The Lowell Sun, 3 April 1894
| Police Court |
Officer Bumps started in on his new job this morning.
The Sunday drunks were fined $5. Jennie Willette received a sentence
of two months in jail.
Frank Fay, a common drunkard, was sentenced to the state farm for eight months.
John Ponl was charged with drunkenness and obstructing the sidewalk.
The case of William Joyce, charged with embezzlement from Court
Wamesit, A.O.F., was continued until April 5.
William Kelly was found guilty of being a common drunkard and was
sentenced to the Concord reformatory.
George Galbraith, Albert Adult, William Towle and Henry Bamfield
pleaded guilty to the charge of playing cards on the Lord's day and
were each fined $10. |
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The Lowell Sun, 12 April 1894
| Death Removed One of Ward Three's Most Interesting Citizens |
Mr. Thomas Fennelly who died Tuesday night at his home on Agawam Street was one of the most interesting residents of the ward. He was a native of Kilkenny, Ireland where he was born 49 years ago; but came to this city when he was only 16 years old.
He was an overseer in the American Bolt Company, and later served as night watchman for the American Cartridge Company for nine years.
Mr. Fennelly is survived by a wife, one daughter, Mrs. James H. McElholm, a father and four sisters, one of the latter being a nun at St. Mary's infirmary, in Galveston, Texas.
He was a member of the Holy Name society of the Sacred Heart church, also of the Celtic associates. |
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The Lowell Sun, 16 April 1894
| Local Notes |
Miss Louisa M. Hardman of Agawam Street, who has been in England, is expected home tomorrow.
Miss Madge Claxton has returned from visiting friends in Boston.
The only intention recorded at the city clerk's office today was: Frank O. Stevens 24 to Bertha F. Barker 19.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Dugdale and daughter of Belmont Street are to sail for Europe Saturday, on the steamer Campania of the Cunard Line.
The annual ball of the Burke Temperance Institute will be held on May 11 at Huntington Hall. It will be officered by President John H. McGuinness, general manager James Redmond, assistant John C. O'Neill, floor director; and Patrick Guthrie, assistant. |
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| Deaths |
| John Kelleher, aged 2 years and 3 months child of John and Lizzie
Kelleher, died yesterday at their home, 93 Summer Street. The funeral
took place this afternoon and was well attended. Burial was in the
Catholic cemetery. |
| In Court Today |
| Cornelius O'Hearn was one of the few drunks who were sentenced. He
was sent to the state farm at Bridgewater for 8 months. |
| Fred Patineau and Peter Eno were found guilty of playing ball in
Tewksbury on the Lord's Day and were fined $6 each. |
| Robert Loughlin pleaded guilty to a charge assault and battery on an
unknown man and was fined $8. |
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The Lowell Sun, 30 April 1894
| Deaths |
| Bridget Jones aged 67 years died Saturday at her home, 64 Common Street. |
| Thomas J. Shalvey aged 16 years, son of Thomas and Mary Shalvey died Saturday evening at their home 181 Broadway. |
| Neal McManus died Saturday evening at his home, 122 West Sixth Street. He had resided in this city all his life, and was employed by the J.C. Ayer Company for 41 years. |
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| The Dracut License |
| At 4:30 on Saturday afternoon the selectmen of Dracut informed a Sun reporter that in all probability the single liquor license for the town would be given out on Monday. In the evening the village knew that Michael Connelly of the Navy Yard had captured the coveted prize. |
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1894 Newspaper Abstracts
Middlesex County Massachusetts
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