Mail Arrangements Listed For Local Post
Notice outlines daily mail arrivals and delivery times with carrier service. Mail arrives at 8 A.M. and 5.30 P.M. Delivery by carrier at 8.30 A.M.
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Newspaper
The Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1886
Page
1
Ladies Sewing Society Meets Wednesday Afternoons
Ladies' Sewing Society holds meetings Wednesday afternoons at 2 o'clock in the church parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing. Ladies’ Sewing Society
Publication office and contact details
Publisher address and managing editor information for the newspaper appear with notes to send all business communications to the Publisher at 71 Oliver St Boston and a Winthrop Office on Winthrop street near A Tewksbury’s Boot and Shoe store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowell
Oliver St
Boston
Winthrop
Winthrop Street
A. Tewksbury
Advertising rates for various column widths and periods
Rates list for ads one inch space to full column, yearly prices from five dollars sixty cents to seven dollars per year, with shorter period surcharges. Reading notices priced per line, ten cents first insertion and five cents subsequent. Minimum charge fifty cents. free visitor distribution to advertisers. Rates to be strictly adhered to.
Premium offers for annual subscribers and old patrons
Advertises premiums for new subscriptions and advance payments including Tennyson poems, juvenile books, a scrap album, and five Robin books. Also notes Wollaston fair run by patent medicine men with male berry coffee in refreshment room and church cake department under church auspices. Laboratories of Ayer and Brandeth boosting preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wollaston
Mass
Ayer
Brandeth
Sermon Urges Return to Old Religious Paths
Rev. Mr. Cary of the Methodist church urged his congregation to seek the old paths for rest for the soul. He warned against novelty in science and art, saying the plan of salvation remains unchanged through centuries and urged walking in the traditional way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Cary
Methodist Church
Jesus
Angels
Almos
Dunham
Old Paths and Community Life In Winthrop Journal
Community notes reflect religious exhortations from local churches, social events at the Episcopal and Methodist houses, and updates on residents. The piece details sermons, choir lineups, a supper in town hall, a violin solo, and a piano recital, plus local business changes and illness developments. It also reports on Snake Island sale for unpaid taxes and a brief history of the island’s ownership and heirs.
Locals in Brief Highlights from Town Notes
Mr Barney the free agent visits town staying with Mrs Jane George while Mr Phillip Tewksbury suffers pneumonia. The Order of the Golden Cross met at town hall. Lillie Belcher prepares for Salem state normal school. Dr McCarthy plans to build on Winthrop Street pending weather. February 11 dance with Baldwin’s Orchestra. G FE Joscelyne rents beach cottages despite weather. Frank Belcher ill at Mr Sam George’s with Dr Soule attending. Adeline Tewksbury ill after Melrose visit. Rev Hewlett preaches on Sunday school. John Thomas to perform in Cambridge Taunton Waltham East Boston in February. Sixty Knights of Honor tickets sold for Feb 11 event. no door sales. Mr Gove still ill. will be out of work long. Town fiscal year ends Saturday. selectmen to issue last orders. Dancing school attendance light due to cold. next class Friday. A son of William Cordis ill. Children’s illnesses up but no contagion. Library open last Saturday with 25 cards. week total about 40 readers. Mrs D G Mason buys Dunbar estate at Cottage Park near Ben Johnson’s. Weather’s vagaries noted. Shepherd of Salisbury Plain considered myth. E J Wadsworth reports 106 dozen eggs from last month. incubator success pending final report next week. One morning, the passenger
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Lamb
Soule
Boston
Union
Frost
Tracy
Phillips
Lasell
Snake Island
S. G. Irwin
Winthrop
James Bill
Hanley
John Sargent Tewksbury
John Bill
J. 8. Tewksbury
Edwin Wright
Irwin
Barney
Jane George
Phillip Tewksbury
Order of the Golden Cross
Town Hall
Lillie Belcher
State Normal School
Salem
McCarthy
Winthrop Street
Adeline Tewksbury
Melrose
J. H. Hewlett
John Thomas
Cambridge
Taunton
Waltham
Busi
William Cordis
D. G. Mason
J B. Mason
Boston Museum Company
Dunbar
Cottage Park
Ben Johnson
Alwys
Salisbury Plain
E. J. Wadsworth
Church of the Unity
Miss Mann
Miss Freeborne
J.C. Macy
Episcopal Mission
Azores
Guy Smith
W. A.‘ Roundy
C. Murray
C. Fitzemeyer
Baptist Ladies Plan New England Supper Fundraiser
The Baptist Social Circle women aim to clear a $25 church organ debt before their annual meeting. They host a New England supper at the church vestry on February 16 with an apron sale confectionery table and entertainment by Mr. Ripley. Supper tickets 15 cents general admission 10 cents. They expect about 100 attendees to raise funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Ripley
Town Meeting to Choose Moderator and Settle Claims
A town meeting is called for Monday at 7.30 PM to elect a moderator decide whether the town will pay part of the sewer project at the beach and determine if it will settle any undefended claims or sue with counsel.
Munsons Plan Feb 15 Town Hall Entertainment
Mr and Mrs Munson prepare an evening program at the town hall on February 15 featuring Conservatory pupils and the glee club. A male quartet, glees, duets, and solos showcase rising local talent and Winthrop is thanked for its support with plans for a fuller notice in next week’s Visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munson
Conservatory
Glee Club
Winthrop
Winthrop to Get First Class Restaurant Soon
Progress in Winthrop with Mr and Mrs J R Brown to open a top restaurant on Read’s block Pauline street March 1. A bakery soda fountain oysters and ice cream will be offered with basement culinary space for full meals. The Browns will live above the store and welcome patrons daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
J. R. Brown
Read's Block
Pauline Street
Cottage Park
Sunnyside
Post office move discussed for Read's block location
Town notes detail Warren Belcher's office setup and need for a third clerk due to delivery routes. Read's block favored but Cutter offers free clerk. Read's block would be more central. Local items cover Beachmont German class, weather, society events, temperance meeting, and upcoming church concert plans.
Winthrop Civic Change From Enthusiasm to Public Dissent
A historical note recalls three years of civic activity in Winthrop with the Winthrop War Veteran association. Residents petitioned Metropolitan Railroad Co for horse car service from South Ferry to the Junction, sparking protest as an unwanted town intrusion. Despite shifting fortunes, local coverage increased threefold and future changes are hoped to bring advancement and benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop War Veteran Association
Winthrop Brass Band
Beeching
George ‘Turumbull
Winthrop
The
Metropolitan Railroad Co
Boston
South Ferry
Flevere Beach
Metropolitan Railroad
Winthrop News
Post Office Move Sparks Surprise and Comment
The relocation from the old quarters to Cutter's store drew criticism and comment. Residents reacted to the change, noting its impact on mail service and local routines as officials explain decision rationale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutter's Store
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A W. Richardson
Square
Wintirop
Revere Water Works
Ieorge E. McCarthy
Winthrop, Mass
Kouya
Tio SP
Charles A. Buswell
Wintihop Street
J Everett Burrilu
Madison Avenue
Mox
Morgage
Walter Lawton
Main
Pleasant Streets
Durant, E
Japan
Fremont Street
Winthrop Bridge
Civil Engineering
Breck & CO
Civil Engineers
Devonshire and
Water Streets
HT. Whitman
C. E Cc. Breck
J.T. Whitman
N. B
Revere
Ee Tewksbury
Umm
Bowis F. Dunham
K. Tewksbury
Charles Street
Great Head
S H. Griffin
Winthrop St., Winthrop
Regal Estate
Gon ‘Sale
G. Irwin
Maina
Wis
Tonsovial
Jou wocamLe
Risan
Reoce
Wirranor
Mole Fertilizer Co
Roup
DOLE
Fertilizer CO
Commerce St
Nat
Wales
Pres. J. IL
Union Church
Beachmont
John C. Hewlett
J. P. Bixby
A. B. Green
A.L. Slawson
F. L. Woopwarp
Lore Exzo RicitaRrDson
Tunwie Deace
Sumstr Frorp
Registrars of Voters
Knights OF Honor
WintiRror
Beacon Quartette
Edith Estelle Torrey
Arthur F. Burnett
Sopha C. Hall
Franklin A. Shaw
Rudolph King
Emily Easterbrook
First Baptist Church
G. Safford
Eeers
Samuel Sturgis
Tennyson
Methodist
Episcopal Church
Seth C. Cart
Tesday
Ladies’ Church Aid Society
Union Social Circle
Qt. John's Episcopal Mission
Raare
Meeeleis Sameel Beebe
United Order Golden Cross
P. Floyd
Noble
George Bavison
Coy
Ella Parker
Miss Payne
Miss Johnson
Frank Tucker
the Baptist Church
Safford
Paul
Creatina
Spray
Episcopal Society
Marion Osgood
Ladd
Winthropites
Tremont School of Music
Chas. George
George
Horace Tewksbury
Baldwin
Chestra. G. FE
Joscelyne
Frank Belcher
Sam. George
Dr. Soule
Ness
Treasury
Town Meeting
Warren Belcher
Tobey
Read
Cutter
Washington House
Mr. Mavor
Wood
Syracuse
E. G. Kirtland
Crest Avenue
Washington
Mr. Steere
South End
Mr. Ryder
Bradford Holmes
Postoffice
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