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Newspaper
The Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1886
Page
1
Read's Block Winthrop announces new goods added to stock including ready made wrappers kitchen aprons hosiery shirts gloves corsets bustles tin ware and notions. Mrs French to assist in dress making department Tuesdays and Fridays in rear of store with fittings available.
Oak Grove Farm Co states it will supply milk to Ocean Spray and nearby communities starting May 1, with delivery until October 1. Price is 7 cents per quart in glass jars, offering pure milk cream and fresh churned butter. Orders may be mailed to the Boston office or left at local markets.
Reading notices appear in the same type as reading matter. Rates are 10 cents per line for first insertion and five tenths of a cent per line for each subsequent insertion. No notice costs less than a set minimum. The Visitor sends free notices to advertisers during the term of their advertisement. Rates will be strictly adhered to.
Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad officials toured Winthrop to assess the Boston Winthrop and Shore road and a south town survey. If feasible a steam road around the town may be built and operated to satisfaction. The visit yielded no public result. Local notices report health moves, new residences, business changes, and community events including weddings and social happenings.
Mr Charles Tewksbury of Pleasant street has purchased a Lawrence upright piano in solid walnut with fine carving and a mellow tone. The purchase is praised as a refined addition to its parlors. The article also notes civic matters about the Winthrop Electric Street Railway incorporation and a celebratory Gardner association picnic in Saugus with a four horse barge and hot coffee.
Rev Mrs Thombs preached last Sabbath at the Baptist church on church consecration and divine service. The sermon extolled a fully consecrated church as dutiful prayerful charitable and healthy in doctrine with additions to its numbers and local influence. Mr Cary spoke at the morning service on Independence Day outlining historical growth and progress of the nation with many points.
Report notes a quiet scene at Sunnyside with a new pier owners planning a modest inauguration. The piece mentions obligations to advertise and a mistake blamed on Ipse dixit. It describes romantic moonlit seats at the pier’s end and decor on nearby cottages owned by Allen, Grosse, and O F Belcher.
Cottages fill with sailors and families at Point Shirley while William Snelling hosts guests. A yacht capsize off Snake Island injured Harry Hutchinson. Albert Rice aided the rescuer. The Knights of Honor plan a grand ball on the 16th with over 125 tickets sold. spray band concerts and a club race at Great Head draw crowds.
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