The Westford Wardsman, August, 1913
Saturday, August 2, 1913
Center. Harwood L. Wright and Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Hildreth were among those who went to see the Henry M. Wrights off for their European trip on Tuesday of this week. Many other Westford friends who did not go to Boston heartily wish them “bon voyage.”
Miss Sarah W. Loker is visiting this week with her long-time friend, Miss Wood, of Keene, N.H.
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Wright and the young people of their household enjoyed a day’s outing at Revere Beach last Saturday.
Mrs. Herbert Fletcher and son John are enjoying change of scene for a few weeks at Wolfboro, N.H.
The ladies of the Congregational church held a preliminary meeting last week Friday afternoon to appoint committees and make arrangements for the annual agricultural fair to be held in September, probably some afternoon and evening the week of September 14, but which will be finally decided a little later. There will be a display of fruit, flowers and vegetables, the usual sales tables and a supper and entertainment in the evening.
Mrs. William Sutherland is among the sick ones and under the doctor’s care.
Mrs. Will E. Carver entertained her friend, Mrs. Chapman, of Somerville, over last weekend.
It is interesting to our residents to know that the old Abbot homestead is to be occupied again. John C. Abbot has leased the property to Rev. George M. Ward, of Lowell. Mr. Ward is a son of Dr. Ward, one of Lowell’s long-time dentists. The house is to undergo somewhat extensive renovations so it may be some time before it is ready for occupancy.
Ai Bicknell is showing his friends some excellent picture postals taken of himself standing beside his brother’s grave at Gettysburg’s famous burial ground.
Mrs. Alvin Fisher remains in very frail health, being cared for by her four devoted daughters.
Joseph Wall and son William and two other helpers are making good progress in painting the town hall. This is a satisfactory public building to renovate, and with its new coat of gray paint shading to olive with white trimmings and green blinds will make a fine appearance.
Rev. David Wallace preached a good sermon last Sunday, the closing one before the church vacation. The art of remembering and the dual one of forgetting how much might be wise to do of each was practically and helpfully presented. The church vacation of four weeks will now take place, the trustees having decided to extend the time to four Sundays instead of three. There will be an evening service at seven o’clock each Sunday under the auspices of the C.E. society. This will be the single religious service in the village during this time and a cordial invitation is extended to any and all to be present. Mr. Wallace and family are enjoying camp life at Lakeview for a part of their vacation and later expect to go to Northfield for some of the summer meetings.
The welcome rain of Monday, the first of any amount for many weeks, came in time to help the blackberry crop somewhat, but too late to help the small raspberry crop. One enterprising raspberry grower teamed and applied water with his spray pump outfit, thereby extending his crop considerably. Some of the berry raisers this season complain of a real scarcity of good pickers.
Mrs. J. Henry Colburn and son Clarence have joined Mrs. Gould at Alton Bay, N.H., for a vacation.
It was defeat for the Westford A.A. by the Graniteville baseball team last Saturday afternoon at Whitney playground with a score of 7 to 4. A large crowd of enthusiastic on-lookers from both sides watched the progress of the game. The Westford team goes to Townsend Saturday for a contest with that team.
The Misses Persis and Mabel Arey are passing their vacation with their aunt, Miss Clara A. Smith, at Westford.
About Town. The board of registrars will hold a meeting at the town hall on Saturday evening, August 2, to approve of the signatures of voters who have signed nomination papers.
At a meeting of the school committee on Wednesday evening, bids for transporting of the school children were awarded to T. Arthur E. Wilson for the southwest latitude of the town to be covered by auto. The Fortnightly club territory was awarded to Mrs. Florence Carkin. Brookside and Westford Corner and their suburbs will be transported at the usual rate and gait of electricity.
The Middlesex-North Agricultural fair, as per arrangements of trustees and Chelmsford grange, will hold the annual fair on September 13 and 14, with Chelmsford grange.
Although the Monday rain was gain, yet several pieces of corn for husking have been so long without anything to drink that they were beyond a susceptible degree of appreciation, the ear being stunted before starting. A Stony Brook farmer, east of the Old Oaken Bucket farm [i.e., Amos Polley], estimates twenty-five bushels on three acres. He set it too high.
Simon Lull, of West Chelmsford, just over the Westford line, planted an acre of potatoes on July 14. “Oh what will the harvest be?”
Deer have been seen taking leisurely strolls through the wheat and corn fields in the Stony Brook valley. Thus far they have been harmless trespassers. Dear deer continue your strolls for you belong to a fine-grained type of nature and beauty. The sportsmen ought to turn their aim on the woodchuck, who is more abundant, more destructive of crops and hasn’t any beauty to recommend him and her to the service of mankind.
At the field meeting of the Middlesex-North Pomona grange to be held on the lawn of Delacey Corkum at Billerica next week Wednesday, the following speakers will address the meeting: Hon. Edward Fisher, of Westford; Charles M. Gardner, state master; National Master Wilson and others not yet listed. The truant band of North Chelmsford will help themselves and the gathering to music. Unless Delacey has the lockjaw, which he was never known to have, he will be very likely to entertain with chin music while the band is selecting the tune. In addition to the above speakers and band and Delacey, it is arranged to have an address by Prof. O. A. Morton, of the Massachusetts Agricultural college.
Ralph Keyes Swett, who died in Winchester last week Wednesday at the age of forty-four years, was a son of Charles E. and the late Clemantine Keyes Swett. His mother will be pleasantly remembered by the older residents of the town as scholar in the old Stony Brook school and Westford academy, and afterwards as teacher in the Stony Brook school, being the daughter of Trueworthy Keyes, a successful farmer on Francis hill.
Amos Polley, of the Prairie farm, is feeding for milk a new kind of alfalfa known as the creeping alfalfa. It is claimed to be the greatest milk producing feed of any of the clover family, and thrives best on rocky land. He has an acre or more growing on the line of the Lowell road.
Mrs. Quincy Day and daughter May, after four weeks among the cool breezes of the Provinces, have arrived at the Day farm.
An auto accident occurred on the Groton road near the stone quarry of H. E. Fletcher recently. The auto was lighted by law and collided with a furniture team that was lighted by starlight. Fortuna Gardell was wheelmaster of the auto and resides in Graniteville. With him as passengers were Stephen Gardell, Dennis Gagnon, Edward Spinner. The furniture team was owned and driven by Philip Gaudette, of North Chelmsford. When the auto struck the team it pushed it to one side and dislocated one wheel. The auto done the turtle act and was badly wrecked. The inhabitants were all thrown out, a collar bone and three ribs were broken. The collar bone belonged to Stephen Gardell and the ribs to Dennis Gagnon.
The annual reunion of the Cavalry association has been postponed until August 21. The place has not been postponed and it will be held at Westford Center where there is a park, common, a couple of churches, a library and all the electric car accommodations.
The republican town committee held a meeting on Tuesday evening, Hon. Herbert E. Fletcher, chairman. Nomination papers for signatures were numerous. Charles A. Kimball, of Littleton, was unanimously endorsed [for state representative] by the town committee and other folks who have good judgment.
The New England hotel barn on the Melbourne Hutchins farm on the Concord road is all covered in. It has a modern look to it that spells thrift. This new, modern barn is not all there is about the place that spells thrift. The land has met with renewal and the Nashua and Acton railroad that passes within a few rods of the barn has met with a side-track close to the barn so as to be convenient to load milk, fruit and vegetables for the New England hotel in Boston, which is owned by the proprietor of the farm.
Forge Village. Miss Violet Collins, of Providence, R.I., is spending her vacation at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Miles Collins.
The Misses Lottie and Mildred Parrott are spending the summer with their aunt, Mrs. Annie Provencher, of North Adams.
Miss Eva Blodgett is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Aaron Tuttle, of Lowell.
Mrs. Charles Harris [nee Mary Jane Welch] and daughter Sadie, of Everett, are spending several days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Blodgett, of Groton road. Mrs. Harris is Mrs. Blodgett’s [nee Margaret A. Welch] sister.
Miss Annette Leclerc is keeping house for her sister, Mrs. Edward Hyde, of Ayer, who underwent an operation at the Nashua hospital recently.
Mrs. Caroline Sherwood and daughter Marjorie, of Pepperell, visited Mrs. M. A. Lowther on Thursday. Mrs. Sherwood was formerly Miss Caroline Marshall, who resided here several years ago.
Miss Lillian Hunt returned on Tuesday from a visit of several weeks with her aunt, Mrs. Herbert Cockroft, of Barre.
Mrs. Clarence Handy and daughters, Clyde and Alberta, of Greenville, are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Blodgett for a few days.
The Misses Theresa V. Lowther and Mary F. Hanley and Mrs. John Carmichael were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Hargreaves, of Beverly, last Wednesday. Mrs. Hargreaves was formerly Miss Rachael Cherry, of this village.
Sunday being the first in the month, communion services will be held in St. Andrew’s mission at 9:30 in the morning. Rev. Williston M. Ford will officiate. This will be the last service of the summer, the mission being closed during August.
Golden Wedding. Mr. and Mrs. William Weaver celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding on Saturday evening, July 19, in Abbot hall and it proved to be a most brilliant affair. At five o’clock a reception was held and the many friends of the aged couple received hearty congratulations and presents in gold. Mr. and Mrs. Weaver were assisted in receiving by their six children.
At six o’clock their granddaughter, Miss Marion Blodgett, played a wedding march and the host and hostess sat at the beautiful appointed tables followed by their children, grandchildren and eighty invited guests. When all were placed the hymn “Praise God from whom all blessings flow” was sung by the entire number standing. A large wedding cake, frosted for the occasion and inscribed “Fifty years,” occupied the center of the table as did also a large bouquet of fifty pinks and maidenhair.
The stage was draped with bunting and Stars and Stripes with the Union Jack tastefully arranged at intervals. Evergreens and potted plants with the figures “1863-1913” in gold in the center formed the background of the stage.
At the conclusion of the dinner Mrs. Weaver sang effectively “The golden wedding,” the company joining in the chorus. Mrs. Weaver, who was well-known in her younger days as a singer of ability, out-did her previous records and her sweet voice could be heard above all others. This part of the program was very touching.
At eight o’clock the Crescent orchestra, of North Chelmsford, five pieces, opened the ball which followed. Mr. and Mrs. Weaver led the grand march, followed by about forty couples. Mr. Weaver danced several dances throughout the evening. Refreshments were served. At ten o’clock the affair was brought to a close with the singing of “Auld Lang Syne” and “Put on your old gray bonnet,” which were sung with enthusiasm and three cheers were given to Mr. and Mrs. Weaver before the party disbursed.
William Weaver was born in May 1844, and was one of three children. His wife was born in February 1845, and was one of seven children. Her maiden name was Hannah Finch. Both were born in Kidderminster, Eng., and were married on July 19, 1863, at St. Mary’s church by Rev. Mr. Kerley. The bridesmaid was Miss Ellen Cook and the best man was William Walker.
The early years of their married life were spent in Kidderminster, where Mr. Weaver was overseer of drawing in the Lee mills of that place fourteen years. In January, 1887, they came to America and since that time Mr. Weaver has been overseer of drawing in the Abbot Company’s mill in this village.
Eight children were born to them, six of whom are living. They are William Baker, Mrs. John [Laura Selina] Edwards, George Weaver, Mrs. M. A. [Mary Ann] DeRohen, of this village; Mrs. Arthur [Emily J.] Bldogett, of Westford, and Mrs. Henry [Alice] Tyler, of Worcester. All the children are married. There are nine grandchildren.
This is the first golden wedding to occur in this village. Mr. and Mrs. Weaver live in a cosy cottage on Pond street, which is one of the best kept residences in that location.
Mrs. Weaver wore a beautiful gown of silver gray silk with old lace trimmings. A pretty feature was the tea aprons worn by Mrs. Weaver and her five granddaughters. They were made from the scarf which formed a part of her bridal dress fifty years ago. Her costume of that period was a poke bonnet, a crinoline dress and large scarf. The D. L. Page Company, of Lowell, catered.
On the following day, Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Weaver entertained all their family and grandchildren and several friends at dinner.
Death. The funeral services of Mrs. Hattie A. Flavell took place on Sunday afternoon, July 20, from the home of her son, Herbert W. Flavell, of Groton road. Rev. P. H. Cressey of the Unitarian church, Groton, officiated. The bearers were the four sons of the deceased—Herbert W., Charles E., Henry J. Flavell and George E. Bishop. Interment was in Groton cemetery. There were many beautiful floral tributes from relatives and friends.
Mrs. Flavell was seventy-three years of age and since the death of her second husband six years ago had made her home with her son, Herbert W. Flavell, of Groton. Thursday evening, July 17, she retired as usual, but at 11:15 she was found dead by her son who had only conversed with her ten minutes before. Her death was a severe blow to her immediate family as well as her many friends.
She leaves one son by a former marriage, George E. Bishop, of Manchester, N.H., and Herbert W. and Charles E. Flavell, of Groton, and Henry T. Flavell, of Lowell, and eight grandchildren.
Graniteville. The Graniteville and Westford A.A. teams met in the third game of the series at Whitney park, Westford, on last Saturday afternoon before a large crowd and the Graniteville team won the game by the score of 7 to 4. Batteries: Bridgeford and Hurley for Graniteville; Sullivan and Crook for Westford. The next game of the series will be played in Graniteville on August 16.
Mr. and Mrs. William Gilson, of New York, are now the guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Gilson. Another brother, Edward Gilson, of Wilmington, was also a week-end guest.
Miss Anna Denahy, of Groton, is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. James B. Healy.
M. J. Rafferty and his friend, Mr. Rockwell, of Boston, have been recent visitors here.
Mrs. Margaret Thibodeau, of Marblehead, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Dudevoir.
William Casey, of Worcester, has been a week-end visitor with his mother, Mrs. Annie Casey.
James Collyer, an old resident of this village, and in fact the oldest citizen in Westford, sustained a paralytic stroke a few days ago. He is now resting as well as can be expected at the home of his daughter, Mrs. William Welsh, but considering his age, eighty-nine years, it is thought that his illness will be hard to overcome.
Mr. Hickey, with a gang of workmen from Lowell, has raised the old store building on Main street several feet. Among the improvements to be added is the strengthening of the rear retaining walls, the laying of a cement floor in the cellar, and a larger and better piazza for the front of the store. When the work is completed it will add greatly to the looks of the building.
Workmen are rapidly completing the road work on Broadway near the mill bridge. A solid roadbed of crushed stone is being put in the center of the street, while a four-foot sidewalk with stone curbing is being put in as the work goes on. It is expected that the entire job will be completed in two more weeks at the very latest.
The White Sox of Graniteville and the Cubs of North Chelmsford will furnish the attraction in the baseball line at the annual picnic of St. Catherine’s parish to be held in Forge Village on August 9.
Littleton
Death. In peaceful submission, Mrs. Mary J. Kimball answered the heavenly summons at the close of day on July 25. A stroke of paralysis twelve days previous had rendered her helpless, and at times unconscious. Gradually her strength failed and with the loss of physical activity the mind weakened and it became evident that the life work of this good woman had ended.
Relatives, neighbors and other friends assembled at her home on Sunday afternoon to pay their last tribute of affection and respect to this beloved woman. The capacity of the house was taxed to the utmost, and many found seats outside. Mrs. Kimball’s pastor, Rev. Herbert L. Caulkins, officiated, and spoke in deepest sympathy to the afflicted, and in highest praise of the deceased. As an especially fitting testimony he read the last twenty-one verses of Proverbs 31, which extol the virtuous woman. The ladies’ quartet effectively rendered “One sweetly, solemn thought” and “Lead kindly light.” Amid a profusion of floral tributes the body was laid to rest beside that of her husband in the family lot at Westlawn cemetery.
Mary J. Hutchins was born in Carlisle on December 17, 1835 [1834]. At the age of three years she moved with her parents and brothers to Westford, where she made her home until she married Allan Kimball on July 4, 1858, and came with him to Littleton, where she has lived ever since. Mr. Kimball’s death occurred twelve years ago. Two brothers [Warren E. and Edward E.] of the deceased gave up their lives in sacrifice for their country in the civil war, a half-sister died many years ago, and two brothers, Stevens [Stephen E., died March 12, 1910] and Melbourne Hutchins [died Sept. 3, 1912], have passed away but recently, so that Mrs. Kimball was the last of the well-known Hutchins family. She is survived by a step-daughter, Alice M., who shared the affection and devotion of the own children—Frank M., of Boston; Everett, of Littleton; Henry Elmer, of Worcester; George A., of Parker Village, and Mrs. Henry J. Couper, of Littleton. She leaves, also, fourteen grandchildren, whose lives have been cheered and strengthened by her love and active interest in their welfare. Nieces and nephews, too, mourn the loss of a kind aunt.
Mrs. Kimball was a remarkable woman, a fine example of the Puritan type; strong in body and in mind, pure in heart, tender and far-reaching in her sympathies, industrious, and loyal to the highest ideals of daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt and neighbor. Few have been able to accomplish so much in the home and give assistance to those in need outside the family.
“Hers was the most unselfish Christian life it has ever been my good fortune to meet,” says one who lived close to her for more than fifty years. In the church, in her hospitable home, among the neighbors, she was ever the same cheery, kind-hearted, sympathetic woman of blameless life and exemplary character.
Saturday, August 9, 1913
Center. Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Hildreth and son Roger, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elliott, the latter of Lowell, are enjoying a two-weeks’ vacation at Brooklin, Me.
Mrs. Nelly P. Draper and daughter Lillian were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Hildreth this last week.
Rev. Lyman B. Weeks, who was called to Graniteville last Sunday to officiate at the late Mr. Carmichael’s funeral, made a few short calls of greeting on parishioners in this village later in the afternoon.
Mrs. Helen Leighton and daughter Frances were over Sunday guests of Miss Ida Leighton and Miss Nellie Fletcher this week.
A little son [Mark] was born on Monday of this week at the Deaconess hospital, Concord Junction, to Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Lapham. Mrs. Lapham was formerly Miss Eva E. Burnham of Westford.
Miss Edna and Jennie Ferguson were guests one day this week of Rev. and Mrs. David Wallace, where they are spending two weeks in a cottage at Willow Dale.
Mrs. J. Henry Colburn was taken very seriously ill with acute indigestion on Thursday of last week, and for several days was very sick, but is now more comfortable. The trip to Alton Bay, N.H., that Mrs. Colburn was planning, has been given up.
H. G. Osgood conducted the evening service, the single service of the day at the Congregational church, on last Sunday, on the subject “Perseverance.”
The Edward M. Abbot hose company held their regular monthly tryout and drill, followed by a business meeting at the firehouse afterward. This company has voted not to contest for the silver cup this season.
A motorcycle with the side passenger seat arrangement was noted about our village streets on Tuesday of this week.
Westford A.A. was defeated at Townsend last Saturday afternoon, although they put up a good, hard-fought contest. The score was 5 to 4. This makes a win apiece for these two teams this season, but the final try-out for victory will come on Labor day at Townsend. William E. Wright took thirty-four passengers to and from the game very successfully with his auto truck.
Mrs. Frank C. Gomber, of New York, is a guest of Mrs. J. Henry Colburn.
Mrs. Laura Pritchard’s Westford friends are glad to hear she is now convalescing well at the Nashua hospital, where she underwent a serious operation two weeks ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Flanders were week-end guests at Mr. and Mrs. Emory J. Wright’s the last week.
Mrs. Emory J. Whitney [nee Caroline Maria Hutchins] was the guest of her half-sister, Mrs. S. R. Edwards [nee Sybbil Robbins Hutchins, widow of Dr. Nathan B. Edwards], at the latter’s home in North Chelmsford on Tuesday of this week. It was Mrs. Edward’s ninety-second birthday anniversary which she was able to enjoy in very comfortable health.
Mrs. Lillian Lumbert and Miss Grace Lumbert have returned from a two-weeks’ vacation at Munsonville, N.H., and are now entertaining four of Mrs. Lumbert’s little grandchildren from Oxford.
William E. Wright’s new three-ton auto truck is proving very successful in transporting produce to the Boston market, only it has proved inadequate for the large amount of stuff some nights. L. F. Gates has supplemented with his power truck and one night a two-horse team went part way to Boston, the auto truck coming back to meet it, transporting the load and returning to the city. The recent rain has been of the greatest benefit to the blackberry crop as well as all other vegetation.
Mr. and Mrs. Abiel J. Abbot announce the engagement of their daughter Carnzu to Dr. George Oliver Clark, of 142 Beacon street, Boston. Miss Abbot is the niece of Charles W. Moseley, F. S. Moseley and of Mrs. Arthur Nason. The late Edward A. Moseley, who was secretary of the Interstate Commerce commission from its foundation, was Miss Abbot’s uncle. Her brothers are Edward and John Abbot. Dr. Clark, who is the son of Mrs. George J. Englemann, is a graduate of Harvard, class of 1900, and of the Harvard medical school, 1903. He is a brother of J. Dudley Clark, of Hereford street and of “Ashcroft,” Sherborn, who married Miss Cornelia Thayer Andrew, granddaughter of the late Governor of Andrew of Massachusetts. Dr. Clark’s sister is Mrs. Rufus E. Fort, of Nashville, Tenn.
A little daughter [Elaine Brigham Skidmore] was born on Thursday [August 7] of this week to Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Skidmore at their home in Somerville. Mrs. Skidmore was formerly Miss Gertrude Carver, of Westford.
Wedding. Sidney W. Wright and Miss Lena Cheever were married in Lowell on August 2. The ceremony took place at the parsonage of the Centralville Fifth street Baptist church and was performed by Rev. Forrester A. MacDonald. The bridal pair were unattended except by Mr. Wright’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Wright, of Westford, and the bride’s mother, Mrs. Hannah S. Cheever.
The bride was most becomingly dressed in a tan colored travelling suit with hat to match. After the marriage ceremony a reception took place at the bride’s home. A wedding collation was served and later the bridal pair took their departure for a short wedding trip.
Miss Cheever has been a bookkeeper at the Abbot mills for a number of years. Mr. and Mrs. Wright will make their home for the present at 17 Third street, Lowell. No cards.
Tax Statistics. The assessors have given the collector their warrant for the collection of taxes to the amount of $37,190.84, made up of a state tax of $4640, a county tax of $2340.81, a highway tax of $162.50 and a town tax of $29,348.81 and overlayings of $698.72. The assessors found 744 polls to tax. They have levied taxes on personal property to the amount of $11,167.40, on real estate $24,130.27 and have charged up to the farmers $405.17 worth of bugs. This is the heaviest tax levy in the history of the town, although the rate, $16.00, has been exceeded in the past. Last year’s rate was $15.10, with a total levy of $34,303.66.
Those paying a tax of fifty dollars or over are:
Abbot, A. J. | $195.15 |
Abbot, Mrs. Alice M. | 311.68 |
Abbot, John C. | 337.20 |
Amesbury, Edwin | 53.92 |
Abbot, A. J. Mosely trust | 133.25 |
Abbot Worsted Co. | 8384.40 |
Balch, Samuel H. | 50.00 |
Balch, Wayland F. | 57.06 |
Blaisdell, Alvin J. | 85.00 |
Blodgett, C. A. & F. R. | 105.06 |
Book, J. M. | 76.00 |
Boynton, Mrs. Delia | 50.40 |
Burbeck, John | 124.40 |
Burnham, Arthur H. | 86.62 |
Cameron, Mrs. Meta J. | 146.00 |
Cameron, J. A. | 76.16 |
Cameron, Mrs. Lucy A. | 169.60 |
Allan Cameron, trustees of | 1304.16 |
Calvert, Mrs. Mary E. | 68.80 |
Carver, W. R. | 254.40 |
Caunter, Benjamin R. | 50.16 |
Colburn, Charles D. | 107.36 |
Couture, Charles | 56.96 |
Day, Arthur E. | 51.60 |
Day, Q. E. & W. O. | 78.38 |
Day, George T. | 337.08 |
Decatur, W. H. | 79.36 |
Desmond, David | 80.60 |
Downs, Mathew F. | 82.80 |
Drew, Frank C. | 139.44 |
Edwards, William C. | 97.60 |
Edwards, Mrs. Louisa | 68.00 |
Emerson, Roy | 60.46 |
Feeney, John | 63.20 |
Fisher, Alec | 156.56 |
Flagg, E. H. | 167.90 |
Fletcher, H. E. | 438.16 |
Fletcher Co., H. E. | 368.00 |
Fletcher, Harry N. | 182.39 |
Fletcher, J. M. | 121.04 |
Fletcher, J. Herbert | 65.60 |
Fletcher heirs, Mary E. | 60.00 |
Fletcher, J. Willard | 76.00 |
Fletcher, Sherman H. | 104.72 |
Gould, George E. | 66.80 |
Gould, H. E. & E. H. | 104.16 |
Greig, David L. | 117.92 |
Hamlin heirs, Nathan | 64.16 |
Harrington, P. H. | 56.40 |
Healey, Henry | 82.70 |
Healey, John A. | 158.43 |
Hildreth, Miss Ella F. | 575.84 |
Hildreth, H. V. | 113.60 |
Howard, Calvin L. | 79.60 |
Jackson, George O. | 86.96 |
Keyes, H. O. | 145.84 |
Kimball, George A. | 56.80 |
Locklin, C. W. | 56.91 |
Marshall, Joseph | 69.60 |
McDonald, Mrs. Margaret | 129.04 |
McGregor, Mrs. George H. | 56.00 |
McMaster, John | 54.88 |
Merritt, Walter P. | 188.24 |
Miller, Frank E. | 68.40 |
Murphy, Henry J. | 83.04 |
Nesmith, George W. | 63.28 |
N. E. T. & T. Co. | 212.05 |
Osgood, H. G. | 61.36 |
Palmer, Lewis P. | 173.87 |
Parker, Charles W. | 85.30 |
Prescott, Richard D. | 83.18 |
Prescott, Mrs. Augusta | 59.20 |
Prescott, Mrs. Frances | 51.20 |
Randall, Mrs. Harriet | 51.20 |
Reeves, Albert | 52.35 |
Reed, Mrs. Rachel | 358.48 |
Richardson, Mrs. Alma | 72.00 |
Sargent, Allan C. | 198.60 |
Sargent, Frederick G. | 175.40 |
Sargent’s Sons Co. | 344.70 |
Sargent estate, trustees of | 1335.02 |
Seavey, Homer M. | 68.16 |
Simpson, John T. | 68.16 |
Splain, Mrs. Elizabeth | 66.00 |
Spalding & Prescott | 70.88 |
Spalding, Oscar R. | 595.44 |
Stony Brook R. R. Co. | 66.40 |
Sweetser, Judson F. | 140.16 |
Taylor, Samuel L. | 50.32 |
Tuttle, Mrs. Nelson | 81.84 |
Vose, Almon S. | 120.53 |
Warren, Mrs. Elizabeth | 61.20 |
Walker, George A. | 109.76 |
Wall, Joseph | 55.55 |
Wetmore, V. C. Bruce | 180.40 |
Westford Water Co. | 173.60 |
Wheeler, Mrs. M. J. | 54.40 |
Whitney, Mrs. Elizabeth | 542.58 |
Wilson, T. A. E. | 81.19 |
Wright, Charles H. | 53.76 |
Wright, Sidney B. | 61.60 |
Wright, Frank C. | 55.12 |
Wright, Hammett D. | 105.74 |
Wright, Perley E. | 70.08 |
Wright, Walter C. | 75.80 |
Wright, William E. | 64.40 |
Wright heirs, N. H. | 392.77 |
Lowell Electric Light Co. | 240.00 |
L. & F. St. Ry. | 250.80 |
Non-residents | |
Hall Bros., West Acton | $51.20 |
Evans, M. H. A., Boston | 68.80 |
Fletcher, J. Henry, Belmont | 215.76 |
Rice, Charles D., Cambridge | 57.60 |
Brookside Worsted Mills | 1351.60 |
Moore, Geo. C., N. Chelmsford | 265.15 |
Wright, Mrs. Ella T., Cleveland, Ohio | 57.20 |
Proctor, William P., N. Chelmsford | 76.80 |
Drew, George A., Greenwich, Conn. | 137.60 |
Stiles, F. O., Littleton | 88.00 |
Elliott, Thomas H., Lowell | 83.60 |
Gage, Miss Martina, Lowell | 476.24 |
Lawson, George L., Lowell | 54.00 |
Murphy, E. J., Lowell | 84.40 |
About Town. Look out there you Mr. Unpronounceable Polander of Brookside, Bussey farm, or you will have some killed cows crossing the railroad track before fifty miles a minute express trains. Also, look out No. 2, or somebody who resideth at the Old Oaken Bucket farm wont have any popcorn to help keep the purse beating in the zero days of next winter as the result of said track crossing.
At the northeast junction corner of Plain and Stony Brook roads, a forest fire started up last week Thursday afternoon, which threatened to warm up the sun, which was already overheated, but the timely arrival of Frank W. Banister and son prevented the fire from carrying out its sun plan. The aforesaid inhabitants were on the road to Blueberry swamp. As they had no fire extinguishers except several bushel boxes intended to be filled with blueberries in a short time, they sounded the alarm. Robbins hill fire station also sounded the alarm. Fire Warden Harry L. Nesmith got alarmed and arrived and administered poison to it and soon it was not. Several acres were burned over. Of course it belonged to Oscar R. Spalding, he owning land everywhere.
Charles Edwards, who has been cared for by physician and nurse for several weeks, is now able to care for himself indoors or without doors. As superintendent of the William C. Edwards farm in West Chelmsford, it will be profitable for both to come together again after this long surgical operation.
Lester E. Prescott, of Chamberlain’s Corner, Main street, and Miss May Brown, of Lowell, were married last week Tuesday by Rev. N. W. Matthews. Mrs. Benjamin Prescott and Miss Lucinda Prescott, brother and sister of the bridegroom, officiated as spectators aids. The event occurred in Lowell and they will reside in Lowell. Lester is a bright and useful member of Westford grange and Miss Brown and Lowell are to be congratulated.
J. Willard Fletcher has commenced the foundation and saddle boards of a store, postoffice and office other than post, located on the sunny slopes at Westford station. The date for dedication has not yet been declared. When it is he will be pleased to see his old friends, new friends and other folks.
The registrars will hold another of those legalized formalized meetings at the town hall this Saturday evening to pronounce their legal blessings on nomination papers.
Martha Taylor Howard, of South Bound Brook, N.J., is spending holidays and dog days and other days at the Old Oaken Bucket farm [of her parents].
Mrs. James H. O’Brien, on the Stony Brook road, Pigeon hill division, is seriously ill at her home. Dr. Wells is chief of medical supplies and skillful advice.
The State grange will hold a field meeting at Canobie Lake Park on Wednesday, August 13. Sports, fun, frolic and talk will abound. Everybody come and be abounding in some of the above specimens.
Mrs. Pritchard, a member of Westford grange, who has been badly cut up at a Nashua hospital, is recovering and it begins to look like “back to old Westford” again.
Graniteville. The Graniteville baseball club won a hard fought ten-inning game here on last Saturday afternoon when they defeated the C.M.C.A. of Lowell by the score of 8 to 7. Batteries: Bridgeford and Hurley for Graniteville, and Charbonneau and Soucey for C.M.C.A. Graniteville will play Townsend on Saturday.
Mrs. Hannah Harrington has recently returned from a very enjoyable visit spent with relatives in Wilton, N.H.
A large force of men were kept busy on the Boston and Maine road here on Sunday and Monday putting in new steel rails on that portion of the road where the Bar Harbor express was wrecked some few weeks ago.
Miss Alice Sheehan and Miss Lizzie Devine, of Lowell, have been recent visitors here.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beebe will spend the next few weeks visiting with friends in Liverpool and Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The new minister is expected to occupy the pulpit in the M.E. church on Sunday, and at the morning service there will be a special musical program by a local quintet, composed of Miss Mattie Blanchard, Albert Blanchard, Henry Smith, William DeRoehn, George Wilson.
Ralph Tousignant has recently accepted a position in Haverhill and left here to assume his new duties this week.
Miss Kathryn Ward, of the office staff of the Abbot Worsted Company with her mother and sister, Miss Letitia Ward, are now stopping at Hampton Beach, N.H., for a few weeks.
Great interest is being taken in the coming ball game between the Cubs of North Chelmsford and the Graniteville White Sox to be played at St. Catherine’s church picnic to be held in Forge Village on Saturday afternoon. There will be a dance in the evening.
Death. John Carmichael, an old and highly respected resident of this village, died after a long illness at his home on Friday, August 1, aged 80 years and 9 months. He leaves to mourn his loss a wife Janet, two sons, James of Lowell and John of Forge Village; also, two daughters, Mrs. Alvah Bicknell, of Somerville, and Mrs. Clifford C. Legron, of Oakland, Cal.; two grandchildren, Robert and Gertrude, son and Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Carmichael.
The funeral took place from his home on Sunday afternoon at two o’clock and was largely attended. Aside from those present from the immediate vicinity there were many old friends of the family from out-of-town. The services that were held at the house were conducted by Rev. Lyman B. Weeks, pastor of the Unitarian church, Westford, who spoke words of deep consolation to the bereaved family. By request of the family there was no singing. There were many beautiful floral tributes. The bearers were his two sons, John and James Carmichael, Alvah Bicknell and John B. Carmichael, relatives of deceased. Burial was in Fairview cemetery, Westford, where the committal service was read by Mr. Weeks.
John Carmichael was the son of John and Jane Barnet Carmichael, and was born in Alva, Scotland, on November 1, 1832. He was married to Janet Elder, of Alloa, on December 10, 1858. Of that union seven children were born to them, four of whom, with his wife, now survive. One year after his marriage, in 1859, he came to America and located a short time in Wilton, N.H., where he worked on a carder, after which he came to Graniteville and has resided here practically all the time until his death.
He was employed by the Abbot Worsted Company for a great number of years, but retired from active service some ten years ago. Mr. Carmichael, though of a rather quiet disposition, was a great reader of the classics and but few were closer students or better versed in ancient history than he. He lived a quiet life and his death was calm and peaceful.
Forge Village. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Daly entertained a number of friends at their home on last Tuesday evening in honor of Mrs. Daly’s sister, Mrs. Clarence Hill, of Leominster. Military whist was enjoyed during the evening, there being four tables. As a result, a tie score was pled between Mr. and Mrs. Geo. O. Jackson, Francis Lowther and Miss Ida M. Phillips at one table and Harry Brown, Miss Clara Chappell and William DeRohen and Mrs. M. A DeRohen. The final game of the evening was played by the gentlemen which ended with Harry Brown and William DeRohen carrying off the cigars. Bon-bon dishes were given to the lady winners, Miss Chappell and Mrs. DeRohen. Refreshments were served.
Mr. and Mrs. George O. Jackson entertained the past week Miss Ida M. Phillips, of Shrewsbury. Miss Phillips was a former teacher of Cameron school before it became rebuilt.
Mrs. E. B. Guyer, of Dorchester, has returned home after a pleasant visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pyne, of Pine Ridge.
Miss Marion Marshall, of West Chelmsford, was the guest on Wednesday of Miss Edith Spinner.
Miss Lillian Rose, of Belmont, is visiting at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Splain.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dodge, of Lowell, are entertaining Mrs. Dodge’s sister at their cottage on Forge pond.
The last of the summer services was held at St. Andrew’s mission on last Sunday. The mission will be closed until September.
Miss Marion Meyers, of Lowell, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Henry Catchpole, for several weeks.
The Misses Helen and May Lord, of the nursing staff of the South Framingham hospital, are home on a three-weeks’ vacation. They have entertained the past week the Misses Lucy Walden and Alice O. Ogilvie, also of the hospital.
Harold Whigham, of Barre, is visiting relatives here.
Cards have been received by several of the young ladies here from the Misses Helen and Rose Peabody and Miss Isabel Kearney, of Groton, who are making a tour of the world. At present they are in Japan.
An accident which might have ended fatally happened on Saturday evening while William Handley was returning home with his vegetable wagon. The horse became frightened at the whiffletree which had become loosened and ran away. Mr. Handley was thrown from the wagon, but except for a severe shaking up he was unhurt. The horse was captured at the end of Bradford street.
Miss Theresa V. Lowther accompanied her Sunday school class to Nantasket Beach last Saturday.
Edmund Brandon, of Cambridge, spent the week-end at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Splain.
Miss Althea Dow, of Cambridge, who has been spending the summer at Lincoln cottage, left here on Saturday for Green Acre, Me., where she will spend the rest of the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. John Paquette and family are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Felix Leclerc.
A daughter [Helen] was born to Mr. and Mrs. Philip Socha on last Saturday [August 2].
William Longbottom, of East Lexington, is spending a short vacation with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Burnett.
The Misses May and Marion Lord, Alice Ogilvie and Bertha Collins are enjoying a sojourn at Nantasket.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Collins visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Collins, of Southbridge, over Sunday.
Miss Glade Bridges and Miss Alice L. Prescott spent Saturday and Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Prescott.
Archie S. Bennett, of Boston, spent the last of the week with his grandfather, Alvin S. Bennett.
Mrs. Walter Brooks returned to Brockton on Saturday after a visit of several days with Mrs. Harriet E. Randall.
The John Edwards hose company held a meeting at the firehouse on Wednesday evening and important business was transacted. It is to be regretted that this company have decided not to try for the cup this year. The John Edwards hose company have complied with the rule that only twelve members should be retained and it is understood that the other fire companies have not done so, and of course have a larger field to choose from. It is sincerely hoped that the three companies will compete for the cup.
Mrs. Michael Tierney and Mrs. John Lyman, of Dedham, were guests on Monday of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Healy. Mrs. Tierney was formerly Miss Annie Wild, and Mrs. Lyman was before her marriage Miss Venia Darling, both residents of this village for many years. During their short stay they visited many friends here.
Miss Myrtle Healy returned Monday from a visit with relatives in Dedham.
A son was born on Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Helie Gadarie.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Delaney and daughter Elizabeth, of Keighley, Eng., expect to arrive on Thursday. They will reside on Bradford street in a newly-furnished home prepared by their two daughters the Misses Julia and Mary Delaney.
Pomona Field Day Meetings. Forty-one towns and cities were represented at the picnic and field day of Middlesex Central Pomona grange held at the old historic town of Acton on last Saturday. Music was furnished by the Maynard Cornet band. The drinking fountain of solid granite, the gift of Acton grange, was dedicated and presented to the town. The dedicatory address was given by Rev. F. P. Wood. The address was teeming with the poetical and practical:
“Less than two-score years ago the only public place for watering horses in this village was afforded by a half-barrel, often dilapidated, full of noxious germs, standing under the spout of a wheezy pump, drawing water from a well that went dry when the water was most needed, and that was liable to become foul by the contaminated water from the surface or from the leaking or overflow of the wooden trough. Think of the contrast between what once was, and that, too, within a comparatively brief period of time for supplying an essential need, and that which we see before us complete in every respect on this auspicious day. Here we have and are likely to have a constant and sufficient flow of pure water into receivers so arranged that they will be constantly cleansed, most conveniently placed and thanks to the new water district without money and without price. It is said when the children of Israel needed water in the wilderness Moses struck a rock twice and the water came out abundantly and the congregation drank and their beasts.”
Among others who added to the attractions of the day were N. P. Hull of Michigan, National lecturer; Chas. M. Gardner, State master; M. S. Richardson, of Millis; Chaplain A. C. Wheelock, of Marlboro; James B. Tuttle and Nelson B. Tenney, of Acton, and the finals by Luther Conant, of Acton, the first chaplain of the State grange. The fountain was accepted by H. S. Brown, selectman, in behalf of the town.
Middlesex North Pomona grange had its annual field day in the pine grove orchard of Delacy Corkum, of Billerica, on Wednesday. These grounds are on the banks of the old historic Concord river, which added sentiment to sense. The meeting was opened by a brief address by Lester R. Hayward, master of the grange. Delacy Corkum was assigned to give the address of welcome, which he did and exemplified that there is no other Delacy like unto him, it being a compound of wit, wisdom and valuables. Charles M. Gardner, State master, presided, and called for eloquence from Oliver Wilson, National master, of Illinois; State Lecturer Richardson, of Millis; O. A. Martin, of the Massachusetts Agricultural college, and Hon. Edward Fisher, of Westford, who was assigned to deliver us from the Ellis milk bill, which he did in an eloquent manner. Sports, games and the Middlesex Truant band added to the chirpings of the day.
Townsend
Baseball. A victory by a score of 5 to 4 tied the so-called “world’s series” between Townsend and Westford on Saturday afternoon, the former winning in a close and bitter contest. It was the most exciting contest of the season and it came near being war to the knife in more ways than one. Westford brought up the finest battery seen here for some time and the finest catcher ever seen here. The pitcher started in to be a puzzle to the boys and Westford for a time thought the boys were easy meat. But Harley Parker, with his fine hit, gave Bailey his first surprise and later Knight started in to break the game up by getting a three-bagger, which although it did not bring in a run, gave the boys courage. Then the hits were frequent and it was anybody’s game until the last inning.
Knight pitched a fine game and had good support except for two or three costly wild throws of the ball by his team mates.
Two exciting things occurred, one while Clarence Morse was attempting to steal second. He fell down to avoid the first baseman, being caught between the bases, and then later did the same thing to avoid the second baseman who pounced upon him and held him down, which Clarence resented, and there would have been serious trouble had the team mates not interfered. The other was caused by thinking the visitors had batted out of turn in one inning. The summary:
Townsend A.A. | |||||||
ab | r | bh | tb | po | a | e | |
H. Morse, 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
E. Swicker, cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Green, 3b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Eastman, c | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Keefe, ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
C. Morse, lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Parker, 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
V. Swicker, rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 30 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 10 | 9 |
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Westford A.A. | |||||||
ab | r | bh | tb | po | a | e | |
Hartford, lf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buckley, 2b | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Prouty, 3b | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Gray, 1b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Crook, c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
Peabody, ss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Gill, rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clark, cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bailey, p | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 40 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 4 |
Innings | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Townsend A.A. | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | x | —5 | Westford A.A. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —4 |
Three-base hit—Knight. Two-base hit—Parer. Bases on balss—By Bailey 2, Struck out—By Knight, 6, by Bailey 10. Stolen bases—Green, Eastman, C. Morse, Keefe, Peabody. Sacrifice hits—Prouty. Passed ball—Crook. Wild Pitches—Bailey. Hit by pitched ball—Eastman. Umpire—H. L. Whitcomb. Time—2 hrs. 20 min.
Saturday, August 16, 1913
Center. Mrs. Lizzie A. Hamlin and daughters, Gertrude and Evelyn, went Wednesday of this week for a sojourn at York Beach. They will be joined there by Mrs. J. Herbert Fletcher and son John, coming from Wolfboro, N.H., and later all come home together.
Miss Mary Moran returned the first of the week from spending a very pleasant week at Cheebacco Island, Essex, the guest of Mrs. J. A. Cameron at her summer home.
George E. Gould is preparing to be in attendance at the Rockingham, N.H., fair during next week.
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Wright and daughters, Frances and Alice, are spending two weeks’ vacation with Rev. and Mrs. Charles P. Marshall at Manomet, near Plymouth.
Pretty announcement cards have been received by the Westford friends from Mrs. Gertrude Carver Skidmore in her Somerville home announcing the little daughter’s birth and who has been named Elaine Brigham Skidmore.
Miss Jeanette Sutherland is spending a vacation near Portland, Me. During her absence Mrs. Harry Jacques is staying with Mrs. Sutherland, who is still far from well.
A recent wedding noted in Lowell is that of George R. Smith and Miss Juliette McKissock, which took place on Monday of this week. This is of interest to some of the Westford people from the fact that Mr. Smith has been the organist at the Unitarian church here for quite a long time.
Mrs. Margaret McDonald, living on the Concord road, counted ninety-seven automobiles in two hours’ time last Sunday afternoon passing the house.
W. E. Carver is having the heating plant changed in his new home from a furnace to steam heat.
Fred L. McCoy has had a telephone installed at his home this week – 11-12.
Mrs. W. M. Wright, after three weeks of serious illness, is now much more comfortable, although not able to step on the foot that has been so afflicted with abscesses.
Mrs. Nelson Tuttle and Alfred Tuttle enjoyed a day’s outing at Salem and Marblehead Wednesday of this week.
The academy building is being cleaned and renovated preparatory to the opening of the fall term.
Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Hildreth have been in Rockland, Me., the greater part of this week on a combined business and pleasure trip.
The Donald M. Camerons are at the Cameron homestead.
The Fred A. Hildreths, of Malden, are spending a vacation at the H. V. Hildreths.
The vestry of the Congregational church is being renovated, the trustees taking advantage of the church vacation period to have the work done. The ceilings, side walls and floors in both rooms, as well as the hall and stairway, will all be done over. Milo D. Clay and men of Lowell are doing the work.
George Symmes was in charge of the evening service at the Congregational church last Sunday.
The berry harvest, which is of vital importance to many Westford people, is about over. Of course, it is needless to state that another dry season has had its bad effect, especially in some locations, and all the growers are many crates short of what was a reasonable estimate. Some of the pickers have made good income, even though anyone who has had experience knows that it is hard-earned money. Some records are 154, 160 and 146 boxes in a day, and this among the younger pickers. One man picked over 200 baskets one day in the Walker berry field. Another man has a record of picking three crates in one day. The early apple harvest is now on in earnest and many hundreds of boxes have been shipped this last week, the auto trucks giving most satisfactory service. W. E. Carver, as usual, is sending his own teams over the road with the Old Homestead fruit.
Arrives in Good Condition. The grange drinking fountain arrived this week Monday in good condition. This was a relief to the committee in charge, after having two experiences with breakage in shipment. The fountain was set up and piped over the foundation that has been in readiness for many weeks and the water will be turned on shortly. This work was in charge of A. H. Sutherland, a member of the committee, and done with characteristic skill and dispatch.
At a full meeting of the committee in charge held with Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Wright on Monday evening, it was voted that the secretary of the grange, Mrs. Frank C. Wright, write a letter to the board of selectmen presenting the fountain to the town. The fountain is of approved pattern, with drinking place for horses in front, a bubble fountain for people at the back and near the base is a place for dogs to drink.
The inscription, in suitable place, reads: “Presented to the Town of Westford by Westford Grange, 1913.”
About Town. The sixth annual reunion of the Spalding Light Cavalry association will be held at the Association building, Boston, road, Westford Center, on Thursday, August 21. Each member of the association is entitled to invite a friend, a man friend, who will be entitled to eat dinner just as though he were a soldier. Dinner will be served at 6:45. At three o’clock there will be a clay pigeon shoot at Whitney playground, each member to furnish his own shooting apparatus and skill, the gunpowder and other fireworks to be furnished by the association. An entertainment that requires more skill than eating or shooting will be given at the Association building at eight. This entertainment will be given by two well-known entertainers. Come everybody who hath belongings to the association shoot, eat, laugh and be social.
By invitation of Rep. George P. Drury, of Waltham; Atty.-Gen. James M. Swift of Fall River, State Lecturer Richardson of Millis, Overseer Chapman of Ludlow and Private S. L. Taylor of Westford were invited to attend the field meeting of Waltham grange last Saturday, held on the lawn of Miss Cornelia Warren, an old residential farm of several hundred acres handed down through several generations. A dairy farm of 200 cows and twelve horses, and certified milk at fifteen cents per quart, modern barns, and all the cleanliness that modern agitation demands. All the environments of groves, lawns, flowers, weather, generous hospitality, an enthusiastic company and an orchestra made the event one of rare stimulation. For the generosity of these environments the above guests settled their indebtedness with talk.
Robert Marshall, of Philadelphia, is visiting his brother, Joseph Marshall, at Westford Corner. He reports rain, wheat and corn abundant in the Quaker state.
The Herbert E. Fletchers are in the role of vacationists at Bar Harbor.
John A. Taylor and W. R. Taylor are at York Beach this week.
Dr. Dunlap, formerly of the University of North Dakota, now of Syracuse university, stopped to visit his friends, John A. Taylor and Miss Lanna Decatur while he was enroute to his home in Iowa after attending the summer school of athletics at Harvard university.
The next meeting of the grange will be held on Thursday evening. The lecturer’s hour will be in charge of Joseph Wall and he will give a play.
The new bungalow camp of the Lowell Y.M.C.A., located on the south shore of Nabnassett pond, was dedicated Tuesday evening. The building will accommodate about one hundred people. It is built in a very natural way with a large rustic fireplace in the dining-room. This room is also used as a chapel. The nearest point to this camp on the electric cars is the junction of Plain and Nabnassett [Brookside?] roads at Edwards’ Corner.
Charles F. Emerson, of Chelmsford, who has just resigned as dean of Dartmouth college, was once a student at our Westford academy. He has been connected with Dartmouth college for forty-five years, which is the longest service of any person. For ten years he was dean and now has been made dean emeritus. It is interesting to note that of the 5000 living alumni less than 300 received their diplomas before his connection with the college began.
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Members of the grange are rehearsing a play for neighbors’ night at Acton in early September.
A large gathering convened at Canobie Lake on Wednesday at the field day of the State grange. Music, instrumental and throat, reading, speeches, speaking, thunder, lightning and several drops of rain made the day a variety program. Westford was cared for, being represented by from nine to ten different personalities.
Emphasis and opportunity should accompany the event of the eightieth birthday [August 21] of our well preserved townsman, George T. Day. Eighty years of wise, successful living, eighty years of wise conservation and development of a well-balanced heredity. Call and have it proven. These are only hints in a wise stewardship.
The Old Oaken Bucket farm folks and Miss Francis Banister, Miss Elizabeth Cushing, the Misses Ferguson, were recent surprises at the Uncanoonuck Mountains. At the top notch of the lookout they were joined to an auto party, including William Woods, J. Herbert Fletcher, Robert Prescott, Frank Hildreth. Henry Healy was auto master.
About thirty couples were present at the Young People’s society dance last week Friday evening. Seth Banister and George Walker were it in management.
Mrs. Julian Whitney and her daughter, Mrs. [Susan E.] Phillips, have gone east for less dust and more dew.
Dry Weather Talk. Some dry weather notes on the crops seem to read like this: Since the recent rains the Prairie farm has added a dozen acres of corn to a three-acre field, claiming before the rains only eight and a half bushels per acre. Nature and science seem to have got into a disagreement as to whether level culture or hilling is best. In a drought science says level culture, but nature and the crops have declared in favor of high ridging as practical in the corn field of Frank C. Drew and the best field of corn in the Stony Brook valley, where the corn in the recent severe drought never wilted to be noticeable, while corn on adjoining farms and similar land treated to level culture wilted badly for want of moisture. Speak right up science if you have got anything to say in rebuttal.
Ridging is practiced every year on the above farm and never fails of a good crop of corn. On the old Peletiah Fletcher farm a piece of corn planted on land extremely dishing from all sides, the dish that caught all the evening dews and an occasional intention of rain, suffered worse from drought than the ridges that surrounded the dish.
Clipping. The following tribute to the life of Sarah Heywood, as she was familiarly known in Westford, is so inspiring and so characteristic of her life that it is too valuable not to be reprinted. It is taken from the Worcester Evening Gazette of July 23:
“The cultivated gentlewoman of the old school is a fast-vanishing type. Such a one was Mrs. Trumbull, whose recent death is mourned by her Worcester friends.
“Sarah Hartwell Heywood was born in Westford, April 1, 1830. Her mind, eager for knowledge, was developed by the careful culture of that day. Perhaps its literary bent was early determined by a meeting with Edgar Allan Poe, who lecturing in Westford, stayed at her father’s house, and of whose handsome face and winning manners she always retained a vivid recollection.
“In 1872, she removed to Beverly, and her modest grey house—the Sea Shell—on an elm-shaded street, soon became a resort for the best society (in the truest sense). An arm-chair by the harbor-looking window was known as Dr. Andrew P. Peabody’s, 0) { referrer_url = document.referrer; } const params = location.search.slice(1).split('&').reduce((acc, s) => { const [k, v] = s.split('=') return Object.assign(acc, {[k]: v}) }, {}) const url = "https://museum.westford.org/wp-json/iawp/search" const body = { referrer_url, utm_source: params.utm_source, utm_medium: params.utm_medium, utm_campaign: params.utm_campaign, utm_term: params.utm_term, utm_content: params.utm_content, gclid: params.gclid, ...{"payload":{"resource":"singular","singular_id":1675,"page":1},"signature":"354b0d14f8818045a65f7d72fdb259d3"} } const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest() xhr.open("POST", url, true) xhr.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/json;charset=UTF-8") xhr.send(JSON.stringify(body)) }) })();