Maynard News Highlights Local People and Events
James OConnell kept ill this week as town reports on births show 274 for the year. Mrs. Harvey Richardson hosted a WCTU meeting while town solicits bids on 3 800 town reports and Mrs. Frank Ferns attended a visit. Summer street resident Frank May of Holy Cross at home. Supt. Brick and Principal Chester attended a Worcester convention. Maynard hosts moving pictures at Cooperative hall and a large crowd attends. Hon. Robert L. Luce addressed the Men’s League at the Congregational church on reforms and direct nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Frank May
Holy Cross College
Brick
Chester
Worcester
Harvey
Richardson
Robert L.’ Luce
General Court
Somerville
Men's League of the Congregational Church
Luce
Merry Maskers Hall Friday Night Maynard Event
The 23d annual Merry Maskers concert at Music Hall drew a large crowd in Maynard with Newell's Marlboro orchestra opening the program. Prizes for costumes were awarded to Ola Perry and John Lawler, with a drill by the Assabet aerie of Eagles and a late dancing party continuing into the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Hall
Newell’s Orchestra of Marlboro
Henninger
Light Cavalry
Suppe
John Smith
Daniel Sullivan
Joseph Allen
George Haggerty
Augustus Deitrich
Charles Drew
Oscar Nelson
Martin Kane
Mungo Bain
Miss Ola Perry
John Lawler
Joseph
Musgraves
Alice
Landry
Joshua Edwards
C. J. Lynch
T. J. O'Donnell
B. J.coughlin
William Punch
William Lawler
Prince A. J. Coughlan
Maxwell Cars Impress Crowd At Parker Auto Show
T F Parker hosted a Maxwell exhibition drawing over 200 visitors who examined four Maxwell models. The event marked the fifth local show with strong interest despite poor road conditions from Boston. Coburn led the display as Parker projected a promising sales season with upcoming exhibits in Worcester Providence and Rhode Island cities before returning to Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Parker
Maxwell
Parker
Boston
Maxwell Company
Worcester
Providence
Rhode Island
R. F. Coburn
Moving Picture Shows Sunday Evening Approved
At a stockholders meeting of the R. C. A. officers elected were John White J N Haire Alexander Pettigrew Albert Batley John Lawton directors Gavin Taylor treasurer A Pettigrew clerk Thomas Quirk and Harry Brearley auditors It was voted to allow hall use on Sunday evenings for any lawful entertainment Sherman moving picture company will have shows on Sundays after this.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John White
J. N. Haire
Alexander Pettigrew
Albert Batley
John Lawton
Gavin Taylor
A. Pettigrew
Thomas Quirk
Harry Brearley
Sherman Moving Picture Company
Westinghouse Sails for England to Wedding Abroad
George Westinghouse Jr. sails from New York to England aboard the Mauretania for his marriage to Evelyn Violet Brocklebank daughter of Sir Thomas Brocklebank. The wedding was postponed last month due to his illness and will be held at Irton Hall Holbrook Cumberland after arrival.
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New York
England
Mauretania
George Westinghouse , Jr
Thomas Brocklebank
Agnes
Sylvia Brocklebank
Mr. Westinghouse
Irton Hall
Holbrook
Cumberland County
Brocklebanks
Fire toll rises in Massachusetts with major plant losses
Fire assistance from Malden and Chelsea helped Everett stop a blaze that destroyed the C. H. Bangs Druggists factory and damaged several buildings with an estimated loss of 50 000 dollars. A second fire at American Chrome in Arlington caused about 20 000 dollars in damages. The New England Agricultural Society fair will be held in Worcester from September 7 to 11.
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Malden
Chelsea
Everett
Mass
C. H. Bangs
New England Agricultural Society
Worcester
Americal Chrome Company
Arlington
Open Meeting of St. Bridget's Temperance Society in Boston
An open meeting at Co operative hall Sunday night hosted by St. Bridget's Temperance Society. John T. Shea, president and noted speaker, delivered an eloquent address on the group's object. Maurice Dineen, Mrs. Catherine Tilson, and Mrs. Anna Cungig also spoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Bridget’s Temperance Society
Cooperative Hall
Stitence Union of
Archdiocese of Boston
John T. Shea
Maurice Dineen
Catherine Tilson
Anna Cungig
George Smith Enters Republican Nominating Race for Selectman
George Smith announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination to seek the selectman seat, urging younger voter representation and claiming broad support. James J. Morgan says he has not decided on running and is awaiting decisions at the caucus. Levi R. Cheney confirms pursuit of the Republican nomination for overseer of the poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Smith
Office of Selectman
Smith
James J. Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Levi R.cheney
Fires Will Be Regulated By Spring Town Meeting Act
The act prohibits outdoor fires from April through December without written forest warden permission. Debris burning on plowed lands near forests is allowed if within two hundred feet. Law exempts crews fighting gypsy and brown tail moths. Violations carry up to a $100 fine or up to one month in jail. Approval requires a majority vote.
A Complete Disguise Wins Masquerade Prize
A masquerade ball winner dressed as the grotesquely masquerading figure was judged best. The costume was original and prize worthy, but the victor proved to be a bogus woman, with no hint of identity until after the award.
Kozlowsky and Radwil Do Dissolve Partnership in Maynard
Notice from Maynard Massachusetts dated January 6 1909 states the partnership Kozlowsky and Radwil a grocery and provisions business on Main Street Maynard is dissolved by mutual consent Simon Kozlowsky will continue the business and assume all debts and claims and all debts due by the copartnership are to be paid to him
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Maynard
Mass
Kozlowsky
Maynard Considers Opening a National Bank
Local leaders discuss establishing a national bank in Maynard. A $60,000 capital start is required, with a Boston trust company willing to open a branch and a Boston investor ready to contribute about $25,000. Maynard businessmen may organize a funding plan to raise the remaining amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Maynard
Boston Trust Company
Boston
Death Knell Sounded for Maynard Cambridge Basketball Game
Maynard endures a quiet finish as a Cambridge squad misses the 8 PM game, about 40 fans present, and refunds issued. Cambridge arrives by 8 10 train but is sent home, signaling the decline of winter basketball in Maynard and its reliance on local players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Cambridge
John H. Murray
Lowell
Worcester
Ware
Fitchburg
Marlboro
Hudson
Pennsylvania
Attleboro
Newburyport
Gloucester
Robert W. Carter to Open Music Store in Hudson
Robert W. Carter plans to open a music store in Hudson and will serve music lovers there. He has long worked with C. H. Persons as a piano tuner and is a noted organist, also having served as music supervisor in the Maynard schools, equipping him to succeed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Carter
Hudson
Mr. Carter
C. H. Persons
Maynard
Carter
Father of 12 Saves Money with Father John’s Medicine
J W Chaney of Washington D C testifies that with twelve children the cost of cold illnesses is high and Father John’s Medicine is the best winter remedy. He says his wife won’t be without it and it has proven valuable for coughs and colds. The product is not patent medicine and contains no poisonous drugs or alcohol, and it is claimed to prevent pneumonia and consumption.
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Tam
J. W. Chaney
Washington, D
Father John
4Th ‘St
S. B
Washington, D. SC
Board of Trade Reform Meeting Opened in Town Hall
Preliminary meeting Tuesday evening brought many town leaders together in the selectmen's rooms. A temporary organization formed with P. J. Sullivan as chairman and George H. Gutteridge as secretary. A committee was named to draft a constitution and bylaws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Selectmen’s
P. J. Sullivan
Francis 8. Brick
Iind
George H. Gutteridge
Brick
Albert Haynes
Raymond Kitchin
Edward Henderson
A. J. Coughlin
Sullivan
Teachers Extend Invitation to February Meeting
The Teachers' association hopes for a large turnout at the February meeting in North Andover where Wallace B. Mason will present an illustrated lecture on school gardening. Free admission. a social hour with refreshments follows. Teachers plan whist parties to raise funds for decorations in public school buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers’ Association
Wallace B. Mason
North Andover
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