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Newspaper
The Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1885
Page
4
The piece urges improved seaside sanitation through drain age and cites an August 12 grand beach illumination from Point of Pines to Great Ocean Pier. It notes Winthrop town hall draped in mourning for a national leader, praising Ulysses S. Grant's legacy.
Attendance rises at Ocean Spray Rink with Everetts versus Atlantics polo won by East Boston. J S Kaufman and Maud Boyd perform fancy skating, ending with a half mile race won by the lady. A grand masque ball on August 4 requires masks or dominos before 10 pm with dancing at 8:30 pm. Tickets via local committee members.
Residents along Revere Beach prepare for a Wednesday August 12 illumination with meetings at Vue de l Eau Hotel. Committees seek cottagers hotel keepers and railroad cooperation, with major railroads expected to contribute to the effort.
The committees for music and press were formed with Wolffsohn Isaacs and Perry including Charles H. Thayer E J Freergas and others. J H Putnam was elected treasurer. After much discussion it was voted to hold the illumination on Wednesday August 12.
A large gathering of Great Head residents at the Pavilion called by John Hopewell Jr forms a committee with Ocean Spray to press sewerage action. The meeting also addresses shade trees, garbage plans, and potential association for non residents. Entertainment followed with local acts and a successful showing, with a repeat performance planned at Hull Yacht Club.
The long talked of nigger show is past. July committee Lombard Shaw Crocker organized a minstrel for Great Head Yacht Club members. Jacques Kruger and Wm Carrollilles extra rehearsed with Macguire. July show drew full hall, audience applauded despite rough material. Harry Turner and James earned encores for performances.
A Winthrop resident on July 20 1885 urges town authorities to improve lighting on Main Street from Hermon Street due to darkness from overhanging trees. He cites near misses and past accidents and warns of potential damage suits if the issue remains unresolved.
The column lists residents visiting, guests in town, and moving announcements. It notes a town meeting adjournment for Monday at 7.30 PM, local people vacationing in New Hampshire, several families staying at Sunnyside, and a funeral of Mary G child of Capt. McNaught. The town hall front is draped and the flag at half mast for Gen. Grant.
Mrs Haseltine hosts boarders at Pleasant and Buchanan streets while a fresh horse was needed to finish a trip. Notables include Wanxton Misenter and Boston University official Waldron H Rand with family on Winthrop street and leather broker Lewis W Montgomery. A schoolhouse window vandalism spree warrants a $100 reward. A memorial service for General Grant at the Methodist church featured flag decor and Rev. Cary’s tribute.
Ocean Spray community updates list guests at Ocean House and Columbia Cottage, visits to Long Branch, Boston and New York, along with trips by yacht Vif. Local events include birthday party for Emma Putnam, ice cream parlors at Belcher’s, and a sequence of dances and euchre games at Nevada and Shirley House. Infrastructure includes new plank walk at Myrtle avenue and plans to enlarge Ocean Spray Hall.
New members join the yacht club as regatta plans rise again. Updates note a regatta committee, outings to Point of Pines, and a Hull yacht party with music by Cheney's band. The Great Head Yacht Club hosts a Mother Goose party to fund club hall decorations, with spectator tickets sold by committee members and post-event dancing.
A hall committee seeks subscriptions for a large social and religious event at the bal mosque promising memorable preparations and ticket sales through the committee. Frank N. Crock and Miss Adiola Amés will present Craven's The Chimney Corner at the Casino Ocean Spray on Thursday with strong support from an excellent company. A sail aboard the Idler ended with a pleasant return from Marblehead after a calm spell and a late finish at Point Shirley.
The article notes the new pier to be started in a few days and reports over 100 teams crossing the new bridge in one hour on Sunday evening. It mentions H Hutchins of Somerville to build a cottage opposite the Argyle, a Mrs Stoughton euchre party at the Argyle, and Isaac H. B. Ellsworth buying land on Summit Avenue to build a permanent house.
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