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'S PUBLIG SPIRIT; Forty-Ninth Year Ayer, Mass;i Saturday, December 30, 1916

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HARVARD N'cws Itcnis.

Tho entcrlainment for thc next meeting of thc Woman'.'i clnb. Monday, .lanuary 1, will he .'i cluh magazine, -.Mr**. Herbort B. iloyal and Mrw. Henry H. Putn.im, editors. This Is to he entirely orlKlnal. all the matter lielnfi: C(»n:ril>utO(l by club nioniNcr.s. and i.s to he profusely iiiustratod with tableaux.

.Ma.ster Ka>-m(,n<l .Sawyer, of (Jroton. wa.s a i:uo.st this week with li:? :<rand-mother. Mrs. Kdna Parker.

.Mr. and Mr.s. V. S. Kav.ige. .Sj-,, trjok dinner .and spent (''hristmas <!a\- with Jatnes I.. Whitney and hf)Usehol(l.

.Mls.s .Alice Preston is home this Week for tho holidays.

The Dailey hoys, from Charlestown. are visiting this week with their Cousins. \V. J. and the .Misses Kerley.

Mr. and Mr.s. Herbert Thayer spent the Christmas dinner hour with .Mrs. Thayer's father. E. T. .MlinK. Groton.

Harvard postolllce had the largest mall for any one day on last Monday. The mornlnp: mall brought 29 bai;s, the noon mall 5 bafts, and the evenlns mail 9 bags. .Mr. Hynes. thc K. I'". I), carrier, h.ad two pung sleighs loaded full for his day trip of iii.ii miles

Mr. and Mrs. George Cohh entertained on Christmas .Mr. and Mrs. Humphreys.

.Mien Hacon. Jr.. is a guest this week with Stanley Turner. .Mr. Bacon Is from Albany. X. Y.

Ruth Stanwood Patch. ^ daughter of A. Warren P.atch. who formerl.v resided in this town, and for many vear.s a successful commission merchant In Maiden, was united In marriago on Tuesda.v evening to Dr. E. W. Harron. .superintendent of the Boston Chil-tlren's Dispensary. Kev. II. K. Sykes. pastor of the Kirst l'niversallst chnrch, olllciated. Mrs. Barron is a graduate of the Maiden high schonl and Radcllffe college '09, ,and U'a member of the Monday club of Maiden and of the college clubs of M,al<len and Hoston. Dr. Harron graduated from Tufts in 1900 and Hai'vard medical school In 190.1.

Still RIvcr, The Christmas tree and exercises at

the vestry Saturday evening went linely. .Mlss Eldna Klanders assisted by Kleanor Haskell nnd Vera. Willard made the arrangements. The smaller children of the primary department did good work In exemplylng the story of the three bears .and then the llttie ones gathered around Mrs. Haynes and she told thom how thcy came to trim tho Christmas trees with sliver .and gold tinsels, etc. Santa was unable to be present so his mother (Mrs. Kannle Haskell) camo In his stead and with her aids distributed presents to all nnd thc smaller ones pulled hags of candy from two larsre pud-dings. •

The.annual Christmas'concert was held on last Sunday afternoon at three o'clock. "The flrst Christmas.-" a concert program sent out by thc Baptist Home Missionary society, was used. Thcro was singing, "Watchman tell us. of the night," "Good christian men rejoice"; recitation, l.uther WUIard; r&adlngi ,Bornlcc Walker; singing, "There dwelt In old Judca": recitations, Rachel Haskell aiid Rowland WUIard; singing, quartet; recitations, Hope 'WUIard, Evelina nnd Winona Mitchell; reading, 'Vera Willard; sonsr, "Tho first NowcU"; recitation, Luther Willard, Alvln nnd Allon Walker; reading, Mr. Bateman; song, "Tho shepherd aong"; remarks by the pastor, Rcv, L. H. Morse; song, '-'Ring out ye bells."

A party of twelve wont from here

to Hoston on Thursday to hear, Billy Sundav—Rov. and Mrs. I.. H. Jlorse. W. K. Haskell. Eleanor Haskell. .MIs.s Florence Dadmun. Miss Moffat. Ethelyn Kusaell, Madeline P.ussell. Uogers Morse, Ituth Willard., .Mrs. Mabel Sprague and Mr. Bu.se.

l.a.st .Sunday, towards tho evening, a party of girls wont to the houses of the sliyt-ins and san.y Christmas car(,ls.

On last week I'riday ni;iht the high wind blew down one of the lariie ash trees in front of the pai'sfin.age. I'*or-run.atol.v it blew .acr<jss the streel ratil-er xhxin onto the house. The telephone and electric light wires on the oi.posite of tho sireet worc torn from Iheir fa.stenings. but were nol broken, so no serious trouble was caused. Tree Warden .Maynard and men from Iiarvard were early on the ground and had thc street cleared In gond season in the morning.

Miss Ruth Willard chapcrr,red a party of young people on a sleigh riile to Ayor and return on last woek Thursday evoning.

Miss Vera Willard si)ent Wodnosd.ay evening with her friond. Miss Pauline. Hodman, of Clinton.

I.Htle' Howland WUIard slipped and fell on the Icc near his home on Wednesday forenoon, striking his head In such a way as to cut a large gash on his forehead. Three sUtches had to bc t.akcn to properly dose the wound.

The I.adles' Mission circle met with Mrs. D.admun again this wook to read from tho book. "Lady of Chinese courtyard, .and they flnd It so Intorosting that thoy plan to meet often to flnish It.

I.evl Howar<l has beon III this weok. but is reported as Improving.

John Smith, who has workeel for Mr. Vlles for over two years, concluded his duties there on .Monday and left for parls unknown.

Mrs. l.ottle Dadmun Is sponding the winter with her sisler, Mrs. .\hbie Dadmun.

Chrlstmns Gatherings. Christmas .saw somo f.amily parties,

among them .Mrs. Joyce entertained her children. Missos Agnes and Nellie Joyce. Mr. and Mrs. John Kenney and two children and Mr. and .Mrs. Thomas, all of Boston; Miss Nellie .N'eyland and her niece, Catherine Brosnehan, of Bellows Kails, Vt., were with her parents, Mr. and ,Mrs. John .N'eyland; Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Haskell and daughter.Eleanor dined with their son (Jarl and family; Mr, and 1/rs. Charle.s Haskell dined with their frlend.s, Mr. and Mrs. Burnett, in Clinton; Mr. and Mrs. Arna W. Koblnson entertained their son Hubert and wife, of Fltchburg; Miss Marlon Hlggs of Boston was with t e r parents, Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Hlggs; Mrs. Carrie N>>ursc dined with Mrs, Abblc Dadmun; Mr, and Mrs. Haynes took dinner with her father In Shirley; Mrs. Anna 'Vaughn, of Melrose, wns thc guesf of her mother, Mrs. McBrlde; Rogers Morse, with his room-mate,. Mr. Buse, are with his patents. Rev. and .Mrs. Iy. H, Morse, for the holidays from their studies at. Bates college; Misses Grace and Edith Karnsworth, of Maiden and Sprlngfleld. arc at their home-here for the holidays; also, Warren K, Harrod nnd Kenneth RusseU, of Worcester,' nnd MIsg Ethelyn RusseU, of Vermont; Mr. nnd Mrs. Arthur E. Holland spent tho day' in Jamaica Plain, fhey expecting to attend .the wedding of his -sister, but she was IU with typhoid fever, and thus the ceremony was poslpon<)dt F, tv. Batom'an and sister, Mlss Eliza, spent' Christmas and Tuesday with their brother Luther and family in Arlington,

Center. .Miss Carrio Walker' of Townsend

Hill returned Thursday from spending the week-end and over Christmas at the home of her brotlier, .Merton Walker, at Kltchburg.

Quartermaster Warren Barnaby and family, who have been spending tho Christmas soason with Mrs. Barnaby's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Copeland, returned to' their Philadelphia home Wednesday. Mlss Sarah Copeland leaves the las.t of tho -week for Montclalr, X. J., to resume her duties as teacher.

Mr, and Mrs.' Robertson and little daughter of Woburn spont Christmas with Mrs. Robertson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Morse.

Mr. and JIrs, Winfleld Morse and family ot Brockton enjoyed the Chrlstmastide ivlth Mr. and JIrs. John Jlorse.

Word has been received from Mr. and .Virs. Aaron Hinds that they are well and enjoying the winter with .Mlss 1-Jthel Hinds In Everett.

Jfr. and Mrs. Charlos Stickney pleasantly entertained the- following giiests at Christmas dinner on Mondtiy: .Mr. and Mrs, Perley Pierce'of Brookllne. N. H.. Jlr. and .Mrs. John JIartIn and daughter Esther, of Pepperell, ('Iarenco Stickney of Boston and JIIss Grace Whitcomb of Brook-fine. N. H.. JIlss Alice Law-son from Pepperell and Jlr. and JIrs. George H. Kendall from the Center.

Another pleasant gathering held on the hill .was that of the Copeland family held at the home of Mr. and JIrs. George Hartford on Christmas da.v. There wero also many Christmas trees attractively decorated In thc homes of this rural community, which brought added Joy and happiness to the boys and girls on Tbwnsend Hlll.

The Townsend Brotherhood will hold their next meeting In the Jlethodist hall this week Friday ovoning when Edward S. Gregory, a.ssist.anl to the Income Tax department of Bc>s-ton w-lll bo preseni and give a most interesting talk on , the Income tax probIen\ which Is of special interest to all just now,, .Mr. Gregory has been a member of the ta.\ commissioners' depa'rtmeht for a number of years and has been connected with this new- income tax law since its organization. This new law goes inlo elTect January 1. After Jlr. Gregory's talk the publlc are invited to ask (luestions thoy may wish lo havo e.xplained. Thero-will be, voctl and instrumental music and a" soclal time lo follow. . Everybody welcome.

.\t thc Congregational church Sunday mornlnS Kev. A. L, Struther.s' sermon subject Is "What I have written I have written." ^

At the Methodist.church. Dr. Charlton's Sunday morning sermon subject will be appropriate to the closing of the year. Epworth League service in the evoning, followed by a watch night service until the opening ot the new year.

Jlonday ovening of New Year's day at C.30 o'clock the Jlethodist .Sunday school will give a .Supper to thc children of the Sunday ^x;hool, followed by a praise service In charge of the pastor. Evory cvenlnfr during, the w-eek of prayer a service of praise. Intercession and Instruction, will be held in tho Jlethodist vestry.

Tue-sday aflernoon the Woman's JIisionar.\- society will moot w-lth .M'I-.S. W. P. Taylor when the study of the "King's highw-ay" will be continued. Jli.ss Emilie l.;iw-ronce w-ill also continue her repori of recent mi.-i.sionary Coinention.

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You'll see these words a lot this winter, we believe, This country is about due for one.of those old-fashioned," winters. Hfive you seen our • . . % ^

Hart, Schaffner & Marx Overcoats? ' They're husky enough to stand any wind or cold Aveather; not heavy or cumbersome; just'warm. comfortable, busi-ness-like and above ail, stylish.. If you're out in the cold much here's what you want,

iiovf about GLOVES, CAPS, MUFFLERS, SWEATERS, OVERSHOES} We are headquarters for all " kinds of Winter Wear for the • Men and Boys: Satisfaction guaranteed or your money" back. "^.

Store Open Monday, Friday and Saturday Evenings

Opposite Depot AYER - MASS.

Mr. .'in<l Mrs. Hilly Buckley .spont rhrirttmas in Winthrop,

The last mootin;? of tho Monday Whist club was at Sachem Villa, Mrs. Noyos hoste.ss. Mrs. JcsKOlyn was the winner of the fir.st prize, and .Mrs. Harvey second. A social hour and lunch ended thc pleasant aftornoon.

The As Vou I.iko It club will not meet throuph the winter months. AI-thouRh much rogretted by the club tho travelin;:; makes it impossible for but a few to attond. However, each one will bo satherinff little ffems for the reopeninj? in the spring. The last meotin^r was with Mrs. Smith. AlthouKh but a fow werc prosont a merry time was enjoyed; subjoct. "Our bost and worst Christmas."

Le."ter Spear, of I^eadin^, spent the hoUday at Westview.

Mr. and ^\VP. W . K. Oray vi.«ited relatives in Worcester on Sunday.

Mr. and Mr.s. Albert I'orter and little dauR'hter. of Fitohl>urf;. wero tho K-ucsts of Mr. and Mrs. l.orenzo Doran on .Monday. Howard Doran, who wept to Seattle. Wash., a year aco this fall, sent Christmas sreoiinj;s to many of his eastern friends an(i nolphbors.

.Mrs. Frank Jones, of Xatick. with hor son and daughter, is spendini? tho week with her .'<tster. Mrs. Adney Gray. MIFS Myrtle Gray, nf Hrockton, and Harold Gray, of Xew Haven, were home for the htdid.ays.

The pleasure of the holidays was preatly enhanced to tho employees of the leatherboard mill hy a i;lft from the .1. Spauldini? & Sons <'o.. of five percent of the wajjes received within the year by oach man.

A merry family i)arty gathered at the S. .1. Harvey homestead on Monday, when sixteen wero seated at the br>untiful Chri.stmas dinner.

Mrs, I.izzie Haldwin. Mlsa Hlanch Haldwin and Carl hlddell spent Christmas with Leslie Haldwin and his family in Worcostor.

Mrs. l.orenzo' I>oran and daughter. Miss Huth. handsomely entertained tho Whist club at Its last meeting:. The hlghcHt scores wero made by Mrs. C. Smith 37, and Major Jones 41,

Mrs. Hailey and daughter, Miss Sibyl, of East Boston, wero Christmas guests of relatives In this villago. , Tho deorgc' Fessenden estate has been sold to a young man of lyowell. Mr. B'os-scnden and his family will movo to West Groton."

SHIRLEY News Items,

About.thlrty-dve Juniors wont to thc town hall In Shirley Center on Thui-s-dfti' evening and the entire party enjoycfl themselves immensely. Games, dancing nnd muelc,. with the serving of refreshments, werc tho features ot entertainment,, Thc entire party report a flno time. ^Mrs. Charics Stebblns, Mrs. . Fred Brown and Mrs. Facette chaperoned the party,

Mrs. Ann Lawrence, about seventy-flve. yeare of age, was saverely burned

about her body on Thursday afternoon at about four o'clocs; when her dress caught Ilro from - the kitchen stove. Her son, Goorge F, A. Lawrence, was In thc barn adjoining the house, and upon hearing her cries for help, rushed Into tho house and done quick work In extlnguLshlng the flre, which In few seconds'more would have enveloped her whole body. Dr. Pelrce, who rendered the necessary medical aid, say.s her chances for recovery aro fairly good.

George Wilson, of Davis street, has been confined to hl» home with sickness this week;

Joseph Sandlin of-' Calitornia. and Mary Sandlin of 'Bridgeport, Corvn,, aro viFitlng In town. . Both are former well-known residents',

Fred I'rovost, of the navy. Is at his home ou Center road on a ten-day furlough. Mr. Provost is cook, aboard the Gunboat Austria, stationed at Dc-i r i i l t .

The public schools will re-open on Tuesday. Pupils attending the high schools will also refurn to school dunes on that day.

Old Shirley chapter, D. A. R., met Tuesday evening with Mrs. . Anna V'raui. It was decided to feed the birds as ha.s been the custom for sev eral years. Christmas poems were rcaii by several members, and Christ mas gifts brpught by each member v,-ere distributed by JIrs. Abbie' J. Wells, each one opening her gift before the next was given out. Dainty refreshments werc served by the host fss. assisted by her sister, Mrs. Ella I-'. I.awrence. Each lady was given pink when leaving by Mr. Cram.

The Altrurian club will meet on.next Thurs-day afternoon at three o'clock in thc vestry of lhe Congregational churoh. The meeting is In charge of thc education comnilttee, Mrs, Mary C I'ark, chairma7^who has recelveil a.s a speaker. Miss Willcox. ot Boston. .•\t :;.:J0 the meeting will be open to the i»u)>l:e and It Is ht)peil that all who oan will aiten<l to hear this most in-terestini^ suhjee:.

The annu.'il rul! c.ill of tho Con^rre-garirmal churoh will be held at the church on Wednesday evenin,:;. January 10. Sfioia! from G.30 to T; supper at 7 o'clock.

.Mrs. .Mary C. Park Is spending thi.s week at the hiime of her daughter. Mr. and .Mrs. William .•\driance. in Winchester.

Center. Mrs. riuth Cl.irk, ot .Sprlnsfleld. is

spending a few days this week \yith her parents. .Mr. and Airs. X. IX. Graves.

Miss Edna ilnjden.-of Lancaster, ;ind Arthur R. Hcldcn. of West Graton. spent Christmas with their i>arcnts. Mr. and Mrs, Horbert Holden.

Mrs. Henry I'hisholm. who has been staying at the home of .Mrs. Cynthia l.ynch on I'tnter road, was called to Boston last week by the death and funeral of her husband, who has been Ul in a hospital for some time.

The Girls' Sewjng Guild heid a very pleasant and well attended whist I)arty'at the hnme of Mrs. H. V. Grout on \\'edneKday '-vening. Howard M. I.ongle:.- made the highest score, .and .Mirs Helen lirad.ford was tho secon<I. Ice cream and e tokics wero served.

Itev. Grover Harrison of Groton School wlfi oonduct the sei-vice at Trinity chapel un Sunday afternoon at i.ih. Sunday sciiool Immediately aftor the service.

Ualph .v. Graves, who is iittendinc Hryant «& SiratV'n Business college in FJoston. has tai<'-n a position with the .•Vssociatod Press in Boston.

Xew .•\<lvertlscmcnts lOKI STI ni'.IHivEK Sl.x, t-trAt, in

llrst-cI.-asH condili'tn: nm less th.in 1200 miles: orlKlnil cost til:;.',. AVKIt ,\UT() ST.\TI<)N. -Vycr. JIass. Phone Sli-.-..

KOIl S.\I,I-;—Two Heifers: one new milch, thc other TO freshen soon. I-'. S. S.WAOK. ,Sr.. Harvard, Mass.

TOWN OF GROTON

The A.s.ses. ors -have procured trom thc Tax Comml.Hsioncrs Department an expert on the .Vow Massachusetts Income Tax, whn will explain the law at the Town Hall, Thursday Kvening, January -I, nt l';iKlit o'clock.

The publlc Is earnee.tly requested to attend as it is absolutely necessary tor every person to have a. general knowledge nt this law. Blanks and other literature will be dLstributed,

WILLIAM H, WHITEHILL. FRANK A. TORREY,' GEOROK H, McKEE, ]

Assessors,

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Gi*rrt/eii At44»-

OF EVERY - KliSTD' FQR MEN AND BOYS

You will find here a very large stock of handsome and desirable Overcoats. Every man will find here an Qver-'' coat that will be sure to please him. Here is the Dressy Overcoat in Black or Oxford with Velvet Collars and cut-42 inches long. Here is the yeiy attractive Fancy Mixture ' Overcoat in a variety of styles of fabrics and colorings, all ^ very stylish and well tailored. H^re is also the long Storm ' Coat with the large Storm Collar, cut 52 inches long. We, are offering every one of these coats at prices that tange from $2.00 to $5.00'under--the'market value today. •''•

Come ih and look them over-as it is the only way you can be corivihced-bf th«f-superi6r"values.' -'' -.. '^'.

Men's Fancy Mixture Overcoats $10.00, $15.00, $18.00, $20.00 and $22.00 $15.00, $20.00 and $22.00

$8.47, $10.00, $15.00, $18.00 and $20.00 $5.00, $7.47, $8.47, $10.00 and $12.00

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iMen's Black Kersey Overcoats. Youths' Fancy Mixture Overcoats Boys' Fancy Mixture Overcoats

Fur Coats A gdod sto(;k of FUR GOATS and -all at re-

iiiai'kal)ly low prices. We eannot replace them at anything like present prices—Dogskin, Horsehide and Galoway Calf, made with heavy quilted liniiiffs and with large storm collars.

Prices—$25.00, $30.00, $35.00 and $40 .00

Sheep-lined Ulsters Shocp-lincd L'lstors, ankle length, made of Duck

or Jloleskin outside and with large fur collars, .•\ii ideal coat for the man who drives an automoliiie in cold weather. They will interest you—-better step in and have a look.

Prices—$15.00, $18.00, $22.00 and $25 .00

Sweaters How ahout a good Sweater? W'e have them—

all kinds and eolors.

Men's Sweaters !• 50^ to $ 7 . 0 0 Boys' Sweaters 9 8 ^ to $3 .00 Children's Sweaters 50< to $2 .00

Winter Caps Every kind of Winter Caps, also, a good line

of Toques and Toques and Scarfs Bemarkably low prices for the qualities offered.

Men's Warm Cap's ^

Men's dolf Caps . . . . . - . Boys' Golf Caps . . . . . . . . . . .

Toques for Boys or Girls....

Toques and Scarfs . . . .

5 0 ^ to J$1.5a sot io $1JS5.

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$ 1 . 0 0 to $2 .00 Toques for Children . , 2 5 ^ asd 5 0 ^ '

Rubber Footwear ' Wc have everything you can possibjy need in

way of Rubber Footwear to keep your feet dry and warm. We carry the \ ery best makes and the very best qualities to be found in the conntryt You will find here such makes as ^ ?•

GOLD SEAL, BED SEAL GdODYEAB GLOVE

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Are yon acquainted with the above makes of B a b v ^ ber Footwear? Yon will find that they cost jijbt^^ no more than what you usually pay for the ow^^^ nary kinds. . . i

Calendar We6k NcU'i,

Next week will be Calendar Week at this store. As per our dustdin^for^^V'^ years past, during the coming week we, shall present to all custom^is^'imal^f'pls^^ chases at our store, a Beauiiful Art Calendar for ihe year 1917. We \sitt s^^^^tl '*^ will like our caiehdar and you will find it w6ll worth having and keying, 'J^^ town customers who cannot get here will receive one by parcel post upon Mlti

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M i s s P a u l i n e D o l e w a s a C h r i s t m a s g u e s t a t M r s . A l m a M. R i c h a r d s o n ' s .

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g r o u p o f k i n s p e o p l e n u m b e r i n g t w e l v e f o r t h o h o l i d a y , . T h o s o p r e s e n t w e r e S i r , a n d Mra, H e n r y W . W h i t i n g , Mr, a n d M r s , M. B . C o b u r n a n d d a u g h t e r C l a r i s s a , Mr, a n d M r s . F r e d W , C o -b u r n , a i r o f G r o t o n , a n d Mr. a n d ' M r s . G e o r g e T . D a y , o f W e s t f o r d .

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M r . a n d Mrs . W e s l e y O. H a w k e s , o f G r a n i t e v i l l e , Mr. a n d M r s . F r a n k H a w k e s . W e s l e y H a w k e s , Jr . , a n d M i s s D o r a H a w k e s , -of M e l r o s e . w e r e C h r i s t m a s g u e s t s w i t h Mr. a n d M r s . A . W . H a r t f o r d , e n j o y i n g a f a m i l y d i n n e r p a r t y a n d C h r i s t m a s t r e e .

T h e first m e e t i n g of t h e n e w y e a r f o r t i i e T a d m u c k c l i ib wi l l t a k e p l a c e o n T u e s d a y a f t e r n o o n a t L i b r a r y ha l l , a n d w i l l b o In c h a r g e of t h e l i t e r a t u r e a n d l i b r a r y e x t e n s i o n c o m m i t t e e . M r s . W i l l i a m C. R o u d e n b u s h . c h a i r m a n . T h e r e w i l l b e c u r r e n t e v e n t s b y H o n . H e r b e r t E . F l e t c h e r ; M r s . L o u i s H . B u c k s h o r n w i l l g i v e a b o o k r e v i e w , " T h e C h a n n l n g s . " a b e a u t i f u l o ld E n g - -l i s h s t o r y b y M r s . H e n r y W o o d , a n d last , ' b u t b y n o m e a n s l eas t , Mrs . F r e d L . R o b e r t s , o f L o w e l l , w i l l be t h e s o l o i s t o f t h e a l t e r n o o n .

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O n l a s t S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g a t t h e C o n g r e g a t i o n a l c h u r c h a C h r i s t m a s g a t h e r i n g f o r t h e c h i l d r e n w a s h e l d . T h e r e w a s a s u p p e r , g a m e s a n d s p e a k i n g , f o l l o w e d b y a t r e e w i t h d i s t r i b u t i o n o f g i f t s . A t t h e S u n d a y m o r n i n g s e r v i c e t h e r e w a s s p e c i a l n i u s i c a n d s e r m o n . T h e c h o i r o f fifteen v o i c e s , u n d e r t h e l e a d e r s h i p of M r s . C h a r l e s H . W r i g h t , w i t h M'iss H a z e l B . H a r t f o r d , o r g a n i s t , g a v e a s p l e n d i d m u s i c a l s e r v i c e . Mr.s. C h a r l e s D . C o l b u r n a n d M i s s L i l l i a n S u t h e r l a n d s u s t a i n e d t h c s o l o p a r t of t h e p r o g r a m . R e v . . H o w a r d . \ . L i n c o l n p r e a c h e d a n a b l e s e r m o n o n " T h e m e s s a g e of C h r i s t m a s . " A t t h e e v e n i n g s e r v i c e Mr. L i n -c o i n g a v e a r e a d i n g of t h e C h r i s t m a s l e g e n d of " T h e o t h e r w i s e m a n . " by H e n r y V a n D y k e .

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t h a m . w h o h a s r e c e n t l y r e t u r n e d to h i s h o m e l o w n a n d bouKht t h e o ld D e a c o n H r o w n f a r m iu t h e s o u t h par t of t h o t o w n , had a h o u s o war„minK on D o c e m ber 2( in t h e f o r m of a C h r i s t m a s p a r ty. T h o t h r e e b r o t h e r s w o r c p r e s e n t w i t h t h e i r f a m i l i e s , m a k i n g a h a p p y c o n i p a n y of slxtec"Vi. A n e loKant t u r k e y , d i n n o r w a s s e r v e d h y t h e h o s t e s s , a f t e r w h i c h a w e l l - l a d e n C h r i s t m a s t r e e w a s t h e c e n t e r of a t t r a c t i o n . O s c a r N e e d h a m of I . c x i n g t o n , t h c o n l y g r a n d p a o f t h e b r o t h e r s , w a a c h o s e n to a c t a s S a n t a C l a u s , a n d a f t e r a f e w r e m a r k s r e a d t h c f o l l o w i n g o r i g i n a l p o e m . E v e r y b o d y p r e s e n t fo l t t h e Chrls tma-s s p i r i t a n d t h e b o n d a of b r o t h e r l y l o v e t h a t h a v e h e l d s o s t r o n g t o r m o r e t h a n flfty y e a r s s e e m e d o v o n s t r o n g e r a t t h e i h l d - d a y of t h e i r l i f e ' s

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c h u r c h h e l d i t s C h r i s t m a s e n t e r t a i n m e n t a n d S a n t a d i s t r i b u t e d t h e g i f t s . T h o p r o g r a m , w i t h o u t d o u b t , w a s t h e b e s t h e l d In t h e c h u r c h In a l o n g t i m e . E v e r y b o y a n d gir l o t t h e S u n 3 a y s c h b o l w h o t o o k p a r t c o n t r i b u t e d s p l e n d i d l y to a s u c c e s s f u l h o u r ' s e n j o y m e n t . A f t e r t h c d i s t r i b u t i o n of t h o g i f t s t o a l l c h i l d r e n u n d e r f o u r t e e n , a n d to m a n y o v e r f o u r t e e n , t h c p e o p l e ' a d j o u r n e d t o t h e i r h o m e s , M r s . A l -

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dear .

On S e p t e m b e r m o r n in '61, T w o b o y s w e r e born i n s t e a d of o n e ; T h c n o i g h b o r s a l l , s h o u t e d w i t h g l e e . A n d thc p a r e n t s ' pr ide w a s p l a i n to s e e .

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T o tho h e l r s - a t - l a w , n e x t of , k l n c r e d l t o r a , and a l ! o t h e r Peraona i n t o r e s t c d in thc e s t a t e of R O S E T T A B I X ) D G K T T lato of T o w n s e n d in sa id C o u h t y . d e c e a s e d , i n t e s t a t e .

W h e r e a s a p e t i t i o n h a s b e e n p r e s e n t ed to sa id C o u n to g r a n t a l e t t e r o f a d m i n i s t r a t i o n on t h e e s t a t e of s a i d d e c e a s e d t o G E O R G E W . B U ) D G F T T of . T o w n s o n d in t h c C o u n t y of M i d d l e s e x , w i t h o u t g i v i n g a s u r e t y o n h i s bond .

•you a r e h e r e b y c i t e d to a p p e a r a t a P r o b a t e Court to bc h e l d a t C a m b r i d g e , In s a i d C o u n t y o t M i d d l e s e x , o n t h e e lKhth d a y ot J a n u a r y A. D. 1 9 1 ' . a t n i n e o 'c lock iti the f o r e n o o n , to s h o w c a u s o if a n y y o u h a v e , w h y thc s a m o s h o u l d n o t bc g r a n t e d , . . . . ,

A n d thc p e t i t i o n e r i s h e r e b y d i r e c t e d to g i v e publ l c n o t i c e thereof , by p u b l i s h i n g t h i s c i t a t i o n o n c e In e a c h w e e k , for threo s u c c e s s i v e w c c k p . In T u r n e r s P u b l i c Spirit , a n e w s p a p e r pub l lahed In Aycr , the l a s t p u b l i c a t i o n to be o n e day . a t leaat . b e f o r e aa ld Court . . .

W l t n e a a , C h a r l e s J. M c l n t l r o , J,anulre, F i r s t J u d g o of s a i d C o u r t , t h i s s i x t e e n t h d a y of D e c e m b e r In t h e y e a r o n e t h o u s a n d nine 'hundred a n d a l x t e e n .

3 t l 6 F. M, E S T Y , R e g i s t e r ,

OLD TIME CALUNG T h e o v e r c o a t o t our 1800 d a n d y 'was

of s o v e r a l f a s h i o n s , l i k e o u r o w n d a y . T b e bo.v c o a t w a s afTected b y h o r s e m e n a n d s p o r t i n g c h a r a c t e r s — t h e l o n g ta i l ed s h o r t w a i s t e d s u r t o u t b y t h e m o r e f a s l i i o n a b l e .

In t b e m i d s t o t t h e e x c i t e m e n t a t t e n d i n g K o s s u t h ' s v i s i t t o A m e r i c a t b e s o f t f e l t h a t w o r n b y hlra w a s aCfected b y a f e w e v e n 'n'ith t h e f e a t h e r , b u t It n e v e r a t t a i n e d t h c d i g n i t y of a f a s h i o n ,

T b e w i d e flowing c l o a k s , c a l l e d t h e T a l m a , w e r e a l s o w o r n .

T h u s a t t i r e d , t h e c a l l e r s a l l i e d for th tpr h i s d a y ' s w o r k .

% T h e d r e s s of t h e l a d i e s lA'as a s r i ch a s p o s s i b l e a s for d i n n e r , a n e v e n i n g p a r t y or t h e opera , a n d f o r t h e f a s h i o n I m u s f r ' b e g t h e m to t u r n t o a m a g a z i n e or f a s h i o n ' b o o k o f t h e d a y . M a n y g e n t l e m e n p r o c e e d e d in c a r r i a g e s t r o m ca l l to ca l l , t h u s s a v i n g t i m e u n d pre-s e r \ ' i n g the ir a t t i r e t r o m r a i n , s n o w or d u s t .

T-'pon e n t e r i n g t h e p a r l o r t h b c a l l e r a d v a n c e d g a y l y t o w a r d t b e h o s t e s s or a l a d y h e k n e w , s a y i n g , "I w i s h y o u a H a p p y N e w Y e a r , " o r h e e x t e n d e d h i s w i s h to al l t h e l a d i e s b y s a y i n g , "I w i s h y o u al l a H a p p y X e w Y e a r . " T h e o ld or e l d e r l y g e n t l e m e n w h o w e r e on iut lraato t e r m s w i t h t h e t a m l l y or w e r e r e l a t i o n s w e r e o f t e n p e r m i t t e d to s a l u t e t h e y o u n g l a d l e s or all t h c l a d l e s t h e y w e r e s a f e in h o n o r i n g . S o m e o ld g e n t l e m e n , i n d e w l , c l a i m e d i t a s a r i t e or c e r e m o n y d e s c e n d e d f r o m c o l o n i a l t i m e s . T h e c a l l e r t h e n seate<l h i m s e l f a n d e x c h a n g e d a f e w r e m a r k s .

I n a f e w m o m e n t s t h e c a l l e r aro.se a n d s a i d h e m u s t g o . H e w a s t h e n a s k e d to t a k e s o m e r e f r e s h m e n t , wl i i c l i he g e n e r a l l y did , m o r e or l e s s accordi n g to t h e c i rc i imst .nnces o t b i s b e i n g m o r e or l e s s d e v - t e d t o t h c t a b l e , h i s I n t i m a c y w i t h t h e f n m l l y or t h e n u m ber of t a b l e s a t w h i c h h e h a d alr e a d y p a r t . i k e n . R e l a t i v e s a n d i n t i m a t e f r i e n d s h a v i n g s e e n l l i e t a b l e s p r e a d a h d k n o w i n g t h c s t r e n g t h o t i t in certa in d e l i c a c i e s t h e y m i g h t b o t o n d o t m a d e v i g o r o u s a s s a u l t s o n i t , w h i c h t h c l a d i e s f r e q u e n t l y s a w w i t h r e g r e t , n o t b e i n g a b l e t o r e n e w t h e Bupply n n d f e a r i n g t h e r e w o u l d b o n o n e t o r f a v o r i t e c a l l e r s . O t h e r s , m o r e f r u g a l n n d c i r c u m s p e c t , k e p t t h e s e c h o i c e tontfers f o r t h e l a t t e r p a r t of t l i e d a y , w h e n t h o " p a r t i c u l a r " c a l l e r s c a m e .

T h e c l e r g y m e n o f t h a t d a y k e p t o p e a b o u s e n o t o n l y f o r t b e l r c o n g r e g a t i o n , b u t w h e n f a m o u s , l i k e B e e c h e r , D r , S t o r r s , D r , B e t b u n e a n d o t h c r s , •were a c c e s s i b l e a t a l l h o u r s t o a l l 'who m i g h t c a l l .

T h e n c a m e t h c t v a r t h a t d i d a w a y , w i t h m o r e t b a n o n e d e l i g h t f u l o l d c u s t o m . B u t n e i t h e r t h o 'vrar n o r a n y t h i n g s o c a u s e d t h e c u s t o m o f N c ^ Y e a r ' s c a l l s td d e c a y a s - t h e r a p i d g r o w t h oit t h e c i t y , t h e s h a r p l y d n l w n l i n e s o t t h e difTerent c l a s s e s a n d t h c g r e a t d U t a n c c s b e t w e e n t h e d w e l l i n g s o f f r i e n d s . S o i t d i e d o u t a n d b e c a m e o n l y a p l e a s a n t memory .—'W. H . W a l -l a c u tl N e w York E v e n i n g P o s t

NEW YEAR'S EVE CAKE. S o e x c e l l e n t Is t h e G e r m a n N e w

Year ' s c a k e t b a t It c a n n o t b e u s e d f o r a c h a r m , l i k e t h e N e w Y e a r ' s e v e c a k e of I r e l a n d , for t b i s w u s t h r o w n a g a i n s t t h e w a l l a n d •was b r o k e n i n t o p i e c e s . T h e flrst f r a g m e n t to t o u c b t h e g r o u n d w a s e a g e r l y s o u g h t , for h e w h o n t e i t w a s s u r o of a y e a r ' s h a p p i n e s s . T h e r e •was m u c h p l e a s u r e In, t h e b a k i n g o f t h e c a k e . I t w a s p l a c e d o n a g r i d i r o n b e f o r e t h e o p p n flre, a n d i n c a n t a t i o n s w e r e s u n g t o s e c u r e t h e s u c c e s s o f t h e c h a r m . I n m a n y c o u n t r i e s t h e b a k i n g a n d e a t i n g of N e w Y e a r ' s e a k e h a v e b e e n a t t e n d e d by q u a i n t c u s t o m s a n d b e l i e f s . — N e w York T i m e s .

ATER VARIETY STORE Teleplione Conneet,iou

NOTICE. T h e A n n u a l M e e t i n K o f t h e S h a r e

h o l d e r s of t h e F i r s t N a t i o n a l B a n k of A y e r , wi l l b e h e l d at t h e B a n k i n g I t o o m s . in A y e r . M a s s . . o n M o n d n y , J a n i m r y S, 1917» a t o n e o ' c l o c k IV M., for t h e p u r p o s e of acting" u p o n t h e f o l l o w i n g b u s i n e s s :

T o c h o o s e a B o a r d of D i r e c t o r s to s e r v e f o r t h e onsuinj? y e a r , a n d to t r a n s i i c t a n y o t h e r l ) i i s ines s t h a t m a y c o m e b e f o r e t h e nieet!nj?.

C H A I U . K S A. X O l i M A N D , 4 t l 4 <.::ashier. A y e r . M a s s . . D e c e m b e r 8, 1916 .

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J. F. Gtiaffin Co. T e l . 1 3 1 n t c h b u r g , M a s s .

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T h a t s o f t l y s p e i s l c s t o m a .

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New Year's Day In Grandfather's Time

SHIBLEY

THAT this shall be a bettor yoar Than any passed away

I dare not a t its open door To wish or hope or pray,

Not that tho years already gone Wero wearisome and lone,

Tha t 80 with hopo too long deferred iSIy heart has timid grown.

Nay, rathor that they all have been So sweet to me and good

That If for beUer I should ask Twould seem Ingratitude,

Andso with things far off and strange I do not caro to cops,

But look in Memory's face and learn What largess I may hope.

Another year of setting suns. Of stars by night-revealed.

Of springing grass, of tender buds By wrinter's snow concealed.

Another year of summer's glow Of autumn's gold and brown.

Of waiting fields and ruddy fVuits The branches weighing down.

Another year of hai>py work. Which better is than play;

Of simple cares and lovo that grows More sweet from day to day.

Another year of baby mirth And childhood's blessed ways;

Of thinker's thought, and prophet's drbam.

And poet's tender lays.

Another year at b3a-*ys feast. At every moment opread;

Of silent hours when grow distinct. The voices of the dead.

Another year to lollow hard "Wbere better souls havo trod.

Another year of life's deUght, Another yoar of God.

- J o h n Whito Chadwick.

Now. only a night from old to new;

Only a Bleep from night to.mom. Thu new is but tho old como true;

Kach sunrise seoa a new year born. —Helen Hunt Jackson.

I The Woman's New I Year

THE recent years bare brought to women a sane liiiowledge of lieaitli CDuditioiis and

of pure food requirements. Tliey have brought thc great i)rizo of nn awaiicned feminine conscience and a sense of responsibility which has resulted in better school conditions and In mothers' clubs and societies which have to do with the welfare ot the young.

And, ns it is fitting that ail New Year's meditation shall have to do somewhat with resolutions. It would seem that the modem woman's outloolc sbould. Include thc determination to seek new paths of effectiveness and achievement. .Vnd sinco her allegiance Is to her husband, her chiidren, her home, her friends, her •vrork, to tiie world, she should resolve that thc new ypar shall bring the broader viewpoint, tho wider sympathy, the receptive mind, wblcb'shall make her respond to thc needs of ttiosc whom sho lores and shall 'make her a gracious and useful member of society.

For myself I am glad tbat hope and health and friends havo come to me Iii my 'New Tear's ships, but I go beyond this to be grateful for tbe wonderful treasures of idealism and opportunity which tho New Year's ships are bringing to you abd to mo ond to all the privileged and fortunate women of this wonderful land of outs.— Temple Balley in PbUadcIpbla Press.

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Tho Guests Gathered About and Sang Songs.

IN our grandfather's time—and before him for a score of gcncra-tlon.s-'Nc^? Year's day was celebrated iu a most delightful man-,

licr. It was really a Held day tor romance. Many a troth bas been hastily [liigbted as a result of a seemingly formal New Y'ear's call, many a man and maid bavo seen Qach other for the flrst timo on tliis du.v.

The old fashioned New Year's celebiation—the normal, healthy, toppy, sane and delightful observances ot tbe going ot tbe old aud coming of thc new twelve inonth always starte.l oft with an informal social gathering on New Year's evi.

Peoiile divided themselves into groups ot friends. Ono year they would all go to the house ot one,, the next year to tbe house of another. Tliey used IVlany a Troth Has to gather about B*on H a s t i l y 9 o'cloct. There Plighted, was.nothing formal about the.se par-tics. They were there for a good old fashioned social time. Tbe . women chatted together ot home and babies. The girls cliatfered together ot beaux and balls, ahd tbe men sat over mugs of toddy and, comfortable with their pipes, told storie.- .

Just before midnight the liarpsichord was moved Into the center of the room.

The guests gathered about aud s a n g s o n g s . Hymns, ballads and old t o l k songs were enjoyed . T h e n when midnight came tlie host, unless a clergyman was present, repeated a short prayer, giv, ing thanlcs for favors ot the past year and a s k i n g Providence to shower blessings u p o n them all during t h e c o m i n g twelvemonth "In accordance witli thy divine wlli."

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which ali stood and drank to each oth. er, and tliey dispersed.

And wheu thcy awakened on the following murning thoir heads were clear and thoir hearts glad, for they had greeted the New Year and they had given thanks at thc midnight hour to Providence.

The celebration bad then only begun. .\s carly as 0 o'cloek in the moming se rv ices were ^ held in the ' -^ '^x . fhi : rchos, and every one went. It was a short service—a hymn, a pra.ver, a ten minute talk on making the most of tho new year —and then tho people flocked homeward.

After that came tbe round otNow Y'ear calls. People went nfoot, on horseback. In their carriages, and some In conches . The women remained In the home. Tlioy served the c a l l e r s with cakes and wine. By nightfall ev-cry one in town or city had called upon Ills frionds and relatives.

In the evening there were balls and parties, and a great New Y'ear's cake, baked especially for the occasion, was always served.

Today the paper boy does your par>er np into a wad and tosses It up beside your tront door. That is all. The let

ter carrier makes bis single holiday trip and bur-Hes on, anxious to complete his work. But In the good old days. In the days when romance and sanity and real Joy all went fo mako up an enjoyable New Year's day, t h e newsboys used to deliver an a t t r a c t i v e c a r r i e r ' s ad-dres.1,. This was n New Year ' s poem o f greeting. Sometimes It was from' a w e l l k n o w n poem, but more frequently It was written for thc

This Was a New occas ion . And Year's Pc»m. the faithful Car-

rler always received sottething at erery house along bis route, — Boston Herald.

Every Ono Went to Church,

News Items, Miss Mary Gleason. school toucher

ill Bro.okfleiil, is spentiinK the .••chaol vacation at her home here.

Mr. and Mrs. Chailcs: Clark, of BrklBcport, Conn., spont the holidays at their home in town. .Mr. Clark will return to his work in Uridnepoit. but Mrs. Clarii will romain at her ho;iie In town.

Doris has been spcndin« this week's school vacation at fhe hmne of hor sister, Mr. and Mrs. Harold \V. l"rench. In Fitchburg. .

Walter Desmond, of Boston, spent Christmas day with hit- parents. .Mr. and Mrs. John Dosinond. at the Shirley Inn.

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Karnsworth. of Ayer, spent (.'hristmas day with Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Authier at the Brookslde. Mrs. Farnsworth is a sister of Mrs. Authler.

Dolly Knowles hus been spending this week's school v.icatlon at the home of her sister. Mi-, and Mrs. Ernest W, Walker. North 1,eomlnster.

The community Christmas tree on last .Sun<lay evening,' was a big success. The tree was erected in the tiandst.and in Depot square and was illuniinatcHl by colored electric lights, surmounted by an electric star. ^ The >rathering around the' tree Included the resident:: of the town, regardless of creed or class. The singing of ChVlstmas- carols, accompanied by instrumental music, was esiiecialiy flne ond the assistance given by thc boys from the Stato Industrial, school, who played an Important part in thc ex-erciso^-iof the evening was %vorthy of special mention. The committee in charge of the celebration ixx to be congratulated on. the success of the evenins. The houses nearby illuminated for the occasion were the Shirley. Inn. John M. Stevenson. Mrs. Louise But-

.Icr. . Edwin H. Conant. Jeremiah O'Xeil and Charics R. Miner.

Mrs. Ernest Hcrsoni and daughter. >Ii.ss Florence Hersom. of Fitchburg, were entertained Christmas at the

'home of Mr. and Mrs. Georgo H. B. Clark.

Mr. and Mr.s. William. H. Bro.wn and family of l.ancaster road enjoyed Christmas at the home of their daughter, ilr. and Mrs. Alton' l.ancey, of Xorth Leominster.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles -Marshall had as guests Christmas day Mr. and .Mrs. It. C. Dean of Charlestown.

A daughter, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Kverett Hur^py Christmas eve at the home of ilr. and Mrs. Michael Day, parents of Mrs. Hurley.

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. .McC,,y .spent Chri.stmas hollda.vs with Mr. -McCoy's brother at Manchester. .X. H.

.Mr. and Mrs. John T. Smith sjieVit I'hristmas day with Mir. arid Mrs. Joseph Smith of Dorchester.

-Mi-ss iiertha Weeks of Boston is at the home of her father. Fred D. Weeks, for a tew days before leavlnK for Deland. I-'ia.. where she will assist at a hotel.

Charles Maylin was brought home last .Saturday from the Clinton hospital, where he.has been under treatment for severe injuries received while working at F. D. Weeks' mill.

On .Monday evening "The soul nt a woman." with the famous actress. Emily Stevens, in the leading part, will be the feature picture at the "movie" show. There wiil also be shown a two-reel episode 'of the famous Beatrice I-'airfax series.

On last week Friday the Intermediate and grammar schools observed Christmas with exercises being held in the grammar school. A Christmas tree, with gifts for thc teachers and Ijupils. was the attractive feature. The following proKram was given: •'.Shine on. Bethlehem star." school: "Christmas bells." lluth l.ynch sons. "There's a suns in the .air." school; recitations, "Graniima's mistake." Doris Knowles; "Three kinss of Cologne." Kathleen Miner; sons.. "While shepherds watched their florks." school; recitation, "Jos' 'fore Christmas." Richard I.illy: "Sing me to sleei>." Hazel. Ruth and Edythe -\uclair; "The Crachits' Christmas dinner," I.ouis Cutler; song. "O, little to\vn of Bethlehem." school.

Mlss Helene Desmond, who is at thc King's County hospital. Brooklyn. N. Y.. training to be a nurse, spent, the holidays at her home in town.

Miss Agnes l.ynch. of l-awrence university. Canton, X. Y., is spending the Christmas holiday vacation at her home here.

Rev. Douglas H. Corley will occupy his puljiit at the Congregational church on Sunday morning at 10.45; 'subject. "Recall of the past."

Stanley F. White, of Newark. N. J., spent the Christmas holidays at his home' in town. Mr. White is now a chemist for the Swiss Colours Co.. at Xewwark.

Mrs. ('. U. White will hold her dancinK cla.ss ses-sion in Odd Fellows' hall this week Saturday afternoon at one o'clock. All pui)ils are requested to make an effort to be present.

W. .\. Dadmun. with his two daushters. Beisio and Helen, and his son Walter spent Christmas at the home ot his parents, .Mr. and Mr.*. Lafayette Dadmun. of Sudbury.

The lire department holds its annual ball on Friday evenini;, .lanuary 5. in odd Fellows' hall.

Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah H. O'Xeil spent Christmas in Littleton with Mrs. .McXiff. mother of Mrs. o'.XeJl.

-Mrs. Mary Mesoive has gone to ICasthampton for a visit with her niece.

At the rCKular meeting of J. C. Ayer Indcc A. o. ir. W.. held Monday eve.ning. the followinK officers were elected for the ensuing year: Sylvester Cheslirough. p. m. w.; John Gilmartin. m. w.; Morton E. Lawrence, fore.: William Gilmartin. o.: Walter Knowles. rec; John H. Will, fln.; Charles W. Wolff, treas.; John Simpson, guide: Fred Smith, 1. w.; Ru.ssell Jones, o. w.; Albe A. Annis. trustee 3 yr.s.; Walter Knowles. rep. to grand lodge; Sylvester Chesbrough. alternate. Commencing in January thc lodge will hold Its regular meetings thc flrst and second Fridays of each month. Instead of the second nnd fourth Mondays. Members will please noto tho change.. Offlcers wili ho installod on Friday evening. January 9, a t eight o'cloek,

Mlss Mabel Hazen, of Boston, spent Christmas at her home in town.

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W, Walker, of Leominster, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. PVcnch, of Fltchburg, with daughter Kuth, spent Christmas day at thc home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Knowles.

Mr. and Mrs. Fremont Keyes nnd little daughter Gertrude spent Christmas with Mr, and-Mrs, Ernest Harris, parents of Mrs, Keycs,

Miss Blanche Wells, ot New York city, spent this lost week at her home in town, Mlss Wells has given up her position In, the New 'York public library, having accepted a position In the publlc library In Attleboro, and wMU enter upon hor new duties on Monday,

X Mr, and Mrs, George W. Balch cn

tertainod on Christmas day .Master "V'crhon Russell of Newton. Misses Stella Balch and Marcia Amsden ot Leominster, Eddie "Y'OUIIK ot West-minstijr, and Mr., and Mrs. Ralph S. Wheeler and fatnlly of Shirley.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Hrockelman entertained over Christ mas holidays Mr. and Mns. NoftslnKei- and niece; also. Mr. and Mrs. Uichaio Grenfell of Dorchester, and Mr. and .Mrs. Albert E. Lenox of Windsor, Conn.

Mrs. J. Albert Dearden. wltli son Albert, spent this week at tho home of her parenta In Clinton.

Mlss Margaret Love left I'ue.sday for Deland, Fia., where she has accepted a position as head waitress in a large hotel, a'nd will return to Shirley about next April.

Thomas Love, who has been in the far wost, hiis arrived ;it tiie home of his mother, Mrs. Will, for a visit..

Miss Gladys Lillian .\nnis. a graduate df the .lltchburg .Normal school, has accepted a position as teacher ot intermediate grades in Putney, Vt.. and will commence the duties ot her position on Monday. -Mi.ss .\nnis has a host of friends in town who wish her success in her new positiim.

Edward-J-Jlly, of Holy Cross college, arrived* last Saturday at the home of his parents. Dr. and Mrs. T. E. Lilly, arid will return to colleKe at its opening,'January 8. MLss Sadie Harkins. school teacher In .Maiden, a sister of Ml-s. Lilly, is also spending the school vacation at tho Lilly home.

Miss Ruth Wheeler was the guest of her aunt itnd uncle. .Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Wheelor, over the Christmas holidays. . Miss Wheeler is with the Frances Willard. Settlement in Boston.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer H. Ailen spent the Christmas holidays'with Mr. and Mrs. Dana' 13. Somes of Boston, and Mr. .and Mrs. W. Lloyd Allen in Xew-tonville.

Mrs. Julia F. Kilburn entertained Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Alien, of Brookllne, ("hristmas day.

H. o. Peasley has had his telephone nuniber changed. It is now 18-4,

Misses Annie and -Vina Holbrook spent the Christinas holidays with relatives in Spcncfjr.

Mi.ss Mabel Miner, of Keene. N. H., spent (.'hristmas holidays at her liome in io\vn.

At the regular meetinK of Mary A. Livermore Rebekah lodKC. held last week Friday evening, the following 'oftlcers were elected for the ensuing year and will be Itistailed on January] 12: Jennie S. Knowles. n. g.; Bessie Dadmun. v. g,; Altie F. Howe,. sec,1 Frances .\. Hersom, treas'.; Agnes M. Holden. trustee 3 years.

DLsiriliiited Gold to Employees, '-.. The employees of tho President

Susi)ender Company were e'ach given Kold pieces for Christiiuis. The presentation took place on last week Friday afternoon, just liefore rhe closing hour, and came as a Kenuine surprise to the employees, a-s the company had Kiven the help turkeys for Christmas, which has been thc custom tor some years past, and they had not expected anything further. Heads of ail de-parttnents were each given twenty dollars in gold, and ull help who had worked for the company over one year were each given ten dollars in gold, and all employees who had been in the employ of the company less tlian one year were Kiven flve dollars in Kold. In addition to the above, all employees who ha\e worked for the company twenty-five years or more were Kiven an additional twenty-flve dollars in Kold. The company also gave turkey* at Thanksgiving. About $4000 was the total givon in gold and it is needless to say the 300 or more emploj'ees appreciate the generosity of the compahy. uf which C. F. I-idgarton is president.

Cliri.-.tnias TI'CM' MvcrcLsi-s. The B.ai)tist church held it.s Christ

mas tree exerci.ses last Saturday even-:n,K with a vi.si; from Santa Claus and distriiiution of jiresents. The followinK prograni was rendered: KonK. "Betliiehem": scripture and prayer, pastor; greetinK, Henry Dunn; "Christmas to all." .Mabel Parmenter; "Writing to Simla I "laus," Arnold Hoc-(|uard; "Why Santa is happy." Edward Wheeler; exercise, "What are we doinK at Christmas-tide'.'" Bertha Peneseau, -Vnnie Parmenter. Olive E\'ans. Mabel and Stella Parmenter: song, children; recitation, "Advice." Mabel Peneseau; a story. "Austin Dunn; "Grandma's mistletoe." MarKery 'W'heeler: recitations. MarKaret and Agnes Parmenter; "Christma-s." f Uve Evans; Mabel Peneseau; "The marriage ot Stanta Claus." Annie Parmenter; "In Santa Claus' land,'-' Berth.a I'eneseau; song, Henry Parmenter; enter Santa Claus .and wife.

And its THE cdaI-ho4 now holds less foi* tbe

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The Univer.îlist church held Christmas tree exercises last Saturday evening in the church vestry at seven o'clock. A bountifully laden tree and a visit from Siinta Clause, with distribution of gifts, were the special features. A pleasinK program of entertainment, which consisted of recitations and sonK^ I'V the children ot the Sunday school, was given Under' the direction of Mi>-es Marion and Hazel Ballou and .Mis« Peahody. ' The com-mittee for Christmas tree arrangement consisted r.f >rrs. 1.. P. Binney, Mrs. l.aura P.allwu and Mrn. .Iohn H. Will.

Christmas trt-e exercises were held at thc ConKrei;.i;:onal church last Saturday eveninK "'-.th a visit from Santa Claus and the liistribution of Kift's to those present. Thc followinK pleasing proKrnm was -iven: I'iano solo. Gladys Phelps; remarks. Supt. Joseph Mcciellan nnd i'.ev. Douglas H. Corley; recitation, Doris, Knowles: doll drill. Celia llndKman, Kuth Hooper, Dollv Knowles. K.athlcen Miner, Doris Knowles. Uutli .N'elson, Ha?.el Dins more. Myrtle and Alice Cole. Blanche Barnard; recitation, Ernest Cole; taper drill. Gladys .Minis, Grace Tewksbury. Kuth Knowle.s. .Sarah Stevenson. Cora James, Gladys Phelps; reading. -Mrs. Bessie Collyer.

Center. Mrs. Hattie P. Holden and 'Robert

-ti. J. Holden spent tho week-end and holiday at the home ot Mr. and Mrs. Harrie P. Barnard at the Village.

Miss Mildred Evans ot Bolton la spending her Chrlstmaa vacation at the home of her mother, Mrs. Ida Evans.

MLss Helen Bradford Is enjoying a ten day.s' vacation from her studies at FitchburK Business college.

' Kobert H. J. Holden ot Harvard I.41W-School is spending a ten days' vacation with his.mothor, Mrs, Hattle P, Holden, on Horscpond road,'

Tho Glrla' Sewing Guild ot Trinity chapel will hold Its regular meeting on Saturday afternoon, December 30, with Mlss Edith Longley,

Capt.^.William Blair at Woodsville, who has been confined to' his home tor soveral weeks wtth a. broken rib. Is reported to bo gaining slowly.

The Center primar.v school opens on Tuesday. January 2. after a Christmas vacation of ten days.

Raymond' Bradford of Watertown spent the holiday at the 'nome of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. 'C. E. Bradford.

.Mi.-s .Marion L. Holden of Templeton is sjiendiiiK her Christmas vacation from her duties as school teacher at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Holden.

.Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Derby of N'orth Leominster spent Christmas at the home ot .Mr. and Mrs. Georgo Holden.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Edward Adams ot Boston spent the holiday with Mr. and Mrs. .x-t. A. Adanis of Clark road.

A crowd of the young people of the Center made the rounds of the Center Sunday evening and sang Christmas carols at the various homes.

Mr. and' Mrs. G. I.. Snow entertain-e<l a numlier of guests over Christmas, sixteen being present for Christmas dimmer.

James Mackaye of Cambridge spent Christmas with his mother, Mrs. Steele Mackaye, on Parker road.

At thp next meeting of Shirley Grange, which occurs on Tue.sday evening. January 2. the installation of offlcers for 1917 will take place. Thc supper is in the charge of Mrs. Geo. Holden. I.ester Holden. George Hewes and Dean Hewes. .\t this meeting the proKrams for 1917. which have been prepared by the lecturer. Thos. H. Evans, witl be distributed.

Wiliiani Freeman at Woodsville leaves soon for Gloucester whero he has ;v position carpentering.

Everett Buxton of Worcester spent Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Buxton, at Woodsville.

.Miss Christine G. LonKiey arrived home last week from Halifax for a two weeks' vacation with her mother. Mrs. .M. W. l.ongley. She was accompanied by Miss Evelyn Snow, who is spendinK the vacation with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. G. 1.. Snow.

Edwnrd Farnsworth of Ayer is working in town and is living in his cottage on Great road at the North, which has been empty for some time.

Thc annual Christmas tree for the Sunday school of Trinity chapel, which was held nt the chapel last week, proved quite successful. A .short program was given by the children consisting of recitations by Violet Manktclow, OUvc Evan.s, Edna Buxton and Marion Richardson nnd songs by Marguerite and Jeanne Grotto, Edna Buxton and Edna Akers. Rcv. Grover Harrison gavc a short talk to thc children and then Introduced "Professor Weird", ot Groton School,- who entertained thc children with sleight-ot-hand and magic tricks. At tho close ot thc entertainment Santa Claus appeared and distributed candy and presents to thc children. A social hour followed and ice cream and cake were served,

Mrs. E. J. Stevens apent Christmas in' Boston, visiting relatives, .returning home on Tuesday night.

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This advertisement is one o t a series designed to effect closer co-. operation between the company and ita subscribers. There are three parties to a telephone call—the,person ctilling, the person called, and the operator who connects them. The. quality ot service rendered Is determined by thc spirit ih which all three work" together, rather than by tho Individual eftort of any one or two ot these three persons 'We shall gladly send complete sets of the series to those desiring 'them.

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Everyone realizes the possibilities of error in telephoning when 7-8-5-6 is asked for in that way.

Whon numbers are given to our operators in that disconnected, hurried or otherwise indistinct fashion, it<is more than. likely that there will be an error and a wrong connection made.

There is an absolute necessity for the cleac entinciatioii of all telephone numbers: the operation of our switchboards is directed wholly by numbers, A wrong number or a misunderstood number invariably nieans an error ciill, for which our operators should not alway,s be held responsible, .

"Sev-en eight fi-ve six" is the better way to give the above number. Clearly pronounced numbers uttered direptly into the telephone transmitter will obviate a majority of ei;ror calls.

When yoil have given a number to our operate^ she repeats it. You should listen for that repetition, fof.,«ien you. Of*^" correct her if she has misunderstood you. That will ra'fii,^^ great deal of delay and trouble; and, if you will also say ,"Te^|^-' or "That's right," if she rfepeats properly, she will have y«i" assurance that she is doing her work correctly. . ^vST'^

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Clif ton-Souther , second son o t Albert Souther , of Leomins te r , a h d grandson

y of TVarncr Souther , o t t h i s town, h a s been' appoin ted t e a c h e r -of m a n u a l t r a in ing o t t h e claiss of boys meet ing F r idays in- t e r m ttt»ie a t t h e Chapl in schoolhouse, Mr, Sou tho r Is a s tuden t a t t h o F l t c h b u r g N o r m a l and commenced work In school he ro on F r i day , December 15, succeed ing Mr. McAndrews, w h o had res igned t o accept a be t t e r position. Mr, Sou the r ' s father , Albert Souther , a t o r m e r Qroton boy. Is now s u p e t l n t e n d e n t o t a pape r mill In Leomlnstei*.

Mrs.. E l izabe th L. -Weber, wite ot Darwin 'Weber, died a t he r homo on E l m street , S u n d a y a f te rnoon , Decemb e r 24, a t t e r ja d u r a t i o n ot a year or m o r e of Inoi irable Illness. She wa.s-h o r n In Tenip le ton a n d w a s CS years, 5 m o n t h s and z ' d a y s old- Fune ra l services were held a t h e r -late home on Tuesday morn ing . Rev . B. E. Tucker

. officiating. T h e In t e rmen t was In , Templeton on t h e s a m e day, Sh© Is

survived by ,her husband , who is an '.' Invalid, a n d - b y two daugh te r s , Mrs.

Beal , of Plalnfield, a n d Mlss, Marion , 'Weber, of th i s town, upon whom the

g rea t e r ca r e , of h e r s ick m o t h e r has -been sus ta ined ' d u r i n g the ' long Illness. ' Miich s y m p a t h y h a s been ex-

- ' . pressed by th'e n e i g h b o r s and o thc r s fo r the family. P rev ious to their coming to Oro ton t h e family lived In Ayer/ nea r t h e Gro ton boundary line, w h e r e they were b u r n e d out some yea r s ago.

Mr. and Mrs. F r a n k D. Lewis and children, H a r r y Hill of F i t chburg , and Miss Xenic F . Hil l of Boston, joined tho ' 'others of t h e fami ly a t the Christ-nias homo g a t h e r i n g • a t Mrs. C ' H. Hil l 's .

• . I t Is requested t h a t al l having the leaflets of musical n 'umbcrs sung at t ho communi ty C h r i s t m a s tree exercises last Saturday, will kindly leave Ihcm a t - S h a t t u c k ' s s tore , • where thcy

* w l l l bo collected for fu tu re use. Miss Marguer i t e Leonard , having

only one week 's vacii t ion from school dut ies a t Chicopee, did not comc home , but accepted* a n invi ta t ion to visit friends in Rosevil le , N. J .

Mlss E d n a L e o n a r d visited her sister . Miss Marguer i t e , t e a c h e r in Chicopee, last week, a n d th i s week Fr iday wen t to visit Mlss Snow, a friend, in F r a m i n g h a m ,

Tlie new ofllcrers-elect of Groton lodge, I, O, O, F . , a r e Char les J.

... Wright , n. g.; H e r b e r t W. Taylor, v. a«=^*V, g.; p , -Wlnthrop Chase , rec. s e c : J c r e -

^ ^ mlah F . H a r r i n g t o n , fln. s e c ; A r t h u r V A. Wood, t reas . ; Gi lber t A. Durant .

•'•> t rustee , 3 years . T h e offlcers-elect of lliddiese.v 'Re

b e k a h lodge for 191V a r e Mr.s. H r . ^ h A. Whitehi l l , n. g.; Miss Mildred' B. Brown, v. g.; Mlss E d n a Leonard , rec.

• s e c ; Miss El izabeth Gibson, s e c ; Mrs. ' .• Mary D, Boynton, t reas . ; J a m e s .B .

>! Harr ing ton , t rus tee , 3 years ; Mrs. Slary D. Boynton, Mrs. Blanche Brown, Miss Lois 'Wright, delegates to Rebekah assembly.

Mrs. J a n e t - P . Wood is the instal l ing offlcer ot t h e W. R . C offlcers on J a n u a r y 16.

Woodbury K. H o w e . Daniel Needham, . \ r t h u r H. Mason, H a r r y L. Bruco were a m o n s those home for, Chris tmas, not men t ioned last week. •

, Miss Helen Gay w a s iiwsiy from h o m e for the C h r i s t m a s season, spending it largely with h e r sister. Mrs. J o h n W. S immons , .and family in Brockton.

Thc third serial in t h e L u t h e r Blood free lecture course was given by the Royal male q u a r t e t of Boston on last week Thursda.v evening . It was a super ior musical event , a fine t reat . great ly enjoyed by the large audience.

Egber t Ea ton , of Hollis street, returned home over a week ago from the Groton hospi ta l .and is mak ing a good recovery from an operat ion for a bad case of hernia .

Thc school c o m m i t t e e have decided to have hot cocoa served .at the noon hour to pupils of the Boutwell school. The charge will be the s a m e as last year, one cent a cup .

The pulilic l ibrary will be closed on new year 's day.

Mr.s. F . F. W a t e r s held an informal " a t home" on Wednesday afternoon, invit ing a ni imher of he r lady friends and younger ladies, friends of her daugli ter . Miss Ed i th , who came home for Chr is tmas week. -Miss Watei-s retu rns on Monday to he r duties in Miss Norri.s' school a t Cynwyd, a suburb of Philadelphia.

W. H. Ferna ld , wi th his two daughters . Mi.ss Evelyn F e r n a l d and .Mrs. George S. Webber , accompanied by he r hu.sband. a t t ended the commit ta l service a t the i n t e r m e n t of their recently (ieceased son and brother . .Vnthony H; I-'ernald. in N'atick. on Wei!-nesd.ay. Mrs. An thony Ferna ld . with the i r little son. c a m e on with the rem a i n s from California.

Mi.ss Irene Tyrrel l , t eacher of his

Lewis :M. K n a p p has a four-wefks ' vacat ion from his school ' dut tvvrr ' t e a c h i n g in Canada.

T h e following is taken from "Tho W h i r l i n g H u b " column o t thc Boston E v e n i n g Traveler ot December 27: "S teve" Sabine, farnier o t Aycr and Groton, camo to Boston th i s week to do a llttio Chr is tmas shopp ing and SCO the high buildings. Supposedly t h e r e a r e t rees In plenty In Groton und Ayer, hut perchance Stovfe h a s grown weal thy on his apple crop a n d a trifle blase abou t wielding an axe. Any-w-ay, •when a city friend, mooting him, on Washington streot said, " W h i t h e r away. Steve'?" he replied: "Down the s t reet here, to buy a Chr i s tmas t ree ."

J . B. Raddln, like m a n y o thers , is suffering from a bad cold, t ompe l l ing him to forego some of the Chr i s tmas feslivities.

Mr. and Mrs. WaUer H. Dodge ente r ta ined her parent.s, from Pcpperei l , on ( . 'hristmas day.

Presco t t Pa lmer , of Hollis s t reet , ontor ta lned his b ro the r and so'n from Lawrence over the Chr i s tmas holiday's.

T h e regu la r church social o t thc Uni t a r i an church will bo held on next week, Thu r sday evening in Odd Fe l low.s' hall . Supper a t 6.30, in cha rge of Mrs. F . F . Woods: e n t e r t a i n m e n t a t e ight o'ciock, in cha rge of Mrs. Char le s B. . \mcs .

A r r a n g e m e n t s a ro being m a d e t o n t tcnd tho Billy Sunday services a t thc t abernac le In' Hoston on Thursday , J a n u a r y 4. Thq par ty will go on the noon train and will havo the privilege of a t t end ing both af ternoon and eve n ing-se rv ices , r e tu rn ing on the late evening t ra in . A r r a n g e m e n t s will bc m a d e for t ranspor ta t ion from Ayer to Groton. ' A s it was Impossible to sec u r e sixty-seven, a r r a n g e m e n t s could not be m a d e for a special car .

A .new.yea r ' s conce'rt and danco .will be givon by the Groton Cornet band in the town hall oh Monday evening'. Concer t from S to 9.30; danc ing Until midn igh t ,

T h e N'ew England Telei ihone and Te legraph Conipany has this week comple ted the installation of a th i r ty-pa i r lead cable between Farmers* row and t h e West Groton depot. This -ivill afford much lietter service for sub -.scrlbers in West Groton, and ,as it is p laced on the town electric light jioIes the a p p e a r a n c e of the read will be g rea t ly improved. The poles of the te lephono conipany a re being rcnioved as rapidly as possible. Kor some tl'me past the facilities of the company on tho West Groton road havo been crowded, and because of the proximity o t t h e l ight ing cur ren t t h c lines have iicen noisy. With thc e.quipm.ent which has been placed, subscr ibers may obtain any class of service and t ransmiss ion will be perfectly clear.

At the l iapt is t church Sunday morn ing the subject of the sermon will be "One touch more . " Sunday school a t twelv-e. Evening prai.se service a t seven o'clock; subject . "The t rave le rs ' s anc tua ry . " Wedne.«da.v ' evening, at 7.30. regular prayer nieeting of tho c h u r c h . '

T h e next meet ing of the Scouts will be held on Saturday,, evening, J a n u a r y G. T h e r e will be a review of first-class first a id : also|. a review of . "What to d.o when loft," .and how .to use the watch for a compass.

T h e rogular Chr is tmas concert and ' t ree were held on last Sa tu rday evening at the Baptist church with a good a t t e n d a n c e . Ice c ream and cake were served, after which, the following pro--g r a m was well r ende red : Opening chorus . "When Chr i s tmas comes aKain." young peojile; reci tat ions, M a h e l - J a c o m b . Helen Cook, Wal te r ,raoomb, The lma McGregor. Bur ton Bosquet . Elmer Sawyer. Edi th Mo-Gre^'or. Harold Parkhur.st . Uuth Pa t te rson; concerted rocitatifms, "He lp ing; S.anta Claus." i-'rank aiul Clifford Bosfiuet. Geor;;c and I taymond Haiie,\-; .\rehil>ald. The lma and Kdith McGregor ; duet. "<'hristni.'is l)rinKS xi h a p p y t ime." t 'ora .Sim'm and Knim.-i Gale : solo. Dorothy Stevens; son;;s. "He lp ing each other ." Girls ' c lub; Misses I'^dith. <'onstance. Mabel. Walter. Rober t and Kdward J a c o m b ; "Six l i t t le jtr.andmolher.s." Dorothy Stevens. R u t h I 'a t terson, Mabel Jac imib . Helen Cook. The lma .-inii Kdith .McCrcKor; re.'idin.i;. Miss J a c o m b : dialogue. Roland S,awyer and Kdward . lacomb; Iirayer. jiastor.

The largest Chr i s tmas iii.ail on record for Groton c.ame on Chr i s tmas morning—42 sacks came to the jiost-odice; the car r ier on R. 1''. D. 1 took 1075 pieces; the car r ier on R. F. D. i took 1111 pieces; the nuniber of le t ters on It. I-'. I).. 1 was 779; on R. !•'. D. 2 7:J0; at the postoflice .')0(tO let ters were received; tfital weight of mail 117i> pounds. These figures do noi include the Chr is tmas mail tha t c ame ear l ier or later than the morning's mail of Monday.

Leslie Hlood assi.stcd G, F.ay S.imji-sf,n of the American ICxprc^s team in the rush <,f tile f ;hris lmas KOftds. ,

Th^Tc wil! l>e a conference and buffet lunch for the benefit of the niosic departnicn* ni xixe I'-ederated clubs at the . \ r t cluti. Clarendon street . Hrts-

P. Hlll. In the flrst new y e a r ' s ccle-•braMori'ftn Boston common, 200 years ago, t he employed t r u m p e t e r s were led by J u d g e Sewell, a s told in last Sunday ' s Boston Globe. ' N'ow this J u d g e Sewell, who led these t r u m p e t ers, is a diroct ances to r of Miss Hill, who led a t Groton 's flrst communi ty Chr i s tmas treo. Thc flrst. but we ven ture to prophecy tha t it wi'.l not be thc last . .

with g rea t In teres t and perfect a t t ention . and enjoyed the address from star t to nhlsh. Capt. Chase 's graphic , conversat ional stylo of delivery and his thorough famil iar i ty with his subject, went well with thc ma t t e r of his talk, which w a s mea t and sense from licginning to end. His sugKcstlons und illustratlonr u n d e r thc head of "Leadership" were of great practical

value, not only froni a mili tary s tand-„ , , point, but In a n y other activity in CIirlstnuiB Gather ing , which leadersh ip Is of impor tance .

Mr. arid Mrs. George E. I .awrcnce, '• Ho was enthusias t ical ly received and of Hollis s t reet , and t h e i r . h a p p v f a m - 1 lils addrfss was heurt i ly applauded. lly of ll t t io chi ldren welcomed an<i -^t the conclusion of his talk, aft en te r t a ined in flne fashion a l a r se family ga the r ing on Chr i s tmas day. The d inne r wns a feast of good th ings wi th p len ty of turkey and flxing.s, and every th ing else to m a k o up an a p p e tizing Chr i s tmas spread. Then the liig treo wi th its load of p resen ts for thc littie folks made indeed a " m e r r y C h r i s t m a s " tor thchi . T h o following a ro the n a m e s and address of the re lative!* who ga thered at this famliy reunion lost .Monday: .Mr. and Mrs. H o r b e r t ' S t e a r n s , Misses Mildred, R u t h and J e n n i e Stearns, and Mas te r He r b e r t S tearns , Jr. ; all of Townsend ; Mrs. Clarence Sherrin, of F i t c h b u r g ; Miss Hazol Marshall , of X e e d h a m ; Mr. and Mrs. -^Louis Louipold, of Greenfleld: George Sherr in , o t Boston : Mr. and Mrs.. Erv ing Marshal l , M,aster Leon Marsh.-vH and Misses Wilm e r and Myrtle -Marshall, all of Townsend, and Mrs. Mary J. Sherr ln , of Townsond.

All the m e m b e r s of the family circle were represented with t h e exception of -Mr. and .Mrs. A. P. Bliss, of N'ecdhain, who were h indered by illness from joining the. o the r s in this m e r r y Chr i s tmas party.

fter a few r e m a r k s from Capt. I 'owers. thc company wen t th rough the usual set t ing-up exercises.

Beginning wi th t h e next drill, the firtt platoon will drill in Groton and the second pla tqon in West Groton.

tory and alactira in the junior high I ton. nn Saturdav .-ifternoon. . lanuarv school, .SiirinKlield. c a m e home fo r , ) ; , .at 12,:;o o'clo<k. Luncheon will Ije he r Chris tmas vacat ion, leavins; town followeil liy a discussion nnd SUKS-'CS-Wcdnesday to spend a few remain ing tions liy the commit tees of the clulis, days of it with he r s is ter in Hartford. Ail menilu-rs cf the Croton Wnninn's Conn. It is in te res t ing to noto th.-it club plannini,' to a t tend this interest-

Clipping., T h e followinK was taken from thc

Boston Sunday Herald of December 24:-

The festivities of thc week opened w i t h ' t h e .small dance at the Somerse t , Boston, for Miss Margery Peabody, the d e b u t a n t e daugh te r o t Rcv, Dr. and .Mrs. End ico t t Peabody of Groton.

.Mr.s. P e a b o d y wore l avender sa t in with pointed draper ies of whi te Iace. a necklace and collar of pea r l s '.and a d iamond brooch. Miss Marga re t Peabody was in whito tulle over white sa t in wi th a folded gir^lie of silver t i s sue '

T h c t h r e e older sisters. Miss Helen, Miss Rosc and MLss Kliz;xhelh Peabody were a n a t t rac t ive g r o u p in the i r dancinK frocks of tulle and .satin!

.Miss Helen wo.re whi te tul le over shell p ink sat in with p ink rofes and si lver embro idery on the bodice; .Miss Rose was in pale blue tUlle over blue sa t in wilh a girdle ot blue satin r ibbon f.a'stencd with silver roses and Miss El izabeth with tuilc over cloth of silver. O t h e r s the re were Mrs. Har cour t Amory, who wore black velvet and je t wi th diamond o r n a m e n t s ; Mrs. .Malcolm E. Peabody l.Mary I 'ark-man) , ' b lue tulle and je t ; he r mother , Mrs. H e n r y P a r k m a n was in lavender brocade wi th silver embroidery . -Mrs. H e n r y S. Hunnewel l wore black satin brocaded in silver; Mrs. Char les 1'. Greenough , 2d, deep blue flounced tullo over blue .satin, the bodice x-ni-hroidercd with blue c rys ta l s ; .Mrs. Ph i l ip I,. Sal tonstal l and Mrs . l-:ndicott Sal tonstal l both wore black velvet.

Mrs. Wil l iam C. Endicot t . Jr . . was in lilue velvet and silver lace; .Mrs. R ichard 1). Fay. mauve taffeta and silver lace: .Mrs. J. Rando lph *'ool-idge. .Ir.. black velvet aiKl her dau;;ii-te r - in- law. Mrs. J. Rando lph Coo!-idgc. :Jd, wore blue flounced tulle over black silk; Mrs. Richard Lawrerice, whi le lace .'ihd white sa t in; .Mrs. Will iam B.- Roger.s. black tulle and je t ; .Mrs. Henry St. John i^nnth. whi te satin wilh silver Iace: .Mrs. C'oi:st:i]i-t ine Hutehins . gray satin oniltroidered in gold.

. \ lso, .Mis,s Olive Lowell, who wnre cerise tulle over white silk; .Miss Kmrna Mandell . lavender silk and silver lace: .Miss Harr ie t Amorj-. blue satin faced with jiale pinlv: .Miss I-'aith ^t.-mwood. w-hite emliroidered in crysta ls ; .Miss Constance Morss. cei ise chiffon combined with lilue chiffon, and hoiKiuet of valley lilies; .Miss Dorothy I.indsc.v. green and silver i>r<i-cade ; .Mis.s Lucy Hurge.ss. cerise sat in ;ind t::lle: .Miss Klizalieth Whitini.'. blue flounced taffeta silk, each flounce edfied with fringe in a deeper shade of blue, and a ^tarland of app le blossoms over the left shouUU-r; Miss Kle.-mor Spra;tiie. w-hite satin and whi te tul le : .Miss Kather ine I 'nllard, b rown tulle with a liodice of lirown velvet : -Miss Helen Hennett . whi te flounced tnl ie over cloth of silver, with a bluo girdle and sash; Miss .-X^nes H. Grew-, green tulle aud ftreen sa t in ; .Mi.ss Alice A. Seabury. also wore green lul le; Miss .-\nna Agassiz. lavenrier tulle over lavender sat in; .Miss Sylvia I 'eabody. whi te tolle over cloth of silver; Miss I'^dith l-'oster, cr imson chiffon and tu l le : .Miss Ger t rude H u n n e well. lilue lirocade satin .and lilne chiffon; .\rrs. F ranc i s CJray. orchid pink s.'itin; Mrs. John .K, I'arixer. i,ir.k sat in and pink chiffon.

i l i s s Tyrrell 's pupils remenil tered her with a five-dollar-s;ol(l pie<-e wrapped in a one-dollar bill.

Mr. and Mrs. Dennie CouKhlin spent ChrL'tnias wi th the i r daoKhter. Mrs, F r a n k Thomas, and i.tniiiy. in West Groton.

.\. B. Farwel l am] f.'imil>' spent Chr is tmas with their relatives in Winchester. Thei r eldest son. Cla ude. I-'arwell. re turns to ll . ' irtuiouth on J anu ary 4.

There was anri ther gîoil t ime at • t h e old Chicopee schoolhouse on Wed

nesday evening. A Chr i s tmas and new' year 's par ty , wi th th i r ty - th ree neighbors a t t end ing . They had recitations, games, Vic t ro la music and refreshments—a flne t ime . Everybody wns glad to sec Miss Hazel Gibson the re , an esteemed younK lady, a t eacher at Chicopee school for two or t h r e e years, homo tor Chr i s tmas from Phil l ipston, Me.

T h o as tonishing large Chr i s tmas ma l l on Monday m o r n i n g Is quite, the town ta lk . The express t eam, tha t b rough t t h e s-acks up to thc offlce

,. . from the stat ion had it s.slcigh flllcd h igh, and was as big a load as they could comfor tably ca r ry .

T h e r e was a very good a t t endance a t the Grango on Tuesday evening.'

•^Tho prografn cons is ted o t a piano solo - . b y Lewis M; K n a p p : poem, Mrs, El

lon A. B a r r o w s ; solo , Mlss Mildrod K e m p ; ta rce , " B o r r o w i n g t rouble ." •Ret reshments of coftce, sandwiches a n d cake were s e r v e d . . The next m e e t i n g will bo oii J a n u a r y 9, tor in-s ta l la t lon o t offlcers. Open meet ing

' a t Orange hal l , C h a m p n e y street . , . MiM L o i s W r i g h t r e p o r t s an cxccp-tJonally flne p a t r o n a g e d u r i n g the C h r i s t m a s week a t th© C u r r i e r lunch.

Mrs, Necdhan t e n t e r t a i n e d a house i u l l o t c o m p a n y ove r C h r i s t m a s ,

in;: axxti imiiortant confercncr- i)le;is^' commi in ic t t e with .Mis, (', Ii, ..\mes li,\-Janu.-try i.

Mrs. Ji-nnie Her.ienw-.i\-. w-lio h.-is heen the nurse at tendin; ; .Mrs, . lames 1*, I-'itch, ri-turited home liiis week I'*rirlay.

.Mrs. E m m a Hlnod and son it' Willow D.-ile passed rh r l s t r . i a s with .Mr. nnd .Mrs. Fred W. I 'arkhurs t . of Champne.\ street.

Comniiiiilly <'hi'istmiis Tree. A i-uperl) sliccfss ' These w-ords

come to mind in thlnkinK what ones to choose in descriiiliiK the c o m m u n i ty < 'hr is tmas tree. Wo m i s h t say ,a g rand .affair, or descrilie the tree and its exercises in other words which would tell of its iirilliant, cheerful ap p e a r a n c e on n, for tunately good wcat l i er evening. T h o tree was of hemlock of symmet r ica l shape and was illuminated, by electr ic l ights o t red. whi te and blue—93 in a l l ; 63 upon the ma in pa r t of tho tree, nnd 40 In tho sh in ing s t a r a t t h c top. Tho scene w a s real ly very Chr i s tmas- l lkc and insp i r ing when t h e l igh ts were on arid t h e la rge c h o r u s of ea rnes t s ingers rolled oul the carols in h a p p y a c cord. Tho Groton band p laying before and af te r thc carols w a s a flne addi t ion to the exercises. Mr. Call . iccompanled thc s ingers wi th his c la r ine t nnd was nt g rea t ass is tance . T h e un i ted hea r ty response from fhe large n u m b e r of the townspeople was a mos t pleasing and notable f ea tu re of the ga the r ing ; The selections r ende r ed were " J o y to the world, t h c Lord Is c o m o , " "Hark , the hera ld ange ls s ing ," " I t c ame upon the midn igh t clear,'* " W o th ree kings ," "O llttio town of Be th lehem," "Good King Wcnce las , " "O oome all ye fai thful ," "Si lent n ight , holy n ight ," " A m e r i c a . "

T h e c h o r u s w a s led by Mlss S u s a n

Gnitoi i :Mililary TraliiliiK S(II<K>I. Capta in I 'or ter H. Chase. Firs t

Corps Cadets, N. CJ. .M.. inspected the Provisional Company nn We.dne.sda.v eveninK and Kave an .'iddress ttn "Team work, sulioriliniitinn. discipline and le.-idershiii." There w:is a Kciod a t t endance , about lifty oincers and tnen beinK i^re-eni; there were .'tlso tw-cnt,v-five or thirt.v spectators .

Tile inspection lieKrin w-itli tile c e i c . mnny ttt formin:,- conip.-iny line, the men niarciiin,K up fnun the it'Wor town hilll by iil.-itonns. .mdcr command of the lieiiten.'ints. In th<- :ili.

j sence of Kirst Serseani Torrey anil - o f | s e r K e a n t Richards , Ser,ae!int l .amli day I acted a s flrst sergeant. Corporal I 'ari t-

as left KUlde. .-md .êrKcant Lawrence and I 'r ivate .1, Rfdiinson as corpor.-ils. After tile conipany was formed and pi-esenteil. the colors liresentecl and took post on the left of the lino.

Capt. Chase then inspe<-terl each ni.an's rifle an<l asked a que.stion *»r two of each. The men came th rough this par t of the Inspection very c reditably. Th i s was the flrst occasion at whioh all t h c men were a rmed with regulat ion rifles.

Thc flrst platoon then went t h r o u g h a shor t cloro order drill, consis t ing ot squad co lumn nnd platoon move ments , front Into line, and on loft Into line. T h e second platoon follow-cd with extended order work, by signa ls a lone. The platoon was as.sem-blcd h y bugle call ; formed co lumn of squ.ads. ma rched half way a r o u n d the hal l , f o rmed a line of sk i rmi she r s -to the front, arid hal ted, all by a r m signals., Thc sk i rmish line then became a flring line, supposedly pa r t of a l a rge r unit . Signals werc given by Cnpt. P o w e r s and the c o m p a n y mtr-slclans. In r e a r of tho line, and t r a n s mi t ted to tho men by Lieut. B ran lgan and Sergt. I j i m b , Tho men set t h e i r s igh t s and opened flre; suspended Arc, advanced , corrected the i r s ight sett ing a n d ngain commenced flring; advanced by ru shes of four men a t a t ime and wound up by a cha rge .

After the dril l , Capt. Chase gave his half h o u r t a lk . Thc who le a u d i e n c e

Wc«t Groton, Among the Chr i s tmas guests not

previously ment ioned a rc Donald Bixby with W, y , Blxb.'i'; Mr. and .Mrs. Clarenco .Tuttle, of Groton, with E. K. Harr i i ig ton; W l n t h r o p I .amh with A. W. Ui'mb; Mar t in O'.Mealey, of Lynn, Michael O'Mealey and taml ly of I.,eom-Inster and Mr. a n d Mrs, - Pat r ick Healey of Walpole , -«-ilh Mrs. O'Mealey; t h e Misses Lizzie and Ksther Jarvis . of At t leboro , with Andrew J a r vis; Miss Grace Blxby with G. H. Bixby; Webster H a r r i n g t o n , of Aycr. with F. E. H a r r i n g t o n ; Ra lph Kilbourn of Plat tsburgh,- N, Y,, and Ellery Kilbourn o t P lymou th , N. H., -with H. Spaulding: Mrs., Daniel Sherwin entertained her pa ren t s , Mr. and Mrs. Jas . Bywater, her sister. MLss N'ellie By-water, and a b ro the r . Wallace Bywater, all of Groton. on Chr i s tmas day. twelve s i t t ing down to the family dinner; Master F r e d e r i c Sherwin and his bro ther J a m e s a r e spending the Christmas holida.vs a t the home of their g randfa the r Sherwin in Groton; Mr. and Mrs. F r a n k T h o m a s enter ta ined as holiday guests his mother . Mrs. A. A. Thomas, ot Medford; also. Mrs. Thomas ' pa ren t s . Mr. and ,Mrs. 1). !•', Coughlin, of Groton. The i r little daughte r Ruth , who is a t present with her g randfa ther , wras a t home for ChriEtmas,

Mr, and JIr.s. H. P. Barteau.v, super intendent and mat ron at the town farm, in behalf of the peojile In their charge, wish to express the i r s incere thanks and .appreciation to the Ladies' Aid .society and to all otliers who contributed to the h.'iiipine.ss tmd I 'hrist-mtis cheer of t h e i r people.

Marion and. Cliflord Harteaux spent the lirst week ot their vacation with their sister. Mrs. Fred Beauleau. of Hulland. who returnei l with them for a tew days ' visit wi th lier paren ts .

.Miss Ethel Bliss has re turned from KitchburK. where slie w-;is employed during thc Chr i s tmas rush in the book dejiartment at Nichols iSc Kroi;t'K.

The Misses R u t h . Helen and Fr ieda Humiston sjient Chrlstma.'-- nlKht'.at the home of* , the i r g r andmothe r , Mrs. .Martha Tarbel l .

The Chr is tmas enter t t i inmont .-it the hall on last Sa tu rday evening was very enter ta in ing, a large number of children tak ing par t in the exei-clses. .Mrs.- c . E. Bixby, by re<]uest, repealed two numbors ot t h e L. .\. S. program' of the previous week, "Littlo .Miss Muf-fet's I 'h r i s tmas j iar ty" juid "Sunbonnets." Reci ta t ions and songs followed each o ther in fiuick succession in chaiKC of'Mis.s Sylvia l.tLwrence, .Mrs. I.. (1. Strand. J r . . and .Miss Dorothy Thomjison. A fea ture of the enterta inment C'lusinK Jileasure tind surjirise \v-;is a Christm.as solo by little -Miss KelloKK. a Krammar schooi pujiii and recent comer in town, the flute-like quiility ot her vr.ice lieing mo.st iinus-u.'ii in one so yoniiK. Joiin Rftbinson, ni.'isquerading as .s:ant.i CIj ius 'brought siiouts of -.'lee from the chi ldren as lie ( nipticd Ilis jiaok of to.vs and denuded the well-(illed t r e - of its Chr is tmas fruit. The jilca~nre of the many little peojile was i»i itself a jileasure to t;eholders.

Mrs. .\. 11. TliOTiiison i.s entertaininK this we(^k the .Misses Consueila and .Sylvia Sedley of Dorchester .

Willard I 'crrin has not been In his usual heallh this week, but is feliiiiK more comfortable s ince a visit from his Jihysician on Tuesda>'.

''In Wednesday af te rnoon Mr. and .Mrs. CI. S. Weblier and Miss l-ivelyn i-'ernalii .attended the funer.al in ^N'ti-tick <if Mrs. Weiiliei 's b ro the r . Anthony i-'ernald. who <lied in San I ' rancisco on December 10. Mrs. - \ n thony Fernald and her little son accomji.anied the liody of the dece.ased to the home of her Jieojile in X.atick.

.Mr, and .Mrs. ('. L. Roy sjient Christmas <lay with .Mr. and Mrs. I-;. K. HarrinKton.

Miss Evadne Har r ing ton who visited in Hfiston last week is now with rela-tives in Worcester .

.Mrs, Sleejier is spendiilK the winter with her son. Cli.'irels Sleejier, of Attleboro,

The various teU-tihone lines in the \-:!!aL'e bave lieen larKCl.v out of commi.ssion durinK the ji.'ist month , but a re once more ajipro.achinK their normal condition.

Mrs. l iebecca Webbe r of A\-ei' has visited at thc lionu- of her son. G. .' . Welilier. this week.

The annnal roll call sujipcr of the c, r . chnrch w-il! iic held a t the liall on Wednesilay e\'enInK in charKO of ;•. coininitKe of tiie L. A. societ.^'. Tlie business jiH-etinK for a n n u a l reports and election of oflicers will follow at the chnrch.

The Ladies' Aid Mieiety will hold its .-mnual Imsiiiess meetinK witll .Mrs. I-:i!ward Hallett on Thu r sday .ifternoiin.

.Miss Itnth .Mellisji h.is .sjient the holidays with relatives In CamiirldKe. .Mr. and .Mrs. Kdward .Mellish and .Miss An-Keline l-'arnsworth also spent Christmas in CambrldKe and while there a t tendeil a silver wedding.

, A r t h u r Goodear l was home from Clark college for tho hol iday season.

Mrs. Ada D u r k e e is In Litt leton assist ing in ca r ing tor George Durkee who la very 111.

Phi l ip Cunn ingham went to Maine to r a shor t business t r ip, but the unexpected dea th of his b ro ther - in - law h a s prolonged his visit t he re .

The largest C h r i s t m a s ga the r ing In town was at C, T, Wetherbee ' s , where all , tils chi ldren ' a n d . g randch i ld ren m a d e a farnlly pa r ty of ubout twenty-flve. Another family reunion was at-.Mr. Livermore 's . Mlss Cora HartwoU, Ml.ss Nellie F i t ch and Linus Har twel l wero a t Albert Har twel l ' s . Mr. and Mrs. Salmon. 2d, carrie from Somerville on Sa tu rday ' to spend the holiday wit : their son. Mlss Susie Llttlefleld, Mrs. r vnn i son a n d W a l d o Llttlefleld were a t . Ittlefield farm. R a l p h Smith, Albion .Mo.'Kc and Wilbur Steele werc, home t rom Whltlnsvll le . Miss Meg' Gilpin-Brown ot N'ew York was at Joseph Poland ' s .

Owing to tho s to rmy wea the r there was not a q u o r u m presen t a t the Grange meet ing so no business could bo t ransacted. T h e next meet ing will be J a n u a r y 12 when Mrs . S. Mabel Thompson ot Hopk ln ton as.slsted by Mrs. Maria Gi lmore of Westboro will install the offlcers.

Mr. and Mrs. Char le s Heyward spen t Chr i s tmas a t her former home. In Woburn .

Churcll Xotcr. Sunday se rv ices—Morning worship

a t eleven d'clock. P r e a c h e r , Rev. G. .M. .Missh-ion, the minis ter . Suliject, "Life and t ime . " Sund.ay. .school at 12.15. C. E. meet ing and evcnlUK service a t seven o'clock. The jiastor will sjieak on the topic, "A backward look."

Thc Christm.as t ree cclebr.atibu and exercises were held Last Sunday evening, unde r thc ausjiices of our -Sunday school at the vestry o t thc church . Mrs. G. W. Bur roughs , tho super intendent of the Sunday school, had cha rge of the program.. Over eighty-flve people were jiresciu and enjoyed very much thc rec i ta t ions and singing rendered by the school children, a f te r which an old and anxiously ox-jiectpd Sant.a Claus rushed in t h r o u s h a window and aave out many and beautiful present.s^ lce c r eam and cake werc served-t<i all.

A communi ty siURinK held last Sunday n i g h t , at West Acton Baptist cht i rch. under the direct ion of Mrs. Weeks, was enjoyed liy soveral members of our church who were there in tesjionKO to the invitation for a union service. .Mrs. K. W. Dodge. -Miss -Maria Steele and C. K. Wood sanK with thc choir. Rev. Mlsslrian rendered the sc:-ijiture readiiiK.

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H.appy.Christmas Katherlngs in each school marked thei r closing for the vacation ot two weeks.

Mlss Bernlce C u n n i n g h a m came home tor Chr i s tmas br inging her friend, .Mlss Jenn ings , of Mcdford, with her.

Mr. and Mrs. A r t h u r W. Xelson and Paulino wont to iGrcenwood for the holiday.

Per ry Burns is spend ing a week In Boxboro while they a r e t ak ing a c count of stock at the W a l t h a m Watch f.actory. where he works .

Mrs. Marin W h i t c o m b visited her son Ira nt the Pe t e r Bent Br igham hospital Tuesday a n d found him doing very well.

Xows has recently hccn received of tho marr iage ot Mlss Lucre t i a Gale, one o t our former school teachers . '

F r ank Smith, who cbmcs from the s tate o t Maine, is thc successor of Mr. Benedict a t the CostellO farm.

J . A. Walker and . \ n d r c w W a l k e r spent Chr is tmas In W o r c e s t e r with the i r sister who invited all t h c broth

LITTLETON News I t ems .

Jame.'- Smith, who has lieen chosen by the raihvay emjiloyc.s' b ro therhood to represent the i r in teres ts a t the nat ional cajiital, the next four years, will leave for WashiuKton. D. (".. the middle of next week. He will remain In Washington only whilo congress is in se.ssion and will do all in his jiow'er to br ing aiiout a i-Tccoiiciiiation lietween rai lroad corj iorat ions and etn-jiloyes. He is exjiected -amonK other thlnKS to use his influence in the int roduct ion of a bill before congress t ha t shall meet tlje d e m a n d s of the employes ami the apjiroval ot the coi-jiorations relatiiiK to hours , etc. Dur ing ilis tiiiscnce from town Janies Rivets will ttikc his Jilace as section master .

.Misses i'llla and Elizalieth I 'eabody re turned last week from East Hirani . .Me., where they spent several weeks w-ith relatives.

.Mr. Shedd of Hellows Falls sjient Clir istmas witil tile L. A. HaKers.

.Mr. and Mrs. Williur Hruce of Tov.-nsi-nd Center and Mr. .and Mrs, Sears of P.ockjiort .are the guests uf .Mr. .-md .Mrs. F rank l in I'iiiKry.

Our coIlcKe friends w'no Iiave iicen in town for the holiday vacat ion retu rn the middle of. next week to classic halls.

.Miss Healrice Wooilhury, who has been spending the last ten days witli he r ,honie jieojile, r e tu rns Monday to he r s tudies in Worces te r Xormal school.

.Miss Gladys Kimbal l of Gardner was at liome two days this w-cek.

Miss Ka the r ine Kimball is visiting her Simnions r o o m - m a t e in Adams.

The next meet ing of tho Woman ' s .Mliance will bo held in the vestry Fr iday af ternoon, J a n u a r y 5. when .Mrs. W. I. .Vichols of Cambr idge will address the society. .Miss Hazel Bradlee is to be the musician ot the af ternoon.

Herman Libby of Millis and sister. .Mi.s.s .Mice Libby. of Win th rop . were at home throuKh the hol iday season.

.Miss VertL Libby has reslKncd from iler position .as te.acher in i ' lymouth a-ul has .-iccejited a more desir.able Jiiace on the teiichinK staff at Ariiiig-ton in the seventh Krade.

.V. Heywood Knowlton has been entertaininK his Da r tmou th room-mate this week.

The Leroy Jewett.s a re liusy j irepar-ixxx' to KO South ver.v soon, it is ' xpected that he will liuild on I.-md Iiurchased in l-'lorid.-i a few .vetirs aso .

Kdwin I';sten of SjiriuKfleid came home for ( ' h r i s tmas .

I-'MKene Esten met with an aC(-ident w-hlle jilaj-iiiK hoekey. His face w-.-is lia<il;,- cut and scratched and h( nar-rowl.N escaped injury to his eyo.

.Mrs. Char les A. Har twel l . not Kimliall. was ime of the jiatlionesses at the ciiil(lren'.s recejition and ball last week.

.•Ml the Littleton schonl will reojien next Tuesday.

. lames K. Smi th ' s family held a family reunion at the Smith residence on JIarwood avenue Chr i s tmas .

Mr. and Mrs. Char les E. .McDonald of Clinton spent i ' h r i s t m a s with thc home people.

Fred A. Hosmer and family and JI rs . i :arollne Hosmer worc holiday gues ts ot thc Jesse Dodgo family.

A Chr i s tmas wedding occurro<I a t thc home of El isha Case on Mondny, December 26, a t twelve o'clock noon, when .Miss Hazel Violet Caso was m a r ried to Ches ter H. Xorwood of Dorchester . Rev. H e r b e r t L. Caulk lns offlclatlng. T h e . t w o r ing c e r e m o n y was used, Gladys D u n h a m , niece ot the br ide, serving a s r ing bea re r . Mlss E v a Case, s is ter ot t h o br ide, was br idesmaid and Howard Norwood, younger b r o t h e r ot t h c g room, served ns g roomsman . A br idal repas t was served af ter tho ceremony, which had the c h a r a c t e r of both wedd ing breakfast and Chr i s tmas feast. Mr, and Mrs. Xorwood will m a k e the i r hon ie

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A large n u m b e r of the y o u n g people were homo for tho hol idays and formed an excellent cho i r for the services on Sunday a t t h c Baptis t

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The re will be a mee t lng 'o f thc executive board of the Woman ' s c lub a t the home ot t h e president, Mrs. Dicke rman , on F r i d a y evening, December 29, a t 7,30,

Tho a n n u a l par ty of the Sewing ,School will bo held In t h e u p p e r town hall on Sa tu rday a t te rnoon, December 30, a t 2,30, The p a r e n t s and friends a r e Invited to bc present .

Lyman K. Clark acted a s toas tmas ter a t tho a n n u a l reunion and banquet of t ho Alumni Association o f jP roc to r acadiimy hold a t the P a r k e r House, Boston, on last week Fr iday evening,

' rhe Peace a n d Unity club wlil hold Its fifty-fourth emancipat ion concer t and ball on Monday evening in the town hall . T h e p rogram of the evening will begin with Introductory r e m a r k s by tho pres ident of thc club, Joseph J . Munroe, ot Leominster . T h e conoort p r o g r a m will follow. Thc speake r of the evening' will he J o sephus Thoma.s, of Ayer. Bonnet te and Donahue ' s (jrchostra, of Leomin ster, will furnish music. A suppe r will be served In thc lower hall . This a n nual event Is looked forward to by the colored people a s one of the greates t of the year, and members of the race come from many points to take pa r t in tho emancipa t ion celebrat ion.

The oflicers of George S. Boutwell post, G. A. R., Capt. Georgo V, Bar rett camp, S. of v. , and W. U. C. will be Jointly Installed In G. A. R. hall on Thu r sday evening, J a n u a r y 1. Supper will be served as usual previous to tho instal lat ion exorcises in the Orthodox vestry a t six o'clock. The business mcctinK of the post will be Thur.sday af ternoon, J a n u a r y 4. at 1'.30 o'clock. The th ree organizat ions will be Installed in the order given, thc ceremonies beginning a t 7.30. All associate m e m b e r s ot the G. A. R. a r e expected to s u p p e r and instal lat ion. A cordial invitation is also extended to thc pas tors of Ay'er and the i r wives to supper and installation.

Beginning with the nOw year George S. Boutwell post, G. A. R.. will meet in thc af ternoon instead of in the evening as h,as beon the custom for man\-years. T h e W. K. C . who h;ivo since its-oi-ganiz;itIon held Its mootluKs in the af ternoon, will. beKinninK with the flrst meetinK in January , have its nieetlngs in the evening.

-\ ch imney flic In the Woods house on Four th .street was the cause of the flre d e p a r t m e n t being called out last .Saiurday morn ing . The a la rm w;is i-Iven fiom box 17 at the corner bf East .Main and I'ine s t reets short lv after flve o'ciock. When t h e flre fighters a r r i v e d . a f t e r their mile run. slide and tw*i-«teps on the slippery' Icc thcy-found tha t .-Mfred "i'ates had put out the flro with an cxtinKuisher. The re was no. d a m a g e .

"Vesta R e b e k a h lodKC e lec ted - these oiflcers a t the last meetinK; .Mr.s. .Marv E. "i'oung. n. K.: Mrs. l i lanche Water man, v. g.; .Mra Alile ,S. W a s h b u i n , see.; Mrs. Ella F. Hovey. t reas . ; .Miss Helen P. Kel leran. t rus tee 3 vrs.; .Mrs. Xora T. Folkins . .Mrs. Ju l ie t te 1,. Kidder, rcprcsent-atives to Hebekah a s sembly.

A sleigh tipped over on its side Sunday night n e a r the Wost .Main stroet over-head bridKe. throwinK out the two stranKC occupan t s and broakinK a shaft. T h e horse liocamo friKhtened af ter the .sleiKh caiisi-,;i'd and draKKcd it (juite a d is tance beforo the animal could bc stoppeil. An examinat ion of Iho outllt. s t r ange to say. showed , no d a m a g e but the broken shaft, and the occupants escaped injury. Tho accident hajipcned -when ihe sleiKh runners c ' lught in the eleclric ear t racks.

These offlcers of thc I.. .^.. .\. O. H., were elected a t Ihe la.st mfotiuK: .Miss IMary .McCarthy, pres. ; .Miss .Mary ."-Jkcrritt. V. ji.; .Miss Susie F. .Voylari. r. s.; .Miss Harr io t t f 'ullinan. f. s.; ".Mrs. K'ato ('. CarrlKan. troas.; .Miss .Mary I 'arriKan. m. a.; .Mrs. .Mary Muilin, sent.

SATUEDAY, DEOEMBEB 30, 1916 Ices. Music for Installat ion and ente r ta inment furnished by thc Harva rd male quar t e t o t Boston. Reader iTnd c. i tcrtalncr. Miss El izabeth S turde-vant. of Boston.

"God's half a c r e , " a five-part feature, with Mabel Tal iafer ro , tho gifted and c h a r m i n g little s tage s ta r in the leading part , is the a t t rac t ion for this Saturday evening a t t h e motion picture show.. This roman t i c d r ama Is of unusual novelty and appea l In which tho noted ac t ress Is soon In ono of hor be-n efforts. This play will be followed by two reels in the famous Beatr ice Fairfax scries—a comple te story. Thc .•-hows on Chr i s tmas afternoon and evening were considered to bc one of the best ever produced here and held the clo.se aUent ion of the a u d i ences at both shows. On next Wednesday evening the feature will be "The brand ot cowardice ," a romant ic story of the Mexioiin border, in five thri l l ing ucts. p r e sen t i ng tho gifted Lionel Ba r rymore and Grace Valentine, The piay is a w.ondorful p roduction of sup reme Interest . This will be followed by a two-reel episode o t "The .Shielding Shadow," the famous serial, which is dra-»'ing to a close.

The regular mee t ings of George S Boutwell W. R. C; h a v e been changed from .afternoon to cvenlnK. The next mcei ing wlil be held on Tuesday evening. J a n u a r y 2, a t 7.30.

Miss -Madeline C'arlson will en ter St. Elizabeth hospital , Br ighton , on J a n uary 2 to p repa re to b e a nurse, the course ex tending over th ree year.s.

F rank Cot6 has Voturned" from the Groton hospital , w h e r e ho recently underwent an operat ion for appendici t is .

Rev. and Mrs. J. W. T h o m a s sjient Chr i s tmas in Cambr idge with the i r daugh te r , Mrs. L. H. Merchant .

At about ha l f -pas t ten Monday morning a large au tomobi le stopped at tho house of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Taft and from it were unloaded a number of peop le - l aden with liun-dles and all the good -thliigs which people have a t Chr i s tmas t ime. On calling the roll t he re was found to ho present—Mr. , and Mrs . Elbert H. Flagg, Mr. and .Mrs. War rea Flagg and son Ernest , .Mr. and -Mrs. Howard A. White , d a u g h t e r R u t h and son Howard, and Win iam L., Maurice. I rving and Webster F l a g g and the Mi.sses Kuth and Dorothy FlaKK, and with the hear t ies t of wishes made a little par ty of seventeen. After pa r t ak ing of tho usual KOod thInKs with which a Chr i s tmas table is loaded, a i 'hr is t mas tree was fixed up for the child r e n and also for t h c grown-uiis . A virry iileasant af ternoon was spent and everyono. went h o m e hajipy!

At the Columbia hotel in Leominster there was a very pleasant Christmas family ga the r ing held on .Monday. The hosts were Ihe propr ie tors of thc Ifotel. Mr. and .Mrs. Fred Graves.;,. .-VmonK tho KUCSIS from , \ver were Mr, and Mrs. Josejih Graves -Mr. and .Mrs. Fred Tut t le and dauKhtor and .Miss Ellen Graves, all relatives. A very e labora te d inner was served anil everyone had an unusually plea.saiii t ime.

.Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Webb, who have been in Sprlngfleld for several days,'-a re expected home this Saturdav. Mrs. Webb's moiher died the re last" week.

-MJ.ss Clara B. T h o m a s is siiending the week with he r sister . .Mrs. l.i H. .Merchant, in ' CambridKC

Thc annua l par ish mcctinK of the l-'irst Unitar ian I 'arish church will bo held next Wednesdiiy eveninK in the vostry, A supper free to all people of the p.-irishtwiU be provided a t n.io, jointly liy tho Alli.uicc and Girls' club. It is pxportcd Ihat 'the men will wait on the tallies. Uev. Samuel Bastin .Volilis, lield secre tary for .N'ew l-:ng-laud of tho . \u ier ican l ' n i t a r i an association, wili bl- tho speaker . His suli-joo't will he "Tho ollioiont ohurch ." It IS- oxpectod to ha\-o a musical proKram also.

T h e r e 'was a' la rge and happy t a m lly g a t h e r i n g a t thc home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Yates Chris tmas. A bountiful d i n n e r with all t he fixings was served to those present and a Chris tm a s t ree , he.avlly laden, was a pleasa n t f ea tu re of the occasion, with a visit from Santa C'iaus to pleim.e the chi ldren . Thbse present were .Mr. and .Mrs. (. 'harles E. Craig, .Mrs. Yates ' p a r e n t s ; Mr. and Mrs. H a r r y E Wat e r m a n and son Harold, .Mr. and Mrs F r a n k E . Crawford and daugh te r Edessa , Mr, und .Mrs. Charlos R Crawford, Mr. and .Mrs. Alfred .Yates d a u g h t e r Evelyn and son Alfrod .Mr' and Mrs . George Crawford and ' .Mrs! •yatcs' brother , I.ewis K. CraiK and son, L e M s E. CraiK, Jr . . who has Just r e tu rned from duty on thc Mexican border . The memories of the dellRht-ful g a t h e r i n g will linger long with those who were present,

T h e following ho.stesses will en te r tain t h e Aycr Branch Alliance on T h u r s d a y nftcrnoon, J a n u a r y " <, a t 2.30 o'clock a t the Unitar ian vestry: Mrs . Elson Bigelow. .Miss Addle H a r low, Mrs, Albert Perkin.s,- .Mrs. S. H Proc tor .

Miss Anna G. Taylor, who teaches school in Wl lb raham, is spending the hol idays a t the homo of he r parents , -Mr. and Mrs. Lyman J. Taylor .

Louis O. Pelton has re tu rned from F i t chburg , where he has been spending the past month .

I 'aul W. Carr igan. a s tuden t at D a r t m o u l h college. Is spending the '•hristmtus vacaUon a t the home ot hir parents , .Mr. and Mrs. .Martin Carr igan.

.Mrs. Mary Anderson, a former rosidont of Aycr. died in SI. John ' s hospit.il. Loweli. T h u r s d a y . ' D e c e m b e r 21. aged th i r ty- four years. The cause of death was u lce r s ot Ihe stom.ach. for which she had been under t r ea tmen t for ten days. She leaves hor husband an<I four chi ldren, Cather ine . Robert , .lohn .and Ixire l ta Anderson; .a b ro th er. John A. McDonald, of Aycr, and throe sisters. Mrs. 1.. E. CanninK of Cleveland. Ohio, and .Miss Loretta Mc-Drniaid of Toledo. Ohio, former rcsi-

, dents of Aycr, and .Mrs. "H. I lenevry of Halifax, .N'. S. Thc funoral wxm held on last Saturd.ay afternoon with services a t St. Pa t r i ck ' s church in Lowell .at three o'clock! The Interment was in St. Pa t r i ck ' s cemetery in that city.

Miss Amy E. "Ixiugec spont Christmas with hor g randmoihor . Mrs. S. N*. Lougee, in Brockton, where Mrs. l.ou-Koo is spend ing thc winter.

.Several from Ayor attondod thc communi ty Chr i s tmas troo oxorcisos hold in Depot square , .shirlo.v. on iast Sunday evoniiiK.

. \ m o n g those who spont Cl i r is tmas here, in ,'iddition to those .'ilroarly mentioned, were l*'rcd BafroWs from Wes-Ic.van college. .Middletown. Conn.; I-'rodoi'lck 1-'. Foley, from .Vowporl. R. 1.: T h o m a s F. Walsh, from l .ancaster ; Ha r ry .*ûllivan. from Hari,swell. Va.

Wo have lieon rcquostod to asl\' thc neople to romonilior tho birds at tills Time by providinK thom with food durinK this sovoro wcatllor and par l iculariy iieforo ano thor fall of snow I'oinos. Our foathorod fri'-ruls. par t ic-ul.'irly <iu.ail and phoasants , wlio a re known as "Kround fooders." iind it h.ard to KOI fooil whon snow covers tho Ki'ound. Kood that hn.s a l ready beon uiven since thc snow como will be covered b.v the t ime Iho next snowstorm .'trrivcs and leave them withoul nothinK to oat unless food Is given. .Scraps of broad, mea t or other food:' will p rovide for thc ilirds' noods. l''ood for Ibis purpose may be procured o^ the state fish and g a m e commission free of cost.

The sacred chora l can ta ta . "Tho hope of the wor ld ," will bo repeated at t he m o r n i n g service at the Firs t Uni tar ian Pa r i sh church on Sunday, J a n u a r y 7, when Mrs. Becktord and Mlfs Clark, ot t h c quar te t , will havo re tu rned from a w a y , .

The pas tor will p reach In the Baptlsl c h u r c h on Sunday morn ing nt 10.46 on "EV>cnc2er." Sunday school a t twelve. P ra i se meet ing a t seven In the evening by t h e young people 's c h o r u s and congregiit ion, wi th solo.s, ducts , quar te t s , etc. Subject Of sermon, " T h e last day ." B. Y. P. U. on Tuesday evening a t 7.30. Weekly p raye r m t e t i n g on Thursday ovening a t 7,30,

A special onmmunlodt lon ot Caleb But le r lodge o t Masons will he held on Monday evening a t 6,30 o'clock, W a r r o n L, Probio will Install t he officers, assi.stcd by I r a G. Dwinell, Thc Installat ion will bo publlo t o t h e ladles, each m e m b e r hav ing tWo privilege of Invit ing two guests . T u r k e y suppe r will be served In tho banquet hall a t seven o'clock. An en te r t a inment will t ako place af te r thc Installation serv-

'I'ho ..N'ow Kncjiand Tolophono and TolOKraph Company li.-is tliis wook distriliiitod .-inionK its omplovoos tho sum nf SCdO.OOO.OO as an omerKcncy payment . This was not a bonus nor part icipation in profit shar ing, but ra ther an exiiression on the iiart ot tho company of ils knowledge of the prosont unusual ly hiKh living expenses and intended to tide employees over until conditions liocomo normal . E m ployees who h.-ivc been with tlie company over (mo yoar received throe wooks' salary, whilo thoso who havo boon employod ovor th ree month.s but loss than a yoar rocoived two weeks ' .salary. Tho sum of $1643.72 was .d i s -triiiulod to 11 ompioyocs under tho supervision of the Ayor oflico as follows-; .-Vyer, 25 ompioyocs. $9G1.00: Pepperel l 9, employees. S22!t.45: Groton. C employees. $145.27; Townsend 4 ompioyocs, $105.00.

Eoderaled c h u r c h — T h o suliject of the sermon next Sunday morning will be "Lessons of tho closing year." Thc Sunday school will moct at noon. -Mooting of the C. E. .society at six o'clock. ..\t the evening service Mr. StronK will spe.ak on tho sulijoct of "Billy Sunday's thooloK.v." .Mid-week ...orvico on Thursda.v eveninK at 7.30. Tho (lovotional text for the week will bo J.ihn 4, 1-42.

The meet ing of the Woman ' s club on Wednesday af ternoon, J a n u a r y 3. ih Hardy ' s hall, is lo lie open t o ' t h c public and is in cha rge of the Civics commit tee , .Mrs. Carr ie H. Bisielow. (ha i rn ian . Tho speake r will be .Mrs. Charlos A. HriKKs of .Norwood, a member of tho Civics Tiopartmcnt of the Stato Federat ion. It is hopod that a KOOd numbor will bo prosont.

At tho mootiuK of Ida McKinley chapter . ' i. K. S., held on Wodnosday eveninK. tho followinK ofllcors were oloctod fnr llio ooming yoar; Mrs. .VI-ina I., lirown, worthj- m a t r o n ; John Traipiair . worthy pa t ron ; Mrs. ICva W. Harlnw. asi-ociale m a t r o n ; Mrs. Annie E. I 'iliobrown. s e e ; .Mrs. Eileen O. Sawyer, t reas, ; .Ml.ss Lucy li, Wyman . conductress ; Mrs. .Mary H. Fillobrown, associate conduct ress ; El isha D. Stone, t rus tee . 3 years. These officers with thoso appointed will bc Installed at the annua l mee t ing held J a n u a r y 24.

Our new holiday. Xew Year 's day. noxt .Monday, will bc observed generally by the s tores in town closing,

The publlc schools will next Tuesday morning, -

.Mrs. Lucy Rhoades , m o t h e r of Mrs, J. .M. Lynds, o t P l e a s a n t s t reet , who

.has been qulto sick a n d Is undor the care of a tr.ilned nurso , r emains about thc same with p e r h a p s a slight Improvement Ip he r condit ion, •

Thc musical people of the town will be par t icu la r ly Interes ted In the tact tha t Ayer was t h e bi r thplace of a nian'of musical Impor tance . George Coleman Gow was born In Aycr N'ovember 27, 1860, In t h e house now occupied by Mr, nnd Mrs . J, J, Barry. Ho gradua ted from Brown In 1S84: N'ewton Theological Ins t i tu t e In 1889; s tudied a year In Berl in unde r Ludwig BuR.sler: t augh t mus ic a t Smith college 1889-95 and h a s been , professor of music a t Vassar college for several year.s. He Is noted a s an au tho r , composer and professor . At the l i m e ot Prof. Gow's bir th , h is fa ther , t hc Rov. George B o a r d m a n Gow, -was thc B a p tist minis ter hero.

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Rober t B u r n s lodge. I. o . o . r.-.. chose these officers at thei r regular meetlnK on Tuesday ovening; H a r r v M. Howe. n. g.; John B. Washburn", V. g.; Wa l t e r c . Winslow, s e c ; C. .\. Fox, t reas . ; Elisha D. .Stone, t rus tee 3 years .

.Mi.ss Annie Hillery re turned from the .Memorial hospital , .Nashua, N'. H., last ,Saturday, where she underwen t an opera t ion a short t ime aKo. She is doing well,

Wal lace G., Ki t t redge ia at home for the hol idays from his s tudies at Dar t m o u t h college.

Chr i s tmas tree exorcises wore Kivon at t hc B.aptist church last Saturdav evening which wore a t tended by ii large KatherInK. J. Howard I'illmon very acceptably filled the role of Santa Claus. d is t r ibut ing the presents from tho t ree. .MI had ;i iîilendid l ime W a r r e n I., i 'retile, super in tendent of the ,Sunday .school, presided.

.Newton D. Cole, of Kl tchburs . fa ther of Milan P. (.'ole, of .-\yer, died in tha t city on December 21 rif puiuin-n a r y . tuberculosis a t t hc aKo of t;c years. S months , 19 days. The romains were brought- to .Ayer and i r -tormcnt was made in Wooiilawn cemetery On .Monday.

DuriiiK the past year stolen jK-operlv amountiOK to over $5000 has boon recovered in Ayer and othe-i' towns for out of town police by Chief Heatty. The chief also m a d e fourteen arrc>ts du r ing thc same period tor o ther polico depar t ments .

Mrs. '.Sarah Cooildge of I.eominstor has sold her house a t the corner of F le tcher and .Maple s t reets , occupied by .\ifi-ed -Maynard, to J. Wesley Liulo.

Edward L. Backu.s. our fi.sh and g a m e warden , spent I ' h r i s tmas at his homo in StockbridKe.

Dennis J. F laher ty left' Inst S;i:ui--day for his former home in H.iltio. Conn., to spend .the Chr i s tmas season. He vvill remain away for several weeks.

District A t lo rney .W. J. Corcoran of Cambi-idKe. who Is about to ret i re fro tha t oifice. sent a communica t ion • Chiof- Boatly this Fr iday in which he thanked thc Ayor olficer f..r the ox-•oliont way inVvhich ho prepared his •asos for trial in ' tho suporioi- court and before tho sessions of the grand jury .

HartwoU Bigolow of Bangor . Mo., re turned to tha t placo Thu r sdav aftor a visit to his l iarents . .Mr. and Mr-- F. H. BiKoiow.

^ Chief Beat ty recovered Tuosihiy in Xashuji. .N. H., the overcoat lielonginK to Robert Smith, which with o thor a r ticles was stolen by John Mellen a t t h e home of Mrs. .Martha G. Lyon a. few wooks ago. With the rocov"ory of the coat all tho stolon proporty has lieon restored to its owners.

. \yor council . K. i.'., is p repar ing f..r a sorios- of hlKh-class e n t e r t a i n m e n t s duriuK t h e coming months . It is ex-pocted tha t tho lirst en t e r t a inmen t will talto Iilaco in the council hall Tuesday evening. J a n u a r y 9.

Chi-istnias t ree exercises wore hold in St. .Andrew's church Wednesday evening which a t t rac ted a large aud i ence which was well pleased. T h e r e was no regular proKram.

John Eagan of Hudson, a woll known former resident of Ayer. diod in tho former town this week Kriday morning. He was a civil war ve teran .

-The Chr i s tmas troo and par ty for tho childron of tho Unitar ian cl iurch .school was held la>t wook I'^riday evonlnK. .Supper was sorvod and the littie people h.'id ;i roy.-il gond t ime.

Berkley T. Larralioo has been unable to a t tend to his duties for a few days on account of an at tack of la grippe.

Chr i s tmas troo oxercisos werc held in the ConKreKatlonal church last week Fr iday ovoning at "..'ill o'clock with Rov. J. S. .Strong as Santa Clans. Thore w-as no roKular proKi-am. .Suppor was served a t it.'.tf). (In Snnday oveninK a t a.id llioro was a proKraiii consist ing of siiiKiiiK and spoakioK l>y tho childt-en of thc .Sundav school, Thoro w.ns rilso an oxerciso by thc c.-imp-Iiro L;irls.

i:)avid H. VonnK -'nld Augiis ' t is i...vo-Itiy havo (.jided their duties as ju ro r s in tho sunorlor <-ourt.

. lamos J, O'Brien, past comm. indcr of Oooritc S, nonlwoll post. G, A. P... h.is accopted an appoiulmont as nido-de-oamp on tho staff of the nat ional c o m m a n d e r of that organiz.a;ion. This Kroat honor is all thc more apprec ia ted by .Mr. O'Brien a s It camo to him from national hcad( iuar ters of the G. ,.\. R. without any effort being m a d e on his par t to secure it. Thc nat ional comm a n d e r took occasion in the official c i rcu la r conta in ing the a p p o i n t m e n t to compl iment Mr, O'Brien for his interest In thc organizat ion and tov his efforts In Its behal t .

Beginning next Wednesday thore will he a mat inee every Wednesday a n d Sa tu rday a t t c rnoon a t the mot ion pictu re show In Page hall . On W e d n e s days the shows s ta r t a t 3.3B; on Satur days at threo. This Is done In order tha t thc school chi ldren m.ay witness these h igh-c lass photop lays a t hnl t pr ice who cannot go In. thc evening. The pr ices 'a t t hc mat inees will be five conts fbr tho school chi ldren and ten cents tor adul ts . T h e evening prices remain tho same, ten nnd twenty cents .

Leroy C. Smith, pr incipal of the Lincoln g r a m m a r school In N'utlcy, N. J., Is at hl,H homo hero for the Chr is t mas vacat ion.

Mi.ss Kdi th Neylan, commerc ia l t eacher In tho Junior high sehool In Somervli le, is spend ing he r Chr i s tmas vaeation nt home.

Dead 'H 'oman Identified, T h e w o m a n who dlod on the .express

t ra in be tween Boston and Ayer lust woek Fr iday , a n account of which was given In t h i s paper last woek, vvas idcntlfled a s Mrs, Har r ie t t S. W a l k e r ot Boston. T h e remains were t aken to Leominster , , whe re funeral services nnd In t e rmen t took piace on Tuesday af ternoon,

Mrs. W a l k e r had for the past fltteen yea r s heen connected in various cupa-oltics wi th the X, W, C. A., and for the-past ten years, had been genera l ly knowh ao the religious instructor . Before t ak ing up this work she had been a na t iona l evangel is t for thc W. C. T. U. for m o r e t h a n twouty-ftvc years and had also served In tlie capaci t ies of evangelis t ic super in tendent and correspond ing secre tary for both the R h o d e Island and .Massachusetts br.anches.

-Mrs. W a l k e r was a native of Boaton and- was seven ty- th ree years of age . She a t t ended school in Bo.ston and Leominster ,

J u s t b e t o r e the ' case was to bo called In the Lowell cour t on Wednesday morn ing It was discovered tha t the a l leged cr imes wero commit ted ouUlde tho Jurisdiction of the court In tha t city, and in t ho Jurisdiction of tho Aycr court . Accordingly, the pr isoner was taken for trial to Ayer on Wednesday.

•,u'l'^X.''''"''* " " " * ' ' ' " f"'" own defense t ha t he was not a t the scene of the crimoa. on the night In question and consequent ly could not have commit ted them. He claimed he went to Nashua , N. H., Tuesday, with ano the r man and rode par t way back to .North Chelmsford and walked the remainder of tho distance. He admit ted behiK In Tyngsboro and Chelmsford, but .said he did not reach there by riding on tho c a r from Lowell. a« tCBllfled to by thc compla inant . He said tha t he had $22.50 In .his pocket when searched a t the Lowell police station, instead ot twenty- tour dollars, a s stated by t ho police ot Lowell.

H e r evauKellstlc t enden- J o h n C. Daffy, conductor on the cles developed early. As the year a d - Lowell and F l t o h b u r g Street Railway vanced and one after ano the r of the '^ 'Ps t ' l ed to see ing a man on his car family pas.scd away, it became he r an nual c u s t o m to spend the Chrlstmajs hol idays -with h e r sister.- Mrs. Marv E. Darl ing, of Walpole. N'. H., to which place she waii going when the fatal a t tack ot h e a r t disease occurred.

P l a n s a re unde r way for a memor ia l service In Boston, where she has given so m u c h of h e r t ime and .service.. It is also believed that , steps will he taken by the W. C. J. U. to make some form of recognit ion of her .s'.rvico with t ha t organizat ion

Clirl.'ilmas Sori-Icts, Christm.as Sunday was observed

with beautiful and Impressive services at the Fir.st Uni tar ian Par ish church . With ideal wea the r there w a s . a n unusually good a t t endance . T h e c h u r c h presented a- beautiful scene with its decora t ions of evergreen and laurel . Tall evergreen trees stood within tho chancel next to the side walls. ' A row* of iittle t rees were set a t intervals a long the outer chancel rail ing, b r a n c h e s filling the intervening spaces . The pulpi t and lectern werc decorated with tiailinK evorgrlSeii. Laurel w r e a t h s adorned the p iers of the main chancel a r ch . 'Prall ing everKreen was laid a long the inner chancel railinK and entwined a m o n g t h e b.alusters. Tall bu rn ing t ape r s a n d poinsett ias in vases stood back of the al tar .

-At t he r egu l a r morninK service the minis te r read thc offices and preached tho se rmon. The feature ot the special music was t h e "Festiviil Venl te" liv Solly. .Mrs. Ruby Felch Smith, o t Fi tchburg , as.'jisted the choir, and V, II. Ba r rows <tnd OoorKC Bar rows played for '.no servico. Tlie pi-eacher 's sulijoct was :"The Chr is lmas s t a r of Iiripo."

I'ho evening servico was ti union SOI vice with t h r e e clerKymen t ak ing part . Tho c h u r c h was packed with a couKroKation of about 3O0..>, including people from FitchburK. Harva rd . Shi r loy and Shir ley Center. Levi W. I 'helps. the chu rch ' s oldest pa r i sh ion-ei-. was a m o n g the a t t e n d a n t s at the •service. ,

The chu rch prcsontcd a glorious scene a t the evening service. Clusters of candles a l o n g the side walls d imly liKhlcd the Iiody of tho church . An oloctric liKht twinkled throuKli t he thick b ranches of each of tho tittle trees sot a iong the outer chancel ra i l inK. Tho inner chancel, a t thc open-iiiK "f tho ser\-ice, was liKhted only by tiio tapors back' ot tho al tar .

i-larcdri T r u e Shat tuck . the o r san i s t . jiiesidod at the organ. ' Wal te r S. Lougeo 'collist. George .M. Barrow,s and Geoi'Ko H. H, Turner , violinists', con'-s t i tuted thc -orchestra. Thc chorus

, I ciioir • i c luded .Mrs. Will iam .S. Beck-foi'd. soprano ; .Miss El inor VV. Clark, tilto; Fr.ink I-;. Harlow, tenor, înd Frod W. Hnsmor, basso, thc roKUlar quartot , .-md .Missos Mabello K. Pickard . I.ucy l;. Wynian, .Mrs. GeoiKo H, 1!, Turner . .Mrs. Ituby Folch Smith. .s-oi-r:inos. and .Miss Doris \V. l-'iotchor and .Mrs. Lucius c, Fairchi ld , al tos.

Tho prelude. "Adeste fidolos." hv orKan and orchostr.i, was tidloweil Inthe first hymn, "it came upon tho midnight cloar." Thc most impre.ssive feature of the whole sorvico was the singing liy (juartot and chorus of t h e carol . "Silent niKht." At the opening linos of tho cand the electric liKhts w-oro ail cut (.ff and the church left in dim candle liKht. Then a s ta r of tiny oloctric liKhts suspended hlKh above the a l t a r liurst forth and shed its rad iance diiriOK the rest cf thc service.

The minister , liov. F r a n k II. C r a n dall . then road tlio otfice of eveninK prayei ' . Foliownig t h e otfice the hymn, "Lit t ie children, wake and listen ." was SUUK ant iphonal ly liy the choir and a chorus of chi ldren in the west Kaliery. .Miss Marion Dwinell presided at the sinall organ in the Kaliery.

Tho sacred chnral c a n t a t a . " T h e hopo of tho world,•• liy Schnecker . r endered by organ, clioir and orohes t ra . was a revelation l.. all who hoard it. The spirited rondltinn o t this majestic c an t a t a was proimunced lho ablest musical achicvoiiK nt of local musi cians iu any churcti service evor held in thc town. Tho i-ondltion nf Uuliin-stoin 's "I-'ragmonf" from tiio "I-'ourth plan.i t r io ." a s mi inter lude, l.y the organist and Waltor S. Lougee. 'collist, was i iar t icular ly artistic. The whole of the mu.sical pmKram was a t r i u m p h for all t i v musiri.iiis, but pa r t i ru la r lv for .Mr Shat tuok. the brill iant younj; orKanist. who plnniiod and dirooted it.

Tho choir sanK ,-is an olTertor,\ n u m -;ho lovolV old l-.'nKllsh carol, "Tho

who resembled the defendant, the plaintiff being on tho sume car. The man worc a h a t ' which was pulled over his eyes so tha t the upper pa r t of his head could not bo seen. The prisoner, a t t h e suggestion of the court, put on his hat , and then asked tho witne.ss if ho could identify him as the man on t h e ca r on Tuesday night to which a negat ive reply was given.

The wltn.est' s.aid, however, thtit fresh footprints ' wero discovered between Fores t road crossing and thc end of the line a t .North ( 'helmsford. which Kave rise to the belief tha t whoever commit ted t h e cr imes rode t rom where they wero commit ted to thc crossing, and then walked the rem.ainder of the dl.stance to North Chelmsford, where the a r res t occurred.

Constable Gookin of Nor th Chelmsford told o t a r r e s t ing the prisoner in tha t place. He took, him to Lowell th ink ing the assaul t and robbery was commit ted in Chelmstord , which town comes under the Jurisdiction ot thc police cour t of tha t c i ty . At te r learning his mis take he brought the man to Ayer for trial . It was learned from the Constable t h a t tho prisoner is out on parole from the .state prison In Charles town. where he was servlnK a sentence of from four to six years for s imi lar cr imes at: those he Is charged with commit t ing Tuesday night.

J u d g e Atwood stated at the close of the evidence tha t he was not entirely satisfied ot the prisoner 's guilt n the cases a t bar. However, he felt

1' ^, ""'*• ' " *>"'<' ' b e man for fur ther Judicial Investigation. As the ofTensc-i charged a r e felonies and therefore beyond flnal Jurisdiction in this court the- cour t ordered tho prisoner hel<i for t he J a n u a r y te rm of the superior cour t to ho held in CambridKo. Bail was fixed at $1000 in default of which the pr isoner was taken to the Ea.st Cambr idge Jail to awai t trial. Thc wltne.s.ses in the case, personally recognized in fifty doIlaVs e.ich for their a p p e a r a n c e a t the higher court .

Archio .Maynard pleadc<I guil ty to a compla in t for assaul t and batterv on A. Pau l Fi l lebrown and paid a fine of five dolltirs th is week Fr iday morning l h o beginning ot the trouble which Icd^to the as.sault and bat tery was a t the fire a t J u d g ^ Sander.son's house on December 16. Fil lebrown. who is a flreman. stated to the court tha t on tha t occasion he asked .Mavnard who "W'as StandlnK near t he front doijr inside the bulldinK. to KO out and tha t .M.aynard m a d e a reply in which he toid J-iilebrown to go to a hot ter cl imate^ Fil lebrown thon, as became his r ights to protect proper tv and a.ssist in put t ing out tho fire, used force said force heing a g lancing blow on Mav-na.i-d's face.

-Nothing fur ther happened till last .Saturday night when .Maynard met his reoent opponent on- Oak streot. Fillebrown said .Maynard without any talk boKan the as.sault. After the trouble was over the police were notified.

.Maynard stated to the court in his own defense t h a t ho had stopped Fl l -lelirown on last .Saturday night and several t imes pr ior to using force he .'isked him for an apology for his action at the fire. The apologv was not given and then the a.s.sault was committed. He said h e considered ho had as much riKht to s t r ike Fillebrown as tho la t ter had to s t r ike hii court then imposed sentence.

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rt<-v. J. SoliU-ii StroiiiJ- w-.is tho pi-oiifhor. HU si-i-uion. on tho siil>-leci, "Tho ino.-.s.M>;o of Christtii i istldo," In it.s xxraee ot thouKht w.i.s .sirictlv in kocpliiR with tho hifth order of ' tho rost of the yereice. After tho (In.il hymn. "Tod.-iy lio joy In ovor.v honrt ." tlio ministor di.sniis.sod the people with the benedict ion.

DLstrict Coiii'i, , Ko.st,'»s f'.iviil.-iris, of Lowell, wns n r -

r,nlxned Thursday j i o r n l n g on a con^-pliilni for .n.-'sault nnd robbery In G r a n iteville on Tuesday night . The victim of thc alloKcd cr lmc8 and thc compla inan t In thc cases Is Karl Canton, of Granitevil le.

T h e compla inan t told t h e cour t t h a t he had been to l.owell Tuesday n i s h t and upon hln re turn ho waa followed as far a s thc town farm cros.slriB In Grani tevi l le by C.nvalnHs, a t which place both men Kot. off thc ele<~trlc car . After Canton had Konc a sho r t d is tance he said t ha t Cavalar ls a s -Faulted him and grabbed his pocke t -book contalnlnjr twenty-four dolI,nr»-ln money, Tho allcRcd thief then r an awn,y. L a t e r Cavalarls was arrested' In Nor th Chelmsford n e a r t hc t rans fe r s ta t ion on tho electric c a r Uno hv Cons tab le Gookin, The offlcer took his charKC to Ix)well, whero ho was e x amined by tho police. Canton l a t e r a p p e a r e d a t the police s ta t ion In Low'-

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any .nnd sermon a t 10.45. .Music I ' relude, "Voluntary In B llat " Ley-bach; ".Seven-fold a m e n . " Stainer'-"I 'ostival Venite in G," .Solly "Tc tieum." Stanford; offertorv solo,' Mrs Ruby Felch Smi th ; postlude, "Heces-^ siona-1 m a r c h , " .Schultz. P r eache r Rev, I. r ank B. Crandal l , the minister. Subject, "The new year ." Church school a t twelve.

A social a f ternoon of the Ayer Branch Alliance was hold at the home of .^rrs. Georse H. B. Turne r nn Thursday.

The w a r r a n t h a s been posted a n -nouncinsr the anriual parish meetlnK to bc held on Wednesdav eveninK, J a n -uary 3. in the vestry. A supper is to b(; provided to the parlKh jointly bv tho A Ilance and Girls ' club. It is expected to have a speaker of note from away and a prograni of enter ta inment

On .Sunday the preacher will point oi:t what the new year ' s Ideals a rc both for the Individual mombor and for the church . T h e Konuinoness of ,n rollKlon is a t tested in tho Individual by char.nc-tor. and In the c h u r c h bv tho quality of its public service.

(.Iiristlaii .Science ,S<K'lct,v of .Vycr, Servico Is held every Sunday morn

ine In G. A. R. hall a t Hl.iiO. Thc subjoct for Sunday, December 31 Is "Christ ian Science." Thore will be a meetlnR on Wednesdav ovenlnK J a n uary 3, instead of on this week Wednesday a s announced la.st week where tef t lmonies of Chris t ian Science heal-niK will be given. Tho te»>tlmony meetings will be the flrst Wednesday evening of each m o n t h a t 7..30. All a re cordially Invited.

I. G. DWIN]gL.L. Fine Groceries and Hardware

Telephone 15-2 .Ayer, Mess. If t h ( \ t o w n of Groton can purchase

its electricity from thLs concern and then sell It a t the above small ra te . It a p p e a r s that thc Boston company could material ly reduce thc cost to Ayer consumers and yet m a k e a good profit.

New Adver t i sements .

CARD OP THANKS Wr wish horehy to t h a n k all who

helped at tlie recent Arc In our ho.usc, Wc nlso desire to express our special approclatlon ot the good work dono by thc .\y<r Flre Oompanles.

George A. Sanderson, Annlo B. Sanderson.

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ITIccH Rc<Inco(I—Wliy .Vot H e r e ? According to a repor t from Qroton

contained In this p a p e r laAt week, the electric l ight commission of thnt town, has, with the consent of tho State Llcctr lc ' Light and Gas Commission, reduced thc price of eleetrlclty Tho rate Is 1 t.o 200 K. W„ tch cents, wi th a discount of flvo percen t If paid b e foro the t en th of the m o n t h In which the bin Is sent out. Tho price for power w l i r bo th ree cents per K, W „ with no discount. Thd m i n i m u m charge for l ight ing will be flfty cente per month and for power flfty cents pe r K. W, of demnnff,

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TOWNSEND C e n t e r .

D K a n d Mrr- C h a r l t o n w e r e m a d e e s p e c i a l l y j o y o u s a t t h e M e t h o d i s t p a r s o n a g e C h r i s t m a s m o r n i n g by r e c e i v i n g a ( i a b l c s r a m f r o m t h e i r s o n . H e n j a m i n C h a r l t o n , f r o m t h e w a r z o n e ,

• • ' s o f t i c w h e r c In I ' t a n c e . " a n d at t h c C o n g r e g a t i o n a l p a r s o n a g e K e v . a n d M r s . S t r u t h e r s r e c e i v e d m e r r y C h r l s t

. m a s grec t inKS by t e l e g r a m f r o m , t h e i r <Iau'ghtc-r axxd her h u s b a n d , .Mr. . and

- M r s . Dav i i l .G. H o w u r d , M a r r l s b u r g . Pi l ,

S e v e r a l n i e m b e r s of the M e t h o d i s t n n d ' C o n g r e g a t i o n a l S u n d a y s c h o o l s s a n g s w e e t C h r i s t m a s c a r o l s o u t - o f -d o o r s S u n d a y e v e n i n g a t t h e h o m e s of t h e s i c k u n d t h e s h u t - i n s of o u r v i l l a g e .

T h e G r i m g e m e e t i n g w a s o m i t t e d on M o n d a y e v e n i n g . T h c I ns ta l l a t i on of

. o f f l c e r s wi l l t a k e p l a c e M o n d a y e v e n ini;, J a n u a r y K. L e s l i e H. S m i t h , o v e r s e e r o t t h e S t a t e G r a n g e , of H . i d l e y , -will be t h e i n s t a l l i n g ol l lcer . A b a n q u e t wi l l f o l l o w t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n , in c h a r g e of Mr. a u d Mrs. T. K. l-'larlty.

T w e n t y - l i v e b a g s o f mai l w e r e re c e i v e d a t t h i j C e n t e r p(js;otl lce C h r i s t m a s mornin*?.

- - .'Vlr. an i l .Mr.-,. J o h n l . iv ing.ston s p e n t C h r l s t s u a ^ w . t h .Mr. and .Mrs. B. A. E l l i o t t , in n r t e n v l l l e . -.N. H.

L e l a n d W o o d s , of N a s h u a , e n j o y e d t h e C h r i s t m a s seiusori w i t h .Mr. uiul Mrs.. Kritnk . \ . W o o d s . ,

M r s . J l . L. W h i t e , h e r f a t h e r , .1. l . a w r e n c c . a n d . C . .Mudgett . .spent Chr i s tmas ' at t h e h o m e of Mrs. A. I,. M a r s h a l l i:i L a w r e n c e .

T h e m a n y f r i e n d s of Mrs. K r a n d c r 'Wright a r e s o r r y to l earn t h a t s h e is il l a g a i n . -^ t r a i n e d n u r s e is a t t e n d i n g her . M u c h s y m p a t h y ' i s a l s o e. \-

•pressed f o r t h e N o a h W a l l a c e h o u s c -•hold o n B r o o k l i n e s t ree t , w h e r e al l t h c m e m b e r s a r e l l i . Mr. a n d Mrs . C h a r l e s H a y n e s a n d Mrs. W a l l a c e a r e r e p o r t e d b e t t e r , w h i l e Mr. W a l l a c e s t i l l . r e m a i n s v e r y ill . Mrs . C h a r l e s P a r k er , a. n u r s e f r o m P e p p e r e l l , a n d G e o r g e D a v i s Is a t t e n d i n g t h e m . M l s s M a b e l T e m p l e Is a s s i s t i n g w i t h t h e h o u s e -•work. Mr. H a y n e s ' s o n s , H e r m a n o f M c d f o r d , a n d R o w l a n d of N e w Y o r k h a v e a s s i s t e d in c a r i n g for t h e s i c k o n e s in t h e h o m e t h i s w e e k .

M i s s .Marv . \ l l c e W e l c h , d a u g h t e r o f M r s . M a r y W e l c h , of W e s t T o w n s -e n d , a n d R o b e r t C o n l e y B r o w n , of Mt. A i r y , N . C., w e r e u n i t e d in m a r r i a g e T u e s d a y m o r n i n g a t t e n o ' c lock a t St. J o h n ' s c h u r c h , t h e c e r e m o n y b e i n g . p e r f o r m e d b y P.ev. .Kr. B a r r y , of P e p -•perel l . T h e c o u p l e w e r e a t t e n d e d by M l s s K a t h e r i n e B r o w n , s i s t er of t h e g r o o m , a n d I . o u i s W e l c h , b r o t h e r of t h e br ide . T h e b r i d e wi ire a dark b l u e t r a v e l i n g s u i t a n d w h i t e hat . a n d c a r r i e d b r i d a ! r o s e s . T h c m a i d of h o n o r •wore a w i n e - c o l o r e d dress , t r i m m e d •with b l a c k fur , a n d p i c t u r e ha t . .Mrs.

- b r o w n is a ^ r a u o a l e o f - t h e h i s h s c h o o ! a n d p o p u l a r a s a s i n g e r in t h i s a n d h e r h o m e v i l l a g e , p o s s e s s i n g a n u n u s u a l l y r i c h a n d s t r o n g v o i c e . -Mr. B r o w n w . i s f o r m e r l y e m p l o y e d at t h e W e s t T o w n s -e n d q u a r r v . a n d .is n o w f o r e m a n of t h e

. s n m i t e w o r k s in Mt. Airy , N. C . w h e r e t h e i r n e w ho 'me wi l l b e m a d o . Ce'nter f r i e n d s e.xtend b e s t w i s h e s tor a h a p p y a n d p r o s p e r o u s f u t u r e . .

A v e r v p i e a s a n t T. H. S. 191-'. cl.a.ss p a r t y w a s g i v e n T u e s d a y e v e n i n g a t t h e h o m e nf M i s s A r l e n e C l a r k e . T h e r o o m s w e r e p r e t t i l y d e c o r a t e d w i t h t h e C h r i s t m a s c o l o r s , i n c l u d i n g t h e l u n c h e o n t a b l e w i t h , c l o t h of C h r i s t m a s d e s i g n a n d p i a c e c a r d s of t i n y red s t o c k i n g s , A d a i n t y l u n c h w a s s e r v e d by t h e hoste.-^s. f o l l o w e d by a h u n t for Chri-stma.- g i f t s w h i c h s h e h a d h i d d e n "about t h e r o o m s for h e r g u e s t s , t h c l a d i e s r e c e i v i n g e m b r o i d e r e d h a n d k e r c h i e f s a n d t h e g e n t l e m e n Init ial h a n d k e r c h i e f s . A s o c i a l e v e n i n g w a s s p e n t t a l k i n g o v e r p a s t s c h o o l d a y s . T h e i r f o r m e r g e n i a l e n t e r t a i n e r a n d c l a s s m a t e . A l m a s P.ussel l . n o w of D . i r t -m o u t h c o l ' e g o . w a s p r e s e n t w i t h h i s e v o r r e a d y w i t t i c i s m s . L e s t e r S w i c k e r a n o t h e r m e m b e r of t h e cla.ss. i s - a s t u d e n t a t I t a t e s c o l l e g e ; Ian U u s k is c l e rk in t h e T o w n s e n d .N'ational b a n k ; L e l a n d W . i o d s . s h i p p i n g c l erk in N a s h i ia , N . H. ; .Mi.xs H i l d a J o h n s o n is n o w Mrs. .Vn.'i .N'otonen a n d l i v e s In l-'itchb u r g ' Mi!-s L i l l i a n i-'loyd l i v e s at h o m e in T o w n s , - n d ; Miss A l m a J o h n s o n is u s t u d e r t at xhe P i t e h b u r g .Normal s o h o o l .

Mrs.' A u g u s t u s W. B a i l e y , o t E a s t B o s t o n a n n o u n c e s tho e n g a g e m e n t o t h e r d a u g h t e r . .M .>s Sybi l E v a n s B a i i o y . t o H a r r y KU tchi ir K n i g h t , of t h i s t o w n .

Kvant'Oli.sT I . ewi s H . B a c h c l l o r . w h o .h.i.s b e e n o o n d u c t i n g m e e t i n g s in C o n n e c t i c u t .-tnd in l . o w i s t o n . .Me., h a s beon t h e g u e s t t h i s w o e k in t h e h o m o of •Walter W i l d e r .

Mr a n d .Mr--- I 'er ley E a s t m a n , of A l b a n y -N. '\'.. w o r e e n t e r t a i n e d tho flrst o'f' t h o w o e k at the h(mio of Mr. a n d Mrs . G e o r g e K e n d a l l w h i l e visitini.-.Mr E a s t m a n ' s f a t h e r . G o o r g o L. E a s t m a n W o d n o s d a v . t h o y spont in G r e e n v i l l e X H w i t h .Mrs. T-;sthor i-'.astman S c a l e s , r o ' . u r m n g to . \ l b a n y T h u r s d a y n o o n .

.Mr .111.; .M:s. -lo'nr. I'ipor loft t o w n o n ' w e d n o s . i a y iio. ,n for B o s t o n , w h e r e t h e y w i l l s p e n d tho rost o t t h e w n i t o r .

Mr. a n d .Mrs. I r v i n g S e a v o r a n d Mrs. S e a v e r ' s f a t h e r . H e n r y Adam.s . e n j o y e d t h c C h r i s t m a s s o a s o n a t the h o m e ipf H e n r y L a n e G a r d n o r .

J u d g e a n d .Mrs, C F, W o r c o s t o r o n -inod ,1 i .artv of e l e v e n at tho P a r k

'hristni.-is da\. Mrs. S h o r e s and

T h e l a d l e s of t h e M. E . c h u r c h h e l d t h e i r a n n u a l t a i r a n d s a l e o n W e d n e s d a y a t t e r n o o n of las t w e e k . A f o o d s a l e w a s a d d e d , i n s t e a d o f t h c s u p p e r , -Jnd- e v e n i n g e n t e r t a i n m e n t o m i t t e d , m u c h to t h e d i s a p p o i n t m e n t of m a n y .

A v e r y p l e a s a n t w h i s t p a r t y w a s h e l d at t h e h o m e of Mrs . K. . \ . L a n c e v on l a s t w e e k W e d n e s d a y a f t e r n o o n . T h e r e w e r e six t a b l e s o t p r o g r e s s i v e w h i s t . .Mrs. W i l b u r H r u e e r e c e i v e d lirst - p r i z e a n d .Mrs. C h a r l e s W o i c e s t e r c o n s o l a t i o n pr ize . -Mrs- It. A. L a n c e y a n d -Mrs. T. E , P l a r l t y w e r e h o s t e s s e s .

A m o n g thos:o h o m e for t h c h o l i d a y s w e r e .Miss H e l e n W h i t c o m b . I . e s ter C. S w i c k e r . -Milton W. W i l d e r a n d C.uy Hi l t z .

T h e C o o p e r s ' u n i o n wi l l h o l d t h e i r a n n u a l c o n c e r t u n d ba l l on F r i d a y e v e n i n g , J a n u a r y 1 ;i.

T h c c o m m u n i t y C h r i s t m a s t ree w a s h e l d on last ,Saturday e v e n i n g in .Mem o r i a l ha l l at s i x o ' c l ock . T h c p r o g r a m w a s m u c h s h o r t e r t h a n u s u a l , a s t h e hull h a d to b e c l e a r e d for m o t ion J i ic tures ut H.iQ. a n d t h i s w a s a c c o m p l i s h e d by t h e g o o d w o r k o t t h e c o m m i t t e e in c h a r g e . T o o m u c h c r e d i t c a n n o t be g i v e n t h i s c o m i n l t t e e . for no o n e c a n rea l i z e t h e v a s t a m o u n t of w o r k t h e r e , is to be d o n e f r o m t h e .start to t h e f in ish unle.ss t h e y h a v e w o r k e d on t h i s c o m n i l t t e e i . There -w o r e - p r i n t e d C h r i s l m a s c a r o l s pa.ssed; o i l t bv u s h e r s a n d t h e o n t o r t a i n m e n t began" bv t h e s i n g i n g of a C h r i s t m a s c ar o l , t h e n p r a y o r by Dr. C h a r l t o n ; e x e r c i s e , t h r e e c h i l d r e n ; a C h r i s t m a s p lav . "Tiny T i m . " c h i l d r e n o f thu s e v e n t h g r a d e s ; fo lk d a n c e a n d Song, c h i l d r e n i>t t h e s o c o n d a n d th ird g r a d e s ; s i n g i n g of niore- carol.s. a f t e r w h i c h .Santa C l a u s a r r i v e d vvith p r e s e n t s for a b o u t . -100 c h i i d r e n . vvhich w i t h t h e h e l p of h i s assLstants . w e r e d i s t r i b u t e d a f t e r w h i c h P.ev. A. L. S t r u t h e r s g a v e tho b e n e d i c t i o n . '

T h o C h r i s t m a s c o n c e r t a t t h e B a p t i s t c h u r c h las t S u n d a y e v e n i n g w a s o n e of t h e b e s t g i v e n f o r s o m e y e a r s , t h e s i n g i n g l)y t h e s c h o o l a n d by the A l l - l l e a d y c l a s s a n d t h e e x e r c i s e s by t h e l i t t l e o n o s a n d r e c i t a t i o n s by the o l d e r o n e s b e i n g al l h e a r t i l y a p p r e c i a t e d . T h e r o o m w a s d e c o r a t e d wi th C h r i s t i n a s g r e e n s by t h e A l l - K e a d y c l a s s tit g i r l s .

Mrs . .Mary K o s t e r a c c o m p a n i e d her g r a n d s o n , S. l . e r o y S h a p l e l g h , to h i s h o m e In C a m b r i d g e o n ' C h r i s t m a s day t o r a v i s i t .

.Mr. a n d .Mrs. C h a r l e s S t i c k n e y , o t .Nashua , a n d .Miss C n a W a l k e r , f rom W a l t h a m , v i s i t e d f r i o n d s in t o w n th i s w e e k .

F i f t i e t h . \ l m l v c r s a r y . -North S t a r l o d g e . 1. O. O. I'"., c e l e

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T h e l i t e r a r y p r o g r a m b e g a n a t e i g h t o ' c lock a n d c o n s i s t e d of s e v e r a l v o c a l s o l o s by M i s s E s t e l l a Karrar. a n d s o l o s o n t h o K r e n c h h o r n by J o h n r i p e r , a n d t h e h i s t o r y of N o r t h S t a r l o d g e f r o m it.s i n s t i t u t i o n in ISGB u p to t h o p r e s e n t t i m e liy G e o r g e .\. W i l d e r . w h i c h w a s w r i t t e n in a mo.<ft p l e a s i n g m a n n e r , d o i n g a w a y e n t i r e l y w i t h t h e t r a d i t i o n a l d r y n e s s of h i s t o r i e s . M a n y s p o k e p u b l i c l y a s w e l l a s p r i v a t e l y t h e i r a p p r e c i a t i o n of it a n d it w a s t h e s e n t i m e n t of a i l p r e s e n t t h a t t h e l o d g e w o u l d d o w e l l to h a v e it p r i n t e d . After t h e r e a d i n g o t t h o h i s t o r y Clifford L. M a h o n e y . g r a n d m a s t e r of t h e g r a n d lodi ie . w a s i n t r o d u c e d by t h o n o b l e g r a n d o t X o r t h S t a r lod'ge. K r a n k A. W o o d , a n d h e m a d e ( |u i to l e n g t h y r e m a r k s o n t h e g o o d w o r k Odd F e l l o w s a n d R e b e k a h s w e r e d o i n g al l o v e r o u r l and in m i n i s t e r i n g in a s u b s t a n t i a l w a y to t h e s i c k a n d su f f e r i n g , w o r k i n g h a n d in h a n d w i t h t h e c h u r c h . ' H e a l s o e x p r e s s e d h i s g r e a t p l e a s u r e in b e i n g a b l e to p a r t i c i p a t e in t h e c e l e b r a t i o n o t t h e fiftieth b i r t h d a y of N o r t h S t a r l o d g e .

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C R O S S t h e s n o w b o u n d e a r t h t h e •New Y e a r s t e p p e d b u o y a n t l y , A s i i l ond ld y o u t h h e w u s , w i t h raUluut e y e s , ful l r e d Ups a n d

t h o s t a r o f h o p e s e t a b o v e h l s b r o w s . L i f e c a l l e d t o h i m , c a l f e d w i t h a

thonsu iKl e a g e r v o i c e s , a n d h e s m i l e d a s h o l i s t e n e d , r e m e m b e r i n g t h u t f o r a w h o l e y e a r t h e w o r l d a n d t h e m e o t h e r e o n w e r o h i s .

l-'ar a w a y u n d e r t h e f r o z e n s k y a b l a z e o f l i g h t s h o n e l i k e a j e w e l , n n d h e <iulckei icd b i s s t e p s u s h e t u r n e d t o w a r d t h c c i t y .

A n d , t h o u g h ' t h e l l g l i t s s h o n e b o l d l y w h o n h e e n t e r e d It, m o s t o ( t h o s t r o e l s w e r e e m i i t y . O n l y a f e w m e n w e r e a b o u t , a n d a s t l te w i n d . s w i r l e d a t corn e r s t h e y l iu i for s h e l t e r .

I n o n e oC t h e s t r e e t s t h e N e w Y e a r m e t a w o m u n . -V d a r k ve i l t l u t t c r e d a r o u n d her . s p t h a t h e c o u l d n o t d l s -t h i g u i s h her f o r m , b u t her f a c e w a s v e r y s w e e t n s s h e b e n t a n d c l a s p e d a c h i l d to her h e a r t . T h " X e w Y e a r g a v e h e r gt 'cct lng .

" Y o u a r e C h a r i t y , 1 k n o w , " he, sn id . Ch i i r i ty la id h e r h a n d In h i s a n d

sinil<>d. A n d , for a l l h i s y o n t l i , h e r s m i l e s e t 'Uni d r e a m i n g o f g r e e n w o o d s u n d g o l d e n s u n s h i n o , o f v a g u e , s w e e t t h i n g s t h a t w c i o s t i l l u n k n o w n t o h i m . I n d e e d , s o d e e p l y d i d h e d r e a m t h a t a s h e w a l k e d h e c o l l i d e d w i t h a n o t h e r w o m u n .

.Vnother w o n i a n !

A g l i t t e r i n g g a s m o t h t h i s , w i t h a jiprt; p o w d e r e d f a c e , c a r m l n e d Upsi a n d h a r d , b r i g h t e y e s .

"All lAiIl!" s h e cr i ed m o c k f n g l y . "I Bhall b e y o u r c o n s t a n t c o m p a n i o n , for I a m S i n , n n d w h e r e m e n a r c t h e r e y o u w i n a lvvays find m e . "

T h e N e w Y'ear s h r a n k b a c k , a n d h i s f a c e d a r k e n e d . R u t S i n p r e s s e d c l o s e to h i m , l a u g h e d l o u d l y a n d , t ear i n g a rose f r o m t h o s e a t h e r b r e a s t , t(i.ssed it to l i lni, a s w i t h a n i s t l o o t s i lk s h e passiHl on . T h e r o s e fe l l on t b o s n o w p o w d e r e d w a l k , a n d w h e n t h e N e w Y e a r w o u l d h a v e p icke d It u p , lo, It w a s s c e n t l e s s , n n d u s Its (•riinson p e t a l s f e l l a s u n d e r h e s a w t h n t a worm' w a s h i d In I ts h e a r t .

A n o t h e r f o r m c a m e In s i g h t — I n t h e g a r b of a m o n k w i t h a d a r k "All h a i l ! " s h e cr ied h o o d a b o u t h i s m t o k i n g l y ,

tranriul l f a c e . H i s e y e s w e r e u p o n t h e g r o u n d , a n d , h i s Ups m o v e d In p r a y e r f o r a l l m a n k i n d . So t e n d e r a n d p i t i fu l w a s h i s f a c e t h a t e v e n b e f o r e h e cr i ed , " M i s e r e r e I iomini ; ;" t h e N o w Y e a r g u e s s e d t h a t h i s n a m e w a s M e r c y .

Voi'y c o l d It g r e w a s t h e N e w Y e a r t u r n e d i n t o a m e a n s t r e e t , s o co ld t h a t ho s o u g h t r e f u g e in t h c porch of a d a r k e n e d h o u s e . Yot t h e r e p r e v a i l e d s u c h a g r a t e f u l w a r m t h t b u t h e p r e s s e d b a c k to l earn i t s c a u s e a m i s o b r u s h e d a g a i n s t a b o y — a b o y w i t h a w a n , b e a u t i f u l f a c e , t a n g l e d h a i r a n d r a p t e y e s . S h a b b y , d e s o l a t e a u d t i r e d ho l o o k e d , y e t t h o N e w Y e a r w a s w o n d e r f u l l y a t t r a c t e d to h i m .

•'Wh.v a r o y o u h e r e a l o n e ? " h e a s k e d . "I an^ n e v e r a l o n e , " c o r r e c t e d t h e

boy , a n d h e s t e p p e d a s i d e s o t h a t t h e N e w Y'ear c a u g h t t h e f r a g r a n c e 0 ' h l a b r e a t h a n d s a w t h a t t w o g r e a t w i n g s w e r e f u r l e d beh i n d h i m . n n d In t h e s h a d o w o f h i s w i n g s a n o l d m a n a n d a n o l d w o m a n c r o u c h e d t o g e t h e r . H o w t i r e d , h o w poor, t h e y l o o k e d ! B u t a n e x p r e s s i o n o f Inef fable t e n d e r n e s s s h o n e o n t h e i r p i n c h e d f a c e s n s t h e y la.v, w h i t e h e a d a g a i n s t w h i t e h e a d , c h i l l e d b r e a s t a g a i n s t c h i l l e d b r e a s t .

"1 n m all t h e y l inve ," w h i s p e r e d I / i v e a s t e a r s flllcd h i s w o n d e r ful e y e s . " T h e y h n v e n e v e r fa i l -eti m c , a n d I s h a l l s t a y w i t h t h e m u n t i l t h c end,'"

"I a m t h e K n d ! " c a l l e d a n o t h e r v o i c e , a n d a g r i m flgure m o u n t e d t h e s t e p s .

" N o t y e t , " b e g g e d L o v e , a n d h e t r i ed to b a r t h e s t r a n g e r ' s w a y . B n t a t s i g h t o f t h e s c y t h e t h e o t h e r b o r e i » T e ' s g r e a t w i n g s d r o o p e d .

" M i n e Is t h c Ik-st g i f t o f a l l ," w h i s p e r e d t h e n e w c o m e r a s b e b e n t o v e r t h e for lorn c o u p l e .

S i l e n t l y t h o N e w Ytiar 'n-nlkcd a l o n e w i t h t h e n i g h t n n d t h e s t a r s a n d t h o s c u r r y i n g s n o w , * A n d a s h e h u r r i e d o n t h e ' d a r k n e s s f a d e d i n t o t h o e e r i e p a l l o r o f d a w n . H e s t r e t c h e d o u t h i s a r m s • n d w e l c o m e d h i s flrst d a y .

" C h a r i t y , S i n , M e r c y , L o v e a n d D e a t h , " h o cr ied—"al l m l n o I H o w s h a l l I c h o o s o f r o m a m o n g y o u ? "

A s h a d o w fel l n c r o s s b l m ; t h o r e w a s a s o u n d a s o f w i n g s ' b e a t i n g t h e a ir , a n d L o v e , r o s y , t r i u m p h a n t a n d e ter n a l , c a u g h t h i s h a n d s , " L e t m e g o w i t h y o u a l l y o u r d a y s , " h e p l e a d e d , " f o r m i n e Is t h e g i f t 'which s w e e t e n s

Premimn Oleoinargrine

Manufactured Under Government Inspection

w h i c h I n s u r e s

PURITY CLEANLINESS

Cut your Butter Bill in Half

Harlow & Parsons .Tel 130 AYER, MASS.

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Not One-half b u t p r a c t i c a l l y a l l th(# g o o d t h i n g s for t h e h o l i d a y s a r c In o n r s t o r e , s u c h a s N'uts, D a t e s , f ; a n d y , e t c . I t w i l l b e a p l e a s u r e t o s h o w Vou o u r s t o c k o t g o o d t h i n g s f o r y o u a n d y u o r g u e s t s t o p a r t a k e of a t t h e f e s t i v e b o a r d .

W e a r e a g e n t s for t h e c e l e b r a t e d C e r e s o t a n n d tJold' M c d u l F l o u r s — t h e flour t h a t s t a n d s s c c o i i d to n o n e — w i t h w h i c h to m a k e y o u r b r e a d , c o o k i e s , p u d d i n g s , e t c . A ' t r i a l w i l l c o n v i n c e y o u t h a t w e a r e u p - t o - d a t e In e v e r y l i n e t h a t w c . carry in s t o c k .

O u r S p e c i a l t y Is t h e H a n d l i n g o t t l io • V e r y B e s t

Vermont Butter and Cheese

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L. SHERWIN & GO AYER, MASS.

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A g e n t t o r H o l t o n B a n d I n s t r u m o n t s P i a n o s F o r .Sale a n d R e n t l y i : ! *

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

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AntomobUe lasd Co rdwood Insnjrsncc

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Page ' s Blocic Ayer , Mass .

F, EA&LAND GILSON Dental Office and Booms

Frede r i ck G. P i e r ce , D.M.D,, Assis tant I i ady Ass la tant Sml

Page's Block Ayer, Mass, .Te lephones—Aycr lOS-4, Groton 108-4

Speedwell Farm Pasteurized

CREAU BUTTEB

FANCY CHEESES

We carry in stock the following first-class cheeses:

Camembert Pineapple

'Swiss Eoquefort

Parmesan (Italian) Eoquefort ahd American

Fun Cream (American) No, 1

Young America' Chiley Cheese

Olub Gifford

! Cream Cheese

Mullin Bros 9 Page's Block AYER

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S H R U B S A N D V I N E S

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JOSEPH E. PERRY, State Income Tax Attorney,

SAFETY DEMANDS FEDERAL CONTROL

OF THE RAILROADS

THE NEW TAX LAW IN DETAIL

Only Way to Meat Emergencies ot Nation, Says K P, Thom,

STATES' RIGHTS PRESERVED

HOLLIS, N. b.

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(Third Article)

Whirt Is Unchanged. Taxat ion ot Massachuse t t s corpor-

atloDR, banks . Inher i tances , polls and tho var ious l icense t axes remain unchanged by the new law,

"Non-Taxable»," So also the re is no, change (except

as noted In this pa rag raph) in the l i s t of non- taxable securi t ies . T h e following ha\ 'e been_ and cont inue to be n o n - t a x a b l e : — S h a r e s of s tock In corpora t ions organized under the law of Massachuse t t s , bonds of the Uni ted S t a t e s and ce r t a in b o n d s ot MassachuKetts and Us various towns , c i t ies and dis t r ic ts , deposi ts in Massachuse t t s savings banks and depos its up to $1000 In the savings depa r t -nicnt.s of Massachuse t t s t rus t companies , and loans Becur<;d exclusively by mor tgages of real e s t a t e t axable as real e s t a t e , s i tuated in Massachuse t t s , to an amount nOt exceeding tho assessed value of the mor tgaged real e s ta te . Income derived from such sources need n o ^ even be ment ioned in the tax r e tu rn . T h e same is t r ue as to dividends from American Telephone & Telegraph Company, New England Telephone & Te legraph Company and W e s t e r n Tinion Te leg i^ph Company.

The only secur i t ies hereaf ter taxed •which here tofore have been non- t ax able a r e sha re s in par tnersh ips , a s sociat ions or t rus t s , the beneficial int e r e s t In which Is represen ted by t ransfe rab le shares .

T H E SIX PER C E ' N T TAX,

Except SIR to Income.der ived from the non- taxablcs ment ioned in thn preced ing pa ragraph , the re will bo levied in 1917 a tax of six pe r cent, on all income received dur ing . the ca lendar year of 1916 from (a) int e re s t from bonds, notes , money a t Inte res t and all deb ts due the person to be taxed; (b) dividends ori sha re s In all-, corpora t ions and Joint s tock companies organized unde r the laws ot any s t a t e or nat ion other t h a n Massachuse t t s , except na t iona l b a n k s ; (c) dividends on sha re s in pa r tne r sh ips , associat ions or t rus t s , the beneficial in te res t In which Is r ep resen ted by t ransferable shares . T h e r e is a provision whereby cer ta in of the organizat ions included under (c) may flle an agreement with the Tax Commiss ioner to pay direct to h im the tax levied aga ins t the dividends on such sha res , and if tha t Is done the individual, shareholders a re relieved from paying the t a x thereon.

Very Important , Anyone—man, woman, child, ex

ecutor, admin is t ra to r , t rus t ee in bankrup tcy , receiver , ass ignee for the benefit of credi tors , pa r tne rsh ip , or corporat ion ac t ing in a fiduciary capaci ty—receiving any Income of the k inds jus t enumera ted roust m a k e his r e tu rn under oath even though on account ot deduct ions he m a y have to pay no tax, and even though he h a s received but one doll a r of such Incomef, Similarly such persons and organizat ions mus t m a k e a r e tu rn if they have received during 1916 any Income from annui t ies or from proflts from the sales of secur i t ies ^s will be explained m o r e fully in these ar t ic les .

Net Not Gress^ As the in ten t of the act is to t ax

net , r . i ther t han gross , income. Sect ion 3 provides for cer ta in deduct ions from the gross Income t ax able a t the six per cent. r a t e . To p reven t -Bniolesjile evasion of t axes , the deduct ions a re carefully safe-Ruardod and the t axpayer who is affected by the provision .should s tudv Ihf- exact language of the act and If In doubt as to Its application to his par t i cu la r caso should consul t tho Income Tax Assessor or some Depu tv in his dis t r ic t .

•\VhlIc it Is t rue t ha t anyone r e ceiving any Income of the taxable classes above enumera ted mus t m a k e a r e tu rn of such Income, n e v e r t h e less , unde r Sect ion 4 he is ent i t led to an exempt ion ot t h ree hundred dol lars of t h a t p a r t of h is Income derived from such sources if d u r i n g 1916 his to ta l In«ome from all 8o\irces did not exceed six hundred dol lars . Except In tho caso of m i n o r s or o the r s 'who do no t ea rn t h e i r own l iving th i s exempt ion will affect bu t few persons .

ANNUITIES . Sect ion 5a levies a t ax of one a n d

one-half per cent , ( 1 % % ) upon Income from annui t i es , wi th t h e s a m e exempt ions as a r e provided In S e c t ion 4. bu t no pe r sons shal l h a v e exempt ions unde r th i s p a r a g r a p h and u n d e r Section 4 exceeding In ail t h r e e hundred dol la rs of Income, •United S t a t e s pens ions a ro n o t r c -igarded as annu i t i e s and a ro no t t a x -'ablc, bu t some k i n d s of ci ty aind s U t e pens ions a r c taxable . If yon h a v e a pension flnd out from your

Principle* Whioh Railways Hold Should ' Govern Regulatory System In Inter

ests of Publlo and the Road*—Compulsory 8y*tem of Federal Incorpora t ion Favored.

Wash ing ton , 'Dec . 4.—That the Interes ts of notional defense require tba t control of ra i lway Huts' should rest wi tb the federal governm'ent and not wi tb the s ta tes -was thc claim advanced by Alfred P, Thom, counsel to the Rai lway Kxccutivcs' Advisory Commlt teo, In concluding his prelimina ry Ktatcmeut of the case for the r a i l w a y s before the Newlands Joint Commit tee on In ters ta te Coiiimerce.

" W e must be efflcient as a nat ion If we a r e to deal successfully w i th our na t iona l emergencies," said Mr. Thom, "and we mus t appreciate t h a t .'efficient t ranspor ta t ion Is an .essential condition of nat ional efficiency, I I w e . are to Jialt and- weaken our t ranspor ta t ion s y s t e m s by s ta te lines, by the perman e n t Imposition of burdens by unwise regulat ion, we will make nat ional elll-ciencj- impossible."

S t a t e s ' Rights Would Not Suffer, J l r . Thom cited many ins tances In

which shippers In one s ta te were Injuriously affected by selflsli regulat ions imposed on thc ra i l roads by neighboring states. He pointed out t h a t federal regulation would be no Invasion of the r ights of the s t a t e s Imt would lie the nieans of preserv ing the r ights -which they acquired when thoy entered the TTnlon, one of whicii was the r ight io the free movement of their pro<lucts across s ta te boundar ies .

W h a t tho Railroads Advocate, T h o principles which the rai lroads

believe should lie liicoi-porated in any Just systein of regulation -\vere summar ized by Mr, Thom ns follows:

1. T h e entire power and d u t y Of regulat ion should be in the h a n d s of the na t iona l governnient, except a s to matte rs so essentially local and incidental t h a t they cannot be used to in terfere wi th the efflciency of the service or ; .e Just r ights of' the carr iers .

2. As one of the means of accora-pl lshing this, a system of compulsory federal Incoqtoratlon should be adopted, in to whld i should be b rough t all ra i l road corixiratioiis engaged in Inters t a t e or foreign commerce.

3. The In ters ta te Commerce Commission u n d e r existing laws has too much to do und is charged with conflicting functions, including the Investigation, prosecution and decision of cases. Thc la t t e r duties should be placed In the h a n d s of a new body which migh t "be called the Federal Rai l road Commission. Regional Commissions shouid be established in different p a r t s of the countrj- to assist the In te r s t a t e Commerce Commission by handl ing local cases .

4. T h e iKiwer ot the Commission should be extended to enable It to prescribe minimum ra tes and no t merely m a x i m u m rates as a t present . This would lncrda.se their power to p reven t un jus t discriminations.

Juetice to Public and Road*, C. I t should be made the du ty of the

In t e r s t a t e Commerce Commission, In the exerolss ot Its l o w e r s to fix reasonable rates, to so adjust these ra tes t h a t thoy shall bo Just ut once to the publlc and to the carriers . To this end tlie Commission, in determining ra tes , should consider the necessity of mainta in ing elllclent trai isportat ion and extensions of facilities, the relat ion of expenses to ra tes and tlie rlglit.s of (hippers , stockholders and credi tors of tho roads .

0. T h e IntoTstnte r o m m e r c c Commis-r.iou should he Invested -ivith the power to fix the ra tes for car ry ing malls.

7. Thc federal goveniment should have exclusive power to supervise tlio Issue of sti#l;s nud bonds by railroad carr iers cngiigcd In liitorstnte and foi-elgl l COUIMICI'IO.

S, The law sliould recognize the essent ia l (lifTorouce lietween things which res t ra in t rade in the case of ordinary mercant i le foiicoriis and those which res t ra in t rade in tho case of common car r ie r s . The question of competition Is not tlio only fair criterion.

0. Tlio law should expressly provide for tho meellng and agreement of traffic or other oflicers ot r a i l roads In respect of rates or practices. Th i s should, however, be safeguarded by requi r ing tho agreements to be filc<l w i th the In te r s ta te Commerce. Commis^ sion and to bo su l jec t to be dlsapprov-c<I by i t

"My legal proposition," Mr, Thoni 8a:d, "is t ha t the Const i tut ion a s it n o w is gives full author i ty t o Congress to regulate the inntrumental i t ies of Int e r s t a t e commerce in al l the i r par ts . If t h e power of regulat lop Is to reacli t h e public reqti irements, i t m u s t be coextens ive with thc ins t rumenta l i t i es of commerce," /

Sir, Thom explained t h a t t t ^ roads a re no t asking ei ther of tho Commit tee dr of Congress any Increase In revenues , bu t t ha t they a rc mere ly asking t h e perfection of a sys tem which will

nave a i ^ " - .—. « , - - b e responsible to any need t h a t may dis t r ic t a s sessor w h e t h e r I t Is t*x- | " r i s e , aWe or not .

News I t ems . Wallace Bascom Is a t home from

Mlddlebury college, 'Vt., for the hoii-dayH.

.\lr. ond .Mrn. Wil l iam Woodin. of BoBton. spent the week-end with .Mr. and .Mrs. Charlen Woodin. Mrs. Woodin Is Btopplng hero for a tew days longer.

.Miss Olive Clement s ta r ted tor Fior-idit Wedneaday.

.Mlss Ida Clement, of Boston, spent lho Chr i s tmas Mgi.;un wi th hor parents. .

-Mr. and Mrs. Per ley Foster , oi i 'oncord. Ki)cnt the week-end with .Mrs. ]''oster'!; parenta, Mr. and Mrs. I ' luules !•:. Hardy.

l .u ther Tarbel l spent ChrlstnKl^ with Mr. and Mrs. C. E . . H a r d y .

Klwyn Wheeler , of Kingston iicademy. Is spending thc vacation with •Wallace Ha.scom.

Mr. and Mr.s. F . l.eo McEnnl!, moved to N.ashua last week.

Miss Grace . H a r d y and Ear l Davis, of Keene, and F r a n k Hardy , of .Nashua, spen t Ch r i s tmas w i t h Mr. and Mrif. G to rge H. Hardy . .

Mr. and Mrs. Gangloff and family a r e vlKiling wi th George W. Hardy.

Mr. and Mrs. Whi tcomb. of Worcester, ttonxx Ladd', of Concord, and Kobort (.add. of Mtchburg , spent Christm a s with Mr. and Mrs. Go-rge .\. Uidd.

.Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Quincy are spending a shor t t ime a t Francis K. Sweetser 's.

Mrs. Fr.ancis K. Sweetser Is at home from Auburn, Me., for the .Christmas vacat ion.

Robert Bean Is spending the vacation in Boston with hl8 father .

Mrs. Kugene Wheele r was oper.ated upon at the hospital last weok. .She is get t ing a l o n g well and cxpci-ts to be home tho last of thc week.

H o n e y fJuething is a t home for a short t ime.

Harvey I 'owers is a t home from Tufts college.

R^ljih I.ovejoy is a t homo from Dur h a m for thc vacat ion.

-Mi.s.s Mildred French and Hiss I'.uth Hazard, from Whea ton , a r e at their rospoctive homes.

.Miss l.iilian Keyes is a t home- from Kcono Xormal school,

,Mrs. Mandana "Verder and her son Goiir;.'o spent Chr i s tmas In Worcester. Cicirgc Verder citmc home thi." woek. but -Mrs. Verder will s tay for somo :im<-.

.Mis.s Jennie Stra t ton Is a t heme for ,'L week (ir so.

. Carrol Heed came home la-; week fr-.ini Maino imiverElty.

.Miss Fr.-nioes Leighton, of F r a m i n s -h.'im Normal school, is spomllny the vacation with Mr. and Mrs. ('. .1. FJell.

.Mis.s Heên Dutton h a s gone ;., I'iiie-hust. .«. I'., for the winter .

!;a!i)h .Muzzey is a t home from I la r tmouth college for the Chr is tmas vaoation.

Harry Bell of Boston university is siieiu'.inK his vacation at homo.

.Vex; Tuesday n ight the Grango ui!l hiilc] its regular meeting. It is installation of otlicers with Clarence Hu.ssoII of Biookline as ins;allir.:; oflice:'.

Tl'.e I'hilaiithi-opic society meets on .Monday afternoon in the vestry.

.The society of the church meot.s on Tu<*s(l.'iy afternoon in the vostry.

Thursday at ton a. m. the annua l chui 'ch nioeting will liogln. Ever>'one who Is intorosted is cordially invited to .attond and all mombers ;ire reiiuested to lie Iiresent or send a response if Jiossible.

L.ast Sund.'iy mornin;; the cliiliiren gavo a I 'h r i s tmas concert .

At tho V. P. S. C. K. meet ing Wednesday ovoning .Miss Hazel Lou^-oc. Haymond Lovejoy am! .N'elson I 'ark-hur,

Mrs. R a l p h P e r k l n a was called to .Milford last Sa tu rday to a t tend Mr. Perk ins ' mother , Mrs. F red Perkins , who IH qui te 111.

The ra in and slush of last week Krlday made the t rave l ing most uncomfortable, but a goodly audience fliled the hall In t h e ovening to greet the children of thc threo .schools at their ChrlBtmas e n t e r t a i n m e n t and tree. The exercises were opened with prayer by Rev. Char le s Dockrill , followed by recitations, songs and sketches by tho children, - a f t e r which Santa. Claus, represented by Georgo Nye, made his appearance , much to the delight of thc little ones. A large Chr is tmas tree lighted with colored oloctric lights and beautifully t r immed and loaded with aM kinds of toys and good things was .•ioon a t tacked by S.anta and his as s is tants and gifts woro freoiy distributed to all the chi ldren i>re.*--ont and oven some of the big folks cairic in for a xoodly sha re . After tho distribution of tho presen ts a social t ime was enjoyed until a late hour.

Chr is tmas wa« observed' at the church on last .Sunday morning. In place of the rogular morn ing servlco there were songs and recitat ions by thc chi ldren , and a special musical progr.am by the regulur choir. Thc cblldren In the i r hol iday a t t i re seated among the evergreen and potted-plants decora t ing the church formed

,a pretty picture , each with a little song or recitat ion, tel l ing of the Christ child and the glory of Chr is tmas . After thc children had concluded. Mrs. Clara Ru.sscll gave, by request, tho reading, "Whi te gifts for the king.' Thc 'sorvlccs closed with a blessing 1)y the pastor. Sunday will be observed as now year ' s Sunday ,and .Mr. Dockrill will preach a se rmon in keeping with the day.

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News I tems , The Mi.sses Jessie and Francos

Fa rnswor th of the Whit t ier Jiohool in Merr imack, Mt i s . ; Mis.i E d n a Whit comb. of tho Wostlirook seminary, .Maine; -Ml.ss ?;va dir.v. ..f Tllton scmi-narv, and Ksther Farnswor th . of the Forkins school in Water town. .Mass.. a re homo enjoying tlio , innual Christm a s vacat ion.

Mr. and Mrs. .Mpha HaU havo closed thoir home on tho .Mason road for tho winter mon ths and havo takon up their residence at tho i 'ha r les , P.ussell house' on Milford stroot.

Two of tho children in Joseph Ouol-letto's family are suffering from chick-on-pox.

Mrs. Kmma Gilson. of Groton. Mass.. was a holidav guest a; tho homo of hei t-istcr. Mr.s. Wi lham Matthews.

.Mrs. George Bettorli . spent i 'hr is t m a s at Iho homo "f lier son. Percy Bo;;or!ey. in Worcester. Mass.

.Mrs. I Iscar Kliot sp last' woek visiting frie; iu Kltchburg.

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Frank Hnllins, of U'. .rcosto.r. :\I.is-was a '.\eok-en<l an-! •,; ;h. n-.me of Doll., i

Mr. ar.d Mrs. I ' l a n i " I ' h r i s tmas il.iy at tin I.r.Itiier ;n Townsenil.

.\':ss' Hazol (Joss w.i week-end and ho;iila\ Ilf employmont iu Wil

.'ilr. and Mrs. Charl ter talned Mr. ami Mr anil (laui 'htor I-Nther . the 'noiiday.

Mrs I 'atrlck ( iTonnel l is ontor'-ain-Ing her sistor. Miss Nellie Lynch, of Cambridge .

Miss Ellen Andrews, of Cambrid -Mass., and Mlss Mcrldan, Conn.,

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guests of their parents , Cnpt, and Mrs. J o h n Andrews.

.Mrs. Char ies Dunbar .spent last week visiting he r son and d a u g h t e r Mrs J o h n PIngree and Morton Klein, ot F l t chburg .

Mrs. Edwin Taylor and h e r two d a u g h t e r s wero visitors in Milford and Na. 'hua last week Wednesday,

Ml«s Eva^ Winn, who h a s t a u g h t at t h e North p r imary for somo t ime, has resigned he r position t o / e t u r n to her home In Hudson, as her f a t h e r s hea l th is poor.

A. A. Hal! and O. 1\ Fessenden took X business tr ip to Boston oti last week Thursdny.

Mrs. Char ios Gllson is en te r ta in ing he r d.aughtcr, Mrs. Victor Maxwell, of P lymouth .

Delber t Po r t e r and Mrs. J e a n n e t t e Woods were visitors In. Milford Nashua, ^n last week T h u r s d a y .

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Rev. A. T. K e m p t o n . now of Camhrldge, but for several years a pastor here, will give ono of his d r ama sermons In the F l t c h b u r g Y. M. '.'. A. on Sunday af ternoon; His many friends here and fo rmer parl.shlonci's will bc delighted to know t h a t he has been invited to p reach In t h e Congregational church in tho morn ing .

Mlssfes Rosalie and Lilla Lancey, teachers in tho schools of Xow Jersey, spent the holiday season at home with their pa ren t s .

Chr i s tmas Fest ivi t ies . Chr i s tmas festivities wore univer

sally observed t h roughou t the town. At thc Methodist church , on last woek Fr iday evening, despite the storm, and o ther unfavorable wea ther conditions, .a large and enthusiast ic ' audlenco gathered to listen ' t p t h o program presented. The evoning opened by tho audience Joining in singing "Joy to tho world," to t h e good old tunc of Antioch. The a d d r e s s of welcome was then given by Master Clarence Gowell. This was followed by a recitation by Rodney Brown: reading. "Through the shin ing ga tes , " .Miss Dorothy Bar ter ; reci tat ion, "Why Christ came." Helen Pe rcy : t h ree little mi.sses, Doro-thy Peabody. Doris, KWIK and Gladys I-'eabody app<!arlng' a s - " l i t t l e light.s": address . Rev. Mr. Nopn; recitat ions. Beatrice Brown, Maurice Gllchrest, Ravmond Ea ton and "Good night" by Harold Gowell. Supper was then .served to the m e m b e r s of the church .and Sunday school, follov.od by the distribution of the gifts from the Chr is tmas treo, under the direction of Lewis L. Harr ing ton and assi.stants.

On Sa turday evening the usual annual Chri.stiâs en te r ta inment , social, supper and t ree exercises were hold In thc Eas t schoolhoiise, when tho two neighborhoods of Mulpus and F la t hlll combine in the festivities o.f the .season. Two littlo plays were given by the children. "The unwelcome guest" and "The Chr i s tmas mouse." guided and trained by tlieir teacher. Mi.ss lUith Willard. The distribution of Kifts from the Chr i s tmas treo then closed tho exorcises and .'-ent the people homo in a very hajijiy frame of mind.

On Sunday evening a very pleasing en te r ta inment was given In tho Congregational church undor the direction of .Miss Fannio C. Gr.aves and H. Guy Bolles. when "Thc glory of thc s tar ," a cantata , was nicely rendered by the choir of voung people, with Mrs. Nettie F. Barter , r eader of the descriptive part.

On Monday evoning w.as held thc usual Chr is tmas exercises by the Congregational church and .Sunday school and was opened by singing of Christmas songs by the Jun ior . and in te rmediate classes in chorus . Dorothy Francis . Gladys . Merrill , Margaret Proctor, Roger Bigolow and Ivan Kelley then took p a r t in a bible exercise, which was followed hy prayor by the superintondent , John H. Davidson. "Little foot be careful ," was then surrg bv Edward Field and Alfred Gilchrest, and the chorus given by the pr imary dcpar tmont ; P.aymond Mclntlro. P res cott Bigolow. Rachel Field. Kathar ine .Morrill and .-Mice Gilchrest wore "Chr is tmas sunsh ine br lngors" ; recitation, "Ki t ty ' s Chr i s tmas , " Carleton 11. Lancev; song, p r i m a r y dei iar tment ; "Buving Chr i s tmas presents ." Kmory .Morrill; ".\ sugge.stlon." Rachel Field; song. "Chr i s tmas bells." Helen .Mead. Alico Gilchrest . Velma Kmerson, Kuth Cornwell; reci ta t ion. "Tho Chris tmas stocking." El izabeth Gllchrest. after which camo tho play. "Tho m o u s e s joko." givon by Mrs. Nettie Harter. Volma Kmors-on. David Cox. Carolyn .Mclntire. Roland and Forest l .anrey; .Vrleno Kmerson. Jul ia .'Stone. Helen .Mend. Ha th Cornwell nnd Carolyn .Mclntire roprosontod "I 'hr i s tmas cnn-illes." "Tho dav tha t Christ was born" was then sung i>y the Junior bo.\s and was the closing number .

Gifts from two largo troos woro thon dis tr ibuted, a f te r whi rh the audlenco wont bolow to tho vostry. whoro oach child was given a box of candy .and a flno l a rge oranKC. and evervbodv was t rea ted with delicious cako and" Ico c ream, which with the social hour following closod a most delightful Chr is tmas festival.

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PEPPEBELL Xews Items.

MLss Mary Pearson, from Xorth Adams, is spending her vacation with her sister, Mrs. J. B. I.e-vvis.

• Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Boynton, of • JWatertowil, spent Sunday and Christ

mas with Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Dennen. On their return Miss Dorothy Dennen accompanied thera for a visit.

Several members of the Community Service club, who were in town for the holidays, .siihsr Christmas carols at homes in different p.arts of the town on x;hristmas eve. They were conveyed in two barge.s; being sixteen in number, and on their return were entertained •It the home of t'he president of the club. Miss Anna Boynton, and refreshed after their ride by a collation of Ilot cocoa and cake.

Miss Gladys Williams.' from Fitchburg, spent Sunday an<l the holiday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Williams.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry''TrenhoIm and ML«s Florence Smith and friend from FitchburK .spent Christmas with Mr. and Mr.s. Frank Smith in town.

.Harvey Tileston, who sustained an injury to hi.s hip last September, is still confined to his bed. • Mr.s. John McGrath .went to Sprin.cr.

fleld last Saturday to enjoy the holidays with her son, Arthur McGrath .-inrt family. Her niece, Mlss I.ena

- McGrath, is taking her place at thc Homestead for the we<>k.

Leslie Reed and friend. Miss l.unt. of Bofton. .spent Sunday iind the holidays with his mother. Mrs. M. Ii. Reed.

The Pepperell Card and Paper Company have announced a ten percent advance in wage.s. to take effect immediately, the. e.vtra amount Ijeing paid monthiy.

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bartlett ar.d ehildren came from Dorchester last week to spend the holiday at: the home of Mrs. nartlelfs parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bemis. River street.

Mr. and -Mrs. Frauk Kennedy :ire still sojourning .-it Pinehurst. where tliey entertained t'neir daughter. Mr.-, .loi-ejih .A-ttridge. .-md husl>and on Chri.stma.s. and Miss Carrie Shattuck. whtj is at liome from lâconia. for xht-liolidays. Mrs. Kennedy is enjo.\iii.u the fine winter weather, preferring the eiiuntry lo Xew York. Her friends in the oily did not forget her. .apparently, as she received more than ffirt.v lieautiful gifts at Christmas.

Carlton Bolles came from Billerica as usual over Sunday, remaining for the holiday.

Mr. .and Mrs. <'arlysle Kelley spent .Sunday an<i the holiday with Sir. .and Mr.s. George Pierce: tiLso. Mrs. George Herrig and younger daughter, the latter remaining a jiart of this week.

Mrs. .John Marshal! has been with .Mrs. George Parker .for the past few weelis. who is somewhat out of health and' in a nervous condition since the death of her father.

The family of .\. C. Stewart have all tieen tiffiicted with the epidemic cold, the youngest child having iironchitis as the result.

Mr. .-inrL .Mrs. l-'r.'uik ityan and family si,ent Christmas dtii witii re!ati\'es i n I .OIV, '.i.

Mrs. C .\. I'lllsl.iiry anil son Carl Wf-re Ml towr. from .\Iiddl(-t,oro over the holiday, greeting f>ld frienrls.

Among Xixt- teachers who came to pa.ss th -ii- chrisim.a.s vacations in town were noted . .Mi.s.s Anna I-ioyntoii from .Vew York. Sliss Kathryn Carter from l-linghani. .Miss Kthel Wells from Kverett. and the .Misses Florence and Jessie i-';>nr.. from l-;rving and Carlisle.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Cofil< \isited at the;r forrm-r hom*- town, l.ancaster. witri relatives over christm.as.

At I'lfscott Gr.ange on Friday evening of last week, .a Christmas program h.ad iteen arranged, but owing to the storm .and bad traveling sever.al were unavoidably .alisent who woiiUi iiave tai\en part. A reading was given tiy .Mrs. .Minnie fireen, however. The expected cl.ass of six was diminished by two. .Mr. and .Mrs..Frank Kennedy, on account of the weather. The third degree was exemplified t>y the ladies' degree staff. Miss Florenco Kemp, master, in the usual elllcient manner. In the absence of one of the membors of thc team. .Ml.ss Edn.a Kittredge. MLss Gertrude Dane acted as substitute. Thc fourth degree was worked by the regular ollicers. At the meeting on

. Januao' 12 thc installation of thc offlcers of tho Griingo will occur. Thc installing ofllcer will bc Mrs. Amy Shattuck, as-sisted by Miss Florence Kemp.

Dana Merrill, from Amherat college, Ls spending hLit holiday vacation at the home of his parents on Oak hlll. E. Boynton Merrill, from New Tfork. and MlKiB Jennie Merrill, from Maine, also camo for Christmas day.

Mrs. F. W. I.ovejoy went to Xew York last week to pnss the holidays 'With her datighter, Mi.ss Helen, and is extending her visit this week.

A Christm.as dinner party at thc homo of Mrs. M, M. Richards Included her mother, Mrs, Harriet I.akln, Mr, and Mrs, Oeorge E. Shattuck and family and Mr, Ros.s,

Miss Gertrude Carter came from Worcester to pass the holiday at the home of her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Qeorge Carter.

At rhe Congregational church next Sunday morning thc ptistor will preach upon "The eternal goodness." Sunday school at noon and Junior meeting at .1.30. At seven o'clock the subject will be "The last' night in the old year."

The basket-ball game which was to have been played on Friday evening, December 22. between the Hollis and Milford teams, was called off on account of the bad weather and condition of the roads. The Milford team notified Manager Wright they would be.unable to come about 7.30 that evening.

Mlss Alice I.jiwson went to Town-send Hill on -Monday to spend part of her school vacation with her aunt, Mrs. Charles Stickney.

Charies Messer. Xashu.a road, was taken ill last week with something which was at first thought to lie a recurrance of his former attack of appendicitis. The l.tter symptoms which developed, liowever. seemed more like neuralsia and he .is out this week again.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Graham spent Christmas with thoir dtiughter. Mrs. Thomas Byrnes, aud family, at Derry. X. H.. Mrs'. 'Graham going over to assist on Saturday.

.1. E. Andrews has been taking -an .enforced vacation this week, owing to an Injury he received last week Friday by getting his finger into the liuzz planer at the Xashua Kiver Pajier mill. The nail and end of one finger were takon off.

J. A. l''ros.sard is recovering from his hard cold, which was pronounced bronchitis by his physician on last .Saturday.

Mi.ss Fannie Shattuck was visited last week by her brother. l-;dward Shattuck. of Boston, who has just pa.ssed his eighty-fifth birthday. His daughter. .Mrs. Jacobs, of Brooklln'e. accompanied him. They are expected again the last of this week, and if possitile to win the consent of Miss Shattuck she wili be taken to some hospital to , have thc- lieneflt of the XTrays on her injured hiji. Her gen-er.ii health continues very good.

Mr. and .Mrs. Arthur Bolles made a very quiet visit of .i day at the home of his inother. .Mrs. F. D. IJollc.s. tie-fore leaving for Jamtiica tor xhe win-ter. ,

.Miss I-lllif Merrtll cinie froiri Boston on Uist Saturda:.- for a short visit o\-ei- the holi(iay with her mother. -Mrs. l.iiciits \Vilsi,n. who is sonu-wliat inii>r<,ved in liealth

Gerry X'utting came home to spend Sunda>' .ind Christni...- with his parents.

.MLss Elizabeth Wright, from Waverley. is spending her Chrislmas vacation at the home of her parenis.

Iôscce Hayes. Djirtmouih. is spending tile holidays in town. Mi.ss Helen Hayes is also at homo with a .guest from Dean academy.

.MLss H. Elizabeth Shaituck is having a ten-ilays' vacation from her studies at the School of Domestic •Science. Worcester.

Princiiial D. 1.. Whltmarsh passod a part of the holiday vacation with his brother in Barnstcad. .V. H.

Miss fiertrudo Kaymond is visiting relatives in .Melrose Highlands and Stoneham.

Frank T. .Marston came from Boston on Saturday to spend Sunday and the holiday with his family on Oak hill.

.Miss Klfanor Geigor camf- from her school duties m Snmervilli- .>n last .'Saturday to pass Christm.-is and the vacation with her mother, .Mr.s A J. <;eigf-r, I l ak h i l l .

.Marshall O. .Meriam. from U'est-villo. Conn., silent the hfiliday with his father. .Marshall .Meriam. Townsend st.-eet.

.Mrs. Charlfs I.. Fieniis was <-alled lo Warner. .\'. H.. .Monday, to attond the luneral service of a sister. .Mrs, .Mary Itfigcrs, which was ht-id iin Titr-sday, .Mrs. Iêmis w-as' accomiianied l.\- her son and wife. .Mr. ami .Mrs. I.ouis Homis,

Krancis l„-iwrencf' camf- from liridge-poil. Conn., to enjoy the holidav with his family. Miss Alico .Marshall also visited here from .Mlddletown. Conn., and on Chrislmas day joined the dinner party, of her sistor. Mrs. I.awronce. Other mombers of the familv who wore proiont woro .Mrs. John .Marshall. Mr. and Mrs. A. .N'. Pros<-ott and two children, and Kobert .Marshall, making eleven In all. A gay Christmas tree w,as prepared for the delight of the childron of the families, and added considerably to thc pleasure of all present.

.Vows ot the death, of Benjamin Thurston at his homo in Windham. X. H., was lately received by friends In town. Ho was the brother of Fred Thurston, both residing- here at one time, and was connected with him In I.cgg's market some years ago.

Walter Sullivan, from Holy Cross college. Worcester, is at his home on Xashua stroet for the holiday vacation.' His sisters, the Mi.s.ses Sullivan, are al.so nt home from Wakefield, where thcy arc teaching.

At tho home of Mrs. Maud Chick and family, Franklin Street, there was a pleasant Christmas gathering. Including her brother A. H. Raymond, and •wife, and parents, Mr, and Mrs. George Smith, from North Oroton,

Walter Reed, who recently flnlshed his work as engineer In Salem, Is stopping at home at present and has entered the Pepperell Card shop on thc night force.

Clifford Shattuck, from Chelsea, spent the holiday with his parents; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Shattuck. River street.

Howard Hubliard of Sprlngfleld has been a guest at the Congregational parsonage this week. He has just returned from the Mexican border and on Tuesda.v evening he gave an interesting talk on the social life among our troops there at the evening service at the (."ongregational veslry,

Roy Fisher came front Boston, where he is connected with tho work of the JIassachusetts Highway Commission, on Saturday to spend' Sunday aud the holiday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Spauldlng.

Miss Gertrude Dane, a teacher in l.owell. Is .spending her vacation at the homo of C. F. Dane. Heald street.

Mr. and Mrs. M. I., h'arnham and family came from .N'orth Wllbraham last week to visit .Mrs. Elthlna Farnham, Mr. Farnham's mother, and his sister, Mrs. George Xewhall, und family, over Christmas.

ÎLss Rose .•\ldcn has closed her house for thc winter and is staying with friends at Xorth fhclmsford.

A movement is on foot to make up a party, jirobably for Wednesday or Thursday of next week, to go into Boston to hear Rev. W. A. Sunday. If.those who propose to join this party will notify Kev. J. B. Lewis, as early as jiossitiio. he_ will secure seats at the Tabernacle for the afternoon service.

Kay Willoughby came from Boston to spend Sunday in town as usual, going to vi.sit his brother Arthur and family at JIanchester. X, H., Christmas day.

Mrs. Florence Willoughby went td Smithville. X. H.. for a short visit at her daughters on Tuosday.

Dean Peabody. instructor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, spent a jiart of this .week with Rev. and Mrs. J. B. I.<iwis and his sistor. Miss Anna Peabody.

Mlss Helen Haynes of Lebanon, N'. H.. has been the guest recently of her sister, Mrs. Waldo Sjiaulding.

.Vews (if thc promotion of Raymond Parlin, who was connected with the work of our town water system, as superintendent, has recently been re-

i ceived by friends in town. He is now in a fino position in Xew York cit.v.

Rohert Wright came from .•\shburn-ham to spend .Sunday at his homo in town, as usual, remaining over the holiday.

Thomas .Sullivan. Dartmouth, has been at the home of his jiaronts, Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Sulilvan. during, the holltiays.

'.MLss .-Vnna Sartelle is talting a short vacation from the. store of Tower & Cook to have a short rest trom the extr.a holiday work and bo with her niother. who ha-s boen made a shut-in lij' the severity of the weather.

Mr. ahd Mrs. Elgin S. Grenache celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary on Chri.stmas day by i dinner party, the guests bein.g liis parents. -Mr. and '.Mrs. Benoni Greîacho. and Mrs. C. M. I'hurch and su'h Irving of Lynn. The host and hostess wore the recipients of many fine gifts of cut glass, bric-a-brac and cards from friends out of town.

Mr. and Mrs. Tuthlll from I'rovidence. R. I., wore at the home of Mrs. R. B. Baker on Tuesday of this week.

William Ames and wifo from Haverhill were al the homo of his sisler. Mrs, i'''rank Smith, over Christmas.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Davis ;ind family sjient Christmas al Heachmont. -Mrs. Davis and the children remained for a longer visit this A-ek.

.Mrs. Mary LaPoer of tho South road htis gone to spend the winter with her daughters at Petersham.

.-\ drapery curtain, a lighted candle and a .slight draft created fiuite an excitement for a sh<,rt timo at the home of .Mr. and .Mrs. Josoph .-'attridge of Main street on Tuosday ovening tiliout rix o'clocl<. In tho absence of tho owners from thc room a lively blaze lesultod. A passorliy nf,tifiod the family and anothor, soing tho volumes of smoico and blaze pouring through the window, pulled in a tire alarm. Engineer Tarbell and a few helpers who lore down the draper.v an<l usod tin extinguisher soon had the blaze under control wilh but slight damage, beforo the arrival of the Hre department.

Miss Kathryne Thayor is spending her Christmas vacation al hor home in town from Wesl Brookfiold. William Thayor from Kochester. X. H.. and Leo Thayor from Worcester aiso spent tho da.v here.

Guy Willoughby from Manchester. .N'. H.. .spent a part of Sunday in town, going from here to Grolon to join his wife and child at hor home tor Christmas.

-Mrs. M. E. Swasey has been ill with a cftld ami bronchial trouble for a Jiart of this week.

The Pojiporell High .school boys aro preparing to organize a basketball toam. Ihcir plans being well underway.

Mrs. John Frazer roturned home a short timo linco from Putnam. Conn., whoro sho sjionl Thanksgiving with hor granddaughter. .Mrs. Edward Duffo>-. ami family.

.Mrs. F. .M. .McAilsIanil. of .\'ash;ia, a formor rosident. was a visitor in town on Wednosd.iv. jia.sslng througii from Worcostor, where she had tioon \isiiing her son,

Momliors of tho choir of lho Mothodist chorch wont ont on Christmas evo together to sing Christmas i-arols at sovoral of tho homos of invalids ami ."hut-ins atiout town. Thoy adopted tho now- mothod of going by auto to perform this idd-time custom,

Tho Epworth leaguo will hold a penny social at their mooting on Friday ovening. .lanuary .i. in the .Methodist vestry.

Jerry Annls was callod to Warner. .\. H.. on .Mfinday liy a me.ssage from .Mrs Annis. who was called there by tho sorious Illness of her mothor last wook. Mr.s. .lonnie Ko.gcrspnssofl away on last .Saturday of piouro-pneumonla at thc .age of sixty-eight years. Services wore held on Tuesday at her late home. She Is survived by a daughtor, Mrs. Idella Annls. of this town; a son, Fred Clogston, of Warner: also, by a sister, Mrs. Charics Bemls, of this town, and two brothers, of Warner, X. H.

Thc election nt the meeting of Acoma Rebekah lodge on Tuesday evening resulted in the choice of thc following officers for the ensuing year: Mrs. Susie W. Dort, n. g.; Mrs. Ixiuise Lunt( v. n. g.;'Mlss Lydia Wa'ltc, rec. sec; Miss Anna Sartelle, fln. sec ; Mrs. Xellie Gutterson, treas.; Mrs. Emily Harriman, trustee 3 years. The past noble grands were elected as delegates to attond thc Rebekah assembly In Boston In May,

Tho pastor's topic at thc morning service at the Methodist church on Sunday will bo "The practice of assurance." At thc evening servlco, "Seeing the Invisible," 'At the Epworth leaguo service a t 6,46 the leader 'Will be Miss Hazel Soule; subject, "Beginning all over again,"

Christmas Obsom'aiUH's. .At tlie Congregational vestr.v- on last

S,aturflu\- ovening tho observance of Christmas commenceil by a jollv little affair for the children." Tho "veslry was mado beautiful tiy tastefully arranged decoralions. The stage was banked with feathery hemlock, brightened with poinsettas. a well-ornamented Christmas tree heing placed at each sldo. iietween them, at the rear of the stage, a flreplace with logs brought Into relief against a red light was vory effective. There were laurel wreaths al the windows, and the pillars were twined with ropes of green, the whole reficcting much credit on the voung committee, the MLsses Dorothy" Dennen and Flora Boynton. assisted by Enrl Xuttlng, who received many compliments on their success, both In decorating and In all the arrangements of the ovening. Tho children began to gather ahout five o'clock, about sixty of thc primary and younger scholars, and were taken In charge by the committee on games, the Misses Doris Durant and Gertrude Raymond. At six >'clock .supper was served to the children and flftccn or twenty adults who gathered with them. The supper committee wero thc Misses Adele Boynton,' Kathleen Rouso and Margaret Boynton.

The entertainment commenced at seven o'clock with a violin solo by Howard Sh'attuck, •with piano accompanist, Earlo Nutting; piano solos, Doris Durant and Clayton Parker; vocal duet, Edward Durant and Rufus Palmer; recitation, Wlsner Hutchinson; exercise, "Christmas sowing," with songs by Marjorle Maxwell, Elizabeth Stewart an* Ellen Parker, The entertainment concluded 'with little dramatic recitation given by, Buth

Amelia Supernant was In town over Christmas from Boston, It Is expected that ehe started for Florida on Tuesday from Hoslon. ,

A .itill alarm was sent in to head-, quarters on Wednesday afternoon for a chimney fire in the double tenement house, of Charles Jo'rt'ett in the side occupied liy .\rthur Bartlett. The newly Installed telephone In thc residence was made good use of ond the blaze was soon subdued by the aid of e.x tlngulshers which arrived ahortly, Xo damage was done to the building or contents, but this is the third alarm for the week for small flres, so tar,

Mrs, A, A. Blood, ot Gardner, who came with tho other members of the family for Christmas, remained in town until Wednesday with her daughter, Mrs. Bartlett.

Mrs. Susie Dort is spending her Christmas vacation in Boston and vicinity.

Miss Mildred Lunt is enjoying a holiday vacation from hor school teaching in Harvard, at her home in town.

Mr. and .Mrs. A. F. Parker entertained a Christmas dinner party of nineteen. Mr. I'arker's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. \V. f'arker. were present; his sister, .Mrs. .M. E. Gaskill, husliand and sonl from Oak hill; also, another sister, Mr.s. Wallace Carkln, husband and two daughters, from Ayer; JIrs. Xuttlng. from Shirley, and Mr. and Mrs. H. L. -N'utting and son.s. from town. All were flnely entertained by the host and hostess.

Miss Annah P. Blood went to Concord on Thursday to visit her brolher. S. Thompson Blood, and family.

Dr. and-.Mrs. Charles Weaver, from .Vew Boston, .N'. H.. were guests of .Mr. ami Xfrs. Kainsford Deware over the holiday.

The Misses .Marguerite and Miriam De-n'are. stiulonts at Smith college and Xorthamjiton. and Robbri and Carl Deware. from the St. Johnsbury academy, were al home for,the holiday vacation.. •

Mr. and .Mrs. Frank Kennedy entertained a Jiarty of young iicojilc at a Whist party ax Pinehurst on Wednesday evening in honor of the voung ladies. Mis? JLirilla Walton of Brighton and .Mis.s Violet McKenzie of Townsend. who are their guests for the holida.vs. Guests for the evening were the .Missos Lyilia Waite and Carrie Sliattuck. Mr.s. F. w . Buss and Mrs. Josejili .-\ttridge. and the gentlemen. Kussoll Wright. Koscoe Hayes and friend. .Mr. Seward, of Dartmouth. Arthur and I.loyd To'.ver and Gerald Willett. Tiiri-e Laliles were used for whUt. the llrst prizes being awarded .Miss Walton and Mr. Seward, and the con.solation jiiizes to Ku.ssell Wright and Mrs. Huss. Dancing was enjoyed until midnight, when a delicious t/an-fjUet closed tho Jolly occasion.

-Miss Eva .M. Holies returned to Con-;,cord. X. H.. Tuosday. after sjiending Sundaj- aiul tho hollfla.v wilh Iler parents or Xashtui street.

ML -s \'iola iûrnham, from Boston, spent Christmas with' h»r relatives. -Mr. and Mrs. Wililam Hall. High stroet. -Miss Ethol Hall, fjom Law-renco. was iilso at home.

Patrick' Drinane spent Christmas and the following week with his family. Cross street. He returns to his work in Potsdam, N". Y.. next Monday.

Mrs. John K. Shattuck returned to her home in Concord Junction ou the Woflnosilay bofore Chrislmas, and reports of her,health after her operation at , Memorial hosjiital. Xashua, aro vory favorable.

.Miss Ada Whitney spent Christmas wook with hor relatives in Xashua.

.Miss .Mar:on Burns, from Worcester, has lioen a Christmas guest at the home of her grandparents. Mr. and .MIS. Charies Chapman. Brookline streut.

A i-'f-d,':*.ation sorvico of tho, throe chui-che.- w-ill bo held 'in Sunday morning. .January 7. at 10.4.',. at tho .Molhodi-t church. Kov. Luuns J. Iiirno.\-. 'U-ar. ,if tho School of Thool-ogy. Boston uiii\-orsit\-. w-ill bo tiio sjjeakor. Communion w-ill be ob-sorvofl at tho olf».so of tlio seriico.

.Mr. anil -Mrs. George Chisholm of Canibridgo were guests of .Mr. and .'Mrs. Hiimbort Oulton at Christmas.

.Mr. aiifl Mrs. Ernest Cobb .antl son passed Christmas da.v with her relatives ,;it .\ycr.

Xows from Mrs. James Starr at Florifia concerning what is termeil as "an auto and electric car mU'-up." w-as rocoived b.v friends here recently. Mr. Starr w.as in the auto truck on the way to Jacksonville. He sustained a broken bone in the face, beside numerous contusions ,and a badly bruLsed log. He was taken lo the hospital in the city, where he was considered out of danger at last reports and it is probable may have beon nio\'ed to Green Cove Springs betore this time.

Itev. D. K. Child w-ill jireach at tho i'nitari.m church on Sundaj- morning fin tho subjecl. ".Man's cajiacity for endless growth."

Mr, anfl .Mrs, .Vllen Parker b-ft town on 1'linrsday afiornoon for Hoston. w-horo thoy remain ovor night. Thoy intend to leave for Jacksonville. Fla!. Kriday morning, and exjiect to arrive theio Saturday afternoon.

(1. .M, .N'ash. lecturor-oloct of Prescott Gr.ar.ge. attended the iledicatifin of tho now Grango hall in .N'ashua on Thursday evening.

Pitman, In-which she wonders where Santa Claus cun be, .'then, as-the lights grew dim and she sat in the flrcllght, Santa makes his appearance, of course down the chimney. He entertained tho children tor aeveral minutes, show-a very vivid imagination and a good memor.v of child lore. In common, ever.v-day life Sttntu is usually called Mr. Bllas, but on this' occasion he iierformed the duties admirably, attending to the di.strlbution of gifts trom tho trees and jiroduciug general satis-tactloh.

Qn Sunday morning a servlco full of Christmas cheer was held In the church atl0,-«5. A Christmas atmosphere was given by the trimmings of evergreen about the altar and choir rail, and the Christmas spirit which seemed to pervade the place. A sermon ot Christmas thoughts, a message of peace, was given b.v the pastor. A full, choir, under the direction ot Mrs. E. H. Bliss, as chorister, perfected tho spirit of the service. The anthem was "Arise, shine"; thc response, "There's a song in the air," and tho offertory a "Christmas carol," all the muslo being well chosen and effectively rendered.

A Sunday school concert was given in the evening, commencing with a Jirocessional. The subjoct, "S ta r of the oast." was given by Dorothy Den-mili's class; recitation, "A star for memor.v." Con.stance Parker; cradle song, primary department; recitation of Verses. Mildred Howe, Itlchard Pike, Mary Howe. Dorothy Bennett; rechation. "A Ilttle shepherd bov." Albert Parker, Jr., and Lawrence .\rchambault; recitation. "Our king," Wisner Hutchinson; "Coming of Christnus." Ruth Pitman. Clayton and Owen Parker, Gladys .Messer. Eunice Porter; recitation, "Little Christmas tiôe." Esther Miirtin; "Cm Christmas da.v." Gertrude Raymond's class: recitation. "Who is Starlight'.'" Gertrude Piper: recitation. "The surprise of thc shepherds." Edward Durant; "The song in the night." Itrs. Tower's class; recitation. .\nna Peabody's clas.s. Songs were also rendered li.v the Sunday school and choir. The tirticles for the "gift manger" wero collected by William Hutchinson ai-.d Charlie Don-hen.

Christmas festivities were in evidence last Saturday evening .it seven o'clock In the Methodist vestry, tho childron coming early to enjoy their Christmas treo. Much time and effort had beon .given by Mrs. Boers, and the program, includin'g the Ilttle Christmas pla.v. justified her work of ihc--precetling weoks. In the piay tho little -old-fashioned folks and other little folks enacted the jiarts a.ssigned to them in excellent fashion. The two tableaux were also very well arranged, the last one. entitled "peace." being Jiartlcularly effective. A very jolly young..Santa Claus" was imjiersonated tiy Lostor Hill to the jileasure of the children. Tho room was made liright and cheery with Christmas iiolls aiui greenery, .anfl was -w-ell filled.

On .Suntlay morning the jiastor's sermon on "The .Messiah." was a, Christmas messago of jioace and good will to men. The music was In keeping with tho spirit of the service and was most excellently rendered under the direclion of .^^rs., Artliur Bartlett, chorister. Mrs. Laura Herrig Kelley. of Tutts college, was jiresent and assisted in the music-of -th^ choir with hor violin, and also romierofl a violin solo as offertory. The anthems. "Como aiifl worshiji" and "Hark, what moan those holy voices." wore reiiflerod by ;i fuU choir. Mrs. Bartlett rendered tiie Milfi, "Christmas birthday." and Mrs. Elsie Cojip the contralto , solo. "O, Jesus, thou art standing." The auditorium was fittingly decorated, tho work being in charge of Mr. Beers and llis Sund.i.v school class. Masses of eyer.greon were used er'fectivel>' about tiio puljiit. wilh scarlet jioinsetlas and a natural arrangonu-nt of small hemlock shrubs w-as carriofi out in otiior jiarls of the room. i'erha]is tho' mo. t slrikin.g liocorations wore tho silver stars suspended atiovo tho pulpit ti.v invisible cords, being rnost effof-tivo as ...oen iigainst tho groon Iiackground.

.-\t 101 on o'clock a Chrislnia.s con-ôrt was given ti.v the chiidren of the S,unda>- schoiil. assisted liy some of the choir. This was in charge of Miss Cherry and Haljih Buck, and was finely carried ,out. There were several songs by the school, a duot b>' Mrs. Cojiji and Mr. Beers, solo tiy Mrs. Bartlett. a duet tiy Helen Marshall and Eva Shepardson. solo by Mi.ss Hartw-ell. a duel by Helen HartweU and Gertrude Cherry. Thero wero also recitations tiy Marvin Beers. \'iol.a Harris, Lam-tiert Parker. Dorothy Soule. .\llhea Winship and Hazel Wilson, .and an exorcise by the jirimary dojiartment. The entortuinment as a whole was most Jileasing and reflects credit on the commitee as well as the jiarticijiants.

humanity," The chorus -ehoir sang beautiful, familiar selections of Christmas music.

At seven o'clock a large audience gathered - In the auditorium for the Christmas cvc observances. After the congregation had . sung "Little to-H-n ot Bethlehem." .Mr. Child spoke of thc ".Mysteriea" and "MInicle plays" of the twelfth century. These wore given In tho cathedrals and churches by the clergy in order that the jieople might Icarn In this direct' and dramatic •w'ay tho Incidents In the life ot Christ, his teachings, and also ot the lives of the saints of the christian church.

Christmas recitations were then given by Katherine Maltman. Dudlev R. Child, Jr., Roger Child, and Homer Bemls. The church was then darkened and by the tocussed light of the balopticon Miss Audrey Burkinsha-n' was seen seated on thc platform, surrounded by a. group ot young folks. Including Glonys Green, Alice Winch, Dorothy Jacob.s, Helen Parker, Betty Hutchinson, Marian Gray. Mary and Doris McCord nnd Katherine Holiart. Mlss Burkinshaw told ot the Italian artist Corrogglo, and,his famous painting of the Xatlvitv. called "La notte." or "The night." In conver.satiou she drew from each, one of- the grouj) around her a jioem or reference, with •d Christmas song from Betty Hutchin-sqii." The congrogiitlon then sang ''It came upon the midnight clear." and a tenor solo. "The birthday ot a king," was .given from a graphonola record.

Six tableaux of the Xatlvity were then given by balojitlcoh light, whicii threw tho flgures Into strong relict. The parlor read short selections of scriptural approjirLtte to each tableau and followed with chorus, records on the graphonola. The first t.a'lileau was "The .spirit of prophecy," liy Katherine Hobart; chorus. "Xazaieth." The second was "The appearance ot the angol to Joseph." Angel. Glon.vs Green; Jo.seph. Leon Winch. Chorus. "Joseph, mine." The third was ".\nnunciatioii to .Marv." Mary. Agnes Dansereau; angel. Mary McCord. Chorus. "Angels from thc realms of glory." Tho fourth wa» the "Manger rcenc." .'Marv, Agnes Dansereau; , Joseph, Ix-dh ' Winch. Chorus, "Holy night.'' The flfth was "Tho shepherds." Chester Shattuck, Clifford Bailey. George Stone. Chorus. "While shepherds watched their flocks." The sixth Wiis "Adoration at the manger." Josoph. Mary, the shop-herds and the angels. Chorus. "It Ciime upon the midnight clear. "

A Christmas recitation was then given by Koilne.v Brow-n. .and at the close Santa f.'laus apjioared al tho tree and made a short iiddress. Ho saifl that the Christmas tree. Santa Claus and the gifts wero very mueh more than fun or a good time. The stfii-y of the birlh of Jestjs shows us revoreuce and unselfishness on tho jiart of all. and this is the true spirit of Christmas. As chrisim.as is the gr/ialost festival of Christianity, it is woll to as.iociate all its observances with the church, and roi-tore the sjiirit of reverence whicii is fundamental to It.

Tho gifts w-erc then distributed tiuletly and Santa Claus wonl on his wa.v. .\s the minister was bidding farewell to Santa Claus, .Mr. Wright, superintendent of the Sunday school, called ujiun all to sing the closing hymn.

At the Oak Hil! hall there was a gathering of the c'nildren of the Sunday school and many aiiults on lasl Siiturday evening to commemoralo Christmas, Tho sutiject of tho evening's jirogr.am w.as "(^hristmas cheer." and these words appeared in lar.ge gilt letters abovo tho st.age. whicii was lianked and docor.atod with overgrocn. The hall was further docoratcfl tiy festoons of rod and green jiajier. and Christmas bells. There woro uiiin.i-fine recitations tiy the little onos. as woll as readings ami sevoriti solocllons ti.v the chorus clioir. .MLss Katherine Hloofl was Jiianist for the entertainmont. A solo was rondorofl ti.v Anitii Marston. and a duot Iiy Maufl and Edith Slow-art. Tho Christmas treo. which was jirettily docoratod and w-oll laden wilh gifts, was rotibod of its fruit tiy George H. Stewart in his role as Santa Claus. with tho help of assistants. At the close of tho evening ilot coffoo. cake and Siindwiches w-ore sorvod.

At St. Joseph's church the celebration ot Christmas commenced on Sunday morning liy high mass at 5.30, by thc pastor. Rev. William J. Barry. A large chorus chotr led tiy Miss Anna Thayer, organist. t;endcrcd the "Mass ot the angcLs." At 8.30 children's mass occurred, "Adestes fideles" being rendered as solff and chorus. The usual service was held at 7.30 In thc evening. Thc edifice was finely decorated with evergreen wreaths and festoons ot trailing evergreen and laurel, with an abundance ot flowers about tho altar.

P. .H. S. Mock Congress. A mock congress, in which twentv.

eight boys of the. high school participated, was hold In Pre.scott hall on Thursdav evening of iast week. Principal Whltm.arsh presided and called the roll. .-V bill was introduced in the houso of representatives by Kenneth Durant. Principal Whltmarsh called .\mos Saunders to tho chair and then stated that Presiflent Hussoll had tieen ajiproachod liy a niember to ,is-corlain his attitude on a certain liill. As this was cause for iniiioa(-hini-:it ho Ciillod for the apjiointing of a (omn,-:-too t,n the caso,

.\ dotiato foilow-od 'in tho quc-tion. Hosolvod: "Thilt tho liresident b,; ,.u c-tid liy popular voto," Those spciking for the alilrniative wore I-'r,mris Drumm iuid Gofirge I.efoljro, On the nog.itivo. .Vmos Siiunder.-. ai-.rt l.amliori Sullivan. Aftor spoochos thoy retired to jirojiare their rebuttal.

While they were out Hiirold Llllls read a communication regarding the recent death of a rejirosentative. Howard Shattuck moved that resolutions bo drawn up and sont to tho family of the deceased.

.-\t this point the return of the debaters occurred and spoociie.s of flvo minutes each were allowed. Voted upon by roll call lho afflrmativo sldo i-ocoivod fourtoen votos and tho negative side twelve. Bill was not car--. led as a two-thirds vote was rcfiuircd.

A reception was given the teachers of the high school al thc close.of the entertainment. .Music was furnLshed by the high school orchestra during the evening and for the dancing which followed untii twelvo o'clock.

The Unitarian church was beautifully decorated tor Christmas Sunday with wreaths and laurel roping. A flno, symmetrical spruce tree stood at the left of the platforni.

At the morning Bciwlce the pastor. Rev. D. R. Child, preached from the text, "Wo havo found the Messiah," Ho said "A Ilttle Child la ono ot the most beautiful things In the world. The beauty and perfection of child-'life 'n-as carried Into manhood by JesuA with tho maximum of power, Jesus was not a king, but a leader who sought In tho spirit of brotherhood td deliver mankind from superstition and selt-seeking. As democracy grows wo have less and less need ot kings. Jesus showed his true divinity

' by allaying himself so closely with

Clirktnuis F i re I' ire was tliscovored early Mondav

inornlng in the houso owned liy Omar Conshane on Province stroot. Tho house Wils occupied liy Mr. and .Mrs. Prince, who moved thore from N'asliua not long since. It is stated they wero alisent trom home at the time and tho flre had gained considerable headway when discovered by a neightior. It seemed to originate in the kitchen, although the exact cause is not yet known. .\n attempt was made to ring in the flro alarm, tiut tho whistle failed to work. The whislle at the Xashua Kivor I'aper mills w-as resorted to. tiut ali this caused .a ficlay. as the mill w-as not running, and the whistle w-hon it sounded w.as so faint that many who heard It thought it an out-of-town Hlarni. Many of the flremen did not hoar it at all, and the few who re-sjionded, with some volunteers, succoodod in jiuttlng out the flames only when the ell had been badly damaged. '•'hf front rooms were damaged more by water and sfnoke. as woll as the household goods. It is stated that the owner ot the house, who had been working in Westford, had allowed the insurance to run out but a short time ago.

.Social Club Party, Tho Christmas party ot tho East

Vlllago Social club, held on Wednesday at the •homo ot Mrs. John Martin, was a great success. Despite thc rain and consequent Icy walking twenty attended. Including as guests, Mrs. George Herrig and Rachel, from Sorh-crvlUe; Mrs. George Pierce,.Mlss Marlon Hums, from Worcester, and Miss Marian Thompson, A bountiful din-ner was enjoyed at noon, and beside each plato was a conundrum which gavo the guests an after-dinner problem to answer. As It was thc tenth birthday ot Miss "Rachel Herrig, a flno birthday cako wtna prepared by Mrs. Harmon and presented the young lady by.Mlss Jordan, with greetings frorn the club. The presentation of a flno calendar to tho hostess was made by Mrs., Appleton for the club containing many quotations, one very appropriate verse being given by Mrs. Apple-ton'as a toast.

Following dinner gifts wero drawn by numbers, from a Christmas 'tree,

some of the "mlffflts" causing mudi ' . amusoment. A program followed, with violin and, piano selections by Mlss Marian Burns and Mlsa Marian Thomp.son, songs and recitations by the chiidren. a piano solo by. Rachel Herrig and readings by memlters'of the club.

About ToHii, • .Mrs. A. Woodward, Mrs. J. .O, Ben

nett, .Mrs. Dudloy Whltmarsh, Mrs.' Dana Bancroft. Mrs. E. A. Reed and Mru. M. E. Rce.d, the committee tor iungary of thc Livdlcs' Soclal circle. Branch Alllanco of the Unitarian • church, will serve the regular monthly supper In Cent/al hall on Thursday evening, January 4, at 6.30 o'clock.. At eight o'clock the January number of the Ell-Ess-See magazine will bo shown. Interesting contributions by <?). This is a live, up-to-date maga- ;; zinc for young and old and will con-tain many surprises.

• The Cheerfur Letter committee of the First Parish Alliance will hold an atternoon toa and candy sale at the residence of Mrs. Elizabeth S. Heald^ on Monday afternoon, January 1, front throe to flve o'clock. The patronage' of the publlc Is solicited for tho postal' expense of this worthy charity.

The Pepperell Woman's club 'wll! meet Tuesday afternoon, January 2, at Saunders' hall. Tho afternoon Is-In charge of the Civics committee, Mr.s. X. M. Giitterson, chairman. The subjedt will be "Civics," given by Mrs. Ralph McDanlcls ot Cambridge, who is social •welfare adviser among thc • girls at Filene's store. Boston.

Prudence Wright chapter, D. A. R., ' will meet Friday afternoon, January 5, with Mrs. S. J. Richardson and , Mrs. X. M. Gutterson, High .street.

LITTLETON Xeu-s Itcnis,

Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Kimball received N on Christmas day ,a telegram announcing the engagement of 'iValter H. • Bolreau of Chicago and Miss Helen Tralnor, also of Chicago.

Anothor engagement of Intorest to many Littleton friends Is that of Miss. Evelyn C. Hamlin of Cranston," R. I.,-and We.stford, to Ernest Reid. princiiial of the Highland avenue schools ot Cranston.

Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Robinson entertained during the Christmas holidays, C. Oscar Steinle and Mrs. RoViin--son's sister. Elizalieth Davies. During tlieir stay announciiment was made of the engagement of Elizabeth Davies to Mr. Steinle. Mr. Stelnic comes froni Jersey City; -V. J., but travels the Xow England stales for a largo manufacturing Iiouse in X'ew York.

Lester Griffiths ot -Boston and iady friend wero at Willinm Grifflths for tho holidays.

Dr. and Mrs. .1. D. Christie extended Christmas hospitality to Mr. and Mrs.' Fred Sweatt of Forge 'Village and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis of Ixiwell.

C. F. Flagg and daughter. Miss Marion W. Flagg. and the C. K. Hough- . ton f.amily went to .-Andover, where thoy were entertained by the Burton S. Flaggs Christmas.

.Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Ireland of Gardner spent the holiday .season with his mother. Mrs. J. W. Ireland, and his sister, Mrs. Hibbard.

Îr. antl Mrs! Lyman Reed wore Clirisimjis gnosis of his faiher iiiul mothor. the Samuel Keoils.

Mrs. Koosevelt antl daughter were holiilay .guests of the former's niece. .Mrs. Goldsmith H. Conanl.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gardner of Jamaica Plain enjoye<l hospitality ot their parents. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Garilner.

Alton Hunt of Lowell was a wel-conio guest in tho family circle over Christmas.

.Mr. and Mrs. Goorgo H. Cash antl .Mr. :ind .Mrs. Ivo ItussoU jfiinoil Mr. and .Mrs. Albo:-t Lawrence in Ciirist-nias ff-stivitics.

Tho \V. Ir, Tennoy family spent the ilfilida>- soason wilh rolatlvos in Boston iiiid Brookline,

-Mr. iind .Mrs. J. M. Hartwell and .Mr. and Mrs. B. !•'. Jacoijs visited the Friink Hartwell family In Somorvillo Christinas.

The many frieiids of Mrs. Lucy A. Pickard are interested to learn that sho and hor fliiughler are planning tfi have a home together in Ayer very soon.

The J. P. Th-achers were Chrislmas guests of Deacon J. W. and Miss Elizalieth Thacher.

ISurton .S. Flagg's children from Anr dovor have been visiting at C. F. Flagg's and C. K. Houghton's this week.

Mlss Emma Byam of Boston and tho Spauldlng family ot Lexington were holiday guests at Charles A. Hartwell's.

Mr. .and Mrs. Malcolm Priest of Chicago woi-e holitlay guosts «t F. B. Priest's.

A daughtor was born Tuesday. Decemlier 2G, to Mr. and Mrs. Morton .\ I ward.

Stedman Stewart broke his collarbone while engaged in playing hockey at Chrlstmtis time.

William Ireland has bcon sick with tonsilitis the past week.

Mr. and Mrs. Ames of Melrose were holiday guojits of their son. J. W. Ames, and family.

George Xewcomlio and family went lo Fitchburg. their former home city, for the holiday season.

William Burnham is working at the tr.aiisfer station of the electric roatl in Aycr.

Hon. Charles A. Kimball will return to the senate next Wednesday.

New Advertisements. POI'I.TIIV W.VNTBU—Highest price

for good poultry. Telephone 51-2. PoppcrcII. DAVID S.VPKRSTAX. 4tl5

. COM.MOXWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. Middlesex, ss. Probate Court.

To all persons interested In the estate of GLADYS .IRENE LEAHY ot"

Shirley In said County, minor. • .Whereas, ARTHUR J. WILKINS thc guardian of said ward, han presented his flrst aceount ns guardian upon tho estate of said ward.

You are hci-cby cited to appear at a Probate Court, to be held at Cambridge In said County, on thc second day of February A. D, 1917, at nine o'eiock In thc forenoon, to show cause. If any you 'have, why tho same should not bo allowed. ' ,

And said guardian Is ordered to servo this citation by delivering a copy thereof to all persons Interested In thc estate fourteen days at least before said. Court, or by publlshlne tho same once In each week, tor three successive weeks. In Turner's Publlc Spirit, a newspaper published In Ayer, the last publication to bo one day at least before said Court, and by mailing, post* paid, a copy ot this citation ' fo all known persons Interested In the estate' seven days at least before said Court.

Wltness.Charles J. Mclntlre, Esquire, First Judge of snid Court, this four'--teenth day ot December In the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixteen,

3tl7 F, M. ESTT, Register.

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