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REGISTERED NAMES
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| The list of males between the ages of 21 and 30 inclusive, who have registered in Precinct 3 of this town for military service, pursuant to the president's proclamation of May 18, 1917, are: Ernest Edward Allsopp, George Gordon Armstrong, Joseph Bernier, Webster Sanderson Blanchard, Alexander Bresth, George Henry Briggs, Samuel A. Bresth, Daniel Norman Campbell, John Francis Coughlin, Lowell Harrison Cram, Cornelius Adams Feltus, Raymond Avery Gallant, Ralph E. Gates, Arthur Tuttle Goding, Glenn Carlton Gould, Roy. E. Grady, Maynard Sewall Harriman, Howard Wesley Hall, Harry Albert Heltinger, Burton Hart Hoar, Floyd Henry Ketchan, David Russell Kinsley, Olaf Anton Manson, Dan Norman MacDougal, Norman Dan, Hans Manson, Eugene Lawrence McCarthy, Hamite Mechip, Jose Moriva, Thomas Newsham, Antonio Figuinedo Perreira, Yamuse Ramo, Robert Earl Randall, Joseph Howard reed, George Howard Reed, Harold Moulton Richardson, Ole Marendorff Rustad, Daniel Shalan, John Pettigrew Sisso, Charles David Smiley, Horace Benjamin Smith, John Glaize Snyder, Everett Rhea Spinney, Robert Bookley Starbuck, Safere Sulo, Frank Hayward Williams and Raymond Edgar Wright. |
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LAWN PARTY
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| A lawn party was held at Boxboro Saturday evening under the auspices of the Camp Fire Girls, the proceeds of which were donated to the Red Cross work. Miss Elinor Weeks gave solo dancing with Miss Irma Durkee accompanist. |
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| Mrs. Almira Willard was a recent visitor with relatives here. |
| Miss Lillian Gilmore is at home for her vacation from Wellesley College. |
| Miss Grace Sylvester of New York is at home for the summer vacation. |
| S. J. Foster and family left the weekend for their new home in Beverly. |
| Miss Roena Thompson of Nova Scotia visited last week at the home of B. A. King. |
| Arthur Slack and Family of Waltham are spending two weeks at the home of Thomas Downie. |
| Allen Hawes, after working for a number of years at Hall Bros. Co. shop, completed his work Friday and went to work Monday for the Boston & Maine railroad. |
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| W. B. Holt is recovering from a very badly wrenched back. He has been home the past 10 days. |
| Mr. and Mrs. Genther of Foxcroft, Me., visited several days of the week at the home of George E. [Melton?]. |
| William McClenathan of South Ashburnham was a visitor Saturday at the home of Mrs. Lottie McClenathan. |
| R. B. Moore and family and Lowell Cram have gone to Egypt for two weeks, where they have a cottage. |
| D. H. Hall bought a new eight cylinder Oldsmobile touring car in Boston Saturday. Mr. Hall drove the car home. |
| Hall Bros. Co. sent a telegram to Senator Henry Cabot Lodge at Washington, D. C., Wednesday, in favor of National Prohibition. |
| Many homes were made glad here during the week by the good news of the safe arrival of the lumber units at London, which recently left here. |
| Miss Annie McCarthy, a graduate of the Concord High School last week, is planning to take piano lessons at the New England Conservatory of Music. |
| Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Grenier moved their household goods to Stow Thursday. Mr. Grenier will drive back and forth until he takes possession of his shop at Harvard. |
| The funeral of Charles Littlefield was held Wednesday at his home, and was private. Rev. Luther G. Morris, pastor of the Universalist church, attended. Interment was in the Boxboro cemetery. |
| Fred Davis has taken the agency for the Indian truck. The one he recently bought is of a high type and strong and though not made for speed can make 16 miles an hour loaded up hill and down. It is of a fine appearance. |
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SURPRISE PARTY
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| Friday a surprise party was quickly made up by relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Fred McDonald of Lowell on their silver wedding day. Both are well known here. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Knowlton, R. G. Baker and family, C. G. Durkee and family, Arthur Houghton, B. D. Hall and family, Mrs. Edith Watson and Miss Nellie W. Knowlton. A fine time was had and the guests left as a token a plate of silver money. |
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