Local Notes From Worcester And Vicinity
A compilation of short items notes visits to Worcester including C Richards of Malden in town visiting friends Dr and Mrs Currier entertain The A Merriam factory closes for its annual two week vacation Mrs A Sweet visits Lynn relatives George Ames alters front fence on School street Bryant Currier returns to Lynn for store position Sidney Lafin building a bungalow in Stow for a M H R R motorman Webster Harrington of Waltham visits Waldo Skelton The young men s club hosts whist and dance in Exchange Hall tonight Mr and Mrs William Rawitzer plan Panama Exposition trip Heavy rains ruin thousands of strawberry boxes A fine cocker spaniel from Milton joins Greenleaf kennels Mrs Lane of Ashburnham visits Mrs W S Pletcher for a week or two Mr and Mrs Bert Brodish visit Dorchester relatives Officer Herbert Moore out due to tonsillitis Cleghorn of Greenfield visiting Catherine Fletcher on Maple St Walter Bird returns from Texas to Boston Ralph Campbell youngest son of late Dr Sir Francis joins Canadian regiment Eva Sawyer visiting locals while Wal tham watch factory closes for vacation Chester Smith Webbing engineer sick Carl Willis substitutes Hattie Davis nurse dies in Somerville Body brought here for Woodlawn Cemetery interment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
C. Richards
Malden
Webster Harrington
Waltham
Waldo Skelton
Young Men’s Club
Exchange Hall
William Rawitzer
Panama Exposition
Milton
Greenleaf Kennels
Lane
Ashburnham
W. 8. Pletcher
Bert Brodish
Dorchester
Catherine Fletcher
Maple St
Walter Bird
Texas
Boston
Ralph Campbell
Francis Campbell
England
Eva Sawyer
Chester Smith
Webbing
Carl Willis
Hattie Davis
Somerville
Woodlawn
Social visitors and travel notes from Auburn and Concord Junction
Miss Helen Andrews of Auburn is hosted by Miss Una Holden. Mrs Mary Drysdale visits, with daughter Mrs Baward Forbes, and Mrs Minnie Hughes and daughter Lucy visiting Miss Charlotte Wilmot. Taylor travels to Westboro to visit brother Si. T P Noyes returns home with Mrs Brooks. Fort's store news notes unusually reduced prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Andrews
Auburn
Una Holden
Mary Drysdale
Baward Forbes
Minnie Hughes
Lucy
Charlotte Wilmot Taylor
Westboro
Sit
Mon- Adams
Concord Junction
Misa Flor- Jones
Lois
T. P
Noyes
Brooks & Fort
Acton High School
Acton Centre Sale Notices and County Auction Results
Mr and Mrs H F Robbing visit Framingham for W F Richardson return and 30th wedding anniversary. Auction notices list Carlton Taylor acton center sale July 15 9 am for household goods no reserve and Derby and Gage Concord Junction sale July 22 1 pm for two carloads of fresh cows. Pingry auction July 1 reports 47 cattle 2 calves 8 hogs and pigs sold totaling over 3000 dollars. Posters with full details will be distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Robbing
Framingham
W. F. .Richardson
California
Richardson
Robbins
Gates
Otis H Auctioneer
Carlton
Derby
Gage
Concord Junction
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maine
Pingry
Calve
Im. Stow
Catherine Goulding
Edwards Crosby Nuptials at Somerville Home
Miss Edith Maud Crosby married William Charles Edwards at the bride's Somerville home. After September first the couple will reside at 160 Main Street, Natick, at home there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Maud Crosby
William Charles Edwards
Somerville
Central St
Natick
Tingley Plans Sunday Services and Evening Sermon
Pastor F. W. Tingley announces a 10 45 morning service with a Sunday sermon on Sohonogolo, Sunday school at noon, Y P 8 C B at 7 PM with the evening subject What Christianity has done for the world from Matthew 18 31 33. Friday prayer at 730 asks What is the successful life Matthew 27 11 26. Last Sunday offering funds the upcoming Sunday school picnic. Miss Beth Tuttle spent a week at Northfield with Concord friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Tingley
Beth. Tuttle
Northfield
Concord
Local notices and family news from a small town
A sequence of short items records daily life including missing livestock, visits, travel to Provincetown and New York, marriages, jobs, illness, church services, and social gatherings. Notable items mention Perry as farm foreman, a horse euthanized for heart issues, and a completed well at H B Rices. Recurring names include Frances Garfield, Mrs Powers, Miss Bent, and the Baker family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. D. Perry
Arthur
Francis Garfield
Edwin A. Powers
Warren Dudley
Eli Willis
E. D. Merrill
Evans
Maken
Dwight Dean
Newton Bent
Clara Parmenter
Wayland
C. A. Parmenter
Welch
Richard ‘Welch
Provincetown
Chester L
Perry
George Phillips
Florence Hosmer
West Newton
H. B. Rice
Arthur Fellas
Leonard Baker
Maine
William
Bille
Mildred
Bills
New York
New Jersey
Earl Baker
Albert Sheffield
James Sheffield
Union Picnic Planned at Lexington Park July 21
Sunday morning service at 10 30 and Sunday school at noon mark the last full service in this church before summer vacation. The union service will be held at West Acton on the last Sunday of this month. West and South Acton Universalist churches invite all to their annual union picnic at Lexington Park on July 21. If stormy, the picnic will be postponed to the first pleasant day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Acton
West
South Acton
Congregational Church Schedule Adds Food Sale and Sermon
Friday at 8 p m a food sale in the vestry. Midweek prayer meeting departs South Acton at 8 08 p m and Lake Boon at 4 31 p m. Sunday brings sermon at 10 30 a m Sunday school at noon and an evening service at 7. C B meeting omitted as society accepts invitation to West Acton church.
Saturday Night Entertainment Notice
Saturday evening Mr oe try Hansen and Alice Burgess entertained guests while Mr and Mrs Raymond Stearns recently returned from idan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oetry Hansen
Local Notables Share Weekends and Home Improvements
Rev. L G Morris entertained company from Quincy Sunday. Dr F E Tasker and wife moved to Lynn in their new car Saturday. Davis King Co wiring Ernest Morsey house for electric lights. Lou Fullenton of South Acton paints Baptist vestry. W B Holt guests at Harry Holt home West Somerville. F P Richardson and child visited his parents last week. Mrs P R Sanborn entertained sister and son from Roxbury. Mrs Peterson of Charlestown staying with W S Kelley. Harry Grimes has house painted this week by Gould Bros Worcester. W C Gardner attended Worcester races with A H Gilmore driving. Bert Owens on two weeks vacation from Davis Kitty Co. Postmaster James Kinsley learns Boston Globe lists office salary raise to 1200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Morris
Quincy
F. E. Tasker
Lynn
Davis King Co
Ernest Morsey
Lou Fullenton
South Acton
Baptist
W. B. Holt
Harry E. Holt
West Somerville
F. P. Richardson
Bert Owens
Davis Kitty Co
James Kinsley
Boston Globe
Demonstration by Fire Co engages town leaders
Tuesday night the newly formed fire company presented a demonstration to property owners, other engineers, and selectmen at Hall Bros mill barn room. For weeks the group has met biweekly with engineers explaining efforts to protect village property, aiming to gain support despite mixed sentiment toward the new company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selectmen
Hall Bros. Mill
Death of Elwyn B Fletcher Former Boxboro Man
Word arrives of Elwyn B Fletcher of Fort Scott Kansas who died July 5 from apoplexy. He was born November 25 1849, son of John and Matilda Fletcher of the Bradford place Boxboro. He left Boxboro at 21 for Lawrence Kansas where he ran a drug business with cousin Woodward. He married Sarah H Redding of Plain View Minnesota and had two sons John Herbert of Seattle and Fred Dix a Washington law graduate with a War Department clerkship. He worshiped at Baptist churches in Boxboro and Lawrence and moved to Fort Scott in 1878 to operate a drug store until his death. He leaves two sons a sister Josphine Fletcher of West Acton and Augusta Fletcher of Atlanta Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwyn B. Fletcher
Boxboro
Fort Scott
Kan
John
Matilda Bowker Fletcher
Bradford Place
New London Academy
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Woodward
Sarah H. Redding
Plain View
Minn
John Herbert
Seattle
Wash
Fred Dix
Law School
Washington
War Department
Fletcher
Baptist
Baptist Church
Josephine Fletcher
West Acton
Augusttine A. Fletcher
Atlanta, Ga
Local Notices and Community Happenings in South Sudbury
Mr and Mrs Gledhill entertained friends Sunday Mrs H F Arness enjoying a visit from out of town friends A W Rogers has returned to his home here for the summer A granddaughter from Worcester is vacationing with Mr and Mrs B F Howe Fred Stone at Marlboro hospital is improving and may return home soon Real Estate Agent Foss assists Nelson H Howe with land buildings on state road Union Ave bridge completed under Road Commissioner Hall A sluiceway project to begin on new road from state highway to Union Fy Buszell and family plan move to Waltham W S Fay appointed agent at Framingham Centre D D Rocies position filled Mr Kiley from Arlington replaces him
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Stone
Marlboro Hospital
Foss Hasch
Nelson H. Howe
State Road
Hurliburt & Rogers Machinery Co
Union Ave
Hall
Fy Buszell
Waltham
Ting
Sone
Fay
Framingham Centre
Fox
Rocie
Kiley
Arlington
Trains From This Village Improve Schedule To Boston
Summer train service to Boston from this village is marginally better with departures at 6.13 6.37 7.13 8.22 9.33 1.06 2.04 4.47 5.08 6.28 10.19 and flag stops. A circulated petition requests the through express stop here at about eight minutes past eight, aligning with a train that currently leaves South Acton at 8.13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
South Acton
Local Briefs From Acton Include Visits and Fires
Mrs Mary L Wheeler of South Na tick visits cousins at Sunshine Villa and Rev Mr Fritz of Cleveland will preach at the Congregational church Sunday. Harry Fletcher of the B and M BR takes a week off at his parents home on Maplest. Edith Lane nurse at Chelsea hospital visited Acton Saturday. Two fire alarms last week proved minor. one a brush fire and the other children starting clothing on fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary L. Wheeler
South Natick
F. Hosmer
Sunshine Villa
Fritz
Cleveland, O
Congregational
Harry Fletcher
Maplest
Edith Lane
Chelsea Hospital
Acton
Friends
Indicted broker surrenders in San Francisco
John G. Hoyt shipping broker surrendered under federal indictment for alleged neutrality violations linked to supplying German war efforts. He handed over himself and reportedly paid out $2008 in bond or related fees. The case centers on deliveries relating to German war logistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
John G. Hoyt
Woman Kills Herself and Child in Boston Home
A woman believed to be Harm Powers wife self inflicted death by gas in a Revere Street house. A boy about seven or eight, likely her son, lay dead near the bed. Also reported a freight steamer collision near Port Huron with no lives lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gon
Boston
Harmon Powers
Revere‘street
Port Huron
Miah
Etics
Presque Isle
Wahtondan
Seamen Awarded In Brief Federal Bureau Report
A terse federal bureau notice notes an incident involving a seaman and a gasoline stove accident. A railway employee suffered burns leading to an investigation and recognition of injuries. Details remain limited in the fragmented text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Bureau of
Hennessez
Helel
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the Actons
Carlisle
Bedford and
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Sudbury, Mass
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Crosby
Congregational Church
Orange
Univergalist Church
Stanley and Co
Ansea
Roger
Maynard, Mass
BY Fire CO
Sudbury
Telephone South
Kansas
Mrs. Gledhill
H. F. Arnes
A. W. Rogers
Mrs. B. F. Howe
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