Overhead Bridge Planned for South Acton 18
Plans approved at last Friday’s meeting to build an overhead bridge over the South Acton 18 grade crossing. Aimed to ease dangers amid rail lines from Maynard to Chelmsford with electric road cost shared at 15 percent. No immediate action by the electric railway, but officials expect eventual completion and community support remains strong.
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Robbins
Lowell
Acton & Maynard St
Maynard
Chelmsford
Acton Centre
Esfed
Board of Selectmen
Congregational Church Notes and Charity Work Details
The church holds a Friday Bible class and an adjourned business meeting at 7 46. A Salvation Army talk described relief efforts in Boston including 13 aids distributing 4400 tickets for dinners. An elderly 91 year old in a tenement received a Christmas dinner but lacks teeth for eating.
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Gibson
Salvation Army
C. B
Boston
South Acton Notes and Local Happenings
Local items from South Acton include deaths and moves of residents, social events, and club notices. Lester Clark passed away on Monday, while Mrs A L Faxon substituted in Concord. A masquerade ball is planned for March 2 by the Acton club. the D Y W Y K club hosts its 17th annual masquerade on February 3 in Maynard. A turkey supper benefits the men on February 2, and various residents are ill or traveling.
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A. L. Faxon
Concord
Frank Jones
Maynard
E. M. Deith
Acton Club
Eugene Shapley
Misses Shapley
Mary Bradley
Stew St
Wilbur Jones
Ann Jones
Local Harness and Shoe Repair by C H Clark
Local shop in South Acton offers harness boot and shoe repairs at reasonable prices by C H Clark. Readable ad fragment notes competitive rates and service.
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South Acton
Iocal
C. H .Clark
Local Notes From Acton Centre Brookline and Bedford
Haynes Greenough resides in Brookline and Rev F B Noyes visited last week. George Parker and wife from Bedford visited town Monday. Luther Conant attended the Tucker trial briefly. Chester Robbins hosted Miss Nellie Carr of Melrose last week at Monument House. A town hall reading scheduled for February 14. An ad notes Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets aid bowels with no side effects, sold by Johnsons Pharmacy and H J Dwinell Maynard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Noyes
George Parker
Bedford
Luther Conant
Tucker
Chester Robbins
Nellie Carr
Melrose
Monument House
Chamberlain
Johnson’s Pharmacy
H. J. Dwinell
Maynard
Weston Items Recap Local Ailments and Social Events
Mrs. Samuel Burroughs is ill with grip. Charlie Wood’s son fell sick Sunday after a Saturday tumble. Merton Biathrow’s family moved to the Sampson farm. J Linwood Richardson shot a large fox last Friday. The 17th annual D Y W O K masquerade ball at Music Hall is upcoming. Otis Mott’s family suffered illness last week. The Baptist Ladies Benevolent Society sent a barrel to the Salvation Army in Boston. Winona Rebekah lodge officers were installed January 18 with Mrs. Mary J. Wheeler presiding. a social followed.
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Samuel Burroughs
Charlie Wood
Merton Biathrow
Sampson Farm
J. Linwood Richardson
Music Hall
Maynard
Otis Mott
Winona Rebekah Lodge
Mary J. Wheeler
Ayer
N. G
Ada M. Cram
W. G
Mary J. Lawrence
L. Etta Knowlton
Addie L. Holt
Annie M. Blanchard
Ethel Handley
Jessie Grimes
Josephine M. Fletcher
I.G
Ada MacGregor
Jas Grimes
Alice Rice
Mabel Thompson
Helen Richardson
Bessie Patterson
West Acton Ladies Goods Ad
Miss Armstrong offers ladies nightrobes and cotton underwear fascinators mittens and golf gloves at her shop in West Acton for local shoppers.
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West Acton
Miss Armstrong’s
Local Society Notes and Small Town Updates
Miss Audrey Calden visits town on Monday. Mrs. Rose Breen moves family from Water Street to Brockton. Thos H Thornton sends four hacks to a Marlboro funeral Sunday. Mrs. John Baltzly is ill at home. Mrs. Jane Baugher suffers a grip attack. Joseph Bavis convalescent after grip. Miss Laura Nadeau returns from visit to Jefferson. Grammar school closed Monday morning due to severe cold. Hee Haw club to hold a social dance at Knights of Columbus hall February 15 with Henry Keefe James McCarron Manuel Silva and John Hickey as arrangements committee.
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Audrey Calden
Rose Breen
Water St
Brockton
Thos. H. Thornton
Marlboro
John Baltzly
Church
Jane Baugher
Church St
Joseph Bavis
Walnut St
Hee Haw Club
Knights of Columbus Hall
Henry Keefe
James McCarron
Manuel Silva
John Hickey
Farmers Institute Set in Odd Fellows Hall
Middlesex South Agricultural Society and Farmers and Mechanics Association announce a farmers institute in Odd Fellows Hall on Wednesday February 1. Morning session starts 10 o'clock with dinner at 12:30 and an afternoon session at 2. Prof. J W Sanborn of agricultural colleges speaks on new system of farming for success and later on the results of a decade of intensive farming in New England.
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Middlesex South Agricultural Society
Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Association
Farmers’ Institute
Odd Fellows Hall
J. W. Sanborn
New Hampshire
Missouri Agricultural Colleges
Utah Agricultural College
Utah Experiment Station
New England
Illness Brings Substitute at Sudbury Methodist Pulpit
Ill health of Rev. Albert A. Felch leads to a Sunday sermon by Rev. John A. Bowler of Saxonville. Mention of the 17th annual masquerade ball of the D. C. Wek. K. club at Maynard’s hall on Friday evening, Feb. 3.
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Music Hall
Maynard
Albert A. Felch
John A. Bowler
Saxonville
D. C
Wek. K
Myaic Hall
Dr Otis Eugene Hunt of Sudbury Dies at Newtonville Home
Dr Otis Eugene Hunt born Sudbury July 7 1822 died at his Newtonville home Friday. He practiced medicine in Weston and Waltham for decades and served on local school boards. His son Dr William Otis Hunt and daughter Nina Fenno survive. his wife had predeceased him. A stereopticon illustrated memorial lecture by Prof Barton is planned with a small admission fee.
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Sadbury
Newtonville
Otis
Sudbury
Joseph G
Lucy (Howe) Hunt
Massachusetts Medical Society
Weston
Waltham
Weston and
Barton
Opening Union Farmers Institute at Hudson Feb 1
The Middlesex South Agricultural Society hosts the season starter at Odd Fellows hall in Hudson on Wednesday February 1. An all day meeting includes 12:30 PM dinner with Prof. J. W. Sanborn of New Hampshire as speaker, covering The New Agriculture and a decade of extensive intensive farming in New England.
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Middlesex South Agricultural Society
Hudson
Odd Fellows Hall
Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Association
J. W. Sanborn
New Hampshire
Popular Institute
New England
Sanborn
Missouri
Utah
Island Charmed in New England Magazine Article
Alfred Wayland Cutting writes in January New England about The Island near Heard's Pond Sudbury. The seven page piece uses Cutting’s photos to illustrate exterior and interior views of the Buckingham home and the area long famed as a beauty spot for Sudbury Wayland residents and visitors.
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New England
Alfred
Wayland Cutting
Sudbury
Heard’s Pond
Buckingham
Sogmeee
Heard’s
Pond
Tin Qnvtzons
Wayland
Lecture on Hawaii by Prof. Barton at Town Hall
Prof George H Barton will lecture on Hawaii Past and Present Its Scenery and People at the town hall on Feb 22. The talk will feature stereopticon slides many new and colored. The speaker recently revisited Hawaii during the summer of 1904 and will share observations from twenty years after leaving the government.
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George H. Barton
Hawaii
Barton
Real Estate Deals Include Suburban Home Sale and Purchases
The Richard R Horr y residence in South Sudbury has been sold to J Herbert Frost of Belmont a market gardener. Frost plans changes before occupancy and Samuel Underwood has bought Rufus H Hurl estate now rented by John W Garfield Jr. Improvements will enhance the property's appearance.
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Richard R. Horry
South Sudbury
J. Herbert Frost
Belmont
Samuel Underwood
Rufus H. Hurl
John W. Garfield Jr
Marlboro A O H Supper in Estabrook Hall Draws 250
The Ladies Aid of the A O H auxiliary held a supper and entertainment in Estabrook Hall on Thursday with about 250 attendees. The organizing committee included Mrs. John H. Dwyer Mrs. Bent Mrs. Kate Kirby Mrs. Lucy Lynch Miss Margaret O'Brien Miss Elizabeth Toohey Mrs. William Flynn and Miss Hannah Flynn. The group, with 122 members, supports sick and funeral benefits. Officers include President Miss Margaret O'Brien Vice President Miss Elizabeth Toohey Recording Secretary Miss Many Rigney Treasurer Mrs. Agnes Wall and committees led by Mrs. F A McGill Mrs. Nellie Lyons Miss Katherine O Connor Mrs. Patrick Dolan Mrs. Hannah Murphy and Mrs. Kate Kirby.
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Estabrook Hall
John H. Dwyer
Bent
Katé Kirby
Lucy Lynch
Margaret O’brien
Elizabeth Toohey
William Flynn
Hannah Flynn
Many Rigney
Agnes Wall
F. A. McGill
Nellie Lyons
Katherine O'Connor
Patrick Dolan
Hannah Murphy
Kate Kirby
A Successful Parish Supper in H T Parish Rooms
The parish supper drew a full house with ample servings and satisfied guests. Music by Harold Simonds, Henry Berger, and Mrs Geo Baker enhanced the evening. Guests included Mr and Mrs G Shurman, Mr and Mrs Wm McOrmond returning after five years, and Mr and Mrs F C Coussens from West Acton.
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H. T
Harold Simonds
Henry Berger
Geo. Baker
Jos. A. Pine
D. B. Aldoes
Herbert Wood
G. Shurman
Salem
Wm. McOrmond
F. C. Coussens
West Acton
West Part Boys minstrel show slated for Feb 10
The West Part Boys club tied to the Unitarian church prepares a minstrel show on February 10 under its auspices. D. H. Bishop will be interlocutor and Carl Stevens will play Jones along with Mortor Stevens Harold Proctor W B Fiske and others. P G Colleary directs the company and expresses satisfaction with their progress.
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West Part
Unitarian Church
D. H. Bishop
Jones
Carl Stevens
D. P. Ingall
W. H. Witherbee
Tambos
Mortor Stevens
J. Harold Proctor
W.B. Fiske
P. G. Colleary
Hudson R I Lamson Works Despite Injured Thumb
Local notes list repairs and social events as Hudson residents return to duties after minor injuries. References cover workplace tasks at Boston & Maine ties, a dance planned by M C L club, a grocery wagon driver change, illness and hospital surgery, a bowling match against Marlboro, and various social visits.
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Capt. Gibson
Miss Gibson
Annie L. Hicks
A. Clough
A. Peebles
Wood
Acton
Hunt of
Congregational Church Notes
Lester Clark
Maynard Thurs
Marguerite Willis
Walter Wright
Weatvale
B. B. Lovett
Exchange Hall
Eliza Fletcher
Annie
Eva Gray
Rice
Aaron Tuttle
W. F. Skelton
Fort Pond
Royal Arcanum
N. J. Cole
Chas Allen
Somerville
Congregational Society
the Universalist Society
Alfred Flint
Haynes Greenough
Brookline, N. H
Laura Nadeau
Jefferson
Suudbury
Otis Eugene Hunt
Union Farmers’ Institute
Alfred W. Cutting
Bemis & Bruce Alley
Bemis
Bruce Alley
Ladies Auxiliary
MH. T
W. P. B. Club
Lamson
Aon
Iors Pd Tours
Girard
M.C. L. Club
Houghton St
Ness
Robertson
Larkin
Boston & Maine Railroad
Edgar Vincent
Harold Robinson
Clark Bros
Jack Evers
Macon
Lorenzo Bissonnette
Louis Girard
Broad
Leo, Bissonnette
John Bissonnette
Loring St
Ben Wood
Eugene Keeler
Mr. Keeler
Bas Brewster
Cape
St. Jean
Flynn
P. H. DeLee
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