Stow News and Political Hints From Nearby Towns
Stow reports residents visiting in St Johns and Washita while locals attend Republican caucus and plan harvest supper. The Clinton fair and Bolton cattle show draw crowds as base ball on Sunday topics stir town. Possible political slate includes ex Mayor Harvey aiming for senator with Tirrell in Congress and Marlboro’s Senator Mitchell opposing him. Democratic options in Stow discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolton
Stow
Harvey
Waltham
Tirrell
Congress
Mitchell
Marlboro
Senate
Bedford Notes Busy Town with Elections and Personal News
Bedford residents report Luce leading for lieutenant governor as Republicans meet. Walter Temple and Lincoln Torrey visit Byfield. Torrey to enter Harvard. Lyman J. Cole to occupy rooms in Back Bay. J F Towne calls on cigar friends Sept 19. Roy Mack starts new post at J B R McFarland Co. Deer seen near Shawsheen cemetery. Town water system praised after dry wells. Arthur W. Blake to Grand Lake Stream for three weeks. Royal R. Henton's death of his son Royal Robbins Henton Jr. mourned by Bedford friends. services held in Hartford. Frosts color the foliage. Den window view praised for beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Mack
J. BR. McFarland
Gypsy Moths Commission
Shawsheen
Bedford
Arthur W. Blake
Grand Lake Stream
Royal R. Henton
Auburndale
Vinal Blakney
Royal Robbins Henton, Jr
Randall A. Whittier
Hartford
David ©. Torrey
Blake family returns from Brooklin Maine vacation
John L. Blake his wife and son arrive back Thursday from Brooklin Maine on Penobscot Bay. Blake has spent summers there for years and, as an amateur yachtsman, brings notable navigation skill to threading channels between islands aboard his sloop. He shares amusing anecdotes from the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Blake
Brooklin
Penobscot Bay
Mr. Blake
Summer Guests Praise His Thrilling Experiences
A commentator recalls this summer where he shared thrilling tales and hosted friends who spoke enthusiastically of the glorious time they enjoyed as his guests. The remarks paint a vivid portrait of social gatherings and memorable evenings.
Boy Wanders Town Then Reunited With Parents
Sunday afternoon Alden Webber found Alfred Dumas a boy from Salem wandering aimlessly in town. After questioning, Webber learned he had stayed in Billerica and was returning home from nostalgia. Chief Kelly fed him and Alden Brown escorted him to Boston to catch the Salem train, delivering him safely to his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden Webber
Alfred Dumas
Salem
Billerica
Hydrant Locations for Bedford High Pressure Service
Holmes of Medford and Worthington of Dedham report 35 hydrants for Bedford high pressure service in the thickly settled town area. The list includes hydrants on Spring road Shawsheen ave state highway Main street Loomis Loomis st Great North road Hillside ave Hartford elm School Fletcher South and other adjacent streets.
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H. ER. Holmes
Medford
E. Worthington
Dedham
Bedford Water Works
Bedford Fire Department
Spring Road
Shawsheen Ave
State Highway
Main St
Loomis St
Great North Road
Hillside Ave
Hartford St
Elm St
School Ave
Fletcher Ave
South St
Hard Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks
Harry Challis recounts an experience with a spaniel he procured in Concord. The dog twice chewed through the rope that tethered him, Challis pursued both times, and Sunday morning before daybreak the dog broke a heavy chain and escaped. He will wander the town he loves, proving the old saying true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Challis
Concord
Mr. Challis
Narrow Escape for Miss Elsie Plastridge on Farm Road
Miss Elsie Plastridge daughter of Sunnyside Farm owner on the road to Billerica had a narrow escape when her horse bolted near the B M railroad station and raced two miles to her home. Her calm handling prevented serious injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Plastridge
Sunnyside
Billerica
Miss Plastridge
Mise. Plastridge
Engagement announced for Emma Hughes and Norman Kene
Bedford residents Miss Emma J. Hughes and Norman Kene announce their engagement. Miss Hughes long served as a popular local schoolteacher, recently teaching in Brookline. Johnny McHale, once sent from the Red Sox to the Providence Eastern Leaguers to develop, has been released by Duffey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma J. Hughes
Norman
Kene
Bedford
Hughes
Brookline
Johnny McHale
Red Sox
Providence
Duffey
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Concord Junction
A. G. Zeigler
B. F. Townsend
Maynard and Concord Junction, Mass
Albert Vanderhoof
Main Street
Isaac N. MacRae
Lincoln
Thoreau St
Fitchburg Station
Andrew Poland
New Firm
Fairhaven Greenhouses
Wilfrid Wheeler
Concord, Mass
Life Insurance Company
R. H. Gotton
Boston
Wakefield
Fred Hunter
St. Johns, N. B
Charles Hall
Whitney ‘House
Emma Cate
Washita
H. Cole
Charles Cutler
Malden
Emma Brown
Rockport
W. A. Peck
S. A. Peck
Blue Mountain
Fred Montague
Millis
George A. Patterson
Fred Lyons
Nova Scotia
Unitarian Church
Ladies Aid Society
Union Church
West Acton
Houghton Place
Acton St
G. H. Hopkins
MAIN
Matthew Steinman
Grant St
Charles Parker Tucker
Attorney At Law
Chase Building
Hudson, Mass
Glenwood
Q. R. Hall & Co
A. D. Holt
Maynard
Messrs
W. and
J. L. Blake
Clinton Fair
Luce
Walter Temple
Lincoln Torrey
Byfield
Mr.Torrey
Harvard
Lyman J. Cole
Wesyleyan Ave
Back Bay District
J. F. Towne
J. H. P. Cigar
Postal, Co. F. WA
Damon St
Scott Concord Junction
Whitcomb
Cae
Asurange
Doggie
Axminster Art
L.N. Fowler
Lizette & Dupuis
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