Notable visitors and local events in Acton
Miss Bertha Hall visits Worcester. Mrs. Clough spends two weeks in Vermont and western Massachusetts. Rev. Farren travels from town. he has moved to West Somerville. Reuben Reed crafts a cane for Captain Ripley aboard the Old Constitution in Boston harbor. A Rhode Island School of Design scholar is Merritt Farren. W C T U officers are elected. The Acton group honors Captain Ripley with a poem by Rev. Willis and resolutions. Reed’s historic cane is presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Hall
Worcester
Rueben L. Reed
Boston
Annie Clark
Denver
Col
Philip
Stamford
Conn
Clarence Hale
Chase
Riza Fletcher
New England Conservatory of Music
J. B. Cage
Geo. Ham
Lizzie Bumpus
Treas
W. Hayward
See
Gilbert Hawkes
S. A. Christie
Emma Quintley
F. F. Chandler
Settlement Mission
W. Rowitzer
Flower Mission
F. Richardson
Merritt Freeman Farren
Rhode Island School of Design
Pbome
Thomas J. Sawyer
Isaac Davis
J. Willis
Ripley
Acton
Willis
Charlestown
Riptey
Death of Calvin P. Harris Former Taunton Manager
Calvin P. Harris died after months of illness aged 75. Born in Arlington and raised in Acton he moved to Taunton and joined Reed and Barton where he rose to New York manager before retirement. He leaves a widow and one daughter and a brother S B Harris. his sister Mrs Her bert Lane died recently in Dorchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin P. Harris
New York City
Taunton
Mass
Artlington
Acton
Reed and Barton
New York
Reed and
Barton
Harris
B. Harris
Herbert S. Lane
Dorchester
Local church events and sales announced for October
The Ladies' Church Aid society plans a harvest supper and entertainment in the church chapel Thursday evening. Middlesex Northwest Temperance Union marks its fall meeting October 10 in West Acton with four speakers and a children's hour. Middlesex Union association meeting for the Congregation church is October 16 in Pepperell. Acton Grange to join Sunday worship October 29. Prayer meeting Friday 7 PM on Holiness and the Commonplace. C E meeting Sunday 7 PM on Humility led by Mrs. C. E. Smith. Auctioneers Otis H. Forbush to sell B. F. Folsom property October 4 at 9:30 AM in Gleasondale. includes cows, horses, bees, tools, wagons. 300 corn stocks in field. electric cars within 3 minutes of the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grangé
South Acton
Elizabeth Vhickering
Somerville
Helen Wood
Progressive Town Committee
Frank Styles
West Acon
Grange
Ladies’ Church Aid Society Wll
Middlesex Northwest Temperance Union
Ayer
West Acton
Middlesex Union Association of Congregation
Pepperell Wed
Acton Grange
C. E
C. E. Smith
Otis H. Forbush
Acton
Mass
B. F. Folsom
Gleasondale
Historic New England farm sale schedule announced
At 10 a.m. Mrs L F Anderson of Cochituate Massachusetts will sell personal property from South Park Manor including horses cows heifers tools machinery wagon harness hay and other farm goods plus electric cars from Wayland and Natick passing by the place. On Friday October 25 at 9 a.m. Pantry Brook Farm North Sudbury Massachusetts will sell a large lot of livestock wagons buggies sleds farming tools harnesses and household goods antique items in fine condition. Posters with full details will be issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. Anderson
South Park Manor
Cochituate
Mass
Wayland
Way
Natick
Saxonville
L. E. Bent
Pantry Brook Farm
Sudbury
Also Mentioned on This Page
Christie’s
Bates
Denton
Sea Island
Infant’s
Main
Maynard
Rev
S. J. Willis
Kimonas
Royal Worcester
Seder’s Cash Store
P. O. Block, Maynard
Acton Centi
Congregational Church
Lerer
Lerer’s
Nason Streets
A. T. Haynes & Company
Finney & Holt
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