Acton Centre and West Acton Notes and Gatherings
Local notes report visits and church events in Acton Centre and West Acton. Mentions W C T U anniversary planning, alumni meeting at West Acton, turkey supper at the church, and two notable family gatherings marking Mrs Tuttle’s leap year birthday and Isaac Flagg’s 84th birthday with multiple generations attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. B. Parker
Mise F. Hill
Miss Rhatigan
Frank Hauser
William Corkhill
Lawrence
Louis ‘Severonia
Luther Conant
Acton Orchestra
Bernard Copping
W. A. Wilde
Malden
Frank Keezer
Grace Taylor
Geo. A. Tewksbury
Concord
Chas. S. Hart
Massachusetts Reformatory
Sherman Hoar
Geo.a. Tewksbury
Lizzie Taylor
Thomas Todd
Frank Garland
West Acton
Daniel Tuttle
Warren Flagg
East Acton
Everett Flagg
Billings
Worcester
John Keyes
C. S. Miller
North Acton
Edyth Flagg
South Boston
Governor Greenhalge Near Death in Massachusetts
Late dispatches report Governor Frederic T. Greenhalge of Massachusetts gravely ill with dysiness and breathing difficulties. The 1842 born governor served Lowell in many roles, including mayor, state legislator, and U S representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenhalge
Frederic Thomas Greenhalge
Massachusetts
Clitheroe
Eng
Lowell
Harvard
Middlesex
Charles F. Howe
National House of Representatives
Eighth
Lowell Humane Society
History Club
People’s Club
Lowell Common Council
City Institution For Savings of
Isabel
John Nesmith
Andrew
Nesmith
Frederic Brandlesome
Harriet Nesmith
Richard Spalding Greenhalge
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Ad Claims Quick Cures
Soothing healing and cleansing salve promises to cure sores wounds and piles. It claims to stop itching and burning and to heal chapped lips and cold sores in two or three hours. Advertised by B F Johnson Son Maynard C H Whitney Concord and H A Littlefield West Acton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
B. F. Johnson & Son
Maynard
C. H. Whitney
Concord
H. A. Littlefield
West Acton
Militia Debate in Lowell Star Prompts Army Life Critique
A Lowell Star letter from Feb 20 urges reform in Massachusetts state forces criticizing regimental divisions for fostering plots and political maneuvering. The writer cites Captain Parsons and questions leadership accountability, urging subordinates to obey orders and stressing duty over reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Star
Massachusetts
Parsons
Boston
Tennyson
Dover Flood Headlines Signal Large Upstate Deluge
Two inch type headlines in the Dover Star highlight floods in northern New Hampshire, signaling an extraordinary and large scale inundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
N. H
Ideal Cough Remedy Promoted by Chicago Alderman
James L. Francis of Chicago praises Dr. King's New Discovery as an ideal remedy for coughs colds and lung complaints after five years use in his family. Rev. John Burgus of Keokuk Iowa extols its speedy relief after 50 years in ministry. Trial battles free at local druggists B F Johnson Co Maynard H S Richardson Concord Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Francis
Chicago
Cough Cure Ad Links Timing to Quick Relief
An advertisement claims One Minute Cough Cure acts at the right spot and at the right time to stop coughing. It lists distributors B F Johnson & Son Maynard C H Whitney Concord and H A Littlefield West Acton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Johnson & Son
Maynard
G. H. Whitney
Concord
H. A. Littlefield
West Acton
C. H. Whitney
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N. Trask
Beverly
Geo
Mr. Estabrook of
Newton
Hyde Park
Baptist Rch
Whitcomb
Se Porter
H. T. Clark
F. E. Wetherbee
The
Baptist Sunday School
Corrinne Shattuck
Acton
Turkey
Carlos Ary Little
M. Florence Fletcher
L. Emily Noyes
Eugene L. Hall
Carrie L. Shapley
Sadie E. Sawyer
Loretta C. Shattuck
Harvey P. Tuttle
Chas. J. Williams
Miss Sawyer
Framingham
Miss Grace Taylor
Carrie Taylor
C. B. Clark
Mabel Parker
Sawyer
Charles
Dora Hoar
F. D. K. Hoar
Church
LO. G. E
Loyal Legion
Mt. Hope
Littlefield’s
J. Carter
Windsor Cash
Windsor
Isaac Reed
G. A. Conant
A. L. Noyes
Acton Centre
Hattie E. Tuttle
Susie Conant
Geo. Greenough
Essex Fertilizers
Essex
Bowker
Stockbridge
Bradley
A. I
E. Frank Coe
Kow
Davids
Dring
C. F. Folsom
A. L. Mason
Hudson
Bigelow
Brigham’s Dam
Concord River
Gleason
Alexander Sharon
Chicopee
Baker
Holden’s Hall
Fifty-fourth
Massachusetts Volunteers
Shaw
Unitarian Society
School Street
Locke
Messrs. Wilson
Chamberlin
Perkins
Mr. Rackliffe
Temple Hall
H. A. Littlefield West Acton
Middlesex South
St. Framingham
Mass., Fair Grounds, Union Avenue
H. Mead & CO
C. M. Gould
Vid
Main ST
Mass
Wyman M. Devens
Wyman Devens
William H. Devens
Roslindale Mass
Enterprise Office
Marlboro
Albert Hastings
Berlin
8. K. Smith
Arthur W. Wheeler
Jane M. Watterson
Northboro
Columbia
Ycles
Tottles, Jones & Wetherbee
South Acton, Mass
Acton, Maynard, Stow and
Littleton
Commissioners
Probate Court
County of
Darius Miles
Sudbury
Waltham
Joseph Miles
Edwin Wheeler
John G. Brigham
Lufkin
Said
Georg Wheeler
Elbridge Wheeler
Randall Lufkin
Edwin and
Gardner Wheeler
Mary C. Lufkin
Hill Island
George Wheeler
Isaac S. Lee
Mary O. Lufkin
William Bareatt
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