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The Visitor

Location

Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1886

Page

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Union Church Beachmont Weekly Meeting Notice

Union Church Beachmont announces a weekly meeting conducted by B. Aan, held every Wednesday evening at 10 45 p m with arrangements and readings for the congregation.

Advertising Rates Card One Inch Space Per Year

Advertising rates list pricing for space in a newspaper card. Rates include one inch space at 560 dollars per year, quarter column at 2000 dollars per year, half column 8500 dollars, full column 7900 dollars per year. Shorter periods add ten percent.

Winthrop Board Of Health Pioneers Sewage Reform Plans

New Winthrop board of health begins work visiting Brockton Malden and Rockland to study sewage free health methods. Brockton reports near perfection in system with deodorizer under development. Cottage Park transformation eyed as town’s future attraction under owners Belcher and Huckins guidance.

Board of Health Winthrop Brockton Malden Rockland Winthrop Board Brockton Board of Health

Suburban Estate Near Cottage Park Plans Grand Bayfront Development

A Boston suburb project envisions seventeen acres joining Cottage Park with bayfront grounds, grand trees, and broad inland avenues. Builders plan a seaway to Apple island channel, a four hundred foot park, and villas costing at least 3000 dollars. Two years hence the area will feature tasteful homes and a yawing station.

Cottage Park Boston Apple-island Ritchie Pleasant Street

Belcher Improves Summer Resort Cottage Park

Mr. O. F. Belcher pursues major upgrades at Cottage Park with cottages being painted and water restored for baths and conveniences. He will personally manage the retreat, signaling careful stewardship. The resort aims to offer restful summer enjoyment for discerning visitors.

O. F. Belcher Cottage Park

Knights of Honor Congratulate New Town Selectmen

The Knights of Honor hosted a congratulatory supper for new town selectmen 8.5 Smith and E.8 Read. Caterer McFadden supplied an elegant menu with oysters lobster salad cold meats turkey pies cake ice cream oranges almonds and raisins and coffee.

Knights of Honor Smith Read McFadden Gardner Plit Messrs. Smith Vane

Local notes from Winthrop and Great Head reflect illness and events

Mrs Rice of Great Head is seriously ill and Mr John Ritchie plans a May trip to Europe. Dr McCarthy’s ill brother in East Boston and a boy’s sore throat are noted. Firemen discuss a April ball at the Rink and a Malden ball invitation. Donations reach the Public Library from local residents. A Chelsea built car for the Electric road nears Daft, New Jersey. A misprint corrected for Ripley concert songs. Henry Lovering pushes Winthrop harbor survey into a river and harbor bill. Community dances, progressive whist, art theft, and choir rehearsals add to town life.

Winthrop Great Head Rink Malden Chelsea Daft New Jersey McCarthy Geo. W. Rackham Winn John Carle Ripley Medicine Jack Robbins J. H. Hartley Henry B. Lovering Marshall Connecticut Long Deer Island

Town Meeting Deliberations On Street Grade and Health

The adjourned town meeting at the Town Hall discussed articles on Winthrop street grade changes with a citizen committee or board of selectmen option. It authorized borrowing for a $10,000 note, debated fire alarm systems, street lighting, highway repairs, and labor wages, and postponed several items to the April meeting.

Lucius Floyd Winthrop Street Woodward Geo. G. Belcher Board of Selectmen Joyd Floyd J.C. Knowles Warren Belcher

Virgin Salt Co Offers Doves Lithographed Card

A New Haven Connecticut salt marketer promotes Virgin Salt with a ten color lithograph of Doves on a large nine by ten inch card. The ad claims Virgin Salt is the cleanest purest whitest salt and describes enameled packaging to prevent hardening. A large package costs only 10 cents.

Virgin Salt Co New Haven Conn

tableaux by St Johns Mission youths delight audience

The youth tableau evenings at Beacon Villa drew praise for careful rehearsal and graceful performance. Mrs Wentworth led the event with strong parental support and guests provided music and singing. A modest sum was raised for future good works.

St. John’s Mission Lord Allin Ginevra Wilking Dinah

Visit to Brockton Report Inspires Winthrop Board of Health

Correspondent describes a Winthrop Board of Health visit to Brockton Mass on a Tuesday morning. They met Secretary Eldridge and Mayor Whipple and toured the city including the new theater. The party expresses gratitude for Brockton’s hospitality and information received.

Spac Brockton Mass Board of Health Winthrop Eldridge Whipple City New Theater Siow

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