Chelmsford Public Hearing Supports 5000 Highway Aid
Chelmsford town meeting hears residents favor expending 5000 allocated by the State Highway Commission for a Lowell road section. Officials discuss routing, width, and double tracking issues with electric railway plans, aiming to widen the road to 60 feet if approved.
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State Highway Commission
Lowell Road
Centre Town Hall
Lowell
State Board
Golden Cove
Warren
Highway Commission
Chelmsford
Commonwealth
KK. T. Adams
H. S. Perham
Clark
Girant
Edger I’. Parkhurst
Jenness Street
J. P. Hinerson
Martin Robbins
Ervin
Os Etser
Lowell Rowl
Tewksbury Church Fund Drives Donation for University Aid
The Tewksbury congregation collected funds Wednesday evening and Thursday morning to support the van Hontel ow holowreitp project for Misk university. Mrs Brane tee dL Yeoman led the plea, with participants giving $A for the cause.
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Toadies
Controm
Surdhay Norning
van Hontel
Mies Branetee
Yeoman
Wigginville Flood Prevention and Local Elections
In Wigginville a dam blocks a rising brook near the Young Men's club to safeguard winter water supply. The Roadside polo team schedules a game with Morneli at Huntington Hall Saturday. Nominations open for Young Men's club officers with elections set December 22. J Fayue Puffer, Andover graduate, is expected as next mission superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men's Club
William Ho Wigwin
Morneli
Huntington Hall
Young Mene Club
J. Fayue Puffer
Andover College
Mission
Official Appointments and Staffing Changes Noted
He met the supply committee Thursday evening and impressed all members thereof, favorably. He will probably assume his duties December 11. John Boutilier of Nova Scotia has accepted a position as clerk for Kenneth McKinnon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Boutilier
Nova Scotia
Kenneth McKinnon
Watts Twenty Fifth Anniversary in Littleton Home
Mr and Mrs Chas F Watts celebrated their twenty fifth wedding anniversary at their Littleton home with decorated rooms and a reception aided by his sisters and daughter Susie Watts. Gifts listed include silverware fruit knives lamps and books from numerous neighbors and relatives. Members of Littleton grange joined for an evening visit and a C E meeting led by Mrs Frank Tenney featured a missions talk. Thanksgiving activities included a church service at the Congregational church and visits from Linwood Newell and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. F. Watts
Angie Frost
Lizzie Watts
Somerville
Susie
Ralph
Wallace Watt
I. O. Watts
Lynn
T. B. Hosmer and Son
Bedford
C. H. Hosmer
Billerica
F. R. Enslin
J. W. Godfrey
Geo. W
Fannie Sanderson
W. L. Mitchell
J. M. Hartwell
Grace A. Kimball
J. H. Jackson
J. W. Ireland
D. G. Houghton
W. FE. Conant
Littleton Grange
T. Moore
E. H. Flagg
Westford
Chas. Lawrence
C. P. Hartwell
Henry Robbins
W. Fletcher
Wallace Handley
Emma Hutchinson
Wm. Millard
Frank Tenney
Clarence B. Smith
Cambridge
A. Durham Lottridge
Congregational Church
Mr. Brown
Linwood Newell
Boston
West Acton WCTU notes and Thanksgiving events
An extensive West Acton report chronicles WCTU activities led by Mrs. E A Holbrook, sympathy letters sent to Mrs. Geo Dodge and Deacon S B Hager, and Thanksgiving gatherings. Prof and Mrs Dodge hosted, families gathered at Blanchard home, and weddings and entertainments organized by local groups.
Auction draws Pepperell buyers in large sale
The Pepperell auction of the late Frank Daw of Hollis drew widespread interest with property worth 7720 dollars sold to A. A. Tarbell and Levi Sawtelle. Local notices cover social events, town meetings, and plans for a special train to Fitchburg to view grange degrees.
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Pepperell
Frank Daw
Hollis
A. A. Tarbell
Levi Sawtelle
Prudence Wright
Groton
Fitchburg
G. A. Mahoney
East Pepperell
Frank T. Marston
Saunders Corner
Wm. F. Dennen
Pepperell Centre
A. F. Sargent
East Village
Charles Smith
Brookline Street
Henry W. Wright
Cross Street
Wright
Nashua
N. H
Mr. Wright
B. C.winn
Hovey's Corner
Freeman
Hattie
Elm Street
Perley J. Blake
M. F E
John Wilder Fairbanks
Boston
Groton Notices and Delicate Events in Town
In Groton the free concert under VOPR auspices will be Monday evening with tickets at 7.80. Miss Muriel Stone, eldest daughter of George Stone of Seattle, revisits relatives in the East and mourns relatives here. A second child of KR Krippie was badly injured Saturday night but survived. Mrs Batonle stays with the Hemenway family. Maude Hemenway shows improvement and Amanda Robbing plans to remain with her. The Luther Blood course opened with Rev ALT Kempton lecturing on Evangeline. Peter McQueen will lecture on Picturesque Switzerland next. Hertha Reynolds became seriously ill Sunday night after taking medicine tablets for her mother.
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Muriel Stone
George PL Stone
Seattle
Wash
Groton
GS. Krioppie
Monk
Mitchburg
Peter McQueen
Switeerland
Hertha
Joseph Reynolds
Local society notes and church activities reported
E. S. Clark W. R.C. held its regular meeting for officers with Mary E. Boynton and Abbie Hawkins in key roles. Baptist Sunday school, tree and greenery plans, children’s entertainment, and Christmas decorations were organized. Allan Patterson welcomed a daughter while Anna suffers from a painful cheek abscess. W. A. C. entertainment netted 8.79 for the general fund.
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E. S
Hannah. Small
M. W. Parkhurst
Department of Massachusetts
Maria A. Bowers
Mary E. Boynton
Baptist Sunday School
Dea. H. C. Rockwood
E. Balcom
H. L. Parmenter
G. T. Stevens
Clough
G. H. Rockwood
Peabody
Folkins
M. L. Putnam
Allan Patterson
Anna
Thanksgiving and church activities fill town pages
A busy week features a teen prayer with Rev Brown, Miss Cadman’s jaw injury from a horse, and the Women's ef iawill meeting at the Baptist vestry. E H Cox’s house work progresses while his sister stays as husband seeks business in Manila. Jacob Riis will lecture on The Battle with the Slum. Kimball leads grammar school class temporarily, highlighting need for a high school. The Thanksgiving concert and ball under Back Log draws many, with Brigham’s orchestra and a grand march led by J M Hartwell and Mrs Hartwell. Notables include G W Cox, Hattie Freeman, Mattie Palmer, Abbie Yapp, Al mira Pickard, Harry and Lulu Dix, Dr H B Priest, and B B Priest. many stay over Sunday. Unitarian Guild ponders James Martineau led by Rev Brown. Burton S Flagg and C F Fligg visitors over Thanksgiving. W.
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Mr. Brown
J. M. Hartwell
Burton S. Flagg
Andover
C. F. Fligg
Thanksgiving Notes From Carlisle And Vicinity
Thanksgiving week in Carlisle and nearby towns featured family gatherings and church events. A Union Thanksgiving service in the Orthodox church included four pulpit participants. Unity Guild hosts welcomed about 20 members of the Billerica Young People's Religious Union with a paper on simplicity read by Mrs. Maud Livingston. Married Miss Jennie Elizabeth Kavanagh and Mr. Charles Boynton Worthley wed in Somerville with gifts and a large reception. Other items note deer sightings, store partitions, travel to Weirs River, and home improvements. Unity Guild service led by Mrs. George E. Wilkins affirmed the growing Unitarian role.
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FE. K. Adams
West Acton
Emma Fletcher
Eleanor Lane
Newton
Havens
Brown
Tyngsboro
Billerica
Young People’s Religious Union
National Unitarian Organization
Carlisle
Unity Guild
Edgar S. Wiers
Hutchinson
Gertrude Savage Collyer
Maud Livingston
Wiers
Young People’s
Lane
Young People's Society
Sarah Duren
Maggie Reed
W. B. Chamberlin
Frank A. Learned
Weils River
Abiel Chamberlin
Herbert
Bath
N. H
J. H. Duren
Nathan Sheldon
Amy
Temple
N.H
W. A. Prescott
Chelmsford
Concord
Jennie Elizabeth Kavanagh
Charles Boynton Worthley
Somerville
Charles T. Worthley
Porter Street
Winifred Louise Mack
Boston
Roland Butters
Mendelssohn
J. Fiske Browne
Alvah D. Boynton
Albert B. Boynton
Henry A. Worthley
Worthley
Albert Boynton
C.T
47Th
Massachusetts Regiment
Henry Taylor
Plymouth
Charles Taylor
Emma
Mary
George E. Wilkins
Faustina Wilkins
Unitarian Society
Wm. Clark
M. A. Maybury
Billerica’ Road
S. J. Anthony
J. i. Taylor
Maybury
Mr. Taylor
John Q. A.keen
Unitarian Church
Leonard Morton Green
Concord speeders face district court action
Five men tied to the Lincoln automobilists drive case appeared before Judge John S. Keyes. John McCarthy pleaded guilty to speeding. Walter K. Shaw fought his charge, denying excessive speed and alleging police rope interference. Ordway and others contested the claims. state witnesses supported the speed charges. The judge found Shaw, Rufus W. Smith, William E. Smith, and John McCarthy guilty and fined them $50 or jail. Shaw appealed. others paid fines.
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Lincoln
John S. Keyes
John McCarthy
I. S. Parker
Bedford
Rufus W
William E. Smith
Melrose
Joseph H. Ordway
Brookline
Walter K. Shaw
Concord
Anthony J. Doherty
Lincoln Board of Selectmen
Mr. Shaw
Shaw
Joseph S. Hart
William FE. Smith
Rufus W. Smith
Jos. H. Ordway
Arthur P
Blodgett
Dr. Hart
French
Ordway
Doherty
Fraenk Marshall
Keyes
House of Correction
Smithe
Concord Road Village Flees as Geese Pass Over
On the old Concord road a horse, wagons, farming tools and household goods are noted along with a Sunday morning flock of wild geese circling above the village drawing attention by their noisy chatter.
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Concord
Pure Castile and Olive Oil Soaps for Hair Care
A 1909 note discusses shampooing soaps, contrasting pure olive oil based Castile varieties with inferior imitations. It cites Lowell Massachusetts correspondence praising imported Castile soap as best for scalp cleansing, while noting permission to use any preferred soap. The letter from Carter and Sherburne confirms stock and prices, with Rhodes Hair Store offering options.
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Castile
Lowell, Mase
A. Rhodes
Carter & Sherburne
Cor
Bridge
Merrimack Streets
Rhodes
Ruth and Naomi Faithful Amid Moabite Strife
A Sunday lesson on Ruth 1 16 22 discusses Ruth's vow to Naomi and God the need for steadfast faith. It links Ruth to biblical figures who cleave to the Lord and notes Bethlehem as the loyal homecoming, urging readers to return to God. It also warns against discouragement and highlights the ancestry of David within Ruth.
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American Press Association
Ruth
Naomi
Ittai
David
Bethlehem
Elisha
Elijah
Jordan
Barnabas
Antioch
Stephen
God
Jesus
Lord
Gideon
Mara
Moab
El-shaddai
Israel
Jer
Job
Job xii
Jerusalem
Christ
Advertising Christianity Through Literature by John Willis Baer
A viewpoint arguing that Christian Endeavor should use advertising to promote its enterprise. The author contends that consistent life comes second to Christian literature as the best advertisement and urges literature committees to act as agents for publicizing good Christian writings.
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John Willis Baer
Quiet Hour enrollment passes thirty thousand mark
The Quiet Hour enrollment has surpassed 30 000, and the covenant of the comrades calls for daily quiet meditation and direct communion with God through at least fifteen minutes each day, preferably in the early morning.
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Quiet Hour
Jesus Christ
Scientist Clergyman Reports Sweden Society North of Arctic
In the Wrozen North Rev Dr Clark on a World Journey for Christian Endeavor found one society in Sweden beyond the Arctic Circle at latitude 67 degrees 50 minutes north.
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Dr. Clark
Christian Endeavor
Sweden
Arctic Circle
Church notes four teen societies at Conwell church
In Rev Dr Russell H W Conwell's Philadelphia church four teen Christian Endeavor societies are active, indicating youth engagement and organized faith groups within the congregation.
Global spread of Christian Endeavor societies described
The text notes early Chinese, German, and Japanese names for the Christian Endeavor movement. In China the first Fuchau group was called a term meaning the Drum and Rouse Up society. Germany reportedly has over 100 societies calling it Christliche Entschiedenheit. Japan’s name Kyorelkwal is used for Christian Endeavor, with seventy one societies reported in the Land of the Rising Sun.
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Chine
Germany
Japan
Fuchau
Christliche Entschiedenheit
Christian Endeavor Q and A and Union Leader Note
Quin Hox invites questions on any phase of Christian Endeavor work and provides contact through Lock Box 674, Binghamton, N.Y. The movement operates on voluntary offerings with publishing profits funding the United Society.
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Christian Endeavor
Binghamton
N. Y
Uinola
Christian Endeavorer
United Society of Christian Endeavor
Pennsylvvania
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Littleton Common
E. A. Holbrook
Geo. S. Dodge
S. B. Hager
Lucie ©. Hager
Raymond Dodge
Dickerman
H. T. Clark's
Frederick Ho Nash
Mes. Rogers
Panny Rich
Knowlton Portrout Marter
Knowltor
Littleton
Ma’frs
Intervale Mills
Cuinebaur, Conn
Idit Cuural School
D. M. Stearns
Centary
Carorian Endeavor
S. H. Doyle
Marix
Bartinweus
Bartimieus
John vi
Wrozen
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