Acton Notes On Local Happenings And Visits
South Acton updates feature L Jones Harry Titus visiting family in Roy Duran returning to Boston work after vacation. Universalist church services to be discontinued in August. Edward Barker’s colony grows with summer boarders. Miss Hazel Moody of Charlestown visits Mrs. T. Owen. H Lewis Jones resumes work post vacation. High school yard improvements under Anson Piper and OC Brewster changes. Acton baseball manager asks ball calls returned. Misses Richardson of South Framingham visit Frank Hosmer. Thomas of Roxbury and others with W. S. Warren. Band promises a lively concert dance this Wednesday. Tas Anderson recovering at home in Littleton. Mrs. Frank Marshall, Carl, Ralph visit. Carl with grandfather F. Conant. A. Merriam & Co. erecting two tenement house on River St. Work on western curve idle due to old station removal. Clarence Hosmer family with others over Sunday. F. W. Holt’s family back from Adirondacks via Paul Smith’s and Montreal. Lothrop’s new mill progress. waterwheel iron arrived. kerosene engine planned. George Ames returns from Moosehead Lake with nine trout weighing 32 pounds. Married vs single men game at West Acton. umpire Sheehan praised. Wetmore takes vacation in New Hampshire. Sell sons of Fort Scott and Pattee noted. Scott University student, 22, leads in civil engineering with ten miles of railroad work including a 700-foot tunnel and a foot bridge.
Local Harnesses and Furniture Ad by Acton Shop
South Acton locals see Harnesses, boot and shoe repair by C. H. Clark at reasonable prices. Furniture bedding and carpets featured at L. N. Fowler & Co's Boston cog location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Clark
Boston Cog
L. N. Fowler & Co
West Acton Notes and Local Happenings
West Acton items include visitors from Winchester Hudson Cambridge and Concord Junction. Local business updates report F R Knowlton's cigar factory on vacation and a bake shop opening by George Haskell. Universalist church August service changes and Winona Rebekah lodge trip to Bass Point are noted along with a Y P S C entertainment reading by Miss Gladys MasGuaney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Haskell
Concord Junction
Wm. H. Eaton
Last Sun East
Winona Rebekah
Bass Point
Sunday School Fun and Local Sports Winners listed
A Sunday school event featured multiple races with winners named Sack race Harold Norris 24 Rodway. Potato race Clayton Beach 26 Walter Bird. Girls o race Alice 1 24 Helen Hall Helen Knowlton. Running broad jump Roscoe Knowlton Clayton Beach. Barrel race Norris Clayton Beach. Race about George Roc re Field Tenney. Water polo West Acton beat Boxborough 4 to 0.
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Gemdinergy
Courne
Harold Norris
Rodway
Clayton Beach
Walter Bird
Alice 1
Helen Hall
Helen Knowlton
Roscoe Knowlton
Norris
George Rocre
Field Tenney
West Actons
Boxboros
Local Notes From Acton Centre Social Scene
Joseph Robbins of Nashua works for Hiram Proctor. Moses Taylor Jr of Lowell visits his parents. Letters addressed to Mrs Stevens and A A Eaton remain. Miss E Belle Greenough of Boston visits Mr and Mrs George Greenough. Danfort family from Clinton visit Mrs Almira H Laker. Helen Sanders of Lowell visits cousins Martha and Marion Taylor. Daniel Lincoln works for Boston and Maine railroad as supply hand. Perone tional church and Sunday school picnic at Lake Nagog reports a pleasant time. Miss tie Tuttle hosts a birthday party for Varnum Tuttle with friends and gifts on the lawn. Miss Tucksbury Romton attends. refreshments and games enlivened the day.
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Peronetional
Lake Nagog
Tie Tuttle
Leasure
Tucksbury Rom Ton
Varnum Tuttle
Card of Thanks from Mr and Mrs John Coughlin Acton
The Coughlins express gratitude for the kindness and generosity of friends whose contributions eased sickness and trouble. They extend prayers and best wishes for their friends to be spared life’s ills. Acting July 15, 1902.
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John Coughlin
Acton
For Sale One Horse Buckeye Mowing Machine Acton MA
One horse New Model Buckeye mowing machine offered for sale in Acton Massachusetts. Apply Box 12 North Acton Mass. Furniture and related items are at L N Fowler Co's Concord Junction Boston.
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North Acton
Mass
Sudbury Notes On Visits And Local Church Closures
Mr and Mrs Edwin A Powers spent Sunday with their son in Lynn Eliot L Fisher and Raymond H Brown were in Cottage City Miss Alice Griggs of Norwell and family are in Sudbury for a brief time Memorial Congregational church will be closed for the next two Sundays Rev G Edgar Folk preached at Memorial church last Sunday morning Loret L Bent Medfield station agent visited his parents in Sudbury Merrick L Richardson and his family of Waltham visited his father’s home Mrs Caroline J Taylor of Waltham is visiting with Mr and Mrs T Parmenter Many homes in Sudbury shelter summer visitors and boarders Mrs Emeline Barker and her sister from Colorado are visiting Worcester and Sterling Farmers say haying began very early this season Rev Clarence W Rouse and family are at the coast of Maine for rest No old Home Week in Sudbury but several portions of town have varying activity
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin A. Powers
Lynn
Eliot L. Fisher
Raymond H. Brown
Cottage City
Alice Griggs
Norwell
Pea Sister
Sudbury
Loret L. Bent
Medfield
Merrick L. Richardson
Waltham
Clarence W. Rouse
Maine
Miss Louisa Pickard Named Teacher at Landham School
The committee selected Miss Louisa Pickard of Littleton to teach at Landham, succeeding Miss Elea L. Elims who moves to oversee Centre School at term start. The town reports a total valuation of 1,165,255 dollars amid recent Sabbath school picnic weather and tax collection notes. Reverend William G. Seaman of the Wesley Methodist church reflected on how early American founders drew largely from the Old Testament in shaping religion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa Pickard
Littleton
Landham School
Elea L. Elims
Centre School
William G. Seaman
Sa Wesley Methodist di
Salem
The Bug Bible and its Tiny Tyrants in Verse
A Tudor era Bible printed under Edward VI shows a curious misrendering of Psalm ninety one verse five changing fear of night and day dangers to fear of bugs. The note explains bug origins from Welsh bw meaning hobgoblin and cites Shakespeare usage of bugbear.
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Hamlet
Belief Tied Fortune to Sleeping Man in Indian Folklore
The article notes a widespread Indian belief that a man asleep with a hooded Shesh Nag over his face will become fortunate. It cites popular tradition linking such omens to Haida Ali of Mysore rising from a lowly soldier to power.
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India
Haida Ali
Mysore
Reads a heap better'n he looks
A Kentucky mountaineer traveled over a hundred miles to glimpse Senator Carlisle. Busy and sought by others, Carlisle was shown briefly. The farmer, dissatisfied with the encounter, offered a blunt verdict and turned homeward.
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John G. Carlisle
Kentucky
Senate
Senator Carlisle
Mr. Carlisle
New York Times
The Electric Eel A Long Known Electric Fish
The article notes ancient knowledge of electric eels across cultures. It cites Abyssinia and eastern peoples using or believing in their powers for nervous conditions. Humboldt described an old capture method involving horses, later disputed by travelers. Continuous awareness of the eel spans centuries.
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Abyssinia
Hindoos
East
Humboldt
Domestic Jar Sparks Odd Morning at Home
A domestic scene ends with Mrs. Bob crying brain on fire and leaping onto a sofa while Bob fixates on the newspapers. He dodges a flying hairbrush as the odd exchange unfolds with a wry aside about industry combines and a nod to Lord Salisbury adopting a Gladstonian stance.
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Mrs. Bob
Bob
Unwritten Laws at Cape Haytien Warn of Protection by Machias
Cable from Commander McCrea reports unrest at Cape Haytien with threats to foreign consuls. The Machias will protect foreigners and prevent bombardment without warning, prompting the state department to approve actions and note limited naval reach within 1800 miles. London council approves major tramway extensions costing about 10 million dollars.
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Cape Haytien
State Department
McCrea
Cape Hastien
Navy Department
Machias
Gulf
Caribbean
Central
South America
West Indies
London County Council
London
Army and Navy Maneuvers Near Long Island Sound Planned
Acting Secretary Sanger returned to the war department after touring eastern Long Island Sound forts with army officers. They found defenses in excellent condition to meet the navy in the forthcoming engagement.
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Washington
Sanger
War Department
Army
Long Island Sound
Navy
Seizure of Steamer OliVette Over Cigarette Shipment
Charlottetown dispatch reports steamer OliVette seized by customs for customs law violation after a person landed with a box of 10,000 cigarettes. Agents placed a check on the vessel, which then was released and sailed.
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Halifax
Charlottetown
Olivette
Customs Department
Farm leader Charles Preble dies after failed self harm and fall
Charles Preble a prominent farmer and stock man in St Joseph Missouri attempted suicide by shooting himself yesterday. The remaining bullet did not strike a vital area and he then jumped into a 60 foot well but was rescued. He was later found dead hanging from a barn rafter.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Charles Preble
Man Found Hanged Self in Haverhill, 70
The body of Bernard Perkins aged 70 was found bound to a tree off the Amesbury road in Haverhill Massachusetts yesterday. He appeared to have bound himself to a hub of the tree and swung into the air. He was believed to be insane and no relatives are located.
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Haverhill
Mass
Bernard Perkins
Amesbury Road
British and US drop silver indemnity plan for China
Hanghai July 10 The bankers commission reports that Great Britain and the United States have abandoned efforts to persuade other powers to accept payment of the Chinese international indemnity on a silver basis.
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Hanghai
Bankers’ Commission
Great Britain
United States
Multiple baseball scores parsed from scattered listings
A series of game results shows teams like Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Brooklyn, Baltimore, Washington and Chicago with scores such as 6 to 1, 2 to 1, 5 to 1, 14 to 1, 6 to 5, 8 to 7, 5 to 2, and 8 to 1. Additional entries include Nashua at 3 to 2, Lowell at 4 to 5, Sevat Falliver at 6 to 3, and Concord versus Manchester at 4 to 6.
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Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
New York
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Detroit
Baltimore
Cleveland
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
South Acton
L. Jones
Harry and
Harry Titus
Roy Duran
Ee Ts
J. P
Universalist Church
Edward Barker
Miss Hazel Moody
Charlestown
T. Owen
H. Lewis Jones
Anson Piper
OC. E. Brewster
Alta
Ruth Richardson
South Framingham
Frank Hosmer
Miss Thomas
Roxbury
Miss Dacy
West Roxbury
James Plagg
W. 8. Warren
Tas Anderson
Frank Marshall
Carl
Ralph
Carl Marshall
F. Conant
A. Merriam & Co
River St
Aena
Verngsley
Clarence Hosmer
Ethel Hosmer
Waitham
Hosmer
Somerle
Augustine Hosmer
F. W. Holt
the Adirondacks
Paul Smith
Montreal
Lothrop
George Ames
Moosehead Lake
West Acton
Sheehan
Wil
Dimeon Imeon Wetmore
New Hampshir
Sell Sons of
Fort Scott
Peter Efi S
Pattee Eal
Well Ae Co
John H. Yg
Scott University
Cums Co
Littlefield
Edward Rich
Winchester
J. E. Rice
F. R. Knowlton
Rutie Healey
Hudson
Clara Stone
Julia Devane
Cambridge
James Devane
E. C. Parker
Vermont
Peter J. Foley
Europe
Rogers
Fredchester Nash
Mabel Palmer
Lowell
John McGregor
Taylor
Hanscom
Windsor House
Gladys MasGuaney
The
Nagog
Acton Centre
Joseph Robbins
Nashua, N. H
Hiram Proctor
Moses Taylor, Jr
F. Stevens
A. A. Eaton
E. Belle Greenough
George Greenough
Danfort
Clinton
Almira H. Laker
Helen Sanders
Martha and
Marion Taylor
Daniel Lincoln
Boston & Maine Railroad
G. Edgar Folk
Memorial Church
Caroline J. Taylor
T. Parmenter
Emeline Barker
Colorado
Worcester
Sterling
aeeSee
Mexico
F. E. Bent
Oles Shes Ee
Lassie
Miranda
Bug Bible
Pittsbury
Mr. Morgan
Nicholas
Lord Salisbury
Cape Haytien Mon
P. W. White
Main St
Concord
P. O
Neen Lity
Oxfords
China
Maurice
McWalter’s
F. E. Harris
P. J. Sheehan
Bedford ST
George N. Gove
George N. Gove, Baker
Maynard, Mass
Maynard
Deler's Pharmacy
Nason Street
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