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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1902
Page
12
The July 25 1902 Lowell Daily Courier reports D W Horne and Son offering stove coal Conway’s as the sole transfer company in Lowell and notes the Labor Day procession chief marshal will be chosen August first Sunday. It also states Joseph F Convery is expected to become general manager of the sports.
Mr and Mrs Charles Barton travel to Canada for a month visiting relatives and friends. Music instructor F Edmund Edmunds of Hillside College Michigan visits his brother P Waldron Edmunds in town for about two weeks, recalling his prior singing success here. P Waldron Edmunds to direct North Billerica Musical society. Esther Taylor of Westford, stenographer at Lowell machines, vacationing at Bambore. Reagan, a trained nurse, is her mother in New York visiting J Thomas Higgins assistant paymaster Gorham Manufacturing Providence RI.
Dr Joseph F Howard a rising Lawrence physician wed Miss Mary J Fallon at St Marys church. Rev Michael Rowan officiated with music by Prof T F Leonard and Mrs Hugh Walker of Lowell singing Ave Maria. After a reception at 109 Concord street the couple planned a honeymoon in the provinces before settling on Avon street.
A wedding was held Tuesday evening at the residence of Thomas Welsh, 32 Stanley avenue, uniting Charles H. Randall and Miss Sadie Welsh. Rev. John Welsh of Princeton, Ind., performed the ceremony with Robert Holland as best man and Flora Horrocks of Reading as bridesmaid. A collation followed and the couple, given many presents, will honeymoon in Providence before returning to Lowell.
Washington Commandery Golden Cross held an installation ceremony conducted by W A Newton and Fanny M Newton both of Everett with W W Hutchinson of Lynn serving as Grand Herald. Delegates from Eastern Star commandery in Lawrence attended. Refreshments followed under Mary G Perkins and others. A cake presented by Hector Turnbull was shown as a possible souvenir. Music by Maude Mountford enhanced the ceremony. Reports state the commandery is prospering.
Repairs to the First Universalist church require changes to summer union services. July 27 and August 3 will be held at Grace Universalist church, August 1y, 17 and 24 at First Unitarian and Grace Universalist. September 7 all three resume services.
The Lowell Gas Light company prepared to place lights for lighting stores halls and large areas. They claim the lights produce a large volume of light equal or better diffused and steadier and cheaper than electric arc.
They claim to purge ailments described as Lords of Misrule that torment the body with pimples boils itching rash and debility. The ad asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla expels these syndromes and strengthens health happiness and vitality, citing grateful testimonials.
The 20th annual outing of the Butchers and Grocers association was held at Willow Dale with crowds, races, and a baseball clash. Grocers won the afternoon game 8 to 6 after a competitive six innings in front of a packed pavilion and diverse events including a flour pile nickel scramble, sack and tug of war contests, and a canoe race.
Mer Count Lippe canon of Vienna was honored at a Y M C A reception. Officers greeted him at the parochial residence, then a program featured readings songs and a dramatic piece. He praised the group for its work and blessing closed the event. The meeting reported a prosperous treasury.
The Men’s league of St Pauls M E church hosted a moonlight trip to Nashua and back on Wednesday night about 200 members rode the boat leaving at eight and returning at eleven. Ice cream and tonics were sold aboard while a hurdy gurdy provided music. Committee in charge included George Hammond chairman W W Cleworth Alva Baxter Fred Campbell Archie Campbell and Merton Glidden.
Friends and members are invited to a recreation grounds visit hosted by the Lawrence Y W C A. The outing departs from the square on the 2 30 car with attendees asked to join the event.
In this city on July 21 a son was born to Mr and Mrs O B McDonald of Plum mer avenue confirming the family addition and naming details as recorded in the birth notice.
Carleton and Hovey offer a Watertown thermometer read from 20 to 30 feet on clear days. They stock house thermometers in tin cut glass wood and porcelain. A tin thermometer sells for 10 cents. They also supply test glasses for gasoline milk acids and other liquids at 236 Merrimack Street.
An even group attended Lowell hearings on the Day system of garbage disposal. Louis H. Schneider and A. C. Day touted a heat and chemical treatment that dries garbage to a odorless, fertilizer ready residue. They proposed building a plant for Lowell within a year if contracted to take swill, ashes, bones, and cans under a 10 year deal.
The Trades and Labor council and Textile council dispute threatens to dampen the September Labor Day parade as textile unions contemplated not to participate. Textile leaders accuse the rival of siphoning funds from the souvenir programme and seek reorganization funds from the proceeds. Trades and Labor counters that city funds ensure a normal parade, with sufficient turnout and a strong event.
Colonial Comic opera company draws large crowds with Girofle Giroffa at Lakeview Theatre. Ben Lodge shines as Don Bolero, Margaret Baxter as Aurore, Almora Hallam as Girofe, Joseph W. Smith as Marasquin, and Arthur Seaton’s Mourzouk is fierce. Girofe-Girofla remains the bill for the rest of the week.
Business men will find our system of putting on wagons for them a great convenience. We furnish horse and wagon, with or without driver, we paint and letter the wagon with your name and business and keep everything up in shape. You run no risk and are saved considerable trouble. Tel. 77-303.
The Bay Line steamboat Cape Cod offers all day trips from Boston to Provincetown with strong demand this season. The fast vessel operates on weekdays from 9 30 and Sundays from 10, reaching Provincetown in under four hours. Passengers enjoy 1.5 to 2 hours for meals and sightseeing, with the Bay Line band adding to the experience.
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