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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1916
Page
1
Maynard residents attend visits and gatherings with many guests from nearby towns. Enlistments include Harold Hanson in Co. 1, 6th Regiment, and Arthur Murray in a Scotch regiment. Local clubs, school events, theater outings, and a proposed new store space for the Maynard block are noted.
Frederick Winsor owns a new Oldsmobile and Woodward Hudson a new Cadillac. Local residents visit relatives in Chicago and New York while others plan winter stays in town. Civic league opening slated for Sunday November 1 with speaker Guy H. Gold. Concord Grange, Eastern Star members attend Waltham event. various resignations and births noted.
Marmidas Martell visited friends in Concord Junction while George Noyes stayed with Mrs. Anna Chase Mere. Others include Walter Wright visiting Hubbardston, Col and Mrs BB Adams moving to Boston for winter, John McCleary recovering from appendicitis, Mrs Henry Wawley convalescing at Deaconess Hospital, and William H. Wood headed to St Petersburg Florida for winter. Holy Name Society met at Help of Christians church and dance plans for Friday Dec 15 were announced. Teachers from West Concord attended the Teachers club meeting in Maton Hall and a Catholic club dance at Warners Hall was canceled due to the My New Curate play. Fra Watson and Mrs Watson left for Florida for the winter on leave from the Reformatory.
Gordon Mackenzie a former resident of this town departed this week for France to serve as an ambulance driver for the Allies. He is joined by many locally who wish him luck in the hazardous undertaking.
D H Adams builds a garage for Alonzo Joy. John Littlefield of Dorchester visited. Hoar's workers work on BE. LL. Tall house. Parker visited Stoneham relatives. Angie Knowlton stayed with F R Knowlton. Mrs. John McNiff and baby returned from Marlboro hospital. Whitcomb scouted turkeys in Vermont for Thanksgiving trade. Amos Rines moves to South Acton to work for J P Brown. Hayward takes over brother Warren’s Boxboro farm route. Harriman of Berlin, formerly Boxboro, buys Tyler Upham farm. Mrs A H Gilmore recovering from operation at Massachusetts General. Ladies Benevolent Society of Baptist church hosts monthly social at vestry Thursday. Glen Gould and Ruth Knowlton ride to Springfield to see Dartmouth vs Syracuse game. Dartmouth wins 16 to 15.
Miss Edith Murray spent a day with relatives in town. The Eastern Star held a Monday event last week. Harrison D Hodgdon has recovered from illness. John Petersons rented a vacant cottage on Avenue. Miss Mary J Cavanaugh visited her sister Mrs Thomas McNamara in Somerville. Locals gather laurel in mountains for Christmas decorations. Mrs Katherine Troy vacationing with sister Mrs Joseph Hodgen Crescent Avenue. Civic clubs election returns arrangements praised by many. Mrs William Wall and other ladies led Mothers Monthly services at the Cenacle Brighton.
The Parent Teachers group will hold its regular meeting on November 9 at 3 PM. Dr. Theodore Lafayette of Tufts Dental School will speak, with Mrs. Henry Lyons from the state convention attending from Worcester. A large number of relatives and friends will attend.
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