| Bertie Leach recently shot a fine specimen of the grey eagle in this town at Basin No. 4. The young man may be considered a good shot as he brought the fellow down with one shot only. He weighed 8 pounds measured 5 ft. 8 3-4 inches from tip to tip it is rare that such a bird is shot in this locality. He would have made about the right sized ornament for the present fashion of ladies' hat. —[Ashland Advocate. |
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| Littleton Locals |
| As W. W. Hendley was at work on a cistern in Harvard on Friday last it fell onto him breaking two ribs and cracking a third. He was taken up insensible, but is doing as well as could be expected. |
| Died at his home in this place, after an illness of only four days, Albert W. Robbins, aged 47 years. He has been for the last six or seven years in the employ of Tower, Whitcomb & Co., milk dealers, running his team every day over a section of the town gathering milk and carrying it to the car, and then going with it on the car to Boston. He went as usual Monday, the 1st, but Tuesday was kept home by a severe cold, which very rapidly took the form of pneumonia and terminated his life Friday at midnight. He leaves a widow and two children to deeply mourn the loss of husband and father. His funeral occurred at the Unitarian Church Monday p.m. and was conducted by Rev. A. B. Vorse of Grantville [sic]. There was a very large attendance of the friends and G. A. R. Post. Among the floral offerings was one in the form of a milk can, from his friends on the car, also a very handsome piece from Tower and Whitcomb representing a bed of flowers supporting a crescent, above which was suspended a star. |
| Mrs. Scribner of Vt., the mother of Fred Scribner, spent a day in town on her way home from visiting her son who is in Charlestown State Prison, she reports him as being in very poor health. |
| John H. Kimball is running as brakeman on the passenger train that arrives here from Ayer at 12.05, for Boston, and returns on the 7.45 in the evening. |
| The stores in town will hereafter be closed on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. |
| The remains of Watson Woods of Shirley, a former resident, were brought here 10th. Aged 85 and leaves a widow and grown up children. |
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| A Queer Pond in Lancaster. |
One of Lancaster's curiosities is the little pond situated in the northeastern part of the town and known as “Cumbry.” This little body of water is surrounded on three sides by high hills, while on the other the land rises gradually to a height of some twenty-five feet above the surface of the water. Its shape is nearly circular and its diameter about one-fourth mile. The water is clear and very deep; in fact it is said that soundings have never been made deep enough to find bottom in certain places. There is no inlet to the pond, neither is there any outlet. But the most curious thing about it is that its waters are subject to a periodical rise and fall.
It is said that the waters rise slowly for seven years until they reach the high water mark, then they as gradually subside for seven more years, at the end of which time, low water mark is reached, Many of the old inhabitants of the town, who have lived near by for many years, while they do not attempt to explain the cause of the phenomenon, will bear witness to the fact. At present the pond is nearly at its fullest, having reached its highest point sometime in July, it is said. The difference between the highest point reached by the water and the low-water mark is said to be between five and six feet. Is not this a good chance for some learned scientist to rise and explain?—[Enterprise. |
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| North Billerica |
| G. Sherman of Rochdale, England, is paying a visit at Mr. Woolfendens.
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| James Barrington intends building a new house on the lot recently purchased by him on Swinton avenue. |
| Annie Moran has decided to sail by the steamship Samaria from Boston Thursday. |
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| East Acton |
| The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Nahum C. Reed made the 50th anniversary of the wedding which occurred on Friday 5th inst. the occasion of assembling at their house in such numbers as fairly to overflow it. They carried with them valuable presents and were received by Mr. Reed and wife with their wellknown hospitality. |
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| West Acton |
| Miss Jennie Maria, oldest daughter of the late Rev. G. D. Pike, D. D., and formerly a student at Berea College, Kentucky, is now at the home of her late grandfather, Charles Tuttle. Her sister, Miss Gertrude D., is a student at the university, Atlanta, Ga. |
| The funeral of Frank Fuller, only son of George and Evelina Blaisdell Fuller, of Medford, formerly of this place, occurred Sunday. He had been out of health two years. Much sympathy is felt for those bereaved. |
| Rev. C. L. Rhoades spoke Sunday evening at the Concord Reformatory upon the work of the Y. M. C. A. |
| Swedish mission work in our own land and abroad, was the subject presented by the young ladies of the Star Mission Circle Sunday evening. |
| Mr. and Mrs. Irving Hapgood of Lynn were at the home of his father, Andrew Hapgood last week. |
| Workmen were busy last week and this on the F. R. R. building the third track. The rails now extend nearly to Quinlan's crossing and long lines of freight cars are switched off and left standing on the new track. |
| The Citizen's Library committee recently made a selection of many choice new works which will soon appear upon the library shelves. |
| Nov. 4 the C. L. S. C. (the Rainbow Circle) held its first regular meeting this year with Mrs. F. C. Nash. The subject of geology was discussed, and character sketches of Micawber and Dora from David Copperfield were read. Pomegranates were served in memory of Browning's Pomegranates from an English Garden, which was read last year. |
| Since the death of Charles Tuttle at the age of 91 years, Robert Chaffin is the oldest man in town, his 90th birthday occurring next Feb. 21st. |
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| Chelmsford Locals |
| A concert and ball will be held in Town Hall Thanksgiving night. |
| To accommodate Rev. James Reed, Swedenborgian of Boston, Dr. Court did not lecture at Unitarian Church last Sunday, but Mr. Reed gave an interesting lecture on his faith to a large congregation. |
| The Central Congregational Sunday School has voted to add four new books a month to its library. |
| Last week as John McCoy was about to get into his milk wagon his horse was frightened by the cars and wheeled around so that the wagon fell upon Mr. McCoy, breaking his leg. He was attended by Dr. Howard and is doing well. |
| S. P. Wiley, who some time ago was arrested on complaint of constable Day for illegally selling liquor but discharged for lack of sufficient evidence to convict, has now brought a suit against Mr. Day for malicious prosecution. |
| J. R. Fletcher is this week moving his furniture from his home and C. E. Parkhurst is making some repairs prior to moving into it. |
| Center C. Dunn died suddenly on Wednesday of heart disease. |
| On account of the sickness of Miss Eva Werthen No. 2 school is not in session this week. |
| The school in No. 5 closes this Friday. |
| A reception was given Nov. 4 by Mrs. C. E. A. Bartlett to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Warren; a number of invited guests from Lowell were present. |
| Moses C. Wilson, who has been confined to the house some weeks, we are gland to learn is getting better. |
| The annual meeting of the V. I. Association is to be held in town hall next Monday evening. |
| Rev. E. H. Hayden preached at the Baptist church in South Chelmsford last Sunday. In the evening he bade the people farewell. |
| Frank R. son of E. F. Parker, has been thought at the point of death for several days from typhoid fever, but Dr. Howard, at this writing hopes he may recover. |
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