Shurtleff Installed as Chelmsford Unitarian Pastor
Rev. Alfred D. K. Shurtleff was formally installed as pastor of the Chelmsford Unitarian Church after serving acceptably for the past year. The ceremony featured music by Adams Orchestra, organist Emma L. Parkhurst, and a sermon by Rev. Christopher R. Eliot of Boston. The service included a charge to the pastor by Joshua Young and a warm welcome from neighboring clergy and church members.
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Unitarian Church
Chelmsford
Alfred D. K. Shurtleff
Adams
Young People’s Guild
Emma L. Parkhurst
Frank AA. Emerson
Walter FE. Lane
Carlisle
Wm. C. Brown
Littleton
Christopher R. Eliot
Boston
Ephesus
Apostle Paul
Church of Christ
Kingdom of God
Mr. Eliot
God
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Selverace
Paul
Samuel A. Eliot
D. D
American Unitarian Association
Joshua Young
Winchester
Groton
Young
Goldsmith
New Chelmsford Pastor Installed in 1901
Rev. Alfred D K Shurtleff, born Sept 5 1873 in Brookline, has been installed as pastor of Chelmsford Congregational Church. He was educated in Boston and Meadville and Andover seminaries, ordained May 1 1898, and previously served Sulfinch Place Boston before his June 1901 call to Chelmsford.
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Grinville Pierce
Shurtleff
Arthur M. Warren
F. A. Emerson
Edgar F. Parkhurst
Clara Hill
Warren
Charles T. Billings
Lowell
Chelmsford
Ernest C. Bartlett
Central Congregational Society
Mr. Bartlett
Granville Pierce
Pepperell
Shurtlett
Christopher R. Ellet
Astor Emeritus
Bulfinch Place Church
Boston
Samuel H. Winkley
Alfred D. K. Shurtleff
Brookline
Meadville
Andover
Mass
Sulfinch Place
Dracut News Briefs From Local Streets
Charles Campbell is confined to his home on Upland street with an attack of diphtheria. Mrs J Hoyle has returned home after visiting friends in Linden. Mr A Araklian will reside with his family in the O'Brien homestead on Lakeview avenue. Mrs John Dustin returned to her Palmer home after several days with Mr and Mrs Otis Coburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Campbell
Upland Street
J. Hoyle
Fleasant Street
Linden
A. Araklian
O’brien
Lakeview Avenue
John Dustin
Palmer
Otis P. Coburn
Funeral of Mrs. James Flemings in Tewksbury
The funeral was held at the late residence on North street with Rev J Herbert Yeoman of the First Congregational Church officiating. Apollo Quartette of Lowell sang, Charles H Battles led, and bearers were three sons Fred J Charles of Lowell and John of Tewksbury along with son in law George Trull of North Interment followed at Centre Cemetery under J B Currier. I M Locke attends Springfield State Sunday School convention representing the Congregational Sunday school of this town. Next Sunday Yeoman exchanges pulpits with Rev Walter Rollins of Wilmington. Town hall citizens committee met to plan winter meetings.
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James Flemings
North Street
North Tewksbury
J. Herbert Yeoman
First Congregational Church
Appollo Quartette
Lowell
Chas. H. Battles
Fred J. and
Charles
John
George Trull
Centre Cemetery
J. B. Currier
I. M. Locke
Springfield
Mass
Congregational
Congregational Church
Walter Rollins
Wilmington
Citizens’ Committee
Town Hall
Feast of the Seven Tables entertains North Chelmsford
The Second Congregational church held a supper titled The Feast of the Seven Tables with seven color themed stations and a 200 attendee crowd. An evening program followed, featuring performances and encores. Also noted were travels of George T. Sheldon and Miss Mary Murphy to Pasadena with Royal R. Sheldon trotting horse, plus local Juvenile Dramatic club entertainment A Matrimonial Advertisement at Amherst street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Congregational Church
D. W. Shirreffs
Ethel R. Wotton
Marion Crowell
Anna Mackay
Mary Morning
Ruth Cutler
Florence Queen
Flora Knox
Avilla Piggott
Marion Scribner
Gladys Swain
Rose Wright
Esther Bearce
Stella Howard
Lizzie Morning
Emily Briggs
George T. Sheldon
Chelmsford Foundry Co
Mary Murphy
Juvenile Dramatic Club
Uncle Cyrus
Lottie Lowe
Jack Cole
Harold Hacket
Granny Cole
Ethel Richardson
Aint Martha
Ruth Richardson
Mary Cote
Verne Lowe
Bessie Hadley
Farmers' Page Encourages Short, Pithy Posts
Northern Middlesex agricultural column invites farmer readers to share brief, sharp notes. Editorial team will edit for publication focusing on practical experience, recommendations, and concise observations. Long essays discouraged to keep the exchange brisk and useful.
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Middlesex
Automobiles Vanish in Humorous Elopement Tale
A playful Chicago Record-Herald poem tells of a maiden eloping with a suitor in a car. Their raid toward the border ends when a blown plug ruins the ride and the lovers meet a grim yet comic fate. The father boasts his restraint and style despite the mishap.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Best Middlesex North fair displays and apple harvest
The State inspector praised the Middlesex North fair for its fruit and vegetables. Cattle exhibits were sizable with farmers' stock dominating. several animals changed owners. Gravenstein apples from S. W. Parkhurst of Chelmsford led a prime fall display, praised for size, color, and juiciness aided by ash-fertilized soil.
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Middlesex North Fair
A. B. Adams
S. W. Parkhurst
Chelmsford
Shortage Rumors and Market Notes Across Regions
The New England Pestilent claims pool selling shapes next legislature selections. Milk price at 87 cents a can is deemed too high for producers in winter. Morgan and Rockefeller maintain financial supremacy. A Maine Farmer diary notes a farmer’s western horses refuse apples at work, joking about Ben Davis apples.
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New England 1
Ifpesten
Morgan, Rockefeller Et al
Maine
Ben Davis
Corresponden ce on potato farming before Colorado beetle era
In answer to Brother G s query I recount my potato growing experience starting sixty six years ago. I describe planting medium size potatoes cut in halves with one piece in a hill and feet apart.
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Brother G
Colorado
Potatoes and Manure: Old Farmer John Fisk’s Planting Method
John Fisk of Billerica shares a detailed potato growing regimen built on deep sod, broadcast manure, and careful seed selection from Maine. He warns against beetle damage and emphasizes moisture, drainage, and timely cultivation to withstand droughts, with Paris green caution and use of a two gallon sprayer and Baker's Boxal for pest control.
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Maine
Paris Green
John Fisk
Charcoal and silage notes and postal currency plea
Notes discuss feeding poultry with charcoal raising turkey weights and meat quality. Silage corn sugars fade to starch during fermentation advising earlier maturity. A call favors postal currency and urges quick congressional action. Massachusetts race pools curtailed. Governor Crane declines intercession amid broader gambling concerns.
Cattle Show Dilemma and Stable Hygiene
The discussion weighs gambling legality against moral order, urges fairs to balance appeal with agricultural purpose, and cautions against overreliance on vaudeville. It also warns of dangers in new corn for swine, emphasizes stable disinfection, and endorses whitewashing as a practical, economical method to improve barn sanitation and milk production viability.
The Angora Goat Fencing and Woodland Impact
The Angora goats climb fences and escape through four inch mesh. woven wire fails. Ellwood poultry fence with small diamond openings works, costing about a third more. In 1902 six ewes one buck and five kids cleared an acre of young woodland, stripping bark from maples and apples, and consuming ferns and underbrush while preferring leaves over grass.
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American Fence Company
Goats Keep Inexpensive Woodland Cleanup At Orono
Chas. D. Woods reports twelve goats on one acre of young woodland near Orono with no extra food. They eat bark from oak and birch, clean evergreen areas, and require minimal care other than occasional watering and salt. Maine Farmer notes the simple, low-cost summer upkeep.
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Chas. D. Woods
Orono
Maine
Tree Wardens and the Massachusetts Tree Warden Law
The Massachusetts forestry association helped pass the compulsory tree warden law to protect roadside and public shade trees. While many wardens serve with fitness and integrity, some are mischosen or act against public interest. A proposed amended bill would require hearings before permits, allow abutting or selectmen approval, drop the residential clause, and let towns set care rules, refining a generally sound law.
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Massachusetts Forestry Association
General Court
State Board of Agriculture
Peabody
Committee On Agriculture
Value of cover crops for soil protection and fertility
Guidelines on using cover crops to reduce soil wash and conserve nutrients. Red clover is highlighted as a nitrogen fixing option when sown in August or early September, with rye as a fall back. Recommendations cover sowing rates, regional reliability, and succession ideas for Connecticut and New England.
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New England
New Jersey Experiment Station
Connecticut
New Yorker
A Tribute to the Horse and Aids to Health
A Maryland stable toast extols the horse as noble and loyal, linking it to history and battle. Also note an ad for Dean's Ointment promising relief from a running sore and a note that October weddings are down this year possibly due to a coal famine.
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Maryland
Desert
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chelmsford Centre
A. D. K. Shurtleff
C. R. Eliot
Charles E. Bartlett
Walter Perham
Harry L. Parkhurst
Wm. H. Hall
Dracut
Tewksbury
North Chelmsford
Lovers Twain
Editorial
Middlesex North
ORTS
Billerica
Nubbins
Prof
F. W. Morse
New Hampshire Agricultural College
Congress
Washington
New England Homestead
Massachusetts
Crane
Berkshire
Deerfield Valley
Iowa
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station
Dean
C. W. Lenhert
Bowling Green
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