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Newspaper

Winthrop Sun And Visitor

Location

Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1907

Page

4

First Unitarian Church Service in Winthrop Mass

Unitarian Church Winthrop Massachusetts with Rev W Litchield minister announces morning service at 10 45 am a san fay school service at noon and a seven o clock meeting of the People s Religious Union seats free supported by subscriptions and contributions at 83 Hermon Street telephone 943 1

Unitarian Church Winthrop Mass Litchield Hermon Street Sanfay Toang People’s Religious Union

Religious services and events at Belcher Street church

Community notices announce Sunday morning worship led by Rev. Faipenice M. Ware with Bible School at 10:30 and Christian Endeavor at 13.9. Evening services 6.16 and a Brady Class on Tuesdays. Friday night prayer from 9 to 12. Next Tuesday features six 30 minute reviews. The pastor previews Advent of Christ and reflects on 1907. The quartet provides music.

Scupat Christian Endeavor Brady Methodist Episcopal Winthrop Street Charles Tilton Jefferson Street First O. E. Johnson A.S. Nickergon EB. Tasker A. Sawyer E. E. Rowland J. B. Coffin Men's New Movement Epworth League Franklin Hamilton D. D The National University Washington, D. C Charles Otto Boston University Dillon Bronson Boston Union Congregational Church Tewksbury Street Winthrop Beach A. L. McKenzie Shore Drive Albert Armstrong Macalister

First Church of Winthrop Seeks Warm Welcome Services

Long listing of church activities at First Church Winthrop and Union Congregational Church includes sermons by Rev. Tilton and special events for December 29 and the New Year. Week of Prayer details, choir, Epworth League, and Love Feast planned. attendance and participation urged.

The Deane Winthrop House Open to Public Weekdays

The oldest house in Old Boston is open weekdays from 2 to 5 p.m. Visitors are advised to leave cars at Oosan Spray station.

Old Boston Oosan Spray Station

Winthrop Sum and Visitor editorial note

Winthrop Sum and Visitor section lists Herbert E. Emerson as editor and proprietor and Ernest D. Pierce as associate editor with the paper’s contact line Winthrop 272. The note identifies staff roles and the publication’s telephone number.

Herbert E. Emerson Ernest d. Pierce Telephones Winthrop

Bells Chime On Christmas At Old North Church

Historic Boston scene recalls the Old North Church chiming bells on Christmas morning with Paul Revere lights once hung in 1775. Local papers note the tradition as part of annual holiday customs in the city.

Old North Church Boston Paul Revere

Town Meeting Adjourns With Warrant for Key Articles

Citizens should attend the adjourned town meeting next Thursday evening. The warrant includes several important articles, with the school accommodation item requiring immediate and favorable action.

Winter snow reduces town expenses this year

The small snowfall so far this winter has saved the town money by avoiding large snow bills from past winters. Officials note there is still time for more costs, but current savings already reduce future requirements.

Webster forms new Boston law firm with three members

Walter A Webster former district attorney candidate and sponsor of Boston Finance Commission legislation ends his three year Legislature term to practice law. The firm Webster MacKusick Lyman will be based at Beacon Building 6 Beacon Street Boston with Albert R MacKusick and Aaron J Lyman as partners.

Walter A. Webster Suffolk County Boston Finance Commission Webster, MacKusick & Lyman Beacon Building Beacon Street Boston Albert R. MacKusick Elder, MacKusick & Brackett Boston Elevated Railway Company Law Department Aaron J. Lyman Lyman Iowa State Street

Police Introduce Combination Wagon For Ambulance Use

The town reports a new combination wagon aiding police and ambulance work. Previously four to six hours could pass before a dying man could be moved, but now a stretcher basket with cradle and springs enables rapid, safe transport to home or hospital. Chief Buffington procured the device for immediate deployment.

Buffington

Missing Winthrop girl Mable Morecroft found in Cambridge

Mable Morecroft aged 15, missing since Thanksgiving, was located by Boston police in Cambridge where she was found working. A warrant existed. she was returned to her parents on Winthrop Street. Judge Cleary continued the case for two weeks while she remains at home.

Boston Winthrop Mable Morecroft Andrew Morecroft Winthrop Street Mable

Winthrop Real Estate Transfers Reported

Jeorge M. Barnum Jr transfers three lots at Park and Quincy avenues to James D. Brennan for $1. Theron Porter sells Tappan Street property to Edward Faucher for $1. Jonathan Story transfers Bates Avenue and Bowdoin Street property to Mary P. Story for $1. Sarah E. Ehrenboim conveys Perkins Street property to Maria M. Jordan for $1.

Jeorge M. Barnum, Jr James D. Brennan Park and Quincy Avenues Theron Porter Edward Faucher Tappan Street Jonathan Story Mary P. Story Bates Avenue Bowdoin Street Sarah E. Ehrenboim Maria M. Jordan Perkins Street

Abolish Grade Crossings Petition Goes to Superior Court

East Boston residents and the Orient Heights Yacht Club urge a commission to study abolishing grade crossings on Saratoga Short Maverick and Marginal streets along the Boston Revere Beach Lynn Railroad. The Board of Aldermen asks the Superior Court to appoint three disinterested commissioners under Chapter 468 of 1906.

Board of Aldermen Superior Court Battis Leary East Boston First District Orient Heights Yacht Club Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn James E. Maguire Alfred H. Downing Joseph Donnell Frank G. Crowley John B. Baum William Bronson J. E. Watkins James H. Cline A. Dudley Bagley John F. Gunnarson County of Suffolk City of Boston Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad Saratoga Street Short Street Maverick Street Marginal Street Railroad Commissioners Superior Court of Suffolk County

Christmas Program at M. E. Church Featured Local Talent

The church crowded for a holiday program led by Mrs. John B. Coffin at the organ. Soloists included Ralph O. Beverley and a quartet of Dorothea Smith Grace Nelson Albert Be Grant and Jack Knadeon. Mrs Cartwright read, Rev Charles Tilton spoke, and young ladies collected for Sunday school. Henry F. Rich presided.

Jeter Jack Knudson John B. Coffin Ralph O. Beverley Dorothea Smith Grace Nelson Albert BE. Grant Jack Knadeon Marguerite ‘Pearson East Boston Lewis B. Smith George W. Goldsmith Cartwright Somerset Avenue Charles Tilton Henry F. Rich

Christmas Entertainment at Winthrop Baptist Sunday School

The Winthrop Baptist Sunday school held a Christmas program starting at 7 o clock on Tuesday evening. Twelve girls performed a bell drill and lullaby song, Elsie Chamberlain sang My Teddy Bear, Myrtle Floyd, Helen Johnson and Grace Horton recited, with Grace Horton delivering a telephone message to Santa Claus. Santa arrived with bells and distributed presents, aided by the Christmas committee listed as Mrs S A Kinney, Mrs A B Wood, Miss May Lent, Mrs L K Colton, Ethel Sampson, Mr L K Colton, C B Sampson, C H Leach, and W H Phillips.

Winthrop Baptist Sunday School Elsie Chamberlain Teddy Bear Myrtle Floyd Helen Johnson Grace Horton Banta Claus Santa Claus S. A. Kinney A. B. Wood May Lent L. K. Colton Ethel Sampson C. 8. Sampson C. H. Leach W.H. Phillips

Boston billboard remedy urged by Nat Fowler letter

Nat Fowler argues against billboards and barn signs as nuisances and urges a boycott by Boston women to pressure advertisers. He notes Winthrop’s suffering and cites a прост approach: object to objectionable ads, inform friends, and compel removal through business logic.

Boston Winthrop

Coasting Dangers Prompt Calls for Rules

Charles Welsh notes the early coast ing accident season with injuries in Winthrop. He cites youngsters crossing streets at right angles as a greater risk to themselves and pedestrians and urges rules to curb coasting on sidewalks to protect life and limb.

Bowling Club Dance at Constitution Hall Winthrop

The Constitution Bowling Club of Winthrop hosted its first dance Thursday night at Constitution Hall. The event featured a list of players led by captain H A Barry and included many club members and guests in attendance.

Constitution Bowling Club Winthrop Constitution Hall H. A. Barry R. J. Murry H. BR. Ambler W. N. Holmes W. 8. Lewis

Winthrop Team Defeats Constitution in Beach Alley Series

The Winthrop Greater Boston nine defeated the Constitution squad for the third straight time on Monday evening in a beach alley series. Final tallies followed, detailing innings and totals for both sides.

Winthrop Greater Boston Constitution Constitutions

A Quaint Old Recipe For Ringworms

An 1836 Housekeeper's Guide cites a ringworm remedy using church bell grease mixed with unsalted lard as a plaster applied twice daily. The grease forms a verdigris with the metal, and the unusual remedy was once kept secret but later shared openly for its apparent effectiveness.

Frost Library and Reading Works Listing

The notice lists library hours on weekdays 1 30 to 9 00 pm and notes various book and author entries including What can a young man do Frank West Rollins money and investments by Montgomery Rollins The Loves of Pelleas and Etarre Zona Gale St Judes Ian Maclaren Emerald and Ermine The author of The Martyrdom of an Empress Wilbur Nesbit From Van Dweller to Commuter Albert Bigelow Paine A Strange Story Bulwer Lytton and a Winthrop post office letters remaining for the week ending December 28 listing Fearebay Harold H Keane Jno Leonard Frank McDonald Miss Jessie Morris George A Posser Howard S Romana Maud Symer Mise H Thomas EB R.

Frank West Rollins Montgomery Rollins Pelleas Etarre Zona Gale St. Judes Ian Maclaren Emerald Albert Bigelow Paine Bulwer- Lytton Winthrop Fearebay Harold H. Keane Jno. Leonard Frank McDonald Jessie Morris George A. Posser Howard Romana Maud Symer Mise H Thomas EB. R

Card of Thanks for Ahrend O. Pope

We express gratitude for kindness and sympathy shown during our sad bereavement. The death of Ahrend O. Pope prompted these heartfelt thanks from Mr. and Mrs. A J Pope and Chester H Pope.

Ahrend O. Pope Mrs. A J. Pope Chester H. Pope

Thanks for sympathy and flowers after bereavement

To all friends and neighbors and the Good Cheer Alliance whose sympathy were so kindly tendered in our time of bereavement, and for the floral tributes, we wish to express our sincere thanks. Fred Whittemore and family.

Good Cheer Alliance Fred Whittemore

Advertise Your Entertainments This Paper Next Week

A brief notice invites local advertisers to place entertainment ads in the newspaper for the following week. The item emphasizes affordable rates and broad readership for theater, concerts, and events.

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First Unitarian Church First Church of Union Congregational Winthrop Sum and Visitor Jimthrop Sun Winthrop Visitor Lewis Block Beach Station New Law Firm Winthrop Real Estate M. E. Church Baptist Church Nat Fowler Charles Welsh Mary O’brien Margaret O’brien Ethel Shorey Catherine Devereaux Mies Grace Prescott Addie Billings Helen Stover Gladys Spalding May Jenkins Ella Jenkins Rae Jenkins Marjorie Ambler Dorothy Eskrigge Dorothy Mittenthal Magee Frances Schaffer Mary Leonard Eva Burke Miller Gladys Bring Christine Nielson Alfreda A. Hunter Hunter Mis. Neilson Mies Pear Slocomb Nellie Lewis Herbert Stuart George Stillwell John Wickens Bert Jenkins Robert Jenkins Richard Barry Alfred Allan Dean Allan George Prescott Roy Tewksbury Norman Gray Lec Devereaux Julian Stiles Charles Eskringe William Eskrigge Dad Woods George Lappen Fred Millen Reginald Key James Cook Edward Kennedy Eben Darling Joseph O’connell John Magee Charles Grimes Thomas Maloney Eric Ambler Joseph Harvey Jack Gayboy Jack Phia Press Constitution Holmes Lewis Ambler Murray Barry Eee Eee Greater Boston Britt Remick Prescott Tewksbury Millen Frost Library New Books Winthrop List A.B Whiptemore, Sec’y, and Treas Wadsworth Building Winthrop Centre E. F. Rogers Frank Barrett Photographic Studio Wadsworth Block E. E. Crosby Alfred Peat Winthrop St Geo. D. Edwards Glazier and Whitener Hermon St Ralph P. Badger Chatham J Lynn I. B. O'Brien Coral Ave Lillian F. Rich Teagher Pleasant St Dr. CG. H. French Wave Way Ave Shirley Station Ear Nore Roat
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