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Winthrop Sun And Visitor

Location

Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1909

Page

4

Interest Paid at Rate of Sapen Centen

A financial note reports interest paid at the rate of Sapen Centen with no additional context or figures provided in the fragment.

Winthrop Sun and Visitor item about trains and rates

The Winthrop Sun and Visitor notes a suggestion to move Thanksgiving observance to the last Saturday in November with church events on Sunday. It also reports demand for a 12.35 a.m. Boston train and confirms fire-related insurance rate reductions taking effect November 26, welcomed by officials and residents.

Boston Winthrop Chester Ave Winthrop Centre Thornton Station Port Hill

Town Hall heating contract should invite wider bids

Reader Joseph A. Barry contends the Town Hall heating contract was announced to only three of eight local specialists. He urges fair taxpayer practice, suggesting newspaper advertisements to solicit bids and avoid last minute notices from a board minority.

Focal Board of Selectman Joseph A. Barry River Road

The Pilgrim Urges Frugal Holiday Shopping Now

The Pilgrim notes three weeks remain to shop locally to avoid crowds and emphasizes trimming extravagance as a national weakness. It laments rising costs from inflation and speculation, warns about wage demands, and cites Dr. Cook’s $6,000 lecture fee as evidence of lucrative ventures amid controversy.

Henry Clews Pole Cook St. Paul Minneapolis Pilgrim

Winthrop City Finances Report To State Treasurer

Town Treasurer H. W. Aiken finalized the annual settlement with the state treasury. State tax fell by 4,500 dollars, and the distribution of the corporate tax cut Winthrop’s share by 3,100 dollars. The state balance paid was 200 dollars higher than last year, with payments totaling 40,958.36 dollars to the state.

H. W. Aiken Winthrop

Quest and Question Club Holds Fifth Meeting at Mrs Howe's Home

The Quest and Question Club met at 79 Summit Avenue on Tuesday November 30 with Mrs Della Howe hosting. The afternoon paper Apollo and Diana was read, and a gentleman’s night event on November 14 featured old fashioned costumes songs and dancing.

Q. and Q Club Della Howe Summit Avenue Apollo Diana Elizabeth Hayes Ellen Ashley Lizzie Clarke Alice Benedict Miss Fisk Nason Greenwalt H. Hayes Alice Kerry Clu New Winthrop Chapman Jessie Leonard Mars Elizabeth Chapman Della G. Howe

Interesting figures on church attendance in Winthrop

The Winthrop Ministerial Association surveyed church attendance. Of 9,103 residents, about 6,500 refrain from attending any church. Roman Catholic services average 1,350 weekly. Unitarian counts vary due to illness. Methodist, Baptist, Episcopalian, and Union Congregational churches show varying Sunday morning and evening figures for November.

Winthrop Ministerial Association Winthrop W. C. Litchfield Unitarian Methodist The Baptist Church Episcopalian Church Union Congregational Church Boston

Winthrop League Endorses Practical Woman Suffrage

The Winthrop Equal Suffrage League, chaired by Mrs. X. J. Barbour, adopted a resolution criticizing Cardinal Gibbons and Cardinal Moran for opposing woman suffrage. The group argues a cardinal who has observed voting is more competent to judge suffrage than one who has not.

Winthrop Equal Suffrage League

Winthrop Resident Proposes Fountain at Pleasant Corner

Captain Charles O. Peters of Peters & Co. urges Winthrop to buy land at Main and Pleasant streets to install an ornamental horse fountain with a public water hose. He links the move to road safety and town beautification, offering to start a collection and noting a nearby beach lot for a playground and bathing area.

Winthrop Main Street Main High Board Pleasant Pleasant Square

Doings of the Board of Selectmen November 29 1909

The board files petitions for completing Green Hill path from Prospect to Terrace avenues and cites the 1908 layout. A joint meeting fills a Park Commission vacancy, selecting George E Mitchell over Orcutt Slocomb. The Park Board plans a December meeting. Requests an extra late night train to Revere Beach Boston & Lynn Railroad. State treasurers notes registration bill urged. sidewalk assessments drafted and warrants issued.

Green Hill Prospect Avenue Charles A. Sawyer George FE. Mitchell William B. Orcutt Elmer E. Slocomb George E. Mitchell Park Commissioners Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad Winthrop

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