Maynard and Town Notices Mixed With Local Events
Maynard residents attend city business and meetings as Selectman William Connolly reports on Boston and Western st railway plans. Printing of town reports awarded to Frank F. Sanderson. Various social and school events listed along with arrests count for the year. Bowling results from AOH Div 44 and upcoming matches noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Litchfield
New York City
William Connolly
Railroad Commissioners
Boston
Boston and Western St
Maynard
Frank FE. Sanderson
Alexander Frazier
Dover
N. H
Joseph Allen
Washington
Mary Lawler
Leominster
John McCarthy
Maynard Business Men's Association
Riverside Cooperative Stockholders Meeting Brief
The Riverside Cooperative held its annual stockholders meeting in Cooperative Hall on Monday. Officers elected were President Albert Batley, Treasurer Gavin Taylor, Clerk George Murphy, Manager Frank Jones, with action on last meeting records, reports, and the balance sheet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Riverside Cooperative
Cooperative Hall
Albert Batley
Gavin Taylor
George Murphy
Frank Jones
Audi
Local Directors Vote to Build New Storage Shed
Directors William Naylor James N Haire Albert Batley Fred Axford James B Lord William Scully and George Murphy vote to construct a storage shed. Henry Gilroy stages a moving picture show with refreshments for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tors
William Naylor
James N. Haire
Albert Batley
Fred Axford
James B. Lord
William Scully
George Murphy
Henry Gilroy
Farewell Party for Miss Margueretta Conway
Miss Margueretta Conway principal of Main Street school leaves this week for Malden. She hosted a farewell gathering at James Mullin’s Main Street home Tuesday evening with attendees including Miss May Ledgard Theresa Heffernan Bernice Bateman Agnes Garvey Mrs John H Lawton Rose Wallace who will succeed Conway and Nellie May as principal of Nason Street school and Miss M Louise Doherty from the high school faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margueretta Conway
Main St
Malden
James Mullin
May Ledgard
Theresa Heffernan
Bernice Bateman
Agnes Garvey
John H. Lawton
Marlboro
Rose Wallace
Miss Conway
Cutting Down the Flesh The Obesity Experiment
A Western man chronicles trying obesity cures then starving himself for a month to lose weight. He details extreme meals and daily workouts then reports gaining 14 pounds on the scale, noting the futility of fad regimens. Exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darky
Cheetah Hunt in India and Historic Sport of Nobles
The Madras Mail notes the cheetah hunt as a popular sport among Hindu and Muslim chieftains, once common across India. Europeans in colonial times also pursued it, with Company nabobs keeping cheetahs as gifts and substitutes for English coursing before tennis and golf became widespread.
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Hyderbad
India
Indienne
England
Madras
Counterfeit Coin Testing Sparks Trade Commentary
A clerk vented about customers testing coins for counterfeits, arguing it violates ancient rights and should be deterred by merchants. He recalls English practice of traders turning their backs to test money, not sniffing coins near customers, as a remedy for rude behavior.
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England
Old Charges Are Revived In Shoes Contract Clash
Representative Difenderfer of Pennsylvania triggers a two hour House debate on a resolution to let the committee on expenditures in the war department investigate army shoe contracts with Herman & Co. He asserts bribery and favors to contractors while Gardner counters that Difenderfer seeks a spot on the inquiry and that Herman & Co. are small manufacturers with no known interest.
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Washington
Difenderfer
Pennsylvania
House
Henry
Rules Committee
War Department
Gardner
Herman & Co
Duenderfer
Herman
Bradstreet and
Dun
Bomb Sent by Mail in Helena Taylor Murder Case
New York officials disclosed that the infernal machine believed to have killed Helena Taylor last Saturday night may have been mailed rather than delivered by a messenger. Police and Coroner Feinberg acknowledge weaknesses in the case against Charles M. Dickinson who was with Taylor during the explosion, and Dickinson may be discharged if further evidence is not found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Helena Taylor
Feinberg
Charlies M. Dickinson
Wickinson
Mary Cullen awarded damages for brownbread bite incident
Cambridge Massachusetts Feb 7 Mrs Mary Cullen received $50 for dental injury and hurt feelings after biting off a nail in brownbread she believed came from John F Danskin a cooker Her husband also won $350 for mental distress In the same report Charlies Clay 65 lies dying after a collision with a team driven by Byron Whittier in Manchester New Hampshire Feb 7 King Alfonso and Queen Victoria attend the launching of the 15000 ton battleship Espana at Ferrol the first of Spain's new battleships
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Cambridge
Mass
Mary Cullen
John F. Danskin
Manchester
N. H
Charlies Clay
Byron Whittier
Spain
Ferrol
Alfonso
Victoria
Espana
Wife Wins Again in a Postal Joke
A man recalls a cartoon letter to his wife proving a point about postage and deliveries. He mailed a goose drawing in a plain envelope marked with a jab and faced a postage due when the carrier delivered it, while his wife remained convinced he was wrong.
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Post Office Department
Origin of French Silk Stockings Traced to Henry II
A French writer links silk hose to Henry II who first wore knitted stockings for his sister's 1559 wedding. A century later Hindres opened France’s first hosiery factory in Bois de Boulogne, growing into a company in 1663 and giving rise to the Society of Silk Stocking Makers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry II
Hindres
Bois de Boulogne
France
the Society of Silk Stocking Makers
Will Notice for Sarah F. Wright Estate in Concord
Massachusetts probate notice to heirs and interested persons for the estate of Sarah F. Wright of Concord. George H. Wright requests letters testamentary without bond. Court in Cambridge set for February 8, 1912, at 9 am. Public notice required weekly for three weeks in Concord Enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah F. Wright
Concord
George H. Wright
Mortgagee's Sale Of Real Estate In Bedford Mass
Public auction to foreclose a mortgage from Earl W Kendrick to Earl W Johnson trustee under Anthony Holbrook will occur February 20 1912 at 4 PM in Bedford Massachusetts. Property described as 18 acres 5 rods more or less with various boundary lines and subject to prior liens unpaid taxes and other encumbrances. A $100 cash deposit will be required. additional terms announced at sale.
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Earl W. Kenrick
Earl W. Johnson
Anthony Holbrook
Newton
Massachusetts
County of
Middlesex
Bedford
Burlington
Willard Ladd
Said Ladd
Cyrus Page
Arthur P. Stone
Anthony
Probate Notice of Adelaide O Hosmer Estate
Middlesex Probate Court notices the estate of Adelaide O Hosmer late of Concord. Edward W Wright and Albert E Phelps petition for letters testamentary without bond. Hearing set for February 26, 1912 at 9:00 am in Bridge Middlesex County. Publication and service requirements ordered. Witness Charles J McIntire February 2, 1912.
Petition for administration of Lydia B. Hartwell estate
To the heirs and creditors of Lydia B. Hartwell late of Acton and to all interested in the estate. A petition seeks letters of administration to Albert B. Hartwell of Boxborough without surety. You are cited to appear at the Probate Court in Cam noon to show cause. The Acton Enterprise is directed to publish notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex
Lydia B. Hartwell
Acton
Albert B. Hartwell
Boxborough
Cambridge
Acton Enterprise
Charles J. McIntire
Esquire
Genoa Woman’s Nut Seller Becomes Straglieno Marble Statue
A Genoa street vendor who sold strings of nuts amassed a fortune and commissioned sculptor Luigi Orengo to carve a life size marble portrait of her as she appeared in the street. The statue was placed in Straglieno cemetery, reputedly the world’s largest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Straglieno
Genoa
Luigi Orengo
World Wide Magazine
Repressing Vanity and Returning to Quiet Tasks
A reflective admonition from Madam Guyon urging self discipline. It counsels acting on true convictions, forgiving past unfaithfulness, and resuming daily duties with calm simplicity while minimizing self focus to curb vanity.
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Madam Guyon
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Terai
Lorenzo Slyvert
Mass. General Hospital Tuesaday
Moving Picture Show
Levi R. Cheney
West Acton
Hoar
Maley
Burns
South Acton
A. O. Hi
Moving Picture
Arthur J. Coughlan
Maynard, Mass
R. Coscia
H. J. Dwinell
Prop
Galion
Tuttle G
Newton’s
Dickinson
Cullens
Rattigan
Superior Civil Court
Middlesex, Sr
Concord Enterprise
Charles J. McIntire, Esquire
W. E. Rogers
Register
Walter A. Carr
Petitioner
Concord Jet
J. Leo Comeau
YO YO Beverace Co
Sudbury
Middlesex, Is
Probate Court
Adalaide O. Hosmer
Edward W. Wright
Albert E. Phelps
Bedford St
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Frank E. Harris
O. Barnes
College of Anatomy
C. L. King
Maynard Block, Maynard
Foundation For Health
Mayn
Mccarronard, Mass
D.C. Harris No. Acton, Mass
Hudson and Vicinity
F. H. Bryant
S. R. Garland
E. Boeske
Lass
Ient Service
Charles Parkarucker
Attorney At Law
Chase Building
Hudson, Mass
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