The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-10-01

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349 souls. Five years before, BY The
United States census, it contained 1G1.-
S3O. These figures seem to indicate that
98l souls moved to annexed" terri
tory o. districts, such as Roxbury and
dorchester, or quit the city limi,s. Fer
40 years, until 1880, excepting one period
OF llVe years, the population of the city
proper increased steadily, but now the
trend is toward the suburbs and 1900
may show even smaller figures than
1895.
In 1898 the population Of all "annexed''
territory east Boston, the islands,
South Boston, Roxbury Dorchester,
1 West RoXbury Brighton and Cha.I, s.
town. was 336,571, which, added to the
population of the city proper 100. 349,
made the total population of the city Of
! Boston 496,920. AS in 1885 the popuIa-
ton was but 800, S93 the rate of increase
SHOWN demonstrates the truth of the
claim that we now number more tina,
nall million people. Greater Boston"
u.s. OF course dream, but, as is generally
KNOWN means the city and 80 cities and
towns within 10 miles of the state house.
annexed. In 1895 the total population of
inc cities ard towns in this area was
o'oVo. Within an area of eight miles
IL was ISf ,S22. or 31.51 per cent Of the en-
tire population of the state. The gain
IN population in the eight-mile area for
I'D years to 1S9Sayas 37.19 per cent. have
gwen you different views of Boston. but
In any view we are gaining as CITY,
Greater Boston will come sometime. and
with 100000 inhabitants.
The latest suggestion regarding the
great area of land formerly occuped nv
the Boston and Maine station in Haymar-
ket square is that it be utilized bv the
erection of public market. When the
subway has taken all of the tract that it
needs there will then be left large build
ing spot and to what better use can the
city put the land? The objection urg d
that the location is quite near the Quincy
market and hence the establishment f
a new market al this site would tend t.
decrease the value of the city properly
at the former location, is no doubl ais,
deserving of considera ton; but, on the
other hand, Boston is steadily growing
in the number of people within it's limits
md in the number tributary to it: and be-
size this, it would be difficult to find a
location for market which would be
more convenient to the public than his
site. 1t would be in close proximity to
the northern station, and at the same
time Wfrhin easy access to those who
came into the city either from is north
or the south side over the elevated rail-
way or through the subway. Boston has
acquired the land and should make seine
good use of it. A market is the best yet
suggested
The old scheme of some physicians of
having someone call them out of a thea
ter or other public place to indicate they
are in great demand has been discount
ed by the managers of the Hollis Street
theater, that this season has a bulletin
board outside the box office for doctors
attending the performance to register
their names and the number of their
seats, so that they can be called out if
needed by their patients or by members
of the audience. This is good scheme,
also, in general way, for there is hard
ly a week passes in a great theater but
some person, particularly of the fair
sex, is not taken i'll during a perform
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be doctored up a bit The MANAGEMENT
is always prepared for such accidents |
and keeps on hand a flask of brandy, |
smelling salts and simple remedies of |
that sort, but a physicion would often
be desirable and by the new idea can
always be located.
Mrs. Martha Dana Shepard of this
city, who for so many years has been
he most successful music festival pianist
in New England, retires this year from
the field of work in which she has won
for herself unique position. Mrs. Shep-
ard began playing in public 35 years ago.
She played her first engagement with
Carl Zerrahn as director at Keene, N. H,
80 years ago, and has played for him ever
since. In all this time she has missed
cut one engagement and that because
Ter husband was ILL., Mrs. Shepard has
always had the power to inspire a chorus
If inexperienced singers with sufficient
confidence to make her very presence al
most a guarantee of success. The en-
yagement which Mrs. Shepard played
recently with the Western New Hamp-
hire Musical association at Claremont
Y. H, was her last.
during the engagement of the Lyceum
heater stock company at the Hollis
Street theater, which begins on Monday,
Oct. II, Anthony Hopes romance, THE
Prisoner of Zenda" Mrs. Frances Hodg-
on Burnett's latest play, THE First Gen
leman of Europe" Louis N. Parkers
dyllic love story, The Mayfiower,' and
sydney Grundy's merry comedy, THE
ate Mr. Castello," will be presented.
Joseph Jefferson, as rip Van Wrinkle"
With a select and powerful cast, is the
lext dramatization treat offered to pat
ons of the Boston theater, following in
he wake of the Bostonians. Mr.. Jeffer-
ons engagement is for one week only, ,
eginning Monday evenig, Oct. II. The !
eat sale will open at the box office on (
)ct 4.
Owing to a general desire Messrs.
3arnaby and Macdonald have been pre- !
allied upon to sing Robin Hood" dur {
1g the last week of their engagement
ere. Nellie Giusti, Jennie Hawley and
irafton Baker, new tenor, will be heard =
n this revival.
Tess of the D'Urbevilles," with Mrs
'iske in the title role, is to be produced :
t the fremont theater soon. The play is a (
lear, skilfully constructed moving and
dramatization of Thomas
Iardy's powerful novel.