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Portsmouth Herald

Location

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1902

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Quiet Exeter wedding links local life and notices

Exeter correspondent reports a quiet wedding at a mother's home as Louise Moulton marries Prof. Edgar George Frazier of Lawrence Kansas. Also noted are a 50th anniversary event for Mr. and Mrs. John H. Fogg, local meetings, travel, illness, and community happenings across Hampton and surrounding towns.

Exeter Marston Street Louise Moulton Robinson Female Seminary Edgar George Frazier Lawrence Kan Frazier University of Kansas Farnum Tabor College Iowa John H. Fogg Bride’s Hill Hampton Newfields Merrimac Hampton Beach Amesbury Harry Munsey D. Sanborn’s & Company Sperry French North Hampton Harrison Rowe Kensington Portsmouth Exeter Road Lucy B. Getchell North Conway R. C. Stevenson Charles H. Clark Academy Maine Andrew Brown Tamworth Alma Gamlin Ad¢losi Gamlin Winter Street Thomas Sullivan St. Michael’s Church Tmorrow John Flanagan Ireland

Chautauqua Assembly Opens Week With Events And Ball Game

Hedding August 19 news reports the Chautauqua program resuming with zeal. Ministers lose 25 to 5 to the regular team in a Monday ball game watched by a large crowd. Dr Bowker of Lawrence lectured on the Passion Play to a large audience. Auxiliary ladies planned for a bazaar while Boys’ Brigade maintains strict discipline and bathed in early- morning reveille. Several visitors return or arrive at cottages as camp meeting programs distribute for the fortieth district camp meeting.

Hedding Chautauqua Assembly John C. Bowker Lawrence Mass Bowker Fred H. Grover Harold Portsmouth Augusta Young Annie Parmenter Portamouth Simon French Haverhill Joseph Smith Tabernacle Grove

Epworth League Convention Meetings and Schedule

August 25 30 meetings led by Rev J E Robbins and Rev L R Danforth with art exhibit at studio. Epworth League convention opens Thursday. Daily preaching at 10 am 2 pm and 6 pm by listed ministers. Includes prayers 6 am and lectures 8:30 am and various district events. Epworth League convention August 21 to 28.

J. E. Robbins L. R. Danforth Epworth League Dover Kingston James G. Cairns Lawrence Mass Edgar Blake Mary Danforth Everett

Kittery News Roundup Details Local Ventures

Kittery residents report street work on Government Street and sidewalk extension at the Orman house. New companies organized at Horace Mitchell’s office include Straw Mica with a 500000 capital, A. M. Meloon’s Pease Publishing with 106000, and United States Atmosphere Oxygen with 500000. Notables include Edward P. McLaughlin and the McCarty brothers. The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union to meet at Mrs. Wentworth’s home. A Judge James Locke boat stolen with oars taken from a nearby craft. Various visits and local notes on residents and convalescence recounted.

Kittery Helen Manson North Kittery Government Street Orman House Horace Mitchell Horace Mitchel A. M. Mejoon Pease Publishing Company Henry H. Manson Boston United States Atmosphere Oxygen Company A. M. Meloon Edward P. McLaughlin Wiscassit Harold McCarty Wilbur McCarty Bath Woman’s Christian Temperance Union Drinkwater and Wilson Evelyn Bowen Dorchester Mass Edna Zahn W. M. C. Philbrick Weirs L. Chaney Knight

New Castle Social and Local Notes Highlight Summer Visitors

New Castle is lively with summer visitors and town events. Charles Preble and family from Boston returned home after a week here, while Major Wadley and Harvard professor George Bartlett visited. Artists from Curtis painted by moonlight, and a moonlight excursion by the Bryda F was postponed. A revenue officer checked liquor dealers, and a boy choir benefit was announced at Pythian hall.

New Castle Charles Preble Boston Major Wadley Conrad Push Judson Marvin Brooktine Mass Grogan Austin White Portsmouth Henry Marvin Grogan Cottage A. C. Hefsenger Curtis Bryda F George Bartlett Harvard, College Cambridge Fred Doe Brookline Eaton Arch Christchurch Pythian Hall The Elizabeth Seymour New York Caroline R. Clark Greenfeld A. Trown Nashua W. F. Hubbard Manchester Harriet RR. Platt New York City Iiquor Campbell Cottage George Reinhart Raxton Misa [Azzie Hudson Margaret Johnson Agnes Schinson Jamaica Plain Maas

Local Names Mentioned in Massachusetts and Nearby Cities

Rene Henngsburg of Fichlerg Mass Dr and Mrs Fields Philadelphia Mr and Mrs Reinhart Boston Mrs Levens Chelsea Mass and Miss Margaret Scanlon Atlantic Mass are listed as attendees in a regional social notice. The fragment notes several residents from Massachusetts and neighboring cities without form or event details.

Rene Henngsburg Fichlerg Mass Fields Philadelphia Reinhart Boston Levens Chelsea Margaret Scanlon Atlantic

Grace Fernalds Illness Stirs Kittery Point News

Kittery Point Maine notices report Grace Fernald ill at her Paine's Crossing home. A York party sailed on the yacht Hildegarde Tuesday afternoon. Congregational church plans annual Sea Point picnic. Sampson and Ridlon resign from P E and Y road. Corsen visits Manson in town. Powers guests with Fellows. Basterache visits Tuesday.

Kittery Point Grace Fernald Paine’s Crossing York Hildegarde Congregational Church Sea Point Charles Sampson Joseph Ridlon Frank Corsen Saco E. D. Manson Calvin P. Powers

Substitute For Coal Invented In Newark

J O Penter of Newark New Jersey has created coalite a substitute for coal. He claims it can be produced for about 1 dollar per ton and would burn with heat equal to coal producing a blue smoke and cigar ash. The process uses coal dust earth and a chemical with a simple method enabling a child to mix it. Bricks molded from the material would last two hours feeding an ordinary stove.

J. O. Penter Newark N. J Ireland Penter Lehigh Valley Railroad Company

Hilton Siblings Reunite After 48 Year Search

After decades apart Charles A. Hilton of Wakefield has found his sister Irene C. Rumrill in Randolph VI. They, along with two other sisters Susan White and Sarah Johnson, plan a family reunion next month following a long, separate search.

Charles A. Hilton Wakefield Irene C. Rumrill Randolph, VI Epping Horace Hilton Martha Ann Hilton Rumbll Susan White Lynn Sarah Johnson Strafford

Cottage Hospital Reports Little Change in Burned Children

It was reported at Cottage hospital Tuesday night that there was little change in the condition of the children burned in the gasoline explosion on August 11 and that they were getting on fairly well.

Cottage Hospital

School Buildings Visited for Safety Review

Mayor Pender, Superintendent WW Morrison, Rev Lucius W Thayer, Lee Treadwell, and others toured several school buildings on Tuesday to conduct a thorough investigation into their safety and condition.

Pender WW. C. Morrison Rev. Lucls Wi. Thayer Lee Treadwell

After the Liquor Sellers United States Commissioner John W Kelley in Dover

United States Commissioner John W Kelley traveled to Dover to adjudicate several offenders who evaded the government tax on liquor. The report notes a misprinted line about Burdock Hitters as a stomach aid, with unclear context.

United States John W. Kelley Dover

Happenings At The Avy Yard In Uncle Sam's Reservation

Day by day notes from the Maine yard describe shipfitters and dock crews at work. U S S Raleigh expected next, new names join the departments, and a busy stretch includes boat races, a floating stage, and repairs to the joiners shop basement. A nautical kitten entertains the crew as pine for a new yard scow is shipped to Kennebunkport. A strike by Italian dock workers over wood ownership disrupts Tuesday’s schedule.

Tobias Burke U. S. S. Raleigh John Kennard Department of Equipment James Elwood Andrew Frisbee John Chickering Weirs Ed Wilcox Joseph Varney Charles F. Hurley Department of Yard and Docks Nezinscott Maine Knight Kittery Dynamo Kennebunkport Seavey’s Island

Concord State Fair to Welcome Theodore Roosevelt in August

The Concord State Fair in New England marks its third annual exhibition from August 26 to 29. President Theodore Roosevelt will attend Thursday afternoon with cabinet members, Governor Jordan, and lawmakers, delivering a brief address. A grand program includes Palin’s The Fall of Rome, balloon ascensions, parachute drops, and a Midway stretch with $4,400 purses while baseball and vaudeville entertainments fill the day.

New England Concord State Fair Theodore Roosevelt Jordan United States Palin Rome Boston & Malng Railroad

Special fare posters outline rates for fair travel

Special reduced rates to the fair are announced for travel from most New Hampshire stations. Details on rates and special trains are provided on posters, with no lines available in the text.

New Hampshire

Lovell Plans Electric Lines for White Mountain District

Wallace D. Lovell, street railway magnate, says he has secured privileges in the White Mountain district to generate electricity for lighting and electric cars. He plans to thread the area with electric lines connecting to his rural routes, with profitable operation believed possible. Power to be generated at stations along the lines.

Wallace D. Lovell White Mountain District Lovell White Mountain

Political Pot Governs Delegates In Manchester Ward Caucuses

The Manchester wards hold caucuses to instruct congressional delegates, all three wards so far backing Cyrus Sulloway. Ward one and five reportedly follow suit, with ward leaders claiming solid support for Sulloway. Senate and county hints show little opposition, while the city leans toward a pro license stance for the state ticket.

Ward Three Cyrus Sulloway Sulloway Ward One Ward Five Elwell Manchester Union

Corporal Brennan Returns Home from China and Philippines

Corporal James J. Brennan, U.S.M.C., long stationed at the marine barracks of the navy yard, has been honorably discharged and is dining as guest of Head Baker John Connelly. He served through the China campaign and in the Philippines, saw action at Guantanamo, and rode on the Brooklyn in the Battle of Santiago. He may reenlist in the marine corps.

James J. Brennan Marine Barracks Navy Yard John Connelly Brennan China Philippines Mr. Brennan Uncle Sam Guantanamo Brooklyn Santiago Marine Corps

Ward Three Delegates Spark Rumor Of Hidden Move

In Ward Three a veteran delegate Billy Sladen is not listed among the elected, prompting local chatter that Uncle William has something up his sleeve for the conventions.

Billy” Sladen Wiliam

Over Sixty Years Mrs Wisstow's Soothing Mix

A vintage patent remedy claims to ease teething gum pain for children and soothe wind and diarrhea. The text promotes the mixture as a universal tonic, priced at twenty cents per bottle, urging caregivers to give a “battia” to relieve discomfort.

Dean's Ointment Cures Hemorrhoids Quickly

A reader from Valley Street in Saugerties New York reports relief from itching hemorrhoids after using Dean's ointment. The testimonial credits rapid permanent improvement beyond doctors' results.

Dean C. F. Cornwell Valley Street Saugerties N.Y

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