14 Mar 1900
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1900
Page
1
A fragmented OCR of city election and official roster shows numerous names in roles such as mayor alderman and assessor of taxes. Notable entries include Calvin Page and Thomas Simes in mayoral lines, Edwin Underhill as Overseer of the Poor, and Nathan A. McKenney as Assessor of Taxes, with many other registered aldermen and common council members interspersed.
At Wearworth hall this evening Whipple lodge of Good Templars marks its anniversary with vocal and instrumental music and refreshments for invited guests. In Pierce ball Portsmouth Y M C A hosts Kittery in the league opener. Capt and Mrs Samuel Pillsbury hosted the Congregational church Ladies Social circle at their Kittery Point home on Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Guerixtanyo March 13 Greenland held a sparsely attended town election with 81 votes Republicans 55 Democrats 26. Town appropriations include 600 for High School, 200 for town history, 1000 for highway repairs, 500 for town charges, 50 for cemetery wall, and funds from Mrs Weaks estate for sidewalk repairs near the public library. Postponed article on gravel removal. building shelter for Hook and Tadder track authorized. Subsequent notes mention a school election, practice games by Wapanages and Seminoles, and unclaimed February letters.
The town of Eliot elected the Citizens' ticket by a wide margin while local leaders held office across town government. Notables include Tie’s long service as Tawits tabdeta tor and a late senator. Also noted are residents Spinney returning to Eliot and Governor visits in Portsmouth.
The Rye election result shows Democrats winning key posts by acclamation with Blake H. Randr as town clerk and Fred B. Parsons as town treasurer. In selectmen races, South district Torave Saw yer, Richard L. Locke, West district Charles M. Nand r and Albert 7. Drake, East district John P. Marden and Charles N. Rem iek secured seats.
The Newcastle Republicans chose their entire slate on Tuesday by a margin of thirty eight. Selectmen are W. T. Meloon John Prithan and W. Irving Harwood Town Clerk William Pritham Town Treasurer Howard Curtis Road Commissioners Oliver Randall and Thaddeus Tarlton.
The annual Newington town meeting elected or reappointed officials including Town Clerk Joseph McDononagh, Selectmen and Assessors Frederick Pickering and James B. Pickering, Treasurer Daniel W. Badgerd, Collector Clarence M. de Rochemont, Superintendent of burying ground Enoch Colemand, Janitor Albert H. Garland, Library trustees Mia G. de Roche mont and Florence Hoyt, and Auditors Valentine M. Colemand Isaac F. Jenness George W. Pickering and Henry Downing. Highway agents and other posts were filled by a slate of party-affiliated candidates.
Rear Admiral Remey of the U S N died Tuesday in Boston. The public will soon learn the names of men harming the station. Chief Carpenter Smith also returns to duty at the Geague Island yard. An advertisement for Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets notes E W Groves signature on each box and a 2 cent price.
South Eliot reports visitors from Greenland New Jersey and Portsmouth New Hampshire guests in town on Friday and Sunday. The deaths of Thomas Adlington and his wife remove two of Eliot's oldest residents, long admired. Alexander Jenkins, longtime Eliot resident, died Friday at his son Dr William C. Dunking's Portmouth residence after forty years in Eliot.
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