Turner`s Public Spirit: vol. 42, no. 10 (20 November 1909)

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TURNER'S PfBLIC SPIRIT, ^m
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Forty-Second Year
Ayer, Mass.; Saturday; November 20, 1909.
No. 10. Price FourjGente;/
Two Good Things
Hartwell
Thanksgiving Night •
Nov.' 2 5 •- • .
In Page Hall, Ayer, Mass.
Mus.ic, Collin's Orchestra.
Give Them a Try and See.
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Dunstable, Harvard, Littleton, Shirley and Ayer.
Arrange for a Demonstration.
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D. W. Fletcher & Son, Qpp. Depot, Ayer, Mass
potent factor in the curtailing of expenses in the family of the workingman.
The ladles present were all to a
unit delighted with the lecture and
appreciate beyond measure the practical kindness of the Altrurian cliib of •
Shirley.
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MASS-
irhlst Pnrty.
The second whist party of the season, for the benefit of St. Antbony'is
church, was held In St. Anthony's hall,
last week Thursday evening, under the
auspices of the sodality of the children
of Mary. A large number were present, and during an intermission of fif-.
teen minutes Rev. Fr. Fortier of Low.ell gave a brief address, laying, considerable force and emphasis upon the
splendid work accomplished by the sor
ciety toward paying the debt of the
church.
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At the close of the evening's enjoyr. .
ment prizes were awarded.
B^fitJ,
prizes, Miss Alice Pelicier and Jolini
Ougay; consolation, Mrs. J. J. Chals-.
son and Dominie Jenthal.
ptberi
prizes were awarded to Mrs. Dah
Tatro, Miss Evilda Boucher and Mfss,
Augustina Pelicier.
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coats in the very latest models and fabrics.
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C. A. Knickerbocker will preachFULL EQUIPTOD MACHINE | S a O P WITH JFIRST-CLASS REPAIRMEN at Rev.
the -Universalist church, Sundaymorning,
November 21, at elev'en
VULCANIZING DEPT.
o'clock.
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Rev. A. A. Bronsdon will preach-:at
RETREADING, SECTIONAL AND TUBE WORIC
the Congregational church, Sunday,'
November 21, at 10.45 a. m.
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Rev. W. H. Desja'rdlns will preach at
the Baptist church. Sunday, Xovember
21, at 10.45_ a._m.._ ,.
-A union Thanksgiving serclce will be,
Phones: D.iy SC-3. Night 8G-5.
held In the Baptist church on Sunday
evening, November 21, at seven o'clock.'
pastors of the. Congregational.
SHIBLEY.
liam Butler, Frank Dadmun, Jacob C. The
Baptist and Universalist churches.-wlU
Beach, Carrie R. Bruce.
speak. Special appropriate music by
the combined choirs. ' The public are
Ji'ews Items.
The auditing committee of the Shir- cordially Invited.
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The high school have organized a ley Co-operative bank met Monday eveRev. George W. CooTce will preach at
basket ball team with Russell Miner as ning at the home of Rev. A. A. Brons- the B'lrst Parish church, Shirley Center,
captain. Tbe following is tbe lineup: don to examine the hooks of the bank, Sunday, November 21, at llil6 a. m.
Walter Badstubner, left forward; Stan- and fonnd everything correct. The Services appropriate to Thanksglvlngr.
ley Wells,' right forward; Leonard directors held their regular meeUng,
Hooper, center; Russell Miner, left Tuesday evetiing, at their rooms in Altrarlan Meeting. ... . . . -^^.;^
guard; Thomas Evans, right guard.
Peasl^'s_bIock, the president, D;ChesThe Altrurian club met at^he ConJfrs. Angle Holden of, Leominster ter~PirsbnBr5?5Siaed, and It was voted gregational vestry, Th'ursd<»> afterand son Ellis visited friends in town to place on sale the shares of the fifth noon. The president called'the meetlast Sunday. Mrs. Holden, a former series on and after December 3, .1909. ing to order and the minutes of the
resident, is the widow of the late Har- The meeting then adjourned.
last meeting were read and approved.
ry G. Holden.
All business was then laid on the table
Edward B. Edgarton had a severe
Jlrs. Jennie Burden and Misses attack of nephritis, Wednesday, re that the ladies might listen to Lucy
Grace and .Mercy Brown of Lowell quiring the services of his physician Barney Hall, M. D., instructor of Boston university school of medicine.
were guests Sunday at the home of twice during the day..
A large number of members and inMrs. Will Love.
The annual dance of the Hartwell vited guests were present and enjoyed
Rev. A. A. Bronsdon gave an address hose company will be held In Page a most interesting and practical leclast Sunday afternoon to the boys at hall, Ayer, Thanksgiving night.
ture on "Home nursing." Dr. Hall,
the Industrial school.
whohas a very magnetic personality,
Wedding.
Marshall Perry and family of Lawheld the attention of the ladies for two
rence have moved Into town, occupyA very pretty home wedding took hours, giving many useful suggestions
ing part ot the Sanderson house, oppo- place, Wednesday afternoon, at the and demonstrated various remedies for
site the library.
home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Els the ills of flesh.
Mrs. Hall thought the blunt, of the
Henry Eisner lost eleven hens taken ner. Harvard road. The groom was
Charles P. Hall of Worcester, and the household fell on the mother who
from his hencoop last week.
bride was Miss Zilpha B. Woodworth, should see that everything was in the
Mrs. Bertha Sargent has rented half also, of Worcester, but formerly of
of the double house opposite the resi- Fitchburg. The bride is a sister of house ready for any emergencies and a
few principles well understood was
dence of John T. Smith and will move Mrs. Henry W. Eisner.
needed in case of sickness or accident
into same today, Saturday.
The decorations were pretty color in the family. Mrs. Hall's demonstraEddie Gately has rented the house scheme green, consisting of mountain tions were very neatly handled and
now occupied by Frank P. Rugg, who laurel, ferns and evergreen. The cere very instructive. Everyone was charmwill soon occupy the house he pur- mony was performed by Rev. A. A. ed with the lady and her entertainchased on Davis street.
Bronsdon, the especial double-ring ment.
Miss Edna Ely has accepted a posi- service being used.. The maid of honAfter the lecture the president called
tion as teacher in Gilbertville and or was Miss Sylvia L. Downe of Fitch- for the business of the afternoon, and
assumed her new duties Monday morn- burg, and the best man was Howard .Mrs. .Martha P. Cooper responded with
ing. Miss Ely is a graduate ot Wel- F. Hall of Providence, brother of the a pleasing and well written account
lesley college, a linguist and an accom- groom. The bride was prettily gown- of the visit of the Federation meeting
plished musician, and her many frtends ed In white messaline with pbint lace at Brockton, which sbe attended as a
predict for her a successful career in trimmltig, and looked charming as the delegate.
her chosen profession.
bridal party, entered, the parlor to the
The president announced that the
At the session of the Sunday school joyous strains of Lohengrin's," Fred- jellies for the Boston mission would be
at the Congregational church, last erick H. Hall of Providence, brother packed and sent this week.
Meeting adjourned for two weeks to
Sunday, it was voted unanimously to of the groom, presiding at the organ.
give the collection Sunday, November The maid of honor wore a dress ot meet at the clubroom when C. K. Bolrobin's
egg
blue
with
silver
trimmings.
ton will give a talk on "The Ideal
21, for the beneflt of the women and
A reception followed the wedding school."
children in Turkey wbo were left
friendless and destitute after the ter- ceremony and dainty refreshments
rible massacre of tbe christians in that were served, Brockelman Brothers be- Center.
place about a year ago. As this Is a ing the caterers.
Henry Ware is Installing the comThe ushers were R. W. Whitney of pressed air system for furnishing his
worthy and exceptional case of need.
It Is hoped a goodly sum will be real- Worcester, J. W. Danson of Boston, house with water. The tank which is
and E. H. Starr of Fitchburg.
ized.
a boiler-shaped affair, twelve feet long
The gift of the bride to the maid of and three feet in diameter. Is already
Dr. Lilly, Mrs?* Louise Butler and bonor
was
a
gold
brooch,
and
the
Master Abbott Bronsdon observed the giftii of the groom to the best man and in place in the basement, and the pipe
Is being laid to the old well, which
anniversary of their births Monday
and were quietly tbe recipients of con- ushers were gold monagram stick-pins. has already served many generations.
The' bridal' couple were the recipi- It being on the old Hazen homestead.
gratulations from the members of
their household/and also from triends, ents of many, beautiful gifts, consist- The work Is being done by a Boston
ing of linen; tsUver, cut, glass, pictures flrm of contractors.
who were aware of the fact.- •
and brlc-a^rac. '
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A regular meeting of Shirley grange
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cot« of Nashua
Quests were present from Fitchburg,
were visitors last^Sunday at'the home Chester, Spencer, WhUlnsvIlIe, Attle- was held Tuesday evening with an
average
attendance. An interesting
of Philip Leger.
boro, Boston, Providence, New York,
program was provided by.the worthy
Willis Conant, son of Mr. and Mrs. Washington, D. C, and Nova Scotia.
After a brief honeymoon they will lecturer and was fully caried out. One
John O. Conant, has just returned from
meinber wa^ admitted by demit card.
a hunting trip in the wilds of Maine, reside in Worcester.
The next regular meeting will be Debringing, with him a 180-pound buck
cember 7,.and a full attendance Is dedeer which he', shot. The deer was Lectnre.
Dr. Lucy B. Hall of Boston gave a' sired, as It is tbe election of oflicers
dressed by Mr. Hooper and others, and
for
the year 1910..
given away to neighbors and friends. lecture to a large audience of ladles
Thursday
afternoon
in
the
vestry
of
N.
R, Graves Is adding a fresh coat
MUs Mildred Dodge of California
was the guest of Miss Gertrude Conant the Congregational church, upon the of paint to his buildings, which mucb
subject of "Practical home nursing." Improves their appearance.
last Sunday.
Dr. Hall appeared; Iinder the ausWilliam H. Crane has proved to be pices of the tAdlesV' Altrurian club.t
Several flocks of wild geese have
a hustler and a valuable man for the and held . tbe close attention of all been seen going southward burlng the
past
few days, -which is an omen of
town In the offlce of tax collector, present, as she skilfully demonstrated
breaking all previous records. On the with the aid of one of the members coming cold weather with storm atfirst two months of his collection he of the club as a model the treatment to tachment.
gathered in the sum of $16,067.87, out be given the varied and numerous ills
The gypsy moth hunters have comof the $21,000 appropriated for 1909.
that human nature is heir to.
menced their annual hunt for tbe pest
Fredonla lodge, I, O. O. P., will stage
The lecture as a whole was the most under the direction of A. Adams.
the drama, "Down east," soine time instructive, and profltable that the
The farmers in this vicinity who denext month. A rehearsal waa held on mothers of Shirley have ever been
Monday evening and WUIiam Bntler of lirlvileged to hear, as they were in- pend upon wells fOr water for their
aUxfk,
are baving a strenuous time, as
Leominster, a fonner resident, who Is formed s o . sbnply, concisely and in-well known In amateur theatricals, will, telligently that they could not fail to most of the wells in this locality are
direct tbe play and, coach the east, grasp,, and oae to advantage when op-, very low and oiie man is hauling
composed of all home talent. Commlt- portanity olfersv the man; sure aidH watei, from Mulpus brook to water a
itee In chirge: Dr. 0, J; Pierce, C. K. and cures to sickness and accidents large herd of cows and three or four
Weare, Jr., Frank Harlow and George so generally, prevalent In the home, horses. '
m^xb. The cast Is ai follows: Ship- besides giving prompt and flrst aid to
The annual dance, of the Hartwell
ley Ricker, NeUle &onlp, Sdna Harris, the.Injpred, and in Juatly Instances sav- hose company- win' be held in Page
, J. Albert DeordOiO^eri^^oIden^ \yil- Ii>^ Jt>di9etor'«. bill, which te a very hall, Ayer, Thcmksgivliig night.
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w e r , $39.90; T. J . M c C o r m a c k , N o r Forge Village.
I .v'..od.
J 4 2 . 8 7 ; . A r c h b i s h o p W . H . O'Con- ,
Tbe primary school teacher. Miss ,..:i, Boston, $26.60; h e i r s of J . E . P a r v.ris.
Ayer.
$29.93; L. W. P h e l p s . Ayor,
Adds ivholesomeness to tbe food.
Abbie M. Blaisdell, and Miss Bva F- ICO.46; Maud
M. P o w e r s . N e w Tfork
P>'ne are planning to hold a small en- citv, $42.76; E . A. R i c h a r d s o n , A y e r .
tertainment .at Cameron school be- {i;0.t>0: E. A. a n d C l a r a R i c h a r d s o n , ,
w e r , $143.83; L. E . F l i n t , A s h b y , 147.60;
fore Thanksgiving. Miss Pyne, who Churlotte
S a n d e r s o n , I ^ o m i n s t e r . (26.40;
has charge of forty-two children, has I-' 1.. S a n d e r s o n . I . a n c a 8 t e r , $32.30; K e l had considerable difficulty -over the ik- SI. S a n d e r s o n . L i t t l e t o n , $24.'70; P .
Snell, L a n c a s t e r , $62.70; h e i r s of S.
condition ot the heads of the foreign NV.
II Stow, W a l t h a m . $38; M a r y C. T o l element.
With the assistance of Dr. Mjun, Newton, $64.63; J. P . W h e e l e r ,
Cyril C. Blauey, It is hoped the trou- .WLT, $26.60: h e i r s o t L. P . Wood, L a n ciister, $41.80: Alice R. W o r c e s t e r . St.
ble will be remedied.
l o u i s , Mo., $40.86;
Samson Cordage
Boston, $4631.25; P l t c h b u r g a n d
The members of the John Edwards Works.
l.tornlnster St. R y . Co., $357.62.
hose company enjoyed an excellent
The tax rate for 1909 Is $19 per
chicken supper at their clubrooms last
Saturday evening. After the cigars SIOOO. Number of dwelling houses,
were passed a social hour was enjoyed- a91; number of acres of land, 9467;
It Is planned to hold many more dur- number assessed a poll t a x , 391;
assessed real estate, $527,701; value
ing the winter.
Rev. John Gregson ot Cambridge ot assessed land, Including buildings,
conducted the services at St. Andrew's $206,789; number of resident tax paymission last Sunday evening and prov- ors, 254; non-residents, 96. Several
new tax payers a r e recorded In this
Published every Saturday by John real culinary triumph for the hostess ed a very effective speaker.
year's list.
John
Caddell
of
Lowell
was
the
guest
to serve as many so well and so abunH. Turner, Ayer, Mass.
The town loses considerable by the
dantly. The decorations were chrys- Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Myles Collins. sale of the Shaker property to the state
OXE DOLLAE A S D FIFTY CEXTS anthemums.
It is about time that some of the for an industriail school for boys, as
After supper dancing was enjoyed kitcheu barrooms were put out of busi- the Shakers in 1908 paid a tax of
A YEAE,
to the accompaniment of the Grange ness here. If some of the money that
To AU Advance Paying Subscribers orchestra, of which Mr. Blodgett is the was appropriated for the suppression $426.67.
One Dollar.
leader.
of liquor was put in circulation, the
BEOOKLINE. N. H .
nuisance would be gotten rid ot.
Subscribers are urged to keep their Abont To^wn.
Mr. ahd Mrs. Finn and seven chil- Xews Items.
subscriptions paid in advance.
Brookside precinct seems to be dren, and .Mr. and Mrs. P. T. McNift
At the auction sale of the real esgrowing, if not in the direct heart of and eight children, arrived on tbe tate of the late I. M. Williams, Thursthe
city.
Just
at
present
it
is
expandTiVATCH i H E DATE OF YOCK ing In its Oak Hlll outskirts, where Cymric of the White Star line from day, November 11, Alpha A. Hall purKeithley, England. They will make chased the homestead, Mrs. Margaret
PAPEB.
Augustus F . Whldden is building a their home in this village. Miss Ellen Williams the cottage on Bond street,
two-story boarding house at the cor- Burns and James Burns were at the Charles Gilson the cottage on the MilE n t e r e d a s second c l a s s m a t t e r a t t h e ner of Groton and Oak Hill road. Thc docks to meet their sister, Mrs. Finn. ford road, Orville D. Fessenden- the
iwstofflce a t Ayer, M a s s .
contract for the cellar has been awardA large number from here attended Williams' lot and the growth on the
ed to former selectman R. Wilson Dix
home place, H. R. Nichols of GoffsSaturday, XoTcmber 20, 1909.
of Chelmsford, and the contract for the the husking bee which Mr. and Mrs. town, Peacock land and Daniels' land,
Arthur Blodgett gave at their home
building
to
Thomas
B.
Johnson
of
Walter F . Rockwood and Everett E.
WESTFOBD.
Lowell. It Is rumored that more build- in Westford, All report an excellent Tarbell the flsh pond lot.
time with red ears in abundance.
ing operations will follow.
Center.
An alarm of fire Tuesday atternoon
The members ot St. Andrew's choir
S. 'Thompson Blood of Concord June-; held their experience party in Recrea- was caused by the burning over of a
Rev. C. P. Marshall •will exchange
tion
gave
another
ot
his
familiar,
smilpulpits this coming Sunday •with Kev.
tion hall, Wednesday evening, and a piece of land by Farley WUkins.
ing entertainments at the vestry of the general good time was enjoyed by all. The loss by the burning of the woodD. A. Hudson ot North Chelmsford.
village
church.
West
Chelmsford,
on
During this past week Revs. MarAbout thirty members earned a dollar en type factory is estimated at $11,050.
shall, Hudson, Bouton a n d Henry, pas- Thursday evening. The proceeds were each, which .was turned into the treas- A cinder from the-flre set fire to t h e
tors of the Congregational church at devoted to paying for a new carpet ury. During the evening the mem- roof of the Cochran homestead, but
Westford, North Chelmsford, Chelms- vacuum cleaner. Mr. Thompson suc- bers gave their experience of earning it was promptly put out.
ford Center and Tyngsborough, have ceeded in making the dust fiy without the money, which was the cause ot
The wells in the village are rapidly
been holding a series of meetings to- any machinery.
much merriment.
Refreshments of becoming dry. The oldest inhabitants
gether. Their respective parishes a r e
Perley A. Wright has bought the sandwiches, cake and coffee was serv- cannot recall such a scarcity of water.
something alike a s to numbers, condi- John O'Brien farm on Tadmuck road, ed.
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Clarence R. Rusell is surveying a t
tions, etc., and these meetings have aud will take possession at the presReed's Fery.
been a sort of conference of methods ent time. This farm is a well-known Death.
Mr. and .Mrs. Francis Lawrence have
and interchange of ideas •with a view fruit and milk farm on the easterly
Sirs. Mary Morris McArdell, wife of
to the possible strengthening and bet- slope of Providence hlll and extending Robert -McArdell of Dorchester, and gone to Boston for the winter.
easterly into Tadmuck swainp, cover- mother of Mrs. John B. Burnett of
tering of conditions.
Rev. Warren L. Noyes ably discussed
The •William E. F r o s t school reopen- ing the territory where Mysterious tbis village, died at tbe home of her President Eliot's address on "The r e ed Monday after a n interium of several spring is located. . Mr. Wright will be daughter, Mrs. William King, Wednes- ligion of the future" at the Congregadays. The diphtheria cases are all do- remembered as the son of Kendall A. day, November 10, after a long and tional church, Sunday morning.
for many.years a resident of painful illness, aged flfty-three years.
ing well and ho new cases have de- Wright,
Rev. F . D. Sargent, Miss Bertha L.
ow^ning and living on the Mrs. McArdell was a resident of Lowveloped. Miss Ruth Fisher is making Weslford,
Sargent, Ernest M. Arnold and Miss
Deacon
Andrew
Wright
place.
ell
for
many
years,
where
she
was
good recovery a t her home and will be
Eleanor Arnold of Putnam, Conn., were
well kno'n'n and highly respected. She
able to resume her duties soon.
Selectman Dunn of Chelmsford h a s was a regular attendant a t St. Pat- guests in town Friday.
Mrs. Mary E. Fletcher moved into bought the standing grass on the Nut- rick's church. On account of ill health
A special union prayer meeting was
her new home Monday of this week.
ting meadow on Keyes brook, and is she went to live with her daughter, held at the Congregational vestry last
Mrs. L. W. Wheeler entertained the busy cutting it these Thanksgiving Mrs. King of Dorchester, a little over Sunday evening, preparatory to the
members o£ the Thimble club at her days.
a year ago, and remained with her Evangelical meetings that are to be
held this week by five young men from
bome, Tuesday afternoon, with a full
The Farmers' Institute of Groton until her death.
Boston university. The service
attendance of the members present. was brilliantly good and more too, and
A funeral mass was celebrated at the
A luncheon was served by the hostess. more than newspaper reportings, so St. Peter's church, Dorchester, last will be held at the Congregational
Mrs. Thomas F . Fisher and .Mrs. Wil- writes Chairman Trull; also that in week Friday morning. Rev. F r . Kenny church, Friday evening, at the -Methodlard D. P r a t t of Lowell were special place of a December institute the State ofiiciating.' Burial was in the Cam- ist church, Saturday evening, and both
churches, Sunday.
guests for the aftemoon.
Board of Agriculture will hold a three bridge cemetery.
The W. C. T. U. held its regular days' session. Grange hall. Dracut, DeShe leaves besides her husband,
New AdTertisements,
monthly meeting with Mrs. C. H. cember 7, 8, 9, with able speakers from Robert McArdell, two daughters, Mrs.
Wright on Wednesday afternoon. Be- various parts of the United States, and William King of Dorchester and Mrs.
ing rainy, the attendance was not quite that t h e ' next regular Farmer' Insti- John E. Burnett of this village, and
as large as usual, but there was an tute will be held with the good, old, numerous other 'relatives in Lowell,
interesting meeting and much routine rugged, hilly, entertaining town of who will be pained to learn of her
business transacted. I t was voted to Westtord, where evrybody likes to d e a t h .
send a Thanksgiving bo.x to the Flow- come for fun. In January, get ready.
e r Mission in Boston; also a similar
SHIRLEY.
-Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T. Blodgett
donation to the Willard Settlement.
gave
an
open-house
and
barn-husking
Miss Grace Lumbert has been con- party a t their home, Westford Cen- L i s t of T a x - F a y e r s .
nected by telephone this last •n-eek, ter,
last Saturday evening. EveryF o l l o w i n g i s a list of t a x - p a y e r s
number 8-6.
body was cared for in a hospitable p a y i n g a t a x of $25 a n d o v e r :
.Mrs. Frank E. Miller, who is ill with manner with abundant supper and
CHINA
G. H. A d a m s , $S2.S6; h e i r s of .Mary J.
typhoid fever, is making good progress cheerful music by the grange orches- A d a m s , $36.10: I?. H. Allen. $9T.4is: J u l i a
P
l
a
t
e
s
,
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u
p
s
a
n d Saucers, Flatters,
A.
Allen.
$34.20;
C.
H.
A
n
d
r
e
w
s
.
$77.91:
E.
toward recovery.
tra. Forge 'Village was there, with H. Allen, t r e a s u r e r of C o n g r e g a t i o n a l s o Alec Fisher has been making im- R. D. Prescott to see that they were ciety, $S8.35: H. P . B a r n a r d , g u a r d i a n ,
C A E V I N G Sets, etc., which
H. I'. B a r n a r d . $50.45: W i l l i a m K,
provements in his barn, putting on there. Graniteville also got there and $3S:
B a r n a r d , $04.33: J. C. Beach, $26.70: C.
w i l l m£ike y o u r t a b l e A T new foundation walls.
stayed until the hour of departure K. Bolton. $86.08; P. S. Boucher, $26.SO;
B r o c k e l m a n Bros.. $76; W. H. B r o w n ,
The members of the lx)yalty club, overtook all.
TRACTIVE.
$47.04; M a r y H. Benjamin, $37.05; J e n composed of girls in the CongregationThe town was fittingly represented nie A. B y r a m , $42.85; Michael Bulger.
al Sunday school, in charge of Mrs. at the funeral of County Commissioner $28.60; W. A. Boutillier. $74.20: G. M.
REED'S ROASTERS
Ballou, $451.39; H. S. C l a r k . $57.01; L.
JIarshall and Mrs. Lumbert, had a Samuel O. Upham, last Saturday, by J.
Carpenter,
45.17;
R. P^. Colburn. T o C o o k y o u r T U R K E Y t o a t u r n .
meeting with Misses Etta and Minnie George T. Day, Capt. Sherman H. $90-83; C o n a n t Bros. & Co.. $242.25; J.
Whitney in the south part of the town, Fletcher and Hon. Herbert E. Fletcher, G. C o n a n t . $74.20; E. H. Conant, 74.20;
J. B. C r o w . $50.20; A. B. Cram, $38.10;
GRANITE W A R E
the latter part of last week. It was all intimate friends for many years.
A. R. C u m m i n g s , $66.03; J a m e s Craft,
.Miss Etta's birthday, and a general
$34.78; D a n i e l Credit. $64.70; J o s e p h K e t t l e s i n w h i c h t o b o i l y o u r
Joshua C. Decatur of Boston market C
good time with games, music and re- is in town looking after the apples on a s a v o y , $120.76: G. A. D e v a r n e y . $31.45;
J. D e C o t e a u x , $83.23: E m m a T. Dodge,
VEGETABLES.
freshments was enjoyed.
$70.68: C. A. E d g a r t o n Mfg. Co.. $978.98;
the Read farm, which he has bought.
J a n e A. E d g a r t o n . $471.68; heirs o t H e n COFFEE POTS
rv E d g a r t o n . $100.32: E. E. E d g a r t o n .
A Great Improvement.
First Meeting.
$174.72; H i t t i e W. E v a n s . $190; H e n r y
Mrs. Hiram Whitney has been makT
o
m
a
k
e
y o u r Coffee F I N E .
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s
n
e
r
.
$34.30;
S
a
r
a
h
M.
E
d
g
a
r
t
o
n
.
The fortnightly club of North West- $190; J . W . E v a n s . $75.73; G r a n v i l l e
ing quite considerable and radical ford
its first meeting of the sea- F a i r b a n k s . $56.15; J. W. F a r r a r . $112.39;
changes in the grounds about her son aheld
t the Wright schoolhouse last M a r i a H. F a i r c h i l d , $30.40; M. V. F a r n s - C A N D Y a n d N U T S t o c o m p l e t e
place, under the direction of landscape
o r t h . $100.04; C a t h e r i n e C. F e r n a l d .
Friday evening. A good literary w
the FEAST.
$38: W. H. F u l l e r . $30.98; F r e d o n i a n
gardener, W. H. Tarbell. The long tri- week
program was set off with encauraglng lodge. I. O. O. F . , $31-35; J. U F a r n s angular piece of ground in front of effect.
double and single, w o r t h . $122.44; U J. F a r n s w o r t h . $410.89;
TURKEY FAVORS
O. R. Spaulding's, which is owned by speaking, Songs,
E. G a r d n e r . $43.42: Annie 17. Gately,
sober and mirthful. "Spray- J.
$49.88; G i l b e r t G e r a r d . $26.70; E d w a r d F o r t h e D i n n e r o r C a r d T A B L E .
the town, has been nicely graded at ing of fruit
William H. Deca- Gionet, $30.88; W . Gionet, $34.30; H. F.
Mrs. Whitney's expense. This is ;.. t u r ; "How totrees,"
raise sixty potatoes and G r o u t , $49.31; X. R. Graves. 85.20; Gould
great improvement, and Mrs. Whitney have thera weigh
Mfg. Co.. 177.18; T- I.. Hazen. $327.38:
seventy-flve
F. L,. a n d K a t e E. Hazen. $72.20; K a t e
has the well-merited gratitude ot all Fred L. Snow. After all thesepounds,"
things
concerned. This piece has its flne set- had been disposed of the election
All t o be found a t t h e
E. H a z e n , $306.85; H. S- Hazen. $93.62;
of
ting of elm trees of many years'
o h n K. I.. Hazen.
$50.93; Hazen &
followed. Frank Chandler was JLongley,
$60.80; H. A. H a t c h , $63.75;
growth, and is also ornamented with offlcers
elected president; Albert Dege, vice- C. E. Haskln.s. $138.04; K a t e Hooper.
the big stone in the shape of an anvil. president;
R. H a r d o n . $126.83; H e r b e r t HolJ. Everett Woods, treasur- $38; FThis was brought from the Patten er;
$51.12; H a t t i e B. Holden. $49.59;
.Miss Lillian Wright, secretary; den.
G e o r g e H o l d e n . $66.98; helr.i of J. R.
farm some years ago and many con- executive
Mrs. Lillian Holden. $110.49; S. R. Holden. 33.83;
tended that it is an Indian relic, whilo Snow, Mrs.committee,
A. Holden, $28.60; Nellie M. H o u g h William Wyman, Hiram .X.
ton. $38-95; F. A. H e r s o m , $98.80; J a n many others think it is a piece of na- Dane. The next
meeting will be held e l t e E. H e w e s . $84.56: L. E. Holden,
t u r e s handiwork washed smooth by Friday evening, November
"What $41.81: H. M. J a m e s , $50.17; W m . J u b b .
the action of water in aome bygone is the best rooflng for farm 26.
J u l i a F . K i l b u r n , $38: David
buildings." $40.48;
L a m b e r t . $30.37; Alvin l . a w t o n , $74.30:
time, this last being the most general- Ix)t8 of variety, fun and instruction
to
F. J. L a w t o n , $54.73; Mary A. I..arson,
ly accepted theory. So much tor this go with the rooflng.
$25.66;
F.
A.
Lawrence,
$47.18:
piece of ground made to harmonize
Louisa F. L i v e r m o r e . $33.25; C h a r l e s
with its surroundings.
L c P a g e . $47.41; C. A. Ix)ngley. $24.61;
fimnltcvllle.
M. W. L o n g l e y . $135.19; S. W. a n d H.
The long concrete path in the center,
Workmen have been busy this week L o n g l e v . $36.10; S. L. Longley. $(3.01; S.
with its shrubbery and flowers on
L. a n d W . Ixsnglcy. $38.95; T. C. Lucy,
either side, which has been the ap- tearing down the charred timbers of $33.45; H. H. Lynch. $26.70; helr.s of -M.
Lynch.
$40.57: C. W . M a r s h a l l .
l)roach to the Whitney house for pe- what was formerly the flne barn of J. ,\.
Mary .Mackaye, $37.05; F . E.
destrians for so long, has been done A. Healy. While at work on Tuesday $274.56;
M e r r i m a n . $86.46; E. J. Miller, $90.35;
a
portion
of
the
side
wall
fell
from
Abel .Morin, $34.30; W. R. Neat. $47.41;
away with, with the result of a wide
M. Nickless, $46.55: A. L. P a r k e r .
and spacious lawn. A walk has been the top, but luckily no one was under Mary
$37.63;
heirs
of P a r m e l i a
I*arker.
made approaching the house at the it at the time, or otherwise someone $130.15; K. 15. P a r k e r , $89.40; W. M.
right, while the driveway approaching would have been Injured. Mr. Healy P a r k . $26.61; C. M. P e t e r s o n . $26.70;
H. O. Peasley. $16.17; C l a r a B. Pcnslcy.
the port-cachcr from either side re- intends to have a general cleaning up $96.90:
Abbie .M. Plimpton, $25.65; A. H.
mains as it h.is been. Shrubbery and in the vicinity of the barn, and will P r a y , $154; h e i r s of Nancy J. Rowell.
probably
rebuild
in
the
early
spring.
$41.33: G. .S. S^anderson. $31.93: h e i r s of
ornamental trees have been placed adThe members of St. Catherine's W m . S a w t e l l e . $69.83: H a r r i e t S. S h e a r vantageously. At the back of the
er. $72.68; S. B. Scott. $39.06; J o h n
house a well-laid-out tennis court is Temperance society held a very in- S p r a g u e . $61.66: E. J. Stevens. $41.13;
teresting meeting in their rooms on J. H. S t i c k n e y . $26.80; J. T. Smith,
being constructed.
$40.95; e s t a t e of J. P. T h o m p s o n , $36;
These changes are but ono more In Wednesday night. Considerable btisi- o s e p h T h o m p s o n . $26.70: U n i v e r s a l i s t
the steps of individual progress in the 1 ness of importance was transacted Jsociety.
$24.70: A n n i e E. W a r d . $74.86;
line of village Improvenient which help! and two new members were Initiated Alice L. W r i g h t . $26.60: F . H. Wheeler,
$61.85:
F. D. W e e k s , $105.08;
F . D.
to give our village the stamp of pro-j into membership of the society.
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W e e k s E x t r a c t i n g Co., $226.74: O. S.
W e l l s , $170.72; C. R. W h i t e k Co.,
$43.70: W m . H. W i l b u r , $66.13: N e w t o n
Wilson, $34.30; W m . C. Wolff. $49.50;
O r a c e B. W i n s l o w , $84.36: Helen M.
W i n s l o w . $52.35: C. W . Wolff. $58.05;
W m . W i l k i n s , $31.51; C. H. Wenre, J r . ,
$34.30; F . A. W y m a n , $64.70.
N o n - r e s i d e n t s — H . C. Adams. L u n e n b u r g . $29.45; R. B. A d a m s . T o w n s e n d ,
$28.60: B o s t o n a n d Maine R a i l r o a d Co.,
Boston.
$112.48; W . B . B u c k m i n s t e r .
Maiden, $118.47; P . E . B u r n h a m , R e v e r e ,
$35.16;
H. A. B r i d g m a n ,
Brookline,
$26.60; A n n i e O. Caulcy,
Hopkinton,
$30.02; O. L. Davis, Ayer. $222.30: J o h n
Donovan, Ayer,
$27.66:
E d g a r t o n tc
H y d e , Concord. $100.32; C. E. Goodspeed,
Wollaston,
149.40; .y>oton
Ix^ather
B o a r d Co.. Q r o t o n , ' $52.25;
Holllngs*
w o r t h Voso Co., B o s t o n , $38; A. a n d fc,.
Hersom, Fitchburg.
$34.30: M. Belle
Dodge, P o r t L o g a n . Col., $73.15; H. A.
J o n e s . L o w e l l . $«8.88: h e t r s or J a m e s
K e m p . G r o t o n , $42.28; M a r t h a K i t t r e d g e ,
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Why shouldn^t Mary have a
good time now and then with her
friends? John's dinner will be just as
well cooked since a Mother's Oats Fireless
Cooker is in the house; it will be just as hot
and Steaming. Mary paid nothing for the Cooker;
she saved coupons out of
MAlier^ O2AS ^^
and other Mother's Cereals, and secured a $3.75 Cooker
free. She saves 80% of her fuel bUls; she hardly goes
i n t o t h e k i t c h e n a t a l l , a n d s h e isii't f o r c e d t o b e n d a l l a f t e r n o o n
over a h o t stove; s h e arises a n hour later than usual, a n d doesn't
have t o rush d o w n stairs t o prepare Mother's O a t s for breakfast.
T h e coupons a r e found i n :
MoUiei's
Mother's
Mother'*
the
Mo&et's
Mother'*
OaU
C o m Meal (white o r y c l i o w )
AVheat Hearts (the cream of
wheat)
H o m i n y Grits
C o m Flakes (toasted)
Mother's Coarse Pearl H o m i n y
Mother's O l d Fashioned S t e e l Cut
Oatmeal
Mother's O l d Fashioned Graham
Flour
A s k y o u r g r o c e r t o tell y o u h o w t o g e t a M o t h e r ' s O a t s Fireless
C o o k e r free. If h e doesn't k e e p M o t h e r ' s Cereals, write us
t o d a y , g i v i n g his n a m e a n d y o u r s , a n d we'll tell y o u all about
t h e free Fireless Cooker a n d send y o u a useful souvenir free.
Tpii"GREAT WESTERN CEREAL COMPANY
OPERATINO MORB OATMEAL M I U S THAN AKY OTHER OME CONCERN
AKRON
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This Full Size
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Range
S e t u p in y o u r h o u s e c o m plete with s m o k e p i p e a n d
zinc f o r
Thanksgiving
Suggestions
press and prosperity.
Business In C. G. Sargent's shop
continues to be very good and there Is
Hnsklnp.
some talk of running overtime a few
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T. Blodgett and hours each evening during the week.
George E. Gould had a husking at their
John Green, who works In this vilhome in this village last Saturday evening, which was a most successful and lage, but resides In Tyngsborough,
while
returning a few days ago, left
jolly affair. There were fully seventyflve In attendance, a good number com- his horse standing outside of Reeve's
ing from Graniteville and Forge 'Vil- store tor a few minutes, when the
lage, and hkriges were run for the con- horse suddenly took fright at something and started to run away. He
venience of these.
ran tor about a quarter of a mile when
A quantity of corn was arranged In he was stopped by a young man on a
the large* well-lighted barn, and the bicycle. Neither horse nor buggy was'
husKers had a busy, merry time for Injured.
'
about two honrs, after which adjournThe regular meeting ot Court Granment was made to t h e house, where a
supper was served. There was great iteville 179, P. ot A., was held In their
abundance and variety, and It was la rooms on last Thursday evening.
ttt^t^c^J^^
i^rz^
Makes t h e finest grained a n d lightest
breads a n d cake.
AYER VARIETY STORE.
i
$45.00
C h a s . E. P e r r i n , t h e P l u m b e r
W e s t St., Ayer, M a s s .
Tel. Store, 96-4 Tel. Residence, 66-12
SPORTSMAN and TELEPHONE
THE TELEPHONE serves t h e Sportsman
in t w o w a y s . It c o n n e c t s t h e place h e is in
with t h e place to w h i c h h e is going.
H e c a n , f r o m h i s office, c a l l u p a n d m a k e a r r a n g e m e n t s w i t h
a n y c a m p o r gruide t h a t h e w i s h e s t o r e a c h , a n d find o u t w h e t h e r
t h e fish a r e b i t i n g o r t h e b i r d s a r e flying, a n d w l i e t h e r g u i d e s o r
horses can be secured.
The Local Service helps h i m t o a r r a n g e t h e i m m e d i a t e details
of his d e p a r t u r e .
A n d f r o m t h e c a m p h e e a n c o m m u n i c a t e w i t h h i s offico o r h i s
f a m i l y a n d a d j u s t a n y affairs t h a t r e q u i r e h i s a t t e n t i o n .
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Bell S y s t e m w i l l c o n n e c t h i m w i t h " h o m e . "
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Worth R e m e m b e r i n g .
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t h o r o n g h l y c o v e r i n g tho t o w n . I n c l u d i n g t h e G r o t o n
L a n d m a r k
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In Our Nine Papers Bringr Results
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JOHN! H . T U R N E R , A T E R , itAs&
TOWHSEHD.
Mrs. H a r r y Marr and little d a u g h t e r from F i t c h b u r g are In t o w n at t h e
h o m e o t h e r p a r e n t s , Mr. and Mrs. E l bridge. H a p g o o d .
T h e B a p t i s t p u l p i t w a s very accepta b l y fllled l a s t S u n d a y m o r n i n g by
Mrs. P e c k h a m f r o m B o s t o n , w b o g a v e
a n a d d r e s s In t h e Interest of h o m e ' m i s s i o n s , g i v i n g a n a c c o u n t of ber w o r k
i n t h e s o u t h a m o n g t h e n e g r o e s and
i n ' the far w e s t a m o n g the Indians.
S h e proved a m o s t Interesting s p e a k e r
and a l s o a d d r e s s e d t h e Sunday school
for a s h o r t t i m e after the s e r v i c e .
T h e e v e n i n g s e r v i c e w a s conducted by
W a l t e r Wilder.
Miss H e l e n T r o u p e of Quincy s p e n t
S u n d a y a t t h e h o m e of Dr. and Mrs.
R. S . . E l y .
George H a p g o o d of Portsmouth, N.
H., visited h i s b r o t h e r Elbridge tbis
week.
Mrs.
George A. S e a v e r returned
Monday e v e n i n g from a few days' visit
to her d a u g h t e r in S a l e m .
T h e total n u m b e r of books distribute d f r o m t h e d e l i v e r y s t a t i o n for the
j n o n t h o t October i s 209.
T h e L. L. A. S. m e t a t the home of
Mrs E d w i n S t r e e t e r of J o s l y n v i l l e last
W e d n e s d a y a f t e r n o o n for their regu
lar m o n t h l y m e e t i n g .
T h e e v e n i n g p a s s e n g e r train w a s
d e l a y e d last w e e k F r i d a y e v e n i n g 1
a car being derailed from the freig
train j u s t b e l o w the Jlaln street railroad c r o s s i n g . T h e p a s s e n g e r brought
t o o l s and help f r o m Ayer, and after
a n hour's delay, both t r a i n s were e n abled t o c o n t i n u e o n their way. T h e
p a s s e n g e r s . f o r t h i s v i l l a g e walked I n t o tpwn a n d . t h e m a l l w a s transferred
to the d e p o t t e a m .
R a l p h H. Willard of Boston s p e n t
S u n d a y a t t h e h o m e of his parents
Mr. and Mrs. J a m e s A. Willard.
Mrs. Clarence S h e r w i n and her little
son have both b e e n quite ill for the
past w e e k , but a r e improving.
Mr. and Mrs. George Wright, w h o
have been s p e n d i n g a few w e e k s with
Mr. and Mrs. J o s e p h T h o m p s o n , have
returned to t h e i r h o m e in Winthrop.
J l i s s Cora D a n i e l of Cambridge, w h o
h a s formerly b e e n a boarder at the
hdme of A. J. H a t c h , is s p e n d i n g a few
d a y s w i t h friends in t o w n .
Albert A d a m s of Providence, R. I.,
w a s a g u e s t ot the h o m e of his parents,
Jlr. and .Mrs. George .A.dams, over S u n day
COMMONWEALTH OP MASSACHUSETTS. Middlesex, us. Probate Court.
To the h e l r s - a t - l a w and a n persons
interested in the e s t a t e of Stillman E.
Johnson, late ot Oroton, In said County
of Middlesex, deceased, Intestate.
Whereas, Fred W. Lovejoy, administrator of the e s t a t e of said deceased,
b a s presented his petition for authority
to morjtKase certain real estate therein described, of the estate of said d e ceased, to raise the sum ot four h u n dred dollars, tor the purpose of p a y l n s
the debts of said deceaaed.
Ifou are hereby cited to appear at a
Probate Court, to be held at Cambrldse,
In said County of MIddliesex, on tne
Seventh daiy ot December, A. D., 1900,
a t nine o'clock In the forenoon, to s h o w
cause, If any you have, w h y the s a m e
should not be granted.
And said petitioner Is ordered to serve
t h i s citation by delivering a c o p / thereof to each person Interested fourteen
days, a t least, before said Court, or by
publishing the same once In each week,
for three s u c c e s s i v e weeks, In Turner's
Public Spirit, a newspaper published In
Ayer, the last publication to be one day,
a t least, before st^ld Court.
WItneas, Charles J. Mclntlre, Esquire,
First Judge o t said Court, this ninth
day of November, In the year one t h o u sand nine hundred and nine.
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W. E. ROGERS, Register.
Center.
T h e , M o n d a y club held a very e n j o y a b l e m e e U n g a t Mrs. E v e l y n W a r ren's, t h i s w e e k . Mrs. W a r r e n read a n
By M. QUAD.
a r t i c l e by Corina B a k e r of t h e N e w
ICopyrleht, 1903. by Associated Literary
Y o r k S t a t e Library school.
RefreshPrea«.j
ments were served.
Jlui Uuker w a s lu/.y und s h i f t l e s s us
Monday
evening • was
Veterans'
a youui; man. H e didu't drluk. nud he
n i g h t a t the A n s o n D. F e s s e n d e n c a m p ,
iWas good tempered. H e had t h e repuS. of v . , m e e t i n g and a g e n e r a l g o o d
tation of belug truthful and honest,
time w a s enjoyed.
but everybody snid he would die In
T u e s d a y m o r n i n g the P a r k
hotel
t h e poorhouse. At tbe a g e o f t w e n t y c h a n g e d p r o p r i e t o r s , and it is n o w u n four, to the surprise of everybody, h e
der t h e m a n a g e m e n t of W i l l i a m E.
got married. No y o u n g w o m a n lu his
H o w a r d of P e p p e r e l l .
locality would have looked at him
Mrs. JIabel G. Gooding and Miss
twice, but oue t w e n t y miles a w a y acNina Little&eld of Cambridge i n s p e c t e d
tually fell lu love with and married
the Phoebe W e s t o n F a r m e r tent, D . of
v., Tuesday evening.
him.
A thousand different t i m e s in
after yenrs s h e tried to explain to herT h e r e p o r t s of d e l e g a t e s to the S t a t e
self .and others h o w It c a m e a b o u t
c o n v e n t i o n of t h e M a s s a c h u s e t t s S u n day s c h o o l a s s o c i a t i o n w i l l be g i v e n a t
b u t she n e v e r satisfied any one.
the S u n d a y s c h o o l r a l l y a t t h e C o n g r e gational church, Sunday evening.
T h e fatber of Jim's w i f e g a v e her
NOTICB IS H E R E B Y GIVEN, t h a t
Miss Lilian H i l d r e t h of t h e W a l t h a m
the aubscrlber h a s been duly appointed thirty acres of land w i t h a c a b i n oo
administrator w i t h the will annexed of It, and the couple went t h e r e to e x i s t .
postofBca force w a s a t H. B. H i l d r e t h ' s
the estate not already administered oC
over Sunday.
Emeline A. Kimball, late of Littleton, F o r the flrst flve yenrs Jim w a s apIn the County of Middlesex, deceased, pealed to, protested nt and complained
Mrs. G e o r g e P a g e of P a w t u c k e t , R.
testate, and has taken upon himself
I., i s the g u e s t of her p a r e n t s , Mr. a n d
that trust by g i v i n g bond, as the law. of for his laziness. Then t h e hardMrs. G e o r g e G a t e s .
directs. All persons having demands working w i f e reall7.ed that It w a s no
upon the e s t a t e of said deceased are u s e and g a v e It up.
A 6'/i-pound baby girl arrived a t
required to exhibit the same; and all
the h o m e
of Mr. and Mrs. F r a n k
persons Indebted to said e s t s t e are callJim Bnker rend and henrd of the
ed upon to make payment to
W r i g h t , Monday e v e n i n g .
Mr. a n d
d v l l w a r when It broke out. nnd he
H. ELMER KIMBALL. Adm.
Mrs. W r i g h t h a v e r e c e n t l y m o v e d h e r e
Worcester .Vcademy, Worcester. Mass. s a w many of hls neighbors enlist and
from A y e r .
November 18, 1909.
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g o marching n w a y . H e had no particMrs. H a r r y AVhitcomb enjoyed a v i s i t
ular Interest In wnr. H e w a s n patriot,
l a s t w e e k to Marlborough, w h e r e s h e
but ho didn't say much a b o u t It for
w a s the g u e s t of Miss E t h e l P r o c t o r ,
fear be would be nsked to s w i n g his
w h o t a u g h t h e r e in the flrst and s e c o n d
bat and cheer. That would h a v e been
grades last year.
hard work for hlm. It w a s only w b e n
Mr. K l l b o u r n e , w h o h a s b e e n ' t h e
the d n y s of the blji bounty c a m e that
n i g b t operator a t Central s t a t i o n , h a s
he sat d o w n under a tree for serious
relinquis)ied h i s position t o F r e d Carthought. H e w a s thinking w h e n a reroll of P e t e r b o r o , N. H.
OOOD SIBLOIN STEAK, ISc. Ib.
c r u i t i n g oflicer cnme along nnd sat
Monday n i g h t , N o v e m b e r 22, p r o m dowtt beside hlin and s a i d :
i s e s to be of i n t e r e s t t o t h e g r a n g e r s ,
BOUND STEAK, 15c. Ib.
"Jim, If you w a n t to enlist I can g e t
a s it is cqjnpetitive night, and e a c h
GOOD B O A S T B E E F , I O c and 12c. Ib. you STOO bounty money. It looks n o w
side h a s in preparation a s e c r e t s u r prise for e a c h other in t h e e n t e r t a i n ns If tho wnr would be over In thirty
B E S T L E G S OF L A M B , 15c.
m e n t line.
d a y s , nnd Jnst think of earning all that
A union Thanksgiving service will
F O B E Q U A B T E B S OF LAMB, 12c. Ib. I money in a month."
be held at the .M. E. church n e x t S u n "I'll think It over." replied Jim nfter
S U G A B - C U B E D H A M S , 15c. Ib.
day m o r n i n g , Rev. B. F. H a r r i s o n g i v a long time, and that e v e n i n g his w i f e
i u g the a d d r e s s . In the e v e n i n g at t h e
noticed tbnt he w a s looking v e r y seriS I B L O I N B O A S T S , 16c. Ib.
C o n g r e g a t i o n a l c h u r c h t h e r e will be a
ous. When she nsketl If he felt III he
S u n d a y school.B O N E L E S S C O D F I S H , 3 Ibs. (or 2 5 c a n s w e r e d :
J o h n D o b s o n and d a u g h t e r . M i s s
"Num. Sny. Bet. I'm t h i n k i n g of
7 BOXES SABDINES, 2 5 c
H e l e n D o b s o n , left W e d n e s d a y m o r n
going to war."
ing for C h i c a g o , w h e r e t h e y will v i s i t
NICE COOKING B U T T E B , 2 0 c l b .
She smiled at the Idea, and he conJlr. D o b s o n ' s m o t h e r
and
brother, Harbor.
tinued:
Robert, for the greater part of the
A rather r e m a r k a b l e
instance
of S W E E T P O T A T O E S , 13 l b s . for 2 5 c
"I alius thought It w n s m i g h t y hard
winter.
longevity.
On J u n e 25, 1818, Abner
work, but that feller told me today It
P r o c t o r and B e t s e y Davis, both of P O T A T O E S , TOc. In five bnsliel l o t s .
Fifty Voiirs Married.
T o w n s e n d , w e r e married by Rev. David B E S T S E E D E D B A I S I N S , 1 0 c a p a c k , w a s dead eas.v. .\11 you've got to do.la
Mr. and Mrs. F r a n k W e s t o n w e r e to P a l m e r .
to eat and sleep and sboot rebels. Vou
T h e y w e r e the parents of
h a v e o b s e r v e d their g o l d e n w e d d i n g nine children. T h e oldest child died
a^e, 3 for 2 5 e .
h a v e a nigger to cook for you nnd load
a n n i v e r s a r y , Wednesday, X o v e m b e r 17, in 1900, a g e d e i g h t y . Of the six living,
y o u r g u n . 1 believe 1 could stand that,
by h o l d i n g a public reception at M e m - the y o u n g e s t i s s e v e n t y - e i g h t , the old- G I N G E B S N A P S , 4 l b s . SSc
lind I'll get $700 for going."
orial hall, and all their t o w n s p e o p l e e s t e i g h t y - e i g h t . F o u r have, celebrated
A (nil Une of C a l i f o m i a F r n i t s a t the
Nothing more w n s said a b o u t the
and f r i e n d s w e r e to have been invited. g o l d e n w e d d i n g s . At the present date,
l o i r e s t p r i c e s In A y e r .
matter thnt evening. N e x t morning
Mr. W e s t o n had intended to have an Xovember 16, 1909, all are in comfortthe w i f e stnrted for the flelds. and Jim
o r c h e s t r a e n g a g e d for the o c c a s i o n able health and e n j o y i n g life. Abner
A n o t h e r c a r l o a d of Maine and Green started for the village. S h e m i s s e d
and h a s a l r e a d y hired the hall, w h e n Proctor lived to be eighty-three and
ML P o t a t o e s arrived this -week.
the s e r i o u s a c c i d e n t h a p p e n e d to Jlrs. h i s wife n i n e t y - s e v e n . At the time of
him at noon when s h e r e t u r n e d to the
W e s t o n , of f a l l i n g d o w n s t a i r s , from their deatl\ t w o b r o t h e r s of Abner
house, but she didn't worry. 'When h e
R e m e m b e r the P l a c e
w h i c h s h e will recover very s l o w l y , Proctor w e r e e i g h t y - e i g h t , another
c a m e horae a t s u n d o w n he t o s s e d a
the spinal c o l u m n h a v i n g been injured. brother e i g h t y - t h r e e , and a s i s t e r UNION CASH M A B K E T , Main S t r e e t big roll of greenbacks Into her lap and
-Mr. and Mrs. W e s t o n have had t h e ninety-four. A brother of Mrs. Abner
said:
Ayer, Mass.
s y m p a t h y of all in their trouble, and Proctor lived to b e o n e hundred and
"I've enlisted for a soldier and am
n o w at their fiftieth a n n i v e r s a r y t h e ono.
going n w a y tomorrow."
s i n c e r e w i s h e s for a full r e c o v e r y and
She counted the money o v e r s l o w l y ,
for m a n y m o r e y e a r s of h a p p i n e s s a r e
New Adrertlgements.
t e n d e r e d i h e m by frieuds and n e i g h laid It upon the clock s h e l f and reCOMMONWEALTH
OF
MASSACHUbors.
plied:
SETTS. Middlesex, ss. Probate Court.
F r a n g W e s t o n and Miss Ruth J a n e
"Jim. there's w u s s h u s b a n d s than
To the helrs-at-Iaw. next of
kin.
creditors,
and
all
other
persons
InterT h o m p s o n w e r e married N o v e m b e r 17,
yon. I'll be mighty careful of the monIn the e s t a t e of Lucius W. P. Wll1S59, at -Manchester, X. H., and t h i s ested
ey, and I hope you'll c o m e back all
mot, late of Groton, In said County, delast W e d n e s d a y w a s the fiftieth a n n i - ceased Interstate.
If you have an attractive tarm or right."
Whereas, a petition has been present- village
v e r s a r y of their m a r r i a g e . T h e y reestate w l t h l n eight miles ot
T h e r e wns very little s a i d n e x t
to said Court to grant a letter of adsided in .Manchester, K e e n e and N e w ed
ministration on the e.state ot said de- Ayer Station, and want to sell at a
She
I p s w i c h , X. H., before c o m i n g to T o w n - ceased to Clarrena A. Wllmot, ot Gro- reasonable price, call and see me or morning when he started off.
me word to look It over with you. w e n t to the plow and he to t o w n , and
s e n d , w h e r e t h e y have lived for t h i r t y - ton. In said County, or to some other send
Within six months I have had 269 the talk wns all a m o n g t h e neighbors.
eight y e a r s , during w h i c h Ume .Mr. suitable person.
Inquirers tor such properties.
This
You are hereby cited to appear at
W e s t o n h a s w o r k e d at the h a r n e s s - Probate Court to be held at Cambrldgo. Fall especially they seem In earnest, A f t e r getting d o w n to t h e front J i m
I need more good places to suit w r o t e home n o w and t h e n , b u t briefly.
m a k i n g trade c o n t i n u o u s l y in the s a m e In said County ot Middlesex, on thc and
them. Don't expect me to get you a
s h o p , w h i c h is in the Park hotel build- seventh day of December,. .\. D.. 1909, fancy price tor an ordinary place. I S o m e t i m e s he w n s m e n t i o n e d In other
at nine o'clock In the forenoon, to show
ing. Mr. W e s t o n w a s born in N a s h u a cause. It any you have, why the same do not wish to try. "A Square Deal To soldiers' letters, but a l s o briefly. T h e
AU" Is my motto, and "Satisfied Cuss i x t y - e i g h t y e a r s ago. May 7, 1841, and should not be granted.
tomers" are considered my best torm w i f e lived on alone. She m i s s e d the
And the petitioner Is hereby directed ot
Jlrs. W e s t o n on May 15, the f o l l o w i n g
advertisement.
husband, and y e t she didn't.
Someto
give
public
notice
thereof,
by
pubyear. T h e r e a r e four children, Mrs. lishing this citation once In e'ach week, ' "W-lthln three w e e k s I have sold four
t i m e s s h e w i s h e d him back, and someXora L a w t o n of L e o m i n s t e r , F r a n k for three successive w e e k s . In Turner's places and others look promising.
Buyers
seeing
this
will
do
well
to
W e s t o n , Jr., of B o s t o n , Mrs. B. S p a u l d - I'ubllc Spirit, a-newspaper published In consult me for property In this section. t i m e s she didn't feel to care w h e t h e r
Ayer. thc last publication to be one day
he reftirned or not. She w a s In t h i s
nig of S e a t t l e , Wash., and Jliss N e l l i e at least before said Court.
•
neutral s t a t e of mind w h e n the w a r
W e s t o n of T o w n s e n d . T h e r e are t h r e e
Witness, Charles J. Mclntlre. First
c a m e to a close at last. T h e soldiers
g r a n d c h i l d r e n and four g r e a t - c h i l d r e n , Judge ot said Cburt, this flfteenth day E D W A R D H. DLISS, "The HllUlde."
of
November.
In
the
year
one
thousand
*Phone
aS-3.
Ayer,
Mass.
all s o n s of Jlr. and .Mrs. H e n r y S t o d - nine hundred and nine.
w h o survived It returned home, and
dard of F i t c h b u r g , and t h e r e h a s b e e n
o n e e v e n i n g a s she sat on her s t o p s
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W. E. ROGERS, Register.
no death in the family d u r i n g the flfty
w i t h her pipe In hor mouth a v e t e r a n
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUy e a r s e x c e p t o n e grandchild. Mr. W e s - SETTS.
hi uniform turned in at t h e g a t e to
Middlesex, ss. Prohate Court.
ton is a m e m b e r of St. Paul l o d g e of
To all persons Interested in the estate
say:
JIasons, A y e r , North S t a r lodge, I. O. ot Frances O. Peabody. late ot Groton,
said County, deceased.
O. F., E. -A.. S p a u l d i n g R e b e k a h l o d g e , in Whereas,
"Mrs. Baker, have you beard about
Appleton H. Torrey. the exI.O. O. F., Third Army Corps U n i o n , ecutor of the will ot said deceased, has
3la\r'
presented
for
allowance,
the
Hrst
acH o o k e r ' s A s s o c i a t i o n of .Massachusetts,
" N o t a word."
of his administration upon the e s post 19, G. A.R., F i t c h b u r g , and a m e m - count
tate of said deceased:
" H e didn't come bnck w i t h us."
ber of E. A. S p a u l d i n g R e b e k a h lodge.
You are hereby cited to appear at a
"Nor*
Jlr. W e s t o n e n l i s t e d a s a private in the Probate Court, to be held in Cambridge,
In
said
County,
on
the
Seventh
day
of
Eleventh
Massachusetts
v o l u n t e e r s . December, A. IX, 1909. at nine o'clock
" B e c a u s e he wns killed In the very
Company E, and served three y e a r s . In the forenoon, to s h o w cause. It any
last battle.
I w a s right near him
you
have,
why
the
same
should
not
be
H e w a s t a k e n prisoner at Malvern Hill
w h e n he fell. Mighty sorry to h a v e t o
aHowed.
under J l c C l e l l a n , and w a s in a confedtell you."
And said executor is ordered to serve
erate prison for s e v e n w e e k s before this citation by delivering a copy there" T h a n k e e for coming." s h e said.
being e x c h a n g e d , and w a s a m e m b e r of ot to all persons Interested in the estate
A n d not a dozen more w o r d s w e r e
fourteen days at least betore said Court,
ear6<§fioujiiasJ
H o o k e r ' s old brigade.
or by publishing the wame once in each
said. In her w a y the w o m a n felt her
week, for three successive weeks. In
loss, but she shod no tenrs o v e r It.
Turner's Public Spirit, a newspaper
West.
~ '
published In Ayer, the last publication
It did not keep hor from her work
A very i n t e r e s t i n g m e e t i n g of the to be one day at lenst betore said Court,
Willingly furnished
next dny. After t w o y e a r s s h e began
Men's club w a s held In the B a p t i s t and by mailing, post-paid, a copy of this
citation
to
all
known
persons
Interested
d r a w i n g a widow's pension, nnd a sisvestry on T u e s d a y e v e n i n g , a good a t - In the estate seven days at least betore
ter c a m e to live with her. After tho
t e n d a n c e b e i n g present to d i s c u s s c u r - said Court.
Call on or .Vddrcss
rent e v e n t s . T h e n e x t m e e t i n g w i l l
s i x t h year she wns nsked to marry
Witness, Charles J. Mclntlre, Esquire.
First
Judge
of
said
Court,
this
fifteenth
GEOBGE H. B. T U B N E R , AYER,
be on next T u e s d a y e v e n i n g , and it is
again, nud ngnln s b e wa.s a w i f e . It
ot November, In the year one thouhoped t h a t the a t t e n d a n c e will be i n - day
w a s s e v e n years nimost to a dny since
sand nine hundred and nine.
creased.
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s b e hnd been told of Jim's d e a t h whon
On W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g the y o u n g
s h e .sat alone In t h e house one d a y
people of t h e v i l l a g e g a v e a s u r p r i s e
nnd a stranger entered. H e w a s lame
party to o n e of their number, J a m e s
aud d u s t y nnd grizzled a n d askod for
Dodds, on t h e o c c a s i o n of h i s t w e n t y a c n p of water. A s he d r a n k It s h e
fourth birthday, and a merry t i m e w a s
looked at him more c l o s e l y nnd then
enjoyed by all. T h e affair took p l a c e
sunk into n chair a n d w a s s p e e c h l e s s
Bockland, U M I .
a t the h o m e of Mrs. L o u i s e McEIligott
for n moment.
and about fifteen were p r e s e n t .
Md«!e For All Oce»«ion«
JOHN 8. TOati,
"Is a n y t h i n g w r o n g ? " nsked tho
G e o r g e Jf. F r y e Is s p e n d i n g a f e w
Hamger
d a y s w i t h r e l a t i v e s out of t o w n .
man.
Tel.Con. P.O.Box 165
At t h e r e c e n t m e e t i n g of the Xa. L . A.
"My God! B u t y o u are J i m Baker,
S. t h e f o l l o w i n g offlcers w e r e e l e c t e d :
my hnsband that w e n t to the war!"
Mrs. Jlary S t r e e t e r , p r e s . ; Mrs. A l e x s h e whispered.
a n d e r R e e d , v l c e - p r e s . ; Mrs.- E m i l y J.
"You called me Jim Baker," said the
L e e s , , s e c . a n d . t r e a s . ; Sirs. Q e o r g e
m a n after awhllo.
A d a m s and Mrs. E d w a r d T. D a v i s ,
R a i l r o a d Square
"Of courso I did. You h n v e c h a n g e d ,
w^ork c o m m i t t e e .
but you nro Jim.
W h y didn't you
T h e m a n y friends ot Rev. E . H. W h i t E a s t F e p p e r e U , Mnss.
w r i t e ? W h y didn't y o u c o m e h o m e
tler of L a w r e n c e , w h o o c c u p i e d t h e
sooner?"
B a p t i s t p u l p i t d u r i n g t h e s u m m e r of
"Madam. I beg you t o e x c n s e me,
last year, will be shocked to l e a m that
he dropped dead on t h e s t r e e t s o t h i s
Oculist P r e s c r i p t i o n s Filed.
Open but y o u nre Inhering u n d e r a grent
homo city last week.
Mr. W h i t t l e r
Langford—
W e d n e s d a y and S a t a r d a y E v e n i n g s . m i s t a k e . My namo is
-was verj- m u c h l i k e d d u r i n g h i s brief
Will call a t y o n r R e s i d e n c e on R e - G e o r g e I.4»ngford. I am a s t r a n g e r t o
p a s t o r a t e h e r e and h a s a n u m b e r o t
y o u a n d to this part of t h e country.
q u e s t . T e l . 12-3.
w a r m f r i e n d s in t h i s p l a c e .
T h e resemblance to Mr. B a k e r Is s i m Mr. and Mrs. E l b r i d g e S a n d e r s p a s s REO ROADSTER POR SAI.E.—Bar- ply a coincidence. T h a n k s f o r tho w a gain. Ono 1908 R e o Roadster, rumble
ed t h e fiftieth a n n i v e r s a r y of t h e i r
scat, extra back s e a t for two. run less t e r ; I t h a s refreshed me. G o o d d a y . "
m a r r i a g e , N o v e m b e r 10, t h o n g h t h e y
than 3000 miles, MIchelon tires, nearly
A n d J i m Bnker, w h o w a s n o t killed,
didn't h a v e a n y public c e l e b r a t i o n , t h e y And If 70B a r e In a r r e a r s s e n d a l o n g new, flvo lamps, generator, horn, Inner
t h e D o l l a r In a n e n r e l o p e , by c h e c k , tubes, tools, etc. Everything In flne b u t w h o s e long silence •was not e x r e c e i v e d tt h
h ee conKratulailons
c o n g r a t u l a t l o n a Ot
rorfitved
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v w . - > r . w / . . . / w I tuoes. tools, etc. Everything in nno plained, w e n t out of his h o u s e a n d
r e c e i v e a uiB i^uuBi™. OJ _.,_»•_«_ - _ d o r P o s t Offlce o r e x p r e s s S o n e y Or- condition. Only reason tor selling, I atray
from his w i f e and w a s ' n e v e r
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ORCHESTRA
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T h e " 1 8 9 2 " Pure S p u n Aluminum. W a r e ia rapidly
c o m i n g into u s e for cooking purposes. I t ia t a k i n g
t h e place o f a g a t e and enamel w a r e b e c a u s e while i t s
first c o s t i s a trifle m o r e than ordinary w a r e , i t is:
really m u c h c h e a p e r in t h e long run, a s i t is. guaran-.
t e e d for t w e n t y - f i v e y e a r s and. will. l a s t practically
a life time.
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S P I J N ( h o t c a s t ) A l u m i n u m , will not crack, s c a l e , p e e l ,
break, scorch o r b u m .
I t looks like s i l v e r b u t w e i g h s only a b o u t oneq u a r t e r a s much, is easily cleaned and handled, and
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An Opportunity for a Few Investors
The 8 Per Cent 10-Year Parchasing-Fnnd Gold
Certificates.
ISSUED BY
The Wheel-Motor Traction Co.
T h i s c o m p a n y h a s t h e s a l e s monopoly of a n Improved form ot c o n i m e r clal a u t o m o b i l e , n o w In s u c c e s s f u l u s e by tbe U. S. G o v e r n m e n t and l e a d i n g
business concerns.
T h e $25,000 a c c u m u l a t e d by t h e s a l e of t h e s e certlficatea
is to be u s e d for o n e p u r p o s e o n l y — b u y i n g m a c h i n e s a t t h e factory to fill
orders. T h e m a c h i n e s a r e t h e n shipped C. O. D. t o t h e p u r c h a s e r s . Thtis
there is n o credit risk, and t h e Investors' m o n e y Is n e i t h e r tied up in eqtilpm e n t nor dissipated by e x p e n s e s , but i s either In c a s h o n hand or convertible
t h e r e t o a t short notice.
I n v e s t o r s In this p u r c h a s i n g fund have tbe o p t i o n o t w i t h d r a w a l of
principal before maturity. A s t r o n g National B a n k b a s a g r e e d t o a c t a s
T r u s t e e of t h i s fund for and o n behalf of I n v e s t o r s — t o s e e t h a t it i s k e p t
intact and u s e d o n l y a s a p u r c h a s i n g fund. T h i s b a n k w i l l pay d i v i d e n d s
a s t h e y fall due and w i l l r e t n r n to any certiflcate h o l d e r , n p o n s i x t y d a y s '
n o t i c e , t h e a m o n n t ot h i s I n v e s t m e n t or any part of it, s h o u l d h e d e s i r e t o
w i t h d r a w s a m e at a n y t i m e b e f o r e maturity.
T h e total Issue is o n l y $25,000, each certiflcate b e i n g for $25. F o r t h e
p r e s e n t , w i t h e a c h $25 certificate Is g i v e n o n e s h a r e of 8 per cent, preferred
stock, p a r v a l u e $10; a n d w i t h e a c h $100 p u r c h a s e five s h a r e s o f p r e f e r r e d
are given. T h i s u n u s u a l o p p o r t u n i t y really brings t h e n e t r e t u r n up t o a b o u t
12 per cent., w i t h the p r o s p e c t of s e l l i n g the p r e f e r r e d for n e a r l y e n o u g h
to pay for the w h o l e I n v e s t m e n t . W e m a k e t h i s ofter s o that It w i l l n o t b e
n e c e s s a r y for t h i s a n n o u n c e m e n t to appear e x t e n s i v e l y , a s preTlous I s s u e s
have b e e n l a r g e l y o v e r s u b s c r i b e d .
If Interested in a b s o l u t e s e c u r i t y of principal, l a r g e and definite I n t e r e s t
return, and opportunity of s p e e d y withdrawal of principal before m a t u r i t y
if d e s i r e d , t h i s i n v e s t m e n t s h o u l d receive y o u r I m m e d i a t e attention. X3omm u n i c a t i o n s and o r d e r s s h o u l d be addressed, and c h e c k s m a d e p a y a b l e t o ,
T H E W H E E L - M O T O B TBACTIOIf COMPAMT.
K. E . D l s t r i b n t i n g P l a n t
A l l s t o n D i s t r i c t , B o s t o n , Magg.
WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY Evenings
BIOGRAPH
Moving
At Page HaH, Ayer
Winner of Wednesday* Evening's Contest
, an hou need, Saturday Night
Prices, 10c, and-20c
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The town hall was well fltted Tues- of friends which is seldom known to
day < night where, .under^the auspices register below 212° fahrenlwlt In Litof ttie grange, Edward-Porhnsh gave tleton.
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GEOTON.
At the conclusion of this part of the
hls illustrated lecture on birds.' Mr.
Forbush speaks from copious and thor- program the president arose, extended
S^B Iteihg.
kind
greetings to all present, fittingly
ough knowledge gained through long
Major Loring W. Murray died' at Wedding.
and intimate acquaintance with our alluded to the successful-history of 3ie
X/exIngton on Monday,. November 15.
Married at th^ Congregational par- feathered benefactors, and Illustrates club—now entering upon Its twentyHe was bom in that town on Augiist sonage,
Monday,' November ^5, Albert his lecture by an excellent'Collectlon eighth year, .and made an urgent ap28, 1831, and received his early educa- Knight Rlxford
and .Miss Mary E. of stereopticon views. The speaker peal for individual loyalty to the club.
tion at Iiawrence academy. When he Story. The double
service was made a most ardent appeal-for Ute-'co- He then Introduced the toast master
attended school at .Grotoo bis name used. Rev. George M.ring
offlclatlng. operatlon of all people with the=jgov- ot the evening, Hon. Frank A. Patch,
was William. L. Murray, but many Miss Sarah. Story ofHowe
Gardner was ernment that seeks the protection of who has even proved- his faithfulness
years ago It waa changed.
und devotion to the Backlog club.
bridesmaid and Frank Ferren of Wor- birds through wise legislation.. -<{
The game last Saturday afternoon cester was best man. Mr. and Mrs.
.Mr. Patch, who possesses the happy
Miss Margaret Harwood entertained
between Groton School and Milton Rlxford left Groton on the 5.50 train a college friend at her house iver faculty of adapting himself to every
academy resulted in a victory for Gro- for Boston, and after a short wedding Sunday. Together they took a "con- oflice, fllled the position with dignity
ton; score, 33 to 0.
trip will make their home in stitutional on Sunday, walking as far and grace. He spoke of the Backlog
J. R. Hawkes Is suffering from an Worcester. Miss Story, the bride, is as Lancaster, a distance of thirteen club as standing for those enduring
the daughter of the late Henry B. miles, notbing unusual for the aver- principles that insure success and perattack of neuritis.
Of its value to the church
F. A. Sherwin is to have his grain .Story of Gardner. When a young man age college girl, but somewhat re- manency.
he was employed in Groton and en- markable in the opinion of those" who financially and otherwise in the long
store wired for electric lighting.
period
of
the
club's existence, he
in Company B, Groton, of the think a horse or an automobile a neFrancis M. BoutweU spoke before listed
dwelt somewhat at length. Mr. Patch
Sixth Massachusetts regiment, serving cessity even for a short distance.
the guild of the First Parish church In
the nine months and one hundred
We are bappy to report the continu- then introduced the'following speaklast Sunday evening on the conditiou days'
campaign. It will be recalled ed Improvement of Mrs. Ireland at the ers:
of the town flfty years ago and the that Mr.
John W. Thacher, whose subject was
died some two months Commonwealth Avenue hospital, and
establlsbment here of the high schooi. ago. Rev. Story
"In olden days." Mr. Thacher Wittily
It will be flfty years this coming De- funeral. G. M. Howe officiating at the Mrs. Channing Brown, w h o was re- responded and entertained his audience
moved to her home last week.
cember since the high school was first
by reading a most interesting account
started in Groton.
'
Mr. Ireland and son William spent of his boyhood days in and about Saco
One From Grotou.
the
day
last
Sunday
with
Mrs.
Ireland
and other Maine towns, where he
Envelopes were distributed at the
Massachusetts fallen heroes, and other members of the family have watched the ships and gained much
Congregational church last Sunday in Among
whose
the
Massachiisetts
Memorial
paid
her
frequent
visits.
knowledge through observation; ot
morning .for^^he usual Thanksgiving monument at Baton Rouge, La., was
The enterprising and prosperous war reminiscences, youthful experibeneflt.of-, the church.
unveilpd with impressive ceremonies flrm of Conant & Houghton have this ences and his thrilling adventure with
At the regular meeting of the W. R. last Monday, is one from Qroton, LeanC.-,'Tuesday afternoon, two new names der S. Kendall, of Company B, Twen- week increased their automobile prop- his flrst cow.
Rev. Haroid B. Drew, the next
were presented as candidates for ad- ty-Sixth Massachusetts regiment. Con- erty by the purchase of a handsome
seven-seater Pierce-Arrow tpurin'g cdr. speaker, eloquently discussed "The
mission.
federate veterans in gray stood side
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Conant took as common things," emphasizing their
Jlrs. Maria A. Bowers, though more by side with G. A..R,. men in blue their guests Thursday Mr. and .Mrs. value and glory.
• comfortable than she has been;' is still around the huge white shaft of Quincy A F. Conant and Mr. and Mrs. N. B.
After the singing of America by the
dapge.rously iU.
granite over fifty fe.et,.Wsh.: .There Conant on an auto trip to Maiden, entire
company, Jlrs. Grace M. Law''A ppjt'Oble sawmill is being installed were hundreds of invited guests pres- where they were entertained by Mr. rfence responded to the toast, "Jlerrle.
ent
at
the
ceremonies
from
the
north
this week oil tbie..woodlot near Arthur
and Mrs. Goldsmith Conant.
London." With her usual charm of
W. Shattuck's, and which he sold to and south, who with uncovered heads
and vivacity of manner, she
Neighbors and other friends of Hon. speech
showed respectful and tender feeling.
O. R. Spaulding of Westford.
clearly pictured the merry Londoner
George
W.
Sanderson
are
glad
to
see
Governor
Draper
made
the
address.
Herman Huebner, who Is working in
as she saw him in difterent circuniFitcbburg for Bruce-Hibbard Co., has "We of the north come here," he said, the venerable gentleman about again stances, described his customs, home,
igiven up the posttion of engineer at "fo pay tribute to our fallen heroes, after a slight indisposition of a few and some of the present political con_
_ You of the south join us and take part days.
tbe Groton electric light station
on Sta'
ditions tbat he is facing. Filled with
We are sorry to report th'at Rev'. an enthusiasm for the historic places,
tlon^'avenuerrand Walter 'oodge "has; 'a tho exercises.. This should'be ex'
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1 pected of us. It is splendid of you.' Paul G. Favor is again on the sick the homes and haunts of England's
beeii appointed to the place.
list. Mr. Favor preached an eloquent worthies, and various Interests, she
The many friends of Mrs. 6. M. Howe' Death,
most Impressive sermon last Sun- shared her joys with her audience
were glad to see her'able to be outl j , ^ ^„j jj^g p^ank Lawrence Blood and
day on church attendance.
through vivid description and faithful
again last week after her recent iU-! attended the funeral of their aunt,
Mrs. Favor has recently entertained narrative to the delight of all.
ness, which required a physician s .j^.^ Martha Danforth Sanderson at
. She was followed by Jirs. Thomas
Miss
Cole,
a
former
associate
teacher
'7are.
| Nashua on Sunday, ' November 14.
H. Elliott, who spoke on "The land of
The Boston and Maine railway sta- jirs. Sanderson was feorn in Groton, at Hanover, N. H".
Jlrs. F., A. MacMurty has: been room enougb." AJfter a few general retlon Is to be electrically lighted, the eighty-five yeara ago. She married
marks very appropriate of the subject,
wires to be run undergrounl.
Edwin A., the son of Rev. Amasa San- spending a week or more with friends Jlrs. Elliott, with irrestlble cordiality
Fred H. Torrey has hought'the house derson, often called "Priest" Sander- in various parts of Vermont._^
and magnetism, carried the audience
Mrs. Isaac Brown is keeping house Into the streets of Paris, to the broad
and land Which stands between S. P.! son, the first minister of the Baptist
Williams and A. H. Torrey's resi- church in this town. Mrs. Sanderson for Mr. Thayer, not Thacher, as last expanse of the Saharra desert, along
dences on Main street, now occupied was a prominent member of the Bap- week's column stated.
the fertile banks of the Nile, across
by the Kierstead family.
tist chucrh In Nashua and a woman
Daniel C. Fietcher,' former towns- the Jlediterranean to the shores of
man, has been in Littleton lately.
Sunday afternoon, at their home on highly respected.
classic Italy, visiting there its prinElm street, Mr. and Mrs. Wagner pre" had been her custom for years to
Mrs. Hattie Robinson, president of cipal cities, then the countries north
sented their Infant son, Cary Bdward I conie to Groton to spend Thanksgiving the Woman's club, and Mrs. Annie C. of the. Alps, and "home again." Jirs.
Wagner, for baptism. A few intimate with H. W Whiting and family. Last Smith, delegate, attended the State Elliott's reputation as a speaker was
friends were present to witness the p a r Mr. Patch, her friend of many federation meeting at Brockton last most creditably sustained, and she receremony: After the consecration ser- long >'^^'"!>^^i? together for the ast week Thursday, and. .Returned en- ceived.at the conclusion of her toast
vice, light refreshments were served time at this Thanksgiving gathering, thusiastic over the rni,eeting and the a very-gratifj'ing applause.
if "
Mrs.
had >-""
been =»'"'
able hospitality of the Brockton club.
by Mrs Wagner. Rev. G. M. Howe of and
"•" "
" °Sanderson
- ' ' — - »">''
Richard Harwood, the next speaker,
she Intended to come this year.
ficiated at Ibis very pretty- affair.
Mrs. Robinson included in her out- dignified and glorified the subject of
Mrs. Maria Boweii-of this town is a
Mrs. George Culver has been at Ar- niece of Mrs. Sanderson, but was kept ing a pleasant visit with Mrs. Stet- athletics by his logical and well illustrated discussion -of the subject, em"•"^i"" ?*fK°^ ^°' ^ ? r ' ,t^!.th,tr' at home by illness last Sunday. son (ne6 Ireland) in the latter's home phasizing the fact that in all callings
s sting in the care of her. daughter ^ ^
^^i^ ^^^ f„„„j^, from Gro- at Hanson
Mrs Coolidge who has been quite ill ' ^ ^ ^.^^^ ^^^ j^i^^^^ jj^ ^^^ M^^
Thomas >Ioore has become a victim there is an increasing demand for the
with an attack of gallstones.
j Henry W. Whiting, Mr. and Mrs.1 to the auto fever. He has sold his physically and mentaHy well equipped
The uncertainty of life and readiness jioses B. Coburn and Miss Clarissa handsome pair of bay horses, also young man, and claiming the best
of the New England Mutual Life In Coburn. The Interment was in family many vehicles, harnesses, etc., and is qualifications for the approved athlete.
"The skeleton" was the mysterious
surance Co., of Boston, to pay, death lot in Nashua cemetery. At her re- now contemplating the purchase of a
term applied to the subject of Rev.
claims, whose method of doing busi- quest she wore for burial her wedding suitable touring car.
Chester A. Drummond's toast. By
ness meets with the approval of careful dress of her youth. Mrs. Sanderson
Fred 0. Stiles, the prosperous apple
business men, called upon Mrs. Dr. is survived by one spn, Henry Sander- grower and merchant, has Just install- very clever introduction of peculiarly
Welherbee the day of fvineral, to settle son of Nashua, employed as station ed an acetylene gas plant by which illustrated stories, Jir. Drummond reher husband's insurance, not having j agent, having full charge at Nashua his house and grounds are to bo-lil- vealed the deplorable financial outlook
of the Lyceum, which has enjoyed a
been notified, the company's attentioa Jvmctlon.
luminated.
.
'f
well-supported patronage throughout
being caiied to It by an, item jn ths
' .
Boynton N'eedham has gone to Wav- the greater part of its long life. Of
dally papers.
UTTLETOIT.
erley to spend the winter with his son, the individual entertainers who are enMr. and Mrs. J. Grafton Minot went
Clarence.
gaged for the occasion, Jir. Drummond
from Groton the past week and are at | Xews Items.
George Stone and Nahum Whitcomb spoke in the very highest terms. The
the hotel Somerset, Boston, for the
The Lincoln class will hold its have recently lost each a valuable program was made out with special
winter. Their son, Grafton W. Minot,- monthly meeting next Monday eveattention to the traditions of the orheifer.
is in Groton School. Mr. and Mrs. ning at Elmer A. Flagg's.
Serices at all three churches Sun- ganization, and an attempt to olfer tbe
Minot have the little daughter of the
The directors of the Woman's olub day morning at 10.45. C. E. subject public something ot real value and
late Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. .Mason with wish
to announce that the meeting for evening meeting, "The blessings substantial worth.
In closing Jfr.
them.
Monday afternoon, November 23, will
Drummond tenderly proposed a toast
The second in the Luther Blood be open and an invitation is extended of a thankful heart." Miss Edith to the absent members ot the Backlog
Sauler, leader at the Baptist church.
Free lectures will be in town hall, to all who desire to attend.
Miss Dorothy Roberts at the Congre- club.
Friday evening, Xovember 26, by Capt.
The Ladies' Circle of the Baptist gationalv
One of the ever delightful features
Charles -Mason. Fuller subject, "The
met last weelc Wednesday with
The annual Thanksgiving ball will of the evening was the music. The
evolution of the battleship," illustrat- Church
ilrs.
Elmer
Flagg
for
an
all-day
sewcompany
was favored by the presence
be given by the Backlog club in the
ed.
ing bee. Wednesday afternoon of this town hall, Thursday evening, Xovem- of our popular ladies' quartet, who
Mrs. William Fernald is a patient week the circle enjoyed the hospitalgave three fine selections to the delight
ber 25..
at the Groton hospital.
ity of Mrs. Charles Bonnell. After the
of all present.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Frank
Flagg
I'^itney
of
The banquet closed with the usual
J. E. Adams is to have electric light devotions, business and study of the
Albany,
Ga.,
have
given
$25,000
for
the
ing in his stable oh Elm street, the gospel in Latin lands the ladies en founding of the Phoebe Putney hos- singing by the entire company ot God
be with you till we meet agal".
joyed a pleasant social and delicious
wiring to be put in this Friday
pital in their home city in Georgia. It
The flrst snow-flakes of the season refreshments.
stipulated that the colored, as well as
Subject of the Guild meeting at the the white people shall beneflt by this Abont Town.
fell Thursday forenoon.
Rev. C. A. Drummond will deliver
The recently-formed Middlesex Re- Unitarian vestry, "The Emanuel move- hospital, which is to be a memorial to
bekah lodge, I. O. O. F., will be in- ment." Leader, Miss Lucy Adams.
Mr. Putney's mother, who was a native an address in Jlarlborough, Sunday
Thanksgiving service will be held of this town. Mr. Putney went from evening, November 21, upon "The restituted here on afternoon of Decemat the Orthodox church at 7.30, Wed- here to Georgia soon after the civil ligious and -social aspect orf the arts
ber 2.
Miss Mary L. Hutchins has made a nesday evening. Sermon by Rev. C. war, and has been a large and success- and crafts movement."
ful grower of cotton and watermelons.
T'he next nuniber on the Lyceum
surprising improvement during this A. Drummond
Mrs. Charles Atkins roturned Wed- He also has extensive commercial in- program, Tuesday evening, promises
and last week. The doctor says she
terests
in
the
south.
to' be delightfully entertaining. Rev.
is better than he has seen her for a nesday evening from Yonkers, N. Y.,
John Snyder, who is to lecture upon
long time. Her recent illness bad where she went on Monday to attend
"The evolution of American humor,"
every symptom of typhoid fever with- the funeral of her sister. It is only Wedding.
a few months since Mrs. Atkins acout the fever.
A ver>- pretty wedding of one of our is an interesting speaker, well qualiThe Congregational supper and con- companied the body of her aunt, Mrs. popular girls took place when Jllss fied for his task. In the world of letcert of last week was a very good suc- Hartley, to Yonkers and attended her JIartha E. Atkins, youngest daughter ters Jlr. Snyder has had wide expericess. The singing largely of old-time funeral in tbe same house. During of Jlr. and Jtrs. Charles Atkins, was ence as lecturer, playwright, preacher
anthems and music, choruses, etc., her absence from home, Mrs. Atkins united in marriage to Oliver Hump- and author. Everyone who has a
was under the direction or Kay W. visited her son, Charles, who is now hriss, brother to Harry Humphriss of sense ot humor combined with an earAveriil. His coming up from Maiden Y. M. C. A. secretary in Xew York city. Littleton, Saturday evening, Xovember nest desire to be ot service to the Lyespecially for the evening was highly
Mrs. Cunningham, who has been 13, at six o'clock, at the home of the ceum, will surely give this number
appreciated by the pastor and the staying at Rev. William C. Brown's bride's sister, Jlrs. R. C. Booker, Jled- hearty support.
people, who felt his kindness. Mr. during Mrs. Brown's sickness, was ford. The bridesmaid was Jliss Beulah
On Wednesday evening, November
Averiil was to sing at the re'ce'nt con- taken ili with appendicitis last week, Atkins and the best man, Albert Prat- 24, in tbe Orthodox church, there will
ference, but was prevented by illness. and obliged to return to her daughter, er of Chelsea. The bridal couple were be held union Thanksgiving services,
united under a magnificent arch of with Rev. G. A. Drummond preaching
Eight young girls from West Groton Mrs. F. B. Priest's home.
sang a chorus, acting it out very pleasSunday evening at the Unitarian white chrysanthemums and a beautiful the sermon, while the pastors will take
' ' parts In the service.
ingly. ,\IIB8 Bertha Bixby accompa- church the Sunday school will observe snow white bell.
nied them and also rendered a solo.
The bride was becomingly gowned
harvest Sunday. All children are exMrs. W. C. Brown came home last
Walter P. Floyd and Patrick Haley, pected to be present. Contributions in a blue traveling suit. A wedding Saturday afternoon trom the Gardner
drawn as Jurors, do not attend court of vegetables to be sent to the chil- dinner was served by Jlrs. Booker. At hospital and telt no 111 effects from it.
dren's home, Boston, will be received ter a short wedding trip the bappy
until Xovember 29. •
Jlr. and Jirs. Arthur Grunow of
couple will reside In Chelsea. Jlr. and Derry,
N. H., have been here the past
There will be a union Thanksgiving at that time.
Rev. John Snyder, author of the xlrs. Humphriss have the best wishes week at her brother's, .Mr. Albert Hopservice in the vestry of the Congregaof
all
their
triends.
kins, stopping awhile.
tional church on Wednesday evening, play, "As ye sow," will lecture on "The
Xovember 24. This meeting is to take development of American humor," next
Sunday, Jlr. and Jlrs. Arthur WhitTuesday
evening
in
town
hall.
Backlog
riab.
place of the customary annual serney ot Lexington were at F. A. Patch's.
The annual banquet of the Backlog
vice heretofore held on Thanksgiving
The next meeting of the Woman's
Jiiss Etta A., daughter of Rev. Jir.
day or evening, when so many found club will be held in the Orthodox ves- club, held In the dining hall of the Seaver
of Scituate, has recently visitit Inconvenient to be present, making try, Monday afternoon, November 22. Unitarian vestry last week Thursday ed her aunts,
Jlisses White's.
the attendance very small.
The Rev..Sherrard Billings will lecture on evening, opened the season auspiciousJlr. nnd Jirs. Edward Green of Lanchange is made as an experiment. "Boys and boy ploblems."
ly.
Rev. P. H. Cressey ot the First Parish
Practically all the members, over caster were over-Sunday guests with
The Arts and Crafts society will preUnitarian church will address the con- sent the farce' comedy, ientitled, "The one hundred In number and some flfty Jir. and Jirs. Briggs.
gregation.
Sunday evening, in the Unitarian
elopement of Ellen," the second or or more Invited guests, were present.
After a half hour spent In greetings, vestry, Jiiss Lucy Adams will lead the
Rev. H. A. Cornell has moved his third week In December. In addition
Topic, "The Emhousehold goods into the Baptist par- to the play there will be a sale of paying of dues, etc., the president, B. guild meeting:
sonage and expects to locate here per- home-made candy, and an exhibition of Frank Jacobs, announced the invitation manuel movement."
of
the
supper
committee
to
gather
basketry.
manently by next Thursday.
The annual 'Thanksgiving ball, under
around the festive board. The invitaThe annual Christmas sale of fancy tion needed no repetition, for no one the auspices of the Backlog club, will
Not a little credit is due Mrs. L. E.
Starr of Pepperell, lecturer of Gro- and useful articles will be held by the was so that he could not or w-ould not tako place in town hall, Thursday evening. Music, Poole's orchestra.
ton grange, for having the Farmer's United Workers of the Congregational hear.
Institute of last week meet with Gro- society in the Orthodox vestry, DeRev. and Mrs. Paul G. Favor will
When
all
the
party
had
been
assignton grange. It was certainly an In- cember 2, afternoon and evening.
spend their Thanksgiving with a famed
a
place.
Rev.
William
C.
Brown
was
teresting and enjoyable affair and
ily reunion at her sister's in Spencer.
The fifth and sixth grades at the
upon to ask grace.
while many helped to make it so^Mrs. Center school, under supervision of called
Monday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. P.
Then followed the enjoyment of a
Starr's energy or thoughtful foresight their teacher, Miss McNiff, held a good most
appetizing and deliclons banqaet, S. Whitcomb attended the funeral of
seceiired the meeting here,
sale in the schoolroom, Wednesday af- consisting of escalloped oysters, cold George ,8. Wheeler in Nashua.
Mrs. Gardper H. ROCtW'ood, going ternoon, for the purpose of starting a meats, salads, rolls, pickles, fancy pies,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Elliott and family
last Thursday, spent the remainder of fund for the new piano. They expect fruit and coffee.
have cloaed their Westford home and
later
In
the
season
to
give
an
enterr
the week at the home of her son, Hor
Mingled with the delight afforded by returned to their winter's home In'
tainment' for the- same, purpose.
aoo-{I; Jtockwood, JnJLu&o&biirg..
palatable ^elicaciea was the sociability liOwell.
Satiirday, ICoremler SO, 1909.
The Mandolin club met with Miss
Mabel Souther, Wednesday nlg^t.
The aniiual dance of thes Hartwell
hose company will be held In Page
hall, Ayer; Thanksgiving night.
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Saturda)-, ^^§mber 20, 1909.
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AYIB.
ance of the hest of dance music. What
better way to .entertain'yourselves and
guests than by attending.this, social.
The good tlSBO'and high standard of
previous' parties riin by this company
Is assured...
• Lester WhiJteomb, assistant manager
of the Ayer Electric Light Company,
has connected the plant here with the
wires of the Groton electric lighting
plant, and expects they will be ready
for electricity this Saturday.or next
.Monday night, the latest.
District Attorney Taft, Offlcer Robert Molt and Peleg Jlurray, and two
civil engineers of Worcester, were in
town Thursday morning looking over
the route to the Davis farm from the
railway station, and the civil engineers
are to make a plan of the route and the
time it takes to travel the route, and
the plans when completed are to be
produced at the trial of Plouffe that
may take place In January.
The flrst of the afternoon bridge
whjst parties,was held with Mrs. Huntley S. Turner, Thursday afternoon.
The players were Mrs. Manning, Mrs.
G. L. Osgqod,'/ Mrs. John H. Turner,
Mrs. Savage, Mrs. G. H. B. Turner,
I^Ifs. Albert. Phelps and Mrs. Fox.
Dainty • refreshments were served attractively.
• Last Sunday night a Jewish wedding
took place in the town hall, and the
contracting parties were both of Lowell—Joseph Keller and Miss Mary
Shplro. The bridesmaid was Miss Striar
of Ayer, and the best man Isaac Black
of 'Lowell. There was music by the
Arnold orchestra of Boston,.-. The rabbi 'who married the couple was Rev.
Robert Wolsban of Lowell. Supper
was served in the lower hall. There
were about seventy-flve present, and
a number of our townspeople were
present; It was a very pretty marriage
ceremony and both' bride and groom
were nicfe looking people.
Advertized letters at the. Ayer postoflice, November 15, arc as follows:
Charles Bancroft. Frank Goodwin, Mrs.
Hessle Smith. J. N. Snow.
The two men, after getting the revolver, went out to the street and walled
at a white pole until the car- camo
along.
;.
Mr. Lawrence talked the matter, over
with others and decided that the facts
in bis possession ought to be made
known to someone in authority. - S o
on Thursday of last week he wrote to
Deputy Sherltt Filiebrown, asking, him
the caliber and make of the revolver
which was found In the possession of
Plouffe. Mr. Lawrence bad not seen
in the papers anything about the caliber of the revolver, or the make, but
the revolver which killed Dr. Stone
was a 32.
Xews Items.
Judge George A. Sanderson of the
superior court has assigned David F.
O'Connell of Worcester as 'senior.fMjunsel for Raymond Plouffe, wlib Is under
indictment for the murder, of Dr. Henry N. Stone at Harvard, Septen^er 13,
and John M. Maloney was assigned as
the junior counsel. It is expected that
the case will be heard in January.
The heirs of Dr. Henry N. Stone of
Newburyport, who was murdered at
Harvard, September 13, have brought
Fitchbnrg and Leominster S t By. an equity suit in the superior court
which has to do with the settlement of
All of the stock Is common, and of
his estate. Mrs. Ella F. Stone, his
the 125 stockholders, 119 live in Massawife, is named as the defendant In the
chusetts, holding ^439,700 ot the
suit. Attorneys Burke and Crawford
?450,000. The number of the revenueof Newburyport appear for Eugene W.
paying passengers carried during-the
Stone of Newburyport, Arthur H. Stone
year ending September 30, 1909, was
of Henniker, N. H., Ella F. Stone of
5,412,285, and the number carried per
Ayer, and Arthur Withington of Newmile of track owned was 138,666. ' The
buryport. The ad damnum is $30,000.
number of car miles run was 1,024,491,
The declaration and petition has not
and the ayerage number of personb
been made public.
employed was 110. Length of the railway line was 33.686 miles, and the total
Harry Lufkin and George Baker have
computed as single track was 40.700
trapped this fall thus far fifty,skunks,
miles. Premiums received for.sale of
three foxes, two muskrats, ahd have
stock amounted to $40,432. Passensold the skjins. tor. s i x ^ dollars.
gers injured numbered 16, of whom 15
Mr. Caron, a former manager of the
were by their own carelessness. Ten
telephone ofHce here, will Start in tbe
other persons were injured, seven of
undertaking business in Springfleld,
them by their own carelessness. Nb
December first. He is a graduate of
employes were injured.
an embalming Institution in New York
Compared with the report of the
state. He has BOt been in the teleyear ending September .30, 1908, the
phone business for some time, and is
Fitchburg
and Leominster street railat Gardner, his home.
way greatly increased its showing Ih
The Knights of Pythias, Harbinger
the number of passengers carried, the
lodge. No. 166; have increased' their
actual Increase being 331,625 revenuemembership of late so rapidly, that
paying passengers. In car miles run,
they had to seek more roomy quarters,
the increase over the previous year
and are now located in G. A. R. hall,
was 38,785 miles, which Indicates a
Washington street.
Monday night;
great many more trips made to accomNovember 22, they will have a smokemodate the public.
talk and the meeting will be addressed
by George E. Wragg and several other
Body Found.
officers of the grand lodge. Invita'Victor Filiebrown, while hunting
tions have ben sent out to the members
rabbits last Saturday afternoon in- the
of other lodges to be present and their 'n'eddings.
dense woods in the town of Harvard,
friends in Ayer are cordially invited.
At high noon.'Wednesday, November on the road left of Mitchellville before
George Stevens Fairbanks, who was 17, at the residence of Mr. and .Mrs. reaching the Mitchellville bridge, came
principal of the Ayer high' school from Otis, B. Moulton, Dover,, Nj, H., their across the remains of a man. He reSeptember, 1900, to June, 1901, and daughter;' ^JIlss Cathe'rine TT Moulton, turned home and Officer Beatty was
who resided in the house now owned a well-known and most highly esteem- notifled, and when the offlcer searched
by C. H. Hardy, on Pleasant street, ed young woman of that city, was mar- in the vicinity of the woods, it was ao
died In Philadelphia, November 10, ried to Fred C. Morrison of Ayer, son dark that 'Victor and the offlcer reand burial was in Naugatuck, Conn., of Air. .and Mrs. Charles E. Morrison- turned. Sunday morning search was
atter funeral services were held ih that of Laconia, N. H. There were simple made again and the remains, almost
city, November 12. He was thirty- decorations in the house parlor where a skeleton, were found. W. Wright &
eight years of a^e and finished his the ceremony was performed by Rev. Son, undertakers, were notified>and
education at Amherst college, aUQ im- Charles E. Potter, pastor of the Cen- gathered up what there was left of the
mediately after graduation was chosen tral Avenue Baptist church, in the man and brought-^ it here. It was
principal of Naugatuck high school, presence of the parents of the bride learned afterwards that his name was
later taking up reporting. H e was and groom, other members of both Joseph Aries, that he had been workone of the most widely-known news- faipilles and a,number of immediate ing in Gardner. Alongside of the
paj)er men in Philadelphia. , ' ' !
friends of the eoupte.
skeleton was found a bottle, containing
Judge George A. Sanderson has been . Willard C. Morrison of Lowell, cous- medicine, a dollar bill and some- of his
assigned to the Jury term of th^ superi- in of the ^room, attended as best man, clothing scattered about where he lay.
or court which comes in at Worcester', while the bride was attended by her It was also found but that his wlfO and
on December 13. The jury-waived civil sister. Miss ^lary C. Moulton, teacher children resided In Roxbury, and she
term of the court comes in on the same in the "high school-at CToucester. For was notified.
The undertaker, W.
some years past and until recently Wright & Son, took the remains to his
day.
Miss
Moulton,
the
bride,
served
as
home for burial.
The Ober Amergau Passion play
will be given in town hall, Tuesday bookkeeper in the office of the J. M.
Wilson
Beef
Company.
Both
attended
WlU be Greatly Missed.
evening, November 23, by Prof. Timothy Drake, the famous lecturer, as- the Dover high school, from which
Rev. L. E. Perry, who has been passisted by Marcia West Lewis, soloist, they were graduated in thc class of tor of the Congregational church here
for the beneflt of St. -Mary's church. ,1900.
for over flve years, has had a most sucThe marriage ceremony was follow- cessful ministry. During his pastorate
After the play there will be dancing
until twelve; also supper. Music by ed by an informal. reception and wed- the largest number In the history of
ding
breakfast, and the cbuple left on the church, under his influence, 'have
the Globe orchestra, flve pieces.
afternoon train on their honeymoon. become members. His pastorate haa
Henry Donahue, who has been em- an
Both have a host of friends, who ex- been as long as any other pastor since
ployed as conductor on the Fitchburg tend;
tp theip tb^ir best wishes. They the organization of the society.
and Leominsier? street 'tyiall^wky, has will reside
in their newly-furnished
At the last business meeting of the
given up his position and is now work- home on. Pleasant.street.
church his resignation was acted
ing for the Lowell road in a similar
upon
and was accepted to take effect
position.
Miss Susie Leahy, daughter of Mrs.
Division 7, A. O. H., will give a Winnifred Leahy, on West Main street, January flrst, and an unanimous vote
card party in their rooms, November was married Wednesday forenoon, No- of appreciation of his able and success
22, to which Division 24, L.' A., and vember 17, to George Harrigan of ful ministry was given him.
Mr. Perry is an excellent preacher
the divisions of Pepperell, Leominster Portland, Mie., by Rev. Father Sheedy
and he has been an able worker in the
and Fitchburg have been invited.
at St. .Mary's church. -Miss Gertrude interests of the church. Never has a
A poverty dance will be given by Leahy,- sister of the bride. Was brides- pastor been settled over this church
the young people of the 0. E. S. in maid, and a brother of the groom, Dan- that has made so many warm friends
Page hall, Thursday evening, Decem- iel Harrigan, was best man. It was a in the church and among the townsber 2. All dancers who appear on the very.pretty home wgdding and a num- people. He will be greatly missed,
floor without costume will be subject ber of •the--relatives and-friends were and by the publisher of this paper
present. Soon after the ceremony they more than any one.
to a small fine.
The flrst meeting of the Ayer whist' took the train to Boston and from there
club was held with .Mr. and Mrs. Frank they went to Portland, where they will Death.
George S. Wheeler, the well-known
S. Bennett, Tuesday evening, November make their honf^,' and where the pa116, and the leaders'were" Mrs. W.-W. rents-ot the grqom reside. The happy piano dealer in Nashua, died at his
couiile
%'ere
the
recipients
of
many
honie Friday night of last week.
Manning, flrst; .Mrs. G. A. Sanderson,
second; H. S. Turner, first; Dr. C. A. useful siU-er and other presents. Mr,
Mr. Wheeler was born In Littleton,
Harrigan
was
telegraph
operator
'at
Fox, second. The next meeting of the
In 1824, educated there and at Groton,
club will be with Mr. and Mrs. Wil= the railway ^station here, leaving about now Lawrence academy, and at the
three months ago. He is very favor age of twenty years he entered -the
liam Brown, November 30; ^
ably situated in Portland, and his fa.Mr. and Mrs. A. M'. i'helps aW ther is a prominent and influential music business. He was a piano tuner
daughter Bertha attended the wedding, buslhess man In that city, and he is for flfty years and also an organist.
He first settled in Groton Junction,
of Fred. C -Morrison and ^llSB Cath- engaged in business with his father.
now Ayer, then in Hyde Park; in fact,
erine F. .Moulton'of, Dover, N. ti., Wedhe has sold pianos all over New- Engnesday, November 17, in that city.
Important Clac.
land, going to Nashua some thirty
Jlrs. S. H. Pierce, who fof; some time
years
ago.
past has resided inthehou.»e of Fred ' New evidence which may prove of
He was the oldest business man in
B. Felch, has moved into-theVDr. Par- the utmost Importance In the case of Nashua and he always adhered to the
son house on Washington street, now the murder of Dr. Henry N. Stone of policy, "the best for the money," and
occupied by .Mr. Blood, where she has Newburyport In Harvard, on Septem- his name for Integrity and uprighta front room. On the return of Mr. ber 13, has been discovered in Fitch- ness was as notable as his unusual
and Mrs. Felch from Florida, where burg, and is in possession of the au- active career.
they intend to start soon to spend the thorities. It the evidence is borne out
Wheeler was married In 1864
winter, Mrs. Pierce will move back by developments, it places two men to Mr.
Miss Sarah J. Dodge. Mr. and Mrs.
instead of one as probably having
to her old quarters.
knowledge of the death ot the doctor. Wheeler were one of the few New
A daughter was born in Townsend Raymond Plouffe of Harvard is in jail England couples who have celebrated
to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wright, Mon- charged with Dr. Stone's murder, and tbeir sixtieth wedding anniversary.
day, November 15. Not long ago they George tapolnte, held on the same Five children were born to them, two
removed from Ayer to that town.
ot whom are living, Mrs. A. N. Dary Of
charge, was released.
.Moses P. Palmer has bought the
This is tho evidence which has been Nashua and Alden D. Wheeler of Bosbouse on Washington street, known as reported to Deputy Sheriff Filiebrown ton. Besides his widow and childreh,
.Mr. Wheeler also leaves a sister. Miss
the Harvey "A. Woods place ofjresi.r 0/ Ayer:
detce, and tp it cannot convenlenily , A. B. Lawrence, hardware de^er on Harriet H. Wheeler, who lives with
be moved, he may decide to take it Main street, Fitchburg, believes that Mrs. Wheeler in that City and who is
down and the lumber, windows, doors he sold the revolver -which Plouffe is in her ninetieth year, and up to a few
and the other material may be used alleged to have shot Dr. Stone. A few }-ears ago a frequent visitor at the
in the erection of another tenement days after the murder, Mr. L,awrence home of John H. Whitcomb, whose
house on his land on East Main street, saw Piouffe's picture In the papera, daughter, Harriet Wheeler Whitcomb,
near his double house.
and at onco identified him as one of the is named after her.
Had .Mr. Wheeler lived until TuesIn the notice of thc-fair, and enter- two men who purchased a 32-callber
tainment given by the ladies of the revolver in his store two or three days day, November 16, he would have celeCongregational society, November 8 before the murder. He Is positive of brated his eighty-fifth birthday and
and 9, published last week, these the Ideniiflcatlon, and he believes he plans were being made for that occasion.
names were omitted; reading, "Hora- could Identify, the other man also.
He had been a very healthy man,
The Incident made a flrm impression
tlns at the bridge," G. W. Shattuck;
vocal solo, .Miss Helen Hardy; and on the mind of Mr. Lawrence. The even up to a week before his death.
T-wo
years ago he suffered a shock 'and
Mrs. Sbaw was a member of the sup- two men came into his store about 5.45
in the afternoon and asked to see some since that time has not been in his tisuper committee.
al health, although never for a day
In the list of officers elected by the revolvers. Pistols of the Harrlnigton did his mind fall him. Last Monday
L. B. 8. for the ensuing year, the & Richardson design were displayed after supper he was sitting in his easy
name of Mrs. Q. Q. Osgood, as vice- on the show case, and one of the men chair listening to the. reading of the
selected a 32-callber revolver, after his
president, was omitted.
companion had approved it. It ap- newspaper, when' the family noticed
Rev. John C. Handy, now of Panola, peared rather peculiar to Mr. Law- that his head drooped and that he apKansas, formerly pastor of the Congre- rence that nothing was said aboiit the peared weak. Since then he had not
gational church here and well remem- price, and when thc decision was made been well and had been conflned to
bered by mnny In town, has recently five dollars was handed over, which his bed the greater part of the time.
entered the .Methodist ministry in the was more than enough to pay for the His death came quickly and quietly,
above stato. After leaving the minis- weapon..
and up to the last he knew his loved
try here Mr. Hardy entered the law
While the purchase was being made, ones.
profession. He is an able preacher and one of the men made Inquiries of the
The funeral took place Jtonday afhis many friends here will be glad to Other as to when their car went back. ternoon, November 15.
know of bis present occupation, and The other inan didn't seem to know,
wish him much success In the church and Mr. Lawrence asked them what To tho Editor:
of his choice.
car they wanted; 'One of the men reWhy the two deputies went to
The B. H. Hartwill Hose Co.' hold plied thnt they wanted to get to Ayer, James Culver's! On Thursday evetheir twenty-first annual dance / on and'thereupon.Mr. Lawrence said that ning, I got a report that Mr. Culver's
Thanksgiving night, November 25, In th'eir, car left ihe American honse at son and .two others'were out hunting
Page hall. The music by Collins' or- six o'clock and would be along by his and that they had three dogs. My inchestra of Marlbol-ough Is good assur- store a few minutes'after that hour. formant-saw a deer being-dressed that
W. Wright & Son
House Furnishings
Carpets, Rugs
Linoleum and Mattings
Mead's Block, Ayer, IVIass.
night in Mr. Culver's slaughter house.
I wus there early Friday morning with
authority to look around. Mr. Culver
twice denied all knowledge of there
being a deer about there. Then I produced my authority and found a head
of a deer in his slaughter house. Then
and not until then, did Mr. Culver attempt to explain to me.
JAMES I. MILLS.
ber 28, at eight p. m.. In the town hall.
Rev. Dr. Peabody, preacher. Tuesday,
8 p.-ra., in St. Andrew's, Rev. Malbone
H. Birckhead. Wednesday, in the Conregatlonal church. Rev. Arthur E.
troud.
Thursday, in the Baptist
church. Rev. Sherrard Billings. Friday. In the Methodist church, Kev. L*w48 E. Perry. The week is to be observed by the churches throughout thc
country.
The annual harvest Thanksgiving
service will be held in the First Parish
church. The choir and Sunday school
pupils will unite In rendering appropriate music and a timely sermon will
be preached on a co-operative commonwealth'by Edwl'ri Evans. The service
will commence at'9.80 p. m.-, to (t^cllltate a large attendance. Members of
the Sunday school will assemble at
eleven for a rehearsal.
Sow Adrertbements.
KOTICE.—The - Haynes-Plper Co., of
Ayer, will not be In' the market for
cider apples after Monday, Novemher
22, 1909,. and will not receive apples
after that date.
FOR SALE:.—A Large Henhouse, No.
9 Groton Road, near Murphy's Garage.
MRS. GEORGE CLARK. Ayer.
Itl0»
'WILL LET my Upstairs Tenement; S
Rooms; steam beat ahd'.cooktng range;
to young married couple ror tbe winter.
Moving Pictures.
J6.00 per month. See Blm'er Mason for
full Infomiation. O.' U. NASH. East
. The big headliner for Saturday night
Pepperell, Maas.
- .-' 3tl0
is the great Sellg feature Ulm, "Tbe
Leopard Queen," one of the best picPOUND*—One Black and 'V^hlte' Heifer about Nov. 1. 1909. Inquire nt W; N.
tures that this famous fllm producing
GILLESPIE, Hollingsworth Station,
firm have ever made. This is a charMUford Branch.
•
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acter production in which the wonHASVAED.
.FOR SALE:.—Fox Hound; bitch; good
ders of natural history and the tender
hunting dog; will sell at reasonable
passion are adroitly mixed with game Remains Fonnd.
price at once. Apply to T. -J. PIRONI.
hunting, foreign adventures and stage
Oroton St.. cor. Pearl, Ayer,i}fefis. It9*
Residents of our tow^n were startled
life of a kind.
•"APPLES, Nos.-'l and 2. I
A British ship, having foundered off when, on Sunday last Offlcer W. M. amBALRfVI.V
selling at 12.50 per barrel;: JAMES
the east coast of Africa, a girl and her Hanna of tbis towh announced the STARR. Eaat -Pepperell. Mass.
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father are among the castaways. Af- flnding of the remains of a man in the
woods
between
Harvard
and
Shirley.
LOST.—^An
Overcoat
between
Groton
ter a time the latter dies, and the girl
and Ayer. Wednesday evening. Finder
becomes something of a queen of the The hody was in an 'advanced stage lease leave at TAYLOR HOUSE, Ayer,
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animal kingdom, controlling and dom- of decomposition and only the coat [ass., and receive reward.
inating among other things some beau- and vest of the mah were found. No
TO.
RENT.—Upper
or
t
o
w
e
r
Tenemarks
of.
violence
being
present,
the
tiful leopards. By and by into this
ment on Fourth Street, Ayer. Apply to
"Adamless Eden" there penetrates an natural supposition was that the re- MRS. E. U WOOD, or Publlo Spirit Ofmains
were
of
some
one
suffering
from
fice, Ayer, Mass.
Stt
expedition in search of animals, with
the discovery of the leopard queen by temporary insanity, the absence of
FOR
SALE.—Haines
Bros.
Upright
the head of the party, who falls in clothing bearing out this idea. After Piano; 1 outside door frame with door
screen to fit. One Black Walnut
love with the girl and she with him. viewing ,the remains Medical Exam- and
newel post and rail and stair posts.
Ha\1ng successfully demonstrated her iner Dr. Tobey ordered the remains All
In flne condition. BDWARD F.
plaied"
in
..Jhe
tbwn
receiving
vault.
COLBURN. Shirley, Maas.
7 4tt
powers over the animals, the leopard
queen and her pets are shipped to The flnding oh the coat of an emblem
WANTKD.—Bright
Boys,
willing
to
of
'some
secret
Order
has
led
the
famParis; in the hippodrome of Which city
work; good chance for the right boys.
we see her going through her per- ily of Joseph.Aries of Gardner, who Bright girls also wanted. Apply to MR.
New England Paper and'Staformance to the -plaudits of an appre- disappeared about April 5, to believe HEINZ,.
-• -^tf
the body to be his. The order being tionery, Go.. Ayer.
ciative audience.
The Selig company have worked out an Italian one, of which Aries was a
FOR SALB AT A BAROAIN^Two
Oil Heaters, nickel trimthis attractive film-in their customary member. However, entries in a note Perfection
one good size, other medltun,
lavish manner, and the jungle scenes book found in the dead man's coat mings,
both In good condition. Inquire of
pocket
cbntain
entries
at
late
as
AuJAMES A. BARRY, Harvard, Mass.-7tf
are particularly luxuriant to look upon. The girl and her father act well, gust, 1909, which conflicts with the
1000 MUSKRAT 8KIK8 wanted-for
foregoing
theory!
A
small
vial
of
a
sb do the hunters and their crowds
London Market. Also raw furs of-all
of dusky auxiliaries, while the scenes solution for a stomach disorder was kinds, for which I will pay tho highest
price. H. A. GOODRICH. 31
In the jungle, which include the meet- also found, and the family of Aries market
ing of a Leopard, are scientifically say that he was a sufferer from stom- Highland Ave., Fitchburg, Mass. 3t9*
ach
troubles,
which
led'
him
to
leave,
staged. EsSte, too, the leopard queen,
WANTED. —A,. Second-Hand Safe.
shows perfect control over the bevy his work last April and since then he Send dlscrlption and price to A. T.
WEST,
Harvard, Mass.
St9
has
not
been
se^'n.
'
ot leopards, whom she fondles and
plays with as though they were mereFOR
SALE.—Chestnut
Mare;
weighs
ly kittens. This film is-not the least Grange.
between 9 and 10 hundred; safe and
good worker and fair roader.
of recent Selig successes, and its phoThe grange held a very interesting sound;
sick. • Apply to G. H. HARTtographic qualities are an advance up- meeting on Tuesday evening last at Owner
WELL, West Groton, Mass.
2t9»
on anything they have done before. the town hall. Special work was the
TBNBHB2VT TO LET.—5 rooms; town
It is a story unique as to pictures, third and fourth degrees on a class water;
near • everything. Inquire of
founded on fact and produced with of candidates. The evening was down E. M. DUNTON,
or at express office,.
on the grogram as the time for the Railroad Square, East PeppereU. Stf
absolute fidelity to nature.
regular corn exhibit and about fifty
specimens of fleld and pop corn was WANTED.—A Girl for General HouseThe Show Sensation.
work; some experience In cooking r e ,. J. F. Wilkinson of Gloucester, for- on for contest The first, prize was quired. Apply to MRS. OEO. A. SAN.Stf
.merly of this town and known when a\Yarded to William B. .Willard, Pros- DERSON, Ayer, Mass..
ihclivetl here as Captain Wilkinson, pect Hill; second to F. A. Pettingill
V^ANTED.—A resident, 'a youiig w o of
Oak
Hlll;
and
third,
to
Daniel
H;
man to -assikt in-^be>ofac»"Ot-ttae-Pabis the inventor of a motor' starter,
iWhich he had recently on exhibition Dickinson of Shaboken district. Cltt- llo'Bplrlt, Ay«r. ' ' ••- •*<-•• -: -- ,
and demonstration at the auto show ford W. Dudley •ahd''J.'.B. Harlo,w alijo
in Atlanta, Ga., and the Daily Con- showed excellent specimens of the
The prizes were blue, red
stitution of that city published the harvest.
and white ribbons embroidered with
We wish to thank the members of the
following notice of the little and great the
G. A. R., W. R. C. and the S. of V., our
event and date of the contest.
invention in their edition of Novemneighbors and all other kind friends
The ladies' third degree team, Mrs. who assisted us during our recent beber 13:
reavement, and also our appreciation of
• The invention is a motor starter, Etta M. Ripley degree master, and the many floral tributes.
which is designed to prevent, broken Miss Doris Ripley and Jlrs, Lucy West,
Mrs. H. D. Evans,
arms and save wear and tear on bi assistant stewards; put on the work
Minnie H. Evans.
In
creditable
manner.
After
the
Mrs.
Jennie M. McLean,
ceps and tempers.
fourth degree was completed the paH. E. Evans.
There are motor starters that work trons
Ayer. Mass., Nov. 16, 1909.
led
by
the
assistant.
ste:^ards
all right, sometimes, and some that and couples in harvest" costume,
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUwork all right, may be, but the Wilkin- marched to the lower hall, where a
Middlesex, ss. Probate Court.
son is one that works all right all the bountiful supper, prepared by Jlrs. SETTS.
To the helrs-at-law. next of kin and
time, according to Mr. Wilkinson, and Emma Kinsman, was, in waltlng- all other persons interested in the estate of Adeliza R. Warner, late of Shira demonstration of the little contriv- About. flfty local menibers and visit- ley,
In said County, deceased.
ance proves it. If the demonstration ors from Bolton, Westford and GroWhereas, a certain instrument burdid not, it would only be sufficient to ton were present.
porting to be the last will and testament of said.deceased has.been presenttake notice of the procession of automoThe grange is in a very flourish- ed to said Court, for probate, by Wilbile manufacturers that visited the Oxliam H. Wilbur, who prays that letters
hiblt Friday, and the contracts that ing condition, and another class of testamentary may be issued to him, the
were closed by the inventor for the candidates are already in order for executor therein named.
You are hereby <:ltpd to appear at a
installation of his machine in some of their first degrees.
Probate Court, to be held at Cambridge,
the leading autos of the country,
tn said County of Middlesex nn the
Sixth day of December, A. D , "MOg, at
among them the Chalmers-Detroit, the >"ews Items.
o'clock. In the forenoon, .tp show
Knox, the Halliday car and the Metz;Mrs. Elizabeth Maynard attended the nine
cause, if any you have, why tho ^atno
i "My contrivance does not work with Unitarian Sunday school convention should not be granted
And said petitioner is hereby directed
a spring," explained Mr. Wilkinson. as a delegate on Monday last, the
to give public notice thereof, by pub'IThe spring invention must be wound meeting being held in Boston.
lishing this citation once In each week,
up first by the motor, and in case the •Tk.Irs. DJW.,Ellis and daughter, Miss for three successive weeks. In Turner's
energy of the spring should die out be- Georgie, whb have spent the summer Public Spirit, a newspaper published in
Ayer, the lost publication to be onc day,
fore tbe motor responds to it and
June 1 at the Harlow house, this at least, before said Court, and by mailstarts, the machine must be cranked. since
ing, post-paid, or delivering a copy ot
town,
are
now
stopping
at
the
Cheshthis citation to all known persons inIn addition, my starter works with the
terested In the estate, fourteen days at
foot, and thus I get six times the force ire house, Keene, N. H.
least before said Court
as I would with the arm, as the musA very quiet wedding took place at . Witness, Charles J. Mclntire. Esquire,
cles of the leg are six times stronger the home of Rev. J. P. Sheafe on Sun- First Judge of said Court, this eighday of November, in the year one
than those of the arm. In fact, the day evening last, when John A. teenth
thousand nine bundred and nine.
force exerted by the leg on my starter Cleaves and Lillian Parker were unit3tl0
W. E. ROGBRS. Register.
Is such that It can move the whole ed in the bonds of matrimony. They
are for the present staying at the
car."
. Mr. Wilkinson gave a demonstration home of Herbert Cleaves on Oak Hill.
of the power applied through his con- Both the young people are popular
trivance by exerting a pressure on the here and they have the best wishes
lever with his foot that drove the car and heartiest congratulations of tbe
OF
several feet across the floor, and townspeople.
would have carried it further had it
Mrs. Harry F. 'WTUtney is visiting
not been for the obstructing exhibits. her sister, Mrs. Green, at South FramThe Invention is pronounced one of ingham.
the. most important of the automobile
Next week Thursday the Harvard
'accessories, and -^vill be most gratefully welcomed by women drivers, who Chemical Co. No. 1 will hold their anshun the arduous and dangerous task nual concert ahd ball at the town
hall. They are also endeavoring to
of "cranking."
The Lambert, which makes a very make this In no way Inferior to past
handsome appearance with its roomy ones, and the people are cordially intonneau and excellent luster. Is equip vited to attend.
coxsisnxG
ped with the Wilkinson motor starter,
Mrs. A..M. Lindley entertained on
designed by J. Franklin Wilkinson Thursday. an auto party from Walsecretary and treasiirer of the Amerl- tham. Her parents. Sir. and Mrs. Os.75
Ahn Industrial Corporation, and in- borne, and her friend, Misa Annie 6 Qt. Sauce Pans, Retail
ventor of numbers of wonderful me- Belcher.
6
Qt.
Kettles,
Eetail
.75
chanical appliances for automobiles.
Mrs. Burton H. Allen of Southboro
visited last week with her 'parents, 14 Qt. Dish Pao^ Betail.. w. .75
ClmrcIi Setrvlccn.
and .Mrs. W. E. King. Mr. King
At the ConKrcK-itlonnl church on Mr.
Sunday, nt 10.45, tho pastor. Rev. L. R. returned with her to spend.Sunday at 12 Qt. Water Paili^ BetaU... 1.0^
Perry, 'will take for the subject ot the thetr home In Southboro.
•
service. "Tho family In heaven and
The annual dance of the Hartwell 8 Qt. Windscir Kettles, Retail
M..
earth." nnd it will bo a Thanksgiving
service, in tho evening at seven o'clock hose company will be'held In Page
the subject will he "Things pleasant hall, Ayer, Thanksgiving night.
10
Qt.
Windsor
BTettles,
Retail
1.00
nnd unplons.int."
' Services nt St. Andrew's church, SunThe shepherd dogs used by the police 8 Qt. Preserve Kettles, Retail M
day, at ten n. m. nnd 10.45. followed by
Sunday school. The special service ot of Berlin cost $18 to |24. untrained,
Thanksgiving will bo held on-Thanks- and $72 trained.
3 Qt. Coffee Pots, Retail... i .76
^vlng day at ton n. m.. In St. Andrc-w**,
to which a. genornl welcome Is extended.
Tea Kettles, Retail
;..'. 1.26
K«w Adrertlsementa.
At the First Baptist church. Rev.
J. W. Thomas pastor, thero will bo
•WANTED.—A middle-aged American
preaching next Sunday, November 21. Woman
Special
toee
ifor
this
Sale, 50
to
care
for
a
home
for
two
at 10.45 a. m., a Thnnksglvlng sermon. months' work for one man. - Addiress,
Sunday schoolat twelve. - Praise meet- Box 38, Oroton, Mass. •
OentiBach.
•
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•
iag at seven In the evening, followed
by a short sermon and speclal singing. . VOVSli,—A Plalxza Shawi; left at SunThe order for the observance in Ayer nySlde last September; may be had-by
of the "Dnlted week of prayer" Is now calling at MISS B. B. HILORBTH'8,
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arranged as follows: • Sunday, Novem- Harvard, Mass.
f
I
a
A Card of T h a n k s
Special
Red Tag.Sale
BlueandWhite
Enamel
Steel • '• •
Ware
P. D(:)nlbn & Co.
1
Paper Hansringr
Whitewashing
Glazing
T b e p r e s i d e n t w i l l a l s o u r g e t h a t t h e A PLEASAliT WAY TO CUBE
F . W i l l i a m Randall of B r o c k t o n ,
Mass., is t o s p e n d the w i n t e r w i t h W m . Interstate c o m m e r c e c o m m i s s i o n s h a l l
OATABBH.
have i n c r e a s e d p o w e r s In t h e r e g u l a J. B a i l e y ot S o u t h B r o o k l i n e .
31. £ . Chnrch F t t e e n t h A n n l t e r s a r y .
Mrs. L o u i s e B a i l e y B r a g g s p e n t a tion of t h e Issue of r a i l r o a d s e c u r i t i e s
W e d n e s d a y , N o v e m b e r 10, the flfon a s o u n d b a s i s . A l s o to c l a s s i f y
Poor deluded victims!
t e e n t h a n n i v e r s a r y of the Methodist f e w d a y s in Groton with her a u n t , Mrs. freight, t o i n i t i a t e c o m p l a i n t s of d i s E p i s c o p a l c h u r c h w a s observed a n d S u s i e Wright, r e c e n t l y . H e r a u n t re- crimination i n r a t e s , tb c o m p e l c o n Continually sprinkling and
'
turned
h
o
m
e
w
i
t
h
her.
the e v e n t w i l l l o n g be remembered a s
n e c t i n g r a i l r o a d s to f o r m c o n t i n u o u s spraying and stomach dosing.
a red-letter day in t h e history of t h e
It w a s s t a t e d in t h e s e c o l u m n s a routes, and t o e s t a b l i s h flxed r a t e s
What are you doing it for ?
church.
f^w w e e k s a g o t h a t W m . B a i l e y had among c o m m o n c a r r i e r s .
Trying to kill the catarrh
T h e floral d e c o r a t i o n s were very a t - moved up t o w n and w a s to w o r k for
It may b e ' i n f e r r e d f r o m s t a t e m e n t s
t r a c t i v e l y a r r a n g e d by Mrs. E l v a Harry Campbell. It s h o u l d h a v e read in ihs s p e e c h e s t h a t h e w i l l r e c o m - germs?
C H U R C H ST., •
Corey, Mrs. J e n n i e B o u t e l l e , Mrs. B e l l e J. D. Bailey. W. J. Bailey Is s t i l l In mend the prohibition of h o l d i n g s t o c k
Might just as well try to kill a
C. H a l l , Mrs. F a n n i e Popple,
Miss South Brookline.
in c o m p e t i n g r a i l r o a d s , a n d probably cat with fresh milk.
Mabel P o p p l e , E l m e r Rideout.
An
F r e d C. R o c k w o o d w a s a r e c e n t a n e w court o t a p p e a l s t o hear c a s e s
Sticking a piece of chewing
arch o t e v e r g r e e n and laurel w a s s u s - g u e s t of h i s brother, H e r b e r t R o c k - carried up f r o m t h e d e c i s i o n s of t b e
pended o v e r the pulpit, on w h i c h in wood.
All Kinds of Fuaniture Keflnished.
Mr. and Mrs. K o c k w o o d are interstate c o m m e r c e c o m m i s s i o n in gum in the upper left hand corner
l e t t e r s o t g o l d w a s Inscribed "1859— residing in D e r r y .
of the right ear would slaughter
fixing r a t e s .
A Kice Assortment of
W e l c o m e — 1 9 0 9 . " F r o m the arch f e s It will be s e e n a t a g l a n c e t h a t t b i s just as many germs.
t o o n s of laurel e x t e n d e d to the w a l l ,
is a h e a v y and v e r y Important p r o HOLLIS, N. H.
You can't kill the germs that
g i v i n g thfe effect of a bower. In front
MORTGAGEE'S SALE
g r a m , and it i s d o u b t l e s s suflicient to
of t h e platform
yellow chrysanthek e e p c o n g r e s s b u s y for t h e remainder cause catarrh unless you get where
Sows I t e m s .
m u m s w e r e a r t i s t i c a l l y arranged and
they are.
By virtue of a p o w e r ot, s a l e conT h e e n t e r t a i n m e n t g i v e n in t h e t o w n ot Mr. Tatt's a d m i n i s t r a t i o n .
laurel w r e a t h s adorned the w i n d o w s .
tained in a certain m o r t g a g e d e e d , givT h e president's official f a m i l y , a s h i s
You can get where the germs are
halt,
l
a
s
t
w
e
e
k
T
h
u
r
s
d
a
y
e
v
e
n
i
n
g
,
by
The afternoon exercises were:
en by Luther W. B l o d g e t t o t Groton,
cabinet i s c a l l e d , is back in W a s h i n g Organ v o l u n t a r y by Mrs, E m m a the c o m m i t t e e for the c h u r c h improve-, ton and b u s y in t h e preparation of by breathing Hyomei, the powerin County of Middlesex and C o m m o n m e n t fund, w a s very s u c c e s s f u l . F o r ful yet soothing antiseptic, which
w e a l t h of S l a s s a c h u s e t t s , t o
Addie V a l e d g e ; h y m n , "One Lord, one faith, t y - o n e d o l l a r s w a s cleared. It c o n s i s t - t h e s e v e r a l r e p o r t s for c o n g r e s s .
It
Whitford of said GrotOn, d a t e d March o n e b a p t i s m , " c h o i r ; apostles' creed, ed o t the o p e r e t t a , "Cinderella i n F l o w - i s to be u n d e r s t o o d t h a t t h e r e w i l l be is prepared especially to kill catarrh germs.
29, A. D., 1898, and recorded w i t h Mld- c o n g r e g a t i o n ; s c r i p t u r e reading. R e v . erland." T w e n t y y o u n g childf-en par- a rigid c u t t i n g d o w n of e x p e n s e s .
d l e s e x S o u t h D l s t r i c t R e g i s t r y o f D e e d s , T. R o s s H i c k s ; s o l o , "The c e l e s t i a l ticipated In it, s e v e n t e e n y o u n g g i r l s
The postmaster-general
has
anJust breathe it in, that's all. It
city,"
Mrs.
J
e
n
n
i
e
B
o
u
t
e
l
l
e
;
prayer.
B o o k 2644, P a g e 97, w h i c h said m o r t g a g e
and t h r e e boys. All took t h e i r p a r t s nounced h i s Intention t o m a k e the post
h a s s i n c e been a s s i g n e d by a i n s t r u - Rev. H e r b e r t J. F o o t e of S u n a p e e ; creditably. T h e o p e r e t t a w a s t o l l o w e d office, a s far a s p o s s i b l e , n o n - e x p e n s i v e gives joyful relief in five minutes.
is guaranteed by "William
m e n t in c o m m o n form, to A l e c ' F i s h e r , w e l c o m e . Rev. D. H. H i c k e y ; a'nthem, by a social hour, during w h i c h a chaf- to the g o v e r n m e n t . H e , h o w e v e r , c a n - It
of W e s t f o r d , in said County, a n d for "How e x c e l l e n t is T h y name," Mrs. ing dish l u n c h w a s served. T h e c o m - not do t h i s w i t h o u t l e g i s l a t i o n .
T h e Brown to cure catarrh, or money
Phoebe
J
e
n
n
i
e
Randall
and
choir.
b r e a c h of the condition of s a i d mortmittee w o r k e d faithfully in i t s p r e p a r a - post-office is the g r e a t e s t c o m m o n car- baek.
Rev. H e n r y B. Copp of W e s t D e r r y
g a g e , w i l l be sold at p u b l i c a u c t i o n
rier In t h e world, but in t h e United
tion and were w e l l rewarded.
It is sold by leading druggists
g
a
v
e
i
n
t
e
r
e
s
t
i
n
g
r
e
m
i
n
i
s
c
e
n
c
e
s
of
h
i
s
u p o n t h e p r e m i s e s , in said m o r t g a g e
S t a t e s the c r e a m of c a r r y i n g profits i s
.Miss
Ethel
Goodwin
h
a
s
a
c
c
e
p
t
e
d
a
pastorate,
referring
t
o
the
building
of
d e e d described; o n X n e s d a y , t h e Thirs k i m m e d by t h e e x p r e s s c o m p a n i e s , everywhere. A complete outfit,
t i e t h D a y of A o v e m b e r , A. » . , 1 9 0 9 , a t the c h u r c h , the o l d - t i m e donation par- position in the real e s t a t e and Insur- l e a v i n g t h e postofflce d e p a r t m e n t o n l y ineluding inhaler, costs $1.00. ExT w o o'clock In tfae a f t e m o o n , all and t i e s and l e v e e s . It w a s not s u r p r i s i n g a n c e office of J o b n L. B o y n t o n , E a s t t h e s k i m m e d milk. T h e postofflce de- tra bottles, 50 cents. Cures sore
s i n g u l a r , the p r e m i s e s c o n v e y e d by that h e found w r i t t e n on h i s diary, "I Pepperell. She boards in Mr. B o y n - p a r t m e n t s h o u l d be i n t h i s country,
throat, coughs and colds.
teel a l i t t l e Sfondayish," w h e n on the ton's family.
said m o r t g a g e deed, viz.:
a s it is in other c o u n t r i e s , a s o u r c e of
A s h o w e r w a s given Miss L i l l i a n proflt t o the g o v e r n m e n t . T h e r e are
" I take especial pride in recom- A OOOD ASSORTMENT AND
A c e r t a i n piece or parcel of land p r e c e d i n g S a b b a t h h e had c o n d u c t e d
AT ALL PRICES.
w i t h ' t h e buildings t h e r e o n , s i t u a t e d six s e r v i c e s and c a l l e d on s i x p a r i s h - McNayr at t h e h o m e of Mrs. C. E. H a r - t h o u s a n d s of city c a r r i e r s and rural mending Hyomei to asthmatic sufdy, l a s t w e e k Saturday afternoon, in c a r r i e r s , w h o , if the United S t a t e s had ferers, as I know by experience,
in the S o u t h e r l y part of said Groton, i o n e r s .
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a p a r c e l s post l a w , l i k e o t h e r civilized that it is a remedy that cures. I
B e g i n n i n g at. the N o r t h w e s t e r l y cor- g a v e the c h u r c h history. Rev. H o r a c e J o h n N u t e . A l a r g e number w e r e in a n d
even
semi-civilized
countries,
ner of the p r e m i s e s a t a s t a k e and Moulton o t T o w n s e n d w a s the first a t t e n d a n c e and carried m a n y useful could b e used w i t h o u t additional e x - have not since using Hyomei had
s t o n e s in the corner of t h e w a l l a t fcor- Methodist m i n i s t e r t o hold a s e r i e s of ahd f a n c y a r t i c l e s for her n e w h o m e . p e n s e to deliver s m a l l p a c k a g e s , and any recurrence of asthma."—Mrs.
n e r of l a n d of the h e i r s of E l n a t h a n m e e t i n g s in t o w n in the autumn ot
T h e v i l l a g e o t H o l l i s p r e s e n t s quite t h u s be ot i n c a l c u l a b l e s e r v i c e to the "Wm. Burton, Owosso, Mich., June
H e a different a p p e a r a n c e trom that of a people, and pay t h r o u g h t h e postofflce
B r o w n ; t h e n c e Easterly, a s t h e w a l l 1850, i n t h e old m e e t i n g h o u s e .
22, 1909.
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few m o n t h s a g o . T h e n e w hotel. T h e a r e v e n u e to the g o v e r n m e n t .
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c o r n e r of t h e w a l l ; t h e n c e N o r t h e r l y
Crawford, n a m e d after the book, "My g r e a t s t e p should be t a k e n , the abolbgi said heirs' land, a s t h e w a l l n o w L u n e n b u r g , Rev. A m o s Merrill of N e w Crawford," w r i t t e n by Prof. A r t h u r i s h i n g of the f r a n k i n g p r i v i l e g e g i v e n
ALSO, HORSESHOEING A X D G E N s t u i d s , about t w e n t y r o d s , m o r e or l e s s , I s p w i c h , c o m i n g in March, 1852, and Gilman, w h o s p e n d s h i s s u m m e r s in t h e l e g i s l a t o r s of Congress, w h i c h is
ERAL BLACKSMITHING
to a c o r n e r of the w a l l ; t h e n c e E a s t e r - m o v e d here in May, 1S52, and b e c a m e H o l l i s , is c o m p l e t e d , and i s a fine build- a n i m m e n s e e x p e n s e t o t h e g o v e r n l y by s a i d heirs' land, a s t h e f e n c e n o w the first p a s t o r of t h e church. T h e y ing and c o n t a i n s t h i r t y - e i g h t r o o m s , m e n t and would put the postoffice des t a n d s , t o a corner at a n o t h e r w a l l ; first w o r s h i p p e d in the old m e e t i n g is flnely finished with all modern c o n - p a r t m e n t on a p a y i n g b a s i s .
t h e n c e S o u t h e r l y , a s t h e w a l l n o w h o u s e , and t h e n in T u c k e r and S t i l e s v e n i e n c e s , and is a credit to i t s o w n T h e s e c r e t a r y of the n a v y h a s a
I t relieves s t o m a c h m i s e r y , s o n r stoms t a n d s , by land of o n e W h e e l o c k to the hall. T h e p r e s e n t c h u r c h w a s d e d i c a t - er, Hon. F r a n k l i n W o r c e s t e r .
B e s i d e program of e c o n o m y , -which it Is hoped ach, belching, a n d ctires a l l s t o m a c h d i s
AYER, MASS
end of t h e w a l l ; t h e n c e in s a m e direc ed N o v e m b e r 10, 1859. Rev. S u l l i v a n the n e w hotel i s the n e w library b u i l d - i s not m e r e l y m i s s i o n a r y , but he will ease o r m o n e y back. L a r g e h o s ot-tabtion to the p o n d ; t h e n c e W e s t e r l y by H o l m a n o t N a s h u a preached the dedi- ing, n o w in p r o c e s s of c o n s t r u c t i o n , c e r t a i n l y have opposition from s e n a - l e t s 60 cents. D m g g i s t s i n a l l toini%
t h e p o n d and a ditch b y l a n d of said c a t o r y s e r m o n , and A. F. B a i l e y o t w h i c h is a d m i r e d by m a n y .
t o r s H a l e of Maine and McHenry of
W h e e l o c k to land of W i l l i a m W a r d ; T o w n s e n d offered the dedicatory p r a y T h e W o m a n ' s club m e t W e d n e s d a y L o u i s i a n a and o t h e r s in h i s efforts to
t h e n c e Northerly by l a n d of s a i d Ward er. A. C. D u t t o n preached in the e v e - afternoon w i t h J i r s . P. A. P o w e r s a n d w i p e out utterly u s e l e s s and e x p e n s i v e
SECOND FLOOR, PAGE BLOCK,
to a c o r n e r ; t h e n c e W e s t e r l y by land ning. T h e c h u r c h r e a c h e d the h e i g h t t w e n t y l a d i e s w e r e in a t t e n d a n c e . Cur- n a v y yards, in ports t h a t the s h i p s of
of said Ward to a c o r n e r a t a n oak ot i t s p r o s p e r i t y in 1876, under the rent e v e n t s w e r e g i v e n by Mrs. Ord, the United S t a t e s n a v y c a n n o t e n t e r
AYER, MASS.
t r e e by land of
Joseph
P r e s c o t t ; p a s t o r a t e o t Rev. W i l l i a m B e n n e t t . A w h i l e o t h e r s added s o m e t h i n g s w h i c h and which have been u s e l e s s s i n c e the
t h e n c e Northerly in a c u r v e d line, n e w E s t e y o r g a n w a s purchased d u r - i n t e r e s t e d , t h e m .
Office hours,8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays to
A very i n t e r e s t i n g d i s c o n t i n u a n c e of s h a l l o w draft wood
a s the fence n o w s t a n d s , t o a w a l - ing the p a s t o r a t e of Rev. Charles H. paper on t h e " H i s t o r y ot the N e t h e r - en w a r v e s s e l s .
n u t tree in the pond h o l e ; t h e n c e Chase, aud a pipe o r g a n in 1886 u n d e r l a n d s d u r i n g t h e first flfteen c e n t u r W m . Crombie
N o r t h e r l y to a s t a k e and s t o n e s in the p a s t o r a t e of Rev. A m o s B. R u s s e l l . ies," w a s g i v e n by Mrs. M. J. P o w e r s ;
>'ew A d v e r t i s e m e n t s .
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the
a l s o L o n g f e l l o v / s poem, "The b e l f r y
w a l l n o w stands, to a c o r n e r of the p u r c h a s e d d u r i n g the pastorate of R e v . of B r u g e s , " w a s read by Mrs. F . W.
MORTGAGEE'S S A L E OF
w a l l by land ot George D a y ; t h e n c e W i l l i a m B e n n e t t by t h e efforts of M i s s Dudley, w h i c h w e r e follow^ed by a s o N o r t h e r l y a s the -nail n o w s t a n d s , to T h e r e s a S e a v e r , a n d w a s r u n g for t h e cial hour.
Light refreshments were
t h e p o i n t ot beginning.
C o n t a i n i n g first t i m e J u l y 4, 1873. E x t e n s i v e r e - served.
a b o u t s e v e n t y acres, more or l e s s , and p a i r s w e r e m a d e u n d e r the p a s t o r a t e
In Shirley nnd Groton, Muss.
b e i n g t h e s a m e p r e m i s e s c o n v e y e d to of Rev. W. F . W n i t n e y and Rev. T h o m - About T o w n .
m e by deed of said Whitford.
Said a s R. H i c k s . A p u l p i t s e t w a s g i v e n
Miss
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B y virtue of a p o w e r of s a l e conp r e m i s e s will be sold s u b j e c t t o all by Orville D. F e s s e n d e n . A h a n d s o m e her s t u d i e s at t h e linotype s c h o o l in
s i l v e r c o m u n i o n s e r v i c e w a s presented
tained in a c e r t a i n m o r t g a g e deed
u n p a i d t a x e s and a s s e s s m e n t s .
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to the c h u r c h in 1908 by George H a v e n
g i v e n by F r a n k R. H a r d o n , of ShirT e r m s , $100 cash at the t i m e and Abbott in m e m o r y o t h i s mother, Mrs.
Miss L o u i s a H. H a r d y s p e n t S u n d a y
A G E N T FOR T E N M A K E S OF P I p l a c e of sale, and the b a l a n c e w i t h i n T h e r e s a S e a v e r Abbott. There h a v e at h o m e trom h e r school d u t i e s at ley, in the County of Middlesex and
C o m m o n w e a l t h of M a s s a c h u s e t t s , to
ANOS A N D T H E REST PIANO P O L t e n d a y s thereafter, o n d e l i v e r y or been fn-enty p r e s i d i n g elders, s e v e n of K i n g s t o n .
the North Middlesex S a v i n g s Bank, a
t e n d e r of the deed. Other t e r m s made w^honi a r e l i v i n g , and thirty-six p a s I
S H M A D E . Telephone connection.
A s h o w e r w a s given Miss L i l l i a n corporation e s t a b l i s h e d by l a w and
•known a t s a l e .
t o r s h a v e s e r v e d the church.
McNayr at t h e h o m e ot her formor h a v i n g Its usual p l a c e of b u s i n e s s in
ALEC F I S H E R ,
LOTVTELL a n d F I T C H B D B G S T R E E T
Communion s e r v i c e w a s i m p r e s s i v e - Sunday school t e a c h e r . Miss Xellie L. A y e r , in said County, dated F e b r u a r y
A s s i g n e e o t said m o r t g a g e .
B A I L W A T CO.
ly c o n d u c t e d by Rev. R. T. Wolcott, Hardy, l a s t S a t u r d a y afternoon.
T h e 2Sth, A. D., 1906, a n d recorded with
Westford, Mass., Nov. 4, 1909.
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C b a n e e of T i m e B e ^ n n l n g H o n d a r ,
district s u p e r i n t e n d e n t . H y m n ; b e n e - p r e s e n t s w e r e m a n y , beautiful
and Middlesex So. Dist. D e e d s
in
book
O c t 12, 1908.
useful, i n e l u d i n g a c o u c h , c h a m b e r 3217 page 50, will be sold by public
O>rMONWEAI.TH OK M A S . S . \ C I 1 1 S K T T , - 5 . — diction.
I.ADIP:S'
First car leaves Ayer for North
Middlesex ss. i'robate Court. To all
At 5.30 o'clock the banquet
w a s set, l a c e c u r t a i n s , c o m f o r t e r s , b l a n - auction at the d w e l l i n g h o u s e , in said
Chelmsford
and
Lowell a t 6.0B a. m.,
and
persons Interested in the estate of William served at t h e Congregational v e s t r y , k e t s , d i s h e s , l i n e n , pictures and c a n - Shirley, upon the p r e m i s e s flrst below
than flve m i n u t e s past every hour up
K. Beck, late of Townsend, in said County, about one hundred partaking.
to and Including 10.05 p. m., connecting
T h e ned fruit. T h e a t t e n d a n c e w a s l a r g e , described on Monday, tho T h i r t e e n t h
GEXTS'
au insane per.*on:
with cars from Fitchburg and Leominster.
Whereas, Bernard L. Beckonert, suardinn t a b l e s w e r e very attractive and a very s h o w i n g in w h a t l o v e and e s t e e m Miss day of D e c e m b e r , A. D., 1909, nt T e n
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First car l e a v e s Lowell for North
nf said ward, has presented for allowanee,
Chelmsford,' c o n n e c t l n s
for
Ay«r.
his lir.st account as guardian upon the estate s u p e r v i s i o n of Mrs. E l l e n Swett, Mrs. s p e e c h w a s m a d e by Miss Bertha M. g u l a r the p r e m i s e s c o n v e y e d by said
Westford,
F i t c h b u r e a n d Leominster a t
Clinton D. Gilson, Mrs. George N y e , H a y d e n . S i n g i n g -was enjoyed and a m o r t g a g e deed, and t h e r e i n described
of said ward.
5.18 a. xn. The n e x t car leaves Lowell
You are hereljv cited to .ippear at a Pro- Mrs. G e o r g e B e t t e r l e y , Mrs. B e l l e C. dainty lunch s e r v e d .
as follows:
at 6.33 a. m., then thirty-three minutes
l)ate Court, to lie helil .it Cainliridfre, in said Hall
ast e v e r y hour up to and Including
ahd
Mrs.
Stanley.
Misses
"A certain farm w i t h a w a t e r privMr. and Mrs. C. F r e d e r i c k W o r c e s t e r
.33 p. m. Tho 10.33 p. m. and 10.48 p.
County, on tho thirtieth day of Xovem- B l a n c h e F e s s e n d e n , Ethel Taylor, Lila
buildings
m. cars from I..owelf for Ayer leave
ber, A. 1). ]!tfl9, at nine o'clock in tlio fore- Barnaby, H e l e n Pratt, Marion Clapp, c e l e b r a t e d their t e n t h w e d d i n g a n n i - i l e g e , t o g e t h e r with the
North Chelmsford a t 11.18 p. m., due at
v e r s a r y o n T u e s d a y by a trip to B o s - t h e r e o n , situated in the E a s t e r l y part
noon, to show cause, if any you have, why
Ayer a t 11.68 p. m.
serving as waiters.
of said Shirley, c o n t a i n i n g Forty (40)
ton and v i c i n i t y .
the same should not lie allowed.
Sandaj-s.
At the e v e n i n g s e r v i c e the f o l l o w ,\nd said ^.'uardian is ordered to serve this
F i r s t car from Ayer 7.05 a. m.; last
T h e c o m m i t t e e appointed by the S u n - a c r e s , more or l e s s , and bounded a s
citation hy deliverin}; a copy thereof to ing program w a s carried out:
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Ayer
10.05 p. m.; first car
day s c h o o l for t h e Christmas c o n c e r t
from L o w e l l 7.33 a. m.: last car from
all persotis interested in the estate fourAn o r s a n voluntary by Mrs. Kmma is a s f o l l o w s :
Miss L e o M c E n n i s , s t o n e s on the road l e a d i n g from ShirLowell 9.33 p. m. for Ayer, Westford,
teen davs, at least, Ijcforc said Court, VaU'dKt-;
liymn. "How firm a foundal e y Center to Littleton, T h r e e (3) rods
F i t c h b u r g and Leominster; last car
or liy p'ubllshing the same once iu each tion." choir; scripture roadlnff. Ilev. SV. Misses A g n e s F . T e n n e y and L u c i n d a and Eight (8) l i n k s E a s t e r l y by land
from L o w e l l 10.38 p. m. for Ayer only,
weclj, for three fiuccessivo weeks. In I... Noyes: prayer, I'.ev. Walter F. W h i t - F. R e a d , E d w a r d E. H i l l s and Lester J.
leaves North Chelmsford 11.05 p. m.,
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Turner's I'ubllc Spirit, a newspaper pub- ney of Hillsboro: anthem, "How lovely H a y d e n .
due a t A y e r a t 11.50 p. m.
is
Zion."
choir.
District
superintendent.
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.Northerly
T-n-enty-Seven
(27)
lished in Avcr, the last publication to be one
L. H. CUSHINQ. Supt.
P.ev. R. T. Wolcott. Kave an uplifting
rods
and
.Nineteen
(19)
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to
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day, at least, Ijefore said Court, and by mail- address
W
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on "Mission and evangelism;"
ing, post-paid, a eopy of this citation to all solo. "The
S o u t h e a s t corner of land ot E u n i c e
holy city," Delbert Porter;
known persons iotei^sted In the estate seven short addresses by Rev. H. J. Foote.
J e n k i n s ; thence N o r t h e r l y 2%° E a s t
N o v e m b e r 16, 1909.
davs at least liefore .said Court.
Rev. ^Valtcr F. Whitney. Rev. Thomas
After a p r o t r a c t e d a b s e n c e during a F o u r t e e n (14) rods and One (1) link;
ARC Asn INCANDESCENT
Witness Charles .J. Mclntire. Esquire, U. Hicks, Rev. Albert Baxter, J a m e s l o n g s u m m e r v a c a t i o n , the personnel t h e n c e North 7V4° E a s t Elghty-Si.<
LIGHTING
First .ludge of said Court, tbis third day of Merrill: hymn, choir; benediction.
and
One-Half
(86%)
rods
by
land
late
of the g o v e r n m e n t , with the e x c e p t i o n
Xovember. in the year oue thousand nine
All applications for service will receive
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prompt of attention
ication fifty y e a r s a g o -were Rev. H. B. W a s h i n g t o n . An e x t e n s i v e and posi- land late of T h o m a s W h i t n e y T w e n t y - L A D I E S ' A X D G E N T S ' G A R M E N T S
3tS
SY. E. UOGKM, Register.
RATKS R E A S O N A B L E .
SPECIAL IXDUCECopp, Rev. George Hardy, Mrs. H a t - tive l e g i s l a t i v e and administrative pro- F o u r (24) rods and S e v e n (7) l i n k s ;
OMMOXWF..iLTII OK M.4SSACHfS>nTS.— tie S t i l e s , Miss J o s e p h i n e Seaver, Mrs. g r a m is in p r o s p e c t .
M E N T 8 TO LAROE CONSUMERS
T h e president t h e n c e South 8%° E a s t T w e n t y - F i v e C L E A N E D , D Y E D , P R E S S E D A N D
Sllddlesex,
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I'robate
Court.
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E m i l y Rideout, C h a r l e s P. Hall, A n n a during h i s j o u r n e y ot several w e e k s , (25) rods and E i g h t e e n (18) l i n k s by
R E P A I R E D IN T H E B E S T P O S all persons interested In the estate of Henry p,_--n T . . , , Rd ward C. Tiiokor Hpn c o v e r i n g n e a r l y every state, made n u - l a n d l a t e of said E s t a b r o o k to said
Baldwln,lateof Pepperell, In saidCounty 01 ^^^^^
" ha al lt,t uh-Qwaro
u sc K eLovejoy,
r . Men m e r o u s s p e c h e s and w a s not reticient r o a d ; t h e n c e W e s t e r l y by said road
SIBLE MANNER AT SHORT
ry G. S
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A u gL.u s tl u
DISCOL'NT
Middlesex, deceased.
a s to his Intentions. T h e mere fact to the bound first m e n t i o n e d .
Wliereas, E. Alonzo Blood, the adminis- H a t t i e W r i g h t Lovejoy.
NOTICE
ALLOWKn ON METERED BILLS PAID BE
A m o n g t h o s e in a t t e n d a n c e from out that he Is the executor of the R o o s e trator of said estate, has presented to said
A l s o one other parcel of land, s i t u a t FORK THK TENTH OF EACH MONTH
Court, his petition alleging that he is in of t o w n w e r e Rev. H. B. Copp and velt p o l i c i e s , a fact which he has a g a i n ed a s aforesaid, and bounded a s folM E R C H A N T S - R O W , A Y E R , MASS.
doubt .IS to the validitv of a claim presented wife of W e s t D e r r y ; Rev. R. T. Wol- and again e m p h a s i z e d , is suflicient t o
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Townsend In saiil County, nnd praying Ibat wife, S u n a p e e ; Rev. W. F. Whitney indicate that t h e r e will be s o m e t h i n g s t u m p marked X ; t h e n c e North l l % °
doing at the capitol during the c o m i n g W e s t Thirteen (13) r o d s and E i g h t (8)
OMMOXWKALTII OF M A S S A C H L \ S E T T 8 . —
he may lie authorized to pay ssld claini-or so
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mnch thoreof as said Court may authorize.
l i n k s by land l a t e of M o s e s W. W o o d s
You are hereby cited to appear at a I'ro- R. H i c k s and -wife, J a m e s , A. Merrill,
B r o o k ; belrs-at-law «nil all othera interested In tho
P e r h a p s the m o s t important project, t o the c e n t e r of Mulpus
estate of Charles Tarbell, Late of Bedford, In
Nashua;
Rev.
batc Court, to lie' held at Cambridge, in saiil Rev. A l b e r t Baxter,
t h e n c e f o l l o w i n g said Brook
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a the State of Xew Hampshire, deceased.
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County of Middlesex, on the thirtieth dav George Hardy, A s h b u r n h a m ; Mr. and
N o r t h w e s t e r l y direction T w e n t y - T h r e e
Whereas, WallaceH. Tarbell, administrator
of Xovember. .\. D. litOO, at nine o'clock Mrs. C h a r l e s P. Hall, N a s h u a ; Mr. and an effort to r e m e d y the l a w s ' d e l a y s
in the forenoon, fo show cause, if any vou Mra. A u g u s t u s Ix)vcjoy, Ayer; Mr. and In the F e d e r a l c o u r t s and to Invent a (23) rods and F i f t e e n (15) l i n k s to a of the estate of said dcceasetl, has presented
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have, whv the same sbould not lie •ranted.
.Mrs. C h a r l e s Dunbar, S a n d o w n ; Mrs. plan for s e c u r i n g prompt and e c o n o m i - said B r o o k ; t h e n c e N o r t h 14%° W e s t private sale. In accordance with the offer
,\nd said petitioner Is ordered to serve this
cal j u s t i c e in t h e Federal c o u r t s , t h e r e C
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In said petition, or upon sucb terms
citation by mailing a copy thereof to each of
by s e t t i n g an e x a m p l e to the
s t a t e T w e n t y - T h r e e (23) r o d s by land late as may be adju(]);ed best, the real estate of said
you fourteen days, at least, before said Court, burg.
of said W o o d s to a s t a k e and s t o n e s ;
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deceased, for the purpose of distribution.
and by publishing the same once m each
first-named
road
You arc herebv cited to appear ata Probato
It i s a fact a c k n o w l e d g e d by all ex- t h e n c e E a s t e r l y by
week.'for three snccesslve weeks. In 'f urner's > e w s I t e m s .
to s t a k e and s t o n e s at land l a t e o t Court, to be held at Cambriaee.in said Counc
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administraI'ublic .Spirit, a newspaper publshed In Ayer,
T h e S u n b o n n e t club w a s d e l i g h t f u l said
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of Middlesex, on the thirtieth day of
thc last publication to IK
lie onc day, at le.-ist. ly e n t e r t a i n e d at t h e home of Mrs. tion o t Justice in t h i s country i s m o r e
t w e e n t w o parts o t a crotched m a p l e November, A . D . 1909, at nine o'clock in tbe
liofore said Court.
A l p h a A. H a l l o n Monday. T h e m e m - dilatory and s l o v e n l y t h a n in a n y c i v i l - t r e e to N a s h u a R i v e r ; t h e n c e S o u t h e r - forenoon, to show cause, if any you have,
Witness, CHARLF-s J. M C I N T I R K . Esquire,
ized country, with the e x c e p t i o n o t
First Judge of nald Court, this third day of b e r s w e r e r e q u e s t e d t o c o m e attired R u s s i a , if indeed R u s s i a can be c a l l e d l y by said R i v e r to land of S a m u e l wby the same sbould not uc granted.
And said petitioner is ordered to sert-e this
November, In thc year one thousand nine for a "poverty party," and all r e s p o n d F a r n s w o r t h ; t h e n c e N o r t h 60%° W e s t
citation by delivering a copv tbereof to all
ed, t h e g o w n s w i t h p a t c h e s and r e n t s civilized.
hun(lre<I and nine.
E l e v e n (11) rods and T w e n t y - O n e (21) persons interested, wbo can i>e found .witbia
It is e x p e c t e d t h a t the president w i l l
c a u s i n g m u c h m e r r i m e n t . The b r o w n
."its
W. E. Uor.KRR, Register.
l i n k s to a s t a k e and s t o n e s on the top
T h e 13 gauge JBarOm
paper d r i n k i n g c u p s , the f a n c y n a p - r e c o m m e n d l e g i s l a t i o n s u p p r e s s i n g t h e of t h e r i d g e ; t h e n c e S o u t h 61° W e s t tbe Commonwealtb, fourteen daya, t t least,
before satd Court, and if any one cannot be so
repeater is a gun of perfect
k i n s and t h e m e m b e r s made a u n i q u e boycott. A l s o a bill modifying the i n - T h i r t y - F i v e (35) r o d s nnd F i f t e e n (15) found, by publishing the same once in each
proportions,'
and
b a s one-third lest
t e l l i n g for the t e m p t i n g viands. T h e j u n c t i o n p r o c e s s e s . T h e r e w i l l be a l i n k s t o said red o a k s t u m p . "
week, for tbree successive weeks, in Turner's
parts than any other repeater. It
c e n t e r p i e c e w a s a h a n d s o m e b o u q u e t r e c o m m e n d a t i o n to c o n g r e s s I m p o s i n g
Public Spirit, a newspaper puhlished in Ayer,
bandies qnickly, works smoothly and
" A l s o a c e r t a i n o t h e r t r a c t of land' tbe last pnbllcatlon to be one day, at least, beof t e n w e e k s t o c k s , in varied t i n t s , l i m i t a t i o n s u p o n the t r a n s f e r of w a t e r
^ o o t s close and bard.
picked f r o m t h e g a r d e n of Mrs. Clara p o w e r s i t e s t o Individuals a n d c o r p o r a - s i t u a t e d in Groton, in said County, in fore sala Court.
AVItness, Charles J. Mclntlre, Esqnire,
R u s s e l l o n N o v e m b e r 15. It w a s a n ,tions, a n d fixing r e n t a l s a n d r a t e s t o b e t h a t part t h e r e o f k n o w n a s W e s t GroThe Wax&i
solid top prevents
ideal d a y a n d s u r e l y the h o s t e s s w a s c h a r g e d . H e w i l l a l s o recommetid r e - t o n , o n both s i d e s of t h e l o c a t i o n of First Judge of said Court, this ninth day
powder.and gases blowing back; the
Novemoer, In tbe year one tbousand nine
In k e e p i n g w i t h the day. T h e l i t e r a r y f o r m s In t h e m i n e r a l l a w s t o t h e effect Milford B r a n c h of t h o B o s t o n & Maine of
side ejection of shells allows instant
containing
Twenty
and bundred and nine.
and m u s i c a l program w a s enjoyed by t h a t c o a l , i r o n a n d o t h e r m i n e r a l s s h a l l R a i l r o a d ,
repeat s h o t s ; the closed-in breechbolt
819
W. E . RooKRS, Register.
(20.42)
bo t r e a t e d u n d e r t h e r o y a l t y s y s t e m , F o r t y - T w o One H u n d r e d t h s
all.
keepa out all rain, snow and sleet, and
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the dirt, leaves, twigs and sand tbat
Mr. and Mrs. T h o m a s R o s s of J a - r e v e n u e .
p r e m i s e s c o n v e y e d t o m e by Mabel R.
clog u p other repeaters.
m a i c a P l a i n were' g u e s t s of Mrs. F e r R
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nando S h a t t u c k .
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ATI 12-ffauee / & n & r repeatm hare
be u r g e d u p o n c o n g r e s s w i t h the o b dooble extractors that pull arty shell, and
R e v . W a r r e n L. N o y e s and Dr. H o l - j e c t of d e v e l o p i n g our m e r c h a n t m a - s a i d D e e d s h e r e w i t h , t o w h i c h deed
the automatle recoil hanEfire safety leck
c o m b e attended
t h e Installation of rine w i t h o t c o u r s e t h e ulterior o b j e c t a n d record r e f e r e n c e m a y b e h a d for
make* them the safintbrcech-loadlna; guna
bnilt.
Rev. G e o r g e E. Soi>er, a s pastor of In f u r n i s h i n g a l a r g o n u m b e r of s e a - a m o r e particular d e s c r i p t i o n . "
Telephone
Connection.
the first C o n g r e g a t i o n a l c h u r c h , N a s h - s e a s o n e d A m e r i c a n s t o m a n t h e U n i t e d
S a i d p r e m i s e s w i l l b e s o l d subject
JTZarliH U eause r«ua, l a s t w e e k .
t o all u n p a i d t a x e s . A d e p o s i t of T w o
R E S I D E N C E , H A R V A R D . MASS.
S t a t e s Warahlps Ih t i m e of war.
peattTS Id three disSAIJB.:—Bar .Mare, a g e 10; >afe
tinct models, manjr
R e v . W. L. N o y e s and P a y s o n B u r g e
T h e a d o p t i o n o t a n Income t a x H u n d r e d D o l l a r s (|200.00> i n p a r t p a y - forF OaR
n r o n e a n y w h e r e ; a nice roadster.
grades and strles.ftiUr
attended t h e Installation of i h e p a s t o r a m e n d m e n t t o t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n w i l l b e m e n t w i l l b e required a t t i m e of s a l e , I Intend to soon s t a r t s o u t h for tha w i n dtserlbed la oor 13Sb
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ter and offer anjrthlng i n m r lino a t
care eatalec F r e *
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p r T ' ^P u n^--C l a r e n c e R a s s e l l , S a m n e l Swett^ Or- In t i m e o t n a t i o n a l s t r e s s .
g s , H a m e s s of
ons, Carts,
Blelghs,
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k n o w n a t ttme and p l a c e o t s a l e .
ons. kinds,
Carts,
Bleighi
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ITorth M i d d l e s e x S a r l n g s B a n k ,
H o r s e Goods, farm
i m p l e m e n t s of
Farm Property written; also, all kinds of p u r c h a s e d t h e b a s e h a l l g r o n n d s a t t h e Issue w i n l>e r e c o i n m e n d e d , the object
B y S a r a h T. T u t e n , T r e a s u r e r .
e v e r r description. F. B . FELCH, Ayer,
I. M. W i l l i a m s ' a u c t i o n and c o n t e m - of w h i c h w i l l b e t o guard against c u r Property plsced In good strongcompanles.
Mass. Tel. 84-Z. A g e n t for Rogers ft
Kl Willow «tre«t
HEW HAVEM, CONN.
A y e r , Mass., Nov. 1 8 , 1 9 0 9 .
3tl0
rfency s t r i n g e n c y .
Hubbard's Fertilizers.
p l a t e p r e s e n t i n g It t o t h e t o w n .
48 E A S T M A I N S T . , A T E K . •
T h e Babbitt Co
Opticians
BBOOEimE, K. H.
WALDO BLOOD
81 Merrimack St.
Lowell, Mass.
House P a i n t e r
Ayer, Mass.
2 7 7 Main S t r e e t
N a s h u a , N. H.
Democrat
Wagons
Concord
Buggies
Carriages,
Butcher
Carts
Harnesses
MI'ONA
Carriage Repairing in All
Its Branches Promptly
Done
Cures Indigestion
Frederick Whitney
E. D. S T O N E ,
RUPERT L. BLOOD Insurance Agent and Broker
REAL ESTATE
Custom
Butcher
Marble and
G r a n i t e Works
Newton St., Ayer
D r o p him a carci w h e n
C. W. Green
you h a v e s o m e t h i n g
to sell
P i a n o T u n e r , Littleton
Telephone 5 9 - 4
E a s t Pepperell R. F. D.
David Baker
C
Custom
Tailor S
Dressmaking
A Specialty
Suits Made
To Order
C
The Ayer Electric LightCo.
Office at the Plant
C
7//a/'/m
1ftes»eapngSho1^ni
Electric
Lamps
1 a m selling G u a r a n t e e d Carbon Electric
L a m p s , 8 a n d 16 c. p.,
for $ 2 . 0 0 a d o z e n .
Give t h e m a trial.
Geo. H. B.Turner, Ayer
A u g u s t u s Lovejoy
Insurance Assent
and Broker
R o s c o e M. Lindley
Funeral Director
Registered Embalmer
T i MAKING OVER Just One
OFASPOILEDME
i4ANDLING SPRING BULBS.
YOU ARE
WINNER
How to Treat Them When th* Plants
Havo Finished Blooming.
THE
The national council of bortlcultare,
tbrougb Its press committee, bos tbis
to say of caring for spring b.albs: '
"When tulips, byn^ntbs and other
spring bulbs ore tbiingb blooming and
tbe last blossoms bare faded, plck.pS
When you bave your clothes made
tbe seed pods and If possible leave the U> your individual measure) come and
bulbs In tbe t>eds until the tops begin see the numerous Beautiftil Styles I
to turn yellow. This gives tbe' bulbs a have to show for
chance to ripen before digging them
FALL AND WISTEB, 1909.
up.
•
My prices are modest, but prices are
"If it Is wished to plant the bed with
Bomething else, the moment the bnlb not the only consideration.
blossoms fade pick oCf. the seed pods,
When prices and sense go hand in
as before, and dig the bulbs up Immeband,
diately, using a spade, thnistlng It
I am the leader to command;
My models fashion smiles upon—
deep into the ground below the bnlb
You win the tailor's marathon.
BO as to pry it up. This sbould be done
carefully, because the stemd of tulips
Speclal attention given to Cleaning,
especiolly are brittle and break easily Pressing, Repairing and Dyeing LaJust above tho bulb. When all the dles' and Gentlemen's Garments.
bulbs have been dug take them to a
SnlU made up from $15.00, $20.00,
convenient place In the back yard and $26.00 to $35.00.
heel them In. leaving them until the
Overcoats made to order from $12.00,
tops are dry.
$18.00, $25.00 to $40.00,
"By heeling in is meant to dig a
trench about six inches deep and as
long as necessary, lay the bulbs In It.
tops up, In a single row and cover only
the roots and bulbs wltb moist earth.
In about, two or three weeks, or when
the tops are dry. dig up tbe bulbs and
TURNER'S BLOCK
clean them. Remove all tbe old roots,
tops and bulb scales and place tbe
clean bulbs In shallow boxes, leaving
them to dry thoronghly in the sun be- 'fel. 106-2.
fore storing them away. When dry
put tbem nway in a cool, dry place
where they will not be reached by the.
I will tell you s Lot 60 it. hy 100 ft. for
sun.
situated on West Main St., Arer, on
"Although tbese suggestions apply SIOO,
line of electric cars. City water »ail flnely
principally to tulips because they are located. Chance to make some nioney. Apthe most widely, used of spring bulbs,
•|tf
PATRICK DONLON, AYER.
tbe same treatment should be given
hyacinths and narcissuses. Where tbe
bulbs nre left In the ground permanently do not pull the tops until tbey
begin to turn yellow."
Death on the Quillotlne.
Sardou, lo order to be preseat at the
execution of Tropmao in January,
1870, spent the nigbt before with La
Roquette, Ibe prison director. In bis
For Every Occasion
description he says: "At daybreak tbe
guests went out upon the cold, bleak
DESIGNS A SPECIALTT
execution place, wbere the gulllottne
IIARUY ORNAMENTAL
had already been erected. Tbe bePLANTS, TREES, SHRUBS
draggled crowd, wblch bad speat the ALL ORDERS OIVEN PROMPT ATTEKTIOK
night in drinking places, sang ribald
songs and from time to time shouted
for Delbler. tbe executioner, who
meanwhile was explaining tbe mechanGROTON, MASS.
ism. The basket In wblcb tbe bead
Greenhouse near .Groton SchooL
was to drop was brought, and while
Telepbone
Connection.
looking at it 1 was horrified to see
the lid arise and a human form
emerge. "Don't worry,' said Delbler,
wltb a smile; 'that Is only my wife,
wbo wanted to see the execution, and
I chose the simplest way to secure a
good place for her.'" Clemenceau saw
Emlle Henry decapitated on May 22,
1894, in his capacity as-a Journalist,
and, describing bow the culprit was
dragged to tbeiiiachlne. strapped upon
the plank and there tortured by awaiting the pleasure of Delbler till the
knife flnally.ended it all, said tbat tbe
"horror of It" made him sick.
FLOWERS
WILL DEMON, By MARY P. WINSTON.
VCoprrlght, 1909, by American Press AssoSTRATE TO
ciatlon.J
YOU
A boy from seven to twelve tied to
a nurse's apron string is always an
The Supeobject of pity to me. I have seen one
riorQuality
of tbese boys looking wistfully at a
groap of romping children, longing to
of Napolejoin in their play, but deterred by the
on Flour.
woman who had blm In charge. They,
dressed in corduroy or gingham, are
AND WHY IT IS
without fear of soiling their clothes;
RECOGNIZED
be, rigged out in a wblte "wasb" suit,
AS T H E BEST
knows thnt one speclj of dirt on It
ON THE MARwill bring down tbe anathemas of tbe
KET TO-DAY
she dragon hired to keep blm clean.
BY T H E MOST
Tommy Burcb and I would have
EXACTING
been friends in our childhood bad we
HOUSEWIFE.
been permitted. But Tommy was always Immaculately dressed, and a
WE WOULD
LIKE TO HAVE
middle aged lady tutor-ouree had him
YOU TRY ONE
in charge to elevate his mind. 1 was
BAG AND COMalways dirty, and my mother seldom
PARE IT WITH
put good clotbes on me. for she knew
Why Blinds. Were Drawn.
WHAT YOU '
I would tear them to tatters climbing
The Rdluburgh landlady of tbe sev-,
ARE USING.
trees. If Tommy, had had a common
enties who astouiided Jam'es Payn by
nurse he inight bave occasionally got
her stern determination to have the
away from her, bnt wltb his govblinds drawn closely down on the Saberness it was another- matter. He
bath was but carrying on the tradiwas never permitted to be out of her
tions of her great-grandpnrents. The
sight for a moment.
Scot of the early eigbteentb century
to fill cavities, crowa brolceii
Tbe worst of it was that Tom was
bad a reason for drawing bis blinds
not born a inilksop. He became one
teeth, or worso atlU, make yon a
on Suuday. Mr. Thompson In bis
because be.-couldn't help himself.
ialse.set,'!! you will only take a
"Weaver's Craft" gives I t "SomeWherv Ue had got rid of bis governess
times tbe minister himself." he wrote,
little care of your teeth.
he b^ged"" me to take him gunning
"wben he got a colleague to preacb for
Nothing adds to a man's apand fishing nud all tbat. A love of
him would make tbe rounds, accompearance more than white, even
such sports wns bom In him, but be
panied by an elder, to spy with his
teeth, and they're absolutely
hnd been so delicately reared that be
own eyes tbe sins of tbe absentees.
A good time to have the
necessary to a woman's boauty.
was unable to staud the hardships
Here one man is found romping witb
. Among the many tcoth pastes,
they involved and couldn't keep pace
his bairns, anotber as tbe minister
powders and washes we sell we
peeped through the window was dewith me in anything. Nevertheless 1
specially recommend
RexaU
tected kissing bis wife, two men were
was fond of him, and we t>ecarae
Jintlseptic Tooth Powder.
found drinking ale. and one was fonnd
quite chummy. So after a flrst effort
witb his coat off. as If be were going
It makes the teeth pearly, sweetat tramping all day through a wood
How to Prevent Tender Feet.
DONE BY
to wprk. and still anotber was seen
and eating bacon nnd hardtack for
ens the' breath, cleanses the
One woman boasts of not knowing
eating a hearty dinner. All were pullsupper he gave it up aud devoted himwhat It is to have sore feet, and the
month and. destroys germs.
ed up before the session of tbe kirk
self to drawing pictures, for which he
secret of her success Is very simple.
Seld with the RexaU guarantee. •
Opposite Railroad Station
and
repentance
forced
upon
each."—
. ou
had considerable talent. If he bad bad
She takes time once a week to soak
Large, decorated tin box, 25c. •^. |
London
Standard.
Ayer,Mass.
the luck to have been thrown on his
her feet for almost an hour, and In
this way she keeps tbem tender, bnt
own resources he migbt hove made an
Phone,
I have105-2.
the largest Job Printing
not too mnch so. and she bas never plant in Northern Middlesex, fully
artist of himself.
Bread and Cheese.
known whnt it was to have a com. equipped with all the latest ahd best
A couple advanced In years got marMy cousin. F'rances Rose, having bebunion or other affliction. A small foot Type and Machinery.
ried lately.
come the object of Bnrch's adoration,
The Prescription Drug
tub Is fllled with warm water in which
No lob too large or too small for me 'i'be husband bad a room In the bonse
he confided the secret to me and asked
there
is
a
plentiful
supply
of
melted
Store, Ayer, Mass.
to
handle.
securely
locked,
tbe
Inside
of
wbicb
me to sound her ns to wbetber tbere
white soap. Sbe sits with ber feet. In A specialty ot color and halt-tonc bis wife bad uever seen, and, t>eiug
was any cliance for him. I suggested
Lyman Kenneth Clark
the water and to keep the time from work.
curious of its contents, she. begged
to ber one day that she and Tom would
Counsellor-at-Law
being too tedious reads a t)ook. When • My eciuipment for handling Posters again and again to see tbe room.
make a good match.
of
every
variety
is
one
of
the
best
in
the water begins to cool she realizes
417—421
At last he consented, and. lo and be"I make a match with that ladylike
New
England,
baving
a
large
stock
of
the soaking process is at an end. After
hold, tbe room was full of whole OLD SOUTH BUILDING, BOSTON.
young mnn!" sbe exclaimed disdainfuldrying tbe feet she attends to the nails Wood Type, Borders, etc.
My facility for Book and Pamphlet cheeses;
ly. "Not much!"
and cuts them across, merely clipping work is unsurpassed, as with a LinoTelephone 9-2, Ayer
He explained matters by telUng ber
"He might at least teach you to
tbe nail comers, because rounded nails type Mechine I am able to get out this thot for every sweetheart be bad In At Residence, Washington S t , Eveningi
speak good Englisb." I retorted. Then
will eventually penetrate the flesh, and kind of work quickly, and new type his young days be bought a cheese.
I told her of the way Tom had been
the torment of Ingrowing nails is most for every publication.
His wife began to cry.
brought up nnd the dragon nnd ail
severe. A plentiful amount of talcum
I am able with a large force of
"Don't cry. dear." he said. "I've bad
that. Sbe listened attentively and from
powder is used, and this insures com- workmen to handle rush orders better no sweethearts since I met you."
contempt, witb a woman's sudden
fort. No stockings with seams are than anyone in this vicinity.
"It's i^t that." she replied, still sobchange of front, veered right round to
BEST OP TTORK.
wom, thc shoes fit snugly, and a shoe
bing. "1 only wish 1 bad been as
REASO.VABLE PRICES.
sympntby. So when I proposed that
too large Is considered ns injurious as
thoughtful as you and t>ought a loat ot
she help me to try to rectify the dam- While we are very busy at the present one too tight. At the first appearance
bread for every man that kissed me.
age done she fell In with the plan. We
time, an order left with us for any ot a corn It Is never tampered with,
We could bave bad bread and cheese
were to coach Tom in nthletic games
kind of Job work gets prompt atten- but the spot Is treated with turpentine,
enough to last us ali our days."—Lonand manl.v amusements, giving blm
and ere loug It disappears.
tion and the
don Tit-Bits.
sundry hnrd raps, such ns he should
E. D. H O W E . D. D. S.
hnve hnd years before. All 1 let hira
How to Utilize a Wornout Screen.
Trouble For Creditors.
know about it wns ibat Frank admired
A dilapidated Japanese paper screen
Even the simplest law transactions
manly men and he'd better go In for
with a sound framework Is easily
seem to be beyond tbe comprehension
athletics. He was a trifle old to begin,
made both useful and ornamental
of some people. An old farmer went
but I promised to help him.
again. It may be covered with sny
Into n grocer's shop a short time ago.
Rooms
I commenced with bo-tlng gloves and
artistic wall paper, but a good plan is
ordered a sovereign's worth of goods ALSO, ALL KINDS OF CARRIAGE
aftor a few lessons hammered him so
to paste sheets of brown paper over OVER WHIPPLE & TOWER'S STORE and when they were ready for delivREPAIRING, RUBBER TIRES,
EAST PEPPERELL, MASS.
unmercifully thnt 1 feared 1 had killed
the old paper and then to cut little
ery laid down a flve shilling piece in
PAINTING AND JOBBING
him. When he cnme ronnd I told him
silts In the covering at angles, so that BOSTON and HORTHERK ST. RY. payment thereof.
CO. LOWELI DITISIOK.
PROMPTLY DO.N'E A T NEW SHOP
I'd turn him over to Frank for a new
the screen may now be used ns a sort
The
shopkeeper
called
out.
"Here,
TIME TABLE.
of album for picture postcards and
beginning, which she. a girl, would be
ON CENTRAL AVENUE
this Isn't right!" as the customer startIssued June 21. 1909.
Christmas cards. To facilitate the
better fitted to make than I. a right
ed to leave.
Phone,
7-4-3, rei. 78-4. AYER, Mass.
(Subject
to
chanse
without
notice.)
adornment of the screen in,- It on the
tackle football man.
"Oh. yes, that's all right." replied the
WEEK DAT TIME.
ground nnd arrange tbe postcards on
Frank look blm up. nnd I could
man. "I've got permission from the
each panel, marking the corners where Leave Merrlmnck Sannre, LowelL for
plainly see sbe developed a deep intervia Tewksbury and Reading Judge to pay 5 shillings in tbe pound."
Dealers in
the silts are to be cut with n pencil. to Boston
est in the work. I hnve seen her keep
Suillvan Square Terminal. CharlesA heated discussion revealed that
.\s tbe postcards nre easily slipped in town—6.45 a. ni. and every 30 mlns.
him on the tennis court, playing first n
nnd out of the brown paper, they can until 9.4E p. m. Sundays—Same as the mau had lately settled an Insolset. then n donble set. losing just
week days. Return—Leave Sullivan
be changed from time to time, and so Square—6.46 a. m., and every 3» mlns. vency upon this basts and expected to CARLEY'S BLOCK, MAIN STREET
pnough games to necessitate a "playNEAR P. O., AYER
the appearance of the screen may be until S.45 p. m. Sundays—7.45 a. m., and continue that method indeflnltely.
off." the sweat running down his
Tel. Con.
8
every 30 mlns. until 9.15 p. m.
Wben he wns shown his mistake he
varied.
Boston
via
North
Billerlca,
Billerlca
cheeks, his neck nnd trickling down
was very Indignant and evidently conOR SALK.—Restaurant business oppoCentre,
Burllnjrton,
Woburn.
Wincheshis back, while he pnnted like a borse
site tbe Kew Prescott liotel, East Pepter and Medford to Sullivan Square sidered himself a much abused man.—
All kinds of
How to Relieve Minor Ills.
perell, will be sold on account of illness of
Terminal, Charlestown—5.25, 6.26 a. m. London Globe.
with the heaves.
and every 30 mlns. until 9.5B p. m.
the
owner.
It hss a well-established trade.
A
tablespoonful
of
glycerin
In
a
A crisis came at Inst. It was in
(10.26 p. xn. to Woburn only.) Sundayt
Inqnire of G. H. BULLOCK, Ballroad Square,
wlneglassful of hot milk will often —6.66 a. m., and every 30 mlns. unti"
cross country horseback riding. Frank
Kast
I'epperell.
2tt
She Wasn't Superstitious.
9.66 p. m. (10.26 p. m. to Woburn only.)
relieve a severe coughing spell.
could ride like a centaur. Sbe disdainReturn—Leave Sullivan Square—6.32 a
"Mnry.
Mnry."
cried
Mrs.
Johnson
Fresh lemon juice when injected m. and every 30 mlns. until 9.32 p. ra.
ed to strain n horse by sitting sidea. m. and every 30 mlns. to her muld. "what shall I do? I've
Into the nostrils has been snccessful Sundaya—7.32
wise. She rode straddle with divided
until 9.32 p. m.
just lind a most dreadful accident and General Insurance Agent
In arresting bleeding.
Lawrence—6.15, 6.16. 6.40 a. m. and
skirts. She mnde Tom get out of bed.
30 mlns. until 10.40 p. m. Sun- don't know what's going to happen.
People would never get spongy every
and
before daylight to ride with her. indays—7.10 a. m., then same as week
gums if they made It a rule to rinso days. Return—L^Ave Lawrence—6.20, I've broken my new hand glass, and
creasing the length of their canters
you
know
how
unlucky
It
is
to
break
Broker
6.10,
6.60
a.
m.
and
every
30
mlns.
untbe month dally with some Innocent til 10.50 p. m. Sundays—7.20 a. m.,
till on one occasion sbe kept tbe poor
a looking glass. It means seven years' MAIN-ST., TDRNER'S BLDO, aTBB, MASS
same as week days.
beggar out without a morsel of food And only First Class Plumbing, Tin, antiseptic. Common table salt dissolv- then
North Chelmsford via Middlesex unhappiness."
U m B. T. Fmasau, TrrawazOMa
ed
In
water
will
serve.
from r> o'clock till noon. During this
Street—5.18. 6.00. 6.30. 6.65, 7.03 a. m..
"Ix)r.' mum." replied Mary, "don't
Sheet Iron and Copper Work.
For earache a few drops of warm and every 15 mlns. until 11.33 p. m. you set no heed on that. Look at me.
time he wns obliged to jump his borse.
8.03 a. m.. and every 15
glycerin poured Into the car soothe Sundays—7.33,
sbe lending the way over fences,
mlns. until 10.33 p. m. Return—t.oave I'm not fretting, and I've Just broken
and heal, nnd equal parts of belladon- North Chelmsford—6.30, 6.65, 6.30, 6.67. the large pier glass In the drawing
ditches and logs. He bad been bom
a'.% m., and every 16 mlns. until
na and glycerin mixed and rubbed (7,18
11.03 p. m„ then 11.48 p. m. Sundays— room."—London Fun.
wltb no craveu spirit and would have
round the ear will soothe the pain If 8.03 a. m. and every 15 mlns. until 11.03
gone to his death rather tban give
p. m.
severe.
Nashua^—6.15 a. m. and every 30
In to her. This led her to push him
Leftover Material.
mlns. until 10.16 p. m. Sundays—7.15
to see how for he would go, till one
Bnrbam. aged four, hnd always beeo
a.
m., then samo as week days. Return
How to Apply Iodine.
—Leave
Nashua—6.35
a.
m.,
and
every
day she went over a log so large that
OMMONWEAI.TH OK MASSACHUUKTTS.—
Is almost here. Have you the necesIf It Is necessary to use Iodine for 30 mlns. until 10.35 p. m. Sundays—7.35 allowed to make smnll cakes out ofthe sary
Middlcisex, «?. Probate Court. To the
articles In silver (or serving the
she barely missed It. Tom. who was
scraps of dough left from the mornm.. then same as week days.
painting the skin In medical treatment a.Tyngrsboro
belrd-at-law,
next
of
kin,
creditors
and
all
Thanksglvlns
If In need of anyvia Middlesex Street—5.18, ing's baking, so one morning after be- thing', come Infeast.
not so expert a horseman, raised his other pen<on8 Interested In the c»tatc of Jo»le It is worth remembering that the
and seo our line of Com'6.00.
6.56,
7.18
a.
m.,
ond
every
30
beast too soon, and the animal, com- A. Russell, late Of Shirley, In salJ County, painting sbould be done in the dark mlns. until 9.48 p. m.. then 10.48 p. m. ing sent to gather the eggs she came munity silver, a more than triple plate,
each piece guaranteed for 2S years.
Sundays—8.18 a. m.. and evory 30 mlns. running in with a very tiny one and and
ing down with his belly flat on the deceased. Intestate.
You surely will bo pleased with the
Return—Leave exclaimed: "Ob. mnmmo.. see this ilttle dainty
Whereas, a petition has l)ccn presented to or In a red light such as Is used in until 10.18 p. m.
patterns and tho flnlsh, which
log. rolled over on his rider.
said Court to grant a letter of ailministration pbotogrnpby. If this Is done and thc Tyngsboro—6.40, 6.20, 6.67, 7.33 a. m.,
Is equal to Sterling Flatware, and the
I wns sent for to go to Tom's house on tbe estate of said deceased to Will K. painted portion of the skin be covered and every 30 mlns. until 10.33 p. m.,egg! It most be that's^all the dough pieces will surprise you by their reathen
11.33
p.
m.
Sundays—9.03
a.
m..
sonableness. At the tJp-to-Date Jewond found Frank there in the hall Kussell ol Shirley, in the County of Mid. without being exposed to white light. and every 30 mlns. until 10.33 n. m. tbe ben had Ieft!"-Dell'neator.
elry Store.
THOMAS LEES. Supt.
looking like a ghost, while tbe doctoi diesex. without giving a surety on his bond- It will not blister nor stain tbe flesh
a. B. BULLOCK
Yon are hereby cited to appear at s Probate
was making up his mind whether Court to be held at Cambridge, in said Coun- even If the painting Is repeated a good
Ups and Downs.
Jeweler, Oradvate Ovtldaa,
tbere was any chance for tbe milksop tv of Middlesex, on tbo thirtieth day of mnny times.
"Tbe world la full of ups nnd downs," TcL 13-a. RaUroad S^., East FcMcxcU.
Highest G r a « l c _ _ — .
she had been trying to make a man of. November, A. 1>. 1909, at nine o'clock In the
quoted tUe wise guy. "That's right."
forenoon,
to
show
cause.
If
any
you
have,
wby
6 0 YBAMP
Tom hovered l)etween life and death tbe same sbould not be granted.
agreed the simple itiug. "We are eiHow to Get Rid of the Smell of Paint.
.BXPKRlKNOtf
for a month, then gradually cnme
ther
trying
to
Ilve
op
to
a
good
repuAnd the petitioner is bereby dlrccted^to
To dispel the smell of paint slice
tation or trying to live a bad one
nround. The first thing he did after give public notice thcfcof, by publisblng this two or three onions nnd placo tbem
aown."-Phlladelphia Record.
getting out wns to come to, me nnd citation once In each week, for three succcs- in a large pail of wnter In the middle
«ive wc«k«. In Turner'a Public Spirit, anowstell me of his engagement to my paper published In Ayer, tbe -last pub- of the room nnd leave It there oil
consin. I wasn't surprised, for he ficatlon to be ono day, at least, before aaid night. If the smell has not gone off
A Piano Club.
had shown that bad he been suCfered
Mrs. Hnttoii-We are organizing a
In the morning repent the process.
Witness,
Charles
J.
Mclntlre.
Esquire,
to *nnke a man of himself In tbo first First Judge of said Conrt, this tenth day Hay Is often used In the wnter Instead
'TMAIMMAMUI
piano club. Mr. Flntlelgh. WIII yon
DCMOIM
•
place he would have done so. What of NoveSbcr" In thc year onc tbousand nine •f the cut onions; but. though sweeter
Join us? Flntlelgh - With pleasure.
CoinniMHTsAe.
hundred
and
nine.
tbe dragon bnd spoiled' n splendid girl
)
AND .
Mrs.
Hutton.
What
pianist
do
yon
<;mclllug
Itself.
It
Is
perhaps
less
efll3t9
W. E. BoOKRa, Register.
mnde over successfully.
propose to club Brst'^(-Chicago News.
cacious.
When 1 spoke to Frank about her
engagement 1 snid. "I thought you
sent IrM, OMMt anne
Ho'w to Dry a Sweater.
Better Left Unsaid.
Patants takea Uro«
couldn't marry n ladylike young man." VOICE AND PUBLIC SCiaOOL MUTry drylnV tbe sweater on n coat
Hostcss^lfs beginning to rnln. mtSSeoUei, wWlKwt c
SIC, SYMPHONY CHAMBERS
"Shut up!" she cried sharply. "He's
hanger nnd see how well It will keep
BOSTON
You'll get wiet. I think you'd better
ns manly ns yon. ' H^ followed me
Tralnintr of Supervisors and Grade Its shape. K It la pinned to the line or
stay to dinner. Departing Guest—Oh,
ovcrywlierc I led. even at tho risk of Teachers In' Publlo Sehool Uuslc The iiuhgover n chnlr. no matter how caredear, no: it's not raining so badlv'M
course Includes the work of the Tonlo
CLINTON/MASS.
his neck."
Sol-fa College. London, Emr., the Amer- ful one inny be. It Is snre to l>e pnlletf
oil thnt.—Sydney Bulletin.
ican Institute and observation work In out of shape In some place or other.
1 siiilled. but mnde no reply.
irsu'
the principal cities ef America.
J. M U R R A Y
Merchant Tailor
MuUin B r o s
Ayer, Mass.
Furnace
Steam
Ayer, Mass.
j
H. H U E B N E R
YouWorft
Need the
Dentist
Low Prices for House
Lots
fT-
7 t
-(
; 11
liil
••It
jli;
PRINTING
Of All Kinds
Huntley S. Turner
Hot Water
Plant
'.if 1
0
BROWN'S
Attended to for t h e
Winter
Is Now
ii
< ! ; ' . •
WILLIAM B. WHEELER
;i):
%{
H^
You Get Your Work When
Promised
BestofWork
Dental
General Biacksmithing.
Horseshoeing a Specialty.
fl.ft.FILLEBROWN i GO.
i
^
m
Ayer, Mass.
J a s P. Fitch
JEWELER
STOVES
F
Heating
Apparatus
Arthur Fenner
THANKSGIVING
DAY
C
PLUliiNG
HEAlll
Edwin N. C. Barnes
VENTiLATING
O'Toole Brothers
Get Our P r i c e s
:^s£^ssirtS«gtS@t^&
f
'1
Mrs, WnJ. H. Aubrey of Col^umbla,
Nevada, Is a visitor at the home'of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur E. Bannon, Mt.. Lebanon.
F. H. Ward was a, recent visitor at
his sister, Mrs. Albert Cboate, Henniker, N. H.
Mrs. R. W. Drawbridge was a gtiest
at the wedding ot Miss Orpha Lee at
Somerville, Wednesday. Miss Lee was
previously o( our high school staff.
Mrs. James Gray returned to her
home on Park street, Thursday, morning, from St. Joseph's hospital, Nashua,
wliere she was operated on for appendicitis. It is understood the operation
was successful. She returned by auto
accompanied by Mrs. H. Letender, Mr.
Gray and daughter.
Tbe concert at the Oak Hlll Sunday
school last Sunday was full of Interest.
The school tbere numbers about fortyflve, and under the supervision of Deacon Lyman C. Blood success has been
achieved. The program consisted' of
recitations, music and addresses: It
was interesting throughout, and particularly the thoroughness of the little
ones.
Tuesday morning over 16,000 pounds
of leather arrived for the Fiex-I-dura
Shoe Co. It is understood two more
cars are on the way. When this paper
gave the advance news a few weeks
ago of a very large order for shoes, it
was received by many as a joke. 'The
management of the new factory have
worked with apparent unfailing deter• The supper at the vestir of the Con- mination to make a start all through
Saturday, Korember 20, 1909.
gregational churcb, Thursday evening, the late depression. It is now an apwas well i)atronized'and as usual was parent certainty they have succeeded,
PEPPKKTJTjT"
thoroughly satisfying to all
and as soon as experienced operators
Center.
The annual call to "Give thanks" has can be engaged, work wili be started.
The meeting of the Woman's club been issued by the governor of our Superintendent Bailey says be would
was held at Central hall, last Tuesday Commonwealtb as well as by President like to be able to start Monday next,
afternoon, and was well attended. Af- Taft. It is a day of "praise and but it may be the following Monday.
ter the preliminary business was trans- thanks" for our town as well as for
Edward Johnson Is busy wiring tbe
acted. Miss NelUe.Ewart of Arlington state and country. We are blest with house ot R. Deware, Main street, for
gave a demonstration In cooking, illus- many industrial changes as well as electric lights.
trated by a six-course luncheon, con-1 great improvements IiT our town So
The dinner at the M. E. church vesslstlng of whipped cream, soup, flsh let's enjoy this day in spirit of contry, Thursday noon, was of the praise
in ramekins, Creole setak, rice wails, science fltting to the obsen-ance.
worthy kiiid and enjoyed by all who
cabinet pudding, white sponge drops.
Charles M. Gardner, lecturer ol the
Three names were propounded for Massachusetts State grange, will give were fortunate enough to be there.
Cold weather is on the way. The
membership.
a lecture at Prescott grange, Friday
Charles H. Jewett of Mt. Ida sem- evening, November 26; Eacb member warning signals are out in the. cold
blasts of this week. A word of' cauInary, Newton, has been In towu this jjas the privilege of inviting a friend tion
should begin to opportune to all
week.
The Union Thanksgiving service at users of town water. It may be a new
Paosies have been' picked from tbe the Methodist church next Sunday thing with you. To avoid frozen pipes
gardens, in town this week.
evening will he at seven o'clock. Rev. and all its attending discomforts and
.Mrs. Joseph B. Mason of Brighton Dudley R. Childe of the Unitarian expense, take advice of your plumchurch
will preach the sermon. Spe- ber how to prevent it.
has been visiting this week at the
home ot her brother, Henry A. Wright. cial music.
It is understood that Pierce & RobShe called upon some of her old
A social dance wili be held in Pres- inson will attend to covering the water
friends in town.
cott hall, Thanksgiving ngiht, under main over the bridge on Main street,
.Miss Annie Gilson arrived safely at the auspices of the L. S. C. of the Uni- at the Fitchburg railroad. This will
Berkeley, Cal., the winter home of tarian church. Music, Robbins orches- be dohe under the direction of the suMrs. .Marguerita (Isola) Hyde, daugh- tra.
perintendent, Perley Biake.,
ter .o£ Pietro Isola of Waban, with
The reception to the P. N. G.'s of
The large number of dogs reported
whoin Miss Gilson has lived for two Acoma Rebekah lodge was given at dying
suddenly gives color to the poiyears.
their hall, November .9. This is the son theory.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Tarbell have flrst affair of its kind ever given, it
J. H. Bellamy Co!, the men's clothmoved into the tenement ou Main not being an annual event, as stated iers, have had their store connected
street which was vacated by William in the last week's issue of this paper. by telepbone.
L. Jewett's removal to Pleasant street. | The hall was prettily decorated for
A stranger arrived in town last SatMrs Peter Reed is quite ill with a the occasion with their colors, pink urday
from Beverly. He had heard of
slow fever at her home, corner of -Main and green. There were thirteen past the
beneflts of our town through these
and Hollis streets.
noble grands in the receiving line, six columns, and he found a place to suit
• •>, _!.,. „..„„,i„,„.,/io,.,' being unable to be present. Light re- him on Oak Hill, but on finding the
Miss Annie Murphy superint.endent ^^^^^^^^^^^ ^.^^^ ^^^^.^^ and a mostwells dry and no rain in sight, he
of the temporory home for ^°rk'°S le^g^nt evening enjoyed,
concluded not to purchase. This is
women In Boston, bas been a guest of i "^
."
•" '
third non-sale to out-of-town parher sister, Mrs. Edward F. Harmon, I At the Lnitarian vestry, Saturday af- the
this week, and making calls on her , ternoon, November 27, at 2.30 o clock, ties f.or this same reason, notwith;;.
standing
the plan voted on at town
friends in town, recruiting for a few , the cradle roll department of the Sundays from her arduons work.
, ^ay school will be entertained and all meeting included this district. Town
__
/r>i.,„j> c!„.»i„ «f tbe mothers and their babies are ex- water goes for miles through the
Mrs. Florence (Blood) Swain of
^ ^ , amipar
woods of no use to anyone, and it
Stoughton visited Sunday and Monday 1 P««^'^ «° Z^
'^ , ,. . ,
was a big mistake, but time
among ber friends in town, returning I Jerrj B. Flynn has left his vacation certainly
will
correct it.
to her home on Tuesdav.
I for a few days and is at his old work
T^
. „
.. ' _ j M.„ i.-„i 'at the Champion during the absence
The new street lights are pleasing to
Mrs Doe of Everett and Mrs^ Kel-; ^^ Elbridge Jewett, who is unable to
1ogg
_ of Arlington, who have been v^uh ^^ ^^ ^.^^^_ .j,^^ ^^^. boiler has been all.
L. P. Shattuck is reported getting
their sister, .Mrs. Henry Wright, since completely installed and only a few
along as well as can be expected,
she returned from .Memorial hospital, d^^s'^TdrenesrwaTcausTd
which it Is understood is satisfactory
Woroester, returned to their respective , ""^ °
'.,,,,
„ , ^ , „,
.
, progress.
homes last week. Mrs. George .Morrill i ^'r?: AVilliam Baird of Worcester is
A large number of the school chilis now housekeeper for Mrs. Wright, spending tlie week with Mr. and Mrs.
dren are being vaccinated and a fewCALL UP OUR LOCAL MANAGER IN YOUR T e W N , FREE OF CHARGE, AXD AN
Mrs. Wright is gaining strength and Annis, High street.
have
certlflcates of exemption.
has been able to sit on the veranda
John Fredericks and Frank Smith
AGENT WILL BE SENT TO SEE YOU.
The annual concert and ball of Beaand enjoy the fresh air during the In- are busy at E. T. Fletcher's constructcon
lodge,
I.
O.
O.
F.,
was
thoroughly
dian summer days, with which we have ing a henhouse.
been favored.
j Ernest G. Bartlett returned from enjoyed by all last Friday evening in
Mrs. Elbert S. Durant and her chil- Nashua, where he was assisting at Prescott's hall. Brigham's orchestra
dren have visited recently at her early Holbrook .Marshall's and has gone to furnished the music and of the usual
delightful variety. The turkey supper District >'ar8e.
home in Milford, N. H.
Boston.
Grange News.
Monday afternoon, Xovember 22, In
.Mrs. Milo Stearns and her sister,
Forrest Winch and L. F. Darling under auspices of the Rebekahs was
The attempt of last year in this
Ladies' night in cbarge of .Mrs. C. tbe Orthodox vestry, Rev. Sherrard Bilof
the
best.
A
large
number
were
lings
of Groton School, will speak beMrs. Frank Gott of Concord, were in . went to Boston, Thursday,
present from neighboring towns and town to bave a district nurse has B. Robbins and Mrs. P. W. Cunnlng- fore the Woman's club on "Boys and
town calling on their friends.
| Beacon lodge, I. 0. O. F., initiated everything
went smooth as the goat's borne fruit. It will be remembered bam was a complete success. The boy problems."
.Miss Harriet Freeman, a native and four new members Thursday evening, horn.
tbat the Woman's club successfully large audience present enjoyed nearly
former resident of Pepperell, was in I The usual sunlight hop and evening
carried the burden for a year. Tbe two hours of solid fun, consisting of
J. H. Bellamy Co. have come to town good which was done and the great the farces, "No men wanted" and
New AdTertisements.
town last week. She made her home! dance Thanksgiving day will be held
and
enter
the
business
district
with
a
blessing It proved to be was experi- "How the story grew," besides a monwith Mrs. Elizabeth B. Heald, one of in Lawrence hali, November 25, in
MOBTGAGEE'S SALE OF
fine
line
of
goods
In
the
store
formerenced by rich and poor alike. But ologue and vocal and Instrumental
her early friends and took especial j charge of the Oxford club. Music by
ly occupied by George H. Swift. This tbe great expense which tbis work in- music. Light refreshments were servpains to
people
orchestra, four pieces.
whom
she call
knewoninthe
her old
youth.
Shehere
has Thayer's
firm
have
a
large
clothing
business
in
Joseph Attridge is enjoying a few
curs should not follow one organizaand a short time spent in social
traveled extensively in Europe and Af- days from the store and his place is Hudson and also in Connecticut. A. tion. It is understood the Woman's ed
chat and dancing. If the men win In
rica and the northwest in her own filled by bis brother John.
J. Wentworth and T. M. Reynolds are club will assist this new move, and It this contest they will have to put In
In Shirley, Hnss.
country, recently bringing home samcbarge and assisted by .Mrs. Dunlap Is suggested that a public meeting some strenuous work before the next
A fine automobile is advertised in In
ples from Oregon. She returned to these
and Miss Helen Robbins have been should be held and plans formulated meeting.
columns.
By virtue of a power of sale conher home In Boston on November 11.
all this week preparing for opening
A rather unexpected visitor was re- day, which was Thursday. It will pay whereby this method of supplying to
Tuesday evening thirty-five members tained in a certain mortgage given by
Mrs. Hay, who has also been at Mrs.
tbe
sick
their
needs
may
be
permanof
Boxborough
grange
went
to
Stow
ceived by many in town last week and everyone to visit their store and see
Frank R. Hardon, of Shirley, in tbe
Heald's, returned with her.
ently established. It Is suggested that
-Mrs. J. E. B. Jewett passed her sev a lot of surprises were distributed, the large stock of choice clothing and every one sbould be a member of tbe and furnlsbed the entertainment for County ot Middlesex, In the CommonNeighbors'
night,
and
were
awarded
by
wealth ot Massachusetts, to the North
enty-slxth anniversary, .Monday, x o - j The caller in each case wished return- the remarkably low prices.
organization, each contributing one a large, enthusiastic audience and a Middlesex Savings Bank, a corporavemberlS, very pleasantly. Tokens of ^ f '° J""" some particular p:ece of
Each
week
brings
conviction
to
the
dollar.
Tbis
would
be
a
small
thing
flne supper.
brlc-a-brac or furniture which it is
tion established under the laws of the
remembrances were received from her understood
had been given to the own- hearts ot all interested that the toWn In itself, but would guarantee the
Commonwealth ot Massachusetts, and
family friends, and her friends In town er by the caller's
has
an
up-to-date
police
department.
employment
of
a
trained
nurse
such
TOWNSEBT).
relative some time
baving Its usual place ot business In
called to express their interest in her back; in many cases,
Our
chief
is
not
only
capable,
but
as
we
bad
last
year,
and
by
wbom
so
years.
Ayer, In said County, dated February
welfare. Her bodily health is not
quite able to keep the town cleaned much was accomplished.
News Itemg.
28th, 1906, and recorded with the
The meeting of tbe Farmers' and up. This week It was a professional'
good, but mind triumphs over matter
Tbe
T.
A.
A.
will
give
a
concert
and
Records of Mortgages of Personal
Mechanics' club was not attended as beggar with a sound hand well drawn
East Pepperell. Nov. 16, 1909.
in her case.
E. P. McCord. Manager
Poppcrell- ball Thanksgiving nigbt at Memorial Property In the ClerVa-SifSlce of the
well
as
could
be
wished
for,
but
comup
his
coat
sleeve.
He
was
in
town
Miss Martha Swinnerton is In PineClarlon--Advertiser.
ball, tbe talent being the Bostonia La- Town-of Shirley, book""5;- page i t s ,
are to report Monday evening, less tban fifteen minutes, and John had
Dear Sir: AdcnowledgrlnK your favor
hurst, X. C, where her brother is lo- mittees
November 29. Don't forget the date him spotted, and in his kind way ad- of this date, asklngr "from what source dles' orcbestra, who have recently will be sold at public auction In said
cated.
I obtained.the election returns used on played at the Boston food fair. They Shirley on the premises recently ocand be there.
vised him to leave town, but In less my movinnr picture screens. Tuesday will be assisted by Miss Alice Newman, cupied by said Hardon, formerly
There is to be a Thankgiving sereveninir, November 27" I would say that
Word
has
been
received
from
Walthan
an
hour
he
was
heard
of
over
the
vice next Sunday evening at the Meth- ter Cheney, who left the Pepperell
I could not have had those returns, e x - Xylophone soloist, and Belle. Yeaton owned by Edwin L. White, on Monday,
odist Episcopal church. Rev. Dudley card shop to be superintendent of a telephone, and It was a case of man cept t h r o u s h your paper, and that w h a t Renfrew, trombone soloist.' Tbe pro- the Thirteenth day of Decehiber next,
chase
man,
and
the
beggar
kept
busy
credit Is due others Is for handling ceeds of tbis concert and ball will go at Thirty Mlnuteg afte? Ifth In the
R. Chllde Is to be the preacher.
mill in Lawrence, that he likes and Is evading the offlcer and was allowed those'returns for me. Yours truly,
towards paying for the new ball forenooii, atl 'and singiilar tho goods
R. E. TARBELL.
The Womants Alliance of tbe Uni- pleased with the new conditions.
to take the flrst train out. Two other
Manager of Tarbell's Opera House.
grounds at Eastman's field.
and chattels transferred by said morttarian churcK'held a pleasant meeting
The special train from Nashua to offenders were taken to cover this
gage, and therein described as follows:
on Thursday aftemoon, November 18, Ayer, which Is scheduled for Satur- week; one who claimed he belonged
BUI
t<^
Becorer
Title
to
L
a
i
d
.
"Two teem horses, two team wagb&s,
at the home of Mrs. Addison Wood- day evenings only, arrives at Pepper- in Groton was fined and the other told
B02DB0B0UQH.
"Walsh ft Walsh, as counsel for Orin two single wagons, one single bas&et
ward. The subject of the session was ell about eleven p. m. Jt was well by the judge to get out of the county.
T. Manning of Townsend, havo filed a wagon, one two-horse basket wagon,
"The hymns of our faith."
Dr. Comerford of North Leominster Kews Itemg.
patronized last Saturday on Its maiden
bin In equity In the superior court of one mill truck, two two-horse sleds,
R e ^ P. H. Viets and family and Ar- Middlesex
Mrs. Jonas Shattnck, who has suffer- trip, but a large.number are heard to' was In town recently at William
county against James F. and two one-horse sleds, one two-horse tip
^_
thur^W. Nelson were among the num- Florence Carter
ed from a serious relapse. Is again, state that with the. prevailing low Thorpe's.
To'wnsend' to se- cart, and one one-horse tip cart, all
ber of those •who attended tbe Sun- cure the return ofofttie
improving. She Is still at the home of prices In Our . o w n stores there Is
to real es- situated In said Shirley. Also one upday school convention In Boston last tate In Townsend to thetitle
her. daughter, Mrs. Ella Tncker, on money saved by staying home. In Closed for the Season.
plaintiff. Or- and-down saw, one stave saw and
Saturday.
Heald street.
••'••'• '•<
fact, buyers from Ayer and Nashua
Too much opera or too much somer
der of notice has been issued and the Joiner, one kit saw, one single saw and
.JHlss'Louella "W. Shattnck attended now come here for bargains. This thing else going on caused very slim
Frank Woodward caught a fox re- case will be heard on Its merits. Al- Joiner, one planer, one hoop planer,
tli^'^nventlon^of the Woman's board train Is a great, help to these Groton audiences at {he three performances cently which weighed about eight vah M. l « v y has'entered an appearance one basket macblne, one edger, one
of home-missions last w e e k l n Boston, and Ayer buyers.'
given last Thursday, Friday and Sat- pounds,
for the defendants.
cuttln'g-up saw, two bench saws, and all
Mrs. Peck and son have left their
A large number from here attended urday evenings. The company was
B. C. Mead has been entertaining an
The plaintiff is seventy-four years other tnachlnery, movable shafting and
cottage on Townsend street, and are the collegiate football game at Cam- one of the best ever here and the per- aunt-from Natick.
old and he alleges that under a promise pulleys, and parts of machinery (exnow. living ' in. Mrs. Joshua Blood's bridge last Saturday. Dr. C. A. Gren- formances gilt edge, but as Is the case
from th'e defendants that they would cept one tub stave saw, property of
Albert
LIttlefleld'
has
finished
puthouse on Park street.
ache, Rodman Blake, R. E. Tarbell, P. in the majority ot Instances, the best ting In his cabbages. There were support bim for the balance of his life E. W. Seaver & Co., West Townsend,
shows
got
slim'
patronage.
Mr.
TarMiss Whitaker delayed her depart- Milan, R. B. Taft, Mrs. B. M. Wright bell has persevered against heavy odds nearly eighteen thousand heads, which In a pro'per. Eind comfortable. ihanher, Mass.), now sftuated about the premare sfored for sale In the winter and he transferred to them his.rights to ises now occupied by me in said Shirure from tbe Bancroft farm until last were among the lucky ones.
supply only flrst-cldss entertainers, early spring.
two parcels of land In Townsend'and ley, and formerly owned by Edwin L.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Holt of Worces- to
Monday.
. •
and
the
lack
of'Interest
and
enthusicortain,.personal property, and that White."
ter are visiting his brother, John H. asm has stopped the entire affair. All
Miss Mary. Hager Is In Harvard', they have broken the agreement and
East
-.Terms made known at ttme and
Holt, Mt. Lebanon.
taking
care
of
Mrs.
Abel
WUIard.
dates have' been; cancelled and the
havd. failed'to support him properly or place of sale.
Advertised letters at the East PepperE. F. Grenache has an attractive, ojMra- boxoio ^'closed for. an Indefinite
Alex Losaw was iat his father's to care for him while he was sick.
ell postofflce, November 16, are aa-fol. ITortb Middlesex Savingg Bank,
lows: tttrsyB. BaHlett, Miohael CoUlns, newly painted sign displayed outside period. Talking: -jrith the manager of over-Sunday, and Tuesday took his
By Sarfeh T. Tuten, Treasurer.
Mrs. Sarah Littlefleld.;.
of his stable.
the last oompaxty, I found that his family back to Johnsbnvllle, N. r,,
Ayer, Mate., Nov.-ISth, 1909. 3tl0ZltTIETOir,
Mrs.C. A. Cartla has sold ber place .tton'f fall to go to Prescott hall, opinion was Hke piany others pre- with .bim.
. •• "
on HUUIde'stree|,-We8t ?epperell, jto Tqesday.evenihg, November 30. MUs viously InterrlewM^ for be stated that
REWAIID^—For the return of a
There Ws* a large.attendance ai the
strayed Gray TJ^er Kitten; also' a Black ,
a party"'fr<»n Townsend'>C«nter<.iand Marlon Wilson comes to town that day the stage and UtfenSry In thli play- auction sale at the P. W. Cunningham, Abont-Town;
and
White Kitten with white paws.
The
annual
dance
of
the
Hartwell
has moved t^'Sast Pepjti^rellt 7¥ Main fand you will surely leam how they house was equal to that found in many place Monday and good -prices pte-r
inonths old.
hose coi^paByl will be held An Page Both.kltt«D«are.abOUt'^d
street; for to*' winter.
ot the large cities they play In.
Return to MRS. HESSIAN, Ayer Inn,
*made love,in ye olden time. vailed.
hall, Ayer, Thanksgiving night.
Ayer, MaM. •
Parlor Stoves
See o u r display. „ ;I twill pay you to see them.
We have t h e kind you want.
Do you need a New Range? We carry the best and guarantee
them. If your range is in a fair condition, but needs, repairing, we can
do it. Repairs furnished for all stoves and heaters. Hot Water, Steam
and Furnace Heating. We guarantee to heat.
Plumbers
Tel. 6 5 - 3 .
S t e n s t r e a m & Deloid
Railroad Square,
Heaters
EAST PEPPERELL.
~ LAST CALL
The forms of the TELEPHONE DIRECTORY of the WEST CENTRAL DIVISION for the Fall and Winter of i QOQ close
positively on SATURDAY, NOV. 27, 1909.
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' n a m e i n t h i s b o o k : you. m u s t g i v e y o u r o r d e r
AT ONCE.
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