Bedford News Briefs Highlight Local Events and Plans
Local notices show C W Blake vacating his Pletcher store in mid May and hoping for a new Belmont site. A B B M C held a dance Apr 20 with many dancers till midnight. Socials feature Miss Sarah Walsh and Miss Annabel McFarland in Beachmont. Philip Well recovers from tonsillitis. Grange conferred four degrees at a recent meeting. A May breakfast is set May 1 at Church of Christ vestry by United Workers' Society with 6 am to 9 am breakfast and 12 to 2 pm luncheon. Woburn association met in West Medford Tuesday. delegates listed. PTA speaker illness caused absence of Mrs. W H Heustis of Belmont. Jamaica topic by Mrs J B Willis discussed. $20 was appropriated for school gardens. committee listed. Lexington Minute Men attended Memorial in Lexington. two squads attended paprade. Locals at Concord Junction game. Jane party attended Charles Town evening school game. Colonial veterans' graves decorated. wreath placed on Bedford Minuteman rallying boulder. A brush fire near Springwoods required firefighting. several cords of wood burned. Forest Blake named Bedford Civic Club janitor replacing Mark W Bagley. Bedford school page notes May 1 pall with minuet and Irish reel. Unitarian Alliance of Bedford forms alcohol education committee. board to be placed on Bedford common. Lexington Alliance seeks similar privilege. Waltham mayor orders six boards in parks. Grounds may be prepared for upcoming game. playground delayed. Baseball team fitted for uniforms. gray striping chosen for practicality. Lipps, Meagher, Sullivan as battery. hopes high for players Butler, McMahon, Isner, Wood.
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C. W. Blake
Pletcher
Sarah Walsh
Anabel McFarland
Beachmont
Philip Well
Grange
Chuch of Christ
United Workers’ Society
Woburn Association
West Medford
David C Torrey
R. A. Whittier
Wallace C. Webber
John R Comney
C. W. Jenks
Gee. Skene
J. B. Willis
Luther A. Ford
Lexington
Concord Junction
Jane
Concord High
Charlestown
Bedford
Waltham
Second Grand Military Ball Held by Lexington Minute Men
The Second Grand Military Ball by Company C Lexington Minute Men occurred Tuesday April 14 in the town hall. Capt. Fred F. Cook directed the event with Lieut. Guy C Strahan and others assisting. Horwood's military orchestra played as decorations and dancing filled the night until midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington Minute Men
Town Hall
Fred F. Cook
Guy C. Strahan
M. F. McMahan
Joseph A. Albani
Lance Corp
Bernard M. Bagley
Louis Kelley
Bernard Bagley
Joseph Albani
Corp
Philip
O'Dowd
Stephen E. Tackney
Donald Wilson
George Peterson
J. A. Albani
Horwood
C. C. Ringt
Patriotic Meeting Honors April 19 Events in Town Hall
The annual patriotic meeting was held in the town hall Sunday evening April 19 with Dr. Immanuel Pfeiffer Jr presiding. Rev. Torrey led the opening prayer and Bible selections were by Rev. Skene and Rev. Silloway. Charles M. Hosmer of Concord spoke on the 19th of April events. Mrs. John Q. Blake played piano and Rev. George Piper gave the benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Pfeiffer, Jr
David C. Torrey
George Skene
Silloway
Charles M. Hosmer
Concord
John Q. Blake
George Piper
Barn fire loss prompts lumber deal in South Sudbury
John Bowditch of Framingham secured C O Parmenter lumber to rebuild after fire destroyed a valuable barn and outbuildings. Col J B Billings delivered a eulogy in North Cambridge for Joseph Huntton former John A Logan post member. Sudbury locals and visitors noted community events and a Sudbury Wayland baseball game with Sudbury winning 8 to 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bowditch
Framingham
C. O. Parmenter
J. B. Billings
Cambridge
Joseph Huntton
John A. Logan
Revere House
Association
H. T. Maynard
Campbell
Osgood
Carleton B. Elims
Tufts College
Arthur H. Burr
E. Tulis
P. B. White
Wiliamsville
Samuel Underwood
Florida
Millionaire Armour Urges Quick Hog Purchases and Profits
The late Philip D. Armour championed swift action in business. He urged hog buyers to buy when hogs arrive and self sellers to act when a profit margin appears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip D. Armour
Séluifig
No Age Without Its Heroes In Odd Phrase Scrap
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a phrase about age and heroes, a nation and Caesar, and a garbled dialogue with names or labels that are unreadable. The readable bits hint at a dated or stylized voice and unclear quotations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caesar
Solemn Thing Reflects on Time and Dime to Do It
Fragments reflect on duty and memory with faded phrases about amar nentate eee sity and called doyens. The garbled lines hint at reverence for elders and the weight of historic duties.
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The readable fragment reports a travel event with a time near 8:30 pm and a location variation, but details are garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sareailllae
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