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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1920
Page
3
Hyman Feld, 22, from New York, admitted to the Reformatory after conviction in the Superior court for larceny and forgery. He served overseas, is one armed, wounded nine times, with three silver plates in the body including head and arm.
Mrs. David Scanlon learned of her sister in law Mrs. Thomas Mahoney’s death at her Wayland home. Funeral held Thursday with interment in Natick. Rev. Alfred Wheeler Stone will preach the fifth Lenten sermon Sunday morning on What Are Christians Sufferers for Christ and evening lecture Lessons From the Lives of Famous Men Phillips Brooks a Preacher Who Lives. Tuesday evening the Lenten prayer meeting theme will be The Lord’s Supper. All are invited to church services and activities.
Waldo P. Lapham attended the annual Mass Real Estate Exchange dinner at the Copley Plaza hotel on Wednesday March 10. About 700 sat down for the banquet where the governor and mayor were present. Leon Pageau has moved his family to the aerpd tage st form erly occupied by Mr and Mrs John Witisos.
Mr and Mrs William Priest observed their golden wedding anniversary at home on Walcott Street. Born in Canada and England respectively, they married in 1870 and have nine children and many grandchildren. The day featured a family dinner, music, congratulations, and a gold purse as a gift from relatives.
William Hiltiznen of the street department slipped into icy river water while aiding an ice jam near the Florida bridge. He was pulled ashore by a rope attached to a shore crew member and escaped with only a ducking in cold water.
The State Grange meeting at the State House, Boston, decided the National Grange convention could be held at Mechanics Hall in Boston on November 11, 12 and 13. Irvin Howe of Acton represented Middlesex Central Pomona and Concord and Maynard Granges. Local Granges will be assessed to cover convention expenses if other funding is insufficient.
John Maynard and Walter Peterson, prominent Nashua residents, purchased a large hardware business in Nashua New Hampshire last week. Walter Peterson, long time traveling salesman, will move from Acton to Nashua and direct operations while John Maynard remains a partner awaiting a sale to John McPherson after a hardware stamp near the post office.
The Business Men's association schedules a Tuesday evening meeting at the Masonic hall. Rodney McIver and William Stokes will present an entertainment program. Topics include the Daylight Saving bill in the Massachusetts legislature and plans for permanent town sidewalks.
The board of selectmen plans a Committee of Fifty to organize a fundraising drive for a local Legion post home. They will review a short list tonight and plan to call a meeting next Monday to gain citizen support before starting the appeal.
A meeting at the 1O. O. F. hall on Monday night formed a committee to plan the upcoming anniversary of the order. At the next regular session a gold piece will be awarded.
Capt Christopher Wilson's squad defeated Frank Goettler's team at the Masonic clubrooms to conclude an eight game series. Wilson 374 to Goettler 319. Escalloped oysters followed by a social hour. Losers will treat winners to a turkey supper later.
Children roamed the ice near the dam as thick ice cakes formed at the head of the dam causing older bystanders to scatter. A small boy scrambled across the field of ice despite the danger and crowd movement nearby.
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