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Newspaper

Acton Enterprise

Location

Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1917

Page

6

Probate citation for estate of Ernest N Dan of Concord

In Middlesex County Probate Court a petition seeks administration of Ernest N Dan's estate by Clara J Harding of Suffolk with bond surety. Interested heirs and kin are cited to appear June 14 1917 at 9 am in Cambridge to show cause why letters should not be granted. Public notice runs weekly in Enterprise for three weeks ending with June 16.

Ernest N. Dan Concord Clara J. Harding Suffolk Camin Middlesex Cord Enterprise Charles J. McIntire Webster Robbins Acton Amelia HH Ray N. Robbins Cambridge Acton Enterprise Esquire

Probate notice for David K E Marshall heirs and administration

In Somerset County the Probate Court seeks to appoint an administrator with will annexed for the estate of David K E Marshall late of Sud in the county. Thorton W. Rogers petitions for administration with bond and a suitable substitute to act as appointee. Public citation issued for Cam, on June twentieth at nine o'clock in the forenoon.

Probate Court Citation for Brooks Estate in Cambridge

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex Probate Court cites all interested in Isabelle Lawes Brooks late of Montevideo Uruguay to appear June 15 1917 in Cambridge to show cause why administrator s account should not be allowed. Citations to be mailed or published weekly for three weeks in Maynard Surprise. witness Charlies J McIntire Esquire First Judge. F M Esty Register.

Middlesex Isabelle Lawes Brooks Montevideo Uruguay Cambridge Maynard Surprise Charlies J. McIntire Esquire

Probate Court Citation For Webster Robbins Estate

Middlesex probate court calls heirs and all interested parties to appear June 15 1917 in Cambridge to show cause why Amelia H Robbins and Ray N Robbins should receive letters testamentary on the estate of Webster Robbins of Acton. Public notice to run weekly for three weeks in Acton Enterprise.

Concord Junction M C Robbins Tribute Details Life and Death

A tribute to Webster C Robbins recalls a life spanning travel from Lowell to East Acton and Concord, with a long career in trade and farming. He married Amelia Thurrett Nichols in 1885 and leaves two children, Bess and River, with civic and hospital associations noted. Funeral Sunday featured Rev Bernard Copping and the Lotus quartet.

Webster C. Robbins Torn Tang Tiat Yaa Se Stroma Ham High Lowell East Acton Daniel Wetherbee Wis Amelia Thurrett Nichols Sin Bess R Kenneth Blood Fost Totten N.Y River Newroth Wathesling Tez Middeses Club Bernard Copping Acton Lotus Quartet Boston J. Taylor Fletcher Elmer BE. Shatuick West Rutland S. Thompson Pood Concord George Page Hin Ne

Studio Recital Opens Series at Mrs Leland Hall

The first studio recital was held Friday afternoon in the music room of Mrs W S Leland Association hall with parents and friends invited. Pupils Laura Curley Bertha Haynes Willian Morrison Warren Miller John We Manus Edward McManus John Mekkleson and Robert Parkin performed. Miss Esther Davis sang a group of songs to close the program. The second recital is planned for Saturday afternoon.

W.S. Leland Association Hall Laura Curley Bertha Haynes Willian Morrison Warren Miller John We Manus Edward McManus John Mekkleson Robert Parkin Esther Davis

First Communion Class at Help of Christians Parish

A class of 14 children received their first communion at the six o clock mass on Saturday morning. Students include Elsie Jagling Rita Steinman Dorothea Loughlin Ruth Lyons Julia Lawton Elizabeth Tenn ess Loretta Dee Annie Sullivan Rose Kelley Grace Plovatt David Sheehan Anderson Farrell Clarence and Joseph Bartolomeo.

Elsie Jagling Rita Steinman Dorothea Loughlin Ruth Lyons Julia Lawton Elizabeth Tenness Loretta Dee Annie Sullivan Rose Kelley Grace Plovatt David Sheehan Anderson Farrell Clarence Joseph Bartolomeo

Engagment Announced and Local Notes

Mr and Mrs Patrick Reiley announce the engagement of Ellen Florence to Frank Chester Sheridan of Maynard. Edward McClellan takes a vacation from duties as letter carrier while recovering from illness. LeGer Allen, Navy Reservist, visits Mary lehead with his parents. B M Rail freight service cut due to war costs. night freight ends and daily freight moved to afternoon local. Theo Lovejoy wined Sunday with Miss Harriet Fletcher. For sale three horses about 1200 lbs each apply to Adams bridges Concord Junction Mass.

Mro Patrick Reiley Etter Ellen Florence Frank Chester Sheridan Maynard Edward McClellan Leger Allen Naval Marylehead J. P. Allen Theo Lovejoy Pfarriet Fletcher Adams Concord Junction Mass

Middlesex Nines Defeat Pomfret in Errorless Game

Middlesex school nine wins easily at Concord on Saturday afternoon. Both teams used two pitchers and the highlight was Left Fielder Scully catching Thayer's fly in the seventh.

Middlesex School Pomfret Concord Scully Thayer

Roumanian Dances and Debut Traditions Decoded

Sunday dances enliven Roumanian peasant life as pays of the community organize music refreshments and preside as masters of ceremony. When girls reach marriageable age and learn household arts they attend as participants and the phrase she dances at the dance marks debut and eligibility for patrimonial attention.

Roumania

Charles W Dickinson Pioneer Naturalist Among McKean Residents

New York Altoona Tribune article profiles Charles W. Dickinson of McKean County Pennsylvania visiting New York City. He is described as a towering 75 year old hunter and authority on passenger pigeons and wolves, a partner in Butterfield estate timber ventures, and a modest kindly figure who has contributed hunting and wildlife articles for years. The piece notes his daughter Carrie Marks and grandson, and praises his outdoor life and influence.

New York Altoona Tribune Conecord Charles W. Dickinson Carrie Marks el Cross New York City Trinity Churchyard Marshal Joffre Kalfour Comen McKean County Pennsylvania Tribune Mer. Dickinson Potato Creek Butterfield Dickinson George Gray Barnard Abraham Lincoln Walher Abraham Brigh H. W

May Festival Brightens Monument Hall with Child Performers

A lively May festival at Monument Hall Friday evening drew a crowded audience. Young St Bernard's parish members staged dances and games including a panto mime, Japanese and Dutch dances, a Maypole, and an Irish colleen under Miss Mary Josephine Mahon. Ice cream and cake were served at intermission.

Monument Hall St. Bernard's Mary Josephine Mahon Maynard Thomas Pendergast Mary Mullaney Mary Brennan Margaret Loftus Annie O'Connell Florence Finan Julia McWalter Mary McBreen Annie Hayes Marion McWalter Katherine Goulding Margaret Tobin Polly Dorothy Mara Gertrude Elizabeth Fee Gertrude Dee Marion Ruth McWalter Mildred Haley Alice Joycee Margaret Finan Anna Goulding Mildred Mera Mary Joyce Marion Dempsey Dorothy Flavin Annie Mayes Elizabeth Hayes Alice Jurke Velena Loftus Maryelineh Ruth Tosey Mary McWal Gertrude Mara Agnes Hayes Gertrue Hagerty Mary O'Connor Dorothy Duggan Mary Hayes Frances Prendergast Florence Crowe Anna Cullinane Julia Mansfield Mary Hill Helen Demp

Sixth Grade Builds Concord Junction School Models Elegantly

A Concord Junction sixth grade exhibited an imaginative school building model project with portable and complex structures, electics and trees crafted by different student groups. Archibald Ferran Langdon Goddard led the effort with a large model set for Parents Day May 9 at West Concord school. Additionally local notices include Edmund Pratt visiting Everett and a British M N association graves detail, with local car sales and Mobiloil shipment from Torrey & Vialle.

Concord Junction Langdon Goddard Archibald Ferran West Concord Francis Wood Gladys Willis Jordis Johnson Julia Andersen Mary Moynihan Josephine Prendergast Clarence Shattuck Ina McCabe Francis Carr Mary Loring Genevieve Frawley Exather Leighton Roland Kay Edmund Pratt Everett M. & N. Association Minute Men George Weaver West Acton Torrey & Vialle C. Lee Todd Lincoln Rochester, N. Y

Concord Victorious Over Framingham In Local High School Game

Concord high school boys defeated Framingham 7 to 4 on the local playgrounds. Key players included Cutter Callahan Paradise Witham Shapiro Fallon Delaney and Dee with Paradise hitting a home run and multiple players contributing runs and bases.

Concord Concord High School Framingham Boys Lynn Cutter Callahan Paradise Witham Shapiro Fallon Delaney Dee M. Kelley Giles T. Kelley Clark Loftus Concord I Ce Po Kennedy Ss P Fallon Hayes Rile Reed Kelley Framingham II Ss Rosenblatt Mande Hunefield O'Brien Garbarin Lavin Sullivan T Kelley Mulcahey AEG Esse Gleason Lynn English High Gannon Allahan Witham Ib Curtis Murray Concord Kennedy SS Haves If Delaney Ib L. Kelley Keele Rf

Yankee Doodle Isabelle McBreen Accompanied by Miss Margaret F

Isabelle McBreen performs Yankee Doodle with accompanist Miss Margaret F Col Ming listed in the program as part of a local concert lineup.

Isabelle McBreen Miss Margaret F Col Ming

MIT faculty awards degrees to war service seniors

Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty recommends degrees to seniors who have entered military or naval service or joined war related industries. More than two hundred seniors already hold positions related to the war effort, including Frank S. Hubbard of Concord who is recommended for a B S degree to be conferred at June graduation. Hubbard is enrolled in Intensive RO T C courses and will attend the ceremony.

Germany Fculty Massachusetts Institute of Technology Frank S. Hubbard Concord Hubbard Tech

Marriage in Winter Hill Net: Anderson and Gudbransen wed

Christian Anderson and Annie Gudbransen, former Concord residents, were married Saturday evening at the groom’s parents’ home in Winter Hill. The couple, now living in West Somerville, received many well wishes. Anderson is the son of Mr and Mrs Christian Anderson. Annie worked for Mrs Prescott Keyes.

Winter Hill Christian Anderson Annie Gudbransen Concord West Somerville Mr. Anderson Anderson Prescott Keyes

Brown University student Marion Weston honors for Bartlet Weston legacy

Older officers and families recall Rev. Bartlet H. Weston once esteemed at Westvale Concord. Marion Weston, his daughter, has recently received high honors as a Brown University graduate student according to the Boston Herald.

Bartlet H. Weston Concord Westvale

Visitors honour British graves at Concord gathering

More than 100 members of English and Scottish societies visited Concord to decorate British soldiers' graves from the April 19 1775 battle. The pilgrimage marked the third year crossing the bridge from Boston by groups led by Major George Pritchett and George Mitchell with the Highland Dress association. Notables included Lieut. Col. J R Smith Peter Nevins and R S Johnson. Bugle bands from the British Vets and Highland Dress provided music.

Concord Boston Sons of St. George George Pritchett Highland Dress Association George Mitchell Clan McKinley Ellis Kerr J. R. Smith Naval and ‘Military Veterans’ Association Peter Nevins Boston Caledonian Club R. S. Johnson Canadian Club of British “Vets

For Sale Hatch Eggs Barred Plymouth Rocks

For sale the remainder of the season eggs for hatching from standard bred Barred Plymouth Rocks at 1 dollar per setting of 13. Contact F IL Garland in Concord Junction Massachusetts via telephone Concord 271Y.

Plymouth Rocks F. IL Garland Concord Jct Mass Tel Concord

Wanted Catholic girl to cook in Concord

Classified item seeks a Catholic girl to cook at 1 Monument square Concord Massachusetts. Wages seven dollars per week. Telephone listed as 37 for applications. Second notice advertises a mahogany player piano in perfect condition originally eight hundred fifty dollars now three hundred with music rolls included. Sold by Benj Pope of Concord Massachusetts. June style newspaper notice.

Monument Sq Concord Benj. Pope Mass

Powder Company seeks peeled maple wood supply

The American Powder Co. advertises for peeled maple wood to be used in powder manufacture. Offer calls for delivery at 11 dollars per cord.

American Powder Co

Middlesex Institution for Savings Annual Meeting Notice

The annual meeting of the Corporation of the Middlesex Institution for Savings will be held at the Banking Rooms of the Institution Tuesday June 5 1917 at 3 30 o clock P M Herbert W Hosmer Clerk Concord Mass May 21 1917. WANTED A girl for general house work Tel or call evenings Mrs A B Brooks 10 Sudbury rd Concord 281W GARDEN seeds of all kinds Raffin L Anderson Son Concord Mags Tel 118

Middlesex Institution For Savings Corporation of the Middlesex Institution For Savings Herbert W. Hosmer Concord Mass A. B. Brooks Sudbury Rd Raffin L. Anderson & Son Mags

Pomona Grange Meeting Highlights in Lincoln

A Lincoln town attendee joined the Pomona Grange gathering held Thursday afternoon and evening in Lincoln. The program featured a discussion on the most valuable items in world history and an evening of songs followed by a supper prepared by Lincoln Grange members. The next meeting is planned for Bedford on Saturday June 2.

Pomona Grange Lincoln Lincoln Grange Bedford

Middlesex School Glee Club Stages The Mikado

The Middlesex School Glee Club presented The Mikado on Tuesday evening at the school for the benefit of the American Field Ambulance service. Scenery was built and painted by students Putnam Berate, Carlo Vicario, and Clay Hollister. the play proved a big success. The school has already donated three machines to the field ambulance service, driven by students.

Middlesex School Glee Club Putnamberate Carlo Vicario Clay Hollister

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