Nagog Inn alterations and local improvements in Acton Centre
Nagog Inn owners undergo winter closing preparations with repairs by Chester B. Robbins and new shed and ice house planned by J B White. Luther Conant renovates a parlor floor, work by Charles E Smith. Acton Grange to meet Dec 14 with a musical program during lecture hour. Chapman family heads to Long Beach Miss for winter. Church vestry upgrades supervised by Ladies Aid with C D Wood and B Z Stanley handling labor.
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Lounsbury
Roxbury
Nagog Inn
Chester B. Robbins
White
Luther Conant
Charles E. Smith
Acton Grange
Frank Chapman
Long Beach
Miss
C. D. Wood
B. Z. Stanley
Christmas sale in vestry of Congregational church
The Ladies' Church Aid society will hold a Christmas sale in the church vestry Thursday evening December 9. Articles suitable for Christmas gifts will be on sale and refreshments will be served by the ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Ladies’ Church Aid Society
Concord Musical Club Gathers After Holiday Break
Concord notes report no meetings until January four when Mrs G Hollis Blake will host. Thoreau Street resident Helen Hunt out sick with a cold from the gown shop. Dracut man Julian A Whitcomb visited relatives. Ruth Edgett stayed with Mrs Philip A Davis. Town treasurer George Morrill ill with influenza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord Musical Club
G. Hollis Blake
Helen Hunt
Thoreau St
Julian A. Whitcomb
Dracut
Ruth Edgett
Philip A. Davis
Desirous of Trying Ice at Concord Country Club
Members await freezing weather and snow to test the pond ice and the new toboggan chute completed recently. Exciting curling and hockey contests are anticipated in the coming months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord Country Club
Luncheon For Mrs. Barker At West Acton
Mrs. J A Rose and Miss Grace L Hunt hosted a Friday luncheon for Mrs. Ralph Barker of West Acton. The table featured yellow chrysanthemums and similar decor, brightening the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.A. Rose
Grace L. Hunt
Ralph Barker
West Acton
Ellow
Officer 666 Delights Concord in Belmont Dramatic Club Show
Belmont Dramatic Club presented Officer 666 at Monument Hall as part of the Concord Lyceum series. A large audience praised the entire cast led by Robert W. Kelso as Travers Gladwin, with Marie Chandler as Sadie Small and a full line of named performers delivering a clever production and lively music by the Winchester orchestra under W. H. W. Bicknell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belmont Dramatic Club
Monument Hall
Concord
Concord Lyceum
Traverse Gladwin
Robert W. Kelso
Marie Chandler
Sadie Small
Green Stockings to Be Staged by Concord Dramatic Club
Concord Dramatic Club to present an extra Saturday performance of Green Stockings a three act comedy by A B W Mason at the town hall Proceeds fund the Community Christmas tree Cast includes Charles Darling William Faraday Chas Nutter Gordon Hutchins Julian Ballou N Elis Richardson Leslie Andersen Fred Shull Miss Rosamond Porter Mrs George Keyes Mrs Arthur Brooks and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord Dramatic Club
Green Stockings
A. B. W. Mason
A. B. Hitchcock
Admiral Grice
Charles K. Darling
William Faraday
Col. Smith
Gordon Hutchins
Robert Tarver
Julian W. Ballou Henry Steele
N. Elis Richardson James Raleigh
Leslie Andersen
Tie Odie
Cse
Fred G. Shull
Celia Faraday
W. Weeden
Madge
Rockingham
Arthur B. Brooks
Great improvement at Torrey and Vialle garage site
The Walden street area shows progress as the old Vose house is removed, revealing a cleaner space for the expanding Torrey and Vialle garage business. The owners report the new garage already feels small for current work and anticipate another addition may be needed in summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torrey & Vialle
Walden St
Bedford Notes and Local Gleanings
Bedford reports a dissolved partnership at the wet wash laundry. Mrs Dennis Keefe of Billerica visited her daughter Mrs Arthur Gowans. H D Lyons Grocery Co plans to soon launch a new auto supply truck service. George A Skelton praises a Metz truck. Edith Murray of Chelsea visited her parents Frank and Mrs Murray. Dudley Hartford, a pioneer in festooning and wreaths, reports prosperous business. Ethel Rooney, training as a nurse at a Waltham hospital, spent Sunday in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Ethel K. Rooney
Waltham Hospital
West Acton Notes and Local Activities
John Beach of Shirley visited relatives in town Saturday. Mrs. C. C. Ramsey spent several days with relatives at Wareham. The W C T A met at the home of Mrs. D H Hall Tuesday afternoon. Rev C L Pierce preached at the Page St Baptist Church Lowell Sunday evening. Isaac Davis post officers election held this Wednesday night with refreshments afterward. Davis King Co started hauling logs last week from Nine Acre Corner Concord to Hall Bros saw mill in this village. Mr and Mrs Chas A Manson moved into Chas Twitchell tenement Saturday, vacated recently by Louis Urban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Hall
C. L. Pierce
Page St. Baptist Church
Lowell
Isaac Davis
Davis King Co
Nine Acre Corner
Concord
Hall Bros
Chas. A. Manson
Chas. Twitchell
Louis Urban
Bedford Citizen Moses E Rowe Dies at 93
Moses E Rowe of Bedford died December 2 at his daughter Mrs A E Blake’s home on South Street. He lived in Bedford 49 years and owned the Main and Brookfield estate. A long time businessman and Congregational church member, he was respected by all. Funeral Saturday at Mrs Blake’s home with Rev David C Torrey officiating, interment at Shawsheen Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses E. Rowe
Bedford
A. E. Blake
South St
Main St
Brookfield
Congregational Church
A. BE. Blake
David C. Torrey
Shawsheen Cemetery
Mrs Christabel Kidder Presents Pygmalion at Town Hall
Mrs Christabel W Kidder will present George Bernard Shaw Pygmalion this evening in the town hall as the third Lyceum course number. The performance is regarded as one of the best and a large Concord audience is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christabel W. Kidder
George Bernard Shaw
Town Hall
Lyceum
Kidder
Concord
Ladies Benevolent sale and supper at Baptist vestry
The Ladies Benevolent society announces a Thursday December 9 sale and supper at the Baptist church vestry. Aprons candies and small items will be for sale. Supper features roast mashed potatoes salads cream pies and coffee. Sale begins at 5 o clock. Miss Mildred Southwick from Emerson College of Oratory will read The Misleading Lady and Miss Evelyn Knowlton will perform instrumental music. the evening promises fine entertainment.
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Ladies’ Benevolent Society
The
Baptist Church
Mildred Southwick
Emerson College of Oratory
Evelyn Knowlton
Dr Lincoln Wirt to Lecture at Concord Lyceum
Dr Lincoln Wirt, recently returned from the fighting zone, will lecture at the Concord Lyceum on the 15th. Attend to hear first hand war insights presented in a comprehensive manner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord Lyceum
Lincoln Wirt
New Davis Provision Co. Auto Truck Goes Into Service
The Davis Provision Co. reports its new delivery truck, operated by Howard Davis, is in operation to ensure prompt deliveries. The model showcases construction style durability and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis Provision Co
Howard Davis
Woman's Club Notes Highlight January Meeting
The Woman's Club notes holidays and busy schedules. The next meeting is January 10 with the art department led by Mrs. Charles Brown in charge. Miss Margaret C. Bolles will lecture on Two Tuscan Hill Towns Their Artists and Saints, illustrated with a stereopticon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Club
Art Department
Charles ©. Brown
Margaret C. Bolles
Tuscan
Bedford rose pageant and PTA event on December 16
The Bedford school children, directed by Miss L. B. Perrin, present a rose pageant in the town hall under the Bedford Parent-Teacher Association. The program starts at 8 o'clock with general dancing from 9:30 to 11 p.m. Tickets are sold by the school children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Parent-Teacher Association
L. B. Perrin
Stretches of Uncultivated Land in a Desolate Poland
The excerpt paints a stark portrait of Poland when not independent, noting widespread land abandonment by impoverished owners. Acres lie uncultivated as pine forests and birch groves break the flat, quiet plains. The sea appears small against a vast, lifeless landscape with wolves and rare elk in remaining forests and marshes.
Music added to the library by renowned composers
Piano music by Bach Beethoven Brahms Chaminade Chopin Grieg Liszt Mendelssohn Moszkowski Mozart Rachmaninoff Schubert Schumann and Wagner has been added to the library. A Christmas gift book list is posted at the desk.
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Bach
Beethoven
Brahms
Chaminade
Chopin
Grieg
Liszt
Mendelssohn
Moszkowski
Mozart
Rachmaninoff
Schubert
Schumann
Wagner
Social Notes From Concord Junction Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Peter Richards spent Sunday with friends in town Miss Mae Hines of Roxbury spent the weekend with Miss Phyllis Judge Miss Dorothy Shute of Newton was the recent guest of Miss Ruth Shep ard Mrs J M Chapell of Cambridge was a guest of Mrs J M Cutler on Miss Jennie Fitzgerald of Taunton was the weekend guest of Mrs John P Bowen Ruth Allen's newly organized dancing class had its first meeting in the banquet hall of the Association building Monday evening.
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Peter Richards
Mae Hines
Roxbury
Phyllis Judge
Dorothy Shute
Newton
Ruth Shepard
J. M. Chapell
Cambridge
J. M. Cutler
Jennie Fitzgerald
Taunton
John P. Bowen
Ruth Allen
Association
West Concord school Assembly hall entertains with sketches and ventriloquism
An entertaining program brightened Tuesday afternoon in the Assembly hall at West Concord school. Archie Leon performed sketches and ventriloquism for the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Concord School
Archie Leon
Second Forum Meeting With Immigration Lecture
The second forum meeting will be held in town hall Sunday afternoon with a lecture on Immigration by Guy D. Gold. A full program appears in the Concord column. International Bible Students hold Divine worship at 3 p m Sunday at 415 Main St led by W. J. Davis of Cambridge. Public invited with no collection.
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Town Hall
Guy D. Gold
Concord
International Bible Students
Divine Worship
W. J. Davis
Cambridge
Discourse on the Holy Spirit and Christ's appearances
A good number gathered last Tuesday to hear R. B Streeter of Providence Rhode Island discuss The descent of the Holy Spirit and three appearances of Christ, presented under the auspices of I B A.
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R. B Streeter
Providence
R. I
Christ
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W. H. W. Bicknell
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Rosamond H. Porter
George
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Chisholm Faraday
Ida
Chas. S. Spencer
Richardson
Concor
John Beach
Shirley
C. C. Ramsey
Wareham
MR. Rowe
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Main and Nason Sts
Ubs
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Nason Street
Concord Junction
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