Chelmsford A Slight Reduction And A Wedding Note
Chelmsford tacks a tax rate of fourteen dollars ninety cents for 1905 down from fifteen dollars, eased by selectmen despite higher state taxes and town loans. Marty McKnight returns with his bride to occupy the post office area cottage, while H McKnight recovers from injuries and marries in the Provinces. A church union service is planned at the Baptist church and other local notes include real estate moves, travel, and upcoming August organ selections at All Saints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelmsford
Harry McKnight
Chelmsford Spring Co
W. J. Randall
Orients
McCoy
James Menzies
Acton Street
Mexico
North Chelmsford Vacation Notices and Unclaimed List
Many villagers vacation at summer spots from Middleboro to Nabnasset pond while others travel to Dorchester, New York, Providence and Kansas City. Local youths skate at Crystal Lake Rollaway rink with chaperones as Miss Emma Burgess stays in Dorchester. Unclaimed Post Office list includes Daly Curley Gruno Gould Gaillardely Johnson Nixon Nelligan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Shaw
Middleboro
Mass
Dorr Hudson
Princestone Street
Millers Falls
Hubert Bearse
Biddeford
A. C. Mitchell
Non
Fitchburg
P. L. Piggott
C. F. Scribner
Nabnasset Pond
West Chelmaford
Edgar Dixon
Bis Small
Tyngsboro
Ruth Wotton
Maud Curtis
Merrimack
North Chelmsford
Jas. Daly
Chas. C. Curley
Fred Gruno
William Gould
Melle Victoria Gaillardely
Lillian Johnson
G. W. Nixon
Michael Nelligan
Byam’s grove gospel service canceled next Sunday
Notices include no gospel service at Byam’s grove next Sunday after noon. Miss Clara Bickford returns from a visit with her uncle in West Chelmsford. Mr David McGrath travels to New Hampshire for a few weeks. Mrs Augusta Bickford spends the week in Lowell. The Social Circle outing to Robins Hill Wednesday afternoon was interrupted by a shower but watched the sunset. Mr B O Robbins is seriously ill.
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Byam’s Grove
Clara Bickford
West Chelmsford
David McGrath
N. H
Augusta Bickford
Lowell
Robin’s Hill
B. O. Robbins
Drowning at Hart Pond Casts Gloom on Village
A drowning accident at Hart pond Thursday afternoon darkens the quiet village. Much sympathy is extended to the sorrowing family as residents offer prayers and concern. Meanwhile Mr. Henry Emerson and Mr. Daniel Byam are both improving from recent illnesses.
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Hart Pond
Henry Emerson
Daniel Byam
Royal Arcanum Camp Opens on Concord River
The Royal Arcanum camp on the upper Concord river opened with a flag raising, entertainment, and social hop attended by over 200 people including many club ladies. Joseph Gormley, George Wilkins, and Walter Flaherty led the event as refreshments were served. The Talbot mills will close for a two week vacation starting at noon today, and Faulkner Mfg Co. is expected to shut down on August 19 for the same period. Albert Killey, famed conductor on the Billerica line, returns to duty after a month’s absence. No services are planned for the North Billerica Baptist church tomorrow or next Sunday. Mrs. Thomas Bly of Haverhill visits her brother, Mrs. John F. Reilly, and Mrs. Elmer E. Scates visits relatives in town. A hot ball game is anticipated at Faulkner park as the T. R. & T. face the Graniteville team, with McCarthy and Hoar as battery for the locals.
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Royal Arcanum
Concord River
Joseph Gormley
George Wilkins
Walter Flaherty
Talbot Mills
Faulkner Mfg. Co
Albert Killey
Billerica
Boston & Northern
North Billerica Baptist Church
Thomas Bly
Haverhill
John F. Reilly
Wilson Street
Elmer E. Scates
Faulkner Park
Granitevilles
McCarthy and Hoar
Battery
Lowell & Fitchburg Street Railway Company
Fitchburg and Lowell Street Railway Company
National Bank
Sandy Pond
Italy
Arthur Buckman
John Kennison
Hattie Hume
Mabel Whitcomb
Florence Smith
Annie
Alice Hartwell
Spectacle Pond
Littleton
Willie Donlon
Richard Barrett
Coney I3
Land
N. Y
Forge Pond
W. E. Brooks
Somerville
Shady Cottage
Lucie S. Richardson
Dorchester
H. Lillian Herrington
Mary Rudolph
Garland
King’s County
N. S
Mrs. Richards
Everett
Dr. Parsons
Miss Rudolph
Nora Donohue
Clinton
Mary McCarthy
Leathers
W. H. Landry
L. C. Smith
Will McDonald
Pierce
O. K. Pierce
Mary Anderson
Arlington
Hosmer Cottage
H. J. Vinton
Oak Park
Inl
Ayer
W. H. Eaton
Arthur L. Snell
Fitchburg
Peabory
Young People’s Society
Baptist Society
Eliza A. Sanderson
Little Body of Baptists
George Mack
Frank Curry
Lawrence
Manning
Groton
George H. Brown
Cambridge
Westford Grange Forms Electric Road Committee
Westford Grange held its monthly meeting with sixty members present. A 12 member committee was appointed to handle any electric road questions for the grange. The evening featured a tableau Magic Mirror and solos by John Greig E G Boynton and Albert A Hildreth, plus a reading by Miss Abertha Prescott. Albert A Hildreth was named chairman to plan a shirt waist party at the town hall on August 18. Mr and Mrs Marshall of Dover NH, parents of Rev Charles P Marshall, will visit Westford. Mrs Abul J Abbott bought a new Cadillac runabout car. their Pierce Arrow remains the large car. Mr Vinton of the state board of agriculture, visiting Friday, reported gypsy moths in Carlisle but none in Chelmsford or Westford.
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Westford Grange
Grange
John Greig
E. G. Boynton
Albert A. Hildreth
Abertha Prescott
Town Hall
Marshall
Dover
N. H
Charles P. Marshall
Westford
Abul J. Abbot
Cadillac
Vinton
State Board of Agriculture
Carlisle
Chelmsford
Westrd
Social News Notes From Tewksbury and Nearby
The Days Social News reports the Spaulding family at their Truro summer home, Harold Patten returning from a fishing trip off the Georgian banks, Esther Marion and Violet Lawson visiting Mrs. Clarence Clark, and contractor Ellis rebuilding the Shawsheen river bridge as part of a state highway project. The state steam roller was shipped to Spencer and used locally by the town superintendent for macadamizing roads and highway work. Mrs Kiernan visited town, the Grange trolley ride to Salem Willows drew a large crowd with a group photo on the special car, and George H Brown stayed with L S Burgess Jr. at Onset.
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Benjamin Spaulding
Truro
Harold Patten
Esther
Marion
Violet Lawson
Boston
Clarence Clark
Ellis
Shawsheen River
Spencer
William Kiernan
Grange
Salem Willows
the Willows
George H. Brown
L.S. Burgess, Jr
Electric cars coming to Graniteville in near certainty
Graniteville looks set to receive electric cars with broad support from locals. The Graniteville baseball club plans to visit North Billerica to contest a game against the T R and T club this afternoon, promising an interesting matchup. Miss Louisa Ledu departs for a Cape Madeline vacation visiting friends in Canada, staying away several weeks. Miss Frances Bannister of Westford visited Miss Flora Palmer this week. Mrs Hattie Hart and her sister from Lowell are spending a few days here.
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Graniteville Baseball Club
North Billerica
T. R. & T Club
Louisa Ledu
Cape de Madeline
Canada
Frances Bannister
Westford
Flora Palmer
Hattie Hart
Lowell
Picnic at Nab Nassett Grove For St Catherine's Parish
Miss Fannie McCarthy of Broadway hosts St Catherine's parishioners for a picnic at Nab Nassett Grove on Saturday August 26. D W Harrington is general manager with R J Hermen assistant, Frank Loftus secretary, and Henry Ledu treasurer. A special train will run from Lowell to Forge Village and back to serve the outing. Mr and Mrs W K Putney visit locally. L S Gibson and Frank Healy stayed at Camp Comfort Knapp’s Pond with F L Furbush. Gibson owns the largest fish on record and enjoyed the shower Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Healy
F. L. Furbush
Camp Comfort
Knapp’s Pond
Mr. Gibson
Lowell and Fitchburg Street Railway Work Begins
In the Fitchburg and Lowell Street Railway Company vicinity work is underway at the French acre for an 18 by 80 by 11 foot building near Sandy Pond schoolhouse named Camp Italy. The project is expected to accelerate now that construction has commenced, with locals noting rapid progress ahead.
Dwight Sheeting Remnants at A. G. Pollard & Co
Bleachery restocks Dwight Anchor remnants including pillow cases at 10c yardage with 14c and 16c items, 9-4 seamless sheeting at 21c and 10-4 wide at 23c. Prices listed as 26c and 28c. Basement. A. G. Pollard & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight
A. G. Pollard & CO
Visit Old Orchard on August 10 Excursion
Round trip fare is $1.56 via the Boston and Maine Railroad. Plan the day trip to Old Orchard Beach with travel details and affordable rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard
Boston & Maine R. R
Two Seattle fire horses never lie down in sleep
The Seattle Fire Department cites Dick and Cap as the only horses in the unit that refuse to lie down since learning automatic doors and brazen gongs. Chief Cook says the horses fear the gong and stay alert, though both remain in good condition. Dick, 14, has served eight years at station No. 5 aboard the fireboat, while Cap, six years, pulls at station No. 7 on Fifteenth Avenue and Harrison Street. Dick sometimes leans against his stall chain and dozes briefly only to jolt awake, keeping them perpetually vigilant.
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Seattle
Cap
Cook
Chief Cook
Bee
No. 5
Fifteenth Avenue
Harrison Street
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
McClure's August fiction number and Smith's Magazine offerings
McClure's August fiction number features Booth Tarkington Myra Kelly Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews O Henry and James Hopper among other writers with a mix of solemn funny significant and dainty stories all united by interest truth and beauty The issue showcases color and black and white pictures that illuminate the stories plus feature pieces on John D Rockefeller and satire on business and politics Current Literature sections cover literature religion science music drama and more A lighter piece The Crime of Old Blas translated from French adds variety Caricatures and author home portraits accompany the pictorials Smith's Magazine September opens with art studies and a discussion on artificial life serials by Charles Garvis and Sir William Magry a fashion department and short stories hailed as the biggest ten cents' worth in the magazine line
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McClure
Miss Tarbell
John D. Rockefeller
John McAuley Palmer
Old Blas
Catulle Mendes
Smith's Magazine
Smith’s
Charles Garvis
William Magry
From Cobbler's Bench to Governor's Chair in Human Life
In the August issue of Human Life the five cent magazine presents a profile of Governor Douglas of Massachusetts by Nath'l C. Fowler Jr. A caustic review titled The Man-Fishing of Life Insurance by Alfred Henry Lewis questions the dangers of the era. Also included are A Son of the Vikings a short story, Champion Cigarette Smoker of the World, Chris Buckley the Blind Boss of California, Bonanza King Friend of Crowned Heads, Braves World's Gossip for Man She Loves, Carries Revolver to Protect Her Love Letters from Senator Platt, and Soup house Charlie the Ruler of Our Navy.
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Human Life
New Five Cent
Cobbler’s Bench
Douglas
Massachusetts
Nath’! C. Fowler, Jr
Alfred Henry Lewis
Chris Buckley
California
Bonanza King
Platt
Souphouse
Charlie
Navee
Judge Knox Rules Against Suit in Marital Dispute
Mrs Henpeck recounts Judge Knox granting an order against a young man who resists a marriage. Mr Meapeck laments wishing his family had shown such support of him in a similar situation.
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Lowell Daily Courde
Peerless
Marty McKnight
Chas. Sweetser
Boston Road
Martin Robbins
G. F. Parker
Mr. Morse
Derby & Morse
W. A. Mitchell
H. H. Rice
Rice
Mr. Rice
Derry
The
Baptist Church
F. H. Bachelder
John Biggs
School Street
C. A. Aiken
Potton
Aiken
Emma Burden
Frederickton
All Saints’ Church
South Chelmsford
Grange Committee
Tewksbury
Graniteville
John J. Gray
Penn Avenue
Lowell, Mass
County of
Middlesex
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
City Hall
John L Cheney
Chelmsford Street
St. Watering
Sarah L. Dobbins
Liberty Street
Jennie M. Dodge
Westford Street
Emily B. Greenlaw
Barclay Street
Patrick McCabe
Charles S. Stanlett
Mt. Forrest Street
S. S. Wright
Orly
H. C. Dana
Charles S. Rawlett
J. F. Graham
P. H. Ranlett
Percy H. Ranlett
C. S. Rawlett
S. Cinqmars
Jas. BE. Watkins
Queen Street
H. Adelaide Blaisdell
Newhall Street
John Campbell
South Street
Bridget Dean
Read Street
H. A. Page
Mechanics Savings Bank
Montreal Street
Plain Street
Floyd Street
Quebec Street
P. J. Cronin
B. McLaughlin
Ayer Avenue
J. H. McDermott
J. M. G. Parker
Seecegne Oes
Matilda Hanson
Gorham Street
Cor
Livingston Street
Chambers Street
Lowell Bleachery Company
Mary Gildge
M. Hanson
William Mone
Margaret Cahill
Union Street
Mary Phelan
Maury Phelan
High Street
Bernard Delaney
Charles Street
Emulus Thompson
Stevens Street
A. W. Hanking
A. C. Parker Et al
Teevee
Peter Watson
Dodd Coicce
Winter Street
Lawrence Street
Ecncesco Qabe de
Spebacesers St
Caroline A. West
Manchester Street
E. A. Thissell
D. C
J. Sabourin
James Hagzerty
Merrill Street
Harris Carp
West Third Street
Apple Street
Sarah L. Cawsey
J. W. Bennett
W. C. Donald
Bartholomew Conway
West Fourth Street
George Denis
Lakeview Avenue
BEGGS
Harriet C. Hills
Henry Hyer
Bachman Street
Tase
Beaverbrook
D. G. Skellingson
Charles H. Joyce
Ellen T. Joyce
Twelfth Street
Simeon Lagasse
Cumberland Road
Exeter Street
A. St. Onge
R. Palmer
Prosper Lambert
Beaver Street
Elizabeth Lessard
Campaw Street
George H. Marston
Bridge Street
Citizen
Sun
L’etoile
Andrew G. Stiles
City of
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