Bedford Old Home Week Plans and Guests In Bedford
Bedfords Old Home Week preparations ramp up with a town meeting Thursday evening to seek a funding appropriation. Local families including Ernest Thompson and Walter Temple relatives vacation at Bath Maine and Springside hosts. Gov Foss may visit on Labor Day afternoon alongside invited groups and a large parade expected.
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J. Young
Newport
D. C. Young
Haverhill
W. Young
Bedford
Lexington
A. R. Post
Boy Scouts of Concord
Gov. Foss
Bedford Old Home Week Sports Day Planned
The Athletic Committee led by Dr. Ross K. Whiton schedules a Saturday August 31 sports program for Bedford residents. Events include 100 yd dashes, runs from 100 to 1 mile, jumps, pipe race, greased pig, and possible fat men's race and hammer/shoe events if interest warrants. Entries due August 20 with S W Young at C W Blake Co drug store. A baseball match Married Men vs Single Men on Page Field, plus an out of town game Monday afternoon August 2. names to John S Myers.
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Ross K. Whiton
Bedford
Dr. Whiton
S. W. Young
C. W. Blake Co
Page Field
John 8. Myers
Bedford Civic Club Falls to Western Electrics 11 to 2
Bedford Civic Club baseball loses 11 to 2 to Western Electrics of South Boston on Saturday. Key players include Troy on the mound Lanen and Myers behind the plate, and Kulandisk and Leigh tallying runs. Manager Myers plans short and third base reinforcements for next week’s game versus the M C O B s of South Boston.
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Bedford Civic Club
Western Electrics
South Boston
Troy
Lanen
Myers
Woods
Keelandisk
South
Boston
Bedford
Louis Kelley
W. Myers
Kulandisk
McMahan
Paquett
Leigh
Patch
Murphy
Powers
Bellows
Cloos
Frame
Hanley
Dig at Dubbleigh
A dialogue featuring Miss Keen and a speaker about a dog named Dubbleigh. The speaker notes the dog barked but stopped when eye contact was made. Miss Keen suggests animals perceive unseen elements, hinting at a mood or awareness beyond ordinary perception.
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Dubbleigh
Miss Keen
Ballas
Bedford tax sale notice for unpaid 1910 1911 taxes
Public auction will offer undivided parts of parcels in Bedford Middlesex for unpaid taxes with interest and costs. The notices cite parcels including woodland of 16 acres and reference to prior deeds and boundaries. Collector A El E R Blake lists totals for 1910 and 1911 taxes and costs.
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Redford
Mass
Bedford
Middlesex
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Town Hall
Third National Bank of Boston
County of
Daniel Wheeler
Ephriam Merriam
Joseph Merriam
Benjamin Simonds
David Reed
Jerome
Daniels
Middlesex South Dist
South Middlesex Dist. Registry Co
Tiger proof houses in Malaya and a tree dwelling
An account describes Malay homes built on stilts five to seven feet high, with one perched in a tree to avoid tigers. Tigers can leap 18 feet vertical. Malayan houses are flimsy, palm thatch, bamboo walls, and even bark enclosures. A noted case says a family was killed while one man escaped to a roof.
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Malaya
Meredith Nicholson Declares No Exercise Needed
In a light exchange a group notes Nicholson, author Meredith Nicholson, claims he gets exercise by building a fire each morning. He quips he uses a gas appliance and must scratch a match to light it, sparking laughter.
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Meredith Nicholson
Nicholson
Battle in Ice Reveals Ancient Deer Remains on Mount Baker
Timber cruiser J. K. Magnussen found two deer skeletons sealed in Roosevelt glacier on Mount Baker. The preserved bodies show interlocked antlers and suggest a centuries old battle with the animals dying and then being carried downslope as the glacier slowly moved.
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J. K. Magnussen
Mount Baker
Portland Oregonian
Roosevelt Glacier
Magnussen
Probate Court Cites for Annette M. Clark Estate Hearing
Massachusetts probate court issues citation in Bedford to Caroline O. Perry administratrix with will annexed for the first account of Annette M. Clark estate. Hearing set at Cambridge on September 9, 1912 at 9:00 am. Publication in Bedford Enterprise required weekly for three weeks with last edition a day before the hearing. Copies mailed to known interested parties seven days prior. Witness Charles J. McIntire, First Judge. Register W. E. Rogers.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex
Annette M. Clark
Bedford
Caroline O. Perry
Cambedge
Charles J. McIntire
Esquire
Cambridge
Bedford Enterprise
W. E. Rogers
Register
Probate Court publicity and executor notices from 1912
Public notices in Middlesex probate court announce a petition to grant administration of Celia B Hensley estate to Mary K Fitch with bond to be set. citation to heirs creditors and kin to appear September 10 1912 at Cambridge. Also notices appointing GEORGE A KING as executor of Phebe F Munroe estate and HENRY E TOLMAN as administrator of Betsy E Brown estate with instructions to file or pay claims by dates in July 1912.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex
Celia B. Hensley
Bedford
Mary EK. Fitch
Somerville
County of
Phebe F. Munroe
Concord
George A. King
Probate Notice for Augusta Morse Gleason Estate
Middlesex probate court issues notice to heirs and next of kin of Augusta Morse Gleason late of Sudbury intestate. George H. Clarke of Sudbury is appointed administrator without surety on his bond on September 11. Public notice required in Sudbury Enterprise at least one day before court session. W. B. Rogers, Register.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex
Augusta Morse Gleason
Sudbury
George H. Clarke
Cambridge
Sudbury Enterprise
Charles J. McIntire
Esquire
Probate Court Notice of Administration Request
Probate Court to grant administration of the estate of William Chisholm late of Concord intestate to William R. Chisholm of Concord without bond. Court to be held September 10, 1912 at 9 a.m. to show cause. Published in Concord Enterprise during three successive weeks beginning August 8. A. F. M. Esty Assistant Secretary.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex
William Chisham
Concord
William R. Chisholm
Cambridge
Times Move On If We Lag Behind
A E Rose expresses that society advances regardless of personal pace, urging timely adaptation to changing eras and innovations to avoid being left behind. The quote emphasizes proactive engagement with progress and the consequences of delay.
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A E. Rose
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