Auctioneer to hold two local sales in Acton and Lexington
Otis H. Forbush conducts a January 4 sale in Acton Centre featuring a large variety of household goods. A second sale follows January 11 in Lexington on Lincoln Street at 1 pm offering more personal property. Forbush notes thirty years of continuous service with sales across seven states and 127 Massachusetts towns and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Gallagher
Lincoln St
Middle
Lexington
Mass
Massachusetts
Elmwood tablet honors Capt Oliver Taylor at Boxboro
A large white tablet on the elm at Taylor je Elmwood commemorates Capt Oliver Taylor who at sixteen transplanted the tree from Swamp A D 1770 and, per Capt Varnum Taylor in 1883, earned the farm name. Littlefield Divan of West Acton crafted the memorial. The ancient tree endures as a symbol of the giant elm family of New England and its enduring shade.
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Taylor Je
Elmwood
Nen Aa
Oliver Taylor
Oll Swamp
A. D
Varnum Taylor
Littlefield & Divan
West Acton
Old
New England
Earth
West Acton News Notes and Obituaries
West Acton items report visits by residents including W P Brown of Revere and Harold Knowlton of Worcester. church events, lodge activities, and a Woman's Club Guest Night are listed along with holiday travel and hospital visits. Deaths include Mrs Jennie Leach and Mrs Antoine Bulette with burials at Mt Hope and Woodlawn cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
West Acton
Christmas activities and church events in South Acton
The South Acton notes report a postponed dance to January, church services, visits, and school vacation. A hospital visit, a pastor’s resignation, and updates on local improvements and a Christmas concert are included, with sleigh ride attendance despite rain and sleet.
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Congregational Church
Hun
Fitchburg
G. P. Morgan
Winthrop
Anson Piper
Homeopathic Hospital
Boston
Bere Ur Peebles
Improvement Association
Th Electric Railway Company
Maynard St
Mary EB. Bartlett
Maine
Cohoes
N. Y
Harold Merriam
Georgie Griswold
Phoebe
Fragmentary name list from 19th century document
The readable portion lists individuals such as Tuttle, Elinor, J. D. Brown, W. M. Bird, J Lovell, Theo Earle, BM A. Rabenold, J. D. Christie, Dickey, Clara Stevenson, Filor. No clear event or action is described in the legible text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tence Tuttle
Elinor
J. D. Brown
W. M. Bird
Theo. Earle
BM. A. Rabenold
J. D. Christie
Tihe Dickey
Clara Stevenson
Filor
Dr Cochran Dentist on Maynard Block
Listing notes Dr Cochran at Case's block Nason street with a piano instruction for Miss Mary EB Devane. Also advertises 26 acres for sale and directs inquiries to Mrs L N Fo on the Cutler place with satisfaction assured.
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Dr. Cochran
Case's Block
Nason St
Maynard
Mary EB. Devane
Wreckage Fire Kills Ten on Eastern Train Crash
St Paul December 21 ten people are dead and twenty five or more hurt after a head on collision between an eastern accommodation train and a speeding engine near Exdccla. Passengers were trapped as cars overturned and caught fire, while rescuers battled flames to free the injured.
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St. Paul
Liquefying Blood Miracle Demonstrated in Rome Church
In Rome, Sionor Gisec presented a visible demonstration of the so called miracle of the liquefying blood of St. Gonnare housed in the Church of St. Gonnare at Na Splie Glacel. The experiment used calves blood treated with an ancient chemical method and a specific temperature, with details of the substances withheld.
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Rome
Sionor Gisec
St. Gonnare
Na- Splie Glacel
Cold Snap Claims and Notable Reports from Washington
New York reports several suffering cases from yesterday's cold, with three likely to die and men on the East Side found senseless. Washington notes Miss Estelle Reel's Indian schools report promoting manual training, cooking, and home laundry in regular courses, plus expanded school gardens. In a fishing excerpt, Grover Cleveland argues fishing spurs intellectual triumphs and mental exercise during angling, noting many notable ideas associated with the sport.
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New York
Helen Stacey
Washington
Estelle Reel
Grover Cleveland
Roosevelt Returns from Arctic Quest Under Peary Command
The ship Roosevelt reached New York Bay with most Arctic expedition members aboard led by Robert Peary. Twenty one men and sixteen dogs completed the voyage from Sydney to St Johns, with repairs needed to three propeller blades. The crew and leaders plan further arrangements, while Christmas stories recall a Cape Sheridan feast and cribbage in a snow house.
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New York
Robert B. Peary
North Pole
Roosevelt
New York Bay
West Forty-second Street
Peary
Sydney
C. B
Battins’ Bay
Morris K. Jesup
St. Peters
Bartlett
Cape Sheridan
Grant Land
Ross Marvin
Murphy
Esquiman
Sisters Perishea In Buzz6ra Helena Blizzard Deaths
In Helena Montana on December 26 two Hoffman sisters Gertie 0 and Molytheia 12 were found dead in a coulee across the border after fleeing a blizzard. They were daughters of a ranchman and wandered over 20 miles from home into Canada while trying to escape the storm.
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Helena
Mont
Gertie
Molytheia Hoffman
Coulee
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Acton Centre
Boxboro
Historical Elm
W. P. Brown
Revere
Mrs
Harold Knowlton
Worcester My
Stanley Hall
Concord Junction
Willow Lodge
Nash
Clara B. Holt
Bertram Holt
W.B. Holt
Somerville
Harry Holt
W. F. Stevens
Carney Hospital
Jennie Leach
EB. L. Hayward
Cok
Wate Chasenes
Pearl Shattuck
Mt. Hope Cemetery
O. W. Mead
Florida
Edward Armstrong
Hyde Park
M. A. Armstrong
J. E. Richardson
South Acton
Mr. Piper
Mrs. Almira Willard
Littleton
Maria Handley
Antoine Bulette
Alice Fairbanks
Acton
Hudson
Stow
Grace Fairbanks
Chris
S. RK. Kitchin, Agt
Din Tai
PD Kota
Cuftain Waras Mariage
Buffalo
Abe Anderson
AL Anderson
Tong
Voorg
Boretopimet Carvich Wa
Perishea
Buzz6ra
Finney
Hoitt
Children’s Furs
LERER
Gruber
Main St
Moller’s
Maurice McWalter
Fire Insurance
Palatine Insurance Company of
London
England
New Hampshire Insurance Company of
Manchester
N. H
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