Sanford's new wagon and local notable notes
Local notices report Sanford's new wagon and a report of illness recovery for Enoch Garfield. Several residents plan trips to Miss Blanche Pratt in Hubbardston and Pigeon Cove, while Dr. Cleaves visits. Walking tours return from Lake Winnipesaukee. a horse incident injures W A Randall. A canoe party on the Merrimac is shipwrecked but all survive. A road committee is appointed to address state road conditions in Concord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred
Alan Wheeler
Thos. Todd, Jr
Peter Hood
Herbert Spencer
White Mountains
Weirs
Plymouth
N. H
W. A. Randal
Milldam
Goff’s Ferry
Merrimac
Tommie Connell
Citizens oppose state highway plan for Lexington Main and Elm streets
A Monday meeting in Lexington argues against turning Lexington Main and Elm streets into a state highway. Speakers including Colonel Barrett and F B Sanborn praise local control while opposing the bill. The gathering votes to urge town oversight and resists state commissioners overruling local authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Town Hall
Lexington
Main
Elm Streets
R. F. Barrett
Woodward Hudson
F.B. Sanborn
Messrs. James
Wheeler
Blanchard
Cull
Prescott Keyes
Acton
Concord
Boston
Fall field day and military notes in Concord
Fall field day will be held in Boston from Sept 25 to Oct 10. Captain F E Cutter resigns after 17 years with the Concord artillery. The Sixth regiment loses a valued officer as range work shows several high scores and new sharpshooters are named. Boats for sale, souvenirs, and local shop offerings fill out the notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
F. E. Cutter
Concord Artillery
Miner
Fuller
George W. Holden
Cutler
Corporal Miner
Private Fuller
Sergeant Smith
Eklof
T. L. Smith
S. Carl Fuller
Larkin
Vieira
Loring
Michaud
Walnut Hill
Concord Resurrects Field and Track Meet Historic Races
Concord brings back field and track events after years. Noted runners Charlie Richardson Ed Katin Billy Craig highlighted. Program includes sprints jumps pole vault and relays plus a five mile bicycle race with scratch men J Dee and G Holden. Entries due at John Watson’s drug store before Sept 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Charlie Richardson
Ed Katin
Billy Craig
J. Dee
G. Holden
John Watson
Pastor resumes duties with services planned for next Sunday
The Rev George A Tewksbury returns from vacation to lead Friday preparatory lecture on the Lord's Supper observance next Sunday. He will preach both morning and evening with the evening sermon on The Divine Law of Wages. Special music is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinitarian Church
Geo. A. Tewksbury
Weather Summary for Week Ending August 27 1894
Week ending 7 p.m. August 27 1894 reports maximum temperatures 9 Aug 23 24 25 and minimum 38 Aug 22. Weekly mean relative humidity 71.9 percent and weekly mean barometer 30.04. Prevailing wind southwest 43 percent. Greatest velocity 18 mph August 25. Total precipitation none. Frep A Tower observer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W
Burdett College Prospectus Highlights Growth
The annual prospectus of Burdett College of actual business and shorthand is at hand. It notes the institution’s large expansion to accommodate an unusually large number of pupils registered for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burdett College
Morning and Evening Services at Local Churches
Morning Service at 10 45 with Sunday school at noon at Protestant Episcopal Church. Morning prayer litany and sermon at 10 45, Sunday school at noon, evening prayer at 7 30, seats free. Also notices for Unitarian Congregational and Scandinavian M E Church with pastors and service times including Friday class meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Gabe
J. P. ‘Anderson
Social Notes From Acton And Nearby Towns
Taylor Fletcher of Malden was in town Sunday. Miss Davis of Concord NH visits Miss Noyes at the Monument House. Frank Bollig and Wallace Fitch of Boston were guests there. Mrs Owen Newcomb returns to Action after Newfoundland visit. Hon William Wilde returns after a Wentworth NH tour. John McCarty witnessed a snowstorm in Bigby Nova Scotia. Letters advertised Miss Carrie Render Ellen M Smith Rev Henry Hubbell S B Ireson Mrs M J Brown. Late arrivals Mr Knights and family Melrose Mr and Mrs Nevens Malden R Vill of Boston. W A Charles earns AM from Dartmouth College. A village musical entertaining the Monument House guests with orchestra, readings, songs, and a one act comedietta. Another musicale next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Render
Ellen M. Smith
Henry Hubbell
S. B. Ireson
M. J. Brown
Monument House
Mr. Knights
Melrose
Mrs. Nevens
Malden
R. Melville
Boston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sanford
Enoch Garfield
Ann
L. Keyes
Wife
Blanche Pratt
Hubbardston
Dr. Cleaves
Washington
Dr. Gardiner
L. Surrette
Miss French of
Waltham
Lillian Hatch
Board of Health
E. H. Whitcomb of
Fred McDonald
Geo. M. Brooks
Mary Brooks
Pigeon Cove
John H. Chapman
Main Street
G. St. L. Abbott
Burnham Place
Lincoln
Garland
Eaton
Gage, Jones
Goodwin
Lake Winnipiscogee
Selectmen
E. F. Nealey
Fitchburg
N. S. Daniels
W. A. Blaisdell
Thoreau St
Mass
Whitcomb’s
G. W
C. H. Towle
Towle
E. Brown
Pritchard Gates
Sleepy Hollow
Saunders
Bedford Street
C. F. Smith
Kindergarten Magazine
Child Garden Magazine
Jenness Miller
New England Kitchen
the Ladies Home Journal
J. If McLean
Shattuck Place
Labor Day
Frep A. Tower
Protestant Episcopal Church
Geo.a. Oe
Acton Centre
Taylor Fletcher
Miss Davis
Concord, N. H
Miss Noyes
Frank Bollig
Wallace Fitch
Owen Newcomb
Newfoundland
Wm. Wilde
Wentworth
John McCarty
Nova Scotia
Bigby
N. S
W. A. Charles
Acton High School
Dartmouth College
Musicale
W.S. Cowlishaw
Reading
the Secret
Leona W. Hixon
R. Cosby
Discontent
Hazel M. Cosby
Harold 8. Cosby
Mark Twain
Interviewer
Clemens
Chas. W. Bascom
Arthur Tuttle
James Russell Lowell
Ethel M. Haynes
W. I. Cowlishaw
Hazel
Harold Cosby
Leena Hixon
Ethel
Ruth Haynes
Randolph
Chamberlain
Joseph H. Foster
B. F. Johnson& Son
Maynard
C. H. Whitney
Concord Junction
H. 5. Richardson
F.R.R. Station
Concord, Mass
Quincy
Westerly
Barre
J. Sheehan
Bedford St
James Devane
West Acton, Mass
Weekly Enterprise
America
the Memorial War Book
Benj. W. Brown
Carload
Pope
Chicago
Stockbridge
Arlington
A.ghnt
Newman & Sons, Florists
Shagchs
R. H. Damon
Concord Junction, Mass
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