Bedford Notes and Local Chatter From August Fair
Purported real estate deals in Bedford heat up town gossip as residents discuss a new Rompler touring car and a 2.02% mile time by Uhlan in Readville. Reports cover balloon passages, junior baseball results, civic notices, and plans for a Parent-Teacher meeting in September with details on a settlement house run by Caroline Caswell aiding Boston shop girls.
Women lodge plans home work project in Lexington
A plan was approved at the lodge meeting to establish a home industry site enabling residents to find work. Mrs Myra L Higgins is the Matron and Dana R Bigelow the Supt of Grounds. A forthcoming event in Historic Hall Lexington will feature Hearn's Orchestra of Woburn with refreshments.
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Cation
Lodge
Myra L. Higgins
Grounds
Dana R. Bigelow
Riverside Lodge of
Waltham
Historic Hall
Lexington
Hearn
Orchestra
Woburn
Local Notables Take Labor Day Breaks and Busy Week
Miss Fannie Griffiths enjoys vacation at home while Mrs. Conney recovers. Mrs. Reed Boynton visits Marlboro kin. Robbins host Labor Day guests. Edwards family heads to Springfield for winter. Rev. Drew returns from Old Point Comfort refreshed. Alonzo Moore learns of his father’s death at 90. Daughters group meets at Mrs. Wright’s. teachers welcomed by Rev. Brown. Parish social plans drawn for October 18 and November 16. Church events, outings, and gatherings fill the week with music and fellowship.
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George Conney
Mary Reed Boynton
Marlboro
Charles
Robbins
Fred Burke
P. ©. Edwards
Springfield
H. B. Drew
Old Point Comfort
Alonzo V. Moore
Had Been There Before A Proposer And A Pledged Hand
A woman recalls a prior moment after a proposal and declares the hand pledged. He answers with a counter offer appealing for a ticket in return.
Struck By Auto Near Westvale Injures Man
In Westvale near Maynard, Harry McEwan was gravely injured when a Mitchell touring car driven by Judge Wilson struck him after he stepped into the path from the sidewalk. Five men were in the car. McEwan was carried home as Dr. Pickard tended to head and facial injuries and possible internal damage.
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Harry McEwan
Wilson
Westvale
McEwan
Pickard
Eat
Enterprise
Mr. Wilson
P. J. Sullivan
Samuel Lawton
B. J. Coughlin
Atty
Kenneth Cameron
Maynard
Shaw
Concord
The
American Powder Co
Maine
Victorious Reformatory beats state prison in baseball and tug
The Victorious Reformatory team defeated the state prison squad 5 to 3 in a close baseball game. They then outclassed the visitors in a tug of war and their sprinter beat the prison champion over 50 yards. Hanley led batting with three hits. The event ended with dinner at the Central House and praise for local athletes.
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Reformatory
State Prison
Charlestown
Hanley
Ed Dee
Jacobs
Dougherty
M. Dee
Boydss
Mitchell
Lawton
McSweeney
Anchor
Fred Hewitt
Frank Hewitt
Fred Lawton
Klis
Central House
Local Social Notes Mention Winthrop Guests and Community Happenings
Mr and Mrs W F Greenlaw of Winthrop visited over the holiday. Mr and Mrs C F Goodnow hosted friends from Boston Sunday. H Ernest Porter of Worcester called on friends here Saturday and Monday. Albert W Porter was a guest from Saturday to Monday of Bert Sheffield in Peabody. Centre schools began with Mr Lewis returning to the high. Delmont E B Ferden is building a small three room house for his mother Mrs Clara Ferden to be used next summer by city people at a camp. The i is ow land opposite Charles Keene’s residence. The Grange picnic at Great Pond was postponed a day due to bad weather. Friday was unsettled until noon. a smaller crowd attended. Electric lights are now in newly improved and patented fixtures recently on the market for about three months. People may feel proud of lights more up-to-date than in surrounding larger towns.
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EK. M. Mille
Herbert
Peake's Island
Bedford
Readville
Charlies D. Phillips
Springsrd
Uhlan
Shawsheen River
Bedfords
Lincoln
Boston
Lowell
Carlisle
Jay P. Benton
Frank P. Bowker
Bedford Jr
Lincoln Jr's
Page Field
Lincolns
Clare Isner
McHugh
Manning Goddard
Hutchins
J. Hodgdon
Lyman J. Cole
Chicago
Cole
Florence Ward
Radford
Gretchen Wood
Oil City
Florence
Howard
Wood
Pennsylvania
Walter Jewett
Pepperell
Quincy
Fletcher Road
Jewett
Liewsac Lodge
Caswell
Caroline M. Caswell
Frances B. Willard
Chambers St
Liensac Lodge
H. Ernest Porter
Worcester
Albert W. Porter
Bert Sheffield
Peabody
Charles. J. Dean
National Biscuit Co
D. R. Dean
Centre
Lewis
Delmont
EB. Ferden
Clara Ferden
Perden
Charles Keene
Grange
Great Pond
Lanalie
Point
Sudbury Native Lewis C. Taylor Dies at 80
Lewis C. Taylor a Sudbury native and former resident died Tuesday afternoon at 605 Main St Waltham from heart failure. He was 80, son of Cyrus and Mary Willis Taylor, one of nine siblings. He left no children and his wife had died years earlier. Only two male descendants remain of the large Sudbury family with most kin nearby.
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Lewis C. Taylor
Sudbury
Main St
Waltham
Cyrus and
Mary Willis Taylor
Taylor Homestead
Mr. Taylor
Food Adulteration in France Costs Millions Annually
The piece reports that France loses millions yearly to adulterated foods, citing Scientific American. It notes talc and alum as common adulterants in bread, with potassium carbonate used to increase water absorption and methyl alcohol involvement in processing.
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France
Scientific American
River sings through Atlanta Constitution line
Fragmentary text from the Atlanta Constitution mentions river themes and a Lang Citizen facing reapers, with imagery of autumn harvest and the river’s song. The readable bits evoke folk or poetic lines rather than a clear event or report.
Vein Emory Drilling and Vegetable Cast Iron Wood
The text describes drilling techniques for hardened glass with emery and turpentine and mentions vegetable cast iron as a strong Western Australia wood. It notes a proposed drill method using wax or clay and molten metal to form a hole. It cites Harpers Weekly on gate's extreme tensile strength and timber size potential.
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Western Australia
Harper’s Weekly
Mortgagee Sale of Real Estate in Sudbury Massachusetts
Mortgagee sale of land in Sudbury Middlesex County described from a 1907 mortgage the parcel comprises about 1 3 4 acres with buildings and a named right of way over adjacent land. It includes prior conveyance to Agnes A Anderson and references Frederick A Casson and Fannie P Casson with status subject to unpaid taxes and assessments. Sale terms announced by Marlborough Savings Bank and Charles F Holyoke dated September 1 1910.
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Middlesex South District
Sudbury
Boston and Worcester
William L. Toad
William L. Stone
Agnes
A. Anderson
Frederick A. Casson
Fannie P. Casson
Middlesex
Marlborough Savings Bank
Charles F. Holyoke
Marlboro
Mass
Probate notice of Bridget Walseana estate heirs
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Probate Court informs heirs and creditors of Bridget Walseana’s estate in Middlesex. A hearing is set for September 21, 1910 at nine in the forenoon to show cause why the probate should not be granted. notice published for public awareness.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex
Bridget Wal- Seana
Ccm
Onige
Middlesex
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