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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1901
Page
10
Yesterday's pleasant conditions gave way to a warm morning with threatening clouds. Readings show barometer 29.82 inches yesterday, rising to 30.00 and 29.96 during forenoon and afternoon, with temperatures 74, 63, and 79 degrees respectively.
Washington reports Massachusetts weather forecasts with generally fair conditions tonight and Thursday, noting possible showers and variable winds, mostly light southwesterly.
The Ward 3 Club will hold its regular meeting this evening at 8 o clock with water board members specially invited. The Boston Cloak and Suit store at 228 Merrimack street advertises a price reduction sale on up-to-date suits capes waists wrappers and more. St Elizabeths Guild of the House of Prayer plans a social evening in the choir room Thursday at 8 o clock with an excellent programme anticipated.
The item lists numbers at the home 48 for children, 37 adults, 17 transient, 3. Food furnished percentage noted. Four children have been ill this month. Calls by parents and others interested in Our Home at 139. Donations from Mrs J L Sargent, Mrs W Nichols, Mrs W Parker, a friend, Mrs A W Burnham, Mrs R Wood, Mrs G F Penniman, a friend, Mrs A G Smith of Philadelphia Pa.
Eugene Champoux aged 31, a brakeman for the Boston and Maine, was struck on the head by a moving car while shifting freight near the southern freight house. He was taken to Emergency hospital where the skull laceration was dressed. he lives at 4 Leechmere Square East Cambridge.
A blaze in a barn occupied by junk dealer Getzel Bernstein drew the fire department to Quimby avenue at 1.45 on Tuesday afternoon. The roof was badly burned but many bottles inside were removed. The cause remains undetermined.
Jennie Mitchell of 48 Moody Street slipped at work yesterday afternoon at the Hamilton mill and fractured her left leg. She was taken to the Corporation hospital for treatment.
Major Sweetser of Wakefield attends the battalion drill by Companies C and G of the Sixth regiment at the armory tonight. The Lowell Military Band, 25 pieces, will also perform.
The usual Wednesday evening prayer and praise service will be held at 7 30 p m All girls and women are cordially invited Strangers especially welcome.
The regular business meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will be held at room 106 Merrimack Street Thursday afternoon at 3 o clock.
A Montana woman writes of a husband who could not eat breakfast due to coffee upset. After switching to Postum Food Coffee, his stomach improved, breakfast resumed, and he praised the beverage. She notes two sisters recovered appetites after leaving coffee for Postum.
Private Detective Greene recovered the severed head of the murdered woman from Hale's Brook near the wood lot in Chelmsford. The head was tied to a heavy stone and dumped from a bridge on the Billerica road in a bid to sink it unnoticed. Police and private investigators described the scene, examined the head's features and clothing, and weighed two main theories: killing at the logging camp by a wood chopper or a distant crime.
A town bicentennial program featured prayers, addresses by Rev. Walter Gayton Hall and Rev. Cyrus Richardson, plus songs and a poem. Notables including 90 year olds Mrs. Margaret Fox and Mr. George Hovey attended. a letter from California was read. Afternoon activities included outdoor cricket-ground sports and band concerts, with a full committee list and reception notes.
Lowell readers can purchase The Citizen at the Buffalo Circulation Bureau headquarters on 70 West Swan Street and at principal news stands near hotels and Exposition grounds. Dealers can supply copies from the Bureau.
In the United Kingdom there are 60 000 postmen and during a year nearly 3 600 000 000 letters postal cards parcels circulars and newspapers are delivered.
Garfield Colony Pilgrim Fathers held its annual strawberry and ice cream festival last evening with a hall filled to capacity. William A. Severance led the event. Mrs. M. F. Winslow oversaw the kitchen and dining room workforce, and guests included Supreme Governor H. S. Treadwell and visitors from Lawrence. The program featured music by McElroy's orchestra, songs by Mrs. Pike, a duet by Alice and Albert Leith, readings by S. C. Leonard, and a comedy dialogue. Supper ran from 6 to 8 o'clock.
The Grocers and Butchers Association and the Clerks' association met at the Merrimack House to vote on Thursday afternoon closing during summer. About 100 attended and the grocers voted to close Thursday afternoons for the next four weeks to allow clerks to persuade others to follow. If successful, the practice will be extended across the city.
The National Band performs this evening at 8 o'clock on the North common. The program includes marches and overtures by Chattaway, Sousa, Dalbey, and Suppe, with a finale featuring The Star Spangled Banner and Sweet Old Songs. R. A. Griffiths conducts.
A large Wigginville Mission congregation attended a Sunday evening observance from 6 30 until after 9 with flowers adorning the chapel. Mrs Susie Wilde directed a program featuring Miss Florence Hamblett Lena Malloy and Mrs Florence Wilde among others and 200 potted plants were distributed to children. Superintendent S J Smith read a letter from B B Jacques now traveling the chapel car Emmanuel
Wu Ting Fang is billed as an in demand orator for patriotic occasions. In Philadelphia on Independence Day he will address Philadelphians detailing Chinese independence and the broader national cause.
Auctioneers J E Conant & Co plan June 13 1901 sales of a Lakeview avenue block Nos 243 and 247 plus Fulton street 1 5 and 7 with four tenements and a store. The Maloney Estate property fronts Lakeview and Fulton featuring two street sides and strong rent, with a 672 annual income and 650 required at strike. Edward B Pierce offers Dalton street land 57 by 134 feet with a 45 by 60 foot rear lot for possible double or four apartment housing with 200 deposit at sale.
A Sunday school program features performances by Albert Thompson, Percy Clay, John Marsden, and others. The lineup includes pieces such as The Collier's Dying Child, The Old Clock, The Daisy Ring, The Little White Lamb, and Our Children's Day, with several exercises and group singing by primary class and four little girls. Notable contributors include Eva Pickles, Mary Green, Esther Catherwood, Clara Whitworth, Ida Berkett, Hazel Judkins, Ethel Preston, Bertha Charlesworth, Nora Ohlson, Nellie Stead, Percy Smith, Mrs. Jacques, Miss Sadie Hamblett, Annie Strawburg, Flora Dickson, Mary Carruthers, John Green, and Miss Alice Malloy.
The Pan-American Exposition delights managers and the public with artistic displays, superior architecture, and stunning color effects. Buffalo offers many excursions, with Niagara Falls a top sight, and the Boston and Maine railroad promotes low fares and direct routes for tourists, providing a Pan-American folder upon request.
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