E. D. LOTHROP DIES AT 87
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Planned to Celebrate Birthday Next Day
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South Acton—Emery D. Lothrop, a lifelong and respected citizen of this town, passed away suddenly at his home on School street, on Sunday morning, December 11, at the age of 87 years, 11 months and 30 days, his 88th birthday anniversary falling due on the next day, Monday the 12th. He had been looking forward to this event and was preparing to celebrate it.
Mr. Lothrop was born in South Acton, December 12, 1844, in the old homestead now occupied by his niece, Miss Mary H. Lothrop, and was a son of Charles and Mary (Richardson) Lothrop.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, he promptly enlisted in Company E of the 28th [sic] Massachusetts Volunteers at Roxbury and served throughout the war, being mustered out in
1865.¹ After the war he took up his residence in Milford, Mass., where he was married to Miss Ellen M Chapin of that town, where they resided for 20 years, and then went to Washington, D C., where he was employed by his brother, Alvin W. Lothrop, who had a dry goods store there. After remaining there 14 years, he returned to South Acton, where he has made his home. For a number of years he spent the winters in Florida and his summers near Biddeford, Maine, where he has a summer home.
Funeral services were held at his late home on School street, on Tuesday, December 13, and were conducted by Rev. Mr. Wolf of Milford. He was taken to Milford for interment in his family lot.
Besides his wife, he is survived by a son, Frank C. Lothrop of Milford, and a grandson, Earl Lothrop also of Milford. |
WEST ACTON
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Little Stuart Kennedy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Kennedy, accidentally forced a wood screw of small size into his nostril last Tuesday afternoon, when the entire family were busily engaged in making preparations for the celebration of his grandparents golden wedding anniversary. Dr. Hooper of Maynard removed the screw which caused considerable bleeding, but happily no further bad results apparently.
Lizzie Davis P N G., is in charge of the Christmas party which will be held next week Wednesday at Winona Lodge of Rebekahs at their lodge rooms. |
| Henry Wamboldt and family have moved into the Burroughs tenement. |
| Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Flint are making plans to move from the Mead apartments, and will spend the winter with Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Stearns at their home on School street. |
| The fire siren was sounded about eight o'clock last Friday morning for a slight haze at the Acton High School which it is said was caused by a short circuit in the wiring system. |
| An enthusiastic meeting of the Neighborhood Club was held on Friday of last week when plans for a Christmas food sale were completed. Mrs. Jennie Holton and Mrs. Ida MacGregor were put in charge of this sale which they will hold December 20 at Beach's Cafe. The line of home cooked foods will include items such as mince pies, mince meat, puddings, etc., in demand for the holiday season. The community Christmas tree which is annually financed by this Club will soon be put in position and illuminated to send forth its Christmas cheer to all as in the past seasons. |
| We are very happy to report that the condition of Mrs. Daisy Spinney is much improved over last week; her name has been removed from the danger list. |
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
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| The Sabott Class, under the leadership of Mrs. Smith, held its monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. Waldo Flint, Monday evening and many items of business were discussed and plans for Christmas and the winter season were submitted. The new Social Committee for the class is, Chairman, Wilma Porter, Laura Davis and Lillian Feltus. Delicious refreshments were served to complete a happy and profitable evening. |
SOUTH ACTON
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| Mr. and Mrs. William Griggs of Bangor, Maine, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albion A. Johnson on Friday, December 9. They came out from Boston where they left a load of Christmas wreaths fresh from the woods of Maine, and brought word from Roland Johnson, who is making a good recovery after his recent operation for appendicitis in the Bangor hospital. |
| On December 18th, a special evening service will be conducted at the South Acton Congregational church at 6:30 p.m. by the Andover-Newton Deputation team, General Theme: “Witnessing for Christ.” Team Captain Edward Lawrence Seabye, Providence, R. I., with team members, Albert Manaloff Ivanoff of Bulgaria, Miss Irma Fulsom and American Indian Miss Helen Proctor of Missouri. Both grown ups and young people will find this program of exceptional interest and are cordially invited to attend this meeting. |
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Bring Wearing Clothing
To Library Rooms
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| South Acton.—The Welfare Committee of South Acton earnestly request all who have discarded clothing, to bring the same to the South Acton Improvement Association rooms at the library, at the regular nights of opening. A definite date for the renovating of the same will be announced at a later date. It is hoped that everyone will participate in this needed work and donate all the discarded wearing apparel they can to the association. The distribution of these garments will be under the direction of Miss Frost, the Acton Town Nurse, who will place them where they are needed. The library is open every Monday and Thursday evenings until 9 p.m. |
MAYNARD
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| Maynard Assembly Rainbow for Girls held a successful whist party at Masonic hall Saturday night. Prizes were awarded to Owen Frankland, William Coulter and Harriet Kinestead. The Assemble will have a Christmas party at Masonic hall next Saturday night to which every member may bring a friend. |
| The Maynard stores will be open Wednesday and every evening next week. |
Examined 469 Pupils
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| Maynard—Miss Edith B. Foster, school nurse, report for November as issued by Superintendent James P. King shows that 469 pupils were examined, 244 were treated in school, 16 in the homes and that the nurse made 95 visits to schools, 73 to homes, accompanied 29 pupils to a doctor, 57 to a dentist, 3 to oculist and 10 to clinics that there was one tonsil operation and 12 pupils were excluded on account of contagious or suspected illness. Ten children were examined at a Chadwick clinic held by Dr. MacCarthy of Boston. Dental clinics were held in charge of Dr. John Bellows, Dr. Frank May, Dr. Raymond Palmer and Dr. S. R. Garland. |
BEDFORD
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| Mr. and Mrs. A. Agrillo are receiving congratulations on the birth of a daughter, Friday, at their home on South road. |
| Mrs. John Brown of Maple street returned home this week from Emerson hospital in Concord with her infant son. |
| Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cook closed their home on Page Road for the winter and have gone to live in Boston. |
| The many friends of Anna McGann of Springs road, are pleased to learn that she is home from the Emerson hospital where she underwent an operation for appendicitis. |
| Mrs. Howard Davis, who has been ill for some time, went for a short walk Wednesday and caught cold which developed into pneumonia and she is again in bed. Her many friends hope she will get well quick. |
Bedford Church In Christmas Program
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Sunday afternoon a Christmas Concert was held in the First Parish church in the center. It was under the direction of Kenneth W. Moffat, organist and choir master of the Winchester Unitarian church. The program is as follows: Organ, “A Rose Breaks Into Bloom,” by Brahms; “Jesu Bambino, Yon”; Senior Choir: “While By My Sheep,” Junst; “The Little Door,” Traditional; “Touro, Louro, Louro,” Old Carol; “Carol of the Russian Children,” Gaul; Junior Choir: “Come All Ye Shepherds,” Bohemian; “Angels We Have Heard On High,” French Carol; Congregational Hymn; Senior Choir: “How Far is it to Bethlehem,” Shaw; “Sleep Little Dove,” Traditional; “I Heard the Bells on Christmas,” Osgood; Benediction.
The soloists were: Dorothy Richards, soprano; Virginia Boynton, contralto; and Albert Raymond, baritone. In spite of the bad weather a great many attended.
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WOMAN SHOOTS DEAR
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| Mrs. Waino Williams who with her husband was deer hunting at Becket last week came home with a five point buck which Mrs. Williams shot. Mrs. Williams is an experienced hunter and trapper. Until a new trapping law went into effect a few years ago, she had great success in trapping in this section. |
CONCORD
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Mr. B. Alcott Pratt is now in the auditing department of Charles H. Tenney and Company.
Mr. George M. Brown, of the A & P store in Concord has moved from 3 Bedford street to 11 Bedford street.
Five hundred brook trout from the Marshfield Hatcheries were liberated in this section as part of a shipment consigned to this part of Middlesex County. One load of 1800 mixed fish has also been placed in White Pond, and a load of 1800 mixed fish has been put in Hat Shop Pond.
Special masses were celebrated in St. Bernard's Church, Concord Center, and Our Lady Help of Christian's Church Thursday morning in honor of the feast of the Immaculate Conception.
The Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar scholarship at Harvard has been awarded to Winthrop H. Lee, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Winthrop Lee of Monument street. Mr. Lee is in his Freshman year.
Miss Marion A. Barker well known Concord violinist has been appointed to the faculty of the Longy School of Music in Cambridge. She will participate in a concert by faculty members on Tuesday night, December 20th. |
| Monday morning found Ed Comeau and his crew busy removing snow from the streets at the business section. |
GOLDEN WEDDING
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| Concord—Mr. and Mrs. William Camps observed their Golden wedding anniversary with a turkey dinner party at the home of their son, William D. Camps, Fall River, Sunday. All the relatives, including their two sons and two daughters, were present. Mr. and Mrs. Camps were married in Mossley, England and came to this country 40 years ago. |
EVERY FRIEND CANVAS
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| The cordial thanks of the West Concord Union Church is extended to all who participated in or contributed to the “Every Friend Canvas” of last Sunday. To the fine body of church representatives the Church is deeply indebted, and also to Mrs. Josephine Pearce and her helpers, the Misses Hendrickson, who prepared and served the tasty lunch for the returning canvassers. |
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| Miss Velma Hinman, violin, and Miss Dorothy Miner, piano, talented young West Concord artists, are broadcasting over WBSO at 3:15 Thursday afternoons and many admirers take care to tune in on this station weekly and are always more than repaid. |
COMPANY H NOTES
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A regular drill of the Concord Artillery was held on Monday night at the State Armory. Instruction in advance gun drill, hand signals and interior guard duty were given during the drill period.
The non-commissioned officers held their regular weekly meeting on Thursday night. Lieutenant Hutchinson instructed in advance gun drill, and Sergeant Saatora instructed in hand signals. |
LIFE-LONG RESIDENT DIES
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Last Rites for Mrs. Ella Pierce Stearns in Concord
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Concord—Quaint and charming with a fountain, flower, and terraces, and a veritable part of old Concord, noticed and noted by all visitors, and known by all of Concord, is the little house and gardens at 7 Lexington Road, and gracious and charming and equally a part of true Concord were the two ladies who lived there, and those who had known the warmth and sweetness of their home will never forget it. And now Mrs. Ella Pierce Stearns has passed away, leaving old Concord, of which she was an integral part, to miss her and treasure her memory.
Mrs. Stearns passed away Sunday. She was born 86 years ago, daughter of Cyrus and Susan Ann (Parks) Pierce, in a house since moved to Monument street, then standing on the site where the Concord Town House now stands.
Forty-seven years ago she married Milo B. Stearns, a Pepperell man, who was an officer at the Massachusetts Reformatory, and they made their home in the quaint house which was the Pierce homestead, which her father had built in her infancy.
Mr. Stearns died 37 years ago, and her sister, Mrs. Frank N. Goff and Mr. Goff came to live with her, and since Mr. Goff's death in 1923, the two sisters have continued to live together, and Mrs. Goff is left a home in the family homestead as long as she lives.
Mrs. Stearns was a member of the Concord Woman's Club and the Concord Female Charitable Society.
Mrs. Stearns is survived by two brothers, Arthur Pierce, a general storekeeper, of Fitchburg, and Frank Pierce, dean of Concord business men who keeps a show store on the Mill Dam; two nephews, Frank A. Pierce, a Boston lawyer, living in Concord, and Everett E. Pierce, manager of the Concord Municipal Light Department; and three nieces, Mrs. Harvey Fletcher, wife of Col. Fletcher of the United States Army, stationed at Worcester; Mrs. Walter Webster and Miss Maude Gray, both of Philadelphia.
The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at her home, Rev. Edward P. Daniels, minister of the First Parish, conducted the service. Masses of beautiful flowers banked about the casket brought their message of deep love and respect.
The burial was in Sleepy Hollow cemetery, where Rev. Mr. Daniels pronounced the committal rites. |
DEATH CAME IN HER SLEEP
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Mrs. Sarah I. Back Was Widow of Police Officer
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Concord—Mrs. Sara Indiana (Rice) Back, widow of George Roscoe Back, a former Concord police officer, and a native and life long resident of Concord, died in her sleep last Thursday at her home Old Stow road, West Concord. She was in her 62nd year. Her husband was killed in 1907 when he was struck by a railroad train.
The funeral was held Friday afternoon at the Joseph Dee funeral parlors, Bedford Road. Rev. Alfred Wheeler Stone, pastor of the West Concord Union Church, conducted the services. Burial was in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
She is survived by an adopted son, Roscoe Back of Uxbridge. |
Concord D.A.R. Enjoy Program of Much Interest
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Concord—Old Concord Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, met at the Chapter House Saturday afternoon Regent Mrs. Wallace B. Conant presiding.
Mrs. Elwyn W. Harris gave an interesting reading from the Old Concord Chapter History and Scrap Book.
There was a musical program of unusual interest under the direction of Mrs. Wisner Park. Rev. Alfred Wheeler Stone, minister of the West Concord Union Church sang the following group of songs accompanied by his sister, Miss Mildred Stone. “Du Bist die Ruh,” Schubert; “The Sleigh,” a Russian song, Richard Kountz; “Rolling Down to Rio,” Edward German; “Danny Deever,” Damrosch.
Rev. Mr. Stone was in fine voice and his superb work aroused an enthusiastic encoring and applause.
The hostesses were Mrs. Arthur F. Blanchard, Mrs. William Brown and Mrs. A. G. Zeigler. |
MARLBORO
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PLANNING FOR JOINT WHIST PARTY
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Marlboro—St. Mary's parish Charitable Association and the Parisian Whist Club are organizing a mammoth charity whist party to be held in St. Mary's church Assembly hall next Monday.
The proceeds of the party will be used for the Christmas Basket Fund. The committees in charge in [sic] composed of Archie Cormier, president of the Charitable Association, and Mrs. Louis Buisson, president of the Parisian Whist Club and member [sic] of both organizations.
A large number of handsome prizes have already been donated by friends of the parish. The affair promises to be the largest ever held in St. Mary's parish. |
AUXILIARY OF U.S.W.V. ELECTS
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Mother and Two Daughters Take Office
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Marlboro—Mrs. Mary Hird of Maynard was elected president of the Bessie L. Marshall Auxiliary [of the United Spanish War Veterans] and her two daughters, the Misses Helen and Alice Hird, were chosen conductor and assistant conductor, respectively.
These other officers were elected: Senior vice president, Mrs. Evelyn Riley; junior vice president, Gladys Higgins; chaplain, Mrs. Lillian K. Barrett; patriotic instructor, Miss Mary McCarthy; historian, Mrs. Nellie Charter; conductor, Miss Helen Hird; assistant conductor, Miss Alice Hird; guard, Mrs. Myra Cutler; assistant guard, Mrs. Mary O'Donnell.
Miss Mary McCarthy, retiring president, was in charge of routine business and plans were made for a new Year's party. |
FACED MAN WITH A GUN
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Representative Rogers Attempted to Sooth Deranged Man
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Representative Edith Nourse Rogers and Representative Martin Maas of Minnesota faced a supposedly deranged man, Marlan M. Kennerer of Allentown, Pa., store clerk, who brandished a revolver in the House gallery yesterday and threw the session of the Congress into a turmoil. He said that he wanted to speak for 20 minutes on the floor without interruption.
Mrs. Rogers calmly walked towards the man and tried to sooth him by talking to him. He was later overpowered by the police who forced him to drop his gun over the gallery rail. Representative Rogers was formerly Congressman for the old district of which Marlboro was a part. |
THROWN FROM CAR IN CRASH
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Waltham Woman Was Taken to Marlboro Hospital
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Marlboro—A Waltham woman was injured when she was thrown clear of her car after it skidded, crashed into a tree and overturned down a slight embankment on the Boston Post road opposite the Post Road Garage last night about 5:00 o'clock.
The woman, Mrs. Alice G. Loynd, 38, of 102 Weston street, Waltham, was driving her sedan west on the Post road when the accident occurred. They took her into a roadside stand nearby and local police were notified.
Mrs. Loynd was taken to the Marlboro Hospital in the police ambulance where it was found she suffered multiple abrasions on the face and head and she was held for observation. Police believe she was driving alone.
Officers Albert Boudreau and William Fitzgerald investigated the accident. The Maynard men according to police, were Alfred Ritchie of 11 Maple street and Richard R. Waterhouse of 3 Acton court. Mrs. Loynd's car was badly damaged. |
SOUTH SUDBURY
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The Woman's Club is invited to visit the plant of the First National stores at Somerville on a tour of inspection, on Monday, Dec. 19. The bus will leave Bradshaw's store at 12.30 p.m. The trip is free and all who wish to take it should give their names to Mrs. Frank Norton, chairman of the American Home Committee.
A Community Christmas tree and party will be held at Memorial Chapel on Friday night, Dec. 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. There will be an entertainment and a present and candy for all. Every one large and small, old and young are cordially invited to come.
Miss Lilla Adams, who has been visiting here, went to New Bedford on Tuesday where she will spend the winter with her niece, Mrs. Frank Thrasher at 63 Walso street. |
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