Maynard News Highlights Local Meetings and Social Events
Voters to meet at the town clerk’s office Thursday evening. Senior class fund-raising and concert tickets sell rapidly for the Charles A. Welch lodge event with the Salem Cadet orchestra. Notables include former Senator Roger Sherman Hoar promoting Woman Suffrage and various local residents news from shops trades and church activities.
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Charles A. Welch Lodge
Cooperative Hall
Maynard
Salem
Roger Sherman Hoar
Hoar
Christie's
St. Valentine’s Day
Kathryn Powers
Newport
Charles McGill
Arthur van Ostrand
Ballstom Spa
N. Y
van Ostrand
Gertrude
Levi Cheney
James i
Carlton Place
Cornwall
Ontario
Charles Crossley
Alonzo
New York
Martin Kane
Worcester
Patrick McGrath
Maynard Lodge
C. F
George D. Bilson
Morris & Ireland
Mary McNally
Framingham
Assabet Institution For Savings
William Johnson
Haynes & Woodward
Anet
Board of Registrars
W. O. Strout
P. J. Sullivan
Arthur J. Coughlan
Boston
Abraham Lincoln
A. S
William H. Lewis
Harvard College
Johannes Vaaninnen
The
North Star
Fitchburg
Robert Ve
Masquerade Draws 500 at Finnish Socialist Ball
The Finnish hall event Saturday hosted nearly 500 attendees in colorful costumes. John Helander won $10 for a burlesque on Gardner Pumping Co, William and Laina Klemola claimed $5 as the two orphans, and Messrs ujalehto earned third prize as a Russian Cossack and Striker. music by the Imatra band.
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The
Socialist Society
John Helander
Gardner Pumping Co
William
Laina Klemola
Messrsujalehto
Imatra Band
Practical Patriotism in Public Schools Observed
Washington birthday programs shift from display to patriotic teaching. Superintendent F S Brick plans arithmetic lessons to compute elapsed time since Washington and reading classes to compose about Washington. Patriotic songs will close the afternoon.
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Washi
Washington
Marlboro Mayor Drives Regional Gas Price Probe
The Maynard Southboro and Hudson committees and Marlboro city officials plan to hire an expert to thoroughly investigate the current gas prices supplied by a single company to all four communities. Mayor Gleason of Marlboro pushes for a shared regional interests approach.
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Maynard
Southboro
Hudson
Marlboro
Gleason of
Merchants Weigh Few-Night Store Closings
A committee from the Business Men's association led by William B. Case William Naylor and George H Creighton has surveyed local business leaders on closing stores certain nights. They have not yet issued a report as some merchants have not replied but most indicate closing Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
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William B. Case
William Naylor
George H. Creighton
Business Men's Association
Central Mass Cricket League schedule announced
The Central Mass Cricket League includes Maynard South Barre Fitchburg and Worcester. The season starts two weeks earlier with four games per pair two at home two away. Neutral umpires referees used. Maynard projected to challenge. Schedule lists May 10 South Barre at Maynard May 17 Maynard at Worcester May 24 Fitchburg at Maynard May 31 Maynard at South Barre.
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Central Mass
Maynard
South Barre
Fitchburg
Worcester
Evening Closing Dives Merchants Into Town Meeting
The Enterprise reports a Business Men's Association discussion on evening closing for stores. A committee will confer with merchants to seek a satisfactory basis amid mixed opinions and growing dissent over Tuesday and Wednesday closings. Some favor three evenings, others warn of chaotic conditions if buyers adjust.
New School Building Sought to Ease Crowding
Community debate rises over public school overcrowding. Supt Rick proposes a two room addition at Main Street school, while locals favor a large new building at a convenient location to accommodate growing enrollment, with a definite vote planned for the April meeting.
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Bancroft St
Suptrick
Iten
Delivering the Goods: Praise for Town Treasurer Gutteridge
The Enterprise notes that no town in the state matches the local treasurer George H. Gutteridge for his well maintained books. Modern methods are praised as accurate and neat, making the bookkeeping system a model.
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George ‘H. Gutteridge
Parsonage Aid Roast Beef Supper Draws Crowds
The M. K. church Parsonage Aid society hosted a roast beef supper Saturday evening with serving from 6 to 7. Entertainment included vocal solos by Bertha Batley and Grace Miller, duets by Mr. and Mrs. Alvah Dockerty, and piano solos by Marion Wilson. Committee members were Mrs. Samuel Parker and others. The report notes Thompson street house numbering work continuing this week. Fred Gibbs is back at work after a six week illness. Fifteen Finnish residents traveled to Boston to file naturalization papers.
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Parsonage Aid Society
Bertha Batley
Grace Rl Ee Vard Miller
Alvaherty
Marion Wilson
Pitino
Oles
Alvah Dockerty
Sanuel Parker
Hiram Parkin
A. Z. Lloyd
Robert Jackson
A. C. Dunham
Thompson St
Fred Gibbs
Boston
Maynard Young Man Reports Civil War in Chihuahua
John F. Croft, a Santa Rosalie engineer for Mexican Northern Power Co., witnesses rioting in Chihuahua city. Federal Gen. Antonio Rabago commands 2,000 troops in the district, with US forces nearby. several residents have fled the area despite reduced visibility of American troops.
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Maynard
Mexico
John F. Croft
Santa Rosalie
Chihuahua
Mexican Northern Power Co
Chihuahua City
Antonio Rabago
Benefit Concert for Waino Kauppi at Finnish Temperance Hall
The Finnish National band will hold a Friday evening concert at the Finnish Temperance hall on Main and Harriman streets. Proceeds support Waino Kauppi and his music studies in Boston. Performers include Mrs Donahoe violinist Miss Nina Wollerschied pianist Olga Kajander violinist Kauppi cornetist and Herbert Mallinson violin soloist. The program features band selections.
Maynard Team Beats South Acton At Alleys For High Mark
Maynard defeated South Acton by 152 pins at the alleys Wednesday evening. Matson rolled a 121 single and 313 series to top the local scoring, Osmer led the visitors. The score:
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South Acton
Matson
Osmer
New Cup Presented for Central Mass Cricket League
M Nathan offers a silver cup to the Central Mass Cricket League for competition by members including Maynard. The cup will be contested at season end adding several games to the schedule. It becomes permanent after three wins and at least two series games must be played in Fitchburg each year.
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M. Nathan
Central Mass. Cricket League
Maynard
Fitchburg
Vandalism at Former Vose Pond Prompts Prosecution Threats
Residents report destruction at the privately owned pond once called Vose's pond with Apple trees uprooted and walls torn down. Owners vow to prosecute further damage and plan restocking with fish from U S Hatcheries on April 1. A bereavement note from John A McPhail thanks friends and neighbors for sympathy and flowers.
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Vose's
U. S
John A. McPhail
Legacy Farm of 1739 Deed Tells Fowler Family History
The Enterprise found the Fowler farm traceable to a 1739 deed by Edmund Brown to Josiah Brown, recorded September 5 1739 in York County Massachusetts Bay. The original 200 acre tract sold for 1500 pounds. Herbert Fowler now holds about 40 acres with parts of the original house still standing. Mrs. Fowler preserves relics including a coffin plate from a Patriot era ancestor and a 1785 proclamation from Thomas Cushing.
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Enterprise
Herbert Fowler
Fowler
Edmund Brown
Townsend
County of
York
Massachusetts Bay
New England
Josiah Brown
Sudbury
Jeremiah Moulton
John
Mary Carlisle
Death of William Taylor at daughter’s home aged 64
William Taylor died Saturday evening at 6 53 at his daughter Mrs Charles Keene's home after a prolonged illness following an operation. He was born in Worcester shire England 64 years ago and lived in Concord before moving to the farm off Great Id since 38 years. Survived by five daughters and two sons, plus a brother and siblings in England. Funeral Monday at 3 30 in St George's church with Rev Bradford Papineau officiating. burial in Gleason cemetery.
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Bert Nickerson
Winthrop
Charles ‘Richardson
Robert White
Thomas Regan
Lowell
American Federation of Labor
Loom Fixera’ Union
Cooperative Hall
Lake Boon
Acton
Boston
St South Acton
Sarah Morgan
Cornelius Sullivan
Lawrence
Atlantic Decorating Co
Charles A. Welchlodge
Maynard
Charles Richardson
John O. Thompson
Pippin
Priscilla Club
William Collier
Emmett Riley
Rutland
Agnes Mahoney
James Mahoney
Jeremiah Bradley
Albert Coughlan
George Mahoney
Dorchester
Raymond Hamlin
Bowdoin College
Anthony A. Hilferty
William P. Scully
Woman's Club
Sudbury
Marlboro-Hudson Gas Co
Richard King
John Moynihan
Waltham Sr
William Taylor
Charles Keene
Taylor
Worcestershire
Eng
Concord
Stephen Beaton
Provincetown
Bertha Whitney
Emma Taylor
A. H. Oxner
Somerville
William Jr
Percy
Charles Taylor
Gleasondale
England
St. George's Church
Bradford Papineau
Glemy
Methodist Church Plans Lenten Observance and Parsonage Meeting
The Ladies' Parsonage Aid Society meets Wednesday at Mrs Hiram Parkin's. The midweek observance convenes Thursday in the church vestry with a sermon on The Covenants for Life Law and Love as Made with Abraham and Moses and Concerning Palestine. Sunday features a patriotic service and sermon The Debt We Owe George Washington.
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Ladies’ Parsonage Aid Society
George Washington
Washington
Death of Miss McPhail 79 a resident of this town
Miss Jane McPhail an aged respected resident died at her home in this town at 79. She had resided here many years and belonged to the sewing circle of the Congregational church. Burial was at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Jane McPhail
Shewas
Bootlas
Miss McPhail
Glenwood Cemetery
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