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Newspaper

Acton Enterprise

Location

Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1916

Page

3

Maynard Special Train For Billy Sunday Service

A special Maynard train departs Friday at 4.20 pm to the Billy Sunday tabernacle with reserved seating for the local delegation. Tickets, including badges, cost $1.20 and can be bought from committee members Emmanuel Taylor Robert Jackson Joshua Naylor Robert Hartin Rev Frederick N Ru tan and Rev A Morrill Osgood. Tickets also sold at Hodges Nason Sr and Charles H Stanley stores on Main Street. John E Kelley moves to Boston B M railroad car service but remains tax collector. Wim Whitehead of Lawrence visits his parents in town.

Maynard Billy Sunday Tabernacle Tabernacle Emmanuel Taylor Robert Jackson Joshua Naylor Robert Hartin Frederick N. Rutan

Maynard Tax Ups and Auctions for 1915 Lot List

Collector Thomas Hillis announces public auction of unpaid 1915 taxes on multiple Maynard parcels on December 28 at 10 a.m. at the collector's office. Parcels include 44 Summer St, 69 Summer St, Prospect St property, High St property, Pine St property, Acton St Mandigo building, Blood land, Harriman Court site, and related lot specifics with totals and prior assessments.

Maynard County of Middlesex Commonwealth of Massachusetts Thomas Hillis Summer St Jane Reed James Stott James Bent Summer Hill Road Pete Cnte Ross Sv Iho Blanche Mason Said Hillis Hannah Shea Prospect St John Callahan Artemas Whitney Sarah Nyman High St Am. Woolen Co Delide Yukowski Paes OL Mian Pine St Carrie E. Vose Timothy Moynihan Julius Loewe Pine St. Sroot Bs Aig Iboats Otha Clais Acton St Rds John McPherson Laura Bower Alexander Pettigrew Stow Summer Hill Mate Anc Harriman Court Lidel Spearburg Boston & Maine Railroad James R. Bent Harriman’s Court

Odd Fellows Club Elects Officers at Friday Meeting

At a Friday evening gathering the Odd Fellows social club elected Thomas Denniston as president Frank Proctor as vice president Charles Courtenay as recording secretary Henry Price as financial secretary Benjamin Brown as collector and named directors William Collier Levi Cheney Albert Randall James B Lord John B Shaw James Lent. The club will hold regular meetings on the last Thursday of each month.

Odd Fellows Social Club Thomas Denniston Frank Proctor Charles Courtenay Henry Price Benjamin Brown William Collier Levi Cheney Albert Randall James B.lord John B. Shaw James Lent Frank Archer Joseph Martin George Bishop Fred Randall

Sudbury Bridge Committee Reports Town Meeting Plan

The Sudbury st bridge committee met at the selectmen's rooms to prepare a final report for the next town meeting. An appropriation of $4000 was set for the bridge, with $51.77 remaining to be returned to the town. Members include chairman John O. Thompson, William Naylor, John Driscoll, John White, selectmen Frank Binks and James Mahoney, and C. J. Lynch.

Sudbury St. Bridge Selectmen’s John O. Thompson William Naylor John Driscoll John White Frank Binks James Mahoney C. J. Lynch

Maynard I.O.O.F. Conferred Degree at Odd Fellows Hall

Maynard lodge I O O F held a regular meeting at Odd Fellows hall on Wednesday evening. The Concord degree team enacted the second degree on seven candidates from Maynard Concord West Acton and Wayland. Visiting members came from Acton Wayland and Concord. A collation followed and the committee in charge included Oliver Trees Edward Archer Thomas Denniston and Ralph Barnes.

Maynard Lodge Odd Fellows Hall Concord Maynard West Acton Wayland Acton Oliver Trees Edward Archer Thomas Denniston Ralph Barnes

Italian worker dies after machine injury at sand pit

An Italian workman at the sand pit near Whitman's crossing was fatally injured Wednesday when caught in rotating machinery. He was taken to a hospital and died Thursday.

Whitman's Crossing

Burglary Reported at Boston Clothing Co Store

A break in at the Boston Clothing Co on Nason street occurred early Sunday. A suit of clothes an overcoat and about 75 cents in cash were stolen after burglars pried a rear door open and shattered an inner door. Police notified.

Boston Clothing Co Nason St

Supt. of Streets John Driscoll Begins Two Week Vacation

Supt. of Streets John Driscoll will start a two weeks vacation on Monday and spend the time at his home.

John Driscoll

Man Rescues Child From Icy Mill Pond Heroic Save

Thomas Kane, recently recovered from rheumatism, plunged into the freezing mill pond to save Evelyn Crotty, four, who had slipped on ice and sunk. He disrobed, braved broken ice and cold to bring the girl to shore where first aid and resuscitation followed. Neighbors aided as onlookers praised the act and Carnegie Hero Fund consideration is possible.

Thomas Kane Mill Pond Evelyn Crotty Michael Crotty Park St Assabet Mills Shompoon St Mr. Kane Walter Glover Edward Flaherty Kane Carnegie Hero Fund

Snowbound back roads halt rural mail deliveries

Snowdrifts on back roads block passage during the weekend storm. A rural mail carrier cannot pass with his horse team as the driver breaks the wagon whiffle tree while attempting deliveries.

Christmas Exercises at Congregational Sunday School

The annual Christmas tree event will be held Tuesday December 26 under the Congregational church Sunday school. The primary department children will present a half hour entertainment.

The Congregational Church

Fire Doused by Quick Action at Bradley Home

Firemen rushed to Jeremiah Bradley's Maplest Street home Saturday after a car fire started in his motor vehicle. The blaze was quickly smothered with a large robe, limiting damage. The cause was reported as backfiring.

Jeremiah Bradley Maplest Bradley

Special clerks engaged for Christmas rush at Stanley store

A number of special clerks have been engaged to assist during the Christmas rush at the store of Chas. H. Stanley. Names include Miss Marion Jones, Mildred Jones, Maude Cameron, Mary Katele, Selina Peterson, Clara Purdy, Mrs. Inez Andrews, Miss Fogg of West Acton and Raymond Hooper.

Chas. H. Stanley Marion Jones Mildred Jones Maude Cameron Mary Katele Selina Peterson Clara Purdy Inez Andrews Miss Fogg West Acton Raymond Hooper

Kelley Takes Post In B M Car Service Dept

John E. Kelley former tax collector and longtime telegraph operator at the B M depot began work Friday in the railroad’s car service department at the North station Boston. His duty is to trace foreign cars on the B M line and ensure their transfer to home roads. The daily cost to the railroad for each foreign car held is 75 cents.

John E. Kelley Car Service B. & M. Railroad North Station Boston

No Bones Broken After Ice Slip At West Acton

Lucius D. Wilson slipped on ice after a meeting of Isaac Davis post at West Acton Wednesday evening. He was severely shaken but no bones were broken, and he was driven home by his son Judge Howard A. Wilson. A Civil War veteran, he remains a long-time resident nearing his 77th milestone, though he is rapidly deteriorating.

Lucius D. Wilson Isaac Davis Post West Acton Howard A. Wilson Wilson

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