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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1917
Page
1
A stream of notes records Maynard residents and visitors over the Fourth of July weekend. Families hosted relatives from Lawrence, Orange, Beverly, Uxbridge, Pawtucket, Chicopee, Malden, and Worcester while locals enjoyed trips to Revere beach and Lake Warren.
Concord notes Fred Hart named new policeman. Many residents and visitors are listed across towns including Lake Baboosie Lynn Lynnfield Marblehead Neck Billerica Washington Marlboro Hingham Amherst and Plymouth. A Red Cross sewing class for Italian girls is held in the new rooms. Fourth of July passed quietly with occasional crackers and church bells.
South Acton entries record visits by Cora Whitney and families, travels to Lynn Concord and Bol ton, and local business activity. A. Merriam Piano Steel Co closes for vacation from June 0 to July 5, Will Huntoon on leave, and numerous residents make short trips or changes including auto updates and a naval hospital quarantine due to infantile paralysis cases.
The white bands with black rings painted on roadside poles were revealed as mile posts signaling the two cent fare limit on the electric railway, effective Sunday July 1.
Funeral services were conducted Friday June 24 at the late Mrs. William Rawitzer’s home. A Rabbi led a loving tribute while the Lotus quartet of Boston sang Beautiful Isle of Somewhere Perfect Day and In the Garden. Floral displays framed the scene as friends expressed sympathy for the husband and young daughter.
Walter Morse a transient visitor in town reported by Miss Charlotte Conant Red Cross contributions for Precinct 1 total 170 Mrs Charles E Baker and two sons of New Boston were guests of Mr and Mrs Millan Leonard White plans Harvard summer school study before Clark University Miss Carolyn Stearns heads to Pike for a summer musical councilor job Sara Wood from Wrentham visits sister Thelen Wood Clemmens of Cleveland round Mrs Albion Millan leaves June 30 for West Dennis Virgids Arlington to keep house for Hollis Auction at Wheeler place drew large crowd for relief and antique furniture from the Isaac Davis homestead
The Grange held a Tuesday June 26 meeting open to the public. A piano solo, readings, vocal and bass numbers were performed under Mrs BK AL Phalen, with talent from Concord and nearby villages. Proceeds plus the prior Preparedness fund bring the total to 275.
Arthur Carson joins the Cav alry Howard Davis buys a Ford touring car Miss Ellen O Dowd enjoys a vacation William Hennessey visits from Lexington McKee accepts road department post Vegetable stands appear North rd Winfield Brown rents Main st residence Tarvia laid on central streets Clifford Challis becomes a loom for Middlesex Boland turf Mir Mr and Mrs Ralph Marshall attend Fairfield relatives Lucy Hartwell estate on Elm Street Kids Karnival at Lexington park Relief work delays water supply due to North rd accident Katherine Hodgen hosts fifth birthday party Tax collectors sale of real estate August 4 Baby show at Lexington park July 20 Comedy A Good Fellow draws Dorothy Beardsley John Mean dancing prizes in pavilion
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