23 Aug 1902
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1902
Page
1
Exeter notes mark the silver wedding of Mr. and Mrs. William Burlingame of Main Street with a portrait of a storied Exeter family. The column lists civic roles, family details, and local events including court actions, school news, and community notices across Exeter on August 22.
In Kittery, Mise Arvilla Shaw is slowly recovering from unspecified illness or injury as neighbors note her gradual improvement and ongoing care.
Kittery Point Me August 23 details Mrs W F Bartlett of Lynn guest of her parents. active fish and game wardens. Hon W W Stetson lecture at Greenacre on The Path We Have to Travel. Shapleighs of Eliot visit son Wallace. summer visitors depart. farms and gardens described. local elec tr ic railway workers resigning. Hedding Epworth League delegates gather at Chautauqua hall. welcome addresses. sessions and a lecture on The Religion of Count Tolstoi. rain interrupts a baseball game. banquet with menu and toasts. Epworth park proposed. attendees include Rev Dorion Rev Shipley Prof Riley and others.
Mr and Mrs Harry Raymond Peirce receive encore. Rev E S Tasker of Dover attends convention. Hedding Chautauqua association closes season with four grand concerts featuring Fair Ellen cantata under Willis Clark with Louise Chisholm Addie Chase Smith Marion Stickney Louisa Parkhurst Inez Hodgdon Charles Long Whitcomb's orchestra and readers. Future events note Miss A A Adams departs Sunday for Dover Point to visit Mrs Hanson.
Miss Ann Frink visits Dover with her aunt while Miss Marguerita De Boechemenot stays in Greenland with Miss Hatch. About thirty youths enjoy a Hampton Beach trolley ride picnic. Miss Madge Beane visits Portsmouth with Mrs. R Clyde Margeson. The town hall hosts a Shakespeare party with sixteen card tables and prizes awarded to Mrs. Lee of Buffalo and Oliver Lair of Boston.
Conveyances of real estate in Rockingham county for the week ending August 20 as recorded in the registry of deeds. Transactions include Epping to Thompson witham land 15 dollars. Hall to Minttress Ports mouth land and buildings 1 dollar. Bartlett to Bartlett Chicago land 31 dollars. Meloon to Meloon land and buildings 600 dollars. Pierce to Chase land 1 dollar. Humphreys to Humphreys land on Humphreys court 1 dollar. Hett to Torrey land and buildings corner Deer and Bridge 1 dollar. Pickering to Lamb land in Jackson farm 1 dollar. Berry to Berry land and buildings corner Islington and Cornwall 4540 dollars. Randall to Ebain land Greenland road 1 dollar. Diamond to tenant land on same road 1 dollar. Huntington to Adard land on Cass street 1 dollar. Mars ton to grantee rights in same premises 1235 dollars. James to Gilmore land 1 dollar. Smith to Dow woodland 1 dollar. administrator of Gove to Smith land and buildings 640 dollars. Young to Piper and Young for Exeter Mark Young farm 1 dollar. Young to Piper rights in same farm.
The Daily National Hotel Reporter notes that summer hotel owners are dissatisfied with early results due to abnormal weather but expect improvement in the late season and early next month, predicting a better second half and a partial recovery from a half loaf outcome.
Renowned composer Byron Rubyn stays several days at Champernowne. He penned the song Answer and the opera The Ballad Master, slated for New York production in the upcoming season.
The Pepperrell association of Kitery Maine meets at Free Will Baptist church on August 27 in Kittery Point for officer elections and business. A basket luncheon follows with chowder and toasts. Literary exercises by Pepperrell talent begin at 2:30 PM and relic exhibitions are open. A reunion excursion is planned for August 28 with details to be announced. Officers listed include President Joseph A. Locke and Secretary Frances Leighton Gregg. other committee and member names follow.
A Navy Department letter to Portsmouth navy yard officers calls for active enlistment of men in the ratings of machinists firemen and coal passers. The imminent commissioning of many vessels creates a great and immediate need, offering young men profitable employment with good chances for advancement.
Mrs Samuel L Clemens wife of the humorist is at York Harbor and is rapidly recovering from a lengthy illness that left her an invalid for several weeks.
The Conservatory club held an informal dancing party in Conservatory hall on Friday evening. A goodly crowd of young people attended and enjoyed a pleasant evening.
The Christchurch boys' choir performed at Hotel Albracea in York Harbor on Friday evening, delivering another successful concert. The group has a history of strong receptions at its recurring events.
Report notes the White Mountain Paper Company wharf at Freeman's Point is nearly finished. It warns accidents happen frequently on the site and touts Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as an instant pain reliever for cuts bruises stings and sprains.
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