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THE man who drives his own car appreciates the Stiidehaker

The accessibility of Studebaker parts— The case with which they can be adjusted

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THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS WERE MADE BY MR. FORD TO A LARGE FORD

CAR DEALER: "AVe shall sell 300.000 in 11 month.s. Wo are

.50,000 to 7.J.000 car.s lichiml orders today. Factory and branclR's are seiuliiig out 1800 daily. We shall pay back to each iiiiri'liascr i.f a Ford Car between August 1, 1014, and .\ngiist 1. lill'i, barring t!ic un­foreseen, tile .sum of .$.")0.00. What can I add to this s t a t e m e n t — $ 1 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 cash coming back to FORD owners and to prospective Ford owners up to .'Vugust 1. 191.'). It actually means—Ford Touring Cars, $4!)0. less the :j;.')0 rebate: Ford Run-.ibouts. .'i;440, less the •'i-'. O rcl)ati—all F. 0. B. Detroit. What is there left for me to say?"

J, M, HARTWELL Dealer in Ford Cars and Supplies

Telephone 21-5 Littleton, Mass,

Oonstruction Work Electrical Supplies

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Lighting: Fixtnres

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Mlss Eve lyn HawiM. ti-ucher In Grecian dancing , a«.si»tp(l Mlna In ­galls . professor of thut ar t . In t h e p r e p a r a t i o n of a Kroup of .voung la ­dles who gave a very clever pe r fo rm­ance , reviving the Greek dunces of H o m e r ' s t ime, before an apprec ia t ive audience t h a t wltne.s,'!ed the J a m a i c a Pla in p a g e a n t on the spacious l awn of the Misses Wallis ' estate last week T h u r s d a y af ternoon. The occasion was a l awn pa r ty given by t h e J a ­maica P la in Antl-Sultrage assoclatlon-for the benellt of tho local d i s t r ic t nurse tund . Boston papers c o m m e n t ­ed very favorably on the success of the en te r t a inmen t . Mlss H a w e s - is t r a in ing a class for dancing a t t h e Larz Anderson place,

Xominat ion of ollicers will t a k e place a t thc regular meet ing of t h e Odd Ladles Monda'y evening, ' J u n o 7.

The final meet ing of King 's D a u g h ­ters before t h e s u m m e r vaoat ion w a s held in Tuesday, when m o r e o r less business was t ransac ted , Mrs, Chas , F, Watt.s wa.s appointed to t a k e c h a r g e of b i r thday r e m e m b r a n c e s du r ing t ho m o n t h s of June , Ju ly and August ,

Mrs. Helen S. Morris and d a u g h t e r Ru th , of Chicago, a r c the gues t s of Misses Fann ie and Ger t rude Sande r ­son. Mrs. Morris and Miss F . A. Sanderson p lan to a t t end m a n y of t h e coming Wellesley functions.

X, H, Whi tcomb- h a s a family of nine baby pheasan t s that w t r e Incu­ba to r ha tched . They have been vis i t ­ed by many people, especially . t h e young boys of the village, who a r e In­te res ted in the novel pets.

Mr. and Mrs. ' J . M. Churchi l l , of W a l t h a m , were guests of Mrsi. J . A. "Kimball. M e m o r l a l d a y .

Mrs. D. G. Houghton spen t W e d ­neaday and Thursday wi th Dr. a n d Mrs. H. B. Priest , of^^Vyer. ' Mr, and Mrs, E d w a r d .Gardner , of

Jamaica- Pla in , were week-end a n d holiday guests of the i r p a r e n t s , Mr, and Mrs, J o h n Gardner .

Mr, and Mrs, S, B, H u b b a r d e n t e r ­tained his sister t rom Boston, a n d t h e .Mis.ses Alice and Grace S tedman , of Cambr idge , over Memoriai day.

Miss E s t h e r Dodge h a s gone to Cambr idge to a t tend the c o m m e n c e ­ment a t I3oston university.

Bur ton S. F lagg and d a u g h t e r D o r o ­thea, ot Andover , spent Memoria i d a y wi th re la t ives In town.

Mr, and Mrs, Hall and Mrs, S a r a h Christie, all o t Springlleld, have been gue.sts ot Mrs. Har twel l W h i t c o m b and Mrs. P, L, Brown th is week.

At a mee t ing of the l ibrary t r u s t ee s held on Wednesday thc res ignat ion of Mlss J u n i a t a Fairfield, as.slstant li­b ra r ian , -was accepted, and Miss Mar ­gare t T h a c h e r was elected he r s u c ­cessor to begin work In Sep tember , when Mlss Fairfield's dut ies close.

Another ha rd frost Thur sday m o r n ­ing nipped the tender vegetables In many of the local gardens .

Thc Grange r s enjoyed a homey, happy evening Wednesday, Reso lu­t ions on the dea th of Char les F . J o h n ­son were r ead by K, T. Bari"ow, T h e G r a n g e voled tO-.subscribe, for ten copies of t h e Grange Monthly, An en te r ta in ing p rogram w-as given a s follows: P iano solo, Mlss G e r t r u d e McCIellan; reading, Char les F . W a t t s : tulk on llowers ot Europe . Rev. J . C. . \ lvord; reci ta t ion. P.. T. B a r r o w s : paper . "Flower cul ture ." Mrs. J o h n .K. W r i g h t ; recitation. Char les F . Wat t s ; Hower guessing contest , flrst prize won by Mlsa Ru th Robinson, a box ot chocolates ; consolation prize, Misa Ge r t rude McCIellan, co r r e spond­ence cards . At the next mee t ing of the Grange Hon. C. A. Klinball will talk on "'Recent legislation benelicial to the farmer.""

E. A. .lones has pi]rchusi--<l a new Hudson automobile .

The -\. W. Drew cumps at L a k e W.irren were all occupieil over t h e week-end jind Mondav.

Ra lph Hill has bfen re-t-l.-ctPd to his present position in Soiithlir idgc school.s with increa.soil salarj ' .

To tho anxious we are li.ippy to a n ­nounco the arr ival of the o i l , fo r t h e s t ree ts voted at tho annua l town meoting.

Ralph Goildanl remains on the dan ­gerous list of tho sick people .anil is In care of a iraineil nurse. C"..nditlona at t ime of wl•it^n^ aii- not unfa \ 'o ra -1)10.

*>rnian KwiiiKs fails i..railu.iU\-. I ' a r t of tho t ime ho ia unconsciou.-i.-

^"aaos of whooping coutrh do not in-creaso to an\ ' niarko.l i-.\tont. About twoniy-t!\-o pationts a re roportod.

Mrs. T h o m a s Dnw.l ami faniily of Nashua. N". II., camo to Lililoton l.ist Hunila\- in thoir now Chalmora six tour ing oar anil spont tho day wilh thoir oousin. Mrs, Cioorgo Hall, and alao a ' tonilod srrvici-s in the town h.lll .

Tho now Konotio l.l..\\-or for t h e Congrot-ational oruan will l.i used for the lirst timo Sundav- morning. T h e committoo. Sunt. I". H, Illll. R a l p h Hlll and .Miss F. A. Sandorson wore choaen Monday i-v-onim,' to roinploto p lans for tho inatallatl. 'n of lho blow er and (J. A. Cook was appointod au porvisor of the work.

ll.alph f"onant haa boon on a liii.sl noss t r ip Io Now York and dur ing liis .absence Mrs. ("onant ,and l-.abv ,anil .Mildred Wrieh l bavo visited a t W. E Conant 's .

Auguatua Kondall i ' o r te r o t Leom­inster, a formor l.ittloion citizen, who has to r a long timo r.-irried one of the Post canes, obaorvos his n ine ty - th i rd b i r t hday today ami Is mental ly a l e r t and physical ly nimhlo. He t a k e s a walk dally, calls upon tho m e r c h a n t s In t h e business soiilon of Leomins ter , and receives his frlomls with his old t ime in te res t and socialilllty,

Mrs. Alfred Halloy has gone to F l t c h b u r g for a vl-ii of two weeks.

C. A, Kimbal l oxpocts to conclude Ills du t ies In thc .sonato thla week.

Tho people of Llttloion aro Invited to a scientific prosomation of tfie cause of t emperance at a union mee t ­ing In t h c Uni tar ian vostry t o m o r r o w evening a t seven o"olook. Mr. and Mr«, AVllllam P, Tllton. nf f Ambridge, will give t h c lecture with l an t e rn slides, Mrs, Ellzabolh Tllton Is tho sec re t a ry of the Fnl lar lan T e m p e r ­ance society and an a t i rar t ivo .speak­er, and s h e and hor husband h a v e been c a r r y i n g on a campaign aga ins t tho use of alcohol that hna a t t r a c t e d na t ion-wide commendat ion. D " >'"" know t h e now reasons tha t a re m a k ­ing t ho na t ion d ry? Somo of t he se will be s h o w n In plct.iroa.

S u n d a y m o m i n g aome par t s o t th i s town w e r e visited bv a d i sas t rous

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In the newest fabrics and style variations $18, $20, $22, $24 Other Makes $10, $12, $15, $18 T H E VERY LATEST IN STRAW HATS $1.00 tO $5,00

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frbst. On t h e Thursday inominu pre­vious t ros t had m a d e liavoc in a few gardens , bu t tho wind shioliK-.i tiiose spots withlii"'Its reach,

Thursday , af ternobn, Juno 10, from two to flve o'clock, thoro will bo un exhibit ion' of seventh and eighth g rade pupi ls ' sewing in tho soloct-men ' s roohi to w"hlch tho supervisor of sewing,- 'Mlss Lucy Houghton, and the ch i ldren Invite thf public cor­dially, ;;- :

The N'orth Middlesex Conforonco of Un i t a r i an -chu rches j moots noxt Wed­nesday In Naahua," iN. H,. with the F i r s t Un i t a r i an Congrogai i .nal .so­ciety.

Uni ted W o r k e r s . ''• . M r s . Carr ie Gordon l.olanii. hoato.sa.

welcomed to* he r hospitable home on W e d n e s d a y afternoon twenty-four m e m b e r s of the United Workera and t h r e e chi ldren . Mra. A. F. Conant led In the devotl,onB.v'.f-^nnual r epor t s of the s e c r e t a r y . a n d t r e a s u r e r were read and accepted; :-1!he subject of the meet ing was "Organized work for the young people ' "of ribis country ," and Mrs, J, C, :AJ\^6ra .Vonductcd, Mrs, C, A, KlmbaU'Vdlscuiscd Sunday school work, Miss F . Ai' . Sanderson read a paper on "The. 'hoK scout movement , " wr i t ten by Mra. C ^ K , Houghton, Mlss F le tcher revIewecK the Christian En­deavor development , Ml.sa .Miriam Co­nan t gave a surVey of t emperance work, Mrs, E . A^ J o n e s presented the Y. M. C-. A, a n d the Y. w . c . A. movements , a n d . U l s s Julia S. Conant . subs t i tu t ing for Mlas Marion Flagg. gave cu r r en t Cveijts In foreign lands, emphasizing; t h e needs in war r ing na­tions, par t lcu la r lyfamong the mission­aries, Mrs. ^ J . G. Alvord completed fhe p r o g r a m .with genera l r e m a r k s and prayer . ;! V !

T h e nomlnat lns^corhmlt tce anriounc-ed t h e following'>nomlneea for oUice ne.vt year : Mrs. W, E. Conant, pros.; Mlsa El izabeth Houghton , v p.; .Miss Susie Robbins . sec. and troas : Mrs. ,v. M. Pa rke r , Mlss Marlon Kla;;^, Miss M. H. Kimbal l , p r o g r a m commiT:.-o,

A let ter of t h a n k s was roa.i fr..ir, a representa t ive ot t h e Instituti..n i..r the blind in Or tu , Turkey , f-.r :;v. dollars contr ibuted.

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Xows I t ems . T h e Woman ' s Suffrage uaa.ici.i"; •:•.

will hold its noxt r egu la r mooiin:; m the Hapgood .Memorial rooms W. .)-nesda.v aftorno.jn, J u n e 9. at U.:-.-o"clock.

The Temporanoe society has !.. • : presented with an alcohol educai;-.-bulletin which will be placed in s-.i:;. p rominont plaoo a n d posters w;,: from time t.i l ime be placed upor. ;• telling about alcoholic poisons. li.-\ C. S. Bodwell haa c h a r g e ot this W.H k

El lery Iloyal h a s been appointo.i one ot thc iniirshals tor thc llftioih anniversary ot" the Worces te r I'.ily-technic insiiiuro. which Is to bo b.olil next weok. r r c s i d e n t Wilson is t., bo present nx tliose exercises, .-\lliori Goodrich, a u 'raduate ot Promiiolii, school. graiiuaioa th i s year from liio W. r . I. with hoonrs .

Harr iot Ma~'.ii .and friend aponl '.'no holidays witli Hov. and Mra. il, 11, Mason, rolui i i ing on Monda\ ' aftor­noon by tiio wa.v of a u t o to thoir school wori; a t Winches te r liiL-h achool, whol-.- ,\Iiss Ma.son is in t!i. sonior class t.. g r a d u a t e thia yoar

Tlio Kranuni r achool childron LI.IVO a \-ory inton-sting en te r ta inmont '-• tho mombors ..f t he G. A. 11. nni friends on i-'riilay ot last wook, .\'i exhibition of s.-hool work waa a'.- . i feature of llio ,ijiy.

.Still Klver. Mra. K. II. Vaughn h a s boon . i i -

te r ta in lng her bro ther , L y m a n Hiyo^, of Bellows Falls, and he r sister. .Mrs floorge l 'ndcrwood, of Montpeller . V'

Mr. and .Mrs. Xewcomb and ohil­dron. who have been visi t ing tin it-paronls. Mr. and Mrs, Fa i rch i ld . ro­turnod to thoir h o m e In Ruthcrf . i r . i .S", Y,, .NL.niiay.

.Mr. ami Mrs. W a l t e r Stone, of Wal­tham. woro cues ts of h is b ro thor Elisha I). -Stone. Sunday a n d Monday

Ruth Willard spen t Sunday an.l Mondav witb he r p a r e n t s , Mr. and Mrs. Wendell B, 'Wlllara, from l u r s tudies nt F i t c h b u r g 'Norma l school.

Some of tho S t i i r R i v e r m e m b e r s of tho King's D a u g h t e r s a t t ended a meet ing with Mrs. W a l t e r Green. Hars 'ard, Thursday , a n d on thei r ro­t u r n they were full of p ra i so for the i r p leasant day, ot t h e beat i t les of tho old house with nlco old furn i ture , etc.. and the kind hospi ta l i ty of Mr, ami Mrs. Green.

Mr.s. Carr ie N'ourso spen t Memoriai day with hor daugh to r , Mrs. Lena Stone , of Hudson,

Mr, and Mrs. H e r b e r t Roblnsbn, of F l t chburg , spent Sunday a n d Mondav wi th he r parents , Mr. a n d Mrs, A, W. Robinson,

Mrs, Bridget ,Toyco. en te r t a ined her chi ldren, Mr, and M r s . T h o m a a Mul­lln of Lynn, Mr, a n d Miii, J o h n T, Kenney and two ch i ld ren of Boston, and Misses Agnes atid Xellle Joyce o t Boston, Sunday a n d Monday. ~ Mls-s 'Margaret N'eyland And .niece, Ca the r ine Brcsnahafi , of Bel lows Fall.*, spen t t h e hol iday .with h e r p a r e n t a , Mr, and Mrs, J o h i r NeylAndl

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Good Glothes We have Good Clothes and Right Clothes for every man.

We have clothes for the Young or Middle-aged man who appre— ciates the satisfaction to be derived frorii being well and correctly dressed.

Our Clothes are correctly cut and of the very best designs; ' the fabrics are new and of good quality; the tailoring has been done by skillful hands, makers of good clothes, and is well done..

The Clothes we offer to our trade are Good Clothes, well made, good fitting and reasonably priced.

The Young Men who want the style limit will find several lines from which to make a selection. .- ,

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- .m Our showing of the New Straw Hats includes all the good-kinds in the newanrdr" correct shapes. You won't make any mistake when you buy your Straw Hat'Kere ' and yo'Li will be sure to find the hat that is becoming to you. The best of the-new styles are here. We have the popular Sunnit braid in the new sailor shapes in both the still and soft brims. Our Straw Hats come from Lamson & Hubbard, which is a. guarantee as to their style and quality; alsc, Straw Hats for Boys and Children.

Men's Regular Shapes—50c., $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00 Men's Sennit Sailors—$1.50, $2.00, $2,50 and SS.dO'-Children's Straws— ^ 25c., 50c. and $1.00

SHOE DEPARTMENT il/en's Oxfords

Men's Oxfords in Gun Metal or Tan Calf in the new and correct styles. You will find here the popular Ribbon Sole Ox­ford in either the black or tan leathers. All o'Lir Oxfords are well-known and reli­able makes.

Prices—$3.00, $3.50, $4,00 and $4.50 Ladies' Oxfords

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They come in Gun Metal, Patent and Kid Leathers—in medium and Cuban styles of heels.

Prices—$2.50, $3.00, $3.50 and $3.75

SUMMER UNDERWEAR You will find here a most complete,line

of Summer Underwear for Men ahd B'dys. You will find here the leading males', iji.' both Union and Two-piece Suits, su(3i'|s'' ' Cooper's, Carter's, B. V. D., and Poro:^liii^.

Men's Balbriggan and Nainsook Shirl^' and Drawers ., ,". 25c.

Men's Balbriggan, Derby Ribbed, B, V, _' ^ -D. and Porosknit Shirts and Drawers, Shirts in either long or " short sleeves; drawers in either knee or ankle lengths 50c.

Boys' Balbriggan and Porosknit Shirts and Drawers 2^ .

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O N E D O U i A B AN'D FJDb'l'X CENTS P E R YE.'UB I N ADVANCE

CEORGE H. B. Tl'R.XER, PublUher JOH.V H. Tl"RXER, Editor

i r e pnbUsh tfae folio w ins Papers : Tnwer ' s PubUo Spirit, Ajer , Maas, S b e Groton Landmark T h e Peppereii Clarlen-AdTertlser >nie UtUeton Gnldon Tbe WestXord Wardsman The Barrard Hillside The Shirley Orocle The Townsend Tocsin The Brookl lne (N. H.) Beacon Xbe "Hollis (N. H,) Homes t ead

Entered as second-class m a t t e r at the postofflce a l Ayer, Mass^

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WESTFOED CcnU'r. " A brisk ;irc near P ine Rldpc s ta t ion

tirol<e out last weelt Kriday af ternoon and burned over qui te a s t r e t ch of l.-ind owned by GeorKe H. Har t fo rd and George T. Day. All t h e help available was summoned from the villace and a Kood force responded and had the flre under control in a short t ime. Sparks from the engine of the afternoon Hed Line t ra in were re.iponsible for the blaze.

Westford was well represented at Xowell's white way celebrat ion on last week Fr iday ' evenin;;.

The duyt nul.sance in the s t ree t s h a s been part icularly tryinK recent ly and •with the advent ot a warm spell of wea the r to make the work m o r e ef­flcient the selectmen hope to ge t the oiling done very ?oon.

Mr. and .Mrs. F r a n k C. 'Wright, while driving home from Lowell in the i r automobile last Sunday evening, met with a tryinK accident be tween Nor th and Wes; Chelmstord. They were run into by ano the r car coming from the opposite direction, t ak ing oft one of their t ront wheels and bending the front axle. T h e o the r dr iver stopped and some ta lk was ex­changed, but his number was not se­cured and -Mr. Wr igh t does not know w h o ran into his machine. He se­cured help from Westford and was b rought home and the next m o r n i n g t h c disabled car was towed home. Mr, and .Mr.s. WriKht th ink they were fo r tuna te to come out of the accident with no serious personal injuries.

Lawrence W. Holbrook. t h e well-known motorcyclist ot this village, jus t about cleared up the hono r s for t h e a m a t e u r events a t the Readvi l le

• t r acks on the holiday. Holbrook is receiving conKratulations on winning t h e ten-mile a m a t e u r and t h e five-mile ama teu r motorcycle race , the first being covered in nine m i n u t e s and twelve seconds, and the l a t t e r in flve minutes and two seconds. He wa«,awarded two gold medals and has

• the present holding of the gold cup . Principal and .Mrs. Wi l l iam C.

Roudenbush enter tained very p leas­ant ly the senior g radua t ing cla.ss and thei r teachers last week F r iday af ter­noon at their home. Ref re shmen t s were served

wi th Capt . S h e r m a n H. F l e t c h e r a s m a r s h a l of t h e day," At t h e conc lu­sion of the exerc ises they m a r c h e d t o the town hal l , w h e r e one of t h e bes t of p r o g r a m s w a s given, Hon. H e r b e r t E, F l e t c h e r cal led to order and gave t h e word of we lcome and Itev, David Wal lace m a d e t h e opening p raye r . The r e m a i n d e r of the p r o g r a m was as follows: .Song, ""Memorial," qua r t e t , Mrs, H, E, S y m o n d s soprano, Mrs, F , L, Robe r t s a l to , F r ed Booth tenor, H a r r y N e e d h a m bass, -Mrs. H. C. Tay ­lor a c c o m p a n i s t ; .xylophone solo. Ar­t h u r M. B e n n e t t ; address . Hon. F r a n k P. Benne t t , J r . ; solo, "Faded coat of blue,"" Mrs. R o b e r t s ; serenade. "De­p a r t e d days."" band ; song. "Gone to the i r rest,'" ( iuar te t ; "".\merica."" a u d i ­ence and band .

Mr. Bennett*s addres s was conceded as one of t h e best given on a like oc­casion for year.s. He called .Memorial day the un'i<iue holiday. reliKlous. h i s ­torical , scenic, ,saered and semi-holy, the only hol iday given into the h a n d s o t a single organizat ion, 'i 'he G. A. R. was organized fo;- (.atriotlc pu r ­poses. The rebellion wa.s t h e g r e a t ­est w a r of historj-. not except ing t h c present one. Slavery w-ould h a v e d i s ­a p p e a r e d a n y way; saving t h e coun ­try was a g r e a t e r thing, 'i 'he found­ing of a republ ic wa:j an a m a z e m e n t to t h e world , a fai lure thereof w-ould have been a fa i lure of the republ ican exper iment and a b a c k w a r d s tep in civilization. T h r e e s tages in L'nited Sta tes his tory, iirst, political eciuality: second, p r e se rve nat ion and free s lav­ery: th i rd , economic e(iu,alities . and present p r o b l e m s is to llnd a way w-hereb.v all m a y get a way to s h a r e the oppor tun i t i e s of life.

At the conclusion of liie exercises d inner w-as servod in the lower hall by the d a u g h t e r s of veler.ans lo those t ak ing pa r t in the pro.gram and the gue.sts of t h e day.

Dur ing t h e a f te rnoon, from'tw-o to four o'clock, t h e band concert on the c o m m o n w-lth its good musie and a t ­t e n d a n t sociabil i ty a t t r ac ted several h u n d r e d people . The ball game at W h i t n e y p l ayg round between the m a r ­r ied and s ingle men resulted in a vic­tory for t h e s ingle men by the score of 9 to 7.

Las t S u n d a y afternr.ou thc West­ford ve t e r ans , sons and ( laughters of ve t e r ans visited ail the cemeter ies in the town in automoli i les loaned for the occasion and dec . r a t ed the Kraves of t h e soldiers . The ir,'i.-ic for the oc­casion was in cha rge of Henry .Smith, of Grani tev i l le .

Funeral. T h e funeral of .'?ami:el (!. Humis ton

took place last .yaturday af te rnoon a t 1.30 from t h e CcinKre.;.(tionai c h u r c h wi th its pas tor . Uev. David Wal lace , a s the oinciating (•le-,--..'yman. T h e r o was a la rge ga the r ing ot re la t ives and fr iends and the l i rother c o m r a d e s of the Veteran association. • T h e r e w-as a lso present a delegat ion from t h e G. A. R. post of .\ye!-—Com. H i r a m S. Clark, Henrv Leavit t , (). P. Robinson. Ellexia .Martell, Daniel Dickinson. George I'uffer, J, J, ' i"Brien and Char les Stone. T h e veterans , of Westford were represen ted by John Watson. .M Hicknell . Wayland I-'. Balch. J o h n Wayne . J . Evere t t Woods and Wesley O. H a w k e s . There w-ere choice lloral t r i bu t e s among which w-as a h a n d s o m e w r e a t h from the vet­erans . The b e a r e r s were Wesley

Hawkes . W a y l a n d F. Kalch. J o h n and a p leasant fea ture | w i i son and k v e r e t t Woods. In t e r -

was thc presentat ion to Mrs. Rouden bu.sh of a large bunch of carnalion.s.

Mr. and Mrs. Wallace en ter ta ined a very pleasant and i m p r o m p t u ga th ­ering of about twenty at a piazza party on

ment w-as in t h e tami iy ]• view cemete ry .

in I''"jiir-

. \ bou t Town . Cyrile Michaud was instantly killed

the evening of the holiday, j at the . s tone (luarry of the H. E. T h e aftair celebrated Mr. Pennington"s mammoth pie ivhich had been pre­sented to him and which he dispensed with rttting ceremonies. Th i s was supplcmente(i with o ther good edibles .and there were sjieeches and toasts .and later the par ty ga thered in the house and hail some singing and en­joyed some i.arli.r magic presided over i.y -Mr. I 'ennington.

There wil! i.e a social at the Con-gregatif.nal ch;irch on ne.xt W e d n e s ­dav evening at which the young peo­ple, by many re<iuests. will r epea l their successful d r a m a . "L'p to F r e d ­die." There will l.e o the r mus ic and retreshmer. ts will be served.

In the ..series ..f t a lks on well-kno-R-n religious leaders at the Sunday even

F le t che r C o m p a n y on (Jak hill la.st Sa tu rday forenoon a t 11.30. .Michaud w-as s t a n d i n g o na pile ot s tone w-hen one s ta r ted t o tilt. In a t t e m p t i n g to Ket to a p l aee of safety the w-hole pile fell on h im with fatal resul ts . T h e funeral took place frr.m his h o m e 903 Moody s t ree t . Loweil. Ma.ss w a s ce lebra ted at .St. J ean Bapt ls te c h u r c h by Rev. J. H. Race t te . Buria l was in St. Jo seph ' s cenie tery . where t h e com­mi t ta l p r a y e r s were read by Rev. .-Vr-ri t n d Baron .

Miss E l la Wr igh t , of Cleveland, h a s a r r ived a t he r s u m m e r home on the Lowell road , nea r Brookside. and is enjoying these mild winter days.

T h e funer.al ot George W. .«mith. w-lio w-as acc identa l ly killed by falling

t h e p a l m y days of I ts ' rViral-existence a n d before It became centra l ized In cities. H e is p leasan t ly r e m e m b e r e d by tho older ros ldents of West ford of even and unp re t en t i ous t e m p e r a m e n t . H e was a gal lant soldier In t h e civil w a r and served in m a n y c a m p a i g n s wi th t h e 33d Massachuse t t s r eg iment . He was a s t aunch , loyal believer In the pr inciples ot sp l r l tua l lsni and could say of old: ""I do testify of t ha t which I have seen and heard,"' bu t never wi lh an obs t rus lve spirit .

He leaves a d a u g h t e r , XIrs. George W. Swell , of Nor th Che lmsford : t h r e e g randch i ld ren , Grace , F r a n k and Clarence Trow-bridge: ono g rea t ­grandchi ld , Clifford Queen.

T h e funeral took place on F r iday af te rnoon from t h e rooms of J o h n A. Welnback , u n d e r t a k e r , Lowell. T h e b e a r e r s were L. F. -Munroe, G. .K. Maker , W. L. Shaw-. F. A. Bryant , f rom Admira l F a r r a g u t camp, S, of V, Ladd and Whi tney I'ost was r e p ­resented by Com. J. H. Caverly. Chap . Amos Winters . Bugler G. E. Bryant and comrades B. .«. Clough. Will iam B. Boudinot . Burial was in the Kd­son cemetery , w-here commi t ta l serv­ices were read by Kev. N. W. Mat­thews and soldier comrades . The fioral cont r ibu t ions were liberal and beautiful , a m o n g t h e m being a ia rge sp ray from the S:>iriti.:(l c h u r c h . Lowell .

F o r g e Vlllacf, Rev. Williston ,M. F..r(l .-onducted

t h e services at St. .A;ulrew"s mission on iast Sunday rnorning and delivered a most interesi ing sermon.

E lmer E. Nutt inu has purchased a n autonK.bile.

.Mrs. -Margaret "Wilson h.(s tor he r guests her son's wife, .Mrs. F r a n k P'ar-rel!. aud four chi ldren. <.t Hamil ton , lnd.

-Mr. aud Mrs. Miles ("(.llins en t e r ­tained at the i r home on last Sund.ay .Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dugdale. of Hav­erhill , .and .Mr. and .Mrs. F rank Del-mege, of Nor th Billerica.

,Mr. and Mrs. J o h n K. Burne t t , wi th the i r baby son. Leonard , spent the w-eek-end and- hol iday as jjuests of re la t ives in Worces te r .

Mr. and Mrs. Napoleon Leclerc. of P ine hiii, a r e rejoicing over the l)irt"n of a d a u g h t e r born K. them recently.

Il is r epor ted tha t .viichael .Seduck, of Law-rence, has purchased the house owned by Anthony .Martin on P l ea s ­a n t s t reet .

Mlss Priscilla Bennet t has a r r ived home af ter sjiending the week-end and holiday with her sister. Mr.s. Augu.st .Meyer, of Dorchester .

Mr. and -Mrs. I 'ercy Hargreaves , of Beverly, were guests f.f i l r s . -M. A. Low-ther over the holiday.

.Miss Nellie O ldham and -Mis.« S a r a h I ' recious w-ere gues ts on .Sunday and .Monday of Mr. and -Mrs. E d w a r d Hamlin, of We.stford,

ing meeting.- at the Congrega t iona l j from a_ sulky plough, took place last church. L. W. Whee le r gave a com-

Sufccssfui Concer t , A very enjoyable, as well a s ,suc-

cesstul concer t and diince, was given in . \bbot hall on last week F r i d a y evening under the auspices of C a m ­eron circle. A var ied i)rograni was a r r anged and all of t h e s ingers were ol)liged to respond to encores . Mrs. F lorence .Saxon m a d e her first a p p e a r ­ance here and he r ac t ing as w-ell a s her voice won for he r hea r ty a p ­plause. .Mis.s Lillie -Mae -Moran. -Miss Rebecca Leduc and t h e (iuartet of St. Ca the r ine ' s c i iurch all meri ted en­cores. Miss Edi th Spinner, in he r p iano solo, did excellent work, a s did Miss Ru th Ward on her violin. Miss Vcrnie Lowe, the wel l -known reader , kept the aud ience in cU.sc a t t en t ion throi igi iout her number . Thc p iano duet tiy Carol ine and Daisy Prec ious w-as ably executed. -M the conclusion ot the concert danc ing was enjoyed to the music of the Br..(.kside ..rche.stra. Ref reshments werc served in the a n t e ­room, under the directl. .n of .Mr.s. Al­bert It. Wall. .Mrs. P. H. Har r ing ton . -Miss Marion L'.rd and .Mr.-. Josei ih Wall .

The succoss of the affair was due to thc managemen t ..f .Mrs. A. H. Wal l and Miss .Marion Lord, a.-sisted by t h e other members of the circle. P ' rank Charl ton, of Granitevi l le , ce r ta in ly m,-ide a hit at the concer t a s a s inger of comic s(.ng.s. He was accornpanied on the piano by his sister. .Miss - \gnes Char l ton.

prehensive sketch of the life a n d w-ork ( C Roger Will iams la.st Sunday .

The Henry M. W r i g h t s w-ere a m o n g fhe visi t . . rs ' ;n town over t h e week­end and holiday.

F rank J(.hns(in left town th i s week for Petersburg. Va.. w-here he h a s se­cured an excellent position wi th the Dul-ont P..wder Co. His b ro the r - i n -law. Charles Brooks, is also employed by the same company.

Mr. an.l Mrs. .Myers, w-ho have re ­cently c r r . c X" live on the Clarence Reid farm. h::ve a new aut . .mobi le . a Kord runat.i.n;. Th.- .Gilbert A. Hll­d re ths .'-.Is.. iMve an au tomobi le , a Ree>,

A recer.t r..-i" estate t ransfer of in-t c e s t is tit(- s.'ije r.t the J o s e p h E. Knight p lac- t.. He..rge E. Green, ot LiOwell. wh.. ta'Kes p.issession at once. Mr. and -Mrs. Knight have moved to t h e center ..f tl,*- t..wn ttnd a r e oc­cupying the Fr.ink F le tcher house on Boston r.iad, .'is a re also the tw-o teachers . .Miss(s firnnx and ("rocker, who have l.<..ir.l>'.l witll .Mr. and .Mrs. Knigh t tor s.. long.

Misses .Martha an.l . \nna .Symmes h a v e a new- S.- xi.n automoli i ie .

The Edw-ard .M. Abbot h ' .sc com­pany held their regular mon th ly t ry-oul and driil on Tuesday evening, opening hydrants near .Arthur Day's. Ju l ian e a r n e r . . n s and S h e r m a n H. Fletcher"!..

A recent death n..ted which will in­te res t former ccnt'-miiornric s is tha t of Mrs. f:iinor (;i!m(.re Folger . w-ife Of Admira l Folger. at her h o m e In Cornish, N. H. .Mrs. Folger was a niece o t the late Mr. and .Mrs. F r an -

w-eek F r i d a y af ternoon from the sum mer h o m e ot Ju l iu s .M. Book. Long-Sought pond. Rev. Uavid Wal lace conduc ted t h e service. The bea re r s were J u l i u s .M. Book, Ernest C. Ward . J o h n J. Healy and Fred Shugrue . Buria l w-as in Hillside cemetery.

Mrs. Jos ie Walke r Tr.-ivis and d a u g h t e r ' R u t h , of .Vatick. a r e guests a l t h e o ld- t ime substant ia l Walke r homes tead on -Main street .

F r ed A. Snow- and family, of ^Vest Chelmsford, went by -iuto to Jaffrey. N. I i . , last Saturda>-. They repf.rt c rops ot all k inds as v-ry backwar . l and icc very forward. They made the ascent of Mt. MonaiitL.ek and s.'(W and felt m u c h tha t reminded th*-ni ..t our d e a r old w in t e r friend Zer... Tliey r e tu rned .Memorial day. calling at th.-Old Oaken Bucket farm.

West Che lms tord Granite h.-l.! .-m en thus ias t i c mee t ing iast we.-k -I'hurs-dav n ight . Miss E m m a Hrown sj.ok.-on the life ot McKinley. f..lb.wed l.y the lite (.f Genera l Grant t.v .Mrs. Samuel -Naylor. followed l..\ a .Iiscus­sion of the (luestion: "Wiiat in..r(-can the G r a n g e do for th.- f a rn i . r . t he family and the romnv tn i ty ' ' " t.> Samuel Naylor an.l .^"arn-.iei 'I";i\l..r. The next nieet ing will be held on T h u r s d a y evening. .Iune il. at whicli t ime a l ec tu re on "Our ." <w l-;ngl:in<l birds"' w-ill be given t.y an expert

The new- (.rgan at the Village church . West Chelmsf. ird. has tieen placed in work ing order . The lirst show-off was held in the church on Wednesday evening with I'rof. Haver-man of Boston at the mtisical th ro t ­tle, a.ssisted by .Miss J( . rdan ot Bos­ton, m a n n i n g the fiddle, and .Miss Somes as voice soloist. An au to load

cIs Proctor , and spent many youthful j n j ^ '-one horse open shay" full of days In this village. j music folks from Westford v e r e pre

J o h n M. Abbot Is ( |uarant lned at ent. h i s h o m e with scarlet fever.

Mrs, Lizzie A. Hamlin, Mrs. A. W, H a r t f o r d and .Mrs. Albert "Walker •were a m o n g those present a t t h c c o m m e n c e m e n t exercises of Bonton univers i ty a t Tremont Temple , Bos­ton , "Wednesday, when Mlss G e r t r u d e H a m l i n of th is town was one of thc g r a d u a t i n g class.

Memorial Day. Pe r fec t wea the r condit ions and the

successful carr>'lng out of a woll a r ­r a n g e d schedule for thc observance of Alemorlal day m a d e the day a suc­cess In every -way. F lags were in evi­d e n c e t h r o u g h o u t t h e vil lage -which p r e s e n t e d Its best a p p e a r a n c e , Tho veterans, abou t eleven In n u m b e r , all

"" ' h a t - arb left of a b o u t one h u n d r e d , J o enl is ted f rom th i s town, g a t h e r e d

a t the Cava l ry Associat ion bu i ld ing a t ten o 'olbck a n d m a r c h e d to t h e .sol-

' diere' m o n u m e n t , w h e r e their , cxcr-clses of decora t ion a n d rltuall.'itlc' ex­e rc i ses t o o k p lace . T h e y -were escor t ­e d by the sons a n d d a u g h t e r s of vet­erans ttnd the N a s h u a Mi l i ta ry band

Whi le the Old Oaken Bucket farm has po t a toe s in blossom, it is away behind nn ea r ly push, .\ Chelmstord fa rmer on F r a n c i s hill has had pota­toes in blos.oom for some t ime, p lanted in t h e mild days of early .March in­stead of wa i l ing for the nice ice w e a t h e r of these l a t t e r day.s.

One of t ho heaviest frosts of the m-any recen t con t inuous ones swept down t h e Stony Brook valley Wed­nesday n ight and tomatoes and beans received a bur ia l pe rmi t . I 'o ta tocs loaded lo blossom were not h a r m e d .

Dea th , P h i n e a s P, Trowbr idge , the oldest

m e m b e r of Post 1S5, G. A. R., L,owoll, and t h e oldest civil war ve te ran in this vicinity, died .at his h o m e in Nor th Chelmsford on Wedneiiday aged 92 yrs . 8 mos . 23 days. He was n. nat ive of Westford , h is early h o m e b e ­ing on t h e Pla in road, n e a r Gra..<sy pond. T h e cel lars of t h a t ear ly h o m e Is all thn t r ema ins . His ear ly life was spen t most ly In this town w o r k ­ing a t h i s t r a d c of shocmaklngr In

tJranile'villc. It was cer ta inly very edifying to see

the large n u m b e r of iieople who as ­semtiled at .St. Ca the r ine ' s ceme te ry ou last Sunday af te rnoon to assist in the .Mem(.rial day services as conduc ­ted t.v the Westford ve te rans and t h e sous and d a u g h t e r s of ve te rans . W. I 1. Hawkes had c h a r g e of a r r a n g e ­ments and the s inging w-as under t h e direction of Henry .Smith. The s ing­ing was very good and the w-hole service was very impres.sive.

.Mr. and .Mrs. F r a n k P. Haw-kes. of Melr.ise, have tieen recent visi tors h. re.

I-;du-ar -N'utting h a s recent ly r e t u r n -• (1 fr..m a brief visit .spent with fri. lllis in I 'rf.vidence.

.Mr. an.l .Mrs. Percy B. Bb.od an.l s.,n 11.maid, of Yonkers . .\". V.. were h..liday guests of Mrs. Lucy Bl(...d.

.Miss l ie len Johnson , oi W a l t h a m . h.-.s been a recent guest of -Mr. and .Mrs. J. Ellsw-orth York.

The meml ie rs o t Court ( J rani te -•,ille. i". of A., held a very in teres t ­ing meet ing in the i r r ooms on T h u r s ­dav night of last week and plans were f..rniu!ated for a s m o k e talk to tie lu id after the next regu la r meet ing , on J u n e 17.

.Mr. and .Mrs. Conrad Richard , wi th lheir t h ree ch i ldren , Conrad, Jr . . Re ­gina and Albert , and RinU.lph Rich­ard, have recent ly re tu rned from a .'amily reunion that was held in Dan­ielson. Conn.

LITTLETON N e w s I t e m s .

Mr. Kendal l ; t he successful poul t ry ftincler, who lives in the I 'a tr ick Mc­Govern pl.ace on King street, is t rying his luck at raising foxes. He h a s four y o u n g ones tha t he is (arefully feed­ing, g u a r d i n g and training,

Mrs, D, G, Houghton en ter ta ined as ho l iday guests her sisters. Misses Car­rie and F lorence I'.eed of Harre, and h e r niece, Mlss Elean.u- Keed. .Mon­day t h e Reed sisters and niece with t h e D. G. Hough tons w r e ji.ined tiy Mr. and Mrs. Boynt..n and Dr. and .Mrs. H. B. Pr ies t of . \yer in a family picnic a l Medfleld.

T h e Cathol ic Missi.ui dance in the town hall last week Kriday night was a p l ea san t social event and i.r(.ved a financial success. The hall was elab­ora te ly decorated in i>atriotic sugges­t ions wi th flags' and s t reamers of red. whl lo and b lue and were kindly left for t h e Memorial day exercises.

C. F . F i agg has joined the c . m p a n y of e lecl r ic Ilght suljscriliers and Chas. B a r t z of Ayer is to do the wiring in his bui ldings .

T h c t e a c h e r s h a v e all been re-elect­ed. Grade schools will all close I 'r i­day. J u n e 1) . High schooi g radua l ' , n is .scheduled for J u n e ib. We re ) ; ! ' ! to learn of severtil res ignat ions in the l e ach ing force, the n a m e s of wh ich will be announced later .

A Kcni t lc blower is being installed a t t h e Congregat ional c h u r c h and J. H. R e m i c k will put in the electr ical p a r t .

Mr. <and Mrs. Ra loh W. Conant and son and Mildred Wright of W a t e r ­tow-n were Sundav- and holi.iay guests of t h e W. E. Contint s;

In t h e account of tlie Woman"s club m e e i i n g lasl week an ..mission w-as un in ten t iona l ly made in the progrt im. Schuber t"s over tu re to Rosamond w-as played by request by .Mrs. Ger t rude H o u g h t o n a n d ' Miss i-;tnma Tenney. S c h u b e r t ' s se renade was played by .Miss Sears on the vi..lin. accompanied by Mrs. Hough ton , aiul .Mrs. J o n e s was accompan ied at t i v piano liy Mrr.. Mar ion Chris t ie .

Miss Cora W a r r e n ..f H.iston. -Miss Louisa F lagg of Arlingfil l . -Miss --Mtby McNiff of CTambridge and o tner teach­e r s spen t the w-eek-end ami the h.r.Ii-day w-ith the i r home people.

-Miss Abble Billings has gone to E. H. I ' r i e s l ' s to m a k e lier ho'me for the I)resent. George Priest has moved in­lo his hou'.se at the -North End. Ed­w a r d Bigelow has muved to E. H. P r i e s t ' s and Miss JIarah i ' r ies t is oc­cupying her rooms on Fos te r sireet . T h e t e n e m e n t t hus m.ade vacant tjy t he se changes will tie occujiied this s u m m e r by the E d w a r d Sc()tt famil.\-of Somervil le . cousins and occasional gues t s of F. .K. Hosmei-.

Mr. E isner ot .Shirley has been en­gaged to ca r ry on the H. L. Frost fruit farm on Boxli..ro road and will move his goods and family to the houso recenl ly vacated ti.v W. A. Mun­son. . .Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter ("lifford of

Hopeda le . fo rmer par i sh ioners of Rev. J . C. Alvord. were in tov.n -Mon­day- and caiied on their fornier pas tor a n d w-ife.

Mr. Livingston has t aken a pe rma­nent position as ca rpen te r to E. A. S t rou t on the C. E. Fla.gg fa rm.

Heyw-ood Know-lton. I..' H. S. 12, h a s been elected pres ident of the Deutcher - Verein clut) in Dartmiv.ith college af ter a year ' s service as t r eas ­u r e r of t ha t o rgan iza t ion—a \ e r y g rea t honor .

T h e Home Missionary society has p romised to help meet t h e expense of r u n n i n g an au tomobi le from Lit­t le ton ' st.ation t.. t h e Congregat iona l c h u r c h before s.-rvice and r e tu rn af­t e r Sundav scho.il each Sund,ay morn ­ing, reduc ing tit.- price of t h c round t r ip for in(li\-i(li;als to ten cents . .K. E u g e n e Rot.tiir.s lias iieen engaged t.. convey p.asseng.rs and peopie v. ish­lng to a t tend ti..- . nher c h u r c h e s can m a k e special a r r a n g e m e n t s w'ltix .Mr. Robb ins t'l b.' carried to and fro if they so desir.-.

Rev. o . J. l-'.iirr.eld gave an inter­es t ing report i;.-' .Sunday morn ing ..f

( meet ings of .annive:--l . i s t o n .

-"(r ted last w-eek I 'ri-where he h a s been en-

j .-xpedition. 1. a d.aughter .Ian(-t xt. i tKhard L. Har twel l of •tti.r and bal.y a re re-

..•VOTIONS. An admlnls t ra tor ' a aale by auction of

a house and s table and one-fifth of an acre of land In Acion Center, to set t le the es t a t e of Mrs. Emma Blood, will take place on Fr iday morning, June IS, a t eleven ©"clock. The contents of thc house will be sold at J.30. .No post­ponement on account of weattier. Otis H. Forbush, auctioneer.

Otis K. Forbush, auctioneer, will sell by aucl lon on Thursday, June 10, at 9,30 In the morning, tlie property of » . J. Sanborn, Kdgel street . Fra iulng-nam. cons is t ing of cows, calves, hogs, hor te . wagons and farniing looLs.

A. A. Fillebrov,-n, auctioneer, w-lll sell on Sa turday , June 5, at i;.:)0 o"clock p. m., a lot of persona! prop­er ty to se t t le the es la te of lhe late Charles P. Johnson. King street . Lit­tleton, consis t ing In par t of regis tered Holsteln cow-s, horse, car r iages , har­ness, f a rming tools, household furni­ture, gasolene engine, desk, safe, shaft­ing and pulleys. The live slock wl;: be sold a l 2.30 p. m. Kale positive, lain or shine.

N e w Adver t i semen t s .

KOU SAI.B—White Scotetl ("ollle I'lips W, Wanted : Saddle and Bridie for sinall Shetland pony. L. A. H.\e:El; . Litt leton, Mass. ltt:9 '

WHITK 0 . \K UR.IC I»I.\VK KOR S\l,[-;—Apply to HOWAI;l> M. I.O.N'G-I>1-;Y, Shirley Center, Mass. ix'-'J

W.WTKD—.Vbout 300 barre ls of food v inegar stock, -\ppiy to I'ublic Siiirit Oflice. Ayer. 313S

Wceldlng. Henry E. LeDuc and -Miss Mar i -

anna Lecroix. two wel l -known young people of this village, were uni ted in m a r r i a g e at a nup t ia l ma.s» ce lebra ­ted t)v the pas lor . Rev. E d m u n d T. Scholield. In St. Ca the r ine ' s c h u r c h here on Tuesday morn ing , J u n e 1, a t S.30 o'clock. The br ide ' s c o s t u m e was of whi le ,iatln. She wore a veil and car r ied a shower bouque t ot bridal roses, T h e couple werc a t ­tended by Alfred Lecroix, f a the r of the br ide, and Gideon P . LeDuc , b ro the r of t h e g room. The r e g u l a r choir were In a t t e n d a n c e and u n d e r the direction of Mlss Mrfry F , H a n l e y gave a fine musica l p r o g r a m , n n ex­cellent solo by Mlss Rebecca LoDuc, sisler of tho groom, be ing one of t h c pleasing fea tures . Af ter t h c ce re ­mony a wedding b reakfas t was se rv­ed al the br ide ' s h o m e on Maple street t ha t was a t t ended by m e m b e r s of the immed ia t e family. In t h e early af ternoon Mr, and Mrs, L e D u c left for a brief honeymoon t r i p t h a t win be spent in New York and N e w Jersey, and on the i r r e t u r n t h c y will reside In the i r newly- furn lshed h o m e on Third s t reet , w h e r o they will be a t home af ter J u n e 15,

Ph i l ade lph ia employs 958 w o m e n who come u n d e r civil service ru les .

ir.g- was held at the .-stry .Monday e v n -the inst.ailation ot a •11 b lower iti the

t h e enthusia sary- w-eek in

F. P.. I'ri.--day tor Ma:r.. joy ing a tishi

Born -Mav .Mr. and .Mrs. ArlingK.n .".I.tti.r por ted (L.tr.:; v-.ll.

. \ parish r:, Congre;';it:.ii.,i i n . g t . i a n t l . . :•; mechjini .ai c h u r c h .

-Moniorifil I>a\ T h e retur:.

l i rought tt:. to town. .-::i • d.ay oilt-..f--. -, ually coinir,-the cernei- r; best in it ' . :i by larg.. .i : br idal \vr.:.-tmd th ' r . - i urns an.l . • llowerinLT ; t.een s.-l . , • few m.ii'.- • . • set UJ. tl..- , nK.un.is . : of (lei.,,,--h(.m(-s.

T h e . ..!,; ; , gregati..!,..; , ing an.l 1:--. , mon on ;. \ . .1. C, Alv. • ed (.f s..],,. George .\ ' • service t \i> • dies w. r;: • decoral*-.! ;: . ed br . . t l i . i . -• with est.,;, ,. '

.Mon.l:.-. . . . m a d e f.,r --. g.athere.l •'..,, headed I.-, -i, nnd tlie L r., ;j dressed :ri -. by their im,--' In line nt 'I.- t ;,ii ^nd proceeded un der escort , f Harry S. Ba rke r , chief marsha l , :,:,,1 Karl ton K. Pr ies t and Clifton i:\tii,::.-, ass is tants , to Wes t ­lawn cein. t . r>. where they decora ted t h e grave.; ..f f:,iicn c o m r a d e s and repeated i),,. i,ivi„ry of t h e i r service.

Returiiing :,, the hal l , t h e ve te rans repealed n,, ir r;. A. R. r i tua l , t hc hand iilri>.,i ] u r io t i c .airs and Rev, A. F. N.ut . , . , ,,f Duns tab le delivered a vigorous ,,,,,1 very sugges t ive ad­dress, c v . rir.L,- a review of condi t ions and pr(.t.leni. a mong w'arr ing na t ions and in ttie (-niied S ta tes , nnd u rg ing the uniie.i ' i],|„,rt of our cl l lzcns for President Wiis,,n in his con t inued ef­for ts t.i ke. |, „,it of w-ar, p i c tu r ing with grnphic language t h e t e r r ib le accompli nlm. nts and resu l t s of -war, and poiniini.- to I m p r o v e m e n t s to which onr c c i n t r y m i g h t profitably direct its energies.' Mr, Newton ex­hibited a rebel bullet t h a t c r ea t ed considerable interest a m o n g v e t e r a n s and their friends.

T h e company is p repa red to h a n d l e special picnic par t ies of any size, w-ith special c a r s if desired. —

Lake Nalmasset t Is especially-adap ted fol- church , cluti a n d lodge gathering.s. The lake is s i tua ted in a (luiet, secluded spot.

l',arties coming t l iere have t h e use of the line grounds . Including a base­ball field and the .bo.-itiiig and b a t h i n g privileges,

.•\n ideal jilace for a day ' s outin.g. Can be reached b.v e i ther the main line or the West Che lmsfo rd -Brook-side line for a single five cent fare from Nor th Chelmsford.

( I ther del ightful reeor t s on the line ot the road, a r e Long S o u g h t - F o r pond. Fo rge pond. Sandy por.d and Knopp"s pond. Good ba th ing , canoe­ing and fishing.

Ano the r famous s u m m e r resor t Is W h a l o m P a r k near F i t chbu rg . Danc ­ing, bow-ling, roller ska t ing and b a t h ­ing.

Fine T h e a t r e open .afternoon and evening, also a first class dining room.

This Pi irk is one hou r and twen ty minutes" r ide from Nor th Chelmsford, fare -IOc.

For special arrauKement. ' ' . en(;uire of the Super in tenden t . 39tf

Lowell & P ' i lchburg Str<K»t Ry . C"o. -•\,ve'r, Mtiss,

KOR .S.M.E—One Automat ic Pe r ry Pumping Outfit, complete, w-ith motor, au tomat ic switch, complete. Used only a few month,s w-hen town w-atcr was put in. Gives bettor than eight gal lons a minute. Cost J3.:;0, will sell for fmr,. Apply to JAMES M. S A 1 : G E , \ " T , Gran­iteville, Mass. Telephone Westford 62-G. 2;tf

SALK O F V . \ R K D E I C . M P : D

REAL ESTATE BY T H K T O W N O F J'Kl'VKRVJA.

CoUeclrn's ' »mce. May 11 U ' l :

*" 'ho memor ia l sca>"n . i: n u n . b e r of vi.<itors ' i . . \ . Sunday an<l Moii-•: i":*ople wore conTin-' 'i L'oin^f to and from

wi.U h was I'fokir.K iis i" ' of Kroon. lir.rdorod .".'•s of (jracoful whi te •,!::;is. and dott'-d hfrr*

\ I >. c i rcles of j^'erani-.iiinuals. with briMht

;liat had recenl ly :;i:iny of t h e lots. A

;. ' ' l umen t s have Ix-on r; • ::. and m a n y fr^sh li Tfll the i r ftwn st '-ry ; ,• nds and saddened

w^ a t t ended the Con-. :<h last Sunilay niorn-; Tfi an impress ive ser-' i f r iendship by Hev, >;''"''ial sln^InK conslKt-.Mr-, I>. A. H a ^ e r and

.\t t he close of tho : !V-iiows and Odd IM-• '^ t lawn ceme te ry and r ivcM of the i r deceas-; >:<terK in acco rdance "i r u s tom. I ' .1 a d a y especially f' ' h l c veloranH, who "•mail c o m p a n y , and Shirley Cornet liand

"f Hound Pa t ro l boys IT suits , a n d a t t ended

J a c k H a r d y , formed

In conformi ty with tho laws of the C o m m o n w e a l t h of Mas.sachii.selt.«. the I>uldic and all persons in teres ted as former owners or occupan t s of the folk>win^ described parcel of real es­ta te sitLiat"u in the Town of l'ej>perei: in the County of Middlesex and Com­monwea l th affpresiiid. a r e hereby not i ­fied t h a t .-aid parcel has been con­veyed according; to law to s.tid Town of Peppere l l for non- j iaymen: of taxes and a-ssessments and the t inie wi th in which t h e es ta te miph t be redeemed by the owner thereof hav ing expired, said parcel will be offered for sale iii aocor<iance with Section 6S. P a r t 11. of Chap t e r -J90 of the Acts of 190?. by public auc t ion at the Tax' Collec­tor ' s o m c e . Alden li lock. in said P e p ­perel l . on SiUurdny, t)io JOtli flay of J u n o . lOlo, a t l u o o V I w k P. M.. a n l to the h ighes t b idder f'-r the jiarcel a qui tc la im defd will be del ivered.

I Kor fu r the r pa r t i cu l a r s r*-ference is \ mad^- to thr- Hej;istry of De^ds for the

Sou thern Distr ict of the Cr.unty of Middlesex, t h e vo lume and p a s e nuni ­bers following the descr ip t ion of th--parcel indlcatinR the record of ihf deeds undor which the snid Town of Peppere l l now holds ti t le to th«- es­t a t e doscr ibed.

The s u m s set agains t the estat':' show the a m o u n t s due the reon for the taxes an<l assessments for the n<'n-paymen t oT which said es t a t e was sold to the sal 1 Town of Peppere l l . to ­g e t h e r with the Kubsoquont taxes and asses-sments. in teres t on tho s;*me. an-i all lawful costs and char^'os. And said es ta te will not be sold for less t h a n tho *^um of t h e a m o u n t s set aKainst t h c «ald ostfito.

Chnr lcs Wlicolor About ftovon and one q u a r t e r (7 Vi )

ac res of land wi th tho bulldinKs thoreon s i tua tod In t h e no r thwes te r ly p a r t of Pepporol l on road from Cyrus H a y w a r d ' s to Brookl ine . New H a m p ­shi re , a n d Itoundcd by land former ly of Wi l l iam A. Amos and Lu tho r Law­rence .

Middlesex South Distr ic t He^ristry. Book 3720, P a g o 194.

Middlesex South District llocistr;-. Book 3720, Paffe 196.

1910 $17.77 1911 17.3R 1913, ba lance 2 .73 1914 14.73

T h e leas t a m o u n t for whl-:;'.! t he .nalo will" be m a d e is $76.10.

L U T H E R G. RORBIXS. Collector of Taxes for t h e Town of

Peppe re l l . 3t3S

For the Lanci's Sake Use Bowker's Fertilizers

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l i e n s la.v. O u r T O W N T A L K E G G M A S H is a lwa .vs mi.xed the

s a m e a n d w i l l m a k e t h e m l a . v — a s k y o u r n e i g h b o r .

COAL IS NOW SELLING AT THE LOWEST PRICES FOR THE SEASON—GET YOUR ORDER IN AND SAVE MONEY

"FONE AYER 7" FOR YOUR COAL

A. E. Lawrence & Son Park Street AYER, MASS,

NOTICE—Our Store Will Be Open Saturday Nights until 8 o'clock.

All other Nights We Close at 6 o'clock

J. A. Tellier .. has one of the Best Hair Dressing Rooms in Ayer. It is large and very neatly furnished with three chairs and is the place to go to "when in need of a first-class Barber.

Look for his sign on Railroad Row, corner of West Main Street, Ayer.

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$2700 A Real Bargain

Seven room house with furnace hea t wi th ba rn and 2 V4 acres of land. Hen house th, i t will accommo<l,ite one hund red and fifty hens with plen­ty of room to increa.se it to five hun­dred. Land u n d e r a high s ta te of cul t ivat ion wi th plum, pear, apple , pe.ach .ind apr ico t trees, i.irge striiw-berrj- bed: aiso. a large r h u b a r b bed tha t is oarly. Cement walk, splendid cellar .

ThLs is the best t r ade I have ever olTered. If a m a n is in teres ted in g a r d e n i n g and hens he can m a k e a good living on this place, s i tuated r ight in thc vil lage, where you can get city w a t e r and electric l ights. Ai>out ten minutes" walk from depot , c h u r c h e s and post ofTice. If you want to see a th i r ty- l ive hundred dol lar place offered for S2T00, come and see this . 3D

TII<)>I.\S I". MUI.I.IN R o o m ."!, l iniik liiiikliiii;, .'\.vcr, .Mnss,

IA GOOD ASSORTMENT

Live Ponltry Wanted Send for Quota t ions

G, B, SCHULTZ Tel. 24-3 Harvard, Mass.

Piano Tuning KEPAEEUNG, REGXJIiATING

WILMOT B. CLEAVES P h o n e 20 H A K V A R n , SIASS.

Graduate N, E. C, of Music, BostOD Ten years wi th Aeolian Co,, New Tork

P I A N O S F O R SALE ly l3«

COM.MONWEAI.TH OF MAPSACHU-SKT'TS. Middlesex, ns. Probate Covirt.

To ali perHonR Interested in the es­tate of L,?;vr WALI.ACK latc of Aycr In said County, deceased.

Whereas , .NOAH WAI.I.ACB and HOWAUI) n, WHITE, thc tn ls lees un­der the will of said deceased, have presented for al lowance, the elKhth account of their t rus t under said will.

You a re hereby cited to appe.ar a t a Probate Court , to bc held al Cambridge In salfl County, on thc s ixteenth day of June A. D. 1916, at nine o"cIock In the forenoon, to show cause, if any you have, why the same should not bc allowed.

And said t rus t ees a re ordered to serve this cl lat lon by deiivcrlnR a copy thereof to nil persons Interested In the es ta te fourteen days at least before said Court , or by publlahing thc same oncc In each week, for three suc­cessive weeks . In Turner ' s Public Spirit, a newspaper published In Aycr, thc last publicat ion to be ono day at least before said Court, and by mallinK, post-paid, a popy of this citation to all known persons Interested In the es­ta te seven days a t least before said Court,

Witness , Char les J, Mclntlre, Ksqulre, F i r s t JudKC of said Court, this twenty-nfth day of May In the year one thousand nine hundred and fifteen,

3t38 W, E, ROaER,S, Register,

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HORSES FOR SALE

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Whitney's Stable AYER, MASS.

Telephone 29-3 3 m l 8 '

STEPHEN 8LAUW FIR,ST-CL.\.S,S S H O E R K P A I I U N G

.Shop next to Chinese Laundry

.Mnln Street , .4ycr

The i.est of Whi t e Oak ,S<)le Lea th ­er for good wear . L,adies" and Mcn"s rtul»ber Soles, the very best. All re-I»airing prompt ly done ,at reasonable prices. S,atisfaction guar.antecd 31

NfiTlCE l.s HKUICBT OIVKN, that llie ."ubscriber has been duly appointed iKlminlHtrali.i of the es ta te of KATH-.\111.VK 1". rHOCTOIl lale of Towns-end in the County of Middlesex, State of ,MaRKachii8ett8, deceased, intcstitte. and has tnKrn upon himself that t rus t liy giving bonds, as the law directs,

,'\11 persons having demands upon thc estale of said deceased .are reiiulred to exhli 'il the same; and all per.ions In­debted Io said eHl.ite are called upon to make pavment to 3t37

CALKN" A. rrtOCTOK, Adm. Townsend Harbor, Mass., May 21, 1915,

CriMMONWEAI.TH OF MASSACHU-S I : T T K . Middlesex, ss. I 'robato Court.

To all persons inlerested In the es­ta te of AI.O.NZO S. WOODWARD lato of Pepperell in said County, deceased.

Whereas FRANCIS O. HAYES and CHARLES F, WORCESTKR tho ad­minis t ra tors of thc cstato of said de­ceased, have presented for allowance, tho first account of their adminis t ra­tion upon the es ta te of said deceased.

You a re hereby cited to appear a t a P roba te Court, to be held a t CambridBe in said County, on tho s ixteenth day of June A. D. 191.^ a t nine o'clock In the forenoon, to show cause . If any you have, why tho same should not bo allowed.

And said admin i s t ra to r s are ordered to serve thla citation by deliverinK a copy thereof to all persons Interested In the estate fourteen days at least beforo said Court, or hy publishing thc s,amo onco in each week, for three suc­cessive weeks. In Turner ' s Public Spirit , a newspaper published In Aycr. the last publlcallon to bo one day nt least beforo said Court, and by mailing, post-paid, a copy of this citation fo all known perapns Interested In tho es­ta te seven rtlays a t least beforo said Court .

Wl tness .Char les J, Mclntlre, Esquire, F i r s t Judge of said Court, this twenty-fifth day of May In the year ono thousand nine huivdred and nfteen.

3138 W. E, ROOERS, Register.

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S A T U E D A T J U N E 5, 1 9 1 6

SHIELEY Ncn-s I t e m a .

Mr, a n d Mrs , E r n e s t Kreeman , of Maiden , s p e n t last Sunday wi th Mr. a n d Mrs . Albo Annis , m a k i n g the t r ip In t h e i r a u t o ,

Ml-sa May W a r r e n , of Cambr idge , spen t t h e first o t the week with Mrs. I da M, W a r r e n , • Mrs, AIlco L, Wr igh t left town on Monday m o r n i n g for Oran;{e. and af-

• t e r a brief visit wi th fr iends in t h a t t own will p roceed to Bra t t l eboro , Vt., for a ten-days" visit with re la t ives .

Mlsa M a r g r e t a S. Has t ings , h igh school p r inc ipa l , apent the hol idays

.. a t h e r h o m e in Brooktield. Mlss R u t h Car te r , commerc i a l

t e ache r , s p e n t t h e hol idays a t he r h o m o in W i n c h e n d o n .

Miss Mabel • I. Osborne, a ss i s t an t h igh school t eache r , spen t over t h e ho l idays a t h e r h o m e in DanversviUe, N , , H ,

Oeorge P o m f r e t , wi th two young sons, s p e n t Decora t ion day hol idays wi th his p a r e n t s , Mr. and Mrs. Rich­a r d P o m f r e t .

T h e g a m e of basebal l last S a t u r d a y a f t e rnoon p layed oit t h e ball tield be ­tween t h e m a r r i e d and single men w a s won by tho m a r r i e d men liy the score of 4 to >,

T h e W h i t o Sox of I- ' itchburg c a m e to Shir ley Memor ia l day morning and played a g a m e \vith tho Shirley Fed ­era ls . T h e F e d e r a l s won I)y tltv score of i> to 5,

T h e L e o m i n s t e r Ath le t ics were de ­feateil by t h e Shirloy .\. .K. on lite Shir ley g r o u n d s Memoria i day a f te r ­noon in a close g a m e t>v the sc^iru uf 5 to 4.

-Mr. and Mrs . E. C. Pevear , of Swampsco t t , wi th daug l i t e r Kuth , a r ­r ived Last S a t u r d a y by a u t o a t t h e h o m e of Mr, .and Mrs. J o h n G. Co­nan t , p a r e n t s of Mrs . I 'eyear , for .Me­mor ia l day hol idays , Mr, Pevea r r e ­t u r n e d b o m e on Monday evening. Mrs, P e v e a r a n d Miss R u t h a r e r e ­m a i n i n g a s g u e s t s for th is week, Mr, P e v e a r will a r r i v e aga in th i s Sa tu r ­day wi th h i s a u t o , w h e n t h e en t i r e p a r t y will r e t u r n to the i r h o m e in Swampsco t t . Mrs . J o h n G. Conant . who is a t h e r daugh te r"s h o m e in U p p e r Montc la l r , X. J., is expected h o m e next week .

Mrs. T h o m a s E. W h i t t a k e r won t h e pil low m a d e by Mrs. . \ r t h u r H. Bas-.sott.

T h e r e s a McGrai l , of Mar lhoro . s p e n t t h e ho l idays wi th h e r aun t , Mrs, J o h n Desmond , ot the Shir ley Inn ,

R a l p h S. W h e e l e r .started to work for C o n a n t & H o u g h t o n , of Li t t ie ton. Tuesday m o r n i n g .

iMr. a n d Mrs . Hec to r Basset t . of Manches t e r , X. H., spen t the holi-day,s a t t h e h o m e of his b ro ther , Mr. and Mrs . A r t h u r H. Basset t .

Mrs . C a r r i e R. Bruce , of Boston, spen t over t h c hol idays a t hor home in town,

H o w a r d Ayers! of Bo.ston, spent last Sunday wi th his uncle, Joseph Gately,

A m a n d a B e a u d e t t e , of Sprin.gfield. .spent t h c ho l idays wi th he r sister . Miss Eva B e a u d e t t e . *

MLss L e n a Gate ly . of Somervi l le . a n d H e n r y Gate ly . o t Bo.ston, spen t t h e ho l idays wi th re la t ives in town.

J a m e s S tewar t , of E a s t Boston, wi th y o u n g son, spen t the hol idays wi th his b r o t h e r - i n - l a w , H a r r y Coll­yer .

Mr, a n d Mrs . J a m e s McMillan, of Lowell , wi th son Pau l , spent the holi­days wi th h e r p a r e n t s , Mr, and .Mrs. J e r e m i a h O'Neil , F r o n t s t ree t .

Memor ia l d a y w a s pa t r io t ica l ly ob­served in Shi r ley as usual . The m e m b e r s of t h e G. .K. r... S. of V. and W. R. C. held exercises a t the vil lage c e m e t e r y and s tone arcli b r idge in t h e inorn ing . They d e p a r t ­ed a t the close if t h e exercises for Shi r ley Cente r , w h e r e they were en­t e r t a ined a t d inne r .

T h e w a t e r t ax th i s year is S I . I I a t h o u s a n d a g a i n s t $1.1'; iast year.

Mrs. Alice .Sandlin ami family a r e m a k i n g p r e p a r a t i o n s to move to Br idgepor t , Conn. They expect to leave town a b o u t J u n e 20. They have resided in Shi r ley tor thir ty- l ive years .

A recep t ion is Io lie t endered to Rev. K d g a r L. Ha l fac re . pas to r of the Universa l i s t c h u r c h , next week W e d n e s d a y even ing in llle cliurcli vestry. Thc recep t ion is to lie iiuliiic and is to bc held at e ight o'olock.

Miss G e r t r u d e Provost is coniineil to he r h o m e wi th tonsil i t is .

Meml)ers of F r e d o n l a n lodge. I. ' '. O. !•'., and t h e meml ie r s of Mai;.- .\. L ive rmore l l e b e k a h lodge wiil oh­.serve Memor ia l day jo in t ly on Sumlay. J u n e 13, by ,a t tending service a t th--ITniversalist c h u r c h . The\- will then m.arch in ,a liod.v to the vil lage c-'iii''-t e ry anil docora to the gra\-es of de­ceased m e m b e r s . l iev. K. I.. Half-,acre. lhe p.astor. will j reach thf- iiu--moria l s e r m o n to i i ieni lurs .-unl frientis of bo th loil;;es.

f"rude p e t r o l e u m oil i^ being Sjirt ad this week on o'lir s t ree ts . Nearly lOOO gal lons was lost al th>' ilepi.-. llie w o r k m a n Iicii,-.,' unab le to shu ' lhe opening . This wil] be lorule -,M,.] by the dea l e r s t ha t fiirnisho,! i},,, s ame .

We ,are pleased to reiiort that .Mrs. Char le s W. .Marsl-.all is g radua l ly im­proving, which is a .uood indie.Hi.>n t h a t the s u n n y skies .mil suft ln-ee7.es flf the coni ing suiiiiiier. coupled with en \ - i ronments will neces.sa ril\- aid \-er.\-ma te r i a l ly to .Mrs. .Marshall 's genera l condi t ion and e re snow ilies ag.'<ln it is .<!afe to predic t tha t Mrs. .Marsiial! will havo exper ienced a tiecide.l ch.ange for t h e be t ie r . ,Mrs. .Marshill th i s woek c a m e down s ta i r s for (he socond t ime s ince last Labor fla.v- and w,alked out to t h e she l t e r and stayed t h e r e a few h o u r s .ami was tlien ca r ­ried a r o u n d t h e p lace in he r -wheel c h a i r wh ich w a s a source of delight to hor family anil frionds.

Chlldren"s S u n d a y will be observed a t the ConBrogat lonai c h u r c h the t h i rd S u n d a y In J u n e , and gives p romise of be ing especial ly p leas ing In every p a r t i c u l a r ,

Mrs, M, J . J o h n s o n , of Dorches ter , wi th son Milton, a r r ived a t the homo of h e r p a r e n t s , Mr, .and -Mrs. Wal to r Knot\ 'Ies, W e d n e s d a y morn ing , r e t u r n ­ing to h e r h o m e ag.ain in Dorches te r In t h e aftfirnoon, Mil ton will r emain wi th hla "g fandparcn t s for a week.

T h e h igh a n d g r a m m a r achools held Momorlnl d a y exerc ises last week Fr i ­d a y m o r n i n g In t h e h igh school room.

, T h e fol lowing p r o g r a m was Riven:-"Speed o u r republic," ' schools ; Invoca­t ion, Rev, G, E, W o o d m a n ; read ing , Albort D e a r d e n ; r ead ing , Helen Br.\d-ford ; " B a t t l e h y m n of t h e repub l ic , " nchools ; r c t d l n g , Helen Wood : song, Mlssea Day, J a m e s , Trcmhic.v, L y n c h : r e m a r k s by v e t e r a n s ; " 'America," schools ,

' Old Shi r ley ch.apter, ,D. A. P.., p r e ­sen ted Mrs . Minnie L,"'rAllen wi th a s l iver plo knlfo In recogni t ion of h e r se rv ices an r e g e n t of- t h e c h a p t e r for t h e p a s t e igh t yea r s .

E t h e l Andrew, of Ayer , Is subs t l tu t - ' Mrs, L. J , F a r n s w o r t h Ing at the t e l ephone olHce du r ing t h e absence of Ml.ss G e r t r u d e Provost , who Is 111 with sca r l e t fever,

W, L, Alien ac ted a s u she r a t thc Danie ls -Goddard w e d d i n g on Wed­nesday evening in Worces te r . .

Tiie ladles of t h e Bapt i s t c h u r c h held a social on W e d n e s d a y evoning at which the following p r o g r a m was r endered : P i ano solo. Vera Brad ­ford; readings , Clara i ' enesseau and .Mrs. E m m a C u m m l n g s ; vocal duet , Kuth Nelson and Hazel D i n s m o r e : reading, Helen Bradford . P u n c h and wafers were served, g a m e s were p lay­ed and a genera l good t ime was en-Joyed.

T h e Mat rons ' Aid .society will mee t on next Tuesday wi th Mrs. Ora Ad­a m s a t two o'clock.

.The Al t ru r lan c lub will c o m m e n c e pack ing tlowers to r t h e fruit and Ilow-er ml-ssIon, Boston, T h u r s d a y a f te r ­noon, J u n e 10, a t Mrs, M, J, Conant ' s , Wild l lowers a re especial ly desired.

Becoming hys ter ica l af ter he r son Will iam, fourteen, had been sent to thc Indus t r ia l School for Boys In Shir ley for t a k i n g p a r t in the thef t ot an au tomobi le , Mrs. A m a n d a War t , of Haverhi l l , a t t e m p t e d suicide a t he r iiome by d r i n k i n g carbol ic acid. In he r has te to swal low t h e liiiuid she spilled Jiart ot it over he r wris ts and forearms* and as the acid a t e into the liesh siie sc reamed and b rough t neigh­liors to iler ass i s tance . They a t t e m p ­ted to unlet her, but she drove them out of the llouse. .K doc tor tr ied lo gi-.e her lirst aid t r e a t m e n t , bu t she iie.it t h e m off. T h e poiice overpow-ereil her and took h e r to the hospi­tal, v.-here it w-as foiiiui t ha t iier o n -dition was ser ious.

.MeiMoi-Ial E.\er<-isos, Tile following p leas ing p r o g r a m

w.as given by the in te rmei l la te and p r i m a r y schools a t the village last week Frida.v, the exerc ises -be ing heid in Miss Lura A. White"s room:

Flag salute, school; Victrola selec­tion: reci tat ions, Richard Lilly: "Bring your loving thoughts , ' ; Howard Lynch: '"IJecoi-ation day," Karle I*omfret: ex­ercise. "Ked, white and blue." Marion Wood, Kditli Kisner, Doris Know-les: s'lng, "My native land."" grades 5 and S: recitation. "Let l l t t ie hands." Merrill Ja ines : exercise, "-Soldier boy." grades 1 and 2; exercise. "The llag and the Howe:." Moody and Millie P a r k e r : reci­tat ions, "-For Kraiidpa"s sake,"" Louis Cutler : ".All offering for the soldier."' Anna Tlsei t : sohg, ""Our llag."' gr.ades i and 4: Ilag salute, grades i. and 6: recitat ions, Ber iha I 'eneseau: Clara Huxton: "" ".\ daisy 's mission," Ruth l,>-nch: song, "Forw-a'rd steady," gratles 1 and il song, "..\nierlca," by school.

a t t ended the a n n u a l mee t ing of the American Uni­t a r i an associat ion held in T r e m o n t Temple , Boston, last week.

Mr, and Mrs, Clinton J. Lovell. of Henniker ," X, H.. have been spending a few days a t the liome of .Mr. and Mrs. W, E, Ba rna rd .

M1:!S R u t h M. Graves, wlio is t each ­ing school in P.oyalsioii. sjient thc hol iday a t the hoiiie of her j iarents, Mr. a n d . Mrs. X. R. Graves.

Mr. and Mrs. Char les K. Holton, of Brookl ine , opened uji the i r home on Centor road last Sa turday for the s u m m e r . ' Geoffrey anil Stanwood Bol­ton r e t u r n e d to Biookl ine on Monday a t t e r spend ing the week-end with t h e m .

Mrs. J . C. Ayers has been conlined to h e r h o m e with i l lness for several days , but a t last repor t s was improv­ing. H e r sister, Mrs, Emel ine How­ard , of Westmins te r , is s tay ing wi th h e r d u r i n g her Illness,

Mr, and Mrs. Almond Wing, of Brookl ine , spent the week-end and hol iday at the home of Albert Adams .

T h e next mee t ing of the CJIrls' Sew­ing Guild. Sa tu rday a t t e rnoon , J u n e 5, will be held on the common, w e a t h ­er i iermlt t ing.

Raymond Bradford , o t W a t e r t o w n , spent the week-end a t t h e h o m e of his parent.s. .Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Brad ­ford,

-Miss Har r ie t B r i d g m a n en te r t a ined live of her Camp-fire f r iends from Brookl ine o\-er the w e e k - e n d — F r a n -ciska -Sliacht, Dor is Xeal , Edwina Ki t t redge , .Miriam Hussey and Eiiza­be th Sut l ier land.

Iiitprcstliig .Address, -Miss Dorothy ' Tew-ksbury. o t Con­

cord, gave a brief, bu t in te res t ing a d ­dre.ss a t the C. E. m e e t i n g in the Con­grega t iona l c h u r c h last Sunday even­ing. Miss Tewk.sbury gave a p re l imi -iiar.v talk on foreign missionary- w-ork followed with a s o m e w h a t lengthy a c ­coun t of the work a n d social life a t .Moha camp, Xortht ie ld , H e r r e ­m a r k s were s imple a n d effective, de ­livered with an ea rnes tnes s t h a t held the close a t t en t ion o t he r aud ience , whose minds were recept ive to the many in te res t ing po in t s b rough t out iiy the speaker . She gaye consider-alile e m p h a s i s lo t h e inspi ra t ion one receives w-hile a t Aloha e.amp and s t rongly urged t h e society- to send one of its m e m b e r s t h e r e a t the J u l y mee t ing for fine w-eek. Dur ing Mi.s's Tew-ksliury's s tay in tow-n she w-as en­te r ta ined at the homo of Mrs. Alice L. Wright , w-ho was a lso instrument.al in secur ing her p resence at the C. E. mee t ing w-hich proved so pleasing to ali the m e m b e r s .

.•\iito .At-cklcnt. Comrade Oliver W. Balcom and

pa r t y had a narrow- esciijie from in­ju ry .Monday. -Mr. Balcom. in com­pany with his wife and Comrade Wai­ter F.. Mellish and F r a n k I._awrence, were r iding toge the r in .Mr. Balcom's a u t o and w-ere roturnin.g from the vil­lage cemetery , headed for .Shirley Center , and had a r r ived a t the j u n c ­tion of Center road .and .Main s t reet w-hen Comrade Augus tu s Lovejoy"s automoli i ie for some reason came to a sudden s top. .Mr. Balcom w-as fol-

wing so close in his r e a r ih,at he was unable to s top in his m a c h i n e in t ime and he c rashed into Mr. Love-joy"s machine , w-hich resul ted in do-in-,' i-onsideraliie dam, ige to Mr. Bai -c.nil's au to , b r e a k i n g his lamjis and hood and pu t t i ng t h e runnin.g gea r ou : I.f commi.ssion. .Mr. Lovejoy"s m a c h i n e was only s l ight ly damaged . The i iccupants of .Mr. i;alcom"s ma­chine received a severe s h a k i n g up,

Balcom"s d a m a g e amoi in t s to .Mr. fully tifty dol lars , w-hile Lrivejoy less than ten.

Fa ta l . \ff-idcm. WIIli:im .Iohn Coiino

;ili'n:t forty-fi\-e .\-eai-s

tha t of .Mr.

•s. .,f . \ve i - . of age. w-as

.-tiiick by the a.li, passenger express t rain, eas tward bound. .Mondav even-in,- anil ins tan t ly kiiled. The acci -l i . iu occurred on the eas te r lv oiit--••kiris of the village, abou t a mile !:• Ill ;he center of the village.

It :iiii,ears thai t h e unfoi-tnnate f-Ilow. in company wi th ills fa ther . .Mic-iael C"i.nnr,rs. anil the two C"raig br'ithi-rs, all res iden ts of . \ver. c ame X" Shirl.-y abou t noon t ime, anil a f te r indulging freely s tar ie i l to returr . ll' nil'. 'I'he four men rearhoi l the electr ic c.-l:- line, but w-ben the ca r sti'lipeil Will iam J. C"onnors refu.sed abso lu t i ly to get aboa rd , so .Mr. C"on-'I 'Ts. sr., and the two Cra ig l i ro thers gi.t int.. the oar and the last they saw of Wili iam J. (^.oinors lie w-.as m a k i n g his way back to thi- ra i l road iraci^. .\ few- m i n u t e s la ter lie w-as picke,) iiji by the exjiress. his skull l i terally caved in ami his l.oilv liailiv laceraiei l .

The train came to a sloji .mil his b..iiy was picked iiji and placeil a long siile the trac4< lo aw-ail the a r r iva l of Dr. Bulkeley. medica l examiner , of .-Vyer. who j i ronounccd tlie cause of dea lh lo lie acc iden ta l . ((n his per ­son when sea rched was founil a b rok­en jiint bot t le w-hich rnn la ined whiskey and told t h e sad slory of his dea th . T h e r e m a i n s were la le r t aken in c h a r g e bv W. Wr igh t X- .Son. un i le r lakers , of Ayer,

.Many s tor ies n re In c i rculat ion re l ­a t ive to thc ac t ing of the men beforo tho accident h a p p e n e d , but when tho.se s tor ies w-ere investlKated and run down they hail no foundat ion .

Center . Mr. and Mrs C. F.. Goodspeed, o t

Wollas ton, spent the week-end a t t he i r s u m m e r home on Center road .

Mrs, .Mackay and Mi.sa Cons tance Mack.a.v. o t Xew- York. ' a r e st.aying a t t h e h o m e of Mr. and .Mrs. W. R, B a r -h a r d .

Clarence Clark , nf N'nsht.a. wns a vi.-itor at the home ot Mr. ntid M r s . X. R. Graves over the holiday,

Mr. and Mrs. F r a n k Longley s p e n t t h e hol iday at t h e home of Mr. L o n g -ley's mother , .Mrs. Sana Longley,

A r t h u r Crowe, who is employed a t l i a l ph I. E v a n s ' portabVe mill In F r a n -cIstOH-n. X. H., spen t t h e week-end a t t h e h o m e of his p t i ren ts a t Woods-" vllle.

.Miss E m m a Hul ibard , of Pomfret , Vt., who is a t t e n d i n g t h e F i t c h b u r g Xormal school, w-as a gues t of Miss Mildred E v a n s over the w-eelc-end.

The baseball g a m e v,-hlch w-as to be played a t Ayer on Monday between Ayer h igh and a p i ck -up t e a m from the Center , w-as cancel led by Ay<ir,

Mr. and Mrs. Welcome Longley, ot Roxbur.v, and Mr, and Mrs, Benjamin Arr ing ton , of Lynn, were gues ts a t the h o m e of Mrs. Sara Longley for t h e holiday-.

Mrs. Lilla War ren , ot Chicopee, Is m a k i n g a shor t visit a l t h e home of Mrs. Char les Longley.

Mr. and Mrs. R a l p h I. E v a n s and d a u g h t e r Es the r , of F ranc l s town , X. H., spen t the w-eek-ond a t the home ot Mr. a n d Mrs. David Marsh .

Miss Carr ie Bradford is spend ing a few days th i s week wi th t r i ends In .Somerville.

Mr. and Mrs. Wi l l iam Swartz, of Woodsville, w-ho were p l a n n i n g to move , to Stow- on last Sa iu rday , were unab le to do so on -account of t h e sale of the house they w-ere p lann ing to occupy.

T h e repor t t ha t Rev. a n d Mrs. E\--e re t t Bu rke t t a r e to occupj- t h e Mary . \ n n a home this s u m m e r has been confirmed.

Mr. and Mr.s. G. F. Buxton, a t Woodsvil le, have l^een en te r t a in ing Mr. Buxton ' s fa ther from Boston tor a few days,

Robe r t H. J. Holden, ot H a r v a r d universi ty , spent the week-end and holitlay a t the home of his mother , .Mrs. Ha t t i e P . Holden.

Miss Chr is t ine G. Longley g radu­a ted from the Worces te r School of Domes t ic Science last w-eek and a r ­rived home ' l a s t Sa tu rday . Miss Long-ley is a g r a d u a t e of Quincy Mansion school .and h a s siient tw-o years a t Mt. Holyoke college.

Fo r r e s t B. Wing, of H a r v a r d uni­versity, r e tu rned on Monday af te r spend ing several days a t t h e home ot his g r and fa the r , .Albert "Adams,

The Misses B u r n h a m , of Revere , spent the w-eek-end a t t he i r s u m m e r home a t Woodsville. T h e B u r n h a m s expect to leavo tor Cal i fornia the lat­ter pa r t of t h e m o n t h and w-ill not occujiy the house this s u m m e r .

Dr. McDonald and family- sjient S a t u r d a y and Sunday a t t he i r new-home a t Woodsville. P a r t of t h e fur­n i tu re h a s ar r ived and they expect to move in tor good in a few- days.

Rev. She r r a rd Biilings, of Groton School, conducted the service a t T r in ­ity chajiel last Sunday a f te rnoon . Reg­ular service on Sunday- a f te rnoon at 3.15. Sunday school classes immedi ­ately- af ter the service.

Mr. anfl Mrs. , \ r t h u r II. Pr.a>-. of l i rookl ine . sjient the week-end at the i r house on P a r k e r road.

Miss .f^lsie Kirby, w-ho has been qui te ill. is somewha t imjiroved ,and alile to lie out .again.

-Miss P.uby T. Crocket t , of Aycr, sjient the w-eek-end at the home' of her Jiarents. .Mr. and .Mrs. W. A. L. Crocket t , a t the Nortli .

Miss i i iga Wlksell . of l iosl indale . and Philiji F. Wood, of Berkeley. Cal.. sjient .Monila\- in town. .Mr. Wood, with his mother . .Mrs. Krank L. Wood, have just arri\-e{i in Boston, and ex­jiect to locate ill t he east aiul do not r e tu rn I'i Califnrnia.

Mr. and .Mrs. .lobn Kirby and .Miss Ketta Kirliy are \-isitiiig a l the home of ,Mis.i Klsie Kirl.y for a few flays.

R'-v. ami .Mrs. It. A. Br idgman and family have l.een sjien.ling a few- days at t h - i r holls.- on ("enter road. Last Saturi lay the chili lren. with the i r nurse . .Miss .Merle Crocket t , w-ent to l.;iiienl.iii-g i.tr a \-isit at the home of the i r ---T-anflf.itill r. Kev. K.iliert Bry­ant . .Mr. aiifl .Mrs. l : i i i lgmaii exjieet to leave in ;ibout twn weeks for Cali­fornia. 1111.1 will not l.e at the i r house aga in until tbe la t te r jiart of Seji­temlier . The house has been let for the suni in . r t.i a jiart>- ..f H\-e school teacl iers .

F.il lowing the close f.f Clr.'t'tn Scliool lite minis ters wiio will ci .ndurt the services at Tr ini ty chajiel a re ap-ni'Unceil as follow-s: J u n e 20. Kev. Henry c. Sartorio. the I ta l ian minis­ter at Christ chn rch . Boston: J u n e 27. Kev. William H. Dew-art. j iastor of Christ c h u r c h ; for the m o n t h of Ju ly . Kev. Kverett Burke t t . of llie Bapt is t church at the vill.ige: for the m o n t h of August, Iiev. I-'r.ancIs E. Webs te r , of Wal tha in

T h e toliow-ing clijijiing is from last S.aturday's Boston Amer ican : " T h a t thc hes i ta t ion waltz Is twenty-flvo yea r s old was the s t a t emen ; made In the s u p r e m e court liy Col. Marc Dia­mond, seventy-l ive years oid, who has been t ango ing in vaudevil le with Mme, Ar lha De laware , sixty-tive. Coi. Dia­mond a p p e a r e d to fiefentl a suit by Mlss Mat t ie Sher idan, jireslflent of the H u n g r y cluh, to recover commiss ions a g g r e g a t i n g J4000 from Col. Diamond and Mme Delaware , one the ground t h a t s h e 'discovered ' them and got t h e m a vaudevi l le engagement . Col. D iamond said he was doing the mod­e rn d a n c e s yea r s before thev became p o p u l a r , " •

Mr. and Mrs, DavM .Marsh and Mr. and Mrs, J , Edward Aflams took an a u t o m o b i l e t r ip to Francistow-n, -N". H.. last S a t u r d a y .

T h o Memor ia l day exercises of the C e n t e r p r i m a r y .and g r a m m a r schools worc held In thc town holl on la.it week F r i d a y m o r n i n g under thc d i rec­t ion of t h e t eachers . Mlsa Sa rah Ross a n d Mrs, Alice Collins. Rev, G, E,

W o o d m a n of t h e Congregat ional c h u r c h a n d C o m r a d e s William J u b b and Ol ive r Ba lcom ot the G. ,\. It. a d d r e s s e d t h e chi ldren. The follow­ing exce l l en t p r o g r a m was given by the c h i l d r e n : Song, "Our Mag": salu­ta t ion t o t h e flag, schooi: recitat ion, " T h e n a m e ot Old Giory." Phvllis F a r r a r ; dr i l l , "Pa t r i o t i c chi ldron," six c h i l d r e n ; song, "Speed our republic""; Vic t ro la se lec t l6ns ; story, "The sol­d ier ' s r e p r i e v e , " Mac Bradford: song, "Hall , - f a i r e s t l a n d " ; reci tat ion, ".My c o u n t r y ' s l lag," Zada ,Seymour; song. " T h e b a t t l e c ry of freedom".; reci ta­tion, " T h e rol l call,"" George Rines : Vic t ro la se lec t ions ; song. -.America"'

F u n e r a l . T h e f u n e r a l o t Mrs. Grace K. Wlns­

low w a s he ld on last week Fr iday af­t e rnoon f rom h e r late home. A iarge n u m b e r of f r iends and relatives were p r e s e n t t o pay the i r last resjiccts to a w o m a n w h o was so generally be­loved, a n d t h e huge mass of Moral t r i b u t e s b o r e si lent testiiii'mv of the e s t e e m In wh ich she was lie'id. The serv ice -was conducted |,y Kev. fjd-w a r d B . Saunde r s , or Leoininster. a s ­s is ted by R e v . G, E. Woodman of the C o n g r e g a t i o n a l churci i ami p.ev. How­a r d A. B r l d g m a n , edimr of the Con­g r e g a t i o n a l i s t . The Jiall bearers were E. J , Miller, Charles K. Bradford, H o w a r d Ful le r , Ea r / C" .M.-rriman. D. C. P a r s o n s and Rev, i l r . .Mikseli. The h o n o r a r y pall bea re r s v,.-i-,- C m g r e s s -man S a m u e l Wlnsloiv ..f Worcester, H o r a c e W a r e of Xeuton, F rank ,1. Lawton , T h o m a s . L. Hizen and Al­bert A d a m s of Shirl-y. Burial w-as in t h e f ami ly lot In ti:- fi-nxer ceme­tery.

L, SHERWIN S GO, AYER. MASS.

D E A L E R S IX

Meinor la l Day . T h e M e m o r i a l - da>- c*

the C e n i e r w-as the i.tru. successful for several y. A. R., S. of V„ and W.

i--l'i-a:i.in at st ami most r.-. The o . li. C . with

the S h i r l e y Industri ; i i School band. a r r i ved a t t h e Center at about 12.;J0 and m a r c h e d to the common. Im­m e d i a t e l y a f t e r their arrival an ex­cel lent d i n n e r was served to all in the lower t o w n ha l l , under the m a n a g e ­m e n t of Mr, a n d Mrs. 1-;. J. Stevens, with a n efflcient corps of waiters. Af- t e r , d i n n e r t h e graves of the soldiers in t h e C e n t e r cemetery were deco­ra ted , w i t h t h e assistance of the schooi ch i l d r en , a n d t h e exercises were helfl a t t h e so ld i e r s ' monument , which was d e c o r a t e d by t h e G. .\. P... w . K. C . S. o t v . , a n d t h e school children. Thii e. \erclses a t t h e monumen t included exce l l en t addresses by Kev. G. E. W o o d m a n of the Congregational c h u r c h . Rev, Edga r L. Halfacre of the Unive r sa l i s t church, and Rev. How-ard A, Br ldgman of Brookl ine: also, L inco ln ' s Gettysliurg address ; a se lec t ion by an Indust r ia l ,School qua r ­tet, a n d o t h e r musical nunibers . At 3.30 t h e b a r g e s left for . \yer, and the r e m a i n d e r o t t h e af ternoon was t ak­en up by a .ba l l g a m e a m o n g the young p e o p l e on the common. The a t l e n d a n c e a t t h e celebrat ion this year w a s r e m a r k a b l y large, and the whole d a y proved a complete success.

.-\ Succcs-sful Affair, T h e G r a n g e play, "The mishaps o t

M i n e r v a , " -which was jiresented in thf? town h a l l las t week Fr iday evening, surpas,sed al l expectat ions. The play was g iven u n d e r the direction of Mi.ss Vera B r a d f o r d , recently g radua ted from E m e r s o n college. All the pa r t s were exce l len t ly taken, but .MLss Mil­dred E v a n s and Ralph Graves de­serve spec ia l ment ion. The cast was m a d e up a s follows: Charles E. Brad­ford, G e o r g e F . Buxton, Lester G. Holden, A r t h u r K. Holden, I ta lph Graves , Mrs, EUzabeth Thompson , Mildred E v a n s , Helen Bradford , Mrs. G. F , Bux ton , Cajfrio G, Bradford, Mrs. X. R; Graves, Mrs. Ida Evans . Fo l l owing t h e play a clever j i rogram ot Jiiano, violin and vocal selections w-as g ivon by X a t h a n Wagenheiin, S h e r m a n F l e t c h e r and Morris Ijinenn of t h e Sh i r l ey Indus t r i a l schoui. ..\f-ler t h e e n t e r t a i n m e n t a shor t sociai hou r w-as enjoyed, w'lth music, games and d a n c i n g . The whole affair was very successful , over tw-enty-three do l la rs be ing cleared for the benellt ot the educa t iona l aid tund.

I g o 11-hca'i. Just

Xoura lg ia Pnlu.s StopiXHl You flon"t need to suffer' thosi-

Iziiig uer\-e iiains in the face, arm. shoiiUlers, chest and back appl.v a few- drops of soothing s:.ian' L in iment : lie quietly a few- minutes Vou w-ill get such relief and comfort Life and the world will look briglii.-r Get a bot t le today. 3 ounces for 2.'c. a t all d ruggis t s . Pene t r a t e s with.ni rubbing.

Groceries Hardware Paints, Etc.

AMMUNITION

FRUIT

NUTS

FIGS

DATES

CANDY

Always a Good Supply of Staple

Goods on Hajid

Tlte Wes t Groton Blacksmit l i S a v e * You Jloney- on F a r m Wagons and T l p -Car t s , Hay F o r Sale . L. G, STRAXD,

C U T F L O W E R S , PLANTS, F L O R A L DESIGN'S,, ETC, H A R D Y

O R N A M E N T A L T R E E S , S H R U B S A N D

V I N E S

H. Huebner Florist

Groton," Mass .

Greenhouses n e a r Groton School

Piano Tunino TUNING AND R E P A I R I N G P R O M P T L Y A T T E X D E D TO

J. F. Chaffin Co. Tel, 846-\V F i t c b b u r g , SIoss.

Pianos, PInao P l n r e r s , Victrolas and a Fu l l Line o t Records, Bluslc nnd

Moslcnl Instranaenta

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Thomas F. Mullin T H E R E A L E S T A T E A G E N T

I n R e g a r d t o I n r e c t m e n t r

R o o m i Bank B M K - A r e r

E. D. STONE Fire Insurance Agent

.-VutomobUc a n a Cordwood I n s u r a n c e

Es the r A. Stone, Typewr i t ing

Page ' s Block Ayer , Mass .

N e w -Advertisement.

C.VLI. OX or telephone 146-2 for Farm, Oemoerat. Express Wagons , Surreys and Top Buggies, Harness and Horse Goods. .\il kinds of F a r m Im­plements. Wheelbarrows. Etc., a t Bar­gain Prices. See our Double Team Harness a t tr,o. .Agent for Rogers & Hubbard's Bone. Base Ferti l izer, F. B. 1- KI.CH. Carr iage, Harness and Imple-ni-jnt Dealer, Aver. Mass. 26

Sit Down a n d tiiiiik- 'i' the varii'ty

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F, EARLAND GILSON Dental Office and Booms

DR, R A L P H n . W Y L I E .Associate -Assistant Dent i s t

Lady Assis tant SmS

Page's Block Ayer, Mass.

Camp Use HOTEL LENOX

in I \ i l i - i ! i - n

Blank Hunk

Ware. Statinnery.

Tiiys, Cantlv. Kti-.

Candu SDecial Saturday, June 5

Peanut Squares 1 7 ^ lb,

Ayer Variety Store

ECONOMY

Chas. Bartz I s P r e p a r e d to d o '

Electrical Work

I n a l l Its b r a n c h e s

A Y E R , MASS.

BOYLSTON AND EXETER S T R E E T S

B O S T O N ^ One block from Copley Sq. and Public Library. Convenient to Shopping and Theatre District. All Outside Rooms. Excellent Cuisine. Single Rooins $2, with Bath S2.S0 and up Double " 82,50, " " ?3.S0 " '^

(Oood Garages — 2 minutes' walk)

L. C. P R I O R . MANACCR

Two minutes from Back B«y Station Ten minutes from North Station

.\iiTlCI-: IS HKREBY GIVBK, tha t tile siib.«crliM-r lia« been duly appointed aiiiiiinistraior of the estate not a l ­ready ailniliilKtercd of MARY JANK WHillT, laie of Troy, In tho Stato of New Vorli. deceased, and has t aken upon hlnis.Mf that t rus t by. RlvlnK bond, and appointlHR CHARLBS V. WOI!i'l-:,-<TI-:i; of Townsend, In the County of Mlildle»i>x, his agent , a s the taw directs.

All pers.ins havlnfr demands upon the ci ta to of raid deceased a re ro­quired te exhibit thc same, and all persons Indebted to said es t a t e a r e caiied iipbn to niakc payment to the subscriber.

KARI, COLE C R A i a Adm. U6 Walnut .St., Eas t Prox-ldence, R. 1.

April 29th, 1!)15, - .

PACK

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Model and Tailored Hats

Mrs. Jennie T, Ryan 2 6 MAIN STEEET AYEB, MASS.

Pbone 209-12

Closing Studio I w k h to a n n o u n c e t l iat on accoun t ot o t h e r bus iness In

view tliut tliLs Studio villi close for good J C I i Y 1st.

.-\nyl)ody In tending to liavo P b o t o s r a p l i l c nrork d o n o of uny Kind will p lease scc to t ho s a m e a t oncc a s In J u n o I wil l l>e very liiisy on g radua t ion n o r k .

.\iiylKxly liuviiig negatives h e r e can buy s a m e a t r e a so n ­able prices.

The Dempsey Studio Tele;,!:-.,:-,e Con:-.cc;:on A Y E K , MASS.

ETHEL K. BRUCE PARLOR MILLINERY

Phelps' Block AYER, MASS.

Phone 15-4

S. \LE O F C m i . D R K W S H \ T S \ T REiVSONABLE P R I C E S

SHOWING O F . \ L I . T H E NKW IDE.'VS I X OCTING H . \ T S

All Millinery Stock. SOLD AT A GREAT REDUCTION

Including Mid-Summer Stock of the Latest White and Black and White Hats; also, Panamas

Mrs. E.P. Chandler Phone 35-5 AYEB, MASS.

'"4

ORDER WORK A SPECIALTY

Step Up And Get Real Tailoring! i tewa You pa r t i cu la r

fellows -who don' t care to pay h i ^ prices sKould

take time to investi^te our custom* tailoring department. If you want

T K o r o u ^ y H i ^ - G r a d e Made-To-Measure Clothes,

we can satisfy you in style, pattern and price.'for we'll send your measurements and description to

Ed, y. Price & Co. Merchant Tailors Chicago, U. S. A.

and get the cream of custom-tailoring. Don't ask for cheap tailoring. We don't handle it. Ml

Geo. H. Brown, Clothier;^ MAIN STREET, AYER, MASS. *

JOB W6EK ...XiT is what we want jnst now. Doesn't i ^ " ter how big or how little the JOIK^'*^

JOB s^wsaa w jcr' abont now keeps ngbmy,-.We^ patch- ,c ing np many a pipe and fiadnjJ^pIeiMy;;- " bath tnbs, water tanks and ftueels, thitt' weren't half done and need''M|iairiiq(^^ "When we're throngh with them '•• be good as new and cost of woric Wot^ be mnch. For plambing'get ns.

West Street CHAS. E. PERRIN. ^

Telephone 964 ' , ^ MxSR^

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1 CAGE FOUB S A T U B D A Y J U N E 6, 191S

S a t u r d a y , J u n e 5 , 1 9 1 6 .

" O w i n g t o t h e l a r g e a m o u n t o f n e w s m a t t e r r e c e i v e d t h i s w e e k ive w e r e o b l i g e d t o l e a v e o u t c h u r c h n o t i c e s a n d o t h e r m a t t e r .

OEOTON

N e w s I t e m s . ,lt h a s bet-n deoldert by t h c e x e c u ­

t i v e c o m m i t t e e of t h c G r o t o n B i r d c l u b to h o l d t h e rcKular J u n e m e e t i n g o u t - o f - d o o r s at W m . P . W h a r t o n ' s , F i v e <»ake f u r m . T h e d a t e w i l l b e J u n e 1-!, i n s t e a d of J u n e 21 , t h e r e g u ­l a r d a t e , in o r d e r t o a f ford a b e t t e r o p p o r t u n i t y for s e e i n g t h e f e e d i n g o f y o u n g b i r d s b e f o r e t h e y l e a v e t h e nest.". T h i s Iield m e e t i n g w i l l b e g i n a t t h r e e o 'c lock p, m, a n d UiHt u n t i l

;8ix. Al l m e m b e r s a n d t h e i r f r i e n d s a r c c o r d i a l l y i n v i t e d ,

H a r r y I'atter.son, w h o m e t -ivlth t h e fal l in A d a m s ' s t a b l e la.st w e e k . Is c o m i n g out a l l r i g h t a n d is c o n s i d e r e d

•very f o r t u n a t e to h a v e e s c a p e d a m o r e s e r i o u s t r o u b l e .

J l r . a n d .Mrs. E r n e s t Di l l o f M a n ­c h e s t e r , -N. H., w e r e h e r e for M e m ­or ia l day .

-Mr. j'.nd Mrs . J o h n W . S i m m o n s canu- u p f r o m B r o c k t o n for t h e M e ­mor ia l d a y h o l i d a y . Mr. S i m m o n s r e ­t u r n i n g a f t e r w a r d , but .Mrs, S i m m o n s (net- .Miss I 'hy l l i s G a y ) r e m a i n i n g w i t h t h e i r l i t t l e s o n for a w e e k s vi.sit

, a t h e r o ld t o m e . T h e r e w e r e ITS w h o t o o k d i n n e r

a n d S3 t o o k s u p p e r a t O r o t o n I n n o n M e m o r i a l day .

. T h e r e w e r e .seven f r o m E . S. C lark ' W'. H. C. w h o a t t e n d e d t h e f u n e r a l s e r v i c e s of .Mrs. A b b i e H u n k i n s , a c o r p s m e m b e r , a t We.st O r o t o n o n T u e s d a y .

In t h e a r t i c l e of t r i b u t e t o R c v . W i l l i a m H r e c k e n r i d g e la.st w e e k In t h c G r o t o n c o l u m n t h e b i b l e c i u o t a t l o n s h o u l d be L u k e 12: -12 a n d 43 , n o t

• M a t t h e w s , ; B u r p e e B l a k e n e y is s e l l i n g o u t h i s • h o u s e h o l d g o o d s a n d f a r m i n g t o o l s . a t p r i v a t e saie. •

Dr. F. E a r l a n d G i l s o n h.ts m a d e a n offer for xt part i n t e r e s t in t h e G r o t o n

i I n n , H i s la te b r o t h e r , W i l l i a m M, -Oi l son , w-as a h o t e l m a n of s o m e n o t e •and .was t h e f o u n d e r a n d p r o p r i e t o r of " T h e H a m i l t o n , " W a s h i n g t o n , D , C,

• for m a n y y e a r s . ; A t t h e Inv i ta t i on of R e v , W i l l i a m B r e c k e n r i d g ' t h e l oca l l o d g e o f O d d F e l l o w s a n a a l s o t h e R e b e k a h l o d g e

'wi l l a t t e n d t h e s e r v i c e in t h e B a p t i s t c h u r c h o n S u n d a y n i o r n i n g .at 1 0 . 3 0 ,

T h e B o y S c o u t s j j er forn ied a m o s t . f i t t ing a n d a p p r o p r i a t e s e r v i c e to t h e . v e t e r a n s ' — t h e i r "e lder b r o t h e r s " in b l u e — l a s t M o n d a y . B e s i d e s t h e e s ­c o r t d u l y t h e y h e l p e d to p l a c e t h e b o u i j u e t s a n d r e s p e c t f u l l y s h o w e d t h e i r w-ill in;:ness to h e l p t h e h a n d s ' t h a t u s e d to hd ld t h e rifles a n d t h e fee t , t h a t trod t h e g r o u n d of . m a n y biitt le:ield,s. It is h.'Sied t h a t t h e s c o u t s w-il! keej) iiii t h e i r i n t e r e s t „in t h e i r o r g a n i z a t i o n w h i c h s t a n d s f o r ,'ill tha t is m a n l y , ^(.ud a n d ' t r u e i n t h e l ife <•.' a imy.

T h e cathf . l ic c h u r c h wi l l h o l d a n f o r m e d by H e v . J o h n I-a F a r g e , S. J. e n t e r t a i n m e n t in t h e t o w n h a l l n e x t | T h e br ide is a d a u g h t e r o f .Mrs. ,AVil-w e e k T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g . T h e r e w i l l ( ji.-im H. C l i i x ton . ( E m i l v !,a K n r g e ) b c a p r o g r a m by t h e c h i l d r e n , fo l low-- 1 a n d t h e g r o o m is a s o n of .Mr. and-ed l>y movinir j . i c t u r e s , a d a n c e a n d I.Mrs. J o h n H. S t o r e r ( E m i l y F a i n e ) of su i )per . I B e a c o n s t r e e t , B o s t o n a n d W a U h a m .

.Mr. a n d -Mrs. E . C. L i n n a n d s o n , i H e w a s g r a d u a t e d . f r o m H a r v a r d in

H a r v a r d a n d o n e o f t h e p r o m i n e n t a t h l e t e s of h la y e a r . H e Is a l s o a m e m b e r of t h e c l a s s d a y c o m m i t t e e .

T h e o l d G r o t o n f r i e n d s o f D r , H . F . Wil l iam,", of B r o o k l y n , X . y . , , w i i r b e i n t e r e s t e d l o h e a r of t h e n i T i v u l o n M a y ^ 29 , of h i s g r a n d s o n , J o h n W i l ­l i a m s T h u r l o w ,

G r o t o h S c h o o l r e j o i c e d l a s t S a t u r ­d a y In Its v i c t o r y o v e r I ts r iva l , St, M a r k ' s , in t h e i r a u i i u a l I jasebal l g a m e — s c o r e 7 to 0.

M r s . J a m e s 11. H a w k e s . g o i n g o n T u e s d a y , i s . a w a y for t w n w e e k s t o . v i s i t .at M o n u m e n t lio-.ich, a n d a l s o h e r m o t h e r in M i l f o r d .

M i s s R u t h B l o o d , t e a c h e r in G a r d ­n e r , s p e n t t h e M e m o r i a l iKdiday s e a ­s o n w-ith h e r frien<l, .Mi.s.s M a r g u e r i t e L e o n a r d , in Chicoj ie i - .

.Mlsa L e n a L. T u t t l e . t e a c h e r in B r o o k l i n e , X, H., t a m e .Sa turday m o r n i n g to s p e n d t h e m e t n o r i a l v a c a ­t i o n a t t h e h o m e of h t r b r o l h e r , A r ­t h u r C. T u t t l e .

L a s t S a t u r d a y a f l e r n o o n t h e W e s t G r o t o n B o y S c o u t s t a m e o v e r a n d a s s i s t e d t h e i r s c o u t m a s t e r , - D r . K i l ­b o u r n , i n p l a n t i n g h i s g a r d e n .

T h e s c h o o l g a r d e n s tif G r o t o n a r e t o b e l o c a t e d t h i s ye.ar o n - l a n t i b a c k of t h e n e w B o u t w e l l - s c h o o l h o u s e o n H o l l i s s t r e e t . T h e s u p e r v i s o r h o p e s t h i s m a y b e t h e p e r m a n e n t l o c a t i o n o f t h e v i l l a g e s c h o o l g a r d e n s ,

.Miss I n a C o b b , of .Me lrose H i g h ­l a n d s , w a s t h e g u e s t of .Mrs, A r t h u r W o o d o v e r M o n d a y .

M r s , C h a r l e s A. H o d g m a n , o f A y c r , v i s i t e d Mrs . K e n n i e 1'. F l e t c h e r o v e r t h e h o l i d a y ,

M r . a n d Mrs , H e n r y S a n d e r s o n , of W e s t f l e l d , v i s i t e d t h e i r m o t h e r , Mrs . S a r a h W o o d , a t t h e ' h o m e of h e r d a u g h t e r , Mr.s. E . .K. S h a t t u c k , o n i l o n d a y .

M i s s G e o r g i a n n a B o u t w e l l g a v e a p a r t y M o n d a y a f t e r i i o o n , c e l e b r a t i n g t h e e l ' g h t i e t h b i r t h d a y of h e r c o u s i n , M l s s M. E , W o o d s , w h o s e h o m e is w i t h h e r . T h e r e w e r e m a n y r e l a t i v e s a n d f r i e n d s p r e s e n t , t h e l a r g e r part o f t h e m f r o m o u t - o f - l o w - n , a n d a l i m i t e d n u m b e r f r o m t h e t o w - n s p e o ­p le , ' m a k i n g in a l l a g a t h e r i n g of s o m e s e v e n t y - l i v e p e r s ' j n s . A m o n g t h o s e p r e s e n t w-ere t w o of h e r n e p h ­e w s , o n e of t h e m , H e n r v 1-]. W o o d s , o f B o s t o n , i s c o m m i s s i o n e r of p u b l i c r e c o r d s . M i s s J e n n i e T h a y e r , of B o s t o n , a n o t h e r r e l a t i v e , w e l l - k n o w n in G r o t o n , h e r f o r m e r h o m e , w a s a l s o o f t h e n u m b e r , A g r e a t p r o f u s i o n of h a n d s o m e f iowers , c o n g r a t u l a t o r y l e t ­t e r s a n d o t h e r r e m e m b r a n c e s w e r e e v i d e n c e s of k i n d l y t h o u g h t s a n d g o o d w-ishes. A m o n g t h e s e , a h a n d ­s o m e b i r t h d a y c a k e w i l h i t s e i g h t y c a n d l e s , w a s t h e o f f er ing o f M r s . E l i z ­a b e t h P r e s c o t t I . e o n a r d . M i s s \ V o o d s ' a n c e s t o r s w-ere a m o n g t h e v e r y e a r l i ­e s t s e t t l e r s in Grtdon .

t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s h a d U s g r e a t o p p o r ­t u n i t y now- to I n f i u e n c e n a t i o n s f o r a p e a c e f u l s e t t l e m e n t of n a t i o n a l c o n ­t r o v e r s i e s . T h e s p e a k e r s a i d : " A s I w a s n o t t o l d . w h a t n o t _ t o s a y I a m g o ­i n g to s u y w:hat I • b e l i e v e , a n d in s o m e t h i n g s 1 m a y di f fer f r o m y o u , " a n d a m o n g t h e s e t h i n g s w a s a v e r y f r a n k d e c l a r a t i o n for w o m a n s u f f r a g e f o r w h i c h h e a h o u l d c a s t h ia v o t e t h i a fa l l . A l t h o u g h s o m e m i g h t d i f f e r in a f e w o f h i s e x p r e s s e d o p i n i o n s a l l m u s t h a v e b e e n s t i r r e d a n d h e l p e d by h i s s p l e n d i d a d t l r e s s .

A t n o o n t h e W . R, C, Kerved a n e x ­c e l l e n t d i n n e r in t h e l o w e r t o w n h a l l Itx t h e p o s t , W . R. C , f a m i l i e s a n d f r i e n d s , b e f o r e t h e v e t e r a n s l e f t for L i t t l e t o n ,

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M r s , H u n k l n s w a s a m e i n b e r o f s e v ­e r a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s , o n e of w h i c h , t h e W- R- C , w a s a l w a y s tif e s p e c i a l i n ­t e r e s t t o h e r . T e n m e m b e r s of t h c G r o t o n c o r p s w e r c p r e s e n t a t t h e f u ­n e r a l . F o l l o w i n g Is a list of t h e ( loral o f f e r i n g s : P i l l o w , " M o i h e r , " t h e t h r e e s o n s ; s p r a y o f w h i t e pink.s, E. E , C o b b , R o s l l n d a l e ; s i i ravs . G r o t o n 1. O. O. F „ M i d d l e s e x i t e b e k a h l o d g e . 1. O. O. F „ G r o t o h G r a n g e , E . S. Cl.ark W , K. C ; w r e a t h , p i n k s a n d p e o n i e s , W a l t h a m l o d g e of K l k s : w r e a t h s , S f i u a n n a c o o k l o d g e , 1. ' >, ft. F. , M, U., a n d Mrs , C, Z, S o u t h a r d : s p r a y s , K. W , H a r r i n g t o n , Mr, a n d -Mrs. C h a r l e s B l o o d , M r s , M, E , W i l l i a m s : w r e a t h , Mrs , W i l l a r d B a l c o m ; s p r a y . M i s s K'. .K. T a r b e l i :

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there w i l l b c .a s p e c i a l t o w n n i e e t ­i n g o n W e t l n e s d a y , J u n e 9 . f o r - t h e e l e c t i o n o f a s e l e c t m a n a n d l i b r a r y t r u s t e e s f o r o n e a n d t w o y e a r s . T h c p o l l s ' w i l l o p e n a t t w e l v e o ' c l o c k tend , m a y b e c l o s e d a t f o u r o ' c l o e k , .

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l i i l ed b y M i s s C l a r a E n d i c o t t S e a r s , a n d p u b l i s h e d by H o u g h t o n , Miff l in Co. , 4 I ' a r k s t r e e t , B o s t o n , Is a m o n g t h e l i s t o f n e w b o o k s j u s t o u L It c o n -l a i i i s l i o p a g e s w i t h s e v e n t e e n I l l u s -i r a t i o n s a n d t h e p r i c e Is o n e d o l l a r . F r o m m a n y s o u r c e s ,Mlss S e a r s h a s K a t h e r e d m a t e r i a l r e f e r r i n g to a n d d e s c r i p t i v e o f " B r o n s o n A l c o t t ' s P ' r u i l l a n d s , " a c o m m u n i t y e s t a b l i s h e d by t h e f a m o u s p h i l o s o p h e r m H a r v a r d in a s s o c i a t i o n w i t h f r i e n d s w h o s a w v i s i o n s o f a p l a c e o n e a r t h w h e r e p e a c e a n d g o o d wi l l Would r e i g n e v e r ­l a s t i n g l y . I t s m e m b e r s w e r e Mr. A l ­c o t t , h i s w-ife. a n d f o u r s m a l l d a u g h ­t e r s , f o u r E n g l i s h e n t h u s i a s t s , a n d flve A m e r i c a n s , . o n e o f w h o m , l8aa,c T, H e c k c r , l a t e r b e c a m e a. C a t h o l i c p r i e s t a n d t h e f o u n d e r o f t h e P a u l l s t o r d e r ,

. Mi.ss S e a r s r e p r i n t s a l s o F a t h e r H e c k e r ' s de - scr ip t ion of F r u l t l a n d s , A n n a B r o n s o n A l c o t t ' s a n d L o u i s a -May A l c o t t ' s d i a r i e s , a n d s e v e r a l o t h e r d o c u m e n t s , i n c l u d i n g t h e l a t t e r ' s " T r a n s c e n d e n t a l W i l d O a t s , " In w h i c h t h c s t o r y o f t h e c o m m u n i t y ia t o l d in t h e f o r m o f A c t i o n . T h c v o l u m o c o n ­t a i n s s e v e r a l p o r t r a i t s a n d s c o n e s r e ­p r o d u c e d f r o m p h o t o g r a p h s . I t h a « a v e r y a t t r a c t i v e c o v e r d c a l g n a n d m a k e s a v e r y n e a t a n d Interes t lnK b o o k . T h i s b o o k Is a v a l u a b l e a d d i ­t i o n l o t h o s e j u s t I s sued a n d c a n b e h a d a t t h e s t o r e of L. S h e r w i n & Co, , A y e r ,

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T h o n e x t m e e t i n g of t h e M a t r o n ' s A i d s o c i e t y w i l l b c h e l d o n T u e s d a y a f t e r n o o n , J u n e 8, a t t h e h o m e o f M r s . Ora A d a m s o n C e n t e r r o a d .

.Mrs, F r a n k W o o d a n d s o n , P h i l i p E , W o o d , o f B e r k e l e y , Cal , , w h o a r ­r i v e d In B o s t o n l.ast w e e k , a r c s p e n d ­i n g t h e w e e k In P e p p e r e l l w i t h r e l a ­t i v e s . Mr- W o o d , w h o h a s b e e n a c t ­i n g i n C a l i f o r n i a d u r i n g t h o pa-st s e a ­s o n , e x p e c t s t o h a v e .-i t r y o u t w i t h t h e C a s t l e S q u a r e c o m p a n y In B o s t o n in a f e w W e e k s . •

T h e m e e t i n g of S h i r l e y G r a n g e o n T u e s d i i y e v e n i n g w a s L a d i e s ' n i g h t a n d t h e p r o g r i i m w a s In t h o c h a r g e o f M r s . H a t t i o A d a m s , M r s , J u l l a H o l d e n a n d M r s , E v a M a r s h , T h o e n t e r t a i n ­m e n t c o n s i s t e d o f a m i n s t r e l s h o w w i t h t h c u s u a l l o c a l h i t s a n d J o k e a T h e n u m b e r s c o n s i s t e d o f s o l o s b y .Mlss H ? l e n B r a d f o r d , M r s . E l s l o E v a n s . M r s . B e s s i e B u x t o n a n d M m . E v a M a r s h a n d v o c a l a n d g u i t a r s e l e c ­t i o n s b y M r s . L i l l i a n S i m o n d s , M r s , G e r t r u d e S i m o n d s - a c c o m p a n i s t . T h e l a d l e s w e r e w e l l c o s t u m e d a n d " m a d e - . U p , " a n d t h c s h o w m a d o a d e c i d e d h i t . •Tnls e n t e r t a l n m e ' n ^ - ' w a s g i v e n In c o m ­p e t i t i o n w i t h o n c ' g l v e n b y t h o g e n t l e ­m e n o n X l a y i. T h e J u d g e s a f t e r ffno d e l i b e r a t i o n d e c i d e d In f a v o r o f t h e m e n . T h e l a d l e s w i l l f u r n i s h a s u p p e r f o r t h e m e n S t e w a r d ' s n i g h t , J u l y 6.

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News Items. , •

Mrs, M.^A, Gately.graduated as a nurse at the Boston City hospitai last week Friday. Sho Is to remain at the hospital for a few weeks longer. Her mother. Mrs. M. H. Graves, and Mlss

• A, Gertrude Graves, a sister of Mrs Go.tely, attended the graduation.

An automobile driven by an out-of-to-vyn man was badly damaged last week Friday afternoon near the resi­dence of William F, Walsh on thc Khlrley road. The car was moving toward Ayer from Shirley. At the .above point a rear tire came off and rolled down the bank at the left of

. t h e road. This caused the car to be­come unmanageable and In spite of all the efforts of the driver the car plunged over a stone wall with the driver, and a male companion who

• -was riding In the car. When the car iitoppcd It 'was lying on Its side and facing In the opposite direction. The

. car was new and had been out of the shop but a few days. Neither of the rcoupalnfs Were hurt.

In Wednesday's Boston I'ost there appeared a story of thc trial in the ,superlor court, Boston, in which Jo­seph Greenbaum and Domlne Frisco, allas'John Powers, who pleaded guilty Tuesday to robbery In Chelsea and were sentenced' to thc Concord rc-

. formatory- The pair had been form­er Inmates at the. Shirley Industrial KChool- , While the annual banquet cf the"alurhni" association, which In­cludes all. boys -who have been dis­charged from the Institution, was be­ing held on March 9, at thc Boston City club, it is said that the two boys planned the robbery to which they have Just confessed.

The Soclar Gathering w-iir meet at She home of Mrs, Lyman Clark Tues­day aflernoon, Juno 8, at three.

The moving picture features for this Saturday Is "3 down," In two parts, featuring Francis X- Bushman and :>!iss Beverly Bayne, Another good one-will be "The tramp," in tw-o parts, a farce-comedy, featuring Charles

- Chnplln,-the famous comedian. There will be others of Intense interest. On Wednc-sday evening, June 9, there -will begin a new serial picture en-.UtJod "Thc new exploits of Elaine," T'hlH picture .is better than the ex-r-;plts of Elaine Ju,st closed. It is full of life and action and holds the at­tention of the audience every second. A. feature picture will be shown the fame night entitled "The crow-n of tho shepherd, " In two parts.

Augustus 1/OveJoy flgured in a slight automobile .accident in Shirley Mon­d.ay. Mr. Lovejoy, who was driving his Ford automobile from ,Shirley Village to Shirley Center after the memorial exerci.ses at the former place, was run into by Oliver W. Bal­com, who Wils also driving a Ford car. The radiator on Mr, Balcom's car was broken, which was the only damage done to either car. Neither of the drivei-s were injured. .Mr. Lovejoy and Mr. Balcom are members of George S- Boutw-ell post of Ayer and were proceeding to Shirley Cen­ter when the accident happened.

The observance of Memorial day .w-a.s not unlike that of previous year.s. The exercises of the three patriotic organizations, the G. A. R., W. ft. C. and .S, of V"., commanded the atten­tion during the afternoon. Large numbers visited the cemeteries out of respect to thc departed veterans and wintered Into thc spirit of the impres­sive occasion. Many former residents came to town to visit relatives and to take part in thc patriotic features of the; day. The. large-st number of peo­ple ever seen on one day was here during the day. Both electric car lines did a record-breaking business ,and the steam trains also handleil many more than the usual nuniber of people.

The fore.st fire alarm K.ninded al 2..'10 o'clock Monday afternoon w-as for a Arc in the woods near the Townsend bridge, so-called, on the OreenvlUe branch track. There was no damage.

Mrs. John O'Connor, of Fitchburg, formerly of this town, has moved from that city to lhe Capt. Palmer house, on lhe corner of Third and Maple streets.

Work of repairing the barn at the lown furm is going on under the di­rection of Arthiir E. Felch, warden. The repairs are extensive and will take considerable time to complete,

John W, Dempsey has moved his family to Lowell, He intends to close his photographic studio permanently on July 1.

. Among the recent visitors noted in town were Mrs. E. R- Sherman and young daughter Thelma, of Keene, N. H.: Mr, and Mr.s. Andrew- Curran, of Brighton: Mrs. M.ary Crow-Icy, of Leominster, all former rosldents; Mrs. Christene Wentzell, of Somerville: .Mrs. E. .M. Bickford and Miss Grace Orifflth, of Nashua, N. H.; Leon Coughlln, of Fltchburg,

At the memorial exercises in the town hall last week Friday afternoon, in addition to the program already printed in this paper, there w-as a patriotic address by Com, Hiram S. Clark of George S, Boutwell post, G. A, R., which was received with ap­plause. Another pleasing feature w-as tho school children's K<alute to the fl,ag around which was gathered sev­eral members of the G. A. It. Hev. J, W. Thomas and Rev. J. S. Strons -also occupied seats on the platf<irm during the cxerciess.

The summer change of time will go Into effect on tho Boston and ,Malne sy,stcm on June, 21.

Douglas C, Smith, tree w-,arden, be­gan spraying thc trees In town this week. .

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The ladles of the M. E, church will serve a baked-bean and'.lsalad supper on Thursday evening, Juno 10, from sl-v to 7.30. ' .

Mrs, Hanson; xi. Savage, n<e Bessie Kellogg, and datighter Betty spent this week Friday as guests of .Mrs, M, L, Savage, coming from their home In Cohassett by auto,

•Mrs, H, B, White visited relatives in Hollls, X- H., a few days thc Hrst of the w-eck.

The Ladles' Aid of thc Baptist church will hold a food sale on Friday afternoon, June 11, from two to five o'clock at Mrs, Bvron Murphy's 16 Grove street,

Francis Lovejoy, past commander of George S, Boutw-ell post, G. A, li., attended the memorial exercises In connection with thc order at Hollis, X, H„ last Saturday. A pleasant as well as a strange Incident occurred when seven of the company in which -Mr, Lovejoy enlisted, met at thc ex­ercises and renewed greetings. Some of the members had not met in many years, Mr. Lovejoy enlisted for the clvHw-ar-ln Hollis and when he mov­ed to Ayer w-as transferred from thc post there to the local post, of which he has since been an active member,

William Davies has sold his house on Third street, known as the Charles Sartello place, to Mrs, William Leahy,

Huntley S, Turnor, Charles Bartz and Dr, E, B, Butterfleld, 32' Masonrf, attended tho annual convocation of the Oriental council Princes of Jerus­alem at Xashua last week Friday eve­ning, making the Journey in the doc­tor's "lemon-seen" automobile, A banquet was served- The doctor says the lobsters were flne.

Several members, including .some of the officers of Bancroft Royal Arch chapter, attended the district grand chapter of Instruction for tho eleventh capitular district In- Fltchburg Wed­nesday evening, Bancroft chapter, with Edward A, Richardson, high priest, worked the tirst and second degrees. Those who attended from Ayer were Frank C. Johnson, Ernest .M. Gleason, A. A- Flllebrow-n, A- Paul Flllebrow-n, Stephen N. Lougee, Eki-w-ard A. Richardson, Ellis B, Harlow-, Frank S. Pierce, Dr, E. B- Butterfleld, Dr- B. H. Hopkins, •

.Kn interesting lecture by George W-Sollcy, of Boston, on "The problems of modern democracy" was given at thc regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trade on Wednesday even­ing, Thc speaker. In his address, con­demned war and all its evil conse­quences, saying that governments ba.scd on democracy should lead the way for the attainment of permanent peace. He referred to the present European conflict and showed the folly of the resort to arms in settling disputes among nations. The only sensible way to avoid such conflict* in the future is through arbitartion of the differences Involved, Aftor the leclure he disciissed many points in his addre-ss which were brought out by the questions of the menibers.

.Miss Flora 1. Cole, a pupil of .Miss A. Winifred Mayhew-, Worcester, a teacher of iiianoforte, w-as presented

-at a recital Thursday night in the studios of the Progressive Sehool of .Music Miss Cole succeeded in pleas­ing thoroughly an audience that fliled tw-o of the threti rooms of ihe school, both with the excellence of her technique and the individuality of her inierprctation,

.Mrs. Frank C. Johnson, .Mrs. Bas­sett Dickerman and .Mrs, Susan .\l,' Barker attended the annual meeting of the Groton .N'elKhborhood club on Wednesday. It was held at the horne of Mrs. Rork. •

The forest flre alarm on Thursdny afternoon was for a blK bl.aze which

• flt.artod beyond thc McHugh place, so-.' called, and burned toward the Xashua , river. Fire flghters from Aycr were

brought Into service and succeeded In putting the flre out,

Thc selectmen have granted the Lowell and Fltchburg street railway company an extension of their loca-tlon-on Main street from the end of tho road to the end of thc Fltchburg and, Leomlhster street railway com­pany, track.

The-funeral of \YIlllam J.-Connors, •who wns killed In Shirley on Monday afternoon, was held Wednesday morn-Ing'when a high mass of requiem was

• said at 'St- "Mary's church at nine o'clock, A delegation from Court Na­poleon Bonaparte, F,*of A„ of which he was a member, attended. The In­terment was In St, Mar;''R cemetery. An account of tho accident will bc fouhd In the Shirlcy'newa column,

Mlss: Doris Fletcher returned from tho Groton hospital last Monday, •Where she recently underwent an op* eratlon for, appendicitis.

All tho members of tho boy.i' choir at the Congregational church are re-que)ttcd to comc Sunday mornlnj; at ten • o'clock, prompt, to rehearse, as theiifr WAS ne- rehearsal on Thursday ntehi:

Public Siioaking,

The annual public speakiiiK of the high .school takes place next Tuesday evening at the town hail, under the direclion of Mi-ss Louie Sliles -Mud­gett of the School of KnKlish Speeeh and I-:xprcsMlon at Boston, ^fhe fol­lowing is tho program:

.MnHiiue uf Orphco Introdiicllon Amy 1.. Nixon

(.'liaracters Mercury I'liyllis V. I'oor -Mojisua Harol'l H. Allen Arl..!ta(-us I'hllip W. Llvingclon 'I'hyrsis Kicliard -McCarthy l-;uryc''-ce Marlon K. Young Dri.-heuB Merrill I,. Webb Finxo I'hillp A. Willis Proserpina Dorothy A. Itobbins Tlslphone I.ucv O. Sniith iJryads—Marion K. I'roctor, Beriha C

Walsh, Alice C. Leahy. 'Jenevra -M. Richards, Hazel G. Murphy, 1.. .lane Brlggs.

-Maenads—i'risoilla (.". Mullin. Alice J. (iuihrie. Ruth 1-:, Zoller, -Mona T. Kiltrcdge. F. (leruud... Briggs. -Minta J. -Mosher.

Suumet Mr. Rivers. . . . Reginald H. -MacDonnell lawrenee I-clgh I'ercy W. Kowler Azariah Stodd Ralph H. Brown Aunt Mrusiila Hazel K. Moss l-ols Rivers Marion J. Fclch Joan Jasper Lillian M. liaker

SfniidliiK Room Only .\lr. Van Deusen, a retired manufac-, '""-r -.. Paul W, Carrigan Reggie, his son, Yale 1915 , . , , , . , , Howard W. Preble Cladys Glade, of the Colonial .Stock

Company Gertrude M. McCarthv James, butler Everett J. P'owler

removed "to Sdilth Groton, now Aycr, and opened a country village store on the comer of Main and Washing­ton streets, whero is now ih'i store of Mullln Bros. Mr, Stuart continued In trade In town most of tin- time until the spring of 1888, Jjuriim three or four years of the same tim... together with his own. store in eare of .Mis Stuart, Mr. Stuart was agent for .-i Union store In the same town.

.Mr. Stuart was elected selectman, assessor and overseer of pooi- three years In Groton, and when Aycr was made a town Mr, Stuart was elected treasurer ahd held the olllce for .sev­enteen years- He al-so held the office of assessor and audiloi- in -\\er.

The family removed in l!j»n to -Vew Bedford, where after a long sieknes.s .Mrs, Stuart passed awav, .Iune 28 1903, at the age of seventv.three years, Mr. Stuart relumed to his old home In Aycr, 54 Washington streei. In September of the >aine vear

In 1846 and 1S47 .Mr. 'siuart w-as in Michigan and Ohio. In ISGS he removed his store back for an cli and erected a three-story biock with two stores below and a tenement of thirteen rooms above, which the fam­ily occupied until the block was de­stroyed by flre In April, 1S72, He sold the corner lot to T, H- and A-Page, and w-hllc In business In Ayer occupied thc Fltchburg freight house, a store in Page block, Mead's and Fillebrown blocks.

After closing out his business in Ayer he was employed as .a book­keeper for .\bel Prescott in his coal and grain oflice. He al-so had charge of the summer store on camp ground In Sterling Junction for eleven sum­mers, the last year being in 1899-Slnce that time his time has been spept as genealogist and historian,

Mr.s. ,Stuart had six children, flve of which werc living at the time of her departure In 1903; one, Cora Lenorc, pa.sscd on before she was two years old,

.Mr. Stuart was a temperate, man, a member of the Sons of Temperance and Gobd Templars, and.both he and Mrs. Stuart were members of the Grand lodge of Good Templars of the State of Massachusetts. He w-,as an Odd Fellow, belonging to Robert Burns lodge, Ayer, and both he and his wife w-ere members of Vesta Re­bekah lodge- He held the office of Justice of tho peac? for twenty-one years, and was for several years a pension agent,

Mr, Stuart leaves three sons, Arthur W, Stuart of Toledo, Ohio, Alexander Stuart of Hyannis, and Walter Stuart of Xew Hampshire, and tw-o daugh­ters, -Ml-ss Flora Stuart, an instructor In thc Framlngham Normal school, and Mlss Lottie Stuart, of Boston, He al-so leaves a brolher and sister, Jo­seph Stuart of Black Earth, Wis., and Mrs. -Martha Smallev, of Saxton's River, Vt-

Thc funeral took jilace at eleven o'clock on -Monday forenoon, .services at the house being performed by Rev, J. W, Thomas of the Baptist church. The imprcs-sive Odd l-'ellows' service followed. The bearers. were K, D. Stone, A. E. Lawrence. D. W. Fletch­er and William A. Wright. The re­mains were taken to West Boylston for interment, the liearers accom­panying the body to thai plaee.

--•There will- still bg a. considerable part of th? time d^svoted to the reg­ular book subjects of these grades. But the subjects will not be gono Into with such detail i s In the regular courses, and the problems wlil be upon the .practical Ufo of the boy and girl and iirepar© them for the practi­cal course In the high school rather than for the classical course.

By reason of having an extra tcach-er ln the high school next year, as or­dered by the agent of thc State Board of Education, It will be possible to ex­tend the practical work now being done there In the conmieicial course by the addition- of the subjects of Clothing and Foods. Thi-sv two sub­jects are offered for next year. Cloth­ing to the members of the freshman class and Foods to the meinliers of the sophomore and of IM.. junior classes.

The superintendent of schools will be glad to explain th'.re <..ur.ses to any who aro Interested. Hi- will be al his office In tho high .-lelin'ii huilding during the . afternoon .if Tuesday, June 15, to advise with i.arenis of children In the present sixtli and seventh grades concerning the Prac­tical Arts course.

Electlon.N of high s'ho.ii subjects should be done In consult,iii,.n with the principal,

Resolutloii-s.

The following resolutions w i r adop­ted at a regular meeting of the Irish Catholic Benevolent Kocicsv on June 3, 1915:

Whereas, In the deaiii of Brother Thomas F, Meehan aftir a long ill­ness, the Irish Catholic Benevolent so­ciety loses another of its active niem­bers, and

Whereas, his long years of mem­bership In this society and the iiiter­est he took In Its welfare makes his loss a. cause of'deejj regret to till our members; therefore, be it

Kesolved, that In the jiassing away of Brother Thorhas.F, .Meehan this so­ciety loses a true and (•.•irnest mem­ber and the communit>' an upright citizen.

Resolved, that the Irish Calholic Benevolent society extend its sincere .sympathy to the bereaved familv of our late brother.

Resolved, that a copy of these reso­lutions be inscribed In the records of our society and a copy sent lo the family of our deceased brother.

Patrick Donlon. M. J. Oridin, J. J. -McOiiane,

Committee.

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Death.

George W. Stuart, one of our most prominent and highly esteemed citi­zens, died at his home on W,ashinK-ton sireet at two o'clock on Tuesdav morninK from Infirmities incident to age. Mr. Stuart had been In poor health for thc past few years, although he had been able to bc out of doors during the pleasant weather. Three weeks aisn ho contracted a cold, from the elTects of which he failed to re­cover. He was an old and valued member of Robert Burns lodge, 1. o. O. F., nnd Vesta Rebekah lodge.

George Washington Stuart, son of Joseph Stuart, was born In London­derry, Vt., .March 20, 1823- Two years was spent In thc south part of tho town, when his father purchased a mill nnd farm In the north part of the Fame town, where Mr, Stuart liv­ed until he was fourteen vears old, when the farm and mill w-a.s sold and the family removed to a farm his father had purchased In Andover. postofflce Slmonsvllle, Vt., where .Mr. Stuart remained until the dny he was twenty-one, when he and his brother Sumner went to White Creek, N, Y„ to work on a farm owned by a man named Barker. Mr, Stuart returned home In season to attend the fall term at Che-iiter academy. Ho taught district sc'hool In Londonderry -and Slmonsvllle, and wns ono year -In the country storo and postofflce In Chester, Vt,

In the autumn of 1849 Mr. Stuart came to Massachusetts and was for three year a clerk In Boylston and Bolton, store and postofflces. On July 15, 1852, Mr, Stuart was united In marriage to Mlss Mary Dinsmore Tllton, of West Boylston- Thcy spent the rest of thc summer In Vermont, and the f.all w-as spent by Mrs, Stuart as a teacher In Chester academy. In 1853 and 1854 Mr, Stuart was em

(;un Club ,Slio<Jt,

The Ayer Gun cluti had an all-day shoot Monday. In the morning there was a handlcaii in.atch for the trophies presented by the DuPont Powder Co., of Wilmington, Del., con­sisting of a sterling silver watch fob and spoon. The agreement is that such prizes must be competed for in a series ot matches- The following are the nanies of the contestants and their scores: Reynolds 25, Carley 20, Kidder 23, Fillebrown 19. Sabine 19, Carlson 25, Blodgett 25. Pillman 25 Ryan 24, Fisher 25. Hayes 23.

In the morning there was .a contest for a fountain jien and shells. The former prize was w-on bv Revnolds and thc latter by Hayes. Besides these two members there w-cre en­gaged in the match Kidder, Carlson, .Sabine, Pillman, Blodgett, Killcbrow-n, Fisher and Ryan.

Tho handicap match for the Bout­well cu|) came in the afternoon. Those taking part w-ere Fisher. Blodgett, BadsiUtiner. Iteynold.s, Carlson, Pill­man, Welilier, Ryan, Hayes and Eu­gene Barry, sr. Carlson, i'illman and Ryan iiualilied and the former car­ried off the prize.

In the contest for sliells and bag thc following competed: Haves, Rev­nolds, Carlson, I'illman, O'CIair, Ry­an and Barry, Re.vnolds captured rtrst prize and Carlson second, the scores standing 23 lo 20, respectively.

Enforoing --Vuto Ijiws-

Chief Beany and Conslalile John -M. Wallace were out last Sunday for violators of the motor vehicle law re­quiring the .sounding of horns w-hen coming to intersecting streets. Quite a number of drivers who failed to obey the law were slopped and told that a repetition of this offense of omission would result in a warrant for their arrest. In a case heard in court on Tuesday morning the driver of an automobile, who was found guilty of this offence and flned, stated in bis defense that the streets lead­ing off -Main sireet here are "blind " and a stranger passing through un-inlenlionally falls to give an alarm-There are, however, many who de­liberately break the law-, including some of our own citizens, wbo surely know the location of the intersecting streets.

The movement to force a compli­ance with this law is stale-wide ami I Is the result of numerous complaints for Its infraction. The iocal police arc trying to stop such violations of thc law- within this town. Sunday afternoon the violations of the law-were so many thai the oflicers could not liegin lo stop them. Even while the oflicers were talking to drivers that had been stopped many othcrs went by in utter ilisrcgard of the law-. Thc offlcers w-ere stationed in the busi- ness section of .Main street. There w a s a constant Ilne of ,-iutonioblles go­ing all day, thc numbers estimated to reach Into the thousands.

Extension of Work In ilie .';<-liools. Next year the large numbers In

grades seven and eight wiil necessi­tate the opening of n third room, fortunately there is another class room on the second floor of the high school building, which needs only to be.furnished with seats to tie ready for use.

. Inasmuch as some pupils are less adapted than others to thc full aca­demic ..work of these grades and thereby become discouraged and drop out of School, It has been decided to OlTer to such pupils an opportunity to do more practical work than is offered lo the. classes as a whole. To the girls sewing, and cooking will be ofTered. and to; the boys more of the manual training than Is now given. Whether

* t"*""* ' <"'1« w"l be in woodwork at the manual training shop or In somo other -form of praetlcal work remains to be decided. The needs of

New Bedford olBclal .that I/emleux was under a suspended sentence for larceny and had also served time for another offense. There was no rec­ord there against his companions, . ..'•.f'', '^C'"^. constable of Littloton, estlHcd to being called Into the CMC

i?„r'\'J"""x'', '', " telephone message from .Mr. .McGInnls about 5,30 In the arternoon on the day of the alleged arceny in that town. Together with

the batter Ofllcer Reed made a search for the jiariy and found them in the woods getting ready for their even­ng ixneal. Nearby was an automobile n which the trio traveled from place

to place. Enough evidence was found here to Justify the officer in holding the men, and in company with .Mr. .Mc<..innls drove all three defendants to the police station In Ayer, where lliey were locked up, in the automo­bile w-cre parts of an automobile and other article.s.

-Mrs. -McGInnls said that she saw-one of the young men around the premises during the afternoon and during a temporary absence from the house some pics, cake, a pocketbook containing a small amount of. money and a checkbook, and she was of thc opinion that some or all of the trio raided the henhouse and carried olT a large number of eggs which were missing,

Charles McGInnls told the courl that he s,aw the young men about the house during the afternoon. They asked for and obtained a can of wa­ter. Shortly after their departure he dispovcrcd that a can of milk, was missing- Later he found thc can in thc automobile when he and Offlcer Reed discovered them In the woods. -Mr- . McGinnis found tho missing pocketbook In the woods next morn­ing. The money which It formerly contained w-as missing,

George H, Durant, alias John Ad-ams, was the only one of the defend­ants who testified. Ho said thaf he and his two companions loft New Bedford for- an automobile trip to Maine and had put In a supply of pro­visions for the trip as well as dishes He denied that any of the party at­tempted to break In anywhere, and were fixing their automobile when ar­rested. He said that they had never been around here before.

-Mrs. -MoGlnnls, being, recalled to the witness stand, positively identlfled a plate which was found In the auto­mobile as being one of her own

It developed at the trial that Leml-eux and Cross had formerly been In­mates of the Shirley Industrial school and were out on parole, the Informa-

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F- W. Johnson, of A.\-er. w-as found not guilty of thc larceny of a diamond rins from the 'Washington .lewelrv Company of Boston. A legal repre­sentative of the company claimed that Johnson had bought the rinj; on the installment Rlan arid had paid two dollars on It. Tho ring was turned over to thc counsel while the court was In sesslpn. 'After hearing the openins remarks by the counsel for the company Judge Atwood said that the case was one purely of a civil nature and had no place in thc crimi­nal calendar. The court ordered the case dismissed without hearing any evidence, the costs.to be jiaid by tiie Jewelry company.

George J. Downs, ot H.iston, was found guilty of a violation of the motor vehicle law.in -\yer on -Mav 23 and paid a flne of flve dollars. Downs, who operated a .motorcvcle on thc d.ay .mentioned, filled to blow his h<>rn ,at the corner of Pleasant and Main streets, the law reading that such action must be taken in passing all Intersecting streets. Mr. Davis, of Leominster, for a similar ofTen-se, while driving an automobile ibrou;,-h -Main street, was assessed the expenses of the c.aes, amounting-to ?1.50. nn another complaint for failure to pr..-duce his license he was found not guilty.

Ernest Hollman, for using ijr..faiu-and indecent language on a street car of the Leominster street rallw-ay com­pany was flned twenty-iflve dollars on Thursday inorning. The evidence-submitted show-ed that he boarded the | in th car at North Leominster, bound for | -Ayer. on Wednesday night. He ixr- I sisted in standing in the vestibule of • the car in spite of the efforts of Con­ductor Edward Cray to have hini ^o inside. The conductor finally was obliged, to use force In carrying out his ordors and then the real troul.I.-began- Others joined In thc siraii and the flght continued from Nortli Leominster to A.ver, Chief Beatty appeared In answer to a telephone call when the car arrived and placed Hollman undei- arrest. Several win­dows in the car were smashed during the melee.

William Taylor, of Ayer, for a sec­ond violation of the Ilquor law- was flned $100 and sentenced to the house of correction for three months last Saturday morning. He appealed and was held for the superior court in $200.

Joseph Lavalley, of Pepperell, wa-found guilty of disturbing the peac

tion being given to the court by a represetnative of the school, who ap­peared in behalf of the management.

Another mixup happened after sen­tences was imposed w-hen a man nam­ed LaPointe. from Xew Bedford, ap­peared and claimed that thc automo­bile the young men used was stolen .and that there was a warrant for their arrest for larceny in Xew Bed­ford. Papers were produced showing alleged negotiations for the car be­tween thc defendant and thc owner The court, however, declined to go into this matter as it was purciy a case for the -N'ew Bedford authorlties-

A second complaint for breaking and entering at Pepperell was then taken up. The evidence produced by Chief Andrews and -Marshall Meriam of that town showed that the garage of Mr. Meriam was entered during thc night of -May 27 and his Ford car tak­en out. The car was found the next morning a short distance from the garage, on the side of thc road. The automobile had been stripped of all Its detachable parts, which were car­ried away. Entrance to thc garage was affected by prying off a staple In the door and pushing the door back.

-Mr- -Meriani came here last Satur­day and in company with Chief Beat­ty examined the goods in the automo­bile used by tbe defendants, which he positively identltied as lieing his pniperty. .

The defendants w-ere arraigned last Saturday morning. At the request of ( hllf Heatty the trial w-a« continued until 'I'uesday morning in order that lie might have time to investigate

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The third .-md fourtli decrees were ennferred on a sniall class at the 'Grange last week I-'ridav evening. 'I'he ladies' degree leam, which has l"-<n new-ly formed under tho leader-sliip nf .Miss Grace .\ewdeck, did very i;ood work. The former ladles' de­gr..- I. am resigned, as thcy had done tlu- w,,rk f.,r a long time and felt en­title.1 I.l a rest. . \ good salad supper w.-is s. rv...l by a most aide and cour­teous cniiiiittee. after w-hich the of­ficers w.re put through a stiff exam­ination l.y .1 del.uty from Fltchburg, Visitors wcr.- present from Harvard, Stow. Aet..n .-inii Littleton Granges, June u will lie children's night. In charge of .Mrs. Burroughs, .Mrs, Rob­bins an<l -Miss Viets. Thc meoting will 1 ijen 1.. 111.- liul.lie. The par­ticular fe.-itur.- will be prize speaking

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at Groton nnd was taxed tho expenses ' by pupils from the different districts of the prosecutiiui amounting to »2..10. ' -Mrs. Kvangelin.- liall. of West Aeton' On a complaint for drunkenness he . will sing an.l b.-r tw.. little daugh-w-as found not guilty and discharged, iters will giv<- yxn- foiii dances.

Xicola Santarcocc and Lucca Oma- i Congratulati.ms are .-xtended to Mr tola, of Ashbv. were found not guiitv and -Mrs. l-lrnest Thr.mpson on the of as-sault and battery Friday morn- j birth of a ien-p..und liov at their ing and discharged.

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Frank Cross, alias Frank Craw- 2 2 Joesph Lemleux and John Adams! alias George H. Dura'nt, 19 years each, all of Xew Bedford, -were ar­raigned Tuesday morning on com-lilaints for larceny and breaking and entering and larceny. Through their counsel. John D. Carney, they waived the reading of thc complaints Thev were r.iund guilty on. a charge of larceny. Lemleux and Adams were sentenced to the Concord reformatory for an indeterminate' terni and Cross was returned to the .Industrial school nt Shirley for violation of .hls parole Lemleux and .xdams' appealed and were ordered lo recognize In <600 each for the July term of .the superior court. They were unable to furnish ball and were committed to tho East Cambridge Jail to await trial, Thurs­day morning they withdrew their ap­peal and took their sentence

n Ti'n •Y."K.'''"' li"""" ^ ' PePPOirell were a tall light, license plate, 2 spark plugs, double nction pump, kit of tools, 6 batteries, 2 head lights, 2 side lights, brass radiator cap, repair kit full set of side curtains, 2 extra Flre-^ stone tires. Inner tube In one 2 extra Inner tubes, Barrett Jr. No 4 lock handle, 2 electric bulbs, • rear seat cushion, green and yellow plaid car­riage shawl with larte checks and fringe on two edges,

Tho witnen-scs against tho defend­ants told a tale that Is rarely heard in the district court. Tho fltit com­plaint related to alleged larceny at

^ho homo of Charics McOlnnls, of Llt-'tlcton, last week Friday. whor« they wero said to have token milk, nastnr money, eggs and a checkbook

The flrst witness wais' Chief-Beattv who communicated with tho chlet of police of New Bedford In r ^ a l to lho young men's record In that citv The Information furnUhed: ™y " h e

honif in Waltluini last week Friday. -Mrs. Thomps.m was formerly Grace Coblelgh. of tills t.iwn.

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.Mr atid .Mrs. White and Mlss Laura l-'itch. .if Charlestow-n, werc holiday guisis ..f .Mrs. Albert Hartwell,

Mr ,ind Mrs. Hubert Sizer autoed from Hartford, Conn,, last Sunday to visil tlu-ir ...usin. ,Mrs. Earle Llttlc-llc-ld.

.Mrs. Albert -Mead, of Xatick, was a recent guest nt Kdgar Mead's.

Mrs. .M. I,. Whitcomb, of Bolton, Is the gu.st of -Mrs. Chauncey B, Rob­bins. ^

-Mrs Clar.nci. Hraman and children, of (:i.-.-ison,i;tIe. spent several days In town Msiting relatives this week.

Charles Littlefleid can now Join the auto p.-irade. as he has Just purchased a now car.

A soclal (lance will be hold In Li­brary ball .111 Saturd.ay evening.

The Clinton papers of last week contained the announcement of tho engagement of Mlss Mabel Hager, of Clinton, and Joseph Robinson, of Kcnnciiunk. .Me,

MIss Maud Steele h.is been enter­taining her cousfn. Vera Steele, of North Hrookfleld, this week. •

The Camp-flre Olrls held ttuAt first ceremonial meeting at Eleanor Po-land's last Saturday afternoon.

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I l i n g l i n g l i r o t h e r s p r o m i s e m a n y n o v e l t i e s a n d ; rn io \ ' a t ionH a n d a " b i g -s e r a n d beitf-i «.-v.r y t h i n g " i s t h e s l o ­g a n . P reced i ; , ; ^ t h e r e g u l a r c i r c u s p e r f o r m a n c e t^i- nt-w s p e c t a c l e of " S o l ­o m o n ari ' l tlu- cj;ie-,.'n of S h e b a " w i l l be e n a c t e d on :h-' l a r g e a t s t a g o in t h e w o r l d . T h i s : i ; a m m o t h 1 2 5 0 - c h a r a c t ' > r p a g e a n t c o s t $1,000,000 a n d t h e c o s ­t u m e s . S0'*!i> vy a n d s t a g e p r o p e r t i e s a r e s a i d tu )•>• a r e v e l a t i o n in g o r g e -o u s n e s s . .\ir.o:itr t h e 3S5 a r e n i c a c t s , a r e s c o i - s a', t - q u e s t r l a n s inc ludi r i ' . ; t h e L.!o\<is, f a n . o u s E n g l i s h ri(ler.s-. t h e B o r s i n i s . F'I. ..r.:^ g l o b e a r t i s t s : t h e . l o s e p h s o n <;:,i;.u t r o u p e : t h e . five h i K h ­e s t p e r r h itc-s e v e r p r e s e n t e d : B I K H l n ^ o . Ih'- : ;i,'LCfst M v i n s e l e p h a n t : l ive h e r f l s o l ".i- 'k . l e p h a n t s : 50 c l o w n s . :;0 f a m i l i e s of , 1 - : i;i l i s t s a n d a m a g n i l i c e t i i h o r s e s l io\ \ .x'..(i s p e e d t o u r n a m e n t , T h f n i e n a p e r i . ;. artrt^r a n d m o r e c o m p l e t e t h a n '-Vi-r ;.',.i f e a t u r e s m a n y a n i m a l s n» ' \ 'er b ' - r t ; • - x h ihi t ed in A m e r i c a . .\ f r e e stixo-i i.;i',if]e w i l l b e g i v e n on t h e

T h e s e m a c h i n e s p r e s s a n d c u t off t h e b u t s a t o n e o p e r a t i o n w i t h t h e raf f ia In p l a c e n e a r t h e t o p of t h e b u n c h r e a d y t o l i e a n d c u t off w i t h s m a l l k n i f e o n t o p of t h e c l a m p . T h e b u t s w h e n c u t d r o p t h r o a g h a n o p e n ­i n g In t h e t o p of t a b l e I n t o b o x o r b a s k e t . S e n d s t a m p f o r c i r c u l a r a n d p r i c e l i s t t o C m 2 8

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QOOD? X o q u e s t i o n a b o u t i t . J u s t d r o p i n

a n d t r y o u r P I R E > I . \ P L E S V R U P a n d M A P L E S U G A K . A s g o o d a s c a n b e p u r c h a s e d a n y w h e r e , a n d b e t t e r t h a n w h a t y o u g e t a t m o s t p l a c e s . W e h a v e a f r e s h l o t o n h a n d a n d m o r e c o m i n g — a w o r d t o t h e w i s e i s sufTic ien t .

W e a l s o c a r r y a fu l l l i n e of s m a l l G r o c e r i e s , a n d . C a n n e d G o p d s . a n d t h e b e s t H o u r o n t h e m a r k e t in G o l d M e d a l a n d C e r e s o t a B r a n d . s .

O a r S p e c i a l t y I3 t h o H a n d U n g r o f t h e V e r y B « 8 t

Vermont Butter and Cheese

EAST MAIN STREET GEOOEEY J A 3 I E S E . G R I F F I N , P r o p r i e t o r

m o r m n tr

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E a s t S l a i n S t r e e t A r e r , M a a * .

SHIRLEY GASH MARKET

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.Mass. n t . " : '

AUGUSTUS LOVEJOY

Insurance Agent and Broker F n r m l'r<,p(TtT T r r l t t e n i n l i o ni l

k I n i U of i>r„prr.<7 p l a c e d I D Kood, • Ironcc (•"Tnpiinlpw,

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Wm, J. Mullin ' • I M li \ I , J O B B I . V C ;

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Willow Dale Nursery HENRY W. EOBBINS

Dealer In

F'ruit 'll. .^, Grape Vines. Straw-11' li.v I'l.Tiits, Shrubbery

i;\. rgreens, Etc.

Farm. (;:ir,!,.n and Flower Seeds

Tr.I, • ! Ayer, Mass.

Auto for Hire P a r l i o s t a k e n t o o r f r o m t r a i n s ,

T o u r i n s . S i R h t - s c c I n g - o r C o i n m e r c l a l t r a d e s o l i c i t e d .

F L A G G & W O B C E S T E B

P h o n e 6-3 H o l l i s , 5 . H .

C a r t I n . \ y c r Tiie.s(la.vs a n d S a t u r d a y s

PRICE QUALITY

SERVICE •Mot to o f t l i e S l i i r l e y Cn.sli M a r k e t u i i c i i dcJiMiiK « l t l i Itii e u . ' ^ t o n i e r s . W e e n d e a v o r t o R i v e y o u i v l i a t y o u a s k f o r o f t l i e l>est q u a l i t y a t a r e a . s o n a l i l c p r l e e ,

BEFCF, PORK, ^'l•:.\l., L . \MB, H . \M FRKSH . \M) SMOKKI) S H O I I - D -

F.Rs, .S.\r.s.\(ii:s, TniPi; AM) B.\f;().\

. •Mways i n Sloc iv

. \gcnl for Drake ' s Cake

CIIAS. A. M C C A R T H Y P r o p r i e t o r .

FRED 0, STILES Littleton Common, Mass,

A G E X T F O R T H E

Thomsen Chemical Company

Carries a full line of Spraying Chemicals, Lime-Sulphur, Arsen­ate of Lead, and would be pleased to quote prices on large or small quantities,

I also handle the "Empire K ing" Spraying Outfit I have a fine power sprayer which sells complete, ready for work, for 9 1 0 0 . Best Spraying Hose in all lengths always on hand;

Horses For Sale O n e , I I Q O l.bs., 12 yoa r . s o l d , b a y :

o n e , 1 2 0 0 . l b s . , 6 y c a r i o l d , / b l a c k .

B o t h s o u n d a n d r e l i a b l e . A p p l y a t

F E L C H ' S O R B E N H O U S R S , • A y e r ,

.Mass . 2 t 3 9

LAMSON ©^HUBBARD STRAW HATS iSuper/ior' iolhemalf

F o r <Sale E y

GEORGE H. BROWN Ayer, Mass,

THE MANY FRIENDS OP

Mr. H. F. Proctor OF LITTLETON

will be interes ted to learn tha t he is now connected with the great Boston niusic house of

GEORGE LINCOLN PARKER, 100 Boylston Street, BOSTON

Tliis firm is one of the best-known in Xew England and hand les full lines of EDISON DIAMOND D I S C PHONO­GRAPHS, VICTOR VICTROLAS. Comple te l ibrar ies of Edison and Victor Records. KRAKAUER, E.MERSON, R . S . HOWARD PIANOS. PL .WER PIANOS, wi th full stock of p layer rolls.

ALSO A FINE LINE OF USED PLANOS OF ALL MAKES AT ATTRACTIVE PRICES

Under George Lincoln Parkei- 's own m a n a g e m e n t is opera ted a '

FACTORY AND COMPLETE REPAIR SHOP for the rebui ld ing or skilful r epa i r ing of pianos , plaj 'er-pianos a n d phonographs . Only exper ienced m e n a re used for this work. P i ano tuning, polishing or re -finishing in your own house if desired. Call on o r wri te to

George Lincoln Parker 100 Boylston Street BOSTON, MASS.

Telephone, Oxford 1971, or

H. F. PROCTOR Telephone 12-5 LITTLETON

Summer Cooking Shouldn't Cook the Cook

Getting dinner ready in July is

just as comfortabie as in No­

vember—if you use a FLOR­

ENCE OIL COOK STOVE,

T h e l i e a t s o e s I n t o t h e ccKikinK, n o t i n t o U i e k i t e l i e n . I t d o e s y o n r w o r k w e l l a n d r e l i a b l y , a n d k e e i i s y o u e o m f o r t a b l e . I t r e < | u i r e s le.ss w a t o h l i i K a n d r c s r i U a t i n s t l u m a e o a l s t o v e .

Y o n c a n k e e p o n e o r f o u r I n i m e i - s a t a n i n t e n s e l y I ' o t o r m e r e l y s i m ­m e r i n g f l a m e .

C o m e In a n d l e t a s s h o w y o n h o w t l u - s e F l o r e n c e . \ u t o m a t l c SU)veji w o r k , h o w s i m p l e a n d r e l i a b l e . N O W I C l v S t o b u m o u t , N O V . A L V E . S t o l e a k . O n e e . s t a r t e d , e a e h b u r n e r w i l l k e e p R o l n g a t U i e s a m e i x j w e r n n t l l y o u t u r n i t o n t .

PERFECTLY SAFE

" T h f T u r n l n p r P o i n t I n Oi l S t o v e H U t o r ) "

F L O R E N C E Oil Cook Stoves

"Look for the Lever"

J. J. Barry & Co, BARRY BUILDING

Main Street AYER, MASS,

I

I

New England's

\. Purest T h e delicious appeal a n d the rich mellow

smoothness of Jer­sey Ice Cream a re e q u a l l e d o n l y b y its perfe<a puri ty .

M a n u f a c t u r e d i n t h e . b e ^ equ ipped , m o ^ h y g i e n i c i ce c r e a m f a c t o r y i n N e w E n g l a n d

Jersey Ice Cream is purer than the requirements of any state or Federal pure food law. Made of cream from our own Vermont creameries beft quality sugar, fineit true fruit flavors.

Join the children in the wholesome delights of Jersey Ice Cream. i^^ p^^ ^-j^^ j ^ ^ ^^

JERSEY ICE CREAM CO., LAWRENCE, MASS. ,

FOR SALE BY

GEORGE H. HILL, Druggist; Ayer, Mass. W. H. BRUCE, Druggist Groton, Mass."

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S A T U E D A T JTJNE 6 , 1 9 1 6

Wish to call your atten­tion to their stock of

CEMETERY MEMORIALS

v/hich they would be pleas­ed to have intending pur­chasers inspect and obtain 'prices.

. Ayer, Mass. FRANK S. BENNETT

Successor to ARTHUR FENNER

Insurance Agent and Broker Main Street Turner's Cldg.

A-VFR. 3IASS. >II>s O. M. Stonr. Pablle Trpevrrlter

Wc have a full line of

Garden Seeds

ALSO

State of Maine Potatoes

tli.Tt lui \e been sclcctcti and are .\-l Stock

Hebron Green

Mountain New Queen

HOLLIS, N. H.

- A X D -

Early Rose

Mullin Bros AYER. MASS.

Union Cash Market Ayer, Mass.

LOOK OVER T H E S E PUICES

ItD.'VST PORK

CiOOD RO.VST B E E F IOe, lb.

News Itcnis. Mrs. F. B, Quincy took her clghi-

months-old daughter to JIIs.s Camer­on's baby hospital In Manchester last week to be treated for a. bad case of malnutrition. It is hoped that she .will soon be cured,

A new Industry has started In town. Fruit has been shipped from Hollls for mnny years, but now Edward Hills is shipping rhubarb to P'lorida and receiving a good price.

Clarissa Fielding has returned a.gain to .Mrs. .N'orman Bennett's.

Charles Hills has purchased a very ,'ine looking l)Iack horse.

.Mrs. C. F. Mead, of .Vashua. form­erly of this town. Is reported as dan­gerously ill, .Mrs. .Mead has not been well for a long time, but since thev removed i.i .N'ashua she has seeined to iie much betu-i- and ail were encour­aged.

.Mls-s Ethel Goodwin is visiting H.-y. Vr. Hlll Crathern in Worcester.

Mr;:. Ralph Tenney is siiffering with an abscess on the neck.

The painting and papering in the new block is now completed and thc window shades are al.-u hung.

.Mrt-. Denault. of I'roctor hill, is quite ill.

William Burbee, at last rejjorts. is much worse and Is not e.s-pected to live long. His son was cuUed home last week.

-Mi.ss .Marjorie .McLean and friend spent thc holidav wilh .Miss Kmma L. VanDyke.

.Mrs. Lohnes, of Fogend. broke her l ight arm la.s't ,Sunday. She fell from a high scaffold, but aside from the break she received-ho serious injury, but was badly shaken up.

.M<'nday night George Verder's colt was lorn by a bull. H a n y Verder, not knowing that the colt was out, let the bul! into the yard and the bull lashed at the colt and tore a hole

about six or seven inches in length. Davis tonk about ten stitches.

SWIFT'S PRE.MIl'3I B.\CO.V 23c. Il>

fJOOD B.VCOX 17c, t\>

S W I F T S P R E J n U M H.\.M ISc. Ib

SLICED HAM, 25c. m

COOD CREAJTERT BITTER S0(% Itl ID 5 m lots

Union Cash Market

Mnln Street, Ajer , Mass.

A Nlco Assortment of

Democrat Wagons

CONCORD

BUGGIES

Carriages, Butcher

Carts Harnesses

A GOOD ASSORTMENT AND

AT ALL PRICES CALL A N D BEE THKM

The coll has been loin b>- liarbed wire twice before. The cut will soon heal.

F. Leo Mt.-I':nnis is taking the place 'if the Xrtrth I'epjjerell slation a.gent who is on the sick list.

Dustin Wright spent the holidav in town with his hrother, David Wright.

.Mr. and Mrs. P.. R. Hooper were in town Sunday and Monday. Thev planted fheir garden in preparation for the summer, which they exoect to spend in their home at Wheder vil­lage.

Last Saturday yvas observed as .Me­morial day here. The program was about as usual. In the after the ex­erci.ses began with music by lhe band. Rev. Robert M. French then giving a praye.-. Thc quartet, consisting ot Perley Lund. .Miss Hazel .Marshall, -Mi.ss Kernice Holmes and \Y. L. -Marshall, then .sang "The Mag thev loved so well." Rev. W. H. .Morrison gave a splendid oration, followed by "Cheers, cheers for our heroes." by the <iuartel. After a few remarks from Com. Daniel Haydt-n. Frank P.urge, Mr. -Miller of Pepperell and Henry Cameron the ^-xercises closed with the singing of "-Smeriean," ac­companied by the band.

William Woodin spent tho week­end with his parents, -Mr .and Mrs. Charies W'oodin.

Miss Mildred French was at home for the holiday from Wheaton college.

Miss Mildred Moore, of N'ashua, spent the week-end with Dorothv Farley.

George Moore spent i^unda\- night with -Mrs. George H. Hardy.

Mr. and Mrs. Edgar I'atch spr-nl the hr'lid.iy and week-end in t-iwn.

Misses Grace and Carrie i'Mole and nephew. Robert Hackett, werc in lown over the holiday.

Frank Proctor wa la.st .'vaturday.

Mi.ss Luella Chamberlain i -Mr. and -Mr.s. James Walsh.

-Miss Loui.sa Hardy nnd -Miss Daisy Woods were here on -Mond.ay. They, w-ith friends, took a shore dinner tin Sunday at Salem Willows and had a very i»Ie.as.ant time.

Mr. and Mr.s. Clarence Clement and -Miss Id.a Clement spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clement.

.li-ss Jeiinnelle Moo<ly and her brcither James were In town on Me-mr»riai <l,ay.

-Mrs. Flr.ra ' >rd spent lhe week-end with her jiarents, .Mr. and -Mrs. Locke.

Wellington Hardy and f,ti?i:ly were in lown last .Sunda\-.

•William Hardy and familv sjient the week-end wilh -Mrs. Ralph Ten­nev.

. BBOOKLINE, N, H.

News Items. ' ' A Kon was born to Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph Ouellette on Friday, .May ;'S. Tho MIHUCB A , M. and J, D, Kyle

havo arrived at thc Sargeni cottage on Milford street tor the summer,

MTH, Thomas Shaw and baby son, who have been spending the lust few-weeks at the home of her aunt, Mrs. G. E. Cady, lett on last Sunday to go to the summer home of her inother, Mrs. William Boudreau, Silver Liike, Wilmington, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Chase have ar­rived at their co l la te for the sunimer,

Capt. John Andrews Is entertaining his son William and wife, of Somer­ville, Mass,

Anthony Coran, ••f Salem, .Mass.. Is visiting his niece. .Mis. F.. G La-liontC',

.Mrs. George I'ayson and -Mrs. T. A. Crimmins, of Newton, .Mass.. were visitors last week at the home of Mrs.-Edward Farnsworth.

Frank Jenne-ss has completed his duties with Joseph Ouellette and has gone to Waltham, Mass., to live.

Lewis Popple and son Arthur were visitors in Bo->ton on last week Thurs­day.

Rev. and ,\lrs. James ,Seaver, of -Mil/ord, were in town for a few days last wevk.

-Mr. and -Mrs. .V. B. Gilkey are en­tertaining their daughter, .Mrs. Royal Dinsmore-

Miss --\lbaiiio Peauchemin, of Fitch­burg, is visiling her sister, Mrs. --Mex­ander TEcuyer.

Chester Elliott, in company with Dr. Holcombe. spent a most ple.a.sant day in Boston last w-eek Thursday.

-Mrs. George Rockwood was a visit­or in -Milford on last week Wednes­day.

A young man out f<ir a Joy ride aind a little the worse for liquor, failed to make the turn into Mason street from the read that runs uj) to the ice­houses and crashed into the fonce on the opposite side, barely escaping a bad plunge into the rocks and w-ater below.

Isabel Wheeler went to Milford on last ,Saturday to spend the week-end and holiday with her grandparents, -Mr, and .Mrs. Willis Brown.

.-M the ball game, between a team from Hollls and the Brookline base­ball team last .Saturday, Hollis won from Brookline in the twelfth inning by the score of 22 to l-i.

.Mrs. John .Martin and daughter Esther, of Pepperell. were visitors In town on lasl .S;iluruay.

.Mrs. Grace Campbell w-as a visi lor in -Milford on last Saturday.

Willis Ball took a business trip, to Pepperell last w-eek.

"n last week Friday evening the Jolly club of Townsend presented the play, "The deacon's second wife," at the Daniels academy building. The play w-as well aUended and highly en­joyed by the audience. Dar.cing fol­lowed the play.

On the evening of -May 20 Brook­line Grange held a regular meeting with a large attendance. The pro­gram for the evening was devoted to -Memorial day and consisted of the following: Song, "America," Grange: recitations, Mrs. John Andrew-s, .Mi.ss -Mattie Kent and .Mlss Blanche Hall; addresses, Capt. John Andrews and Capt. Alexander Taylor. The follow­ing tableaux were given bv .Mrs. Hat­tie Pierce. Mattie Kent and J a m e s Gilson: .Soldiers' farew-ell. mother's parting blessing, thc vacant chair, lhe soldier's dream, prison .scene and Goddess of Liberty. The music w-as k-d by .Miss Elhel Taylor, Mrs. Maud Greeley. Delbert p<irter. .Edwin Tav­lor and Edward Pierce. Richard Hardy also gave a demonstration of milk lesiing.

a visit-,r in low-n

visitin;

Carriage Bepairing^ in All Its Branches Promptly

Dose A U O , HORSESHOEINO A N D OEN­

ERAL BI^CKBMITHINO

FREDERICK WHITNEY A T B B . tIABS.

.VHAPTINO, nm.Tl f lO, PtTM.ETSj ETC., FOR IIAI.B—Cheap for caah. All In KOOd condition. Apply, to Turner'* Publlo Spirit Offlee, Ayer, Mas*,

Mrs. Prilton and daught*-r .-\da and Mrs. N'ellie Shepardson w-ere in low-n last .Sauird,ay.

Al the meeting of the Grange on Tuesd;iy evening lhe follow-lng pro­gram was given: Piano .solo. Miss Bernlce Holmes; readings. .Mrs. Ella Farley. Mrs. Ralph C. Herrick and -Vir. Willshire; vocal soln. .Miss Grace P. Smilh. The stale master, Wesley -•\dams. of Derry, gave a very jib'as-itxiz and helpful address. .Mrs. Wes-lc\- --\d,'uns. Stale Ct-rey. also gave a short talk.

-Mrs. Wiliiani Dean and -Miss Ruth R'i<Igers have been appointed dele-gales to the Hillsborough County Con­ference of Congregational churches lo he held in CJreenlleld on Tuesday and U'ednesday, ,lune S and 9.

The Woman's club met on Wednes­day at the home of -Mrs. Rcdiert M. French. As this w-as thv annual meeting there w-as no j,rograni. of­licers electeii for the ensuing year w-ere as ftdlow-s: Mrs. Augiisia Sweet.ser, pres.; .Mrs. Walter Hayden. V. I).; Mlss Ruth Rodgers. sec. and ireas.; Mrs. Wililam Canavan, .Mlss Clara K. Smith and Mrs. Leonard I-awrence, board of directors.

Miss Agnes Tenney Is working as seamstress at Mr.s. C- T. Guethings .

Lewis Whittaker, from Mason, is working for Daniel Goodwin.

.Mlss Francis Leighton nnd Miss Lena Butterfleld have been visiting Mrs. Jerry Bell,

Mrs- Ida K. Peckham, who has been as-oistlng Mlss Kendall In the care of her sister, Mrs. Andrew Jew­ett, has returned to Boston, w-here she Is employed In the I'nited States hotel.

Mrs, Addle Gale has been on the sick list this week. Her niece, Mrs, Wlllctt, from Lowell, has been with hor,

MORT fUl'l.nRKN HAVB WOnM.S And neither parent or child know It,

yet it expbalns why your child. Is nerv­ous, pale, feverish, backward. Often cblldren have thousands of worms. Think of how- dangerous this Is to your child- Don't take nny risk. Get an orlprinal 25c. box of Kickapoo Worm Kljlcr. a candy lozenge. Kickapoo Worm Klllpr will postlvely kill and remove thc w-orms. Relieves constipa­tion, roBuIatcs stomach and bowels, Vour child will srrow and Iearn so much better. Get a box today.

Deaths, Sad to recor<i is the death of -Mrs.

Susan K. French, who passed away at the home of her son. Fred French, at -N'orion, -Mass., on Fridav, May 2S. Although -Vlrs. French had been in poor heallh for some time, her tieath, which was due to bronchitis and a weak heart, came rather unexpected­ly. ,She was a charier member of Brookline Grange and ils tirst lec­turer when the Grange w-as organiz­ed twenty-one years ago. and held other offlces laler. She was a mem­ber of Grand Commandery I.'. O. G. C Custos Morum Rebek,a'h lodge of ,Milford and the Lo.val Workers. She held otilces in the V. 11. G. C. and Loyal Workers until her health fail­ed la.st Xovember. w-hen she and her husband left town and went to live wilh their son. All symjiathv is ex­tended to the bereaved husband. Wil­liam French, who has been a bed­ridden invalid for more Ihatl iw-enly ye.ars, and to whom she had given her greatest and tenderest care in all those years. She v-as a loving wife and mothf-r. a good and kind friend and neighbor, and highly respected by all.

Hr-r liody was brruight hore from -Vorton on .Monday morning and tak­en to the Congregational church, wheri- services were held at one o''l.,ck. P.ev. .Mr. Dockrill offlclatlng. Afler the service nt the church the body. e.«oorted b.\- members of the Grange, was tiorne to the South End cemetery w-here the Grang'- held Its funeral service f(,r th.e departed friend and sister. The lit,ral offer­ings wtre many and beautiful.

Thoy ntty-r ttnit- it-avt- ny. ih,- fri,-rids who hn\e pnspod

Through the shallow of .b-aih to the sunlight .'ibove;

-V thousand .iweei memories .-iri- hold­ing th -in f.-ist

To ttie p:aco» thi-y hlfssed with their I'lescnc- .',t,d love.

De:ilh claimed a young and promis­ing life on Wednesilay, May 26, in the form of little Josejih Reagan, Ho had been a jiatlent sufferer from rheumatism for the lust two years. He was the son of .Mr. and Mrs. -Michael Reagan and w,is ten vears of age.

Wise and sweet ,-ind tender Was the heart of om ri,-;ir "Joe'.'

Of peace nnd right —defender. He h.as conquered every foe.

Sore and sad to leave us. He knew the -Masters c.-ill:

"Safe In the arms of .testis.•" An ex.ample to us .i!l.

School Excrclscn, On l.ast week Fridav ,-ifteinoon tho

school children of thc town held their Memorial day exercises in the Daniels academy hall and the following pro­Kram w a s , Blvcn; March and song, Krammar school: recitations. Thelma Shattuck, Holml Muhomen. Wilfred Bouchard; exorcise, "The little army," North Brooklino school; song, "Amer­ica for ireedom," grammar school; excrciKo, "The children's offering," primary school; recitations. Wlillam Hlll, Edith HuRhos; song, Sigurd Stein; recitation, Raymond Panam,an; dIaloKUe, (rrammar school; exorcise, 'Memorial day," primary .school; reci­

tations, Aencs Stcln, Helen Rockwood,

Ella Butler; sonSTi "Just before the b<^ttle, -mother." North primary; ex--©rclee,-..'graiTnnar ,-ach(jpl; recitations, Losia Slrorieii, primary school; ex­ercise, "Memorial day," N'orth school; recitations, Ijaura Bwlnham, .Mary O'Connell; exercise, "Emblem of Decoration day," North school; song, grammar school. The closing piece w-as '"America," Bunsr by the entire audience. Before the closing song Wallace Jenness gave I'resident Lin­coln's speech at Gettysburg, and was followed by Capt', John Antlrew-s, w-ho gavo a short address,

.Much credit of the exercises is due to the teachers, Mis-ses -Mattie Kent. Lena Tuttle and Ida Furlier. After the exercises a l the hall the children marched to the cemetery and jilaied Ilags and (lowers on the graves of the soldiers.

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Auto Repairs Supplies

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Maple Street Ayer, Mass. '

This Garage reiideis tir>t-c-Iass ] serviee to automobile nwiicrs. We niake a specialty of ovei-liauliiip ears and putting tlniii in LfiuKi sliapo. You can feci entirely safe if wc do your rcpairiiiL'. -Many otliers arc fully satisfi.-il with the •oay we treat them. You will bc too.

I--OR SAI.E—A Good Top Buggy, all in -\1 condition. Inquire of AUGL'^t-TL'K LOVKJOY, Ayer, -Ma.'is. 4t3^

Olive Oil We have just received a

fresh supply of Lacco Olive Oil, It is of the very highest quality virgin olive oil and sold only in attractive, full-measure, sealed bottles.

HOW INGENIOUSLY TO UTI­LIZE WASTE" THINGS

AND PLACES.

A ;ouDg vToman once took a table cover ot Cbioese sUk of a becoming bue, cnt a bole In tbe center large enoagb to slip ber head through, added a gold cord at tbe waist aud wore tbe gar­ment to a tcu. TUe round part cut from tbe cover was twisted nbout ber bead as a turbau. Tbis Is u llltle too ingenious for genenil iippllcutlon.

Two young artists atltlzed a 10 by 10 roof top opening from tbelr studio back door lu a very clever manner, A few latbs made a lattice along tbe entire cud to protect tbem from tbe too Ictlmnto view of tbelr back door neighbors- A little daubing -of paint gave to it » flne weatber beaten look. Vines took loving­ly to tbe lattice. A small trans­planted busb added Us fresb. vigorous green. Oaisieit brougbt from tbe Uelds grew blltbcly In tbelr new bome,

A small cust of Narcissus on a pedestal looks down luto u pun uf w,iter. around wblcb are piticed stones and pots uf marl-golds. Against the red brick wall at one side wooden boxes piled bigb with cusblons serve for seats. Against tbis wall also a discarded panel forms a wull fountain, nnd nt tbe base of tbis 0 basin molded ut plaster Is filled witb ferns and vines. A Greek motto is p,-iinted on tbe -wall. A narrow scantling, extends Xrom tbe lattice to tbe studio door, und from,tbis n little Pompcian lamp of Venetian wrought Iron hangs In a corner.

The top of n big tree spreads Its brandies over one end of tbis charming little root garden, wblcb serves as a summer din­ing roob] for these d t y dwellers, wbo bavo made oue t>arren, ngly spot a garden of dcllgbt.

It cost almost notbing but a; discerning eye. a little time and tbe ingenious use of materials at hnnd-

Thcro are many ugly nnosual spots in txitb city and country that would respond as readily to tbe capable man or woman's dis­cernment and care.

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COMMONWK.M.TH OF MASSACHl-,SKTTS. .Midrtle-ex. ss. Probate Court.

To tho heirs-a t - law, next of kin. creilitor.i. .xrul all other persons Inter­esteil in the e.itate of SARAH SUriM.i: late of repperel l in said County, ile-ce.-isetl. inte.state.

Wherea.s a petition has been pre­sented to salil (.'ourt to grant a letter of -administration on thc estate of salil deceased to l',VTI!ICK SUPPLE of Pepperell In the County ot Middlesex, without giving a surety on his bond.

You are hereby cited to appear at n Probate Court to be held at Cambridge In said County of Middlesex, on the i lghth day of June A. D, 1916, at nine o'clock In the forenoon, to show cause If iuiy you have, why the same shouid not be granted.

.\nd the petitioner Is hereby directed to give public notice thereof, by pub­lishing this citation once In each week lor three successive weeks. In Turner's Public Spirit, a newspaper published in Ayer. the last publication ' to bc one day. at least, before said Court,

Witness. Chnrles J. Mclntlre, Esquire First Judge of said Court, this nine­teenth day of May In the year one thousand nine hundred nnd fifteon

3t37 W. K. HOGERS, ReRlgter,

COM.MONWE.M.TII OP MASSACHU-foETTS, .Middlesex, ss. Probate Court

To the helrs-at-law, next of kin creditor.!!, and all other porsons In- terested In tho estate of THOMAS F MEEHAN latc of Aycr In said County' deceased. Intestate.

Whereas a petition has been pre-s.cnted to said Court to grant a letter of administration on tho estate of said deceased to CHARI.F.S H. MREHAN of Aycr In thc County of Middlesex, with­out giving a surety on his bond.

You are hereby cited to anpear nt a Probate Court to be held at Cambridge . In said County ot Middlesex, on the seventh day of June A, D, 1915, at nln« o clock In the forenoon,- to show cause If any you have, why tho same ahould not be granted.

And tho petitioner is hereby direeted to give public notico thereof, by mib-llshlng this citation oncc In each week for three successive weeks. In Turner's Public Spirit, a newspaper published In Ayer, the last publication to l,o one day, at least, before said Court

Witness, Charics J, Mclntlre, Btauire First Jitdge. of said Court, tills four-" teenth day of .May In- the year one thousand nine hundred and inft««n

3137 W. E. ROGERS, Register.

How to Aid the Housewife's Struggle For Cleanliness.

It would seem as If about balf ot woman's whole duty In Ufe, if sbe fol­lows the profession of housewife, con­sists ot various kinds of cleaning— Dgbting nnd struggling day nfter day against just plain dirt Yet wben.yon consider bow largely onr civilization depends on the elimination of dirt tbis doesn't seem such u tiresome duty, after all.

The baby's batb, washing clotbes. cleaning rooms, "doing dishes," dust­ing—all tbese things that take np so large a share of the housewife's time

j are simply phases uf the general cm-I sade against dirt.

Here ,ire some old fashioned blots I to aid tbe jiroccss of cleaning:

To clean grease spots from clotbtng I or carpet nn uld and good rule calls i for four part.<i of alcohol to one part

ot ammonia tind balf as mucb ether ; as ammonia. Apply tbe mixture tu : the spot and then rub with clear wa­

ter and a clotb, j To take grease spots from ruga or I carpets. If you act at once, a thurougb I coating of cornmeal rubbed Into tbe

spot Is often effective. Another metb-I od is to lay a blotting paper over the

spot and then press over it with n hot flatiron, repeating this process several times. Care should bc taken not to press over an ollod or varnished floor,

Tu clean blankets the old fashioned method was to use a "pounder" or nny smooth piece ot wood that conld be used to pound thc soap and water into the bliinl.'cts, ns rubbing on a board Is not good for blankets. Dis­solve soap In boiling water to make a good suds and add a tablespoonful of ammonia, I'our scalding hot over the blankets aud then with the "ponnder" work thoroughly into the blankets-ninsc In hot water. Put tbe blankets through the wringer and then poll Into shape- This operation requires two persons, one holding one end and pull ing against another person holding the other ond of itio blanket.

To clean thc Inside of Jars and bot­tles lill tbem with hot water and tfieo sllr In a teaspoonful of baking soda. Shake well and rln.sc.

Tu elean mattresses use a paste of cold water and starch. After the mat­tresses bave been thoroughly beaten and freed from dust spread this paste freshly mnde on nil spots and expose to thc sun for several hours; tbcn rab off the starch. A second application of this paste sbould bc tried If the first Is not entirely sntl.Hfactory.

How to Utilize Old Hot Water Bag* In the Home.

Don't throw away your old hot wa­ter bags. They make excellent Uoing« for tourist cases, sponge bags. etc. Cover thc rubber with remnants ot cretonne ur colored Ilncn from tbe pleco box. Small pieces of tho rubber ctit 3V by V/i Inches nnd sewed with wblte thread m,ike guod protectors for sore flngers or to be wom when paring fruit nnd vegetables. RHII nnother use for the old hot water bag Is to cot round mnts from the sides to plaos nnder house plants. These mat* are jnst thc thing to protect polUhcd txu-fdccs from the mulstnrei>r the plants.

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Cull in and jet us show these and other electrieal appliances.

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A Mx-acro Vlllaee Farm on the Main street; reatdontlal tovra: *Jktep. , to tho pofrtodlcc, churches and town hall, etc.; toirn. wat^r and elect»4iT If -wanted: 10-room house, needs somo repairs;-BmaUt>am. BMMMtt SI700 to SI 100 for duJck s a l e ' ^ . j . ,

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PURITY The Ingredients of the food

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Because Royal Baking Powder adds only healthful qualities to the food is one of the reasons why it is always preferred by teach­ers of cookery and the medical profession.

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PEPPERELL About Town,

A p,irt.v coiiipij.-'eil of William Do­ware antl family, M:-. ami .Mr.s. D. W, Hazon, a c6u^^jn, Mrs. CarU-lon from Milford, .v. H., .Mi.x-s Kthel Kemp. Miss Delia K e m p from Cambridge. Mr. and Mrs. B. K. H u m p h r e y and son and Mrs. H u m p h r e y ' s cousin wenl to enjoy a day 's outinj; last Sa turday a t Lake Massapoaj;. They occupied Camp Florida, the little bungalow of .Maynard Copp's, while there, and had a very pleasant , restful t ime. An a c ­cident which occurred while they were boatlnK Sunday afternoon r a t h ­ei spoiled the close ot their stay. The Uttlc son of Mrs. Hi imphrey was In danger ot falling into th'- water , and in catchinK him her ki:ce came in contact with the side of the boat , causins much pain in the l imb. She wa« conveyed home as speedily as possible and a physician was soon in a t tendance . The knee \'aiv found to be badly sprained and was placed in restrainint; l igatures- l l w-ill p rob ­ably be some weeks before she will be able to use il.

Miss Rose Alden and her nephew, Richard Hardy , spent Memcirial day in Fi tchburK with friends,

Mrs, Kdw-ln F. Colburn pa.ssed he r fifty-fourth b i r t hday a t her home on Shipley hill last Sunday. -Memorial day, was m a d e memorab le to her by many kind messages from friends, a s she received over two hundred i>ost-cards.

Mr. and -Mr.s. Dallas Monk came by aulo from South Kia in t ree to spend Sunda\- and tho holiday at lho home of her pareiii.s, -Mr. and -Mr.:. F m n k Ames. .Miss -Marion -Ames. from l-irockton. and -Miss Florence, from Winchenilon. were als-j a l home.

Everet t i;.'ik>?r. from Bofton. si-ent the holiday at his old homo on Ship­ley hill, i l e is well established as a portrai t ar t is t , having a studio a l reniber lo i i scjuare-

-Mr. ami Mr-s. Jo seph Donnelly r e ­turned on Kriday of last week from a trip to N'ew York.

-Mr. .•nul -Mrs. Charlf-^s < irnway and child, from l .enminster . were in lown Memorial clay, cal l ing on relatives. .Mr.s- Ordway was formerly -Miss .-Vgnes O'.Veal. of this tow-n.

Mi.'-s I.eTia Brown, from Low-ell. was th<- gu<'st re*.eiitl\ of Mi.ss Hes­sie Farloy. She also visited -Mrs. Ray­mond Pot ter , who is staying for a few davs at the home f.i her parep.ts. Mr. and -Mrs. - \ r t hu r Blak.-.

J . W. Vallanooiirt re turned last week to his dut ies at the Boston an.l Maine freiu-ht otiice, havini: tak'-n a vac.atif>n tr, attfn<l a convention of railroail te |egr ; iphers at ,-'t. I.ouis. Mo. He re turned here 1,.\ way of Quebec. Canad.'i. remaini i i - "V'tr foi-a few d.'i\s there .

Maurice (J i lchnst . of \Vinrli>-ndon. w-as th.- gio-sl ..f r>-l.-itive> and frien.ls m t.iwn .,\-.'r Siiiida.\- ,-ind Ihe holi­day.

Mrs. Krnest Wil l iams canu- from •Waltham Inst weel; t.> visit her friend. -MIS. charU-s Stlneford. Mr. Will iams onii.f on S.-itnr.lay to join his wife in a visit over -Memorial day.

Mrs. Ida M l'...yr.ton went ' . ' visit her daiiL-hKi -M.-iritaret last week at .Mt. H.dy.ike c l l e i ; . ' an.l reni.iinij.l for the field 'la.\- eNercises.

William Shepiirdson re turned from a lishinu- tr ip up in ,N'ew- Hampsh i r e last week, brinirinc back oi^e .jf the h,andsotn<-st specimens of lake t rout over seen in these par ts . It w-elgheil about eii^ht p.omds an<l w-as cap tured in L.-)ke I ' lensant. a small lake near Lake Sunapee

Alec Sharp, a former rosident hore, now living in Methuen. wa-i In town on Memorial day- He Is now employ­ed In Lawrence a t thc shop of tho Champion- In te rna t iona l Card Co.

A son was born to .Mr, and Mrs, J a c k Granger on Fr iday morn ing . May 28,

E l m e r Andrews camo from Marl ­boro, where he Is employod In a shoe shop, to spend Suntlav and the holi­day a t his homo here .

Ray Soulo came from Worcostor on Sa tu rday to spend Sund,ay nnd t h e holiday wi th his jyarents, Mr, and Mra, E, B, Soulo, a t East Village, He ac ted ns p i t che r on the nUimnI t e a m a t t ho ball j jamo on Monday mornlnR,

Wal lace Wil loughby and family, f rom Leoinins ter , spont Sunday a n d Memor i a l day n t his old h o m e In town. Guy Wil loughby. of Manches ­ter , N. H., wife a n d Infant, and H o w ­a r d WIIloug*by and -wife of Lexing­ton, were a l so membor s of t h e f am­ily g a t h e r i n s on Sunday .

Sherwood Sha t tuck , who h a s s u r e ­ly ou tg rown t h e t i t le of a m a t e u r g a r ­dene r by ito.l» t ime , h a s hts l i t t le plot

of g r o u n d on Hollis street in its usual sy s t ema t i c ordor and nearly planted-H e w a s get t ing his water pipes pa in t ­ed up recently- which rie la>s Ih rough t h e ga rden later on for irri--ation. •

Mlss Ann Murray is quite poorly a t i i e r home on itiver s t reol , hav ing recen t ly had an attack of the gr ippe , f rom w-hich she is slowly recover ing.

Dr. and -Mrs. -N". S. Wood spent t h e hol iday w-ith liis i .arents in Springlleld go ing by aut...

At the ret-eiu meeting of the L. A. S. It was voted lo hold a s u p p e r in t h e ves t ry the third week in J u n e . T h e s u p p e r will be in charge of Mrs. An­nis. x.he liresident, and t h e e.xact da te and o ther details w-ill be announced la ter .

Marcus Spauldlng of Worces te r w-ith his wife and her sistor c a m e up by a u t o on Monday. They wore in, low-n but a fow hours , visiting his ,sis:er-in-law. Mrs. Lucre t ia Spaulding, wi th w-hom they w-ent to the familj- lot a t the Wal ton cemetery-

Mrs . M. M- R i c h a r d s went to Mil­foril, X. H., Tue.sday, to a t tend t h e serv ices of a re la t ive. Mrs. F red L. B u r n s , whose remai.ns w-ere b r o u g h t t h e r e from Xew- York on the noon t r a in .

The family of thc late Char les Wil­l iams , w-ho formerly , resided on Oak hill , number ing seven In all. Came by a u t o from thei r homes a t Lynn and Swampscot t , Memorial day. Thoy were the guests of Erbe r t Wil l iams of P a r k s t reel . a relative, and w-ent to the family lol at the cemetery before r e tu rn ing .

Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Withrow- and Ed i lh and -\nnie Ha ther ly went to W h a l o m park. Memorial day, going in Bennet t ' s au to .

Mrs. J. A. Lawrence of the N a s h u a road enjoyed a visit f rom he r niece. Miss Lillian Holmes, from Somervil le, a n d hor nephew, Char les Holmes, of Boston, over Memorial day. Mrs. Ha r ­r iet Hall of Nashua wilh her friend. W a l l e r Bills, also dr..ve over for the day.

Mr. and Mrs. F rank T. Marston from Melrose and their t h r e e ehi ldren c a m e to spend the holida\- at her old hoine on < >ak hill. Mrs. Marston and t h e chi ldren will iirob:ibl.\- remain for t h e summer , as u.^ua!.

Mrs. .\llen Gre.r .ou^h was in Nash­ua a few days recentl,\- \ 'isiring friends and having hor eyes t reated ami tilled to glasses.

Mr, and ,Mrs. W. K. Kimbal l en ter ­ta ined a house party on -Mem.irial da>-. The i r daughter , -Mrs. Walt.-r Dodge, -and husband, came from Clrotun b>-a u t o , .also Mr. Kimbal l ' s sister. Mrs. Baldw-in. and -Mr. BaMwin from Nashua- Mr. and Mrs. Dudley. fr.,ni -N'atick and -Mr- and Mrs. T.iwne fr..ni -N'a--hua. N. H.. w-ere amonir the guests.

. loseph i ' l raham visited iiis ter . -NIrs. Byrnes, at D e r i j . -N Sa turday .

Mrs. A. -M, Felch riir, '- 'i, t.i Ihe home ..f h . r .l.i'i--'-.-l-'red -\. I 'arker . ciak l-.ill : par t of the sununer . .-- i..- <; win ter at l'hil.i<ieli>hi.t wi::; daii ; ;hler. coinini; fr-.n. tli. r.- ; ford snme weeks aco. whe i , been visitini: at the h.inie -i

Charles I"'oss .',11.1 f.i'ni;\ ;r. \e(-ek from th.- house : ; i . ' \ ix • o<-cup.%iii;: on Hi;:h sir.-.-t : r eus ' cotta;;.- on Cottn-.- - - v

-Mrs. l,iirreti;i S],ml,Iiou .r fli a part\- of h.-r frii-nrls r.n. bors on l-'rida,\- evenin-.: of I-i i ju i te n Xarat- mixe.l e..mp.iTi\ the games and music ;ti..l th.-i.Ition of sandwiches mni c.-ft and fruit.

A par ty of seven >-oiiir_- i-tow-n motored to Merrini.ic Donnelly 's big car on Thursdav morn­ing to call on Miss Carri.- Sbi t tuck-w-ho is ,at tiresont a te.icher there and give her a genuine surpris,v

Tho Ready Workers ' circle had a soclal meet ing ,at tho home of Mrs. Fred Dunlnp on Thursday evening of last week. At tho close it was \-oted to ad journ until tho Mrst Thursday In October ,

Mis."! Kit ty Murray of Auburnda le s p e n t Sunday at her old home in town wi th hor mother , Mrs. Thomas .Mur­ray . Sho came by auto with a friend. Jo.seph Flood, accompanied by the M1-1-SCS Flood and a young lady fri«nd.

W. E. Chapman ha» been delivering lce t h i s week from a (Ine new Ico wagon, nicely painted and let tered.

Helen Parker , daugh te r of .Mr. and Mrs, Chostor A. F'arker, has rocontly been undor t rea tment with Dr, Klt­t r e d g e of Nashua for th roa t troublo.

Mrs, George Tucker, Nashua stroot, en te r t a ined an au to pa r t y of frionds f rom Revere on Memorl.al day, Thoy w e r e Mr, and Mrs. W, H. Wobstor and d a u g h t e r Lorlno and Mr, and Mrs, R icha rdson ,

Mr, and Mrs. D- E- Weston took an a u t o t r ip to Woonsocket , R, I„ and Worces t e r on Wednesday on business .

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1,joyed ne C..1-• i . k . -

.Mr.

Mrs. Mar> (Lawrence) P e a c h f rom Marlboro, was In town S a t u r d a y on business connected with h e r f a t h e r ' s estate ,

Mr- and Mrs. W. A. K e m p and Mr. and Mrs. Wllllajn Shepa rdson took an au to t r ip to F rank l in , N. H., Tuesday, where they will speiid a few-days oil a lishlng expedit ion,

Mr, and Mrs. Ralnsford Dowaro en­ter ta ined Mr. and Mrs, A n d r e w s and Mr- and Mi-s. Salt, from Brooklyn, N, Y.. over the week-end and hol iday. They came by au to on Sa tu rday . Mrs. Doware, who had beon shopp ing in New York, r e tu rned wi th t hem. MLss­es Arlene and Miriam were alao a t h o m e for the holiday,

B e r t . Ripley, of Natick, and J o h n O'Connell, of Cochi tuate , fo rmer resi­den ts here , wore In town for Memo­r i a l day, greet ing old friends.

Mrs, Margare t Davis is en t e r t a in ing he r father , Pa t r i ck Tully, of Beach­mont ,

Mr. and Mrs. E lmer Woston went to Bennington, .N. H., on Memoria l day, going in Duran t ' s au to .

W a l t e r Pierce, a wel l-known ci t i ­zen, residing Just oft the N a s h u a road, met with an accident on Tuesday foronoon. He was driving up Hollls stroet, and when near the res idence of his brother , John Pierce, his horae took fright at something beside tho road and turned in at the dr iveway, colliding with one of the maplo t rees , Mr, Plerco seems to have boen t h r o w n agains t thc tree and ho was t aken up uncon-sclous and carr ied into his bro ther ' s house. He rallied toward evening, but his condition r e m a i n s un ­changed in other respects. He Is un ­able to move his lower l imbs a n d is considered in a critical condit ion, a l ­though the a t t end ing physic ian . Dr. Qua. gives hopes of u l t ima te recovery.

Little -Miss Marjorie Nash Is pay­ing a shor t visit to her g r a n d p a r e n t s , .Mr. and Mrs. O, M. Nash, She c a m e up from Chelsea with he r p a r e n t s for .Memorial day and w-ill r e m a i n tor awhi le to r ecupe ra t e from a two-weeks ' Illness from measles .

The business meet ing and social p lanned by the E p w o r t h leaguo for the evening of J u n o 4, has been jiost­poned unli l J u n e 11.

T h e ••Jolly E i g h t " met wi lh Mrs. F . W. Buss a t her new- h o m e on I i iver s t ree l Wodnosday evening. Whis t w-as enjoyed, the number be ing Jusl enough for two tables. Mi-ss Lydia Wai te secured lirst prize- T h c hos t ­ess served delicious r e f r e shmen t s of lce cre.ain and, cake.

Chandie r Tucker , t rom L'. S. S, Vir­ginia, has been visiting , hi.s m o t h e r , Mrs- S- E. P. Tucker , th is week- Tho cruiser a r r ived in Boston last Sa tu r ­day and he has a week 's leavo of a b ­sence- Mrs- T u c k e r a ccompan ied her husband hero, and they will spend some days before re turn i r ig to the i r home .in Mar lboro .

Mrs- J- A. Saunders was takon to the hosp i ta l a t Nashua on Tue.sday-Ano the r opera t ion of a s imi lar n a t u r e to t h a t per formed in t h e winter , a l ­t h o u g h not a s serious, was per formed, t h e t roub le being a nasal ono.

T h e a l l -day meet ing of t h e L. S. C. B r a n c h -\l l iance of tho Uni t a r i an so­ciety will meet in the ladies ' r o o m on Fr idav , J u n e 11. The l i t e ra ry p r o ­g r a m ' will be held a t 10.^0 in the morn ing and the business session a t tw-o in the afternoon. Box lunch as usual .

Mr- and Mrs. E d w a r d Davis, from Rumford , Me., a re visiting Mr. and Mrs, Josoph Davis, N a s h u a s t ree t . The m a r r i a g e of E d w a r d Davis to Mlss Margare t F l a h e r t y took place May 31, a t St. Anth ln lous c h u r o h in Rumford , the i r visit he re being a pa r t of the i r w-edding trip-

Mr- and Mrs- Carlysle Kelley, of Somervil le, visited a t Woo.lslde w-lth her g r a n d p a r e n t s over Sunday and tho holiday-

Mr. and Mrs. Erbe r t Wil l iams were forcibly, though very plea.santly r e ­minded tha i they Had been wedded forty vears on Wednesday evening , June 2'. By a very skillfully p l anned a r r a n g e m e n t Ihey were invited out for an au to ride in the early evening. In thei r absence a pa r ty n u m b e r i n g about sixteen of the i r f r iends and neighbors took posses-sion of the i r pleasant home on P a r k s t reet . Ihe l r daughter , Mi-Ss Gladys Wi l l i ams , a i d ­ing the conspi ra tors . On the r e t u r n of Mr. and Mrs. Wil l iams from the i r ride they were met at the door of a bril l iantly i l lumined house, and invit­ed to w-alk in. The i r su rp r i s e w-as genuine, but th i s did nol m a r thoi r pleasure in the social evening which foll.iwe.l w-ith re f reshmenis . Many good wishes for successive ann ivo r -.saries were left behind by tho d e p a r t ­ing guests.

-Mrs. S. 1-:. P.. Tucker r e t u r n e d a short t ime ago from a visil wi th her sons in Hudson and Peabody . being br.uiLilit back in Dr. Chase Tucke r ' s aut.i bv his son Milton- Las l weok sh.- received intel l igence t h a t he r s..n. Dr. Tneker . had boen takei i lo the h. 'spital a l Peabody for an opera t ion for appendici t i s . The opera t ion was performed by Dr. Jnnos, of Boston. und w-as very successful. The pat ient is reported as Improving.

.Miss Sena Whipple , a sch.ool nurse .if Kverett . spent Sunday and the h.ili.lav with her friend. -Miss Ida sha t t uek . Wesl s t reet . Her sister . .Mrs. Collins, also accomiianied her f.ir the two-days ' out ing.

Cuests in town for the hol iday with .Mr, and Mr.s. Hober t Sherwood w-ere .Mrs. Agnes Cuthber t son from F i t ch ­burg, -Mrs. Will Lackey from Oroton, and .Mr. and -Mrs. H. -Vrthur Brown and snn Hnrold from Brookl ino, N, H--Mlss -Marjorle also siient Sunday at home from -Mrs. J. B. Hondoi-son's. v.'here she is assist ing.

l i a r r y Jewe t t . of Exeter . X. II.. was in town visiting re la t ives over the holidays.

Mr. and Mrs. Albort E v e r t s camo from Roxbury last .Saturday to spend Sunday and Memorial day wi th Mr. :ind Mrs. H. N. Tower.

Misses &arah and M. E. T u c k e r en­ter ta ined thoi r sistor, Mlss Alice Tucker , from Bedford, and a friend, .Ml.«s Key, from Boston, over Memo­rial day at the i r home n e a r Hea ld ' s pond,

,Mrs. Alfred Boynton m e t wi th qui te an accidont a t h e r h o m e on E l m stroot on T h u r s d a y of las l week . She had placed thc rugs f rom a room which was In process of be ing wh i t ­ened on hor back piazza. F o r g e t t i n g tha t thev were t h e r e , a n d hav ing r a the r poor eyesight, s h e t r i pped over thom and fell. F o r t u n a t e l y , t h e w o r k m a n , aamue l MarshaU, was w-lthln call and ass is ted h e r td a couch and called a phys ic ian by a tolcphone from hU house nea rby . I t was found "that no bones w e r e b rok ­en, but ono side nnd l imb w e r c bad ly bruised and discolored. She h a s been linable to walk since t h a t t ime only with ass is tance , bu t a t h e r advanced ago, e igh ty - th ree years , s h e m a y con­sider t h e rcsul t of h e r fall ve ry for­t una t e t o b e no worse, Mrs . J o h n Marshal l , t h e nur se . Is c a r i n g for he r nt p resen t . H e r s ls tor-In-Iaw, ."Mrs, Alfred Lawrence , Is a lso l iv ing the re .

C F Dane wen t to LoweU last Sat ­urday, wh'ere h e Is t h e , gUest-of h is sori. He Is a m e m b e r of t h e G, A. R, of t h a t city, and Joined t h e m In the i r Memorial day observance .

Rev, F r a n k Davis and w-Ife c a m e from Marshal l , Texas, last week , where they spent the winter . T h e y a ro thc gues ts of .Mr. and Mrs. Ed ­ward A, Johnson and af te r a visit dur ing this woek will p robably go to Norr idgewoek, Me., for thc s u m m e r ,

Mr, and Mrs. Krnost Bart le t t , of Dorchester , wore guests over tho week-end and holiday at the home of C. L. Bemls, Mrs. IJartlett and he r two chi ldren remained for a longer visit dur ing th i s week.

Mr- a n d Mrs, E. A. Johnson en te r ­tained H a r r y Morril l and wife, from Concord, N. H,, and Mrs. Xollle Mor^ rell and d a u g h t e r P.uth, from Law­rence, on Memoria l day.

W a r r e n Lawrence , the young son. of Mrs; H a r r y Lawrence, Nashua street, ' Is In St, Jo seph ' s hospital , Nashua, for t r e a t m e n t for :i nervous disease wh ich seemed to be the r e ­sult of an a t t a c k of rheuma t i sm. He Is Improving a t present ,

Mr, and Mrs- P- J- HayOs and fatn­lly wont to Springlleld by au to on last Sa turday , r e m a i n i n g over Sunday and the hol iday w i th re la t ives .

The W, C, T. U. recept ion to elder­ly fr iends p lanned to be hold on J u n e 9, will be postponed until J u n e IG, In order hot to prove conlllctlng to the ladles of the Congregat iona l society, who had p lanned a suppor on J u n e 10,

Mrs. Wil l iam 11. Heers gavo an ad ­dress on the work of the Morgan Me­moria l c h u r c h in Boston and its s u m ­m e r , work a t South Athol boforo a good-sized aud ience a t tho Congrega­t ional ves t ry on last Snnday evening. She show-od a thorough know-ledge of the work, speak im; more par t icu la r ly of t ha t p h a s e of the work In which she h a s been Interestetl personal ly for the past t ew years . This was a m o n g the ch i ldren a t the s u m m e r c a m p at South Athol , Her r e m a r k s wore in­teres t ing a n d comprehens ive , giving the audiorice much insight into tho m a n n e r in which the work is carr ied on, and its resul t .

On T h u r s d a y afteruiion of last w-eek Mrs. WllUam H. Deware en ter ta ined a party, of ladios in the sei-ies of en­t e r t a i n m e n l s gh'eii by the commit tee of the Ladies ' Benevolent ij.jcioty- It was or iginal ly intended to have as guests ten ladles who should oach eii-lor ia in ten o thers , t h u s making a chain. The n u m b e r has been enlarg­ed, however, by friends of the hostess on soveral occasions- Twenty ladies w-ere presen t on T h u r s d a y and' en-Joyed a social af ternoon- .Mrs- Henry Tarbel l presided at the piano and rendered several select ions; also, ac t ­ing as accompanis t for several s ing-era. The hostess w.as assisted by Miss E the l K e m p in serving re f reshments of ico c ream and cake.

Mrs, S u m n e r Law-rence and Miss Ka the r lne Lawrence , of F i tchburg , have been ' the guests of Mrs. Addison Woodward this . week, coming Sa tur ­day... ;

Mr-s- F r a n k Bennet t r e tu rned la-st Sa turday from a ten-davs ' visit in Al­fred, Me,

N a t h a n Blood, of ^Vorcester, and his sister. Miss Flora Blood, of Nash ­ua, were in town over Memorial day.

Miss Lill ian Fros t w-ent lo visit he r sister a l Proctorsvi l le , Vt., lasl Sat -urday-

The Ladles ' Benevolent society of the Congregat ional c h u r c h w-lll hold

"Lowe Brothers Hard Drying Fioor Paint I just the thing for oui old ifloors—

"I t is easy to apply—-we can do it ourselves—and so inex­pensive. It wears well, too, and makes the floors ranch easier to keep clean; thus making them more sanitary for the children to play upon. There is quite a variety of attractive colors to choose from.-'

Lowe B r o t h e r s H a r d D r y i n g F loor P a i n t u m a d e

especiaUy for use on floors w h e r e m o r e expens ive finishes are

no t des i r ed . I t d r i e s h a r d e n o u g h in twe lve hours t b wa lk

upon . G e t a color c a r d a t our s tore .

1. G. DWINELL Phelps' Block AYEE, MASS;

tho decorat ion of thc graves of com-i-ados w-as per formed by the m e m b e r s of the post In the forenoon. At one b'clock thc procession was formed u n d e r past c o m m a n d e r Honry C. T h u r s t o n for the m a r c h to tho Center. T h e mombers of the iiosl w-ere eight in n u m b o r th i s year. About tw-enty Boy Scouts ac ted as escort." The lads m a d e a fine a i ipea rance in thoir new scout su i t s ,and caps, the" youngost member , littlo Richard Child, being par t i cu la r ly not iceable a s ho marched by the sldo of his fa ther , P.ev, D. R, Child, who h a s beon dr i l l ing the bov,s. Th i s little four-year-oUl Only joined t h e m near his home.

Impress ive services were held a t the post lot, the D, A, R. joining in this sorvico- T h e school chi ldren joined tho procession a t tho Center and marched inlo I^rescott hall , w-hero the exercises w-ore held, "The address of t h e day by F. W. Gilbert of .Somerville show-od much concent ra ted though t and research on the subjecl , "Dutios of the present In the light of tho pas t . " Inevi tably our relat ion to the E u r o p e a n war entered inlo tho sub­ject . The school chi ldren rendered sovoral pa t r io t ic songs dur ing the af­ternoon, showing excellent t ra in ing. The Pepporell .Military band furnishod the music dur ing the af lernoon ,and gavo a concert from t h e bands tand in the evening. s

Upon the r e tu rn of tho comrades of the G. A. R. in the af ternoon from the h.all, a tine suppe r was furnished to themse lves and friends in I. O. O. F. b.anquet hall by the Ejiw-orth leaguo of tiie M. E. church .

It w-as noted by those a t Pre.scott hall t ha t good order was mainta ined by Othcor Andrews in the hall and cor r idors of the bui lding with the ex­cept ion of a shor t tlino when he was unavoidably absent . Also in tho ove­n ing in the crowd ga the red about tho bands t and ho w-as m u c h in evidence and succeeded in keep ing the t eams a n d au tos within cer ta in l imits so "that a c lear passageway w-as provided in the centor of the s t ree t .

Memoria l Day E\ercls<-s, T h e annua l Memorial day e-\ercises

were held a l the schools on Fr iday af ternoon of lasl week, . \s in pre\-l-

thoir annua l s t r awbe r ry supiier in the ous voars the need of a more spa-vcstry on •Thursday, J u n e 10, A novel | d o u s roOm in Which to assemble all feature will be the twelve tables dec orated to represent the lwel%-e mon ths of tho year, and each presided over by a hostess. Suppe r w-ill be served a t 6.30 o'cb.ck. At eight o'clock a free en te r t a inment of music and readings will be given. The commi t ­tee in chari;.* a re Mrs. Wa l t e r Shat ­tuck, Mis.^ l-:;>-n Miller and Mrs. F red Bancroft .

Carl l)re'-y ot Boston, w-as a Me­morial da.\" - i..-st a t t h e home of his sister, .Mr.<, I ' rank Bennet t .

.Merrill, of Boston, spent with he r mothe r . .Mrs.

:i. Townsend sireet . h Ger r l sh came from • spend Slinda>- and the . Mrs. Louise Lawrence :t's. .!. from Gardner , was in m o r i a l day. going from nti to t h e famil\" lot at

s Camp-flre Girls held a '-eting at thoir r.ioms on

!].ion of l.asl w-eek. The friends of the gir ls were

">, Mrs. Lewis gave an ilk on the Law govern-I'-Iire circle. •i.in of l h e president of I! Woman'.s club to the

I- -is-l Village Social club ^ is kindly po.st poned un­

il e. .as m a n y of the Kast f.'iers w-oul(l hai-e been •111 a t t e n d i n g iiv the ser i -i iccurr ing on Tuesday to

'.erco, .•.- .Mahony has been vlsit-fi..m Middleboro a par t

i - tuck. from Dartni.iUth at the h o m e of his par -

• • h 'd iday . •r Pa t t e r son , from K.i-e. :iii,g he r niece. -Mrs. A. H. -.ml streot . -She has lieen r ,relati\-es througi i New and a l t hough eighty-tive . t rave ls tibout alono. Ml I J I wrence and he r 'he r , J a m e s , spent Tues -iiii to colobr.ato his six-• iay. Mlss Lawrence re-

from Seat t le , Wash. . m h S,an F'rancl-sco, where "ff for a fow- days ' s igh t -will r e m a i n hore durin.g

.Miss Kit;. the holiila;. Lucius Wil^

Mi.ss i:.l: Worcesl ei i h o l i d : i \ \^.•.] at .Mrs. .\:;,,

A. -\ i:; town "i\ ',-', here t" • Groton,

The I-,, , cerem.ill! i: Frida.v a:-* : inothers :• • invited - . . instnicl; ' , : ing th.* . " •

Th.- i- ,.-the (i:il: ladies . :" • ,. on J1111" -til a tl,- • Villa;,-.* prev.'11 !' ous a.*i ; Walt.-r '•

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-Mrs i:;i;., ra t i . i r , :r.-iii of ill.* . Le i i r \ 1 IJiisiii. -

-Mr ,,i colvi im I pa r . ' i i - - . nils-..11 -Iun.' ,,;

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-M i.ss v lob-n i iy b e e n r.,1 W e i l n to h<*

: Il.'l G a r d n e r is t ak ing a va-111 her dut ios In tho offlce .n ip ion- In torna t lona l . ,Iohn u-radu.ato of t h e F l t c h b u r g

i.illege. Is t a k i n g he r place, I .Mrs, A, A, Sha t tuok a r c r e -i igra tu la t lons a s the gran'd-

i a son born to Mr, and Mr-s, Sha t tuck a t Worces te r on

Ku.ssell, J r . 1!. Hoald Is vis i t ing re la t ives

s.- H igh lands th i s week, -Mary M c P a r t l a n waa t aken

. ill in S h i r l e y , ' w h e r e she h a s 1 the p a s t few weeks, ea r ly .lay m o r n i n g . She wns b r o u g h t home on Mt, Lebanon s t ree t ,

acc.imiiiiiiiod by a nur se . La te r In the ,i;iv she w a s removed to t h e Nashua hospital by h e r physician, Dr, Qua for t r e a t m e n t a n d ob-servatlon of sviii|,inms, a n d a possible o p e r a ­tion Sh.i ^ a a accompan ied t h e r e hy the nurse and t h e j o u m c y was m a d e as f.-isy ny posslblo by m e a n s of a stretcher.

Momorlnl Day' Excrdflcn. . - . The weather on Mernorlal day . May

SI. was the finest for yea r s . T h e ex­ercises at the v a r i o u s ceme te r i e s w i t h

the chi ldren and still have room to sea l the guosis w-as- very appa ren t . In somo of the more modern school­rooms provision has been m a d e for such occasions b.v having two adjoin­ing rooms built in such a manne r they may be th rown together , and in a n ­o the r s ix teen-room bui lding an a s sem­bly room capable of s i t t ing five h u n -hundred , w-ilh a good s tage, n-as fin­ished off in the top of t h e building. The inconvenience was nol felt by the chi ldren, however, and eaeh ono took the i r p a r t s in the p r o g r a m ver\- credi­tably.

-\t the M.ain street school a song-"C>ld Glory," was given by t h e 6th. 7th and Sth g r a d e s : llag -s.alute, g rade 5: exercise, g r ade I ; song, .grade 2; exerci.so, g rades i and i: speaking, gr.ade 3: song, g rades i and 3: reci-t,ation and song, pupi ls of Cenier school: exercise, g rades 4 and 5; song, gr.ades 4 and xt-. reciuit ion, Kut l : Marshal l . g rade 6: song, g rade 6: reci ta t ion, K a t h e r i n e Hobar t . g rade 7; song, g rade 7; reei tat ion, Lincoln 's Get tysburg speech, g rade 7: roading. Ear l Nut t ing , g rade S; piano solo. Leon Winch, g rade 6; reci ta t ion. Helen Sulli\.an. g r ade u; chorus , school : Victrola selection.

At the Groton s t ree t school the p r o g r a m w-as tln.'iy carr ied rtut. It consisted of a Victrola selection: .ad­dress of welcome. .Madeline Hacke t t : song. ".Anthem of peace." girls ' c h o r u s : recitalii^.n, '-Tiie re.l, whi te and b lue , " Daniel H,aG:garty: Victrola select ion: reci tat ion. '-The llag is pass­ing by," I taymond Hacke t t ; song, "Decorat ion day," Mary ,Malloy and Anthony Dwyor: recitat i .m, "W hy thoy m a r c h . " .lack O'Toole: song, g rades 5 and H: reci tat ion, "The -•\nierican lioi-." Kenne th Davis: reci­tat ion. "The blue ,aml the gray ," -M'lnlca Haggert \ - : song, girls ' cho rus : reclt,ation, "Decorat ion ila.v." Ruth Sllejiard: reci ta t ion, "Our soldier boy," Mary Aldr ich : song, grades 7 and S; reci ta t ion, .loh.i Lynch: song. Dor.a Lefebore : reci ta t ion, -*We have no s t and ing a r m y , " F ranc i s Cushing; song, . throo gir ls : reciati ' in. "Tho counters ign w-as Mar.i-." Anna Hag­gor ty : reei tat ion, ".Memorial day ," Vivian Hol t : song, g rades 3 and 4: reci ta t ion. " I ' n k n o w n . " Dorothy Holt ; recit.ation. "Our count ry ." Georgo W h a l o n : llag sa lu te nnd singing of "Amer ica ;" by ,a"iidionco and pupils.

At the Main .street building the chi ldron were addressed by George O, TarboU, c o m m a n d e r of tho T h o m a s P.arker po-st, who del ighted the chi l ­d r en wi th var ious examples of thc bugle call . Rev, J- B, Lewis, Supt, A. R, Pau l l a n d m a n y o the r guests were presen t ,

Af t h e Groton s t ree t school t h e ch i ld ren •were addressed by Rov, W, H, Beers , and E, H. Goss for the G, A. R, . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C h n r c h Kn tc r t a lnmc t i l .

T h e e n t e r t a i n m e n t given by the ladles a t t h e Congregat ional vo-stry on -Thursday evening. May 27, was finely a r r a n g e d a n d , presen ted by the com­m i t t e e In,Charge, T h e over ture open­ing t h e p r o g r a m w a s given by an or ­ches t r a , p l a n n e d for t h a t occasion. In keep ing wi th t h c comedy" which fol­lowed. E a c h c h a r a c t e r In thc cast of " T h e girl w h o paid t h e bills," waa so well po r t r ayed . It would be difficult to d i sc r imina te . Miss Helen Lovojoy a d d e d m u c h trf t ho p leasure of t h e a u d i e n c e bv h e r select ions on the vio­lin, w h i c h , wore beaut l tuUy rendered .

T h e mixed q u a r t e t In thei r selection ."Come w h e r e m y love lies d reaming , " respondd-* to a n enthus ias t ic encore,

p ic tures , a s seen In the i r a r t i s t i c ever­green f rame, were every one of them genu ine works of a r t , m u c h t ime and p r e p a r a t i o n haying been given the cos tumes , which wore very e labora te and appropr i a t e - Mrs- E l izabe th At­t r idge a p p e a r e d as tho "Br ide , " in full wedding a t t i re , t he Br ida l chorus from Lohengr in boing sung by an in-I'isible choir- Mrs- ^I- H- Liinc made a perfect nun, song, "Tho ro-sary-"

Mr-s- G. H- Towor In a most e lab­ora te" cos tume Impersona ted "The belle of t h e . bal l ," song, "After the ball w'as over," Mlss Lydia Wal te Impersona ted the widow, the song be­ing from the opera, " B r i g h t e.ves," Mlss Helen Hayes m a d e a s t r i k ing mi l i ta ry girl, t h e bugle call being sounded , Doris D u r a n t a s the co­que t t e was very sw-oot and demure , the song, " D r e a m faces ," by ladles ' voices- Miss Anna Peabody mado a c h a r m i n g count ry girl , t he song, "Good old s u m m e r t i m e . " Mr-s- F-W- Buss impersona ted the golf girl, the music being a dash ing p iano solo.

Miss Marguer i t e Donnel ly was ca re ­fully dresed as a nurse , t h e song bo­ing the "Lul laby" from E r m i n i e , sung by ladles ' voices. R u t h Morgan In line cap .and gown w-as an Ideal coU lege girl , tho music" a collogo song. Miss Gladys Wil l iams m a d o a Milo h u n t i n g girl dressed in a full r id ing cos tume, the h u n t e r ' s call being sounded by bugle. Mrs. Will Dennen d raped w-ilh tho na t iona l colors and ca r ry ing a small llag. Impersona ted the final p ic lure "Columbia , " t h e music be ing " . \mor ica , " sung by the audlonce .

The commi t t ee , Mrs. Bliss, who a r ­ranged all the deta i ls ot a very unique en to r t a inment , deserves miich prai,se for thc success a t l cnd lng the affaii',

(Ji 'ange Notes, T h e r e was a largo a t t o n d a n c e at

t h e Grango meet ing on la-st week F r i ­day evoning, much Interes i being manifes ted in the competitive^^ con­test- This was between the m e m b e r s mar r i ed and unmar r i ed , t h e losers being the ones to give t h e , annua l harves t d inner next fall.

The re wore many gues ts from Gro­lon, Hollls and Nashua Granges , and lon from the L u n e n b u r g Grange ,

T h e mar r i ed m e m b e r s provided the following p r o g r a m : Corne t solo, G, H- T o w e r ; two vocal solos, O. M, Nash ; reading, Mrs. Amy S h a t t u c k ; an original paper , Mrs. MInuie Green, in which she gave a t the close a poem, br inging in lho n a m e of every m e m b e r of tho Grange ; solo, G. Ha r ­old Towor; reading. Mrs. Khnba i l . A p a n t o m i m e follow-ed on the poem "Mending a punch -bowl , " by Oliver Wendel l Holmes, oach c h a r a c t e r men­tioned dur ing the read ing of the poem being represented by ac t ive card­board figures, opera ted behind the scenes.

The unmar r i ed m e m b e r s presented the follow-ing p r o g r a m : Solo. Char les Spau ld ing ; vioiin solo, ill.ss . \ d a m s ; reading , Ellen .Miller; violin solo, Lloyd Bancrof t : paper on "Tho moun­tains of Mas-sachuseits," Mis-s Sarah Tucke r . A series of t ab leaux rep re ­sent ing familiar adve r t i s emen t s was show-n. " P a c k e r ' s t a r s o a p " was por­t rayed by .Miss Ellen Mlllor and Henry Wilson; ".Amour's puro l a r d " by Mlss Muriel Robinson, ilressed a.s a cook; "Den t ' s too thache g u m " b.v Honry Wilson: "Wal t e r Bake r ' s cocoa" by .Miss Ellen .Miller In a p p r o p r i a t e ga rb ; "Cream of w h e a t " by Henry Wilson, who was the " r ea l " c r eam of wheal man . caji, white coat, smile and al l : "-Moxie" by Miss A d a m s and Lloyd Baner.ift .

Both p r o g r a m s wero well app l aud ­ed, but the deci.slon was givon in favor of the one presented by the mar r ied nienib.-rs. t he judges being t h e mas le r of the I .unenburg Grange , Mr. War ­ron: .Millard Sawyor. of Groton . past mas te r of tho Pomona Grange , and Lester Hall, past m a s t e r of . \ a shua , N. H. Grange .

The next meet ing of I ' rescott Grange w-ill be on Frida>' evt-ning. .Inne 11. and will be in c h a r g e of .Mrs. .Minnie Green.

baske t from the Eas t 'Vi l l age club a n d • a wrea th from the Bi>w-orth league.

Dar ing Burg la ry , On T h u r s d a y night of last w-eek

the Ford car belonging to Marshal l Meriam .w-as t aken from the ga rage on "his grouiids, near the houso, run out to tho s t ree l and abou t 600 feet up Townsend sireet by hand pow-er, It w-as stopjied nea r the residence of, Char les P a r k e r and, an a t t emp t w-as o i iden t ly m a d e to s ta r t It unde r its own powor. . \ s a small connect ing pin happened to have been re thoved: by the owner for some small repair,-) they were unablo to do this,, Thc t ime of this bold robbery Is set a t abou t midnight . Probably fear ing a possible passerby the ' thieves proceed­ed to strlii t he au to of every th ing ro- ' movable, even drawing off the gaso- " lone into a pall borrowed from Mr-P a r k e r , a l t hough he was unaw-are of the loan unli l later. They also bor­rowed his" clothesl ine In the s a m e mannor , probably for uso in tying to ­ge the r the i r loot- It was qui te plainly manifested tha t they came In an a u t o and put all the various p a r t s of t h e machinery , t i res and tools, t he e.sli-matcd wor th of which would bc abou t 5125, itito It,

Mr. Merr iam discovered his loss t-firly F r iday morning, a lmos t s imul ­taneously with the au lo being discov­ered -standing beside the road. Chief Androw-s, being prompt ly notified, w-as -as p rompt ly on the scene. Nolllica-tlon to the police of all the s u r r o u n d ­ing tow-ns w-as his first move- It w-as thon though t the au lo of tho n ight m a r a u d e r s headed tow-ard Towns -end.

Dur ing the day, Fr iday, iio definHte clues were obtained, but dur ing t h e evening a message came from the of­ficer In Li t t le ton tha t t h ree young men in .an a u t o loaded with a u t o a c ­cessories and o lhe r ar l ic les had been • t aken in cha rge . It seems tha t a b o u t six o'clock t h a t af lernoon, evidently being shor t o t cash, the i r appe t i t e s got the be l te r of lhe i r caution- Pies and othor food was t aken from t h e pan t ry of a woman living In the ou t ­sk i r t s of the town- Angry a t the loss of her good food t h e police were notltled and following In the direct ion thc a u t o had gone, the t h r e e m e n were over taken and the au to wi th i ts loot discovered, , The caso came up for trial in t h e

di-4lrlct cour t a t Ayer on Tuesday niorning. Thoy gave the n a m e s of Josoph Lemonaux, F r a n k Cross, a l i as Shaw, and J o h n Adams, a l ias Durand , hai l ing from New- Bedford. The ca r they w-ere runn ing w-as registered un­der the namo of one of tho youn:; men and was found to belong to his mothor . T h e younge-st of the t r io had been a member a t one t ime of tho Indus t r ia l .School for Boys In Shirley, bul had run away some t ime ago.

Tho sentence passed by J u d g e At­wood on the larceny charge prefer red by t h e Lit t leton par ty w-as tha t th is boy be r e lu rned there in charge of one of tho otlicers of the ins t i tu t ion, and the tw-o others be commit ted I.J t h e Concord reformatory.

On the cha rge iireferretl by t h e Pepporell officer of b reak ing and en­te r ing in the night t ime, all t h r e e were hold in thc sum of $,i00 for a p ­pearance a t the next, t e rm of tho su­perior court .

Death , May Edna Cotton w-.as relea."ed from

her suffering on last Sunday morn ing .at t he home of he r uncle , Richard Cotton, on Cottage s t reet , and was takon up yonder, Sho haa been more or less an Invalid since two yoars ago, when she w,aa found to bo afflict­ed wi th tuberculos is of tho spine. At t h a t t ime she was t aken to t h e Mass­a c h u s e t t s hospital , w-hore t h e opera­tion of ingraf t ing a bone was per­formed. Al though s h e seemed lo have benefitted by th i s opera t ion a t first, la tor thoro w-as a r e c u r r e n c e of tho F.ame troublo, and last win ter .she was aga in taken to t h c hospi tal , w h e r e she w-as placed In a cas t . About two wooks ago sho was t aken with bil ious fever, which, wi th t h c compli­cat ion of the spinal t rouble , was t h c cause of her dea th ,

E d n a , a s she was known, h a s been cared for by a n a u n t since he r in­fancy,- H e r fa ther , H a r r y Cotton, was notified of h e r illnoss by a l e t t e r sent to h i s last known addres s , bu t It mus t have failed to r each h im. T h e Child was of s ingular ly lovable disposit ion, and In t h e seven y e a r s of h e r sho r t l i te was r a re ly k n o w n to he ang ry w i th h e r p l a y m a t e s o r unk ind . W h e n in b e t t e r h e a l t h s h e w a s pecul iar ly sunny and cheerful . To h o r a u n t attd uncle, who h a v e so fai thfully cared for her , s h e w a s llko a chi ld of the i r own a n d Is m o u r n e d aa deeply.

Services wero held a t h e r h o m e on T u e s d a y af te rnoon. Rev, J , B . Lewis, Mr. Cot ton ' s pas tor , a n d R e w W, H , Beers, ' w h o had visited t h e Ilttle girl d u r i n g t h i s i l lness, w e r e the-ofilclatlng c l e rgyman , Mrs, Els ie Copp sang a s y m p a t h e t i c select ion. A profus ion of hcau t l fu l flowen were h e a p e d a b o u t h e r l i t t le casket , sp r ays of roseik lilies.

At In termiss ion t h e lce cream cones rwee t pcaa a n d c a r n a t i o n s be ing sent received ft good pa t ronage . The d r e a m Mn by h e r m a n y k ind f r i ends ; aI«o, a

Baseball XoK-s, On last Sa tu rday af ternoon the Mil­

ford high school team played the Pepperel l high school te.ain on the playground. -*\l the si-\lh inning the score slood 11 to i. in favor of P e p ­iierell. S..nie discussi.in .aro.so on one of the decisions of the umpire , Burke , of Peppere i i . and the game w-.as th rown up.

On Monday foronoon an interested crowd .gathered to watch the c.mtest between a picko.l nine of the high school a lumni and the regular h igh ,school team. The a lumni team w-ere Kay Soule. J o h n Leary, Wendell Love­joy, Frod Pendergas t . Har ry O'Toole. T h o m a s Sullivan, Willi.am Breen. Halph Buck and Wilfred Leary. -- s the older pl-ayors bogan to warm up to the w-ork tile p.ace became too rapid for the regular team, and some of the p layers seemed to got a trifie " ra t t l ed , " a l though they played a good g a m e Albort Everts , of Rox­bury, was chosen to umpi re tho gamo, Tho scoro was IS lo 2, in favor of the a lumni tcnm,

-\t t h ree o'clock on Monday .after­noon ,a g a m e wax called betw-een a Pepperel l t eam and the Rovers of F l t c h b u r g a t the pl,ayground-s. T h e l ineup of the Pepporell toam was as follows: Wilfred Loary, c : J a m e s -SulUvan. p . ; Burns , of Groton, l b , ; Carroll -Milan. 2b,; J o h n Leary , 3b, : F red I ' endergas t , If.; Wendel l Love-Joy, rf,; T l iomas Sullivan, cf,; F r e d Gagnon, ss. T h e Rovers were la te In a r r iv ing and were not In thei r usutil ^ y good form. T h e Peppere l l s played a >y i good game , tho .score being 20 to 2, In the i r favor, • Maurice Gilchrist , of Winchendon , was umjilre,

Now Adver t i sement .

CARD OF THANgS~ We wish to express our sincere '

thanks to the many kind frionds,-noighbors, the Forget-Not Circle of King's Daughters and nil who so kind­ly helped us In various ways d u r i n ? tho sickness and death of our aister. and our bereavement; also,- many thanks to thc s ingers and for the boautifui now'crs.

' Mlss Alma P, .Grimes, Herber t C, Grimes, Willie T, Grimes,

• Littloton, May 2, 19t5, •

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