West Acton Girls Club Presents Haunt the Thimble
The Universalist church Girls club staged Leo R. Lewis operetta Haunt the Thimble Tuesday evening under Mrs. Hubert Mead. The plot follows Nellie Grant and her mother facing eviction by landlord Solon Greid who regains control of Grant property. Nellie’s party brings joy, then Grant returns with a surprise home. the cast impressed with pretty costumes and strong performances. A future drill program is planned with local men urged to join and form a company ready to serve the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls’ Club
Universalist Church
Leo R. Lewis
The
Hubert B. Mead
Grant
Solon Greid
Mr. Grant
A. Raleigh Beach
Thelma R. MacGregor
Nellie Grant
Frances I. Hall
Greid
Bertram E. Hall
Eleanor Hall
Naomi Schnair
Anna Wright
Gladys Schnair
Edith Newsham
Grace Chickering
Helen Newsham
Doris Gardner
Calvin Morris
Haverlock Schnair
Irma M. Durkee
Albert Goettler
Fritz Ocelachlegel
Miss Durkee
Acton
Acton Company
Military Drill Held Under Preparedness Committee
Saturday night hosted the first military drill directed by the Preparedness committee. Attendance was large given the night’s unfavorable conditions.
Annual Roll Call at South and West Acton Universalist Parishes
About 75 people attended the annual roll call at the church in South Acton Friday evening at 7. The supper was superb and the program featured Helen Mitchell of Syracuse and Margie Kimball of South Acton. Responses to the roll calls were spontaneous and largely original, suggesting a hopeful outlook for the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
West Acton
Foster Family Recalled Home By Illness of Elderly Matriarch
Mr. and Mrs. J. Foster and daughter Ruth returned from Beverly after being summoned from their Southern Pines stay by the illness of Mr. Foster's aging mother. She died upon the party's arrival in Beverly before reaching her bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Beverly
Southern Pines
N. C
Mr. Foster
Garden plans and social visits in Cambridge and Boston
Harl Randall of Boston spent Sunday at home. Martha Windsor of Cambridge visited John. Mr and Mrs George M Guilford of Boston were Sunday guests at S H Guilford's home. C E society members plan to attend a Cambridge convention Thursday the 19th. Rev Charles L Pierce expects his Ford touring car this week and will store it at the church shed while it is closed for his use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harl Randall
Boston
Martha Windsor
Cambridge
John
George M. Guilford
S. H. Guilford
C. E. Society
Charles L. Pierce
Miss Staples Weds Dr. Pierce in Quiet West Acton Ceremony
Miss Madeleine Staples daughter of Mrs Lucy K Staples and the late Dr Hall Staples married Dr Frederick G Pierce of Worcester on a Sunday afternoon in West Acton. Rev Charles L Pierce officiated due to the father's death. A close family ceremony featured Martha Windsor of Cambridge and a simple fern and bride rose decor. The couple departed for a Worcester home. Pierce, Harvard Dental graduate, belongs to Psi Omega Etta Lambda Sigma Harriet N Lowell society and national and state dental bodies. He collaborates with Dr Frank Barnard in Worcester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Acton
Madeleine Pratt Staples
Lucy K. Staples
Hall Staples
Frederick G. Pierce
Worcester
Charles L. Pierce
The
Baptist Church
Martha Windsor
Cambridge
Lohengrin
Dr. Pierce
Harvard Dental College
Psi Omega
Etta Lambda Sigma
Harriet N. Lowell Society of Research
Pierce
Frank Barnard
Park Building
Bedford Patriots’ Day Observance Highlights 1775 Echoes
Bedford marks the 142nd Patriots Day with a town hall gathering led by Randall A. Whittier. Col. John D. Billings, retired United States Army, speaks on 1775 and 1917 as the public safety committee and local speakers share remarks while a musical program features Mrs. Donald Dickerman and Mrs. Walter F. Temple.
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Concord
Lexngton
Town Hall
Randall A. Whittier
United States
England
France
Belgium
John D. Billings
United, States Army
George R. Blinn
Bedford Committee On Public Safety
Donald Dickerman
Walter F. Temple
Leila Blake
Louis St. Sauveur
William J. Balfour
Miss Gertrude Simpson Seriously Injured in Mill Shafting Accident
At the Strathmore mill in Concord Junction a shafting broke loose tearing through a partition and injuring Miss Gertrude Simpson. She is in Deaconess Hospital with a fractured rib and punctured lung, condition considered dangerous. The 12 30 incident endangered many workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strathmore
Gertrude Simpson
Deaconess Hospital
House Catches Fire on Laws Brooks Road
Monday evening a grass fire ignited the corner of Thomas Sheehan’s house on Laws Brooks Road, tearing off clapboards and roof shingles before firefighters extinguished it. Quick response likely prevented total destruction. The Concord Civic League annual meeting will be held at Eaton Hall in Concord on Wednesday evening April 25.
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Thomas
Sheehan
Laws Brooks
The
Concord ‘Civic League
Eaton Hall
Concord
Wells A Hall Delivers Talk on Some Phases of Education
Wells A Hall superintendent of schools spoke to the Men's Club Monday evening on Some Phases of Education. The talk highlighted educational issues and school programs.
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A. Hall
Men’s Club
Farm auction notices from Massachusetts sales archive
Auctioneer Otis H Forbush lists multiple farm sales across Massachusetts several in April and May. Entries include Whitney property Littleton Road Harvard Norwood Acton Waltham Winchester Natick with cattle hogs horses hay and farm tools plus Holstein cows and calves at Neponset and other farms. Bank Top Natick auction reports cow prices and hen sales with strong bidding.
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Otis H. Forbush
Concord Junction
Mass
Harry
Whitney
Harvard
Littleton ‘Rd
Fisher
Neponset Valley Farm
Neponset St
Norwood
Dexter L. Spinney
East Acton
Wetherbee Mills
N. Y
N. H
H.R. R
Rosslyn Farm
Ridge St
Winchester
Bank Top Farm
South Natick
Adv
West Acton Woman's Club to stage Farce Friday and Saturday
The West Acton Woman's Club presents the four act comedy Fatime and the Servant at the QOF hall this Friday and Saturday evenings. Jerome K Jerome wrote the piece, and local residents are invited to attend the performance for a lighthearted crowd-pleaser.
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West Acton Ton Woman's Club
Fatime
Jerome K. Jerome
F. Hall
South Acton Hosts Guardsmen With Home Hospitality
The South Acton community, praised for protecting property and life by stationing guards on the bridge, is urged by the Universalist church Men’s Forum to invite off duty guardsmen to Sundays, meals, and home events. Members named for contact: Lewis Willard, Charles Clark, Fred Macomber, Dr. Walter B. Currier.
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South Acton
Bridge
Universalist Church
Lewis Willard
Charles Clark
Fred Macomber
Walter B. Currier
Congregational Church Sunday Services and Talks
The Congregational Church announces a 10 30 morning service with Pastor Rev Ralph A Barker preaching. Sunday school at 11 45 and a 6 C E meeting on How Lying Undermines Character from Lev 19 11 12 Prov 6 16 19 led by Miss Mary A Armstrong. Praise service at 7 Address Our Country. Friday 7 30 prayer and social on Christian Ideals How to Attain Them. Two soldiers stationed here attended last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph A. Barker
C. E
Mary A. Armstrong
Universalist Church Weekend Services and Social
Sunday morning service at 10.30 with sermon by the pastor. Sunday school and Men's Forum at 11.45. Meeting at 6.15. Mission circle met with Mrs. Conant Tuesday afternoon. Salad supper Friday at 6.30 with Beth Sturtevant as entertainer. Boy Scouts exhibit in First Aid. Music by Margie Kimball and Carrie Shapley. Proceeds to buy a stereopticon. Woman's Missionary society met yesterday afternoon at Mrs. Barker's home on Maynard Street.
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Pp. C. U
Mission Circle
B. J. Conant
Beth Sturtevant
White’s Bureau
Boston
Boy Scouts
Margie Kimball
Carrie Shapley
South Acton Patriots Day Observance Details Firing Salute and Parade
The South Acton Patriots day program will feature a sunrise firing salute at the Faulkner home, a gun signal from the Hunt home, church bells at 6 am, a Boy Scout parade to Exchange Square, patriotic exercises, and readings under the Liberty tree at Mr. Samsel’s Stow Street residence naming Acton soldiers who died.
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Faulkner
Col. Faulkner
Hunt Home
Stow St
Concord
Boys In Blue
Baltimore
Boy Scouts
Samsel
Acton
Acton Council Treasurers Receive $1000 Certificate Proceeds
The Acton council treasurer received a $1000 check from the supreme treasurer in St Louis for a certificate held by the late Dr Hall Staples of West Acton who died March 5. The amount was paid to beneficiary Mrs Lucy K Staples that evening.
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Acton Council
R. A
Supreme Treasurer
St. Louis
Hall Staples
West Acton
Lucy K. Staples
Notable Local Visits and Moves Reported in Village Notes
Bernstein Cowan recovers from a broken wrist after a truck crank incident and joins home company subs to serve. J Long of Worcester visited on business. Ruth Hawkins now surgical superintendent at Brattleboro hospital. Mrs. Clifford visited relatives in North Adams. Mrs. A. Rose from Concord spent hours with friend Mrs. Hesselton. Mrs. Chapman traveled to Swampscott to stay with daughter’s family. The Mds ons began work on Davis block with contractor John Hoar of West Acton. Mrs. S. B. Ineson and Grace enjoyed a day in Lowell. Colburn and Ruth plan to reside in the village. Lewis H. Dearborn and son Alfred visited sister Mrs. Glines and Mrs. Christie in Hopkinton. Dearborn veteran carries a sore shoulder from a Civil War injury. Emma Quimby went to Pawtucket for a cousin visit. Harold Coolidge started work with A. Merriam Piano Stool Co. Ed Willis went to Boston to see Carl at the Homeopathic Hospital.
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J. Long
Worcester
Ruth Hawkins
Brattleboro
Clifford
North Adams
A. Rose
Concord
Hesselton
Chapman
Swampscott
Mdsons
Davis’ Block
John Hoar
West Acton
Davis
S. B. Ineson
Grace
Lowell
Colburn
Ruth
Maynard
Lewis H. Dearborn
Hopkinton
N. H
Alfred
Glines
Christie
Emma Quimby
Pawtucket
R. I
Harold Coolidge
A. Merriam Piano Stool. Co
Ed Willis
Boston
Carl
Homeopathlic Hospital
Paint test to prove purity of white lead in paint
A method to test white lead by heating a sample with a blow-pipe. Pure white lead will reduce to metallic lead in moments, while adulterated lead will not. The test predicts cracking, scaling paint, and higher repair costs, reflecting purity and protective quality.
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Atever
Goodrich
Pierce—Staples
Madeleine Staples
Frederick Pierce
Bedford
B. Fy,Goodrich ‘Rubber Co
Akron
Ohio
Congregational Church
Woman’s Missionary Society
Maynard St
Bernstein Cowan
Sub Spects
Middlesex Coal and Grain Co
Bedford, Mass
George H. Woods
Matn St
L. P. Goulding
Sudbury, Mass
R. R
W. A. Haynes Co. Incorporated
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