Grange Meeting and Boston Trio Concert At Acton Centre
Acton Centre reports a well attended Grange meeting on March 23 with two short plays featuring Allan B. Frost Dorothy Allen Charles W. Allen Helen B. Nobbing and Alan B. Frost Helen B Robbins Elwin H. Hollowell and Mrs Fdna H Flagg. Dancing followed. The Instru Lyric Trio of Boston gave a Thursday concert to a full house and enthusiastic winter audience.
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Grange
Allan B. Frost
Dorothy Allen
Charles W. Allen
Helen B. Nobbing
Texas
Alan B. Frost
Helen B. Robbins
Elwin H. Hollowell
Fdna H. Flagg
Instru Lyric
Trio of
Boston
Bereavement Thanks From Mrs Julian Tuttle
Mrs. Julian Tuttle extends thanks to neighbors and friends for kindness during bereavement and for the flowers sent.
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Julian Tuttle
Acts and Notes From South Acton Social Circle
Local society items include the Ladies Social Circle meeting with Miss Alma Stowell at 2 30 pm on Thursday and the Woman's Missionary Society sale in the church vestry Friday at 3 pm. Reports mention visits by Miss Edda Sheldon of Northfield and Ralph Prescott, a pedigree white Wyan dotte cockerel sale for 25 dollars, and several local incidents with accidents, road work, and a tornado news snippet from Elgin Illinois.
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Alma Stowell
The
Woman's Missionary Society
Congregational
Edda Sheldon
Northfield
Missea Alma
Jenkie Stowell
Maple St
Ralph Prescott
Seth Reed
Katharine
New Bedford
Otis J. Reed
T. Newton
West Acton
West Village
Ilinois
Elgin
Christie
Martha M Harris Celebrates 90th Birthday
At 90 years old Martha M Harris enjoyed a happy day with gifts, birthday cakes, and many cards. Friends from Acton and outside town called, showing she is greatly beloved, with hopes she may be spared for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha M. Harris
Acton
Easter Services Set Around Barker Church Program
Rev. Ralph A. Barker leads Sunday services at 10 30 with communion at the close and Easter music by the choir. Sunday school follows at noon and an evening praise and preaching service at 7. A Good Friday union service with another church is Friday at 7 30 at the Universalist church with brief addresses by both pastors.
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Ralph A. Barker
Universalist Church
Boy Exhaustion Suspected After Fall At Store Front
Howard son of J H Jones was playing with friends Saturday afternoon when he was taken off in front of J B Moore store. His father arrived and he was later taken home by automobile. He wore rubber boots and had played hard all day leading to suspected exhaustion.
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Howard
J. H. Jones
J. 8
Moore
Blind students stage Julius Caesar at Watertown school
A troupe of entirely blind actors at the Watertown school for the blind presented Julius Caesar last Saturday. Lady Campbell attended with Mrs. Cora Whitney and her daughter Margaret, calling the production wonderful and nearly marvelous for its unique cast.
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School For the Blind
Watertown
Julius Caesar
Meeting of Pa rent-Teachers association in school building
An interesting meeting of the Parent-Teachers association was held in the school building on School street Wednesday evening. Supt. Wesley A. Hall of Concord attended and delivered a very interesting address, with the district superintendent Mr. Knights also present.
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Associaton
School St
Wesley A. Hall
New Mail Cutoff Set By B M R R Officials
The B M R R officials announced a new ruling that no east bound mail can be dispatched from the post office after 4 10 p m daily. Mail must reach the office by 4 p m.
Bridge grafting demonstrations planned for Middlesex farmers
West Acton will host a series of bridge grafting demonstrations to help fruit growers combat mouse and rodent damage. Middlesex County estimates losses around 300000 with J H Hardy of Lotillon leading sessions from April 5 to 10 at multiple towns including Marlboro Sudbury Billerica Bedford Waltham West Acton Townsend and Groton with farms of Curtis Ames Dudley Pickman Eames and Sabine among others.
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Middlesex County
A. R Jenks
Middlesex County Bureau of Agriculture and Economics
Waltham
J. H. Hardy
Littleton
Hardy
Nashoba Fruit Producers’ Association
New England
Mr. Hardys
Marlboro
C. W. Curtis
Orchard
Sudbury
Harry Ames
Billerica
North Middlesex Agricultural Society
Institute
Bedford
Dudley Pickman
Nathan Smith
West Acton
G. A. R. Hall
Townsend
John Dobbs
Townsend Harbor
Ashby
Ralph P Damon
Holliston
Leslie Eames
Hopkinton
C.B. Parker
Charles Matthews
Groton
L. W. Sabine
Pepperell
L. P. Richardson
Local Notes From Sudbury and Nearby Towns
Roy Hawes vacationing and aiding Gypsy moth force. John Gallagher spent last week with friends in town. Water on roads near the Bill’s slows traffic with Mr Farrell driving the school barge. New telephones installed at several locations including G H Gohlkie Frank Davis and others near C UH Ways. Miss Jenkins of the high school resigns. Miss Jane Hart of Smith College to replace her. Lafayette Cadman turns 80 as brother Everett of Lowell visits. family to celebrate later. Frank Burr leaves W M Parmenter after four years to pursue a new line of work.
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Roy Hawes
John Gallagher
Farrell
G. H Gohlkie
Frank Davis
Barker
R. Griffin
Johnson
Smith College
Lafayette Cadman
Everett
Lowell
Frank Burr
W. M. Parmenter
Easter sermon and children's concert highlight town day
The town plans an Easter sermon next Sunday with an evening concert by children at 7 o'clock. Mrs. John Snyder and her two sons stay at the Old Wright Tavern in Concord and will depart April 3. A stereopticon lecture in the vestry on In the Heart of the Hills showcased missionary work among mountain people and the need to civilize them. Centre school children contributed 3.77 toward a monument to be America's gift to France at the Marne battlefield.
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John Snyder
Old Wright Tavern
Concord
John
Robert
Marne
America
France
Ee J ‘Yim
Died Suddenly Dr Louis E Allen Passes Away
Dr Louis Edmond Allen died suddenly on Thursday at 2 15am. Born April 22 1852 in New York City he studied at Williams College Harvard Medical School and the Children's Hospital. He practiced in Boston and Artington before moving to Acton ten years ago where he lived with his mother and sisters. He is survived by two sisters Minnie Hughes and Charlotte Allen. Funeral was held from his home with Rev Robertson officiating and woodland burial.
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Louis Edmond Allen
Dr. Allen
New York City
William C
Charlotte Blood Allen
Pittsfield
Berkshire County
Williams College
Harvard Medical School
Children’s Hospital
Mass. Gem. Hospital
Allen
Boston
Artington
Acton
Deacon Stephens Heyward
Minnie Hughes
Melrose Highlands
Charlotte Allen
Robertson
Acton Community Church Considers New Plan
A special Acton Congregational church meeting on March 27 elected Rev. Snyder moderator and heard A W Doolittle explain a proposed plan by the Acton Community Councillors to establish a Community church. The plan was adopted and a three member committee Horace Tuttle James Tuttle and T T Baxter was appointed to present a formal organizing plan at the annual meeting.
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Acton Congregational Church
Acton
Snyder
A. W. Doolittle
Horace Tuttle
James Tuttle
T. T. Baxter
Southboro Auxiliary Elects Officers
The Southboro Women's Auxiliary of the American Legion elected officers: pres Mrs John H Burke, vice pres Miss Elizabeth Choate, sec Miss Irene Salmon, treas Miss Edith Johnson, exec committee Mrs W G Thayer, Mrs Fuller of Cordaville and Mrs Charles Fantony of Fayville. The group met March 31 at the Parish House with about 20 present. A Marlboro Motorcycle Club meeting is planned for Friday evening.
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John H. Burke
Elizabeth Choate
Irené Salmon
Edith Johnson
W. G. Thayer
Fuller
Cordaville
Charles Fantony
Fayville
Southboro
Women's Auxiliary of the American Legson
the Marlboro Motorcycle Club
Will
Camels Offer Smooth Taste and No Aftertaste
A cigarette advertisement touts Camels as tiring-free with no unpleasant aftertaste or odor. It claims Camels outperform all other cigarettes puff-for-puff and urges readers to choose quality over coupons or premiums from R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. in Winston-Salem, N.C.
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David Wark Griffith
Mack Senett
Ben Turpin
Star Boarder
Enid Bennett
Harvey Wheeler School
Afuss & Feathers
Wm. Duncan
Vitagraph
Larry Lemon
Congregational Church
Acton Community Church
Essex
Essex Fertilizer CO
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Branch
Consolidated Reneering Co
B. W. Brown Grain Co
Concord, Mas
Maynard
Shawmuts
Pastime Hall
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West End K
Southboro Auxiliary
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R. J. Reynolds Tobacco CO
Winston-Salem, Nic
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