence
Patrick Farrell
Pawtucket
James Phelan
Lynn
Michael Corbett
Patrick Teague
Daniel J. Murphy
Lowell
John E. Cassidy
Boston
Dempsey
Charles L. Marren
George A. Marren
James Linnehan
Peabody
P. E. Phelan
Nora Shea
Frank L. Wells
Kate Wells
Lawrence McCarthy
Minnie McCarthy
New York
Emma McGlinchey
Portland
Shannahan
Charlestown
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Jank E. Traversey
North Franklin Court
St. Jean Baptiste Church
Amyot
St Joseph's Cemetery
Archambeault
Funeral Notices for Mary Gerry Esther Bernhardt and Patrick Dempsey
Funeral services held yesterday for Mary Gerry at 2 PM from the parents’ home 108 Salem street with burial at St Patrick's cemetery under Undertaker Molloy. Esther Bernhardt’s service was at 2 30 PM from Molloy’s rooms with burial in Edson cemetery. Patrick Dempsey’s funeral was at 9 AM from his residence 236 Salem street with a large turnout including out of town friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gerry
Salem Street
St. Patrick's
Molly
Esther Bernhardt
Molloy
Edson
Patrick Dempsey
Obituary notices from city residents list multiple deaths
In this city Dec 14 to Dec 15 several residents died or were reported. Felix Tumulty at 31 Winter Street. Martha Bruce aged 83 at 48 Rock Street. Phoebe B Pearson age 76 from Pelham. Mary Mullarkey age 50 at 29 Elmwood Avenue. Fannie Desmond of Westford age 75. Stephen C Baker age 92 years 2 months at 19 Oakland Street. Julia J Allen age 82 years 12 days in Tewksbury. Services for Baker and Allen noted, burial private for Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tumulty
Winter Street
Felix Tumulty
Bruce
Martha Bruce
Rock Street
Pearson
Pelham
Phoebe B. Pearson
Mullarkey
Elmwood Avenue
Mary Mullarkey
Desmond
Westford
Fannie Desmond
Baker
Oakland Street
Stephen C. Baker
Allen
Tewksbury
Julia J. Allen
Four Linen Gift Items and Hardware Accessories Sale
Two hundred dozen heavy double damask Tray Cloths 20 by 30 inches in four patterns unhemmed offered as Christmas gifts at 25 cents each in the linen department. O D O N N E L L G I L G R I D E C O also lists Cold Meat Forks at 88 cents in satin lined boxes at The Thompson Hardware Co. This makes a fine present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linen Department
O'Donnell & Gilgride CO
Thompson Hardware Co
Schools Not Facing Immediate Closure Over Coal Shortage
Supt Whitcomb says city schools unlikely to close despite looming coal shortage. Last year’s reserve fuel is small but usable in Dover Street and several buildings can burn soft coal or wood. With next week’s vacation there will be no fuel use, aiding supply. He expects no school closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt. Whitcomb
Coalo
Dover Street
Son
Whitcomb
Best Racing Prospect Lady Lewis Sold at Auction
C H Hanson & Co announces Lady Lewis a high quality racing mare, coming five, 15 hands 2 1 2 inches, 975 obs, by Wilkie Knox and dam Miss Lewis by Clear Grit. Training notes show 2 20 mile sprint times and 33 second last quarter. Sold to highest bidder per order due to surplus horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Lewis
Wilkie Knox
Miss Lewis
Clear Grit
Fraternal Court Garin Elects Officers Last Night
The Fraternal Court Garin elected officers in a recent meeting. George Le Brun became chief ranger with A Thibault as sub chief ranger and Malcolm Lafrance as treasurer. J A Mallous is financial secretary while Eugene Roldae is recording secretary. A Morin is senior woodward with Amadie Audy as junior woodward. F Harmotea serves as senior beadle and Charlee Hamel as junior beadle. Alexander Dosoia is lecturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court Garin
George Lebrun
A. Thibault
Malcolm Lafrance
J. A. Mallous
Eugene Roldae
Woodward
A. Morin
Amadie Audy
Beadie
F. Harmotea
Charlee Hamel
Alexander Dosoia
Mrs Grant Funeral Arrangements Delayed for General Grant
Washington dated December 15. Funeral plans for Mrs Julia Dent Grant await Brigadier General Fred Grant’s arrival from the West. Adjutant General Corbin has telegraphed him to proceed to Washington, waiving leave rules. The President will send a White House floral piece expressing grief shared by Mrs Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Julia Dent Grant
Fred Grant
West
Corbin
White House
Roosevelt
City council and water board set evening meetings
Both the city council and the water board will convene in the evening, planning sessions on local issues and public works. Officials urge residents to attend and participate in the discussions on governance and municipal services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Council
Water Board
Prince and Ben Advertise Email Tol of Gibson Drawings
Prince and Ben advertise a remarkably low price for Gibson drawings framed, urging readers to see their ad on the editorial page for details about the offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince & Ben
Gibson
Fire Causes Minor Damage at Charles Street House
At 6:40 p.m. Howe 7 extinguished a small blaze in a Charles Street house owned by Charles McEvoy. A Portuguese family tenant had a large oil lamp on a mantel. it fell, igniting a flannel blanket and bed area. Firemen pulled burning material from the house. damage described as slight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howe
Charles McEvoy
Charles Street
Tremont and Suffolk Coal Theft Sparks Widespread Loss
A yard overseer allegedly told workers to take coal freely, causing a loss of a ton of valuable coal stolen from Tremont and Suffolk. The material ended up in over a hundred cold homes, supplying heat and comfort to the poor, with four car loads vanishing yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont and Suffolk Company
Annual Meeting Notes at First Trinitarian Church
The First Trinitarian church held its annual meeting in the vestry with large attendance. Charles T. Upton was elected clerk, I. Warren Bisbee treasurer, and a full slate of deacons trustees and committee chairs named for the coming year. Resolutions of thanks were approved for long service by Deacon A. W. Sheldon and J. D. Hartwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Trinitarian Church
C. T. Upton
Kenngott
Hector Turnbull
O. C. Frye
H. H. Sumner
L. A. Butman
S. H. Harvey
Charles T. Upton
I. Warren Bisbee
Daniel A. Eaton
John Oliver
O. A. Brigham
Martha E. Brigham
James Stuart Murphy
Harry P. Graves
Geo. F. Kenngott
Geo. E. Ames
Elsie M. Cragin
Geo. H. Boardman
A. L. Butman
Jamess. Murphy
J. R. Moody
Julia A. Nash
Grace E. Stanley
Committee On
Poor
M. C. True
J. B. Yorke
George E. Boardman
H. N. Knapp
H. A. Blake
A. J
Rena F. Bugbee
C. B. Carey
W. J. Carter
Nettie Studley
Albert Ludwig
Mabel F. Cragin
May D. Hanscom
Walter Kitchen
Mary J. Martin
Arthur F. Butler
Flora E. Leighton
L. A. Butnam
Florence Dole
H. H
Ring's Music Store Sheet Music Sale Featured
Customers are urged to visit Ring's music department at 137 Merrimack Street for the widest range of sheet music. The store offers the latest popular selections at 19 cents, a special 10 cent sale, and a 5 cent counter with select musical pieces originally priced at 19 to 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ring
Merrimack Street
United States
Neckwear and fabrics offered at O'Donnell Gilbride Co and Bailey
Camel's hair zibeline fifty inches wide in blue brown green and gray priced at 1.25 and 1.50 per yard. Neckwear for men from 25c to 1.50. H L Bailey & Co 69 Merrimack Street. A quip suggests Rockefeller pricing oil may fund another college once coal is plentiful again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Donnell & Gilbride Co
H. L. Bailey & Co
Merrimack Street
Rockefeller
Gift ideas for him from Carleton and Hovey
Avoid cigar store hassle. Carleton and Hovey offer the Maneto cigars in boxes of 25 for 1.13 and other brands at varying prices. A fine smoking set with briar pipe, holder, cutter, tray and match safe, in a lined case, is priced at 2.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carleton & Hovey's
Maneto
Fancy China and Bric a Brac at Reasonable Prices
O Donnell and Gilbride Co presents a basement department sale offering fancy china and bric a brac at very affordable prices. Readily available in New England, the collection features diverse pieces and value for collectors and casual buyers alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
O'Donnell & Gilbride CO
Christmas Sporting Goods Blowout At City Store
Christmas gift ideas highlight Skates, Boxing Gloves, Whitely Exerciser, and Football. The shop touts the largest sporting goods stock in the city with low prices on quality items including L. C. Smith guns at large discounts. Skater sets and boxing gear are offered with prices from 50 cents to four dollars and up, plus hockey gear, home exercisers, punching bags, fencing goods, snow shoes, golf clubs and more.
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