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Newspaper

Acton Enterprise

Location

Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 15, 1916

Page

8

Mortgagee's Sale of Real Estate in Maynard Massachusetts

By power of sale in a 1915 mortgage from Frederick Marshall to South Weymouth Cooperative Bank the property near Stow Lower Village in Maynard will be sold at public auction on December 8 1916 at 1 PM. The parcel covers about twenty acres along Assabet River and adjacent Maynard land with defined bounds. The sale is to foreclose the mortgage and pay down principal, with $100 cash due from the purchaser.

Frederick ©. Marshall South Weymouth Cooperative Bank Middlesex South District Maynard Stow Oynard Stow Lower Middlesex Cornwealth Massachusetts Tiwony Ig Assabet Amory Maynard Said County Road Dowacy Assabet

Probate Court citation in Russell will case

Massachusetts Probate Court to Phebe F. Russell heirs and interested parties. Benjamin F. Russell petitions letters testamentary to Jim as executor with surety. Court in Cambridge sets hearing for November 24 1916 at 9am. Public notice to appear and publish citation weekly for three weeks in Concord Enterprise.

Monwealth Massachusetts Phebe F. Russell Concord Benjamin F. Russell Lette Jim Cambridge Middlesex Concord Enterprise Ad Court Fitness Charles J. McIntire

Old Concord Chapter DAR Hosts Guest Day at Unitarian Parish House

Old Concord chapter DAR hosted a guest day at the Unitarian parish house with regent Mrs Blinn presiding. The event featured music by Mrs Baker and Miss Barker, a talk on Historic Homes of New England by Park Pressey, and a tour of the Chapter house across the street.

Unitarian Old Concord Blinn Fowler A. VL. Morse Holden H. DB. Smith C. B. Wheeler Bownton Gross Blanchard McCleary Steners Corporation Misses Jones

Parents Meet To Welcome New Union School Trainer

The Parent Teachers Association held a well attended meeting in which Miss Pauline Hatch was introduced as the new physical training instructor for girls in the 5th through 8th grades at Union school. Plans were announced for a food sale at the school on Saturday afternoon November 25 with fruit and vegetable tables for Thanksgiving prep. Dr. Lafayette of Tufts Dental school delivered an engaging talk. Social time followed with refreshments by Mrs. Charles Jewett and Mrs. John S. Comley.

Parent Teachers’ Association Pauline Hatch Association Union School Ways and Means Conmmittee

Thanksgiving Dance by Eastern Star in Bedford

The Paul Revere chapter No. 155 Order of the Eastern Star will hold a Thanksgiving dance at Bedford town hall on Thursday evening November 23 with music by Bowers' orchestra of Brookline.

Paul Revere Order of the Eastern Star Bedford Town Hall Bowers’ Orchestra of Brookfine

Wilson Thaxter couple wed in town ceremony

Miss Martha Thaxter and Donald Wilson both of this town were united in marriage Saturday evening at the parsonage. After a short honeymoon Mr and Mrs Wilson will reside in Somerville.

Martha Thaxter Donald Wilson Mrs. Wilson Somerville

A Nature Faker in a Realistic Melodrama

A playwright seeks critique from Criticus on a new melodrama. The critic notes the kitchen scene misrepresents nature as the heroine washes dishes for her poor mother. The exchange underscores tension between art and realism.

Playwrite Criticus

West Acton Social Notes Detail Local Ailments and Events

Miss Mary Hager cares for Miss A M Whitcomb after an neuritis episode. Miss Eleanor Weeks performed the gypsy dance at the South Acton Universalist vestry event Thursday and Friday evenings. Work on dismantling horse sheds at the Baptist church ends Saturday afternoon, promising improvement. Mrs FE Rice recovers from a fall and hopes to enjoy the piazza on pleasant days, much welcomed by friends.

Eleanor Weeks South Acton

Regular Meeting of W C G T Vo Discusses Worcester Convention

The regular monthly meeting at Mrs hy Wall’s home on Tuesday November 7 heard reports from the Worcester North County convention in Leominster. A letter from Mrs J Wright Simpson thanked the union and urged continued help for shut ins. The group voted to send a Thanksgiving box with fruit vegetables jellies canned fruit tea coffee cocoa sugar cereals and more to the needy, to be delivered to Miss Wetherbee’s house by Thursday night.

W. CG. T. Vo Hy. WW. Wall Worcester North Leominster J. Wright Simpson Shutins Noor Wetherbee

Expect Good Time Ladies Social Circle Plans Annual Event

The Ladies Social Circle of the Universalist society hosts its annual social, supper and sale this Thursday with an afternoon program at 4 featuring children’s dialogues and songs, plus aprons, fancy goods, candy and mystery tables and ice cream for sale. Supper at 7 precedes another entertainment.

the Universalist Society Lizzie Taylor Forbush Marguerite Johnson Reader Boston College of Oratory Irma Durkee

Second Lyceum entertainment at Baptist church hall

The Beacon trio and soloists Riccardo De Bellis Joseph P. Clifford and Joseph F. Connor performed a varied program at I O O F hall Tuesday evening under the pastor's class auspices. Beatrice A Choates accompanied at the piano before a large appreciative audience.

Lyceum the Baptist Church I. O. O. F. Hall Beacon Trio Riccardo de Bellis Joseph PB. Vifford Joseph FE. Connor Beatrice A. Choates

Annual Fair at Boxboro Congregational Church

The Ladies social circle will hold an annual fair Friday afternoon and evening featuring aprons candy children's ice cream parcel post tables a grab box and a Turkish booth An oyster supper will be served and entertainment includes two farces Souvenir Spoons Rubber Boots vocal music and readings with Miss Madeline Staples as soloist.

Boxboro

Reed couple depart on winter trip after voting

Mr and Mrs Joseph H Reed left after he cast his vote on election day in their auto heading to New York and then Pennsylvania then southward into Virginia and other states. Reed is an agent for the Wonder Mist Co of Boston and has had good success with the firm. They expect to be gone all winter.

Joseph H. Reed Reed New York Pennsylvania Virginia Wonder Mist Co Boston

Shattuck Takes Post as Rutland Prison Camp Superintendent

Concord Junction Mimer reports Shattuck left this week for Rutland to begin duties as superintendent of the prison camp and hospital.

Mimer KE. Shattuck Rutland

Temperance Talk Planned by Mass. Total Abstinence Leader

Union Church to host a vigorous temperance address next Sunday evening by W. T. Landers secretary of the Massachusetts Total Abstinence society. Morning sermon by Rev. A. W. Stone. Newcomers invited to a cordial welcome. Prayer meetings Tuesday evenings grow in numbers.

W. T. Landers Mass Total Abstinence Society A. W. Stone

Sudbury Social and Civic Notes From Last Week

William Bills is reported as improving and Mr Sprague was in town to vote last week. A furnace is being installed in Lafayette Cadman’s house. A social dance was held at the town hall Saturday evening. Miss Lavinia Carter has been visiting her sister Mrs Charlotte Parmenter.

Mr. Sprague Lafayette Cadman Lavinia Carter Charlotte Parmenter

Clergy Exchange Sermon in Ashland Pulpit

Sunday morning Rev Claire G Davis exchanged with Rev Mr Bird of MBE church in Ashland. Mr Bird delivered a sermon from Isaiah 6 8 Here am I send me.

Claire G. Davis Mr. Bird M. BE. Church Ashland

Ladies of Methodist Church Hold Sale Supper and Show

The Methodist ladies report the fair a great success with afternoon and evening crowds. The supper featured clam chowder baked beans and chicken pie amid praise for chowder. Booths included Fancy articles Aprons Candy Mystery decor pink and white. An entertainment followed a stereopticon lecture on Napoleon Bonaparte and Darius Green.

Ladies of Methodist Church F. P. Stiles A. N. Young R. B. Oliver Fred Christensen Henry White W. M. Parmenter Miriam Kempton Edwin A. Powers William Reed William Baldwin Leon E. Hawes Henry Way Charles Brackett Ethan Davison Brackett Davison Booth Napoleon Bonaparte Darius Green Laurence Hadley

Concord residents attend Harvard Princeton clash in Cambridge

Concord Junction residents joined a large turnout in Cambridge to see the Harvard Princeton football game. A whist party for Help of Christians church was planned for next Wednesday evening with refreshments and dancing after. Mrs. Tillie Skean of Springfield underwent a surgical operation at Deaconess hospital this week. Many attended the performance of My New Curate in Monument Hall, Concord on Friday evening, with twelve cars needed to transport attendees.

Grace Jones Concord Junction Cambridge Help of Christians Church Tillie Skean Springfield Robert Cousins Deaconess Hospital Monument Hall Concord

Friday Dancing Parties Return in Warner Hall

Regular Friday evening dances resume at Warner hall with large attendance from neighboring towns. The Colonial orchestra provides the music for the popular events.

Warner Hall

Narrow Escape In Auto Crash On Main Street

A Sunday evening collision on Main Street near Union Church involved a Maynard carriage driven by Harry Clarke and a Ford driven by Robert O’Neil. The Ford struck the carriage causing a rollover. Miss Margaret Reilly was briefly trapped but escaped with a head cut and bruises, while Merton Leighton and Rose Reilly were shaken but uninjured.

Main St Union Church Martin Petersen Maynard Harry Clarke Cambridge Ford Robert O'Neil Margaret Reilly Miss Reilly S. Thompson Pickard Merton Leighton Miss Rose Reilly

Child Struck by Auto in Front of Home

Rita Steinman daughter of Mr and Mrs Matthew Steinman was hit by an automobile owned and operated by Robert Cousins while playing in the street Sunday. An electric car and the automobile approached together causing confusion. the mud guard struck her and threw her aside but she escaped serious injury as the driver was traveling slowly.

Rita Steinman Matthew Steinman Robert Cousins

Collision injures two as cars crash on Elm Street

A Sunday noon collision involved a six cylinder Hupmobile and a Buick roadster on Elm Street. The smaller car sustained minor damage while the larger vehicle suffered damaged springs mud guards and a sprung axle. Occupants were uninjured.

Elmst

Concord Civic League Forum Opens Next Sunday

The Forum in Concord, hosted by the Concord Civic League, opens at the town hall with no admission fee. Guy D. Gold of Brockton starts the program, followed by a musical feature and floor questions. Last year’s turnout was strong overall but few from Concord Junction. organisers aim for higher local attendance.

Forum Concord Civic League Concord Town Hall Guy D. Gold Brockton Concord Junction

Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Event Attendance

Mrs Hatch of Maine visits her daughter Mrs Forrest Bean and Mrs A E Payson of Wollaston visited friends in town. E C Cheney has his house shingled. Mrs F E A Phalen visited sister Mrs Norton in Bedford. Misses Mary and Margaret Coughlin visited relatives in Littleton. School closed for teachers convention in Ayer. Village folks attended the Universalist church fair in South Acton.

Mrs. Hatch Maine Mrs Forrest Bean A. E. Payson Wollaston E. C. Cheney FE. A. Phalen Mrs. Norton Bedford Mary and Margaret Coughlin Littleton

Pomona group to meet at Odd Fellows hall Waltham

Middlesex Central Pomona schedules a two session meeting at Odd Fellows hall in Waltham on Monday November 20 with 2 PM and 7 30 PM starts. Governor Samuel W McCall and past master Frank Tyler Marston are expected. The illnesses of Frank Merriam delay Acton Grange program to November 28.

Middlesex Central Pomona Odd Fellows Hall Waltham Samuel W. McCall Massachusetts Frank Tyler Marston

Local Notes on Residents and Lectures

Charles Baldwin is recovering and will soon use crutches. Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Whitney and Mrs. Mary Eaton have left for winter homes. Miss Ida C Justin lectured on woman suffrage in Brockton last week. Mrs. Charlotte Parmenter left Wednesday for Cambridge to spend the winter with her daughter Mrs. Henry Miller.

Frederic Whitney Mary Eaton Ida C. Justin Brockton Charlotte Parmenter Cambridge Henry Miller

Appendicitis Strikes Seventh Family Member

John Nachtwey a farmer near Green Bay Missouri underwent an appendicitis operation making him the seventh family member to be operated on in three months His wife three sons and two daughters had already undergone the procedure.

John Nachtwey Green Bay

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W. A. Stevens Concord, Mass F. M. Esty Keyester’s Hall Parent Teachers’ Meeting Afernoon Wilson—Thaxter West Acton Mary Hager A. M. Whitcomb Bers Second Entertainment National Biscuit Company Sudbury William Bills Concord Forum Ayer Universalist Church William Mitchell New Hampshire Mitchell H. F. Tuttle Frank Merriam Acton Grange Jank Pratt Charles Baldwin Bird & Son E. Walpole Chicago Washington Hamilton Ontario The W. A. Haynes Co. Incorporated
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