Village Notes From Acton and Nearby Visits
South Acton resident R. M. Tripp of Winter Hill conducted town business Saturday. Dr and Mrs Currier visited friends in Lynn. Alma and J Stowell returned home from a two week visit with friends. Prof White of Cornell has stayed with the home of Lewis Willard. Willard takes a two week break from market work. Swift of West Acton substitutes. Miss Suganne Ross and sister Joan of Wollaston called on Monday in the village. William Coughlin Jr works as a machinist for a Salem employer. Mr and Mrs Mace and daughter came from Winthrop last week to visit Mrs Amelia Tarbell. Mr and Mrs Omer LeClair and Mary Otis visit Acton friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Currier
Lynn
Alma
J Stowell
Prof. White
Cornell University
Lewis Willard
Swift
West Acton
Mise Suganne Ross
Joan
Wollaston
Salem
Boston
Mace
Winthrop
Amelia Tarbell
Omer LeClair
Mary Otis
Acton
Surprise marriage unites James Mann and Miss Julia ONeil
James Mann and Miss Julia ONeil of East Acton married quietly last week at the residence of Rev. Fr. Daniel Cronih at Concord Junction. They plan a ceremony near Boston to be near Mannes work as friends recall a Wollaston gathering. Daniels has returned from a visit to his old home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James ‘Mann
Julia O'Neil
East Acton
Daniel Cronih
Concord Junction
Boston
Mann
Rhy Sweet
Wollaston
Daniels
Residents and visitors feature in local notes
Sophia Taylor returns home from a White River trip while Woolen Mill staff faced heat fatigue last Monday. Maided visitors Lizzie Howard and Clarence Chickering note home improvements and travel. Alek Nagle heads to Hartford after two weeks with family as Ethel Wright undergoes appendicitis surgery. Clarence Hall visits Maine relatives as freight trains move 96 engines and 3500 feet of cars. Michael Murphy, Acton native, comes from Norwood after seven years at a tannery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cochran
Alek Nagle
Hartford
Conn
Ethel Wright
Ethel Duren
New England
Clarence Hall
Maine
Michael Murphy
Acton
Norwood
Appreciation Message From Mrs Leon Pollard and Daughter
A heartfelt thanks is extended to all who offered comfort by word or deed in their sorrow. Mrs Leon Pollard and her daughter express gratitude for kind thoughts during their time of loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon
Pollard
Vacation Update From Local Residents
Jonathan Fletcher enjoys a couple of weeks off from the lumber office. Mrs. Lilly Case came back from Medway after a week with her sister. Mr. and Mrs. George McNeil returned to Leominster after a week with sister Mrs. Pollard. Acton council Royal Arcanum held a business meeting quietly with ice cream and frozen pudding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Fletcher
Lilly Case
Medway
George McNeil
Leominster
Pollard
Acton Council
Royal Arcanum
Successful Food Sale By WwW. C. T. U. Partners
The food sale last Friday by the WwW. C. T. U. was financially successful and the members express gratitude for generous contributions and liberal patronage. Special thanks are given to Messrs. Finney and Holt for the use of their premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Othe
Messrs. Finney & Holt
Disinterested kindness aids Mrs Pollard in Vermont burial
Edson Baird George Hod gen Warren Jones and helpers P Callon and A Rudolph cut and housed the crop of "trny" for Mrs Pollard during her husband’s burial in Vermont. The act is praised as a gracious example of practical Christianity and a better world in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edson Baird
George Hodgen
Warren Jones
P. Callon
A. Rudolph
Pollard
Vermont
Fireworks Huge Success At South Acton Exhibition
The South Acton Improvement Association hosted a fireworks display last Friday drawing around 1500 people. Carloads from out of town arrived by 7 pm and hundreds of cars parked around the site while 100 couples danced from 8 to midnight. Spectators praised the show as the best seen locally in a long time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Acton
Acton Improvement Association
Community Notes From Nearby Towns And Visits
Rev. C. L. Pierce returns Monday. Miss Miriam Haskell of Waltham guests Miss Jean Berry. Miss Myrtle Festus at Pottons Hot Springs Canada. Hazel Coolidge sang a solo before Nashua duties. Herman Gould visits Maine. John Feltus visits Nova Scotia. Leslie Joy visits sister Maud Turco in Waltham. Frederick Odiorne and aunt Mrs. Robert Randall. May and Helen Flagg and friends at Gloucester for three weeks. Mrs. Wm. Goddard of Littleton visits Mrs. Fred Goding. Martha Armstrong celebrates 91st birthday with flowers and cards. Roy Emerson returns to Chatham after visit with Miss Flagg family. John Withington of South Ashburnham visits great aunt Martha Armstrong. Odd Fellows meet with guests from Concord and Ansonia. Mrs. Charlotte Ramsay and party head to White Mountains from Manchester and Boston. Newell T. Chester reception in Boxboro. A purse presented. Associated Five S O O F plans Nabnasset Lake outing for Labor Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Pierce
Miriam Haskell
Waltham
Jean Berry
Myrtle Festus
Pottons Hot Springs
Can
Hazel Coolidge
Nashua
N. H
Herman Gould
Maud Turco
Frederick Odiorne
Roy Emerson
Chatham
Flagg
Odd Fellows
Concord
Ansonia
Odd Fellows Hall
Nabnassett Lake
Labor Day
Mrs. Whittiemore To Speak At City Baptist Church
Mrs. Whittiemore founder of the Door of Hope mission will address young ladies at the Baptist church Saturday evening August 21. She will speak from the pulpit August 22 morning and evening and again Monday evening August 23. A rally of Christian Endeavor societies is planned with broad invitation to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor
Death of L. R. Pollard at Randall Farm Acton
L. R. Pollard dies at his South Acton home after a diabetes attack. He moved from Leominster to Randall farm with his wife and daughter last year, improving his new home through hard work. He joined the Rochester Vermont Methodist church, where he and his wife were born, and his body was laid to rest there last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Pollard
South Acton
Leominster
Randall Farm
Methodist Church
Rochester
Knapp Shines With Marlboro Brass Band Solo
Frank W. Knapp of Acton Centre led the Marlboro brass band concert in Marlboro last Wednesday night. He was the first leader when the band organized in 1858 and performed two cornet solos including Holloway’s Woodup, drawing strong applause from the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Knapp
Marlboro Brass Band
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Sudbury Community Notes and Local Updates
George Crawford buys a Metz Fredish for a short rest. Mrs. Goodenow has carpentry on her home by H. C. Burr. Alfred Gledhill buys a motorcycle for commuting to Framingham. Mrs. Goldkie and family return from the West. Mrs. A. T. Rowe hosts a Maine nephew visiting for weeks. John Moore family move into A. L. Hunt’s house from Waltham. Postmaster Hunt away on vacation with Mrs. Lillian. Hunty officiates in his absence. Collector Hall issues poll tax bills, partial collection planned. Frank Powers family and Mrs. Olive Newton visit C. L. B. Perry at Bim farm. Mrs. H. T. Maynard hosts Florence Crofut from Hartford, graduates of Wellesley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Crawford
W. M. Goodenow
H. C. Burr
Alfred Gledhill
Framingham
Goldkie
A. T. Rowe
Maine
John Moore
A. L. Hunt
Waltham
E. A. Hunt
Lillian
Hunty
Sudbury
Olive M. Newton
Bolton
C. L. B. Perry
Bim Farm
H.T. Maynard
Florence Crofut
Hartford, Conn
Wellesley
Col
Apples Prime Market Move From Stone & Son to Boston
W L Stone and son have started running their market to Boston selling apples at good prices. Recent rains boosted vegetation and there is hope for a larger crop of sweet corn and potatoes than anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Stone and Son
Boston
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F. O. B. Detroit
Ford
Hut
Ford Motor Company
Detroit
Torrey & Vialle
Concord, Lincoln
R. M. Tripp
Winter Hill
Sophia Taylor
Monnday
Lizzie Howard
Maiden
Charles Whitney
Clarence Chickering
Jerry Bradley
Ney
Mrs. Whittiemore
Baptist Church
Enterprise Ade Pay
Stanley and Co
Maynard
South
Apples
Johnson
Main Street
H.tu. Dwi
R. E. Maynard
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