Sudbury Notes on Local Work and Community Events
Alfred Haskell remains at the Waltham water-tower after a three week vacation. A elm was struck by the last week’s bolt near Frank Taylor’s bow, damaging George Goodnow’s mail box and knocking out several telephone poles. Mrs Porter and Albert W Porter enjoyed a harbor trip. The Methodist picnic at Lake Boon drew many Sunday school members with free nurse transportation tickets. Chester Neves returned to Boston after vacation. Miss Aiva Perden visited Perry homes. Charles Way plans to convert a rain-damaged building into a dwelling, a prime Sudbury location for residence.
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Alfred Haskell
Waltham Water-Tore
Robert R. Porter
Leonine
Vrs
Porter
Frank Taylor
George Goodnow
Perry
M. I. Porter
Albert W . Porter
Lake Boon Thesidas
Willian BL Dae
Aiva Perden
Chester Neves
Boston
Charles Way
Houwebt
ET. Hindles
Sudbury
Human Pack Horses On Himalayan Coolies
A Pearsons Weekly report cites a missionary praising Chinese coolies for transporting loads across harsh terrain. It notes 107 pounds daily over forty miles, tea carts 432 pounds, and varying loads from 160 to 400 pounds with speeds from ten to thirty miles per day. Eggs cost a penny a dozen inland.
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China
Szechuenean
Tibet
Pearson's Weekly
Oyster Gormandizer of the Seventeenth Century Sportsman
The London Chronicle recounts Henny U Was tings, second son of the Earl of Huntingdon, famed for eating oysters twice daily from January 1 to December 31. His eccentric hall featured marrowbones, dogs, birds, and oddities, and he died in 1650, narrowly missing a century.
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Henny U Wastings
Earl of Huntingdon
London Chronicle
Branding Criminals In England Abolished In 1778
A historical note describes how branding was used in England to punish criminals until it was abolished in 1778. The process occurred openly in court with tools like the branding iron, and marks such as R on the shoulder, M for manslayer, and T for thief. The excerpt cites the Pall Mall Gazette and references other unrelated phrases from the Philadelphia Record.
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England
Pall Mall Gazette
Quiet courtroom clash sparks a map debate
An odd scene unfolds as a speaker insists the case would fall apart without a key "woman" and a back seat map becomes a focal point. The exchange hints at a broader dispute over evidence and interpretation in a packed venue.
Walden Pond Memories and Public Access Plea
Concord resident John T. Moore urges restoring Walden Pond to its former beauty after noting litter and damage from visitors. He calls for clearer boundaries, cleaner grounds, and respectful behavior toward Thoreau’s legacy, warning against profane, careless acts by tourists and local youths.
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Lawrence Ro Grose
Latuvodate
Walden Pond
Concordis
Phopeth
Wilden Tonmoeronw
Dave
Transcript
Concord
Thoreau
Walden
Grose
Connecticut
Sammel Bowles, Jr
Bowles
Fowles
Thores
Mintons
Quecare
Concord Boys
Probate Court hearing on estate of Bama Co Flint kote
The Middlesex Probate Court requires heirs to appear in Cambridge on September 12 at 9 a.m. to show cause why the first account of administrator Robert J. Goodwin cannot be allowed. Notice commands service by copy to interested parties at least fourteen days prior or publication in Concord Enterprise for three weeks and mailing to known parties seven days before the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex
Bama Co Flint Kote
Concord
Robert J. Goodwin
Cambridge
Concord Enterprise
Charles J. McIntire
Wer. Rogers
Maynard Block Ad Speech Highlights Corset Firm
Fragmentary ad copy from Maynard Massachusetts mentions Dr L King office hours and advertising value. references Jorge return and Woveer Bros Corsets with unclear context and multiple garbled phrases.
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Jorge
Woveer Bros
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Albert
Vanderhoof
Main Street
Spencer Bros
Concord, Mass
A. G. Ziegler
Magee and
Crawford
Concord Junction
H. J. Hansen
Walden St, Concord
Colonial Inn
Mir
W. Rollins Abrams
J.W. Raymond
Walden Street
Paris
Rue de la Paty
Iis
Tommy
Mamima
Philadelphia Record
Walden-Pond
To. Ord
Prise
Walien
Ibsende
de Aronne
Como
Aviary AA Village Improvement Society
Thorean
Actfn
Sneha
John Tr. Moore
L. King
Tod
Maynard Block
Maynard, Mass
McAuslan
Maynard
Clarence McAuslan
Rank Stone
Commonwealth Avenue
John Connors
Commonwealth Ave
Concord Jct
Mass
Grosby’s Gash
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