Tompkins Hired Man produced in Middlesex County event
In Middlesex County a three act comedy titled Tompkins Hired Man will be presented with curtain at o clock and supper in the lower hall from 6 to 8. A revised entertainments note omits Miss Wells and names Miss Chase as duettist. Thanksgiving reunions are noted along with marriages and local social updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Proctor
Ena Bancroft
Albert Flint
Belle Perham
Wallace Butterfield
Jesse Butterfield
William Brown
Grace Daly
May Hadley
James Danforth
Nenie Pernam
Fanny Wright
Otis Wright
Annie Andrews
Benjamin Lawrence
Abbie Butterfield
Mary Bennett
Herbert Hodgman
Ophelia Brown
Ina Butterfield
Town sewing school forms with local leadership
Enthusiastic women organize a sewing school for town girls with Mrs L B Voorhees as president and other officers including Mrs Dr Winslow secretary and Mrs Geo D Jefferson treasurer. The first meeting is set for Saturday December 16 likely in the Butler building.
Chelmsford Central Congregational fair backs December program
The Chelmsford fair night drew a large crowd amid ideal December weather. A lucrative supper and cake tables followed by an auditorium program featuring Mrs A Warren, WN Hubert Bearce, Mr Cushman, Miss Grace Litchfield, and Mr Bartlett drew approval. The Raynes arrive for winter in Littleton street. Adams ill with pneumonia but improving. whist tournament set for Thursday afternoon at the town hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelmsford
Central Congregational Church
A. Warren
Howard T. Adams
Russell Place
R. F. Emerson
Gold Dust Washing Powder Makes Labor Easier
A fragment from a vintage ad claims washing becomes less tiresome as labor is halved and results improve when using Gold Dust Washing Powder.
Thanksgiving family reunions at local homes
Thanksgiving Day saw large family gatherings at several homes. Notably, C. E. B. A. Bartlett, Mrs. Octavian L. Parkhurst, Mrs. Sarah Hazen, H. P. Davis, and P. P. Perham hosted reunions, with the supper and hospital board seating led by a 24-person sitter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unitarian Society
C. EB. A. Bartlett
Octavian L. Parkhurst
Sarah Hazen
H. P. Davis
P. P. Perham
Sermon and social rounds mark village Thanksgiving observances
Rev W C Geyer preached on the superiority of Christianity over other faiths from Matt 11 29 30 to a large audience. A rich Thanksgiving family gathering included many out of town relatives at several homes. Debates on trusts drew a near split vote 36 35 in favor of prohibition with negative defense praised. Upcoming events include a military terms debate, a corn supper with Rev Bernard Copping, and a Christmas style music program by local groups with Miss Ida Brooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Geyer
Mr. Moore
Plymouth
Elmer Parker
Ruth
Salem
A. Warren Parkhurst
Joseph Parkhurst
Will Magoon
Alfred Parkhurst
Lester Hamblett
Pope
Fitchburg
Will Pope
Boston
Horace Hamblett
W. C. Edwards
Perry
Westford Grange
North Chelmsford Hosts Canadian Guests
Mr and Mrs Joseph Stanton of Chaffey's Locks Ontario visit Mr and Mrs Geo A Warley in North Chelmsford Tickets are on sale for the Lady Minstrels entertainment at the town hall on Wednesday and Thursday evenings Dec 13 and 14 at 745 pm Mrs C Frank Butterfield's two children Nellie and Hazel ill with scarlet fever Mr and Mrs Harriet Trombly and daughter Faith visited Rev S S Briant of Westboro
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Stanton
Chaffey’s Locks
Ontario
Canada
Geo. A. Warley
Town Hall
C. Frank Butterfield
Nellie
Hazel
Harriet Trombly
Faith
S. S. Briant
Westboro
Reverend Enslin to Lead West Medford Baptist Church
Rev. Mr. Enslin of West Medford accepts call to be pastor here and will begin January 1. He is expected to preach next Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Conroy visited friends in Milford New Hampshire. The Orthodox society plans a town hall fair and supper on December 8 with music and readings by Miss Baxter of Boston. Monson G Millett and Jennie E Miller wed at the Congregational parsonage Thanksgiving Eve and will winter in town. Mrs. E B Adams had all her children home for Thanksgiving Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Voorhees
Dr. Winslow
Geo. D. Jefferson
Charles D. Gerrish
John Lawrence
Barr
Butler Building
EB. M. Whittemon
Door of Hope
Congregational Church
Musical Association
A. M. Crane
Norman Shattuck
Whiting Street
Frederick Mansfield
Joseph Mansfield
Washington
E. S. Clark Post
Murphy
BE. P. Shumway
Putnam
Mr. Enslin
West Medford
Baptist Church
George E. Conroy
Milford
N. H
A. P. Hager
Frank
Ironwood
Mich
John
Gardner
Mass
Wife
Orthodox Society
Town Hall
Miss Baxter
Boston
Monson G. Millett
Jennie E. Miller
E. B. Adams
Unitarian Church
Mr. Simons
Frederic A. Morry
Butterworth
Lowell
Louise Hawes
Harvist
Alice Dodge
Theresa Dodge
School of
Grace L. Knowles
Birdie
Olivia Norcross
Mary I. Morey
Lottie Cowdry
Gentlman
Alice Jones
Grace Fitch
Elsie Casey
Annie F. Dodge
Morey
Vermont
Lok
Haven
Orthodox Congregational
D. W. Hardy
Nehemiah vii
Arthur Syvmmes
Christian Endeavor
Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor
Robert J. King
Helen M. Kelton
Everett S. Bull
H. A. King
Dana H. Spiller
H. M. Kelton
A. B. Hall
Ladies’ Benevolent Society
Sidney A. Bull
William H. King
Greenwood
Charles Alvin Wright
Frank R. Holden
Local Mrs Stoneomb and Others Enter Nursing News
Mrs Stoneomb remains in critical condition after severe facial and neck scalding. Mrs Fitz shows slow improvement after extended illness. Mrs C B Divoll continues listed as sick with unspecified duration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Stoneomb
Fitz
C. B. Divoll
Antiquarian Society Meeting in Historic Boston Concord Visit Discussed
The Antiquarian society met in district court rooms with Thomas Todd presiding as president absent. A letter from the United States Historical Society announced their December Boston and Concord visit. A jury panel for December term Cambridge Superior Court included William Bulger and BE L Tuttle. Woolen mills dispute halts contractor work and fire at Darius Condit’s barn injures 16 cows. funeral of Asa Calief held Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Antiquarian Society
District Court Rooms
Thomas Todd
United States Historical Society
Boston
Concord
William Bulger
BE. L. Tuttle
Cambridge
Darius Condit’s
Asa Calief
Westford Grange hosts Tyngsboro guests and academy paper debut
Westford grange hosts an evening including guests from Dra cut and Tewksbury in Tyngsboro with intellectual social and physical feast aims. The Academy Observer published by Westford Academy students invites public support. A Christmas sale at the Congregational church features a baby show with prizes for the youngest and heaviest babies, plus a Shakespeare burlesque Place aux Dames performed by regional performers and musical numbers, with standard sale items available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
Tyngsboro
Dracut
Tewksbury
Tyngsboro Grange
Academy Observer
Westford Academy
Congregational Church
Place Aux Dames
Litchfield
Staples and Haskell
Chelmsford
Miss Woodworth
Lowell
Grace C. Litchfield
Harriet Woodworth
Henry W. Brown
Local library work, grange program, and town notices
Thanksgiving progress on the Lawrence library roof shows copper and iron ornament installation. Prescott grange hosts a Friday program with Lucy Blood and others guiding the school, followed by a grange report and a funny story roll call. Read Widow Brown slated for Tarbell’s on Dec. 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Prescott Grange
Lucy B. Blood
Ethelyn L. Hinckley
Sarah S. Blood
Mary Carter Blood
Nashua violinist and local events headline town notes
Nashua features the celebrated violinist Nashua and a list of town happenings. The Cyclone club rehearses the Bacheloor rig while new recruits join the Old Maids Convent. A Bronzé marker will honor Col William Prescott. Local football at Riverside Park ends 47 to 0 with Corridane White sustaining a wrist injury. A ball and oyster supper in Hollis draws many youths. Main Street road works noted by residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashua
Cyclone Club
Massachusetts Society of the G. A. R
William Prescott
William A. Tuck
Riverside Park
Townsends
Pépperelis
Townesnds
Corridane White
Albert C. White
Hollis
N. H
Memorial Notice and Community Happenings in Town
The death of James Edwin Page in Franklin Park mourns Thanksgiving day for the Morey family. Guests include Gertrude Savage of New York and Miss Sadie Reed of Goffstown. Rev. Simons preaches on The Root of Courage. Unitarian Sunday school concert noted with Misses Dodge and Morey leading. Church sales, socials, and youth society elections are listed with schedule details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Edwin Page
Franklin Park
Morey
Page
Gertrude Savage
New York
Minot
Simons
Joel Baldwin
Tewksbury
Charles A. Drew
Newton
N. D. P. Foster
Somerville
Jerome Peirce
Cambridge
Sadie Reed
Goffstown
N. H
Evans
Margie Hill
South Billerica
Miss Hill
Howe
Moses
Joshua
God
Egypt
Jordan
Philippines
Lfe
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Middlesex County
Boxborough
Miss Wells
Miss Chase
B. S. Hager
Simeon Wetherbee
C. H. Burroughs
S. P. Dodges
N. E. Whitcomb
Blanche Bezanson
Mr. Yuill
S. E. Perkins
E. C. Mead
Ayer
Groton
N. K. Fairbank Company
Chicago
St.Louis
Moston
West Chelmsford
Bernard Copping
Acton
Christian Endeavor Society
Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club
Ida Brooks
North Chelmsford
Littleton
Dunstable
Gail Borden
EAGLE
Able En*s Condensed Milk Co
Kine
Westford
Billerica
Israel
Jesus
Lowell Exchange
New Eng. Telephone & Telegraph Co
Just
Leighton Bros
Central Street
van Houten
O’donnell & Gilbride Go
Gloria
Mens
Wi.coe
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