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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1899
Page
10
A concise sun and moon sequence notes sunrise at 7 11 length of day 9 04 to sunset 4 15 with moon rising at 10 01 p m. The fragment hints at a historic or observational chart detailing daily celestial timings.
Yesterday's pleasant weather gave way to overcast skies and light showers this morning. The afternoon featured a brief sun and springlike noon. temperatures show 30s and 40s with a rising barometer. Boston forecasts fair tonight and Saturday with variable winds.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Glee Banjo and Mandolin clubs resume a concert in this city after a two year absence. A post concert dance will follow in Associate hall. Event is ably managed by Lloyd B. Haworth and Tech men. The clubs, praised by local papers, are larger this year with new selections. William R. Page, famed humorist and impersonator, joins the season.
Supt Thomas of the water works and an employee Thomas Roarke were inspecting a hydrant on Fulton street when the horse attached to the wagon bolted. The horse dragged the wagon along Fulton Bridge Paige and Hildreth streets before Officer Lane halted it. The Concord wagon suffered extensive damage. no injuries reported.
Lincoln club members gathered at the Hildreth building to nominate officers for the semiannual meeting next Thursday evening. Nominees include William H. Hounsell for president, George S. Holt for first vice president, Joseph E. Pattee for second vice president, E. J. Wardetz for recording secretary, Fred A. Til on for financial secretary, James Gammell for treasurer, and James Boyle for ward en.
Miss Amy L. Tucke, Bartlett school teacher, received a present this afternoon from her pupils. Master Harold Sherman delivered the presentation speech, followed by an entertainment program featuring songs by Marietta Leary and Luella Dewar, recitations by Ida Peters and others, and a performance of Christmas Bells. Visiting Curate offered a reflective quip as part of the program.
A special common council meeting approved a $10,000 loan for sewers and backed moving the water tower downtown with a $14,000 plan that previously failed. Twenty members attended as discussions touched on fire damages, costs, and downtown placement.
A large Chelmsford audience last evening heard the new pipe organ built by BE W Lana Waltham described in detail by organist Fred T. Bearce. Rev Granville Pierce praised the organ fund contributors and Rev J A Chase, now in Lancaster NH, sent a congratulatory letter. Mrs. Daisy Shaw Merritt led the vocal program with selections including Ever Smiling and Overture Zanetta, as the organ committee secured subscriptions and placed the contract.
The text credits Wm. H. Hall Joseph E. Warren Harry L. Parkhurst and Miss Emma L. Parkhurst for faithful and effective organ service, noting their contributions and the degree of credit due to them.
A Supper and entertainment were held at the First Baptist vestry in Carlisle. The town sees plans for street lighting and real estate transfers including Temple Hill to Boston buyers. Christmas concerts and trees fill Union Congregational and Unitarian events, with sewing classes starting and local residents traveling to Boston and Fitchburg for milk route demonstrations.
The Secret Orders report nominating officers for the next year across societies. Passaconaway tribe IL O R M, Lowell lodge K of P, Court Wamesit F of A, Wannalandit Encampment I O C F, Levis council U S T S, Excelsior lodge I O O F MA, U S Indemnity association, Lowell Council Royal Arcanum, and Elgin lodge NEOP all held meetings. Officers elected include C P Charles H Kimball and H P Waldo. gold watch presented to State Lecturer Robert E Magee. social events and regular meetings noted.
Mary Anderson, famed on stage, remains devout and has endowed the Minor Conventuals with lands to build a monastery devoted to religious education and charity. The home for the order sits within 12 miles of Louisville, on 400 acres once owned by her uncle Father Anthony Miller. The frame monastery, 60 by 85 feet, operates with two priests and three brothers led by Superior Father Vincent Dimovitch.
Artfully colored calendars with all shapes and figures are offered at prices from 10 cents to 3 dollars. Booklets in the same price range are advertised. The items are displayed in the Centre aisle on Palmer street and Merrimack street, by A. G. Pollard & Co.
C W Lennart of Bowling Green Ohio reports relief after using Deans Ointment for a persistent running itching sore on his leg. He claims the ointment ended the burning and itching and produced a permanent cure. The note appears in a collection of quotes and advertisements from a Harlem Life feature.
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