Maynard News Briefs and Local Happenings
Louis Sullivan appointed to take the school census. St. Bridget’s Sunday school resumes next Sunday. Mrs. McManus recovers from illness. Irene Mallinson visiting in Billerica. Mr. and Mrs. Horan entertain relatives. Frank Whitney and Lib la Childs visit Lowell. Newton and Hutt attend Worcester fair. Republican caucus set for Cooperative hall next Tuesday. William McGrail begins study at Boston College High. Kelley couple back from Newfoundland journey. Minnie Shea visits Glendale street mother. Leyden joins Prudential Life as local agent. Harry Chapin named Hubbardston high principal. No basketball this winter per Music Hall management. Nellie Lynch visits from Framingham. Ladies’ Benevolent society hosts sale Oct 29-30. Frickenhans of Worcester Telegram in town. Silvio improving health in Somerville. Precourt & Blanchette millinery sold to Misses Rainville. Coughlin opens new lunch wagon on Main Street. Booth reports from Karlsbad. to England then Maynard. Rev. Robert E. Bisbee in town. sociological reform work. Lunch cart transfer to Keegan and Harry Clark. Byron may enter hotel business. First Congregational choir rehearsal outlines year plans under William Baxter. “The Girl of the Mountains” at Music Hall draws large crowd. Maynard shown as promising show town with quality plays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam McGrail
Boston ‘College
Thomas Kelley
Gojoutn
Newfoundland
Minnie J. Shea
Boston
Mary J. Shea
Glendale St. John Leyden
Prudential Life Insurance Co
Harry Chapin
Hubbardston
Music Hall
Maynard
Nellie Lynch
South Framingham
John McCarthy
Ladies’ Benevolent Society
Congregational Church
Thomas Byron
John Keegan
Harry Clark
Byron
William Baxter
Bedford News Roundup Highlights Local Moves and Happenings
Roy Mack joins A. J. Poland & Co on Main Street while Mrs. 8. D. Prince returns from Hampton Beach. Several Bedford residents visit New York and New Hampshire guests, school openings, staff changes, and an upcoming Bedford versus Billerica married men baseball game on Page Field. Prominent visitors include Dr. Immanuel Pfeiffer and family, G. E. Whatley, and Dr. C. A. Blaaberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Billerica
Page Field
Louis Pfeiffer
George Perry
Billerica Benedicts
Admiral's battle season ends in Magdalena Bay tale
The story recounts a U S naval officer known for opposing profanity among officers. His squadron trains in Magdalena bay Lower California when the flagship’s crew lag behind. A nearby ship fires a volley of taunts prompting the captain to note his men need such encouragement.
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United States
Magdalena Bay
California
Harper’s Weekly
Winter Schedule Adopts Semiannual Rail Timetable
The winter plan on the M and H Street Railway takes effect September 19 with few changes from last winter. Saturday and Sunday afternoons, half hourly service runs from 2 to 8 pm as demand requires. The theatre car meeting the 11:29 Boston train at Concord for Maynard on Saturdays will continue if patronage remains sufficient.
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The
Boston
Concord
Maynard
Peabody Visit Powers Local Guests and Cider Mill Run
Sudbury A J Sheffield visits relatives in Peabody. Miss Wdith W Newton of Bolton guests of Mr and Mrs C L Perry. Mr and Mrs S D Perry guests of Mr and Mrs Pickering in Nashua. The old cider mill on Wm Moore place runs daily with large cider quantities. A lawn party and band concert under Grane drew many locals and visitors with ice cream cake candy popcorn and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Sheffield
Peabody
Wdith W. Newton of
Bolton
C. L. Perry
S. D. Perry
Wm. Moore Place
Grane
D A R Outing Planned at Concord Chapter House
The Daughters of the American Revolution of Massachusetts schedule a state outing at the Concord Chapter D A R house on Friday September 17. H L Whitcomb longtime village business figure receives good news of improved health after a long illness. The Concord Antiquarian Society marks its 274th town anniversary with a double observance noting the society’s 23rd founding anniversary.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Massachusetts
Old Concord
H. ‘L. Whitcomb
Prisoners Escape From Massachusetts Reformatory Farm
Three inmates working on the Masac husetts Reformatory farm near East Acton attempted to escape on Tuesday afternoon. They vanished after three o'clock and were rounded up around seven in West Acton before being returned to the facility.
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Masachusetts Reformatory
East Acton
West Acton
Reformatory
Asparagus Growers Hold Field Day in Concord
A large gathering of nearly a hundred asparagus growers met in Concord last Thursday for the Massachusetts Asparagus Growers association event. The U S government experimental station on Bedford street, led by Charles W Prescott, showcased many new findings on asparagus cultivation.
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Massachusetts Asparagus Growers Association
Concord
U. S
Bedford St
Charles W. Prescott
Concord Junction notes and plans for fall
Local notices report Mrs. P. W. Allen staying at Nagog cottage and HM H. Young visiting in Vermont. George Berry and Mary Barrett are seen in town with relatives. John B. Studley heads to Florida for winter as Mrs. Studley plans to follow. Engagement announced between Louise Putney Kingsbury and Edmund Hincks Squire. Auction of James Delaney’s goods, hotel plans in New York, and remodeling of Commonwealth Street hall into twenty rooms. Water from Nagog to Concord expected by Sept. 15.
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John B. Studley
Tampa
Florida
James Delaney
Mrs. Delaney
New York
Commonwealth
John Libby
Concord
Concord news items and town updates
The column lists various local notices including baby births to Hennessey and Mullaney families, the Abbot family returning to Concord, town hall events next Tuesday, school reopening on Sept 22, and Democratic caucuses set for Wednesday evening. It mentions plumbing contracts, a local pitcher Edward Williams, a teacher Thomas Hopkins, bridge inquiries with a Dec 1 date, the Concord lodge degree team traveling to Hudson, Spencer Bros fish market, and Edward Maker recovering from injuries. Also notes Sir Wooster the jumper competed in Montreal but fell.
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J. R. Cummings
New Union Shurch
Concord Junction
Edward Williams
Erstown
Spencer Bros
Walden St
Noteaby
Edward Maker
Concord Council
K. of C
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H. P. N. Dahl
Optician
Geo. H. Gutteridge
Nason Street
Maynard, Mass
Essentials
Concord, Mass
Tel
Nasan and
Summer Streets
F.E. Taylor & CO
Nason and Summer Sts
Litchfield
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Opp Mill
Louis Sullivan
St. Bridget's
Thomas Hyde
Wellesley
John Horan
Frank Whitney
Lib la Childs
Lowell
Augustus Newton
A. D. Hutt
Worcester Fair
Cooperative Hall
H. R. Frickenhans
Worcester Telegram
Charles Silvio
Somerville
Mr. Silvio
Precourt & Blanchette
Miamn St
Robert E. Bisbee
Roy Mack
A. J. Poland & Co
Main St
8. D. Prince
Hampton Beach
N. H
Lyman J. Cole
Hotel Wentworth
Newcastle
Jares Shea
Lyman W. Chase
North Road
William Pfeiffer
York City
Pfeiffer
Great Road
Frank Goddard
Petersham
Chas. W
A. E. Blake
Masonic Temple
Bedford House
C. G. McClure
Hartford
Conn
Benj
A. Ham and Son
J. W. Ayer
Party of Five
Gorham Thurber
Bristol
R.L
Benabel Johnson
Chicago II
M. A. Hunter
L. L. Ward
Nellie Rogers
E. A. Young
James Buck
John Foulk
Flushing N. Y
W. Homer
Springfield
N. J
Faulkner
Cambridge
C. Hall
Fitchburg
E.H. Adams
Newport
R. I
Sudbury
Red Cross
Moody St
Waltham, Mass
Waltham
Karl C. Johanso
Concord Junction, Mase
Concord. Junction
Mrs. P. W. Allen
Mr. Blood
Shores
Nagog
HM H. Young
Mrs. Young
St. Johnsbury
Vermont
George Berry
Berry Farm
Nine Acre Corner
Mary Barrett
Roxbury
Riverside Ave
Maybelle Churchill
M. Clark
Commonwealth Ave
Enterprise
Chas. J. Waite's
Keyes
Daniel Hennessey
Martin Mullaney
St. L. Abbot
Town Hall
Thomas Hopkins
Boston ¢ Lege
Concord Ll Oof
Hudson Ons
Hudson Lodge
Sir Wooster
Henry Higginson
Montreal
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Sporting Goods
Edison
Victor
Walden Hall
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