Acton Community Notes Bring Bright Hall and Busy Week
West Acton residents report electric lights brightening the Seemanne boarding house and the G A R hall after recent painting. Visitors include Samuel J. Foster hosting family, Levis Perkins’ newborn son, and Mr Reddi taking an engineer post in Boston. The Baptist church Ladies’ Benevolent Society to hold its Dec 11 supper and entertainment, with dancing by Lawton’s orchestra and attendees from Maynard, Concord, Littleton, and Acton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Leverpril
Mary Millain
Mary McCarthy
Frank McCarron
Maynard
Joseph Crowley
Joseph Gallant
Georgianna McKenzie
Laura Moore
Mary Flannery
Lawton
Alfred Carey
Helen Broughall
Concord
Littleton
Actons
Schnairs Host Jolly Party Hosts and Handley Wins Prizes
The Schnair home hosted a Friday evening party with Misses Harriet and Cora Schnair as hostesses. M. J. Handley won two second prizes at the New England fruit show in Boston for gravensteins, with a barrel in class C and a box in class D earning $10. He also aimed for the $25 prize from Dwinell, Wright Co. and expressed pleasure at his results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Schnair
Harriet
Cora Schnair
M. J. Handley
Boston
Handley
New England Fair
Dwinell, Wright Co
Haddiey Tops Local Fruit Growers With Graven Stem Bounty
Haddiey, a renowned fruit grower, reports this year yields exceeding a thousand bushels of graven stems, all sold at strong prices, highlighting his prominence in the region’s agricultural market.
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Haddiey
Church committee and meetings weekly schedule update
The Standing committee will meet Wednesday at 8 00 p m Agenda ends Friday talk The Prayer of Jesus in Gethsemane. Pastor’s Bible class holds annual meeting Saturday at 6 30 in the ladies parlor with service at 6 20 Attendance requested. Bunyan reading Sunday evening From the cross to the chamber of peace via the hill of difficulty.
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Agen
Jesus
Gethsemane
Cross
Chamber of Peace
Hill of Difficulty
Acton Centre News Highlights and Local Notices
Attendees of the National Grange in Manchester NH included Mr and Mrs 8 J White, Mr and Mrs H B Proctor, Mr and Mrs Wm Kingsley, J B Tuttle, Mrs Miller, Miss Ella Miller, and Mr N Hi Tenney. Middlesex Central Pomona meets Nov 20 with both sessions, all fourth degree members admitted. Mrs James Fiske remains critically ill. Arthur Payson moves to Wollaston. Helen Hardy improves from injuries. Carl Pickins family returns to Acton. Congregational Ladies' Church Aid hosts reception for Rev Tingley’s wife on Nov 14. Congregational church electric lights activated last week. Joseph Welch recovering from a fall. S T Pletcher improves buildings. C D Wood did the work. Chester Wood visits with his parents. Aen family travels to Natick for Amoroso funeral. Auctioneer Otis J. Forbush of Acton announces multiple sales in Nov and Dec including North Wilmington and North Reading estates, with large consignments of livestock, tools, and antiques. The Wright estate wood lot in North Sudbury to be auctioned Dec 4.
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National Grange
Manchester
N. H
H. B. Proctor
Wm. Kingsley
J. B. Tuttle
Miller
Ella Miller
N. Hi. Tenney
Middlesex Central Pomona
Town Hall
James Fiske
Arthur E. Payson
Wollaston
Helen Hardy
Payson
Carl Pickins
Acton
Moses Taylor
Congregational Ladies’ Church Aid Society
Tingley
Mr. Tingley
Congregational Church
Joseph Welch
S. T. Pletcher
C. D. Wood
Chester Wood
C. Wood
B. Aen
Natick
Mr. Amoroso
Boylston St
Boston
Fragmentary regional note on local figures and hunting
Incomplete text from South Udbury area mentions individuals including Whitney and a former resident. References to employment, a car, a North Wheel, and local hunters appear, but the fragmentary OCR provides no clear events or outcomes.
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West Acton
Seemanne
Low Pallington
South Acton
G. A. R. Hall
Hudson
Chas. Sherry
Boxboro
Nrteans
C. L. Pi
Samuel J. Foster
Andrew Peterson
Andrew Peterson Has Sold His Place Which He Bought A Year Ago To Thome
Lilla M. Sheppard
Ly Gor
Ralph
Lowell
Mee
Clara How
Fred Bailey
Millard J Ndley
New England
G. Reddi
New Franca Tel. Co
Belvedere ‘St
Ladies’ Benevolent Society of the Baptist Church
Levi Perkinsnd
Smith
Vermouth
Otis Mott
Lauren Kingman
H. Schnair
Helen Coughlin
May Ledgard
Dorothy Grady
Philip Damon
Walter Barber
William Tobin
Joseph Schnair
Mr. O'Connell
Edwin Hayward
Edward T. Harrington
Newshan
Helen Hutchins
G. B. Parker
Frank Williams
Mass
General Hospital
A.F. Blanchard
Wells
G.A. R. Hall
Otis J. Forbush
Mars
Crawford House
Massachusetts
North Wilmingson
KL Ralph
Haley-Lamb Farm
North
Reading
Soreton R. R
George H. Hayward
B. G. Hall
Carrie Hussey
South
Udbury
East Sudry
Srpon Abeat Whitney
Aes
Aity
1& McKay Co
Cester
Milton
Tba
Germany
Main ST
Earl H. Kathan
Ness
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