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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1902
Page
10
The City notes Hood's Lotion as a top choice for dry skin, scaly eruptions, and chapped hands. It touts a delicious springtime scent and promises delicate, effective relief with large bottles priced at 85 cents.
At the parochial residence of the Immaculate Conception church Rev. Fr. Dorgan united in marriage John J. Donovan and Miss Mary A. Flanagan yesterday afternoon.
William Huard and Miss Rosanna Duchesne wed at St. Jean Baptiste parochial residence with Rev Fr Marion officiating. Witnesses were Julie Duchesne and Alexander Duguay.
George Fish an overseer at a Lowell mill married Emma Sophia Bergstrom last Thursday in Crompton R S. The ceremony was by Rev Konrad Broberg of Cen treville and Crompton at Alfred Pearson's residence. Guests included Jacob Bell and Louise Fish. The couple will take a wedding trip to Canada after a full reception.
Mr. Arthur W. Tryon and Miss Ella M. Cummings wed Saturday evening at 7 at the bride’s parents home 190 Fletcher street in a ceremony by Rev. N. W. Matthews. Attendants were Rose Miller and George H. Cummings Jr. A wedding supper followed with many gifts listed from family and friends.
Mrs. Florence Harrison returned to Salem Saturday after a two week visit to her sister Mrs MecCavitt of Smith street. The Pope has been happy in legacies with more than a million sterling bequeathed during his Pontificate. A recent bequest stood at £40,000 and £120,000 arrived in one year.
Representative James F. Carey of Haverhill and Louis B. Talbot of the Lawrence Central Labor Union spoke to about 150 textile workers in Loom Fixers hall. They argued labor unionism is a trust to secure workers’ needs and warned against complacency, stressing women workers’ rights and the inevitability of rank-and-file solidarity.
The Lowell Socialist club held a well attended mass meeting in Huntington hall with about 360 members present. Speakers included Representative James F. Carey of Haverhill and Louis B. Talbot of the Central Labor Union of Lawrence after a daytime assembly with textile workers.
A speaker argues that current conditions are the fault of both major parties, denounces wage slavery, and warns against passive conformity. He discusses alcohol, consumer behavior, and class ties. Mr Caray explains socialism as industrial progress not a cure or dream, urging preparation for the next social order.
Mr and Mrs McDonough of Pine Hill street escaped serious injury yesterday afternoon when their horse bolted after an electric car frightened it. The carriage wheels struck the car, one wheel came off, and the couple were thrown to the ground. Dennis Leary aided Mrs McDonough as Mr McDonough rose unaided. The horse was recaptured and returned to a livery stable. The horse was described as skittish and easily frightened.
Special service Monday evening at 7 30 with Rev Fr Edward Osborne of St John the Evangelist Boston addressing St Anne's branch of The Girls Friendly Society on its 25 years of existence. General invitation is extended.
The Centralville M. E. church fair closed after a big turnout at Odd Fellows Temple Saturday night. The program featured Henderson orchestra selections, readings by Beulah This sell, vocal numbers by Leon Hurd, Grace Jordan and Ethel Pingree, and piano duets by Mrs. Mary Rourke with A. W. Henderson and by Grace Jordan with Ethel Pingree. Many local performers, including Mary Rourke and May Wade, contributed choruses and acts. Bertha Williston won a doll in a role-getting contest.
A boy named John Harkins fell from a tree on Gorham street opposite the court house yesterday afternoon. He suffered a fracture of the right forearm, multiple small leg bones broken, and a badly injured hip. He was taken to St. John's hospital by ambulance and is not in danger of death.
The local United Irish League met in Howe Building yesterday afternoon to clear up business after Friday's Huntington Hall demonstration. Reported receipts exceeded $600 from hall collections and ticket sales. A committee was appointed to secure permanent quarters for the branch and plans for a future concert were discussed.
David A. McHugh assumed charge of the Sacred Heart church choir replacing John Warburton who left for South Lawrence to lead singing. The Farmer's mass featured 85 voices with a Verdi trio by Mrs. T H Muldoon John J McMahon and Mr. McHugh.
At a special Saturday meeting the Day Nursery Association elected Alexander G. Cumnock George S. Motley William S. Southworth Franklin Nourse W A Dickinson Frank Bailey as members. A G Cumnock was also chosen treasurer of the association.
William Guiney offers the William Guiney estate at 156 Wilder street Lowell for absolute auction on Thursday October 30 1902 at 3 pm. The listing notes the house built 1895 with modern heating hot water system open fireplaces and six bedrooms plus attic rooms, 60 foot Wilder street frontage 103 foot Waugh street 6060 square feet total occupancy since 1895, sale terms require a $600 deposit with auctioneers and the balance at sale.
Lowell police spent 36 hours carting 30 drunks from 18 to 55 representing Boston Carlisle Lynn Acton Providence Palmer Illerica Dracut Salem Nashua Clinton among others. One woman, two colored men included. Brady found with keys to nine doors, amid vaudeville club chatter and plans for High Rollers acts at the Academy after a three day run.
Sensational melodrama The Fatal Wedding opens tonight at the Opera house with a New York praised plot, elaborate scenery, and a strong eight year old actress. Walter Fessler presents The Great White Diamond on Oct 29 30, and James O Neill brings The Honor of the Humble to the Opera house Oct 31 with Liebler Co. publicity.
For the fourth time this season The Casto will open this afternoon with a new show. May Duryea and John L. Kearney head the bill with their comedy The Imposter. Other acts include The Three Murray Brothers and more, with many reserved seats already sold and telephone orders taken at 815-2.
The Boston Museum presents A Message from Mars by Charles Hawtrey and company under Charles Frohman. The comedy drama has drawn large crowds nightly, with seven to eight calls after each performance, praised for its reformative plot and engaging blend of tears and laughter.
In Cleveland on October 27 Lena Bendig a few months past 15 earned a gold medal from Rev A G Lothman at Sixth Reformed church for nursing her brother through smallpox despite doctors losing hope she followed him to the detention hospital and stayed until his recovery.
New Orleans reports a labor shortage for cotton picking across Louisiana and Mississippi. With local workers unavailable, mills and planters have imported labor from neighboring states and territories, including Mexican workers from Texas and groups identified as Choctaws from Indiana arriving in the Yazoo delta under contract to pick cotton.
Diamonds valued at 8000 dollars were stolen from the vaults of the jewelry firm Wecherand & Wingan in the Masonic Temple Chicago. A night watchman on duty all night saw no trace of the robbers, and there is no clue to their identities.
The Boston Journal reports President Roosevelt will send two sons Theodore Jr and Archie to Groton this winter. Instructor Rev Sherrard Billings who was a Harvard classmate of the President shares a warm friendship with the Roosevelts and feels a special interest in the boys.
The board of health reported sixteen diphtheria cases last week, up from six the previous week. In line with a new rule, city physicians have begun reporting tuberculosis cases as they come before them.
Ambulance attended at New Fletcher and Chelmsford Street last evening near 7 30 for a boy who fell from a car. He recovered enough to walk home before arrival. No name or address was learned. Archbishop Katzer returned to Milwaukee from Rome and his Austrian homeland.
The Belle of Richmond by Sidney F. Toler plays at the Academy of Music tonight with coupon holders admitted to best reserved seats for 15 cents. The show, previously seen in Lowell, features Mr. Toler and Miss Henriette Brown leading a capable company in a sunny South romance and adventure. Matinees and performances run Tuesday and Wednesday.
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