Christmas tree program brightens stormy Sudbury service
Sudbury Methodist Church held its annual Christmas tree event Thursday despite a storm. Sunday school participants listed include Jensen Edith Baldwin Ethel sldwin Lois Stiles Reginald Oliver Leona Johnston Risie Oliver Gertrude Stone Gordon Stone Earl Baldwin Henry Rice Jr George Moore Hazel Baldwin Violet Baldwin Ralph Hawes Horace Oliver Ray Christensen. Eight fairies sang and aided Santa Claus as gifts were handed out. Mrs Hattie Hunt Baftise provided corn cakes cocoa and cakes. The week features Parents' night Christians and Church members night New Year's service Young Peoples' night Children service men and boys service and closing service with themes of preparedness and the great invitation. C D Smith of Boston will lead singing with trombone. Everyone invited.
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7 Jensen
Edith Baldwin
Ethel Sldwin
Lois Stiles
Reginald ‘Oliver
Leona Johnston
Risie Oliver
Gertrude Stone
Gordon Stone
Earl Baldwin
Henry Rice Jr
George Moore
Hazel Baldwin
Violet Baldwin
Ralph Hawes
Horace Oliver
Ray Christensen
Santa Claus
Hattie Hunt Baftise
C. D. Smith
Boston
Christmas Scenes And Illness In Town Notes
Mr Arthur visited Francis Garfield's for Christmas. Mrs Barker spent Christmas in War. Joseph Lovering sold his place. Repairs will begin soon. Mrs Helen Noyes was away for the holiday. Richard Welch holidaying at F E Bents. Mrs M B Stearns ill with grippe. Mr and Mrs S D Perry spent Christmas with friends in Marlboro. Carols sung in Sudbury and South Sudbury eve. Grippe cases increase. Thompson family, Mrs Stiles, and Mrs W M Parmenter ill. Edith Fay hosts 21 at Quincy Mansion school supper. Edith returns Jan 3.
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Joseph Lovering
Helen Noyes
Richard Welch
F. E. Bent's
M. B. Stearns
S. D. Perry
Marlboro
Sudbury
South Sudbury
Thompson
Stiles
W. M. Parmenter
F. W. B. Sellers
Edith Fay
Quincy Mansion School
Wollaston
South Acton Congregational Church Services Update
Midweek prayer meeting Friday night at 7 30. Preaching Sunday morning at 10 30 and evening at 7. Sunday school with adult class at Christian Endeavor meeting at 6 p m. Sunday.
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Congregational Church
Christian Endeavor
Trees at Both Churches Christmas Exercises
Christmas services at the two churches drew large crowds with festive spirit. Gifts were given to nearly all attendees. At the Congregational gathering Mr. Fritz delivered a brief Hawaii lecture illustrated by stereopticon from the pulpit.
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Fritz
Hawaii
Special water district meeting planned soon
The report notes a special water district meeting will be called at an early date. A holiday travel and family visit scene fills Acton with multiple residents visiting relatives across Groton Lowell Sudbury and Foxcroft while others attend church events and work on local school and municipal projects.
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Water District
Annie Kinsley
Boston
Roy Culver
Culver
Groton
Nelson B. Willis
Fitchburg
Mabel Willis
Burned by Hot Water in Roxboro Incident
Clement Richardson of Roxboro son of Mr and Mrs J L Richardson was badly burned Friday evening when he knocked a double boiler onto his face and body. Dr Shaw treated the burns and he is getting along as well as could be expected.
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Clement Richardson
Roxboro
J. L. Richardson
Shaw
Dudley Couple Celebrates Silver Wedding at Christmas
Mr and Mrs Chas A Dudley marked their silver wedding with a quiet Christmas day celebration. Fifteen relatives gathered for a bountiful dinner and left a token gift of twenty five dollars as a fitting tribute to the occasion.
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Chas. A. Dudley
Windstorm damages village buildings and school ventilator
A Sunday wind damaged the village tearing a tin roof from M. J. Handley’s house and ripping off a six by six foot galvanized ventilator from the school. The ventilator fell onto F. R. Knowlton’s roof, creating a large hole and then struck a cigar shop breaking a window and tearing clapboards.
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M. J. Handley
F. R. Knowlton
Christmas Tree Event At Universalist Church
The Universalist church society held its annual Christmas tree for the children Friday evening. A very fine program featured colorful decorations and holiday activities for the youngsters.
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Universalist Church Society
Cantata at West Acton Christmas Eve Delights Crowd
Over 150 attend the Baptist vestry program featuring a Santa Claus free tale led by Miss Prim and Spirit of Love. The cantata ends with bridge repaired, Santa’s visit, gifts, and a social as Miss Knowlton plays piano.
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Baptist Vestry
Claus
Prim
Santa Claus
Miss Prim
Santa
Rita
Hazel Coolidge
Lena
Lois Moore
Tom
Lowell Cram
Billy Boy
Earl ‘Randall
Vera Fatte
Lillian Spinney
Newsy Ned
Edward Caiger
Miss” Prim
Mildred Moore
Lou
Ethel Spinney
Elinor Weeks
Joseph Reed
Sewing Circle
Martha
Minetta Decoster
Beulah French
Marjorie Stearns
Elizabeth Hall
Henry Hall
Brooks Parker
Harry French
Warren Costello
Wm. Costello
Miss Evelyn Knowlton
Ned
Teddy Chef
Vera
Love
Bird
Bertram D. Hall
The
Bible School
Miss Lucilla Porter Dies After Long Illness
Miss Lucilla Porter twenty died Sunday morning of tuberculosis after years of poor health. She was the daughter of Mrs Emma Porter of Boxboro and attended Concord high school a few years ago. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon with Rev Messiran officiating.
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Lucilla Porter
Emma Porter
Boxboro
Porter
Concord High School
Messiran
Acton Lodge Officers Elected in I C O F Meeting
Acton lodge I C O F elected officers Monday night with Lewis T. Willard as N G Everett R. Sanborn as W G W B Holt as rec and M J Handley as treas A M Whitcomb as fin sec and others listed.
Charles P Tucker Attorney at Law Appointment Notice
Charles P Tucker Attorney at Law announces office hours 6 o'clock P M and Wednesdays at noon until further notice. Office and residence contact in the Chase Building Hudson Mase.
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Charles P. Tucker
Chase
Hudson, Mase
Local Socials and Home Upgrades Featured in Town Notes
Pooks and others begin third house for H B Mead. Tennis club hosts social at G A R hall. Grays of Medford visiting Fred Whitcomb for Christmas. Whitcomb markets stock accounting starts this week. Parker family from Stoneham and Mabel Parker of Boston visit H W Parker home for Christmas. Walter Priest family from Maynard celebrate Christmas at Mrs Priest’s sister Mrs Arthur Slack home. John Young family staying with Mrs Young’s parents Mr and Mrs Charles Boyce and may move from Maynard where he works. Lyman Priest renovates two tenement into three with modern amenities. Nellie Sullivan hosts guests for the holidays. Winona Rebekah lodge sends sunshine box to Mrs Robert Randall in Boston hospital.
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Walter Priest
Maynard
Nellie Sullivan
Winona Rebekah Lodge
Robert Randall
Boston
Christmas Carolers Walk Village Night in The Hours of Christmas Eve
Mrs Weeks leads her choir on afoot carol journey from C H Mead to village residences. Three boys escort the group as lanterns illuminate sheet music. The party returns to Mrs Weeks home for entertainment and gifts, ending after 3 o clock.
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Stuart McGregor
Harold Durkee
Ariand Spinney
Dorothy Mead
Pauline Mead
Thelma McGregor
Irma Durkee
Lillian Spinney
Ethel Spinney
Grace Gillmore
Hazel Coolidge
Marjorie Shattuck
Elinor Weeks
Katherine Richardson
Mrs. Weeks
Orient
Bethlehem
Local residents and events noted during holiday season
Reports from the community record sick days and moves, Christmas visits, ski and travel news, and local misfortunes. Notable items include Daniel Tuttle sick, old residents returning for holidays, Florence Tuttle home from Detroit, Christmas carols visits to invalids, and an upcoming January 3 auction by Acton Commission Sales Co at the American House stables with J. Ineoson as auctioneer.
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Thomas Locke
Framingham
Frank Hosmer
Vancouver
H. Ferrens
Mary Donahue
Finney & Holt
E Acton Commission Sales Co
American House
J. Ineson
Annual Baptist Church Roll Call and Holiday Events
The church announces a Friday roll call with supper at 7 pm followed by membership numbering. Rev. Wm. Goble of Fitchburg will speak. A service to welcome the new year runs from 11 pm to midnight. The pastor's class hosts a holiday social Wednesday at the parsonage. Sunday features P. H. J Serrigo M. D. of Boston speaking on The Five Year Program.
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Baptist Church
W. B. Holt
Clara B. Holt
Lowell
John T. McNiff
Florence
Hudson
Wm. Goble
Fitchburg
Serrigo M. D
Boston
New Firm Takes Over Harvard Store Curley Bryant Reed
The Harvard general store Gale & Dixon will transfer Jan 1 to Curley Bryant Reed. The clerks become partners in a cash store that will stop handling grain as before.
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Harvard
Gale & Dixon
Curley, Bryant & Reed
George Smith and family spend Christmas with relatives
Mr and Mrs George Smith and their school year family spent Christmas with relatives in Lit- Miss D L Fullenton plans to occupy her new store in Fowler block early January with a special reduction in hats feathers and flowers.
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George Smith
Lit
D. L. Fullenton
Fowler Block
Red Sox Beat Braves in Maynard Bowling Match
In Maynard on Thursday evening the Red Sox defeated the Braves by 25 pins 1173 to 1148 with Holland and Piper top scorers for the winners. Cahill Roche and Mason led the losers. The series continues next Thursday evening.
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Braves
Maynard
Red Sox
Holland
Piper
J. Cahill
Roche
Mason
RED Sox MacKensie
Holland Chibapinee Nect
Greenough
Leighton Cereente
DIDGE
Eee Ocean Ae
Prescott
Coos
Thom
Acton council officers-elect installation announced
The installation of the officers-elect of Acton council R A will be held at their meeting place in the Universalist vestry Tuesday January 17 Those elected include regent B Holt vice regent Craig Sweet past regent Sidney Laffin guide H J Ineson orator W A Flint chap Breele collector T F Newton treasurer A Christie
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Acton Council
R. A
Universalist Vestry
B. Holt
Craig Sweet
Sidney Laffin
J. Ineson
Ws .A.flint
Chaps Breele
T. F. Newton
Treas
A. Christie
Warden Osborne Indicted by Grand Jury at Sing Sing
Westchester County grand jury returns seven counts against Thomas M. Osborne head of Sing Sing. Indictments include perjury in testimony at a prison inquiry and charges of neglecting duties allowing inmate fights and felonies, with the sixth count alleging immoral relations with prisoners.
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Sing Sing Prison
Pris
White Plains
N. Y
Thomas M. Osborne
Sing Sing
Westchester County Grand Jury
Rudolph Diedling
Prison Commission
Osborne
Osborne to be removed as Sing Sing warden after indictment
Albany reports Thomas M. Osborne will be ousted from the Sing Sing warden post once a successor is named following an indictment returned by the Westchester county grand jury. Governor Whitman and Riley comment on the action and temporary vacancy rules. Osborne began as warden in late November 1914.
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Albany
Thomas M. Osborne
Sing Sing
Westchester County Grand Jury
Riley
Whitman
Osborne
Hungarian Man Pleads Guilty After Explosives Found
Anton F. Mente, a young Hungarian, admitted guilt to a tenement house violation after police found acids and chemicals for making high explosives in his room. He claimed he meant no harm and was sentenced to one year in prison.
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New York
Anton F
Mente
Boy in Danbury Takes Stepfather's Life Justified
Alexander Bochnia, 17, shot and killed John Bochnia in Danbury on December 20. Coroner Phelan rules the act legally justified as Bochnia was in fear of serious harm and defending himself against an attack.
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Danbury, Conn
Alexander Hochnia
John Hochnia
Phelan
Bochnia
Katherine Davis Resigns as Corrections Commissioner
New York December 29 Dr Katherine Davis resigned as commissioner of corrections to accept an appointment from Mayor Mitchel to the new parole board. Her salary remains unchanged at the prior level and she will continue public service in the parole system.
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Katherine Davie
New York
Katherine Davis
Corrections
Mitchel
Parole Board
Wildcat disposed of near Goshen Ledges
A man near Goshen Ledges, New Hampshire, killed a three foot wildcat weighing about twenty five pounds. The incident ends months of fear caused by the animal haunting the area.
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