Maynard News and Notes Highlights Town Happenings
Mrs. Jane Reed returns from Washington. J F Gannon & Co showcases this week. John Winkley visits from Waltham. Peter Landers guests of Warren friends. Flora Wagner visits Westboro. Fire department responds to dump fire near Hillside St. Maynard Cricket to Forge Village Saturday. Isaac Davis post G A R hears Rev Bisbee at M E church. Charles Ford attends hill climb in Worcester. Mr Crowley wins bread prize at Worcester fair. Unity circle plans fair at Music Hall Sept 2 9 30. William Guptill visits from New York. former resident. Henry Hodges visits Readville to view stock. Assessors report strong results. about 2000 polls anticipated. Assabet mills payroll near 26000 weekly rising to 30000 soon. Jolly Five dances conclude in Music Hall. Newell’s Orchestra Marlboro plays. Maynard brass band hosts Saxonville G A R Memorial Day, praised by veterans. Twilight club contracts Lake Boon cottage to James Mullin. E P Laskey resigns to study medicine after term ends. Pupils leaving for work shrink high school size. town children education urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill
Hillside St
Maynard Cricket Club
Forge Village
Isaac Davis Post
R. EB. Bisbee
M. EB
Charles Ford
Worcester
Mr. Crowley
A. T. Haynes
Unity Circle, C. of
Music Hall
William Guptill
New York
Charles Richardson
Guptill
Jolly Five
Newell's Orchestra of
Marlboro
Maynard Brass Band
Saxonville Grand Army Post
Lake Boon
Twilight Club
James Mullin
E. P. Laskey
Laskey
William Smith
John Simpson
Dorchester
Agnes Smith
Nason St
St. Bridget’s Church
Michael Sexton
Mr. Sexton
Main St. Bridge
Lake Boone
C. C
William Coulter
Thomas Usher
Lowell
Fred Prehn
Waltham
Fred Shanahan
Jamaica Plains
Mamie Burns
Sadie McKenna
Molly Clark
Francis McCaffrey
Minnie Gilroy
Hyde Park
Maynard Military Band
Springtime Hyomei ad drives catarrh claims in town
Long OCR piece notes Hyomel pocket inhaler as a cure all for spring catarrh with local pharmacy money back guarantee. It also records assorted town notes: visits, marriages, union activities, a church drive, school events, and a street of domestic and business happenings in Maynard and surrounding area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Proclaimed Best
A Michigan merchant Geo L Chubb touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best cough medicine he has taken. The ad claims it cures a cough or cold faster than any other treatment and should be kept on hand for prompt use. Available at Johnson's Pharmacy and H J Dwinell in Maynard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. L. Chubb
Harlan
Mich
Johnson’s Pharmacy
H. J
Lincoln at Gettysburg Address Passage
Excerpt from Lincoln s Gettysburg Address delivered November 19 1863 praising the dedication of the battlefield and urging the nation to persevere for a new birth of freedom and a government of the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Lincoln
Cottysburg
Open Letter Questions Maynard Special Police
A Maynard reader questions the Maynard special police force and its recent town appointments. The letter calls for officer qualifications to quell disturbances and asks the editor to investigate the selectmen’s choices and local police credibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Maynard Special
Maynard
Justice
Sullivan Scotted as Influential Newcomer in District Race
A district veteran notes P. J. Sullivan made a strong first term as representative. He cites Sullivan as a durable figure among first year lawmakers and a capable voice on key measures. The district may consider returning him for the remaining term before new district arrangements occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Sullivan
Sullivan
Mr. Sullivan
Maynard Band Concert Series Planned by Town Selectmen
The selectmen have arranged with the Maynard band for a summer concert series funded by a recent special meeting appropriation. The total number of concerts will be six or eight, affecting band size. If the Finn band executes its program, the town can expect ample music this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Finn
Terrific Race With Death Ends in New Health
Ralph F. Fernandez of Tampa Pennsylvania describes a fearful race with death from liver trouble and heart disease. He credits Electric Bitters with restoring sleep and interest in life, claiming a full recovery after three days. Johnson's guarantees the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph F. Fernandez
Tampa
Pla
Johnson
Butler's Order Was Obeyed in a Daring Exchange
In a humorous Civil War era quip, a Irishman named Pat defies a general’s instruction, claiming he killed a horse after being told to obey orders without questions. The exchange ends with Butler unable to respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almond Bye
General Butler
Pat
Bure
Butler
Memorial Day Services Across Acton Maynard
Isaac Davis Post G A R conducted a full Memorial Day program in West Acton Acton Centre and Maynard with graves decorated at Woodlawn Glenwood and St Bridget cemeteries. Div 44 AOH held Memorial Sunday at Music hall with 50 members marching to St Bridget cemetery and prayers by Rev J A Crowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal Assabet Lodge
M. A
Maynard's Block
Maynard Band
Glenwood Cemetery
Isaac Davis
West Acton
Acton
Maynard
Isaac Davis Post
G. A. R. Hall
Woodlawn
Acton Centre
Masonic Hall
Post Office Square
St. Bridget Cemetery
Music Hall
A. O.H
St. Bridget
Band Stand Delays Maynard Concerts Over Land Dispute
Maynard residents await a band stand for a planned Maynard military band concerts. Selectman Sullivan requested permission from landowner Mr. Kroll to erect a temporary stand in the rear park, but deeds for the land are unsettled. The square near last year’s site will be measured to judge capacity, offering public spirited citizens a chance to build a stand if room permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Military Band
Selectman
Sullivan
Mr. Kroll
Maynard's Block
Little Park
Dance Postponed by St Bridget’s Temperance Society
Opening dance of the series by St Bridget’s Temperance society postponed to June 17. The event was scheduled for next Saturday night and affects all planned attendees and participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Bridget's Temperance Society
Lemon City Man praises Chamberlain’s remedy use in hot water
Mr. C B Wainwright of Lemon City Florida writes that Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy gives faster relief for stomach pains colic and cholera morbus when taken in water as hot as can be drunk. He says the effect is twice as fast and hits the right spot instantly. Dwinell Maynard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C B. Wainwright
Lemon City
Fla
Chamberlain
Johnson's Pharmacy
H. J.dwinell
Maynard
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Jane Reed
Washington
J. F. Gannon & Co
John Winkley
Peter Landers
Warren
Flora Wagner
Westboro
Henry Hodges
Readville
Assabet Mills
John Marsden
Henry
Carrie Bowker
J. W. Lynch
Boston
Frank Lawton
Combination
Sara Crosby
Hudson
PF. W. Hancock
Alfred Coolidge
Central Market
Henry Murphy
Timothy Buckley
Walnutst
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Hallie Whitcomb
Christopher Wilson
Lena Bullard
Roomfixers’ Union
David
Julius Loewe
South Framingham
Arthur Woodart
Pennsylvania
Laura Woodart
Pennyslvania
Lawrence
Episcopal Church
Lexington Park
J. F. Gannon &Co
William Bishop
Finnish Evangelical Church
John Anderson
Everett Burnham
Essex
Frank Crowley
Thomas Bell
Assabet House
Stow
F. B. McCleary
Parker St
John Canavan
Warren Arnold
John Jaggling
Clarence Bodfish
Cambridge
William Parrish
Samuel Wilson
Helen Pettigrew
Squire Siswick
John Bowers
John Foley
Asssabet
Louise Diamond
Franklin
William Dunn
Mrs. Howard
Plainville
R. I
William Jones
Grove
Minnie Moynihan
Charlestown
Lillian Mead
Providence
William Greaves
Greenwich
Framingham
James Morgan
Samuel King
James Hall
Springfield
Great Road
Men’s League of the Congregational Church
Lena Woolerschied
St. Joseph's Society
Cooperative Hall
Lillian Ogden
Clara Singleton
Sara Townsend
May Smith
Samuel Townsend
Rebekah
John Kennedy
District Court
Foxboro
Elise
T. P. Hurley
Thomas Naylor
Main and
Thomas Sts
Frank Granos
Sudbury High
Farrell and Persons
Battery
Fisher and Merrill
Sudbury
Rep
Pigeon
Census Bureau
John Shea
Dedham
Mary Shea
Cora Downey
Harriman Laundry
Frank Scribcher
William Sykes
Bert “Lawton
K. A. Hunt
George B. Frost
Elsie Parmenter
Herbert EB. Howard
Kate McClusky
Nellie Conley
Josephine Pontasse
Alphonse Pontasse
Mary Collins
John Brewer
Nonnsupport
St. Bridget Temperance Society
Muste Hall
Carpenters
B. J. Coughlin
Croft
Lincoln
Gettysburg
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