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.
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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1909
Page
4
A financial note reports interest paid at the rate of Sapen Centen with no additional context or figures provided in the fragment.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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