South Acton Notes A Busy Week Of Local Changes
J Priest lost his horse last Saturday. Herbert Robbins was in town Sunday. L Adams bought a new horse. H A Grey building an addition to his barn. Geo Kellogg moved to Fitchburg. Rail road water tank repairs ongoing. H Nims moved to Hannon house on River St. Beach outing for locals Thursday. Townsend bought Philbrick place on Martin St. Buckley moved into Tuttle & Newton block. San Brothers circus teams passed through town. Eva Jennie Sawyer Lizzie Brown spent Saturday at Whalum Park. Cahill left railroading for Maynard mills. Merriam & Co building large storehouse. Hosmer and Pratt taking three weeks at Brant Rock. Mrs J Ingham visiting from Chicago. 50 ft ladder arrived for South Acton fire company. Jr Moore on two weeks vacation. Symonds driving team in his absence. Albert M Clark home from St. Louis for three weeks. Stephen G Brooks visiting after 16 years. Union picnic July 16 at Fort Pond. Town party at Merriam corner a success. Miss Jennie Willey married July 8 to John H McClure. Lawrence warden Frank Nickerson and others listed. Installation by D D G M Atwood and suite of Hudson. Tea served after.
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Geo. Kellogg
Fitchburg
H. Nims
Hannon
River St
Acton Centre
F. Townsend
Philbrick Place
Martin St
J. Buckley
Tuttle & Newton's
San Brothers’ Circus
Eva
Jennie Sawyer
Lizzie Brown
Whalum Park
John Cahill
Maynard Mills
A. Merriam & Co
E. Hosmer
Mary Pratt
Brant Rock
J. Ingham
Chicago
Westvale
J. T. Sibley
South Acton Fire Company
Jr. Moore
E. Symonds
Albert M. Clark
St. Louis
Gardner Clark
Stephen G. Brooks
Santa Paula
Ocal
Edwin Tarbell
Universalist
Congregational
Fort Pond
Universalist Church
Merriam Corner
Congregationalist Society
Harnesses and Boot Repair by C H Clark
South Acton local business promotes harnesses, boots and shoe repair at reasonable prices offered by C H Clark.
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South Acton
C. H. Clark
West Acton Social Notes Include Visits and Health
West Acton records visitors Miss Mary Lane and Miss Grace Webber from Monson. Mrs Tapley visits daughter Minnie Charlton, while Mr and Mrs Judge Martin of Boston stay with C B Stone. G C Wrights return from Poland Springs. Littlefield family noted. Dr King moves to Maynard. District news mentions diphtheria cases, upcoming Universalist picnic, and local lodge installations.
Grass auctions spread across Carlisle to Weston
Auctioneer H Forbush promotes multiple grass sales from July 16 to July 20 in Acton Bedford Concord and Weston with town lot and stock grass quality described and cash terms emphasized. Notables include Miss Emma Foster and Miss Martha Taylor guests and staff changes at the Salvation Army.
Acton Board of Health Regulates Pond Water Drawings
The Acton Massachusetts Board of Health on July 6 1903 ordered that no one may draw off waters from any flowed pond within town limits between April 1 and December 1 without a written permit. The order cites unavoidable odors malarial vapors and sickness risk to residents from exposed decaying matter. Moses A Reed Clerk attested the record.
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Board of Health
Acton
Street Railway Stations on Boston Worcester Line
The Boston Worcester street railway plans many small 15 by 20 foot stations between Boston and Worcester with electricity light. Seven of about 25 stations will lie between White's Corner and Worcester. Metal telephone booths with recording gear will log orders to conductors and motormen. Architect O E Barnes drew plans. Miss L L Curran travels to Savannah and back after two week vacation.
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Boston Worcester Street Railway
Boston
Worcester
White Corner
White's Corner
Boston & Worcester
O. E. Barnes
South Framingham
Walter C. Latham Dies in Philippines at 38
Marlboro mourns Walter C. Latham of Hopkinton and Marlboro, son of B. Latham, who died in the Philippines June 6 from cholera while serving in the 18th U S infantry. He was 38, had earlier served in cavalry, Spanish and Philippine wars, and was praised by officers. Survived by his father, brother Everett of Hopkinton, and three sisters including Mrs. Herbert Bartlett. Remains expected to be brought home for burial in Hopkinton.
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B. Latham
Walter C. Latham
Phillippines
Marlboro
18Th
United States Infantry
Wheeler’s Express
Everett Latham
Hopkinton
Herbert Bartlett
Obituaries Notice Four Local Deaths Mark Weekend
Miss Mary A. Matthews 26 died suddenly at 99 Lincoln St after Mass at Immaculate Conception. John M. McDonald 43 a teamster died of typhoid fever at 269 Mechanic St. Mrs Catherine Allen 69 died at 71 Honest St after hip fracture. Mrs Archambault died at 225 West Main St from heart degeneration. Interments and funeral details listed for Immaculate Conception and parish cemetery.
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Catherine Allen
Timothy Boyce
Immaculate Conception Church
J. P. Sullivan
M. H. Collins
Richard Mansfield
Thomas O'Brien
Michael O'Connell
Thomas Dugan
Daniel Sheahan
Baker Discharged After Parking Lot Larceny Case
W J Baker of Beach Sr was discharged in police court Monday after being charged with unlawfully taking a team belonging to E H Fitch. He testified he found a driverless horse and buggy near Lake Williams and was arrest ed while attempting to locate the owner. Two witnesses supported his story and Judge McDonald ordered disposal.
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W. J. Baker, Beach Sr
E. H. Fitch
Baker
Kennedy
Lake Williams
McDonald
Wind and Air Mix Up In Berlin Girl’s Carriage Trip
A Berlin girl on a recent carriage ride to a northern town mixed up Wind with Air. When asked about towns passed, she named Wind, leading to the realization that she meant Ayer. The questioner notes the girl’s unclear distinction between wind and air.
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Berlin
Ayer
Hudson News and Local Notes From Town Life
Mrs F E Phaneuf guests in Boson this week and Miss Fannie Gascoigne visits Somerville. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Frank Haynes on Cherry Street. Parish hall site now grassy. Various visits and business updates from Hudson residents include bank hours, employment changes, health via surgeries, and a local exhibition. A hay crop outlook and band concert notes close with voter registrars adding nine names and a stray horse incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Phaneuf
Boson
Fannie Gascoigne
Somerville
Chute Ride At Berlin Farm Draws Crowds For Fun
A homemade 75 foot chute on Annie Wheeler’s farm lures visitors from Berlin Marlboro and Hudson. A toboggan like boat carries four people down a greased incline into a pond amid big splashes and laughs. No fee is charged yet and the site attracts growing local crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Listner
Annie Wheeler
Waldo
Reorta
Wheeler
Marlboro
Hudson
Kind Deed Helps Elderly Couple On Train Ride
An elderly Lawrence couple walking to Cherry Valley drew pity from passengers on a Marlboro Westboro Street Railway car. Passengers raised several dollars from a hat, enabling the pair to continue to Cherry Valley where relatives await, their joy and gratitude described in heartfelt terms.
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Lawrence
Cherry Valley
Marlboro
Westboro St
Marlboro Awl and Needle Co to Move and Merge
The Marlboro Awl and Needle Co will relocate to West Medway and merge with the New England Awl and Needle Co to form the United Awl and Needle Co. The Marlboro plant, bought by United Shoe Machinery Co four years ago, is expected to depart Marlboro within months, with local workers likely to lose their jobs as the plant consolidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlboro Awl & Needle Co
Marlboro
West Medway
New England Awl & Needle Co
United Awl & Needle Co
United Shoe Machinery Co
Marlboro Street Railway Office Closed
The Marlboro street railway office closed on Monday. Superintendent A C Ralph and clerical assistants will relocate to Framingham, which becomes the central headquarters of the Easter Worcester street railway system.
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Marlboro Street
A.C. Ralph
Framingham
Worcester Street Railway
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H. A. Grey
Jennie A. Willey
John H. McClure
Newburyport
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Concord Junction
Maynard's
Maynard
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Little Prescott Burroughs
G. W. Burroughs
Wendell
C. H. Mead
Woman's Relief Corps
No. 62
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Wm. Clowes
Littleton
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Emma ‘Foster
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William V. Norton
Clinton
Joseph Reed
Elizabeth Tuttle
Ruth
Alta Richardson
Martha Taylor
Salvation Army
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Ambrose Heald
Carlisle
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Mazzy Hartwell
Hartwell Road
John Coughlin
Moses Taylor
Tenney
Abel Farrar
South Acton Road
Concord
E. H. Smith
Weston
G. W. Thompson
Masa
Moses A. Reed
L. L. Curran
Marlboro Electric Machine & Lamy Co
Savanah, Til
Philippines
Mary A. Matthews
Lincoln St
Immaculate Conception
T. F. McCarthy
Hoitt
Miss Matthews
Marlboro Electric Machine & Lamp Co
James F. Matthews
Michael Sr
Highland City
James
Maggie
Agnes
John M. McDonald
Mechanic St
Ile
I. R. Howe
le Te
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West Main St
Frank Haynes
Cherry St
Little Pond
Ida Taylor
Salem
Fred J. Parsons
Eugene Keeler
J. Fletcher Paige
Leominster
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Central St
National Bank
Martin Healey
Springfield
Frank Healey
High St
Frank Stephenson
Flora Pelthier
C. M. Brett
Meriden
Conn
Woonsocket
R. I
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Lewis Woodard
H. E. French
Caleb L. Brigham
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Charles E. Wheeler
Isaac Kennedy
Ernest
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Lowell
Josephine Mullin
Viola Clare
Clinton Hospital
Isaac McLean
Billy Burns
Music Hall
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McLean
Ethel Rawson
Hudson High School
Harry E. Merry
James A. Burkill
Albert L. Stratton
Frank P. Hawkes
Ellsworth J. Clingan
Lewis Eb
Cornelius Collins
Charles C. Townsend
William A. McQuillen
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John Lapine
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Howlang Sr
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Lynn
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Revere Beach
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New York City
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Central Telephone Exchange
J. J. Shaughnessy
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N. Y
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Reading
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Roxbury
Marlboro Gas Co
Gibbon St
John Falvey
Catherine Conway
Frank McKensie
Walker Sr
N. H
Julia Hurley
Block Island
Lina Hemenway
Daniel Beil
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Mary E. Murphy
Pleasant St
Nantasket
H. F. Walker
Cody House
Sadie Buckley
Mary Wallace
Henry Sawyer
Bessie
Marie Bailey
Boston Eve and Bar Infirmary
Cassie Bailey
W. M. Brigham
Keene
Bellows Falls
Lawrence Downey
Cassidy
William Daley
Burke's Pharmacy
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Magnolia
Manchester by-the-Sea
Charles Doty
Middlesex
Preston Woven Hoss Co
Walter Barrett
Spofford's Drug Store
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Lincoln Sts
Frank E. Smith
Marlboro Street Railway
Boston & Worcester Road
O. P. Sanderson
L. E. Kirby
Herbert Parmenter
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Crescent St
J. F. J. Otterson
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