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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1911
Page
8
A series of social visits and events in Acton and nearby towns. residents attend lunches, receptions, and family trips. church and civic group activities announced. travel to New York Niagara Park and Scotland noted. Local businesses and residents listed with recent travel and sales.
Mrs. Frank Tuttle and two children visited in town last week. Dr. Allen adds a small barn extension. William Kingsley’s ankle was set after doctors found a broken bone. A large dance drew many at the town hall last Saturday. Another dance is planned there next Saturday under the same management. The Ladies' Church Aid society meets Thursday at 2 in the church parlors. Miss Esther Duniels visits grandparents. Congregation at Congregation Church enjoyed an offertory solo and a sermon by Rev. F. P. Wood making the service memorable.
A pleasant young man befriended Elsworth Houghton, forged his name to a note asking Ram Proctor for a small loan, and obtained money. Proctor later regrets the loss and hopes the youth will return. Also mentions Nellie T. Hardy visiting South Acton and Howard Daniels with Harland Flase camping in Littleton.
Otis H. Forbush received 122 head of cattle at his Brighton place on August 7 and 8 from three states and 18 towns. They sold to 30 buyers heading to two states and 22 towns. He also received 80 calves from three states and 13 towns, and several hogs.
Maynard Lowell Jones of South Acton won a free dinner set at Tut tle Newton's store in a weekly giveaway. Hilga Saarinen left town for Cleveland to reside. Several residents headed to Montana for new homes. A porch incident at a Whitman crossing sand pit left an Italian worker buried. rescued by fellow workers, he remains in serious condition at a Boston hospital.
Sudbury residents report visits from relatives with Peabody and Boston. The H S Alumni Association held a successful food sale and lawn party at Grace E. Richardson's home. Funeral services for Mrs Ira T Nader of Lynn were held at the M E church with burial at Mount Pleasant cemetery.
An alleged humorist jokes about grafting fruit as he recalls a ten dollar check from a confiding editor. The quip mocks chestnut trees bearing plums while the narrator heads into the night with a thistle cocktail of grave juice.
Speaker Joseph Walker of Brookline visited Marlboro Tuesday morning meeting local Republicans at the Gleason House and Arlington in the evening. Accompanied by Rep. John Brackett and Blaine Libby, Walker spoke of hopeful results and planned to return at night to meet larger crowds.
William P. Martin of Lexington plans to withdraw from the senatorial contest in favor of ex Mayor Walker of Waltham. Walker and Martin conferred and will meet again, with Walker waiting for a formal withdrawal before announcing candidacy. The move aligns with Republican strategy as Democrats eye Walker’s legislative record.
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