The Westford Wardsman, October 14, 1916
Center. J. Herbert Fletcher, with his faithful hound dogs, Jack and Belle, has secured two more foxes in the Paradise woods locality. This makes three foxes in one week, which all his friends agree is a pretty good record.
Threatened frosts have held off remarkably well on Westford hill, and up to this date there has been no killing frosts to spoil the gardens.
J. W. Rafter is absent from town, visiting in Clifton Springs, N.Y
Mrs. Lillian G. Lumbert, who has lived in this village for eleven years, moved this last week to Arlington, where she will make her home with her daughter, Mrs. Ivan Kenney.
Mrs. E. M. Denfeld, of Westfield, was an over Sunday visitor in town this last week, coming to visit her daughter, Miss Helena Denfeld, of the academy teaching staff.
Edward Fisher, on his recent trip to New Brunswick, was a lucky marksman and shot a moose, and earlier in the week shared with old friends and neighbors some choice cuts of moose steaks.
The Henry M. Wrights, of Quincy, took advantage of the fine weather and beautiful coloring to motor to Westford for over this last weekend.
Alec MacDougall has recently enjoyed a few days’ visit with his son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Allister MacDougall, at their home in Northampton. While there they were all in attendance at the Greenfield fair, where Mr. MacDougall, Jr., was among the judges on various exhibits. Mrs. MacDougall captured a number of prizes on canned vegetables, fruits, jellies, etc. Her proficiency in these lines had been gained through courses with Miss Laura Comstock and Miss Marie Sayles of the Agricultural college, and who were such capable lecturers and instructors at an extension school held here last winter. Mr. and Mrs. MacDougall have recently purchased a new home for themselves and [it is] very pleasantly situated between Northampton and Hadley.
Mr. and Mrs. Edson G. Boynton, of Medfield, were in town last Sunday, calling on old friends.
J. Henry Colburn was unfortunate enough while out driving his Maxwell machine the first of the week to break his steering gear in such a way as to put his engine out of commission rather hopelessly.
The last of the meetings of the summer reading classes under the auspices of the literature and library extension committee of the Tadmuck club met with Mrs. L. W. Wheeler on Thursday afternoon of last week. There was a good group present and Mrs. H. V. Hildreth had the program in charge, reading a beautiful group of poems from Henry Van Dyke’s “The blue flower,” after which the members read in turn Dr. Van Dyke’s forceful story, “The mansion.”
Apple picking is in full swing with help scarce, in fact hard to get at any price. Several of the large orchardists report winter apples as running small in size, affected no doubt by cold, wet weather during the first of the growing season.
Tadmuck Club. The opening of the twelfth season of the Tadmuck club took place Tuesday afternoon at the Unitarian church parlors under very pleasant conditions of weather, attendance and general arrangement of the afternoon’s program. The Ladies’ Germania orchestra, of Lowell, gave a delightful musical program, assisted by Mrs. Nettie L. Roberts, soloist. Mrs. Roberts was in splendid voice for her group of songs, “Land of long ago” and “Heart of mine,” being especially enjoyable. Miss Julia H. Fletcher was her accompanist.
Miss Alice M. Howard is the club’s new president and brings to the office experience, ability and tact. Her opening address was followed with the closest attention and was a gracious and thoughtful outlining of the growth, scope and service of the club movement and as it applied to this particular club. The reception committee, consisting of Mrs. H. V. Hildreth, Mrs. V. C. Bruce Wetmore, Mrs. Harry Prescott, Mrs. A. W. Hartford and Mrs. W. R. Carver, provided beautiful decorations of autumn flowers and served a very prettily appointed club tea. Mrs. Clarence Hildreth and Miss Eva E. Fletcher presided at the tea urns and Mrs. Carver was the special hostess of the afternoon. The attractive club calendars were distributed at this meeting.
There was a representative attendance present, although [for] absence from town and other reasons some of the club’s most loyal workers were much missed from the gathering.
Farewell Sermon. There was a large congregation to greet Mr. Wallace last Sunday at the Congregational church. The girls’ vested choir, under the direction of Miss May Atwood, made the musical part of the service most attractive. There were solos by Mrs. Charles D. Colburn and Miss Lottie Dunn. The floral decorations of autumn flowers were most effective. Mr. Wallace’s last sermon was not especially a farewell sermon, and the only indication that it was his last Sunday in this pulpit was at the close of the service he, with Mrs. Wallace, took their places at the front of the church and invited all present to pass around and shake hands with them. This everybody did making a very pleasant and informal good-bye between pastor and people.
At the evening service Mr. Wallace gave readings from Ian MacClaren’s [sic] “Bonnie brier bush,”
The Fletcher Cold Spring farm [53 Depot St.] folks report the loss of several bushels of potatoes from after sundown thieving.