Seventy Fifth Anniversary of Lowell Congregational Church
The article recalls the seventy fifth anniversary of the Lowell First Congregational Church, detailing sermons by Rev. George N Webber and Rev. Smith Baker, praise for past leaders, and the church’s growth from its 1826 founding. It notes the emphasis on regeneration, the enlargement of the church through building a larger meeting house, and memories of deacons, members, and pastors who shaped its history.
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George N. Webber
D. D
Dr. Jenkins
Lowell
Smith College
Wellesley
Vassar
Smith Baker
Horace James
Baker
Dr. Baker
Church of Christ
Kingdom of God
Apostolic Church
Pilgrim Church
Hfe
Christ
Nicodemus
Welch
Holt
Harlow
Reuben Hutchinson
Edwin B. Webb
First Congregational Church
Eaton
Hutchinson
Nichols
Dearborn
Harding
Israel
Heaven
John M. Greene
St. Paul of
Solon W. Stevens
Willis Lugee
George S. Avery
Annie S. Harlow
Anna H. Brickett
Mary A. Ranger
Catherine Diddell
Sylvia Bartlett
Samuel Fr. Dick
Warfield
Jenkins
Annie
George C. Beckwith
Amos Blanchard
William Child
J. L. Jenkins
George F. Kenngett
S. M. Dick
F. A. Warfield
Strawberry festival entertains Mt. Vernon church crowd
A Strawberry Festival at Mt. Vernon Free Baptist Church drew a full house for a financial boost. Supper, piano solos, readings, tableaux, and a Goddess of Liberty pageant by local girls highlighted the event with many volunteers handling arrangements, service, and tables.
Grace Universalist Strawberry Festival Attracts Citywide Attendance
The annual Grace Universalist church strawberry festival drew a large city attendance. After the dining room sold out, the vestry hosted an entertainment program featuring Ray Gordon on banjo, Elizabeth Sporsford singing and readings, a Hungarian Dance violin solo by Miss Williams, piano by Miss Perham, and performances by Mrs. Geo Burns and Mrs. C. M. Williams. George Burns delivered a rich bass number, with Henry H. Harris in charge of the event. Additional helpers included Maude Marshall Edith Merchant Dora Emery Agnes Libbey and Lena Fowler in the dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Universalist Church
Ray Gordon
Elizabeth Sporsford
Dora Emery
Agnes Libbey
Lena Fowler
Men's Fancy Shirts and Hosiery Sale in Lowell Store
A Lowell display showcases summer underwear and fashion, highlighting men’s silk and madras shirts with various cuffs priced from 49 cents to 2 dollars. Hosiery for men women and children is offered at 9, 15 and 21 cents per pair with a wide range of colors and fabrics.
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Lowell
New White Pique Skirts With Fresh Effects
Four lines of new high grade white pique skirts were opened yesterday offering styles at 4.98, 5.98 and 6.98 dollars each.
Miss Lulu Turmgier and peers host church festival
O'Donnell and Gilbride Co with Miss Lulu Turmgier and Miss Addie Edwards lead a festival. Mrs J G Merchant oversaw with Alliance ladies. Afterward the church committee voted to suspend Sunday services from the last Sunday in July to the first Sunday in September. Mrs Kimball fell and fractured her knee at Rev Merriam's home in Pelham and will be moved to Stevens Street today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Turmgier
Addie Edwards
Lillian Edwards
Dorothy Goodie
Lizzie Dayton
J. G. Merchant
the Alliance
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Uven
Solon Stevens
First Cong's
Japan
New York
California
Choice
California Prunes
Central Street
Verna
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Franklin County Creamery
Yerxa's
Java
Boston
Rio
Graham
Teves
Tee
Entertainment
Mount Vernon Baptist Church
Mt. Vernon Free Baptist Church
Gladys V. Goodchild
Elsie Amplebee
Emily Wrigley
Bertha Pingree
Gertrude Abbott
Goddess of Liberty
Marion Gordon
Lois Kittredge
Clara Richardson
Jessie Watson
Lena Fuller
Isabel Gillespie
Jeannie Gillespie
Maud Pratt
Alice Miller
Alta Caldwell
Grace Shaw
Joyce Bockis
Flora Walker
Gertrude McKinley
Emily McKinley
Agnes Watson
Grace Gordon
Ethel Parker
Bernice Walker
Etta Gordon
Etta B. Pierce
Charles Priestly
Nevin Dewar
Ella Marble
Scafe
Kilburn
W. O. Coram
Jordan
A. K. Pierce
Herbert Cogswell
Lulu Coram
George York
Frances Richardson
Vena Coram
Christina Dewar
Maggie McKenzie
Carrie Aldrich
Horace Nixon
Luella Dewar
Geneva Boynton
L.S. Abbott
George Clark
Wheeler
Henry McDonald
Grace Church
Merrimack, Palmer and
Middle Streets
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