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Newspaper

The Visitor

Location

Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1886

Page

4

Locals in Brief Highlight Town News and Notes

Sunday visitors Mr. and Mrs. Briggs Wadsworth in town. Buffalo moths damage homes. E Crosby hosts fig tree fruit. Dr. Hull buys land in Winthrop from $400 to $8,000. Yacht race off Great Head with Flagg Fancy Zoe Zoe Annie Pair winning. Ipswich Independent launched by C G Hull. Summer residents listed. local society activity and planned street improvements. Public hearing on Winthrop street grade. Trinity Baptist visit to Deacon Fay’s fruit display. Various residents moving, visiting, or remodeling. Odd Fellows parade crowds view procession in Boston. Civic meetings discuss caucus ballots and delegate selection. News items on English views of Americans and notable local remarks.

E. Crosby Winthrop Street St. George's Estate Er. N. B. Jones, Jr T. Townsend J. Bezanson H. Fay Thomas ‘Simpson

POUND PARTY FOR PASTOR STRENGTHENS TIES

About fifty residents paraded along Hermon street with packages and visited Rev. A B Thombs and wife. They presented groceries preserves and fruits in a pounding gesture. The evening included singing and left all feeling life and friendship enhanced.

Hermon Street A. B. Thombs

Town Meeting Chooses Moderators and Discusses Town Seal

The town meeting on the 21st selected Lucius Floyd as moderator for the juror list and accepted most nominees while excusing Walter Lawton and Sprague who was not a voter. The new town seal showing the chapel schoolhouse and plough was approved and to be used on documents. A September 30 warrant outlines plans for a drinking fountain, relocating scales, square improvements, schoolhouse funding and revised building plans.

Lucius Floyd Walter Lawton Sprague Capt. Irwin Morgan Frank Lamb Lawton Shackford Marcena Belcher Almont Street

Republican Caucus in Winthrop Largest Ever Formed

The Winthrop Republican caucus drew larger attendance than usual as the town seeks a General Court representative. F. L. Woodward opened the meeting with Lucius Floyd as chairman and Frank W. Tucker as secretary. A three person committee reported delegate candidates for state, congressional, council, and county positions.

Winthrop F. L. Woodward Lucius Floyd Frank W. Tucker Thomas Floyd David Floyd Newell Giles Soule T. H G

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