Acton Notables and Visitors Highlight Week
Local residents and visitors are listed in a sprawling week’s note: Miss Edith Barton hosts in West Acton. Miss Katie O’Brien of Providence visits Pine Street. James Farrell begins two weeks’ vacation with Atlantic City as a destination. Numerous townspeople move, travel, or host events, with updates on stores, parishes, and upcoming lawn party plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James. Eaton
Salisbury Veach
Margaret’ Kelley
Main Ali
Waltham
Nicholas Kane
Ro Ueh
Carl Stockbridge
South Freeport
Hdith Barton
West Acton
James Farrell
Atlantic City
N. J
Mary Murphy
Someling ‘Murphy
Tiverton
R. I
Charles’ Johnson
Hyde Park
Gus Johnson
George Hartman
Leominster
P. J. Sullivan
Clara
Gertrude Wolfe
Lawrence
Richard Wolfe
Assabet Mill
Catherine Maley
John Maley
Westwood
Charles Clapp
Haynes Department Store
Maine
Sherman
Moving Pictures
Co-operative Hall
New Managers Sprouting In Town Baseball Plans Underway
Henry Gilroy quit baseball and James Ryan considers forming a team to play off the series with Acton age negation. Pratik Murray and Mr Ledgard, noted basketball figures, may form a team but Ledgard would want to play himself, which fans oppose. River View laundry business booms and will hire more staff next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Gilroy
James Ryan
Gilroy
Pratik Murray
Mr. Ledgard
Basketball Fame
River View Laundry
Quincy Adams Sawyer at Music Hall Maynard Sep 2
The New England stage adaptation of Quincy Adams Sawyer will attract crowds at Music Hall Maynard on Thursday Sept 2. A Boston lawyer visits the country and falls for a blind young woman, with a courtship told amid elaborate scenery and a roster of unique characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Adams Sawyer
Music Hall
Maynard
New England
Boston
Lincoln pennies arrive on streetcars delight riders
Travelers on the C M H street railway enjoyed new Lincoln pennies in change as Supt. Fred Persons secured a large batch. About 29 million pennies were minted and 14 million circulated before the designer's initials appeared prominently, triggering a rush by coin collectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M.& H. Street Railway
Lincoln
Fred Persons
Grange Master Duties and Paraphrased Guidance
The article outlines responsibilities for a Grange master including maintaining leadership, timely yet flexible meeting control, parliamentary knowledge, courteous decision making, and quick thinking. It stresses engaging members, explaining unwritten work, welcoming new and irregular attendees, and living the Order’s teachings to broaden community influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nesta M
Grange
Ali
Bimself
Turner Grange of Maine Aims High In Rural Life Work
Turner Grange, Turner Maine, founded 1874, has about 480 members and owns a hall with lodge dining and library facilities. It meets the first and third Saturdays at 10 am with a midday dinner, averages 160 attendees, and runs a sizable dairy industry nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Grange
Maine
Ownsite Hall
Turner
Turner Createry
New England
Transfer of Fr. Killilea from Maynard to Brockton Stirs Parish
Longtime Maynard pastor Fr. Killilea will leave St. Bridget's after four years to oversee Brockton's St. Patrick's Parish. He cited church debt elimination and a planned new church and school, with Brockton income around 40 000 annually and a 300 000 expenditure forecast. Fr. Browne of Boston will succeed him in Maynard as Donnelley remains at St. Bridget's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Persons
Acton
Mildred Walker
Ethel Butterworth
Mabel
Grace Bishop
Gara Shaw
Clara Singleton
Olive Palner
Lilian Mead
Miad Saunders
Concord
A. BE. Walker
Parker St
F. A. Rich
Rich
Bernard Jcopping
New Hampshire
Albert Newton
North Leominster
Killilea
St. Patrick's Parish
Brockton
B. F. Killilea
Fr. Killilea
St. Bridget's Parish
Voledd
Killer
Killi‘fea
Fr. Killileaaire
Kelley
St. Patrick's
Maynard
John A. Crowe
Kijilea
St. Stephen’s Church
Boston
Killnea
Walter J. Browne
Weymouth
Archdiocese of Boston
Brighton Seminary
Py. Browne
Brobkiine
St. Peters and Paula
South
Brady
Browne
Fr. Browne
Kiltiled
James Donnelley
St. Bridget's Church
Killiléa
Oldest local plumber A. D. Holt sells business
A. D. Holt, who has run the town plumbing shop for over 40 years, sold out this week to B. F. Townsend. Holt says he has no plans yet for the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creasy
Pennsylvania
Selinsgrove
Shydex
Highway Department
Harrisburg
Igno
France
A. D. Holt
B. F. Townsend
Mr. Holt
Haynes & Co. Sugar Deal at Maynard Local
A. T. Haynes & Co. in Maynard Local offers 20 pounds of sugar for 1.00 with a grocery order of 1.00 or more. The ad promotes purchase through the local store as a value offer for shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
A. T. Haynes & Co
Gilroy retires from national game as Connnie Mack stands alone
Henry Gilroy announces retirement after public performance at Lincoln Sunday. With several teammates absent and the Lincoln Mosquitoes causing trouble, Gilroy dons a glove to cover the center garden. Scores were said 16 to 2 in favor of the opposition. Maynard faces no more baseball in Maynard for now, leaving Connnie Mack without a rival in the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Gilroy
Peeriega
Connnie Mack
Mr. Gilcroy
Lincoln Saniday
Gilroy
Henry
Lincoln
Adomi
Maynard
Worcester Triumph In Low-Scoring Cricket Clash
Worcester defeated Maynard by 65 to 63 in a Saturday match at Worcester. Worcester players Clark 30 and Whitaker contributed strongly, while Maynard’s Musgrave 46 and Hargrave 19 led their innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Maynard
Clark
Whitaker
Holroyd
Grady
Simpson
The
Shipmah
Pitch Underwood
Rudge
Beamna
Aia
Maynard—Musgrave
Hargrave
Cowles
Rosbucke
Duxberry
Waterhouse
French
Meinies
Wasthope
Billet
Ashworth
Extras
Total
Death reported in Barre woman misidentified as visitor
Community shocked Tuesday by the death report of Miss Nettie Taylor at Barre. Later clarification showed it was her aunt, not Mina Taylor, who had died during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Taylor
Barre
Mina Taylor
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Stélla Obst
North Scituate
P. J. Loewe
Edward Phillips
Providence
Katie O'briéh
John O’brien Pine
Nason “St
New Main St
Margaret Long
Mason's Market
J. ©. Rockwell
Oriakenting
Catherine ‘Welch
South Boston
Margaret Murphy
Sudbury Ty
Willingh ‘Baxter
Fitchburg
Charles Brooks
Grace
Lake Boon
Timothy B. Moynihan
Spring Lane
Assabet Printing Co
Whitney
Mr. Taylor
Frank Johnson
Tuttle & Newton
South Acton
Belfast
Bof
Henry Walker
al Neboro
Migs
Alice Wolfenden
Famas Wolfenden
Laura Woodart
Hidith
Laura
Florence
White Mountain
St. Bridget’s Parish
Charles Keene
Gore
Cambriade
George Laubenstein
Clinton
John Stephenson
Edward Smith
Assabet Mills
George
Cornelius Lynch
New York
Charles Linders
Lexington
Charles Mantire
Cambridge
Nina Clark
Beir
Lefer’s
Stephen Beaton
Matti Hendricksen
Frank Bard
Joseph Kiililea
B. O. Kiliilea
Marti Peterson
H. H. Halilday
Bikins
N.H
Autiie Dolan
Aiok
Hannah Johnson
Whitinaville
Haynes
Aloysius McGrath
Tufts College
Fr J. MidCarron
Nantasket Beach
May Sullivan
Joseph O'Neil
Lynch
Joh W. Lynch
Dorchester
Lawton
James Dwyer
Bristol
Lowell
Ermily Kimber
Fanny Harwood
Rindge
N. H
Annie Berth
Kitty Sullivan
Kidmund Pontasse
Amos Spearing
Melvin and
Clifford
Chelsea
Arthur Malcolm
Gutteridge’s
Music’ Ball
C. M
H.con
the. Grange
Jilien Mae N. TY. Pree
York Stats
Charketerielleh
Marte Slate
Moorestown
New Jersey
Newark Erange
Wayne County
N. Y
H. Fisch
Commonwealth Ave
Main Street
Pinie
Rexall
Rexall Store
Delee’s Pharmacy, Apothecary
Maynard, Mass
Maynard’s
Pool and Recreation Headquarters
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