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City Clerks Office, City Hall.
City Collector & Treasurer's Office, city Hall.
Sheriff's Office, Mansur's building, Central street. City Marshal's office, Central st, opp. American H.
LIST OF NEWSPAPERS IN LOWELL.
. The Lowell Courier, published Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings, in Wade & Mixer's build- ing, corner of Central and Hurd streets, by leon- ard Huntress.
The Lowell Journal, is published every Wednesday morning at Courier office.
American Wesleyan Observer, published every Thurs- day morning .- Printed at Courier office.
Lowell Advertiser, published Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings, office corner of Central and Middle streets, by Abijah Watson.
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Lowell Patriot. published Thursday mornings, at Ad- vertiser office.
Zion's Banner, published every Wednesday morning, Printed at Advertiser office.
Literary Souvenir, published Saturday morning, at No. 20 Merrimack street, by A. B. F. Hildreth.
Ladies' Repository, published semi-monthly at the Souvenir office.
MIDDLESEX HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Organized September 2, 1839.
Its object is to encourage, by public FREE exhibi- tions and otherwise, the cultivation of flowers, fruit and vegetables in this vicinity.
The regular exhibitions are four, viz: On the last Wednesdays of June, July and August, and the third Wednesday in September. Besides these there will be shows of such flowers, &c. as may be out of season for the regular exhibitions.
OFFICERS. William Boott, President ; B.F.French, Samuel Lawrence, John Aiken, Vice Presidents ; John C. Dalton, James B. Francis, John Avery, Da- vid Dana, John D. Pillsbury. Alexander Wright, Trustees ; Charles Hovey, Secretary & Treasurer.
LOWELL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Organized in March, 1839.
The object of this association is for the improvement of the practice of medicine in this city, and the pro- . motion of order among its members. Its annual meet- ing is on the first Monday of January, at which time a Secretary and Standing Committee consisting of five members are chosen by ballot, who hold their offices for the term of one year, and constitute the govern- ment of the association .- The following are a list of its officers :
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Standing Committee-E. Huntington, E. Bartlett, G. Kimbali, J. O. Green, J. W. Graves.
J. D. Pillsbury, Secretary.
LIST OF STAGES.
Lowell and Boston stage leaves Lowell daily, at 8 A. M. (Sunday excepted) on Sunday at 4 P. M.
Lowell and Woonsocket stage leaves Lowell Tues- day, Thursday and Saturday, at 83 A.M., through Bed- ford, Lexington, Waltham. Newton upper falls, Need- ham, Dover, Medfield, Medway and Bellingham. Re- turning, leaves Woonsocket opposite days at 6 A. M. and arrives in Lowell at 4 P. M.
Lowell, Concord and Framingham stage leaves Lowell, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 11 A.M. and arrives in Framingham at 4 P. M.
Lowell, Groton and Worcester stage leaves Lowell daily, at 9 o'clock A. M., and arrives in Worcester at 43 P. M.
Lowell, Brattleborough and Albany mail stages, leave Lowell daily at 9 A. M., and arrive in Albany 2d day at 6 P. M. Returning, leave Allbany at 3 A. M. and arrive in Lowell at 5 P. M. 2d day.
Lowell, Keene, Rutland and Burlington mail stage, leaves Lowell daily, at 9 A. M., through in 23 days : Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, through Pepperell, 'Townsend, Newipswich, Jaffrey, Marlborough to Keene; daily, through Groton, Townsend, Ashby, Rindge, Fitzwilliam, Troy, Swanzey, to Keene.
Lowell and Nashua stage, leaves Lowell daily, at 73 A. M., at Nashua intersecting stages to all parts of the country, at 93 A. M. Returning, leaves Nashua at 4 P. M.
Lowell, Amoskeag and Concord stage, over the Mammoth road, leaves Loweil daily at 9 A. M. via. Pembroke, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. For scats apply to No. 9, Central street.
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Lowell, Chester, Pittsfield and Dover stages, leave Lowell Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 9 A. M.
Lowell, Haverhill, Dover and Newburyport stage, leaves Lowell daily at 8 A. M.
Lowell and Salem stage, leaves Lowell Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 83 A. M.
Lowell, Newburyport and Portsmouth stage, leaves Lowell daily at 8 A. M.
Lowell and Rockbottom stage leaves Lowell, Tues- day, Thursday and Saturday at 9 A. M.
Lowell and Springfield, Mass. stage, leaves Lowell Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 2 A. M.
Lowell and Haverhill, N. H. stage, through in one day, leaves Lowell Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 2 A. M.
CONSTITUTION & BY-LAWS OF THE MID DLESEX COUNTY SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY.
CONSTITUTION.
Article 1. The subscribers do hereby associate themselves for the purpose of investigating the Natural History of the County of Middlesex, and of forming a Cabinet of Natural History generally under the title of the Middlesex County Society of Natural History.
Art. 2. 'The officers of the Society shall consist of a President, Treasurer and Secretary, and a Standing Committee of not less than five nor more than nine persons, who together, shall constitute a Board of Di- rectors. This Board shall have the general superin- tendence of the concerns of the Society. It shall be their duty annually and within one week subsequent to their election to appoint such Committees on the sev- eral departments of Natural History as in their opinion the interests of the Society may require.
Art. 3. All specimens of Natural History indige- nous to the County of Middlesex, deposited in the So- ciety's collections shall become permanently the prop-
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erty of the Society. Foreign specimens will be re- ceived as donations, or in trust, subject to the control of the depositor.
Art. 4. It shall be the duty of the several Commit- tees appointed by the Directors to report at the annnal meeting, and at the quarterly meetings, on the state and progress of their respective departments ; and it shall be the duty of the Secretary to report, at the an- nual meeting, the general condition of the Society .- The Treasurer shall also report at the annual meeting.
Art. 5, Members of the Society shall be chosen by ballot at any regular meeting. Any person over twen- ty-one years of age, residing within the County of Mid- dlesex, having been nominated through the Secretary at a previous meeting, and having at least three fourths of the votes of the members present at any meeting of the Society, may become a member by signing the Constitution, and paying to the Treasurer the sum of five dollars. Members may also be assessel in a sum not to exceed two dollars annually by a vote of the So- ciety at the annual meeting, or at any meeting of the Society, notice of the same having been given in the call of the meeting. The Society may at any regular meeting choose such persons honorary members of the Society as may be recommended for that purpose by the Board of Directors.
Art. 6. Annual meetings of the Society shall be holden on the second Wednesday in June, at which time the officers shall be chosen. Meetings shall also be holden on the second Wednesday of August, No- vember, February and May respectively, and at such other times as the President may direct, due notice be- ing given by the Secretary by written notices sent to the members.
Art. 7. No alteration shall be made in this Consti- tution, except the proposed amendment or alteration shall have been sulunitted to the Society at the next previous meeting thereof-except that the Society .
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may by a vote at any meeting alter the times of hold- ing the meetings.
RY- LAWS.
Sec. 1. Art. 1. Any member may dissolve his con- nexion with the Society, by lodging with the Secretary the Treasurer's certificate that he has paid all arrear- ages due from him.
2. Members may be expelled from the Society by a vote of three fourths of the members present at any regular meeting .
Sec. 2. Art. 1. The President shall preside at a ll meetings of the Society, and of the Directors. In his absence the 'Treasurer shall preside ; if the last is ab- sent, the Chairman of the Standing Committee shall preside ; if all the above named are absent, a President pro tem. shall be chosen by a majority of votes.
2. The Treasurer shall have charge of all moneys of the Society, collect all fees and assessments, receive all donations in money, pay all demands against the Society, keep a clerkly set of accounts in a book for that purpose, which shall be the property of the Socie- ty, and at all times subject to the inspection of any member thereof.
3. The Secretary, in a book kept for that purpose, shall truly record all the doings of the Society and of the Directors ; he shall preserve all papers and docu - ments of the Society ; notify members and committees of their election and appointment, and all meetings of the Society and Directors ; acknowledge all donations, without a formal vote of the Society, conduct all cor- responderce of the Society and Directors, preserving a record thereof.
Sec. 3. Art 1. The Standing Committees appoint- ed by the Directors shall have charge of the Museum. Each Committee shall have charge of those articles specially appertaining to their several departments ; and they shall arrange and label them according to some system. "The Committee on the Cabinet shall
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prepare all proper cases and other conveniences neces- sary for the preservation of articles, and direct the ar- rangement of the Society's rooms. They shall appoint one of their number Cabinet-Keeper, who shall have charge of all keys belonging to the Society, and keep an accurate catalogue of all articles, labelled and ar- ranged by the several Committees. This catalogue shall specify the name of the article, its locality, donor, and such other information as the several Standing Committees may direct. The Cabinet-Keeper shall also keep clean and sweet the Society's rooms : see that they are in proper order for all meetings-prop- erly lighted, trim and tidy : prevent all handling and fingering of the articles by visiters and members, ex- cept as hereafter specified ; and he may receive such compensation as the Directors may from time to time allow.
2. The Standing Committees shall alone have pow- er to make exchanges of any articles under their charge, and to permit their use for the illustration of any lec- tures, delivered under the auspices of the Middlesex Mechanic Association.
1 3. The Standing Committees shall report to the Secretary one week at least previous to the annual meeting, the state of the Museum under their charge respectively : the information to be embodied in the Secretary's annual report on the condition of the so- ciety.
Sec. 4. Art. 1. No article shall be permanently removed from the Museum, except by a vote of three- fourths of the Directors.
2. 'The Museum shall be open for the admission of such persons as any member may introduce, at the fol- lowing times-and at no other, viz : On the afternoon of all public days, and on every Saturday afternoon from 2 till 5 o'clock. Members may also introduce strangers, not residents in Lowell, every day, Sundays excepted, from 11 till 12 M. and from 2 to 3 o'clock,
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P. M. Members shall be responsible for the orderly conduct of the persons they may introduce, and no ar- ticle shall be touched by members or visiters, during the time the Museum is open for public inspection.
3. The Museum shall be open on all other days, except Sundays, from 11 to half past 12, noon, and from 3 to 5 P. M., for the use of members for study and scientific investigation. The keys of any cases shall be at the service of the members for this purpose.
4. Members shall be responsible for the safety of the articles under their examination, and no conversa- tion shall be permitted in the Museum, at these times, except by consent of all present.
Sec. 5. Art. 1. Business of any kind may be trans- acted at any regular meeting, whether specified or not in the notification ; except in relation to assessments, as provided for in the Constitution.
2. The order of proceedings at meetings shall be as follows : 1. Record of the preceding meeting read. 2. Business called up by special resolutions. 3. Do- nations announced. 4. Written communications read. 5. Verbal communications, and general conversation on the written and verbal communications. 6. Candi- dates for membership proposed. 7. Adjournment.
3. By-Laws may be inade, amended, or repealed, at any regular meeting of the Society, notice having been given of the proposed alteration at a previous meeting.
LOWELL INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS.
(For list of officers, refer to list of Banks.)
The design of this institution is to afford, to those who are desirons of saving their money, but who have not acquired sufficient to purchase a share in the Banks or a sum in public stocks, the means of employing it to advantage, without running the risk of losing it, as they are too frequently exposed to do, by loaning it to
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individuals, who either fail or defraud them. It is in- tended to encourage the industrious and prudent, and to induce those who have not hitherto been such, to lessen their unnecessary expenses, and to save and lay by something for a period of life, when they will be less able to earn a support. To promote these desir- able purposes, the following rules, among others, have been adopted.
Deposites, or moneys put in, will be received as low as one dollar, and when any person's deposites amount to five dollars they will be put upon interest.
To save expense, the institution will be open only on Thursday and Saturday evenings, from 7 to 9 0'- clock. All entries on Thursday evening, will bear date of the succeeding Saturday.
Twice every year, namely, on the first Saturday of May and November, a payment of interest, at the rate of two dollars on every hundred dollars, that may have been deposited two quarters, and one dollar for every such sum as may have been deposited one quarter, will be made, and so in proportion for smaller sums, which will make four dollars on a hundred dollars each year. And at the end of every five years, all the extra in- come, which has not before been paid and divided, will then be divided among those who have been depositors for at least one year, in proportion to the interest which may have accrued on their deposites during the preceding five years ; and nothing will be deducted froin this extra income, but the actual expenses of car- rying on the business and taking care of the money.
'Those who do not choose to take their interest from time to time, may be assured that it shall be added to their deposites, and put upon interest at the end of three months ; thus compounding their interest twice a year.
Any part, not less than ten dollars at a time, if more than that sum is deposited, or the whole of any depos- itor's money may be drawn only by giving a week's
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notice, as the Trustees could not lend it or invest it to advantage if liable to pay it without any notice .- Deposites will be entered in the books of the institu- tion, and also in a book to be given to the depositor. This book will be the evidence of their property, and as valid as a note of hand. When money is drawn out, this book must be brought to the office to have the payment entered. Depositors may take out the money themselves, or in case of absence or sickness, it will be paid to their order, properly witnessed and accompanied by this book.
If persons die, who have money in the Savings Bank, the money will go to their heirs, or the persons to whom they may have given it by will with certainty. If less than fifty dollars, to be paid without the ex- pense of administration. It cannot be placed where it will be more safe, as it respects the honor and fidel- ity of management. Persons who put in money, must sign the rules and agree to conform to them. This is necessary for the security of all parties. Money can be deposited by any person for the benefit of a minor or other person, and not subject to be withdrawn for a certain period of time.
'The certain safety of the institution will make it particularly useful to persons, who are in possession of money received as wages, gifts or gratuities, for which they have no immediate use, and which they wish to lay by for a rainy day.
Widows and children may, also, thus be safely pro- vided for. A young man intending to marry at a fu- ture day, and young women, who may expect to change their condition, can here securely lay up a sum against a time when they may want it more.
As it would be impracticable to compute the interest on numerous deposites, unless it is made to commence from a few fixed periods, the deposites made during any quarter the first day, will not be put upon interest until the first day of the succeeding quarter. The
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quarters commence on the first Saturdays of February, May, August and November ; and no interest will be allowed for a fractional part of a dollar, or on a larger sum than five hundred dollars to any one depositor.
The 'Trustees, having undertaken to conduct the Institution solely to promote the interest of the city, shall never receive any emoluments therefrom, but may allow a reasonable compensation to the 'Treasurer and such other officers as may be found necessary.
Payments shall be made in current Bank notes, or specie-the Treasurer receiving only such in deposites.
No loans shall ever be made to any officer of the In- stitution.
The Board of Investment shall direct the investing of the funds of the Institution at their discretion, either in the stock of the United States, or of this State, or in the capital stock of some of the Banks in the city of Boston, or in the Bank of the United States, or in ei- ther of the Banks in the County of Middlesex, or in loans to any of the Banks in the Counties of Suffolk, or Middlesex, or to any County, City or Town in this Commonwealth, or in private securities, with either of the above mentioned stocks, or securities as collateral, and no other, at the rate of ninety cents in the dollar of their par value :- Or in loans, on mortgage of real estate within this State: provided that the whole amount loaned on mortgage shall not at any time exceed a third part of the whole funds of the Institution at the time of making the loan, and that no loan shall be made for more than half the value of the estate pledged -and that no such loan shall be made for a longer pe- riod than two years.
ABBREVIATIONS MADE USE OF IN THIS DIRECTORY.
Ads for Adams.
Law for Lawrence.
App for Appleton.
Low for Lowell.
Bds for Boards.
Middx for Middlesex.
Ch for Church.
Cen for Central.
Cor for Corner.
Corp for Corporation.
C R for Counting Room.
Jeff for Jefferson.
Chas for Charles.
St for Street.
Dutt tor Dutton.
Sq for Square.
Fen for Fenwick.
Suff for Suffolk.
Geo for George.
Trem for 'I'remont.
Gor for Gorham.
War for Warren.
Ham for Hamilton.
Wid for Widow.
H for House.
Win for Winter.
Mer for Merrimack.
Wash for Washington.
Boott for Boott Corp.
Wor for Worthen.
N. B .- In designating the place of employment, Mer stands for Merrimack Corporation, App Appleton Corporation, &c., corporation being understood.
STREETS AND PLACES IN LOWELL.
Adams street, opens on Lowell street, head of Cabot, runs to 'Thorndike street.
Ann street, opens on Mer st, near St. Anne's ch. Amory street, opens on Bridge st, and runs parallel with Boott mills.
Andover street, opens at Concord river, south bridge, runs to Andover line.
Appleton street, opens on Gorham st, runs by stone meeting house to Pearl st.
Ash street, opens on Washington street.
Bond street, near burying ground to Liberty st.
Bowdich street, from Jackson to Middlesex st.
Brown's Court, opp village hotel.
Bridge street, from Mer st to Central bridge. Cabot street, from Law Corp to Low st.
Central street, from Mer st to Chapel Hill.
Centre street, from Cen st, Chap Hill, to Chapel st.
Chapel Hill, south part of Lowell.
Chapel street, opens on Union st, Chapel Hill, thence to Boston road.
Charles street, from Cen to Law st.
Cheever street, opens on School st.
Chesnut street, opens on Nesmith st, runs to High st. Church street, opens at Washington Hotel, runs to Concord river.
Cottage Row, Merrimack st, near Rev. Mr Blanchard's meeting house. Colburn street, from Mer st to Mer Corp.
Cross street, from Lowell st to Adams st.
Davis street, opens on App st, at stone meeting house, runs to Summer st.
Dummer street, opens on Lowell st.
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Dutton street, opens at Mer Corp, crosses Mer and Lowell st, runs to Thorndike st.
Dutton Square, opens on Dutton st, Swamp Locks. Elm street, opens on Chap Hill, opp Engine house, runs to Chapel st.
Elliot street, from Middlesex to Jackson sts.
Emerson Place, opens on Gor st, opp App st.
Exchange Row, from exchange building to Middle st.
Fayette street, from Washington st to Andover st.
Fenwick street, opens on Lowell st, runs to Catholic Church.
Fletcher's Court, opens on Chapel hill.
Fulton street, from Mer st to Lowell st at bank block. George street, from Tyler to Hurd st, by First Bap- tist meeting house,
Gorham street, from Cen st by grove to Boston road. Gore street, from Race st to Cabot st on Suffolk corp. Green street, from Cen st to Geo st.
Hale street, from Davis corner to Chelmsford line.
Hall street, from Tremont st to Cabot st, parallel with Suffolk blocks.
High street, opens on Washington st, runs to Tewks- bury line.
High street square, opens on Wash st
Hurd street, from Central st to Geo st, by Midd corp. Howe street, opens at Village hotel.
Jackson street, from Central to Thorndike st, passing Ham and App corps.
Jefferson street, from Lowell st, near R R House to Lewis st.
John street, opens on Mer st north side and runs to Boott Mills.
Lafayette street, opens on School st.
Lamb's Court, opens on Chapel st.
Lawrence street, opens on Church st near Concord river, south bridge, runs to Oliver M. Whipple's. Lewis street, opens on Mer st, east side canal.
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Liberty street, opens near pound, passing Sidney Spaulding's farm.
Lowell street, opens on Cen st, near canal bridge, runs to Mer st, near Stone House.
Lyman street, from Race st to Cabot st, parallel with Suffolk blocks.
Mechanics street, opens on Worthen, runs to Lewis st. Merrimack street, from Concord river north bridge to Cabot st, thence to Chelmsford line.
Merrimack Place, comprises the Merrimack corpora- tion, including Dutton, Worthen and Prince sts.
Middlesex street, runs from Cen st, at Union b, pass- ing Ham and App corps, to Chelmsford.
Middlesex Place, opens north side of Middlesex st near Brewery, embracing the brick block and other buildings in that square.
Middle street, from Cen st to Mer st passing City hall. Milk street, formerly Chelmsford old road, opens near Capt Butterfield's.
Moody street, opens on Mer st, north side opp Mer h Moor street, opens on Boston road, near R R bridge runs to Tewksbury line, by O. M. Whipple's.
Nesmith street, opens on Washington st, runs to An- dover st.
North street, from Cen st Chapel hill, to Law st.
Oak street, opens on Nesmith st, runs to High st.
Pawtucket street, from bank of Merrimack river to Stone House.
Pearl street, from App st to Middlesex st.
Perkins street, from Suff st to Hall st, parallel with Suffolk blocks.
Pine street, opens on Middlesex st, opp Eagle Hotel. Pleasant street, opens near Bond st.
Prince street, from Mer bleach-house to Moody st. Race street, from Suffolk blocks to Mer st.
School street, from Pawtucket bridge to Bond st. South street, from Appleton to Summer st. Summer street, from Gorham to South st.
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Suffolk street, from Suffolk corp, across Mer and Low sts, by 2d Methodist meeting house.
Thorndike street, from Dutt st, near canal bridge, to Boston road.
Tremont street, from south end Trem blocks to Mer st. Tilden street, from north end Trem blocks to Mer st. Tyler street, opens on Central st, runs to Law st. Union street, from Cen st, Chapel hill, to Gorham st. Union court, on Lowell st, at J & Foot's building.
Warren street, opens on Cen st, at American house, runs to Church st.
Washington street, from Concord river, north bridge, to Nesmith st.
Water street, opens on Andover st.
Webster street, from Jackson to Middlesex st.
West street, from South to Pearl st.
Winter street, from South to Gor st. j
William street, from Geo to Cen st.
Whiting street, opens on Low st, at Russell and Barr's h, to Swamp Locks.
Worthen street, from Merrimack factories, across Mer and Low sts, to Swamp Locks.
York place, Water st.
LOWELL DIRECTORY.
ABBOTT ALEXANDER R. Mer, bds Dr Sawyer's Abbott Charles, overseer Law, h 25
Abbott Charles, Trem, bds 27 Suff
Abbott Charlotte. wid h Low st, near Adams st
Abbott Francis B. machinist, bds 25 Law
Abbott Heman, Law, bds 25
Abbott Ira, App, h 16
Abbott Josiah G. counsellor, Crosby's b Cen st, bds Mrs Brazer's, Cen st
Abbott John, machinist, bds 25 Law
Abbott M. E. bds Daniel Richardson's, Low st
Abbott Rufus bds Dr Sawyer's
Abbott Samuel B. housewright, h Pleasant st Abbott Samuel, surgeon dentist, 14 Cen st Abbott Sarah, wid boarding h 25 Law
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