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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1901
Page
8
This forenoon mirrors yesterday's weather a beautiful June day with light southerly winds. Forecast notes indicate fair conditions tonight and Wednesday for Massachusetts, with cooler temperatures and southwest winds.
Lowel Daily Courier reports on coal promotions Burn Wilson and Horne and an electric car injuring a bull dog owned by Edgar of the Lowell Electric Light Co near High and East Merrimack. Thompson Hardware imports picnic and fishing baskets from Germany. Court Garin F of A. holds a large Foresters hall meeting initiating 44 and receiving 47 propositions. new officers named including Joseph H. Hibbard and A Pion.
In observance of the tenth anniversary of the Young Women s Christian Association of this city a conference was held in its rooms yesterday afternoon and evening. Miss Sara Carson led talks and answered questions, with a supper for delegates from Boston Lawrence Waltham Nashua and other places. Miss Harriet S Taylor international secretary attended. Evangelistic services led by Miss Carson are planned for Tuesday evening and Wednesday afternoon inviting all young women and girls.
New Welsbach posts and lamps in districts using gasoline for lighting replace old wooden post lamps. The mantles give strong light nearly equal to gas lamps. At a glance the lamps resemble ordinary gas lights, but the hollow metal frame top extends beyond the glass globe to hold the gasoline.
Chief Hosmer Hart of the fire department was thrown from his wagon on Dutton street at 1 30 yesterday when an axle broke. He suffered a severe scalp wound and a knee contusion, was taken to Dr Nickerson’s office, and was back at his post in the afternoon.
An assertion by Mr Bok that women are poor paid draws strong protest from honest working women nationwide, evoking widespread anger and calls for fair wages.
A Chicago reader recounts rapid memory and health improvements after using Grape-Nuts daily. She describes weight gain from 118 to 160 pounds and notes better stamina, vocal study progress, and easier memorization without medicines, attributing gains to the food.
The Manning family of Cambridge 1634 descendants gathered at the North Billerica homestead on June 17 for the second reunion and to form a preservation association. The event featured tours, restorations, and a program praising ancestors, with 106 attendees from several states.
A man announces an absolute auction of his Parkview avenue residence at No 10, near Andover street, on Monday June 24 1901 at 5 pm. The two and a half story house includes reception and dining rooms, five second floor chambers, attic space, and hot water heat. The lot totals 6195 square feet, fronting 54 feet, near Parkview Mansur Wentworth junction. A $300 deposit is required when struck off, with easy terms. The owner also pledges sale of twelve premier Livingston avenue lots and several on Middlesex and Foster streets on Tuesday June 25 1901 at 4 pm.
The Manning family reunion in Lowell featured performances by Miss Lillian Warren and Mr. Arthur M. Warren, a reading of The Mannings of the Past, and a recital by Mrs. Emma Manning Walker. Officers were chosen for the Manning family corporation, including President Charles M. Manning and historian William H. Manning. A Manning book was praised as valuable, with stock at one dollar and dues of fifty cents.
Among the senior attendees aged 75 and older were William Manning of Chelmsford Jacob Manning of Reading Levi Sprague of Lowell Mr and Mrs L W Faulkner of Billerica and Oliver roctor of Townsend Harbor, listed as members or guests.
A six year old boy, Leo C. Haley, son of Mr. and Mrs. James P. Haley of 18 Pond Street, fell from logs into the Concord River near the electric light station yesterday afternoon. He drowned while playmates, all unable to swim, watched. Undertaker Molloy recovered the body at 6:30 PM.
Delmore and Wilson star in My Aunt's Nephew at the Lakeview Theatre, with Emil Heusel Fred Lucier Rose Lucier Ed Anderson and others in a strong supporting company. The show has toured major cities, features lively musical turns and dances, and aims for solid summer draws with a polished, well received performance.
The Loomfixers association elected officers led by President J Emery and Vice President Pierre Couture with positions for treasurer Eugene Savaria Financial secretary George E Desilets recording secretary Louis J Cote sentinel James M Kitthing sergeant at arms Thomas O Connors auditor Joseph Perron and trustee John Hanley. The Journeymen Barbers union followed with Henry Smith as President John Curtin as Vice President M H Novell recording secretary G N Gingras treasurer and guards and a large slate of delegates to the trades and labor council.
The Fourth of July celebration committee met at city hall with Aldermen Mullen Badger and Councilmen Tilton Donahue Livingston. They faced a 2000 budget with 700 for the firemen parade and muster and reviewed last year’s allocations for parade bands fireworks sports and more. The panel planned ad schedules for prizes and asked band leaders to present figures while deciding on fireworks funding and whether to form subcommittees. The group adjourned to Thursday night to hear band leaders and finalize figures.
The appropriations committee meeting was informal with a majority absent. Inspector of Wives McElholm and overseers secretary M J Courtney attended by invitation. McElholm urged a horse and carriage for the department while Courtney said he had already overrun outdoor relief by 1000 dollars, so no action could be taken.
Solemn vesper services at St Patrick's church featured the sacrament of confirmation conferred on about 250 children by His Grace Archbishop Williams. Rev Fr McHugh assisted, with choir music directed by Mr Be F Faulkner.
Mark F. Ditson about 60 was struck by a team at the corner of John and Paige streets Saturday afternoon, thrown to the ground, and bruised. He was aided home at 168 Market Street and later diagnosed with a fracture at the Emergency hospital.
Notice under Public Statutes announces Austin Ralls Peter Ralls and Ralls Co seek transfer of a first class common victuallers liquor license from No 13 Adams Street to Nos 13 and 15 Adams Street comprising three rooms on the first floor and cellar By order of the Board of Police Joseph Smith Clerk
Yesterday afternoon auctioneers J B Conant and Co sold the Clough cottage at 28 Seventh Street to Owen Nerney for 1595 dollars plus taxes, insurance and water rates offsetting the assessor's valuation. A large attendance and pleasant day accompanied the sale.
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