The Westford Wardsman, April, 1911
Saturday, April 1, 1911
Center. The committee on electric street lights elected at the annual town meeting have held two conferences with the officials of the Lowell Electric Light Co. recently to arrange a contract to light the four villages of the township.
Miss Elizabeth Kittredge, a student at Vassar college, was an over Sunday guest of the Westford relatives. Tuesday she accompanied Mrs. Alvin Fisher to Vineyard Haven for a visit with Rev. and Mrs. L. H. Buckshorn.
The Whitney park committee have been recently holding meetings and as soon as weather is suitable the shrubbery will be set in the places marked out to receive it, and as the season advances this will prove the beauty spot it was intended. An effectual wire shield has been erected at the back of the baseball field.
Mrs. Henry B. Read will act in her old position as master of the ladies’ degree staff for the spring initiation in the grange.
Miss May Day, a student at Mt. Holyoke college, is enjoying the spring vacation at her home.
Miss Blanche Waller is at home for the spring vacation from her teaching in Maine.
A. H. Burnham, wife and son, Miss Lillian Atwood, Miss May Atwood and L. W. Wheeler were among those in attendance at the Farmers’ Institute at Chelmsford on Wednesday and enjoyed the good speakers, good music and dinner.
Westford grange goes to Acton grange on Thursday, April 12 by invitation, to its neighbors’ night and will present as part of the entertainment the play recently given here, “The famous [great] Plummer breach of promise case.”
The library will not be closed this spring, as the experiment last year proved that the annual cleaning could be done successfully while the building was open. An exception to this decision is that the library will not open for the usual hour on Sunday. The floors are being done over and with this plan they will have from Friday until Tuesday to dry.
The members will remember the Tadmuck club Tuesday afternoon, April 4, at three o’clock, with an attractive program, “Florida,” in charge of Mrs. David Wallace.
A. L. Griffin of Lawrence is reported to have purchased the Clarence A. Reid farm.
Organized. The board of selectmen, elected at town meeting, have organized for the year with Oscar R. Spaulding as chairman, Sherman H. Fletcher as secretary, and have made their various appointments as follows:
Frank E. Miller, superintendent of streets; H. L. Nesmith, local agent on brown-tail and gypsy moths; agent board of health, A. A. Hildreth; physician of the board of health, Dr. W. H. Sherman; sealer of weights and measures, A. A. Hildreth; inspector of meats, E. J. Whitney; forest warden, J. A. Healey; weighers of coal, C. H. Bicknell, Frederick Defoe, J. M. Fletcher, J. H. Fletcher, J. W. Fletcher, A. W. Hartford, E. T. Hanley, J. A. Healey, A. J. Healey, Ella M. Pyne, Eva F. Pyne, W. R. Taylor and Frank Willey; agent for burial of deceased soldiers and sailors, G. T. Day.
Chimney Fires. The bells rung for fire in the early afternoon of last Saturday and the trouble proved to be that the large house owned and occupied by H. B. Hall was seriously threatened. The roof, which was very dry, caught fire from sparks from the chimney and a brisk blaze was started. Members of the Edward M. Abbot hose company, with the fire extinguishers, responded and the incipient blaze was controlled with but small damage. The hose wagon with its apparatus was quickly on the scene, but was not needed.
Last week an alarm was sounded for another chimney fire at the home of Timothy Sullivan on the Boston road. This also was controlled before any appreciable damage was done.
About Town. The beautiful plumed pheasants have been seen recently near Brookside. “Thou shalt not kill,” says the law, and wisely and humanely so. The wasteful, reckless slaughter of bird life and forest resources makes the thoughtful emphasize the principle of “Conservation.”
It was a grand old reception to a grand old man that Rev. Benjamin H. Bailey fell in with last week Sunday at Dedham at the anniversary of his ordination fifty years ago, and where he served this parish seven years. The church was crowded with friends of the olden time and the new friendships of more recent days. Both by his voluntary offer and by request of members of the Westford parish he will give an address next Sunday on “Fifty years in the ministry.” The annual collection for the Unitarian association will be taken next Sunday.
The Oak hill H. E. Fletcher & Co. stone contractors are busy shipping stone to New York city for the Bankers’ Exchange building on Wall street. The building will be forty stories high.
The town auditors’ report shows only about $3,000 of uncollected taxes of the $30,000 that was voted to be raised. This small uncollected amount can only be accounted for in two ways—either an exceptional collector, or exceptional willingness on the part of the taxpayers to part with their money.
Albert and Samuel Talbert of Pelham, N.H., former students at the academy, were in town on Sunday.
William Wyman has been appointed on the executive committee in place of Mrs. Arthur Blodgett, who has efficiently served the usual allotted evenings. The next meeting will be held Friday evening, April 7.
The next meeting of Middlesex North Pomona grange will be held Friday at Odd Fellows’ hall, Lowell.
Joshua C. Decatur, whose early peep-of-day home was in Westford, but whose more recent life has been in the Boston market, has been seriously ill at a Boston hospital from a surgical operation.
Alfred W. Hartford left town this Saturday on an excursion for Washington.
John S. Greig left town on Wednesday on a pleasant trip to New York city.
The John H. Decatur place has been closed and the housekeeper, Mrs. Noyes, and goods are to be a part of the town of Gardner.
Fred H. Shorey is to move onto the Francis Fletcher place at Westford center on the Boston road.
Club Meeting. The Fortnightly club, true to its original design for amateurs to appear in song, dialogue, debate, reading and a general hand shaking good time, assembled all along these lines last week Friday evening. The program opened with:
Song, Mrs. Nuthall of Billerica; farce, “Fudge and a burglar,” cast—Caroline, Mrs. Arthur Blodgett; Mabel, Lillian Wright; Barbara, Eva Lawton; Edith, Mrs. Elizabeth Wyman; Laura, as a burglar, Mrs. Alma L. Gould; Mrs. Harver Gould, Ethel Shaw and Stella Chandler, school teachers, forming a tableau at the end; reading Mrs. Walter Wyman; recitation, Delia Cass of Littleton; tableau, George E. Gould, impersonating “Old Black Joe,” while the old familiar song was being sung behind the scenes; reading, Fred Blodgett; recitation, Ethel Shaw of Littleton, one of Eugene Field’s poems; solo, Edward Gamblin of Groton; farce, “Troubled by ghosts,” Jones, a landlord, Carl Wright; Jake, comedy Dutchman, Edwin Gould; Sam, a negro, Frank Shugrue; Smudge, a chimney sweep, Mrs. Wyman. [“Eugene Field, Sr. (1850-1895) was an American writer, best known for his children’s poetry and humorous essays.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Field]
The committee who planned and carried out the evening’s entertainment were Mrs. Arthur Blodgett, Lillian Wright and Mrs. Edwin Gould.
Forge Village. Mr. and Mrs. John Bennett of Worcester have been recent visitors at the home of Alvin S. Bennett.
Archie Bennett of Boston spent a couple of days visiting his grandfather, Alvin S. Bennett last week.
The many friends of Miss Grace Lawrence will be pleased to learn of her recovery from the injury received a while ago.
Mrs. Lucretia Reed has been confined to her home for the last few weeks. The many friends of her daughter, Mrs. George Reed of Lowell, will be pained to hear of her death, which occurred at their home last week. Mrs. Lissa Richardson of Townsend spent the week-end with her aunt, Mrs. Lucretia Reed.
George Wilson, William DeRohen and Fred Naylor were guests of Mr. Hilliard of Groton on a trip to Boston last Thursday.
Communion services will be held in St. Andrew’s mission on Sunday morning at 8:45 o’clock.
Wednesday evening the usual Lenten services were held at the mission, Rev. A. L. Bumpus, the pastor, having charge. The choir held a rehearsal immediately after the services.
The Ladies’ Sewing circle met in Recreation hall on Wednesday afternoon. A dainty luncheon was served at the conclusion of the meeting.
The choir of St. Catherine’s church are rehearsing for the services to be held in Abbot hall on Easter Sunday morning. They are also rehearsing for the concert to be given in Abbot hall on April 18, in the form of a home party, and are doing excellent work. Many of the parishioners who reside here attended the meeting in Healey’s hall last Sunday evening, to take action on the building of an addition to St. Catherine’s church, which is being remodeled this spring.
Mrs. Elmer Nutting [nee Mary E. Splain] has been spending the last couple of weeks with her sister, Mrs. Frank Rose [nee Margaret Ellen Splain] of Belmont.
Miss Marjorie Rose of Belmont spent Saturday and Sunday with her grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Splain.
Richard Keefe of Townsend Harbor visited with his aunt, Mrs. John Carmichael on Sunday.
Mrs. George Rose [nee Mary Ella Ward] and son of Belmont spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Mary A. Ward.
Mrs. Robert Orr of this village spent Sunday visiting relatives at the George Little farm.
Mrs. Ephraim Reed died at her home on Pine street on Friday of last week, at the age of thirty-four years, after a lingering illness. The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon and was in charge of Undertaker Gregg [Greig] of Westford, the burial being in Westlawn cemetery. The bearers were Mr. Murray, Orrin Murray, Bert Comey and William Hosmer.
The daughter of Thomas Finn of Pond street met with a very painful injury while at work in the mill of the Abbot Worsted Company on Tuesday. She was immediately attended by the family physician.
Saturday, April 8, 1911
Center. Mrs. Will E. Carver and baby daughter are staying with Mr. and Mrs. John Feeney.
Master Morton Seavey was taken to the Lowell General hospital last week for the removal of adenoids. The “Major” met this ordeal with characteristic philosophy and is now quite his sturdy self again.
Leon F. Hildreth, who has been having the week of vacation from the Lowell high school, has been enjoying a visit with his old schoolmate, John Draper at Auburndale. Miss Lillian Draper, with her mother, Mrs. Nelly P. Draper, have returned from a trip to New York city, where they visited a Wellesley classmate of Miss Lillian.
George T. Day, who has been on the sick list, is more comfortable.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Osgood enjoyed visiting last week Rev. and Mrs. C. P. Marshall at their home in Quincy. Mr. Marshall likes his Quincy pastorate, although its conditions vary much from his former work here. Both Mr. and Mrs. Marshall sent friendliest greetings to their many friends here.
Miss Grace Lumbert, who has been for several weeks with her brother and family in Oxford, has returned home and is improving from her recent ill turn.
Henry M. Wright of Quincy has been spending several days this week with his brother, H. D. Wright.
Irving P. Wright of Westbrook, Me., was an over Sunday guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Wright, in their new home. A little daughter has recently come into the family circle which makes the third child in his home.
Miss Julia Hall has been enjoying the spring vacation at home from her teaching and was a guest at the Tadmuck club on Tuesday.
A pleasant whist party was held in the parlors of the Unitarian vestry last week Friday evening. The arrangements were in charge of Mrs. A. H. Sutherland and Mrs. H. V. Hildreth. Mrs. Noah Prescott attained the highest score. Refreshments of chocolate and cake were served.
The Edward M. Abbot hose company held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening at headquarters on Boston road. Fred A. Smith served a most attractive supper and a social evening was enjoyed.
At a meeting of the selectmen last Saturday evening, David L. Greig and John A. Healey were licensed as undertakers. Alec Fisher was granted a slaughter-house license. David L. Greig was appointed hearse driver. Henry O. Keyes was refused a permit to move a windmill tower through the streets of the town.
A. L. Griffin and family of Lawrence, who have bought the Clarence Reid farm, are expected to take possession at once.
Tadmuck Club. The regular meeting of the Tadmuck club took place in library hall on Tuesday afternoon. The pretty building fresh from its spring cleaning and renovating, looked especially attractive. The program for the afternoon was the last in the series for the season’s special study of Spanish North America that have proved most interesting and instructive.
The special topic for this meeting was “Florida,” in charge of Mrs. David Wallace. Mrs. Wallace read a paper entitled “The story of Florida,” by Miss M. Eudora Jones of Lunenburg. Miss Jones was unable to be present in person, but her ably written paper was much appreciated. Miss Lillian Atwood contributed a second paper, called “Experiences in a sailboat on a Florida river.” This was a most original chronicle of a trip of two weeks between Dayton and Palm Beach on the Indian river, which is really an inlet of the Atlantic ocean. Miss Clara Smith read this paper for Miss Atwood, who was not able to be present.
The club voted a vote of thanks to the writers of these two papers. The president appointed a nominating committee to report at the next meeting which is the annual meeting, consisting of Misses Fletcher, Foster and Norris. Flowers and greetings were sent to Miss Mary E. Drew at the Lowell General hospital. The next meeting will be a literary topic and holds much promise of interest. It will be “Victor Hugo,” in charge of Miss Bunce and Miss Leighton.
Library Books. New books are being added to the library, and the following attractive list are ready for circulation:
Bennett, R. A. The shogun’s daughter | B472.2 |
Burnham, C. L. Clever Betsy | B966.15 |
Child, R. W. Join hands | C5365.2 |
Cutting, M. S. Unforeseen | C991.4 |
Daviess, M. F. The road to Providence | D256.3 |
Grayson, D. Adventures in friendship | G784.2 |
Grey, Z. Heritage of the desert | G845.2 |
Hutchinson, M. F. Captain Ferrercourt’s widow | H977.2 |
Jerome, J. K. Passing of the third floor back | J564.5 |
Laughlin, C. E. Everybody’s lonesome | L374.2 |
Porter, S. (O. Henry), Whirligigs | P8475.2 |
Richmond, G. S. Red Pepper Burns | R532.2 |
Stuart, R. M. Sonny’s father | S935.8 |
White, S. E. Rules of the game | W588.5 |
Wright, M. O. Princess Flower Hat | X89.494 |
Death. Mrs. Ellen H. Richards’ death last week was learned with much sadness by her Westford friends. She was a native of our neighboring town of Dunstable, and with her parents moved to Westford about 1858. Her father, Peter Swallow, kept a store in the building owned by Homer M. Seavey, between his house and the library. “Nelly,” as she was called at that time and as she is pleasantly remembered by her contemporaries, attended Westford academy while Hon. John D. Long was principal. Her friends here have always followed her career with much pride and interest, and she on her side has always retained a sincere love and interest in Westford and its progress. Since the Tadmuck club was organized she has addressed its members twice and was most appreciatively received. The first time was in December, 1908, when she spoke on “Food values,” and the second time in November, 1909, on “Domestic science.” Both of these addresses were full of wisdom and trained common sense.
About Town. “Red” Seth Walker, who has been remembered with the visiting lagrippe while in Worcester, is gathering back the last missing links of his former strength at the old open fireside of his boyhood home at the Walker homestead of hospitality on [148] Main street. His son Charles is with him taking on the tan of changeable, breezy April. This is a humane improvement over the tan that the writer took in student days at the old Stony Brook school. The Advent conference has returned Mr. Walker back to Lowell, where he was an eloquent and efficient exponent of the doctrines of that Advent church. He has already arrived at his mission field and will live in Lowell.
A Chelmsford farmer was seen plowing last Saturday. Come now where are those Stony Brook farmers that plant peas in February and potatoes on St. Patrick’s day in the morning? Not a furrow started yet or a seed left the warm chimney closet, and at the time of writing we are more threatened with thoughts of a sleighride than thoughts of eating green peas on June 10, as last year’s February planting declared a dividend on that date.
Albert D. Taylor observed Sunday with friends in town. He is still a landscape gardener with Warren H. Manning of Boston.
The farm which William R. Taylor recently purchased has a small growth, mostly oak, on the steep bank overhanging the Stony Brook. Close to the water’s edge is a tree known as the “level wood,” and authority says there is only one other tree like it in town. For a bill of particulars inquire of John Australia O’Brien on the Vose road. He owns the other specimen.
Surveyors have been working on the Stony Brook road, spending considerable time at the bridge spanning the Stony Brook highway. Rumor has it to mean a new iron bridge in place of the low wooden structure, and continued surveying elsewhere is interpreted as double tracking the road. It is nearly certain now that the Nashua and Acton road will have new and heavier rails laid in the spring.
The assessors are on the hustle of a search to get on the trail of the sources from whence cometh that money voted at the annual town meeting.
Irving Wright was in town on Sunday visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willy M. Wright. He is employed in a papermill at Westbrook, Me., and has three children, the youngest ten days old.
George W. Hunt, an old timer in the Stony Brook district, was in town on Sunday, looking for those that are left.
Several of the children of Lawyer James Stewart Murphy of Lowell are enjoying the sleighride days of April at the “Old Oaken Bucket” farm at the corner of Lowell and Stony Brook road, close by the sheltering pines on the northern slope of Francis [sic] hill.
Rev. Benjamin H. Bailey gave a historical and inspiring account of his stewardship of fifty years in the ministry at the Unitarian church last Sunday, reviewing the important events and changes – theological and social – that have taken place since his ordination at Dedham, and the parishes he has served at Portland, Gloucester and Westford. These churches have all had an ancient and honorable record, and noted men and women of courage and opinions, the Westford church being the youngest organized, November 27, 1727.
Home Source of Supply. George C. Moore would like to accommodate the town with electricity by putting in a plant at his mill at Westford station, and making a general clearing up of this property. Talk about killing two birds with one stone, this is the nearest aim at it the town has had since it was incorporated. True it would necessarily cause a little delay in lighting the streets, but what of a few months’ continuation without lights, when we remember that we have been more than 6,000 years without lighting the streets. Compared with this, a few months diminishes to a moment. We can afford to grope in darkness an additional moment for the sake of the home source of supply. If this is not a good Board of Trade doctrine, lay down some foreign proposition and disprove it.
Forge Village. Lenten services were held in St. Andrew’s mission on Wednesday evening and were well attended. A meeting of the Girls’ Friendly society followed the service and the Ladies’ Sewing circle held their regular meeting on Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. William Flanagan is still confined to her home by illness.
The many friends of Matthew Elliott will be sorry to learn of his illness.
The personal property and stock in the store owned by George E. Mountain was sold at public auction on Wednesday.
The house, furniture, store and contents, and all property belonging to Victor Pigeon were sold at public auction on Thursday and Friday of this week. Mr. Pigeon is to remove west.
Cameron school reopened Monday morning after the vacation of two weeks.
Mrs. Dona Ricord is ill at her home on Pond street.
Joseph Leclerc and family of North Chelmsford have removed to their new home on Central street.
Miss Herbert Northrup has left for Pepperell, where she has accepted a position on the Peck farm.
Mrs. John Morton of Lowell visited with her sister, Mrs. Fennimore Morton, this week. Little Miss Laura Morton is now the guest of her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. John Morton of Lowell.
Pierre Ricord is ill at his home with a very severe cold.
The choir in charge of Mrs. Mary F. Hanley are rehearsing for high mass to be sung on Easter Sunday.
Mrs. Joseph Lacourse is confined to her home by illness.
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Obituary. Last Sunday, Myron P. and Marshall Swallow were called to Trinity chapel, Boston, to the funeral of their cousin, Mrs. Ellen H. Richards, who died at her home in Jamaica Plain, March 30, after a brief illness with angina pectoris.
She was the daughter of Peter and Fanny Gould (Taylor) Swallow and was born at the old Swallow homestead in Dunstable, December 3, 1842.
In 1870, she graduated from Vassar college and received the degree of A.M. in 1873, and from Massachusetts Institute of Technology the degree of S.B.
In 1875, she was married to Professor Robert H. Richards, the oldest alumnus of the institute, an active mining engineer and professor at Tech.
Mrs. Richards was a great worker and valuable professor in sanitary chemistry and many other branches of science.
In the investigation of the State water supply, over 10,000 were sent to her laboratory for analysis.
During the thirty-five years that she has dispersed scientific knowledge and conducted original research work at the Institute as professor of water, air and food analysis she has written practical books on “Chemistry of cooking and cleaning,” “Food materials and their adulterations,” “Home sanitation,” “The cost of living,” “Air, water and food,” “First lesson in minerals,” “The cost of food,” “The cost of shelter,” “First lessons in food and diet,” “The art of right living,” and “Sanitation in daily life.”
The Boston Journal said: “In the death of Mrs. Richards, Technology loses a brilliant member of its faculty, and America loses one of its foremost women scientists. Her studies in water, food and air won for her a place in the front rank of women scientists of the world, and she was in great demand in all parts of the country as a lecturer and consulting expert on these subjects.
She had the unusual distinction for a woman of being a member of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, and was president of the Home Economics association.
Saturday, April 15, 1911
Center. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wright of Brookline have recently crossed the continent and joined Mrs. Elizabeth Whitney [Walter’s mother-in-law] in California and they will later return home together.
The patrons of our branch line electrics were glad to welcome motorman John Sherlock back to his old post this last week after several weeks of enforced absence from sickness.
Mr. Lindsey, who assumed charge of the Brigham farm last fall, has resigned to accept the position of superintendent of routes for the Boston Ice Co. He went to his new duties this last week, but his family will not move immediately.
Mrs. O. V. Wells and baby daughter have been enjoying a visit in Amesbury this past week.
Mrs. Thomas Fisher entertained the Thimble club at her home in Lowell on Tuesday of this week. Luncheon was served by the hostess, accompanied by an afternoon of sociability.
The snow storm on Sunday morning made the attendance at the churches necessarily small. At the Congregational church the evening service was omitted, as some of its regular attendants come from considerable distance. Sleighs were in evidence during the day.
Alfred W. Hartford returned from his Washington trip last week, reporting a thoroughly enjoyable time, meeting and shaking hands with President Taft, being one of his experiences.
Special Easter music will be a feature of the Easter services at both the Congregational and Unitarian churches.
Mrs. Florence Isles, who has until recently acted as housekeeper for Dr. C. A. Blaney, has gone to Lowell with her daughter Hilda to fill a similar position.
One day last week, while J. Henry Colburn and Pearl Harmon were at work painting on Will Wood’s barn, the staging broke and precipitated them both to the ground, a distance of about eighteen feet. Both men received a bad shaking up, but fortunately no bones were broken.
Eliot F. Humiston, who has been quite sick, is much improved.
Miss Annie Wright, who has been employed in the Oscar R. Spaulding household, has left there, going to New York to visit and then returning to her home in the Provinces, where she is to be married.
Rev. C. C. P. Hiller, who preached at the Congregational church here for two years previous to Rev. Mr. Marshall’s pastorate, and was also pastor of the Graniteville M.E. church at the same time, has been assigned to Everett, First church. Mr. Hiller closes a six-year pastorate at the Wesleyan Methodist church, Springfield, to go to Everett.
Miss Julia H. Fletcher gave a piano recital at her home on Saturday afternoon for her pupils. Those who participated most creditably were Edward Read, Fletcher Abbot, Robert Abbot, Hazel Hartford, Freda Johnson, Pauline Wallace, Eleanor Cameron and Marjory Cameron. Mrs. A. M. Sanderson of Nashua, N.H., was present and played for the pupils. Mrs. Sanderson will be remembered as Miss Melendy, who played so skillfully at one of our Tadmuck club musicales.
Grange. At the last regular meeting of the grange, the first and second degrees were conferred on a class of eighteen by the regular officers as follows: Misses Hazel B. Hartford, Evelyn Hamlin, Beatrice Sutherland, Lillian Sutherland, Catherine Connell, Rachael Wall, Bertha Galbraith, Ruth Furbush, Hilda Islas and Minnie Whitney, Mrs. Ella G. Langley, Mrs. Mary C. Lindsey, Mrs. Jennie Seifer and Mrs. Sarah Harris, Charles E. Woods, Thomas O’Brien and Hamilton Whitney.
This class will receive third and fourth degrees at the next meeting, April 20, with third degree by the ladies’ staff and fourth degree by the regular officers, followed by a supper in charge of J. Henry Colburn. Visiting patrons cordially welcome.
Westford grange was invited to Acton grange for their neighbors’ night on Tuesday evening of this week. Weather and traveling were such that the trip was a pleasant one for the good delegation that went. There was no barge, but a number of single teams. The Westford members contributed as their share of the entertainment a play, “The great Plummer breach-of-promise case,” which was very pleasantly received. Following is the cast:
Judge Wright | L. W. Wheeler |
Ben Scoggs, bailiff | A. H. Sutherland |
Alonzo Highty-Tighty, defendant | James Hartford |
Abigail Plummer, plaintiff | Miss Martha Grant |
John Goodman, counsel for plaintiff | S. L. Taylor |
Mrs. Alonzo Highty-Tighty, a spectator | Miss Grace Robinson |
Witnesses for the plaintiff: | |
Jane Walsh | Mrs. L. W. Wheeler |
Lucy Webber | Miss Edith M. Lawrence |
Bridget O’Roney | Mrs. A. H. Sutherland |
Mrs. Charity Plummer | Mrs. J. E. Knight |
Witnesses for the defendant: | |
Mercy Love | Miss Mattie Crocker |
Athelia Oldgirl | Mrs. Henry Coburn |
About Town. Edmund B. Whitney commenced searching for stone [i.e., digging] Saturday on the lot recently purchased of Amos Polly on the Lowell road near Brookside. The new overturned sod in the search for stone looks like a new house some day, and these preliminaries are cellar-wall promises.
At the last meeting of Middlesex North Pomona grange, it was voted expedient to hold the September meeting with Westford grange at Westford.
John Haley on the Stony Brook road has sold his herd of cows to Alexander Fisher. Mr. Haley will retire from the milk business henceforth, forward and onward.
The weather kicking up objections, the attendance at the Board of Trade meeting on Wednesday evening at town hall had to be counted as “scattering.” Edward Fisher presided and Charles O. Prescott was recorder of thoughts. Several committees reported “things were coming our way.” The street lighting committee stirred up the most good-natured fighting enthusiasm. The committee are making an effort to have street lighting continuous from Westford to Lowell, via Brookside, West and North Chelmsford, following the line of the electric railway. So far the only “remonstrant” heard from was “expense.”
It was a nice, jolly party of schoolmates and close fitting friends that gathered at the Banister homestead on the Lowell road on Saturday evening and celebrated with song, games, refreshments and interchange of cheery spirits, the eighteenth birthday of Seth Banister. Everybody felt young with him. May this feeling be abiding.
A grass rubbish fire got the right of way on Wednesday at the Robinson home on the Providence road and made quite a lively scare time in threatening to be uncontrollable. It met a subdued feeling before much damage was done.
At a meeting of the Westford A. A. held at the town hall on Wednesday evening the following officers were elected: Edward Fisher, pres.; Chas. M. Trull, vice pres.; William R. Taylor, sec.; J. Herbert Fletcher, treas.; Oscar R. Spalding, Edward A. Hamlin, Walter J. Merritt, Edward T. Hanley, Alfred W. Hartford, directors.
The writer acknowledges with permanent exhilaration and closely fitting the framework of his temperament, the receipt of a copy of the pamphlet entitled “The Groton Community,” from Edward A. Richardson of Ayer.
McAllister F. MacDougall, one of our academy boys and student at the Agricultural college at Amherst, has by good marks in studies and good marksmanship in rifle practice become a member of the college rifle team. He stands high in the team and the team stands high in the sporting world, having defeated all teams but one. Young McAllister will spend the summer with his old schoolmate, Geo. A. Drew, at Greenwich, Conn.
Mrs. Herbert Coffin of South Berwick, Me., has been visiting her aunt and uncle, Miss Belle and Charles E. Walker at the old homestead on Main street.
Donald J. McLeod has sold his farm at Parkerville to a Mr. Gates of Lowell. Mr. McLeod will leave town and reside with relatives on the Cape and engage in the ice cream industry.
Andrew Carlson of West Chelmsford, while handling stone at the quarry of the H. E. Fletcher Company on Oak hill, had the working walking capacity of his foot badly interfered with by a falling stone last Saturday. Dr. Wells arrived and dressed his foot in a style that it has not worn for years.
Public Hearing. There will be a public hearing at the Brookside station on Monday, April 24, before the railroad commissioners in regard to contemplated changes on the railroad bridge on the Stony Brook road that spans the Stony Brook highway. The bridge has been considered unsafe and recently extra supports have been placed under the bridge and in the highway sufficiently to make it necessary to display lanterns at night, warning of danger. The bridge is not only unsafe but low enough to prove an obstruction to covered barges and high loads generally. The last person to get pinched under this bridge was Daniel H. Sheehan, the well-known Tadmuck Brook manufacturer and lumber sawyer. It was while moving his portable engine to Carlisle that he came to a stop standstill on account of the low bridge and too high an engine. Daniel will certainly be at the hearing.
Forge Village. Herbert Sprague and William Galgay of Cambridge were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson on Sunday.
Percy Wilson spent Saturday and Sunday visiting friends in Boston.
Miss Luella Prescott returned to Andover last Sunday, after visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Prescott.
Palm Sunday was observed in Abbot hall on Sunday morning. Rev. E. T. Schofield celebrated mass and the regular choir sang the service. The passion of the Saviour was read in three different languages, so that all who attended might understand and palm branches were distributed among the congregation in honor of Christ’s entry into Jerusalem.
On Easter Sunday, high mass will be celebrated by Rev. M. E. Doherty and special music will be rendered by the full choir under the direction of Mrs. Mary F. Hanley, the organist.
Little Master Holt of Andover was the guest of his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Prescott, last week.
The Misses Delia Drake, May Cherry, Annie Orr and Minnie White were the young ladies from this village who received the sacrament of confirmation at Ayer last week Friday evening.
Harry Lewis of North Littleton, N.H., a former resident of this village, is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Sweatt.
In St. Andrew’s mission on Easter morning, holy communion will be administered at 8:45 o’clock, Rev. A. L. Bumpus having charge. Special music will be sung by the full vested choir. At 3:15 o’clock Sunday afternoon, the children’s service will take place, followed by baptism. At 4:15 o’clock evening prayer will be held. Rev. A. L. Bumpus will preach.
On Tuesday evening, April 18, the members of St. Catherine’s parish will give the musical comedy, “The gypsy wedding,” in Abbot hall. There will be special music by the colonial orchestra and by the Oxford Mandolin club; also, vocal and instrumental solos. Dancing will follow the entertainment and ice cream and cake will be served. The proceeds of the affair will be used for the benefit of the church, and all are promised a good time.
Graniteville. Workmen have already commenced making alterations on the Harris house [33 Broadway], so-called, that was recently purchased by Dr. W. H. Sherman. A new wing has been added that will be used for an office and laboratory, and the whole house is being wired for electric lights. P. H. Harrington has the contract for the carpenter work.
Mrs. Harris and daughter Ethel are spending a few days with relatives in Lowell before leaving for Fairhaven, where they intend to make their home.
The Ladies’ Aid society of the M. E. church met at the home of Mrs. Fred Provost on Thursday afternoon.
Miss Annie Healey, who has spent the last few months in the south, has returned to her home here.
The last of the Lenten devotions were held in Healy’s hall on Friday evening, Good Friday. A large number were in attendance.
Miss Lydia Walsh has recently returned from a brief visit spent with friends in Boston and vicinity.
Instituted. A new order of the Companions of the Foresters of America was instituted in West Chelmsford last week Friday night in Marshall’s hall by Mrs. Julia McCarty, grand chief companion of Lynn, assisted by Mrs. Julia Wall, grand outer grand of Graniteville, who acted as Marshall. This circle will be known as the Stony Brook circle, No. 1050, C.F. of A. The meeting was formally opened with the grand chief companion, Mrs. McCarty, presiding, and the following members of Cameron circle of this village in the different positions: Mrs. Ellen Healy, s.c.c.; Mrs. Bessie Robinson, r.s.; Elizabeth Harrington, t.s.; Martha Doucette, r.g.; Hannah Harrington, l.g.; Dora LeDuc, i.g.; Minnie Sedwith, o.g. All the members of the newly formed circle were initiated by the grand officers present and in the regular order of business the election of officers took place and resulted as follows: Miss Catherine Dunn, j.p.c.c.; Mary O’Brien, c.c.; Isabelle McNaughton, s.c.c.; Eva Carlson, rec. sec.; Mary Flynn, fin. sec.; Cassie Jones, g.; Esther Johnson, r.g.; Effie Johnson, l.g.; Fanny Anderson, i.g.; Mary Mooney, o.g.; Elizabeth Newbold, trustee 1 yr.; Hulda Carlson, trustee 2 yrs.; Mrs. Emma McGlinchey, trustee 3 yrs.; Dr. F. E. Varney of North Chelmsford, asst. physician. All of the above-named officers of Stony Brook circle were legally installed by Julia McCarty, g.c.c., and Julia Wall, g.o.g., acting as grand Marshall. Miss Mary A. Dunn was the efficient pianist of the evening. For the good of the order, the grand chief companion, Mrs. McCarty, was heard in a very pleasing address, during which she congratulated the new members of Stony Brook circle for the fine showing made, and judging from the enthusiasm already shown, a very bright future awaits them. She also thanked the members of Cameron circle for their kindness and interest shown in the formation of the new circle, particularly Mrs. Julia Wall, who organized it. Mrs. Maria Wall has been chosen as deputy for the new circle.
Saturday, April 22, 1911
Center. Mrs. Annie Barnard and her daughter, Miss Florence Barnard, have been visiting at Mrs. Willis Hildreth’s.
Mrs. E. G. Bernhart of New York is a guest at the Greig Fairview farm.
Howard Ferguson is at home from Island Falls, Me., spending a vacation with his parents.
Miss Lucy Soule, who is a teacher in a private school in Baltimore, Md., is enjoying the spring vacation with Miss Edna Ferguson. They were formerly classmates together at Putnam Hall school, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Mrs. Jaques and daughter Dorothy of Malden have been spending the Easter vacation at William Sutherland’s.
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Wright observed the twelfth anniversary of their marriage on Tuesday, April 18.
Harvey W. Tarbell of Lowell, landscape gardener, has a gang of men at work at the Whitney park, putting on the finishing touches, raking and rolling the ground and setting out the shrubbery, which like all the rest of this extensive improvement, is done at Mrs. Whitney’s expense.
Charles D. Howard of Concord, N.H., State chemist, has recently been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. This honor came as a surprise to Mr. Howard, but he is well qualified for admission to such a leading scientific body as the organization. Mr. Howard recently gave an address before the Franklin Board of Trade on “Food adulterations and inspections,” that was well received. Mr. Howard is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Howard.
A new plan is to be tried at the library by which any person wishing one of the new books, which are in great demand, may have it reserved for him by the payment of one cent. This pays for [a] postal card upon which the applicant writes his address and the name of the book. This card is left at the library and when the book returns it is reserved over one library day for the applicant, and the card mailed to him. This plan is used in many places, and if it proves satisfactory here will be continued.
There is a charming set of views from the Library Art club now on exhibition at the library called “Historic dress in America.” To the student of old costumes, pewter, silver, etc., this exhibit is of unusual interest.
A number from Westford attended the special celebration of Patriots’ day at Lowell on Wednesday. Among those in the parade were G.A.R. veterans, John Wilson and Everett Woods, the latter going with the Ayer delegation. Leon F. Hildreth was in line with the Lowell high school cadets.
Fred A. Smith took a barge party of about ten to enjoy the Sunset party at Littleton the evening of Patriots’ day, and a number went in their own conveyances. Flags were much in evidence throughout the village that day.
Dr. Cyril A. Blaney is absent from town this week and on his return brings a bride with him. Many good wishes to the doctor and further particulars next week.
A fire burned over several acres of sprout land on Monday near Pine Ridge station, mostly owned by O. R. Spalding. Help was summoned from Westford and Graniteville, and those who responded did good work, many going the second time when the fire broke out again, as another fire was kindled by sparks from the engine on the Nashua and Acton railroad, which was the contributing cause.
The body of the late Myron Woods was brought to Westford on Monday and interred by kindred dust at Fairview. The funeral was held at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Dean in Canton. The deceased was seventy-two years of age and passed away after a twelve days’ struggle with pneumonia. He is survived by three daughters—Mrs. Deane, with whom he made his home, and Mrs. Hugh Ferguson and Mrs. David Sherman of Westford.
Tadmuck Club. The regular meeting of the Tadmuck club took place in library hall on Tuesday afternoon, but owing to other happenings coming the same date, the attendance was small, which was to be regretted for the program was one of much excellence. It was one of Miss Loker’s rare absences, owing to sickness in her household, and Miss Ella Hildreth, vice president, presided. The subject, “Victor Hugo,” was in charge of Miss Mary P. Bunce and Miss Ida E. Leighton.
Miss Leighton had prepared a splendid paper that depicted well the lights and shades in the character of this man of genius and made evident a ready conversance with his masterpieces. This adds one more to the season’s papers of real excellence. Miss Bunce reviewed “Les Miserables,” with skilful discrimination, and gave other extracts from this gifted writer, and Rev. B. H. Bailey read one of his poems, entitled “The poor fisher folk,” with characteristic skill of interpretation. This completes the last working program of the season, which has proved so profitable and enjoyable.
The president has called a special business meeting to consider matters of importance to the welfare of the club for next Tuesday afternoon at the usual time and place, and it is earnestly hoped the members will make an effort to respond to this call.
The last meeting, May 8, will be the social, plans for which will be announced later. At the business session on Tuesday afternoon, the following officers were elected to serve for another year: Miss Sarah W. Loker, pres.; Miss Ella F. Hildreth, vice pres.; Mrs. L. W. Wheeler, sec. and treas.
Concert. The trip to Lowell on Tuesday evening to attend the concert proved most successful and enjoyable. A special car was arranged for by several members of the Masonic lodges, which left here at 6:45. The concert was at the First Universalist church, Lowell, and was by the “Meistersingers,” combined from the well-known Weber, Shubert and Harvard quartets, assisted by Elvie Burnett Willard, reader. The fine music and clever reader made a most enjoyable evening’s entertainment. About fifty-two availed themselves of the opportunity to hear them.
Whist Party. Mrs. A. H. Sutherland gave a whist and social good time for her daughter Beatrice last Saturday evening in honor of the young lady’s eighteenth birthday. There were four tables for whist. Evelyn Hamlin scored highest with forty-five points for the ladies, and John Feeney for the gentlemen with forty-six points. Ice cream, cake and candies were served and the young people had a merry time and in taking their departure sincerely wished their young hostess many happy returns of the day. The same pleasant group were entertained the Monday evening previous at Miss Evelyn Hamlin’s home [2 Hildreth St.], and Miss Gertrude Hamlin was at home from boarding school for the spring vacation to enjoy the festivities.
Easter Services. It was cold and unseasonable for the observance of the beautiful Easter tide, but the day was fittingly observed at both the churches. At the Congregational church the decorations were of potted plants and a generous grouping of beautiful Easter lilies. Rev. Wallace’s message was “The resurrection gospel.” The members of the Sunday school assisted in the service with choruses and E. G. Boynton and Mrs. Charles D. Colburn sang solos and the regular choir sang the glad message of Easter. At the close of the service an especially beautiful pot of Easter lilies was sent to Mrs. John Wilson, who remains so ill at her home.
About Town. Although the spring is bashful about introducing itself to early farm work, yet there are strips here and there to prove that it has a few early freaks left over perhaps from some of its early springs. One such left over is an apple tree limb in blossom, a part of the farm property of William R. Taylor.
Those who find the railroad bridge that spans the Stony Brook highway interfering with their views of high loading will remember the hearing that is to be held before the railroad commissioners at Brookside station next Monday.
Fred A. and Esther Perry Taylor Snow had their youngest baby, Stanley Law Snow [born Oct. 14, 1910, West Chelmsford], christened at the village church, West Chelmsford last Sunday.
Last Sunday evening at the village church, West Chelmsford, [an] individual communion set was presented to the church by Mrs. Charles E. Spaulding, Carl E. Spaulding and Mrs. Lulu Johnson, in memory of their father and mother, Frank and Emma Spaulding. The presentation was made by Rev. Charles E. Spaulding, a former minister of the church [1886-1889]. Frank Spaulding is well remembered by Westford people as a member of the old Dunstable band and Spalding light cavalry and Mrs. Spaulding as a sweet singer in the village church.
The body of the late Mrs. Hannah M. Floydin, who died at Danvers asylum, was buried in Fairview cemetery last Saturday. Mrs. Floydin leaves one son in West Chelmsford, where her home had been for several years; also, three sisters and two brothers. She was a native of Sweden and was fifty-nine years old.
The Phillips family of Lowell have moved into the house vacated by the Moran family on the Lowell road near Westford station. Mrs. Phillips will be remembered as Miss Susie Whitney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Julian Whitney. Mr. Phillips is employed on the roads.
Leonard W. Wheeler was first in planting peas this year on April 10, the writer [Samuel L. Taylor] following on April 14. Just 40 days, 4 hours and 59 seconds later than last year. Now who is there that says that spring isn’t late?
Amos Polley is rushing the potatoes right through the frost into the ground, preparatory to an early rush to the market before we tell Canada to come on and take possession of our markets.
The most important real estate transaction in Westford for some time is the sale of the Brookside Worsted mills, owned by George C. Moore, to the Bigelow Carpet Co. Mr. Ferguson, the new superintendent, has moved into the Hamblett cottage and will be ready to assume his new duties as soon as Mr. Moore fills the orders on hand, when the sale took place.
Striped snakes are out in search of warm weather. Their eyesight is better than their judgment sight in appearing out in these frosty environments, but hunger may have warped their judgment.
J. P. Emerson, auctioneer, will sell by public auction, horses, cows, wagons, old-fashioned furniture and farming tools, the property of G. E. Gould, Westford Center. The sale will be held on Saturday, April 22, at twelve o’clock sharp.
Entertainment. It was an appreciative audience and well-rounded out in numbers that gathered in the Unitarian church on Friday evening of last week for the musical entertainment given by the Nevin quartet of Fitchburg, consisting of Grace S. Chandler, soprano; Dr. Ernest H. Page, tenor; Florence M. Herson, alto; Clifton Wood, bass. Instrumental music as an accompaniment and filler was excellent as played by Walter S. Lougee, ‘cellist; Ruel P. Lougee, violinist, both of Ayer, and the widely popular Edith Marion Sweatt of Forge Village, as accompanist on the piano. Littleton was favorably represented by a quarter of a hundred people and other towns by less measurement. Supper preceded all this chiming of voice and instrument, which was in charge of Mrs. H. V. Hildreth. The concert was in charge of Miss Edith M. Foster and Miss Edith Marion Sweatt. It was well planned and executed and an appreciative audience will hum its melodies into their busy spring days.
Accident. Another serious accident occurred at the stone quarry on Oak hill last week Wednesday, when Pilono Vicenzo had his right leg badly crushed between two freight cars. Pilono was riding on a quarry car, when it jumped the track and collided with another car. Pilono was riding on the bumper and in the mixup his right leg was caught between a cross bar and the back of a car. David Billson, who is employed at the quarries as a general charge of automobile errands, was close by at the time of the accident. He immediately gathered the injured man into the auto and hastily drove to the Lowell hospital in eleven minutes, a distance of seven miles, and making a stop at Chelmsford. At the hospital it was found the leg was so badly mangled that amputation above the knee was necessary. His prospects for recovery are good. Pilono is a native of Italy and twenty-five years old, and had been in this country but three weeks, his first job being with the H. E. Fletcher Co. His parents and several brothers and sisters reside in Italy.
Old Sixth. The fiftieth anniversary of the Old Sixth was observed in Lowell, April 19, and among the survivors present on this occasion was John Wayne of Westford, a member of Company E, Old Sixth Massachusetts regiment, and was twenty-two years old when the call came in the night of April 15. In speaking of the event and of his experience he says:
“I was aroused by Mr. Blodgett, who told me to report at the town hall in Acton next morning, where we were to prepare to go to Lowell in the morning. We got ready as soon as possible. We were well received in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington. We got to Baltimore about noon and were attacked by a mob armed with all sorts of missiles. It was terrible to see the bodies of the dead and the many injured persons on the streets. The cars were drawn through the streets of Baltimore by horses and it was slow work with a crowd determined to obstruct us.”
Saturday, April 29, 1911
About Town. The next meeting of the Fortnightly club will be held at the Wright school house on Friday evening, May 5. By invitation of the club, Delacey Corkum of Billerica and S. L. Taylor of Westford will debate the following question: Resolved “That reciprocity with Canada will be a benefit to the New England farmer.” Mr. Corkum, in accepting the invitation, writes: “I will give you a debate in favor of reciprocity that you have not heard for a quarter of a century.” Something doing on that side of the question surely. The little fellow on the other side admits already that he begins to feel a good deal as Goliath felt after he got a rap on the head from David. Come everybody. Mr. Corkum’s terms are “just give me a crowd.”
Word has reached town of the death of Frank D. O’Brien in Oregon. About a year ago his father, John M. O’Brien, died and the farm located on the Tadmuck road was sold to Perley A. Wright and the son-in-law, John Goode, removed to Oregon. Frank was a quiet young man, liked by everyone and a veteran of the Spanish-American war. Bright’s disease was assigned as the cause of death. He was about thirty-five years old. Burial was in Oregon.
Saturday, Henry O. Keyes, while driving down Stony Brook road with many wheeled vehicles following each other by a common bond of rope fastenings in the order hereinafter named—a load of hay, a democrat wagon, a horse hay rake and a cow—he suddenly collided with the temporary supports at the railroad bridge, which spilled his hay, upset the democrat, broke the shafts of the hay rake and choked the cow so she was anxious to know when the breathing was going to begin again. A wide horse rake, a narrow bridge and a sharp curve are three incompatible come togethers.
The Brookside mill owners are busy installing a new engine and making other repairs which makes it necessary for the mill pond to recede to the channel of the brook.
William R. Taylor has received from the State a number of trout and is preparing to stock several of the trout streams of the town.
Mrs. Perley Wright is quite seriously ill with appendicitis at her home on the Tadmuck road. Dr. Wells is in attendance.
Rev. Seth Walker, who adds so much to the life of the old Walker homestead when in town, is at present attending a ministers’ institute in Philadelphia. There are three hundred Advent ministers in attendance and the institute will continue for three weeks.
Seth Banister, who has been ill with the grippe and other undesirable sensations connected with it, has with the aid of Dr. Wells been able to unclasp the grippe clinch.
The next meeting of Middlesex North Pomona grange will be held at Carlisle on Friday, May 5. This is under the new departure plan of meeting with the local granges, expecting an increased attendance.
Amos Polley has just finished planting his fortieth bushel of potatoes. Much inquiring is being asked for Daniel H. Sheehan, who was listed to plant fifty acres of potatoes, but up to date he has to get a catch on the plow.
Bridge Hearing. The hearing on the proposed alterations on the railroad bridge that spans the Stony Brook highway was held at the Brookside station on Monday before the county commissioners. The petition for a hearing was by the Boston and Maine railroad and was read by Mr. Gould, chairman of the county commissioners, who called upon the petitioners to state their case. The attorney for the road stated that the bridge was to be rebuilt, that the new bridge would be modern in material and construction, that they desired to widen the abutments for the bridge on the north side, enough to double track the road, that they are now running engines that weigh over one hundred tons, hence the temporary propping in the highway of the present bridge and necessitates a new and more modern one.
The confirmation of the need of a new bridge, while the commissioners were viewing the premises, a heavy freight train passing over the bridge sagged it quite perceptibly, the heavy trains having settled the temporary supports so they did not support the bridge.
The town was represented by the selectmen to look after its rights. They made no formal remonstrance against the proposed changes involving the highway—in fact none ought to be made, as it is an unavoidable business proposition. All interested were agreed that the space from the traveled road to the overhead bridge was insufficient, and the problem that perplexes is how to heighten it. The railroad is in the air already, and the highway is in the mud, and there you are with both horns of the dilemma. By law the final adjustment and award of the cost of the proposed changes will go before a special commission to be appointed by the supreme court.
Center. Rev. David Wallace, Mrs. Alice Lambert, Misses Lillian and May Atwood and Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Wheeler attended the spring meeting of the association of Congregational churches held with the church in Harvard on Wednesday. Mr. Wallace was one of the speakers of the day, giving an address on “The art of hearing.” Last Sunday morning at his own church, Mr. Wallace based his sermon on lessons from the wholesome philosophy of Sam Walter Foss, to the members of the legislature and officers of the national guard, and on Wednesday evening were among those present at the dinner of the judiciary committee followed by a theatre party.
Miss Pauline Wallace has been detained from school this week and last suffering from a seriously threatened case of appendicitis. At this writing, while confined to her bed, she is much more comfortable.
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