Local Notes and Social Roundup in Acton Centre
Maynard visits and resident moves fill the page as Dr. Barker Mrs. Davis and others are noted. Campers at Fort Pond, Miss Hartwell and Miss Hardy visit relatives, Morse takes a Riverview laundry job, and Miles presides at church. Rev. Copping returns to preach. Chas Edwards escapes injury from a pear tree. Grange holds August meeting with a surprise, field day plans at Clarence Cutler farm, Lexington. Stow st grounds host T R T of Billerica next Saturday. Acton ball club seeks Labor Day game with Concord. Minute Men still quiet as preparations proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Hartwell
Point Allerton
Helen Hardy
South Acton
Arthur Morse
Riverview
Concord Junction
H. M. Miles
Washington, D. C
Abigail Bacon
Bedford
Helen Wood
Grange
Clarence H. Cutler
Lexington
Keyes
Tarbell
Fred
Billerica
Stow St
Acton Ball Club
Concord
Labor Day
Descendants the Minute Men
Local notes from South Acton residents and visitors
A jumble of short items lists residents visiting relatives in New York Ashland and Vermont. Several locals travel to Lake Maranacook Brockton and Boston for vacations and work. One updated recovery, a death and interment, a property lease, and a school water project are noted along with a town lawn social planned by the men's club.
C J Independents Defea Ten The Acton In Rubber Game
The Acton team defeated the Independents of Cortcor Junction in a Saturday rubber game. Billy Piper led the locals with strong catching and batting, while Garland and Cavanaugh starred in fielding. Sid Ryan was replaced by Braydon and Sims left the game in the fifth. W Riley and McCarthy stood out for the visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Cortcor@ Junction
Billy Piper
Garland
Sid Ryan
Braydon
Maynard
Ryan
G. Ryan
McCarthy
W. Riley
L. Piper
W. Piper
Norris
Roscoe
Roscoe Torick
Simms
R. Piper
Carroll
Local Notes From West Acton and Surroundings
West Acton residents report health updates and travel notes. Miss Lena O Conl l returns from Nantucket. Rev D W Lovett enjoys sea breezes at Fort Pond. Mrs C J Holton plans a Maine visit. Mrs Minnie De Costa and children at Hopedale. Dr Staples entertains guests from Waltham and Canada. Harvey Mitchell visits from Calais Missouri with his aunt Mrs William Coolidge. The town lodge dance at Pelaer night draws patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena O'Con
Nantucket
R. G. Reed
Vivian
City Point
D. W. Lovett
Fort Pond
C. J. Holton
Maine
Minnie de Costa
Hopedale
Fred Norris
Mary Armstrong
Jaffrey
N. H
Tuttle
John
Wm. Watkins
Acton Lodge
Late season outing and local notes in brief
A late season event notes a bandstand move on the grounds and Miss O’Connell returning from Springfield House on Saturday. About 20 travelers left on the 6 45 train Monday for a fishing party led by Fred Gilmore. the catch was light but the trip was 즐 enjoyed with no casualties reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss O'Connell
Springfeld House
Erman
Fred Gilmore
Local North Acton notes and storm damage report
Mrs. Dexter Spinney hosted her sister and Champlain area residents as chauffeur for Manufacturer Pushee of Newton. Mr and Mrs D C Harris enjoyed a row and outing with Chas Smith and Mrs Miller returning from York Beach. A severe thunderstorm caused damage at Dexter Spinney and C I Millers with a casing slivered at the station. George J Martin to ship two car loads of potatoes here this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Fint
Stow
Francis Campbell
London
Eng
Treay
Faulkner
George Greenough
Boston
J. A. Gilligan
Lulu Gilligan
New York City
J. L. Coughlin
Acton Centre
Dexter Spinney
C. I. Miller
Geo. J. Martin
Assessors mail poll tax books. local notices and sports
The report notes assessors sent poll tax books last week. It lists residents traveling to Nahant and Cohasset, a Boston party buying Bond farm in Carlisle, and a Concord baseball game 1 to 0 after a tight 10th inning. It criticizes Mr. Gilroy’s persistent efforts to draw Concord into more games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Myer
Nahant
G. L. Abbott
Boston
Bond
Carlisle
James Burke
Mary Delorey
Lincoln
H. B. Bigelow
Cohasset
John Keyes
Frances
Nick Macone
Charles E. Brown
Rowe
Concord
Gilroy
Uns
Long illness ends Concord widow Amanda M. Brown
Amanda M. Brown widow of John Brown and longtime Concord resident died at her Main Street home after more than a year of illness. The funeral is set for Wednesday afternoon at 3 30 conducted by Rev B Macdonald pastor of Seek Parish. Interment details follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda M. Brown
John Brown
Concord
Main St
Louiseburg
Snow
Fitchburg
Emma Harris
Art
Fim
B. Macdonald
Seek
Also Mentioned on This Page
George H. Hopkins
Concord, Mass
Walden St
Mass
Barnes’ College of Anatomy
Finney & Host
Acton Department Store
the Wilson Lumber Co
R. L. Wilson
Prop
T. A. Wilson
Mgr
Revere Beach
C. H. Persons
Main Street
Chris E
F. J. Barker
Davis
Milton
Porves
Monument House
Aiken
B. C. Hayes
Bernard Copping
Congregational Church
Chas. Edwards
The
Magnara
Christie’s
Elma Leavitt
New York
Gertrude Bird
George Ham’s
Martin St
Elizabeth Richardson
Ashland
Eliza Fletcher
Buzzards Bay
Walter French
Winthrop
Levi Willard
Somervillle
Genie Fletcher
Lake Maranacook
Mr. Willis
Concord, Vt
Laurence Clark
Arietta Baker
Silsbee
Texas
Martha Severns
James Carney
W. Burgess
Monica Roach
Whitinsville
Annie Rodgers
F. F. Chandler
F. Ward Brackett
Emily Taylor
Lynn
Dan Beach
West Acton
William Willis
E. Willis
Shirley
Mt. Hope
C. J. Independents
N. E. Waitcomb
Wm. B. Holt
B. G. Holt
Geo. Parker
St. Jene
North Acton
J. M. Keyes
Helen
Cape Porpoise
North Woburn
Bryant & Stratton
Boylston Street
A. T. Haynes
Maynard, Mass
Pharmacists
Chas, W. Blake Co., Incorporated
Sole Bedford
New England
Variety &Tore
P. G. Concord
Sig Whee
Delavel
Fred M. Schier
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