26 Nov 1897
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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1897
Page
1
A fragmentary verse by Jarvis Keiley from Life ponders a jellyfish persona. It playfully contrasts limpid mush and bone free form with a satirical take on economy and aging. The speaker muses on digestion, moonlight, and future reckonings as wobbly gelatin eyes shed tears.
A collection of assorted phrases noting high quality goods sent abroad, political references, a Boston hotel note about umbrellas, a remark on footwear for children, and a crow’s exclamation about turkeys. The lines offer whimsical vignettes rather than a single event.
Mr and Mrs Joel A Abbott marked their 60th anniversary Tuesday with nearly all children and grandchildren present. Born October 2 1820 in Artestown he married Sarah Ann Parker in Reading November 25 1847. They moved to Lowell 1863 and he ran a business on Central and Merrimack streets retiring in 1894. He served two terms on the Common Council. Of seven children six survive Frank A Clarence A Henry F and Mrs E F Ferrin of Lowell Mrs Charles H Taisey of Denver and Charles L Abbott of Kansas City. They attend the First Baptist church and maintain many friends. Bennett rally tonight at Associate hall.
Notices list multiple wedding events from Nov 24 to Nov 26 at homes and churches. Couples include Hervey Nith Warren and Alfée Wilmot in Chambers street, James Flanagan and Mary Tarrant at St Peters, J H Parker and Ida May Ward in Marlboro, Arthur Percy Heath and Elizabeth Morse at Fairmount street, Michael Riley and Annie Mack at St Patrick's, James Donohue and Nellie Lynch at St Michaels.
John F. French and Jennie A. Felker of Tewksbury were married by Rev. Mr. Whiting on Thursday November 25. The couple planned a wedding trip to New York and Washington after the ceremony.
Mrs Margaret M Polk widow of Joshua Polk died in this city on November 24 at age 57. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 o'clock at 92 West Mixth Street. Friends invited.
A despatch from Rome reports a sanguinary clash at Nikki in the Lagos Hinterland as French and British forces exchange fire over a 30 year frontier dispute dating to 1868. Troops are rushed into the disputed territory as tensions rise in West Africa.
Frederick M. Smith, a Boston wholesale liquor dealer and the last of the men indicted in the 1894 Haverhill boodle cases, surrendered in Salem court. He was held on $10,000 bail for the January term. He had been abroad for three years while the others implicated received fifteen months.
Chicago November 26 The Tribune reports that a court martial found Captain Lovering guilty of brutal treatment of Private Hammond and ordered a reprimand by the reviewing authorities. The panel showed leniency due to the accused's good character.
San Francisco November 25 Hiram S Maxim superintendent of construction for the Atlantic and Pacific Aerial Navigation company announces an airship now under construction designed for a Klondike voyage. The ship will weigh about 5000 pounds when loaded with a ton of passengers and provisions. It will have 106000 cubic feet of space and a 16 horsepower aluminum engine weighing 900 pounds. Gasoline will fill tanks in cases large enough to drive the vessel around the earth without refueling. The skin will be doubled and the interspace filled with hydrogen.
A large Centralville congregation gathered at Fifth Street Baptist Church for gospel services praised for being a power for good. Rev W E Millington of Keeseville delivered a hopeful address on God’s mercy, salvation, and the need for harmony with His will, urging thanks for the gift of salvation and inviting all to attend tonight and Sunday as seats remain free.
The women's branch offers flourishing dressmaking classes for the next term with limited enrollment. Early registration is encouraged as only a few spots remain in millinery plain sewing button hole and fancy work. A physical culture class begins Monday night November 29 at 7 30. Interested individuals are invited to call.
The new reading room is well patronized and presents a cozy appearance with extra Christmas periodicals on the tables. All are welcome. The rooms are in Swan building, Central Street, with elevator access.
In Floyd street a man Burns slept while his three children two boys and a girl were left in a house with a stove burning all night. A faulty draft released coal gas and the children were found unconscious by the father who woke repeatedly before neighbors aided by Mrs Donnelly revived them.
The Mason residence at 34 Phillips Street was entered by burglars between 7 40 and 10 45 last night. Missing items include a gold Waltham hunting case watch with serial numbers, a long gold neck chain, sleeve buttons, a light colored suit, a banjo, a wedding ring, and a silk muffler among other articles.
A large Groton Centre barn owned by Courtland Hill burned last evening near the Unitarian church. About 7.30, the blaze destroyed 100 tons of hay and left 35 cattle and six or seven horses amid favorable winds. Most livestock survived. only one horse and six cattle perished. The property, formerly the Joseph Hall place, was protected by a distance from the nearby house.
Team Three defeated Team Four by eight pins in a late night tiebreaker. Final scores were Team Three 2242 and Team Four 2234. Bennett rally event set for 386 Aiken Street tonight.
J John Rogers fined 20 dollars or three months for larceny from the person. Lawrence Holton jailed 45 days for assault and battery. John F Cox jailed ten months for drunkenness with appeal noted. William Leonard found not guilty of stealing shoes. Joseph and William Ronski each fined five dollars for drunkenness.
John Rogers and Lawrence Holton were arrested Wednesday on Middlesex street and charged with drunkenness. They are suspected of being the same individuals who earlier that evening held up and robbed a man in a dark alley off the street.
Boston Journal criticizes a mayoral support base for bragging about employing only Democrats in guard duties. A gray frieze bolster was stolen from the YMCA building with the Rogers-Peet mark found in a pocket.
An advertisement extols catarrh as inflammation of mucous membranes and warns of its danger, claiming Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies blood to reach and heal mucous tissues. It asserts the remedy cures the illness by removing taints, promoting health, with Hood's Pills as a companion product. Prices listed as $1 each or six for $5.
Thanksgiving of 1897 brought grateful hearts as families feasted at home and charity aided the less fortunate. Hundreds visited the city, rail traffic was heavy, and union Protestant services, Catholic worship, afternoon football, and evening gatherings marked the day in nearly traditional fashion.
In a Thanksgiving event at the Y M C A rooms a welcome for young men away from home featured a 6 o'clock dinner for 200 boarders from many states and countries. A 50-member newsboy corps enjoyed a Turkish style feast with fixings and a full program including music, songs, banjo solos, readings, and a lively sing along.
The usual turkey dinner with fixin s was served to 88 male and 24 female inmates at 12 o clock. They enjoyed an hour or two of recreation in the afternoon and entered into the spirit of the play, seeming thankful for the indulgence.
A festive meal at the City farm featured a good turkey dinner and afternoon games. Children were especially entertained with a special effort to ensure they had a merry time and plenty of romping.
Outside friends remembered the Old Ladies' Home and the Ayer Home for Young Women and Children with generous tributes. Both hosted bountiful turkey dinners and joyful activities for the children, who spent a memorable day at play and celebration. In the Old Ladies' Home evening program featured Grace Eaton with Misses Johnson and Hunion assisting.
Reform club hosts second hurdy gurdy dance with about 50 couples enjoying music and dancing. George Farrow manages, James O Laughlin directs floor, P J Ryan assists as the event keeps up the Burkes’ solid local reputation.
Over 250 couples attended the Clover club social in Associate hall last night. A highlight was a 40 yard race between John Cunningham and Michael Brady for purses of 25 dollars each side. Cunningham won two heats, Brady took the second. Manhattan and Atwood orchestras supplied dancing music. Officials included General manager D F O'Connor and assistants Wm F Sullivan E Saunders and F Kelley with a list of aids.
A large crowd attended the Highland hall dance run by the Colored Associate club last night. Seventy five couples danced to music by Hadley's orchestra with visitors from Concord New Hampshire Boston Haverhill Andover Methuen and Worcester staying overnight. Officials included Manager Lewis H. B. Anderson Floor director Jewell, and marshals John B. Jackson Peter Flemings Arthur Moore.
The Emerald association held a dance at Hibernian hall last night with 125 couples in attendance. Cadet orchestra provided music. Key officials included General manager Patrick Fitzgerald, assistant general manager John J. Fahey, floor director M. J. Bruin, assistant Dennis O Nell, and reception and arrangements committees led by Fitzgerald and Fahey respectively.
The Y M C I ball in Huntington hall drew a sparse crowd despite an entertaining program preceding the dance. Attendance was low, yet participants enjoyed the event and the music, with the night described as a chilly but spirited community gathering.
In sixty one years of business we announce Merchants Week with every furniture piece offered at near cost. The event features over 300 items including a solid oak Parlor Table with curved corners and a 16 inch lower shelf, priced to undercut rivals and delivered free in Lowell.
The Truant Officers association of Massachusetts met at City Hall for its third annual session. Seventy six officers exist statewide, with 21 present in the morning for roll call and routine business led by C. W. Doyle of Holyoke. Afternoon talks plan standardizing truancy rules across towns. George T. Woodward, named city superintendent of public buildings, briefly visited City Hall. Richard Bray challenges a Tuesday aldermen action as illegal due to lack of legal appeal from the mayor’s order, citing court opinions on order of business. Work on Carter Street school heating continues a week. Bids requested for a year’s supply of fish and clams for the city farm, estimated 20,800 pounds of fish and 500 gallons of clams annually.
Probate Court records show wills presented for probate including Mary Wilson Pepperell Ayres Kiff Waltham Bartholomew Meehan Malden J F Crown Framingham Mary Kelley Lowell A H Armstrong Melrose and administrations granted to Nathan Upham Weston H Collins Shirley Harriet Maynard Waltham Ann Gillogly Lowell S B Leavitt Chelmsford C A Hall Waltham G W Davis Hudson Margaret Greene Lowell F S Dawes Hudson FE CC Jones Reading Thomas Hunter Shirley Dennis Conlin Hudson J A Foley Chelmsford Matthias Brisman Hopkinton John Quinn Lowell Mary Rafferty Waltham.
Children playing with matches caused a small fire on Merrimack Street near Maiden Lane this morning shortly after 9 o clock. Alarm from box 25. Occupants include Mrs Ferron. Insurance carried by H C Church and Son.
Mrs Margaret M Polk died at her son Wesley T s home at 92 West Sixth street. She leaves three sons Wesley T Lowell and David C in California and one daughter Mrs James T King of Chicago.
The funeral of Lydia B Brooks wife of James W Brooks was held Wednesday afternoon at 2 from her home 44 Fifth Street. Rev H W C Millington led religious exercises and Highland union D of R conducted the ceremonies. Floral tributes were numerous. D G Hurd arranged the funeral and the bearers were Augustus P Rice D Menaja Wadsworth Andrew T Pike Tewis Pike. Burial followed at Lowell Cemetery. Separately funeral services for Mrs Eliza Bradley occurred at Immaculate Conception church with Rev Lawrence mass and choir singing.
A series of notices record Sarah A. Darby’s original pension grant. Patents granted to Frank L. Furbish of Graniteville and William Sanders of Lowell for bagging machine and ammonium carbonate apparatus. A girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Fisher H. Pearson at 348 Myrtle Street, and a nine pound son born to Mr. and Mrs. George Moir on Humphrey Street. J L Chaltifoux travels to Birmingham to visit his large establishment. Military Rifle club awards Butler cup to C Co and Parker cup to Corporal Otto Hahn of C Co. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hall host a dinner for Miss Alice Pevey of this city, in New York notices Continental A C Russell Metropole J H Kelly St. Cloud A Kalman Warwick and A R Lee and E B Pierce. Mother and child doing well.
A Bennett rally is planned for tonight at the Odd Fellows hall in Centralville. Supporters are gathering ahead of the event with local organizers urging attendance and engagement.
Rogers, Peet & Co. overcoats once priced at 35 to 45 dollars are offered in one lot for 25 dollars each. The garments use top materials such as imported Patent Beaver and English Meltons and are heavily silk lined. Tailors cannot match such quality at any price, and the sale closes at 25 dollars per coat.
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