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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1916
Page
8
South Acton notes Reverend Russell J. Case and a Newton Theological Seminary classmate visiting his mother Mrs. J Case after graduation. Both men earned seminary degrees last week and travel to Boston for ordination, highlighting the town’s pride in his lifelong service and character.
Arthur Leary planted an acre of potatoes on State Street in Marlboro. Mrs. M. M. Corbett of Boston visited Windsor House yesterday. Mrs. Ralph Barnes of Stow Road is seriously ill in Marlboro Hospital. The Ladies auxiliary of the Grange hosts a strawberry supper tonight. C. J. Dwyer now caretakes an estate on Long Island. Mrs. Emily A. Bartlett of Hayden Street visits Framingham today. Harold Sheridan of Hudson plays with the Williams Tavern orchestra.
At the quarterly Odd Fellows Board of Trade meeting about 30 members debated a Boston and Western street railway project. Waltham supporters pressed Marlboro for a franchise hearing while Marlboro officials indicated readiness to cooperate. A seven member committee was formed to advance the plan and to seek express service between Marlboro and Boston.
Last Sunday Rev. Rayman Fritz preached to children and adults, with the primary department singing. All attendees received potted plants after Sunday school. Services: Sunday morning 10 30, SS 12, YPC BE 6, evening 7.
Townspeople glimpse FE C Richardson at his home on Maynard Street and hope for his full recovery. A Memorial Day serenade by the band members paused in front of his house to honor him.
Children day observance at the Universalist Church Sunday morning at 10 50 features Sunday school exercises aided by the choir and a short sermon by the pastor for the children Several children will be christened The Ladies Social circle hosts a salad supper Thursday at 6 30 followed by a good entertainment This is the last supper of the season and they hope for a strong turnout.
Miss Alice Lavelle runs an elocution studio at 18 Huntington Ave. Ralph Whitman departs for Rumford Maine for a vacation. A Boy Scout play rehearsal is set for tonight at 6 45 at the Unitarian Church. Bostonbound officers arrived in trucks and private cars from South Sudbury last night. Mrs George Sylvia of St Louis and daughter Marion visit her in laws Mr and Mrs Fred Mansmann. Miss Mabel Leighton travels to Boston for Tech celebration. Elks Maypole dancers meet at the armory Friday at 7 30 replacing the Elks home. Road crews Lorenzo Beauregard and Felix Goulet attended the 101 Ranch show in Boston yesterday. Doctors report many colds due to unsettled weather.
Arthur Dragon has concluded his services in the cutsole department of the S. H. Howe Shoe Co. and has accepted a position in the Highland House.
The Tadies' Social circle hosts a salad supper with a variety of salads and pies on Thursday evening. After the meal, entertainment includes songs in costume by Roderick Maciver of Maynard, piano solos by Esther Gray, and monologues by Walter Tuttle.
Friday and Saturday this week mark ember days in the Catholic calendar. The Highland City band held a rehearsal last night in its quarters on Beaudreau's block Lincoln street. Miss Nellie Golbert has returned home on Ames Place from a visit in Brockton. Edward Forest Hill Sr. has accepted a summer hotel job in Plymouth and will depart soon for the new position.
About 30 Lowell court jurors were entertained by Fred L. Burke at his Fort Pond cottage. The gathering enjoyed his genial hospitality and the vine gar man’s hospitality.
Miss Marion Tuttle hosted a party at her home Saturday to organize a social club with about 25 members. The evening featured games music and a general social time with refreshments served.
The annual social of E. H. Hall's bible class took place at the Baptist vestry on Tuesday evening with about 50 people attending. Refreshments were served and the gathering enjoyed a pleasant evening.
Frank Williams is employed by O. D. Fessenden in a professional arrangement. The notice notes the association and positions involved.
Road commissioners announce the start of work on Thoreau and Walden streets around July first. During construction no public travel will be allowed on these streets until completion.
Mrs Catherine Loftus aged five years died Monday at her Belknap Street home from diabetes. She leaves husband Mark Loftus and two sons John and Arthur. Funeral held at 9 o clock this morning at St Bridget's Church with prayers.
William and Peter Dalton and Hill Sr. depart today for Cooperstown New York to work in a summer hotel. Mr and Mrs John A Bigelow were guests in Brookline yesterday and attended the Tech pageant last evening. Marlboro Grange changes program to be held tonight at the I O O F hall replacing the first and second degrees from the yearly calendar.
Dr Cote resumes medical practice after obtaining electrical instruments delayed by the European war. Fairbankses attend Dean Academy alumni gathering and today’s pageant in Franklin. Miss Alice Hanson exhibts a rhubarb stalk two feet nine inches. Henry Quint, driver for Nelson Morris, suffers a sore foot from a nail. Francis White hurts a finger on a bristle while working in a factory. Charles Moore is recovering from recent illness. Lamson store clerks attend Boston hardware dealers convention. John Kelleher and family attend a West Acton wedding. Mary Helen is bridesmaid.
Henry N. Lowell attends an outing of Mutual Life Insurance Co. agents in Providence. All invited agents have written $200,000 worth of insurance in the past year. TO PLAY AT NANTASKET.
Edward Ryan of Liberty Jr starts today for Nantasket to join an orchestra that provides music at the Atlantic House. Several members of the Symphony Orchestra are part of the same ensemble.
The Methodist church Ladies' Missionary Society meets this afternoon at 3 in the church parlor instead of the customary home of a member.
Members debate the Boston and Albany line faulting New Haven delays that harm local business. A committee will study improving express routes and sponsor an outdoor outing to boost group esprit de corps and cross town cooperation.
Educational films from the Washington bureau will be shown Saturday morning at the Marlborough theater. Topics include apple growing in the northwest dairy operations and milk production, a film titled The Crime of Carelessness, and a segment on playgrounds. Admission is free for all youths over 10.
Marguerite Clark stars in Paramount's Molly Make-Believe based on Eleanor Hallowell Abbott's tale. The irrepressible Molly writes cheerful letters to invalids, brings comfort to a wounded romance, and rekindles hope for a young man with a broken leg. A charming, contemporary film offering.
A pillow slip social will be held Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. William Findlay on Harvard Street. Members of the W C T U organize the event to craft pillow slips for a package destined for the Frances Willard settlement by the Marborg union.
The funeral of Mrs. Lillian Dupuis who died in Westboro Saturday was held at St Marys church Tuesday. Rev P H Grenier officiated at the requiem high mass. Burial followed in St Marys parish cemetery. Undertakers Buisson and Morin directed arrangements. Bearers: Leon Nadreau Rockland Fred Nadreau Beverly Adolphe Nadreau Chicago Henry Telesphore Leander Nadreau.
Undertaker RE Brown reports Mrs. Catherine Barlow died in Bedford yesterday. A Marlboro resident 30 years ago, she left Marlboro for dosse st and leaves two sisters Orissa Schreeves of Rochester New York and Beatrice Geer of Medford. The body will be brought to Marlboro tomorrow afternoon via the Boston and Maine line for interment in the local cemetery.
The Concord Maynard Hudson Street Railway Co petitions the Concord board of selectmen to alter its line at Main and Thoreau Streets to allow overhead trolley operation. A public hearing is set for July 3 1916 at 7 30 p m. Administrator Howard A Wilson announces Ida A King estate duties and bond.
A Maynard mass letter dated June 12 1916 thanks T C McCormick for a kidney and nerve remedy. The husband had paralysis from a four year ago shock and, after using the medicine, shows marked improvement and weight gain and now walks and dresses himself daily.
Hillside St. promotes Thomas C. McCormic Kidney and Nerve Remedy with a doctor recommendation asking readers to ask their druggist for the product.
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