SOUTH ACTON
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| Thomas O'Hern is working at the coal and lumber yard. |
| F. W. Hoit entertained relatives from out of town over Sunday. |
| Clarence Hosmer and Clifford Robbins of Waltham were in town Sunday with relatives. |
| Miss Chandler of Portland, Me., has been spending a number of days past as the guest of Dr. Hosmer. |
| P. J. Callan has left the employment of the B. & M. and is working for the South Acton Woolen Co. |
| Elbridge Wheeler is filling Geo. Kellog's place at the South Acton Coal & Lumber Co's. for the present. |
| A reward of $100 has been offered for the conviction of the party who set fire to F. G. Smith's house on Monday morning. |
| Another overhead bridge hearing will be held at the attorney's office, Boston, on May 26 at which new plans and estimates will be brought forward. |
| Miss Bertha Shapley of Leominster entertained a number of her young friends at her aunts' residence, the Misses Shapley, on Saturday afternoon. |
| The rubber social at the Congregational church on Wednesday evening last was well attended and brimful of merriment. A comparatively large sum was realized in addition to no end of fun. The King's Daughters were in charge. |
| Early Monday morning the house recently erected by Frank G. Smith at Barker's crossing was burned to the ground. This old gentleman has been an honest hard working man since he moved to this village and a more pitiful sight could not be imagined than when he discovered his loss. He wept like a child. His health is not the best and his entire savings had been invested in this house with the expectation of having a home of his own. The fire was apparently set, although the old gentleman has no enemies unless it be a gang of Italians, who live near by and cause him no end of annoyance. A paper is being circulated about town for his benefit. |
A NEW PLAN TO BE DRAWN
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Much interest was shown in the overhead bridge hearing held on Saturday morning. The committee appointed met at 10 o'clock and made a thorough examination of the site of the proposed bridge and held a hearing immediately afterwards in Exchange hall. The meeting was largely attended and the questioning of the witnesses proved very interesting. Among those examined were E. F. Conant, Dr. F. U. Rich and Aaron Tuttle.
The committee decided that public necessity demanded a separation of grades and are to have another survey and plan drawn which they think will do away with part of the immense land damage which the present plan involves. The new plan is to carry the southern end of the bridge further west and not interfere with the mill property and the present bridge. After the hearing the commission in company with the L. A. & M. officials took dinner at the American House. |
SOUTH ACTON LOCALS |
WANTED—A girl to do general housework in South Acton. Address R. B. Moore, Concord Junction, R. F. D.
Harnesses, boot and shoe repairing at reasonable prices by C. H. Clark. |
Grip Remedies in Great Demand |
| When colds and grip are prevalent the quickest and surest remedies are in great demand. Mr. Joseph D. Williams of McDuff, Va. says that he was cured of a very deep and lasting attack of la grippe by using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after trying several other preparations with no effect. For sale by DeLee's drugstore, Maynard. |
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WEST ACTON
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| Fred Holbrook was up from Boston, Sunday. |
| H. A. Littlefield has been quite ill the past week. |
| Mrs. Church Morse of Maynard spent Tuesday in town. |
| C. B. Stone's family have arrived in town for the summer. |
| Hobart E. Mead started Monday for a western business trip. |
| Mrs. Lilla Willis and daughter spent Sunday with friends in Bedford. |
| Levi W. Perkins has bought the Alonzo Tuttle farm near Grassy pond. |
| Miss M. W. Folsom spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Nash [in] Cambridge. |
| Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Littlefield and baby son of Dorchester were at his father's here over Sunday. |
| C. H. Perkins' Texas and Virginia Troubadors will give a show in Littlefield's hall Monday night. |
| Rev. Mr. Sheafe of Harvard occupied the Universalist pulpit last Sunday in exchange with Rev. Mr. Rice. |
| The Massachusetts State Sunday school convention meets in the Baptist church here Thursday, May 14. |
| Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Clark and daughter were recent guests of the former's son Carl at his new home in Sharon. |
| Louis Blanchard of the Metropolitan water works, Framingham, spent Sunday at the home of his uncle, John Vose. |
| Miss Sarah J. Wyman of Westminster was the guest of Miss Hattie Whitcomb last week. Miss Wyman was accompanied by her ward, Nelson Miles Greeley. |
| Mrs. S. R. Richardson, S. D. G. M., and members of suits [sic] attended the anniversary exercises of the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs at Concord Junction, Monday. |
| Moses Reed, agent for the state board of health, has hired a piece of land on the estate of George Houghton, Stow road, to be used as a public dump for the village of West Acton. Dumping elsewhere is prohibited by the board. |
| The testimonial concert Thursday evening to little Gladys MacGregor, was well attended and a most successful affair. The program was varied and pleasing, each of the artists eliciting a goodly share of applause. Miss Glady's [sic] numbers showed marked advancement since her first appearance last year. Her rendering of “How Salvator Won,” was a most wonderful piece of acting. Too much praise cannot be given the remarkable talent displayed by this child reader. |
OBITUARY |
Mrs. Helen A. Rowell, widow of the late Henderson Rowell, a former well known resident here, died Saturday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. A. Herrick, Westfield of chronic gastritis. She has made her home with her daughter for more than 20 years.
We copy from the Westfield column of the Springfield Republican:
“Mrs. Rowell had made many friends and acquaintances in town and her death will be sincerely mourned. She was quiet and unpretentious, but took a deep interest in those about her, especially the poor and unfortunate.”
Funeral services were held at the home there and the body brought here Monday. Funeral services were held in the Baptist church and interment was made in the family lot Mt. Hope.
Mrs. Rowell leaves two daughters, Mrs. Nellie McCauley of Boston and Mrs. Herrick, Westfield, also two grandsons. |
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