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Lowell Daily Courier

Location

Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1903

Page

5

Questioning Readers Prompts Bible Sales and Weather Talk

Readers ask about the most read book of the year and weather dryness. The American Bible Society reports 1,993,558 Bibles issued in the past year, with 734,649 in the U.S. and 1,268,909 abroad, including China Japan Siam Syria and Turkey. The drought outside the city is serious while the river and sprinklers aid urban areas.

American Bible Society United States Porto Rico Hawaii Philippine Islands Bible House New York Society China Japan Siam Syria Turkey

Fortnight of student plays delight Lowell crowd

Pupils and alumnae from Lowell Training School staged four plays outdoors at 961 Bridge Street directed by D. M. Staley. Casts featured Miss Eliza beth Moore in Hans Von Smash and Miss Martina McMahon in Queen Anne's Cottages. The event drew about two hundred attendees and received strong praise, with calls for a repeat performance.

Lowell Addie B. Merrill Bridge Street D. M. Staley Boston Sadie M. Dean Elizabeth T. Moore Martina F. McMahon Mary Devine Helen A. Daw E. Laura Moore Bessie L. Davidson Queen Anne’s Miss McMahon Margaret Fox Miss Moore Laura Moore Sadie Deane Maud Green

May drought sets records for sun and dryness in Boston

May was the driest month since 1871 with 0.32 inches of rain and 77 percent sunshine, the sunniest on record. The era's highest daily rainfall remained 0.11 inches on May 6 and May 15, as New England endured an exceptional drought across the region.

Boston Weather Bureau New England New York

Patrician doubt on moving the Liberty Bell to Lowell

A reader asks to bring the Liberty Bell to Lowell for June seventeenth events but authorities deem it impractical. The bell is slated to be rung on Boston Common with Philadelphia city officials, making transportation and security costly and unlikely.

Lowell Boston Common Philadelphia

Troublesome Noises and Public Sound Suppression

Malcolm MacGregor argues cities grow noisier and calls for government action to curb nuisance. He warns loud and subtle vibrations torment nervous systems, questioning mill noise and its impact. The Wed Transcript notes Malden arts and crafts exhibit features wood carvings, metalwork, leather, lace, book bindings, and a hand loom display running Friday and Saturday.

Malcolm MacGregor Ives Malden Carl Oberg George L. Noyes Lundquist Caroline Smith Amy M. Sacker Rufus Crowell Lucia Soule E. J. Weber

Confirmation Shoes at O Sullivan Bros Co

The advertisement promotes shoes priced at one dollar and one fifty at O Sullivan Bros Co, claiming the right kind and the right price for customers seeking value.

O'Sullivan Bros. Co

Sunday Church Schedule Listings Update

A compiled list of morning and evening services across multiple churches. It includes names of pastors such as Rev. Ralph Gillam Rev. T Clayton Welles Rev. Charles H. Talmadge A. M. Ph. D. Rev. Charles W Huntington and Rev. George E. Martin D. D. with service times from 10.10 to 10.30 a. m. and evening services, plus Sunday schools and youth activities for churches on First Merrimack Highland Westford High Street Kirk Street Centre Dracut Pawtucket Eliot Swedish French Hillside Tyngsboro Tewksbury Pelham.

Cure Some Rheumatism with Pink Pills for Pale People

Elder Amos Kindred of Worcester credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing his inflammatory rheumatism after doctors failed. He praises the tonic effect and strength they provide at age eighty four, noting continued occasional use. The pills claim to act on blood and nerves and are sold widely. Local church schedules and masses are listed following the medical note.

Amos Kindred Jacques Avenue Worcester Mass Williams Mr. Kindred

Swedish Meadowcroft Street Church Notice

Rev P E Asler pastor schedules Sunday school at 9:00 am morning worship at 7:30 pm and evening service at 7:00 pm near Moore Street Swedish-Meadowcroft area.

Meadowcroft Street Moore Street P. E. Asler

Church Services and Pastors on Branch Middlesex Streets

Daily schedule lists morning and evening sermons at Branch Street Middlesex streets opposite the junction with Branch and Middlesex. Rev Asa Reed Dilts presiding at 10:30 am service with 12 pm Sunday school and 5:45 pm Young People meeting, evening 6:30 pm. Nearby North Billerica Rev ym BE Scates 10:45 am service 12 pm Sunday school 6:30 pm evening, sermons on pastoral relation and Providence. Swedish Baptist and French Baptist details noted.

Branch Street Middlesex Street Branch Middlesex Streets Asa Reed Dilts Church of Jesus Christ North Billerica—jRev BE. Scates

Church Services Listed for Local Congregations

A compiled schedule shows morning and evening worship times at multiple churches including First Primitive Gorham Street, St Pauls at Hurd and Warren, Centralville M E, Highland, Central Johns Street, First Swedish, Worthen Street, Berean Primitive, and Wesley Church. Institutions feature sermons, Sunday schools, Epworth leagues, and Holy Communion with topics named such as The Kingdom The Making of a Man God The Use of Little Things and Nineveh That Great City.

Sunday Morning Services and Sunday School Notices

First Merrimack Street near John Street lists Rev Chas T Billings as pastor with morning service at 10 45 and Sunday school at noon The Cry from Macedonia. Free Middlesex Street between Eliot and South Streets shows Rev George Wright as pastor with morning service at 10 30 and day school at noon Unity Guild listed.

Merrimack Street John Street Chas T. Billings Macedonia Middlesex Street Eliot South Streets George Wright Prining

Church Services Listed At Several Streets

A local notice lists morning services at 10 30 with Sunday schools varying by church. Rev Ford Millin Frost McNally Martin Kenyon True and others lead at Mount Vernon Worthen First Freewill Chelmsford Immanuel Blossom and Fifth Street churches with activities including P S C E and missionary meetings.

Worthen Street Charles R. McNally C. EB First Freewill Paige Street D. B. Martin Chelmsford Street Freewill Plain Street Albert E. Kenyon Astor Immanuel Blossom Street Robert IF. True W. F. Armstrong Rangoon Lurmah Fifth Street West Fifth Street Orville Coats Bridge Street

Church Services and Sermons Across Several Parishes

Listings detail names from St Anne's Merrimack Trinity Sunday at St John’s Gorham Street and House of Prayer Walker with rectors A St John Chambre Leander C Manchester R G Osborne and all Saints Chelmsford. Services include morning prayers communion matins litany vespers and Sunday school with various times and schedules.

House of Prayer Walker Grove Street R. G. Osborne All Saints Chelmsford

Revival and Sunday Services at Local Churches

First Appleton Street and Westminster United churches announce morning services and evening programs. Rev James M Craig preaches at noon, with evening worship and special songs The Golden Wedge and Awake Arise. Rev H B Foster leads Westminster Church with 1030 morning service and 12 noon Sunday school. General Secretary Morse and Assistant Secretary Mr McKay of the Y M C A will occupy the pulpit Sunday with Mr McKay in the morning and Mr Morse in the evening.

Appleton Street Davis Street James M. Craig Westminster United Tyler Street H. B. Foster Morse Mr. McKay Mr. Morse

Church Services and Education Schedule Listings

On First-Hurd street Rev Caleb Fisher holds morning service at 10 o'clock with Sunday school at noon and Y P C E at 6. Evening worship features “Common Everyday Religion” and a Young People's meeting. At Grace Princeton Street corner South Canton street Rev Ransom A Greene presides with morning service at 10 30, Sunday school at noon, morning sermon “The Son's Inheritance,” and 6 o'clock evening service.

Eliot Summer Street E. Victor Bigelow John M. Greene D. D George Street Church Street Smith T. Ford Hurd Street Caleb BE. Fisher Princeton Street South Canton Street Ransom A. Greene

Churches Schedule at Several City Parishes

St Patrick’s Suffold street and other locais list daily masses from six to nine in the morning with children’s service and high mass. St Joseph’s on Lee Street offers masses at seven and ten o’clock with vespers at eight. St Peter’s on Gorham street includes multiple masses and a Sunday school, vespers, and a children’s mass. Sacred Heart on Moore street notes 6 am mass and 4:30 pm high mass with Sunday school. Immaculate Conception on East Merrimack Street is listed.

St. Patrick's Suffolk Street Jefferson Street William O’brien Church of the Sacred Heart Oblate Fathers Moore Street Andrews Street John P. Reynolds Immaculate Conception East Merrimack Street

Religious services planned at multiple Chelmsford area venues

The brief lists upcoming meetings across several faith communities. First Spiritualist society holds 2 30 at Wharnscliff grove Chelmsford street with speaker Charles E Dane of Lowell. Christadelphian Ecclesia and others schedule morning and evening services, with topics and pastors named for several churches including Middlesex street and Palmer street venues.

First Spiritualist Society Wharnscliff Grove Chelmsford Street Charles E. Dane Lowell

Religious Mission Services and Meetings Schedule

Coburn Mission on Varnum avenue hosts Sabbath school at 3 p m and a prayer meeting on Thursday at 7 30 p m All are welcome St Annes Mission offers an 8 p m service Union Mission on Paige street near Kirk eal led by W C Westcott with services at 3 Central Mission on First street opposite Read street conducts Sabbath exercises at 3 West Sixth Street chapel French Baptist led by Rev Isaac Lafleur has sermon at 10 3 and Sunday school at noon Preaching at 7 Wigginville Mission Union Free Baptist Mission Post 185 G A R hall Wyman s exchange corner of Merrimack and Central streets Elder W A Morang pastor morning service at 10 30 praise service at 6 30 preaching at 7 30 Seats free All are welcome

Du‘ton Street Music Hall Avenue George F. Kenngett Our Brotherhood In Christ Centre—Dracut Fredr. JT. Kelley St. Anthony’s Gorham Street Congress Street John Rosa French Baptist Church Ennell and West Sixth Isaac la Fleur Hadley Street Freewill Baptist North Tewksbury Johns Street Paige Street Alfred Woods Epworth Moore Street Bourne Street Henry A. Hanson First Pentecostal Church Engineer's Hall Wyman's Exchange A. B. Riggs Coburn Mission Varnum Avenue Central Mission First Street Read Street West Sixth Street French Baptist Isaac Lafleur Wigginville Mission Union Free Baptist Mission Hall, Wyman’s Exchange Merrimack Central Streets W. A. Morang

First Universalist Church Service at Hurd Street

Rev C E Fisher ministers a 1030 morning sermon Common Everyday Religion inviting all. One hour worship with Merkel Anthem Jubilate and other pieces in musical program. Offertory solo Ninety and Nine. Sunday school and Bible class at 1210. Young people's meeting at 6. Strangers welcome.

Merkel D . Wagner-Holden Panteth Davis Marstone Lemmonsunday School

Kirk Street Congregational Morning and Evening Service

Morning service at 10 30 features sermon on Real Heligton and anthems including Cantata Domino The Lord is My Shepherd with soprano and alto duet response Evening service at 7 includes sermon titled A Talk by the Well Side at Noon with Oh for a Closer Walk With God and Lead Kindly Light Buck

Heligton

The Son's Inheritance Musical Program Preview

Organ prelude and Callaerts pieces lead a church concert featuring Mrs. Sturtevant and Mrs. Burns with the Mayer Quartette. Anthem and solos appear alongside the Waters of Babylon selection, Scherzino organ piece, and Peace and Light. Hymns include O God the Rock of Ages and The King of Love My Shepherd Is. Young People meet at six with special addresses.

Seeee Callaerts Sturtevant Thou Beery Burns Tolden 4 Waters of Babylon G. W. Marston Offetory Scherzino Adi Piles Sass Feds Vighows Dan Var Mayer Quartette Peace and Light Vesseeeeeg Chadwick

Rally of Junior Endeavor Societies in Lowell

A rally of Junior Christian Endeavor groups from Lowell and nearby towns will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4 o clock in the First Trinitarian Congregational church. The program features organ music, invocations, hymns, scriptural readings, stories, and songs from multiple church societies.

First Trinitarian Church

Missionary Meeting Leads Sunday Services At YWCA

The gospel service shifts to a missionary meeting at the YWCA Sunday afternoon at 4. Special music marks Twilight song service Sunday at 7. The Junior Sunshine club meets at 2, weather permitting, and KTP club joins at 3. Chorus rehearsal at 6.45. Saturday social at 7.80. A missionary meeting replaces the usual 4 o'clock service Sunday afternoon at the rooms.

Young Women’s Christian Association Sunshine Club

Letters From Miss Eaton Clara Organ and Miss Dietrich

Miss Eaton of C A presents letters and Miss Clara Organ and Miss Dietrich of India share notes. A collection will be taken to aid a box for the Bible woman and two orphan children supported by the association.

Eaton C. A Clara Organ Dietrich India Association

Rally of Junior Endeavor Societies at First Trinitarian Church

A grand rally of Junior Endeavor societies of Lowell and vicinity is set for Sunday at 4 p.m. at First Trinitarian Congregational Church on Dutton Street. The program includes songs, Scripture selections, and a story titled The Search for a Good Child, promising an inspiring event open to all with special invitation to children and families. A tablet honoring the memory of Col. James Francis, placed by Loyal Legion members, will be inspected after the morning service at First Unitarian Church.

Christian Endeavor Societies Lowell and First Trinitarian Congregational Church First Trinitarian Congregational Society First Congregational Society Dracul Lowell First Baptist Society Evangelical Congregational Society Tyngsboro Immanuel Baptist Society Samuel First Presbyterian Society Jesus Highland Congregational Society Chelmsford Street First Trinitarian Congregational Church Dutton Street James Francis The Loyal Legion First Unitarian Church Hig

Mission meeting at Immanuel Baptist with Rev Armstrong

The second mass meeting in the Interests of missions will be held at Immanuel Baptist Church Blossom Street next Sunday evening at 630. Rev Robert F True has secured Rev W F Armstrong of Rangoon Burmah to speak. Armstrong has long served there and will share missionary insights. A large church chorus will provide music with solos and duets. Armstrong will display curios after the address.

Immanuel Baptist Church Blossom Street Robert F. True W. F. Armstrong Rangoon Burmah

Subject All Men Believe Rev Gillam to Address Star Army

Rev Mr Gillam will present the sermon Subject All Men Believe at the First Presbyterian church vestry on Monday evening June 8 at 8 o'clock. All welcome.

MR. Gillam the Star Army First Presbyterian Church

Birthday fete for Mrs Woodman at Wilton N H

Mrs Mary Woodman celebrated her 86th birthday in Wilton New Hampshire on the 5th with 150 invitations sent largely to longtime acquaintances. Notables present include Harriet Fisk Levi Putnam and others aged 70 to 982, honoring a Milford born settler who moved to Wilton in 1844 and built a woolen mill with Joseph Newell.

Mary Woodman Wilton N. H Harriet Fisk William Lane Polly Perham Wilson Theron Russell Betsey Hesselton Phoebe Putnam Clara Kimball Levi Putnam Moses Clark Matilda M. Campbell Clark Curtis

Tyngsboro Old Folks Concert Delights Large Audience

The long delayed old folks concert in the town hall finally took place last night and was enjoyed by a large crowd. The event proved somewhat novel in its program and reception.

Grange and church program pleases with merriment and treats

The event featured a parts of a programme with Master Flint delivering a strong performance. Strawberries and cream with ice cream and cake drew hearty applause. Organized by the grange and Evangelical church members, proceeds benefit the church.

Flint Grange Evangelical Church

North Chelmsford School Rooms Close for Summer

Friday afternoon all school rooms except the ninth grade closed for summer vacation. Ninth grade studies continue until Friday, June 26. Miss Mary Murphy, just back from California, renews old acquaintances. Mr. McHaghton of Saratoga, N Y., visits Mrs. Fred Spaulding. Grounds around Moore Spinning Co mills are being fixed up.

Mary Murphy California McHaghton Saratoga N. Y Fred Spaulding Moore Spinning Co

Collinsville to meet St Angelus team in Manchester game

Collinsville baseball team travels to Manchester to face the St Angelus school nine. Eugene McCarthy is slated to pitch for Collinsville in the upcoming contest.

Collinsville Manchester St. Angelus School Eugene McCarthy

New Cemetery Superintendent Appointed in North Billerica

Mathew H. McElman began his term as superintendent of cemeteries in North Billerica on June 1, with an annual pay of 600 dollars. Carl Mortenson named temporary secretary of the T. R. T. baseball team. Italian workers arriving for Boston and Northern rail project housed at Sprague’s bridge shed. one man acts as broker earning a dollar per worker and selling goods and bedding. T. R. T. and the Ketchup club of Dracut to play at Faulkner park grounds this afternoon.

Mathew H. McElman Carl Mortenson Boston & Northern Railway Sunny Italy George Colson Sprague’s Bridge Dracut Faulkner Park

Tewksbury selectmen to meet for bill approval

Local notice states the selectmen will convene at the town hall this evening to approve monthly bills. Fishing is allowed on Long Pond Round Pond and the Shawsheen River on Monday Wednesday and Saturday for three months. A thief stole hens from a coop and was jailed in Woburn. A Tewksbury Grocery horse caused a wagon to overturn injuring the driver Albert Carley who was unhurt. George Carley visits East street. Kiernan plans road work with new funds replacing last year’s allocation.

Long Pond Round Pond Shawsheen Frank Carter Woburn Tewksbury Grocery Company Albert Carley George Carley East Street Kiernan

Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Cure Ad

The remedy’s uniform success makes it a popular bowel complaint treatment and is praised as reliable and pleasant to take. It is especially valuable for summer diarrhoea in children and is claimed to save many young lives each year. Sold by all druggists.

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