WEST ACTON
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Miss Etta Clark started Monday for Jersey City, for a ten days' vacation with her brother, C. B. Clark.
Chas. Bradford and family have taken possession of their new home, formerly the late Walter Mead place.
The West Acton Improvement society will meet at I. O. O. F. hall Thursday evening of this week. Vocal and instrumental music will be provided, this being the last meeting until October, a large attendance is desired.
Mrs. W. H. Rudolph has gone to Wilmington, Delaware to visit relatives, and will remain there several weeks.
The North Middlesex County division of the Loyal Temperance League held an enthusiastic meeting at the Congregational church at South Acton last Saturday, Ayer, West Acton and South Acton legions were well represented, the West Acton Legion had the largest number of members present and also had held three silver and gold medal contests this season. During the day four girls from this village contested for the gold medal, which was won by Miss Leslie Joy. All deserve great praise for their recitations. There were vocal solos by Ayer boys and girls and recitations, whistling solos by Harold Coolidge of South Acton, piano trio by three girls, piano duet and a vocal solo and the Heaven Born Banner, sung by five West Acton girls, also fine selections by Mrs. Frisbie, leader of this legion, and Mrs. Helen Rice, state president of the L. T. L. Remarks were made by Rev. Mr. Case. The officers chosen for the ensuing year were Elliot Preble of Ayer, president; Miss Mary Smiley of West Acton, vice pres.; Miss Mary Damon of Concord Jct., treas. The committee on resolutions tendered a vote of thanks to the South Acton people for their generous hospitality.
We regret that the omission was made in the last issue that Miss J. Katherine Richardson was elected the new superintendent of the primary department at the Baptist Sunday school to succeed Miss Fanny E. Wetherbee, who had held the office for 25 years.
Miss Helen Dinsmore visited the past week with friends in the village. |
ACTON CENTRE
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Stanley Hall arrived home from Florida last week.
Moses Taylor, 2d, is visiting with his father, Hammond Taylor.
A well attended meeting of Acton Grange was held Tuesday evening in the town hall. The third and fourth degrees were worked on a class of 32 candidates by the ladies' degree staff and the regular officers. This was followed by the fourth degree supper in the town hall.
Quite a few from here attended the meeting of the Pomona Grange, held last Wednesday afternoon and evening at Wakefield.
The autos have raised havoc with the roads during the recent dry weather. In many cases large stones have been loosened from the road bed.
Rev. B. W. Pennock of East Acton preached Sunday at the Cong'l. church in the absence of the pastor.
The Ladie's Church Aid society meets Thursday afternoon at 2.30.
The W. C. T. U. holds its postponed meeting this Wednesday at 2 o'clock in the Cong'l. church chapel.
The services of the Cong'l. church next Sunday will be of a patriotic character. The sermon and music will commemorate the sacrifices of the soldiers of the Civil War. All are cordially invited to attend. |
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SOUTH ACTON
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Mrs. Laura Moore is visiting for a little while with Mrs. Worster.
Mrs. Lizzie Jackson of Littleton has been visiting with Mrs. F. F. Chandler.
Mrs. W. S. Warren and Helen were in town Thursday calling on friends and attending the May sale at the Congregational church.
Abel Farrar is very ill at his farm home, suffering from a severe attack of blood poisoning.
Thomas Lothrop is sick at his Fletcher Corner home.
Saturday, May 27, the Acton Independents play Gleasondale nine at the School st. grounds. Last week at Gleasondale the locals were defeated by a single run. In the Gleasondale lineup will be such old favorites as “Hennie” Bruce, Stone and Hamilton. Their battery will be Wetherbee and Warren. For the Actons, Day, formerly of Hudson high, will pitch and McGreen catch. The game is sure to be well worth seeing. June 3, the Acton boys face a strong Maynard team on the local grounds. |
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There was a bit of carelessness Saturday that came near being a serious conflagration. The bill posters who were pasting new posters on the big bill board between the tracks and the grist mill, put the old papers in a pile and set fire to them. The blaze rose in threatening manner for the safety of the mill, but by the quick work of Frank Stiles and his chemical fire extinguisher, the danger was soon averted.
Carmen Iulano of the steel gang of the construction department of the B. & M., while at work Friday, was struck in the neck by a piece of steel that flew while cutting a rail. It cut deep and just missed the jugular vein, giving him a close call. |
WEST ACTON
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| FOR SALE—Lead, Bordo, Pyrox, Lime, Sulphur, Hose, etc., etc., also Spraying done. E. R. Teele. |
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The new stone curbing and walk recently laid around the brick house, adds much to the appearance of Central square.
Acton lodge, I. O. O. F., has had a cement walk put in front of the hall, the work being done by Thomas Scanlon, under the supervision of C. J. Holton. |
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The Universalist society will hold its strawberry festival June 1.
Geo. B. Parker is having a new well dug. Daniel Beach has charge of the work.
Fred Richardson and wife of Swansey, N. H., visited several days of the week at the home of J. E. Richardson.
Quite a number from this village attended the degree work of Acton Grange in Acton Centre on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. A., King were called to Gloucester Sunday to attend the funeral of Mr. King's mother. |
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