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Newspaper
The Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1886
Page
1
A wave of local updates from Chelsea and nearby cottages lists new shops at Shirley Street, moves to cottages on the hill, and multiple arrivals at the Lawrence cottage. The dispatch notes sermons at the Pavilion, a Japanese wedding at the Casino, cottage rentals, and a Vermont dairy influx for beach residents milk supply.
Reading notices are priced at 10 cents per line for the first insertion and 5 cents per line for subsequent insertions. No notice accepted for less than 50 cents. The Visitor provides free distribution to advertisers during their ad period. Rates will be strictly adhered to.
The store in Read's Block Winthrop announces many new goods including ready made wrappers kitchen aprons rubber aprons and a full line of ladies gents and children's apparel. Corsets bustles tin ware and notions are featured with dress making available Tuesdays and Fridays.
Oak Grove Farm Co. will supply milk to Ocean Spray areas on and after May 1. Price is 7 cents per quart delivered through Oct. 1. Specialties include Pure Milk, Rich Cream and fresh churned butter in prints, boxes or tubs. Orders to Boston office or Husakor's Bakery in Winthrop.
St John s Guild met at Mrs Fred Hastings s home to view new fountains now in place. Mrs E I Wadsworth plans a health trip to New Hampshire. Mr Ka M George hosted a Boston friends party on East Buchanan St. Mr Sylvanus Payne travels to Richfield Springs for business and pleasure. Brakeman J Roach injures finger on fast express. Furniture mover J Seavey loses a wheel at the Junction. Hardware merchant Snelling increases stock and trade. An affordable ice cream freezer is offered. Mrs John Bemis repairs her Hermon St house for Mr Thombs and bride s arrival. A gentleman takes August vacation then moves into his new home. Erastus Doolittle holds the governor s quill for the charter to build Electric L Road in Winthrop as a souvenir. Graduating class presents teacher Mr Frost with a gold pen and cabinet portrait as farewell gifts.
Beach and Winthrop residents praise the B R B and Lynn R R for fast service. Engineer Hanscom ran a Boston to Winthrop train via Pleasant Street in ten minutes. Locals say quicker trips would please southern Winthrop, yet view rapid, reliable Boston communication as a major gain.
Cottage freshly repainted Mrs Stone of North avenue ill but improving Mr Fred Chamberlain to move to New York after graduation Mrs Folsoma away during scarlet fever outbreak The little boy of Mr Smith North avenue improving slowly Dr Soule reports improvement Dr McCarthy leaves bachelorhood happiness Mrs M to occupy new home soon Fourth of July supplies at Mrs Browns Fuji Yoma and Judaiyn to wed Japan guest O Hara praises wedding customs Beachmont haystack find contains silverware Whitman Breck surveyors plan Ocean avenue extension Hamilton camp picnic twenty five Winthrop residents attend sermons East Boston papers merge Fresh Air Fund seventh season aids city children donations 10 25 dollars for a sail and 33 for a ride to the country to Nantasket Beach send funds to Rev D W Waldron Boston Mass
Mr Richardson and family relocate from Crescent Avenue to Wakefield Massachusetts. J S Orne Cambridge drug moves into Endicott Avenue cottage for summer. Merrill boats barge to East Boston Sunday morning for early mass. leaves at 7 40. Verbeck rents cottage to Copeland of an evil Hall market. Taylor Copeland spend the summer and visit Vermont. leaves next Tuesday for September. A strawberry festival with ice cream and cake at Dr M W Bray’s 64 Bellingham Avenue next Monday evening to aid Union church. admission 15 cents, children 10 cents. musical selections by well known artists. sale of fancy articles to support. Gill & Webster give up ore on Crescent Avenue. Improvement Society plans cafe building purchase and land for a town hall. Summer timetable satisfactory. Prof C L Carter returns to cottage. Perkins moves to St Lawrence cottage. Evans has house painted. W N Rogers & Son relocate to Watertown after selling interest in Waltham Steam Laundry. Mrs A Merrill of Winthrop Avenue acts as local agent. packages left Mondays returned Saturdays. work promised first class. Corbett to work with Ta contract in building. J W Smith moves into his cottage on Bellingham Avenue.
An evening of top musical talent is planned in Winthrop on July 8 at Bijou hall under Lawrence and Ripley. Soprano Mrs M F Knowles and contralto Ella Cleveland Fenderson headline with Weber Male Quartette and accompanist Frank Nash. Reserved seating is numbered and tickets are available at local outlets. barge transport from Cottage Park is offered for South Shore residents.
Baseball remains popular at the Highlands where the Veal Calf Solids defeated Batchelder & Lincoln. Landlord Mills hosted a fine dinner for the team. Talks of a challenge from the Solids, Mr Blackington buys land near Summit Avenue and takes possession this week. Argyle prospers again. tribute to Mr and Mrs Mills.
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