The Westford Wardsman, June 17, 1916
Center. Much interest has been felt in the appointment of the R.F.D. mail carrier filling the place of Frank C. Wright, who resigned earlier in the year. The appointment has been received by Frederick H. Myers and he will begin his duties June 19. There were about thirty-five in Middlesex county who took the civil service examinations, among which were a good number from Westford. Mr. Meyers’ rank in the examinations was 86.6. He will use his automobile in covering the route. William E. Green has been substituting on the route since the resignation of Mr. Wright in February.
It was pleasant last Sunday, just as people were dispersing from the Congregational church to find Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Boynton [superintendent of the Town Farm 1906-1912] just outside greeting old friends. They had driven from Medfield in their automobile, planning attendance at church, but the traveling after the rains made them late in getting to town. With them was Miss Carrie E. Read and two other auto guests, the latter from Medfield.
Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Hildreth were in attendance the first part of the week at the dedication of the new Technology buildings in Cambridge and other attendant festivities of the occasion.
Sunday will be children’s day at the Congregational church and Supt. Osgood has put much effort into making the occasion one of interest. The exercises will be given by the members of the Sunday school and at least two children will receive the rites of baptism.
Miss Mary P. Bunce was in attendance last week at the sessions of the state library convention, and Miss Alice M. Howard was her efficient substitute at the library during her absence.
The William E. Frost school closed this week Friday. The out-of-town teachers have returned to their homes, Miss Grant to Gloucester, and Miss Crocker to Brockton.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Abbot are adding an attractive porch to their residence [32 Main St.].
The West Chelmsford baseball team will meet the Westford A. A. at Whitney playground on Saturday, June 24. This will be the first game of the season at Westford by the association management. The members of the A. A. plan a good celebration for July 4, with the cooperation of the Boy Scouts and the Grange, as well as the townspeople. Funds to make it a success will have to be solicited from the townspeople and a good response is hoped for. J. Herbert Fletcher is the treasurer and kindly send subscriptions to him. A parade, two ball games, etc., will be among the attractions.
A good number of national emblems were in evidence throughout the village on flag day. The big parade in Lowell in the evening attracted a large number from Westford. Perley E. Wright conveyed a large truck filled with passengers to the city and many automobiles filled with people went down for the evening.
The events of this next week are the graduating exercises of Westford academy, the alumni dinner and the dance in honor of the graduating class in the evening, all taking place next Wednesday. There are six in the graduating class.
About Town. At the annual meeting of the Lowell Fish and Game association held on last week Tuesday evening, 572 new members were added. It was unanimously voted to hold the annual outing at Long Sought pond on the Groton road, Westford, on the grounds of the Alpine club, Labor day.
Herbert A. Walkden will graduate from the Massachusetts Agricultural college this June.
The camp at Nabnassett for the Y.M.C.A. boys of Lowell is being put in readiness for the season and the registration is larger than any previous year, which will open in July and last nine weeks. It will be a camp of systematic sports, industries, health, literature and observance of the Lord’s day.
It recalled the days of Auld Lang Syne and prosperity in the handshakes and greeting of Elizabeth S. Abbot in the Unitarian church last Sunday. She has been spending the winter in Washington and was on her way to her summer home in Brookline.
Westford Grange will neighbor with Lowell grange on next Tuesday evening and will furnish the entertainment. Lowell will furnish the supper.
The next meeting of West Chelmsford Grange will be held at Historic hall on Thursday evening, June 22. Dr. Frances H. Drew, of Lowell, will lecture on “Responsibility, or the child of today.”
Miss Roberts, of New Brunswick, is visiting her sister, Mrs. C. R. P. Decatur, at the old Capt. Peletiah Fletcher place on the Lowell road.
John A. Taylor will return this week from the University of North Dakota. He has given a number of commencement addresses in various places and this week was stage manager for the play given in the open-air theatre on two successive evenings. The play was written by twenty students in honor of the tercentenary of Shakespeare’s death and was called “Shakespeare, the play maker.” In the pageant were 300 participants and it was a very spectacular affair. Some of the Chippewa Indians took part.
Yes, we are going to have peas for dinner today in memory of Bunker Hill monument, as well as in memory of the scramble to have them first. Will some one volunteer to hold an umbrella over the rain while we pick?
Frank C. Drew has the largest field of corn of any one in the Stony Brook valley. It looks well and the crows hold the same opinion.
There are twelve bushels of potatoes in the Stony Brook valley in one field all budded to blow. Corn in the same field is not because the weather is not and the crows have taken the rest.
The selectmen are reconstructing the railing on the arch bridge on Stony Brook road. The individuals should be reconstructed who made the railing gravitate to the bottom of the brook by the “laying on of hands.”
Graniteville. The members of Court Westford, M.C.O.F., held a well attended and interesting meeting in their rooms on last week Thursday evening with Mrs. Julian B. Wall, chief ranger, in the chair. Business of importance was transacted and several applications for membership received. The court till hold a class initiation in Healy’s hall here next Sunday afternoon. A degree staff from Merrimack court, Haverhill, will assist in the initiation ceremonies and members of the high standing committee of Boston will also be present. A banquet will be held in the lower hall at six o’clock. Some twenty odd candidates will be initiated into the order on Sunday and the whole affair promises to be very interesting.
Children’s Sunday was fittingly observed in the M.E. church here Sunday morning and in spite of the inclement weather there was a large number present.
Mrs. Charlotte Day has recently returned from a visit spent with friends in Lawrence.
The members of Cameron circle, C.F. of A., held a well-attended and interesting meeting in their rooms on Tuesday night with Miss Marion Lord the chief companion in the chair. Business of importance was transacted and several applications for membership were received. Miss Lord has recently been elected grand trustee at the annual convention held in Fall River recently. She is now a member of the executive council.
Judge George B. Paddock of Oak Park, Benton county, Minn., has been a recent guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Blodgett of Millstone road. Judge Paddock is the owner of a large registered stock farm in Oak Park and was deeply interested in all things of a like nature in this vicinity.
Forge Village. Two new cottages are being built by the Abbot Worsted Co. One on Pine [2 Pine St.] and the other on Pleasant street.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gerard [Calixte H. Girard] have returned to their home in Worcester after visiting relatives here. Mrs. Gerard was formerly Mrs. [sic] Mary A. DeRoehn [nee Mary Ann Weaver, widow of Andrew J. DeRoehn] of this village and was married [in Auburn] to Mr. Gerard on May 25 by Rev. Mr. [Bernard L.] Chase of Auburn. Mr. Gerard was until four years ago a resident of Ayer. He was one of the first conductors on the Ayer and Fitchburg electric railway. Mr. and Mrs. Gerard reside at 131 Boylston street, Worcester.
A little daughter [Kathleen June Weaver] entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Weaver on Sunday [June 11].
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Daly of Clinton were guests Sunday at the home of Mr. Daly’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Daly.
Mrs. Hartley and son Redmond of Keighley, England arrived here on Saturday. At present they are the guests of Mrs. Jane Dare.
The office employees of Abbot & Co. of this village and Graniteville are enjoying the pleasures of camp life this week at Forge pond. The party is chaperoned by Mrs. Reuben Taylor.
The new pews which were installed at St. Andrew’s mission this week arrived on Monday morning.
Special service will be held at the mission on next Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock. The choir of St. Andrew’s church of Ayer will combine with the mission choir and will render special music during the services. The singing will be under the direction of Miss Sarah Precious, organist of St. Andrew’s mission. This will be the last service in the afternoon for the remainder of the summer. Sunday school will close next Sunday for the summer.