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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1898
Page
8
Yesterday afternoon brought clear weather and thousands of shoppers roamed stores as a pleasant evening followed. Today promises delightful skies with blue and white heavens. Massachusetts forecast calls for fair tonight and Sunday, colder winds, and likely fair Monday.
The December 24 1898 issue of The Lowell Dairn TDourier contains local notices and brief items. No clear single story is readable. the page fragment summarizes multiple small notes and community items common to a holiday edition.
Local notices advertise coal deliveries by Mullin at Gorham street, railroad tickets via J H Kelley near Richardson House cafe, musical instrument sales for Christmas, and insurer Norcross promising Merry Christmas coverage. A report notes N F Frosti’s ankle break at the state almshouse in Tewksbury. A menthol remedy ad and a Q&A on Atlantic Iron Works location in Boston.
A gay crowd in Kick Street parlors organized the Kirk Street Boarding House club. After failed tries for president, the landlady was blindfolded and initiated with satanic imagery and mock rituals, then elected president amid groans, dish pans, and iron spoons. A Morris chair was awarded as music and refreshments followed.
Last night Puritan chapter elected Worthy Matron Eliza J Williams and other officers including Mary E Offutt as associate matron and George Macdonald as worthy patron. Independent council elected William E Sawyer as Councillor and Edward T Prior as representative to State council among other posts. Lowell lodge O F initiated three candidates and two propositions. Cen tralville Rebekah lodge named officers Noble Grand Sarah P Kingsbury and Addie A Leach as financial secretary. The piece closes with a humorous caption from Puck.
Golden wedding observance marks 50 years for Henry and Elizabeth Lewis at a Lawrence Road farmhouse near Pelham New Hampshire. They wed December eve in 1830s with Rev Latham officiating. Children, grandchildren and relatives attend with many plans to greet the couple and recall old days.
William G. Sweeney a 17 year old boy was arrested by Officers Mathew McCann and John B Crowley after a purse was stolen from Mrs Joseph P Perreault in the Knox 5 and 10 cent store Merrimack street He was chased across Merrimack street and arrested in Central street At the police station little money was found on him
Sweeney lives on Burnside street. In the excitement after the loss of her purse Mrs. Perreault fainted and was carried home by carriage.
The Tewksbury Grange met last night at the Centre hall. Reports from officers were read and accepted, followed by a supper of unusual excellence. The committee included Miss Lizzie Rogers, Mrs. Charles Livingston, Mrs. John Ruffle, and Mrs. Howard Foster. Newly elected officers will be installed in two weeks.
The 4 o'clock Sunday service will be addressed by Rev. Sarah Dixon of Tyngsboro. At 7 30 there will be a song service for all girls and women. The Christmas social is postponed until next Saturday evening.
An indoor literary gathering at Mason's ward 9 home discusses Rudyard Kipling while planning Christmas charity. Volunteers plan turkeys and shoes for soldiers' families and the local Salvation Army receives a donation, as civilian life and social wit mingle with holiday duties.
In a fragment from a literary page a talkative group discusses charity and a family with a father in jail. They hurry to town to buy a Christmas tree and candles, while a debate about Kipling lingers among them. The scene conveys social chatter and a quiet holiday mood.
The Pawtuckets defeated the Wamesits 2403 to 2222 in a middle street alley roll-off securing the tournament title. Fletcher led Pawtuckets with a 500+ series while Clogston retired and Patten substituted. The event drew a large crowd and followed a season begun in October with strong play and good-natured rivalry.
The Live Oaks defeated the Defenders by 77 pins at Les Miserables alleys last night. Real merit is shown by Hood's Sarsaparilla which claims to banish rheumatism and cure catarrh through daily remedial effects.
Prescott hall hosted the second annual Glenmores dance with Hibbard's orchestra from 8 pm to beyond midnight. Refreshments by George S. Holt complemented a fern decorated venue. committee details include George B. McKidder as general manager and Michael J. Murphy as floor director among others. A local drugstore clerk cites Chamberlins Cough Remedy as a lifesaving option for children's coughs, with sales at Ellingwood & Co. and at two street corners.
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