West Acton Community Notes and Obituaries
West Acton notes report a football game with Maynard ending without church services due to no settled pastor. Phineas Wetherbee of West Acton died Sunday at home after a long illness. his funeral was held Tuesday with Rev. F. D. officiating. Interment at Mt. Hope.
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West Acton
Maynard
Littlefield
Phineas Wetherbee
Tasker
Marsh
Mr Wetherbee
Boxboro
Daniel and
Rebecca
Pike) ‘Wetherbee
F. 1
Baptist Church
Reoms
Mt. Hope
W. F. Richardson
Congregational Church
Acton
Abigail Lord
Lancaster
Susan
Martha Oliver
North Acton
Brutality of Barbarians Lifts Slaughtered Armenians
A Vienna Tehran telegram reports that Armenian victims were stripped and desecrated after massacre, with about 100 killed and eighty three buried in a single trench. Nearby dispatches note Turkey threatening break in diplomatic relations, Italian naval deployment, and Britain seeking trade displacement data.
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Vienna
Daily News
Dardanelles
Rome
The
Piemonte
Levant
Sudbury Royal Arcanum Concert and Dance Planned
Sudbury under Goodman council will host a concert and dance at the town hall Thursday evening December 19. A dispatch from Parkersburg West Virginia reports the death of Mrs Lydia Loring Stone at Belpre aged 15, daughter of James Loring Sudbury Inn proprietor famed by Longfellow.
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Goodman Council
Royal Arcanum
Parkersburg
W. Va
Lydia, Loring Stone
Belpre
James Loring
Sudbury
Mass
Longfellow
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers Cited in Advert
Advert describes DeWitt’s Little Early Risers for biliousness indigestion and constipation. Mentions Maynard cure and lists B F Johnson Maynard C H Whitney Concord A Littlefield Wer Acton as sellers or contacts.
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DeWitt
Maynard
B. F. Johnson
Eeeaynard
C. H. Whitney
Concord
A. Littlefield
Wer
Acton
Boxboro School Reopens After Week Long Break
Boxboro schools commenced again Monday following a week long vacation. Mr and Mrs Israel Chariton of West Bridgewater spent a few days in town recently. The U P SC E realized $11 from the baked bean supper and entertainment last Friday evening. Rev AB Peabody exchanged with Rev Mr Weston of Dunstable last Sunday.
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Kdton Lodge I
D.D. G. Il
Suite
Tullar
Watertown
Whitman
Baptist Church
Last Sun
Israel Chariton
West Bridgewater
A.B. Peabody
Weston
Dunstable
Electric Bitters Proclaimed Remedy for Elderly Digestion
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a non alcoholic tonic for old people needing bowel and kidney regulation. It claims gentle action on the stomach, enhances organ tone, improves digestion, and positions the product as a suitable atonic and alterative. Price is fifty cents per bottle through Johnson & Co and Richardson in Concord, Massachusetts.
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Atohnson & Co
Ayer Mass
Richardson
Concord
Mass
Notice for timely submission to weekly publication
All matter must reach the office of publication not later than Tuesday night in order to secure insertion in the issue of the same week. An earlier receipt will ensure against condensation or delay of articles. News advertising matter and subscriptions may be left with A. I. Noyes at the post office.
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A. I. Noyes
T. F. Newton
Acton Centre Notices and Local Sales Heralded
Local items report residents John Grimes and M C Taylor with life events high and low. A Christmas dance by Acton B B club is announced. Obits note W F Richardson’s daughter death and Abigail Lord’s passing. An Acton auction sale by F J Hastings & Co lists Bolton property including 80 cows and 50 bushels potatoes with detailed farm equipment, set for December 6 and 7 at 9 am.
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Acton Mass
F. J. Hastings & Co
William E. Wheelock
Bolton
Mass
Frank Ed. Whitcomb
Hudson
Water committee report in voters hands
South Acton notes show the water committee report now in citizens' hands. A large congregation attended services and local residents like Geo. Dusseault and John D. Moulton are mentioned with community updates including farming, schooling, and business activity.
South Acton News Briefs Highlight Local Happenings
Rev W R Buxton may preach next Sunday in Acton with talks on living well. Citizens urged to form a village improvement society. Nelson Tenney builds a stone shop, and a new sidewalk is laid on West Acton road. Warren plans peach trees on T J & W hill. Charley Fletcher and Belle Warren wed. Miss Bertie Gardner resigns teaching post. Royal Arcanum officers elected. finances sound. Thanksgiving at Abram Jones home, multi generational family gathering. Church notes and local notices close item.
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Burdetts Business College
Frank
Wm Philbrick
W. R. Buxton
South Acton
Charley Fletcher
Belle Warren
Merrill Blanchard
Maynard
Mr. Fletcher
Acton
Martin Street
New Pair of Workhorses Impress Clare's Stable Scene
Local notes describe J. P. Mulson Clare debuting two fine workhorses. Thanksgiving gatherings shuffle among residents including Mrs Myra Loring at Sanborn Howe's and visits by the Edw Moulton party from Worcester. Diphtheria bereavement reported for a Geo W Rice child. a man with a sleepy jag is escorted to a Hudson House stable.
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J. P. Clare
Myra Loring
Sanborn O. Howe
Ernest C. Bell
Charles Lochlin
Geo. W. Rice
Maple Street Boys
Walter Eddy
Hyde Park
Calvin Eddy
Hudson House
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Promises Quick Pain Free Cure
Advert says DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cures scalds and burns promptly without pain. Mentions sellers B F Johnson & Son, Maynard, C H Whitney, Concord, H A Littlefield, Weat.
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DeWitt
B. F. Johnson & Son
Maynard
C. H. Whitney
Concord
H. A. Littlefield
Weat Acton
Wheat Duty Likely To Rise Under Sliding Scale Plan
Paris reports the tariff committee has approved a bill to allow a sliding scale in import duties for corn tied to market price. The measure could push the wheat duty higher, affecting grain imports and prices.
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Tariff Committee
Reply on the Way in Venezuelan Question
London dispatch reports the Marquis of Salisbury has sent his reply to Secretary Olney on the Venezuelan question. The message was sent by nail and should reach Washington tomorrow to be delivered to Sir Julian Paunceforte.
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London
Joseph Chamberlain
United Kingdom
Marquis of Salisbury
Olney
Washington
Julian Paancefote
Baron Von KoellerDismissed as Prussian Interior Minister
Berlin dispatch confirms the dismissal of Baron Von Koeller the Prussian interior minister amid criticism of his recent strong measures against the Socialists.
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Berlin
Baron von Koeller
Angerton Ashore Beneath Rough Gibraltar Weather
Very unfavorable conditions prevail as the British steamship Angerton lies ashore on the eastern beach, its position described as exceedingly dangerous amid rough seas.
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Gibraltar
Angerton
Ingersoll Lectures in Minneapolis Provokes Remarks
Colonel Robert Ingersoll lectured in Ot tumwa last night amid Christian Endeavor prayers for his salvation. He dismissed the petitions, saying God may still be busy with last week’s Thanksgiving prayers and joked that if they work they should target Grover Cleveland.
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Minneapolis
Robert Ingersoll
Ottumwa
Grover Cleveland
Baptist Minister Killed After Farm Dispute in Alabama
In Montevalo Alabama Rev T N Lucas prominent Baptist minister living near town died after a quarrel with the Seals brothers leading farmers. Lucas ran to assist his son during the dispute and was shot by Robert Seals brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montevalo
Ala
T. N. Lucas
Seals Brothers
Lucas
Robert Seals
Robert
Attempted murder on Whitney street ends with arrest
Nasawa November 4 reports an attempted murder on Whitney street. John Emmett of Lowell fired twice at Lizzie McStoir Bonin of Lowell, but both shots missed. Emmett was arrested.
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Nasawa
N. H
Whitney Street
John Emmett
Lowell
Lizzie McStoir
Bonin
Emmett
Margaret Mather Suffering Nervous Exhaustion At St. Josephs
Margaret Mather is hospitalized at St. Josephs in Chicago with nervous exhaustion. A physician attending her declined to state her exact condition without consent, noting she is far from well and that her illness is private.
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ChicaGo
Margaret Mather
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Johnnie Green Sets Unpaced Mile Bicycle Record
Johnnie Green, 21, rode the fastest unpaced mile on a bicycle yesterday in 1 minute 26 seconds on a straightaway track, surpassing McLeod's 1 minute 25 seconds record.
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Cuevenne, Wy
Johnnie Green
McLeod
Market prices and stock totals from Brighton and Watertown hive stock
Readable fragments show market notes on hive stock and livestock prices. Totals around 20 283 for stock and various prices listed for cattle swine and dairy stock. Prices range from 2 25 to 8 00 per unit with descriptors first quality and second quality.
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Brighton and
Watertown
Ily
Sosa
Canada
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