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Newspaper
The Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1885
Page
1
A note shows mail departures and arrivals with timing details from a carrier service. Departure marked at 30 AM and delivery by carrier at 30 AM, indicating irregular or placeholder times in the record.
The Ladies Sewing Society meets Wednesday afternoons at 2 o'clock in the church parlors.
The item lists the publishing staff contact details for the paper with A L Slawson as managing editor and S E Cowell as publisher at 71 Oliver Street Beaton Winthrop Street next to A Tewksbury's Boot and Shoe store.
Reading notices cost 10 cents per line for first insertion and 5 cents per line for subsequent insertions. Minimum charge 50 cents. The Warrior distributes free copies to advertisers during their ad term. Advertisers may modify ads as often as needed. Rates will be strictly enforced.
Vice President Thomas Andrews Sendricks died at his Indianapolis home at age sixty six from paralysis of the heart after over two years of a gangrenous foot condition. The funeral is planned for his late home on Tuesday.
The paper declares a commitment to operate as a purely local journal and to stay focused on businesslike, straightforward coverage. It invites support but warns against misrepresentations aimed at deceiving readers and patrons.
Washington dispatch from Nov 20 1885 reports the forty ninth congress arriving with talk of speaker election rules reform and senate opposition to appointments. Sheridan backs land for Indians while army criticized as permanent manager of Native policy. Reed and Hiscock favored as minority leaders with Reed seen as natural choice. tariff reform split shown between Republicans and Democrats as Springer touts new rules to ease legislation. President Cleveland's incoming message and confirmation questions shape early session battles.
Captain Stevenson returned home Wednesday night. Over one hundred taxpayers signed a petition for the elevated road in Winthrop. Captain Cordis married and enjoying the honeymoon. Delays on the Enos elevated road blamed on awaiting orders from selectmen. Sewerage plan unsettled and engineers awaiting instructions. Chautauqua Circle to meet to discuss Shakespeare. attendance light due to bad weather. Boston Winthrop Shore Railroad meeting postponed. Rumor of A P Blake resignation refuted. he left Boston Land Company. Various local business moves and property notes.
A discussion on the need for orderly church music in towns near Boston notes rehearsals once a week under a competent leader. Hymns chosen by the pastor are practiced for the next Sabbath, enabling a choir to lead the congregation in harmonious singing and elevate the worship.
Last evening a Thanksgiving service at the Methodist church began with singing the first half hour. Rev. Waler Wilkie delivered a fifteen minute address urging thankfulness for temporal blessings. Rev. 8 C Cary arrived at 16 o'clock and continued his sermon on Mormonism criticizing religious abuse and the condition of Utah women.
The St. John's Episcopal Mission presents an evening of banjo violin and piano solos readings and vocal selections at 8 o clock Monday. Admission is twenty cents with Mrs Orlando Belcher Mrs J C Nelson Mrs Wyman Miss Mackintosh and Messrs Lawton Ripley Eidres and Newert listed as performers to ensure a full house.
A three day storm caused record tides and widespread flooding. Tracks washed out on the Boston Winthrop and Shore R I near Junction and Cottage Hill, with the Neck of Land between Pt Shirley and Shore Beach submerged. The new pier stood, and rail service was disrupted while repairs awaited.
At about 2.4 a m Tuesday a fire alarm rang and Captain Stevenson's large Sunnyside boarding house burned. Four people were inside including Mrs Stevenson and her son, a servant was overcome by smoke. Local hose company No 1 arrived quickly, hydrants were far, and extra help and a Winthrop crew aided, delaying response as a barn nearby received attention. The building stood over seventy years old.
A partially legible report states a spacious house used as a summer boarding house was destroyed with contents largely lost. The property was insured for 900 to 1500 dollars on contents. Furnishings and bric a brac were destroyed and the phantom will move to Mr Putnam's cottage for now.
At a Methodist service Rev. Cary urged parental duty in religious teaching, family worship, and timely piety as safeguards for children. Reports from Episcopal and Baptist services note the quiet beauty of twilight worship and Safford sermon on righteousness and judgment.
A letter to the editor endorses Enos elevated electric railroad. It argues weather and street crossings pose limited dangers, describes bells and signals, and notes near-silent operation with cushions and a stove heater for five cents end to end. It praises safety, efficiency, and Winthrop support.
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