Christmas Sales and Local Notices Tied to Chelmsford Club
Christ mas sale hosted by the Christian Endeavor society at Mrs Nellie Parker's South street home drew a large crowd with festive decor and committee led tables. Chelmsford lodge Odd Fellows hosted a free public entertainment with lecture by F E Saunders on The Solar System and songs plus banjo numbers. Local updates include health notes on Mrs Patchen Byam and Mr Byam, central square lighting, and new log cutters arriving as Pelham logging expands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Society of the Baptist Church
Nellie P. Parker
South Street
Santa Claus
Bertha Dutton
Jessie M. Holt
Annie Alcorn
Samuel Felch
Arthur E. Dutton
Laura Dutton
Annie Locke
Candy
Florence Frindel
Zora Fiendel
Della Baker
Edward Seeton
Charles Crosby
Adams
Chelmsford Lodge of Odd Fellows
F. E. Saunders
Lowell Lodge
Lowell
Brother Saunders
J. S. Byam
Harry L. Parkhurst
W. C. Ward
Thomas Parkhurst
Brother Gordon
James W. Patchen
Carrie E. Dutton
George O. Byam
Central Square
Benjamin Cole
Westford Social Ties Grow With Debates And Parties
A lively surprise party for Mr. and Mrs. Eben Prescott on December 11 featured whist games vocal and instrumental music and a cheerful sendoff. The Fortnightly club met at No 9 school house last Friday debating whether current educational pressures endanger health and good government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eben Prescott
E. E. Haywood
John McMaster
No. 9
Horace E. Gould
Henry Keyes
Everett Wood
William Compton
Arthur Blodgett
Catherine Burke
Motormen and conductors hall marketed in town and Salem
A locally advertised hall for motormen and conductors is branded and promoted in town and Salem, signaling an upcoming gathering or event. The notice emphasizes the venue and broad advertising reach to attract members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motormens and Conductors’ Hall
Salem
Burglary at Billerica Centre Waiting Station
Burglars pried a south window at the Billerica Centre waiting station Sunday night or Monday morning, stealing about seven dollars in cigars and literature. Henry Livingston reported the break to Chief Martin Conway. no clues yet. Also noting Concord river skating and a Billerica contingent to an ordination in Boston. Thomas Platt funeral held at St Anne's Mission with choir selections and bearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billerica Centre
Henry Livingston
Martin Conway
Concord
Billerica
Cathedral
Boston
Frank Rogers
Lowell Grocers Elect Officers At Quarterly Meeting
The Lowell Retail Grocers association held a meeting at Merrimac house with strong turnout. Officers elected for the year include President George G Reed Vice Presidents James Gibson W W Richardson and James McKinley Clerk P J O'Brien Treasurer Alanson Gray Trustee David Gerow Legislative committee F A Tuttle David Gerow and P J O'Brien. The committee was empowered to pursue necessary legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Retail Grocers’ Association
Merrimac House
George G. Reed
James Gibson
W. W. Richardson
James McKinley
P. J. O'Brien
Alanson Gray
David Gerow
F.A. Tuttle
Riverside Park Explosion Victim Never Fully Recovered
Noah Bachelder brakeman of the Boston and Northern car near Wigginville depot after the July 29 1903 Riverside Park blast has not fully recovered. He has worked only three days since the accident while the conductor escaped with injuries and continues on the same line. A great book Senator Hoars Autobiography at Lawlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Bachelder
Boston & Northern
Wigginville
Riverside Park
Thief Steals Mrs. Nadeau's Watch in Hancock Ave
In Hancock avenue Mrs. Onesime Nadeau reported a bold thief upstairs in her attic who stole her $35 gold watch while leaving the gold chain and glasses untouched. The incident mirrors a similar recent theft on Salem Street, suggesting a familiarity with the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onesime Nadeau
Hancock Avenue
Mary Carpentier
Salem Street
Geo. Carpentier
Fire Origin in Heating Apparatus Breaks Out in Study Hall
Fire departments extinguished a blaze that started in the heating apparatus between two floors and spread upward into the study hall. Clothing was not burned, contrary to earlier reports, as the flames were confined to the building structure and quickly fought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliette College
Study Hall
Christmas Sale by St Pauls Missionary Society
A successful Christmas sale hosted by St Pauls church Missionary Society at Mrs C H Stowells home 99 Fairmount street raised funds for missionary work. Members and assistants organized dolls and Indian dress displays, markers with Lord's Prayer, and a musical program led by Miss Elizabeth Huntley. The event drew many shoppers and netted a tidy sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missionary Society of
Rutna Moore
Fort Sale
India
Miss Moore
Clara, Richardson
Susie
Martha Simpson
Bradley
Eugene
Ussell
Stowell
A. W. Weeks
Chip. Glidden
James F. Savages
Etta Richardson
Elizabeth Huntley
San Diego
Cal
Sho We “Qo
Gottschalk
TALKED OF TURKEY BY MRS TRACY AT CHURCH MEETING
The Highland Congregational church Woman's Missionary society heard Mrs. C. C. Tracy of Marsovan recount thirty six years of Turkish missions. She described growth from small beginnings to wide reach and emphasized ongoing funding needs. Photographs faces and Turkish embroideries were shown during the social hour after the talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Highland Congregational Church
C. C. Tracy
Marsovan
Tea¢y
Turkey
Ladies Invited to Debate at Kirk Street Church
Under the Men s League at Kirk Street church tonight the ladies are invited to listen to the arguments. Crepe paper for Christmas decor noted at Lawler s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Men's League
Kirk Street
Capitol debate focuses on rural delivery and Panama policy
In Washington on December 15 the Senate debated the Cuban bill with Perkins and Simmons supporting it while McCumber opposed. The House explored rural free delivery, Canada reciprocity, and Panama, with Maddox accusing states of route favoritism and Hepburn Heminway and Crumpacker defending or critiquing central American policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Panama
Washington
Senate
Perkins
California
Simmons
North Carolina
McCumber
North Dakota
Patterson
Colorado
Aldrich
Dolliver
Deliver
Mr. Patterson
Gov. Cummins
Iowa
White House
Canada
Republic of Panama
Maddox
Dem
Hepburn
Town
Heminway
Crumpacker
Panama Treaty Reaches New York On Steamship Arrival
New York on December 15 reports the steamer City of Washington has arrived from Colon with the signed canal treaty between the United States and the new Republic of Panama. The treaty was secured in a metal box and handed to a government representative at the dock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
City of Washington
Colon
Republic of Panama
Annual Meeting of First Congregational Church
The First Congregational Church held its annual meeting with Rev. Ralph Gillam as moderator. Treasurer Frank C. Lawrence and Clerk Andrew Liddell reported, debts liquidated, 646 members, and 77 new members admitted this year. Officers and committees were elected, with notes of the retiring Sunday school superintendent and upcoming reports due on the second Sunday in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational Church
Ralph Gillam
Frank C. Lawrence
Andrew Liddell
Ladies Benevolent Society
W. T. Barstow
E. W. Fletcher
William W. Richardson
John A. Osgood
W. W. Richardson
Charles O. Hall
Clara A. Hannaford
Alice B. Sunbury
W. L. Davis
John Davidson
Lydia S. Bigelow
Alonzo Kidder
W. W. Kelley
Joseph T. Rexford
H. R. Blanchard
Arthur Bartlett
Justin H. Kimball
J. R. Fulton
Horace R. Hanson
Joseph W. Griffin
Geo. Kittredge
Edward Melvin
E. J. Medina
Frank D. Munn
Lydwin Bernier
H. Coon
C. L. McCleery
Daniel E. Flack
T. H. Durning
Alice E. Putnam
L. A. Fletcher
Hannah Varnum
D. H. Wilson
George E. Brisben
Grace Longmore
Ethel Bates
W. H. Curtis
Lucy H. Parker
Robert S. Fulton
Frank Hoyt
Harriette Sanborn
Mary Bakewell
Bessie Worall
Blanche Atkinson
Edith H. Bean
Annie Robbins
J. T. Rexfred
Walter T. Barstow
J. H. Kimball
Mr. Gillam
One Day Cold Cure Ad and Holiday Footwear Sale
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming a cold cure in one day with a refund if unsuccessful. It features E. W. Grove’s signature on each box and lists a 25 cent price. The notice also highlights a 20th Century shoe store sale on holiday slippers and foot coverings plus manicure sets ranging from 78 cents to 14 dollars 65 cents at A. W. Dows & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
20Th Century Shoe Store
A. W. Dows & Co
Ellingwood & Co
Lakin's Hedake Kolone touted for pains and bites
An advertisement extols Lakin's Hedake Kolone as a soothing remedy for stomach pains swellings and insect bites. It claims quick relief from cramps and nerve irritation through counter irritant action and persistent rubbing, urging use over other remedies and noting rare powerful external medicines within its formula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakin
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Jfowell
Chelmsford
Employes’ Association
Greeley
Pelham
Westford
North Billerica
Grocers
Senator Hoar
Lawler’s
Burns
Medora Boisclair
Les Artisans Canadiens Francais
Vincent Hall
Azaire Thibault
J. A. Plante
Maxime Racette
D. A. Girard
Joseph Samson
Wm. Gauthier
Louis Harvey
L. A. B. Eno
Albert Morin
Samuel de Champlain
F. Gf
Foresters’ Hall
Henri Chaput
Joseph Boudreau
Alfred Giroux
Arthur Lavoie
Paul Vigeant
J. E. Lippe
Woodward
Eugene Boudreau
Beecham
Beecham’s
Mrs. Tracy
Lawler's
C. Unger
Maple St
Champaign, Il
FOLEY
Goodale’s Drug Store
Central Street
Merrimack
Central Streets
Carter & Sherburne
Bridge Streets
Falls & Burkinshaw
Middlesex Street
Henry Livingstone
Babylon
the Capitol
THE
First Church
Pulmo
Nary
Affec
Rade Ia Ee
S. & H. Green
China
Sale
Barrios
Armour
W. E. Hicks
Optician
Merrimack Street
Fred C. Cuff
C. M. Saundars
Whiens
SoSore
Lawlers
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