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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1900
Page
8
Yesterday afternoon the heat and humidity surged as dark clouds warned of rain. A brief shower with thunder followed, then the air cooled after the rain. Today opens fair with a brisk breeze and ozone, improving the forenoon. Barometer around 29.5, temperatures near 87 and 15 M4.
The city features a flurry of ads from Burgesss on Central Street for summer books, Holmes bar gains, and Pelham Cligar hire Morse hacks. Pilling and Stover plan a one week shop shutdown, FE D Steele & Co. hold daily bargain sales and a $25,000 stock liquidation. Woods Jewelry promotes lamp clearance, a 25 year watch sale, a pocketbook eye glass holder, and silver services offered at lower prices.
J E Conant and Co reported disappointment at the Lowell sale of house lots on Middlesex Princeton Wood Cornell and Columbia streets. Twenty lots were set for absolute sale, but only two buyers appeared Andrew Moffatt bought Lot 7 at 4 percent per foot and M H McCue bought Lot 71 at 3.5 cents per foot. The article questions why prime parcels in a refined neighborhood with boulevard access failed to fetch higher prices, noting neighboring land sold for 5 to 10 cents per foot before improvements.
James B. Brown, 15, and Thomas F. Feeley, 17, were arrested after Brown stole a purse containing $80.30 and railroad tickets to Canada for Mrs. Linaie Gauthier near the Lowell Machine Shop on Dutton Street. They confessed and traveled to Boston for a day, bought clothes, burned the tickets, and returned to Lowell before police arrested Feeley later that evening at his Adams Street home.
Forty applicants were examined by the local civil service board and by the city physician and Dr. Brown of New York. Twenty passed all examinations, led by John J. Donovan who achieved the highest rank of fifth. Others listed include Owen J. Tansey Stephen J. Castles Henry Farris Ambrose M. Creamer William H. Killey John C. Rourke Henry E. Deering Thomas B.B. Riley Joseph Farley Michael J. F an cy Jeremiah J. Dooley Charles A. Hamilton Martin D. Crowe John J. Donovan Michael O'Sullivan A Charron James J. Dwyer John Ferk Charles J. Hersey and John J. Sullivan.
At a well attended meeting in the Armory last night Company M voted to parade on July 4. Major McCurdy of the Ninth examined membership applicants and they will be mustered in Captain Mitten. Captain Joubert's company will drill with Company M from Latretce. The text recalls officers who served in the Ninth during the American War.
Classified notice offers fence materials and farm space in Highlands. Reader can contact HW Blamott at Central to obtain full details and arrange purchase or leasing terms.
Bartlett school celebrated class day with a long program featuring choruses from Gloria, Declamations including Our Honored Dead and Apostrophe to the Ocean, readings, and a valedictory by Mary A. McArdell. Mayor Crowley urged graduates to pursue honest, upright citizenship as diplomas were presented by Andrew G. Swapp.
The Eliot Sunday school held its annual picnic yesterday at Willow Dale with a dinner led by the Ladies' Chari table society. A sports program featured races won by Master Davidson Alfred Berry Eddie Sovatski Ruth Eaton and Annie Chase, plus a tug of war captained by Sargent.
Extent and severity of India's famine described as unmatched, with area spanning all New England through Wisconsin and affecting over 60 million people. An estimated 25 million are in extreme destitution as government aid reaches 6 million, while thousands perish weekly. The Poston Committee on India Famine Relief, chaired by Governor Crane, coordinates funds via Brown Brothers & Co. in Boston.
About 500 people expected for an outing under the Republican city committee. Special cars depart at 1.39 p m with a brass band, reaching Lawndale on the Merrimack. Events include foot races tug of war potato and whippet races for prizes donated by prominent Republicans. National convention delegates invited and likely to attend. A procession will form to march to headquarters with a 2 foot flag bearing Republican nominees McKinley and Roosevelt.
The Lowell Veteran Firemen's association foreman E A Balman has entered for the muster and parade, bringing 12 tubes with four from Lowell. The Lowell Veto will field 75 men, and the Alabama Coons of Randolph also enter 75 men and a drum corps. Over 1600 men entered for muster and parade, about 6 veteran firemen. Thomas Whittaker went to Fall River to secure William Lawton for the doge entry for the whippet. Already 200 men are assured for the parade as Senator Hanson contributes 16 and Police Commissioner Rice to the fund for the military future, totaling 135 subscribed to date.
Children from the Piret Paptet Sunday school and their parents enjoyed a picnic at Mountain Rock grounds yesterday. They left the square on a special car at 8 Welock in the morning and returned late afternoon after dinner under the trees and various games led by Smith T. Ford and others.
Barclay and classmates honored as graduates in Lowell. Mayor Crowley presided delivering thanks to the schools, teachers, and parents. The Class Ode by Josephine Boynton closed with a selection by the American orchestra and remarks encouraging the graduates toward the future.
A list of graduates receiving diplomas at Thursday night exercises includes numerous names across five and four year courses. Notable attendees include Warren Wyman Fox Clinton Pinkham Tuttle Howard Chase Bean Elmer Garfield Brennan Edward Cahill Arthur Cashin Osborn Hawes Cilley and many others from grades and classes culminating in a large ceremony.
Fraternal groups report postponed July ice cream festival due to fire with the Canobie Lake picnic set for August 11. Lincoln club names officers for six months led by William Hounsell, with outings planned for June 7. Various tribal and fraternal bodies elect officers and arrange socials and house parties at local halls in Belvidere and surrounding areas.
Samuel Churchill Horn and Grace Edna Varnum wed in an elegant simple ceremony at 6:30 pm in a bay window room. Rev. W A Barnett officiated. Pink decor and lilies of the valley highlighted the drawing room. A reception followed. ushers included Fred C Plummer, Harry C Plummer, Robert B Wood, and Harry M Wood. Home dates are October 10 and 24 at 1148 Middlesex Street.
At 81 Cambridge street Ed gar L. Smith and Lizzie J. Fuller of Newbury Centre Vermont were married by Rev. J. F. Allen. In attendance were close relatives and light refreshments were served by the D L Page company. The couple will live at 81 Cambridge street and receive best wishes for happiness.
A pleasant home wedding occurred Wednesday evening at 18 Bleachery Street. Kenneth D. McKinnon of Tewksbury and Sarah Z. Manning of Lowell joined in matrimony with Rev. Geo. H. Clarke performing the ceremony. Numerous guests attended and gifts were exchanged.
Thursday evening at St Patrick's church Michael Sharkey married Agnes McManus by Rev Fr Burke. Frances A McManus was bridesmaid and Frank McCabe best man. A reception followed at 27 Franklin Court.
An archival Chicago News snippet references Castoria products with the line bearing the familiar The Kind You Have Always Bought slogan. It also includes a domestic scene where a mistress dismisses a maid named Jane and mentions going to a dressmaker for a new gown, with minor dialogue about a latchkey.
A dealer offers a light stylish trap for two or four passengers, three Concord wagons of varying weights, a rubber tired piano box buggy, two Goddard buggies, a light open surrey, a four passenger canopy top surrey, three carryalls, one democrat wagon, and several other used carriages. All have been taken in exchange and refurbished. Prices marked very low for quality. Call to view.
Due to high ticket demand the training school commencement will be held at Huntingtes Hall this evening at o'clock instead of the high school. Mrs Ketelie Reed, superintendent of Indian schools, and W W Stetson, Maine superintendent, will give short addresses.
An excerpted testimonial-style ad extols Hood's Sarsaparilla to cure weariness from heat. It claims the tonic purifies and enriches blood, restoring life and vigor, reflecting period advertising language. The fragment mentions Brown-Jones and a Robinson sale dispute with Judy.
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