Funeral held for Nancy J. Jones in Dracut
Middlesex County Dracut funeral for Nancy J. Jones wife of Cyrus Jones occurred Wednesday at 2 PM from her Dracut home. Rev F I Kelley officiated with bearers Bernice and Jonathan Parker Henry Peabody and Josh Richardson. Burial at Varnum Cemetery Dracut under J W Brooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy J. Jones
Cyrus Jones
Dracut
F. I. Kelley
Dracut Centre
Bernice
Jonathan Parker
Henry Peabody
Josh Richardson
Varnum Cemetery
J. W. Brooks
Five entertainments planned by local church league
The Men’s league of the Congregational church arranged a five event program in the town hall across January February and March. Talent includes Temple quartet and reader General W A Bancroft Lieutenant Governor John L Bates Frank A Hill and Prof J W Churchill. Opening concert set for January 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Men’s League of the Congregational Church
Town Hall
Temple Quartette
W. A. Bancroft
John L. Bates
Frank A. Hill
J. W. Churchill
Men's League
Second Congregational Church
Harry C. Trombly
New Society
Boston
Jonn I. Bates
Robbery at East Pepperell Post Office and local officers elected
Early Monday morning a break in at East Pepperell post office blew open the safe and a small stamp haul was taken with only about ten dollars in cash found. A horse and carriage were heard near the bridge and a man faced Mr Provencher with a revolver, warned to stay still. In Pepperell, Pepperell Commandery No 141 UOOGC elected officers December 18 with S R Merrill as noble commander and several others named for vice, prelacy, financial records, treasurer, herald and trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Pepperell
Provencher
Pepperell Commandery
U. O O
Charles F. Kemp
Trustees
Geo. Jenks
Ss. R. Merrill
Milo Robbins
Littleton Grange officers listed. social notes
In Littleton a 36 person gathering at Miss Letitia Case’s yielded a fine watch chain as a gift. Scarlet fever appears in D. B. Stetson’s home. Pomona grange attendance noted with C. L. Howard and C. L. Watts at North Leominster and Lowell reports. New officers for Littleton grange include Wing, Smith, Cash, Murphy, Johnson, Bigelow, Davidson, Litchfield, Morrill, Wong, Smith, and Haynes. John Howard of Amherst College home on vacation. Harry E. Canney visits his wife in Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letitia Case
D. B. Stetson
C. L. Watts
Col L. Howard
Lowell
Littleton Grange
Howard
W. M
Herbert O. Wing
Augusta W. Smith
W. O
George H. Cash
Emma Murphy
Nellie M. Johnson
E. B. Bigelow
Geo. H. Davidson
Frank L. Litchfield
G. K
B. W. Morrill
Wm. H. Davis
Flora
Susie F. Wong
Ceres
Hattie E. Smith
Pomona
C. L.howard
F. A. Haynes
John Howard
Amherst Agricultural College
Harry E. Canney
Pennsylvania
Kron Installed as Pastor of Swedish Church in Woburn
Rev E N Kron was installed as pastor of the Swedish Lutheran church on Montvale avenue in Woburn. The service featured sermons by Rev Andrew Carlson Manchester NH and others. Kron, born in Sweden, moved to America at age four and has since led church work, reducing the debt by $100 monthly and growing the congregation while also conducting the choir. Mrs Kron, born Esther Vikberg of Manchester, was present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. N. Kron
Montvale Avenue
Woburn
Andrew Carlson
Manchester
N.H
John Ekman
Lowell
William Ljung
Waltham
Esther Kron
N. N. Erickson
Fannie Merlitz
Jennie Johnson
Agnes Anerson
P. O. Carlson
Mysed Person
Emma Bergman
Hanna Svenson
Annie Anderson
Mania Wgrickson
Carl Carlson
Victor Gustafson
Arthur Johnson
John Johnson
Eric Ekman
Pontus Carlson
William Liedman
J. Augustus Johnson
Messrs
Yale
New York
Kron
Woburn Society
Esther Vikberg
Sudbury Nuptials and Obituary Notices At Sudbury and Newtonville
Miss Blanche Marion Hunt wedding to Elmer Judson Keene of Medford occurs at the bride’s parents home in Roxbury with plans to reside in Newtonville. The report also covers the death of Oliver R. Rice after a brief illness near North Sudbury. funeral at M B church and burial at Mt Wadsworth. It notes Rice’s family lineage and other relatives, including Lowell connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Street
Roxbury
Blanche Marion Hunt
Louis C. Hunt
Elmer Judson Keene
Medford
Sudbury
South Framingham
Roxbury Crossing
Consolidated
Newtonville
Oliver R. Rice
North Sudbury
J. S. Rice
Geo. W. Gilman
Rice
William
Charlotte
Whitman) Rice
Suibury
Henry
Jonathan
Edward
Lowell
John Whitman
Sarah
Henry Vose
M. B
Edward Higgins
Mt. Wadsworth
South Sudbury
John W. Rie
Homeopathic Hospital
Boston
Bia Advanset
Christmas concerts and programs brighten town churches
Christmas events fill the Orthodox church Sunday school and Unitarian church with trees, music by Bedford orchestra, and Santa Claus on December 23 and 25. A Catholic tree and a combined Guild concert are planned. The public library closes Saturday night but opens Sunday afternoon. A Bedford Concord electric road survey moves ahead, land purchase planned near G M Parker’s property. Dr Thomas B Hosmer’s eldest son William A Hosmer of Waltham is critically ill with Bright’s disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAlister
Webber
C. BE
Bedford Orchestra
Wll
Unitarian Society
Guild
Unitarian Church
Bedford
Concord
Great Ledge
G. M. Parker
Women Versus Men Debate News In Wilmington Meeting
Walker lodge I O G T held a regular gathering with strong turnout. The affirmative won the debate on the theme Women are More Vain Than the Men. Rev George Butters spoke on Snapshots in a Parson Life to a keen audience. Kickapoo Indians bring two weeks of entertainments to Ames hall starting Tuesday. Christmas trees and concerts scheduled by local Sunday schools. Anna Sheldon to become public library librarian after Jan 1. A two month old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Wilson died Monday. Mr C E Hudson enjoying a return to friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker Lodge
F. Kidder
E. G. Shaw
A. R. Carter
N. R. Purvis
Mary A. Kidder
Mrs. Bean
Charlotte Snelling
Leona Taylor
George Butters
Somervile
Ames Hall
Congregational Sunday School
M. E. Sunday
Anna T. Sheldon
John Wilson
C. E. Hudson
Gree
Beck
South Billerica
Unitarian Church
Minot
Simons
Henry Ward Beecher
Whitefield
Wesley
God
George Fox
Whittier
Boston Favorites concert and town notices in Littleton
In Littleton next Tuesday evening the Boston Favorites with violinist Nina G. Fletcher will perform to entertain the lyceum audience. Scarlet fever cases reported in several families near the Common. Unitarian fair attended by Mrs Fitz and Mrs Laurence, with a successful charity event and substantial funds raised. The moon eclipse observed with clear skies, and the Christmas festival for Unitarian children scheduled for Saturday afternoon the 24th. Women’s Club meets Wednesday at Mrs. Mary Hoar’s home. Various local social mentions, weddings, and visits, including Rev Brown conducting marriages and a funeral in Hubbardston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Nina G. Fletcher
Lyceum
Joseph Dodge
Daniel Stetson
Wilkins
Fitz
W. F. Fitz
Grace Laurence
Unitarian
Mary Hoar
Unitarian Parish
Sands, Taylor & Wood
Brown
Unitarian Guild
Luke Is
Emily F. Adams
Ewings
J. Howard
Turton
South Dakota
Hillside
Mr. Howard
Osgood
Gardner
A. W. Sawyer
Orange
Myron Kimball
Unitarian Parsonage
Mr. Brown
Joseph N. Murray
Fannie M. Osborne
Curtis M. Drew
Gertrude S. Osborne
South Acton
Hubbardston
Funeral of Sergeant Luke Smith Held at His Home
The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at his late home with Rev. Copping and Rev. Wood officiating. prayers and remarks emphasized lessons from the departed’s genial spirit as readied by Copping and Wondreid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke Smith
Tusday
Copping
Wood
Wondreid
Memorial rites recall Revolutionary ties and town losses
The account recalls ties to the American Revolution as speakers honor Capt. Isaac Davis and the grave designation effort. Four grandsons lower the veteran’s coffin at Woodlawn, with a Civil War veteran Henry Parlin and others mourned in nearby services. Multiple locals died recently, including Mrs Worster, Mrs Dusseault, and Luke Smith, darkening the town with sudden losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Isaac Davis
Wood
Mr. Smith
South Africa
Paul Kruger
Copping
Woodlawn
Smith
Florian
Herbert
Wilbur
Frank
James Fisk
Henry Parlin
Isaac
Davis Post
Parlin
Grand Army Post
Grand Army
West Acton
Dusseault
Eorge Worster
South Acton
Luke Smith
R. L. Reed
Messrs. Copping, Wood
Isaac Davis Post
Worster
Congregational Church
Portraits and resignations mark Billerica meeting notes
At Gardner Parker hall on December 9 1899 Frederic A Morey presented an elegant portrait of the late Charles H Parkes, a longtime lodge member and chaplain. Mrs Langdon Simons resigns as Industrial branch chair and urges Mrs Geo Stearns as successor. Rev Evans preached at the Baptist church last Sunday. A pupil Miss McIntyre mourns her father in Burlington. Christmas vacation brings cheer to teachers and pupils amid church fair successes across town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Odd Fellows
Gardner Parker Hall
Frederic A. Morey
Charles H. Parkes
Parker
Rodge
Charlies Henry Hill
South Allerica
Charree
Women’s Alliance
Languon Simons
Geo. J. Stearns
Clarence Bowman
George Crosby
Marcus Cowdry
Christmas Reflections and Recalls From Billerica Scenes
A lengthy weekly roundup recalls Unitarian sermons on fear and love, Pilgrims Day odes, and Christmas hopes. It notes Mrs. Rebecca B. Wilde’s memory, a Mitchell’s Boys’ School reunion banquet in Boston, and local church events, with plans for Christmas concerts and future lectures in North Chelmsford.
Sunday Christmas Services At Several Churches
Unitarian holds morning sermon Christmas Tidings with special music and a 6 30 guild meeting led by the pastor on the theme How shall we sing the Christmas anthems Central Congregational presents a 1045 Christmas concert by Bible school and congregation a 7 p m responsive service singing old hymns Baptist morning Gift for Christ and evening Christmas service All Saints morning and evening services plus a Monday morning religious service Christmas gathering for the children Tuesday evening in the guild room
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary JL. Morey
Unitarian Church
George A. Dodge
Saxe
Unitarian
Central Congregational
Bible School
Baptist
Christ
All Saints
Funeral for J Varnum Fletcher in Boston Church
The funeral of J Varnum Fletcher, veteran marketman and banker of Boston, was held at the Unitarian church on Imont street. About 90 marketmen from Boston attended, with delegations from the Fenueil Hall National Bank, Quivy Market Cold Storage, and Belmont Savings Bank. Burial followed at Mt Auburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Varnum Fletcher
Boston
Unitarian Church
E Imont
Main Street
Belmont
F Neuil Hall National Bank
Qui Y Market Cold Storage Company
Belmont Savings Bank
Denver plans 4000 acre colony to aid consumptives
Denver leaders raise funds to create a charitable estate near the city offering work and housing for consumptives. The plan envisions 4000 to 5000 acres turned into fruit and garden ranches with open-air labor, medical care, and self support for patients, priced at about $3.42 weekly, details pending incorporation and operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Denver
Denver Post
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Guarantee Advertisement
All druggists guarantee every bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and will refund the money to anyone who is not satisfied after using two-thirds of the contents. This is the best remedy in the world for la grippe coughs corda croup and whooping cough and is pleasant and safe to take. It prevents any tendency of a cold to result in pneumonia. For sale by all druggists.
Dean's Kidney Pills Promises Quiet Help for Kidney Troubles
A testimonial advert notes Doan's Kidney Pills ease back pain, showings of kidney and bladder distress, with Annie Kelly of 90 Appleton Street praising the remedy after using Fos ter Milburn Co. products. The ad emphasizes quiet relief, price fifty cents, and availability through Carter & Sherburne and General dealers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Annie Kelly
Appleton Street
Ellingwood & Co
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Dean’s
Merrill and Perley Architects at Central Block Lowell
Merrill and Gilbert architects Otis A Merrill and Gilbert F Perley operate from Central Block in Lowell Massachusetts. The firms are named Merrill and Gilbert Architects and are associated with the Lowell area professional building scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis A. Merrill, Gilbert
F. Perley Merrill & Gilbert, Architects
Central Block
Lowell Mass
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Wilmington
Littleton
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Ladysmith
Billerica
Havergal
Longfellow
Lfe
Rebecca B. Wild
A. L. Kittredge
Lowel
Herbert Wild
Portland
Oregon
Charles Wild
United States
Mitchell's Boys’ School Association
C. Bates Dana
Worcester
C. B. Dana
R. P. Waters
A. H. Craig
Cambridge
H. P. Wilmarth
M. E. Ginn
H. Parker
C. S. Packard
C. G. Magee
W. B. Hutchinson
M.&. Ginn
C.S. Packard
C. J.senter
Richard P. Waters
E. H. Cummings
H. E H. Hubbard
George Parker
L. R. Reynolds
A. P. Wilder
C. J. Duffy
C.W. Towne
Mr. Hardy
H.a.king
Santa Claus
RBC
Chelmsford
MR. Fletcher
Don
Carter & Sherburne
Bellavit Rien
Nervita Medical Co
Custoo & Jackson Sts
Ais
Chicago
Mlinois
Boeale
Emingwood & Co
Mass
Veil
Pe. Re. Ber
Merrimack and
Bridge ST
Farmieis
Ptp
Aifas Jardinieres
C. F. Miles
Merrimack St. Tel. Con
A. W. Brown
Hellaws
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