Maynard Community Notes and Local Happenings
Maynard reports Sara Gates ill with rheumatic fever at home. A surprise party was held for William Baldwin on West Street with music and refreshments. The presidential primaries are set for the last Tuesday in April. The appropriation committee, chaired by A. J. Coughlin with secretary William Naylor, will meet next Tuesday. Max Blatt seeks sidewalk widening and river trombone bridge work with town support. Bander Bros. promote spring lines in their new store. Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Harris visited the Loewe home. Mrs. Alice Mason has returned from the Concord Deaconess hospital improved. Miss Murray opens a millinery parlor next week with Miss Nicolai supervising. M. H. S. Alumni plan a March 20 food sale for the June reunion. Edward Hobson of New York hosted guests in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Gates
Paul Hill
Percy Robinson
Miss Robinson
Lawrence
James Baldwin
William Baldwin
West St
A. J. Coughlin
William Naylor
Max Blatt
Howard A. Wilson
Blatt
Bander Bros
B. A. Harris
Brookline
Julius Loewe
Alice Mason
Concord
Miss Murray
Nicolai
New York
Board of Health
M. H. S. Alumni Association
Edward Hobson
Brooks Reed
Oldest Local Resident Henry H. Cheney Dies at 73
Henry H. Cheney died at his Spring Lane home Tuesday evening after a two week illness from heart trouble. A Grafton-born longtime resident, he was 73 and worked 49 years at the Assabet mills. Survived by wife, two sons James and Edward, daughter-in-law Mrs. Lee Donahue, three brothers Charles Levi Edward, and sister Miss Mary Cheney. Funeral Thursday at 9 with a high mass at St. Bridget's Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H. Cheney
Hts
Spring Lane
Grafton
Mr. Cheney
Cheney
Capt. Barber
Court Maynard
Assabet Mills
James
Edward
Lee Donahue
Charles
Levi
Nashua
N. H
Mary Cheney
St. Bridget’s Church
Westphalian ham flavor from juniper smoke and beechwood
The article explains Westphalian ham flavored by juniper berries, smoked over beech wood for about eight days in multi story smokhouses. It notes the juniper abundance in Westphalia supporting gin distillation and ham curing, and mentions a separate idea of seal farming trials at Puget Sound with seal pups sent to Emil Smythe on Whidby Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Westphalia
Priblof Island
Emil Smythe
Whidby Island
Puget Sound
Australia praised by actor in voyage reminiscence
The bronzed actor returns from a long sea voyage praising Australia forIts warm hearted reception of performers. He recounts gifts from fans and society matrons, boasting of past hits in Australian towns and showing off gifts from various regional women. He notes a fashion and lifestyle detail from Milparinka to Gulgong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Milparinka
Parrdbetta
Quirind
Murrumburrah
Swift’s Practical Joke on Partridge Almanac War
The London Chronicle notes Jonathan Swift forged a rival almanac for 1708 predicting Partridge would die on March 29 at 11 PM, followed by a pamphlet claiming his death and confession as an impostor. Swift’s elegy cemented the deception, Partridge losing his almanac rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift
Partridge
Old Moore
Dean Swift
Stationers Company
London Chronicle
Citation for Probate of Charlotte A. Tuttle Will
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex Probate Court cites heirs and interested parties in the estate of Charlotte A. Tuttle of Acton for probate of the last will. George T. Ames seeks letters testamentary without bond. Court in Cambridge sets appearance for April 5, 1912 at 9 AM with mandatory publication in Acton Enterprise for three weeks and service to known heirs seven days prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex
Charlotte A. Tuttle
Acton
George T. Ames
Cambridge
Acton Enterprise
Charles J. McIntire
Esquire
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex
Annie C. Gilman
Sudbury
Robert F. Walsh
Sudbury Enterprise
Annie X Miller Executrix for Antoine F Miller Will
Notice of appointment of Annie X Miller as executrix of the will of Antoine F Miller late of Concord Middlesex. She has given bond and calls all creditors to exhibit claims and debts to her at Monument Street Concord Mass with witness Sidney H Goldinger on March 18 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antoine F. Miller
Concord
Middlesex
Annie X Miller
Mark
Monument St
Mass
Sidney H. Goldinger
Probate Court to hear administration for Silas A Hosmer estate
The Middlesex Probate Court will hold a hearing in Cambridge on March 27 1912 to determine if an administrator should be appointed for Silas A Hosmer late of Concord. The court requires notice to heirs creditors and others with interest and directs publication in the Concord Enterprise prior to the hearing.
Sudbury Road Relocation Sought by Sudbury Inhabitants
Middlesex County Commissioners hear a petition from Sudbury residents requesting relocation and alteration of a road linking North Sudbury to Sudbury Center and thence to the Wayland Hudson Berlin main road. A public viewing and hearing are scheduled for April 29 at 10:30 AM in Sudbury Town Hall, with notices to be published in Concord Enterprise and posted publicly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury
Mass
Middlesex County Commissioners
Sudbury Road
Concord
Sudabury
Sudbury Center
Bent, Puffer, Hunt
Wayland
Hudson
Berlin
Thomas F. O'Neil
William L. Stone
Arthur A. Dakin
Board of Road Commissioners
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex
Cambridge
View
Concord Enterprise
Ralph N. Smith
Notice to heirs on estate of John D. Gilman Sudbury
Probate Court in Middlesex issues citation for administration of John D. Gilman late of Sudbury. Robert F. Walsh of Winthrop seeks letters of administration or suitable alternative. Hearing set for April 8, 1912 at 9:00 a.m. in Cambridge. Public notice to be printed weekly in Sudbury Enterprise for three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex
John D. Gilman
Sudbury
Robert F. Walsh
Winthrop
Suffolk
Cambridge
Sudbury Enterprise
Charles J. McIntire
Esquire
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Pacific
McCall Patterns
Big Dry Goods Department Store
Moody St
Waltham
H. P. N. Dahl
Optometrist
Post Office
Maynard
Lowell Road
Yours Truly
Edward H. Torrey
Northwest
Paradise
Far West
W. E. Rogers
Register
Concord Jet
E. A. Comeau
J. Leo Combau
John J. Flannery
Bedford Street
E. M. Long
Room
P.O. Block
John R. Comley
Green Houses
Elm St
Bedford Centre
D. E. Perkins
R. Wells CO
Bedford, Mass
J. W. Bradley
Maynard, Mass
Maple St
Realmh
Massachusetts
Middlesex, Is
Probate Court
Silas A. Hosmer
Louie F. Hosmer
Charles J. McIntire, Esquire
Prescott Keyes
Petitoner
Albert J. Adams
W. EB. Rogers
W. BE. Rogers
F. E. Harris
Bedford St
Concord, Mass
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Concora
Frank E. Harris
Mase
Barnes
C. L. King
Maynard Block, Maynard
F. J. McCarron Maynard
D. C. Harris Acton
Hudson and Vicinity
Main St
F. H. Bryant
E. Boeske
Ient Service
Charles Parkarucker
Attorney At Law
Roome
Chase
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