Turner's Public Spirit, September 20, 1924
A look back in time to a century ago
By Bob Oliphant
Center. The Ladies’ Aid of the Congregational church held an all-day session at the home of the Misses Green on the Littleton road, Thursday of last week. There were thirty ladies present and the unfinished articles for the fair were completed.
The Sons of Maine club of Somerville held an outing at the Whitney playground on last Saturday, coming as guests of one of their members, Frederick Hanscom. They were much pleased with Westford and considered it one of the prettiest towns which they have visited, and thought the J. V. Fletcher library especially fine.
Miss Mattie A. Crocker was the weekend guest of Mrs. Harry Whiting.
Robert Dawes, of Hudson, and Edward Damon, of Billerica, have been recent guests of John D. Fletcher. Both Mr. Dawes, who is a cousin of the republican candidate for president [Charles Gates Dawes (1865-1951)], and Mr. Damon, are classmates of Mr. Fletcher at Tech. [i.e., MIT]. This week the three young men, with another college friend, are enjoying camp life at Turners Falls.
Mrs. Helen Peaslee, of Lawrence, has been the guest of Mrs. Harry Ingalls.
Mrs. Reardon, who has been at Mrs. Alma Richardson’s this summer, has returned to Lowell.
Mrs. McDaniels and Miss Wood have closed their summer home and returned to Cambridge.
The Legion Auxiliary will meet on Monday evening at eight o’clock. There will be a meeting of the executive committee at 7:30. Mrs. Josie Prescott will be in charge of the entertainment of the evening, and refreshments will be served.
At a recent meeting of the school committee it was voted to transport the sixth grade from the Cameron school to one of the new rooms at the Sargent building, Graniteville. It was also decided to engage another teacher for the Cameron school.
Principal William Roudenbush of the academy has had printed some pamphlets on “The value of a high school education.” These pamphlets contain some excellent pointers on loyalty, industry, care of school property, neatness, conduct and manners. The ideas expressed in them are so good that the [school] committee has decided it would be well to have some of them distributed to the pupils of the two upper grades, as well as to the academy pupils.
The teachers and members of the school committee were invited guests of the Grange at their regular meeting on Thursday evening.
About twenty of the college friends of Miss Marjorie Seavey, who is soon to become the bride of Frederick Johnson, tendered her a miscellaneous shower at the Sigma Kappa rooms of Boston university, Bay State road, [paper torn, line or two missing] Miss Seavey was the recipient of many gifts and the good wishes of her friends. The table decorations were in pink, and refreshments of ice cream, cake and nuts were served. Among those present was little Miss Elizabeth Bosworth, who is to be the flower girl at the wedding on September 29. Mrs. Hilda Bosworth also attended.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Sutherland, Alfred Sutherland and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark, of Winter Hill, have recently returned from an auto trip to the White Mountains.
The fall millinery class will be a demonstration on the selection and construction of the season’s hats in charge of Mrs. Nellie P. Draper. Color, shapes and materials will be discussed and the making of several types will be shown in detail. Mrs. Draper will have on exhibition hats for sport, dress and street wear; also, samples of materials, frames, trimmings, etc. This meeting will be helpful, not only to the women who like to make their own hats, but to every woman who likes to buy her hat economically and intelligently. The meeting will be held in Library hall Wednesday, September 24, from two to four p.m. Everyone is cordially invited. Later if there are ten women who have not made hats more than once or not at all, Mrs. Draper will come for an all-day meeting. Any who would like to join such a class should send their names to Miss May E. Day as soon as possible.
The week of September 14-20, being New England home week, the following books have been placed on the table in the conversation room at the J. V. Fletcher library: The founding of New England and Revolutionary New England by J. T. Adams; Sargent’s handbook of New England, of especial interest to automobilists, Maine woods by Thoreau, Highways and byways of New England by C. Johnson, Tarry at home travels by E. E. Hale, A New England romance, the story of Ephraim and Mary Jane Peabody, The Sabbath in New England by Alice M. Earle, Historic towns of New England by Powell, The country of pointed firs by Sarah O. Jewett, Pratt portraits by Fuller and two books of fiction with scenes laid in New England.
Miss Ruth Loveless of Melrose has been the recent guest of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hanscom.
Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Knight were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Campbell, daughter Virginia and sons, Everett and J. Oscar of Hudson, N.H., Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Knight of North Berwick, Me., Mrs. Ina Knight of West Scarboro, Me., H. T. Knight of South Portland, Me., and Mrs. H. K. Ranney of Wayland.
About Town. Mrs. W. C. Pitkin and Miss Pitkin have returned from a pleasant vacation visit with relatives in Vermont.
At the recent [Republican] primaries the vote for governor was Jackson 229, Fuller 66. [Alvan T. Fuller won statewide.]
Andrew G. Anderson has sold his farm on the Lowell road, near Brookside, to a family from South Chelmsford, whose name we have been unable to learn [probably Lafayette and Ada Overlock].
With a new machine and a larger screen the Farm Bureau motion pictures will be shown at the town hall on Monday evening.
Of course you are going to go to the Groton fair on Thursday, Friday and Saturday 25, 26 and 27. Keep it in your mind so that you will not surprise yourself in learning the date so late that you can excuse yourself for not going. Have yourself so well in hand that your going will not be a begrudging compulsory affair, but a smiling, automatic joy. You know they threaten a wholesome uplift and diversion from the daily grindstone duties of farm life. This will include the jolly jingle of the Groton cornet band. They will reel off the quicksteps which will make you feel as though you wanted to dance even if you don’t believe in it. You certainly have an ear for music; if you haven’t there is something wrong with your ear drums and you had better go to an oculist [an eye doctor, one of Sam Taylor’s little jokes; an ear doctor is an otologist] and have them tuned and keyed up before you go to the Groton fair.
The Old Oaken Bucket farm folks had a delightful visit from Miss Ella T. Wright and Miss Helen A. Whittier, of “The Elms,” Brookside, [No. 120] Lowell road.
Has anyone seen anything shot into the sky like a war cloud as the result of our defense day gesture? It was promised, all right.
Does anyone know anything but guesses about the proposed constitutional amendment giving congress the right to control child labor under eighteen years of age? “Invasion of the home,” say its opponents. Why, bless you, my beloved, that principle has been in operation ever since civilization was admitted to partnership with humanity, and the question is not [shall] the principle be admitted, but shall the principle have a wider scope? For one, I am in favor of the home being invaded by a higher moral, intellectual force. Talk about a boy under eighteen cannot milk a cow or a girl wash dishes—say, pass on the headache pills; that is more senseless than the fright of the pacifists.
The first light frost of the season made a landing at the Snows in West Chelmsford last week Thursday evening-morning. Considering its landing among the Snows it is not surprising.
The Old Oaken Bucket farm folks, the W. R. Taylors and the F. A. Snows [Sam Taylor, his son’s and his daughter’s families] enjoyed supper camp life last Saturday afternoon and evening at Forge pond and listened to the lightning play tag with the trees.
“During the first seven months of this year eighty-eight people of Pennsylvania were bitten by mad dogs. This is forty-three more than during the same period last year. No deaths resulted. The Pasteur treatment saved the majority of them.” Pray do tell what saved the unsaved minority? Another question, as we pass this way only occasionally, “Is the life of a dog of more importance than the life of a human being?” The unwritten, silent conduct of many owners of dogs during periods of legal restraint seems to answer the question in the affirmative, for it seems to appear that during such restraining period days [dogs] trail closer to your heels with an open barking mouth and persist repeating it without an encore than during periods of non-restraint.
Our efficient fish and game warden, Joseph Wall, has recently been busy stocking up the trout brooks and lakes and ponds of the town. Our dry summers are responsible for the frequency of stocking up the trout brooks, rather than excess or illegal fishing.
Last week Wednesday and Thursday and Friday a severe snowstorm in Ontario, Canada, blocked the roads, upset traffic and made a real mid-winter interference with business besides innovations on the weather bureau and the staid calculations of the Old Farmers’ Almanac which did not stay stayed.
Guy R. Decatur and Fisher [Buckshorn[1]] have been attending the Eastern States Exposition in Springfield.
The Corn Crop. There seems to be a unanimous agreement in regard to the prospective western corn crop. Perhaps the situation is best summed up by the Rural New Yorker: “The race between Jack Frost and the corn crop is exciting. The runners are now on the home stretch and you may take your choice. Millions are at stake. One of our western friends went to the Iowa State Fair and talked with many farmers. He says they practically agree on the following proposition: They all think that with ordinary average weather about one-third of the crop will be fit to crib. The other [two] third[s] will be practically worthless except as a poor grade of fodder. With unusually good weather, which you might call almost a miracle, the proposition would step up one place. That is, we might have two-thirds of the crop pretty decent corn and one-third fair pig feed. That is the very most we could hope for. On the other hand an early frost would put us the other way one place and would mean one-third of the crop pretty fair hog feed and two-thirds worthless except as fodder. So if you hear that Iowa has had a heavy frost along about the middle of September you will know what shape we are in.”
The above is confirmed by letters from relatives in Illinois giving a similar account of the prospective corn crop in that state. A cold, backward spring, followed by a cool summer.
New England had an unusually cold, backward spring, but unlike the corn belt of the west we were fortunate of nature in countering on the cold spring by a warm July and a still warmer August, which has terminated in the best corn crop for a quarter of a century. Blessed is the farmer who has sensed the prospective western corn crop (for it was easily sensed in poor germination) and put his hands to the plow handle and turned over a few hundred pounds of hay to the acre and raised corn instead of raising the mows on a glutted farm produce market. Those who did not are going to pay a high rate of interest on their experience. I know it is old-fashioned to raise corn and farmers do not like to be tagged old-fashioned, but my beloved, cornless farmers, you will pay a big interest charge on your pride this year. A glutted milk market as at present on a prospective one-third corn crop and short wheat crop is bound to culminate in a financial K.O. in varying degrees.
Republican Meeting. At a meeting of the republican town and ward committees of the eighth Middlesex senatorial district held in Lowell last Saturday evening to fill the vacancy caused by the withdrawal of Hon. Frank H. Putnam, nominated at the recent primary, Edgar P. Dougherty chairman of the Lowell city committee, presided. The roll call showed the following in regard to delegates: Ashby 0, Chelmsford 15, Dracut 7, Dunstable 2, Groton 4, Pepperell 0, Shirley 2, Townsend 0, Tyngsboro 2, Westford 15, Lowell 7 wards 35. The condensed essence of the convention was that there were seven candidates and seven ballots. The candidates were Alfred W. Hartford of Westford, Walter Perham of Chelmsford, Fred L. Snow of Tyngsboro, Joseph H. Hibbard of Lowell, E. E. Marchand of Lowell, David Dickson of Lowell [and E. Gaston Campbell of Lowell[2]]. There were 97 votes cast on the first ballot—Perham 27, Snow 22, Hartford 17, with the other candidates several each. On the seventh and final ballot the Westford delegates went over to Perham and the final ballot stood Perham of Chelmsford 50, Fred L. Snow of Tyngsboro 43, and a few scattering.
Church Notes. First church (Unitarian)—Sunday service at four p.m. Preacher, Rev. Frank B. Crandall, the minister. Subject, “The complexity of personality.”
The meeting of officers of the Y.P.R.U. was postponed to Sunday, September 21, at five p.m.
On Sunday the preacher will deal with the question whether an individual is an independent and distinct “ego”[3] or a complex being, the result of many influences. He will refer to an experience of Paul, the apostle, and point out the religious aspect of the question.
Supper and Entertainment. The Alliance held a supper and entertainment on Friday, Defense Test day, at the town hall. About 200 were present including representative of the G.A.R., W.R.C. and Legion and Auxiliary. Mrs. Gertrude C. Skidmore had charge of the arrangements. A new method of seating gave a pleasant effect and made serving more convenient. The guests were seated at a table in front of the stage. Rev. Edward Disbrow said the grace.
A much enjoyed entertainment followed the supper. Miss Caroline Precious, pianist; Miss A. Pamelia Precious, cornetist, and Miss Mildred Precious, violinist, gave great satisfaction to the audience by their playing. Miss Mildred Precious’ violin solo made an especial appeal. Mrs. Benjamin Derby of Concord Junction was the vocal soloist. She had already won great popularity in town as a singer and this was her first appearance in Westford following a season of advanced vocal instruction in Boston. Her voice gave greater delight than ever to her audience and her choice of selections proved very pleasing.
Rev. Mr. Disbrow spoke briefly concerning brotherliness between the churches. Rev. Frank B. Crandall, minister of the church, spoke on the patriotic significance of Defense Test day and urged a loyal response on all similar patriotic occasions as the surest way to approach the ideal of peace, brotherhood and happiness of the nations.
Largest Taxpayers. As misery loves company we presume the larger taxpayers of the town would like to know each other’s trouble, so here they are:
Abbot, Alice M…………………………………. $975.00
Abbot, John C……………………………………… 789.00
Abbot Worsted Co………………………….. 19,126.65
Anderson, William E…………………………… 159.00
Atwood, S. C., L. B. and M………………….. 135.00
Balch, Samuel H…………………………………. 108.75
Balch, Wayland F………………………………… 129.00
Belida, Joseph……………………………………… 135.00
Blaisdell, Elizabeth A………………………….. 212.80
Blanchard, Walter L…………………………….. 133.75
Blaney, Cyril A…………………………………… 117.00
Blodgett, C. A. and F. R………………………. 277.55
Buckshorn, Adeline……………………………… 182.05
Burbeck, Adeline T., heirs……………………. 189.75
Burbeck, Frederick A…………………………… 170.90
Burnham, Arthur H……………………………… 252.90
Cadmun [sic], G. Henry……………………….. 558.00
Caless, Thomas W………………………………. 130.50
Calvert, Mary E…………………………………… 159.00
Cameron, Alexander A………………………… 352.50
Cameron, Julian A………………………………. 166.50
Cameron, Lucy A………………………………… 465.00
Cameron, Meta J…………………………………. 363.00
Carmichael, John, devisees………………….. 105.00
Carver, Cora E…………………………………….. 112.50
Carver, William R……………………………….. 172.50
Christensen, Cora M……………………………. 150.00
Cloutier, Louis A…………………………………. 114.60
Coburn, Harry R………………………………….. 264.00
Colburn, Charles D. heirs…………………….. 176.35
Couture, Charles………………………………….. 125.40
Cutting, Ralph T………………………………….. 174.75
Day, Arthur E., heirs……………………………. 144.00
Day, Quincy W……………………………………. 195.00
Denerevich, Zachary……………………………. 168.90
Desmond, David………………………………….. 225.00
Donnelly, William J…………………………….. 112.50
Downs, Matthew F………………………………. 136.05
Drew, Frank C…………………………………….. 330.00
Dudevoir & O’Hara…………………………….. 129.00
Dymowicz, Julian………………………………… 138.33
Edwards, William C…………………………….. 351.60
Feeney, John……………………………………….. 156.00
Fisher, Alec………………………………………… 374.70
Flagg, Elbert H……………………………………. 346.80
Flagg, Lucy M…………………………………….. 120.00
Fletcher, Eleanor L……………………………… 105.00
Fletcher, Herbert E…………………………… 1,758.75
Fletcher, H. E. Co……………………………….. 266.54
Fletcher, Harry N………………………………… 303.85
Fletcher, J. Herbert………………………………. 201.00
Fletcher, J. M. heirs…………………………….. 235.50
Fletcher, J. Willard………………………………. 161.75
Fletcher, Ralph A………………………………… 166.50
Fletcher, Sherman H……………………………. 225.00
Furbush, Frank L…………………………………. 166.50
Gardell, August, heirs………………………….. 130.50
Gilson, George Q………………………………… 105.00
Gould, H. E. and E. H………………………….. 297.15
Graniteville Foundry Co………………………. 587.64
Greig, David L……………………………………. 368.95
Griffin, Charles M……………………………….. 118.20
Gumb, Harry M…………………………………… 111.00
Haley, Frank L……………………………………. 126.00
Hamlin, Nathan, heirs………………………….. 162.00
Hanley, Edward T……………………………….. 225.00
Harrington, P. Henry……………………………. 225.00
Hartford, G. H., heirs…………………………… 107.15
Healey, Elizabeth A…………………………….. 171.00
Healey, J. A. & Sons……………………………. 490.95
Healey, 2nd, J. A………………………………….. 107.40
Healey, Margaret M…………………………….. 144.00
Heywood & Fletcher……………………………. 105.00
Hildreth, Bertha H……………………………….. 130.50
Hildreth, Charles L……………………………… 126.00
Hildreth, Charles W…………………………….. 124.50
Hildreth, Ella F., Heirs…………………………. 446.25
Hildreth, Frank C………………………………… 266.00
Hildreth, Herbert V……………………………… 216.00
Howard, Calvin L………………………………… 171.90
Johnson, Frank C…………………………………. 111.80
Jordan, Laura P……………………………………. 135.00
Keyes, George A. devisees…………………… 106.50
Kimball, George A………………………………. 258.00
Kimball, James L………………………………… 291.00
Kohlrausch, George E………………………….. 209.95
Knowlton, Harlan E…………………………….. 108.70
Lawrence, Austin………………………………… 110.85
LeClerc, Joseph…………………………………… 192.00
Leduc, Ferdinand………………………………… 111.00
Leduc, Gideon…………………………………….. 141.00
Leduc, Hyacinth, heirs…………………………. 105.00
Lundberg, Axel G……………………………….. 102.00
McCoy, Fred L……………………………………. 116.40
McDonald, Alexander………………………….. 168.60
McDonald, Henry A……………………………. 151.50
McDonald, Margaret……………………………. 241.50
Minka & Wolkowich…………………………… 135.00
Murphy, Henry J…………………………………. 183.30
Nesmith, Harry L………………………………… 127.65
Osgood, Houghton G…………………………… 169.35
Palmer, Lewis P………………………………….. 234.00
Palmer, Lewis P. & Sons……………………… 253.50
Polley, Amos B…………………………………… 105.00
Prescott, Eben……………………………………… 100.00
Prescott, Harry B…………………………………. 165.00
Prescott, Richard D……………………………… 112.50
Prescott, Robert…………………………………… 324.30
Psarias, John D……………………………………. 131.70
Reed, Mrs. David, heirs……………………….. 135.00
Reed, Rachel……………………………………….. 199.50
Richard, Conrad………………………………….. 216.75
Richardson, Alma M……………………………. 183.00
Sargent, Allan C………………………………….. 411.75
Sargent, Charles G………………………………. 201.00
Sargent, Frederick G……………………………. 159.00
Sargent, James M………………………………… 114.00
Sargent, Joseph E………………………………… 185.35
Sargent, C. G., estate, trustees…………… 3,266.10
- G. Sargent’s Sons Co……………………. 2,535.75
Seavey, Homer M……………………………….. 126.00
Sedach, Nicholas…………………………………. 150.00
Sedach, Wasil……………………………………… 102.00
Sherman, David…………………………………… 105.75
Shugrue, Rose……………………………………… 126.00
Shupe, Perry E…………………………………….. 117.00
Simpson, John T………………………………….. 149.00
Socha, Josephine…………………………………. 180.00
Spalding & Prescott…………………………….. 136.50
Spalding, O. R………………………………….. 1,258.70
Spinner, Elizabeth……………………………….. 144.00
Splain & Nutting…………………………………. 174.00
Sullivan, James……………………………………. 102.00
Sullivan, Timothy……………………………….. 566.25
Sunbury, Ellsworth H………………………….. 149.10
Sweetsir [sic], Judson F……………………….. 383.90
Tanders, John……………………………………… 118.20
Taylor, William R……………………………….. 159.00
Tuttle, Alfred………………………………………. 166.05
Vose, Almon……………………………………….. 193.20
Walker, George A……………………………….. 311.45
Wall, Joseph……………………………………….. 172.50
Watson, S. B……………………………………….. 627.85
Wells, Alice………………………………………… 120.00
Westford Water Co……………………………… 624.00
Wetmore, V. C. Bruce…………………………. 676.00
Wheeler, Leonard W……………………………. 181.00
White, George F………………………………….. 435.00
Wilder, Henry E………………………………….. 142.10
Wilson, T. A. E…………………………………… 226.75
Wright, Charles H……………………………….. 244.60
Wright, Emma M………………………………… 150.00
Wright, Frank C………………………………….. 178.05
Wright, Harwood L……………………………… 120.00
Wright, Mabel E………………………………….. 423.00
Wright, Perley E………………………………….. 258.00
Wright, Walter C…………………………………. 127.50
Wright, William E……………………………….. 174.40
Non-Residents
Barton, George H………………………………. $108.00
Blanchard, A. F…………………………………… 127.50
Drew, George A………………………………….. 444.00
Elliott, Thomas H………………………………… 162.00
Elliott, Robert H………………………………….. 225.00
Fletcher, J. H. heirs……………………………… 463.50
Gage, Martina…………………………………… 2,312.40
Gilman, Alice……………………………………… 135.00
Griffin, Bessie L……………………… [paper torn]
Lawson, George L…………………… [paper torn]
Lowell Electric Light Co. [paper torn]
Lowell & Fitchburg St. Ry. [paper torn]
Lougee, Charles E……………………………….. 169.50
Maloney, Frank A……………………………….. 192.00
Moffatt, Adeline………………………………….. 123.30
- E. Tel. & Tel. Co…………………………….. 678.33
Parker, Charles W……………………………….. 391.80
Parker, Edward L………………………………… 129.30
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston…. 450.00
Stiles, Fred O., Estate………………………….. 165.00
Wright, Ella T……………………………………… 144.00
Graniteville. The Sargent school, which has been entirely remodeled with four new rooms added to the present building, with a new heating and sanitary system installed, new desks, bookcases and wardrobes, was opened for the fall term on Wednesday. P. Henry Harrington was the general contractor for the work on this building. The following is a list of teachers: Miss Gertrude Provost, grade 1; Miss Rubie Willey, grade 2; Miss Mary Reynolds, grade 3; Miss Charlotte Kemp, grade 4; Miss Kathryn Tollan, grade 5; Miss Lillian A. Wright, grade 6; James H. Fitzgibbons, principal, grades 7 and 8. Beginning on Monday Miss Pickman will teach the grade six scholars from Forge Village here. Willard H. Beebe is the efficient janitor of the building.
The Abbot Worsted soccer team and the Shawsheen club will play a National league game at Forge Village this Saturday afternoon. These teams are real rivals and a great game is expected.
Miss Laura McCarthy now has charge of the store here formerly conducted by Mrs. A. R. Wall.
Confirmation will be held in St. Catherine’s church on Wednesday, October 8.
Both masses at St. Catherine’s church last Sunday morning were celebrated by the pastor, Rev. A. S. Malone. At the first mass the members of the Holy Name society received holy communion in a body, and at 7:30 in the evening the regular meeting of the society was held.
The Abbot Worsted team closed its baseball season last Sunday, when they split even in a double-header with Silesia at North Chelmsford.
Groton
Lawrence Academy Notes. Fifty-seven of the fifty-nine boys already enrolled at Lawrence academy were promptly on hand last Tuesday evening for the annual opening get-together which has become one of the most interesting events of the year, bringing back several of the alumni as well as mobilizing the whole personnel of the school. A rousing football rally closed the evening’s program. …
A gratifying fact in connection with the larger enrollment this year is that it includes more boys than ever before since the school was reopened from Groton and the surrounding towns—Littleton, Pepperell, Ayer, Hollis, Westford. This is in line with the original purpose of the academy, which was to serve the locality, but as heretofore other sections of Massachusetts and other states are represented in the boarding pupils. …
Ayer
News Items. Invitations are out for the wedding of Frederick Johnson, of this town, and Miss Marjorie Seavey, of Westford, to be held on Monday afternoon, September 29, at four o’clock at the Unitarian church, Westford.
Real Estate Transfers. The following real estate transfers have been recorded from this vicinity recently:
Westford—Claude L. Allen to Ann E. Perry, land on Pine Grove road; Frederick Herbert Picking to Abraham O’Clair, land on Tyngsboro road; Sarah Whitney to Merwin H. Blakesley, land on Carlisle road.
District Court. William Emmett of Camp Devens charged with assault and battery and rape on Mary Lavalia of Forge Village was found not guilty. Thomas J. Bailey of Ayer charged with the same offences against Mary Murphy of Forge Village, and Richard A. Eastwood of Ayer, charged with similar offences against Sarah Lavalia of Forge Village, were before the court and after a hearing the court found probable cause and held them for the grand jury. Attorney Robert H. J. Holden appeared for the government, the defendants being without counsel.
Littleton
News Items. George A. Kimball’s engine house and tools were destroyed by fire on Wednesday evening. A general alarm brought much help that supplemented the work of the fire department, thus saving the house and barn. Located as the buildings are, near the Westford-Littleton line, they were easily reached by residents of both towns, who had finished their day’s work and could give Mr. Kimball much needed aid.
Card of Thanks
We wish to thank the fire department[s] of Littleton and Westford and all other people for their splendid work that saved our house and barn when fire destroyed the engine house near our other buildings Wednesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Kimball
Littleton, Mass., September 18, 1924
[1] About Town. The item in last week’s issue which read, “Guy R. Decatur and Fisher have been attending the Eastern States Exposition at Springfield” should have read Guy R. Decatur and Fisher Buckshorn. The Westford Wardsman, September 27, 1924.
[2] Article in The Lowell Sun, Lowell, Mass., Sunday, September 15, 1924, p. 11.
[3] Sigmund Freud’s (1856-1939) book Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego was published in 1921 and his book The Ego and the Id in 1923, so this was a relatively new concept.