Cocking main disrupted as 38 birds seized in Berwick
Somersworth May 4 Deputy Sheriff Spencer and Berwick officers halted a cocking main at Jonathan Walling ford on an abandoned farm. About 3800 spectators from Somersworth Rochester South Berwick and Dover fled as officers intervened. They confiscated 38 live birds two dead ones several kegs of beer and other liquors and eats. A dozen or so were rounded up but released after promising to appear in court tomorrow. Abandoned teams await claimants in a Berwick stable.
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Somersworth
N. H
Spencer
Foye, Tuttle and Brooks
Berwick
Jonathan Wallingford
Lebanon
Rochester
South Berwick
Dover
Lerwick
Toppan Case: Murphy Visits Barnstable Jail
Lawyer James Stuart Murphy of Lowell met with Jane Toppan at Barnstable jail for several hours. He said dispossession is not expected before June. Toppan appeared cheerful and in good spirits, awaiting a trial that may lead to commitment to an asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnstable
James Stuart Murphy
Lowell
Jane Toppan
Lowell Debaters Defeat Lawrence In Immigration Debate
Messrs Lonergan O Donoghue and Bagley representing St Patrick s church C Y M L debated the Young Men s Catholic association of Lawrence on immigration limits The Lowell team won the decision judged by John J Hogan Rev Fr Gilday and Mayor Leonard A party of 75 rode a special car to Lawrence for the event Lawrence invites a June rematch The last two Lowell debaters are Benjamin Franklin club members Fr J J McHugh accompanied the Lowell group
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Lonergan
John M. O'Donoghue
Patrick J. Bagley
St. Patrick’s Church
Lawrence
Young Men’s Catholic Association
United States
John J. Hogan
Fr. Gilday
Andover
Leonard
Lowell
Benjamin Franklin Debating Club
J. J. McHugh
Bellmans Final Social in Odd Fellows Hall at Centralville
The Bellmans held their ninth and last social and dance of the season in Odd Fellows hall Centralville Saturday night. Many out of town guests came from Lynn Lawrence and Chelmsford. Benson's orchestra of Billerica supplied the music with Fritz Holmes as manager and a team of assistants and floor directors coordinating the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellmans
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Centralville
Lynn
Lawrence
Chelmsford
Benson
Orchestra
Billerica
Fritz Holmes
Carl Peterson
Victor Peterson
Carl Oleson
Aids
Alfred Hjelm
Joseph Paulson
John Peterson
Gust Miller
Axel Swanson
Joel Person
Month's Mind Mass for Rose A. Donnelly at St Peter's
A month's mind mass for the repose of Rose A. Donnelly was held at St. Peter's Church on Saturday at 9 am. Rev. Fr. Ronan celebrated the mass with the choir directed by James E. Donnelly, and many pupils and teachers from the Christian doctrine class attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose A. Donnelly
St. Peter's Church
Ronan
James E. Donnelly
Arthur Rhodes Hair Store Promises Private Treatments
Lowell Massachusetts ad by Arthur Rhodes promotes private rooms for shampooing singeing electric treatments for the hair and scalp and removal of facial blemishes. Offers free examination to assess hair health with service extending from Maine to California and announces the New Hair Store at 73 Merrimack Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
California
Aronom
Arthur Rhodes
Rhodes
Merrimack St
Lowell
Mass
Fraternal Eagles and Secret Society Meetings Reported
The Lowell Aerie of Eagles will visit the Lawrence Aerie on Wednesday evening. Boston Aerie will help initiate about 100 new members at Elks hall in Lowell on Sunday afternoon May 11. The Hunchengista Armenians met in Leather Workers hall to reorganize, aiming to merge two dwindling groups. Hope lodge No 6 Portuguese Fraternal Society held a large organizing meeting with supreme lodge officers present and rewarded two members with gold medals for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Aerie of Eagles
Lawrence Aerie
Boston Aerie
Elks’ Hall
Lowell
Hunchengista
Leather Workers’ Hall
Arzamenian
Worcester
Aran Mezdarian
Malden
Hope Lodge
Supreme Lodge
Frank A. Brown
Somerville
Frank A. Fagunds
J. M. Salome
Supreme Lodge of
Joseph Ramos
Joseph Avela
E. A. Santos
William Hounsell
Republican City Committee
Europe
Glasgow
London
Paris
Boott
Mr. Hounsell
Wood’s
John M. Hathaway
George M. Hicks
Tremont & Suffolk
Canada
Union Bank Remodeling Soon Underway
Work on remodeling the Union National Bank will begin shortly. Exterior alterations will be minor while the interior undergoes thorough changes. Directors' rooms will be moved upstairs as part of the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union National Bank
Bulding
Boy Injured At Belvidere Woolen Mills
Arthur Devine, 17, of 174 High Street, had his right arm caught in a picker at the Belvidere Woolen mills on Saturday and suffered a fracture to the arm and wrist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Devine
High Street
Belvidere
Lowell groups plan benefit for Sioux City bishop Garrigan
Arrangements are being made by Lowell council and Knights of Columbus for a May 28 benefit in the Associate Building rooms to honor Rt Rev Philip J Garrigan bishop of Sioux City with many prominent New England clergy expected to attend. Bishop Garrigan, a Lowell native, is anticipated to draw a large crowd eager to extend a hearty welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Council
Knights of Columbus
Philip J. Garrigan
Sioux City
New England
Bishop Garrigan
Lowell
Four year old Blaisdell daughter injured in yard accident
Mildred Blaisdell, daughter of A. C. Blaisdell, chairman of the Tewksbury selectmen, suffered a severe facial cut Friday after falling in the Wamesit yard. The injury required many stitches but doctors hope the eye remains undamaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Blaisdell
A. C. Blaisdell
Tewksbury
Kerr Accepts New Post in New Bedford
Louis R Kerr of Lowell has accepted a position in New Bedford and assumed his new duties this week. The Kitson Machine Company of Lowell has purchased all patterns castings and patents related to the Atherton machine now used in cotton mills and will repair this class of machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis R. Kerr
Lowell
New Bedford
Kitson Machine Company
Atherton Machine Company
Atherton Company
Boston Journal of Commerce
Beacons Hill Legislative Report Urges Gateson Grade Crossings
Boston May 3 Special Correspondence outlines a busy week ahead in the Massachusetts General Court with many committee reports expected. Key items include a $5,090,000 grade crossing bill, hearings on section 8 affecting New Bedford Worcester and Haverhill, and proposals on salaries for Suffolk county officials plus street railway matters.
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Boston
Committee On Rules
Commonwealth
Crane
Ashley
New Bedford
Committee On Ways and Means
House
Committee On
How of
Haverhill
Worcester
Newton
Malden
Lynn
Parker
Railroad Committee
Representative Bullard
Messrs
J. H. Benton, Jr
New Haven
Samuel Hoar
Callender
United States
Senate
Suffolk County
Judiciary Committee
General Court
James C. Little
J. A. Sullivan
Apsey
Bennett
W. J. Sullivan
Mansfield
Draper
Suffolk Superior Court
Committee On Harbors and Public Lands
Provincetown
Lexington
New York and Berkshire Street Railway Company
Committee On Labor
Board of Railroad Commissioners
New York, New Haven and Hartford
William Odlin
Stoughton and Randolph Street Railway Company
Old Colony Street Railway Company
Haverhill and Southern New Hampshire Street Rail Way Company
Boston and Maine Railroad
Springfield and
Hastern Street Railway Company
Middleboro, Wareham and Buzzards Bay Street Railway Company
New York, New Haven and Hartford Street Rail Way Company
Berkshire Street Railway Company
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Mann
Dracut News Briefs Include Illness and Local Incidents
Diphtheria confines two F Scott children on Swain street. A Morgan horse ran away near Hodge Stevens store, upsetting a milk wagon and breaking most of the bottles on Sladen and Dinley streets. Ward’s geology class visited Ward’s lodge in West Dracut to study rocks and flowers. Dracut juror Fred Waton of Cullinsville ill since Thursday. C L Hodge of Hodge Stevens expects to return from Lowell General Hospital after cancer surgery. Owen Marchand of Fitchburg visited town Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Scott
Swain Street
E. Morgan
New Boston
Hodge & Stevens
Sladen Street
Dinley Street
Mr. Morgan
Miss Ward
Lowell High School
Ward's Lodge
West Dracut
Fred Waton
Cillinsville
Dracut
Lowell
C. L. Hodge
Lowell General Hospital
Owen Marchand
Fitchburg
A Church Benefit Presented by Polish Benevolent Groups
A one act piece Lobzowianie was staged Saturday evening at the Polish parish hall by Branch 550 P N A and Branch 39 YMNA. A good turnout attended and all proceeds go to the Polish church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Branch 550
Young Men's National Alliance
Devoe Paint Proves Superior In One Coat Claim
A letter from F W of Devoe & Co cites a Catskill Mountains home in Tannersville, New York, where one coat of Devoe allegedly outperformed two coats of mixed paint over five years. Wiltse tried cheaper mixed paint, while Haner used Devoe and shows a better finish five years later though the mixed paint wears better in public view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devoe
Tannersville
Catskill Mts
N. Y
Chas. L. Wiltse
Charles Haner
Haner
Wiltie
F. W.,devoe & CO
Ladies' Eton Suits in blue and black serge deal
A sale item describes blue and black serge Ladies' Eton suits with jacket and skirt trimmed in taffeta silk straps. Regular value fifteen dollars, now eight fifty.
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Gang of Sports
Murphy
Ely
John Leary
KY. Taylor
K. A
Moxie
Moxie Nerve
N. E
Haverhill S
the Union Bank
Beacon Hill
Plete
Maynard
Assabeth
Cutler
Holliston
Tyler
Middleton
Cummings
Orients
Felton
Bolton
Committee On Towns
Wood
Woburn
Pratt
Middleboro
C. H. Persons
Bay State Accident Association
Shaw
Haverhill and
Amesbury
Citizens of
Newburyport
Framingham Union
Providence
Fall River
New England Assurance Company
Myrick” Group
Worcester and Marlboro
Cape Cod and
New York
Greatest Grocery Company
Knox
York State
Curtis
Ginter’s
Regina
Kennedy’s
Nestle
Porto Rico
New York State
Alaska
Ginter Grocer CO Ree
Merrimack Street
Locust Valley
Columbia County
W. H. Emery
Lowell, Mass
Pawtucket
Chicago
Lowell Rubber CO
Central St
NEW York Cloak & Suit CO
Stier
H. Blanner and
Freedman Bros
Eton
Harrison
B. Coburn & CO
Market Street
Mill Supplies
TRE
Qldsmobile
Gasolene
H. B. Shattuck & Son
Columbus Ave
Prescott Street
Courier-Citizen
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