Governor Bell Attends Vermont Association Reunion in Hudson
Gov. Charles J. Bell of Vermont attended the Hudson reunion at Masonic Hall with Mrs. Pell and other dignitaries. The event featured a reception, musical program by the Franklin quartet, a banquet, and a speech by the governor. Reuben Reed of Acton presented a gold headed cane. the association's 80 members celebrated the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont Association
Charles J. Bell
Vermont
Masonic Hall
Gov. Bell
Hudson
Mass. Central Railroad
Amherst
Pell
Billings
Wells
Roberts
Charles A. Williams
William Jenkins
L. D. Carpenter
John A. Woodry
George L. Taylor
A. B. Howe
Franklin Quartet
Charles A
Gov. Be
Williams
West Acton Notes Include Visits and Social Events
Town gossip records visits by Mrs. Fred McDonald and families from Lowell Somerville Milford and New Britain. Henry L Haynes attended a North Adams poultry show. Rev. Papineau conducted services for Episcopalians. A golden wedding anniversary for Samuel H Hosmer drew kin from Somerville. The Odd Fellows hall dedication in the public hall concluded successfully with Brigham’s orchestra. funds were raised for the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred McDonald
Lowell
Fred Hersam
Somerville
W. O. Holden
A. M. Durkee
Henry L. Haynes
North Adams
Mrs Lucy A Decoster Dies After Illness at 55
Mrs Lucy A Decoster wife of George H Decoster died at home after a three to four week illness aged 55 years eight months Funeral services were held at the Baptist church Friday January 19 conducted by Rev David Lovett A large number of friends attended The burial was in Mt Hope cemetery She leaves a daughter Miss Mabel Decoster and a son Charles Decoster besides her husband.
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Lucy A. Decoster
George H. Decoster
Decoster
John
Margaret Burbeck Blanchard
Peabody
The
Baptist Church
Mabel Decoster
Charles Decoster
David Lovett
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Wanted 10 Girls in the Cigar Shop West Acton
An advertisement seeks ten girls for a cigar shop in West Acton. Also offered is twenty five tons of good hay for sale cheap with application through F R Knowlton.
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West Acton
F. R. Knowlton
F. R. Knowlten
Card of Thanks from Decoster family
The Decoster family expresses heartfelt gratitude to friends for their esteem and to the church and neighbors for the floral tributes. George H. Decoster and Mabel H. Decoster. West Acton, January 22, 1996.
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George H. Decoster
Mabel H. Decoster
West Acton
Jan
Local Notes From South Acton and Nearby Towns
South Acton reports social visits and a basketball connection with Concord. Marlboro businessman J. W. Colby came for meetings, and Harding Bent visited Beachmont. A large crowd attended a Boston poultry show and a free concert in Exchange hall. A Rebekah benefit involves C. Johnson of a ferrule factory. A Royal Area dum chapter installed officers led by Regent Wm Lawrence. Mrs. H. H. Day died in a railroad accident at Waukegan, Illinois, prompting sympathy for Mrs. Turner and her family.
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Harding Bent
Beachmont
Winslow Kingman
Carlyn
George Clark
Hal Norris
Concord
Boston
Dominick Dg Benedetto
Exchange Hall
Royal
Wm. Lawrence
James Grimes
Sidney L. Richardson
Wm. Rowitzer
T. F. Newton
Thos. Heron
Henry Fairbanks
Henry Lawrence
Turner
H. H. Day
Waukegan
Ill
Congregational Church Notes Echo Sermon and Evening Services
The pastor delivered a ministerial discourse on Christ’s mission from John 3 17 during Sunday morning worship. Evening service resumed the old order with strong attendance. pastor spoke on the Lost Sheep the Prodigal Son and the Lost Coin.
Acton Centre Auction Highlights Local Sales
Otis H. Forbush of Acton Mass will auction the late Mrs Mary A Haywood’s household goods at Derby Street Concord Junction on Friday January 26 at 10 am. A large sale includes solid silverware gold breast pins rings and mahogany cases. Also listed are a Carlisle cattle sale January 29 and a February 1 2 sale for Francis J Hastings featuring farm equipment tools and office furniture. Posters available by mail for full particulars.
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Otis H. Forbush
Acton
Mass
Mary A. Haywood
Derby St
Concord Junction
Carlisle
Wm. A. Clark
Concord Road
Paige Place
Francis J. Hastings
Faulkner Mills
South Acton
Seth Thomas
F. J. Hastings
West Acton
Advertised Letters From Acton Residents
Citizens informed of estates where brown tail and gypsy moth nests were not destroyed as ordered by the Acton Board of Selectmen on November 1, 1905. Report neglect at once to the local superintendent for suppression. East Acton Tree Warden Chas J Williams appeals to residents and recipients.
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Acton
Board of Selectmen
Chas. J. Williams
East Acton
Mass
Probate Court notified in Walcott estate citation
The Massachusetts Probate Court in Middlesex cites heirs and interested parties in the estate of Allen Sheperd Walcott of Concord to appear February 13, 1906 at Cambridge for probate of a purported will. Petitioners Henry J. Walcott and C Berkley Johnson seek letters testamentary without bond.
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Allen Sheperd Walcott
Concord
Henry J. Walcott
C. Berkley Johnson
Henry Joel Walcott
Charles Berkley Johnson
Cambridge
Middlesex
Concord Enterprise
Charlies J. McIntire
Esquire
Petition for administration of Mary E. Cutler estate
A notice to heirs and creditors announces a petition for letters of administration on the Maine Acton estate of Mary E. Cutler, deceased. Mary A. Cutler Fowler is named petitioner without surety on bond, with a Cambridge probate hearing set for February 13, 1906, at 9 AM. Publication in Acton Enterprise required weekly for three weeks.
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Middlesex
Mary E. Cutler
Acton
Sai
Mary A. Cutler Fowler
Cambridge
Acton Enterprise
Charles J. McIntire, Esquire
Public hearing set in Maynard on petition date
In Maynard Massachusetts on January 19 1906 the Board of Selectmen ordered a public hearing to be held in the Selectmen's room Maynard block on Wednesday January 1 1906 at eight o clock p m and that notice be published with the petition in two Maynard papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Mass
Board of Selectmen
Massachusetts
Concord, Maynard & Hiudson Street Railway Company
Charles H. Persons
Henry Tower
Concord, Maynard and Hudson St. Ry. Co
Maynard, Mass
Selectmen's
Maynard's Block
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John Woodry
Governor Bell
Eugene Hall
Margaret
Milford
N. H
Edwin Parker
New Britain
Conn
RE. C. Parker
Arthur Papineau
St. George's Church
D. H. Hall
EB. Hall
Odd Fellows Building
Brigham
King’s Daughters
Deliver
J. W. Colby
Marlboro
Congregational Church
Acton Centre
Robert Wayne
George Greenough
McCarthy
Mr. McCarthy
Wiliam MecNeil
Alice Pittapon
Jennie Mathews
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Probate Court
W. EB. Rogers
Register
Prescott Keyes
Barristers Hall
Ingrain
Boc Yd
Alfred T. Haynes
John Lennihan
Quincy
Marlboro-Hudson Gas Co
R. P. Sharp
Lennihan
Marlboro and
Quincy Company
Petitioner
J. Cushing & CO
F J Hastings & Co
Crai Concord
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