West Acton Notes on Local Jobs and Homes
George Turner becomes chauffeur for George A. Afford district manager of J. A. Sexauer Mfg. Co. New plumbing underway at the old Littlefield house now on a new foundation near A. W. Davis Grain store. Mrs. James Barry improving but homebound. 18 or 19 tenements vacant. Acton Lodge 10OF discusses remodeling and electrifying their stage to meet competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Turner
George A. A.fford
J. A. Sexauer Mfg. Co
New York
Melburn Davis
Littlefield House
A. W. Davis Grain Store
James Barry
Acton Lodge
Watch Night Service Held at Bodist Church
Maynard January 5 watch night services drew large crowds with joyful greetings as 1920 began. Gospel for Working World illustrated program at 8:30 followed by Young People's social hour and Auld Lang Syne. Light refreshments at 10:30 by the Ladies Aid Society. Rev William Boicourt of the First Methodist preached at 11 in a consecration service welcoming the New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Ladies Aid Society
Revilliam Boicourt
1St Methodist Church
Who Took the Piano Player's Hat in Stow
A quiet Stow New Year party ends with a missing piano player’s tan soft hat. The town fumbles through suspects, while women organize the search and placards plead for its return, as the mystery grips the village and invites no solution yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stow
Woman's Club
Gomerry
Staw
Maynard
Lance
Storg
Peraps
Career of Mare Ended Ends Horse Drawn Era
Maynard residents mourn the loss of a well known old mare used by William Priest to power his butcher wagon. After years of service the mare collapsed in harness on Na street and was later euthanized following a police revolver incident marking the end of an era for local meat delivery by horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
William Priest
Mr. Priest
Priestried
Red Acre Farm
Holy Name Societies of Concord Gather at St Bridget’s
More than 500 men from Holy Name Societies of May and Concord Junce assembled at St. Bridget's on Sunday afternoon for the annual service. Rev F J Driscoll S J preached at Weston Study House. Joseph Mahar led the ceremony with celebrants and deacons including Rev Henry Ryan Rev Guido Pallotta and Rev Edward F Ley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Name Societies of
Concord and Concord Junce
St. Bridget's c
Holy Name
F J Driscoll
S. J
Weston
Joseph Mahar
of Christians
Concordion
Benedic
Henry Ryan
T. Michael's Parish
Concord
Guido Pallotta
St. Bridget’s Parish
May
Edward F.ley
St. Bridget‘s
Charles Donahue
Students Return to College After Holiday Break
The list names graduates and students returning to colleges such as Bates Col, Colby College, St Elm's Academy, Dartmouth, Suffolk Law, Tufts Medical, Harvard Law, and Emmanuel College. Named individuals include Walter Larkin, Norman Lecis, Louis Simonetti, and Joseph Marcus among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Walter Larkin
Amin Gruber
Bates College
Mary McNamara
Colby Col
Waterville
Michael Vo
William Ee
Local Notices From Towns People And Homes
Jr and Mrs George Hardy are paying the tenement fed by Mr and Mrs Sidney Dock. Word from Sod Indiana says Mrs J P Claye wed safely and is well. Miss Isabelle Porter and her mother will occupy the bungalow on Arlington Street owned by Miss Martha Houghton. Mrs Martha Decoster, visiting with her mother for a week, has returned to Weymouth nursing.
Concord High to honor athletics with banquet for teams
Concord citizens set a banquet for the Concord High School Girls' Wield team and the football eleven captained by David Robinson. Speakers include Sidney Curtis Harvard 1905 Marion Cheek Jr Harvard 1926 and Leo Valley Harvard 1927. The event, organized by local men, aims to boost school spirit and athletics in Concord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord High School
Gap
Dorothien
David Robinson
Concord
William Hy. Dee
Fishara Ww. McGabe
John Mc Brace
Acton Players Reproduce Amazon Isle in Hudson
Acton players present Amazon Isle at the Elm Theatre in Hudson on January 26 with the original cast under IOOF auspices. The comedy previously drew crowds at the Woman's Club House in West Acton on December 3 and 4, directed by Ruth I Witherbee, renowned coach in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Hudson
Amazon Isle
Elm Theatre
Ioof of
West Acton
Ruth I. Witherbee
Maynard Trust Co Reports Strong Year And Depositors Rise
The Maynard Trust Co annual meeting was led by President George H Creighton. A 5 percent semi annual dividend was declared. Frank E Taylor, treasurer, says 1926 was very successful in both commercial and savings. Six months added 500 new depositors with over $100,000 increase. Commercial dept also saw prosperity and growth in new accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
The
Maynard Trust Co
George H Creighton
Frank E. Taylor
Trust Co
Morehan
Bank Clerks At Lunch Celebrate New Year At Creighton Home
Mr and Mrs George H Creighton hosted Maynard Trust Co clerical staff at a New Year luncheon Sunday evening. Byran and Hoffman joined in the festive meal with Otted plants and flower decor. Bobby Patterson provided comedy, ukulele tunes by Pearl McAuslin and Marian Cleary, violin solos by Harold Morgan, and vocal and instrumental selections by Mary Dunn Mary Sweeney and Mrs Frank Taylor to close the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
George H. Creighton
Maynard Trust Co
Byran
Hoffman
Bobby Patterson
Pearl McAuslin
Marian Cleary
Harold Morgan
Mary Dunn
Mary Sweeney
Frank Taylor
Mrs. Maria Haynes Dies at 87 in Sudbury
Sudbury records the death of Mrs. Maria Haynes widow of Andrew Haynes after a brief illness. She leaves a son Josiah Haynes and spent most of her life in Sudbury with time in Hudson. Funeral services were held at 1 30 PM Monday at the Congregational Church in Maynard with pallbearers Clarence Austin Frank Baron John Course and George Gilman. burial followed in North Sudbury Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury
Maria Haynes
Andrew Haynes
Josiah’ Brackett
Greenfield
Josiah Haynes
Haynes
Hudson
William Boicourt
Congregational Church
Maynard
Clarence Austin
Frank Baron
John Course
George Gilman
North Sudbury Cemetery
Maynard Public Health Association reports on nurse Mary Ward
The Maynard Public Health Association submits its third annual report for the year ending December 30, 1926. It details 215 patient visits, 1,152 nursing visits, 65 baby welfare cases, and overall fees of $750.75. The group notes increased duties with John Hancock and Met Life insurance nursing, proposes $300 for car upkeep, a yearly salary of $1,600 for Miss Ward plus a substitute nurse in August, and annual expenses of $1,806.64.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Public Health Association
Mary A. Ward
Maynard
John Hancock and
Metropolitan Life Insurance Companies
Miss Ward
Association
Fowler
Nellie Fowler
Teachers’ Club
American Red Cross Society
General Charles K Darling 1840s-1910s Militia and Legal Leader
General Charles Kimball Darling longtime Concord resident and prominent Boston lawyer dies at McLean Hospital on December 26. A former United States Marshal and bankruptcy referee he held offices in the Spanish War Veterans and Sons of the American Revolution and taught criminal law at Boston University. He served in Porto Rico, led the 6th Regiment and held multiple federal posts before retirement. He married Elizabeth Holmes in 1894 and is survived by two daughters. Funeral in First Parish with simple military honors and burial at Milton Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kimball Darling
Concord
McLean Hospital
Waverly
Darling
Boston University
United Spanish War Veterans
The
Sons of the American Revolution
Corinth
Joseph Darling
Mary A. (Knight) Darling
John Knight
Newburyport
Barre, Vt
Dartmouth
West Point
Old Fitchburg
Old Colony and
Cheshire
Boston
Boston University Law School
Worcester
Huston University
United States Marshal
Sons of Veterans
6Th Regiment
M. V. mM
J. K. McCabe
Porto Rico
United States
District of Massachusetts
United States Court of Appeals
First Circuit
Soldiers’ Home
Ancient and Honorable Artillery
American, Massachusetts
Middlesex Bar Associations
Army and Navy
Washington
New York
University Club of
Massachusetts
Elizabeth R. Holmes
Elizabeth
Priscilla
Gen. Darling
Greater Boston
Middlesex County
Robert P. Clapp
Lexington
Prescott Keyes
Warren Atwood
Ayer
Elihue G. Loomis
Bedford
Corp
Ralph P. Hosmer
Middlesex School
All the Saints
B. Farnham Smith
Allen French
Thomas Todder
William B. Bartlett
Herbert Blanchard
Milton
Ton Cemetery
Vivian T. Pomeroy
Unitarian Church
B M May Eliminate Crossing Tenders At West Acton
West Acton Jan 5 reports the Board of Trade will seek to stop B M R R from removing two crossing tenders on Mass ave West Acton station and replacing with a single tower and tender. The group fears danger to children and adults and urges School Board cooperation to preserve current service and avoid disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Acton
Acton
West Acton Board of Trade
Mass
Ave
B. and M
Board of Trade
School Board
MacEachern Suprent Wedding at Help of Christians Church
Margaret M. MacEachern married Delay A. Suprent at Help of Christians Church Concord Junction on Saturday January 1. Fr Mahar officiated with Miss Margaret Alexander and Joseph Alexander as attendants. A reception followed at the groom’s home.
Maynard Merchant John MacPherson Dies After Hospital Shock
John MacPherson a longtime Maynard merchant died at Imerson hospital Concord after two shocks since Saturday following a Christmas Eve incident at his place of business. Age 64 born West Point Nebraska he leaves wife Laura E two sons Archie Maynard and Edward Needham and daughter Mrs Ralph Fletcher. He was a member of A Welch lodge AF and AM Maynard Lodge IOOF. Funeral Thursday at two oclock at the Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John MacPherson
Maynard Merchant
Imerson Hospital
Concord
Ralph Fletcher
Archie
Maynard
Edward
Needham
MacPherson
A. Welch Lodge A. F
American Legion Council to Meet in Maynard
Middlesex County Council of the American Legion convenes at Masonic hall Maynard on Saturday January 8 as guests of Frank J Demars Post and the Auxiliary. Delegates from every post in the county attend with John D Crowley of Cambridge as president. A turkey supper follows, and officers of the Frank Demars Post and Auxiliary will be installed. Ernest Rasmussen, commander elect, is a member of the local police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Middlesex County Council of the
American Legion
Masonic Hall
Frank J DeMars Post
Ads
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
John D. Crowley
Cambridge
Frank de Mars
Maynard Post
Frank J. Demars
Ernest Rasmussen
Edward Johnson
John Higgins
Leo White
Charles Donahue
Harold Sheridan
Graves Register
Carl Peterson
Leonard Smith
Harold Hanson
Legion Auxiliary
Grace Sweeney
Minnie Downey
Ada Downey
Eleanor Sheridan
Margaret Sweney
Louis Evers
Mary Jones
Robert White
Jas. McCarthy
Eugene Thompson
Maynard Lodge Plans Masonic Degree Meetings
Maynard Lodge 100F to initiate candidates at a meeting this evening. Second degree to be worked next Wednesday. West Acton lodge invited to exemplify the third degree in January. Herbert Bond grand master of the state and suite invited for a March meeting. Miles A. Murray DDGM Marlboro and suite also invited. Past Noble Grands Association of Maynard lodge to meet next Sunday to plan February Ladies Night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Lodge
Wdneday
West Acton Lodge
Herbert Bond
Worcester
State
Suite
Miles A. Murray
DDGM
Marlboro
Harvard Man Sends Apples to Liverpool
Yonath Orchards proprietor Wilson Cuttell of Harvard Mississippi reports a shipment of 116 crates of apples arrived in Liverpool and sold at top prices. Edwin Smith of the American Embassy in London praised the packing method and fruit appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Cuttell
Yonath’ Orchards
Harvard
Miss
Liverpool
Edwin Smith
London
New Years Observance in Maynard
Festive New Year events filled Maynard club rooms with singing and cheer. Lions Paw featured Boston talent and a collation as the New Year was greeted. Maynard Social Club hosted Odd Fellows hall gathering with songs and stories. Arthur Hammersly William Gave Gleasondale performed with ving Astwood, Robert Lester led ceremonies and collected contributions for the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Paw
Boston
Maynard
Odd Fellows Hall
Arthur Hammersly
William Gave
Gleasondale
Ving Astwood
Robert Lester
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A. Freidreich
Bellevue Hospital
New York City
Stowites
OLY Name Societies
Health Assoc
Maynard, Jagog O
Public Health Association
C. K. Darling
First Church
Donald
Ann MacEachern
Cape Breton
N. S
Mr. Suprent
Frank Suprent
Mary Chase
Harold Chase
Edward Walsh
Mrs. Chase
AMER
Legion Council
C.F
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