Middlesex County Real Estate Boom and Local Death Notice
Middlesex County enjoys a tax relief this year as new revenue boosts the rate to eight dollars per thousand. A farm sale surge fills the area with buyers Dr Monroe of Boston acquires Stiles place Dr Jack the renowned ophthalmologist buys Hammond place and Little Brown & Co of Boston acquire Otis Forbush place. Mrs Eunice Ashby dies at Main street home aged 82 after weeks with consumption Funeral services set for Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Boston
Stiles Place
Jack
Hammond Place
Mr. Brown
Little Brown & Co
Otis Forbush Place
Funeral services for Mrs Paulina Wilkins held at Baptist church
Funeral services for Mrs Paulina Wilkins of Lexington were held in the village Baptist church Saturday afternoon. Rev Lyman Mevis of Townsend officiated. Interment was in Hart cemetery. The event drew a large crowd reflecting her long respected status in the community. Nearby notices mention Mr Daniel F Stearns visiting Springfield and Mrs A A Bickford moving to New Haven Conn with plans to relocate this Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paulina Wilkins
Lexington
Baptist
Lyman Mevis
Townsend
Carlisle
Hart Cemetery
Daniel F. Stearns
Springfield
A. A. Bickford
New Haven
Conn
Baptist Church
McDougal
Ellery Wright
John McCoy
D. J. Pickard
Harriette M. Emerson
Mrs. Dumas
Lowell
Los Gatos
Mamie Pierce
Maynard News Illustrated by Local Moves and Events
Mr Nelson moves from Lower Village to Maynard while Mr Clifton Pletcher spends Sunday in town. Arthur Rice and Carr of Carlisle buy Tuttlewood lot and cut it off with a steam saw arriving from Fitchburg. George Lewis studies at Brown University. Grange to elect officers next Tuesday. aim to support the right party for the right place. Mrs Chapman donates Bartlett memoirs to the library. Miss Shirley leaves school for winter due to poor health. Mrs G F Clark of West Acton donates items about the town by Rev G F Clark for library. Vestry entertainment praised though attendance was light. Grace Sanborn reads, Maynard Ladies Orchestra, and a trio with Mrs Gutteridge, Florence Wood, and Grace Sanborn entertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Maynard
Clifton Pletcher
Arthur Rice
Carr
Carlisle
Tuttlewood
Fitchburg
George Lewis
Brown University
Providence
R. I
Grange
Chapman
William Francis Bartlett
Shirley
G. F. Clark
West Acton
Wilmington Obituary and Local Notices Chronicle
Mrs Lucelia Pope of Arlington Heights died December 6 after a brief illness. Born June 7 1845 she taught locally and was beloved for kindness and Christian character. She leaves a husband and one son a Portsmouth veterinarian. Funeral held at Mount Hope chapel. Also noting a sick child, a stormy church sale, club meeting with Charles J Sargent elected president, vacation for schools, and Charles Osborn joining Metropolitan Steamship as second mate. Mrs Edward Mears died suddenly Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucelia Pope
Arlington Heights
Mrs. Pope
Lorenzo
Anseline Butters
Portsmouth
N. H
Mount Hope Chapel
Charles Blaisdell
Farmers and Mechanics’ Club
Charles J. Sargent
Congregational Church
Charles Osborn
Metropolitan Steamship Company
Boston
New York
Edward Mears
C BE Society Plans Pray Theme and Elects Officers
The C BE society selects the Sabbath topic Teach us to pray led by Miss Holden. A business meeting at Dea Leon B Smith home elected officers for the coming year: President Dea Leon B Smith vice president Lottie M Corey secretary Carrie P Webber treasurer L Downing Whittemore. Committees formed for six months include Lookout L M Corey M Laws L D Whittemore prayer meeting Ama J Hughes Carrie P Webber Alice L Cole social Rev F B McAllister Mary P Webber Miss Lilla Hartwell. other members listed. New town hall doors installed by Edwin A Hartwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. BE
Holden
Cc. E
Monde
House of Dea
Leon B. Smith
Dea
Lottie M. Corey
Carrie P. Webber
L. Downing Whittemore
Lookout
L. M. Corey
M. & Laws
L. D. Whittemore
Ama J. Hughes
Alice L. Cole
F. B. McAllister
Mary P. Webber
Lilla Hartwell
Alice R. Hughes
William G. Wilkins
Mough
Fannie A. Wood
May B. Wood
Clara H. Hartwell
Walter R. Anderson
Flower
Wallace G. Webber
M. J. Elmer
Mabel Baxter
Paul B. Webber
Maynor W. Lane
United Workers’ Society
Adrianna F Wood
Marian H. F. Loomis
Nellie L. Whittemore
Home Missions
M. F. Toomis
Foreign Missions
Jennie W. Clark
M. 2. Wood
Mary J. Fitch
Edwin ‘A Hartwell
Mr. Hartwell
Mr. Oyed
Grange officer elections and school club debates noted
The Grange elected officers for the coming year led by Master Galen Proctor with a state master installation planned for January. A three month Debating club lineup at the high school elected officers and set a December 15 topic on football. A Brookline staged drama fundraiser, illness reports, and local attendance at the State Grange in Lowell are also reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Grange
Galen Proctor
Edward Whitney
Abbie A. Barber
George A. Wilder
Vernal Barber
Geo. L. Whitcomb
Alberts. Kilbourn
Ceres
Edna L. Wilder
Pomona
Mary E. Laws
Flora
Grace Spring
Warren D. Hinds
George S. Powell
Alice Simonds
Henry B. Hildreth
Robert A. Copeland
Clifton Patch
Clarence Morse
Emma Tarbell
Helen G. Clarke
Lillian H. Seaver
Roy Cowdrey
William Aker
John D. Gwinn
Effie Sherwin
Waldo L. Adams
Mildred Seaver
Rebecca
Memorial Hall
Brookline
N. H
Congregational Church
Joseph Baxter
William Powell
T. &. Flarity
Chas. Dix
State Grange
Lowell
Village social and town news from Grandville
Grandville recap of a church girls sale and entertainments with songs duets and readings. notes of new fences improving Main street, upcoming I O O F N M U ball in Forge Village, birth of a son to Mr and Mrs J A Healey, local health and weather notes, skateway on mill pond, a drunken brawl misreported as a murder resolved by local constable Healey, Drs Draper and McCleery attended, couple fined and returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
Anne Carmichael
Margaret Carmichael
Charles Wright
Walter C
Rose Northrop
Lottie York
Woodward West Chelmsford
Henry Harrington
J. A. Healey
Fred Longbottom
Nelson Provost
William Blodgett
Hood
Westford
William Petherick
Jennie Dugdale
Mill Pond
Forge Village
Healey
Obituary of Elbridge A Blanchard and Related Notices
Elbridge A Blanchard died of chronic nephritis aged 55 in Carlisle on Sunday December 10. He was born in Groton New Hampshire, served in the Civil War from 1862 to 1865, and married Sarah E Whittemore in 1869 with four children. He lived in Carlisle twenty four years as a farmer and local official. Funeral held at his home Tuesday with a veterans bearing the casket and interment at Green Cemetery. Also noted is the death of Mrs Paulina Wilkins of Lexington December 6 and her funeral in South Chelmsford Mass. Interment beside her husband Lafayette Wilkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbridge A. Blanchard
Groton
N. H
Seth M
Susan W. (Smith) Blanchard
N. H. Volunteers
Gettysburg
Sarah E. Whittemore
Lowell
Mass
Leonard W
Frank A
Ralph E
Susan E
Frank
Carlisle
A. H. Armes
D. W. Robbins
Green Cemetery
T. A. Green
Paulina Wilkins
Lexington
South Chelmsford
Baptist Church
Lyman Mevis
Townsend
Lafayette Wilkins
Oyster Supper Highlights Ladies Social Circle Event
The Ladies Social Circle of the Congregational church held an oyster supper Tuesday evening with good attendance and a likely neat profit. The programme included piano solos by Harold Chamberlin, readings by Mrs. James Ford, a Jack and Jill trio, songs by A E Hosmer of Sudbury, and various ensembles. Mr Hosmer, a nephew of Rev Armes, impressed as a refined performer. Schools reopened Monday with Miss Annie Rogers and Miss Keegan guiding grammar and primary respectively. Y P S C E prayer meeting followed with the topic Teach us to pray Luke xi 1 13 led by Alden R Davis. RR
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Harold Chamberlin
James Ford
Jack and Jill
Armes
W. B
D. L. Chamberlin
A. E. Hosmer
Sudbury
Frank E. Wilkins
J. H. Duren
D. W. Robbins
Mr. Armes
D. I. Chamberlin
Hosmer
Annie Rogers
Derry
N. H
Keegan
Alden R. Davis
Death of Mrs Lucys son Austin shocks Aurora friends
The death of Austin Cooley, youngest son of Mrs E H Cooley of Aurora, Illinois and formerly Miss Lucy M Wright of the village, follows a three day illness. The notice also records local society events and church notices including library board resolutions praising Rev William J Cloues who resigns his town roles and moves to Montpelier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Cooley
Aurora
Lucy M. Wright
Austin
Reuben Hoar
William J. Cloues
Cloues
Lyceum
Montpelier
Orthodox Society
Gertrude Flagg
Carve Phelps
Heart
Emily Baxter
Touleaux
Miles Standish
Miss Baxter
Gertrude Griffith
Flagg
Pheps
Baptist Parsonage
Eustiss
Littleton Common Notes and Community Events
Unitarian Guild discusses when war is justifiable for Christians led by George L. Priest. Mrs A 5 Thomson substitutes for teachers in Westford and Acton. Frank Hayes and family visit from Trenwood, Mich. Mrs Rockwell of Fitchburg and Mrs Byam of Chelmsford stay with sister Mrs Hartwell. Lewis Stone’s milk wagon startled by a bell at Dr Phelps’s, minor damage. Charles Johnson’s house plastering underway. Recent fair successful. hall filled, entertainment and supper good, $100 added to society fund. Miss Tenney gave an engaging Norway lantern slide talk and handwork. she aids the lyceum. Dr J W Godfrey preached at the Baptist church. December 17th state secretary W H H Main of the Massachusetts Sunday School Society to speak. morning and 8 pm talk for young men. Scarlet fever reported in J C Dodge’s home. Littleton Grange met. C L Howard read the third Grange Quarterly. Next meeting to feature Thomas Marshall’s last quarterly. officers for the year not yet chosen. committee to organize a drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unitarian Guild
George L. Priest
A. 5
Thomson
Westford
Acton
Frank Hayes
Trenwood
Mich
Rockwell
Fitchburg
Byam
Chelmsford
Hartwell
Massachusetts Sunday School Society
J. C. Dodge
Littleton Grange
C. L. Howard
the Grange
Thomas Marshall
Mr. Simons
Simons
C. C. Hussey
Billerica
Cleveland
Minot Osgood Simons
Parker
Europe
Messrs
Thomas Grinrod
Miss Butterworth
Charles H.kohlrausch
Louise Hawes
Grinrod
May and Daley
Kohlrausch
Daley
Carnavale
Joseph Jaquith
Charles H. Kohlrausch
Earl C. Davis
John A. Richardson
Luther W. Faulkner
Frederic A. Morey
Fannie S. Paige
Abby Jaquith
Mary I. Morey
Edith Mawes
Lucy B. Foster
Annie F
Alice T. Foster
Gilbert Morey
Joseph F. Talbot
Fred H. Parker
Grace Knowles
Paige
Gleason
Hawes
Unity Church, Unitarian
Ohio
Manchester
N. H
Exeter Academy
Harvard
Harvard Divinity School
Unity Church
D. W. Hardy
John B. Tyler
Fire destroys Shattuck house. barn saved. legacy looms large
Last Friday between five and six, the farm house of Samuel A. Shattuck burned despite quick alarm and efforts. The blaze likely started in the attic from the chimney. the barn across the highway and most contents were saved. The home, long in the Shattuck family, housed heirlooms and additions across generations, with many irreplaceable items lost. Mrs. Shattuck was removed to safety, and the community shares sympathy for the Shattucks. An upcoming lecture on Marie Antoinette by Mr. Brigham is noted, and Groton Grange officers for 1900 are listed with Master F. M. Boutwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel A. Shattuck
Luther Shattuck
Shattuck
Lawrence Academy
Marie Antoinette
Marlboro
Groton
Death notices and town updates from East Pepperell
Obituary for Willam Wright born in Pepperell in 1825 who died November 25 in Seattle after early life in Brookline New Hampshire and Townsend. He left two sons in Seattle, one in banking and one a lawyer. Prescott Grange officers elected December 1 delayed by vacancies. Community events include a Warren engine concert December 15 in Pepperell Centre with Union Orchestra, milliner sale, study class meeting, Nashue River Paper camp detailing construction, Grange installation December 20, and Christmas holiday closure December 22 with winter term starting January 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam Wright
Pep
Washington
Mr. Wright
Brookline
N. H
U.t.l
Townsend
Charles Osgood
Harry Lekin
L. E. Star
Fred O. Parker
Frank T. Marston
Ceam
M. A. ©. Blood
Henry E. Shattuck
Charles Spaulding
Edward Lamson
Pomona
Anna H. Lakin
Flora
Elizabeth M. Briggs
Ceres
Ethelyn L. Hinckly
M. Blanche Stewart
Leominster
Grange Hall
Charles Fairbanks
Fitchburg
Philippines
Lizzie Shaw
Charles Hynes
Portland
Mine
Presott Grange
A. N. Bloed
Farewell Reception for Rev. Simons at Unitarian Church
On Friday December 8 the Billerica Unitarian vestry transformed the parlor into a homelike tea room for a farewell reception to Rev Minot Osgood Simons and his wife. Guests, ushers, and a reception committee filled the room as music and light refreshments followed. J Nelson Parker spoke, noting the occasion as a gathering to honor the pastor before his departure, with mixed feelings about the departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unitarian Church
Minot Osgood Simons
Fred H. Parker
J. Nelson Parker
Bostom
Billerica
Simons Farewell Recital And Civic Praise In Billerica
A large gathering honors Rev Minot Osgood Simons at his farewell from the First Parish of Billerica. Speeches praise his five-year service, his town work, and his move to Cleveland Ohio. A silver loving cup is presented, with a brief program of music and tributes, as parishioners express both joy and regret.
To Let Low rents for the winter advertisement
TO LET. Low rents for the winter. Five good rooms seven fifty per month. Large two story houses thirteen dollars. House suitable for boarders fifteen dollars. Tenement stable and hennery for 100 hens twelve dollars. aannes house and blacksmith shop, forty four acre of land eight dollars. T. & ELLIOT, 64 Central St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aannes
T. &. Elliot
Central Si
Stop That Cough With Father John's Medicine Ad
Advertisement offering Father John's Medicine to cure a cough with a money back guarantee. Claims 50 years in use and directs readers to AS Carleton Hovey at 236 Merrimack Street for purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father John
Carleton Hovey
Merrimack Street
Farm for sale near Lowell with 16 acres and 10 rooms
Property offers an electric line 2 miles from Lowell, 16 acres land, a 10 room house, stable and workshop, abundant fruit, water frontage, and a suitable site for summer boarders. Price reduced to 2000 dollars for immediate sale. Contact W. Dodge Room 6 No 26 Central Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw
Main Street
Fish & Plummer
Central Street
Highlands
Lowell
Chelmsford
Michesex County
Highland Club
Central St
Vell Club Naming Sewall Mack President
The Vell club announces Sewall G Mack as president and Jacob Rogers as treasurer plus a named clerk position awaiting assignment. The item outlines leadership roles within the organization and confirms officer appointments.
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Wilmington
Bedford
Grandteville
Littleton
Butler School
Marion Z. Putnam
Quincy College
Quincy
Ill
Northwestern University
Chicago
Pleasant Street
Littleton Common
Grotgon
East Pepperell
Billerics
Keppler
God
Earth
Jesus of Nazareth
Guild
Etta Stanton
Wenaven
Pac
Burton H. Wiggin
Lowel, Bdirass, Cor
Franklin and
Willie Streets
Por
W. Dodge
VELL
Sewall G. Mack
Jacob Rogers
Sam
L E. Raymond
Levi Sprague
Alex. G. Cumnock
George S. Motley, Edward M. Tucke
Edward N. Burke
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