Rutherford club hosts February Gentlemens Evening
Lincoln Percival Foster of Harvard spent part of last week at home here. No Christian Endeavor meeting Sunday as members attended a Conford gathering. Dr Shaddock and family have returned to Boston. The Rutherford club marked its anniversary on Friday February 12 with a Gentlemens Evening at the Misses Bent home. A sleighing party of about 20 enjoyed sleighing, oyster supper at Bedford House, then returned via Concord and Lincoln Centre around 11 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clapp
Tenement Fire Damages Store of Cousin & Co
A lamp upset started a Thursday evening fire at the H. B. Cousin & Co. store in an old tenement. Flames enveloped the interior due to lack of fire stops, causing extensive damage before firemen halted the blaze with great effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. ‘8. Cousin & Co
Fire narrowly spared building despite strong wind
In a blaze looked likely to consume the roof, the strong wind prevented total loss. Both occupants escaped with only minimal furniture damage, uninsured. The stock of Hi 8, Cousin & Co. suffered water damage but was insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi 8, Cousin & Co
Social News From Littleton and Nearby Towns
Mrs Elmer Flagg shows slow recovery while funeralgoers from Lowell Conant and Marlboro attend services. Ayer hosts a barn dance by Geo J Burns Hook and Ladder Co with about 80 couples and guests from Ayer Harvard and Westford. Allan Kimball ill with pneumonia. visitors from Nova Scotia weekend in Marlboro. Salem Cadet band provides music at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. J. Burns
Hook and Ladder Co
Ayer
Austin Spinney
Caleb Spinney
Nova Scotia
Marlboro
Allan Kimball
Everett Kimball
Harvard
Westford
Salem Cadet Band
Stock Feeding Talk Opens Hubbardston Institute
In Hubbardston a farmers institute opened in the library hall Monday morning with Professor J. W. Sanborn presenting on the essential points in stock feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbardston
Farmers’ Institute
J. W. Sanborn
Calvin Whitney Dead at 50 in Acton Road Home
Calvin Whitney, longtime town resident and son of pioneer Artemas Whitney, died Sunday night at 9 385 of pleuro pneumonia after about a week of illness. He leaves seven children and two sisters and three brothers. Funeral services were held Wednesday at his home and he was buried in Glenwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Whitney
Acton Road
Mr. Whitney
Artemas Whitney
Stow
Mr.Whitney
Matilda Fix
Ethel Jones
Alton
Milton
Mildred
Veda
Foster
Calvin
Emma
James R. Bent
W. B. Case
Frank
George
Daniel
Missouri
Glenwood Cemetery
Bedford Warrant Closing Date Set. Local News Items Reported
The town sets closing for the warrant on February 13 and notes several local items. Abram English Brown remains about the same. a Petersen son on Carlisle road was seriously injured while coasting. Voter registration for March elections runs February 13 evening to February 20. The Wil lams child is ill with pneumonia. Dr Beane has recovered from lagrippe. Town expects over $400 more in trusts and bonds due to a new law. Hartwell remains semi conscious. ice on a pond is twelve inches thick. Hi. Young discusses ice harvest. Icy sidewalks lead people to walk in the street as aging residents cope with slippery pavements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abram English Brown
Petersen
Carlisle Road
A. E
Hartwell
Elm St
Hi. E. Young
Rev Thomas L Fisher Delivers Civic Club Talk In Ayer
The Rev Thomas L Fisher founder and president of the Civic Club of Ayer spoke at the town hall on January 28 as a Bedford Civic Club guest. He described the club’s boy welfare work, its gymnasium and reading rooms, and urged civic support to mold healthy minded patriotic youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas L. Fisher
Randall A. Whittier
Bedford
Fisher
Ayer
Blake Co. Buys Large Consignment of Du Pont Tooth Brushes
The Chas. W. Blake Co. has purchased a sizable stock of tooth brushes from the renowned house of du Pont. The public is invited to inspect these goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. W. Blake Co
House of du Pont
Local News Briefs From South Sudbury and Vicinity
South Sudbury items note Q F Nelson installing a telephone at his blacksmith shop. George J Raymond shows three fine colts under an expert trainer. Goodnow library to close for annual inspection with distribution changes planned. A J Bacon and wife leave for California. George J Crawford to manage his farm during absence. Train 555 from Boston to stop here after petition to B&M, easing waits. Ira T Moore repurchases Sudbury ice route. future sales unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Raymond
Goodnow
A. J. Bacon
California
George J. Crawford
Boston
B. & M. Railroad Company
Ira T. Moore
R. Snelling
Sudbury
Atwood
Snelling
Moore
Sudbury News Briefs Stir With Skating And Scores
Roller skating event announced for Friday at Music Hall. D. Perry trims ice supply from Pratt's pond. Mr and Mrs L W Zerbel of Boston visited Sudbury. W F Law visited his mother Mrs S D Perry. Sudbury H S B B team beat Marlborough 34 14 on Saturday and will face Marlboro High on Feb 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Hall
D. Perry
Pratt’s Pond
L. W. Zerbel
Boston
W. F. Law
S. D. Perry
Sudbury H
B. B
Marlboro
Marlboro High School
Writ Ordered for Patrick to Appear Before Appellate Court
Justice Gaynor of the New York Appellate Division grants a writ of habeas corpus for Albert T. Patrick to appear before the full division. Patrick, now serving a life sentence in Sing Sing after a commuted death penalty for the murder of William M. Rice, challenges the governor’s commutation as an unauthorized change of punishment. William L. McDonald, Patrick’s counsel, argues the change was not provided by statute and disadvantages the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Justice Gaynor
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Albert T. Patrick
Bing Sing
William M. Rice
Wiliam L. McDonald
Patrick
Statement by Brandenburg on Bail Forfeiture in Grand Larceny Case
New York reports Broughton Branden burg explains he did not respond in court due to lack of funds to hire handwriting and other experts. He states once money is available to cover expert testimony costs, he will return to face trial for grand larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broughton Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Red Cross Nurses Registry Ad at Moody Street
An advertisement lists the Red Cross Registry for Nurses at 367 Moody Street Waltham Massachusetts offering trained or skilled nurses on short notice with weekly rates from ten to twenty one dollars. Night and day telephone service numbers are 672-3 and 672-15.
Concord Junction Community Notes and Local Happenings
Harry Trafton accepts a position as driver for Geo Whitney. L R Hodgeman reports brisk chair shop business in Brattleboro Vermont. Boston Harness Co. activity dull. Several men suspended this week. Concord Junction Rovers vs Maynard in Warner’s hall Thursday. Chas A Noll judged Maynard masquerade ball for D W Y K club. Adams family moved to Laws Brook road. L H Hazleton treated for grip at home. Social whist party Feb 9 in Odd Fellows parlors by Boston Harness Co Employes Mutual Aid. Walter P Lapham converting basement into small store on Commonwealth Ave near station. Masquerade in Association hall anticipated with two electrics to transport locals home at 1 am. Thomas Riley underwent appendicitis operation at Waltham hospital. recovery reported. Jeremiah Sheehan ill. community wishes for full recovery unless complications arise.
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Boston Harness Co
Concord Junction Rovers
Maynard
Warner's Hall
Chas. A. Noll
Alonzo Adams
Barrett Mill Road
Laws Brook Road
Odd Fellows
Boston Harness Co. Employes Mutual Aid Society
Walter P. Lapham
Commonwealth Ave
Hiram Kilkenney
Concord
Cambridge
Mannchester
N. H
Gina Johnson
China
Carl Eilertsen
Norway
Stephen J. Paul
Little Nemo Company
Boston
Maurice McWilter
Elsie BE. Lowden
Concord Junction
Colonial Inn
Waltham
Edward Dee
Thomas Todd
Reformatory
Miss Jennie Loretta Nagle and Willard Tracy Carleton wed
Miss Jennie Loretta Nagle and Willard Tracy Carleton united in marriage on Wednesday at the bride’s home with a party of friends. They will reside at 12 Hdlgemont Street Roslindale after March 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Loretta Nagle
Willard Tracy Carleton
Mrs. Carleton
Hdlgemont
St., Roslindale
Loyal Temperance Legion meeting deferred to February
Concord residents report a postponed Loyal Temperance Legion meeting. The note adds local social items including a 33rd annual concert in Marlboro, a Cambridge to Manchester move, and various community activities such as sleigh parties, church services, and friendly visits.
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Lincoln
Percival Foster
Christian Endeavor
Conford
Littleton
Elmer Flagg
W. E.conant
N. B. Conant
Chas. Conant
Lowell
Europe
United States
H. P.N. Dahl
MAIN
Geo. H. Gutteridge
Nason Street
Maynard, Mass
Jack Frost
Mr. Frost
W. F. Litchfield
John Ingham
Burlington
McDonald
State Board of Education
Ladies’ Benevolent Society
Congregational Church
May McNally
Cornelius Murphy
Summer St
Joshua Naylor
Maryland
Thomas Naylor
Main St
Francis S. Brick
Acton Center
Mercury
Maynard Lodge
May Sullivan
Providence
R. I
Margaret Murphy
Sudbury St
Court Maynard
James McGrath
St. Bridget’s
McGrath
Board of Trade
A. Silloway
T. F. Parker
Howard Hamblew
William Downey
Jacksonville
Fla
Mr. Downey
Whitney
David Willams
N. W. Beane
Spring Road
Lagrippe
Civic Club
South
Q. F. Nelson
Suudbur
Sing Ging Prison
The
Red Cross
Registry For Nurses
Moody St
Waltham, Mass
Walthas
Harry Trafton
Geo. 8. Whitney
L. R. Hodgeman
Brattleboro
L. A. Hazleton
H. H. Young & Co
South Acton
Association Hall
Thomas Riley
Adams & Bridges
Waltham Hospital
Tom
Jeremiah Sheehan
Carleton
Nagle
Loyal Temperance Legion
Cyrus Hi Cook
Hall of Co
Dakinchil
Misa Jane’ Hosther
Lowell Road
Red Bridge
Hildreth Corner
Tee Ee
Wright
Provid Ry End
D. J. Howe
Ana’ Attle
Wash
My. . Stone
Fey C. Bastey
San Jose
Cal
Mrs. B. le Lewis
Peterborough
Consord Peorple
Carlisle
Tuttle
Charles H. Towle
George Hopkins
Myr
R. Willard
Mys.ander, McLeod
Lillian B. McConnell
Emc Lowden
Edna Calef
Walter A. Carr
Thomas Todd, Jr
Keyes
Walden Street
Walden Hall
Main Street
Mass
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