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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1919
Page
8
Miss Way Pur plans two weeks of visits with Miss Marques and Miss Mary while at Manning. Mrs J J Giro guest yesterday. sister to Mrs di Fencette, Mra. Benji and others returned from a week abroad. Additional brief mentions include Nora Red Neli, Mrs Warner, and Harriet’s services at a Springfield factory event.
Exhibitors from Fine Stables have entered multiple classes at the N E Fair Horse Show. Entries include stock from standardbreds and thoroughbreds with hopes for top prizes in the year's competitive event.
A fragmented OCR page shows garbled text with names and fragments likely from a sports or local news item. The readable bits include references to people, places, possible events, and scattered numbers, but no coherent narrative or clear facts emerge.
The funeral for Mrs. Charlotte Manning wife of Postmaster Michael F. Manning was held at her Elm Street residence with services led by Rev. J Vanner Garton of the Congregational Church. Burial followed at Shaw Lee. Mrs Manning born in Cambridge on September 17 1864 later lived in Bedford and had several sisters in town.
The readable portions show a public sale notice with references to a Walker Building in Wareestog and an official notice by the State Agricultural department. Details are incomplete but indicate a legal or tax sale with location and authority cited.
Maynard James Whalen visits friends in Wicritinaville while Miss Agnes Gibbons resumes teaching. Joe Poothrosd was the high bowler with 125 at the alley. Ralph Dkemneson returns from Maine. The bowls league plans a reorganization for next season. Mrs Sullivan and others purchase property. George Laneh moves to Great rel.
The obituary states the deceased is survived by his mother Mrs Lucy Ogden of Veitehburs and brother Bred Ogaden of Mald en, and Mrs Fred Persons of Green Held, reflecting a fragmented notice with relation details and fragmented place names.
Miss Helen Rice visits Princeton for a week. Schools start Sept 8 with Labor Day off. Mrs William Baldwin entertains nieces and children. Josephine White and Myron Lawin visit Hyde Park. Lawin's wife seeks treatment in a Dorchester sanitarium. Mrs Bessie Gummerson dies at Lawrence Tadley home after long illness. Mineral services and interment at Mr Wadworth. For sale include a vet platform cart and a horse wagon.
Maynard Mr Grace Weaving is visiting at the home of her daughter Mrs William Coulter in Brook street. Miss Holt, teacher of piano on Summer street advertises latest hats and fall selections with hours given for September 3.
An American consular officer recounts crossing a flooded Indian river using a four poster bedstead as a raft with earthen pots as floats. Native swimmers towed the improvised craft, lifting rider above the water as a ferried crossing.
John W. Oden a longtime Maynard resident and former superintendent of the C., M. & Ho street railway died Monday morning at Peter Brent Brigham Hospital from a complication of diseases. He served as an inspector for the Public Service Commission in Boston before resigning in January. Funeral services were held at 2:20 p.m. from his Fitchburg home, with Knights Templar rites, and he was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery.
The sixth annual Massachusetts State Firemen’s Association convention will be held in Worcester September 17 to 19. President Wal Lin McGada will call the first session to order Wednesday in the Knights of Columbus building. Worcester is praised for hosting two prior successful meetings. The board cites an outstanding program and top speakers for the event.
A Colorado sheriff writes about arresting a young man for assault with intent to kill in a quarrel over water rights. The detained man, without counsel, awaited trial three days before his wedding, a matter witnessed by local correspondents and tied to ongoing land and water conflicts.
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