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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1900
Page
8
A terse schedule lists daily timing in September with bun rising at 5.15 and moon setting at 8.15 am. day length shown as 12.54 hours and bun setting at 6.09. the fragment records a calendar style sequence without broader context.
Yesterday afternoon and night brought hot humid conditions with a light shower in the late afternoon. It grew cooler overnight and a forenoon followed with a northerly breeze. Temperatures ranged 84, 71, 78 with barometer around 29.67 to 29.92 as fair, cooler conditions loom for Massachusetts tonight and Saturday under north winds.
The city advertises goods from Try Horne's coal and Pelham cigars. Furnaces shown at John Callaghan's on Merrimack street. Dr Stephenson and Dr E H Packer schedule updates. John Ash injured at Tremont and Suffolk mills and treated at Lowell hospital. Stockholders approve consolidation of Lowell and Suburban with Lowell, Lawrence and Haverhill street railways.
Premiums awarded to Mrs. R. H. Goodhue of Lowell for cut asters bouquets and floral designs. Paul K. Burtt of Lowell received a second premium on floral designs. W F Ferham of Tyogsboro earned a first premium on yellow Jacobin pigeons and multiple record prizes. Hood farm Jerseys and Berkshires from Lowell drew wide attention for prize-winning stock noted as among the finest in the country.
The Merrimacks meet the A S Buntings on the Bunting grounds at Wigginville Saturday at 2 45 p m in a highly anticipated league clash. The Buntings, hard hit by a loss to Lawrence, seek the pennant as Merrimacks aim to seize the lead with a win. Buntings lineup includes Waterhouse captain Rowley Haughton Burns Patrick Gath Simpson Sanson Farrar Aspin McCormick with Barber scorer and Joseph Senior as reserve. Also Zion C C faces Lynn Wanderers at Zion round behind Edson cemetery with Nelson captaining supported by M Tonge W Midgley E Chippindale H Maden H Hadley T Hoyle F Birtwell E Nelson T Nelson J Haworth and reserves G Bowring A Young Umpire Co Midgley Scorer J W Foster.
Public schools in Lowell Chelmsford Tewksbury Dracut and nearby towns will close at noon next Thursday to allow children to attend the Middlesex North Fair. Fair managers issue free admission tickets for all school children and promise strong entertainment both inside and on the grounds.
The Republican city committee held its first fall meeting in hot crowded rooms. It approved caucus plans for state election candidates, set polling hours and venues in wards 1 3 7 8 9 and 2 4 5, and debated two polling places in wards 8 and 9 before selecting the Highland school basement in ward 8 and Moody school basement in ward 9 as preferred sites. A three member committee was formed to investigate alleged illegal polling assessments at 19 Union Street, and related motions were laid aside pending next meeting.
Principal Cyrus W. Irish outlines a gradual reform of the high school curriculum emphasizing free elective choices with structured progression. Students may switch courses only at defined points, ensuring focus while allowing individual development in Latin, modern languages, and new Commercial studies.
A list shows corporations owing more than 300 to the city in taxes this year. Names include American Bolt Company, Boott Cotton Mills, Lowell Five Centre Bank, Lowell Gas Light Co, Merrimack Mfg. Co, Middlesex Co, Tremont & Suffolk Mills, U S Bobbin & Shuttle Co, Wamesit Nat Bank, and many others. A separate note mentions a bachelor musing on whether women using powder in heat will quit with dog days or mimic the man who drinks beer year round.
M Steinert and Sons Co advertises vast piano stock with lowest prices due to huge buying power. Emphasizes no trade secrets and honesty about instruments, listing brands Mason & Hamlin Emerson Gramer Sins er Hardman Shoninger and more. Highlights Planola at 250, free exhibitions, new sheet music, and Noonan Bros. performances.
A. G. Pollard and Co advertise remnants from their mill making durable corduroy fabrics for boys pants men coats ladies skirts and upholstering. Sold at 29 cents per yard though piece values reach 50 cents with colors drab brown black am and wine. Basement department.
Amusements notice previews Eight Bells at the Lowell Opera House with a mix of burlesque farce music pantomime and spectacular production by Schiller Stock Company. The Byrne brothers innovate mechanical effects and acrobatic scenes while Schiller’s troupe touts a New York repertoire. The engagement opens Monday with Falsely Accused as the opening play.
George B Enerich presents Finnigan's Ball a lively vaudeville farce at Music Hall starring Bobby Bryant as Timothy Finnigan with strong supporting play and a bright chorus. The company receives applause for clever performances and an acclaimed My Jersey Lily number plus the Le Paige sisters lightning change act. The show runs tonight and matinee and night tomorrow drawing likely crowded houses.
The ice cream party for ladies who aided their bazaar was held last night in rebuilt rooms after the Mansur fire delayed the event. About 600 attended. ice cream and cake followed by dancing to the Cadet Orchestra led by Joseph Rock. Organizers included General manager John J. Lyons and floor director John J. Murphy with a full corps of assistants.
Fire last night entirely gutted buildings at Harmony Grove at the end of Tyngsboro Boulevard in Tyngsboro. A dancing pavilion, refreshment stand and shed owned by Louvelle Curtis and occupied by Joseph Mercier burned with contents valued around 2000 dollars. Two village alarms failed to stop the blaze as a bucket brigade proved inadequate. Earlier an eight o'clock box alarm reported a small roof fire at J. B. Richardson's storehouse on Adams Street.
A Merrimack Merrimack square party from the Trinitarian Congregational church left at 7 30 yesterday morning bound for Gloucester. They traveled from Lowell to Billerica Center by a special car and then to Gloucester a ride of about five and a half hours. About 73 people participated under the direction of Mr. Sherman and Rev George F Kenngott.
The wife of Milltown New Jersey’s mayor is credited by locals with starting the rubber industry in defiance of the trust. It’s deemed likely she had little to do with it, yet she is viewed as the power behind the throne. If she had run for mayor, opinion might have been different.
City officials face criticism over the Pawucket Bridge project as Mr. McVey argues the 9 percent act blocks exit from the street railway, while Jerome F. Manning warns the bridge is unsafe and hints at political motives. He questions evidence for a needed bridge and suggests Lowell and Suburban street railway influence. Hearing adjourned at 10.
The young men of St Patrick's parish met at Brothers School hall to plan actions after the death of Rev Fr Michel O'Brien. John J Lonergan presided with T B Delaney secretary. a committee including J J Lonergan, T B Delaney, J R Shea, H F Doran and James Brown will draft resolutions. They will escort the rector’s body from the depot to the church when it arrives. Cadet band to lead. A second meeting set for Sunday at 10 AM in O Connell's hall to finalize arrangements.
A pamphlet urges scrutiny of baby milk sources insisting on frequent tuberculin tests for cows and clean handling. It warns against trusting a milkman and advises consulting a doctor or visiting a dairy, notably Walker-Gordon Laboratory at the Plaisted farm, with visitors welcome.
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