Middlesex County Newspaper Abstracts

The Arlington Advocate, 20 March 1896

Last Saturday evening word came to the police station that an officer was needed at the house of James Roach on Lewis avenue and officer Hooley was sent. On arriving there he found Roach was drunk and that Mrs. Roach had sent for the officer, being in fear of bodily harm. Mr. Hooley asked her if she desired to have her husband locked up and being answered in the affirmative he attempted to arrest Roach. Then trouble began. No sooner had he secured his prisioner than Mrs. Roach, assisted by three men boarders, combined to rescue Roach, and after a struggle Hooley gave up the single-handed attempt and went to the station for help. Reinforced by Sergt. Barry and officer Crowe he returned to Roach's house, found the prisoner in the cellar and locked him in a cell in the station house. Judge McDaniels fined him one dollar for drunkenness and twenty dollars for his assault on officer Hooley. He refused to give the names of the men who assisted him in his escape from the officer.

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The Concord Enterprise, 26 March 1896

SOUTH ACTON
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   Schools begin Monday morning with all the old teachers.
   The comments about the new ornament in the schoolhouse yard, are very amusing.
   The engine house is moved into a very desirable spot but still people are not satisfied.
   James Tuttle is out again. His brother Varnum is still confined to his bed with a bad foot.
   The Universalist Sunday school is preparing a concert to be given on Easter Sunday evening.
   Entertainment and supper in the vestry of the Universalist church next week Thursday night.
   Rev. Wm. F. Dusseault preached an excellent sermon last Sunday to a large congregation. Text, Philippians ii, 4.
   John Coughlin's wife has become insane and will be taken to the asylum at Worcester. Family trouble has brought this on.
   The Y. P. C. U. will hold no meeting next Sunday evening on account of the union temperance meeting at the Congregational church.
   Miss May E. Law, died last week Tuesday. She was a daughter of Wm. Law and had been sick a long time. Funeral Thursday afternoon, Rev. Wm. F. Dusseault attending.
   One of the articles of the April town meeting warrant is: To see if the town will enlarge the school yard. It is claimed that there is not room for all the scholars, the rough games of the high school boys endanger the little ones.

MAYNARD
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Card of Thanks.

We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to those who in any way assisted us in our late bereavement in the death of Dennis Sullivan, late husband son and brother.

JOHN SULLIVAN AND FAMILY.

Letters Advertised

at Maynard postoffice, March 21, 1896, Wm. R. Hall, P. M.
Sam'l Bailey, J. Burnes, John Burch 2, Miss Clarisse Bensoleil, Annie Curtis, E. D. Foster, Helen Gertrude Fisher, Dr. Franklin P. Flagg, W. R. Ferry, A. Frank Gerney, M. J. Handley 2, Charles Hapgood 2, Miss E. J. Taylor, Frank Tourville, J. W. Sullivan, Cornelius Sullivan, Katie B. Ward.

Maynard Locals.

House painting, paper-hanging, white-washing, kalsomining, graining, and glazing orders promptly attended to. P. O. Box 172, Maynard, Mass. James H. McCormick.
To the people of Maynard: Mr. A. D. Brochu from Lowell has recently opened an office at Mr. Creighton's shoe store, Maynard, for the sale of Singer Sewing machines. Mr. Brochu is honest and reliable and a man of good habits, and one we can safely say will deal square with the public. Singer Mfg. Co.

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1896 Newspaper Abstracts
Middlesex County Massachusetts

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