Maynard News and Notes Highlights Week’s Local Goings On
Maynard week notes list local ads from Parker and Creighton, farewells at Maple House, guests in town, Easter candy at De Lee’s, a Democratic gathering on April 12, and jury duty for White and Ferns. Schools close for spring break. baseball opener set for April 16 against Wayland. town mill and real estate actions noted. church, band, and club events planned with various residents and visitors mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Parker
Creighton
Arthur Billet
Maple House
John Flannery
Lowell
Miss Mary
de Lee
W. F. Lawford
G. N. Gove
B. J. Cough
F. A. Rich
Worcester
William Joyce
Henry Brown
Mt. Vernon
Thomas Cleary
Main St
John Denniston
William Ryan
Margaret Ryan
Maynard High
Wayland H
Noriie Lovett
Hudson
Elmer Clark
Clinton
Martha Lockwood
Marion Rogers
Lawrence
Boston
John Desmond
Peter Kiviehan
Joseph Ferrandi
Maynard
Henderson Carriage Factory
Cambridge
Maynard Glee Club
M. E. Church
Sydney B. Shattuck
Kaplan
Sinc
Appointments Made by Board of Selectmen
At a Wednesday night meeting the board named John J. Driscoll as superintendent of streets and appointed patrolmen John Connors and Samuel G. King. Other posts include registrar of voters C F Connor, burial agent A D Holt, and Rev John A Crowe as superintendent of public park. Special officers listed along with a large group of public weighers and weighmasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Selectmen
John J. Driscoll
John Connors
Samuel G. King
C. F. Connor
Harris Clements
A. Frank Garney
B. J. Coughlin
A. D. Holt
John A. Crowe
Joseph Coughlin
W. F. Litchfield
Albert W. Haynes
William Jones
James J. Morgan
Fred Axford
Fred Sims
Jesse Sims
A. O. Dunham
Fred 8. Ogden
C. F. Cahill
Harry Chase
J. E. Phillips
John Lynch
Arthur J. Coughlin
Lucius H. Maynard
Timothy Moynihan
Joseph Belanger
W. G. Priest
Thomas Hilferty
Mi-ona Health Tonic Promises Weight Gain and Refund
Johnson's Pharmacy offers Mi-ona with a full refund if it fails to increase weight and improve health. The ad claims systemic benefits including stronger flesh, red blood, and rosy cheeks after meals. One price is listed at 50 cents per package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson's
Johnson’s Pharmacy
Johnson
Air Gun Incident Leaves Boy Eye Pocketed Injury
Ten year old Alexander Toffer was shot in the eye with an air gun by sixteen year old Charles Hill in Reardonville. Hill was arrested after Toffer’s parents filed a complaint and the case was continued in district court. The article also advertises Electric Bitters as a cure for nervous disorders and liver and kidney issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Toffer
Charles Hill
Reardonville
Hill
Younsters
Toffer
Boston
District Court
Johnson Pharmacy
Maynard
J. C. Friend
Concord
Willard Pharmacy
South Acton
Bryan and Hawthorne in a political conversation snapshot
The article presents William Jennings Bryan a two time presidential hopeful and Julian Hawthorne son of Nathaniel Hawthorne engaged in discussing the political climate. Hawthorne once dreamed of prize fighting as a boy but chose engineering and later focused on novels and journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jennings Bryan and
Julian Hawthorne
William Jennings Bryan
Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne
America
Natick Tops St Bridget In Mild Local Basketball Tilt
About 200 fans watched Natick of the New England league edge St Bridget 37 to 25. Cleary and Jim McGill led the visitors while Natick’s Lynch Martens Punch and Sheridan produced early and late scoring as the home club shook off stage fright to finish stronger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natick
New England League
St. Bridget
Cleary
Jim
McGill
Jack Punch
Maynard
Martens
Henry Sheridan
Lynch
Campbell Menrtene
Collins Oviger
Ledgard
Kets
Punch
Sheridan
Salmon
Collins
St. Bridgets
Colins
Campbell
Dan Colbert
William Barron
Town Meeting Warrants For April Fourth
Warrants issued for the annual town meeting noting sessions at 7 30 PM. Articles include choosing a moderator reporting on committees filling town offices list of jurors Decoration day funds 150 for band concerts land buy for a school site meter installation in residences and public buildings and a new conduit line from Mirror lake to the pumping station
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendalest
Mirror Lake
List of appropriations for coming year detailed
The appropriation committee outlined funds for schools patios street lighting towners salaries state aid public library incidentals poor highways macadamizing Main st sidewalks fire dept hydrants sinking fund soldiers relief interest on loans public park tree warden Decoration day treasurer and collector bonds survey of streets suppression of illegal sale of liquor and 1525 to reimburse the treasurer for overdrawn accounts.
Water referendum planned for town votes on meters and pipeline
Water commissioners move to a town vote with two articles in the warrant. One asks for funds to install water meters in homes and public buildings, the other for money to build a new Mirror Lake to pumping station pipeline. The town hears diverse opinions as meeting nears amid plentiful supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mirror Lake
Curbstone
Masonic Social Brings Entertainment to Lodge Hall
An Masonic social at the Masonic hall Thursday night under Charles A. Welch lodge A F and A M drew many masons and families. Curtis G Morse humorist Edward A Kingsley vocalist Eleanor Laine violinist and the Maynard Glee club provided entertainment. Ice cream and cake followed as the event wrapped with a social. A committee led by Hooper Theron H Newton James R Bent Fred Hayward Chris Wilson F W Hapgood George H Gutteridge Gavin Taylor L W Clark L C Richardson H W Ellins and Robert W Carter oversaw the affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Hall
Charles A. Welchlodge
A. F
A. M
Curtis G. Morse
Edward A. Kingsley
Eleanor Laine
Maynard Glee Club
Hooper
Theron H. Newton James R. Bent
Fred Hayward
Chris Wilson
F. W. Hapgood
George H. Gutteridge
Gavin Taylor
L. W. Clark
L. C. Richardson
H. W. Ellins
Robert W. Carter
List of Jurors Drawn by the Selectmen
The selectmen drew up a jurors list including Augustus Newton Charles Cheney David Loewe Edward Henderson Frank Johnson Fred Sims Frank Whitney Hiram Parkin Neil Currie Albert Fairbanks Paul Wilson W. W. Oliver Sydney B. Shattuck James Hilferty Sr. James Cleary Eugene Colbert Julius Loewe John Lawton Michael Sexton Daniel Park Brown Frank Lawton A F Garney C D Holmes Hart B J Coughlin John Jr C8 Fowler Thomas Neylor Casey J F Gannon H J Dwinnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus Newton
Charles Cheney
David Loewe
Edward Ferns
Edward Henderson
Frank Johnson
Fred Sims
Frank Whitney
Hiram Parkin
Neil Currie
Albert Fairbanks
Paul Wilson
W. W. Oliver
Sydney B. Shatttuck
James Hilferty, Sr
James Cleary
Eugene Colbert
Julius Loewe
John Lawton
Michael Sexton
Daniel Park Brown
Frank Lawton
A. F. Garney
C. D. Holmes
Hart
B. J. Coughlin
John Jr
Fowler
Thomas Neylor
Casey
J. F. Gannon
H. J. Dwinnell
Hyomel Catarrh Cure Sold With Money Back Guarantee
Johnson's Pharmacy promotes Hyomei as a simple breath therapy for catarrh. The inhaled balsams reach the lungs to kill germs and soothe inflamed mucous, with a money back guarantee if it fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Maynard
Town to Revise By Laws With Tax Reform and New Fees
A town committee completed revisions proposing tax collection changes including a Sept 1 payment date with a 2 percent discount or alternative options, and a Feb 1 fiscal year end. Bond levels for treasurer and water registrar rise, and new regulations cover burial of animals and street work permits.
Crowd gathers for Saturday candy on Nascon street
An Enterprise reporter mistook a lively queue for a riot on Nascon street Saturday afternoon. He discovered the scene was just residents lining up for candy from P. H. De Lee. The crowd grows weekly and could disrupt traffic on upcoming Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Nascn
P. H. de Lee
Successful Liquor Raids Hit City Friday Night
Two liquor raids succeeded at the Maynard house and Joseph Brindisi Thompson Sr residence. A small quantity of whiskey was seized at both sites. The raiding squad was led by Officer Connors and included Morgan Jones and King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Joseph Brindisi
Thompson Sr
Morgan
Jones
Connors
King
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Dwinnell
Walter Taylor
Loewe
Honora Connors
Alfred T. Haynes
Alexander Bailey
Warren
George Stockwell
William Marshall
Waltham
George N. Gove
Frank Buttrick
John Manning
Thompson St
Edward Sawyer
John W. Ogden
Horace Hammond
Fitchburg
Maynard Lodge
Frank Tuttle
Overseers of the Poor
George H. Creighton
James Mullin
West Acton
Nellie Moriarty
Elizabeth Conway
Woburn
Co-operative Hall
William Driscoll
Bridget Driscoll
Harrison Jr
Benjamin Aldrich
Aldrich
Congregational Church
Charles H. Washburn
William H. Gutteridge
Amory Maynard
Alexander Pettigrew
John W. Flood
Joel Butterworth
Hudson and Marlboro
Natick-St. Bridget
Robert Carney
Barre
Mizpah Rebekah
Smith
Penalth
Man Ak
The
Lothrop Dramatic
South ‘Acton
Acton
Maynard Band
St. Bridget’s Temperance Society
Young Ladies Social Club
Unity Circle. C. of F
Sigma
Zeta
Masonic Social
Chamberlain
P. H. DeLee
Lisses
Raya Monum
Ney
F.e.harris
Bedford ST
H. E. Clouch
Sherwin- Williams
Thomas F. Parker
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