South Acton Notes and Local Events This Week
Arthur Turner of Dorchester visited South Acton while Blaisdell from Concord and Lewis Willard from Fitchburg spent time with friends. Wives and neighbors visited family. a move to Martin street. pigeons released from Malden. wedding invitations for Mildred Richardson and Dr. Bullard on May 12. A baby boy arrived to Mr. and Mrs. Mason. San Francisco relief drive underway with local subscriptions urged. May 3 Universalist church L. 8. C. supper and entertainment announced. Saturday saw two local games with Quad club beating Catholic Athletic 16 14 and West Acton Windys losing to South Acton Hustlers 16 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Turner
Dorchester
Mr. Blaisdell
Concord
Lewis Willard
Fitchburg
Calvin Symonds
Hudson
Esteen Symonds
Harding Bent
Martin St
Malden
Mildred Richardson
Dr. Bullard
Wm. Mason
San Francisco
Fred Temple
Boston
Fitzgerald
Clarence Hosmer
Waltham
Concord Junction
Samuel Simons
Ford
Martin Jr
Lillian James
England
C. H. Mead & Co
M. E. Taylor & Co
Phinney & Holt
Acton
Universalist Church
Fletcher
Daniel and Fitzgerald
Hector
Quad Club
Congregational Church
Catholic Athletic Association
West Acton Windys
South Acton Hustlers
Obsequies for Reuben Hayward Held at Universalist Church
Funeral services for Reuben Hayward were held at the Universalist church with Rev. F. B. Rice officiating. Hayward a longtime crossing tender of 22 years, leaves a daughter Mrs Samuel Jones and three sisters. Burial was in the family lot at Woodlawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Hayward
Universalist Church
Rice
Hayward
Concord
Acton
Samuel Jones
Connecticut
Gee. Robbins
Fred Townsend
Jawis Jones
Wm. Price
A. J Fletcher
Bouquet
Fred Burke
Bonquet
J. P Blodgett
Woodlawn
Congregational Church Notes Highlight Sermon and Travel Tale
The Sunday morning service featured Mr. Peebles preaching from Matthew 26 58. Easter music was shared by the choir at both services. Rev Mr Batt of Concord Junction and his daughter spoke of Naples and Mt Vesuvius and recalled early San Francisco. The C E meeting focused on Home Mission among foreigners in America and drew steadier attendance. Next Sunday marks the start of a new year for the Y P S C E and good attendance is hoped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peebles
Almanac Preview for May 3 Weather and Tides
Almanac notes May 3 with sunrise at 4 37 am and sunset at 7 45 pm. Moon sets around 1 50 am and high water at 11 15 am with potential showers in New England and higher temperatures likely later in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
West Acton News In Brief Local notices and events
West Acton items include C B Stone’s family returning home Thursday, Miss May Flagg’s Washington trip, Mr and Mrs Peter Foley back from Florida, Mrs Jane Tuttle visiting in Acton, and Wm Latham returning to New Britain Conn. Simeon Webster takes a vacation from CC H Menad’s store duties. Miss Lizie Field attends Chester Morrison and Georgia Lamb wedding in Roxbury. Aurelius Parker dies in New Britain. Funeral attendees include E C Parker and George B Parker. Mrs C J Holton loses eyeglasses in East Acton wind. search fails. Rev D W Levett’s Bible class hosts social April 26 with ice cream, cake, can dies, violin solos, readings, piano, and Y P S C B proceeds to the Y M C A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Tuttle
Fitchburg
Ralph Gilchrist
J. A. Goding
Wm. Latham
Fr. C. Parker
New Britain
Conn
Simeon Webster
CC. H. Menad
J. L. Richardson
Lizie Field
Chester Shaw Morrison
Boston
Georgia Haywood Lamb
Roxbury
Aurelius Parker
E. C
G. B. Parker
A. A. Hart
E. C. Parker
George B.parker
C. J. Holton
East Acton
San Francisco
C. H. Mead & Co
M. E. Taylor & Co
Phinney & Holt
State Committee
Acton
D. W. Levett
Baptist Sunday School
Gale
Herbert Mallinson
Maynard
Laura Brown
Emma Smiley
Ruth Smith
Lost eyeglasses near Chauncy Robbins’ place
A pair of eyeglasses was found near the Chauncy Robbins residence in East Acton on April 26. Finder is asked to return them to C. J. Holton in West Acton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Acton
Chauncy Robbins
East Acton
C. J. Holton
Local notes from Sudbury and vicinity
Parker H Kemble bought a new horse. A F Ellins has his house painted neatly. Clarion Jones moved into tenement of F B Tullis. Nellie Stoddard from Chester VT visits Mrs Clarion Jones. John F Burke of Cochituate attends property matters. H L Newton now lives with Mrs Alice Rice after selling his farm. A J Cain secures motorman post between Newton and Watertown. H K W Andrews of Marlboro plans a house for others. Mrs F B Tulis hosts Teresa O Connell and Mrs G J Tewksbury of Somerville. A horse owned by A W Stone died after falling through barn floor. Joseph Keene hired by A C Rogers. occupies Rogers' new house. John Nelson buys farm near Framingham Centre. takes possession. H H Davis moves to wholesale department at Pitts Kimball Boston. Arthur Moore of Marlboro seeks trout fishing. leaves without report. Nell Claflin teaches at Sandham. trip to Washington DC. Mrs BE Simonds of Wayland leaves teaching post. Raimstrom Bros and Charles Johnston lease Coolidge farm at East Sudbury for years. green leased to Christopher Johnson. EB Willard, formerly night operator at the station, now relief man at Taunton in N Y N H & H railroad. About three acres woodland burned near A W Stones new house. fire checked in time. International Harvesting Machine Co through P W Jones of town has put in two L H C engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. K. W. Andrews
Marlboro
F. B. Tulis
Teresa O'Connell
G. J. Tewksbury
Sonerville
A. W. Stone
Joseph Keene
Sudbury Centre
A. C. Rogers
Rogers
John Nelson
Coolidge Bros
Johnson
Framingham Centre
H. H. Davis
Pitts, Kimball & Co
Boston
Arthur Moore
Nell Claflin
Sandham School
Washington, D. C
BE. Simonds
Wayland
Raimstrom Bros
Arthur French and J Minot Harrington Aid Power for Woodwork and Labor
Arthur French and J Minot Harrington are credited with providing power arrangements to steam and operate machinery for sawing wood pumping water and a variety of other labor-saving tasks. The arrangement aims to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort in local work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur French
J. Minot Harrington
Local notices and auctions in Acton Centre town page
Acton Centre residents and visitors named include Mrs A H Laker Julian Tuttle Henry Priest and Miss Rena Keyes. Auctioneers Otis H Forbush and H Mead Co announce sales May 3 4 and 7 with varied goods and personal property at Monument House Acton Way side stock farm and other locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Laker
Julian Tuttle
Henry Priest
Hobbs
James Horn
Frank Farrar
Snow House
Rena Keyes
Waverly
Mary Fletcher
K. W. Quimby
Yalesville
Conn
C. G. Dole
Acton
Chester Robbins
Nagog House
Helen A. Wood
Miss Wood
San Francisco
C. H. Mead & Co
M. B. Taylor & Co
Phinney & Holt
State Committee
Otis H. Forbush
Mass
Monument House
Centre
A. L. Noyes
Winchester
L. A. Ford
Wayside Stock Farm
John Moynihan
North Sudbury
Wanted Woman for General Housework in Acton
Acton Centre Massachusetts notices a newspaper advertisement seeking a girl or middle aged woman for general housework by H F Tuttle. The brief notice provides no further conditions or contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Tuttle
Acton Centre
Mass
Peter F. Collier backs war against Town Topics
Peter Fenelon Collier, senior proprietor of Collier's Weekly, returns from Europe and announces his newspaper is financing the campaign against Town Topics. He notes 375,000 spent and praises the effort as well spent, and discusses his life as a publisher and foxhunting leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Fenelon Collier
Collier's Weekly
W. Dr. Mann
Collier
Carlow
Ireland
Phonoroyal Succers
Meadowbrook Hunt Club
Long Island
Deaf in One Ear Barred from Boiler Shop Job
A boilermaker tells a deaf in one ear applicant he cannot work there because he cannot judge sound direction. The applicant learns the harsh truth that many deaf people struggle with directional hearing, making a boiler shop unsafe for them. The Philadelphia Bulletin notes the anecdote as a cautionary tale about workplace hazards and disability perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boilermaker
Philadelphia Bulletin
War Auto For Russia Armed With Rapid Fire Gun
A new warfare automobile built for the Russian government features bullet proof steel plates and a rapid fire gun capable of 500 rounds per minute. The vehicle weighs heavy protection and 25 to 30 horsepower, reaching about twenty mph on level ground.
Kandy Coal Box For House
A kitchen coal box mounted outside the wall offers a cleaner coal storage method. Sized about twelve by fifteen by twenty four inches, it uses gravity to feed coal through an eight to nine inch wall opening. The design features removable external lid and hinged internal lid for access and feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kandy
Strength of Irene and Steel in Car Axles
A paper presented to the American Institute of Mining Engineers by Dr. C B Ducley states iron and steel respond differently to bending. An iron car axle with tensile strength 48 000 to 52 000 psi sustains the same fiber stress as steel rated at 88 000 to 85 000 psi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Institute of Mining Engineers
C. B. Ducley
Local residents share Sunday visits and travels
Maynard Hector and Ludger Guertin of Lynn visited town Sunday as did Mrs. Piere Laforme of Brockton. Mrs. Jos Lajoie’s sister Victoria Labelle from Northbridge visited, and others like Raoul Roy camped at Gleasondale shores while Zephyr Durand moved to Salem for shoe factory work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hector and
Ludger Guertin
Lynn
Piere Laforme
Brockton
Arthur Vaillancourt
Victoria Labelle
Northbridge
Jos. Lajoie
Honest
Joseph Lanone
Broad
Raoul
Hector Roy
Assabet
Gleasondale
Zephyr Durand
Salem
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South Acton
Obsequies
Congregational Church Notes
Fullenton
C. B. Stone
Miss May Flagg
Peter J. Foley
Florida
South
Sudbury
Parker H. Kemble
A. F. Ellins
Clarion Jones
F. B Tullis
Nellie Stoddard
Chester, Vt
Mrs. Clarion Jones
John F. Burke
Cochituate
H. L. Newton
Alice Rice
A.J Cain
Newton
Watertown
The
International Harvesting Machine Co
P. W. Jones
L. H.C
Peter F. Collier
Topica
Finney
NEW War Auto
Ruisia
C. L. Ford
F. H. Harriman
Maynard Auto
Lexington
Arlington
Hts
Belmont
Newton Boulevard
Weston
South Sudbury
Creighton’s Shoe Emporium
Chealer
Walkover
Queen Quality
Mayfair and
College Shoes
Elite
John Mitchell
Biltwell Shoes
Noe'ss
Hub School
C. & T. Shoe
Wilrose Walcott
Milford
Noe Chartier
Precourt & Mblanchette
Frye
William Richard
Paris St
Roscoe Urquhart
Pleasant St
Charles Cote
Joseph Cote
H. Lesieur
Moise Gaudette
Adelard Gaudette
Manchester
N. H
Cyprien Simoneau
Prudential Insurance Co
Rick Lesieur
Adrienne Cy
Spencer
Alex Duhamel
Lesieur
Victor Beaudreau
Ferdinand Grenier
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