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Forty-Fourth Year TURNER'S PUBLIC SPIRIT. State Librarian

Boston

Ayer, Mass., Saturday, June 15, 1912. .No. 40 . Price Four Cents

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Your Dollar Buys More f. — .

AVhen you buy a Studebaker-E-M-F " 3 0 " or Studebaker Flanders " 2 0 " you get more for your money, dollar for dollar, than in any other car built.

There may be other good cars—but what is their price? That's the rub. If they really are good cars, they necessarily cost more because comparatively few are built. Some poor ears, you know, are high priced too, so that the dealer can fool you by cutting the price. What a. car is really worth, not what it costs, should be your standard.

The .Studebaker Corporation has the largest and best auto­mobile fact-ones in the 'world. We could build-and sell any com­peting ear today for less money than its present price. In your Studebaker-E-M-F " 3 0 " or Flanders " 2 0 " you get full valne, because the biggest factories and the best brains in the industry build these cars.

HART, SGHAFFNER & MARX ALL PBIOES AND STYLES

• NEW LINES OP SHOES, HATS AND PUENISHINGS

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AYER - MASS.

Studebaker-E-M-F " 3 0 " Touring Car, Standard equipped, f o b Detroit ? 1 1 0 0 . Equipped as above with Top, Windshield Prest-O-Lite Tank and Speedometer, f. o. b. Detroit $ 1 1 9 0 .

Ayer Automobile Station AYER, MASS.

Robert Murphy & Sons, Props. Phone 86-3

ARE YOU THINKING OP USING ANY PAPER ROOFING''

R:EAD THIS I will supply you with a roofing equal to any on the market

1 Ply for 90<*, 2 Ply for $1 .10 . Just half i-e^a.lar wholesale price. :\Iill Ends. Others are charging you .$!..-,() to .$2 50 for same thinjr. Next week only, as supply is limited. I will guarantee every roll. Don't i)e afraid of it. You are paying twice as much if you huy of regular dealers. Snap chance.

C. L. FARNSWORTH Ayer, Mass.

SHIRLEY. News Items.

The following ia the deci.slon of the IcffLslatiire in regard to the Charles H. Hewes case: ••aesolvud that upon the execution and delivery hy Charles H. Hewe.o, of a suitable release, there shall be paid to him an annuity of two hundred dollar.s for tlve years, payable from the treasury of the com-monwe.ilth In enual quarterly in.stall-ments. !>fpinning with December 1. 11^11, in full compensation for an in­jury received by said Hewes on the first day of Augu.st in the year 1910, while iiTiployed at the Industrial School f(.r Hoys In Shirlev." (.\p-proved May 24, 1912.)

1>. ('hosier Parsons has been .ip-pointed advisory ciuinscl of tho dc-prees of honor of th.- A. O. V. Vf.. of Massachusetts.

.\ddlay I'Kcuyer. nineteen years of acre, was oiiorated upon at his home on Monday e\'enlnsr for an advanced staKO <.f appendicitis. The operation was pcrfiirmed by Dr. (ioodwin, of Clinton, ri.ssisted by Dr. Thomas K. I.illy, of Shirley. The operation was a critical one and only f.aint hopes are cntirtained by the attendlnK physician'- for his recovery. A train­ed nurse from the Clinton hospital l.'i In attondan<'e.

o t to Sulke. of PIttsbiir)?. Pa., paid a llylnp vi?it to the hi^nie of Mr. and Mrs. .1,'tmes (J.itely on Monday even­ing, departing on Tucsd.ay morning.

Mrs. Charles A. F<trd was t.aken to the Clinton hospital on Tuesday I •where she will be operated upon fori Kail stones.

Miss Kate Kane accidentally fell In her home on Monday and fractured three of her ribs.

The King's Daughters held Its reg­ular meeting on Tuesday evening with Mrs. A. A. Hronsdon at tho parsonage.

Mr. and Mrs. Dana Somes, of Bos­ton, with daughter Nancy, have ar­rived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer H. Allen, to remain for the summer.

resided with her son, .John E L Hazen, for the past twelve vear.s. and IS able to «et around the house with the use of a wheel chair, and is bright interesting and cheerful, and delights In entertaining her callers.

Daniel Wetherbee, from Worceater, spent aiemorial day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Wetherbee.

Mr. and Mrs. Joreay and family, coming from Newton In. their auto, spent Sunday at Sunshine farm. .:

The prayer meeting was held at t h i home of J. A. Walker on Tuesday evening. :

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dodge, frorii Waverley, spent Memorial day at BIde-a-Wee.

Alice CobleIgh was home for the holiday from her duties a t Fitchburg Normal school. She plans to spend the summer at York Beach.

No. 1 and No. 4 school closed on Friday but the other two have some time to make up. Miss Bradford has resigned her position ^ the- teacher of No. 4 school, to take up someothet-line of work. • , , •

Hugh MacNamara is having his buildings painted under the super­vision of Ernest Davidson.

Mrs. Benjamin Mead, of Ayer, Is visiting at the home of her son, Ed­gar Mead.

Mr and .Mrs. Robert H. Smith, Miss Elizabeth W. Waldron and Mrs. C. \V. Waldron, coming by auto from Somerville, were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Wetherbee.

Mr. and Mrs. Deane will soon open their home for the summer. Miss Nellie Deane has gone abroad for three months to pursue her musical studies.

Miss Annie Sherry has returned from her position as teacher in Maine measles having broke out among the puplKs.

Mrs. Ada Durkee has returned to her home after taking care of Mrs. Clarence Braman, who Is recovered so far as to t3e able to sit up. The family is still under quarantine.

•Waldo Bigelow and familv. from Norwood, spent Stinday visiting old friends.

Daniel W. CobleIgh passed awav at his home- early Wednesday even­ing from complication of diseases.

J. Llnwo"od'Pacliai^ason moved his household, goods Irtto his houRe e i J Wednesday. ^^

Benjamin Hayward Is 111 with thf measles.

Mrs. .John H. Whitcomb gave a dinner party in honor ot the birth­day of her husband. Henry Wheeler whose birthdiij- comes on the same day as Mr. Whitcomb's, was ijres­ent from Concord.

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Bh-thday .Anniversary. Mra. Sarah C. Hazen observed the

eightieth anniversary of her birth on last week Thursday. In view of that fact the day was made unusually pleasant by friends and neighbors who cnlled to extend congratulations. Mrs. Hazen was also the recipient of a number of letters and postcards. Among the callers of the day was Mrs. Caroline F. Howe, of Kingston, who a t the age of eighty-one made the Journey to Shirley alone, return­ing to Kingston on Friday. Mrs. Howe was a schoolmate of Mrs. Haz-en's, both attending the once well-known boardlnsr school a t Lenox, which was fatnous as an institution ot learning In its day. Mrs. Hazdn has

Center. - Rev. J. P. Trowbridge, of West CJro­ton, IS quite a pedestrian. He walked out one day last week to see his friend. A. A. I^wls. at Mr.s. Cum­mings' house, and says he doesn't mind the walk out and back as he takes It for his regular exercise and does It quite often and feels that it keeps him looking- so spry and cheer­ful. .Mr. Trowbridge's motto is "Keep in the middle of. the road."

Philip Rarnard, the New York im­porter, paid a visit to his old friend -Mr. Lewis, who has been living at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Cum­mlngs. at Wayfslde Peach farm last fUinday. He enjoyed his short visit so much and was so delighted with the placo and surrounding country, that Jle Intends to come again on bis return from abroad in September.

Mrs. Manuel Chevrette, nf Elmwood farm, has been entertaining a num­ber of her friends from Roston and Leominster for several days last week Mrs. Chevrette Is not only a good hostess, hut also considered a very clever modiste. She has been makini? some very beautiful gowns for sev­eral of the ladles at the vlllage and t).as become quite popular.

Ml.ss Alice Dawborn, of-North Shir­ley, and .Mrs. Marlon L. Hale, of West Oroton, drove out last week to pav a visit to .Mr. Lewis at Vr. and Mr.s. Cummlngs' home and "It -wasn't rain­ing either." Coming again soon, we are always glad to see you.

Roy (). Hatch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Hatch, at the North, was united In marriage to Miss Eva K. L.Il)by at Bangor, Me,, on May 15. Mr. Hatch Is a graduate of Ayer high .Ischool, class of 1903, and of the University of Maine, class of 1907. He Is employed In Berlin, N. H., as chemical engineer for the Burgess Pulp Company. Ml.ss Libby was form­erly caAhler for the Bangor Street Railway Company.

Tho baseball game between Shirley grange and Lunenburg A. A., Satur­day, win be played on the Lunen­burg neld Instead of on the neld nt Woodsville.

BROOKLINE, N. H. . \i ' \ \s Iionis.

Mrs. George .Nye has been visiting at Sandown the jiast week.

-Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hobart and son. from Xashua. were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Corev on last Sunday.

June 12 will be wild llower night in Brookline grange. . \ prize will be given the member bringing in the largest number of wild llowers. A conundrum supper will also be served.

Mrs. Mary J. Bosworth observed her eighty-ninth birthday at the Elmwnud on Sunday. June 9. She received a shower of post cards. Howers and other dainty gifts. -Many friends call­ed during the day. Ice cream, fam v cake and funch was served.

The heavy frosts of last Fri.lav, Snturday and Sunday nights destrcv-ed nearly all the gardens in town.'

The friends of Mrs. L. S. OiiTcird I Lulu Cochran), formerlv of this town, will be pleased to extend ccn-gratulatlons to her In the birth nf a daughter, Dorothy Crlfford.

The many friends of Mrs. .Minin.-Corey are very sorry to learn that she is falling very fast.

liichard Hardy was at home ir.<m I lolls over Sunday.

Mr. and .Mrs. Arthur Coninn I-"Vanklin Heslentlne. Elizabeth arul Edward Heslentlne were the guests of Miss .losie Seaver and Il.-itti.-Stiles last -iveek. coming from K Is Kerry In their auto tn take home Mrs Frank Lowell, who has been spend­ing a week at the Seaver homest.a 1

Fred Farnsworth and familv w.t . in Fitchburg on Monday.

There will be a special town ni.. t-ing on Saturday. June 22, to see if the town will vnte to raise monev to observe an Old Home day this year

Mrs. Walter Parker entertained .i party of friends from Ixiwell at Four Pines on Sunday.

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.Mr. and Mrs. Dickson and Mrs Dickson's mother, from Lowell, were the Sunday guests of Mr.a Anna Page.

Leon Wetherbee and Willis Qooch were drawn aa jurors on last Satur­day night and b e ^ n their duties at Cambridge on Jiuib 10.

Notice Is hereby given that the State Board of Charity will give a public hearing at Room 38. State House, Boston, at two V. M.. on the l.'Sth day of July. 1912, In the matter of the Incorporation of "The Altruri­an Club of Shirley," under the pro­visions of Chapter 125 of the Revised I.rfiW8, as amended by Chapter ISl of the Acts nf 1910.

STATE BOARD OF CFL\RITY. By ROBERT W. KELSO.

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Paper Mill, West Groton. AODIV to FOREMAN on the Job. It40

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of lasts and toes. You will find the new shades of Tan and the new, snappy styles from such good makera a.s Curtis. Douglas and O'Donnell. Extra ff'iod values for the price.

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for this season. Prices—$1.25, $1.50, $2.00 and $2 .50

Summer Underwear

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' Saturday, June 15. 1012.

WESTFORD. Center.

At Whitney park last Saturday af­ternoon the game l>et\veen the White Sox of Granlteville and the Ked Sox of Westford resulted in the honons going to the Granlteville team with the close score of 11 to S.

Mrs. J. Herbert Fletcher and .son John go to Ludlow, Vt., this next week to be present at the graduation and attendant festivities of Mrs. Fletcher's niece. Miss Amy Brlckhold from Black River academy.

H. V. Hlldreth was among those prcseiit at a reunion of the class of '85. Institute of Technology, of which he "was a member at the home of one of the members on Buzzard's bay, near Onset, last Saturday and Sunday. Out of a class of over three hundred only about thirty-five were able to be present.

Mrs. Helen R. Leighton was an over Sunday visitor at Mrs. Mary E. Fletcher's last week.

Children's Sunday at the Congre­gational church will take place Sun­day, June 30, the last Sunday of the month.

.\lfred Patten ixnd family have moved Into Mr. Miller's house recent­ly vacated by Mr. Carpentler and will work for >Ir. Miller on the roads.

Quite a large number trom this vlllage responded to the lure of the circus In Lowell Tuesday. In the evening Will E. Wright took a barge load of people to and from the city.

Workmen from the Lowell Electric Co. have been busy this week setting poles and Installing the additional electric lights. They have been ex­tended on Boston road and on Gran­lteville road and Main street exten­sion and spaces filled In through the vlllage.

The graduating exercises of the academy will take place Friday morn­ing, June 2$, at the town hall at 10.30 o'clock. There Is a class of eleven to 'be graduated this year as follows: Misses Beatrice Sutherland, Lillian Sutherland, Kellie Healey, •Evelyn Hamlin, Margaret SulUvan. Catherine Sullivan and Mary J)on-nelly, Herbert Walkden, Chester Burnham, Lawrence Holbrook and -A.Ibert Collins. "The address of the day win be given by the president of Cushlng academy, whose name will be given In these columns later. A dance will be given In the evening under the direction of the juniors.

Frederick A. Chase, city librarian of Lowell, with his family. Is occupy­ing Miss Hildreth's picturesque log cabin on Prospect hlll.

A recent real estate transfer Is the sale of the home by Mrs. Amanda T. Fisher to her son. Alec Fisher.

Archie A. Hartford Is at home for the vacation from White River Junc­tion, Vt.. where he is a teacher in the high school.

John L. Hartford Is reported as having gone to work as conductor on the electric cars between Waltham and Lexington.

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Wright at­tended the wedding of Lowell friends on Wednesday evening, the bride­groom being. Frank Edmund Field, and the bride Miss Cora Alice Draper. Mr. Wright and Mr. Field were old school friends and Mr. Wright lilled the gracious offlce as usher at Wed­nesday evening's event.

Miss Edna Ferguson is at home from her teaching in Beverly for the long vacation and her sister Jennie likewise from Presque Isle, Me. fi range

ed there will be a large attendance. Please extend the Invitation to any

past pupils known to you who have not received this notice. There will be a reception and annual meeting at the new academy building from 12.30 to 1.30 p. m. All those expecting t'l attend will please notify the secretary beTore Friday. June 21.

These meetings are to be held an­nually and will take tho place for the pa.st graduates of the evening concert and ball which has been held for many year.s and as a chance to meet once a year and renew old frlend.shlps and as a real reunion may prove more elllcaclous. Many have already slgnl-lled their Intentltm to be present and to become inembers of the alumni a.s-soclation.

.\bout Town. Henry Drake, foreman farmer for

Hon. H. E. Fletcher on t)ak hlll. is running the farm like thf su(ce.s.»<fiil stone (luarry close b\* on thf pu.sh-ahead principle, and has cucumbers away beyond the blossoming stage. This is the smart start of some in the Stony Brodk valley that have not yet got beyond the get out of the ground stage, but perhaps It Is Ivest to remain where you were covered, for the valley crops reported a frost last week Friday night and every thing In the pumpkin, squash, cu­cumber line felt shocked at such chilly treatment. Crops generally, ex­cept grass and foliage, are displaying cold weather signals. When they hear the bark of dog days they will feel more,like boosting skyward.

Miss Inza Johnson has opened a boarding house at Westford Corner. In one of Joseph Marshall's tene­ments.

The Scandinavian socialists held a rally at Marshall's hall last week Saturday evening, and many promising Ideals were brought out as remedies for present Ills.

C. R. P. Decatur Is still Improving and able to spend an increasing num­ber of hours on his sandy lawn with his friends.

Work at Brookslde mills has began to pick up quite noticeably since Christopher Pickup, the new superin­tendent, has taken charge.

The Xabnassett Greenhouse Com­panv, having disposed of Its large stock of flowers. Is now offering a large display of vegetables.

Mrs. Fred A. Snow read a paper on Sundav evening at the village church on "Ralph Waldo Emerson."

Henrv O'Brien, the eldest son of James H. O'Brien. IS working for P. Henry Harrington, learning the car­penter's trade.

Miss Alice Harrington, of this vIl-lage. Is now spending a few days In Charlestown as the guesl of her cous­in. Miss Margari-t Huran.

ForRc VllliiKC o.n Sunday. .June "0. Kev. Thomas

1-. Fisher, of l,.iimln.-ti-r. former vicar of St. .Andrews parish, will occupy the pulpit at th<- mission. Mr. Humpus will txchange with Mr. Fish­er.

The regular mevtlng of the John Edwards hose company was held at their rooms last week. The resigna­tion of Capt. Edward T. Hanley was read and acci-ptcd. Francis Lowther was elected captain In place of Mr. Hanlcv. Klnnemore Morton, 1st lleut., and William Hosmt-r. 2nd lieut.

Cameron school closed, for the sum­mer vacation last wiek Friday after­noon. Promotitm took place In all the grades. The graduates from the grammar grades were: Edith Spinner, LxjttU. Parrott. George Sanborn and Francis Suillvan. Ice cream and cake were served by the teachers to all pupils. All the teachers were re­elected for the coming year.

A most delightful party was held at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Orr, Pond street, last Saturday even­ing. After games and music were en-Joyed, refreshments were served and guests departed at a late hour. -

Miss Lillian Rose, of Belmont, was the guest of Mrs. Elizabeth Splain on last Saturday and Sunday.

Mrs. John Carmichael and her little niece. Miss Mildred Precious, visited In Townsend Harbor over the week­end.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Leclerc and daugiiter left on Monday for Canada, where they will spend the next few weeks with relatives.

A twelve-pound baby boy arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Daly, of Pine hlll, on Saturday morning, June S.

Ml.ss Eva Pyne, of Pine Ridge, is visiting In Dorchester and Intends to remain for the next few weeks.

Mr. and Mrs. Kelley and family, to­gether with Mrs. McNlft and Miss Katherlne McXIff, arrived here on Thursday from Kelghley, England. They are to make their homes here in the future.

Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Wright, of Center Rale, R. I., visited recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Sanborn.

The annual picnic of St. Andrew's parish, combining Ayer. Shirley and this vlllage, will take place this year at Whalom park.

Children's night in the grange on last week Thursday evening proved an interesting event to the young participants and their Interested par­ents and friends. Mrs. Ella May Wright had charge of the evening and all the details of the evening's program were well carried out. The following numbers were given:

Song, Sadie McMasters: recitation. Frances Wright; song, Catherine Con­nell: recitation, Fred Robinson; rec­itation, Clarence Colburn; song. Lil­lian Sutherland; recitation. .\llce Wright: recitation. Edward Murray; song. Florence Wilson; recitation, Fred Decatur; piano solo, Daisy Ka­bele; recitation, Edna Day; recitation. Everett Sweetser; recitation. Clifford Woods; song, Clifford Johnson; violin and piano duet, E\elyn Hamlin and Adrlth Carter; recitation. Charles >riller; recitation. Austin Murray: piano duet, Mildred and Marlon Fletcher: recitation. Rachael Wallace.

While all the young people acquited themselves well we cannot refrain from mentioning the Fletcher twins in their piano duet and Clarence Col­burn In his recitation. These were first appearances for these little peo-plf and they certainly scored a hit with their audiences and will certain­ly be an attractive addition to future programs.

At the close of the ontertalnmonl. ice cream and cake were served in the lower hnll.

The next meetine June 20 will be an evening with the young men In charge of Benjamin Prescott.

Met rntlmcly Death. Frederick P. Shaw, who was as,-

sasslnated In Honduras on June 5. was well-known to many Westford people, he having spent a part of his summer vacation for several years In town, his grandfather. Thomas S. Shaw, having owned for several years the McMaster farm, near Chamber­lin's corner. While a summer visitor in town he joined Westford grange and was exceptionally social and jolly In his companionship and ready at all times, with the smile of good na­ture, for a friendly game on the lawn or park, or a stroll in the fleld. The optimism which braced up his life in business or friendly sport never failed him.

He was born in Lowell in 18i i, was graduated from the Lowell high school in the 90's and soon after en­tered tho Lowell machine shop. He was promoted from one position to another until he became paymaster, and finally he became superintendent and continued such until the corpora­tion wos re-organized, when he or­ganized the Shaw Machine Company for the manufacture of woolen ma­chinery. After this company resolved to dissolve, he went to Xcv York.

About four months ago Mr. Shaw-was appointed a representative of the Chicago Title and Trust Company, with the power of attorney to take possession of a fruit plantation in Honduras and which had been seized by natives, four of whom had been convicted of various offences. Two others were at large, and it was while he was In pursuit of these two that he was assassinated. The country Is so hostile to American enterprise that it would be unsafe- to pursue and at­tempt to arrest without a well-armed force. I.-ater reports, however, bring the news that the a5ssassin has been captured.

Mr Shaw married the daughter of Alexander Gibson, a lumber and cat­tle magnate of Xew Brunswick. She and her son, ten years of age. are liv­ing In Xew York city. Mr. Shaw is survived by his father. Dr. Thomas P Shaw, a sister, Mrs. Arthur .K. Frve, and his grandfather. Thomas S. Shaw, aged ninety-one years of age. ail of Lowell.

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Academy .\Iumni Reunion. The academy alumni reunion and

banquet June 28 promises to be one of the Interesting events of the early ) summer. The secretary of the asso- i elation. Miss A. Mabel Drew, has sent out several hundred Invitations. These Invitations aro as follows, giving the plans for the occasion:

"Tou are cordially Invited to at­tend a dinner nnd reunion of the Westford Academy Alumni a.saoclatlon to be held nt the town hall on Friday afternoon, June 28, 1912, at 1.30 o'clock." ,

Any graduate or any past pupil whose attendance ceaiied during or prior to the year 1*11 Is eligible to full membership In the association upon signing the constitution. The Initiation tee of one dollar entitles the aen member to a scat nt the din­ner. Thero aro no annual dues. Mem­bers are privileged to Invite their husbands and wives to the dinner. Dinner tickets for members and guests aro one dollar each.

Mrs. George T. Day, who has about completed a catalogtie of the grad­uates and past pupils of the academy will read a paper dealing with the early history of the Institution. A rare opportunity Is In store to renew old ftlendshlps and listen to the af-ter dinner speakers who have been i!Soctatod 'With the past history of u S Mademy. Will yen "o* " a k e » special effort to be present and Join in the festivities this time. It is hop-

Granlteville. The White Sox baseball club of this

village visited Westford on last Sat­urdav afternoon, where they met and defeated a team composed of Red Sox and high school players, by the score of 11 to 9. The game was hard fought from start to finish and it was onlv bv a strong ninth inning rally that the local club was able to slip one over the players on the hill. Quite a number of rooters accompa­nied the team from here. McCarthy. Buckingham and Pracn-ack did the batterv work for the -WTilte Sox. The Y M" C A. Indians will meet the White Sox on the home grounds here on .Saturday afternoon, June lo.

Rev. Edmund T. Schofield an-I nounced Sunday that those interested ' In the annual picnic would meet at

the church on Tuesday evening. The meeting was held on schedule time and wa.i well attended. The different committees were appointed and it was decided to hold the picnic at Cameron grove. Forge Village, on Satur<lay. June 22. afternoon and evening. Kfl-ward Riney is general manager. James Rvrnes. a.salstant manager. R. J McCarthy, chairman of the com­mittco on sports, and Mrs. Rose Hen-nen matron and chairman of the so­liciting committee.

Joseph Carpentler. the well-known blacksmith, who has been sufTcrlng with rheumatism for the past few days. Is now able to resume his du­ties once more.

Through some misunderstanding, the game scheduled between the Bleacherj- A. A., ot I>owelI, and the regular Granltevlllo team, did not come off last Saturday, as the Lo'well club did not show up. It is thought that they took the wrong car. Gran­lteville will probably play the Brook-sides In Dracut on this Saturday.

Cameron Circle. C. F. of A., held a well attended and highly Interesting meeting In their rooms on last Tues­day evening. Considerable business of Importance was transacted, five ap­plications received, and three candi­dates Initiated into membership of the order. This circle Is now In a very prosperous condition and Is progressing finely. The members are planning on holding a big class Initi­ation in the near future.

Wilbur Hart, of Ayer, has recently Joined the ofllce staff of the Abbot Worsted Company here.

Ploaeantly Surprised. The Hanley cottage on the shores

of Forge pond, was the scene on last Wednesday evening of a most de­lightful surprise party, given by the members of St. Catherine's choir in honor of the director, James A. Mur­phv. of Lowell, and the organist. Miss Marv F. Hanley, of this vlllage. All the rHembers of the choir were pres­ent and presented Mr. Murphy with a beautiful silver baton as a mark of

-appreciation for his untiring work in directing the choir for the past year. Mr. Murphy was completely taken by surprise, but responded In his usual pleasant manner.

Miss Marv F. Hanley was then pre­sented with a beautiful amethyst rcsary as a remembrance for her hard and patient work as organist. Miss Hanlev has heen the faithful or­ganist at St. Catherine's' church for the past nineteen years, and her work has been director and organist as well until the past year when Mr. Murphy was engaged as director.

The presentation speeches were made bv Miss Christina Lowther and Henry Leclerc. the oldest members of the choir.

Succes.«ful Salo. One of the most successful sales

held at St. -Andrew's mission for a long time was held last Saturday af­ternoon in Ftecreation hall. The tables were all well arranged and at-tractlvelv trimmed and presfented a fine appearance. The Ladles' Sew­ing Circle had on their table a large assortment of aprons, children's clothing and useful articles, and was Well patronized. This table was in charge of Mrs. R. D. Prescott. Mrs. W. H. Fernald and Mrs. Bert Canney. The candv table in charge of Misses

'Bertha Collins and Marion Lord did a rushing business. Miss Edith Fors­ter and Miss Rachael Cherr>- on the fancy table disposed of nearly all their stock.

The Ice cream stand in charge of MLss Sarah Precious and Emily Col­lins was sold out before the after­noon was half over.. The children at­tracted bv t'he fish pond drew a large crowd. Miss Caroline Precious and Ethel Collins were in charge here. Ham sandwiches and hot coffee were served bv Mrs. R. D. Prescott. Mrs. George Sanborn, Mrs. Henry Catch­pole. Mrs. Hugh Ferguson and Mrs. Xelson Prescott.

Mrs Lord was unable to be pres­ent owing to Illness. The proceeds netted will be used for the benefit of St. Andrew's mission.

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LITTLETON. News Items.

The Acton and Ijlttleton lodges of Odd Fellows will hold a memorial service at the Baptist church on Sun­dav forenoon at 10.45. According to their custom they will decorate the graves of their fallen members In Westlawn cemetery.

Rev. and Mrs. Harrison I... Pack_-ard leave home on Monday, June 17, for their trnns-contlnental trip. They will be gono six weeks, nnd on the way will visit Xlagara Falls, Chicago. Grand Canyon In Arizona. Los An­geles and San Francisco. Cal. On the return trip they will stop at Salt I>ake City, spend a week In Yellowstone Park, come through Colorado and stop at Colorado Springs and Denver. They will visit a we«k In Bay View. North Michigan, with Mrs. Packard's uncle, and then come directly home.

Hon. Frank A. Patch has been to New York on business this week.

Benjamin Conant, who has been In the Stillman Infirmary, Cambridge, for.nearly three weeks, came home this week Friday, If plans material­ized.

The Ladles' Missionary Circle of tho Baptist church will hold the monthly meeting on Wednesday of next week.

Miss Lovey J. Brown quietly cele­brated her eighty-fifth birthday on Monday, June 10, at her home on Hartwell avenue. She was the happy recipient of ft birthday cake from the King's Daughters, and tfthcr atten­tions that brought forth expres­sions of pleasant recognition. Miss Brown enjoys good health and is well Informed on local and national current history, besides keeping her alert mind well stored with valuable memories of the past.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred McCoy arc at Hyannis for the commencement of the State Normal school, from which their daugrhtcr. Miss Bertha, takes her diploma next week.

Florence Whitcomb, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Heywood Hart­well. in Unity, X. H., returned home on Tuesday.

Mrs. Frank Dodge and sister. Mrs. Emma Bell, of Hollis, X. H., spent Wednesday and Thursday with their brother, Prof. Fred Howe, in Fram­lngham.

Mrs. Herbert Caulkins, Mrs, E. X. Robinson, Mrs. Hiram Sauler and Mrs. Everett Kimball attended the Baptist Sunday school convention in the Highland Baptist church, of Fitchburg. Tuesday, and report an exceptionally good program.

Sunday will be observed as com­munion day at the Congregational church. Misses Lucy Whittier, Mar­garet Conant and Gladys Jewett will be received into the church at the morning service.

At a special town meeting held last Saturday evening It was voted to ex­tend the public water system, and the sum of $10,000 was granted for the purpose. It was voted to take no action In regard to the state road.

Mrs. Frank H. HIII and children, with the exception of Miss Eleanor, left this week for their summer home In South Portland. Me. Mr. Hlll will join them a few weeks later.

Mr. and Mrs. Wallace B. Conant, of Concord, N. H.-, spent Sunday at N. B. Conant's.

Mrs. Thomas Blodgett has gone to •Wellesley to attend commencement. Miss Dorothy Blodgett, her daughter, receives her diploma from Wellesley college next week.

Mr. and Mrs. Chester M. Hartwell and children from Michigan aro ex­pected at J. M. Hartwell's very soon. They will remain several weeks, oc­cupying one of the camps at Lake Spectacle part of the time. Mrs. Hart­well's sister. Miss Natalie Sleeper, will join them In their camp life.

Cliftord Shedd Is having a painful experience with a lame shoulder. In which an abscess developed, requiring an opening.

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HAKES -THE NATION GASP. Tho awful list of Injuries on a

Fourth"' of July staggers humanity. Set over against It, however. Is the wonderful healing, by Bucklen's Arnica Salve, of thousands, who suffered from burna, cuts, bruises, bullet wounds or explosions. Its the. quick healer of bolls, ulcers, eczema, sore lips or plies. 2Bc. at William Brown's, Ayer.

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SHIRLEY. N e w s I t e m s .

f. ^n'"'*'.".? ^"- Llvermore m a d e a trip to Bratt leboro, Vt., the latter part w i t n f ! ' Z^^^ ' ° '•'»" relaUvea and

h o ^ ^ * \ » *'/• L'^'ermoro returned h o m e on Monday.

Mrs. Morris E. White, of Bel l lng-ham. Wash. , arrived on Monday even­ing at the h o m e of her sister, Mrs. I-oulse Llvermore, of Chapel street for an extended visit. Mrs. Whlte'^J

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Dr. and Mrs. Miller, of Harwich . were guests over Sunday ut the home of her brother, Mr. and .Mrs. Kzeklel *if wiJson.

Mrs. John Desmond spent last Sat­urday In Boaton.

Leon -Mudgett spent I^st Saturday In Boston.

-Miss May Wadsworth leaves town on Saturday for Lynn beach, where she has secured a position aa an aa-slstant In one of the large hote l s for the summer .

The gr-adtjatlng class of the Shirley g r a m m a r school will hold Its exercises In the g r a m m a r school room on W e d ­nesday afternoon, June 19, at two o clock. . \ l i Interested are cordially invited.*

The public schooKs held an exhibi­tion of their work on Wednesday, a goodly number of the parents and friends l>elng present on a tour of In­spection, and the general opinion be­ing that the pupils had made a verv creditatjle showing .

Mr.s. Ralph Wheeler, with two chi l ­dren. In spending a two-weeks ' vaca­tion with relat ives In Ashby.

The senior clas.s of the Shirley high school will g ive a reception and dance on Friday night, June 21

f n l wPi""""'' i?"""" ''•'" ^ "An even­ing with our domes t i c -an imal s ." The program w i n include music and ant-t^S , S ' 7 ' * ' ' ^ a c h . m e m b e r Is expec-call wi / i f .^„"^".* ' ' ' ° """W" the roll r n i n i ^ j ^ 'j""® *'°''»' °'^ Selection con­cerning a domest ic animal .

the M a r y A n n a h o m e In preparation il ^^^ quests , the flrst of w h o m will On I f".,"' the .end of this moiTth ?J]„^f^'"'^^y- ^"- Sweetser enter­tained a party of thirteen of the overseers, w h o came to Inspect t h i home, for the Baptist society

nt^n\n/''l'i„^'"'^ ^"'^ «°"»- H a m ­ilton and Phi l ip , arrived In Boaton on Saturday from CaIlforn?a. M?s vTs°?''wu"h^ M r " ' ^ are maklng^a s h o n *iBit with Mr. and Mrs. Percy W i k . sell, at nos l lnda le . Hamil ton is ^P«"<i'"8; the week with Stanley F. White at Worcester. They expect to w e T k V " ' ' "^'er for a s t a y of ^^^erll

Thomas S t e p h e n s haa been visit ing friends and former ne ighbors In Man­chester, N. H. D u r i n g h i s absence trom home his grandson, Howard Plummer, of Maynard, has been s tay­ing with Mrs, S tephens . . H e n r y P. W o r k s has recent ly l«it nis best work horse, a valuable ahd trusted animal .

.\. A Fll lebrown. auctioneer, will sell tiy public auction on .Saturday, June . . . at twelve o'clock noon, all the per-soiiaJ property of the late .Seth R Holden. consl.«tlng of standing grass thirtee.T swarms of bee.s. household furniture, antiques, etc. Sale rain or .**hlnc-

I'lmis for BlR Celebration. • public m e e t i n g was held at the

engine hall on last week Friday even­ing to outl ine plans and appoint of­llcers and commit t ee s for a Fourth of July celebration which will Include a parade of horribles, sports, fireworks and band concert . The town appro­priated .-it the last annual town meet ­ing the sum of one hundred dollars for a celebration on that day, but just the amount of money that will be expended this year has not as yet been fully decided until the various c o m ­mittees hav«> reported. It Is hoped that the offlcers and commit tees will have the undivided support of all the residents and that the celebration of Indepe. idence day this year will eclipse that of la.st year, which at­tracted the attent ion of ne ighboring communi t i e s w h o Were m a d e to sit up and take notice at the magni tude

, of our demonstrat ion which would have done credit to a good-sized city.

The next public meet ing will held on Wednesday evening, June 19, at the engine hall . At this meet ing the presence ot every male individual w h o is a re.sldent of the town of Shirley IS earnestly requested, as the offlcers and commit t ee s cannot make a suc-ce6.s of the day's celebration wi thout the co-operat ion of the people of the town a.s a who le , and the Ideas and suggest ions of each and all are re­spectfully requested.

The fo l lowing offlcers and commit ­tees have been chosen to carry Into effect the events of the day: T. '"•• .T'i?,'"''-'' ••-• '-'">•• chairman; C, I.ussel) .Miner, s e c : Henry Vf. Brock­elman. treas : Walter Knowles, Chas. li. \ \h : te , .John M. Stevenson, sol icit ing com.: .). . \ lbert Ueardon. Leon Mud­gett Ldw.-ird Harkins. Jeremiah Flynn. 1; red Ii. ^ eeks. parade com.; Fred ^'leeper. Kzekle! Wilson, Harry H Lynch, nnisic com.; \v, Lloyd Allen Lilwar.l Harkin.s, Harry OoUyer. and .Mr. .^uliivan and .Mr. .Mclntyre. of t i e Industrial school. sports com.-\\ alter Knowles. l.eon Mudgett and <juy <'()nk, ad\-ertisini< committee.

it wa.s voted that the above c o m ­mittees report at the next meeting. Incidental ly we are pleased to state that George P. Campbell , superin­tendent ot the Industrial school for boys, has cheerful ly consented to aid In the day's exercises with the assist­ance of all the boys and offlcers of the school, w h o will be remembered as prime factors In the celebration last Fourth of July.

Miss Alison B. Winslow spent Tues ­day with fr iends In Cambridge.

MIIss Christ ine G. Longley soent ^ " , f day In 'VVoIIaston In o?der^o fake s ' l on^s ihSor '" '^""" " ' ""'<^>' • ^ ' —

Mrs. Ful ler at tended the c o m m e n c e ­ment exercises at Mt. Holyoke col­lege this week. Mrs. Ful ler Is a grad­uate of Mt. Holyoke .

I '^^fn^''^ ',',"'^ daughter of Mrs. J. W. Evans , fell on Sunday, s tr ik ing a'^'dee^*' °"^ ^^""JP «'°"e and c u t t l n l a deep gash, which required three s t i tches to s ew It up. She Is d o l n l cLn'fl ^ "^"y "^ e-'tPected, but l l confined to her home. She Is also

co!lf|h."^ "•"'" ^" ''"'^'^'^ °' whooping

Howard Ful ler has started work on the new barh which Is to take the

•'"'*'.. °„', ',*' °"^ "•h'<--h was struck bj l ightning and burned several weeks ago. '"->t.iai

hli^h'''^ ^'"i*" Cummings . of Fi tchburg high school , spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur l " ^-ummlngs.

•The Shirley grange baseball team

urda>, Juno 15. with the Lunenburg ^ • / \ v ,'^^.^,^.'"® ^ " ' ''« l"a.ved In the ^\ood3 field at the East.

Miss Thora Reil ly , of Washington. D, L., Who has been attending the graduation of her sister at Welles lev w a s a guest of Miss Rebecca Chany on Monday.

Arthur R. Holden, of Middleburv CO lege. Is expected to arrive home on Saturday for the s u m m e r vacation.

J. Edward Adams , whi le running 'he engine of the new town spraye? . t the East last week, caught his finger In the machinery, crushing it severely. He w a s attended C.v ^Dr Hopkins, of Ayer. .Vo hones were

brl^UeH- *'!?' ""^ " " » " was badly orulsed and cut. J. Robert Evans , of Bowdoin col­

lege, is expected h o m e on Saturdav tor the s u m m e r vacation.

a.'YiT^'v,'^''^'® i • ^ d a m s was a guest at the h o m e of J. D. Moulton In Lu­nenburg over Sunday.

MLss Ruby T. Crockett, who has e n u L / " , ? " ' ^ ' " ! F i tchburg Business college, hiis obtained a position as s tenographer with , the Simonds Saw Company, at Fi tchburg.

.».^?r 'IT* * ' " • ^- ^' Goodspeed have returned o their h o m e in Wollaston after a trip of several w e e k s abroad.

Miss M a r l o n L. Holden. who gradu-f^'' ^'•°.T.'*'*' F i t chburg State -Vormal school this year, has obtained a po­sition for the coming school year as a teacher In Be l lows Falls, Vt.

Mrs. Steele MacKaye Is expected to arrive next week to open her cot tage for the summer.

Mr and .Mrs. David B. Scott and daughter Lizzie, of Providence. R. I.

Preparing for C a m p Ll / e .

ir,P'';.'!°"^^^ ^'- Murray's family went L"i2>, li f """ " ' ^°'"K« pond on last week Friday. T h e y will enjoy the freedom of c a m p life through the month of June, w h e n the cot tage wHi be taken by A. A. W y m a n ' s family, of SomervMlIe, until the first of N o v e m -loTn' fi.^""",']' ^'' Drew's fami ly will join the Murray f a m i l y for part of tnia month.

Donald R a m s e y and fanrlly, 'of Reading, of the Carter, Rice paper J^ IV" "Sr',"/.'"'^ company , go Into one June 15^ c a m p s on Saturday,

Malcolm and W a l t e r J e w e t t ajid w„^* n l; * :'''hn Stevens , brothers, of ^ \ f t',* ' ha^-e hired another c a m p abo^irfhi""""""*' ^°S ' h e season, coming anout the same t ime, Dr, Murray has J ? " f h t out his partners In the Mld-alesex c a m p Company, and runs the Duslness Independently.

A large bungalow Is n o w In the process of building at Forge pond, the property of the Crowell family, of

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Respectful ly represents T h e Xew England Telephone and Telegraph c o m p a n y of Massachuse t t s that it desires to construct a l ine of poles wires and (l.xtures. Including the ne­cessary sustaining and protect ing fix­tures, a long and across the public w a y or ways hereinafter named

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Children's l>ay Observed. Children's day was observed on last

Sunday at the Congregational church, the seat ing capaci ty of the auditorium being ta.\ed to its limit. The decora­tions and eftects from the potted plants, lilies and wild flowers were very prett.v. The program w a s Inter­est ingly carried out and w a s highly appreciated by tht. large audience In atendanc- . Kev. Allen A. Bronsdon. the pastor, gave a brief and Interest­ing address appropriate to the oc­casion, drawing a very unique Illus­tration from Gideon's army of three hundred. The choir rendered choice music nnd the bright glow from the faces of the chi ldren gave tone to the service and m a d e the sight a very In­spiring one.

The ordinance of baptism was con­ferred on the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. William Brill. Merrill Harold, and the infant son ot Mr. and Mr.s. Solomon Kaskl. Wicmo Allno.

.At th'- t-lose of this service a potted plant was given to each and every memli tr of the Sund.iy .school, and also to every child present In the audi­ence. A collect ion was then taken up for the benefit of the struggl ing Sunday schools throughout the coun­try. This closed the children's day exercises and the commit tees In charge, consist ing of Uev. Allen A. Bronsdon. E lmer H. Allen, superin­tendent of the Sunday school. Miss Altle F. Howe, ass istant superintend­ent, Mrs. Hessle Collyer and Miss Mary A. Park, .are to be congratu­lated (••n the Ideal manner In which the service w a s rendered.

Center. C. C. Lane, publication agent of

Harvard university, together with his family, has opened up his homo here for a few weeks .

The Girls' Sewing Guild of Trinity chapel held a very pleasant and well attended meet ing on last Saturday afternoon on the Center common.

Rev. and Mrs, Howard A. Br ldgman spent the w e e k - e n d with friends ' -Xorthampton.

The Girls' S e w i n g Guild will hold a social dance In the town hall on Saturday evening, June 15. Danc ing from eight to 11.30 o'clock. Music will be furnished by the Arian orches ­tra. Ice cream and cake will be ser\'ed.

The Matrons' Aid held a very enjoy­able meet ing on Tuesday afternoon at Elm cottage, the h o m e of Mr. and Mrs: Luther Holden.

Dr. Fuller, of Boston, waa a guest of h is brother, Howard Fuller, over Sunday.

At the next m e e t i n g of Shirley

Longley Miss Els ie Kirby spent soveral davs

last week with friends In Lynn. Rufus Hall is confined to his h o m e

With an attack of the measles. Hazel Harris, w h o has been I i v

ing for the past year at the h o m e of Clinton Harris, has gone to Fitchburg to live at the h o m e of her mother

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LTTTLBTON. N e w s Items.

Miss Marlon Flagg, of the Xewton school teaching force, wna at home on Saturday and Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hartwel l have entertained a s their '(tuests this last week, their nephews , Harford and John Hartwell , of Somervil le , and Mips Natal ie Sleeper, of Boston Their son, Chester M. Hartwel l . and family, aro expected soon from Mlchl-

yii m e next meri inB ui oiiini-y gan, to spend a large part of the grange, on Tuesday evening, June 18, s u m m e r here.

Chapel Xotes . The annual Sunday school picnic of

Trinity chapel was held on Mondav afternoon at "Paradise ." There was an unusual ly large attendance, over seventy being present. A baseball game between t eams under the lead­ership of Mr. Wilcox and Mr. Durvea °'.,,<^'"oton school , w a s won bv "Mr NVIlcox's team by a score of 12" to ?' The ball g a m e w a s followed bv a series of races for the members of the Sunday school c lasses as fol lows;

Boys' run. prize baseball g l . n e \ \ o n by Gilbert Evans . Everett Bux­ton second.

Girls' run, prize a doll-^TIe between .Mildred Evans and Priscilla Swe, r. ser. runolT being won hv .Mildred Evans.

Potato race for bovs. prize a base­ball bat—Won by Glibert Evans Kv­erett Buxton second.

Potato race for girls, jirize a fan Won by Eleanor Longlev, .Mary Grout second.

Ball throwing contest , prize a base­bal l—Won by Everett Buxton. Gilbert Evans .second.

Three- legged race for bovs ond girls, Ist prize pocket mirrors 2nd prize souvenir sp iders—Won by Gil­bert Evans and Everett Buxton. Bar­nard Holden and .Xrthur Boutlllier second.

.Veedle threading contest for girls prize a souvenir tape m e a s u r e - - W o n by Ruth M. Graves. Mrs. George Wet­sell second.

Race for small girls, prize a nerk-lace—Won by Florence Wilkins. Alta Graves second.

I.adle.s' race, prize a campstor>|_. Won by Paul ine Sweet.ser, Chrlsiu.i-G. Longley second.

Boy.s' broad Jump, prize a •• nteh fob—Won by Everett Buxton.

After the races re freshments of ice cream, .sandwiches and cake were served to all, and the remainder of 'he t ime was spent In playing <ainea.

The laat session of the Sundav school w a s held last Sunday. The boys w h o had perfect attendance records were given neckt ies as prizes.

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News Items. Born on Thursday, June 13, a

daughte r to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard E. "Williams, ot Chlcopee row.

Miss Ada A. Bradley Is looking bet­ter and her friends are glad" to hope t h a t her health Is Improving.

All the public schools close on ne.\t •week Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. John Guest (Miss AVllhemlna Anderson) are getting ready to go to housekeeping In "\y. W. Ames" house on Willow Dale street.

In different localities In town- ten­der vegetables were Injured by the frosts of the early part of the week.

Views of California will be on exhi­bition at the public library until July 1.

Mr. and Mrs. George L. Hammons and daughter, from Chicago, 111., ar­rived a t Indian Hlll farm on Monday evening, where Mrs. Hammons and baby daughter will remain with her mother, Mrs. S. Vf. Rork, for the summer.

Prize day at Groton school Is this Saturday.

Daniel Xeedham Is home from Har­vard college.

John Bradley, coachman at the Lawrence farm, went lo the Massa­chusetts General hospital on Tuesday to be under the observation of the physicians.

Everett C. Williams Has been on the sick list for a week or two and laid by from work.

Last week early Saturday morning, a suspect was arrested on what ap­peared very good evidence of having broken and entered Hodgman's mar­ket on Main street, where about twentv-flve dollars in cash was taken and preparations made to appropri­ate goods. An account of the case with trial and result will be fouhd un­der the court news at Ayer.

John Condon and Daniel Pressey, who go fishing together once every year, and are sometimes called the champion fishermen of Groton, took last week Thursday for their annual sporting day. They walked down to Baddacook and back again, each bringing home a creditable str ing ot flsh.

At the Groton Improvement society meeting held, at the Misses Warrens last Monday the reports of the com­mittees of the parks and school grounds were given. The committee on the recent food sale reported $i4

• the net proceeds. There will be no meetings of the society during the months of July and August, unless something arises to make the call for a special meeting necessary.

Charles B. Eddy was able to go home from the Groton hospital some­where about a week or ten days ago, but, as vet, we hear, is not able to re­sume w'ork a t the pumping station.

The annual strawberry festival of the Groton Historical society will be held In the lower town hall on Mon­dav evening, June 17, commencing at eight o'clock. This Is the closing meeting of the season. Hon. Levi S. Gould, county commissioner, will con-

. elude his sketches of Revolutionary and Colonial towns and cities which he has been giving in alphabetical order of late at th© June session of the Historical society. The refresh­ments follow the reading of the his­torical sketches. The public Is in­vited.

The house purchased by . \ r thur G. Fuller from the heirs of the Abbott estate on Main street has been re­modeled and is nearly ready for oc­cupancy. There are to be two tene­ments. Mrs. Kane and daughter. Miss L. W. Kane, are, it is said, going to move into the one nearest Mr. Ful­ler's residence, about the flrst of July.

Chief Riley had the pleasure some davs ago of returning to Miss Lottie Paine, her watch which was stolen from her room when C. E. Bigelow's residence was entered. Miss Paine had thoughtfully taken the number of the case and on writing the manu­facturers easily obtained the number of the works which helped in identi­fying her watch. The gold ring taken has not been found.

Mrs. Xelson Shumway and daugh­ter. Miss Ethel Shumway. were in town for several days of this and last week, coming from Dorchester.

This coming Sunday forenoon. Gro-t..n lodge. 1. <>. O. F.. will attend ser­vices at the Baptist church. Rev. .An­drew Gibson being the preacher. In the evening Children's day exercises will be held under the sui)ervision ot Mi.«s Marv Parmenter , who has had The children drilling for the occasion.

Mrs. William Peabody. Mrs. W. A. Parkh\irpt. T)ea. and Mrs. H. C. Rock­wood. Mrs. M. W. Parkhurs t . T. R. Clough and Mrs. M. C. Sawyer at­tended the fifty-seventh anniversary of the Wachusett Baptist Ril>le school convention held with the Highland Baptist church. Fitchburg. on Tues­day, June 11.

Born Saturd.Tv. Juno S. a daughter tn Mr. and Mrs. Egbert Eaton.

The food sale held by the T.«dles' p..nevolent society of the Congrega­tional church on the afternoon of .lune 6 was given good patronage, as also the entertainment and ice cream and cake .sale in the evening. The whole netted $67.70. The twelve la­dies who took the characters in "Our chtiroh fair." carried out their parts in an exceedingly natural manner. The substitution nf loral names was verv amusing and at times ludicrous, as was intended, in their application tn home town folks. As a change from the ordinary plays, which usu-nllv have a plot and more or less ex­citement, this one, full of dry (|\iiet humor, w.-is qtiite entertaining, as it was acte<l out.

Thomas Haley nf Graniteville spent, Wednesday with his friend. Clarence J. Hemenway. .1 former fellow work­man on the railroad at the Ayer yard. Mr. Haley when working at the yard met with an accident and lost a leg. Mr. Hemenway while at work there broke his leg afid is still obliged to M^e a crutch. Both young men. tis­ing crutches, went to see the hall game between Oroton high and Townsend Wednesday afternoon.

Dr. A. G. Kilbourn went In his auto Wednesday to Boston and brought back with him to the Groton hospital Dr. Samuel A. Green, who ha.<i been so seriously 111 at the Boston City hospital. I t is thought the change will be beneficial, for though he has l>ecn Improving his progress has heen disappointingly slow. Dr. Green was knocked down on the Street In Bos­ton by -a horse several months ago. His worst Injury la to his hip. He reads the newspapers every day. Is cheerful a n d has an active Interest in all tha t is going on In the outside •world. He Is eighty-two years Old.

Archer Osgood, a brother of Charles • E Osgood of Champney street, passed feway recently a t the age of eighty-one years a t his home In Tulare, Cal. Mr Osgood was one of a party from Milford, N . H . . who went otit In 1852, mak ing t h e t r ip by way ot the Isth­

mus. .He lived In San Francisco fol­lowing his trade of carr iage-maker until the disaster of ear thquake and fire. He suffered the loss of property and wjis broken In health ever after­wards. A kind, good man himself he did not jaurter for anything, for kind friends gave blm every comfort lo the laat.

Mrs. F. O. Parker and children from Pepperell visited hur mother. Mrs. S. R. Mason and family this week.

Mrs. M. C. Sawyer after at tending the Baptist convention at Fi tchburg Tuesday went to Wlnchendon to visit her son, Ernest L. Sawyer, and family and may stay to the graduation of her granddaughter Ethel from the high school.

Mrs. M. W. Parkhurs t was pleased a few days ago to receive from F. F. Wbitney an Invitation to the com­mencement exercises of the N'orth Yakima high school, Washington. The graduate is a son of the Rev. F. C. Whitney, a number of years ago pas­tor of the Baptist church here in Groton.

A numl>er ot the young lady friends of Mrs. Wilhemlna Anderson Guest gave her a surprise shower last week Friday afternoon. They assembled at Mrs. P. J. Benedict and then went to Mrs. Wlllard Tolles' who is Mrs. Guest's sister, each carrying some lit­tle housekeeping article. They were served most bountifully on ice cream and cake at Mrs. Tolles'.

The Book and Thimble club met with Mrs. Belcher on last week Fr i ­day afternoon. The subject consider­ed was the high cost of living and the remedy. The next meeting of the club will be with Mrs. Thomas Gilson, each one to choose her own sul)ject to speak or read about.

The children's day concert at the Baptist church wili be on Sunday evening a't .seven o'clock. Rev. H. A. wi-lght, acting pastor, will give a short address.

Carey's Wall street friends In New-York city."

Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Crowley, ot Pleasant street, Groton, were rela­tives who attended Miss Carey's fu­neral on last week Thursday after­noon.

Kenlgns .Vflcr Long Service. Samuel Vf. Shattuck. comptroller of

the University of Illinois, has given up his duties with the institution, with which he has been conected since its foundation in 1868. He began at that time as assistant professor of mathematics and Instructor In mili­tary tactics. He was acting president for six months and first vice-president for two years, and has had charge of the business affairs of the university from 1873, until the present time. In recognition of his long and faith­ful service the Carnegie Institution for Advancement of Teachers gives him as he resigns a retiring allow­ance.

Prof. Samuel Vf. Shattuck was born in Groton In 1841. His early educa­tion was here in the town school and Lawrence academy, and he was later a graduate of the Vermont State Mili­tary college. His ancestry as the grandson of a captain In the war of 1812, and the great-grandson of a captain In the revoluntlonary .war Is well-known to all who have heard of Shattuck history. His active career In the civil war, where he engaged In many battles, is one of honor. Prof. Shattuck Is a member of the G. A. R.

Ij iwrcnce Academy. The Lawrence Academy Alumni as­

sociation find it quite difficult to get a correct list of graduates and former students at the academy owing to the. Imperfect cataloguing. They ask that all who ever attended the school, whether graduates or students, will consider themselves invited, even If a formal Invitation fails to reach them. Xo slight or omission is In­tended, although an oversight or mis­takes may occur. All who have an Interest in the school, as well as pu­pils past and present, are cordially in­vited to be present. Come and re­new old scenes and acquaintances. Rev. Xathan Thompson, a former principal, is expected to be present. All his old pupils are especially In­vited to welcome him.

Grange. Pepperell grange furnished the en­

tertainment at Groton grange on Tuesday evening and all present pass­ed an enjoyable time. The program was as follows: Original poem. Mrs. E. .\. Barrows: vocal selection, Chas. Spaulding: talk on "Present agita­tion In Boston," Mrs. L. E. Starr: mandolin solo, Henry Adams: vocal duet, Forrest and Susie Andrews; reci­tation, Mrs. Harmon; play, "The min­ister's wife," by six young ladles.

Then there was a cake contest by unmarried members. A ring was con­cealed in the cake which was cut Into small pieces. Difterent ones who took part in the contest were blindfolded and required to pick up a piece of the cake with a fork. This was continued until the ring was found, when every­body had a piece of the cake as far as it would go around. Miss Lottie Woods was the finder of the conceal­ed ring.

Wcdtllng. The Sacred Heart church was the

scene of a tasteful and every way well arranged wedding, when on "^''ednesday m,orning. June 12. the marriage of Miss Catherine Mae Dil­bert and Thomas J. O'Connor was solemnized with nuptial mass. Rev. C. .\. Finnigan celebrant. The dec­orations were of palms, pink and white peonies and other flowers.

The bride was handsomely gowned in white embroidered silk voile over white satin and carried White sweet peas. Her bridal veil was caught with orange blossoms. The bridesmaid. Miss Florence O'Connor, sister of the groom, wore white over pink, with pink garniture and a white hat with pink and white trimmings. She car­ried pink sweet peas.

The bridal party entered to the strains of the wedding march played by Miss Delia Haley, who also .sang "O salutaris." The best man was Lawrence Dilbert, a brother of the bride, and the ushers were her tiroth-er, Frank Dilbert, and her cousin. Thomas Smith.

There was a large .attendance of rel.atlves and friends frnm this and towns in the vicinity—Pepperell. Ayer. Westford, Clinton and places in Xew York and Xew Hampshire. The townspeople responded freely tn the gener.al and cfirdial invitation tn be present at the ceremony.

About seventy-flve accepted the in­vitation to the reception at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Dilbert. and sat down to the bountiful wedding breakfast prepar­ed and ser\-ed by a caterer.

Mr. and Mrs. O'Connor were gen­erously remembered with gifts of money amounting to SlS.'i. silver, cut glass .and other elegant and tiseful gifts suitable for- furnishing their home, which will l)e in Xew York city, wher'e Mr. r )Tonnnr has an ex­cellent pnsition In the cti.stnm hnuse.

When the newly-married couple had said their adieux and were ready to leave, J. H. Torrey was waiting with his automobile, seated In which they were soon out of sight, fnllnwed liy the best wishes of all friends.

n ipp ing . The following is a clipping from

The Old Colony Memorial; "Miss Mary E. Carey died at the

Faulkner hospital in Jamaica Plain after a long illness. She was born In Kingston. January 2. 186.1, the eld­est daughter of Dennis and tho late Bridget (Pow-er) Carey. Miss Carey possessed marked literary traits and was the author of a hook entitled •Agnes O'Connor's surrender." Her paper, 'The coming of tho Irish', which waa read by her at a meeting of the Jones River Village club,, of which she was a member, will not he soo'n forgotten by club members who were privileged to hear It, and her work as an officer of the Kingston High School association will always be appreciated. While health permitted she attended St. Joseph's church and was interested In the work done In tho parish.

"Her remains were brought to Kingston. High mass of requiem was held at St. Joseph's church. Rev. A. F. Haherstroh celebrant. Burial was In St. Joseph's cemetery. Plymouth. She is survived by her father and two brothers. P. H. Carey, of Detroit, Mich., and John P. Carey, of N'ew York city.

"Among the beautiful floral tributes was a handsome piece from John P.

Lawrence Academy Notes. The anniversary exercises will take

place during the week beginning June 16. Sunday at five o'clock, the baccalaureate sermon will be given before the senior class in the academy chapel. Rev. H. A. Brldgman, D. D., editor of the Congregationalist, will be the speaker. Miss Willoughby. a former teacher will be present and render violin selections.

Tuesday evening a public meeting of the Gamma Beta society will be held.

AVednesday commencement exer­cises in the First Parish church will take place at 10.45. The dinner for the alumni and friends of the school w-lll be served at one o'clock.

Baseball game betw-een the present team and the alumni at three o'clock. Reception held In the town hall at eight o'clock, given by Principal and Mrs. Clough to invited guests.

The class is as follows: Charles Blanie Graham, Schenevus, N'. Y.; Stuart Dudley Hallagan. Canastota, X. Y.; George Edward Hammond, Rockvllle, Conn.; Burton Hart Hoar, West Acton; Charles Rufus Keenan, Lexington; David Blockshaw Miller, Ludlow; Harry William Wallace, Hop­kinton; William Daniel Wicks, Haver­hill.

Examinations for the closing term will take place on Monday and Tues­day. Any desiring to enter the school next year can make application at any time.

Graduation E.\erclsos. The following is the program of

the graduating exercises of the Gro­ton high school, w-hlch is to be held on Thursday evening, June 20, and the list ot graduates: "Soldiers' chorus from Faust," Gounod

The school Oration, ".Xtbletics in school and

college" William J. Baker

••The pigtail'^ Bullard The school

Oration, ••Victories" Charles R. Woolley

••Jack and Jill" (three parts) St. Jarvis Glee tor boys

Essav. •Weather lore" Evelyn B. Dodge

•Who fs Sylvia?" Schubert The school

Oration. ••Modern engineering feats^' Philip S. Mason

Serenade. ••Wild bird" (flve parts) . ^ De Koven

Ruth Davis (Obligato). Elsa Harris, I'liillp S. Mason. G. Cedric Moison, James M. Donahue, Harvey A. Woods. AVilllam J. Baker. Charles R. Woolley.

The class and presentation ot class gift Mary L. Boynton

.\cceptance of class gift John H. Manning, principal

Intermez-io from Cavallerla Kustlcanna Mascogni

The school Presentation ot diplomas

Ilev. George M. Howe Benediction

Miss Grace Bixby is spending a three-weeks^ vacation from her hospi­tal duties at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlcti Bixby.

At the first conference of Union churches under the auspices of the Massachusetts Federation of churches held with the Union church of Greenwood, on Tuesday, June 11, the subject of the afternoon w-as "The three types." viz.; the Union society, the I'nion church w-lth denomination­al affiliations, the Independent Union church. The second type was repre­sented by Rev. J. P. Trowbridge, of West Groton. who gave an address upon that subject.

H. Spaulding has lately made three ventilators and placed them In the gables of the church. It is hoped, by preventing the accumulation of moisture, to stop further defacement of the walls. The chapel Is receiving a coat of paint. •

G. H. Bixby, accompanied byi. Mr. and Mrs. Talmage Kierstead, took a motor trip to Boston on Thursday, returning with little Seth Kierstead, who has been in the Children's hospi­tal during the last three weeks. If the operation has been as successful as the surgeons hoped for, the little fel­low will now be able to walk,

Howard Spaulding, of Cleveland. Ohio, who spent Sunday at his home here, left for Boston on Mondt^y to at tend to the business par t o f ^ l s trip. He remained In that city until Thurs­da.v, when he attended the alumni din­ner of the Worcester Polytechnic in­stitute, taking the late afternoon train for Cleveland.

"The striped sweater." given by members of the Keystone -club on Wednesday evening was w-ell patron-.l?ed. The boys are complimented on all sides for their realistic acting and the delicious quality of their home­made ice cream. A good .sum was added to the treasury.

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Last In Series. The fifth and last of the series of

entertainments given under the aus­pices of Squannacook lodge, I. O. O. F.. M. U., drew a full house on Friday evening of last week, and was a decided success. P i t t Parker , man­ager of the Boston Lyceum Bureau, Is a wonderfully rapid cartoonist, and his crayon pictures were Indeed per­fect gems. His work was accompa­nied by a monologue consisting of continual flashes of wit. balanced by occasional bits of philosophy.

The soprano soloist. Miss Shultz, w-ith an extremely pleasing personal­ity and a well trained voice of re­markable sweetness, completely cap­tivated her audience. She w-as ac­companied upon the piano by Miss Violet McKenzie, ot Tow-nsend, a pu­pil of X. G. Proctor, pianist of the Arian orchestra.

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(jeneral course—William John Baker. Marv Louise Boynton, Kvelyn Boyntijn Dodge. Elsa May Harris, Leonlta Hueb­ner, Philip SJieridan Mason. George Cedric Moison> Harvey .\llen Woods.

Commercial course—l-;dward David Collier. Kuth Davis, James Mathias Donahue, Florence Josephine Folkins, Leroy Kverett Johnson, Marion Kvelyn Kemp, Mary Harriet Messenger, Charles Roderick Woolley.

West Groton. Jessie, the beautiful collie dog be­

longing to R. W. Bliss was taken sick recently and the best of medical skill could not save her. She died Tues­day, June 11.

Mrs. Horace .Sprague, of Denver, Col., is visiting relatives here.

The subject of the C. E. meeting on Sunday evening is one of unu.'iual interest. -'The duty of being pleasant." The meeting will be led by Jliss lsal)el Bixby.

Mr. and Mrs. Merrltt Xorthrup ex­pect to occupy the house in the Gro­ton road owned by Wiliam Balcom, of Milford, X. H. Mr. Xorthrup has recently been employed at the leather-board mill, and the young couple have lioarded with their sister, Mrs. Tal­mage Kierstead.

Arthur Jarvis Is visiting with friends in Xew Hampshire.

The Sunshine Band have sent a donation of flfteen dollars to the float­ing hospital and presented an equal sum to the Christian Union church Sunday school. They also gave twen­tv-tive dollars toward the expense ot placing electric lighting In the church.

A. W. Lamb and Frank Cottrcll. superintendent and master mechanic respectively at the paper mill, at-tende<l the alumni dinner at the W'or-cester Polytechnic institute on Thurs­day.

At the last meeting ot the L. A. S.. at the home of Mrs. Boy, Mrs. J. P. Tro-wbrldgo entertained with a hu­morous reading w-hlch w-as much en­joved. The ladles voted the usual yearly amount, one hundred dollars, for the reduction of the parsonage mortgage. The next meeting, and the last before the summer vacation, will be held on Thursday, June 20, with Mrs. E. K. Harrington.

Mrs. G. S. Webber returned on Thursday from her trip to Pough­keepsle, having passed a delightful w-eck at the commencement exercises at Vassar college. Mrs. Webber, of Ayer, was In charge of the house­keeping affairs during her absence.

Graduating exercises w-lll be held In the g rammar school room on Wed­nesday evening, June 19, beginning at 8.15. Both seventh and'> eighth grades are taking examinations for the high school and diplomas will be'given to all who pass. Tho usual school routine will be followed on Tuesday afternoon. Interspersed with music and recitations. All friends win be cordially welcomed. •

Children's Dny. An tinusually interesting children's

day progrant was presented by the younger members of the Sund.ay school at . the morning service last Sunday. Recitations were given by Ruth Mellish, Ruth Bixby, Marian Parker , Dorothy Thompson, Bertha Harrington, Madeline Parker and Dorothy Bixby; a dialogue, "The daisy," by Irene Bi.xby and Lillian Clarljc. Several exercises w-ere given by tlie various children, one especial­ly interesting, entitled "We're in." A very pleasing number w-as a solo by Vera Donovan. The above exercises w-ere interspersed w-lth singing by the choir, by the various classes and by the Sunday school chorus. The processional w-as as usual, an inter­esting feature. Two little ones, Louise, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Bates, and Carolyn, daughter of Mr. • and Mrs. C. R. Dudley, w-ere presented for baptism.

Certificates of promotion from the cradle roll to the primary department were given to Winifred Shores. Adel­aide Boutelle. Marjorie Wright. Ru­dolph Bixby and Stanley Robinson. Bibles were presented to those having reached their seventh birthday during the past year: Bertha Harrington. Vivian Boutelle. Jessie Rotiinson. Madeline Parker, Edward Weliljer.

Divorce Ca,..c. The superior court at Fitchburg

heard the divorce case of Waldo A. How-land of Leominster vs. Martha Howland. Monday. The libellant tes­tified that the parties were married at Lowell, October •'SI, 1890. and lived together in Lowell, West Groton, Pep­perell and Ix»ominster. Libellee ob­jected to doing housework and caring for the children and insisted upon working in the shop, leaving the children in a neglected condition, so tha t the state society for the pro­tection of children had to take them in charge. August 26, 190R. w-hile libellant was at his work, libellee took away part of the furniture from the house and the parties had not lived together since, though lil>ellant had repeatedly asked her to. While they lived together he had to do most of the cooking, washing and housework.

Michael F, Smith, a Leominster po­lice offlcer and Charles H. Rice, chair­man of the overseers of poor, cor­roborated the testimony of the libel­lant.

A decree nisi was granted for de­sertion and libellant was given cus­tody nf minor children.

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cement walk from the piazza to the street.

and was also related to other fami­lies here.

HARVARD.

News Items. On Wednesday afternoon Miss S.

E, H. Farwell with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Trook of Westboro took an auto trip here, calling nn friends .and relatives.

On Sunday last Misses Bemis and Disney of Worcester were guests at the Crossley residence.

Mr. and Mrs. Percy A. Atherton of Boston have opened the Sa%vyer house on Oak hlll for the summer months,

Mrs. Martha Hazard is at Tuskee-gee institute, Ala,, with her son, Wal­ter Hazard, who is sick there with tj'phold fever. He haa passod the crisis and is alow-ly gaining. Mrs. Hazard will remain until he haa gain­ed strength enough to travel north.

Wm. Meeklng.s, w-ho spends his summers here. Is again In tow-n stay­ing with Mrs. Carman. He Is em­ployed at Dr. Paul Thorndlke's sum­mer residence.

Rev. George Jones w-as called very suddenly to his home In Syracuse, N. Y., la.st week. His mother Is seriously ill. Owing to this fact there w-as no service at the Unitarian church last Sunday.

On Sunday next there will be no' service at tho Orthodox church. A union service will be conducted at the Unitarian church a t 10.45 a. m. Rev. H. B. Mason will preach the bacca­laureate sermon to the graduating class of the Bromfield achool. The public Is cordially Invited.

Tho graduating exercises of the Bromfleld school, ela.ss of '12, will be held at the town hall on Wednesday, J u n e 19, at ten o'clock a. m. The pub­lic Is Invited.

. Carl Dickinson has his men at work on the lawns about the residence of Oeorge F. Pollard putt ing In a wide

The population of Harvard was materially increased on Tuesday, June 11. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ithel Ryan and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Veasie.

Mrs. A. L. Haskell and daughter, Elsie Haskell, started this week for Kenmore, N. Y., where they will visit with Mr. and Mrs. Wallace R. Small. Mrs. Small is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Haskell.

George C. Maynard has secured for this week the use of the largo high-powered spraying machine, t he prop­erty ot the City of Fitchburg. This machine carries five lines ot hose and will throw- a spray up into our high elms about the common. It certain­ly is a great saver of time.

The Bromfields played the Pepper­ell high school on Bromfield grounds on Wednesday. It w-as a fast game from start to finish, the score being 3 to 1 in favor of Bromfleld. Last Saturday the Bromfields defeated the Westford-LIttleton team hero by a score of 8 to 3.

Earle O. Turner received notice from the M. 1. T.. Boston, this week ot his successful passing of the work of his sophomore year. Mr. Turner will enter the school again this fall as a junior.

Mr. and Mrs. Wallace King, who have been visiting with relatives In Vermont the past three w-eeks. were in town on Wednesday. They were en route to Marlboro, where they make their home with Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Morse.

Eldress Edna E. Fitts, with Sister Emellne. ot the Hancock Shakers, arc guests of Eldress Josephine.

The case ot McMahon vs. the town of Harvard was tried at the civil session of the superior court at Fitchburg on Wednesday before Judge George A. Sanderson and a jury. After hearing the evidence Judge Atwood, of Ayer. counsel for the town, moved thttt the court should rule In favor of the de­fendant, as the points he passed upon were of law rather than of fact. The court took this view ot the case and ordered the jury to return a verdict for the defendant. The case was one of tort in which the plaintiff, Michael McMahon. of H.arvard, sought to re cover damages for an alleged defect in the highway known as Fairbank road.

One of Thomas McNiff's younger children fell out of a second story window- last Tuesday. Aside from knocking his wind out for a few min­utes the boy received no Injury.

Wm. F. Shores with his auto took Ithel and George Ryan, Frank Hynes and Bert Haskell to Fi tchburg laat^ Monday night to attend the circus.

Miss Nina Perkins Is entertaining her mother from Franklin, N. H., In town this week.

Miss Nina A. Perkins, who has served so successfully as teacher In the third and fourth grades nt the Center school here, has resigned, to take a second grade In Maiden with a salary to start a t six htindred a year. While wc congratumto Miss Perkins on her success In her school work w-e regret tha t the town Is to lose so efilcient. a teacher.

Mrs. Qulncy Bull of Worcester suf­fered a severe shock on Friday of last week and without regaining con­sciousness passed a-way on Wednes­day evening, June 12, a t her home. Funeral sers-lces will be a t Leomin­ster. Mrs. Bull was sister-ln-law to Mrs. H. Emma Whitney of this town

Graduating Kxercises. (The graduating exercises of the

pupils of the grammar school passed very pleasantly at the town hall on Thursday evening. It was a cool evening and the townspeople filled the hall and very plainly showed their appreciation of the work of the chil­dren and their teachers. The decora­tions showed lots of work. The ceil­ing was festooned with bunting while the stage and walls were covered with bunting, flowers and green. The class motto: "Work, wait and win," ap­peared In large letters above the arch of the stage.

To say that any one exceeded in good work during the entire perform­ance would be partial to the rest. The w-hole program was carried out with­out a single hitch or break. The promptness of the children was re­marked upon. The costuming was also very elaborate and represented a great deal ot work and thought. Credit is certainly due the teachers for their painstaking efforts and also to the children for their hearty co­operation. The spirit of unanimity which exists among our teachers and superintendent in and out of their school rooms is ver.v commend.able.

Tho program and list of graduates follow-s:

Part 1—Operetta. •'Cinderella in flowerland." Chorus, grammar and intermediate.

Part 2—Recitation, "Wounded Daisy." Martina Hazard: class essay, (a) Earl Stone, (h) Willard Bagster; presentation of diplomas, Supt. A. R. Paull. J. E. Maynard; to the gradu­ates, grades 3 and 4; farewell to grad­uates. Morrill Sprague; good-night, gramm.ar and intermediate.

Graduates—Jessie Grant Cameron. Martina Elizabeth Hazard. Mildred Eudor.a Morse. Dorothy Evelina West. Rachel Spurgeon Farnsworth. Carrie Elizabeth Houghton. Priscilla Bradley Shores, I^eo William Madigan, Carl Edwin McCoe. Herman Lee .Stedman Thomas, Earl Stone, Leland Augus­tus Whitney. Richard Alexander Crossley. Wlllard Halcnme Hagster, Gerald Borden Wlllet.

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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHU­SETTS. Middlesex, ss. Probate Court.

To the hclrs-at-law, next of kin, creditors, and all other persons Inter­ested In the estate of HENRY O. SKAV-ER late of Townsend In said County, deceased, Intestate.

Whereas a petition has been present­ed to sold Court to grant ft letter of administration on the estate of snid deceased to E. ALONZO BLOOn of Townsend In the County of Middlesex, without giving a surety on his bond.

You arc hereby cited to appear at a Probate Court to be held at Cambridge, In said Countv of MIddlosox. on the tenth day of July A. D. 1912. at nine o'clook In the forenoon, to show cause If any you have, why the same should not he granted.

And the petitioner Is hereby direc­ted to give public notice thereof, by publishing this citation once in each week for three successive weeks. In Turner's Public Spirit, a newspaper published In Ayer, the last publication to be one day, at lonst, before snld

Witness, Charles J. Mclntlre. Enquire, First Judge of said Court, this thir­teenth day of Juno In tho year ono thousand nine hundred and twelve.

3t40 W. E. ROGERS. Register.

Sattirday, June 15, 1912,

AYER. N e w s I t ems .

The graduation exercises ot th<< Ayer h igh school will be held In the town hall on Thursday evening. J u n e 27.

Wal ter S. Hutchins , of Greenfleld. del ivered an address on social ism In Depot square last week Friday even­ing before a fair-sized crow-d. H. A. H a g e m a n , of the s a m e town, also m a d e a brief speech, w h i c h w a s fol­lowed by his introduction of the speaker . Mr. Hutchins was the so­cial ist candidate for l i eutenant-gov­ernor last fall.

The se l ec tmen gave a hear ing on the pet i t ion of tho Ayer Electr ic Light Company for pole and wire lo­cat ions on Newton street. Central a v e n u e and Sa/ndy pond and Har­vard roads In their room on Monday evening . There were no remonstrants present. The placing of these poles and wires is the prel iminary step to­ward furnishing electric l ights for the town of Harvard which l ights will be furnished by the Ayer Com­pany. It Is thought that the line will be comple ted In a month or six w e e k s and that tho town of Aver would have a day service about the tlrst of August .

Special communicat ion ot Caleb But ler lodge on Monday evening, June 17. W o r k — E . A. degree.

E d w a r d W y m a n and familv. of P leasant street , have moved into the t e n e m e n t of Dr. H. B. Priest's house on W a s h i n g t o n street, occupying their new- quarters on Monday for the flrst t ime.

_ Mr.s. S. N. Lougee and Miss A m y L o u g e e visited relatives in Worces ter last week, returning o n - M o n d a y .

At a m e e t i n g of the First Nat ional bank of Ayer on Monday, Hobart E. Mead, of West Acton, w a s elected a director to take the p lace of h i s

father, Oliver W. Mead, deceased. Bancrof t Royal Arch chapter has

its regular convocat ion on Tuesday evening, J u n e 18. Work—Mark Master degree. A special convocat ion win be held on Thursday evening, J u n e 20. W o r k — P a s t Master and Most Exce l l en t Master degrees.

"A line of Inheritance," wil l be tfie subject of the sermon bv the pastor at the Methodist church at 10.45 on Sun­day morning. At seven o'clock in the evening a gospel meeting will be held cons is t ing of a song service and an address by the pastor on the theme ••In tune with the Infinite." On this l-rlclay evening ••Romans—an imperial

Is to be treated In an informal

being severed by the kick and the wound bled profusely, F r o w w h a t sesMo";? i f ^ ^ S ^ ^ v , ^ ' " " * c a m e ^ n p o t with MO/M*.*'! , t*""" through a trade with Morris Schwartz, w h o runs the

bundlni^°' '*o'". i* 'S American house inni S f 0 " Wednesday night La-S ? n ' , ^ ' ' '°" ^'•'^^ ^"d Schwartz got

Into the wag<m to try tho animal out T^.J^r/^r^^? " ° ' "'ove fast enough to satisfy Lalone, and he kicked the horse, which Immediately retaliated in the same manner with disastrous results to the driver. <i=irous

J. Howard Pi l lman Is at tending the T r ! l w n ' i ° " "J, ,y"^""^ Commt-rcial Tra \e l l ers , which convened at Wor-P m m L 7 •P'"f«'iay morning. Mr. P i l lman Is charter member of Lowell council , and Is chairman of grand

England will be visit ing Worcester where they celebrate the big dav of the year, June 15. ' H o w a r d Dow-ning, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Downing , who was overcome by the heat two weeks ago, w a s well enough to return to his ^'?^ ,, '" -'*"' "PPer freight yard the middle of this week.

letter." manner.

The Congregat ional ladies served an excel lent supper in their vestry on AVednesday,night . It w a s In charge nf .Mrs, E. E. Sawyer, Mrs. Genr Corner, Mrs. John Shaw and Mrs E H. Parker .

It is current ly reported that on last Monday night a freight car in the upper railroad yard, loaded with live stock, w a s not in running order, and w-as set oft on a s ide-track for inspect ion by the "car knoc^cers." Lew-is w-ent under the car and John F. w e n t inside, and to his great sur­prise, soon after entering, he found out to his sorrow that there w a s an­other k n o c k e r beside hlmlself, and as good a s he at knocking, w-hen he felt in his rear a knock that would have sent h i m In an aerial flight, not k n o w ­ing w h e r e he would have landed If it had not been for the box car. He, as quick a s possible, m a d e a -master lv retreat for the open, the goat all the whi le us ing his knqj^ker in knock ing the knocker about.

Mrs. John Fuzzard and daughter Eliza, returned from their out ing at Scltuate on Wednesday, where they had been for a few days. Thev c a m e to Ayer from Boston all the -vv-ay on the e lectr ics and enjoyed a most de­lightful trip.

George L. Osgood, Theodore W. Barry and Henry G. Turner, w h o went the latter part of Mav on a fishing trip to, Sourdahunk. l i e . , had great luck. It was a very enjoyable trip and they returned on Tuesday night.

Miss Dora Drew, ot Lowell, spent last Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Herbert P i l lman.

Mrs. E l la i j o v e y lett on Mondav' for Newburyport , where her daughter , .Mrs. Wi l l iams, resides, and will be with her for two or three weeks .

Mrs. S. W. Fle tcher and her daughter . Miss Nina Fletcher, left Newton H i g h l a n d s last Monday for Virginia on a visit wi th her brother, S tephen F le tcher . Miss Mary F l e t c h ­er leaves on Sunday. June 16. to Join them. After vis it ing her brother for a week or more they leave there for .San Diego, Cal., where they w-ill take up a permanent residence with her husband. Samuel W. Fletcher, w h o is in bus iness with Mrs. Fletcher's brother, Edward Fletcher, w h o has been in the real estate business for some t ime and has been very success ­ful. T h e wife of Edward Fle tcher is the daughter of Judge Clark A, Batchelder , of Fitchburg.

John R, Neill , ot West Somervil le . was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Clark for a f ew days last week and returned to his homo last Monday.

Mrs. C. L. Farnsworth attended this week the c o m m e n c e m e n t exercises at Northfleld seminary , where Mr. Farns­worth's daughter Marion Is a student .

The trustees of the Ayer library, at their last meet ing , voted to allot a space in tho reading-room for art ic les of an historical nature. Donat ions or loans to the librar.v of anything h is ­torical, or curiosit ies , would be gladly accepted, and a case will be provided for their display and safe keeping. Tt Is hoped that in time a large col­lection will be made, which will add interest and value to the library.

Page hose company will hold a dancing party In Page hall nn Monday evening. June 24. Music by Collins' f»rchestra.

An elderly m a n g h 1 n g his name as Ernest Gilson, of Brookllne, N H was found on Main street on Thurs'-' day afternoon by Chief Beatty. Upon being quest ioned by the chief he said he lived In the above town and went to F i tchburg to attend the circus last Monday. W h e n he arrived here his money w a s all gone. The chief fur­nished his dinner and he went on his way to Brookllne.'

Frank C. Johnson, superintendent of schools , has been re-e lected to that position for the coming year.

Mrs. F r e e m a n Reynolds , of Albanv, N. Y., Is vis i t ing at tho h o m e of. her son, J. C. Reynolds .

George C. Peterson has sold his sail boat, the Siren, to L. C. Smith. W. A. Hart, Frank Pa lmer and War­ren Winslow.

Miss Mary E. Davis has returned to her duties at Sargent's printing of­flce after an absence of several weeks on account of rheumat ic fever.

A number of Masons attended the 115th anniversary of Aurora lodge In Fi tchburg on Monday evening.

Rev. Frank Hargrave, a former pas­tor ot the M. E. church, and later of the Methodist church ^ t West Chelms­ford, w-as graduated from Boston uni­versity theological school last week.

T h e mombers of tho C. E. society of Shirley will at tend the meet ing of the local society at the Congregational church on Sunday afternoon at flve 9'clock.

Mrs. Renjamin Taf t went on Mon­day to Dr. Codman's hospital in Bos­ton, where she had a surgical opera­tion.

Capt. George V. Barrett is much better than at one time. The nurse has left. This Friday he is a good i deal better, h a v i n g recovered from a cold that he had taken.

T h e recital in Hardy's hall on last Monday afternoon proved very inter­esting. There was a large attendance, chiefly ladles, w h o listened with great attent ion as Mrs. Florence Close Gale gave the mora l i ty play, "Every w o ­man," taking the various parts skil l­fully and successful ly.

A delegation of flfteen from the Unitarian church attended tho Xorth Middlesex Conference of Unitarian churches in Pepperel l on Thursday. Those who w-ent w-ere Dr. and Mrs. R ichmond FIsk. Mrs. E. B. Butterfield. Mrs. E. H. Bige low. Mrs. Susan M. Barker, Mrs. L y m a n Clark, Mrs. E. E. Duncklee , Mrs. D. W. Fletcher, John Hosmer, Mrs. A. C. Perkins, Mrs. S. E. Preble, Mrs. S. H. Proctor, Mrs. L. H. Spaulding, Miss Hatt le i Whi tcomb. The two addresses, "Re­ligious education." by Henrv W. Foote , and "Social reconstruction." bv Re%-. Edgar E. Wiers . of Mount Clair, N. J„ were very brilliant. A flne din­ner was served by the ladies of the Pepperel l society, and every one came h o m e laden with the beautiful laurel.

The fol lowing program will take place at the Unitarian church. Aver, on Monday, June 17, at the flfti'eth anniversary of the Middlesex North­west Temperance Union;

J o s e p h M. Markham, John M. Car­rigan and Martin H. O'Neill have re­turned f rom their trip to Washington , D. C. J o h n H. Hooley, the other m e m b e r of the party, will return later.

Miss E m m a L. Kel ly , a former resI-' dent of Ayer, vis i ted her sister, Mrs. Warren L. Preble , on Tuesday and JV ednesday of this week. She Is at Meredith, N. H., for the summer.

T w o c o w b o y s r ight from the west ­ern plains , were about town on Thurs­day m o r n i n g dressed In typical cow­boy fash ion and attracted consider­able a t tent ion .

Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Schurman, who were recent ly married, were gues t s of Mr. Schurmart's mother, Mrs. J. E. Hart, over the week-end.

Mr. and Mrs. J o h n J. Barry re­turned on Wednesday from their wed­ding journey.

Benjamin S imonds has resigned a s public w e i g h e r on account of ill heal th . His successor has not been appointed.

Ho lden

ra ',h "'" 'i? ^""^ Dottrldge's room and raphia and reed In Miss Wilson's. 'The once T^ h"ndle their entire classes at

nee thus making Independent work U waM V'""' ,"' i^" P"""" necessary It « a s found that the children re-suVh ^^r^d \'''" '^'•'>' ^«""hed'' the and J '-'•^l"^' *° "^"^'^ 'he work CO, l / ? . !•'" "•'f'', " ""^ the teachers c,ould lay special emphas i s on design,

original designs for the baskets worked out by the children

the t ime spent

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C. Har low has been ap­pointed sealer of we ight s and meas­ures in place of Howard M. Beverly, w h o h a s resigned.

The fourth, flfth and sixth grade schoo l s and the Main and Shirley Street pr imary schools , will close for the s u m m e r vacat ion on next Fri­day. T h e other schoo l s w-lll close a w-eek later.

The annual m e m o r i a l services ot Robert Burns lodge, I. O. O. F., were held l a s t Sunday. There w a s a serv­ice in the l odge room In the morning, fo l lowed by the m e m b e r s go ing to W o o d l a w n cemetery , where tho graves of the deceased brethren were decorated with flowers.

The r e m a i n s of Charles P, Sexton, formerly of this town, were brought here for Interment on Thursday morning . A requiem high mass w-as said a t St. Mary's church by Rev. P. J. Sheedy . T h e Interment w a s at St. Mary's cemetery . Mr. Sexton was thirty years of a g e and w a s the son of the late J e r e m i a h Sexton, w h o w-as for y e a r s c o n d u c t o r of the Milford freight. H e leaves h is mother, a sis­ter, Miss Mary E. Sexton, and a broth­er, F. J. Sexton, all of Somervil le .

The Mitchei lv i l ie h ighway bridge was c o n d e m n e d tor traffic on last Monday and has s ince been closed to travel. An examinat ion of the bridge by civil engineer, F r e d Bateman. of this tow-n. showed that the t imbers of the bridge and the p lanking were badly decayed. On Thursday, E n ­gineer D e a n and Divis ion Superin­tendent Pi l lsbury, of the Massachu­setts hlghw-ay commiss ion , together w-lth the se l ec tmen o t Ayer and Shir­ley v i e w e d the bridge. A town meet ­ing w i n probably be cal led In the near future to see w h a t act ion the town w-ishes to t a k e on the matter.

F r o m present indicat ions the state w-ill soon begin the work of complet ­ing a n e w road from Boston to F i tch­burg. There Is n o w a state road from Boston to Lit t le ton Common and it Is proposed to branch off at this point and c o m e to Ayer by w a y of what is know-n as the state "crossing" h igh­w a y t h r o u g h Pingreyvi l l e as far a s Gllson's Corner on the main road to Lit t leton. F r o m this point to the place w-here the Woodsv l l lage road Interesects w i t h Park street, this side of w h a t is k n o w n as t h e Woods place, w-lll be cared for by the town as at prosent. F r o m the point last men­tioned, the road will be built as far as the tow-n of Lunenburg , from which place there Is a lready a state road to F i tchburg .

Billy Burns , of Bos ton , is to be the s inger a t the m o v i n g picture show this Saturday evening, and the latest I l lustrated songs , three In number, will be s a n g by h im. The manage* ment h a s secured a flne set of pictures to be s h o w n also, and It promises to be a g o o d show.

Call and see the new I.'i AVatt Mazda lamps the latest and smal lest Tungsten lamp made, at the Public Spirit Oflice. A new lot of the latest stvie of wire drawn filament lamp in all' sizes on hand.

, - r - . . . on the baskets ,,, • ;'. •"""<* h o m e - w o r k has to be oone. One hour each woek has been given in school time. The value ot

o'thl-,' i"*,/''"**^,.'''"'" "fty cent" o thiee dollars. The Interested and

(llielent drawing teacher, w h o does 'TLT^''^,. '?.•• "" 'he schools , is Miss Lernicc E. Staples.

Children's Day Obwervunco. Children's day w a s observed at the

.\'!''"1'- -"*='hodlsl and Congregational i-hurches on last Sunday. T h e exer­cises were in keeping with the day •i'Hi were carried out by the children i.ikiiig part.

The concert at the Baptist church

of ( [ " ' ' T ' ' " ! ' ' ? ? ""''«•• 'he direction ^1, i ' V- •P''et'l«. superintendent of of

The church was with llow-ers In

the Sunday school, prettily decorated iL't'.'.""" "if th,e occasion and there" was'a large attendance.

At the .Methodist church the pro­gram was in charge of Herbert J. "e i jb . the superintendent of tho Sun­day school. Beauti ful Howers adorn­ed the church.

•Vt the Congregational church Su­perintendent Charles H. Hardy' had fol'lot? " concert. The programs

Baptist. ' .•i.i.iiM,. " """^^ "cbool; responsive ;<,,a<l|iiB, prayer, pastor; recitation

Ldessa Crawford; reclta-made them all." Edna

,. l ives, all Is well," I. class exercise, ••What can they

Whi, '•-<J"a,^l^lng. Helen and Marah P, i','"'' ' ,i-hrlstine Itobbins. Dorothy ••\Vo,M ,h'"^ Corkum; recitations,

\\oulrt the world be better,'' Edna Moshi-r; Marah Whitney; ••Summer Is f,"rt.„^I''''?„"irr..It5'''blns;'song, "Cheer-

^Velcotne •adiiiij

"\S'e]come 'ion. -God •M'lsher; song, ••Qod ii"\ e's school • d

l i o n ' H ?^'^«-u^"""'": "The collec­tion, Helen Whitney; song, ••Giving" school; address. Rev. J. w . Thomfi-r T v ..'•^.^c"^'^, "The work ot our so-' ?'';'•,.''-''essa Crawford, Dorothy Bart-,;.,V . ."^ Green, Ruth, Reynolds, Avis attd Dorothy Chandler, Ruth Zoller AKIKS King, Alice and Marguerite

t s t h e r Washburn; recitations, wants them,'^ Lyman Sprague

and Ktta,Green; "Mary's lamb." Et t I i-orkum and Dorothy Preble; song, school; rec tations "Perseverance"

Robbins: '•Whlttier's prayer,

Rand. God

Lester {}nfML.^".'i.'i?"= "Children's day." Lucllie \i V,,.f',fJi?'"'^^ ^ •'"•'''' <" strength," •Mlhia -Mosher lilrfme. plants;

song, ••God is on the school: distribution of potted

doxology; benediction, pastor Congregational.

Opening song, school; prayer. Rev. •John Whitley: recitations, -Myrtle l>anie s, Kvelyn Johnson. Elizabeth l.arrabee; song, school; recitations. Ed-«.i.rd Harlow, Althea Andrew; song primary class: song, school; recita­tions, Marlon Jubb, Philip Andrew, Ed-jyard feawyer; song, school; recitations, Koger Johnson, Marion Stone; song WiOter Smith; song, school; recita­tions. Laura Pray, Ruth Daniels, Marl­on Howe; solo. Miss Helen Hardy; recitations. Ruth Stone, Ethel Thayer' song, school: recitations. Hazel l ian-U'-5 ,H«ien Stone; remarks. Rev. John Whitley; song, school: recitations, Ida

Eva Wallace, Els ie Smith Smith,

Morning—Devotional service. Rev, A. 1.. Bumpus, . \yer: reports and business: address. •'Reminiscences of the organi­zation,•• Rev. -w. .1. Batt: address, ••Massachusetts temperance reformers of the last half century,'• Rev. O. A. Gordon,' Lancaster: music and collec­tion; address, ••The gains of a cen­tury: what next?^' Mrs. Kathorino I.entp Stevcnsn,n: state president o t the W. C. T. IT.fStSlscusslon: dinner.

.\fternoo.';-'Aralse • service. Rer, .C f. Pierce. *^ " - - • •

District Court. Albert Norwood, of Groton, was

lirought Into court last Saturday morning charged wi th the breaking and enter ing In the n ight time. The compla int w-as dismissed for lack of evidence.

Morris Schwartz , of Ayer, charged with dding bus iness a s a junk dealer at Shirley wi thout a l icense, was found guilty of tho offence on Tuesday morning and w a s discharged upon payment of the expenses ot the case a m o u n t i n g tq $ i . l 7 . , . J . lmcs .Lynch • wa^ i n court fast Ti^oSday for assaul t and battery on his wife, w-ho Ig employed by Mrs. Hlll

Methodist. Song, congregation; prayer, pastor-

song. "This is children's dav; respon-M'fl H' ' v" ' '•''' *'y, pastor: greeting, Alfred \ a t e s ; selection, Emogene Boutwell Marlon Noddln; recitation, John Webb; song, ••Like the sun­beams : recitation, Stella Taylor-song, ••Well spread the light": recita­tions. Lydia Farnsworth. Evelyn Tav-lor; song. Miss Murray's class; reclt.a-tlons, Merrill W e b b , Grace Farrar song, ••.Sunshine of God^s love"- recita­tions. Kdlth Waterman, Marion Webb-remarks by pastor, followed by collec­tion during singing.

and she Is unable to account for his strange conduct In any way. Asked It «he contemplated divorce proceedings, she said; "No, Indeed." v.^*'.""'.'^"'•"'''" '* we l l -known In Ayer, he being a native of this place. His

a L o ^ u ^ f h T " " '".l"" -^'°'-'h A d a m s about three months ago has proved LT^'^f.^K*" t ° 'he police of that place, and a l though rumors have said that emil'"',h•""'"v.'""'" '" "'h*^"- ' owns and cities they have been proved to be Untrue upon Investigation.

Injured in Wreck. A m o n g those Injured in the rail-

;;°"d "'--eek near Clinton on Tuesday morning were J. H. Waterman, gen-

1 p.^n^'i*'^""^ Companies, Frank W. and W s T i ^ i h " " ' " ? •''"Pe''lntendent,^ ^or" t'lTe ^ m e ' ' ' " ' • '«^«'-'< ' ' engineer^

.N'one of the men were Injured se­verely, but ail were badly shaken up and bruised, Mr. W a t e r m a n surterlng from lacerations about the legs i t was only by good fortune that they escaped so easily, for others In the wreck met w:ith more serlods Injur es 7,^Z Z"."^^!} '" 'he locomot ive Is re­ported to have had his legs broken by his at tempt to jump, a n d t h e con" h^<n2^^,"'^'' •'"pc'^ed unconscious by being thrown the length of the pas­senger car where he w a s col lect ing 0?hfr^ ••^t^the t ime of the m^hkp^ Others suffered more or less seriously and the w o m e n especial ly suffered from nervous shock,

'The wreck occurred just before the train reached Clinton. It had l e « c f i T o r " " " , , ' ' ' ^h^^ ^"1 w a s nearing Clinton w h e n It entered an open srde?racke:r*l"=^ ^ ^'^'^ht train w a s s ide-tracked by a yard engine. The ^ooomot vo on the passenger train! go ing at full speed, crashed Into the y.ird engine and wi th such force tha? hoth were badly torn to pieces.

hn"^ A^J^"'*'""'"' '*"'' his associates had been on a tour of inspect ion and J'nTe/^'l^"^"^ i." S °« ton from L e o m ­inster w h e r e they had been test ing enti^"""" 5''** hundred horse powe? engine and generator In the station p ^ i ^ Leominster Electr ic Light and fhev^h^^"'",'?*"?- . T' ' " ' eh t before t h o ' h a d attended a hear ing of the of tfotT'l" '?. ^y^^ ° " the se t t l ement ? n / i", '°=?tIons for the Harvard Gas and E l e c t r o Company, w h i c h are to thr.f . l ' . f"!'".?'^ ^ ^ ° ° " «« possible throughout the territory for m u c h of the materia l and a large force of men necessary for the construct ion of the new company's l ines are at hand and ready for the work of building.

To tho E d i t o r ? " ~ I suppose human nature is much

the s a m e the w-orld over, and selflsh-ness Is a predominant trait. But for uriaWulterated selflshness and thought ­lessness, commend me to tho man Who o w n s and runs an automobi le i n a certain section of the town wi th­in _a distance of not m o r e than sixty rods, there are nine autos run by their owners. , With one exception no oao of them in pass ing a neighbor, e i ther go ing or coming from town would offer to give h im or her a lift whe ther they were empty handed or laden with parcels, much less ever In­vit ing them or any in their famil ies to take a ride.

In every locality there are people to w h o m an auto ride would be the greatest ot treats, to say noth ing of the invalids that it might beneflt. But these people are not the ones invited. It is the "favored few" w h o have the rides.

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and collection; address "The m - o g P ^ " " f ' ^ ^ s •under .the influence ot Ikiuor of leinporance reform in Ihe last lii'i'ffl; when •,ho entered' the restaurant ot years," .-Vrthur .1. Davis, of the .\VA?i* ^Irs. .Hill and w h e n he saw his wife

The M. E. rhurch ladies will servo a s trawberry and baked bean supper In the vostry of the church on Sat­urday. J u n e 15. from five to 7.30 o'clock.

A. C. Cummlngs . principal of tho Orjinge high school for eight yoars, w h o h?i8 accepted the prlncipalshlp of Stevens h igh school at Clarcmont, X. H., will nssvime his new duties at the c o m m e n c e m e n t of tho fall term. His •v\-ork In Orange has been of a high order. Mr. C u m m l n g s prepared for col lege at Ford academy and w a s graduated from Dartmouth In 1892. H e w-as principal of the Litt leton high school from 1S92 to 1895, Ayer high school from 1895 to 1898; Instructor In m a t h e m a t i c s at St. John.sbury. Vt., a c a d e m y from 1898 to 1901; princi­pal of Ayer high .school from 1901 to 1904, and of Orange high school from 1904 to 1912.

Miss Annie Fltzmnin-ico, of Cam­bridge, spent last Sundny visit ing friends at the Globe hotel.

Joseph Lalone . of Shirley, received a severe kick from his horse in front of the Amer ican houso on Wednesday evening at about 10.30. Dr. Sull ivan took two st i tches in the w o u n i . which w-as in the fievhy part of the rlRht leg below the knee , one of the veins

.«aloon league: address "The saloon Rev. O. P. Gilford. D. D.; discussion-adjournment.

The W. R. C. served a fino supper in the lower town hall on Tuesday night to a large number. The com­mittee in charge included Mrs. Abble Wells . Mrs. Phelps . Mrs. Alice Craw­ford, i l r s . Jessie Crawford. Mrs. Ella Craig. Mrs. Grace Rhymes . Miss Dor­cas Scruton. Mrs. J. W. Boutwell , Mrs. A. M. Wins low nnd Mrs. E. E. Saw­yer.

The graduat ing ela.ss of tho high -school numbers fourteen membors. Their names and tho courses which they studied during their stav at the high school fol low; Pearl May Car-ley. Kathleen Mary Hackett . Albert Barrett Irwln. Wal lace Grant Kit­tredge. Theresa Magdalen Markham. Marguerite Irene McGuane. Harrv Hugh McXifT. Sarah Ro.ss. Madeline Gertrude McCarthy, cla.sslcal; Patrick Francis Donahue. Harvey (Qulncy McCollostor. May Alice Peterson, com­mercial; Elizabeth Agnes McGtiane, Mildred Addle Sanders, general.

Invitations aro out for the marriage of Miss Rachael f)sgood and Eugene S. Harry. Thursday afternoon. Juno 20. at the home of Mrs. G. G. Osgood on Wil l iams stroot. A reception will fol­low the ceremony.

A puhllc hearing will bo held In the se lectmen's room In the town hall building on next Monday evening at 7..30 o'clock on the petition of the X. E. T. * T. Co. for location of polos and wires on tho Old Groton road and Fle tcher street.

A large number of the mombers of Division 7, A.' O. H., and Ladies' Auxil iary attended the anniversary ex­orcises at Popperell last Sunday.

Robert Burns lodge. I. O. O. F., con­ferred tho third degree on flve can­didates last Tuesday evening.

he . ,went and struck her In the face with his c losed flst such a blow that he knopked hor over backwards and in fal l ing struck on her head against a project ion near the kitchen stove and w-as s l ight ly hurt, cutt ing a gash about an Inch long. Mrs. Lynch is a very nico w-oman' and has not lived with her husband for a long while, he is so abus ive , but he keeps on her trail. On trial he w a s found guilty on the as.sault and battery charge and sentenced to three months to the house of correct ion a t ' East Cam­bridge. T h e d r u n k e n n e s s complaint was placed on flic.

Organized. Tho c o m m i t t e e of ropresontativvs

trom tho protestant churches of the town met for organizat ion at tho vicarage of St. Andrew's church on Friday e v e n i n g of last w-eek. II. J. Webb w a s elected cha irman, .1. 1:. Washburn, secretary and C. H. Ilanlv, treasurer. The foUow-lng plans wei^e drawn up to be submi t ted to tho varl-ou.s^ c h u r c h e s for approval :

First, tha t tho c o m m i t t e e act as a central body to prevent conflicts ..f dates be tween the organizat ions of the different c h u r c h e s w-hen puhllc functions s u c h ns lectures, suppers, enter ta inments , etc., are planned. All dates for s u c h funct ions to be sub­mitted to one of the roprosentativos of the church In quest ion for approval beforo be ing announced .

Second, t h a t a union meet ing for men, to be tho flrst of a series, be held In Hardy's hal l a t four o'clock on Sunday a f t ernoon , J u n e 29.

Third, t h a t a union picnic of all the S u n d a y schoo l s of Ayer bo hold at W h a l o m park on Saturday, June 29.

All the c h u r c h e s ' o f the tow-n have adopted t h e s e sugges t ions . Tho de­tails of t h e picnic and of tho men's m e e t i n g wi l l be arranged for at a

c a t ^ n n r L ^ i ; r V u ' d t e T a ^ ' " f h ' ' " ' l 7 r '' " ' " ' ' " "^^^""^^rTdT'ellVnl '^t 'tl'l rs'?t"y'o7'5la^i'el't""ll,''e%"L*e^f"h"!;!^-'<=''™«« "' ^"^ ^"<'^«--'' - " ^ " - h .

Basebal l . The high school baseball team de­

cisively defeated Groton high by a score of 3 to 0 in a return game played in that town on last Saturday afternoon. The Groton boys had an unbroken string of victories to their credit until this g a m e and were full of confidence regarding tho outcome of the contest. Ayer high started right in. in their flrst halt of tho opening inning and scored two runs. One more was added in tho fourth, m a k i n g a total of three.

Groton had several chances to score, once with the bases full, but their rivals cut off all a t tempts to get the much needed rui^s.

Both sides played a good game, but tho work of the Ayer high was tho better, Donahue, the Aver pitcher,, p i tched a flne game, a l lowing the oppos ing side but flve hits, whi le his n a m e s a k e on the Groton team was hit safe ly thirteen times.

Several t imes .Ayer high got Into t ight places when things looked bright for their opponents , but tho team met those situations firmly and the efforts of the Groton bovs to score were doomed to failure. '

Hurley caught his usual good game for Ayor high and his throwing to socond base nipped many an attempt of the opposing liaso runners to get thero. Kittredge caught a long flv ball in left center field after a hard run which brought Joy to the hearts of tho local fans and his team mates, Tho .-Xyor bo.vs were natural ly much elated at fhe victory as they wore the flrst team this sea.son to lower the colors of the fast Groton nine.

The scoro by innings: InnlnKs 1 2 3 4 .T (; 7 s 1

Ayor high 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 3 Batteries—.Vyer, Tionahue and Hur­

ley; fJroton. Donahue and Gav rni -plro. Poabody._ _

Chnrgetl With Desertion. Declar ing that sho should not have

at a n y t ime been accu.sed of knowing ' husband's whereabeuts . Mrs

parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willlarn Browh Rev. and Mrs. J. W. T h o m a s and

Mrs. A l ta Holl is a t tended the flfty-seventh anniversary of the Wachuse t t Bapt i s t Bible asspclat lon a t F i t ch ­burg on Tuesday, a s de legates from the Bapt is t church. Mr. T h o m a s of­fered prayer •which opened the meet ­ing and gave a report of the condit ion of the Sunday school connected with the church of which he Is pastor.

n o l n g K x c c l l c n t Work. There Is a n exhib i t of raphia bas­

ke t s In Mr. Brown' s w i n d o w which Is of cons iderable Interest nnd should be examined by everyone Interested In the •work of our schoo l chi ldren. This work Is s tar ted In t h e flfth grade, where Miss D o t t r l d g e ' h a s done able Initiative •work, and h a s heen .success­fully carried on by Mlsa Wilson In tho s ixth grade . R a p h i a and twine

hor J a m e s C. A. Turner, wife of a former cashier of the Xorth A d a m s Gas Light Company, who disappeared from Xorth Adams throe m o n t h s ago, sw-ore out a complaint against the miss ing man, charging h im w-lth de­sertion pn Friday of last week.

This action w-as taken, Mrs. Turner said, solely for tho purpose of enlist­ing the aid of the police department In searching for her husband. Up to the present no criminal charges have been m a d e to the police against Mr. Turner and conso<iuontly no attempt to locate him has been mado bv them. Mrs. Turner .said also that this move on her part w a s prompted by a spirit of fr iendship for hor husband, as she Is anxious that ho he found.

She said that being w-lthout means It had been Impossible for her to prosecute a diligent search for her husband.

Mrs. T u m o r was emphat ic In hor s ta tement that she had nei ther seen nor heard from hor husband since the night of his disappeariince.

She w a s asked If she had any no­tion or clue as to whore he might he. and s h e said she had not. The rea­son for hi* disappearance ts Just as m j c h of a mystery ns ever to his wife

Truly this is an age of progress— in m a n y ways. But the spirit of neighborly kindness Is retrograding instead of progressing. vf.

HAEVAEDT s u n River .

r.f^S*' ^unday evening the children Of the Baptist Sunday school gave their annual children's day concert In the church. A program issued by the publication society w a s used and there were recitations and songs bv nearly every one of tho children and many of the older ones took part At the c lose of the program the pastor, fV: ,f ^rorse, gave a very he lp­ful talk to the smaller children, tak­ing some plants for his object lesson beginning with a green bud, then one partially opened and then the full flower. P lants were then given to all of the chi ldren present and sent to the absentees .

Miss Eleanor Haskell spent last Sunday with frionds In Xashua, X. H.

Miss Helen Stone Is vis it ing Miss E m m a R a y m o n d at Charlestown.

Rov. and Mrs. L. H. Morse, Mrs Julia L. Keyes and Eleanor Haskel i attended the Wachuset t Baptist Bible schoo l convent ion at F i tchburg as delegates from the Still River school Tuesday.

Miss El izabeth Sprague of Wichita. Kansas, arrived at tho h o m e of her sister, Mrs. S. B. Haynes , Tuesday. She will spend the s u m m e r vacat ion hereabouts .

Miss Laura Brown, of Boxboro, w-as tho guest ot her sister, Mrs. Jennie Willard, ono day last woek.

Rev. L. H. MOrse attended the grad­uating services at Colby academy at X e w London, X. H., Wednesday and returned w-lth his son Roger, w h o Is a s tudent there, Thursday. •

There w-lll be no services at tho Still River church Sunday morning and all will have a chance to attend the Unitarian church In Harvard to hoar tho baccalaureate sermon given to the Bromflelll graduat ing class.

A. A. Hutcherson . R. E. Port ley and S. B. H a y n e s attended the memorial services of the Oddfel lows at tho Con­gregat ional church in Harvard last Sunday.

Mrs. Adellza Turner has fancy work for sa le—win also take orders. Look for the s ign "Fancy Work" near the vil lage pump. -j'j^

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Mrs. Mary Howe has returned from visit ing friends In Boston and vicinitv including Rov. and Mr.s. A. T. K e m p ­ton and fami ly at their new h o m o In Cambridge.

The m a n y friends of Oeorge Irving Oilcli^ist will be much pleased to know that he graduated w i t h honor from the Worcester Po ly technic on Thursday, Juno 13. George w a s n F ."^J^' ^ Lunenburg high school In 1906, and entered the Worces ter school In 1908. He Is a thorough student and has kept h is place wi th credit In a c lass of eighty, m a n y of them m u c h older than he.

The flrst s trawberry festival of the •season w a s held In the Methodist chapel on Fr iday evening, Juno 11, and w a s wel l patronized. On the same e v e n i n g a patriotic social, w i th chafing dish supper w a s held In tho Congregat ional vestry. The menu In­cluded w e l s h rarebit, creamed- sa l ­mon, creamed chicken, cako and punch.

On S u n d a y morning a t the Metho­dist church , Rev. Gcorgo R. Moody will preach the baccalaureate s ermon for the graduat ing c lass of tho h igh , school,- and It Is hoped there wil l be ft I large a t t endance of pupils, from the

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Xews was received here this week of the birth of a llule daughter to Mr. and Mrs. K. T. Eldridge, of I'ly-mouth, on Tuesday, Juno 11.

A. N. Fessenden. Elmer Wallace and Charles Stickney left on Wednesday morning for a ten-days' llshing trip to the Connecticut lakes In Xorthern New Hampshire. Several more were to Join the party at Pepperell. Mr. Fessenden took most of the party by auto and the others are to go by train.

Clarence Sherrln, who has been sufterlng from a bone absce.ss on his hip, was operated upon at the Bur­bank hospital, Fitchburg, on Tues­day morning. Dr. Ely. of this town. Dr. Lowell, of Fitchburg, and two other doctors, one a visiting bone specialist, attended him at the opera­tion. Latest reports say that he is getting along comfortably.

Mrs. Frank Miller and two liltle sons, of Haverhill, were recent visi­tors at Charles Moulton's.

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Warman and family, who have been spending the winter In Portland, Me., are at her father's, Rufus Brown.

Children's Xlght at (Jrange. There was a large attendance at

the grange on Monday night when children's night was observed by ap­propriate e.xerclses given by the visit­ing children. The entertainment was In charge of Mrs. Bertha Drake, Mrs. Frank Woods, Mrs. Angle Lang and Mrs. L. U. Clement also assisted. The feature of the evening was a coaching parade led by Miss Helen Higgins as marshal, then followed -Miss Mildred Stearns as llower girl to tho bride, who was Miss Emily Brown. Her bridal train was held by little Master Wilson dressed as a page. Then came all sorts of nationalities, burlesque rig.s. etc. There were Indians, a Chinaman, clown. I'ncle Sam. Ameri­ca, the Gold Dust Twins, a cart with kegs from tho Fessenden Companv. little Kobert Drake with a big mil'.i can in a wheel barrow repres<-ut;ut' his father's milk business grange farmers, and many others.

Little Miss Doll, dressed in while. with a candle stick, represented Ihei "Good night" time. Several of the I little girls in the parade wheeled their p^prv W dolls in decorated carriages, and one represented a nurse girl. The pro­cession marched around the room to music played Ijy Prof. . \ . G. Seaver. and the Gold Dust twins, who were James Haynes and Albert Cowland. pelted the company with peanuts. After the entertainment the children were treated lo ice cream and cuke in the banquet room.

The following is the program: ' ^ el-come. John Mosier; coaching parade; recitations, liy a Gold Dust twin: "Mosquito lullaby." Louise Drake; Mildred Stearns; song, three farmer bovs in costume: violin solo. Edna Havrfes: recitation. Ma.ster Sherrin Stearns: song. Mrs. Mabel Brackett.

Ba-seball. Townsend A. A. opened up ils sea­

son's games last Saturday at the lo­cal grounds and the boys have began strong. Swlcker. our pitcher, allowed not even a single hit to the visiting Cleghorn A. C.'s of Fitchburg. There was also a large crowd of fans out all ready for the lirst game and the .season promises to be a brilliant one. The score w-as 9 to 1 in favor ot Townsend, and Swieker really deserv­ed a shut-out. but a wild throw and an infield out and sacrifice liy en­abled the visitors to squeeze in their one run. Swlcker -bad line support and the bail was seldom knocked out ot the infield during the wh(jle game.

The Fitchburg team played well, but could not seem to hit tho ball. There were two accidents, the lirst happening In the practice work be­fore the game when Stephen Keefe got an ugiv thump between the eyes by a swittlv batted ball which gave a" peculiar bound as he rushed to gather it in. However, he pluckily plaved tho game out and is now carrving severe black and t)lue marks. Catcher Joslin, ot the Cleghorn team, had hi.s middle finger hit and the nail was split and the finger badly bruised. Dr. Henry Boynton attend­ed both the injured men.

Xashua A. A. is scheduled to play hore this Saturday and say they aro bringing a strong team.

Mrs. Addles Whidden. from Towns-end Center, has been spending a few da.vs this woek with Mrs. Angela Bar­rett on Bayberry hlll.

Mrs. Louise McElligott, who has been visiting friends In town, return­ed to her home Ir) Somervlllo last Wednesday morning.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Morgan returned from a visit to relatives In Melrose last week.

Miss Blanche Sprague, teacher of the grammar .school, has been quite ill at her boarding place ut Alexan­der Reed's this week, and Miss Grace Thompson taught as her substitute. Mrs. Alexander Reed substituted for Miss Tower at the primary school that she might attend the convention at Fitchburg on Tuesday.

James Thompson, of Boston, hus l)een spending a few days with rela­tives In the village.

Samuel Wares met with a painful accident while at work on his farm on the Fitchburg road last Monday. His horse stumbled and threw hl'm out. striking on his side and shoulder and laming him quite severely.

On Wednesday the Ladles' Literary and Social Circle enjoyed their annual outing to Lowell for the da.v. Five were the representatives of the so­ciety, Mrs. Ellen Pratt. Mrs. Charles B. Stickney, Mrs. Herman Vf. Law­rence, Mrs. Josephine Boynton and Mrs. Albert H. Wilson. The party lett on the early train and returned at night after a most enjoyable day.

Mrs. Smith, of Bosion, Is quite' ill at the home ot her mother, Mrs. Rod­ney Richards.

Wi^lter E. Wilder will preach at Mason Center, -V. H.. on Sunday morning.

Miss Emma Olmstead, of Waltham. has been at the home ot her sister. Mrs. Mary Streeter, of Josselynville. this week.

Charles B. Stickney and party have returned from a lishing trip to Con­necticut lake.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Wilson have moved from tho Robert Thompson house into the west tenement of Wii-•liam Tenney's hbu.se, and Mr. and Mrs. Thompson will take possession of their home at once.

Mr. and Mrs. Dunn, from Beverly, are visiting Mrs. Dunn's sister, Mrs.

Sawtelle. An alarm of fire was sounded at

about eight o'clock on last w<-ek Thursday evening, tor the old Thomp­son place on Bayberry hill. l)ut be­fore the fire company could respond the buildings were burned to the ground. The occupants ot the farm had moved only the day before, and the owners of the place, R61)ert and Joseph Thompson, had spont the day lr>oking the buildings over and plan­ning repairs, and when thoy left late in the afternoon everything was in good condition and it is the opinion ot all that the fire was incendiary, as the three recent fires in that localit> are also believed to be.

Kev. S. D. Ringrose wili preach the baccalaureate sermon to the graduat­ing class of the high school at the Center qn Sunday evening, but pro­vision will be made for the regular evening service here.

Miss Emily Orr, of Lynn, is stopping at her tenement in the Manning house on Main street for the present.

of June 8, under the heading of Put­nam. Conn., and gives an Interesting sketch of a former resident of Towns-end Harbor, who Is to be promoted trom station agent at Putnam to the same position in Xorwlch, Conn.: *

"G. L. Baldwin, who has been the agent here since Xovember, 1909, of the .V, Y., X. H. & H. R. R. Co., Is to be transferred to Xorwlch in a few-days to succeed E. C. Jewett, It w-as learned here on Friday. June 7. 'Who Is to go to Putnam to succeed Mr. Baldwin had nol been decided on that day.

"Mr. Baldwin is one of the most popular agents that has ever repre­sented the company In this city. He has been efflclent. gracious and atten­tive to every demand of the public. Ho has given an administration of the duties of an olllce that brings him Into close contact not only with the residents of this town, but with the traveling public as well. In such a w-holly satisfactory manner that the regrets expressed over his departure will be sincere and w-lde-spread.

"While Mr. Baldwin has been a resident of this city for a period of less than three years, during that time he has made himself a citizen who was Interested In local affairs, and who came to have a wide ac­quaintance with the people of Put­nam.

"Mr. Baldwin came here from Franklin. Mass., as did Mr. Jewett, whom Mr. Baldwin w-ill again suc­ceed at Xorwlch. He has been with the Xew- Haven road for fourteen years, all of the time as an agent, and the fact that the stations to w-hlch he has been successively assigned have been in turn of increasing importance. Is evidence of the standing he holds with the company. ' Previous to going with the Xew Haven road, Mr. Bald­win was tor two years idontltled w-lth the motive department of tho Boston and Maine.

"For some time after entering the employ of the Xew Haven system, Mr. Baldwin filled assignments as special agent. His tirst regular a.sslgnment was at the Xeedham Heights, Mass., station, where he served for a period of less than a year. He was then sent to Xeedham. Mass.. where he was agent for five and one-half years, from thero to Franklin, Mass., re­maining throe and one-half years, and from there to Putnam.

"His long experience as a railroad agent shows itself In the business-like manner in which his duties are dis­charged. Putnam iuisiness men were unanimous on Friday in declaring their disappointment over the fact that he is going to leave the city.

"Mr. Baldwin is vice grand ot Israel Putnam lodge of Odd Fellows here, a member of Xorfolk lodge of Masons of Xeedham. and a momt>er ot the Xew England .Association of Railroad Agents. He is married and has two children. '

"Just how soon he would go to N'orwich. Mr. Baldwin could not state on Friday. Until a new agent Is as­signed here, the accounts will be in charge of Chief Clerk Gareau, ot the freight department."

ITS GOOD FOR CHILDREN Let tht

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of this delicious ice cream, for it ii a whol».

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our own Vermont creamen'es is used in malcing

Jersey Ice Cream

The best fruit flavors and extracts and cane sugar ara properly blended and frozen and the result is ice cream

of delicioiu smoothness—free from lumps, salt or biU of ice—and guaranteed pure. To-day is the day to try i t

Sold by the plate or package. Hade by the Jersey Ice Cream Co., Lawrtace, Mass.

For Sale hy ^ ^

<:K0. H. HII.I. .*>'er ^V. II. B H I ' C K Uroluii K. P. nROWX To»Tn»»nd MRS. CHAS. I.fP.VGR Shirley SI'.VfLDlXG'S <-.%KK K. Pepperell

FOR_SALE A Good Assortment ot

HORSES AT

's stable, Ayer

A Fresh Lot of

Country Horses To Arrlre on or abont April 18

Just One Trial

West. Mi. s Mal)el Thompson is visiting

relatives in .Somerville and vicinity, and Miss .\gnes Thompson is'a guest of Miss Inez McElligott, ot Somerville.

Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Davis have clos­ed their houso on Main street for the summer and gone to their camp at Stoddard, X. H.

The first ball game of tho season on Farrar's lield was played on last Saturdav Ijotween the Helgraiie Itug Companv nine and l-"e.ssenden's mill nine, resulting in a closely contested game of i-lev.-n innings, which was won bv the Fess<^nden men by a score of 13 to 12. The tiatteri.-s were Tum­ber. Tenney and Rusk for the Bel-grades and Farr.ir. Ward and Gree-loy for th>- Fossen<i''ns. I tusk and Far­r.ir starring for their teams. 1. P. Sherwin was umiiire. The grounils are not v.-t in ge)od cnciilion and the home team lacked jiractii-e. but they .ir- i-xi>iTtlng sum-- gooil games tliis sumnier.

.\ lUtl- d;nieht.-r .-irrivcd at th.-hi.ni.- ..f Mr. an.i Mr.«. Frank K.-ll.-y. of .|..ss,.lynvilii- ct\ Friiiay mf.rning, Jun*"' T.

Mrs. M;irv 111.....! nn.i .laughter I.uf.- v;.-it-.i r.-lati\es in l..wn last Sunda:.'.

I'rank I'..ver .-in.i pnrty. from Low­ell. on';..\"d an aut.. trip to the home of Mrs. .Iiis.-iihin«- I!..ynt.in ..n Sun­day.

Mrs. l-'r-il A. Pai.b was rall.-d t.i Fitchburg 'in last .«atur.i:iy l.y the death of a relative an.l Miss Alici-Wel'h assisted in tb.- postolli.-.- .lur­ing her absence.

The manv frien.ls of James Flynn and family, of Hro.iklyn, .N. Y.. who spend their suininers here, will bo glad to learn that their son Homer, who was recently operated upon for appendicitis. Is sufllclently recovered to be ablo to resume his school w-ork. nnd that the family expect to arrive here for tho summer about Juno 2.S.

A party of twenty-five from hore attended tho convention of tho Wa­chusett Baptist .Sunday schools at the .Highland church In Fitdhburg on Tuosday. The bargo carrying twenty-three left tho Baptist church at 7.4.1 In the morning, and returned shortly after seven in tho evening, nnd was driven by Justin C. Hodgman. Two attended tho convention by auto.

Mrs. Mary .Strootor, ot Josselynvllle, suffered a slight .shook at hor home early Tuesday morning. Owing to her advanced years fears were en­tertained as to tho outcome, but at last reports she had rallied and seem­ed greatly Improved.

Mrs. Rosetta Hodgman, from Xew-Tork, widow of Dr. Hodgman, a form­er resident here, has arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Justin C. Hodg­man for the summer.

Children's Day. The annual children's day was ob­

served at the Baptist church on Sun­day, the pastor preaching an appro­priate sermon al the morning service, and the annual concert being given by the children of the Sunday school in the evening under the direction of Mrs. Charles Hodgman. There was a large attendance and the following -program was presented:

.^ong. "Welcome." scho.jl, assisted by the choir; responsive reading, riujtt. .\i-thur Smith and school: prayer, Kev. S. It. RlnKr.>se: recitation, "raiisies," Gertrude Hamilton; exercise. "Our mis­sion." boys' class: recitation, "God wants tbe Klrls." .Mice Wilder: sons. ••Cheerful son;^s are ringing.•' sciiuol; r.-citatlon, "God wants tlie boys." .lames Itusk; e.xercise. "Bullercup.s." prirnary dejiartment: .iuet. '-The rose of Sharon." MIs'ses Ina and .Mice Wild­er: exercise. "The talkers," Lawrence Thorpe an.l Kalph Davis: exercise. "Four angels," Misses Glad>'s P.awson. Sadie Bell, Marion Boutelle and Ina Wilder: song. "^^*elconu• cliildren's day," primary .lepartment: recitation, "I.tke a bird." Waller Davis; son^. ".Sen.! fJod's %vord." school: recitation. "Do as the children .lo." Kuth Ben­nett: collection; remarks by siiptTin-tendent and pastor; closing sunK. "God Is on the throne." school.

This concert was one of the best presented .ind retlects great credit upon the little ones and their teach­ers. The platf.irm was prettily orna­mented with a mound of laurel foli­age and buds.

EXDS Hf.VT FOR RICH GIRI,. Often the hunt for a rich wife ends

when the man meets a woman that uses Rlectric Bitters, Her strong nerves tell in a bright brain and oven temper. Hor peach-bloom complexion and ruby lips result from her pure blood: her bright eyes from restful sleep: her elastic step from firm, free muscles, all telling of the health and strength Electric Bitters eive a wo­man, and the freedom from Indiges­tion, backache, headache, fainting and dizzy spells they promote. Everywhere thev are woman's favorite remedy. If weak or ailing try them. OOc. at Wil­liam Brown's. .-\yer.

N'ew .\dvertl.scment.'*

When a New Perfection Comes in at the Door Heat and Dirt Hy Out at the,Window.

What would it mean to you to have heat and dirt banished from your kitchen tins summer—to be free from the blazing range, free from ashes and soot?

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This S t o v e saves Time

It saves Labor It saves Fuel It saves—YOU

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An dealers carrr the r4ew Perfeetioa Sum. Free Cook-Boo k with every stove. Cook-Book aUo cnren te anrooo •eacfisg 5 cents lo corer nail-iagcost.

STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW Y O R K NEW YORK c m r '

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WILL DEMON­STRATE TO YOU

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WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOU TRY ONE BAG AND COM­PARE IT WITH WHAT YOU ARE USING.

Mullin Bros Ayer, Mass.

E. D. STONE Fire Insurance Agent

Automobile and Cord Wood Insurance Ksther .\. Stone, Tj-pewTlting

Page's Block Ayer, >Ias8.

C'oninionwcultli of Sfas-snchiisett.-:.

nOARI) OF RAILRCM)

C<»IMISSIONKR.S.

Is Your Farm For Sale ? Let me know if near Ayer where I can show It with auto. No expense

to you unless we sell. You reserve privilege of selling if you can when you deal with Bliss or Breck's Agency, which I represent. We have plenty of good customers and want more attracUve places, especially for fruit and poultry.

On the Petition of. the Lowell & , • • » i T ' V / 1—\ T " ^ C^

foraXorirro arra^=o^iWouldYouBuYa r a r m r tarrk-r of newspapers, baggage, ex- -J

( S S 4 0 )

( 8 8 4 7 ) Boston, June 10, 1912

i rdd Monthly Banquet, On Thur.sd.iy evening, June 0. the

sixth monthly ))anquet of the West Townsend Brotherhood wa.s held in t,he Baptist vestries, fifty-two men and nineteen boys, the memiK-rs of the Knights of the '^'hite Shield, l)e-ing i>resent. The rooms were pret­tily decorated in scarlet <ind white crepe paper streamers, bunting and scarlet iiennants, and the tabl.-s liovm-tifully supplied with salads, hot mils, strawberries, rakes, fancy pies and hot ociffee, were cirnamented with bou-iiu.-ts ci lilies-of-the-vallev and Jun^-pinks.

The speaker of the evening was Ilev. l»ren ("levt-nger, D. !>.. of Som­erville. and the guests were P.ev. C. I.. KIdredge. of Oreenville. X. H.: W. < 1. I.oveland. of .-Xshliy; .\bram Whit.-, of llindge, X. H.. and ("harles Xur-ton, of Somervlllo.

The i)resldent. Dr. H. B. Boynton, o.'cupied the chair, and after Ihe ren­dering of a solo by Mrs, Alden A, .Sherwin, which received two hearty encores. Introduced the speaker of the evening, who gave a masterly address on "Masculine Christianity." which was received with close atten­tion and hearty applause.

Rev. Eldredge followed with a few remarks along the line of the speaker, and Mr, I»veland and Mr. White ox-pressed their pica.suro and appreci­ation of the movement. After a few tolling remarks by Mr. Norton and Mr. Smith. Rev. Ringrose closed the program with a hearty Invitation to tho Sunday servloe-s, and a rising vote of thanks was given the speaker, nnd also the ladles who had assisted In making the occa-slon a success. It was also voted to aend a letter of congratulation to Rev. Maurice Levy, of Xewton. who was elected record­ing secretary of tho Xorthern Bap­tist convention.

ipers, press matter and freight In the town of .\yer. as granted by the selectmen of said town In an order dated April 1. 1910; and on the petition of said company for approval of location for turnout in Central avenue in the town of Ayer, established under an order of the selectmen dated .\pril 22. 1912. the Board will give hearings to the parties In interest at its olfice, Xo, 20 Bfiacon Street, Boston, on Thursday, tho twentieth dny of June, Instant, nt ton-tlilrty o'clock In the forenoon.

.4nd the petitioner is refjuired to give notice of .said hearings by pub­lication hereof once prior to said date In tho .\yer Xews and Turner's Pub­lic Spirit, newspapers pulilished in Ayer. to serve a cop>' hereof on the Town of .^yer, and to inake r.-turn of service at the time c»f hearing,

liy order of the Board, ALLAX BROOKS.

.Assistant Clerk.

See our list first, all kinds from $500 to $30,000. Some we do not urge on you- but we have those we do not hesitate to recommend as worthy of your attention where we know you will not blame us If you buy. This Is the kind we enjoy working on. Let us help you find a satislying place

3ml0. EDWARD H. BLISS, Ayer, Mass. Phone Connection

CLEAN UP The Power Vacuum Cleaner Gets

the Dirt. Give It a trial and be con­vinced. Work done by day or job. Drop a card to

G. F. HIBa.\RD Box 629 Ayer. Ma»».

Work Gunmntced 4 4

Union Cash Market

AYER

Tlnrbor. Dr. A. Cohen and family, of Balti­

more. Md., are at Seven Pines farm for the summer.

•Walter F. Lewis, who hns beon visiting his mother. Mrs, O. H, Jones, started for Everett on last week Fri­day en route for Siinford, Mo,, whero he resumes his electrical work.

Mlas Clara M. N'oyes, of Maiden, spent the week at .Seven Pines farm.

Cllpplnfc. The following clipping was taken

from the Norwich. Conn.. Bulletin.

('oniMionwcnltli of MasMidiuM-tts.

BOARD OF RAII.ROAU COMMI.SSIONI'.RS.

iSS4n Boston. June 10. 1912. I In the Petition of the l.owell and

Fitchburg Street P.nilway Company for authority to act ns common car­rier of newspapers, bngg.age. express matter and freight in the town of ' Oroton. a.s granted i>y an order of the selectmen of said town dated Xo-vomber 10. 1910. the Board will give a hearing to the parties In Interest at Ita ofllce No. 20 Beacon Street. Bos­ton, on Thursday, tho twentieth day of .Inne. Instant, at tcn-thlrty o'clock In the forenoon.

And the petltionor Is rei^ulred to give notice of said hearing by publi­cation hereof once prior to said date In the Ayer News nnd Turner's Pub­lic Spirit, newspapers published In Ayer. to servo a copy hereof on the Town of Oroton, and to make return of service at the time of hearing.

By order of tho Board.

AI>LAN BROOKS. Assistant Clerk.

C. H. HARDY, Contractor and Builder Office, Central Avenue, Ayer, Mass.

Office Telephone, 151-2 Ayer, Mass., after 6 P. M., 115-12

Excavating. Stone and Brick Work, Plumbing, Heating Painting, Wiring, Paper Hanging and everything connected with General Contract Work.

High Grade Paints and WaU Paper constantly on hand. Estimates given and Plans furnished. One, Two and Three Ply Roofing Paper. Assembly HaU in second story with all Up-to-date

Equipments, completed and ready for occupancy. Tenements to Let and Real Estate for Sale in Ayer

and surrounding to-wns.

LOOK OYER THESE PRICES

SIRLOIX RO.\ST, 18c. lb

GOOD RO.\ST BEKF, 12c. to He. !?>

LEGS YF..\RLINGS, l.'ic. HJ

LKGS SPRING LA-^IB. 18c. tt)

ROAST PORK. 15c. Ih

7 C.\KES LENOX SO.\P. 2.5c.

3 C.\NS EVAPOR.\TED MILK. 2.->c.

7 C.\NS S.\RDINES, 25o.

SHRIMP. 10c. C.\N

3 C.\NS K A R O SYRUP. 25o.

3 C.\NS CORN 25c. 2 C.\NS S.\LMON 2.V'. OOLONG TEA, 30o. H)

CEYLON TEA. 3.->c, n> i/i n> C.\N COCO.X. 19c. GOOD COFFEE, 25c. n>

>4 m CHOCOL.\TE. !.•>€.

GOOD PRINES. 3 It) 25c.

I-'RESII STR.XWBERRIES RECEIV­ED EVERY D.VY

T R U E • C H E A P That's using the paint which gives the longest

and best service. •False-cheap is using a paint which makes

early re-painting necessary. True-cheap painting is using

Harrisons* "Town & Country" Paint

4 8 Colors and All Good

For Sale by I. G. DWINELL, Ayer

Jas. P. Fitch JEWELER

CARLET'S BLOCK. MAIN STREET NXAR P. O.. ATER

•Wear H|]B RUBBERS next winter

^ ^ i SaiiTbYaaimDeaRer LVERYTHING-'EVERYWHERE

P O R T A B L E OR S T A T I O N A R Y O e M O N S T R A T I O N FHeEl

Kemember the Place

UMOX CASH MARKET. Main Street

Ajer. Kass.

BEDDING PLANTS A Rood collection of Bedding

Plants, as: (Seranlum. Canna. Helio­trope. Snivla. Verbena, . \SKTS. Etc., E ^ c for present planting.

H. H U E B N E R FLOKIST

Near Groton School Groton, Mnss.

Wear Hnb Rnbbers next winter

SWALLOW,

SPRAYS THAT PAYS TThen Ton Spray Use

The Best Soluble Oil 3 5 ^ per gaL' Lime-Sulphur 2 0 < per gal. Arsenate of Lead 8 ^ lb. Bordo Lead SYit '^^^

For Sale by

CHAS. F. JOHNSON Littleton, Man*. 3ro29

CARBON PAPRR AND TYPRWRIT-ER RinBONH for sale cheap at H. S. TURNER'S Printing Offlce. Ayer.

Hifihcst Grade .

PLUMBING HEATING

AND

VENTILATING O'Toole Brothers

C L I N T O N , MASS.

Get Our Pr ices

D. W. FLETOmiE Sneeessor to John h, Bo ja toB

08UBANCE AGENT AITD BBOKEB Conant Bnlldloer, Haln Street

East PeppereU, Mass.

N. A, S P i M R i SON Wish to call your at­

tention to their stock of

CEMETERY MEMORIALS

which they would be pleased to have intend­ing purchasers inspect and obtain prices.

HOLLIS. N. H. N e w s I tems .

John El l sworth , who has been night operator at central, lett last Mnt« '°x?r'*-*yu^ position in Hopedale . Mass, Miss Charlotte Leslie succeeds nim as night operator,

Mr, and Mrs. John Wood have re-K L T V , K ' n / ' ' * ' ^ ' " «"""n<-r h o m e In ters In Florida.

..„T^'* L»'','*»' Reading and Charitable society held Its last meet ing for this year on last week Thursday In the Nestry. They completed all the «rt l -c les to fill the barrel to be sent to the H o m e Missionary In North Caro­lina. It will be packed soon and sent on Its way.

Mr. and Mrs. Len ^ross, of Xashua who lived several years In Holl is , nave the s y m p a t h y of their friends In town because of the serious accident to their little girl. Mr. Moss l ives on Amherst street, near the new chair 'fil^'^y « h l c h Is being built. Several children were about the place plav­ing together, when one of the trucks c a m e a long loaded with sand. The sharp Iron on front ran against the •Uoss child's foot and cut ono tendon through. She was taken to the hos ­pital. The doctor's consider the foot Is doing well , but cannot tell yet In what condition It will be when entirely well.

At a church m e e t i n g held at noon last Sunday, de legates were chosen to represent the church at the e ighty-sixth annual m e e t i n g of the Hil lsboro County Associat ion of Congregat ional and Presbytarian -churches , which met in P e l h a m on Tuesday and W e d ­nesday. The de legates were Mrs. Hat­tie Hardy- and Miss Lucinda F. Read. Eight besides them attended on Tues­day, and two others attended on W e d ­nesday.

D. F. Pierce, road commLssioner, is bury with a g a n g on the roads of South and W e s t Hollis,

Ayer, Mass. FEANK S. BENNETT

Successor to ARTHUR F B N N B K

Insurance Agent and Broker Main Street, Tomer's BnOdlng

ATEB. KASS. Miss G. M. Stone, Public TypewHtef

SHIRLEY CASH MARKET

McCarthy & Markbnm, Prop.

DEALERS IN

Meat and Provisions

Tel. Con. SHIELEY, MASS.

Our cart will be In Ayer erery Tnes­day and Satnrday. We will endeavor to give.the best quality of goods at reasonable prices. Please give us a trial and be convinced for yourself. Deliveries made In Ayer. 8

The Peerless Wall Paper Mfg. Co. w i l l sell direct to you from factory, 1912 "High Grade" Wall Paper of over r.00 Patterns for 5c. and 10c. per roll. Other dealers charge from 16c. to 50c. per roll for same paper. See display at Carley's Store. .

E. S. CHILDS. SelllDR AKent for Ayer. Harvard, Shirley. Groton, Pep­perell, Littleton, T/)wnsend. Forge VII-lage and Granlteville, Drop postal.

STOP A>D GIVE ATTEXTIOX TO THE F0LLOWIXG AD.

L SHERWIN 1 GO. Hare in

Ayer, Mass. their Large Addition te

Stock of

G roceries Hardware Paints, Etc.

Sherwin-Williams Lime and Sulphur

Creosote Tanglefoot Silicate of Soda or

Liquid Glass

We bought our

SEEDS right and they are now ready to sell. Don't miss to call." We are the direct representatives

of Lunt, Moss & Co. Be­

fore buj'ing a

Oasoline Engine, Blower

Ensilage Cutter, Silo

Grinder or Water Supply

Get our prices. They are right.

Mrs. C. J. Bell went to Littleton, Mas-s., Tuesday afternoon, for a few-days' visit with her sister, Mr.s. Frank Dodge.

Mrs. .Jason Reed went to Orono, Me,, on W e d n e s d a y to visit her oldest son and family, Lowel l Reed, w h o Is an instructor in the Maine university.

Mrs. E. K. J e w e t t visited her s is­ter-in-law, Mrs, Jul ia R. Rldeout , in Wilton last week Thursday.

_ Mrs. Sophia White , of Schenectady, X. Y., is v is i t ing her nephew and wife Mr. and Mrs. Lester J. Hayden,

The high s c h o o l - c l a s s of 1912 gave a dance on Thursday evening at the town hall. Music w a s furnished by Thayer's orchestra, of Pepperel l . Children's Hay Obser\-e<l.

The chi ldren of the primary and Junior departments of . t h e Sundav school rendered the children's day ex­ercise "Blossoms," last Sunday in a most creditable manner . The exer­cises were presided over bv the su­perintendent of the school . "The s ing­ing and reci tat ions were very Inter­est ing and wel l rendered. They were assisted by the choir s inging the open­ing hymn and a recitation by Miss Ruth Goodwin. All the rest w a s done by members of the two departments . There was a cradle roll exercise, w h e n tour new n a m e s were added to the roll. Potted plants were presented to each m e m b e r of the cradle roll. The perfection with which the exer­cises went on showed great pains and work by the c o m m i t t e e for the day, w h i e h consisted of the offlcers and teachers of the primary and Junior departments .

A new case ot scarlet fever which broke out in th© family of Bert S. Brown, took s o m e a w a y w h o were to help, but the w h o l e affair w a s Hnely given. The church was niled with Interested people .

The even ing service was in charge of the C. E. society, and was conduc­ted hy E. A. Hills . The topic was "Mining th© Oregon country."

Current Ehcnt.s. Mrs. Ella M. Farley has been

spending a week in Hil lsboro. vis it ing relatives.

Herbert Colby, Mi.ss Bess Colburn and Mrs. Sarah Sull ivan visited in town on Sunday, m a k i n g the trip in Mr. Colby's auto.

Owing to another case ot scarlet fever In town the prinh.iry and inter­mediate schools have closed. The high and g r a m m a r closed on Fridav of last week, but the other schools were to have another week, finishing June 14. Tho school board thought it advisable to c lose and it w a s no doubt a good idea.

Miss Annie B. Xewton left town on Tuesday m o r n i n g to spend the s u m m e r with relat ives in South As-burnham.

Ralph Brown, son ot Bert S. Brown, is afflicted with scarlet fever. Miss Grace Marshall is at the Brown h o m e caring for him,

Wil l iam Creighton and Miss Clare Arlln, of Townsend, enjoyed an auto ride to Holl is on Sunday, vis i t ing with -Mr. and Mrs. Wil l iam MacMaster.

Miss Bessie Robbins visited in Aver on Tuesday.

BEQOKLINE, N. H. Current Kvents .

Charles Wllk lns begins work at the Icehouse this week and will soon move his family here.

, . M I " ' E"<"" Swett w a s a guest at .Milford last week.

-Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Gifford are receiving congratulat ions on the birth "f a daughter. Dorothy Giftord. at •Manchester. Mrs. GIfford will be re­membered as Miss Lulu Cochraln. daughter of Carl Cochraln; of Wol las ­ton, .Mass,, and former res idents of this town. The grea t -grandmother I .1 *'<'^.i''«hty-.seventh year and is

\ s it ing here this week greet ing her old neighbors and friend. Mrs. Bel la ( o c h r a i n is ihe lady and in spite of ner many years she enjoys good nealth and can take a good long walk With any of the girls. E a c h t ime s h e c^mes some famil iar face is gone.

I.a.st week Prof. Josef Yarrack fur­nished the enterta inment for a familv reunion at the h o m e of George E . Kunhardt, at Xorth Andover, Mass, The reunion was held on the lawn and was a tine aftair as was the en­tertainment. On Saturday, J u n e 8, the professor played for the ci ty of Boston at Dorchester, Mass., In N e -P°"»«' h^i". It I'elng the annual Dor­chester day celebrat ion to observe the ^»^ anniversary of the se t t lement . In cross ing the city Mr. Yarrack w a s delayed quite a Uttle by the str ike among the street ra i lway men In Bos­ton and the suburbs, hav ing to leave one car for another, w h e r e they were smash ing windows In the cars, etc.! and was obliged to walk quite a dls-

RJJ.S, .;,, "* "^'^S '"^ '° ""' 'e In old Brook l lne .on Saturday night al ive,

oi.lTif^; ! '"< "< '*' •"•ho has been on the sick list for a few days, apprec iates the many gifts of flowers from the church and individuals which w e r e re-F<.Viff, xf" If^" Sunday. Litt le Miss , h i , ,^ ' l ' '""' ° " h< ^ '•"^y h o m e from the children's concert, cal led and gave her recitation and little Miss Helen Rockwood presented h im with a pretty bouquet of flowers.

nt^Jhl' ^?''^' '^^"e Bo.sworth, residing l\Jh\fji!T°"'^- ^'^^'^ her eighty-ninth birthday ajinlversary on Sun­day, June 9. About twentv of her friends were Invited to meet her. She greeted them all wi th her o ld- t ime hospital i ty and all enjoyed the a f ter ­noon Refreshments were served and the lady received m a n y dainty re­membrances of the day, birthday cards and m a n y good wishes for the luture,

_ Two men, posing a s preachers of the gospel from Salt Lake City, were m town one afternoon last week No one would keep them over night. One man directed them to the police sta­tion, as they said they had no money, nut they were indignant and said thev MUfol-d "''"^ ' ' 'o ^"alk back tb

Mrs. Minnie (Taylor) Plsher. from Worcester, was a gues t In town last week,

Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Kennedy announce the e n g a g e m e n t of their daughter, El izabeth Beatrice , to Jo ­seph Francis Attridge, w h o s e wedding is to take place on Tuesday, J u n e 25 A reception will be held at their home, Pinehurst , East Pepperel l , at e ight o'clock In the evening.

Orville D. Fessenden attended the constitutional convent ion at Concord last week as a de legate from this town.

Frank L. Wi l loughby went on a business trip to Manchester last week.

•Mrs. Lilla Hardy visited in P e p ­perell on last week Friday.

Children's day was observed at the Congregational church on last Sun­day. Fo l lowing an IHugtrated address by the pastor, was the chi ldren's con­cert, about twenty-f lve taking part Jeanette , Robert. John and Mary Xis -bitt entertained the congregat ion with two songs in the Punjabi language In the evening the vestries were filled to their full capacity, the .Methodist people hav ing been Invited to attend, and Miss Hadley, a miss ionary to In­dia, gave a talk upon the customs of the natives and her work with her sister, .Mrs, Xisbitt, in that faraway country. Miss Hadley talk w a s very interest ing and held the close at ten­tion of her audience.

The Ladles' Aid society met with Mrs. Helen M. Hall on Tuesday after­noon and had a very pleasant meet­ing.

lamson^ Hubbard

Sbra'vsrhats for 1912 At the head in style

A style for every head

FOR SALE BY

Geo. H. Brown ATEB, MASS.

PI-.TITIOX OF A Y E R ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPA-XY F O R POLE A X D W I R E LOCATIONS.

To the Board of Se lectmen of Ayer, Mat«aoliu.setts:

Hespectfully represents Ayer Elec­tric Light Company t h a t it desires to oon.struct a line of poles, wires and fixtures, including the necessary sus­taining and protecting flxtures upon, along and across the public way or ways hereinafter named.

Wherefore It prays that after due notice and hearing as provided by law. It may be granted a location for and permission to erect and maintain poles and wires, together with such sustaining and protecting fixtures as It may flnd necessary, sa id poles to be erected substantial ly In accordance with the plan filed herewi th marked Xos. 7 and 8, dated June 10th, 1912.

Your petit ioner agrees to reserve space for one cross-arm at a suitable point on said poles for. the telephone, fire and police signal wires owned fy the town, and used for municipal purposes.

The fol lowing are the streets and highway above referred to: .Shirley Road or West Main

Street. As per plan -Vo. 7

Wc-st Street. As per plan So. 8

A Nice Assortment of

Democrat Wagons

Concord Buggies

Carriages, Butcher

Carts Harnesses

A GOOD ASSORTMENT AND AT AHi PEICES.

CALL AND SEE THEM

Carriage EepMring in All Its Branches Promptly

Done

ALSO, HORSESHOEING AND GEN­ERAL BLACKSMITHING

Frederick Whitney ' AYER, MASS

SPECIAL JUNE SALE

—OF—

BE PBOTEOTED Don't wait for a Loss by Fire, but

be Protected by Insurance and a Badger Chemical Flre Extinguisher.

HAERY P. TAINTER, Insurance Acrent

^"'Sl Groton, Mass.

1 pole

1 pole

Total 2 poles

By L. WHITCOMB,

Superintendent,

Dated this 10th day of June, 1912.

In Board of Selectmen

Wear Hob Rubbers winter i . . ? " * " ^ WAIT—Get Ready for Hay-T?S/» ^°T'=i ' - Rakes, Tedders and .Knife Grinders of the best kind al­ways on hand. Plows, Harrows, Culti­vators. Corn Planters and Farm Im­plements. Democrat. Concord, E x -S?^I?».S,"/ Farm^Wagons . All kinds of Harness and Horse Goods, Double S?11J Harness at J50.00. Rogers and SS?^.*^'* Bone Base Fertil izer. F, B. ^ i ? i ^ / Ca^'asre, Harness and Im-plement Dealer, Ayer, Mass. Tel. 84-2.

Trimmed Hats

Suitable for Uid-Summer Wear

GEO. L. DAVIS 26 Main Street

AYER, MASS.

0. A. & F. R. Blodgett

Qraniteville Mass.

FOR SALE

The residence of the fate Harvey D. Brown In Littleton, Pingreyvil le , Oood Buildings, 20 Apple Trees. % acre of Land; also, a sniall Woodlot near Mr. Herbert Wing's In Harvard. For terms Inquire on the place of FRANCIS H. BROWN, R. F. D.. Lit­tleton, Masa. 3m30

Miss Marie Hansom, of Winchester , Mass,, is vis i t ing with Mrs. C. T. GuethlnK.

Mrs. Xorman Bennet t and children, and Mi.«s Gladys Denaul t are making a short visit in CambrldKe. .Ma.ss., vis it ing friends.

Mi.xs Alice Pol lock has began her new duties at Mrs. Andrew Spauld­ing's and will be there for the s u m ­mer.

Mrs. Ralph Herrick wa.-i in Roston for a few days la.st week.

John L. Woods and grandson, Le­land H, Woods, visited Frank A. Woods in Townsend on Sunday and h,id the pleasure of seeing Atwood'a airship being towed through Towns-end.

Leland H. Woods has entered the employ of Fred Rancroft, of Litch­field, for the Reason.

Children's Day. I.«ist Sunday proved to be a beau­

tiful day for tho children and there were a good m a n y of them out at the children's day exercises at the church. Instead of the regular serv­ice at 10.4S in the morning tho ex­ercises were g iven by tho children. Mrs. Emi ly J e w e t t w a s in charge of the day and showed a great deal of abil ity and Interest In the work. Songs and reci tat ions from the dif­ferent Sunday school c lasses made up the program, wi th now and then re­sponsive readings. Special ment ion might be made of the solos rendered hy Mlsa Ruth Hazard and Miss Phy l ­lis Snow. They were sung very swee t ­ly and ahowed m u c h musical tact.

Tho cradle rqll, w h i c h waa a promi­nent feature, waa called and aa each child's n a m o w a s cal led. If ho or s h e were present, they w e r e taken to the front of the church aiid presented wi th a potted p lant by . Mrs. E m i l y J e w e t t In behalf of the Sunday school . ThoBO w h o w e r e not present had the ir m t i o plants sent to t h e m . Tho exer­c ises passed oft remarkab ly wel l and much thanks w a a due to the c o m m i t ­tee w h o had t h e m In charge .

Tenders Res ignat ion . Miss El len C. Sawte l le has resigned

as teacher and principal of the old Hancock school in Boston, and as a c los ing tribute to her forty-eight years of service, some five hundred Boston w o m e n out of the 1700 she graduated, at tended a reception in her honor at Hancock school, lower hall, Fr iday evening, J u n e 7.

Miss Sawte l le w a s born In this town s ixty-nine years ago, and after graduat ing from Salem Xormal school she taught district school for two years, go ing to the Hancock school, Boston, in 1864. She w a s made master's ass istant in September, 1S70, Sho taught the e ighth grade for thir­ty-flve years, till e ight years ago, when she was made principal of the Han­cock school .

She has had charge of one nf the largest e l ementary school district.-" In the city, including 2300 pupils, sixtv-three teachers and three buildings, the Hancock, Paul Revere and Cu5h-man schools . Recent ly seventy teach­ers, a number of w h o m were former pupils of Miss Sawtel le , tendered her a dinner at the Hotel Bel levue, and she w a s presented with a diamond pin.

This is Miss Sawtel le 's last vear as a public school teacher, and strps will be taken to perpetuate the mem­ory of their beloved teacher by pl.Tc-ing a t,ablet, bronze has relief, nr some other appropriate decoration, in thp Hancock school by the pupils.

Miss Sawte l le has a fino summer h o m e here In Brookl lne , and her m a n y frienda here hope she mav live m a n y yeara to enjoy It.

MOVE ON NO^W! says a policeman to a street cmwd, and whacks heads If it don't. "Move on now!" says tho big. harsh mineral plus to bowel congest ion and suffer­ing fol lows. Dr. King's Xew Life Pills don t bulldoze the bowels . They gentlv persuade them to right action, and nealth follows. 26c. at William Brown's, Ayor.

June 10, 1912. Upon the foregoing petit ion it is Ordered, That a public hear ing be

he ld In the Selectmen's R o o m in T o w n Hall , in said Ayer, on Monday, J u n e 24 . 1912, at 7,30 o'clock P. M., a t w h i c h time and place all persons Interested may attend and will be heard; and that the petit ioner give not ice thereof by publ ishing an at­tested copy of said petit ion and this order thereon in Turner's Public Spirit and The Ayer Xews , newspa­pers published in said Ayer, at least three days prior thereto; and that the Clerk of the Board mail written no­t ice of the t ime and place of said hearing , at least seven days prior thereto , to all owners of real estate abut t ing upon that part of the way upon, a long, across or under which the l ine is to be constructed, as such o w n e r s h i p is determined by the last preceding a.ssessment for taxation.

ELISHA D. STOXE, F R A N K S. P I E R C E , J O H N .M. MALOXEY,

Selectmen of Ayer.

A copy of petition and order there­on.

Attest: JOHX M. MALOXEY.

Clerk of the Selectmen of Ayer.

„ COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHU-t>t.rrfa. Middlesex, ss. Probate Court.

To all persons Interested In the estate of MARY A. Vf. CHAMPNEY of Ayer in said County, an Insane per­son: and to the State Board of In­sanity.

Whereas, THOMAS F, MULLIN the guardian of said ward, has presented for al lowance, his flrst and final ac­count as guardian upon the estate of said ward;

You are hereby cited to appear at a Probate Court, to be held a t Cambridge in said County, on the nineteenth day o f June A. D. 1912, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause. If any you have, why the same should not be al lowed.

And said guardian Is ordeired to serve this citation by del ivering a copy thereof to all persons Interested In the estate fourteen days at least be­fore said Court, o r by publ ishing the same once In each week, for three successive w^eks, In Turner's Public Spirit, a newspaper published In Ayer, the last publication to be one day at least before said Court, and by mail­ing, post-paid, a copy of this citation to all known persons Interested In the estate seven days at l eas t before said Court, and also by del ivering a copy of said citation to said State Board of Insanity seven days at least before said Court.

Witness. Charles J. Mclntlre. Esquire, First Judge of said Court, this twenty-seventh day of May In the year of our Lord one thousand ninfe hundred and twelve.

3t3S W. E. ROGERS. Register.

L.K. Custom Made

HARNESSES

Hardy Building Central Ave.

AYEB. MASS.

Telephone 151-3

Wear

NOTICB IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the subscriber has been duly appoint­ed executrix of the will of FRANCES A. DAY late of Ayer In the County of Middlesex, deceased, testate, and has taken upon herself that trust by giv­ing bond, as the law directs.

All persons having demands upon the estate of said deceased are here­by required to exhibit the same; and all persons Indebted to said estate are called upon to make payment to

ELLA FLORENCE DAY. Executrix.

11 Newbury Street, Boston, M^«is.

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Telephone 9-2, Ayer At Residence, Washington St.,

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26 Champner Street Oroton. JTass. FOR SALE

Farms, Houses, Factories, ReiJ-dences and Timber Land at P. F. Leland's Real Estate Office. Call and seo us. 3m31

FRED A. SMITH, B«p. WebVg Jewelry Store Ayor

STRAND WAGON COMPANY Vfent Grotoa

^'Y'^.y^H, raoner on Farm Warrons and Tip Carts. HaT« Traverse Run­ner* and Sleda In Stock. W e build wheel*. l y r l 8

AUGUSTUS LOVEJOY

Insurance Agent and Broker Farm PrepeHjr written | a U o , all Mada ot Propertr placed In rood, atroBK eeaipaBlea.

42 East Main Street, Ayer. CHICKS $9.00 P E R H t J N D R K D

N o w ia your t ime to put In a f e w Chicks from real ly ^ood s tock a t a' low. price. Barred and W h i t e R o c k Chicks 19.00 per 100 for ba lance of season. 4t39

O. B . OI /SEN Tcl. Con. T o w n s e n d H a t b o r , Masa. |

Ayer, J u n e 5th, A. D, 1912. Taken on execut ion and will be

sold at Publ ic Auct ion at .my office on East -Malii street . In said Ayer, on Tuesday, J u l y Sth, A. » . 1912, a t N ine o'clock In t h e forenoon, all t h o rlgrht, t it le and Interest not e x e m p t by law from a t t a c h m e n t or levT- on execution that J o h n SulUvan ot P e p ­pereU In said County of Middlesex, a defendant n a m e d in said execut ion now haa In and to the foUowlng) described, t e a l . estate , to wit :

Lot No, ,1 .^. _A certa in , parcel" of land s i tuated on Prospect street In Pepperell in the- Cofinty of Middle­sex, containing: one - fourth acre, m o r e or less, thus bounded: Beginning a t the northwester ly corner of the p r e m ­ises on the souther ly side of sa id Prospect street and at land formerly ot Michael Cahll l ; thence southerly by said Cahlll land about one h u n ­dred and twenty - seven (127) feet to land now or former ly of John Toole; thenco wester ly by said Toole land about e lghty-s lx (86) feet to land now or formerly of R o s a Sheedy; thence northerly by said Sheedy land about one hundred and twenty-seven (127) feet to said Prospect street; thence easterly b y said street about e ighty-s ix (86) feet to t h e point of beginning, be ing t h e samo premises described In t h e deed of Michael Cahlll to J o h n Sul l ivan, dated Sep­tember fourth, A. D. 1888, and r e ­corded In Middlesex South Registry of Deeds , book 2078, page 141.

Lot No . 2. A certain parcel o f land s i tuated in the easterly jjart of •Pepperell In t h e County of Middle­sex on tho wes ter ly s ide of Prospect street and bounded as fo l lows: B e ­g inning a t tho southeas t i o r n e r o f said promises a t said s treet and a t land n o w or former ly of Mrs. H e n e -ger; thence westerly" by s a l d - H e n e -ge^ land about fifteen' rods and, flve feet to land of the Worcester,'Naidiaa. and Rochester Railroad Company} thence northerly about eight r e * and six feet by said Company's llmd to land now or formerly of Dennl» Llllls; thence easterly about thirteen rods and six feet by said Ullls land to said street; thence southerly by said street about five rods to- the place of beginning, containing nlnety-ono rods, more or less, being the same promises described • in the deed of Ray L. Harris to John U Sullivan, dated December twenty-eight,; A. D. 1897, and recorded In . Mlddleaez South Registry of Deeds, book 2<1$. page 187. , • ,

ALBERT A.,FnXBBRoWN, 3t89 ., Deptitir. Sheriff:

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Saturaay, J u n e 15, 1913.

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PEPPEBELL, C u r r e n t E v e n t s .

A d a u g h t e r , w a s we lcomed at tho h o m e of Mr. and Mrs . A. G. P i k e on S u n d a y m o r n i n g , J u n e 9.

Mrs . H e n r y Messer Is qu i te 111 wi th t h r o a t t roub le . H e r phys ic i an fears a n ab.scess Is f o r m i n g t h e r e .

Mrs . F o r r e s t -Winch h a s d iscon­t i n u e d h e r w o r k In - the P e p p e r e l l curd s h o p a n d Is s p e n d i n g h e r v a c a t i o n In S o u t h P o r t l a n d , Me., a t t h e h o m o of h e r p a r e n t s .

Mrs , S a r a h E, P . T u c k e r h a s pu r ­c h a s e d t h e Wiley house on E l m s t ree t . H e r g o o d s w e r e r emoved f rom he r p r e s e n t r e n t on R ive r s t r e e t lust week, fo r s t o r a g e only, a s s h e In t ends In­s t a l l i ng a s t e a m h e a t i n g a p p a r a t u s , a b a t h a n d e lec t r ic l igh t ing for h e r n e w h o m e before t a k i n g possession In S e p t e m b e r , She expec t s to pass t h e I n t e r v e n i n g m o n t h s wi th h e r sons a n d a t H a m p t o n Beach .

At t h e Method i s t c h u r c h on Sun­d a y , t h e t>a8tor. Rev. P . R. S t r a t t o n , w i n p r e a c h at 10,45 a, m,, u p o n t h e s u b j e c t " T h e all inclusive gif t ," anil a t seven In t h e even ing upon t h e sub ­j e c t - H e r o d ' s ghos t . " T h e Sunday schoo l m e e t s a t twelve o 'c lock and t h e Epw-orth p r a y e r m e e t i n g w-IU be he ld a t six In t h e evening . All a r e co rd i a l l y we lcomed to al l t h e s e se rv­ices .

Rev . P . R. S t r a t t o n , a c c o m p a n i e d b y h i s wife a n d Uttle son Alber t , left h e r e on T u e s d a y to a t t e n d t h e com­m e n c e m e n t exerc ises a t Mt. Ho lyoke s e m i n a r y w h e r e his d a u g h t e r . Miss LUa S t r a t t o n , h a s been a t t e n d i n g .

A qu ie t h o m e w e d d i n g o c c u r r e d at t h e honrie of Mr. and Mrs . Alfred O 'Xeal on "Wednesday a f t e rnoon , w h e n t h e i r e ldest d a u g h t e r , L a u r a E l l en , w-as un i t ed In m a r r i a g e wi th A l b e r t C l a u d e Koch . In t h e absence of t h e i r pas to r . Rev. P . R. S t r a t t o n , Rev . D u d l e y R. Child offlclated. Only t h e i m m e d i a t e r e l a t ives a n d f r iends w e r e p r e s e n t . T h e b r ide w a s s imply, t h o u g h da in t i ly a t t i r ed In a w-hlte s u e s l n e si lk gown, t r i m m e d wi_th whi te l ace a n d smal l w h i t e silk roses . She I s . w e l l - k n o w n In tow-n, h a v i n g res ided her© n e a r l y all h e r life. T h e g r o o m f o r m e r l y res ided in Brook l ine . X. H.. b u t is n o w employed by t h e Xa.shua R i v e r C o r p o r a t i o n . Af ter a s h o r t t r ip t h e y w-ill res ide In town. •

T h o s e w-ho h a v e e lect r ic l ights i.n t h e i r h o m e s or p laces of businos.'^ a r e f inding t h e m a .ques t ionab le advaiitaiTf ove r t h e old form of l igh t ing . It is n e a r l y imposs ib le to w-rite, read or w o r k by t h e m recen t ly a s they d icker so badly . As one pe r son expressed it. " t h e y m a k e mo sea-s ick to even look . tcross t h e r o o m , "

O m c e r Mon te i th h a s moved from t h e t e n e m e n t he h a s iieen occupy '"^ ' In t h e h o u s e of George W. P ie rce , to t h e h o u s e ow-ned by G. G. Wil ie t t . on H i g h s t r ee t ,

Mrs . L. H . Bean wen t to Sorhervil le l a s t week to visit f r i ends a n d went f r o m t h e r e to visit h e r son in Boston a h d r e l a t i ve s in Maiden . She is not e x p e c t e d h o m e unt i l nex t w-eek.

Miss Ne l l i e Wi l son a n d Mrs . F . J . BaU'h left on F r i d a y for R o u s e P o i n t , . \ , Y,

T h e f a m i l y of F r a n k J e w e t t , of Newton , u r e " t a k i n g a v a c a t i o n a t t h e J e w e t t f a r m on_ J e w e t t s t r e e t .

Mrs . G. N o y e s , of P o r t l a n d . Me., is a t Mra . E r b e r t Wi l l i ams on P a r k s t ree t .

I tusse l l D a v e y Is. w o r k i n g at L a n e Bros .

Mrs . H . C. W i n s l o w h a s m o v e d Into the R i c h a r d s o n h o u s e on H i g h s t r e e t .

W l l U a m O ' B r i e n a n d m o t h e r , Mrs . R i c h a r d s , of L y n n , h a v e been s p e n d i n g a few d a y s In town wi th h i s a u n t , Mrs, P , F , Su i l l van .

J . H. B a i l e y h a s he lped s e c u r e t h e Mould S h o e C o m p a n y to a live y e a r lease of t h e B l a k e s h d p . T h e new-i n d u s t r y a n d t h e L. & M. W o o d C l e a n i n g C o m p a n y t o g e t h e r p r o m i s e to e m p l o y 150 m e n . Aga in t h e rea l ly good t e n e m e n t s a r e l i ecomlng s c a r c e and p r o p e r t y b o t h In t h e v l l lage a n d on t h e f a r m s Is a d v a n c i n g . W h a t would b e t h e m a t t e r If all t r i ed to b r ing P e p p e r e l l u p In p o p u l a t i o n to t h e 5000 m a r k ? A t t e n d t h e T o w n C o n f e r e n c e a t t o w n hali on M o n d a y evening , J u n e 24,

G r o v e r R o b b i n s h a s s ecu red t h e p lace of e n g i n e e r on t h e tow-n s p r a y p u m p u n d e r t h e division of t h e m o t h d e p a r t m e n t . Most of t h e l a r g e e l m s on t h e m a i n s t r e e t s h a v e been s p r a y e d for t h e e l m bee t l e a n d gypsy m o t h .

C a r d s w e r e rece ived th i s week a n ­n o u n c i n g t h e m a r r i a g e of B l a n c h e Marie , d a u g h t e r of Mr. a n d M r s . George D u p r e . to R a y H. F u l l e r t o n , on M o n d a y , J u n e 10, a t L e o m i n s t e r .

Mrs . ' A r t h u r P . W r i g h t a n d Mrs , C h a r l e s E , B o y n t o n , w-lth f r i ends f r o m S w a m p s c o t t a n d W i n c h e s t e r , a r e s p e n d i n g t h e w e e k a t L a k e S u n a p e e , . \ . H. M e s s r s . W r i g h t a n d B o y n t o n will go on S a t u r d a y a n d be w i th t h e m over J u n e 17.

L e t t e r s r e m a i n i n g uncalled for at the Kast Peppe reU postotllce for the w-eek end ing J u n e 10: Mrs. . lennie .Mexan­der. Miss Mary H a t t y . Oeoi-ge Haves , Mr.x. H. F . J a c k s o n . Mrs. . \ddie K'ent. Mrs. T h o i n a s Kyle. Timothy McCai-thv, ,1. M.

X e w s I t e m s . F r a n k Wiley, of F i t c h b u r g , spent

S u n d a y w i t h his m o t h e r a n d sisner on E l m s t r ee t .

W i l l i a m Atk inson was in Bos ton on T u e s d a y a n d W e d n e s d a y . It is un ­d e r s t o o d t h a t he h a s r e s igned his po­s i t ion a t t h e Keyes f a rm .

All per.sons in te res ted in t h e a n n u a l t r a i n i n g a n d voca t iona l d e p a r t m e n t uf o u r puli l ic schools shou ld se t :ipai-t t i m e to visit t h e exhibi t and sa le open t o t h e publ ic on F r i d a y . J u n e 21, in t h e t o w n ha l l . T h e sale o p e n s w-ith a n e n t e r t a i n m e n t a t tw-o o 'c lock.

A m o n g those from P r e s c o t t g r a n g e v i s i t ing Gro ton g r a n g e on T u e s d a y e v e n i n g w-ere Mrs. Melora Scales and son W o o d w a r d , t h e Misse.s F lynn . d a u g h t e r s of J e r r y r-'I\nn. of Oak hill. R u t h Wi lson . Miss Susie .Andrews. F r a n k Maloney and C h a r l e s F. S p a u l d i n g .

T h e Or r in Wi l l i ams p lace whii h w-as b u r n e d last sp r ing has l>een nicely r e p a i r e d .

T h e C a r t e r h o m e s t e a d on Brimk-l ine s t r e e t h a s been pa in ted wh i t e and looks m u c h la rger and m o r e impos­ing.

Mrs. S a r a h T u c k e r h a s given up h e r t e n e m e n t in the Nash h o u s e an ' is w i th Mrs . J e w e t t Boynton whil . h e r good.s a r e at Mrs. Wiley ' s .

Dn M o n d a y the last of five l i i r ih-d a y s u r p r i s e s w-ithin a l imi ted n u m ­bers of pe r sons or less t h a n a mon th , h a p p e n e d when Miss Bern ice Hcilmes a r r i ved a t t h e sw-eet s ix teen age and w a s a very p l ea san t pa r ty .

Severa l in town h a v e received the p r o g r a m of the th i rd a n n u a l con­f e r ence of R u r a l C o m m u n i t y L e a d e r s a t t h e S ta t e .Agricultural col lege at A m h e r s t f rom J u n e 2>^ to J u l y 3. anrt a few a r e t r y ing to h a v e o u r puMic l i l ) ra r ian . Misw Helen Wiley, a r r a n g e to t a k e t h e l i l i rar ian sect ion. The T o w n Conferen( e c o m m i t t e e will Iind g r e a t he lp fu lness in t h e de i ia r tmet i t u n d e r t h e h e a d i n g . ' T o w n a d m i n i s t r a ­t i on . " T h e "Civic iM' t terment" sec­t ion m i g h t a))pea! to all progress i \ . -t h i n k e r s . " T h e h o m e - m a k e r s " sec­t ion would in teres t the memliei-s of t h e W o m a n ' s ritih. It is umb-rs tood tha t .Mr. and Mrs. Dudley R. Child and Mrs . .Vddison W o o d w a r d a re a n t i c i p a t i n g the occasir»n.

Mrs. C h a r i e s P a n e , w h o h a s heen so ill. is rap id ly imi ) ro \ ing . and Miss Gertrode has r e t u r n e d to h e r school du t i e s in Lowell.

All of the low land hap sulTerrrt s e v e r e frosts , t a k i n g the Lender \ ( ge -t ab le s w h e r e not in a mass .

T h e dee r a r e e a t i n g t h e g a r d e n p r o d u c e in the w-esterly pa r t of Ihe t o w n . If the s ta te will furtiish meal for the s p o r t s m e n let the f a r m e r s ask t h e s t a t e to pay for dam.-iges done, •w-hen ' e n t i r e c rops of peas a r e eaten afl h.as i)een done. T h e s t a t e c i n afford to do r igh t liy the f a r m e r s who p a y t h e grej i test p ropo r t i on of taxes a c c o r d i n g to income der ived .

T h e E a s t Vil lage Social c lnb will m e e t w i th Mrs. H a r m o n on J u n e 19. Subjec t , " P a t r i o t i s m . "

T h e P r u d e n c e W r i g h t c h a p t e r . D. A. R „ will mee t on M o n d a y a f t e rnoon , J u n e 17, a t t h e c h a p t e r h o u s e In P e p ­pere l l , Board m e e t i n g a t t w o o'clock. C h a p t e r m e e t i n g a t 2.30. Recep t ion t o -Mrs . H . W. R i c h a r d s o n , pas t r e ­gen t , a t 3.30. E a c h m e m b e r can in­v i to one guest .

O. N. Nash , of R ive r s t r ee t , h a s pu r -cha-sed t h e Dow- fa rm on P a r k s t ree t , b u t It Is unde r s tood t h a t h e will not m o v e t h e r e till l a t e r In tho fall.

Mrs . Al ice Smi th R a y m o n d hns had a v e r y s e r i ous t ime from blood poi­s o n i n g , w-hlch resu l ted f rom receiv ing a s r a t c h . A t p re sen t s h e ia suffering f r o m a n ab sce s s u n d e r t h e r i g h t a r m .

M r s . F r a n k S m i t h h a s been visit­i n g h e r m o t h e r . Mra. H. W. T r e n -Holrn, o n t h e P r i n c e t o n road , for over a w e e k , a n d r e t u r n e d to h e r h o m e on R i v e r s t r e e t l a s t S u n d a y .

T h e e x h i b i t i o n a n d sa le of Useful a n d f a n c y a r t i c l e s by t h e c h i l d r e n of t h A O r o t o n a n d Main S t r e e t schools i c n i b e h e l d on F r i d a y a f t e rnoon , June 21, "at three o'clock.

Wcdt l inKs. On t h e beau t i fu l day of J u n e 12.

a t 1.30 o ' c lock In t h e a f t e rnoon , w h e n all n a t u r e w a s a t i ts best. In a qu ie t h o m e w-eddlng. Miss . \ l ice Bache lo r , of P e a b o d y , •\v,as un i ted in m a r r i a g e to ell, by l i e v . G. W. P e n n i m a n . p a s t o r of t h e U n l v e r s a l l s t c h u r c h , ' of P e a ­body. . T h e b r ide ' s b r o t h e r H a r o l d . pla>-ed L o h e n g r i n ' s w-edding m a r c h , and t h e b r ida l couple , a t t e n d e d by the b r ide - s s i s t e r R u t h , a n d b r o t h e r -Vrthur, s t o o d u n d e r an a r c h of l au re l whi le t h e f a t h e r gave a w a y t h e br ide , and t h e d o u b l e r i ng w-edding se rv ice was used .

T h e b r i d e w-as gowned in w-hite m e s s a l i n e w-ith s h a d o w lace ove r -Tracey A u g u s t u s Thoma.s . ot P o p p e r -dre.ss. h e r tu l l e veil be ing c a u g h t up w-ith l i l i e s -o f - the -va l l ey . and s h e c a r ­ried a show-er l iouquet of t h e s a m e liow-er.s. T h e b r i d e s m a i d w a s a t t i r e d in p ink s i lk mus l i n and c a r r i e d p i n k K i l l a r n e y roses .

T h e g r o o m ' s gift to t h e b r ide w-as a n e c k l a c e w i t h p e n d a n t , b r o c h e . pearLs, d i a m o n d s a n d s a p p h i r e s , h i s gift to t h e bes t m a n be ing a s t i ck ­pin w-lth a r u b y a n d tw-o pea r l s . Mi.ss G. M. T h o m a s , s i s te r of t h e g r o o m , had charg-e of t h e gues t book. L i g h t r e f r e s h m e n t s w e r e se rved and t h e new- ly -mar r i ed coup le left "in a n a u t o for P e p p e r e l l .

Mr. a n d .Mrs . T h o m a s recei\-ed n u m e r o u s w-edding gifts of m o n e y , cut g lass , s i lve r a n d f u r n i t u r e , s h o w ­ing t h e b e s t w-lshes of t h e i r m a n y f r iends . T h e g r o o m h a s b o u g h t a new h o u s e pit -15 Ho lyoke s t r e e t . Lynn, a n d TRe h a p p y couple s t a r t life u n d e r t h e m o s t ausp i c ious c i r c u m ­s tances ,

L a u r a Kl len '"^'Xeal w-as u n i t e d in m a r r i a g e to A l b e r t C laude Koch , <(f B r o o k l i n e . X. H. . a t h e r h o m e in E a s t P o p p e r e l l on W e d n e s d a y a f t e r n o o n . J u n e 12. a t t h r e e o 'clock by Hev. D u d ­ley R. Ch i ld . T h e liridal couple s tood u n d e r a n a r c h of roses and l au re l .

T h o b r i d e w-as .attired in w h i t e silk and c a r r i e d a s h o w e r l>ou<iuet of t ir ide's r o s e s w-ith n a m e s -"Laura-A l b e r t " in gold l e t t e r s on t h e s t r e a m ­ers. M r s . G e o r g e Wilson and W. S. H a r r i m a n , s i s t e r a n d b r o t h e r o t t h e g room, w e r e t h e a t t e n d a n t s of t h e br ide .

. \ f t e r t h e c e r e m o n y a l ight l u n c h was ser \ -ed to r e l a t i ve s a n d f r i ends whi le t h e b r i d e w-as c h a n g i n g to a t r a v e l i n g su i t of b lue se rge . F r i e n d s w-ere p r e s e n t f rom Boston. Lynn . T o w n s e n d a n d Brook l ine . T h e ( o u p l e were t h e recipijfnts of m a n y useful and b e a u t i f u l gifts .

Mr. a n d Mrs . K o r h will r e s ide on t h e i r r e t u r n f rom t h e i r w-edding t r i p wi th t h e b r i d e ' s p a r e n t s for the p r e s ­ent .

c r ed i t to t h e ci ty of M a n c h e s t e r , a n d S t a t e of New H a m p s h i r e t h a t s e n t h im fo r th In behal f of h is c o m r a d e s , w h o w i t h h im, m a d e g r e a t s a c n t l c e s t h a t t h i s n a t i o n ' m igh t live, I d e ­posi t un t h e b reas t uf t h i s d e a d so l ­dier , t h e e m b l e m of o u r c o u n t r y ' s h o n o r a n d majes ty , t h e t lag for w h i c h h e m a r c h e d and fough t a n d suf fered .

Farew-ell c o m r a d e and f r i end u n t i l t h a t t i m e In t h e faraw-ay for s o m e , a n d yet n e a r e r for o the r s , t h e G r e a t R u l e r of t h e un ive rse sha l l g a t h e r h i s c h i l d r e n home , w h e r e t h e w e a r y w-lU llnd res t a n d loved ones a r e u n i t e d , fa rewel l ,

A de lega t ion f rom the T h o m a s pos t , G. A. R „ did escor t d u t y a n d c o n ­d u c t e d t h e usual G, A, R. s e rv i ce s a t t h e g r a v e , ass is ted by Mr, H u t c h i n s o n , C o m m a n d e r Tarbe l l s o u n d i n g t a p s .

Mr . B a k e r Is surv ived by a w-ldow a n d tlve c h i l d r e n — E v e r e t t , a n a r t i s t In B o s t o n ; E r n e s t , a m a c h i n i s t ; May, a t r a i n e d nurse , of Concord , N. H . ; Cl in ton , la te of t h e U. S. navy , a n d E d i t h a favor i te t e a c h e r .

Af ter the b a n q u e t t h e p a r t y a d ­j o u r n e d to the K n i g h t s o t C o l u m b u s ha l l , w h e r e they w e r e e n t e r t a i n e d by m e m b e r s of t h e divis ion, T h a y e r ' s o r c h e s t r a fu rn i shed m u s i c t h r o u g h o u t t h e a f t e rnoon a n d e v e n i n g .

O b i t u a r y . K\-ery y e a r t h i n s t h e r a n k s of t h e

G. .\ . R.. a n d on J u n e 5. a n o t h e r w h o he lped t o defend o u r l iber t ies w a s laiil to r e s t in the Woodiaw-n c e m e ­tery.

K o b e r t B r a d f o r d I'.aker en l i s ted in Co. IC. 4 t h N'. H. Vol.. in S e p t e m b e r of ISOl . a t t h e age of tw-enty-live years . \ V h i l e h o m e on a fu r lough in J u n e . ISf,:;, h e w-tis m a r r i e d to Miss .Miranda J o h n s o n . i'in J u n e 1. lStl4. Mr. B a k e r w-as d i s cha rged f rom t h e serv ice t^'T di.sabilities. at Beau fo r t . S. C. M r . B a k e r a p p e a r e d to h a v e n e \ e r fu l ly r e c o v e r e d h i s ear ly h e a l t h and v i g o r a n d a f t e r a t i m e a!iandone<l his v o c a t i o n of p a t t e r n m a k e r .-md t u r n e d h i s a t t e n t i o n to g a r d e n i n g a n d the p r o d u c t s of t h e greenhcuises of the W e s t View- f a r m , as h e n a m e d t h e e s t a t e w h i c h h e p u r c h a s e d in IS74. nnd a r e w-lde a n d favorab ly k n o w n .

T h e f u n e r a l se rv ice a t h is l a t e res i ­dence w n s c o n d u c t e d by Kev. K. W. D r a w b r i d g e , w h o read severa l a p ­p r o p r i a t e s e l ec t i ons f rom t h e s c r i p ­t u r e s a n d a q u o t a t i o n from W h i t t l e r s " K t e r n a l g o o d n e s s " : I long for household voices gone.

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I only know- I cannot drift Beyond his love nnd care .

A f t e r p r a y e r J o h n G. H u t c h i n s o n , of M a n c h e s t e r , N. H.. s p o k e a s fol­lows:

A n o t h e r v e t e r a n of t h e civil w-ar h a s f a l l e n a n d w e t a r r y a m o m e n t be ­s ide h i s b i e r to p a y a p e r s o n a l t r i b u t e of love a n d affect ion. I t -was m y p r iv i l ege to h a v o kno-»-n t h i s d e a r f r iend s i n c e a boy a n d to h a v e aer\-ed In h la C o . E , 4th regt . , N . H. Vols. , In t h e g r e a t s t r u g g l e ao long a g o a n d p c r a o n a l l y t o b e a r t r i b u t e to hla •worth, h i a f a l th fu lneaa In t ho .service, h is d e v o t i o n t o d u t y aa a aoldler , a n d I r eca l l fifty y e a r s a g o t o d a y a s e r v ­ice h e p e r f o r m e d a t F o r t M a r l o n , St. A u g u s t i n e . F l a .

I t Is n e a r l y f if ty-one yea ra a g o t h a t t h i s g a l l a n t c o m r a d e w i t h m a n y t h o u ­s a n d s a n s w e r e d t h e ca l l of t h e s a i n t ­ed L i n c o l n w h e r e C o m r a d e B a k e r m a d e a r e c o r d t h a t will be e v e r po in t ed to" -with p r i d e a n d did g r e a t

Confe rence . T h u r s d a y m o r n i n g . J u n e 13, p e o p l e

c o m m e n c e d to r e a c h h e r e e a r l y by t h e r a i l r oad , la te r on by c a r r i a g e , a n d follow-ed by t h e a u t o s unt i l a g o o d l y n u m b e r had a s sembled a t t h e F i r s t P a r i s h c h u r c h a t Peppe re l l C e n t e r , w h e r e t h e N o r t h Middlesex C o n g r e ­g a t i o n a l Confe rence of U n i t a r i a n a n d o t h e r ch r i s t i an c h u r c h e s w-as t o b e held . T h e r e were a b o u t 250 p r e s e n t f rom t h i s and s u r r o u n d i n g t o w n s ex ­t e n d i n g Into New- H a m p s h i r e . G r o ­ton h a d 23. L i t t l e ton 15, Sh i r l ey 8, T>-ngsboro 12, Wes t ford .3, W e s t Tow-nsend 8. After a bount i fu l d i n n e r qu i t e a n u m b e r took a s t ro l l In to t h e publ ic , l ibrary .

T h e a f t e rnoon m e e t i n g w a s ca l l ed to o r d e r follow-ed by a w e l U k n o w n h y m n , t h e n the choi r , of t h e P e p p e r e l l c h u r c h m a r c h e d in a n d s ang . Mr . Wei r s , t h e s p e a k e r of t h e afternoorf , b r o u g h t the a u d i e n c e to p r e s e n t d a y c o n d i t i o n s and gave a g r a n d s y n o p s i s I l l u s t r a t ing the social izing, t h e w-ater-l a n d - a n d w-ater. u r g i n g a g r e a t e r c o ­o p e r a t i o n even in t.he d i s t r i b u t i o n o t p r o d u c t s by func t ions of t h e c h u r c h e s if necessar.v. A plea was m a d e for a ful ler democracy .

I t e m s of News, On W e d n e s d a y a f t e rnoon t h e h o r s e

ow-ned by J a m e s Much, and d r i v e n by his l i t t le boy Leon, b e c a m e f r i g h t e n e d and r a n down T u c k e r s t r ee t . T h e w-agon s t r u c k t h e ' r a i l r o a d b r i d g e , t h r o w i n g out t h e boy, w-ho r ece ived a few- b ru i ses a l iout t h e body. - T h e w-agon was p r e t t y w-ell b r o k e n u p .

Mrs. Eva . J lesser . w h o h a s " been qu i t e sick w-ith an al iscess in t h e t h r o a t , is improv ing .

P e p p e r e l l high school d e f e a t e d L u ­n e n b u r g high by a score of 11 to C. a t t h e p l a y g r o u n d s on S a t u r d a y last , o n W e d n e s d a y t h e h igh school t e a m went to H a r v a r d and w e r e d e f e a t e d by Bromlie ld a c a d e m y liy a s c o r e of 3 to 1 in a closeU' fought g a m e .

All c i t izens shou ld u n d e r s t a n d t h a t . t he m e e t i n g of t h e Tow-n C o n f e r e n c e on M o n d a y J u n e IM, is a "tow-n m e e t i n g . "

Rev . and Mrs. R o b e r t Vf. D r a w ­b r idge leave on S a t u r d a y , J u n e 15, w-lth f r iends , for a s h o r t v a c a t i o n u p t h e Connec t i cu t l ake .

C h i l d r e n ' s S u n d a y will l)e o b s e r v e d a t t h e U n i t a r i a n c h u r c h on J u n e 23, in connec t ion w-ith the m o r n i n g se r \ ' -Ice.

W i l l i a m G a r d n e r Reed , i n s t r u c t o r in t h e d e p a r t m e n t of g e o g r a p h y a t t h e Univers i ty of Cal i fornia , s p e n t S u n d a y w-ith Rev . a n d Mrs . D. R. Chi ld .

T h e U n i t a r i a n Confe rence w-as h e l d a t t h e U n i t a r i a n c h u r c h on T h u r s d a y , a b o u t t h r e e h u n d r e d be ing i ) resent . T h e p re s id ing offlcer w-as Rev. R i c h ­m o n d Fisk , of Ayer , In t h e m o r n i n g Kev. H e n r y Wi lde r Foote , s e c r e t a r y of d e p a r t m e n t of educa t ion of t h e . \ m e r i c a n U n i t a r i a n assoc ia t ion , s j joke on " T h e re l ig ious t r a i n i n g of c h i l d r e n in t h e h o m e and t h e c h u r c h . " In the a f t e r n o o n the topic w-as --.Social r e con ­s t r u c t i o n . " and t h e a d d r e s s wa.s* m a d e l»y Re\ ' . E d g a r Swan Wie r s , of M o u n t Clair , X. J., p res iden t of t h e U n i t a r i a n Fellow-ship for Social J u s t i c e . Mil­d red Morgan s a n g a very p l e a s i n g solo and t h e cho i r s a n g an a n t h e m . T h e c h u r c h w a s p re t t i l y d e c o r a t e d wi th laurel . D inne r w-as se rved at noon in the town hall by t h e l ad ies of t h e c h u r c h .

, \ l t o n Vf. H a r r i s and l-^rank K o b -i)ins. both of Townsend , r an a w a y f rom t h e i r h o m e s on F r i d a y n igh t of las t week . They w e r e c a u g h t in P e p ­perel l and t aken in c h a r g e by (i i i icer Mon te i th imtil .Saturda>- i n o r n i n g . w-hen they r e t u r n e d h o m e wi th t h e i r p.arents .

M a u r i c e I. Gi lchres t , formerlv- wi th t h e .N'ashua Kiver Pai)er C o r p o r a t i o n , is now tr. 'iveling s a l e s m a n for L. W. C h a n d l e r , of I'.oston.

Born on Simda.v', J i m e '.*. a d: i iJghter to Mr. and .Mrs. A. G. P ike .

. \ r t h u r C. BoUes. (jf Boston, sp.-nt a few da.\'s with his p a r e n t s on l i ea ld s t r e e t the past week.

Miss Doris Ha r twe l l is now w o r k i n g two n igh t s a wet^k at the te l . -phone e x c h a n g e , re l ieving the r e g u l a r o p e r a ­to rs each one n igh t a week.

.\ new te lephiuie w-as installi-d t h e past week at the h o m e of A, L. c . . . luuit. t he n u m b e r I'eing l l - i ; i . Mr. Mon te i th ' s t e l e p h o n e n u m b e r h a s been c h a n g e d to 2S-4.

fJb-nn Upson. r,f l . eomins te r . spent .Sunday wi th his m o t h e r on Cross s t ree t .

Mrs . J. .-X. l^'rossard h a s g o n e to .Silver Lake , Wi lming ton , to visit h e r d a u g h t e r , Mrs. 1.. J. Nodd ing .

T h e j u n i o r c lass of t h e P e p p e r e l l h igh school held a very successful f.air on last w-eek F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n and evening . Food , c a n d y a n d fanc>' a r t i c l e s w-ere on sale . Qui te a good s u m was real ized for t h e i r W a s h i n g ­ton fund.

. \ . O. IT. Division 29, A. O. H., c e l eb ra t ed its

t w e n t y - n i n t h a n n i v e r s a r y on S u n d a y , J u n e 9. T h i r t e e n c a n d i d a t e s w e r e In­i t i a ted Into t h e o r d e r In T a r b e l l ' s o p e r a house , P . T. F l y n n h a v i n g c h a r g e , nasLsted by J a m e s J . H a r o l d , of ' \Val tham, c o u n t y p re s iden t , a n d I>anlel O'Connell , of Newton , More t h a n t h r e e h u n d r e d m e m b e r s of t h e o r d e r w e r e p r e s e n t Inc lud ing t h e l>a-dle.s' Auxi l ia ry of PeppereU. A spe ­cial f rom Milford, N. H., wi th s e v e n t y -five m e m b e r s of t h e A. O. H. a n d I..a-d les ' Auxi l i a ry a r r i ved a t 2.30 o 'c lock . T h e r e w-ere a l so l a r g e d e l e g a t i o n s p r e s e n t f rom Ayer , N a s h u a , C l in ton a n d Bos ton , Inc lud ing Mr. Dil lon, s t a t e p r e s i d e n t : P . F . C a n n o n , of W o r ­ces te r , coun ty p r e s i d e n t : M n j o r C a n ­non , of t h e 9 th M a s s a c h u a e t t s r eg i ­m e n t ; Mrs . L o u g a n , c o u n t y p r e a l d e n t of L a d l e s ' Aux i l i a ry o t HlUaboro c o u n t y ; t h e offlcera o t DIvlalona 1 a n d 2. of N a s h u a . N, H.. a n d Dlvlalon 24, of Ayer .

Af t e r t h e d e g r e e w o r k all r e t i r e d to L a w r e n c e ha l l , w h e r e a b a n q u e t w a s g iven, d u r i n g w h i c h t h e y l i s tened to e l o q u e n t r e m a r k s of Rev , J a m e s J . K e r r i g a n , r e c e n t l y a p p o i n t e d c h a p ­la in of Division 29, P r e s . Dil lon. Jas." J . H a r o l d , O. F . C a n n o n , M a j o r C a n ­non , Danie l O 'Connel l a n d M. J . O'Nei l .

LITTLETON. .Xt-TTH I t r n i M .

Li t t l e ton f r i ends h a v e rece ived f rom Mr. and Mrs . W l l U a m L a w r e n c e , Soleau, of W a s h i n g t o n , D, C , t h e a n ­n o u n c e m e n t of t h e i r d a u g h t e r C a t h ­e r ine ' s m a r r i a g e to H a r o l d Clif ton Libby a t the b r i de ' s h o m e on H a r ­va rd avenue , T u e s d a y e v e n i n g , J u n e 11, Mr, and Mrs, L i b b y will r e s ide In W a s h i n g t o n .

Mr. a n d Mrs. C h a r l e s H . Y a p p a n d ch i ld r en spen t last S u n d a y wi th Mrs . I ' a p p ' s people , t h e A t k i n s fami ly In Milford.

Mrs. Annie C. S m i t h r e t u r n s ho ine very soon from Os.slpee. N. H., w-here s h e h a s h a d a d e l i g h t f u l o u t i n g t h e last six weeks .

T h e c o m m i t t e e In c h a r g e w-lshes to r e p e a t t h e a n n o u n c e m e n t t h a t t h e W o m a n ' s club a n d t h e H i s t o r i c a l so ­ciety w-lll observe field d a y J u n e 17. T h e m e e t i n g will be he ld In t o w n hal l p a r k a n d the l i t e r a r y p r o g r a m w-lll be given at 2.30 o 'c lock In t h e a f te r ­noon.

The w-ork on t h e G r e a t r o a d Is p r o ­g ress ing rapidly , b e g i n n i n g In f ron t of Chas . K, H o u g h t o n ' s h o u s e a n d ex­t e n d i n g t o w a r d s Ac ton , T h e s t o n e c r u s h i n g m a c h i n e is l o c a t e d on W m . G. B r o w n ' s p lace . W h e n t h i s s t r i p of m a c a d a m Is finished t h e s t a t e road will be comple ted f rom B o s t o n to Li t ­t l e ton C o m m o n .

T h e Daillel H. W o o d b u r y fami ly cio.se the i r L i t t l e ton h o m e a n d leave for A n n l s q u a m J u n e 17.

Mrs. Aus t in K i m b a l l h a s been housed w-lth a s eve re a t t a c k of r h e u ­m a t i s m for the last t e n d a y s .

E s t h e r R a m s d e l l h a s been confined to the houso for n e a r l y iw-o .w-eeks on a c c o u n t of s i ckness .

T h e low-lands s h o w e d t h e effects of a decided frost las t w e e k F r i d a y m o r n i n g . Vege t ab l e s In seve ra l lo­cal i t ies went down b e n e a t h Us ch i l l ing b r e a t h .

Mrs. F r a n k H. Hl l l a n d c h i l d r e n h a v e gone to t h e i r s u m m e r h o m e in Sou th P o r t l a n d , Me.

. \ s Char l i e Smi th , son of C h a r l e s L. Smi th , w-as p r a c t i s i n g b icycle r id ­ing last Sa tu rday , t h e f r o n t w-heel hi t a s tone and he was throw-n viol3nl ly to the g r o u n d . H e h a d s c a r c e l y go t -t'-'ir up w-hen Dr. C h r i s t i e haT>pened a l o n g a n d ca r r i ed h i m h o m e . Upon e x a m i n a t i o n it w-as d i s cove red t h a t he h;id sus t a ined a c o m p o u n d f rac ­t u r e nf t h e r i gh t a r m . Dr. Chr i s t i e a t t e n d e d h im and t h e y o u n g lad showed m u c h gr i t a n d p a t i e n c e d u r -ln,g the oi jera t ion. F e e l i n g s o m e a n x ­iety and m u c h In te res t in t h e dilllcult w o r k t h a t he h a d p e r f o r m e d Dr. Chr i s t i e look C h a r l i e to G r o t o n the next m o r n i n g a n d w-lth t h e x - r a y ex­a m i n e d t h e a r m . Dr. K i l b o u r n c o m ­p l imen ted Dr. Chr i s t i e , s a y i n g t h a t t h e bones had been perfectly- set,

Mr. and Mrs . S. L. C l e a v e s of Wes t R indge , N, H,, w-ere t h e g u e s t s of t h e i r d a u g h t e r , Mrs, J o h n H. K i m b a l l , t h i s week . T h e y left W e d n e s d a y for t h e i r f o r m e r h o m e . S t e u b e n , Me.

Heywood Hartw-ell of Somerv i l l e w-as an over S u n d a y g u e s t of t h e N. H. W h i t c o m b fami ly .

Richa'rd G. C o n a n t g r a d u a t e d f rom t h e co t ton m a n u f a c t u r i n g d e p a r t m e n t of Lowell Text i le s choo l last week F r i d a y . T h e sub jec t of h i s thes i s w-as - 'The m a n u f a c t u r e of a s h i r t i n g . "

X o r m a n Bonnel i , A d d i e I>aDuke, E d n a Hartw-ell, Made l ln a n d R e b e c c a Mdlet , W h i t n e y C a u l k i n s a n d P r i s ­cil la and Serena Hal l , pup i l s of Miss Ida E, Dow, p layed a t a r ec i t a l given in H u n t i n g t o n C h a m b e r s , last Mon­d a y evening .

T h e shirtw-aist p a r t y g iven by t h e B a c k l o g club on la.st w e e k Frid.a; ' e v e n i n g did not call o u t t h e usua l n u m b e r of dance r s . H o w e v e r , t h o s e p r e s e n t r epo r t a good t i m e wi th a m p l e room for c o m f o r t a b l e d a n c i n g . T h a y e r ' s o r ches t r a , of P e p p e r e l l , g a v e t h e usua l sa t i s fac t ion .

Mrs, Wi l l i am D, S t r a t t o n , ot P.ox-bury , is visi t ing h e r d a u g h t e r . Mrs, C h a r l e s H. S te lneford , a n d fami ly .

.Miss B e r t h a S t r a t t o n , t h e o t h e r d a u g h t e r , has c o m p l e t e d a y e a r ' s s t u d y in t h e s e c r e t a r i a l d e p a r t m e n t of S i m m o n s college, a n d h a s been se­lec ted by one of -her p r o f e s s o r s to b e c o m e his p r i v a t e s e c r e t a r y , a po­s i t ion t h a t she h a s a c c e p t e d .

Mr. Smi th ; w h o lives on w h a t is familiarl .v know-n as t h e M a r s h a l l B r u c e fa rm, is m a k i n g ex tens ive c h a n g e s anrt i m p r o v e m e n t s on his h o u s e by laying h a r d w o o d Moors, m a k i n g a tire p lace , t e a r i n g down p a r t i t i o n s and e n l a r g i n g r o o m s .

Mrs. T h e o d o r e F l e t c h e r is e n t e r ­t a i n i n g .as her gues t , h e r s is ter , Mrs. P e r k i n s , who will c o n t i n u e h e r \'lsit h e r e t h r o u g h o u t t h e m - m t h .

Miss Maia I ' l e t c h e r ami i ira Ti t -[ c o m b , of Boston, s p e n t Sunda.v at

h o m e . J o h n i^'airfielrt, He\-w-ood K n o w l t o n .

K a t h e r l n e Kimliall a n d S l a r ion W h i t ­c o m b , of the h igh school sen io r chiss, t a k e linal e x a m i n a t i o n s for col lege nex t week . Pr i sc i l la Fa i r t i e ld . of the j u n i o r class , will t a k e t h e prelimintir.v ex.amin.atlons a t t h e s a m e t ime .

C h a r l e s K. Houghtf)n. of C o n a n t .*t Co.. h a s been sick in bed wi th ton­si l i t is a few days t h i s w-eek.

Six teen rtelegates froin L i t t l e ton a t ­t e n d e d the Unitarl .an c o n v e n t i o n in P e p p e r e l l on T h t i r s d a y . The>- were Rev. and Mrs. Fairf ie ld . Mr. and Mrs. D. G. H o u g h t o n . Mrs. N a h u m W h i t ­c o m b , Mrs. Mattif" P r i e s t , Mrs . .Anna Brown , Mrs. .1. M. Hartw-ell , Mrs. M. F, P roc to r , Mrs. A. W. K n o w l t o n . Miss Abble Bill ings. Miss S a r a h P r i e s t . Mrs . Calvin H o w a r d a n d Rev. Wi l l i am C. Brow-n. They r e p o r t a ve ry Inspir ­ing mee t i ng , wi th b r i l l i an t s p e a k i n g , a de l i c i ous d i n n e r a n d a plea.sant so­cial m e e t i n g .

C h i l d r e n ' s day .at t h e C o n g r e g a ­t iona l c h u r c h w-.as fittingly obse rved last S u n d a y m o r n i n g . A specia l p r o ­g r a m of m u s i c by t h e cho i r , r e s p o n ­s ive r ead ings , s i n g i n g by t h e c h i l d r e n a n d a p rac t i ca l s e r m o n by t h e p a s t o r to t h e ch i ld r en -w-as w-ell c a r r i e d out . T h e a l t a r w-aa s i m p l y , bu t p re t t i l y d e c o r a t e d w i th fe rns , s y r l n g a blos­s o m s . Iris and w h i t e da i s ies . At t h e e v e n i n g mee t ing , Dea , W, E. C o n a n t g a v e h i s Impres s ions of t h e m o r a l and r e l i g ious cond i t i ons In t h e sou th aS obsen-ed In his r e c e n t t r i p .

ford a t t h e s a m e t i m e no t i fy ing t h e v l l lage c o n s t a b l e . H e h a d not con­t i n u e d t h e s e a r c h long w h e n he w-aa i n f o r m e d t h a t a y o u n g lad of ten or twe lve y e a r s h a d been seen dr iv ing t o w a r d s Bi l le r ica a h o r s e t h a t a n ­s w e r e d t h e d e s c r i p t i o n , of Mr. K i m ­bal l ' s . "Meanwhi l e F r e d S. K imba l l h a d been notlfled by t e l e p h o n e ot t h e t r o u b l e a n d a f t e r g o i n g t o h i s b r o t h ­e r ' s p l a c e a n d g iv ing (he s tock all n e c e s s a r y a t t e n t i o n , h e d rove to C h e l m s f o r d a n d j o i n e d in t h e search for t h e s to len p r o p e r t y .

Seve ra l boys on bicycles , bes ides t h e K i m b a l l b r o t h e r s , t h e c o n s t a b l e and t h e , t r u a n t offlcer w-ent In different d i r e c t i o n s l ook ing for t h e y o u n g lad a n d a t n ine o 'c lock In the even ing r e ­c o v e r e d t h e p r o p e r t y . W h e n ques ­t i o n e d a b o u t h i s a c t i o n s t h e young m a n h u n g his h e a d a n d b e g a n to cry. T h e offlcers sa id t h a t h e h a d a l r eady m a d e for h imse l f t oo long a r eco rd of offences a n d t h a t t h e r e f o r m school wou ld p r o b a b l y t a k e c a r e of h im for th i s a n d p r e v i o u s g r i e v a n c e s .

TOWNSEND. C e n t e r .

G e o r g e A. W i l d e r a n d F r e d S tewar t , p r i n c i p a l of t h e h i g h school , a t t e n d ­ed t h e 115th a n n i v e r s a r y , exemplif i­c a t i o n a n d b a n q u e t of t h e A u r o r a Mason i c lodge a t F i t c h b u r g on Mon­d a y e v e n i n g .

T o w n s e n d c l a i m e d a d i s t ingu i shed v is i tor S u n d a y w-hen H a r r y N. At­wood, t h e a v i a t o r , h i s m e c h a n i c i a n , a n d p a r t y s t o p p e d h e r e for d i n n e r a t t h e P a r k hote l . T h e p a r t y c a m e by a u t o a n d w-ere taw-lng Mr. A twood ' s m a c h i n e , a W r i g h t - B u r g e s s b ip lane , b e h i n d t h e m . T h e m a c h i n e a t t r a c t e d a good dea l of a t t e n t i o n , bo th from t h e t o w n s p e o p l e a n d p a s s i n g a u t o ­m o b i l e s a n d Mr, A t w o o d w a s very c o u t e o u s In e x p l a i n i n g Its m e c h a n i s m a n d In a n s w e r i n g q u e s t i o n s . Whi l e w a i t i n g for l u n c h Mr. Atw-ood . m a d e t h e ho te l p i a n o fa i r ly r i n g a n d those w-ho w-ere f o r t u n a t e e n o u g h to h e a r h i m sa id t h a t h e w-as s u r e l y " some p l a y e r . " I t w-as u n d e r s t o o d t h a t t h e p a r t y w e r e en r o u t e for P o r t l a n d , Me,

T h e A, N", F e s s e n d e n c a m p , S, of V,, h a v e sen t ou t i n v i t a t i o n s to the s u r r o u n d i n g c a m p s to a t t e n d a c a m p -fire m e e t i n g a t Tow-nsend, Monday even ing , J u n e .24.

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in h o n o r of t h e s e n i o r c lass of t h e h i g h school a t h e r i ) leasant h o m e on las t Thursda .v a f t e r n o o n and t h e affair w a s a n exceed ing ly p l e a s a n t a n d socia l one a n d w-lll l ong be r e m e m ­be red by t h e m e m b e r s of t h e g r a d u ­a t i n g c lass . T h e r o o m s .w-ere t a s t e ­fully d e c o r a t e d w-lth l lowers and t h r o u g h t h e w h o l e affai'r Mrs . W a r r e n c a r r i e d ou t t h e co lo r s c h e m e of blue a n d gold, t h u s c o m p l i m e n t i n g t h e c lass by us ing t h e i r co lors . T h e d in­ing t ab l e w-as a beau t i fu l s igh t wi th its w h i t e l inen. <lalnty' gold s t r iped c h i n a a n d b lue a n d gold c u p s . T h e r e w-ere a iso l i t t le i nd iv idua l nu t d ishes a lso in t h e ela.ss co lors , a n d c u t e l i t t le m e n u s wi th t h e i r c lass tlow-er, t h e f o r g e t - m e - n o t , u p o n t h e m . Besides t h e s i lver a n d glassw-are. wh ich s p a r k l e d b r i g h t l y Upon t h e table , t h e r e w a s a h u g e b o u q u e t of d a r k red l U c h m o n d roses , a n d f e rns a lso added to t h e d e c o r a t i o n s .

T h e first c o u r s e w-as f rui t , then c a m e a cou r se of b a k e d ch icken , m a s h e d p o t a t o e s , bee t s , a s p a r a g u s on toa s t a n d o t h e r good t h ings , t h e n a de l ic ious sa lad of Wel les ley colleg.^ f a m e , nex t ice c r e a m a n d c a k e and las t ly coffee a n d .Sw-iss cheese . T h e r e was a l so an a l>undance of olives, n u t s .and bon bons so de.ar to t h e sch(K>l g i r l ' s h e a r t a n d a l so to t h e boy's, a c ­c o r d i n g to r e p o r t s .

T h e hos t e s s w-as b e c o m i n g l y dressed in w-hite a n d w-as g lad once agajn to renew- t h e p l e a s a n t r e l a t i o n s w-ith the s e n i o r class , w-hich she r ecen t ly h a d t h e h o n o r of c h a p e r o n i n g on the i r W a s h i n g t o n t r i p .

- \ f t e r d i n n e r w a s se rved , Mrs . W a r ­ren show-ed the ela.ss oyer t h e house a n d a lso e n t e r t a i n e d t h e m w-ith music f rom t h e Vic t ro la a n d a g e n e r a l good t i m e w-as t h e n he ld u p o n t h e piazza a n d lawn, a f t e r w h i c h , la te in t h e a f t e r n o o n , t h e c lass d e p a r t e d with g r a t e f u l a p r e c i a t i o n of t h e i r hostess-k i n d n e s s and e a c h c a r r i e d tw-o of t h e roses aa souven i r s .

and D u d l e y a n d E a r l e Bag l ey ; s e r ­mon , R e v . Mr. A n d r e w s ,

H o r g c S to len . Mr. a n d Mr.s. G e o r g e H. K i m b a l l

h a d a t r y ing e x p e r i e n c e laat week F r i d a y a f t e rnoon . T h e y d r o v e to Cho lmafo rd C e n t e r a n d n o t be ing ab l e to ge t a c c o m m o d a t i o n s for t h e i r h o r a e a t the s tnb le Mr. K i m b a l l t ied h e r In one of t h e U n i t a r i a n c h u r c h s h e d s , a s k i n g s o m e w o r k m e n n e a r t o k e e p a n eye on h e r . W h e n Mr. a n d Mrs . K i m b a l l r e t u r n e d f rom Lowel l on a n e l ec t r i c c a r a f ew h o u r s a f t e r w a r d s , t h e h o r s e a n d b u g g y h a d d i s a p p e a r e d . T h e t r a c k s w e r e t o ­w a r d s N o r t h C h e l m s f o r d . Mr . K i m ­bal l s e c u r e d a n a u t o m o b i l e a n d s t a r t ­ed in t h e d i r ec t ion of N o r t h C h e l m s -

H a r b o r . J o h n H e n n e s y w i th his ipride spen t

the .w-eek-end at t h e h o m e of his fa th -( j r , 'Edw-ard H e n n e s y .

T h e old f r e igh t c a r w h i c h for so long a t i m e h a s been used a s a freight r o o m w-ill soon be r e m o v e d to a le.ss c o n s p i c u o u s p lace , .also ex tens ive r e ­p a i r s w-ill be m a d e on t h e freight r o o m end of t h e s t a t i o n .

Mrs . J o h n C a r m i c h a e l anrt h e r n i e c e Miss Mildred P r e c i o u s of Forge Vi l lage w-ere w e e k - e n d g u e s t s of Mrs. M. Keefe .

H a r r y K n i g h t , p i t ches his first g a m e th i s season for t h e T o w n s e n d A t h l e t i c a s soc ia t ion aga in s t a s t r ong .-V. .-\. of Xashut i on J u n e 1,'>.

Mrs . Danie l Spoffard r e t u r n e d h o m e M o n d a v from a visit to h e r d a u g h t e r . Mrs, F r ed lU^ss of Attleli>iro.

Mrs. Ida K e e n a n r e t u r n e d h o m e on M o n d a y from a visit to h e r d a u g h t e r . Mrs . Mar ion S h a r o n of Leomins t e r .

Mr. anrt Mrs. G e o r g e .N'uttlng of G a r d n e r a r e s p e n d i n g the week with B. C. C u m m i n g s .

Miss Htizel C u m m l n g s is visi t ing f r i ends in W a l t h a m .

( i r e a t I m p r o v e m e n t s a r e being m a d e on Main s t r e A by P.enial Sav­age , w h o h a s c h a r g e of t h e s t a t e h igh-w,1y.

O u r t r e e w a r d e n , G e o r g e King, th is week s p r a y e d t h e e l m s on Main s t ree t to p ro t ec t t h e m f rom t h e elm be t t lc and o t h e r pes t s . W i t h t h e s p r a y e r r e c e n t l y p u r c h a s e d by t h e tow-n the t o p s of t h e h i g h e s t e lms could easily be r e a c h e d .

Mrs , W h i t t e m o r e and Mrs . Mor r i ­son of W e s t Boy l s ton . Mr.s. Howe of S t e r l i n g and Mra. Day of W o r c e s t e r v is i ted w i th Mrs . B u r d e t t on W e d n e s ­day .

Mrs . H e n r y S p a u l d i n g r e t u r n e d M o n d a y from h e r visit to N a s h u a .

T h e frost w h i c h waa unuaua l ly h e a v y for th i s t i m e of t h e season did c o n s i d e r a b l e d a m a g e a t t h e H a r b o r t h i s w e e k .

On T h u r a d a y Mrs . K n i g h t , Mrs . F l e t c h e r , Mrs . J o s s e l y n a n d Mrs . C u m m l n g s a t t e n d e d t h e N o r t h Mid­d lesex C o n g r e g a t i o n a l con fe r ence of U n i t a r i a n a n d o t h e r c h r i s t i a n c h u r c h ­es a t P e p p e r e U .

Nex t S u n d a y a f t e r t h e c h u r c h m e e t ­ing t h e S u n d a y schoo l will be fo rmed Into r e g u l a r claa.ses w i t h a p e r m a n e n t t e a c h e r for e a c h c lass .

L a s t S u n d a y tho c h u r c h was very p r e t t i l y d e c o r a t e d w i t h wild flowera. It b e i n g c h i l d r e n ' s S u n d a y . T h e fol­l o w i n g p r o g r a m w a s c a r r i e d out by t h e c h i l d r e n : V o l u n t a r y , Mrs . A n ­d r e w s ; p r a y e r R e v . Mr . A n d r e w s ; r ec ­i t a t i o n s . M a y C r o u c h , G l a d y s Taf t . G e r t r u d e B a t c h e l e r . R o g e r B u r k e . E l l i s O r a y ; solos . Miss M y r t l e G r a y ; d u e t s , E s t h e r B a g l e y a n d F l o r e n c e ' L a n g r o d ; d i a l o g u e s , E s t h e r B a g l e y a n d F l o r e n c e Langrford, L e w C r o u c h

M y s t e r i o u s F i r e . L a s t S a t u r d a y a b o u t ' h a l f - p a s t one

In t h e a f t e r n o o n t h e e m p l o y e e s of t h e l e a t h e r b o a r d mill d i scovered s m o k e I s su ing t h r o u g h t h e r o o m s a n d u p o n Inves t i ga t i on a flre w a s d i scovered on t h e s e c o n d floor on t h e southw-est s ide of t h e mil l In Mr. L a n c e y ' s m a ­c h i n e s h o p . T h e flre w a s soon e x t i n ­g u i s h e d by t h e use of a c h e m i c a l a n d a t u b of w a t e r w h i c h w a s n e a r b y . I t Is s t i l l a m y s t e r y a s to t h e - o r i g i n o t t h e fire. Mr . L a n c e y h a d no t b e e n In h i s s h o p a f t e r F r i d a y even ing . It s e e m e d to h a v e s t a r t e d a r o u n d a P e p ­pere l l S p r i n g w a t e r bo t t le s e t t i n g on a p l a t f o r m ou t s ide of a w i n d o w , a s t h a t w a s c o m p l e t e l y d e m o l i s h e d a s w-ell a s t h e bo t t l e . S o m e o n e a d v a n c e d t h e t h e o r y t h a t t h e w a t e r bo t t l e a c t e d a s a s u n g l a s s a n d d r e w t h e r a y s of t h e s u n a n d t h u s Ignited t h e wood ,

HOLLIS, N. H. C u r r e n t E v e n t s . '

Mlsa F l o r e n c e Dudley , f o r m e r l y of th i s tow-n. Is to g r a d u a t e f rom B r i d g e -ton a c a d e m y , N o r t h B r i d g e t o n , Me., w h e r e s h e h a s been a t t e n d i n g schoo l . Miss D u d l e y , w h o Is a ve ry b r i g h t a n d e n e r g e t i c scho la r , h a s t h e h o n o r of b e i n g s a l u t a t o r l a n of h e r c lass . H e r f a t h e r , F r e d W. Dudley , left h e r e on M o n d a y m o r n i n g to a t t e n d t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t exerc ises .

M. L. R i c h a r d s visi ted In B o s t o n on T u e s d a y .

G e o r g e C. Cobb a n d family , w h o h a v e b e e n s p e n d i n g t h e w i n t e r a t t h e Abb le F l a g g plac«, a r e to m o v e to Mrs, C, T, G u e t h l n g ' s , w h e r e t h e y a r e to b o a r d . Miss F l a g g w-IU soon Come to Ho l l i s to en joy h e r s u m r h e r v a c a ­t ion.

W e s l e y \V. I-jidd, t h e s t a r p i t c h e r for HolUs A. A. of 1911, h a s s i gned w-lth t h e S o u t h Bos ton t e a m of t h e G r e a t e r B o s t o p league , and e x p e c t s to p i t c h h i s first g a m e on th i s S a t ­u r d a y , ,

At a m e e t i n g of t h e Sons a n d G r a n d s o n s of V e t e r a n s on last S a t u r ­d a y e v e n i n g , t h e r e w-ere a b o u t tw-ent.v p r e s e n t , H e n r y Wilson w-gis c h a l r -m a n ' o f t h e m e e t i n g a n d H a r o l d H a r d y . secre tary p r o t em. R e m a r k s w-ere m a d e by different imea In t e r e s t ed a n d Mr. M a n n i n g , of 'M'liford w-as i ) resent a n d e x p l a i n e d t h e ol)Ject of t h i s o r ­g a n i z a t i o n a n d is to ge t t h e c o n s t i t u ­t ion a n d b y - l a w s of t h e s t a t e o r g a n i ­za t ion . T h e s e a r e to be r ead a t t h e next m e e t i n g on Sa t i i rday e v e n i n g .

W a r r e n C o l b u r n is h a v i n g a n ad ­d i t ion bu i l t on to h i s l iarn. .Ar thur S t r o n g a n d J o s e p h Mayo a r e d o i n g t h e w-ork.

'^ GROTON, P<K'ni. .

T h e following" <^»riginal p o e m . . w r i t ­ten by Mrs . " K. A. HarrowH, po'^'t l a u r e a t e of Oro ton . way read a t th»-G r o t o n g r a n g e t.>M T u e s d a y ev.,-ning. J u n e 1 1 :

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younK •* When they a re cornered witl i no

cl iance to i-nn. Sift h u m a n k i n d to the i r ment i^r w o r t h The re a r e no two people a l ike on e a r t h . The t roub le is egot i sm will r ise. Making? n i a n a n d woman of n ia^ lc sUe. Look a t ilolitician.'*. each one is rlKht, For w o m a n ' s suffrage w o m a n will

flsht. The s t r i k e s of l abo ie r s s t a r t ed toda>' Keep ind iv idua l s in ba t t l e a r r a y . In liiffh life and low, p rospe r i ty luU-s Tha t m a k e s men ' a f t e rwar t l s call

themselve.s fools. When l | t t l e Kgo looks fiut of h is eves And finds someone else is unde r the

sk ie s . Op t imis t s say be t t e r t imes are coinlnLr. But h u m m ing' b i rd s will a I w a y s hr'

h u m m i n g . X a t u r e will remain in bird, beas t and

man . So pret all the good out of lif - t l ia :

you can. Theor i z ing specula* intr is \ a i n Unless you can be t te r t h ings d^n ' :

compla in . For the \v*jrld*s imi>rovenient. work

wltl l your might , W h a t e v e r happens don't wor ry or fight. Kduca t ion goes beyond days of scho-*!. Mutua l fo rbea rance where diiTerenc^'S

ru le Will b e t t e r condi t ions now uncon­

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God's Seal. r th ink In tlie entl tha t r ight wi l ! pre­

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day Cheerfu l ly do the good that c jn ies \ o u r

way.

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WANTKI)—A Girl for Oeneral H o u s e ­work In a smal l familv. , \ppl v to M Its . I n-: KH KI : T A . D O W N I N< ;. i.'. P rospec t St ree t . Ayer, Mass. Hox 41 •].

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Fine Village Farm I- 'ourteen . \ c r e F a r m , loca ted on

Main S t r e e t , r igh t in the C e n t e r of t own . T h r e e tTiinute*^' walk to c h u r c h ­es, tow-n ha l l , s to re . i>ost otilce and schi^tols. S e \ e n t e e n r o o m hiu ise wi th town w a t e r , good-s ized b.arn. g a r a g e a n d he'n h o u s e . All in line c o n d i t i o n . Orto h u n d r e d Apple t r ees . W o u l d m a k e a fine jiiaoe to t a k e b o a r d e r s or let r o o m s .

To be sold to se t t le e s ta te . r r lc*- . $4,800.00.

K K > I P & n K X X F n T . Kast , P e p i » r e U , Ma.is.

COMMONWKAl.TH OF MASSACHTI-SKTTS. Middlesex, ss. P r o b a t e Cour t .

To tbe helrs-at- law- and all o t h e r p e r s o n s In te res ted in the e s t a t e of CHABI.I'.R T. JKN-.NKRSON' l a t e of T o w n s e n d In said County, deceased .

W h e r e a s . K. AT.ONZO BI.OOD ad­m i n i s t r a t o r of the es t a t e of sa id de ­ceased h a s presen ted to said Cour t , his two p e t i t i o n s for l icense to sell a t pub ­llo auc t ion , or Upon such t e rms a s may be a d j u d g e d best tw-o t r a c t s of the real e s t a t e of flhid deceased, for the purpose of d i s t r ibu t ion .

You a r c he reby cited to a p p e a r a t a P r o b a t e Cour t , to be held a t C a m b r i d g e , ' In sa id Coun ty of Middlesex, on tho second d a y of Ju ly A. D. 1912. a t n ine o'clock In the forenoon, lo show cause . If a n y you have, why the same should not be g r a n t e d .

And sa id pe t i t ioner Is o rde red to se rve t h i s i c l t a t l o n by de l ive r ing a copy thereof to all persons In te rcs teo , -who can be found wi th in the C o m m o n ­w e a l t h , fou r t een days , a t leas t , before sa id Cour t , and If iany one c a n n o t be so found b y pub l i sh ing the s a m e once In e a c h w e e k , for t h r e e success ive w e e k s In T u r n e r ' s Pub l i c Spi r i t a n e w s ­p a p e r pub l i shed In Ayer the l a s t p u b ­l i ca t ion to be one day, a t leas t , before • a id C o u r t . • - . . - . „

W i t n e s s , C h a r l e s J. Mc ln t l r e . E s q u i r e , F i r s t J u d g e of sa id Court , th i s e l even th d a y of J u n e In the y e a r one t h o u s a n d n ine h u n d r e d and twely* •

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