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Newspaper

Lowell Daily Courier

Location

Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1902

Page

5

Tewksbury to Get State Highway Extension to Centre

The State Highway Commission notified Tewksbury selectmen that 7000 dollars was appropriated for this year to extend a state highway to Tewksbury Centre along the Boston and Northern tracks. At a March town meeting residents praised the selectmen for securing the funds and backing the project.

State Highway Commission Selectmen of Tewksbury Tewksbury Centre Main Street Board of Selectmen Messrs Enoch Foster George D. Fornstall P. Pike H. W. Pillsbury J. H. Nichols Highway Commission

Wright Elected Constable In Town Meeting

The town unanimously chose Geo. M. Wright for constable after March's near miss. Wright, praised for fearless steady service, accepts only by town vote amid lingering concerns over his defeat. Residents note his faithful work and strong community regard.

Geo. M. Wright Wright Board of Selectmen George W. Day Angeline Carter Billerica Street Russell S. L. Dutton Charles F. Byam Charlestown

Chelmsford Worker Sprains Leg at Foundry

George Quessy of West Chelmsford, a machinist in the Chelmsford foundry machine shop, sprained his right leg at work on Monday. Senator Herbert E. Fletcher of Westford, seriously ill, showed slight improvement Monday and doctors expect a full recovery soon. The Crystal Lake resort opened for the summer. Only a few voters attended Chelmsford Centre town meeting Monday evening. Troop F cavalry will leave for annual camp duties at Framingham next month.

George Quessy West Chelmsford Chelmsford Herbert E. Fletcher Westford Crystal Lake Framingham

Dracut Notes on Local Incidents and Arrivals

Miss Rose Peabody of New Boston was found unconscious after a buggy overturn in Central ville when the horse bolted. John Quirk has recovered enough to go out, and J Ring left Wilton for a Philadelphia mill job. Fred Taplin on furlough visits in Hampson street while Michael Cashman heads to Pittsfield for mill work. Connelly begins a large Lakeview avenue house in Collinsville. Martin Farrell renewed his license last week and is repainting his jagaj? and house.

Mr. Connelly Lakeview Avenue Collinsville Martin Farrell

Mrs Ella M Keith Delivers Domestic Science Lecture

Mrs Ella M Keith of Worcester gave an entertaining lecture on Domestic Science at the Central Congregational church vestry yesterday afternoon to about 60 housekeepers. She cooked ten dishes using shredded whole wheat biscuits as a base, serving them as she worked, and demonstrated the surprising variety and deliciousness of the foods prepared.

Ella M. Keith Worcester Central Congregational Church

Wedding and Card Engraving Service Ad

Courier Citizen Co offers engraved calling cards wedding invitations and announcements and at home cards in desired styles on high quality stock with reasonable prices. Sample work available Merrimack Street Rev Dr John Graves aged clergy figure dies in Saratoga New Jersey unclear remainder mentions a Goa reference.

Courier- Citizen Co Merrimack Street John Graves Saratoga N. J Prem Ahomenare Goa

Trolley Nines Battle In Sixth And Ninth Innings

A baseball game at Mountain Rock featured the Lawrence division team of the Boston & Northern street railroad and a rival from this city. The Spickerville men won 6 to 4 after a tense ninth inning rally. Lowell’s Grover Fels pitched well but was hurt by defensive lapses and a weak batting performance.

Lawrence Boston & Northern Street Railroad Mountain Rock Spickerville Down River Lowell Gookhh Donavan Lowellians Taylor Dwyer Lawin Hayes Sitting Bull Lowell Boys Carrier Pickett M. Murphy Gookin T. Murphy Moore Currier Baker Tayor Merrimack

Strawberry Festival Elevates Wo mans Alliance Effort

A strawberry festival in the First Trinitarian Congregational church vestry drew a large crowd and strong sales at each table. The event featured supper service, an extensive musical program with solos, duets and choruses by young church members, and an orchestra performing throughout the evening.

Congregational Church Women's Alliance Farnham Goodale Coburn Myers Mrs. Cashin Briggs Gilman Robinson Sherman Morton Durant Holt C. H. Harvey Turnbull Blake

Lowell High Beaten Again By Prichard In Loss

Lowell High School lost to Prichard yesterday afternoon, marking their fourth defeat of the season. The Lowell team failed to replicate its previous win over Prichard, facing a tougher matchup and sustaining another setback.

Lowell

Morse Coach Co. Hid Harnesses at Half Price

In a controversial remark Morse of the Morse Coach Co. claimed the harnesses found in their possession were stolen from the J. R. Hill Co. assignees. He argued the word steal was figurative as harnesses were sold at half price, inviting patrons to steal.

Morse Coach Co Morse J. R. Hill Co Concord Mr. Morse

Dr Curry Reaches Madrid For Coronation Visit

Dr Jabez M L Curry special representative of the United States arrives in Madrid to attend the coronation festival. He is received by S S Sickles and the Marquis Vallalobar and stays in a mansion prepared for him with royal treatment. Curry observes the foundation laying ceremony for a free school as part of the festival.

Madrid Jabez M. L. Curry United States Alfonso United States Legation S.S. Sickles Curry France Dr. Curry Marquis of Vallalobar Washington

Dr. Zakrzewska Dies Pioneer Boston Doctor Founding Women’s Hospital

Boston reports the death of Dr. Marle E. Zakrzewska a pioneer woman physician born in 1829 in Berlin. She helped found the New England Hospital for Women and Children and served as a director and physician there for nearly four decades. Her career began with early hospital work and study in America after arriving in 1858 and earning her MD from Western Reserve in 1856, alongside fellow women physicians Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell.

Boston Marle E. Zakrzewska America New England Hospital Berlin Prussia Western Reserve Medical School Zakrzewska Elizabeth Emily Blackwell New York

Portland Liquor Dealers Indicted For Bribery

Portland Me May 13 Indictments for attempted bribery were returned today against two alleged liquor dealers of this city by the superior court grand jury. The names of the men are withheld until arrests have been made. No indictments were found in the cases of Chas Wilson charged with the murder of his wife at Cundy's Harbor or Lorenzo D Mathis charged with embezzlement from the Mathis Billiard Company.

Portland Superior Court Pearson Chas. Wilson Cundy’s Harbor Lorenzo D. Mathis Mathis Billiard Company

Unusual Tidal Disturbance Reports From Kingston Cargo Delay

The steamship Grand Lake arriving from Kingston Jamaica reports that last Tuesday the Kingston quay flooded so the ship could not take its usual fruit cargo. Officers learned of the St Pierre Martinique eruption only after arriving in Providence revealing the cause of the abnormal tide.

Providence R. I Grand Lake Kingston Jamaica St. Pierre Martinique

102nd Birthday Celebrated by Mrs Barrett in Boston

Mrs Hannah Newell Barrett turned 102 in Boston today receiving congratulations and gifts. Guests included members of the Boston Tea Party Chapter D A R, with Barrett honored as a daughter of the chapter.

Boston Hannah Newell Barrett

Rhodes opens new hair store on Merrimack Street

A new hair shop has opened at 3 Merrimack Street, Rhodes promising services and products to local residents. Additional details or hours were not provided in the fragment.

Rhodes Merrimack Street Wahens

Relief funds formed for Martinique and St Vincent

A White House statement announces a president appointed committee to collect and forward relief funds to Cornelius Bliss in New York, with postmasters reporting collections. War and Navy Depts split relief duties, Navy handling transport while War mats gather supplies. Ships load coal and food, water supplies sought, Red Cross assists, Christian Herald offers nurses and flour.

Washington White House Martinique St. Vincent Cornelius N. Bliss New York Bliss Morris K. Jesup John Claflin Jacob H. Schiff Wm. R. Corwine Boston Augustus Hemenway Henry S. Pritchard Henry Lee Higginson War and Navy Departments Navy War Department Pradford Leonidas Port Royal Hay Consul Ayme Norfolk Key West Admiral Bradford Little Island Dixie Pier 15 Brooklyn The Red Cross State Department Louis Klopsch Christian Herald

Estate sale of Morse property on Pine Street auctioned in three lots

The estate of the late 8. Warren Morse on Pine street near Highland and Hawthorne was sold in three lots by J. B. Conant & Co yesterday afternoon. Buyers were Anthony Lavery Ethan A. Smith and John W. Paine paying 6300 for the Pine Hawthorne residence and 18 1 2 cents per square foot plus 15 1 4 cents per foot for the Hawthorne lot, with total city valuation 7550 and total sale proceeds not stated.

Warren Morse Pine Street Highland Avenue Hawthorne Street J. B. Conant & Co Messrs. Conant Anthony Lavery Ethan A. Smith John W. Paine Pine and Hawthorne Streets

Mayor Dimon Condition Report by Doctors

Dr. Holbrook, the mayor’s attending physician, said yesterday that after Sunday’s examination by Dr. Leland, the Boston expert, the mayor’s condition had not been up to the prior week’s standard. He appeared very tired, had trouble swallowing, but slept fairly well and had a good rest today.

Holbrook Dimon Leland Boston

Unclear Fragment Reflects Strained Marriage Claim

A fragmentary dialogue shows someone remarking on an expected marriage to Johnson’s daughter and a vow to reclaim a melodeon and banjo, suggesting personal tension and possible social expectations in a rural setting.

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