MAYNARD
FELL INTO WELL
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ABRAM ALLEN UNDOUBTEDLY
HAD STROKE OF APOPLEXY
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Found by Officers With Neck Broken
Wednesday Afternoon |
The funeral of Abram Allen, who met death through an accident Wednesday afternoon, took place Friday morning and was attended by a large number of friends, including a delegation from Isaac Davis post, G. A. R., of which Mr. Allen had long been a member. The burial took place in St. Bridget's cemetery.
The exact circumstances of Mr. Allen's death are unknown, he having been found dead at the bottom of a dry well near the old paper mill site by Officers Connors and Jones about 3.15 Wednesday afternoon. He was lying on the bottom of the well with his head doubled under him, his neck being broken by the fall. Medical Examiner McGrath of Hudson responded to a call and stated that death was due to a broken neck, a contributory cause being an attack of apoplexy, which had no doubt caused Mr. Allen to fall into the well. This is borne out by the fact that for years he has been a sufferer from dizzy spells and other signs of apoplexy,
Mr. Allen was 74 years of age and was born in England. He came to this country, when but a young man and followed mill work most of his life. At the outbreak of the Civil war he was employed in Lowell and immediately registered in the 30th Mass. Regt. On the expiration of his term he re-enlisted and in all served five years from 1861 to 1866, having a splendid record. After the war he came to this vicinity and had spent the time since between this town and Gleasondale, most of it in this town. He was generally respected in this town and his untimely death is a matter of general regret. He is survived by two sons and a daughter.¹ |
SOUTH ACTON
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| Harold Symonds is visiting his brother in New York. |
| Miss Nellie Murphy is visiting with relatives at Greenwich, R. I. |
| Mrs. Hines of Waterville, Me., has been visiting her cousin, Mrs. W. H. Warren. |
| Rev. Henry S. Huntington of Milton supplied the Congregational pulpit last Sunday. |
| Mrs. Emma S. Preston is stopping with her brother, James A. Symonds for a few weeks. |
| Mrs. Seth Reed left last Monday for an extended visit with her parents in Connecticut. |
| Mrs. Sidney Laffin and children left Tuesday for a two weeks' visit at her Nova Scotia home. |
| Monica Roach has gone to her home in Whitinsville after several weeks' stay with her Acton relatives. |
| Miss Delorey left Monday for her home in Putney, Vt., after a couple of months' stay with her sister, Mrs. Gerrior. |
| The Ladies' Social circle of the Universalist church will meet with Mrs. Stiles Thursday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. |
| Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Tuttle and son are enjoying a two weeks' outing with A. L. Faxton and family at Brant Rock. |
| Frank Hosmer has greatly enhanced the appearance of Sunshine Villa by the erection of a pretty pagoda addition to his porch. |
| The annual meeting of the Sunday school association of the Universalist church was held Sunday, September 11th. The following officers were chosen: President, Rev. S. J. Willis; vice president, L. C. Hastings; superintendent, Theron F. Newton; assistant superintendent, Mrs. F. Z. Taylor; secretary, Miss Carrie L. Shapley; treasurer, J. K. W. Wetherbee; organist and musical director, Miss Eva Gray; assistant organist, Miss Margie Kimball; librarian, Miss Helen Fairbanks; assistant librarian, Miss Gertrude Tuttle; directors, Mrs. Amelia Tarbell, Mrs. Ella Hosmer, Mrs. F. Z. Taylor, Mrs. C. M. Kimball, Mrs. L. C. Reed and Miss C. L. Shapley; floral committee, Misses Helen Fairbanks, Eva Gray, Evelyn Kimball, Myrtle Rudolph, Edith Evans, Alice Fairbanks, Gertrude Tuttle and Margie Kimball. Mrs. Wetherbee, who has served as secretary for 26 years, declined the office this year on account of her being unable to attend. |
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| Mr. Hawkes is the name of the new station agent at the B. & M. depot. He comes from Otter river and has seen nearly 20 years of service. |
| J. Starr of Pepperill [sic] finished a 37-foot well last week for Mr. Chase of Acton st., about 20 feet of water with a flow of three gallons per minute. |
| Remember the concert tomorrow night in Exchange hall by the Lotus quartet assisted by Mrs. Dorothy Bell Carpenter, reader. A big program has been arranged. |
| John Beach has sunk the school well to a depth of about 18 ft., the last 10 through a ledge. There is a good flow of water, about three feet coming in during the night. |
| When in Maynard shop at Christie's. |
WEST ACTON
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| Webster Blanchard is at the Andover college, Andover. |
| Burton Hoar is attending the Lawrence academy at Groton. |
| D. H. Hall has a new six cylinder Stevens' Duryea automobile. |
| Miss Florence McNiff entered the Waltham business college Monday. |
| Frank Williams has gone to work painting for the Boston & Maine railroad. |
| A. M. Whitcomb has been enjoying a week's vacation at his home the past week. |
| Mr. and Mrs. Geo. M. Guilford of Waltham came up to Mr. Gilford's [sic] home Sunday. |
| Chas. Ford, and T. E. Devane carried passengers to and from Boxboro fair Saturday in their automobile. |
| Quite a number from this village attended the Lotus quartet concert at Maynard last Wednesday night. |
| The Lotus quartet concert at South Acton Thursday evening will be well represented by many from this village. |
| Mrs. James French and two children returned Sunday from Nova Scotia after a two weeks' visit with relatives. |
MRS. RICHARDSON WINS PRIZES
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Mrs. J. L. Richardson won first prize on canned tomatoes and first prize on canned peas at the Clinton fair last week. These prizes were given by the Safety Valve Jar Co. of Syracuse, N. Y., for the best fruit put up in their jars. She also took first prize on apple and crab apple jelly. This prize was given by the Clinton fair association.
The jars of peaches and tomatoes were taken to Syracuse, N. Y. for the big fair to be held at that place.
The three prizes amounted to $12.75. |
ACTON CENTRE
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| Harold Phalen returned Wednesday from his vacation work [sic] in Maine. |
| A large delegation from here attended the Boxboro Cattle show Saturday. |
| Mrs. Edwin A. Phalen returned home last week from her trip through Canada. |
| A business meeting of the C. E. society was held in the church chapel Sunday evening. |
| Mrs. A. S. Osborne of Chittenango, N. Y., is visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. C. Hayes. |
| Mr. and Mrs. Mahoney left Monday for their home in East Boston, having completed their summer's stay here. |
| Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rodway of Somerville are visiting for several days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilkins. |
| The Boy's club, the Brotherhood of David, will hold its first meeting of the autumn next Thursday evening, Sept. 22. |
| The Woman's Missionary society meets Wednesday at the Congregational church for the purpose of reorganizing and electing officers. |
| Rev. E. C. Hayes gave an address before the Middlesex Union Ministers' meeting at Ayer on the “Unpardonable Sin.” |
| Miss Annie B. Lee of New York, who has been visiting during the summer at the home of Mrs. A. E. Pason, left Monday for North Weare, N. H. |
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