Banquet Honors Messer and Williams for Republican Service
Adelbert Messer of this town and Chester B Williams of Wayland were honored with a complimentary banquet at Youngs hotel in Boston on Tuesday evening by 150 friends from Boston and nearby areas. The event featured speeches praising their work for the Republican party this year and included remarks by Congressman Weeks and others.
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Adelbert Messer
Chester B. Williams
Wayland
Flower
Messrs. Williams
Messer
Lnce
Weeks
Samuel W. McCall
Weston
Hatfield
Messrs
Wiksage
Republican Party
Chester B. Williame
Local items and community notices from Littleton area
Mrs. William H. Tenney travels to Detroit for a critically ill uncle's death. Pride of Kashobah lodge officers installed by Sister Scoble of Lowell. Littleton seniors plan a town hall social on Friday January 7. Sophomores host a candy cake sale January 11 to fund a graduation trip. Jonathan H. Harwood of Littleton wins Harvard scholarship among 201 awards. Fred and Austin Kimball serve as jurors in Civil Court. Grace B. Lawrence entertained guests with “The Little Rebel” cast. she wore a Japanese costume and read “Ping Pang Pu.” A church fellowship meeting at Congregational church includes Lord’s Supper and Edith A. Merriam joins from Ralston Church. Unitarian vestry and Shirley Universalist entertainments noted. Residences: former Shirley residents move to Dr. Phelps tenements at the Center. A. P. Gardner and family help with settling parents. Time tables updated for next week. Boston ice house damage reported from strong winds affecting telegraph lines and tracks. Woman’s Club hosts guest evening January 13. Rev. Robert Walker to address modern criminal treatment. quartet and Longie orchestra to perform. Grange officers installed. retiring master Barrows honored with gold badge. Horace et funeral at Westlawn cemetery with Channing Brown officiating. Mr. Amsden’s death noted. many friends in attendance.
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William H. Tenney
Detroit
Mich
Kashobah Lodge
I. O
M. A
Scoble
Lowell
Littleton On
Unitarian Vestry
Jonathan H. Harwood
Littleton
Harvard
Fred
Austin Kimball
Civil Court
Grace BE. Lawrence
Congregational Church
Edith A. Merriam
Ralston
Fitchburg
Groton
Universalist Church
Shirley
Merly
Dr. Phelps
A. P. Gardner
Boston Daily Co
Robert Walker
Concord Reformatory
Longie
Www
M. Wright
Westford
Henry Robbins
Ayer
Horace Et
Channing Brown
Westlawn Cemetery
Amsden
Teeth as Piano Keys in a Parlour Whisper
A woman retorts to a man who calls her teeth piano keys, then leaves in icy silence. Her rebuke leaves him unsettled as he watches her depart from the parlor.
Don Quixote Knight In Spain at Inn
A fragmentary tale describes a knight of Spain equal in title to a king and poverty to Job, knocking late at an inn and alarming the host with a shouted inquiry who is there. The voice identifies as Don followed by an abrupt cut in the text.
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Spain
Diver Attacked by Giant Octopus at Toulon Harbor
A naval diver in Toulon was seized underwater by a giant octopus whose 25 foot tentacles wrapped around him. He fainted and was hauled to the surface with the creature, which was stabbed to death weighing 135 pounds with large suckers.
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Toulon
Pearls in History From China to Persian Verse
The article surveys pearls and their symbolic role across history. It notes ancient Chinese records about oysters and pearls nearly 3000 years old, and cites Persian poetry linking the pearl to purity, highlighting enduring associations.
Obituary of Mrs Susie B Robbins Widow of Herbert L Robbins
Mrs Susie B Robbins widow of Herbert L Robbins died Monday December 30 at her parents home in Chelmsford Massachusetts after a long illness. Funeral services were held at the home Thursday afternoon and burial took place in Westlawn Cemetery Littleton. She had lived with her parents in town for many years and attended public schools. She was an interested member of the Unitarian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie B. Robbins
Herbert L. Robbins
John N. Whitcomb
Chelmsford
Mass
Westlawn Cemetery
Littleton
Missing relative returns to family home in Chelmsford
Fragmentary text notes a woman who had been away living with her parents the period they bought a farm in Chelmsford and then moved there. The snippet ends with an unclear remark about Mrs Robbing.
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Chelmsford
Robbing
Lecture Illustration Draws Crowd in Boulder
A lecture night near Boulder, Colorado drew a good crowd. Rev. H. B. Magon of Harvard delivered the talk using his contrived setup for the evening.
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Boulder
H. B. Magon
Agricultural School to Replace Farmers Institute in Littleton
The Agricultural School at Littleton town hall runs February 10 to 14 with daily sessions on soil fertility crops poultry fruit growing pruning harvesting and dairying led by college specialists. In the dining room there will be talks on cooking baking sanitation and home economy while families pay $1 for the full course and may attend all day with lunches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cultural College
Farmers’ Institute
Littleton
Littleton Town Hall
Nest
Grange to Install Evening Installation Event
A Grange group plans an evening installation ceremony. The event will appoint new officers and mark a formal continuation of the organization’s activities in the community. Local members invite attendance and support.
Plans for future work at county president's meeting
The report notes progress by the secretary treasurer over the past year with emphasis on distribution of funds and support for mothers. Preparations were laid for upcoming activities including a county president's meeting at Mrs. Rolfe's.
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Titeratioans
Big crowd at town hall dance by Colonial Orchestra
A large audience attended a Monday night dance in the town hall presented by the Colonial Orchestra of Waltham. About 560 people traveled from Wal to join the event, expressing broad support for a possible return engagement.
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Colonial Orchestra of
Waltham
Wal
Universal
Public Installation at Concord Grange Hall
A public installation followed a supper at Grange Hall in Concord. Mrs. John Lawrence directed the event with Norman Smith as Master and Mildred Smith acting as installing officer. Officers inducted included Norman Smith, J. B. Wilson, Flora Lee, Mrs. B. C. Cornell, Maude Petersen, and Joseph Smith.
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Concord
Town Hall
John Lawrence
Grange Hall
Charles M. Gardner
Mildred Smith
Marsus
Norman Smith
J. 8. Wilson
Lee Flora
B. C. Cornell
Maude Petersen
Joseph Smith
Mr. Gardner
G. A. Tewksbury
The
Trinitarian Church
Benjamin Moody
Frederick Taylor
Out of Town
Inacrutable Way of Providence at Delmonico’s Dinner
Two Germans hosted a dinner at a Delmonico successor and faced an $11 charge they called extortion. After paying, they walked on Broadway and the swearing German blamed Delmonico, claiming a pocket full of spoons proves the claim.
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Delmonico
Ding
Ip's
Broadway
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Cester B. Williams
Buck Laws
Rebert Vanderhoof
Merry
Spencer
Spencer Bros
Walden
Concord, Mass
Reilly & Barss
Ager
the Agricultural School
Grange
Parcel Post
Onaumaan Saate
Moody St
Priest Bros. #1
Lyman Priest
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