New England Worship in the Olden Time
An extended reenactment of Puritan worship in early New England. It describes meeting houses from Plymouth to Dedham, seating laws, rival carvings, and the social rigors of Puritan church life. It covers building methods, raiseng events, and the strict gendered spaces, plus punishments and communal customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Congregational Church
Milford
N. H
Everett Stickney
God
Old Country
Meeting House
Massachusetts Bay
Meeting House Hill
Plymouth
Pilgrim Fathers
Salem
Dedham
Medford
Pawtucket
Mingham
Connecticut
Concord
Colonies
Asa
Hephzibah
Old South Church
Boston
Graniteville Sees Electric Railroad Progress and Local News
Graniteville moves toward a trolley service as tracks advance along Main Street toward Greig's Corner. Foremen Timothy Galvin and Michael O'Loughlin supervise from Farnham and Smithers Allen crews, with wiring by Daley and company. Nearby, residents welcome a baby girl, a concert date shifts, and social events including a box party and a Westford baseball club dance brighten the week while a potential January opening remains contingent on favorable weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graniteville
Charlies Cummings
Main Street
Downing
Michael O’loughlin
Philadelphia
Timothy Galvin
Casey
L. N. Farnham Co
M. J. Daley
Farnham Co
Smithers & Allen
W. K. Putney
Osterville
Charles Brooks
Catherine Rafferty
Wilton
N. H
Thomas E. Freeman
Bridgewater
Edith Freeman
Christina
Etta Wail
No. 9
Horace E. Gould
Westford
Tiftothy’ Sullive
Nora Sullivan
Marlboro
Rachel Wall
Frank Rimey
Lowell
Joe Wall
Hannah Riney
East Littleton
Blaisdell Plans Village Meeting For Movement
Henri G Blaisdell director of the Lowell society attended and will return Tuesday evening at 7 30 p m in the same place. A thorough village canvass will be made to inform and urge all interested to be present and take part in the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henri G. Blaisdell
Lowell Society
WIGGINVILLE Street widening eyed with railroad help
Selectmen and the Boston and Maine railroad push toward widening Billerica Street and raising the adjacent bridge four or five feet after surveys. Plans are in progress while a Midway is planned for December in Social Hall. The town notes recent local changes including a dam removal, a move of Mr Joseph Dillon, Percy Clay recovering from an accident, piano fundraising for Riverside school, and a DAR memorial tablet planned for Foster School to honor locals who fought for liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Maine Railroad
Billerica Street
Wm. H. Wiggin
Joseph Dillon
Sidney Street
Lowell
Percy Clay
Riverside School
Daughters of the American Revolution
Foster School
Tewksbury
Westford A Debate on Abolishing Football
The Unitarian church hosts Rogers and singers Miss Marguerite Carmichael and Mabel Moran for an evening event as part of a Westford discussion on whether football harms students. The vestry debate at Union Congregational church Monday sided with keeping football, with W R Taylor and H O Hartford affirming and A A Hildreth and L W Wheeler negating. Miss Estella M Hartford accepts a teaching post in Hampstead New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unitarian Church
Rogers
Marguerite Carmichael
Mabel Moran
Graniteville
Union Congregational Church
W. R. Taylor
H. O. Hartford
A. A. Hildreth
L. W. Wheeler
Miss. Estella M. Hartford
Hampstead, N. H
Dracut Grange Musicale Crowds Attend Harvest Event
In Dracut Centre last evening a Grange fair musicale drew large attendance with varied numbers delighting all. Performances included solo and duet pieces by Gladis Whitmore, Daisy Cluer, Wallace James, and the Cluer sisters, under Mae de Welts direction. After the program refreshments followed. Elections at Grange hall named Biliett Morgan master and a slate of officers. Robell &or elected to the executive committee for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Richardson
Dracut Centre
Particjar
Gladis Whitmore
Master Jan
Daisy Cluer
Wallace James
Ae Cluer
Burt Harden
Phaa
Mae de Welts
Mr. Hard Voce
Misses Cluer
Gertrude Weaver
Mra
Geo. R. Fox
J. Weinbeck
Darling
Grace Horton
Edwards
Burt Fox
Harry Fox
Elliott Morgan
Fiora 4Nte
Dracut Grange
Grange Hall
Biliett Morgan
North Billerica Royal Arcanum Circular Meeting
The North Billerica council No 1523 Royal Arcanum has sent a circular to members and recently suspended members to attend Mathew hall this evening at o'clock. Grand Chaplain John J Hogan of Lowell will visit and urges those who left since the rate change to be present. Since the rate increase the council dropped from 164 to 72 members. The exercises will be followed by a collation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Billerica
Royal Arcanum
Mathew Hall
John J. Hogan
Lowell
Chelmsford Society Holds Winter Meeting Amid Entertainment
Chelmsford community event featured a reception honoring Mrs Chamberlain and her aunt, with a display and entertainment aimed at promoting a local charity linked to the Chelmsford Society. The gathering included young attendees and a program highlighting winter attractions and social contributions.
The Tenth Year of His Pastoralate
The speaker praises clergy nationwide for Christian work and cites Massachusetts state institutions for the blind and insane. He urges humane prison reform, proposes facilities for prisoners with air and hope, and notes transfers from Chartestown to Bridgewater. Example of progressive rehabilitative thinking in a speech by a state leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Amile
Chartesttown
Bridgewater
Freight wreck near North Chelmsford injures railman
A Salem freight train No. 491 derailed after an open switch near North Chelmsford station at 11:50 yesterday forenoon. Engineer Frank Le Gro and fireman John P. Dane escaped major damage. brakeman Stephen Arrington sustained a minor leg injury. Shifting on adjacent lines had left the switch open, causing the engine and tender to leave the main track and collide with a freight on the side track. The accident caused several hundred dollars in damage but the line was cleared by crew from Lowell. The piece also notes a carnival event at Second Congregational church that evening, with multiple tables and activities organized by church ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Ayer
North Chelmsford
Concord
Boston
Stony Brook
Frank le Gro
John P. Dane
Stephen Arrington
Lowell
Second Congregational Church
Carnival of the Senses
Ladies Church Aid Society
Edward Durant
George Swett
Fred Ripley
Bertha Jones
A. C. Mitchell
N. Dolloff
C. H. Whittemere
Clarence de Roehn
Prank Ingall
D. A. Hudson
H. Whittemore
Bert Polley
Eimma Burgess
John Piea
Perkins Named Chairman of Pere Marquette Railroads
George W. Perkins was elected chairman of the Pere Marquette railroad and appointed head of the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton properties. The move unites leadership of the two lines with Morgan interests declining to confirm or deny broader mergers. No further conference details were available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George W. Perekins
Pere Marquette Railroad
Cincinnati- Mamilton
Dayton Road
Roada Morgan Interesta
Sulte
MM. B Hollins
Clacheman
Hamilton & Dayton
Pere Marquette
J. PF. Morgan & Se
Russell Mard
Charger Gone War Veleram Tale Amid Calamity
Fragmentary OCR text suggests a chaotic incident involving a charger and a Velera m tale with vague aftermath. No clear names, places, dates, or outcomes are readable to identify a concrete event or person.
Hold Ups reveal unusual expenses of Mutual Reserve Life
Erie era testimony to the life insurance investigating committee details holdups totaling about 20000 dollars. Eldredge cites a 1898 payment of 15000 to Philadelphia lawyer John McDonald aiding policyholder pressure against Burnham. Other items include payments to Max Behler for examinations and a 3500 “illegal fees” for an Iowa license. Eldredge asserts no 1899 payment to the New York department and questions prior examiner Vanderpool’s report edits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company
George D. Eldredge
Life Insurance
Eldredge
John McDonald
Philadelphia
Ben
Frederick A. Burnham
Burnham
Mr. Eldredge
Hoffecker
Max Behler
Iown Insurance Department
Lowa
Iowa
Missouri
W. H. Phelps
Phelps
James D. Wells
The
Mutual Reserve
Wells
New York Insurance Department
Louis F. Payne
Isaac Vanderpool
Insurance Department
Mutual Reserve Company
New York State Insurance Department
Rockefeller Building Mystery Cited In Cleveland Dialogue
In a fragmentary Cleveland Leader snippet, a terse exchange hints at locating the Rockefeller building through street chatter. The dialogue suggests local knowledge and playful banter about naming the target building amid informal identifiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Rockefeller
Cleveland
Albert's Little Dinner Pill Promises Cure for Stomach Ailments
A vintage advertisement extols Albert's Little Dinner Pill as a universal remedy for indigestion dyspepsia and stomach troubles. It credits Dr Hutchinson a London Brighton specialist and claims the pill removes the cause without physic or acids. The ad promises guaranteed benefit or refund and lists Falls Church Falls Hurkinehaw as local seller with Boston address for orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert
Hutchinson
London
Brighton
England
J.’ Bard
Casco
Alvert Chemical Co
Boston
Hurkinehaw
Middleses Street
Lowell
Mowe
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Danvers
Hollis
Pittefield
Vandos
Duxbury
Sewell
New
Elf
Siwages Cota
Dickson's Tea Store
Lane
Wigginville
Dracut
Chelmsford
Mish Jedsie Chamberlain
Cherel
Chelmeford
Lewell
Heral Bortety
Lowelt
NO. Chelmsford
Mutual Life
Falls & Burkasian
Grand Union Hotel
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