The Westford Wardsman, July 29, 1916
Center. Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Wright and son Livingston return the first of the week to their summer home in Marshfield after spending the month of July in Westford.
Word has been received by Westford friends of the approaching marriage of Miss Ruth Rowley at her home in North Craftsbury, Vt., to Rev. Edwin H Gordon, who is the pastor of the church in that town. Miss Rowley is the only daughter of Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Rowley, a former pastor of the Congregational church [1880-1890] here, and was born here [March 27, 1887] during her father’s pastorate.
Postmaster J. Herbert Fletcher goes the first of the week for a two-weeks’ vacation and fishing trip at Cobbosseecontee Lake, Hallowell, Me.
Elizabeth and William Carver are out of quarantine after a siege with measles.
John G. Fletcher goes next week to Camp Belknap on Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Wheeler, with Misses Sarah and May Atwood, enjoyed an auto trip to Putnam, Conn., on Tuesday.
Westford A.A. was victorious over Townsend A.A. on last Saturday afternoon at Whitney playground by the score of 4 to 0. It was a spirited contest and both teams were out to win. This Saturday Westford goes to Milford, N.H.
The continued rainy, cloudy weather is a real trial to those struggling with the remainder of the hay crop. The raspberry growers have been having a hard time this week and meeting with heavy losses. It has been impossible to get the berries picked and shipped to market in any sort of condition and what would have been first quality fruit has sold for low prices. Shipments of early apples are under way.
Miss Rita Jordan, at Providence farm, entertained a party of young people on Friday evening of last week. The game of five hundred, for which there were three tables, was enjoyed and refreshments were served.
Mrs. Lillian Lumbert has her daughter-in-law, Mrs. George Lumbert, and two of the grandchildren, staying with her. The other two children are spending vacation days with their aunt, Mrs. Grace Lumbert Kenney, in Arlington.
Rev. and Mrs. David Wallace and Misses Pauline and Rachael go the first of the week to Lunenburg for the month of August. During their absence the parsonage will be occupied by a Rev. Mr. Coburn, his wife and two sons.
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Kimball will be absent from town during August and while away their home will be occupied by a family from Lowell.
Last Sunday morning at the Congregational church Mr. Wallace preached at the morning service on “Blessings,” and at the evening service spoke on “Religious substitutes.” Sunday will be the last services before the vacation of four weeks, and a good attendance is hoped for. Sunday evening services will be suspended during the vacation.
The John P. Wrights returned to their home this Saturday after spending a month at camp at Hart pond, South Chelmsford.
Edward Blodgett, of Medford, one of our former Westford boys, is on the Mexican border with Company E, 5th regiment, El Paso, Texas.
The annual summer event[?] of the Cavalry association will take place on August 12. Plans are not yet placed[?] but it promises to be an attractive event. The Boston university male quartet will sing and there will be other entertainment. This year the ladies will be invited.
The deed for the Henry O. Keyes property in the center of the village has been passed, the town paying $2300 and thereby coming into possession of the old academy, the cottage house and the harness and blacksmith shop. The estimate for remodeling the old academy is $3800, which sum was recently voted for at a special town meeting. Mr. Keyes’ meeting the town’s offer for the property is much appreciated and a radical step in village improvement is assured.
Many of our residents have taken advantage of the sales and[?] fine[?] refunding offer by several[?] merchants this week.
Miss Eva F. Pyne who entered with such wholehearted interest[?] into the work of coordinating[?] with the Red Cross workers, doing for the soldiers at the Mexican border, has received from Capt. Daniel E. Christian of Co. M, 9th Massachusetts infantry, a letter of sincere appreciation for the articles sent. About thirty packages as described in a recent issue of this column had been sent to the border by Miss Pyne, she having been in charge of collecting money and articles specified. Those collected by Miss Pauline Wallace were sent to the Red Cross headquarters in Boston. About twenty-five hospital shirts have been made by the ladies in town, Miss Pyne being in charge of giving out and collecting the work. Miss Pyne, who was willing to give freely of vacation time and strength, has been interrupted severely with sciatica, but her many friends are glad to hear she is now improving each day.
J. Henry Colburn, who joined Mrs. Colburn at Alton Bay, N.H., for a little vacation, was offered a good position on the building of a large house across the street from where he was staying, at which work he is busily occupied.
About Town. Frank H. and Francis H Tyrrell, of Nashua, twin brothers, recently celebrated their eighty-third birthday at the old homestead on the Dunstable road, Nashua, N.H. Their father, Henry Tyrrell, lived to be 98 years and 3 months old, and their mother Lucy Tolles Tyrrell, 98 years and 8 months old. Frank will be remembered as one of the first three conductors employed by the Lowell horse railroad in the early days of horse cars. Since then he has had large experience in the hotel business of New Hampshire and Boston. Francis has had a large experience in the retail milk trade and in the provision business in Nashua. They have returned to the ancestral farm and are busy haying these beautiful dog days. Their only sister, Mrs. Lucy A. Keyes, keeps up the family record for longevity, having passed eighty-five years.
Joseph T. Richardson, who died at his home on the Lowell road on last week, Wednesday afternoon, aged sixty-two years, was born in Jaffrey, N.H. After coming to Westford he was employed as section foreman on the Nashua and Acton railroad between East Littleton and East Groton. For twenty-five years he served in this capacity and afterwards was employed in the construction of the Fitchburg and Lowell electric road and branch line to Westford. Since then he has been employed as gardener for Abiel J. Abbot at Westford Center. In all these capacities he labored to the line of faithful service. He leaves a widow and five children. The funeral was held on Friday forenoon of last week. The services were conducted by Rev. David Wallace. The bearers were Frank W. Bannister, Andrew Johnson, William Graves, Ralph Bridgeford. Burial was in Fairview cemetery.
Miss Ella Wright is making outside improvements to her summer home on Lowell road, Brookside, by large piazzas, which makes the large, ancient house appear more as a part of today.
Ere the reader rests on these lines the Greig farm folks will be eating home-grown sweet corn. This would not seem so smart for many years, but in this year of backward, scant sun, and rain on the run, it is certainly the smart act. Second on the list is the Amos Polley “Prairie” farm who has harvested first planted potatoes, ploughed and seeded the land.
At the last meeting of the Grange it was voted to hold a field day on Whitney playground on Thursday, August 24, in charge of past lecturers, who are planning for music, sports and speech.
There will be an adjourned meeting of the past lecturers of Westford Grange on Monday evening at the home of A. H. Sutherland to complete arrangements for the field day on the Whitney playground, August 24.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Wheeler, Mrs. A. H. Sutherland, Lillian Sutherland and S. L. Taylor attended the Pomona meeting at George W. Trull’s farm in North Tewksbury.
Ralph Crosby, of Arlington, is visiting at his aunt’s, Mrs. F. W. Bannister.
The largest hay crop out and no chance to make an inning.
Graniteville. The members of Cameron Circle, C.F. of A., held a well attended and interesting meeting on Tuesday night with Miss Marion Lord, chief companion, in the chair. Business of importance was transacted and several applications for membership were received.
The Westford A.A. had for their opponents last Saturday the Townsend A.A. team, and the many local fans who attended the game at the Whitney playground witnessed some good, fast baseball, with Westford on the winning end by the score of 4 to 0. Page and Harvey did the battery work for Westford, while Farrar and Leary were on the firing line for Townsend. It is expected that Westford will play in Milford, N.H., this Saturday.
Rev. Henry L. Scott, who has recently returned from a brief vacation, celebrated both masses at St. Catherine’s church Sunday.
Mrs. James Walsh[?] and daughter Fay, of Lincoln, N.H., and Miss Katie[?] May, of Lynn[?], have been recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Dudevoir.
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Mrs. James B. Healy with their two children, Mary and Robert, have recently returned from a delightful stay at Mrs. Healy’s former[?] home[?] in Groton.
Mrs. J. Ellsworth York and daughter, Bernice, have recently returned from a brief visit[?] with friends in Lowell.
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Ayer
District Court. The inquest on the death of George Benjamin, who was found on the railroad tracks at Graniteville on July 12 was held last Saturday morning before John M. Maloney, associate justice.
Dr. Frank S. Bulkeley, of Ayer, medical examiner, the first witness, testified to being called to view the body which was found about 400 feet west of the Graniteville station, on the side of the track. The body was found outside the rail. The man had not been dead over four hours when he arrived on the scene. Death was caused by the crushing of the head, due in his opinion, to being run over by a train.
L. B. Palmer said that Benjamin worked as a quarry man for him and his father at times.
John Gray, telegraph operator; John McNiff, of Forge Village, and L. B. Palmer, of Graniteville, for whom Benjamin had worked, as well as for his father, as a quarry man, and Thomas F. Mullin, probation officer, of Ayer, were the remaining witnesses.
John M. Maloney, associate justice, has given his decisions in the inquests into the deaths of George Benjamin, who was found dead at Graniteville on July 12, and of Frank J. Hurley, who was killed at North Littleton on July 4. The court finds that none other than the deceased were responsible for the deaths.
Townsend
Baseball. Westford A.A. whitewashed Townsend A.A. last Saturday by the score of 4 to 0. Although Farrar allowed but three hits he passed five and hit three. Three of Westford’s runs were a direct result of a pass or by being hit by a pitched ball. Aside from the Westford team’s alertness to take advantage of Farrar’s wildness they were unable to do much with his delivery. Townsend hit Page harder than the hit column indicates, for by brilliant fielding on the part of Gildea, the fast Boston college player, he smothered several hits that were labeled for extra bases as they left the bats of Townsend players. Parker and E. Swicker starred for Townsend, while Gildea was easily the class of the Westford team, none of whom are local boys. The summary:
Westford A.A. | ||||||||||
ab | r | bh | tb | po | a | e | ||||
Gildea, rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||
Harvey, c | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |||
Baker, 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
Bridgeford, cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Delback, 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Moranda, 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
Shea, ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
Page, p | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
Gower, lf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
Totals | 30 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 8 | 5 | |||
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Townsend A.A. | ||||||||||
ab | r | bh | tb | po | a | e | ||||
Hartford, lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
Leary, c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | |||
Green, ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
E. Swicker, cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
Merrick, 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
Parker, 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |||
Rusk, 2b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
V. Swicker, rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
Farrar, p | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
Totals | 30 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 8 | 5 | |||
– | ||||||||||
Innings | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
Westford AA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | –4 |
Two-base hit—Farrar. Sacrifice by—Hartford. Stolen basses—Harvey, Gildea, Bridgeford. Double play—Gildea to Shea. First base on balls—off Farrar 5, off Page 1. Hit by pitcher—Gildea, Baker, Delback. Struck out—by Farrar 9, by Page 6. Passed ball—Leary. Time—1 hr. 55 m. Umpire—Weeks and Prouty.