The Westford Wardsman, July, 1911
Saturday, July 1, 1911
Center. At the next meeting of the grange July 6, Mrs. J. E. Knight, lecturer pro tem, will have charge of the program and is arranging a miscellaneous program of interest. Albert D. Taylor was not able to come and give his address on “Landscape gardening” until a later date.
Several from the grange attended the strawberry festival at Groton grange Tuesday evening and report a pleasant time.
The prayer meeting of the Congregational church this week was held at the home of John McMaster at the East village.
The drinking fountain at the Whitney park, which was temporarily out of commission, has been reset and will be in readiness for July Fourth.
Alexander Cameron is at home from the Middlesex school, Concord, for the vacation.
Dr. Edward Atwood and family of Daytona, Fla., are at Westford and Winthrop for the summer. Dr. Atwood attended commencement exercises and his fortieth class reunion at Dartmouth college this last week.
Mrs. Andrew S. Wright has the sympathy of her friends owing to the death of her nephew, Thomas Newcomb at his home in South Boston. The circumstances are particularly sad as Mr. Newcomb was in the prime of life with a large family of children dependent upon him.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Hildreth returned this week from several days delightful sojourn at Hanover, N.H., and the commencement exercises of Mr. Hildreth’s alma mater at Dartmouth college. It is the tenth reunion of his class of which there was a large delegation present.
The several large growers of strawberries in town report a short and unsatisfactory crop [due] to the extremely dry season. Garden crops of other kinds are suffering seriously for rain and the outlook for the hay crop is poor.
The Edward M. Abbot hose company held their postponed meeting and try-out Tuesday evening. Several hydrants were opened and tested and the new hand reel recently purchased by the fire engineers in behalf of the town was tried. The resignation of Frank and Everett Miller from the company was received and the names of William E. Wright and Arthur E. Hildreth have been proposed in their places.
Edmund Baker is taking care of the grounds at the Whitney park.
Misses Winnifred and Elizabeth Bailey of Cambridge were over Sunday guests of Mrs. Homer M. Seavey.
Mrs. Oscar R. Spalding’s many friends are glad that she is convalescing nicely from her recent illness.
The Donald M. Camerons are staying at the Cameron homestead.
Miss Grace Litchfield and Miss Mary B. Raynes are spending the long vacation at their attractive bungalow at Forge pond, which they built last season nearby the G. W. Goode camp.
The J. V. Fletcher library will follow the usual custom of being closed Sundays during July and August.
George A. Brigham of Somerville was at the Brigham farm over Sunday.
H. M. Seavey is shingling his house and will follow this improvement with painting his buildings.
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