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Fortieth Year Ayer Mass SSttiirday April 25 1908 W E J S T K O R D

ABOUT TowN-^Caroline A Perliam an inmate of the town farm for fourteen jreart died Monday She was the widow

bullV of Allen R Perham and until his death lived at the stone house on tbe farm on the TVnetboro road a short distance beyond Flushing pond She hat no known relashytives living an only son having died sev-eral years ago

Owing to friction in essentials the lait car from Westford to North Chelmsford came to a standstill last Sunday evening in front of the residence of F W Bannis-

bullter where it remained all night There being no passengers the conductor and

motorman walked to Brookside and took the car for their homes in Ayer

Frank Drew as thrifty farmer is paintshying the picture of thrift on bis barn at his Stony Brook farm on Lowell road

James H OBrien has been busy teamshying sawmill and fixtures to Sudbury for Daniel H Sheeban who is the owner of several cotton-cider-sawmill combioations

A gang of men are busy tamping the track of the electric road after tbe frosts of spring

At the fourth coLgressional republican convention held in Ayer last Saturday afshyternoon Westford was represented by G T Dav Capt S H Fletcher Hon Her-bert E Fletcher Geo H Hartford and S

_ h Taylor The lat two were the legal aJ delegates the others represented a wide

accjuaintance and infiaence in the republishycan party

The petition for relocating the road from the house of Charles Edwards to Chelmsshy

ford line at Westford corner has been presented to the county commissioners and IS signed by Joseph Marshall Charles M Trull George H McGregor Herbert E Fletcher Peter McGlinchey M L McshyGUnchey Geo W Bussey

The selectmen have refused to grant a liquor licence to Albert Keves atthe corshyner of Main and Kiver-sts on the ground of inadequate accommodations and the

application of Lewis P Palmer for license is still under consideration by the selectshymen

A special town meeting will be held Satshyurday afternoonVMay 2 when the followshying articles will be conddCred

Art 1 To choose a moderator Art bull To bear Uie report ot the commitshy

tee chosen at the March meeting iu regard to enlarging Forge Village schoolhouse

Art 3 To see Ifthe town will appropriate 8150 to hire a band of music and other feashytures to properly celebrate the Fourth of July the selectmen to appoint a committee of three to make arrangements for the cele-bratlou

Art 4 To see If the town w Ul appropriate $1000 from amount received from the Lowell and Fitchburg electric railway to widen and improve the road on the line of said railway Xrom Wei-tford Center to Chelmsford line

Art iK To raquoce If the towir-TJllf authorize the financial committee to consider t ie matshyter of fixing the 9alarleilt of town oflicers

GRANGEmdashThe last meeting of grange was a largely attended and brilliant affair Its brilliancy was in a large way the efshyforts of the ladies degree team eighteen members being initiated in the third and fourth degrees They made a fascinating impression in tbeir white uniforms and their nearly perfect military step and drill The march was led by Mrs L W Wheeler and Mrs Fred Daniels who were equal 10 all ordinary military tactics and many that were not in the class of military tactics and during the march a very nearshyly perfect sickle was formed followed tn-forming the letters bull P of H The fol-foUowing ladies of the degree team filled the important offices

Jf aster Mr F C Wright overseer Mrs Inlia Read chap Mn- L AV Wheeler steward Mrs John McMaster assta Mrs Sutherland and Mrs Greig lecturer Mrs Josie A Prescott

Willey M Wright past master has renshydered efficient service in drilling the team and was the silent director on the evening of initiation and to add to the decorative features of the occasioii he presented each member of the team with a highly-colored rose Deputy F N Boutweli of Leominshyster was present and inspected the initiashytion In his remarks he complimented the work of the degree team which was many times applauded by the grange duriog marching orders Groton Littleton and Chelmsford were liberally represented at tbe meeting After initiation the temptshying attractions of the lower hall were visitshyed It was a liberal crowd that gathered itself to supper but the sapper was more liberal than the company

CENTERmdashEaster Sunday was approshypriately observed at the Congregational church There was a good Easter sermon and decorations were simple but pretty A girls choms added to the musical part of the program In the eveningthere was a second preaching service in the auditoshyrium a cnonit of mens voices assisting Sunday morning Dr F E Enrich secreshytary of tbe Massachusetts home missionary society will preach He it a pleasing and forceful tpeacer aad knowt tbe church in tbis ttate from the cape to the Berkthlret In tbe evening Mr Marshall will tpeak on The beantiet of Japan using the new

ttereopticon and some sixty beantiful colshyored ilides

There are fine Japanese color prints on exhibition at the library loaned or the lishybrary art club The flower and bird studshyies are particularly graceful and interestshying

Miss Delia Wheeler hat gone to stay with Mrs John B Fletcher and Miss Mat-tie Symmes is assisting at Dea Wrights

Mrs Calvert and Mrs Barnard have reshyturned from their wintpr ttay in citv eigt-vironment and aro at their pleasant home on Graniteville road j Mitt Miranda G Luces many friends are torry to hear of ber recent illness

Mrs A R Leighton and daughter Fraht^t are making a tbort visit at Mra _ C H Fletchert

Patriott day wat qnietly observed on Monday Flwt were In evidence with

-^Inappropriate tsectnficance The day waa cold and raw oOt ideal for out-door direr-

No 32 Price Four Cents siont Among the out-of-town guettt were noted Mr and Mrt F A Hildreth Mrs Allen and Katherine at H V Hildretht Mrt M A Cats and Mrt Bertram Cats of Winter Hill at A H Sutherlandt Mr and Mrs Henry Hildreth of Cam bridge at Willis Hildrethg

Former tree warden James Spinner Is out again after having been confined to the house for some time witb sickness

Aaron Tattle has been a recent victim of grippe

Jliss Morin onr village urse is at Lit^ tleton for Dr Godfrey on a surgical case

A fourth child a daughter haa recent^ ly been born to Mr and Mrs William E Green

Carl Bridgeford of South Chelmsford haiT been visitinz bis cousins Edward Blodshygett and Clifford Bridgeford Edward Fisher is confined to his home with illness

Mr and Mrs D L Felch of Townsend have been spendinor s few days with his mother Mrs J P Felch

Mrs John B Fletcher has returned to her village home after her usual sojourn duting the winter months with her niece inChehniford

Mrs Annie Barnard is in town renewshying old acquaintances tbe guest of Mrs Willis Hildrethmdash It was pleasant to have her present at the meeting of the Tadmuck clnb-Tuesday

Mbs Kate S Hamlin has sent from San Francisco to our lilirary reading room a copy of the Sunset magazine The prinshycipal contents are articles entitled San Francisco two yearsafter the earthquake They are profusely illustrated and give a vivid idea of the splendid rebnlldlng ofthe stricken city Mtss Hamlins loyal intershyest in her home town and the library of which she was formerly a trustee are alshyways appreciated

CLUBmdashThe last meeting of the bull season for the Tadmuck club for which there was a regular working program was parshyticularly interesting and worth while on Tuesday afternoon Owing to the length of the program all prelimiaa^ exerciset in the way ofcnrrent events of quotations were dispensed with The meeting was the last in the series of three in charge of the nature study committee The first two subjects were birds and trees and this last was flowers and it was enjoyable to conshysider so pleasant a subject while the chilly spring winds seemed loth to subside Mrs Herbert E Fletcher was chairman of the afternoon and the first speaker was Miss Elsie Locke of Andover who gave a hapshypily considered paper on Seeds with beautifally mounted specimens to illustrate ber talk Although handicapped with many years of Invalidism Miss Locke made very evident tbe comfort and divershysion to be ^derived from-the JtKdy of tbis phase ot natures secrets

Miss Emily F Fletcber our naturalist followed with a unique subject Flowers that come to us from wool waste describshying in her keen and interesting way how tbe tiny seeds from the trashing of fleeces of wool get into our brooks and ponds and perpetuate themselves

Mrs Fletcher closed the program with a paper on Our native ferns This is Mrs Fletchers specialty in nature stndy and she gave an illuminating and charmshying talk on these naive beauties of our fields iind woods illustrated with her fine collection of mounted specimens

It was the business meeting of tbe year and tbe nominating committee appointed at the last meeting brought in their reshyport They did not excel in originaliry and the same officers were unanimously chosen for the ensuing yearmdashpres Miss S W Loker vice pres Mrs B H Bailey sec and treas Mrs L W Wheeler

The next and last meeting will be the social and guest day Each member has been presented with a ticket with the privilege of inviting one guest It will be a happy combination of good music readshying refreshments and sociability to be held In the Congregational vestry

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GRANITEVILLEmdashPatriots day was obshyserved very quietly by the village people here The day was cold and chilly and not conducive to our-door sport The regular ball game that was scheduled to take place was called off on account of the disagreeable weather and poor condition of the grounds but a scrub game was indulged io by many of the ardent fans

Word has been received hfere that Gilshybert Quinn a former Graniteville boy is confined in a hospital In Boston witb an attack of typhoid fever His many friends here hope for his speedy recovery

The St Johns minitrels North Chelmsshyford will give a grand minstrel show in town ball Westford Thursday evening April SO for tbe benefit of St Catherines church The show-will consist of all the latest songs recitatiout buck and wing dancing ttnmp tpeeches etc wfth eleshygant coslnmet and stage settings Joe Wall manager

DBATHmdashMiss Ella Gilson the beloved daughter of Mr and Mrs George Q Gil-ton of this village died very suddenly of heart trouble at the home of her parents on Friday April IT aged 16 yrs 9 mosi 18 days She wat the eldest of three children aod leavet to mourn her loss a father and mother a brother William and a sitter Alice May Gilson Little Ella ai the waa familiarly called was pos- tctsedof a lovable dispositionand was a great favorite with her associates both In the public school and in the Methodist Snnday school Although sho had not enshyjoyed good health for several months she wat alwayt about with some of her scjiool-

firl friends and her death coming totud-enty wasa leyei-e tfaock to the entire

commnoity The typpathy of the village people it exteiided toMr andHrt-Gilton and family in their tad bereavement

The funeral took place from tbe Methoshydist chnrch on Sanday afternoon at two oclock and wat vity iargelr attended the church being eotilaquoIjr fiUed with rela-tivet And friendi The tervtcM weilaquo coin dacted by Ber D Hnold ffickey of Bosshy

ton who spoke feelingly of the life oftlie departed The sfngiog was by a qnartet mdashMrs Janet Wright Mrs Harriet Sarshygent Hildretb Edson G Boynton andAlshyfred Prinn whose rendering of tbeliymns How gentle Gods commands Moment by moment and No sorrow there made a deep impression on the large audishyence present Miss Emily Prinn presided at the organ At tbe concliision ol^the services when all present wereinvitad to come forward and view for tbeTlast time the features of their beloved one the scene was a very sad one for all felt their loss as a personal one and during that lasteol- emn march the feelings of allwere unre- strained and there was not a dry eye in the church The many floral tributes wbich testified in a marlced degree to the hieb esteem in which the deceased wat held were varied and beautiful and were tastefully arranged about the beiiatiful white casket at the altar rail Asbefore stated the funeral was very largely atshytended and the procession of carriages was one of the longest that has been seen in this village formany years The bearert were William Sargent Clarence l l McshyLenna John Mattson and Thomas Daniol Burial was in Fairview cemetery Westshyford - -

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FASTERmdashThe gloriont festival of fastshyer was fittingly observed in St Catheiines church lastainndayrwben aEIghmass was celebrated bjr Kev J J McNamara at 945 oclock The choirunderthe direct tion of Miss Mary F Hanley and augshymented for the-occasion sang a new mass by Emerson the solos being sustained by Miss Christina Lowther Aliss Rebecca LeDuc R J McCarthy and G P Leduc The choir b to be commended for the arshytistic renditing of ~ this difficult mass the result of faithful jgtractlce under the able supervision of Miss Haiiley The altar was tastefully arranged with ferns palmt and cut flowers and presented a beautlfnl appearance which added greatly to the impressive ceremony of Easier

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feated the Blue Socks of Westford on the Westford grounds last Saturday 7 to G The features of the game were a fast double play made by Dumont to Wilson and Perkins and the fast fielding of Vinshycent and Curley also tbe battery work of the Spinner brothers and Wilson The Forge team put pp a good ame and outshyplayed their opponents The Westfords played in Forge Monday and were again defeated

Mr Burroughs a foreman in laying the water pipes for the Westford Water Co left last week Thursday for a similar posishytion in Canuet Rockland county N Y

Word has been received of the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Small of Everett to they will not open their cottage The pines as early as usual this year

Gladys May and Gertrude Mildred the two children of Mr and Mrs Wm Baker were christened at For^e mission Easter Sunday Mrs Polly DeRoehn Mrs Elizashybeth Davis and George Weaver were the sponsers

One of the little twin babies of Mr and Mrs Boucher died Monday and was buried Wednesday The other child is very sick

The mills of the Abbot Worsted Co were closed Monday but run FVidfay to make up the four days

The ladies circle continues lo meet at the mission house every Thursday and the ladies seem to enjoy the change

The Easter services were largely atshytended at the mission honse Sunday Mr Richards of Groton School assisted Kev T L Fisher in the services The tingshying was parUculaily fine Miss Edith Precious sang verj- feelingly He is risen and Miss Theresa Lowther sang They have taken him away very impressively

The police of the town made several raids Saturday night and secured quantishyties of liquor andlgteer at all the places visshyited As a result three citizens of the village wli be called to court at Ayer to answer to the cbarges they are Charles Shugrue of North Weslford John Sullishyvan and Jamet Benoit of Forge The rtildt were made by John Feeney LW Wheeler Walter Precious E GBeynton Walter Wbidden H L Netmith E H Davie Fraiik Healy^

Mrt Hermine Boucher of North Chelmsshyford was in the village Wednesday to atshytend the funeral of the little Boucher baby

David P Lavrrence whose extreme age we have mentioned before has been quite ill but was more comfortable at time of writing Miss Pritcflla Beniiett hat had an attack of tontilitit making It advitable to havehertontllt removed Joe Bannisshyter is on-theiick list Miis E 0 Comey is keeping lionto for him Mrs S N Eaton it recovering from attack of grippe MriCharles Shaw Ias a severe attack of janiidice bull bull bullbull bull

VISITORS in town over the holiday were Miss Henderson of Maiden at Lincoln cotshytage who entertained Mr and Mrs Field and Mr and Mrt AppletonThomas Fishshyer and Mr Bobertt at The birches Mr and Mra^ATerill Nicluilt of Eve)tt at their cottajze Mr Sbafter with aparty of friendly at ldi cottage] J Cainpllng and danghter ofMethuen at Wm Whighams Dr vHwgtrd Tnttle one of tbe resident

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We atlaquodeslrouii of cxprt-wlng our deepest ^ntltode to friends and nctghliors In our re- Mtt^ tad ^MBictlon to tbe msny wbo con trtbntediM beantiful flowers in such abond-anea Tfe de^ty appreciate til that has beea donefvr^urattbis sad time

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we know of 1) ullet from B b Station st KytTftad 3k mllet ftbm the middle town ot Groton oa the main road- Burai free dellr-

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AlTKURiAgt mdashThe regular meeting of the Altrunan club was held Thursda afshyternoon April 9 at the home of Mrlti Mar-t]gta_J Conant where tbey had been kindshyly invited by the hostees at a previous ineeting After the business concluded and meeting adjourned the annual meet-

i n g was called Reports were read and accepted and candidates for oflice were voted for on printed t^lots kindly furshynished by Mrs Kate E Hazen T h e old

bull board of officers rlio had performed their duties in a very acceptable manner during the year were re-elected pres Mrs Lucy J Merriman vice pres Mrs Mary Nick-less sec Mrs Florence M Ballou treas Mrs Abbie J Wells Mrs Ethel S 15ol-

ton was elected director for three years in place of Mrs Clara H Miner whose term bf office expired this year The ways

- and means committee showed a good reshyport of money gained toward the club Lome Meeting closed with club songs JLater a bountiful and dainty collation was eerved by the boyjitality committeemdashMrs M-J Lyon and Mrs Nellie W Holbrook Mrs Conant has always kindly entertained the club on its annual meeting every year since itt organization and the gatherings iiave been most harmonious and enjoyable

B R O O K L I N E

N E W S I T E M S mdash G Lucius Peacock a former resident died at the home of his sister Mrs Wil l Gates at Nashua Thursshyday April 16 aged 60 yrs 9 mos The bnrial took place in the family lot in the south cemetery Saturday afternoon He i t survived by three sistersmdashMrs Elvira Gates of Hollis Mrs Jennie Tuck and Mrs Lizzie Bills of Nashua

Mr and Mrs E P Gerrish are to move to Walter F Rockwoods homestead on IkClford-st

George Shattuck lost his driving horse last week The animal broke its leg in the stall and had to bt killed

Elbert L Baldwin has been appointed truant officer and Edward D Lancey a police officer

Mr and Mrs Francis Lawrenne are at Hiilcrert for a f e w Weeks

Mrs Albert W Corey lias been detained at home with a grippe cold

Saturday afternoon three alarms were bull m u g in for fires one near the Bohanon

place and the second at South Brookline near Wastewood The latter for awhile threatened to be of a serious nature as it 8OTead_ tb the woodland of P L Pierce T h e third was near the residence of Rufus Wel l s and burned to the timber land When the alarm was rung in nearly every man was at South Brookline Tnesday an alarm was rung in for a fire on Rock Rim-mond

Eastertide visitors Mr and Mrs Frank French with Mrs Charlotte French Mrs Llewellyn S Powers and son Harry and Miss Gertrude Willey at Powers homeshys tead Miss Mary Brown at her home Miss Edith Barber teacher of art at Newshyport R L and Percy Betterley of Worshycester at their homes Mr and Mrs Theoshydore L Bridges of Atlantic Mass with Mr aad Mrs George Bridges

A steel ceiling is being placed in the vestibule at tbe Methodist church

Rev Thomas R Hicks will remain at the Methodist church another year

Samuel Fuller has purchased the large boarding house owned b - John Wright

Mrs George Ladd of Hollis is to fill the position of organist at the Congregational church

Mr and Mrs Fred Nye and little daughshyter Audrey of Ilaquoominster are guests of Mr and Mrs George H Nye

Walter E Corey bas purchased the bouse and store building of Samuel Swett

The Corey brothers have leased their quarry to ORouke Bros of Salem Mass Tbey will commence work at once

Judge Edward EParkerof Nashua spent Snnday at Inncroft

The residence of Mrs Jennie Boutelle is to be improved by addition of a piazza

Union services will be held at the Conshygregational vestry Fast day evening

Mrs Abbie V Bennett is visiting forshymer parishioners in Acworth

Mr and Mrs Arlhur Sellers of Chelsea have been guests of Mrs Sellers parents Mr and Mrs Frederick Ryder They

among the victims of the Chelsea

Mr and Mrs F B Prlelaquot entertained Mr and Mrlt Patriots dagt

Saunders of Lowell over i S T I L L R I V E R

lt ASTui S l ^ raquo A Y wat observed at the The topic before the guild Sunda^ even I Pjl^^ gt tile unusual manner of

ing i l l bt John Calgtn and Raj mond f 1^1degll jftradel^^degi^degdeg=laquort ^he Smith will be the leader

James Nixon has raised tbe roof to hi house aud repaired it generally

The town hall was prettily ilecorated with the national colore grHcefully fi-s-

placc of the morning sermon The pro-I gram was arraned by Miss Alice M Har-

Mary H ^ k e l l - a n d was a w a y bull

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tooned overhead for the annual Sunset

fiarty of the Backlolt eliilj Monday The ittle ones weie out in large numbers havshy

ing the door till after mipper la the eveshyning there were sixty cou])le3 in the grand march making a crowded but good-nashytured companv Hibbard orchestra of Lowell furnished lie music Guests were present from Boston Somerville Xewton Lowell and the ailjoiniii tonus -Vbout ISo sat down to supper for Hliijl over forty-live dollar were taken

Migt- Ilarroti opeued with an oigaJiVoluu-tarv followid bv the congregation slneiuL Glorii iiiil repeating the Lords prayer- Helshyen bull Stone tbeu gave n voluntary on the or-KIII after wliieh there wer6 scriptiiie respon-

ivrbull reii(liufc-laquo prayer by the pastor slnJinK of il nu recitations and BOng by the primary (lepir ent reading by Eleanor A bullWUIard SI llo Ilv W K Harrod rcadlnt by Kathershyine L I awume solo by Jlrs Carlton Hasshykell reailin- liv Misi AVebsler and Carlton Haskell song yiy pilot by quartet readshyings bv Helen Howard andFlorence Dad-man duet Ilv Mrs W C Haskell and Warshyren Harroil rea(linjs by Kleauor Haskell and Mrs I H Howard Kinging City of bcautv by (juartet -olo -Mrs L H Jlorse

Rev I H Morse then gjve a shoi-t ad-dreslt and a its close the children of the primary dejiartmtnt passed around in front of the pulpit and each one was givshyen a nice potted geranium in blossom The church was handsomely decorated witli potted plants by the pastor and arshyranged by Miss Brown Mrs Morse and W K Harrcd In the evening the pastor preached his Easter sermon

Miss Alice Lincoln who witb her mother were burned out of house and home in the

Hii-imdash erna Barber lias purchased the Lithgow place

Morton Campbell came home las week to attend the funeral of his UT e Jimts Campbell of Brookline

Edith Barber of Newpor 11 I is spending her Kaster vaeation with ber parents

Nettie E Campbell is tpending her vashycation at home | Chelsea fire of April 12 spent Snnday and

Arthur D Barber has pun-liased the Os- 1 Monday with Mrs FrankSpragae They good place j could l e e t h e f i r e coming w r a long time

Edgar Campbell has gone to Ware for before they had lo get out so that tbey a short vacation c e able to pick up their valuable papers

Mrs Sawver from Sterling visited at ^^ raquo S they could wear and Geo Kendali-s bome recentlv carry away in their hands so that they

r bdquo bdquo Tbdquo 1 1 j flt ^y deg deg badly oif as are o ^^^^^^bullbull^^bullbulllaquo^oe-lidegne many of the sufferers but they have lost

deg raquo irl their home and much valuable old-fashion-Jlr Wheeler of South Brookline has cd funiture that her mother bad

moved lo HollIs^NJf Wm Smith who has worked for Frank

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ley of Boston at Mrs Baldwin s Carlisle bull Kelley a l H L Kellevs Norton Thomas A U C T I O N S

^slttSojfi^i^ikrKieh ^^^i^^ ^-^^^-^ -bull - -ers and Miss Susie Phelps of Shirley at Mrs Mary Spauldings

Miss Blanche Baldwin bad been spendshying a week of vacation with her mother

Mr Bagley of East Boston with his famshyily arrived at their summer home on Saturshyday last

Jlr Peacock has moved from the Clark place to Hollis N H

Mrs Ella Spaulding has gone to Stirling lo spend a few weeks with friends

aturday April bull25 at 1030 am on the Gilshybert Hardy farm on read from Ayer to Lowshyell a lot of personal property consisting of farm horse cow wagons horse sled harshynesses mowing mBChlne and other farming tools two tons of hay andsmall tools

Otis H Forbush auctioneer will sell ou Monday April 27 at twelve oclock noon a lot of personal property of all kinds inelud-lug some household goodn the property of Alfred L Brown Boxboro

On Friday May 1 at 1230 pm Mr Forshybush will sell cows hens farmlngtools Avag-ons sleighs hay etc belonging to the estate of K J Eobbins East Acton

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7ith latest inmrovedtmrscr Hadeof feraMtliroiit^oat and beantifulfy nidceled An onument to aoy room whether library dining-room parlor or bedroom 2vfTf lamp warranted Write to otir nearest agency U not tt yonr dealers

STANDARD OIL OOMPAHY OP NKW YORK _ - ilnoorporotad)

win IT IS 1 ( p s m IF P E O P L E A R E I N C L I N E D TO B E I N T E R E S T E D

Bicycles and Sundries Automobi leRepair ingand Supshy

plies W E S E L L T H E C O L U M B I A B A T T E R I E S W H I C H A R E T H E S T A N D A R D

AYER AUTOMOBILE STATION Robert Murphy amp Sons Prop

F L A N A G A N S C R O S S I N G A Y K R M A S S P H O N E 86-3

Those Large and Popma

Sailor Hats ar

CALL AT

Geo L Davis 26 Main s t Ayer

Tde narat FLOREHa on to Oil Slate aeus SESr

fine losing their bome and all its fnrnish ings-

E A S T K R mdash A n excelleni concert was Riven at tbe Congregational cburch Sunshyday morning Tbe platform was attractshyive witb potted plants and Easter lilies

The carols were finely sung and the efforts of tbe little people appreciated Mrs George Ladd ably assisted as organist Charles Stickney and Miss Blanche Stickshyney of Townsend added to the choir sing-ipg- Rev George A Bennett paid a (it-ting tribute to tbe memorgt- of the late Miss Emily M Peterson

_ An Easter service was given at Methoshydist church in the evening Potted plants and beautiful carnation pinks in varied tints decked tbe chancel Mrs Phtcbe Jenness presided at the organ and was acshycompanied by Prank Jenneas with violin T h e Easter carols were sweetly sung by the cborns Mrs George Brackett and Miss Adelaide Wei l of Townsend assisted A collection was taken for tbe Mount Bel-Hngbam church at Chelsea which was reshycently burned

A B O D T T O W N mdash T h e E A Cox cabins on the bill will soon be let for tbe season H r and Mrs Rice of Maiden who were here last year will return while the other cabin is taken by Bev Stacy Warburton of Cambridge who has a wife and two children H e is connected with the Bap- 1 l i s t pnblisbing honse in Boston

T h e meeting of the Village Improve- meat society will be held tbis Saturday afshyternoon in selectmens room

T h e l laquo d i ^ leap j-ear party will take place Friday evening May 1 in town ball Mnsic by Atwoods orchestra of Lowell Several invitations bave been sent ont of towo^ and a pleasant social evening is

bull^liiiM Eleanor Patch of Beverly has b^en tbflr giiest- of Mrs F A Hosmer partof f teweek - I bull

lUV Herbert Whitney of Soinerviile wfll oecnpy the Unitarian pnlpit Snnday

There is Only One Way

THAT YOU CAN IIAVK

Beautiful Soft Skin AVD TIIAT IS BY USISG

GRAYS SOLIDIFIED GLYCERINE

I T IS AN E X Q U I S I T E A N D D E shyL I G H T F U L T O I L E T P R E P A R A T I O N A N D I F U S E D R E G U L A R L Y W I L L P R O D U C E T H E SOFTEST T E N -D E R E S T A N D M O S T B E A U T I F U L SKIN IT Q U I C K L Y A N D E F F E C shyT I V E L Y C U R E S

Chapped Hands Chapped Lips

AND

Roughened Skin

Browns Drug Store

Main St Ayer Mass

Board of Selectmen

Ayer April 17 1908 Notice is hereby given under the nrovlslons

of Chapter 100 of the Revised Laws tbat Georee H Hill has applied for a license of the Sixth Class (drugjisto) for tho sale of IntoxIciUng liquors at No 7 Pages Block Main Street Ayer First floor and basement

2w31 TnoMAB F M U L L I N Chairman

E D SIONE] Insurance Agent ana Broker

SECOND rtOOR PAOE BLOCK

A Y E R MASS

Office hon rs 8 am to 4 pm SaturdayStol

COMMOXWKALTH OK M A S S A C I I L S K I T S mdash MidcIIese ss IrobHteCourt Tothe

beirs-at-Iaw next of kin and all other pcrsons interested in the estate of Caroline Meal late of Boxhorough in said Countv decea^-id

Mhereis a ccrUiin instrument purporiinir to be the last will and testament of snid de-(bulleascd has been presentcd to Raid Court for Probate by lfred L Bronn who pravs tbat Ifttters testanientarv mav be issued to him the executor therein named witliout piviii a surety on hiu official bond

Yi)H are hereby cited to appear at a Iro-Ixitc Conrt to gte lield at CanibridKe in said County of Middlesex on the fifth dnv of May I) IfKiS at nine oclock in the forenoon to show- cause if any yon have whv the simc shonld not lgtc granted

nd saidpetitioner is herebv directed to give public notice thereof bv publishing this citation once in each neeli for three successhysive weeks in Turners Public Spirit a newsshypaper published in Ayer the last publication to be one day it least liefore said Court and by mailing post-paid or delivering a copy of this cititlon to all known persons interested in the estate seven davs at least before said Court

Witnesi Charles 1 Mclntirc Ksquire First ludjte of said (ourt this ninth day of April in the year one thousand nine huniired md eight

3131 W K ItOGKRi Kegistcr

COMgtfDXWrAITlI OK MASSACirrSKTTS^ Worcester slaquo ProbateCourt Tothe

heirs at-law next of kin creditors and all otlier persons Interested in the estate of James n Atherton late of Harvard In said Counshyty deceased intestate

Whereas a petition has been presented to said Court to grant a letter of administration on the estate of said deceased to Stella F Stone of Ayer In the County of Middlesex and gtrcd L Atherton of Clinton In said County of bullWorcester withont giving a sureshyty on their Iwnd

You are hereby cited to appear at a Prdbate Court to be held at Worcester In said Counshyty of Worcester on tho fifth day of May A D 1908 at nine oclock In the forenoon to show cause If any you have why the same should not be granted

And the petitioners are hereby directed to give public notice thereof by publishing this citation once In each week for three successhysive weeks In tbe Harvard Hillside a newsshypaper published Jn Ayer the last publication to be one day at least before said Court

WItnes8Wllllam TForbes Esquire Judge of said Court this fourtcentfa day of April In the year of onr LOrd one thousand nine hundred and eight

3t3l J o n y W M A W B F V Register

Notice of_Removal THE BABBITT CO

Formerly at 159 Merrimacllt have thoroughly equipped a New Optical Office nearer

Merrimack Square Lowell Up One F l i g h t over Lawlers

Book Store 81 Merr imack St Lowell Mass

Remember This

T H A T ON APRIL 1ST W E S H A L L H A V E A F U L L L I N E O F F E R T I L shyI Z E R S CHEMICALS L A N D P L A S shyT E R G R A S S S E E D S F O D D E R CORN A N D A L A R G E A S S O R T M E N T O F CHICK F E E D S PARK amp P O L L A R D S A N D T H E W Y A N D O T T E E S P E -C I A L L Y

COAL W I L L B E A T T H E L O W E S T PRICE O N A P R I L IST F O R T H E S E A S O N A N D W E S H A L L B E P L E A S E D T O BOOK Y O U R O R D E R S F O R T H E C O M I N G W I N T E R A T S700 P E R T O N O F 2000 LBS F O R A L I M I T shyE D T I M E

T H E D amp H A L L R A I L COAL I S W H A T W E S E L L T E L E P H O N E Y O U B O R D E R S T O N o -

A E LAWRENCE amp SON AYER MASS

P DONLON amp CO DEALER IN

Fine Groceries

General MercTiandise

Sprlns Easter ind Easier Bonnets bull bo here soon mdash - -wlllaU

that Bonnet

They You look stunning in

Why not let

The Photographer make you aPortrait In it SIv Spring Stvles too are here- You ore cordlullv invited to Inspect them bull

i^SmdashVo not forget a good fnune iuereases tbe beauty of a good picture and I carrv the most artistic and exclusive frames iu town

J W Ben O L D SO

N U R S E R Y

ry J X Averv U T H H O M E N U R S E R I E S

M E N A N D L A N D S C A P E G A R D E N E R S

Shade and Fruit Trees Floweriug Shrubs Koses Summer Flowcrine Bulbs and Bedshyding-out Plants We make a specialty of gjwwing Old-Fashioned Hardy Flowers

P L A V E R Y Ayer Mass

For Sale Good 25 Story Houe of 9 rooms with ell aud piaza town water fruit and shade trees good sized lot centrally located in good neighborhood near schools and stores price $2000 Other gootl values In farm property

THOMA3 McGuAXE Pearl St A Y E H

COMM0XWEALTI1 OF J I A S S A C H I S B T T S WorcesterSS ProbateCourt T o t h e

helrs-aWaw net of kio creditors aud all other persons interested in the estate of Charles Morse late of Harvard In said Counshyty deceased Intestate

Whereas a petition hius been presented to said Court to grant a letter of administration on the estate of said deceaijed to George E Morse of Harvard In siiid Countv of Worshycester without giving a suretv on bis bond

You nre hereby cited to appear at a Proshybate Court to lgte held at AVorcester in said County of Worcester on the twentveizbth day of April AD 1008 at nine oclock lu tbe forenoon to show cause if anv vou have whv the same should not be granted

And the petitioner is herebv directed to give public notice thereof bv publishing tbis citatiou once in each week for three successhysive weeks In the Harvard Hillside a newsshypaper published in Aver the last publication to be one day at least before said Court

WitnessWilliain TForbes Esquir Judge of said Court this second dav of April in the vear of ourLord one thousand nine hunshydred and eight

3tW Doiix W MAWIIKV Kegister

Union Cash Market

AYER Tbe following is a partial list and the

prices

FAT S A L T PORK llc lb 10 lbs SI

POKK BUTTS 13c lb

5 lb P A I L P U R E L A R D 55c

10 lb P A I L P U R E L A R l S l l u

F R E S H PORK S H O U L D E R S U c lb

S M O K E D 9c and 10c

S Q U I R E S B E S T H A M S 12c

GOOD R O A S T B E E F 12c a lb

S Q U I R E S B E S T BACOX Uo a lb by tbe strip

A L L K I N D S O F B E S T I M P O R T E D M A C A R O N I 10c per lb

COLUMBIA KETCHUP-big bottles

GOOD C O F F E E 20c lb Try it

F I N E F L A V O R E D T E A SOc lb

20c

bave a large sale for it

B E S T P O T A T O E S SlOO ntsuKi

W e

Remember the Place

U N I O N CASH M A R K E T

Main S t Ayer

S LeRov Longley

Real Estate and Fire Insurance

HKiHT IX CKXTKU of one of the prettishyest Towns in Worcester Countv fann of 2S acres Land is smooth and productive good woodlot of about 11 acres House is very conveniently arranged with pleasant sunshyny rooms good well water Barn 3Sx40 tie-ups for 5 cows 3 horse stalls The buildshyings are in very good repair located o n a much-travelled road within live minutes walk of churches store postoffice electric cars etc This is one of thosc few farms handy to everythingmdashthe kind that Is seldom ortered for sale Price 42CO0

No 2 HEBE IS TIIE PLACE for tho man who is looking for a pleasant home and an Ideal spot for raising poultrv and small fruits The house is an old style eott-ige but

ery gooltl repair and has five pica sunny rooms goolti I It is in very gooltl repair and has five ptcaitant sunny rooms goolti bara and shop building U acres of land plenty of wood and timber

AGENTS KOR

enough to keep buildings in repair Hne well water This fs located about J mile from censhyter of town store churches and postoffice Ii miles to steam and electric cars I can sell tbis place for $flOO The man who Is looking for a snug little farm for a lluie nion^y win Investigate this

r Y ^^ - gt I-- propshyertv with t h s farm of 75 acres nice set of buildings nleiity of wooltl for home use the location is high and healthy about U iii lcs from depot stores churches elc one cow f a ^ f o r e ^ fsrmtug tools go with thi

If you are looklnj line or call at theo ost you

i g o

for a farm drop mo a ice I think I can Intcr-

C U N A R D W H I T E S T A R A N D AN-hn1 ^5bdquo^ ^^S -^ V^SJWn St Fitch-^ ^ bdquo bdquo bdquo _ _ ^J^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Center

bullTpOB SALB--Tho old Blacksmith Shop on JD C^ambla St to bo torn down Annlv to W W n i o n x Ayer Mass aJt

FOR SALEmdashfegs for Hatching White P Rocks Straight Fischel Strain $100

for 18 Indian Qame Bantams SOc for 13 Overlook Faralong-sought-forpondWestshyford Vass Ask for Ur Olney 4t3I

T n O B SALEmdashAbont 16 tons of Good JBne JD l lsbUaytaLittleton Inqnlreof5 P Thacher LittJetoo or C F WATTS Hollto-ton 2t31

T p O G S FOR HATCHING from Plvmouth J U Bock aod B J B e d s f r o m the best 75c for 13 laquo ^ 8 tSM per 100 W A-MOORK GrotionMass - 4 ^ -^

EGGS F O E HATCHINGmdashTYhlte PIrl month Bocks jOraves strain laquo200settshy

ing Hawking rmdash- bullbull mdash --^ -Also a fevr Fane rcspondenee solid U SMrm box 603 East Peppercll

F tragon

6w29

S A L E gt - A gobltl work beavy express Eamcss and Donocnit

OB gooltl work horse and harness and Dcmocn

)wN KKWIAW Qroton 4wS9laquo

CHOR S T E A M S H I P L I N E S

Desirable Village Propshyerty bought and sold

G I V E u s A C A L L A T M E A D S

BLOCK M A I N ST

A Y E R M A S S

Morning and Fitchburg

Evening Telftphone 1132 3m27

AUTOMOBILES

When Its a Question O F E Y F ^ I G H T IT IS W I S E T O

D I S P L A Y

Foresight A N D P R O M P T L Y S U B M I T T H A T Q U E S T I O N T O M E A N D I W I X L G U A R A N T E E T O G I V E Y O U S A T shyI S F A C T I O N

I have secnrcd the Agency i S H S S i ^ S f Autos Murray Anto Tops and Puritan Tanks If yon are thinking of SiJldeg-ampi7laquo^olaquoe- Autosup-plfe of all kinds Experton Stanley Cars _ ^ 2 a CnARtiis L Font) South Acton bull

T ^J^^S^r^^ ENGLISH H A Y fdr Sale G G D A T Ayer 3OU

rttoj^- P LVVILLOBY High Claw Resairini a Specialty

Spend evelry Tuesday In

T O W N S E N D M A S S V A T P A R K H O shyT E L M A I N S T

Telephone connection

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laquoi^IiJX5 bull Radford will answer nR^ JS S ^^ advlco FKEE OF bullSltJdegdeg ^gtJ=raquo pertaining to the subject of building for the readers of this paper On account of his wide expeshyrience as Editor Author and Manufac-iV^f reg bull without doubt the highest authority on all theso subjects Address - flS- L o William A Radford No 134 Fifth Ave Chicago III nnd only enclose two-cent stamp for reply

J E I I gt I T O R

A large family may be comfortably accommodated la a house like this For economy ot construct ion and heatshying two very Important features It w-ould be difflcult to flnd anything better when the amount of room Is considered There are young children

bullusually In all large families and this house is Intended to be a paradise for chi ldren The a lcove off the front

First Floor Plan

bedroom Is the proper place for the l itt le chaps and their small s isters Nothing could be belter or more cozy than this arrangeuent It is big enough fpr a cot or a small bed and there is a small narrow clothes closet

th i s In a thoroughly sat isfactory manshyner but it is pleasant work and work that every woman IlKes to do

Thei grate In this room should not be built for ornament only The room Is large enough to hold a bright open flre and there Is nothing in house furnishing quite so attractive A corshyner Is the right place for a grate beshycause the l ight and warmth Js shot into every part of the room and in th i s c a s e It shows through the open door Into the parlor Litt le detai ls l ike these go a loug ways toward making a house cozy and comfortshyable Litt le things count and they should all bo taken-Into consideration

In this plan the pantry and china c loset are separate which Is a very good arrangement There Is china and extra dishes for odd occasions that the family dont care to use every day It is a good plan to have a place to keep such things where they are free from dust and at the s a m e t ime handy to ge t at when wantshyed P lac ing the sink in the pantry is another change from the ordinary that most women appreciate after they become accustomed to [f A woshyman takes a great many s teps In putshyt ing d i shes away w h e n they are washed In the ki tchen By this arshyrangement thegt^ are carried from the dining room to the sink where they are washed and at ouce placed on the s h e l v e s and it is not nec^isary to do a great deal of travel ing aibud

There Is an easy stairway- from the ki tchen to the cellar and over this a good stair leadlrig upstairs and anotber over this lo reach the attic It i s just where you want a back stair and the s ta irway itself being enc losed does not cost much to build and It occupies the l eas t possible space

Another little convenience in this house is the cloak room In the front ball the siiace under the stairway being used for the purpose Hall clos-

QUEER OLD

ORANGE P R E S E R V E SOMETHING

NEW IN OELICACIES

THE TWO CORKS PUZZLE

It Seems Simple But to Oo

It la Hard

Take two corks and hold tbem as sho-A-ii viz each laid transverse ly atrois the fork ot the thumb N o w with the thumb and second finger of the right hand (one on each end) take hold of the cork In the left hands and at the san time with the thumb and second finger of the left hand take hold of the cork in the right hand and draw them apart

The above sounds s imple enough but the novice will flnd that tbe corks are brought crosswise a s s h o w n In the lower section of our il lustration

jus t the proper thing for their l itt le e t s are becoming more common every belongings year It is much better to put coats

Pride of a Boston Housekeeper la Here Described mdash O r a n g e Syrup to

Serve with Afternoon Tea Is a Novelty

When you want s o m e t h i n g very eX tra special for the front row In your preserve closet do try t h i s queer old recipe for orange preserve Theres just one housekeeper in Bos ton who has the recipe and for years It has been the envy of a l l her fr iends

Pare very carefully a dozon large oranges t ie the rinds round the pulp and put them lu boil ing water l eav ing them on the flre for three or four hours until the skin can be eas i ly peneshytrated with the head of a pin Then throw the fruit at oice into cold water and after a few minutes cut each Into five or six pieces Clarify three pounds of sugar reserve half of It and boll tho rest to the thread put In the oranges bring It all to the boll a n d p u t them on one side Now drain off boll and replace the syrup for 12 succes- s ive days each day adding a portion the preserved sugar at the end of this t ime the fruit may be put into pots bulland-covered down

Oranges work in so very usefully uow when last falls preserve supply U gett ing a bit low that another old recipe which this s a m e cook loaned to the Herald will be we lcomed Its especial ly good with poultry though this woman often serves It wi th cold meat like any other pickle

Rub two dozen oranges wel l with s-iit then lay them In coarse sa l t for ftvo days turning them frequently -Now wipe them and dry in old s i eves fn a slack oven Pack t hem in jars bullvith a good sprinkling of spice half an ounce each of mustard and corianshyder seed two ounces each ot chi l les ^nd peppercorns with enough good vine vinegar to cover them Tie the pots down lightly and e v e r y e ight or ten davs for about three w e e k s or a month add fresh liquor to take the place of that which has been absorbed Cover down very t ightly and leave for two months at least longer It possible This Is particularly good for game in which case the oranges should be quarshytered

A certain ^uptown h o s t e s s recent ly served orange syrup with afternoon tea Instead of the invariable lemon s l ices and the guests were delighted with It She says that to m a k e it she takes a pound ot sugar to a pint ot strained orange juice and adds the grated rind and juice ot one lemon She bolls the mixture for 15 minutes bullbulliklmmlng off the scum as it r ises and straining the liquid before bottling Then she bottles it and corks it tight- ly It may also be used to flavor pud-H ding sauces or ices and g ives a muont ^^ ^^^^^^^t as well

How the Corks Are Held

The puzzle is to avoid this and enable them to part freely

Solution The secret l ies In the poshysition of the hands as they are brought together The uninitiated brings them together with the palms of both turned toward the body with bulllie consequence we have described To solve the puzzle turn the palm ot the right hand inward and that ot the left hand outward in the act of seizshying the corks They will then s a y s the Montreal Herald not get in each others way but may be separated without the least difileuity

A SIGN OF GOOD PLUMIJLNG is the quickness with which people who have employed us once send for us altraquoain whea anything goes wron

PEOPLE W H O P R E V I O U S L Y P A I D high prices for plumbing were a little afraid that our moderate charges indicated moderate ability But when once tbey employ us they have no more sucb fears rbe only regret they have is tbat tbey didn t call us in before We have an idea you 11 feel (he same wav if vou bave us do your nex plumbing

Day phone -^rj-i Xi^ht plione 89-1-2

Forest Hooper Co AYER UND S H I R L E Y

STEVENSONS AUTOGRAPH

How the Author Rewarded Thought fu lness of a Collector

liOSTOX AVU -XORTHERN ST R Y CO L O W E L L DIVISIOX

TIME TABLE Cuijet to oliaiijre without notice)

The American and Goritinenta Ideas Far Apart

SOME GERMAN VIEW

Breaking A w a y P r o m Accepte i Boundaries A l w a y s Regarded Ask ance on Both S ides o f the Oc^an Thoughts S u g g e s t e d by Now Vearti Occurrences in New York

Robert Louis Ste Treasure Island Master and other stories are dear to every boys heart had a great dislike for see ing his name misspelled in such forms as Stephenson etc

Fol lowing is the letter he wrote to one of the nuiuerous persons who asked the favor ot his autograph

Valllma Uphola Samoa You^ have sent me a slip to writ

on you have sent me an addressed envelope you have sent It to me stamped many have done as much beshyfore You have spelled my name riKlit and some havo done that In one point you stand alonemdashyou have sent me bulllie stamps for my post office not the stamps for yours What Is asked witli so much consideration I take a pleasure to irant Hero since you valua it and h ivi been at tho pains to cam It by such unusual attentionsmdashhero is the signature of

bullROBERT LOUIS STEVENSOX ior tlic one civil autograph collector

Dont you suspect that C R must

WEEK D A Y TIME

LEAVK MHHliMCK SQUAKE LOWELL FOR

Bogttoii via Tewksbury 045 am and evshyery CO minute until )laquo pm (Saturdavs everv raquo minutes from liW am until o laquo pm) Ketuni leave SulliYin Square Claquo a m and eVery W minute^ uutil Hit pm (Saturdays every j minutes from Iliia m until iii) pm)

Boston via Xorth Billerica ^2-gt am and every 00 minute-i until 927) pm (Satnr-davraquo every raquo minute from 1-22J pm unshytil 9W pmj Return leave Sullivan Square

venson whose bull- i^- and every CO minutes until 032 p r ot Ballantrae a m Imtil s^p tJ i f tradegt ^^

better flavor than the regular prepared urange e-^tractsmdashBoston Herald

Children who h a e such accommoda-I hats umbrellas and rubbers in a t ions are fortunate and they appre- c loset than to hang them on a hat c iate the situation In their way espe- | rack or pegs In the open hal lway Hat

their playmates racks are a nuisance at best and d a i l y after visit in because they are siio to find children v-ho are not so fortunate ard they cannot help noticing the difference s thoy grow older they will cause a l itt le apxioty by c l imbing their way out through the window to the flat tin roof but the railing will keep them from falling over and they may be taught not to c l imb In dangerous places Children are the life of the bouse and they should be remembered at building time

A perfect house is a difflcult propshyosi t ion but this plan leaves very little to be desired There Is a front stair ind a back stalf a good cellar a good at t ic and plenty of coset room in- | e luding a linen c loset In the upper hall The rooms are so compactly bull arranged that one chimney answers i for the furnace tbe kitchen range bull -ind a grate In tho s i t t ing room I

T h e s i t t ing room by the way is an | except ional ly fine room It Is flfteen feet wide by e ighteen feet long and has three very attract ive windows j w indows that a woman l ikes to spend a Uttle t ime over arranging the drap eriea and shades just to her liking It th is window faces the south It should have double sbades a light colored shade next to the g lass for outs ide appearance and also to use In dark weather Ins ide ot this anothshye r roller shade ot a dark shade ot green will bo found very agreeable when the sun sh ines hot in summer A litt le extra care i s necessary In putshyt ing up double s h a d e s the rollers must bo level and the shades cut careful ly square so they wind up without running to e i ther s ide A few c e n t s more to secure an extra qnality ot fixtures Is a good i n v e s t m e n t

T h i s room wlH be used more than any other room In the house It is a s h o w y room tvhen nice ly furnished and the windows nicely curtained I t requires a l itt le Ingenuity and some ex tra wprk t o plan the furniture and furnishings so the ofTect will bo thor-

oughiy Satisfactory Cel l ing and wall t in t s and the rugs and draperies s h o u l d all match in color I t means

bullwork anct attent ion to detai ls to do

they look very untidy when hung full of old c lothes and vrai)s Of course there is no objection to having a hat rack in this hall at the side of the stair as an auxiliary to the clothes c loset if you want it A hat rack dont look bad If you just have two or three th ings hanging on It but It Is no longer considered an essent ia l The trouble is where there are several members in a family the hat rack degenerates Into a catch-all It Is a great annoyshyance to be obliged to clear it oft every day then there are members of the family who never can flnd anything

To Clean Velvet Collars Xow that Fashion again advocaros

sirictly ta i lor made gowns |p havo volvet collars on the coats the quesshytion arises how to keep the dark tiitside collar from rubbing off oi Iii- neck of the blouse worn beneath it Xo matter how good a quality i oirchased velvet will a lways leavo -t soiled mark on any light fabric ir roipes in contact with and many gt voinan is known to wring her liai Ishyir (ii-suair at the sight of a dait y waist immaculately fresh except toy n flirty line across the neck

To prevent this wipe olT the velv--thoroughly with a soft cloth slightly moist then rub with a rag saturate in p ine alcohol This done onco week regularly will jirevent tho velvo-from -crocking and collars will not be soileil in the back

an autograph collector For It bullvild occur to few others than phila-telists to Inclose Samoan stamps for a re)Iy from Vailima

n u ^ f L n U l l t p f Teiu^^leJ^^Ni^ blocked the way to changes in s a

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Lawrence 5ilaquol5 640 am and every 30 mmutes until 1040 pm Itetum leave misru^Lif6 ^ ^- bull bull - bull - -^-30 7^ToOG^Dl^ttl^-^^ ^-^laquolaquo miuutes u n Chelmsford llls bullbullbull minutes until 1103 pm then

Xishui ctio im and every CO minutes until 10W pm (Saturdavs even- 30 minshyutes from 1230 pm until 1030 pm) Keshytuni leave Nt-liui C-2n am and everv CO minutes until lo-Jo pm (Saturday everv 30 minutes trom l-2i) pm until 1050 pm _ Tyngsboro via Middlesex St-iscOOofw 1S am 11111 every 30 minutes until 048 p m Ketuni leave Iviiijsboro540 o-iQ fl bull IW 11 111 and every 30 iiiimitcs until 93 igt

in 105 pm THOMAS LEES Supt

The Incoming of 1908 was marked in New York by one Incident which the city at large and women in parshyt icular viewed with widely varying fee l ings For It w-as on New Years eve that for the flrst t ime certa in restaurants permit ted women to smok-j in public

For a long whi le we have been told that l itt le by l i t t le as our w o m e n t r a v e l e d more extens ive ly bull or ro-turnelt from res idence abroad we should find ways and manners ot freer foreign social l i te creeping in to evei conservat ive American cirshycles Wiseacres shook their beads Purltai consc iences were stirred and uttered t ime ly warning T h e upshylifted finger spoke of disapproval

It Is an Interest ing quest ion thia matter of the t endency toward- tha breaking down of Inherited tradishyt ions and l o n g h o n o r e d convent ions Who Is ready to say that they a r raquo convent ions more h o n o r e d In tho breach than the ooservance On the whole it is poss ible to afflrm definitely what a t t i tude the w o m e n whf stand for c o m m o n sense and high ideals are t a k i n g to-day toward tnany n t w Ideas imported from forshyeign shores

Whatever I say and whatever I do Aunt Tabltha l l say that sho never

did s o bull

And so one is forced to conc lude l ike hs s a m e perplexed girl W h a t a w o i d e r A u n t Tabl tbas a u n t m u s t have been and her great -aunt I Unshyqualified disapproval of everyth ing novel was the d i c tum of generat lbna gone We never did so settled bull a n y vexed ques t ion and effectually

A Splendid Cake Recipe Cream three-fourths ot a cup ot butshy

ter add one cup sugar and three eggs beating one in at a t ime Add four tablespoonfuls of sour cream Sift toshygether one and a half cups flour one teaspoonful each of soda c innamon and nutmeg Add last a cup ot blackshyberry jam put together with a bol le j frosting The secret of maklnc boiled frosting is in the beating Do not stop for a second until It Is thorshyoughly cold Also add a half-teaspoon ful of vinegar to the sirup when cooking

The Ant Dr Flagg tel ls an interesting story

cf some auts ho observed K pie bulln-as Iil-iced on a shelf in a cupboard -with a bullbullvide ring of molasses encircling it aud wanting the pie for breakfast they set out to get it Thev fii-st i^arrhed about tho ring leaving an nrt here and there at places which vgt-ro seen to be less wide than the fes- of the ring Then they carefully s-lc-ctod tho narrowest place and goshying to an old nail hole In the wali they formed an endless stream of porshyters each bringing a grain of jilaster They buiit a causeway through tle inolasses of these bits of lime and in three hours from the time of discovshyery they were eating the pie

Sultana Roll Line a cylindrical mold with a pis

lachio cream ice sprinkle the Insiile with sultana raisins cooked tender in sugar sirup at about 32 degrees by the sirup gauge (The raisins may hi soaked In claret flrst) Fill center with charlotte russe filling cover with pIi-tachio cream Ice Let stand an hou-In equal measure of Ice and salt Serve In s l ices with c laret sauce

Not After That Littlo Forest had just started to

school says the Chicago Tribune His father was accosted on his way home one evening by a neighbor who said So your little boy is a great fighter at school On arshyriving home thn father - summoned the boy at onco Forest Is it so that you fight bullwith the boys at school Oh well I flght everyshything up to the fourth grade

Lowell and Fitchburg St Railwav Co

l-ir-t icr leuvc- Iju-eii fur Aver at 533 a 111 ni honrlv thereafter nntil 1033 p m tomieetiii ut Xrtb Chelmsford on the hour lynsliru lUid Xrtli Clielin-ford cars make councetions

Kir-it ciir lci elt yer for Xorth Chelmsford lit (1 i in

Ctirs irrive t Aver 4i iiiimites ifter the hour tiiKl leive n the huiir till 10 ] m

First eir ie-ives Vortli lt UeliiisfDrd for Vver tt (- a 111

rtirs urrive it North lt heimsforl 40 miushyutes alter tlie hour titil ieive un the hour till 11 p in

Sunday- one hour liUr eieh terminus tirst er leave- North (helmsfor ut 030

a m nmning to lirook-ide onlv Ketum-iiig leaving IJrookside at C-5am branch eoimetioii (gt-gt a m running through to A estford Center leaving AVestford Center at ri ill and hourly thereafter to 1033 p m Hfmrly leaving Xorth ( helmsford from xiKi a m till 1003 p m

The rnnuing time from Vver to North ( helmsford is fortv minutes vt Lowell cou-nertions mav be made for Hoston Lawrence Salem and all adjaeent points

C V Mll l i SU1gtT

Boston and Maine Railroad T H R O U G H T I U I X SERVICK

IX EFFECT DEC 16 1907

Second Floor Plan

unless they know Just where to look for It bull Such persons aro a lways askshying for th ings and some o n e e l s e must run and hunt It up to prevent a dls-

turbance There are lots of helpless indiv iduals in this world and we should all be thankful t h a t w e dont be long to that cl s s

T h l s plan Is thlrty-thVee feet s ix Inches w ide by forty-three f ee t s ix Inchea long exc lus ive of porches and it should be bnilt under ordinary clr cun i s tances for riwut 12800 but an other hnndred dollars or t w o should be s p e n t on the s ronnds

Orange Honey Grate the yel low rind from tw-o fine

oranges and add to It two pounds of strained honey Remove the juice and pulp from^one dozen oranges This should measure at least a quart Add this to the honey Turn the whole in a preserving kett le and boll carefully for -half an hour then put It Into pots and vhen cold cover with paraflln or oiled paper

UmbreUa Without Handle The umbrella of a Vienna architect

is a covering of silk or other mateshyrial supported on the shoulders by means of tw-o thin rods and a band across the chest When not in use i folds into a very small space The bands are left free and the device is cs)ecially recommended for pershysons who somet imes work In rain like architects engineers and artshyists

Bigger Than He Looked Dear me Tom you eat a good

deal for a l i t t le fe l low remarked Uncle John to his nephew I spect I arent so l itt le Inside as I looks outside was Toms Ingenious explanshyation

Preserve c s r c r or ivory To c lean and preserve tho color ot

Ivory ornaments place the art ic les In a bowl of cold -water and allow them fo remain 24 hours Take them out and lay on a soft towel Do not dry them They m u s t dry ih the open air If any water r e m a l n s l n the carvings of the ivory b low it off If It w e r e allowed to se t t le on the Ivory tho color would be destroyed

Gulls as Letter Carriers Successful experiments have been

made In Toulon to use gul ls in p lace of carrier pigeons They have th i s advantagemdashthat unlike pigeons^ t h e y are a lways ready to fly even In tho fiercest storm

TIIAIVS lKAVK AVKIl

Chii-ago-tl0-20 ^lOSli a m 130 jO tT40 p m

St Louis-riO-2il 10W am L-JO oOo tT40 pm

bull^ibdquo~ibull- 0-2T- mtl200m 020 t7i-) tS20 s-gti pm Buflalomdash^r24T tlOC JlO--iC a m LSO

bull50o t740 p ni Clinton Oakdnle VVorceter mdashbullWlT bullsort

i01-oam-H2rjtgt 33T Ugt2 bullW15ftog I) m

Pepperell and Xiushuamdash803 t8W tlO^ a m tI2raquo t335 nU sectG2(i flt p m

Kochester PortlandmdashtS^w a m t335 p m (Jraniteville Lowell BostonmdashtCrraquo7 Js is

tSin a m fV2r^ tC20 p m South Lawrence-fO55 tStO a ni tI2J)0

tC20 p m Boston (via Fitch Divimdash54C tC25 tlaquo 57

t-) 5805 tSlO t830 tflllaquon38 tlL32 am tl240 tl57 +240 +333 +420 H4ti +553 bullbullbdquo Hill tfl22 620 (UT ^W raquoylb p m

bullViItham-+fi2-gt +laquoJ)7 SO-V +810 +fllO 938tIL32a mtl2W +1^7t38Slaquo29 440 t e n 1022 C2G 647 i L s l t w o p m

Jlllfonlmdash+918 a mflSM tCiopm Greenvillemdash+918 a m +1255 f3Jamptlaquo15

p m

Self-Made Men Everybody l ikes and respects self-

made men It Is a great deal better t o be made In tbat way than not to be ma~de at allmdashOlivet- Wendel l Holines bull

TifiMh ^ laquo ^ ampA

raquo bull

1 Sunny People T h e World del ights In sunny peoshy

ple T h e J old ar nimjerlng for lovo more than for b-a-JmdashDrummond

Gardner Athol Greenfleld mdash1IlJ47f5JW +808 f 1026 h031 laquo1038 a m f 1265 bull 1 ^ bull-05 foio tr4amp p m

Shelbume Falls North Adami bullWllllamd town-1II247 +558 1808 +1026 1036 am+1265 bull130 bull005 +7-laquopm

^7ibdquo^gty-- t-^i tS-OS +1026 1036 a m+1260 bull130 bullS05 p m

Bottcrdam Jetmdashbull130 bull506 +740 p m bullDally +DaIIy except Slqndsy VDally

except Monday Sunday only Detailed Information and time-tables mav

be obtalhed at ticket offlccs D JFhxsTUcns Z-ZC^UBVBT

Pasg Traf Jlgr bull t 6enPaltraquoAgt

c lal forms Imposs ib le as i t i s to arrive at reshy

s u l t s that can be tabu la ted after t h e fash ion o t n ioderh psycho logy charts It is Interes t ing to w a t c h the A m e r shyican w o m a n in any s i tuat ion which Invo lves tho b r e a k i n g down of barshyriers

Two w o m e n af ter six w e e k s o t E n g l a n d mdash c a t h e d r a l t owns and t h e Lak district p r i n c i p a l l y mdash f o u n d t h e m s e l v e s the g u e s t of an art is t and his wife t h e m s e l v e s Amer icans a t an outdoor cate on the Boulevard Montparnasse I n t e r e s t i n g l o o k i n g art i s t s s t u d e n t s t rom all quarters of the globe bearded R u s s i a n s s w a r t h y Po le s s l im Japanese and globe-trotshyt i n g Americans w e r e the patrons There w a s an absence of restralnt~a freedom ot camarader ie the manners and tone of the Lat in quarter in evishydence ^n every hand

There would have been a t i m e when the same type of Amer ican w o m a n w-ould have left hasti ly for t h e s e two represented the conservashyt ive e l ement ot modern femeninl ty T h e women o t the present however w-atcbed with a crit ical interest l i s shytened IS certain s tor ies relat ive t o those at the tab les w e r e told by the ir hos t and hostess and left after three hours of observat ion wi th a h o t h e r p i c -t u r e to adc to the ir rapidly g r o w i n g ga l l e ry ot E u r o p e a n scenes T h e main feature e v i d e n t in their pres shyence was wi l l ingness to observe an In e l l i a e n t apprec iat ion of differ- ^ ences ot conduct but no y i e ld ing ot

itholr own ideas ot propriety Om comment m a d e after two years^

res idence |n Germany by a k e e n -wtted American girl w a s T h e major i ty of German w o m e n I k n e w w-ere of the j ufrau type T h e y ranged socia l ly from professors w i v e s to tbe d a u g h t e r s of lesser of- flclair or g i r l s of the a r m y circle T o t h o s e g ir l s I w a s tbe unconvent iona l Amer ican Of w h o m t h e y had read t a t t ended t h e a t r e s and d a n c e s n n c h a p -e r o n e d I wa lked on the s treets o r lunched a t the r e s t a u r a n t s wi th men friends or worse s t i l l w e n t a l o n e to crncerta bull

bull Between the g i r l s and w o m e n wi th a h t h e i r a t t e n t i o n devoted t o the Kaiser s four ks and t h e w d m e a w h o ere not a d m i t t e d to des i rab le c irc les there s e e m e d to b e n o i n e a n Y o u were one or t h e o t h e r T h e e s Istence ot a we l l defined c las s of Worn- ~ en who were no t pr imari ly house w i v e s nor the ant i thes i s of thege w a s not even recognized

Left to the ir own dev ices the a r -e r a g e woman d o e s n o t find convenshyt ions real ly Irksome Freedom t o follo-rf her o w n s w e e t wil l in mattens socia l ts no t t h e m o s t sought -a f t er t n i n g In the ina in woman is a convent ion be ing S h e ioves to do tho correct t h i n g the th ing counteshynanced by thd i^ajori ty the th ing t o be d e ^ n d e d on the iscore of respecta-bl6 ances try W h e n o ld - t ime laquodealaquo a r e laid as ide there h a s been s o m e Influenee a t w o r k to the will o f w h l 6 h s h e bows

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and

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Wires In the Sadao gt ^ Telegtaphlo commnnica^ioti is b- ^

Ing rapidly opened np along the ^ ^ dtn part ol the Cape-to-Oairo^ bullteam railway route Khartam tutk dl- ^ rodt oonneotfon with Blaquorpt bull Ther ^ 1 are noir more than 4000 mUM t ~ ) telegrapli Dorkfnswtrlaquolaquogt tH ihe ^a^t-i dair and Utt ysar uot tblniilOlttOgt ilaquo pilTat tlaquoIlaquotitanraquo tmti MltJlaquolaquo^i^ tampmn

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Ji ATCRSAY ATRIL 25 J908

Q R O X O N

EASTERmdash^Themttendance waslarge at all Uie chuircheB last Sunday At each Easter was observed by appropriate sershymon song or other exercisea and by bullbnndant and beautiful floral- decorationg A suQcessful and pleasing childrens Easter laquooncertwas held at tbe Baptist in tho morning- At the Unitarian morning ser-^rices commnoion was observed and the rite of baptism was given seven -little children by name Walcott Hale and Robshyert Ford cbddren of Rev and Mrs F H Cressey Roy Gilson and Ruth Torshyrey children of Mr and Mrs J T Benshynett Alice Leonora and Olive France children of Mr and Mrs Willard Tolles and Richard Appleton son of Mr and Hrs Frank A Torrey In the afternoon at this cburch there was a beautiful vesshyper service At the Congregational cburch the pastor Rev G - M Howe gave bis people a grand Easter sermon mspiring belief in the truth of the Resurrection and immortality aud in tbe evening a de lightfnl childrens Easter festival of un-nsnal excellence was enjoyed by a crowded assembly ^_^

NEWB ITEMSmdash Last week Thursday IVank H Palmer had a narrow escape from being gored by an infnriated bull The creature bad charged on him but with the help of his father be managed- to get away before probable fatal injuries were received Aa It was be was severely hurt and bruisshyed about tbe neck and shoulders He was obliged to take his bed and is under the care of liis physician

The engagement is announced of Miss Amy Shattuck to Gerald V Flewelling igtoth of Groton

Mrs Susie Lowell of Salisbury visited for a few days staying over last Sunday her sister-in-law Mrs Marcia Parkhurst and other friends in Groton

Mrs William J Gilson of Millbury was an over Sunday bullvisitor at James T Benshynetts

Frank R Mason is home on a vacation from Tale

Earl Gilson bullwho bas been wor-Mngior sarae mfiaihaio Vermont la at-home again

Harold R Sheedy is home on a vacatidn ^ m Williams

It is reported that ^ r Kelley has sold his farm in Chicopee Row to a city man for $3500 Tiiis farm b the farm sold to Mr Kelley by Fred H Chapman after the latter was burned out

Cliarles B Ames of Harvard Divinity school is enjoying a vacation wbich be is spending in Groton on a visit to bis mother Mra Elmira Ames housekeeper for Dr Steere Mr Ames willgraduate next Jiine

^FOTUie past four Sundayshe has been png very acceptedly tbe Unitarian I in firidgewater

A little daughter recently arrived in Gieorge L Moisons family

Miss Harriet Hemenway remains ap-rarently about tbe same Mrs Jennie Hemenway has been caring for her for abont two weeks

Rev C W Turner waa present at the concert at his church last Sunday and spoke He expects to preach as usual next Sunshyday Mrs Turner remains comfortable

Rev B A Willmott of the First Congreshygational church Lowell will preach at the Congregational church here next Sunshyday

George H Blood is getting ready to put up a building on bis place comer of Hollis and Cbampney-sts

Mrs John Gilson arrived from Pasadena Cal Monday evening and is stopping with Mrs James T Bennett

Thomas Gilson did not attend the reshyunion of the Old Sixth at Lowell as be exshypected Monday on account of Mrs Gilson being called to Wilton N H by the illshyness of a relative

Miss Stella Williams is at home sick with measles

_ Melvyn M Manning of Sheffield Scienshytific school is spending his Easter vacation at home

The remains of Mrs Frances Rice Harshyvey whose funeral was in Ayer Monday afternoon were brought to Groton for in terment Mrs Harvey was a grand-daughshyter of tbe late Xahum Woods of tbis town

Albert Cleary from LoweU visited relashytives here on Monday

Saturday afternoon bullpril 25 Groton School plays English High

Miss Nellie F Hill from Boston spent a few days the first of tbe week with her home folks here

Miss Bertha Lawton of Maynard was a guest of Miss Margaret Cleary over Pashytriots day

F M Boutweli wbo is ill with pneushymonia ia doing well

At their regular meeting Tuesday aftershynoon the wRc initiated two new memshybers Mrs Burt Durant and Mrs Frank Patterson Tbere were readings etc in observance of Patriots day

Mr Palmer and family from Lawrence hraquove moved into a tenement of Mrs Susie Wrights house Hollis-st The family are relatives of Mrs H H Gay

The Groton high school played Mayshynard high here on Monday afternoon and defeated them by a score of 6 to 5 Hodgmans three bagger won tbe game for Crroton

A cellar for a new bouse at Groton School is being built tbis week The house it is said is to be for a driver or other workman about the grounds

It was a bent driving-rod on tbe engine offreight train No 31 that brought tbe train to a three-hour delay on the mill track Wednesday evening

BALI GAMESmdashThe game at Groton School Wednesday afternoon with Noble and Greenongh resalted in victory for the Grotons scoteS to 4

XJroton tigh played Lawrence academy Wddnesaay afternoon and won by a score ets to 8

This Saturday afternoon Lawrence acad emr plajs Concord high on Shumway field aad Groton high goes to Pepperell for a iame -with Pepperell high The Groton town team plays Groton School second telaquon on the sehool grounds and Groton Sdwol first team plays English high idso on Groton groods

- ^The igrammar school oiae from Ayer aael defeat in a guae with the West Groshyton nine by a score of 18 to 12 played In

bullWott Oro^m 19 WesitrGtbtoai play a letum game thk SatdrcUfiii Aylta-

CENTERmdashPrudence Wright chapter D A R celebrated Patriots dav on Mon day at their headquarters with a very pleasant meeting Mrs C D Hutchinson the regent gave a graphic account of Uie function of last week at Pierces hall Copshyley square Boston wbich was qnite flat teriog to the local chapter and also enshycouraging for succeeding meetings to form acquaintance with otber of the state chapshyters Their flag was in evidence on tbe common Sunday Aprii 19 Mrs Nathanshyiel W Appleton read tlie genealogy of Mrs Charles E Smitii whose death was announced last week She wns a lineal descendant of Prudence Wright A beaushytiful laurel wreath was laid upon ber grave in tbe Park-st cemetery by a member of the order

The musical society met at tbu home of Mrs John 0 Bennett on Monday evening for a recital Tbe program was very enshytertaining Mrs Bennett and Mrs E L Tarbell led the numbers with a piano duet Mrs Edwin Richardson followed with a readiog Tbe perfect tribute Miss Mildred Morgan sang Little boy blue Miss Barbara Bancroft gave a piano solo Mrs C D Hutchinson a song ACycle liev R W Drawbridge read Cyrus Green and his flying machine ^or the closing number Miss Mae Merdam -renshydered a piano solo

Mrs Leonard Noddins and daughter Phyllis of Somerville has been visiting her parents Mr and Mrs John Frossard tbis week

Easter Sunday was observed at the aev-t eral churches with appropriate services Beautiful flowers adorned the pulpit and Easter music was rendered A praise sershyvice was held at the Congregational church in the evening The Sunday school sang Easter hymns and several members bf the choir rendered duets Rev and Mrs Drawbridge gave a selection Misses Marshygaret Anderson and Helen Lovejoy vio-Uniste accompanied the organ with instrushymental music

Miss Louella V Shattuck read an intershyesting original story of tbe revolutionary war at tbe chapter meeting on Monday called Tbe secret drawer

The womans clnb held their meeting on Tnesday April 21 at Central hall for the choice of officers for the ensuing year Mrs Lester R Qua was elected president Tbe retiring president Mrs Elizabeth B Heald received several tokens of tbe apshypreciation of her services during tlie past year

Miss Harriet A Townsend who js one of the corps of teachers in Cambridge was a guest of her aunt Mrs Charles Crosby during tbe Easter vacation

Kenneth T Blood of Concord Junction has visited his grandparents in Fepperell this week

Everett Baker the portrait painter of Boston was a guest at his early home on West-st over Sunday last

Miss Minnie E Turner of Somerville has been visitingher cousin Mrs E L Tarbell tbis week

Miss Effie Carolyn Merrill of the Bosshyton public library is at the hoine of her mother Mrs Lucius Wilson ofTownsend-sL for a rest from her arduous duties

NEWS ITEMSmdashBorn Saturday April 18 at the Rosemonthomeof Mr and Mrs Frank Tyler Marston of Melrose an eight-pound son Frank Tyler Marston jr Mother and child are doing well Mr and Mrs Marston were former well-known residents of this town

Howard Denham and I eo Miniter of Boston spent Easter at their homes here

Mrs J C Eraser and daughter Mrs Wallace and granddaughter Beatrice arshyrived last week from ^berdeen Scotland where they bave spent nine months Tbey came on the steamer Grampian of the Allen line

Frank Fuller and family of Maine are spending a vacation at Joseph Donnellys

Edna and Oscar Kittredge spent Easter with tbeir grandparents at Shirley

Tbe LBsof tbe Congregational church would like contributions of clothing and bedding to send to the Chelsea suiferers Those having the same please leave with Mrs E L Tarbell before Wednesday April -29

The parents association will hold its next meeting in the Main-st school buildshying Monday evening April 27 Dr L R Qua will address the meeting

Look out for the announcement of tbe high school matinee next week in Prescott bsdl

The high school baseball team met witb its first defeat of the season at Leominster Wednesdav Tbis was unnecessary notshywithstanding that tbeir opponents were a mucb larger team Foolish errors caused by nervous uncertainty lost tbe day for Pepperell in the first inning A return match will be played soon and better conshyditions should prevail ITiey play tbe Groton high bere Saturday April 25

It is reported tbat three calves bave been condemned at the slaughter houses here this month

The road machine has been started on its seasons work ^ The OHIS will observe Arbor day Saturday April 25 at their grounds on Boynton-st Everyboltly welcome

Dr E S Oreenacbe went to Boston on Thursday and returned with bis new car It is a Ueo roadster

L I T T I v E J T O N

GRATEFIImdashNo more grateful people than Mr and Mrs James Fulton ever reshyceived the timely help that was so much needed when their home on the lactart grounds was destroyed by fire April 12 At the time the fire broke out Mr Fulton was some little distance from tbe house caring for his horse On hearing the alarm he rushed to tbo honse and found thai his littlodaughter Pearl was missing It takes a man some time to round np ten children and by the time they were all together and suitably covered from the cold wind the npper part of the house was past entranc e Thefnrnitnre of three chambers was enshytirely lost and a good part of a nearly new dining-room set Of theeqoipment oftbe kitchen utensils all there was left to beshygin housekeeping again was one knife and one common spoon

Mr Fulton says thai in spite ot bit lots his courage was godd natUbe S4W the chemical works ablaze The thought ot rWher the fear that not only home bnt place of employment wherlaquo he has ngtet

-f-

with sbmuch kindly coHtldezation iorfifgt teen j eaiv was going was too mnch for bun It Is thought by many that tbe cot tage was fired by sparks horn a passing train as the distance to the tritek was onshyly two-thirds of that from the cottage to the factory _

Mr and Mrs Fulton express the most hearifelt thanks and appreciation for the kindly help and sympathy they haxe reshyceived from neighbors and townspeople No one will look for a stereotyped bullcara of thanks from themas we wellknow that every dollar counts just now Andthe kind iiearted editor of this paper knows it too

EASTKHmdash--Vppropriate Easter services were observed at all three churches in town on Sunday last At the Congregational church in tbe forenoon there was a chilshydrens concert with appropriate exercises At the Unitarian churcli the wejl prepared vesper service was given in the aiternoon At the Baptist cburch in the evening the services were by the Sundayschool and showed tbe care and time tnat had been given to preparations All thechnrches were beautifully decoratedwith plants and flowers and at alt the services music was

^L^^Z^^^ ^^^bullA ^ ~ ^TI cloo^ raquo a P sendee iS the uSuiirla rpoundtdeg^^^fraquolaquo^raquoraquoUlaquoltlaquo hurch in the evenmg The e x e S

organization come forward this evening and stand up and speak right ont in meetshying and do all they can to help establish some system that has a basis of vigor and the favor and support of all right-minded citizens

Miss Gertrude Sanderson spent Esster holidays with Mr and Mrs Bingham at St Pauls school Concord N H Miss Sanderson also attended the banquet of the Normal Art school given in Boston this week -

Charles Yapji fonnd a good horse one of a pair dead in its stall one nigbt this week The animal had never been sick to bis mastersknowledge

Frank Piper and family have moved to South Acton where he is to have employshyment in the tape factor-

Work b^an on the G A Sanderson house in the west district this week The old bouse is to be improved and remodelled where it now stands and will serve for a summer residence for the present L

H A R V A R r gt

T H E SERVICKS in commemoration o Easter Sunday were fittingly brought to a

mention bnt to do it faithfully-wodd call for space notpermitted us

NEWS iTEMsimdashA number of our citishyzens have during the past week visited the ruins of the great Chelsea fire It is a scene of devastation that no one cau imshyagine without steiug The charred emshybers of one homestead by the waysideis-aiways a saddening sigh^ but to look npshyon hundreds of acres of ruins representmg thousands of homes churches schools-publlc buildings and line upon line of prosperous business centers is something one can never forget The -writer beiaS one prominent man say in the iUmost rnined city last week thatthe Chelsea fire had proved one thing and that was that there was no such thing as a fire-proof buildinltgt

Mrs W E Burrage of Cambridge is a guest at the G E Sawtelle home this week Mr Burrage as secretary of the Cambridge mutual is a very busy man just now adjusting claims against the company In fact the insurance men may well be classed among the sufferers of the many recent fires

The friends of Mr and Mrs Edward Frost will be interested to learn that they have rented the lower suite in the Evans house i49 Washington-st Newton their home has been on Hollis-st for many years

Fred C Hartwell bas done moving for the present as his second building- was smuggled into its new resting-place the latter part of last week Everyone is askshying if the old barn which was a^partof the old building is to be moved Yes sometime bat not just at present Work coinmenced this week on the cellar for the new bouse and a large part of the Inmber is ab-eady on hand

The next meeting of the Womans club promises to be an attractive one to the majority who are always interested in an afternoon composed of home talent Art study Miss Gertrude Sanderson There will ne chosen at tbis meeting a commitshytee of three to whom will be given full power in distribution of tickets and coushypons for the coming biennial meetings in June also choice of papers to be loaned to the chairman of the reciprocity bureau Massachusetts state federation Monday bullpril 27 230 pm Orthodox vestry

The Portland Atlantic league ball team opened tbe season at Portland Mc on Patriots day with two games against the All-Maine combination Portland won tbe morning game with Leon Goucher pitcher In the afternoon the All-Maine team was the winner Goudher did not play Both games were played in a drivshying snowstorm The morning game was called after seven innings

Miss Marion Brown entertained a larn-e number of her Acton and Littleton pupSs at ber bome on Wednesday afternoon A very social time was enjoyed

Another little son arrived in tbe C A Kimball home on Sunday night last

Miss Ethel Shaw spent part of last week with an aunt in Cambridge The birthshyday of both occurred on the same date and special notice was taken of the occashysion A birthday cake was much admired as it had the place of honor in the middle of tbe table and was surrounded by tiny colored candles represienting the number of years of combined ages

Miss Laura Martyn enjoyed an automoshybile ride to Boston on Patriots day in company with a party of friends from Lowell Tbe ride from the Spindle city was in the midst of a fierce snow squall and fur coats were ardently longed for A fine dinner was enjoyed at hotel Lenox in Boston gtbull

Mrs Henry will return to her home on Saturday this week She considers her ttay at tbe Arlioglon H -ights sanitorium has been highly beneficial

E J Whitney who bas just sold his village farm to W L Pickard purchased tbis week a nine-room residence in Westshyford Cenier just beyond the town ball Donald Cameron who started for Europe on Wednesday was the previous owner The house bas some of the modern im-

were almost entu-ely of a musical chiCrac-ter and irere rendered by the regular choir Miss I onisa Gale Miss Helen Bar-nard-Arthur H Turner W S Lougee and F H Gale Miss Lilla Cleaves orshyganist assisted by Wm Haickett of Fitchshyburg The programwas as follows Cugus animam trio Rossini

Messrs Hackett Lougee and Miss Lilla Cleaves

Cantata From death to life J C Bartlett Choir

The Rev J P Sheafe made a few reshymarks explaining what was intended to be taught by the cantata mdash the arrest trial crucifixion death bnrial and resurshyrection of Jesus Several-of the numr bers were especially enjoyable not only for their beantiful musical arrangement but for the excellent manner in whicii they were sung VloUn solo Berceuse Ehrhardt

- Wm Hackett Baritone solo Kosaty Nevin

Frank Thale Cello solo Nocturne Scharwenka

W S Lougee Trio Traumerel bull Sohuman

bullyiolln Cello and Organ Hymn Congregation

The large audience seemedto enjoy the service and to appreciate the efforts that had been made by every member of the chou- that the service might be an inspiring and uplifting one As-we wendshyed our way homeward did we think of theold old story that ivhile it had sadshydened yet had cheered the hearis of so many pf this earnest faiUiful men and women who when their battle of life had been finished had seen the crucified one face to face not as while on earth through a glass darkly May he who is abundantly able to lead us incline our hearts to treasure up the great lesson of Easter DOMUJIE DIRIGE XOS

bulllaquoYBRMAaS

LOOK TO US FOR

We gua ran t ee tha t the Six Pair of Hose will need ho darn ing for Six Months

If they should we agree to have them replaced with new ones

THE PRICE

NEWS ITEMSmdash Last Saturday Kent Royal Earl Turner Chris Sheehan and Harlow Morse left town at 512 a m arriving at Adams-sq Boston at 1235 p m walking all the way Tbis is good time but the boys came through in good shape although a trifle footsore Ihey attended the ball game in the afternoon and took the nigbt train for bome

Mrs W E King received word Monshyday of the sudden death of her brother Eri Brooks of Worcester Mr Brooks was sick but a few days with German measles and bis death was very unexshypected Funeral services were held Tuesshyday

At the joint school committee meeting held last Thursday Chas L Clay was elected to act as superintendent of schools for tbis district

Mr and Mrs Frank Wetberbee of New York were here last week looking over tbeir new bouse They are much pleased with the progress made

Warren H Fairbank has purchased a new auto a Stanley steam car carrying four passengers with top for dull weaiher

Miss Maber Sawyer and Mr and Mrs Ralph Bailey of Hudson were guesu over the holiday of W F Shores

Chas Brown who has been working for Simpson Bros on their construction work at Newport bas given up his posishytion and goes to Wellesley as superintenshydent of streets there Mr Brown is verv mucb pleased with the people there ai-though reluctant to leave town where he and his wife bave made many friends

Alfred Veasie and wife visited in town over Sunday

Miss Agnes Smith a former teacher here spent April 19 and 20 at the Kershyiey

The ladies of tbe Unitarian church will hold a May festival on Friday evening May I The entert4inmeat will consistof raquo-rag doll party followed by dancing The committee in charge are Mrs Etta Ripley Miss Doris Ripley and Mrs J S Preston

Miss Mildred Fairbanks spent tbe boll-dnys witb Miss Putnam at Bedford

Miss Ethel Nourse went to Worcester with Miss Dodge for Sunday and Monday

provementa and there is a good barn on j ast the premises Mr Whitney does not think Arthur Nickerson visited tbis week at of moving for the present and Mr Pickr Mrs Chas E Sawyers

6Pairs^SI50 Geo B Turner amp Son

Mens Furnishings c y a t W D Parkers Miss Laura Fitch of Chelsea at Albert HartwellsMr and Mr^^ CHager and George Keyes

Mrs W H Furbush recently visited relatives in Ashburnham

Mrs Viets her two daughters and son and Miss Waterman started Friday on an excursion to Washington

W H Gooch has gone to Nantucket for a few days

Mrs John W Flood has been visiting her mother part of the week Mr Flood is serving as juror at Cambridge

Ralph E Whitcomb spent Sundav in Fitchburg witb bis brother

Miss Jennie Stone of Wendell is tbe guest of Mrs Ernest Barteaux

Last Saturday Mr and Mrs C B Robshybins attended tiie funeral pf B L Turner of Waltham

Orin Richardson wbo has been stayinor with his brother Lewis most of the winter^ returned to his bome in Lynn last Saturshyday

Otis 11 Forbush auctioneer wiil sell by auction in Kast Acton all the farm property consisting of i-ows hens farming tools etc of the late E J Robbins Friday Mav 1 at 1-230 pm He will also sell by auction on Monday April 27 at 12 noon the personal property of Albert L Brown of Boxhorough

NEW A D V E R T I S E K R N T S

FOR SALE

W H l T N E r S STABLE Ayer

POULIUS^

Quick Lunch

__ AYER

THE PROPRIETORS HAVE OPENshyED IN THEIR FRUIT STORE

A Quick Lunch Room

UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF AN EXCELLENT CHEF

All Home Cooking and the Best

ALL KINDS OF SOFT DRINKS INshyCLUDING MOXIE AND

DR SWETTS FAMOUS ROOT BEER

A FULL LINE OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC FRUITS

WE KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF

CONFECTIONERY C I G A R S TOshyBACCO AND PIPES

Geo S Pouiius amp Co MEADS BLOCK AYER

ard is intending to remain at tbe old Pickshyard place on Great Road until Sept I

Wednesday April 29 is the date for the

Fred Lewis of Boston spent Suaday at WEKings

The Orthodox ladies gave tbe three-act bull 1 v--gt_6 bullOv comedy Mrs-Briggs of the poultry

-c - O deg ^ ^ ^ A deg deg laquo deg 1 - Sup-yard at the hall last Monday evening t i per^from 630 to 730 May-baskets and i fuU hons^ Public opinion tends tb pro-neckues will bo for sale during the even- noonoe this play one ofthe best put on for ingandan enteruinment wilF follow the jomelime The net proceeds were very supper Congregational chnrch vestry gratifylr^ to the ladies The music wagt

Mrs A H Knowlton has been qnite ill good The violin work by Mistress Mary the past week and under treatment by Smiley was snrprisisg and well apureciat-Dr Conant of Boston Mr Knowlton ed by the andiencei was also taken suddenly ill on Snnday and for a few boon kept hts attendants pretty bull busy At pnsenttimo he is said to be I gaining strength slowly

There will bis a nieeting of ibe Lirtle-

BOXBOROUGH

NKWS 1TBM9mdashFridav evening April 17 Messrs Bradford and Furbush attend-

ton Improrement society this afternoon ed a meeting o f the dbtrict school com-April ii in selectmens rooms at three mittee at Stow The resignatloa uf Strpt oclock Bttsinesa of an interesting nature John C Mackin was accepted and appllca-will be brought before the meeting AU tions received frotn alatge nnmber of caii-are cordially invited to be present didatM bnt no action was takenon the

There wUl be a meeUng of ibcLitUetoa bulllaquo^laquo ^ bull ^ f Ooodnbw of Miiy-fire department in selectmens room this nard was elected_lthalrmlaquon and Roland Saturday evening f c the purpose of e lec ^- HlaquoTraquonfan of Stow secretaiy for the Uon of officetTand the consideration of comuJf year any business connected with this di-part^ Among theholiday euests In town were ment Let al wbo are criiicizing ibO Mrs Lttfld raquond Mrsr iNckson of Lowell at present oOB^dooB ofthe socatled orphan Mrs Pages Miss Ellis and friead of Qnln

EXTRA PAIR OP BLACK ROAN HORSES WEIGH ABOUT 2900 LBS SIX AND SEVEN YEARS OLD

PAfR OF BAY CHUNKS WEIGH 2400 FIVE AND SIX YEARS

SOME FRESH DRIVERS FROM NORTHERN N Y

SEVERAL 2Ntgt-HAND H O R S E S 1000 AND 14O0 LBS

American Express Agency A N D 5

Passenger Service BETWEEN

Harvard Centre A N D

Railroad Station DAILY

EXPRESS LEAVES OALE DICKSOH - f t COS STORE AT

7 a m 12 nn b p m Tel Con W A DICKSOK

TjlOE SALE $230-Krakaner Piano wal-^ nut case upright Almost new Cost t375 PL-BLIC SiiRtr OypiCE Ayer IwS-i

How Is Your Stomach

EASY WAY TO STRENGTHEN IT AND GET WELL

A good digestive system one that acts 80 that you do not know that you have a stomach is Gods birthriglht to every manmdashto every woman

If digestion is weak if food tarns into gas if yon suffer after eating if you are sleepless nervous and bnt of sortsmdashthen the stomach is diseased andprompt action should be taken

W A Ennis RTveU-known builder in Syracuse tells ao eaiw to strengthen the stomach and ge t ti^ell when he writes MiK)na Stomach Tablets have done more for me in one week than all the doctors the two years I was under their care Thanks to Mi-o-na 1 can work once mor^ the first time iii over tiyettr -

I t is an easy thing to strengthen thestomach and cnre indigiestion by osittg-Mi-o-na ltJet a MlKsent box from William Brown wiUi his guarshyantee to refund the the mobey unless tfie remedy does alt that is claimed for it

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AjAtx 8ENTBSCBmdashAt the opening of court Jast Saturday Judge Atwood took up the cases a^Inst John D Carney and

bull Martin Scullane continued from April l l to give hini a chance to look over the evishydence The judge said he liad considered the cases very carefully particularly havshying in mind the argument of the defendshyants counsel that a sentence of guilty would have a very unfavorable influence on their future He had however been

bull unable to reach any other conclusion than that they were guilty as charged He then said that the statute was a peculiar one and tied tbe hands of the court in disposing of the cases in the same way as another statute limited the disposition of hlquorcaseswhich tho-court could make The part of the statute referred to reads as follows

Mrs C h ^ L-7anuworth had

SleasantsewiDgparty^herbome ay afternoon Some time wisspent Powtfiy BlxCyJsolS Mrs i ^laquo-gtmdash

with thhnble ana needle and then the ^PP wclwtlons Irene Hassam JBlda ladles engaged in games Mrs SmsU S5ISvdeglibdquolaquoraquo Edward Sawyer

6 B Kowoi jan_ omau staging Maude WhlUkers class remarks by

A prosecution for the violation of any provision of this chapter shall not unless the purposes of justice^require such disposition

be placed on file or disposed of except by trial and judgment according to the regular course of criminal proceedtags It shall be disposed of otherwise only upon motion In writing stating speciflcallythe reasons thereshyfor and verified By affidavit If facts arc relied -on K the court or jnaglstrate certifies In writing that he hi satlsfiSl that the cause reshylied on exists and that the Interests ol public jusUce require the allowance of tbe motion the motion shall be allowed and the certificate of the court ormagistrate shall be flledin the case

The judge called the attention of the defendants to tbe fact that a finding of guilty not accompanied by a sentence did not constitute a record of a conviction against tbem and said tbat while he could pot do otherwise than sentence them to imprisonment unless a motion to place their cases on file was made he would alshylow such a motion if made and file the ^ e s as he had the other cases agamst Whitcomb and Harvey As defendants counsel did not desire to make any such motion he then imposed a sentence of three months in the house of correction on each of them on the charge of signing a false affidavid relative to Luke 8 Dions qualishyfications for registration as a voter in Ayer He found them guilty also of taking a false oath about Dions qualifications forregisshytration but it being merely another deshyscription ot the same offence refused to sentence tbem on that charge Both deshyfendants appealed to the superior court and furnished SlOO bonds with sureties

- It is probable that tbe cases will be tried at the June criminal term of the superior court in which theprosecution wfll be in chargeofDisrict Attorney John JEBggins

NEWS ITKMSmdashThe store of L Shershywin amp Co was entered late Snnday night or earlyMonday morning by breaking the

glass in one of-the rear windows The money drawer atthe dfsk was pried open

^ and~brpkeo andabotit eiglilaquo^bllars ifi change taken gt

A cantata The rose maiden and a miscellaneous program including tbe short

cantata The village blacksmith wUi be given by the high school choms in town hall Thursday evening May 7 Albert E Brown director Miss Lyon acshycompanist The soloists who will assist are Mrs E B Heywood soprano Mrs A E Folsom contralto T W Sturgeon tenor Lyman L Wellman baritone

A H Paine who has been for nearly seven years with the electric company here andwho gave up his position as superintendent of the plant a few days ago has secured a position with the Fitchshyburg gas and electric company and is superintendent of construction and bas over twenty men under him removing the overhead wires placing them in cables under ground Mr Paine is a very capashyble man for tbe position

Clayton H Richardson with his family is about to leave town as he bas accepted a very promising position in Leominster

Mrs Austin E Lawrence entertained tbe whist club of which she has been a member tbis winter and some otber friends at her bome Thursday afternoon There were six tables A very delightfnl time was bad and thoroughly enjoyed by all the guests Souvenirs were given to all Refreshments were served at the close by the hostess assisted by her daughterMrs Percy Lawrence Others present were

Mrs ^ym Brown Mrs Tenie Buikelev Mrs F S Bulkeley Mrs E H Bigelow Mrs Wi Cowles 3Irs C L Farnsworth Mrs C A Fox Mrs J Graves Mrs C H Kinney Jlrs J W Kittredge Mrs Geo C Maynard Mrs F W Moses Mrs A M Phelps Mrs W C Parsons Mrs W A Richardson Mrs O P Bobinson Mrs Benj Taft Mrs H E Sanderson Mrs E K Sawshyyer Mrs H B White Mrs E A Whitney Mrs P A Wyman

-- mdasho~6~ mdash 6laquoMo Jun omau guosshigthe largest nnmber of the picshytures and received theprire ftvery pretty chafing dish apixin Dainty refreshments were served by the liosfess Ibere were present Mrs Wm Brown Mrs E Pi Carr Mrs Geo Comer Mrs C A Fox Mrs A M Phelps Mrs EO-Proctor Mrs Geo A- Sanderson Mrs Wm Small Mrs ILLWhitman ^ Quite a number of tbe parishioners of St Andrews church called upon Rev and Mrs Thomas L Fisher Thursday night and Judge Sanderson in behalf of the donors presented Mr Fisher with a purse of money It was a complete sui^ prise and in a few wellKihosen words he accepted the appreciated gift Mr Ksher and family left Saturday morning for their summer home on legato hill in Leomin-jter Durinjg his absence his pulpit will be suppUed by Rev MedviUe McLantblin from Maine The family will be greatly missed and Mr Fisher is one of o i i bullfirst and best-knowa citizens

John Garity iemployed as night engishyneer at the electric plant here has given up his position and Wm H Pavenport of Leominster is the new man Mr Moran one of the state inspectors of elecshytric lighting plants has been in town this week looking over the phint here

The Abigail Wristht WCTU regular monthly-meeting wilfbe postponed from May 1 to Friday May 8 _Mr and Mrs Geo G Osgood returned Wednesday nigbf from Asheville N C where they had been on a visit to their datighier who is a teacher of music in an Episcopal school in that place

Hon Geo J Burns returned Wednesshyday from his business trip to Los Angeshyles bullCal and on his way homerstopped at a number of prominent places

The funcdon of the church will be the subject of the morning service of the Congregational chnrch on Sunday at 1046 The subject at the evening sershyvice at seven- oclock will be Man and his surroundings

The drama Popping by proxy for the benefit of the Congregational cburch will be given in Page hall May 22 inshystead of May 15

The democratic caucusior the election of delegates t6 tbe state and congresshysional convenUons was held in lower town hall Wedneiday evening P Donlon called the meeting to order and was made chairman John E Donlon was elected secretary It was moved to vote for the two delegates on one ballot Peter B Murphy and Gieo M Crawford were ap^ pointed tellers Patrick Donlon was elected delegate to the state convention and Peter B Murphy to the congressional

If the person who took the fur neck piece from the town hall on Saturday afternoon bullApril 18 will return to Public Spirit Office it will save the unpfeasantness of havlnit the owner call for It bull

E W Carley has opened his ice cream parshylors for the season His delicious ice creain meitH In your mouth bull

angmgi Jiaude WhlUkei the pastor benediction

COLpKEL DOTYTO flO TO CuiCAOO-^ I^tSaturdayafternoottAyerhadaglimpse of how a well oiled politictJ machine ea-counters and overcomes an apparently for-mitlable opposition and passes on in trishyumph wiihout leaving any soreness behind It The occasion was the fourth congresshysional district convention and the machine was-represented by tbe supporters of CoL George H Doty of Waltham and the opshyposition by tfon Walter B Morse il Marlboro Tbe struggle was a hot one and none of the many experienced politishycians in attendance were willing to make any predictions as to the outcome the genshyera^ sentiment being Its a mighty close ngnt

The situation was peculiar in that while there were three candidates for the two positions as delegates to the republican national convenUon to beheld in Chicago ttiere was practically no opposition to Lonis L Larleton of Gardner as one delegate the fight bemg between Messrs Doty ahd Morsefor remaining delegate bull bull

The^Carleton people were fearful fiow-ever-that if a bsdlot were to be takn fer two delegates at once their man might be defeated and it was then-efforts to prevent this that delayed the convention a good

An u ltPlaquodegKadeglti in ita proceedinga All the candidates had headquarters jn

the town halland delegates were showered bull^tth attentions and aigumpnta

bullTba ltltrict which is composed of psurts of Worcester and Middlesex counties and Btretehes from Winchendon on the north to Lexington on the south was entitled to 143 delegates to the conventton and every one was on hand ^

After half an honr wasted in attempting to reach an agreement whereby Carleton conld be nominated by acclamaUonOira L tgttoneEsqof Clinton secretory of the district committee called the convention to order and read the call at two ocolck P M

Ex-senator AUan G Buttrick was elect ed temporary chairman and Orra L Stone temporwy secretary withont opposition

ine foilowing committee on credentials was chosen rHVlaquo S^ deg^ Gardner C W Curtis of Marlboro Charies W Prescott of Concord Arthur E Bent of Framingham

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^DZATsi -Mrs Frances Bice -Hwrey fwrtd away at the home of becahier Mrs Alice 13 Fleet Park-Jl Apiil 17 alter an Ilnc-ss of six months SwI was Uia-aaughter of the late euroharleraquo G and Frances Woods Mrs Harvey was born in Ayer ril 24 1873 She was pos-sessed of a lltind and loving disposition alshyways willin to help others The survivshyors arc lilaquor Imsband Charles H Harvey sbter Mrs l-leet and several nephews _ The funeral services were held Monday Kev K S L-athers blHciating Mrs LilshylianK Moore rendered two selectionsmdash bullbullFace to face anl bullbull Nearer my God to thee The bearers were E-L Wbitshycomb 1 C Davenport E A McGovern E- Parmlaquonter Geo H Clark F H Reyshynolds The floral tributes from friends and neighbors were many and beautiful Interment was at Groton

The second annual May breakfast will be sened by members ol the Womans- club hi lower town hall on Fridiiy morning May 1 from 045 to 880 am A substanttef br6ik-last will be sorv-ed All classes are Invited to patronize this breakfast -

SA-IIICDAV viTKiiN-oos April 18 under the auspiee of the Womans club the chllshyoren of 11 meuiber) presented the pretty diamu Katy in Gooxtand As a change Irom its usual manner of entertahiing Its children at one meetbigbf the year this wav was foiloweltl for the tlrnt time The aftershynoon yas in charge of Mrs Annie Moses iraquo-slsted In- Miss Clara M Bums as pianist A great deal of thought labor thne and exshypense was put into this drilling of fifty-two lldren for their parts for this occasion And the children all did well of course In dUftrent degrees with age and abllltv HeU en Hardv made a fine Mother Goose munag- Ing her kingdom with ability Mildred Sau-dere as Katy the heroine a modem llttlcgiri who making a visit hi Gooseland did the part With a skill and excellence which contributed greatly to Its success George Beed as Jack bullHorner clung to his pie Dorothy Harris as Bo-peep tvoH v e i mdash bull mdash - mdash---portant part and

recognized PbllTp ^ffllis is Jackand Piii cilia Miillln as Jill made the fall very natur-

Gij^-TmdashThe Unitarian people have shown their love and esteem for their pasr tor Rev E H Brenan and his wife by a generous gift which has taken the form of two beautlfnl pictures One is an exquishysite oil painting by a Boston artist of note It represenU Mt Chocorna in New Hampshyshire and the lake of the sam^ name at its base It is an autumn view as tbe brilliant colors of the foliage show The picture b very restfol a thing of beauty and must be a joy forever The other picture is a reproductionmdashphotogravure of a German picture by Ludwig Moller It representa an old mill with ita surroundshyings It is quaint and beautiful offering ever new points of interest It is much larger than the oil painting The picshytures were on exhibition several days at the Savings bank building wbere they were viewed by many people They were sent to Mr Brenan Thursday niaht together witb a parish letter by Arthur Fenner clerk of the parish

Mr Brenan has for five years gone out and in among his people here a faithful devoted trusted and progressive minister His people sorrow at parting from him blit extend to bim and his family heartfelt wishes for success and happinesi in their new field Mr Brenan is now minister in the Unitarian society at Danvers He will remove his family tbere next week

The case of Wm A Richardson who was injured in a railway accident at Conshycord Junction July 27190G and wbo sued the New York New Haven and Hartford and ihe Boston and Maine railroads comes tip for trial Monday April 27 Mr Richshyardson will be assisted to Cambridge by William Spencer Dr Hopkins his physhysician will be a witness at tbe trial

E R Washburn has bought a Stanley auto and W C Parsons is struggling with an auto be recently purchased ot Dr Hopkins

Alexander McLean leaves to-night with bis family for Greenville N H where he will assist the parents of his wife who have a large estate tbere and because of advancing years need llie assistance of their children

James Boutweli who has been emshyployed for some time past by the Chandler Planar Co has bought a smalt machine shop in Fitehburg where he came from and took possession this week

Bom in Ayer April 21 a son to Mr

OLD SIXTHmdashCapt Geo V Barrett Charles Barrett Augustus Lovejoy Franshycis Lovejoy and Geo H Puffer attended the forty-seventh anniversary of the passshying through Baltimore of the Old Sixth repment and about eighty of the old soldiers were present at Memorial ball Lowell on Monday April 20 Col Jonea of Bingbamton N Y who led the regishyment tbrougb the mob at that time was present at the meeting He is almost totally blind but his bodily health is good and he is happy despite bis affliction His daughter Mrs Elizabeth F Andershyson ot the same city and Mrs Sarah Plizabeth Babbidge of Pepperell were present Charles H Richardson of Lowshyell was chosen secretary-treasurer to fill ^ e place of Henry M Woodward of Rindge- N H wbo resigned The other officers chosen were Luke J Robbins of Acton 1st viccpres Alexander Sprortle ot Maiden 2nd vitfe-pres E F Spufford of Maiden capt C A Pbllbriok ot Lowshyell and Caleb Saunders of Lawrence exshyecutive commitwe Dinner was served in thn upper hall of Memorial hall and covers were laid for over one hundred and all seata were taken There were seven di-aths the past year in the regiment

and Mrs George Marcell ^bullmdash ^ bdquobdquo i ai we Rev L E Perry gave the address at Co8KraquotonaI chnrch on Easter Sunday

the annual meeting of tbe Sons and trade exceptionally good Large audi-Datiehfers of Vermont in Hudson on lt=laquoraquoere present both morning and eve-Tuesday evening April bull21 There was bull Sunday school The a banquet and sugaring off at the close j tradedegraquo jry fine Tlio Eastvr concert of the program- The sample somu- was bullgt erening waa the beat certainly pure ilaquogtanltgtlaquo largely attended which has been

CoISi -a frauCiht l^-b lS^^^^^^^^

^^^Li^^^r^hScKi^lHS^ ^ngn-ga ion with their families and 5 ^ K S ^ ^ e ^ v i ^ n T u y ^ 5 T ^ friend are cordially invited to be pre- - ^ fl Hopkln theplaSopUyid b^ enl-Muric by orcbesra i Mis Edh^i l lerry W w f o g T t S A t t h e regular meeting of tbe WRC program - bull

Tnesday evening thee candidates were flhirfngbythesihool piayerbythepastor-iattiated A-laquoontribution of $25 was recitation Reginald 8aiKentBothmrlow rA bullraquo- Chelsea sufferers There Margaret McLeod sbn^ Edward (TopkhM

They reported that the whole number of delegates to which theconvention was entitled was 143 and that-there were 143 present j bdquo bull

Mr Thacher of Littleton then mpved that the temporary oilaquoaBiiation be mad^ permanent which motion^prevailed Hershybert Parker esq of Lancaster immediateshyly rose and in a short but vigoroos speech said that he was for party harmony but not for the kind of harmony that fears to express any opinions that might meet with opposition He believed that the sentishyment of this district was stronglv in favor of the candidacy of Hon William H Taft for president of the United States and he wanted the matter threshed ont in the convention He offered the followine resshyolution

Believing that the opinion of the republishycans of the fourth congressional district should here find expressfen it is resolved that the deliberate sentiment of this convenshytion Is earaeetly In favor ofthe nomfiiation ol William H Taft of Ohio as a candidate for the presidency ThU resolution is not inshytended to in any wise preclude the delarates here chosen from taking such final action in the national convention as they mav in their own discretion deem to be for the tiest intershyest and success of the republican cause

Mr Parker moved the adoption of the resolution by acclamation Judge Stiles of Gardner moved that the resolution be laid on the table but did not speak in favor of his motion which was lost by a vote ot 70 to 39

The resolution was then adopted withshyout much opposition

Judge Atwood of Ayer then moved tbat an informal ballot be taken for deleshygates that two candidates be voted for on each ballot tbat no ballot be counted that did not bear the names of two candishydates and that a committee on ballots be appointed George A Dunn of Gardner moved as an amendment tbat a ballot be taken for one delegate from the northern and western end ot the district This motion was disposed ot by the chairman who ruled that a point of order made by Geo L Mayberry tbat thedelegates could not be limited in voting to candidates livshying in any particular part of the district was well taken

H E Conant ot Gardner made a pointof order that delegates could not be compelled to vote for two candidates it they did not desire to do so as they had tbe right to vote for one only if they didnt want to vote for any more The chairman did not sustain bis point however saying tbat a similar restriction had been adopted by the state convention and he therefore ruled that it could properly be done here

Mr Dunn then moved as another amendshyment to Judge Atwoods motion that the delegates be elected separately and after a discussion in which ludge Atwood said it was an unfair method o f procedure the amendment was carried 80 to 52 And after the motion to ballot bad been carried the following gentlemen were appointed a committee on ballots

Warren M Roger of Waltham Hanson Kayner of Waltham WInficId Temple of Marlboro Henry B Whitcomb of Hudson I^laquo HGreenwood of Gardner Arthur C Merriam of Leominster

Mr Dunn nominated Mr-Carleton and inoved that his nomination be made by acshyclamation This was seconded by Mr

Bo^ieep walaquo very charming in quite an im portant part and little Bobeit Sanderson a tiny full uniformed policeman brought back one sheep Eoger Lawrence was a ktoxly King Cole Gordon Manning Donald Dick-fi^J ^^ Edward Sawyer were cunning mtle fidd era three Charles MulIIn-W8lter Wood and Moylo James did the three wise mM of Gotham all right Leon Briggs was a taie crooked Httle man Herbert Hardy and Gertrude Tongberg as Mr and Mrs Spratt took care ot their platter Frank Brpwn as Boy Blue Hortense Sawver as Miss Mufflt Waldo Winslow as NImbfe Dick and Lillian Tongberg as Jane were easily

lipVVlllis as Jacl -_ _ trade Jin made the fall very ally but we hope Jack did not really break his crow-n Four Uttle Mls-ses Myrtle Washshyer Edith Neylan Marion Farnsworth and Pearl Cariey sang and acted quite a number pi Mother Goose stories In u very entertaln-higway

rhe following songs were pleasingly given Wont you be myTeddvBmdashand The owl and the pussy cat by Dorothy Harris Marv Mary quite contrary by Marion Winslow as Mistress Mary and Im afraid to go bome in the dark by Carl Moses who was Simple Sishymon

The anbnals were very amusing in their appropriate masksmdashPaul Head the trog Stanley Fleet owl Harold West cat Richshyard McCarthypIgKwInald Sargent turkey ^ In the^horus were Esther Holden Doris FP^^degdege tsherwin Charshylotte Bichardson Doris Fleteher Chariotte Sanderson

Emiaa Klriney the old woman who lived fa a shoe th childrenmdashWard Carr Conant Manning Doris Dickerman Marion Dwinell Emogene WTiitman Irene and Beulah Hasshysam Hilda and Margaret OsgoodMae JIIIII-ken Bertha Felch Gladys Lawrence

The stage was adorned with a laUice work entwined with green vines and a garden of potted planta forming an appropriate setting lor the children In their bright or grotesque drexs making a pretty pictore

At the close of the entertainment the chli-dren were served with Icecream and cake by courtesy of the president Mrs Lvnds and her mother Mrs Rhodes The entertainment was delayed in l egln-ning by the session of the republican conven-FSS 5 gentlemen realized as one ol them MM They would not be In favor with the rising generation unless they gave place to the children A motion |laquoas made to pass around the hat and $2278 was collected and given the club This was further Increased by a second contribution ol one dollar bv the Hon Geo IL Doty of Waltham one of the

S H I R L E Y

TOwN MEETINC was held on Monday Herman S Hazen town clerk called the meeting to order and read the warrant-The election officers were then sworn in D C Parsons was unatiimously elected moderator From a duly registered list ot 296 voters 255 votes were cast and four women voted for fehool committee out of a registered lijt of twenty-three The town went no-license by twenty-six majority and Edward J Stevens Wm H Browu and Frank R Harden were elected selectmen Mr Stevens receiving tbe popular vote The principil isiue wiis on the question of license and the victory of the no-license side was due in a great measure to the piirsonal work of Rev A A Bronsdon

The town warrant was taken up at 130 and the following business wastrausacted

Appropriations Schools $3200 superinshytendent iWO transportation JlSOO fuel WOOsupplies $400 hicIdeiitaJa and repairs

field and the Charles Hanson lot solaquolaquo]led and that D C Parsons Herman SBazea and Fred D Weeks be knd herebyareM) pointed a comnjittee to oairy the same in - to effect and said committee be and here-by are authorized to pnrcbaie said lots la behalf of the town -

Voted-thatthe town abate the poll tax of two dollars andthe real estate tax of 8C02 assessed against W Irving Winter-bottom for the year 1907

Voted not to change the name of Lanshycaster road to its original name of Pleas ant-st

Voted that tbeselectmen be authorized to sell the chemical fire engine

Voted that the town appropriate the sum of S85 to repair and paint the town hearse

Voted that tbe town appropriate the sum of $500 to build a drain to carry oft the surface water at the junction of Davis-su and Center road

An article to see if an act to provide for the protection of forest or sprout lands from fire be accepted by the town of Shirshyley was favorably voted on

Following are tbe town officers elected for the ensuing year

TvlSf S laquobullbull deg^H^- Hazen selettmen Wm HBrownJOS F^ R llarSon 143 E J Steveiis 179 G H Ely had 112 and y D lAfV S o^erseem ol poor Wm E Barnard bull 102 J E L Hazen 17^ M W Longley MO-A R Ciunmlngs had 102 assessortrade s l W Longley treasurer H 8 Hazen tax colshylator Wm H Cram 169Forest Hooperha if ]fraquo^ trasteesyS yrs C K Bolton W H - ilbur school commIttee3 yrs W H Wilbur constables Forest Hooper irfl John HLogue 103 Willard GWhite 153HE Lawrence had 135 auditors Geo E ifarlow Joi^phHMcClelfan tree Warden JohnE L Hazen

The vote on the licence question was yes 109 no 135

XEW ADVERTISEMEyTS

candidates elected

WoMAs8 CIL-BmdashMembers should take noshytice that tickets to the biennial meetings have been received There are twelve oflicial sesshysions lor which there are Sve tickets For overflow meetings to be held in Chickering hail there are two Ucketn The program ol certain morning Kcsslons will be repeated in the aiternoon These aro duplicate meetinrs for which the club ax ten tickets For conshyferences In the afternoon there are three tickshyets lor the Symphony concert on Mondav evening June 22 and the vesper service on bunday afternoon June 28 there are six tickets These tloketn are to tie used onlv bv members ol the Womans club Mn Lvnds Mrs Filiebrown and Mrs Barker havel)ecn flfu bull Peo committee to have the disshytribution ol these ticket It Is planned to arrange it so that as many memlwrs as possishyble may attend at least one session anil it is expected that all who wish will have this privilege Members are requested to gie their applications for tickets to some member ol the committee as carivis po siblc as the club is requested to return what mav not be called lor The biennial is held inBoston rune 22 to June 30 inclusive J^^^^li lt Friday evening April 17 with Mrs Carr The program was curshyrent art news questions bictore study and papers Carlo Dolci Miss Emma Turner Tishytian Mrs Carr Topic ol the day section on Monday aiternoon with Mrs Crombie Topshyics discussed The Messiah an oratorio given In a Swedish town In Kansas Education In ugliness Japan and the Seattle exposition

There will be a meeting of the executive board of the Womans club on Fridav evenshying May 1 with Mrs Lvnds

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTSmdash Middlesex SS Probate Court Tothe

heirs-at-Iaw next 61 kta creditors and all other persons interested hi the estate ol Saltaa C BrowUj late ol Groton hi said County deceased intestate

Whereas a petition has been presented to Mid Court to grant a letter ol amtolstraHon on tie estate ol eaia deceased to Edwin L Brow iol Leominster In the Connty of bullWor-cester without giving a surety on fiti bond

IOU are hereby cited to appearata Probate Fj^fi^ ^^^^ t Cambri^^n saidCoT-7 degi^i^=^degdeg1laquo tJgtrtlaquoenthdayol Jlay A p 1908 at nine oclock in the lorenooiu to show caase it any you havewhy the same should not be granted _bull

Andttepctftibner is hereby dhwted to give public notice thercol by publlshhig this dtatfon once in each weet for three succe sive weeks in the Groton lindmark a newsshypaper pubUshed In said County the last pub-^ ^ deg t o | gt e onedayat least before said

^Witness CHARIES J MCLVTIRE Esquire KBt Judge of said Court- this t w e n t y ^ n d VnS^^HS^^ one thousand nhie

3w32 vr E BOj3ER8Begl8ter

S22 T highwayslaquo1500brampges laquo100 rajllngs $100 fire department $ex) enlorccment ol law $100 public library $250 and dog tax notes and Interest $1000 yrielaquoemeterj $75 Memorial day $50 street llghtraquo^l200 salaries $780 tree war den $100 cxtermtoating moths $475 tranraquo-portation ol books 825 transportation ol voters $35 removing 8nowlaquo300faisurance $o board ol health $100j incidentals $750

Voted that all officers not required by law to be chosen by ballot be left in hands of selectmen

Voted that the report of selectmen as printed be accepted

Voted that (he reports ot Overseer of the poor town treasurer school committee and auditor be accepted

Voted tbat all taxes sball become due and payable on the first day of November of the current year ind that on all taxes renmnino unpaid at that date six percent interest shall be charged and collected

Voted that one and one-halt percent sball be tbe basis of salary for the tax colshylector

Voted that the town treasurer be aushythorized toboiTowasum or sums of money not- to exceed $8000 in anticipation of taxes giving therefor the note or notes of the town countersigned by a majority of the selectmen said notes to be paid from the taxes^ to be raised and levied the curshyrent municipal year and are hereby exshypressly so made payable

Voted that the town appropriate the sum of 875 to build a fire escape at No 3 school hoilding bull

Voted that the siim ot JSlJOiJbe approshypriated tor hydrant servicefoif year 1908

Voted tbat the salaries ofthe engineers and members of the fire department be doubled bull

Voted that the town appropriate the sum of 8500 to build a sidewalk from a point at or near the postoffice in Shirley village to a point at or near the Edgarton works or so mucb of the distance as posshysible beginning at tbe said part at or near the postoffice and that the incoming board of selectm^p with a committee ot two apshypointed by the chair expend the same The chairappointed Geo O Evans and G M Ballou

Voted to reimburse tbe estate of James Kemp the sum of S446 the same beiog a ta^illegally assessed in 1906 on tbe tSeo Kilbnrn property also to reimburse said estate the sum of S430 the same being a tax illegally assessed on said propertv in 19071 f f J

Voted that a committee of three be ap- j pointed by the chair to consider the mat- ter ot additional heating facilities at No 3 school building The chair appointed as the committee Charles K Bolton Wm H Wilbur and Miss Helen M Winslow bull j ^-ug injitu-^iaiu oraeiiver-

Voted that the town appropriate the Ideg = Py J^=^degdeg bullltlaquomown per-sum of S946 to be used together with the feTt S^d^f^urt ^^^^ sum of 8946 allotted by the state for the w^itS^^rcSltSs J-MCINTIUE Esquire purpose of rebuilding a section of Center|Fint Judge ol said Court this lourteenth road j day ol ApriL in the year one thonsand nine

Voted that the town appropriate the i HPA^ ^ laquolaquoraquobull sum of S650 to pay for installing the fire alarm system in this town

Voted to appropriate fifty dollars for repairs to the lockup

Voted that the town appropriate fifty dollars for a school pbsician

Voted that tbe town appropriate SlOO to enfore the liquor law and that Forest Hooper be a committee of one to expend tbe same

Voted tbat if the town at tbe annual meeting to be held April 20 1908 shall vote to grant license for the sale of intoxshyicating liquors that the sum ot S500 be apshypropriated for the purpose of providing pblice protection and the same to be exshypended at the discretion of the selectmen

Voted that the town have a public playshyground

Voted that the town treasurer be aushythorized to borrow tbe sum of S1800 givshying the note ot the town therefor the first of said notes to be payable in 1915 tbe same to be for the purchase of the Davis

O ouiiosyrBAiTB OE MasSACHosErramdash Middlesex^ ProbateCourt Tothe

heirs-atrlaw next ol kin and all other pershysons Interested In the estate ol Joseph P TnompiM)nlate ol Shirley in said Connty

bdquoiyL^deg certain instrument purporting to-be the last will and testament ol Mid d^ erased has been presented to said Court for Probate by Frank B Harden who piays that letters ol admlnbitratlon with thewUl annexed may be Issued to Umwithout reshyquiring sureties on his bond or to some other suitable person the executrix named to said will having deceased

You arc hereby cited to appear at a Proshybate Court to be held at Cambridge in-said Connty of Mddlesex on the l o ^ d a V o l May AD 1908 at nine oclock to the Ibn^ noon to show cause 11 anv you have whv the same should not be gnmted

And said petitioner fi herebydjrected to give public notice tbereol by pnbllshlns-this citation once in each week for three successhysive weeks in Turners Public Spirit a news-paper published in Ayer the last pnb-Hcctlon to lie one day at least belore said Courtand by mailing postpaid or dellver-m e - laquo rnnv nt tlita nitnfln r 11 1

W E RocKRs Roister 3w3I

COMMOXWEALTH OF MASSACHDSETTSmdash Mddlescxiss ProbateCourt Tothe

heirs-at-law next of kin creditorM and -all other persons Interested In the estate ol Lrmina L Kingsbury late ol Ayer Jn said Connty deceased Int^tate bull -

Whereas a petition has been nresetitedto said Court to grant a letter otadmlnlstraUon on the estate ol said-deceased to George P Kingsbury ol Ayer in the County ol JEradle-sex^ without giving a surety on his bond

bulliou are hereby cited to appear ataPrrv bate Court to be held at Cambridge In said County ol Middlesex on the seventh day of May AD 1008 at nine oclock to the lore-noon to show cause If any you have why the same should not be granted

And the petlUoncr to hereby JlrcUed to give public notice thercol by publishing this citation once m each week lor three successhysive weeks in Turners Publio Spirit a newsshypaper published in Ayer the last pnbllcatlon to bo one Hagt at least belore said Court

Witness dharlcs J Mclntire Esquire First Judge ol said Court this fllteeuthday 01 April in the jcar one thousand nine hunshydred and eight

3t3l w E ROGERS Register

EASTER StisnAv ThT i I ^^^7^^^ L Sawyer of MarlborltJ Rob^ bdquo_7_- _ ^-Tlaquo^^laquo f e |ert M WalHs of Ktehburg Haro F

Smith ot Leominster and Charles N Har-gravfs of Framidgham and adopted unanishymously

On mbtlon ot Winfield S Temple of Marlboro the convention proceeded to

NEW

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ballot for the secontl delegate Mr Sawyer of Marlboro nominated his

townsman Hon Walter B Morse and the nominaUon was seconded by V W Eaton ofConcord and Mr Temple of Marlboro _^ John M Maloney of Ayer nominated Loli -pity and the nomination was sec-onded-by Mr Marberry of Waltham The result ot the ballotmdashDoty 86- Morse 57 was received by the Dmty supporters with

Whilethe v( tes wereconnted John Shir-

WE ARE NOW READY TO SUPPLY THE WANTS OF OUR CUSTOMERS WITH AN EXTENSIVE AND PLEASING LINE OF HOUSEFURDISHINGS INCLUDING ^ bull^^^^^^ ^ ^ ^

bdquo ^Jiod sbng-EdwMd nhnkrW raquonewies were counted John Shir-attilndknce- Kefresbmenta i r J ^ L r i ^ a ^ bdquo B J W laquo laquo ^ ^SS^f^c Samuel 0 Staple

deg^oldenMaryMcCIeodHortensertrade8^raquolaquonnaningtously chosen r Pearl Carlev mdb^nn iw as a]tarnamptlaquoL Tt ^ t- i^i

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Stoves Bedding Carpets Linoleums Chairs Tables Lace Curtains Portieres and Table Covers

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DO NOT GOMPEOMISE

Rev Dr Taltneige U r g e s Unshyyielding Battle on Sin

T h a t Is the Only W a y to Win In a Contest Against EvilmdashWe Must

Firmly Resist Those Whoso Influence Is Pernicious

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[Copyright 1908 by Louta KlopaohT LOS A N G E L E S Cal March 1mdashThat

w e should make no compromise with evi l and should be bold aud outspoken In our stand against slu no matter how much w e may love the sinner is tbe l e s s o n of this sermon the text for w h i c h la taken from 1 Samuel xvl 1 H o w long wilt thou mourn for Saulr - W h o has not read wi tb thrlllinj Inshy

terest Sir Walter S e o t f s story of loanle D e a n s I w a s much luterestcil lu Icariilug that the heroino ot tbat siory w a s a real character a girl wlio Iigt- burled ucar Dumfries oa wlio^e tumU-stoue Is nn epItupU written by - i-ott himself It Is l iupcssible to i-efraiu ifrom tears as w c read the story Tli girl w h o s e life is wrapiied up in that of h e r youug sistt-i g ives e-Wtiice aga ins t her that convic ts hoi- of u cap ftaI offense and then wa lks all tho way to Loiidon to obtain a pardon for hor T h e b r a v e girl could uot tell a He e v - u to s a v e her s i s ter from a shunicfu death but could undergo hardshitgt to del iver her Tbat is heroism the liraquoro-i sm of a fine soul that loved Intensely but feared to s lu Iew of iilt corUl have done a thing so heroic We tiy to shie ld our loved om^- We slii-ii from expos ing them We soivi olt Rhrliik even from reproving thciu h-lti ve cause them pnhi W o try t gt sli- 1 nnd cover up their wroii^4)iM i- bull--bullti ns you somet imes see a loolisli nint-iv sh ie lds from her husbnud tlio vi-gt--d o l u g s of ber prodigal son because igt Is afraid the father might punish tl^ boy

I t w a s in this w a y that Samuel olimg to his protege Saul Most of us tliiiilc of Samuel a s a s tent faced giini vis-aged mentor to the young kill- We picture faim s tanding Ixfore the niiViiil-ei- Implacable a s a goddess of jiisrii-(-w l t h blinded e y e s holding high the s ca l e s and ready witliout a particle of personal regret to execute the sentence w h e n the scales indicate guilt Iinr underneath this stern set iron muscled countenance of Samuel was a heari nf deep tender faithful love Though he m u s t denounce Sauls sins he could not cease to love Saul H i s heart seemshyed to cl ing to Saul and he would have rlteen glad bad it lieen right to cover up Sauls misdeeds T h u s in the text the Lord fiuds the old prophet and s a y s practically tb is Snmuel how long aro you go ing to grieve tor Saul He has done wrong Arc you going to (ont inue to stay at l iome and grieve-Are you not go ing fo i th to try to rec-l i f y the evil Saul has done (onic i jamuel be a man Ue brave aud t ine to your nobler and better self Come I have selected another king for Is-niel As God came to Samuel in t imes of o ld God is coming to us mni bidding us refrain from useless giief

In the flrst place you must lememliei thnt Saul w-as a haudsonie man Ile w-as not only a king by election lait he w-as one of those wonderful men wl io are descrilied as every inltli Icings because of their pliysica presshyence H e wns not only tall s tanding liead and shoulders above nil his i-m panions but he w a s perfectly formed nd his face in its lieauty must have looked like the features chiseled ont of marble by Phidias to form the beantishyful countenances of Greek gods His lKgturing wheu he lirst came before Samuel w a s so humlile and pure that even in the e y e s of the stern fncod prophet nothing wns to Iw criticised nothing -was to lgte apprehended

Saul had the refinement in liis makeshyup which came from a cultured life Ho w a s the son of one of the ifprgt-senta t lve men of his tribe His blood wns of the best He walked with tlie roi iscious gait of one well borii who bullvlaquos a natural leader a m o n g men IIs uncestors for generat ions had iMt ii tjreat men If you turn to the r-cord you cnn read these words -Vow tliere w a s a man of Benjamin whose n-unc w-ns Kish the son of biel tlie son of Zeror the son of Bechorath the son of Aphlah n Renjanilte a mighty man of pow-er And ho had a son whose name wns Siiul a choice voniig ni-iii ind goodly and there was not innoiiL lii children of Israel a goodlier person to look npon than he From Ills shoul-dorw and upward he w-as higher than nny of the people f a n yon not see S-itil moving along the cynosure of all e y e s Cnnnot you sec blm handsome as an Apoilo Be lvedere W a s It any w o n d e r thnt Samuel the prophet should l o v e him and hate to g ive hlni up It la so easy to excuse the s ins of a mnn and n womnn w-hou thoy aro lieautlful and -graceful But liocause Saul the haudsorae man w-as a sinner w-aa that

nny reason why his s ins should not be coiidenineltl liy Goltl Just a s much ns If he -was an ugly d w a r f

Tnke for Instance the life of Miry ltgtnoen of Scots There is a lot of maudl in sent imental i ty expended over that s inful life B u t wns not Tohn TCiiox right when he used to stand up III (hP-Scottlsh jnilplt and denounce her

- proll lgacles until thnt beautiful queen Mould drive the nails Into the palm of her hnnd and her teeth Into her lips until t b e blood cnrac And should not scores nnd hundreds of our w-omcn to d a y In social l i fe be denounced by s o m e m o d e m John K n o x If they nro mlntnjpthp l ives of men by the clinrm pnd attraction of their pretty fnccs ^heIl the gr^tttdny ot Jiidjirmpnt COIIIM If wi l l b found thnt n inuy of fie h n

otiblt day w h i c h laquo c l o o i i p gti -- t u lal tril l b e ca ta logued nsSnuiong^t lu

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worst of s lus lu Gods s i g h t And there Is no sin I believe w-blch wi l l be more condemned than that slu so often pracshyticed by w-omeii with pretty fnces wiilcli Is called the sin of llirtatlonmdasha sin which sometimes not only desti-oys -111 a mans true appreciation of a woshymans honor but iviil somet imes seud a man Into a drunkards grave nnd into a suicides eteniltv

Sball the world honor the hnudsoine face of lAird Byron when one realizes to what base uses he put that handshysome face If you would rend one ot the vilest and the most d i sgust ing reve-latloiLs of depravity all that you have to do is to n n n the pages of Chllde Harold which is l elleved to lie au -iiitobiography and kuow w-hat Kugshylands handsome poet w a s able to ac-ompl ish for Ihe degradation of the liiiniau race Oh men siud women beshycause sin is masked iKdiind a beautiful c u n t e n a n c e remember It docs not

bullbullbulli- e to be sin (JotI blasts the sin of a iiandsome Saul and he wil l blast the sins of our moilevn lecherous and adulshyterus Lotharios ns well Pity Samuel Ior cl inging to the handsome Saul if

- gtu will but do not condemn him nn--s yjii coiiilenm all the men and wo-

bullleii vlio make excuses for the modcvii bull111 Iiians licranso of their charm or rlieir lieunty

1 know It is hard to turn our backs upon somefriends when we know they -rie doing wroii I know that some of igtse friends wield a powerful inlln-ciK-e over our lives There is a breezl-iiess a freshness an originality abont some of them that holds us to them like a magnet We know furthermore that siHie of those wicked friends love ns with a (levotod love but If we do not iic^k away from them in t i m e tlieir ~ias will corrupt us There is an old pi-overb which says If a man piealtlics bullvlat ill does not iielieve after awhi le 111- i f l i e v e s what be pleaches That is ( m e Imt another f a d Is also true If yii make a liosum friend ont of one viio is living contrary to all that yoii iiilieve to be rislit after awli i le yon will begin to sin as he s ins and do as he doe-i You cannot systematical ly ns-sociit with an evil minded person and

II it in time become evli inlndelti youi--cf And the more fascinat ing the id tlie i|tiickei yonr ow-ii spiritual i-nii

What riglit iiave you to go with a man o r a woman wlio will tell an imshymoral story nd I would w a n i my hearers of both sexes on this sub1ect i) there are certain women Who are fast as shameless in l i s tening to such stories as are some men What right have yon to go with ihen w h o are loose bulla tlifir morals or with those who make iirlit of the purity of the home What iit have von to make bosom com iMiiions out of those w h o do not honor iie house of Cod and all that the house of Cod stands for Wliat right have -on to yoke yoiiiseJf in biisiiu-ss part-bullgt-sii|) with a man whom yon have to bullatcli every nionient for fear he wil bulli ii_ a bull-bullbullinilal and a disurace on ilie ie of he tinn liid yoni- (hrisiiaii

i i e - -11111 n i o l l l e l e v e r icn w i t h SU( h

bullsii iaics as vin sict |-i- yonr diiiy bull-iinpani lis Wui i l i l vin he will ing t bullIbullbullbullbull vnil- c (inipaninns njake the ciars ei-ik^ bullbullo- viiir wife or ihildi-e lli Il Iht-y l ien I-n-rliinuly ni-iic I e-r--e yo-] lOiiljcr yni niiisi lili yiir (liy cnii iniins up to yiir nir-il and iitMI ievel or else they will dra bulliovn I) theirs and liie is iii ex-eci-iii III the rule H-ive yai a rilit

III i^-iiiate with sinners and expect t seip iieiiiniii4 in l ime a coinianiin bullbullbullilh =i-n jn Ilu-ir gtiiis

Ii-i-e was anther ri-asn why -ltbull- bullbulliii p iIu- i-yal apistM- S Hi u a s a Uini l i e liii lecii aijiln--li oy tin- -de- III 11-I (bdquo1 A-ijy l i e had Iecn sel-ted frim a III tribes to nil- ver Israel bulllhe-e i m s 1 i-rtaiii sa int i ly about him If lai--- i li-id iirigtveltl false ti his trust Iiiit still San was lin_ Vs k i i c 111 p-up- had lmdashi-n lau--lit Ii di him -i-- -i-i hirl-- Iianls 1 -i-ii 11- Ihe banils r-al anlheity W- a-i- bullbullbullbullly to -nl the lt mia Ih-

- 1 lii iiientiiiiv Iol we hat- ii i M ]-n-li til-- honesty f those win lia 11 pla-l over lis in pii]iigtrly i ^ tiei aatliiriiv iid yei when tin-bull ils wrinc should he not snffr Wh- tlie presiUMit if the Cii itel Si s bull a a-t^isai- ir a iv-ri- gtbull bullbullbull ltbull bulllt wre- u -lionld lie not al-i s-iV iil win -bull j-iii iliiess and i-i bull-- iiiii fasten i | -ascles upon mii pii--a if slmalil we not by ti-

bullM-e 1 Coil cn-t otT those sins a i l -lis) I asi iff those politlians who a--ivs[i)nsibie fir the moral oblipilty

I had this truth most v-ondii-fiilli-|o-i-avl before ine some tiiiic _bullgt bullvli-n 1 liard Samuel Iearonii a I-iISgtin 1 L reat pt]iniar incctlnLr la i-igti r IVaison had ocii ele bull e l a fgtw laoiiths before sherilT of I-- Me lthouglt Maine w a s a dri state there were nianv -speak easies being run on the slv The people of MTines ca|gtltal said those places roiiM lo t be shut up but Mr Pearson said Kleit me your sheriff and In six weeks there will not lie a speak easy In all the county The iieople took him at Ills word He shut np this-speak ensles so (julckly that the sashyloon keepers did not have time to ship lieir beer and whiskv mit of town bnt had to empty the barrels In the gutter and let their poisonous Ihpiors run a w a y Into the sewers where th i^ beshylonged Well of eoui-se Pearsons name wns heralded from the Atlantic to the Pacific and praised by nil good peojile He Jiwis Invited to address a ministers inass meeting In Chicago and there he told us how he became a Prohibitionshyist nnd why he w-as so bitter ngnliist the other two political parties

This w a s Ills story a s I remember It When Pearson -n-ns a y o u n g man there w a s nil election going on In Portland He stood in line w a i t i n g to cast his v o t p f o r a certain candidate Abend 7 lilm he saw n disreputable saloon ko^nr U c accosted h im and sa id

te l io So-andso For w h o m are yon

going t o vote Strange tt) sity Mr Peai-son fouud out that tbla disreputashyble saloon keeper w a s go ing to vote for the same candidate that he- (Pearsoni was supporting Behind blm he snw a notorious libertine gambler nnd drunkshyard Mr Peai-sou asked him w h o m he was going to vote for and s trange to say he found out that th is libertine and drunkard wanted the s a m e man elected as be (Pearson) was go ing to vote for Then Mr Pearson stopped and solllO(iulzedDo I desire the same men to govern tlils clfy that those cor-rujit meu want Am I golug to ti-nvel with the same crow-d they run w-|th Xo I nm responsible-to God and my country for the act ions of the uieii whom I help to elect to office Yon had lietter either purify yout party and kick these dissolute members of society out or else help start Ji uew piirty which these iuon will condemn What they want you don t And w-liat you shonld want these men do not w-aiit There is the w-holo questiou of political life iu a nutshell

Now I care uot how brilllauf ltaii may bo wlien he is king I care uot to which political party he belongs bnt this Is what you should w-unt to know Whom Is Saulsen l i igV W h a t kind ol men w-lsh hiui to be elected to the throne Is this Saul who Is seeking of lice today preiiared to light the saloon l loes this Saul promise to obliterate the gambling liells of tbe c i ty Does he promise ti) close up the deus of iii-famv Does he want the Bible iu the public schools Is he the friend or Iue foe of the dissolute members of the community With whom Is he trainshying Do you elect Saul to a position of political life iind keep him tbere mereshyly because he is brilliant of tongue and oerlook the fact that he Is rotten in ii ioials That is the (luestlon Samuel l iai lo answer And that Is the leasoii C o l is hurling the rebuke of my text at the prophet of old as well ns at vine of us today -How long wilt thou niiiirn for Saul How long How long

Int there was still another reason w-liy Samuel elniig to this recreant king ltaul was Samuels political proshytege Samuel w a s the instrument in (iods hands chosen to make him king Saniiiel lifted the auointlng horn to potir the sacred oil upon Sauls head and in one sense Samuel looked upoi lilni as a loving parent somet imes loots upon the erring deeds of a favorite lt-hild l i e tried to shield him aud proshytect him und tu ward off his coming doom nd w-hen Snmuel did this he was like KlI He only hastened the coming tragedy of this handsome king Oh it is an awful thing to see a fashyther and inother shutt ing their eyes to the s ins of a child I almost tremble when I speiik upon this Yet I am firmly convinced that mnny young men and women have gltine to destrnctiia in the past not because their pureiiis have been too strict but too lenient with the self evident shortcomings of their children

ihere is only one way to deal wia till s ins of children and^tliat is to entl-ii-al- llieiii while tliey are young irl III- 111re insigniticaiit those s ins seem io I I- if ht alone Ihe more snrely tliey vill l o t r o y the tcniporal aud sjiiriina i- o( tile (-liiil Ilo yon see thai n-a--itiiieiil oak l i ce growing there on lie liiisiilc Ves it is a beauty It lii--lifted itself like a mighty giaii N bull trnailo is strong c-noiigh to blou llii l ive i loui i It has struck its ris iear down to the solid rock

Hut you ask wlu are tha-s i a i ige loiking vines cniwli i ig np i bull ~ii-s of that tree Ilien yon cnii a-in-i- and say Why they ale ta--ine- of llie wiii --laiiS See lii-- ie are I ninsi lake some li-Mi- the children li I say ilaquo lliu si Is that trilt covered wiUi til-irraiici iiies Then w-hen yon ar- -a-iiL the wild grapes yon are ealiiii ii-elilood of the tree If yon il cii-efiilly e x a m m c the s tems i-i - ild grapevine yon will lin - lillel with a lot of rootliUe snbullltbullbulllt i li-se sncUers fasten thenise lv is iit-gt ilu- tree and ilraw the life out f til r- and i i l e them time like ail vaiij-p--- ivies tlicy will grow bii-irT ant oiu-er Then the suckers will sink Uer mill deiper Into the tree nntil afii- awhi le that miglity tree will io- and llie Those few wild gi-apiS laa be very aiipctiziiig to vonr palate They ar ery i-ostly when thev kill a tl e to produce a few bunches of fruit

Sinli are the bitter vampire nins of the child It iiiiiy not seem to be much when the child steals the candy after yiii have forbidden him lo have It It may not seem to be much when n child iclls yon a falsehood It may not se 111 to be much when a child pre-leiids to go lo school when he is going skating It may not seem to be much V lien a schoolbov commences to smoke --alettes nnd drink lieer It may not -bullbull111 to be much when the bov i-efnsy lo no to Sunday school or to cl inich These are little things in a childs ilfe But though the wild gftipes are appe-t|-lng renieinber tboso little s lus ar-Iho vnmiilros sucking a w a y the childs spiritual life That fni l t Is nindc o i l of the llfeblood of tho childs spiritual Istence Beware parent how yoi like Samuel al low the s ins of Saul to develop nni-cbukoltl

Itnl lastly I think Samuel grlevcil for Saul because ho snid If Spi fails who can make n success Wl-lt all Israel there Is not another likf him He Is the handsomest and the leM What shnll vo do What sliai we do But (5od said Fear no Samuel I will rnisc up another Ta- Ihv anoJutliig honi and go where I ieV tIeo Dnvld will do for me what S-u bns failed to do So when we fiml r great mnn go nstray we say Oi w h a t s h a l l w e dc What shall bullo do B u t God- will bring us nnotlicr Kcnr not Fear not Only follo-v Gnt) and b e tvlll brlnR the right ninii to thee If God anoints n man then it Is Gods work nnd w e have onlv t-y do bU will

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[Copyright 1907] loseph Marlon-VauCT w a s tho w a y

be wrote his name but nil of lis In the bauk called h im Joe and be bad a friend In everybody and w a s everyshybodys friend Joe had started in w i t h the bank In one bf the lowes t posishytions and bad c l imbed up to be tbe paylug teller

Now and theu he Invited some of us young fe l lows to bis home and w e were made -very we lcome by mother and sister There wns w h a t you might call a f o u r t h m e m b e r ot tbe family It w a s a black aud tan-dog and never w a s tbere a more Intell igent animal I t s e e m e d as If he could d o everything but talk

On the 1st of n certain Augus t the bank had been in business twoaty years Joe bad been with It that long It w-as a lso his birthday and t h e day be W a s to set out on bis annual t w o weeks vacation He with t w o dry goods men had purchased a power launch and the trio w-ere to m a k e a trip along tbe uortb shore o t Long Island The dog w-ould have gono with them except for the fact that lie had run a needle into his foot and could only hobble a b o u t Joe had been carrying $10000 life lusurance for t w o years past Beforo going on tbe trip he secured $15000 in accident Insurshyance The t w o others took out $10000 each Tbey started a w a y gayly enough and w e heard nothing from them for a w-eek theu c a m e t h e j i e w s t h a t t h e r e had beeu an accident and that our payshying teller had boen drowned

It w a s some t ime before -w-e got the particulars aud then It appeared that whi le the launch w-as making for Hunt shyington bay and w-as wi thin half a inlle of the shore and running s lowly ln~n fog she struck a floating log Joe w a s on lookout Iu tbe bows whi le one of the men w a s cooking supper and the other at tending to the machinery Tho collision hurled Vaugn overboard H e made a great splash and cal led out but he w-as neither picked up nor did he succeed In catching hold of l o g or boat

Three months after Vaugns death his body h a v i n g not been found the black and tnu dog w a s missing S o m e one bad stolen him As a matter of fact It w a s a private detective w h o did the stealing The dog w a s sent up to a farm In Couuectlcut nnd when alshymost a year had passed the detective took him under his arm and set out on a quest He had learned many things In a f ew months that w-ere uukno-w-n to us w-bo hnd known Joe for twenty years One of these w a s that the teller had made a study of geology auotber that ho had an itching to become a prospector and discoverer a third that he had a cousin in Mexico who w a s a rich mine owner and w a s in corre-sjiondeuce with him This latter fact w-as not know-n to mother or daughter

The detect ive headed for Mexico He did not know where the cousin w a s loshycated bnt he Intended to spend five years if necessary fo Iind out H e did not kuow the cousins name but he deshypended upon luck to asMi-tain it He knew that aiign w-onld disguise himshyself and there had been no photogi-aph of him for years but he w-ould depend upon the dog It is doubtful If any deshytective ever started out facing a harder proposition At the ond of three months he had not learned ono thing H e had cautiously inquired tor an American who w-as a stranger to the country and ho had tound scores of them H e had inquired for American mine owners and had found scores more The dog was with him day and niglit but he was no longer a trick dog H e had changed masters w a s well used and seemed to be content but some day the detectives case w-ould depend on the canines nose After the third month he got some sl ight encouragement After the fourth be liclleved that he w a s ou Vaugns trail but It w a s five months nud over before the c l imax came

Ono evening the detect ive w-as eat ing dinner In a restaurant in a Mexican city The dog had boon loft locked In his room H e sat down to a table w-here tbere were four gentlemen and after a glance at them he began his meal H o had learned that day that the man ho wanted or a man suigt-posed to be lie w a s prospecting in the mountains 200 miles away W h e n the dinner w-as half over a chambermaid upstairs entered the detectives room In the line of duty and no sooner w a s the door opened than the dog sllp^ied out and ran j iowns ta l r s H i s nose led him to the dining room and the head waiter sought to keep him o u t There w a s n scuffle to attract attention and tben the d o g n i shed across tho room to one of the ^entlem^n a t the detec-tlves table a n d Indulged In t h e m o s t extravagant antics H e w a s repulsed again and again but he persisted I t w a s patent to all t h a t the black a n d tan bad found an old master Af ter a little the man rose up In confusion a n d wont to his room the dog stil l frolickshying around blm and whon the d6teo-t lve knocked on the door It wnaopencd ^ y the pay ing teller wi th the ttemark Well I suppose you w a n t me Glad to SCO m y d o g again but he shouldnt bave g iven mo away

Joe w a s brought back to ge t I ten year sentence and to cover the m t h e c ands l s ter with disgrace a n ^ he I s y e t In prison When the bank pres l f cnt expressed his surprlm that he h d d A p t carried n w a y funds belopglng t o o bank tho te l ler reddened up and In jored tones repl ied Mr Blank I never thonght of li w a a -wltli 7 o n t w e n t y y e a n a n d I n o thief- y^ M Qt7AIgt

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Carriages Butcher

Carts Harnesses H GOOD ASSORTMENT AND AT

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The Indian Motorcycle For speed snfetycomfort strength rellahll-ity nnd ease of control Is unsurpassed Call for demonstration or send for CataloRue Gooltl second-hand machineH for sale at reashysonable prices

H L GILSON Groton Mass Tn-29 Agent for Groton and vielnitv

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HoWr F I A T H E R S ARE MIXED

rrado that la Hard to LearnmdashMethod of Sort ing the Grades

Feather m i x i n g ig one of the hardshye s t trades to learn but -when miis-t e r e d l s a lso o n e of the best-paying methods of earning a l iving The worker w h o Intends to malco this trade his l i fework must start when he i s young for It takes on an evarage thirteen y e a r s for a man to work up from pil low filler to feather mixer

Feathers that have b e e n plucked from hens ducks turkeys and geese are the only kind of feathers tnat aro used says uie Chicago Tribune Oue kind of feathers at a t ime is placed la the drum to be beaten and to be stel l l lzed by hot air process T n e -drum ig a large machine not unlike the washing machines used In launshydries in the centre of each machine i s an axle with eight beaters at tachshyed The beaters make over 200 revoshylut ions a minute beat ing the dust ou of the feathers and c leaning them thoroughly A thin screen on tie front and back of the machine lets the dust out

Th i s part of the feather work is the most unhealthy for the wlndo-vs In the drum room are not alli -cd to be opened and the dust that CO-KS from the feathers Is inhaled by ihe workers Many of the drum men contract consumption fn a year or more doing this work and are comshypelled to g ive up and SCCK other emshyployment The work is not so unshyheal thy as it was In lormer yeas for the m e n n o w are allowed lo leave the room while the machine U In operation

After the feathers have been beat-e and steri l ized in the drum they are placed In the blowing machlua to be sorted and to be deodorized liy the cold blast As in the drum the kind of feathers are put in the blowshyer separately The blower Is the most s imple and yet the most pow erful machine that Is used In tho feashyther business The macnine is built with a large funnel-shaped mouth on top and a lways is placed at one end of a larce room

The feathers are placed in the funshynel through which they fall down Inshyto the centre of the machine T h e cold air b lowing from the fan deodshyorizes them and they leave the n^-chine In a steady stream flying all over the room The worker finds himself in w h a t looks iiKe a mln a -ture storm for the feathers fly around as high as the cei l ing An onloor wall might wonder where the sort ing comes in of the jnaze of feathers

It Is here that the w-onderful part of the machine lies for the air presshysure is so arranged that the heavies t feathers which are also the cheapest will fall precisely In a bin about live feet away from the blower The next heaviest will fall in a bin fifteen feet away from the machine and the rest of the seven different grades o f f e a shythers will fall accurately In bins ilfat have been provided for them The down which is tho most expensive oeH around in the air the longest l)Ut wheu it conies down it fans in a bin that is placed over 75Tc-ct aw-ay rroia th blower Thus the seven dift-ereni grades of feathers have been sorted each kind in a bin and withshyout having been touched ince leavshying lie olower

ih( drim and i)luwer man after pur-ing in five years at ti s kind of wci k and also learning the diftcreui graui-s of feathers taKPs anotiic step upward in the business and tjecomcs ail asslatant lo the mixer His work ltoisists of we ighing feathers and lelrning the different combinat ions tliit are used in stuffing pil lows In a ff years he probably will know how to mix some ot the combina-tiltins but usually it takes flve yeirs of experience before an assistant can b come a mixer

The combination used in the cheapshyest pil lows is hen and turkey feathshyers Duck and turkey combination Is used in a l itt le better grade of pil-

lov-s and the best combination of ail IA duck and goose feathers ThP most expensive filling Is made of downy feather from gecsc These co i ib lna t lons have different i-rlces and the mixer must know these prices and when he can experiment with the various k inds of feathers ^to try and get a cheaper -combination that will last a s long as the dearer kinds

Swimming Under Water One of the g a m e s of the Indian

bnys at Haskel l school Lawrence K n Is s w i m m i n g under the water On the shore s tands a little nalted red man Into his ser ious little mouth is thrust a handful of grass then mdash plunge and away beneath the surshyface B h e s w i m s he blows l ightly through the grass caus ing bubbles to rise upon the surface and by these bis companions trace him and ne w h o bull goes tho longest distance Is privileged to s tr ike w i t h a w-et c loth thehoy w h o goes the shortest

Egg Shells a s Gas Mantles A German patent covers tho e m shy

ployment of e g g she l l s as gas man t ies T h e two ends of the shII having been removed It is to be sup-ported by a gas burner so that It may be heated to incandescence from the inside Eggs arc ge t t ing scarcer and this may throw a l i tt le l ight o n the subject mdashLondon Globe

^ bull Llaquowraquoon Unique Collection In one room in h i s home Thomaa

Lawson of Bos ton has 172 images of e l ephants from one Inch l^lgh carv-ed from Ivory to old dusky brass modeig three feet h igh Mr -Lawson

takes great sat isfact ion lu exhibit ing them to h i s v is i tors

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HOLDING HARNESS TRACES

Device Which Will Prove a Great Convenience When Unhitching

It frequently happens that the hook that holds up the traces of the farm

Fig 1mdashPosition of Snap and Strap

harness gets broken or the harness never had one In either case 1 use a snap fastened to the back band with a piece of leather and a rivet as shown In Fig 1 of the accompanying

Fig 2mdashOn Harness and Horse

Illustrations If sugges t s Prairie Farmer a rather large snap is chosen both cock e y e s can be held securely with one snap

BREAKING T H E COLT

Begin Early and Be Very Patient In the Work

When a colt Is coming two years old I put a bitting harness on it and turn it out In a lot away from other horses and colts says a -writer in Farmers Review I then train him to be guided by the use of lines run through rings low down on a wide strap surcingle which I use for this purpose I then drive the colt around the lot fpr a short time When I deshysire-the colt-to turn I pull one line firmly at the time ta^iping the colt gently on the opposite side with a light whip I then train him to back

and also to stop by the use of the word whoa

I then hitch the colt in with an old steady horse that is not afraid of anyshything I wish to say that a colt never should he broken with a blind bridle Colts that are being broken should be permitted to see everything that is going on around them When someshything occurs and the colt sees that the mate It Is being driven with is In no way concerned It quickly gets over its fright

There Is a great difference In breeds as to the readiness with which the colts become trained to dally w-ork 1 find the Percheron by all odds the easiest horse to train A Hambleton-lan I think requires more time and patience to tralii than any other breed with which I have had experl-ence The Hambletonlan is naturally nervous and skittish I have broken and trained a great many of them but have never found one that I did not have to watch very closely They are always on the lookout for something strange

On the part of the trainer the most essential elements are patience firm ness and good judgment

Choking of Animals Hardly a farmer has not had more

or less experience with animals beshying choked This can be remedied to a very great extent or can be reshylieved While animals will get choked once In a while It can be helped The simplest thing to do which may save tbe life of a valuable animal aqd will not hurt it is to Insert a piece of comshymon rubber hose about six feet long dow n the cows neck perhaps it would be w-ell to hold the animals mouth open w-Ith a cord until yon strike the apple or whatever It Is that chokes her Often the apple Is so swelled or so firmly wedged as to be difllcult to stir Run a buggy whip down this rubber pipe The pipe will fit against that apple so there will be no danger of making any hole in the animals gullet Press the end of the whip carefully down until it reaches the stomach The gas will escape quickly through the pipe and the anishymal will be relievedmdashDr E E Tower

Good Hogs Quick Money Good i o g s are quickly turned into

money There is little reason for disshyputing the value of a hog raised for pork The boards of trade quote pork and that brings tho pig Into the same catagbry as wheat which is about the same as money If It is at a point of railroad transportation The hog Is the more a moneymaker because he Is easily reared and within a year from birth is ready for the market He can make uso of a great variety of food and make more meat out of that food than any other animal

NEampTS FOR HEI^S

The Brood Sows If you expect a fine uniform lot ot

pigs next sprlug the broo8~ sows should be of somewhat the same type The boar alone Is not capable of curshying all the deficiencies of all the sows The profitable sow is hot the big coarse rangy sow nor the flno comshypact sow but rather the good-sized even smooth sow withplenty of go-) teats

They Can Be Made of Boxes But - 8houldBe In Secluded Place

The maidng of nests for the Jiens is a feature of poultry raising that has shown as great improvement durshying the laat ten years as other fea-tures

Generally speaking the farm raisshyers of poultry and those beginners who havent surplus money to in vest take little stock In the many nest devices offered for sale by manufacturer

The nests In their houses are home-made devices built of cracker boxes scraps of lumber or boards that can be utilized for the purpose These can be made quite as comshyfortable foi- biddy as the patented ones and will be used just as much provided they are properly placed

The laying hen and the sitting hen both like seclusion and for this reason the nest room should be parshytitioned ofl from the roosting room The nests should be of convenient size fcr one hen only and should be made so they can be easily re- moved and cleaned mites destroyed etc The best location for such nests Is close to or on the floor next to the walls where the hens can easily flnd and reach them A piece three or four Infthes high at the bottom of the front of the nests should be placed so as to keep the nest mashyterial in and the eggs from falling out A small piece of burlap hung at fhe top may extend part way down the front so that when a hen enshyters she Is shut away from the loafshyers and trotiblesome hens Each layshying hen should have a nest Then there will be less danger of breakage of eggs

FOWLS SANITARY WATER-PAN

It Should Be Easy to Fill and Easy to Keep Clean

A watering dev ice for fowls m u s t be easi ly fllled and cleaned if i t Is to be of practfcal use T h e water-pan shown in the accompanying cut Is described by Rice and Lawry in bulletin 248 issued recently from the col lege of agshyriculture of Cornell university a s deshysigned to m e e t t h e above requirementn in a sat isfactory manner

T h e round d e e p pan with fiarlng s ides Is more eas i ly emptied without

The Water-Pan Ready for Use

Injury to the pan in case of hard freezing It presents a comparatively small surface to catch dust and dirt The round cone-shaped top prevents the fowls from roosting upon it

The openings in the s ide wal ls pershymit the fowls to drink from different sides at one t ime and present the smallest possible amount of opening for dust and litter to enter The platshyform on which it s tands should be about ten inches from the fioor high enough to prevent the litter being scratched into it

It is found that where water-pans are placed much higher than this fow-ls do not drink a s much water Our Illustration shows h o w t h e sanishytary water-pan looks when ready for use It is made of No 26 galvanized iron It should not cost to exceed $140

FEATHERED MONEY MAKERS

Feed some of the skim milk to the laying hens

Some geese have more sense than they get credit for

There has been a wonderful deshycrease in turkey population at a won derful decrease in price compared with what was expected a very few weeks ago

We kee pour poultry in good laying condition by feeding an occasional kettle of small potatoes boiled with scraps of meat and leavings from the (able or a little bran

No more mites until Marchmdashthat Is none that will require weekly and dally fights Its safe now to bank with any old kind of hay straw or foddermdashanything to keep the cold ont

Ill just keep em Wont sell for no such price Just let em git RoOd an hungry before Ill sell any o my chickens for any such pricemdash Women Talk Heard Over a Telephone Line

A great many folks are able to see the reason In other folks hen houses bnt have blinders on their eyes when they go in their-own Dead hens usually spell -something that may be found In the hen house

These Chickens Paid A Delaware man has kept ao acshy

count with 25 hens He penned them up the first of last January and kept strict account of the cost of everyshything fed to them also kept an acshycount of the number of eggs received from the 25 For the first six months 2008 eggs were received enough of this number being used to raise 188 chickens At the ending of the six months besides the 188 chickens he had $2388 in cash all profit as cost of all feeding care etc had first been ^leducted What do oni folks think cf this kind of a record Delaware either has some godd poultrykeeptrr or some good

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SnmJthing of a hubbub bas been ragtxtl In Londoi by the refusal o [Jie lirectors of the Savoy Hotel to rescind tiieir rulethat only persoor lu t^veulng dress shall be allowed to dlnu In the restaurant This hotel Is re last In London rigidly to eh force this rule and the recent reshyfusal Of the management to allow-a Uliitlnulshed earl and his wife to enter tbe restaurant In ordinary street clothes has aroused consldera ble protest The directors havo maiutalned their position but have Begun a post-card canvass of theh regular patrons to get their views a to tbe continuation ot their iron clad law of clothes They argiiethat to relax the rule means that diners In ordinary tourist costume will mix with those In evening dress and mar the harmony and brilliancy of the scene bull

It would seem that under sensible standards the purpose of the hotel Is to furnish lodging food and drink real solid comfort to its guests and not harmony and brilliancy tbat any man decently clad and decently beshyhaved with the money to pay for the service should be admitted to all the precincts g^ven over to the use of guests that the managers are ex ercislng their powers when they beshygin to ordain whac shall be worn In their dining rooms But it Is found both in law and popular opinion that harmony and brilliancy are essential to a hotel dining room along witb

bullfood and drink if they earnestly see^ to have in their balls that sartorial harmony which Is In perfect accord with the mnral deeoratlons and tbo music then they must post some Bea- Brummel at the door to see that no discord Is admitted In the way of a man with diamond studs To the eye Bensitlve to the niceties of masculine attire nothing ts more ofshyfensive than a group of indlscrlnl-nately selected men in evening clothes The average inan wears his old office coat with more grace than his hammerclaw and as inebriation reveals his true character ko evening dress reveals his breeding The swallow-tail Is one of the most hidshyeous garments ever devised by tailshyors and It is not given to more than one man In ahnndred to Wear It witb perfect harmony and a correct acshycompaniment of shift ties and shoes toolr-aromidnany-of-otargreat Ne York restaarants at night and yga will find a hundred men dresed to the Savoy standard and yet hardly more than a band ful properly attired according to the Tferitrfrements of plaquoF-fect taste and correct form Brilshyliancy there may be bnt harmony never Here Is a one -with a dinner jacket and a white tie there anptber with a soft pleated Bbirt front land diamond studs blinding us with their garish light another witb a waist coat cut shockingly high and heavy fe-tpons of gold chain across i t So jetlmes even a tan shoe wiU poke out from the wblte folds of tbetable-cloth Drive out the sartorial goats and hardly enough sheep -will remain to raise an aodable baa

A far more harmoniotu dotbes-ple-ture is found In otir qaick Innch resshytaurant at noon than in the evening in the palatial caravansaries of tbe avenue The average man when he seeks to beautify himself for dinner goes far astray artistically

Moral Tale from Shaw Hon Leslie M Shaw the former

Secretary of the Treasury is a reshynowned story t e l l e r ^ d l i is Ms boast that his tales always point a moral One day Mr Shaw was entertaining some callers He Htrasrather uettied because certain things had gone awry and might have lost bis temper had not his memory been the stronger

bullI never got into a hurry and rushed at anything that I did not have cause to regref it said the ex-Secretary Go slow I say to myshyself forty times a day Why I got into one of the worst scrapes of my married life iust because I acted first and did my thinking afterward It was when my son vras about ten years old and we were living in Den-Ison Mywife was then an enthusshyiast on poultrj raising and the chll-d-en as well as myiselftalked chickshyens read farmyard-literature and exhibited all the signs of the fad vicshytim We boasted of our early broilshyers and onr plentifiirsupply of eggs and no distaoee or expense was too great to prevent Onr addlpg ar new variety to our chicken family

We also bad a cat sleek and fat and quite a household favorite ampnt a biddy used tp disappear every now and then and suspicion fell on the feline pet The children were set to watch and a reward was offered the one who found the marauder One morning I had Just fllled my shaving mug witb warm Water preshyparatory tamp begininnff a impart of my days duties when my son called out from dowsisfatars that Ute cat bad caught a small campicklaquoinaiid was eat ing i t I looked andsure enough there was tbeostsUnklng^aeross the yard with something In her mouth Hy blood was npand I took aim witb my shaving innrgt a bltMki7 commodity |n plated sUver and lired But tba |raquot dodged with tbat nnoatiny Intellishygence of ber kind Tbe weapon bped oa however and cattght tha mother of onr ta^oat brood straight In the headranil laM her Iitlaquo)en among the orphaned chndilaquoampWh(fB the smoke otbattIraquo had etearedgtWay barBonflaquotadihatthebel8Ted1tiib^e ^ ltaamp eaptni^ A otole-^tha real orbnl- ~ j- nai in the due-Hthd waa qsteOr eat A iag tU^ pOam OB thalwek porbh- Ytraquoij Wasbliiktdfr fiteftid ^^Hl

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SATUKDAY APRIL 25 1908 few days with relatives in New York city this week

OV Friday evening the Pluube AVestoii Farmer tent Daughters of Veterans was instituted the institution being followed by a public in-stallation of oflicers in Memorial hall 1 lie work was done by Katherine K A Flood of Xewton and visiting members from Boston and Leomshyinster and aboiic forty members signed the charter Tie foUowing officers were installed

President Jiis Hattie Smith senior vice-pres Mrlaquo JIartha Wells junior vice-pres MLss Lottie Bohannon chaplain Mr- Hattie Cooke treas Mr Jennie Levering trusshytees Mrs Ellen-Howard Miss Edith Tenney aud Mrs Elenora Smith s e c Mrs Etne Brown guide Mrs Grace Wright guide Mr-i Hattie OBrien asst guide Mrs Batshytle X Misner niuslciau Mrs Florence Gwinn

WESTmdashA most enjoyable party met at Seminary hall last week Friday evening and passed the time away by dancing card playing and other games The occashysion was the second invitation party to the

- - - - - friends of the ladleswhist club and about sex was brought here for burial in the fifty were present including Several from

D E A T H S mdash David^Cranu a reudent of thistown^ ltireilvefy suMenly at the home of his son Charles Cram of Everett early Tuesday morning He retired in seemshyingly his usual health but was taken ill in the night and passed away in a few hours Funeral services were held in the

Congregational church oa Friday aftershynoon under the direction ofthe Xorth Staf lodge of Odd Fellows and St Paul l ^ g e of Masons of Ayer He leaves a daughter Mrs Koswell Lancey of this village and a son Charles Cram of Kverett Mr Cram was an old resident of the town and for many years managed a tailshyoring business here and also in Ayer After he retired from business a few years ^^ohe made his home with his chil-drea He was prominent in the work of the Odd Fellows and the Masons of both of whose lodges he was a member Inshyterment took place in the family lot in the Townsend cemetery

The bodv of Dr C J Towne of Es-

family lot on Saturday afternoon Much of his early life was spent in this town where he commenced his life work as a physician and where after ten ycirs among the people he- left many warm j

ishby Townsend Center nndHarbor and Brookline Music was by Wrights orshychestra of -Vshby and refreshments were served during the evening

Mrs Edward Hutchinson and Miss Jane friends on his removal He leaves two ] Lemont of Levington are sloppin for a daughters and was sixty-seven years of j few davs at the home of Mrs Hutcbhisons ge- j parents Kev and Mrs J H Cox Mr

CEVTEKmdashUev George IL Zeniz has Utchinson also spent Sunday in town re-gone with his family to take charge of his j turning to his home on Monday new pastorate in Xantasket where bis I tiuite a brisk brush lire was started in many friends here wish him great success the rear of the buildings ovviicd bv K J His successor Rev Victor Wachs who will move here a littls later is a native of Ohio and is at present a student in Hoston

At a recent meeting of theseectnien the foUowilig officers were elected cliairman John A Arlin^ secretary A F Uumstead

Charles Jbhiison and family who have resided here for several year-i have reshycently moved to Boston

G R Ward proprietor ofthe ()ltgood store who has been out of health for a few monlhi is at present in ^irginia hopshying to recover his health

Henry Hill cashier of the Townsend national bank has returned from a brief visit to Jamaica He was accompanied by a friend R T Eldredge who relirned with him

Mr and Mrs Stanley McXair of Xashshyua former residents have been recent guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Chas Dix

Miss Ethel Rockwood of Simmons colshylege Boston is spending the Easter vacashytion at her home here

The first baseball game of the season will be played at Recreation park between the Townsend high and tlic Westford acadshyemy Saturday afternoon

Miss Mabel Small spent the Easter vacation at her home in AVaylanl and Miss Ethel Proctor at Marlboro

The miirriage of Roy Cowdrey a popushylar young man o_f this village to Miss Icea McMackin of Lancaster took place at tbe home of the bride on Monday April 20 The ceremony walaquo performed by Rev Hyde of Clinton Miss IRachel McMackin sister of the bride waj niaid-of-honor and Alden P Sherwin of West Townsend acted as best man At the close of the receptionmid a shower of rice and confetti the happy coUpte took their departure for a trip to parts un-

knowh They were the recipients of niahy beantiful and useful gifts and will be at home after May 4 at their new htfm]B on Main-st

bull Hlo ladies of the Methodist church bave arranged for a isupper at their hall

Tuesday evening April 28 to be followed by an entertainment consisting of a farce

Her weekly allowance with vocal and instrumental music proceeds to purchase new carpet for the churcli bull Among the guests in town for Patriots day were Mr and Mrs Christie and son from Waltliam at G K Gates Miss Adelberta Haskins and Mrs Haskins from Fitchburg at Wilbur Bruces Wilshyliam Lang of Boston and Charles Lang of AttleMro atthe home of Mr Lang Louis Streeter of Waltham atT E Flar-

itya Fred Davis of Boston at his home here and Mits MabelHaincsof Waltham

with bermother Mrs Susie Hay nes gt MiUgtt^ Helene Hildretb has been apendingia (ow dayithii week with friends inZiikwreiice and^Lynn and Miss Hattie Snitfa-ii aailating in the postoffice during her absence

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Hatch by a 5pirk from Ihe engine of tho train Saturday afternoon It wai extinshyguished after an hour of hard work by a number of men and the assistance of the chemical apparatus

The public school teachers Miss Brooks and Miss Vose spent the Easier vacation at the home of the former in Worcester

Mrs nios Jodery who has been very sick with rheumatic fever and heart trouble for sevrral weeks is improving and the nurse Mrs Anderson has returned to her bome at the Center while Mrs Benjamin Gilchrist of Townsend Harbor is assisting with the work at present

Mrs E R Brayton and son Randall who have been visiting Mrs liraytons parents Ir and Mrs (Jeorge Adams have returned to Providence

Mrs Lucy A Lawrence who spent the entire winter with relatives in Los Angeles returced last Wednesday

Cieorge McEIligott of tho Boston Art school IS spending the Easter vacation with his mother Mrs Louise McEIligott

Burton Bruce a former resident is just recovering from an attack of scarlet fever though not in a violent form His little son Xelson who is stopping with his grandshyparents Mr and Mrs Oren Rruce is now stricken with Ihe same disease and liis mother arrived from Boston Sunday aftershynoon to care for him

Thomas Rogers a former resident who has been living for several years in Pepshyperell is boarding at the hoiiie of Mr and ilrs William Thorpe

Mr and Mrs Foster Hamilton ami famshyily spent the holidaywith Mr Hamiltons mother Mr-s Augustus-Stevens of Stevens Hill

A supper was given at the pjfjtonage Tuesday evening as a sort ofdedication of tho new dining-room which was o m pleted last week About thirty were presshyent each one bringing a picnic lunch whili hot rolls and cofiee were seTvcd by tbe pastor A genend invitation was given out and ample provision wns made for a larger number than walaquo present The rooms were decorated with a number of beautiful Easter lilies and nftrr supper the evening was passed with games and music

Alden P Sherwin has been visiting friends in Boston and vioiuily returning home by way of Lancaster where he acted as groomsman at tbo wedding of Roy Cowdrey of this town

Williain Caulkios a former resident here who was employed in the tub and rail factory for a number of years died guite suddenly of pneumonia at his home in Swanzey last week

Itisejedted that Rev A T Kempton of Lunenburg wiil deliver his famous lecshyture on Hiawatha in Setoinary hall about the middle of May under the ausshypices of the Unitariah L A s

Mrs Baoheler of New York haa been spending a fe dg-s tbis week with Mr and Mrs Fred J Tenney

I Mrs Annie Blatobley iad cMtdren from Guilford Conn are artbehome of Mcs7PlatihleyB parent8- Mr and Mrs

JG Wi bullThorning bull I Amos Jodery has sold bis place on j Bridge street to Addison Winship of Mason X H -bull

Miss Clara Perkins and iMrs Li-zzie Glazier who have boen spentling the winshyter in Pennsylvania have returned to town

S H I B I E Y

TUE STOCKHOLDKKS of the Shirley Coshyoperative bank held their annual meeting Tuesday evening in tbe engine halK The president D Chester Parsonspresided The report of the finance and auditlii committee was read and accepted The following ollicers were elected

Ires 1) ( Iarsoni vlce-prj Edwin ll Conant-- bull-gt--bullbull-mdash mdash Marsha don 1 P bull f - gtbullgtlaquo i iJux-ton A alter Ivuowlcs Joseph Allen jr W W Ircston John T Smith 1 yr Wm H Davis KreU Slmonds K O Dippman E L Hazen E E Edgarton

The president announced that he was now duly authorized to receive payments for shares at his rooius 3 and 5 Savints Bank block A-yer Meeting then dissolved

XEWS ITKMSmdashThe no-license rally held at Oddfellows ball last Sunday evening was attended by one of the largest audishyences that the town has ever known at a no licensK rally every seat being occiipied and a number of people standing Kev A A Bronsdon presided Th^ speakers were V L Pratt Uev C A Knickershybocker ami Mr Bronsdon who very ably outlined the evils of the open saloon in aJl its phases

Ezekiel Wilson of Lynn spent the holishydays at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Xewton Wilson

Fred Rugg of Marlboro spent Mondav at the home of his brother Frank Rugg

Mrs L Fish and son Austin spent Sunshyday and Patriots day with relatives in Boston

Miss Belle Sullivan who has been spendshying a few weeks with her aunts Misses Jennie and Kate Hay returned to her home in Westford last Saturd^-

Mirs Mabel Miner spent Sunday and Monday with friends in Keene N H

Amasa Balcom of IJoston spent Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs Oliver Balcom

Miss Ruth Burrage of Medford spent Ihe holidays with Mrs Louise Butler

Mr and Mrs David Lindenburg were visitors first of the week at the home of Mr and Mrs E H Allen

Frank Daley and family with household goods moved to Fitchburg Monday l lr Daley is now working at Simonds saw shop in that city

Mr and Mrs Thomas Gregory of Litshytleton spent Sunday and Monday as the guests of Mr and Mrs John T Smith

Willis Conantson of Mr and Mrs J G Conant who is travelling salesman for a large Xew York jewelry house spent Monday at home

Miss Helea Mellish of Boston was at home with her parents over the holiday

Misses Kate and Jennie Hay spent the holidays with their sister Mrs Thomas Sullivan of Westford

Mrs E H Allen regent of Old Shirley chapter DAU started the latter part of ast week for Washington D C to atshy

tend the DA u convention Mrs Allen is the duly ([ualified representative of this chapter and will return home the first of next week

Master Howard Ayers of Ayer spent the holidays in town with his aunts the Misses Etta and Lena Gately

Uev C A Knickerbocker will preach at lniversalist church Sunday morning at eleven oclock Reguley meeting of degthe vrcf in the vestry at seven pm subshyject Cleanliness of thought and speech Leader Perry O Holden

Vern Love started Thursday for San nto_nio Texas where he has secured a poition at his trade of carpenter

Mrs Geo S Wells and Mrs Andrew Phelps were initiated as members of the Ayer w itc Tuesday evening

The ladies aid society of the Baptist church will serve a supper consisting of bull griddlecakes and maple syrup in their 1 vestry Wednesday evening April 29 at I G3() An entertainment will follow i

Mrs George S Wells entertained htr Sundiy school class with a maple sugar party at her home Tuesday afternoon The event proved a vi ry delightful occashysion to lioth teacher and class Those present were Ru-sell Miner Howard Ranshydall Winnie AVeeks Leonard Hooper Lester James Arthur Annis Linton Ward and Stanley Wells

Shirley grange held its regular meotimr ill town hall Shirley Center Tuesday evedeg ning with forty-five members present and thirteen visitors from Lunenburg grange An excellent entertainment was provided by the men followed by a social when they served icecream and cake ihe judges then announced their decision aa to the best entertainment and decidedin favor of the ladies they having given tlieirs at the previous meeting Mrs E J Steshyvens was chosen lecturer to fill the vacanshycy caused by the resignation of Flora A Holden ^

Itev A A Bronsdon will preach at the Congregational church Sunday morning at 1045 The regular CK meeting in the evening will be omitted owing to evanshygelistic meeting at the Baptist church

Tbe ladies of the Congregati6nal church will hold a supper and entertainment In tho vestry Wednesday evening April 29 Supper at six and seven followed by an entertainment and all those who have the bull 1 early penny barrels will kindly return same at this social I

The regular meeting of the Alliance on Thursday April 10 with Mrs L E Car-j tcr was much enjoyed by all present j The aftcinoon was devoted to Whittler Mrs Merriman giving a^carefully prepared and interesting paper on his life while bull other ladies read selections from his worka | Charies Rice of Leominster will be pres- ent atthe next meeting April 30 at tbej home of Mrs Grace E Winslow and give A talk ripbn birds t

The Mens dob hold their regular meetshying Tuesday evening in engine half tfivand Mrs Frank Smith of Ieomih-

ster w^CTfjenestsfirst ot the week of MJ and tifm Thomas C Bamll

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Grand Introduct ion Sale of

^ PIANOS A CAR-LOAD of Beautiful Art Designs 1908 -

Styles on sa le a t

The John J Barry Piano Co Mr Barry has taken the Agency for the followshy

ing Celebrated Pianos

Packard Hobart M Cable Price-amp Teeple and other Pianos

Including a Full Line of Player Pianos

Sohmer Cecilian Gabler Cecilian Cecilian Player

The factory representative Mr John A Nor- M myle will conduct this sale for a l imited t ime

OFFERING EXCEPTIONALLY LOW FACTORY PRICES

Those who contemplate the purchase of a Piano should call and examine these

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Every Piano Sold Under a Guaranty

Of 10 Years GRAND CONCERT EVERY EVENING

You are cordially invited to attend Come in and hear our expert Pianist

A Beautiful Souvenir Given Free To Every One Visit ing the Piano Department

Catalogues and Special Prices Mailed on Request

Remember This Sale Closes m a Short Time CALL AND GET PRICES AND TERMS

John J Barry Piano Co Park St Ayer Mass Dobson Bui lding

Mrs Ida M Warren who is travellinj in the south is now at Port Antonio Jashymaica

Misses Delia McGevcrand Annie Cullen of Dorchester are visiting Miss Delia Guil-martin

J C Ayer lodee AO UW hold their regular meetioz Monday evening) The

fraud lodge Of Massacbusetti has given 1000 for the relief of the Chelsea brethshy

ren and bas also made an appeal to every lodge in the jurisdiction

Evangelistic meetings will be conducted by Rev W E Waterbury of Boston at the Baptistchtircb Friday and Saturday evenings April 24 and 25 at 780 also Sunday at the usual hours All ^ e welshycome Mr Waterbury will stay with Mr andMr8 Henry Barrage while in Shirley

Three telegraph poles were blown down with their net of wiresMonday night by the high wind and were thrown Erectly across therailroad tracks about ten oclock Frank B Wheeler who was a short dls-tapceaway beard the noise froiathe crMbiog poles and upon investigating he rlaquoa to the ^Ution and seized a red lantern laquoifd-WgtB|ied a freight train Boston bound Tbetrnin stopped within a few feet of tbe

wreckage and a serious accident was avertshyed Frank deserves credit for his good judgment

Henry D Martin of Clinton a former well-known resident has presented lo the Shirley Congregational chiirch a very pracshytical book ol which he is the author enshytitled The economical and successful management of cotton mills Mr Marshytin is now sunorintcndent of the Lancasshyter mills and has achieved success and distinction as a manager and inventor

V rt^ ^^ formerly superintendent ofthe Congregational Snnday school here His book which is considered by mill men a fine production will make a valuable adshydition to the Sunday school library

A Good Thingf and Noth-ingr to Pay

Just see what Dr Greene offers to do for all weak and suffedngipeo-ple bull He is tho most snccessful livi ing specialist in cnfing nervous disshyeases His unparalleled offer to conshysult with anyone free of ofaarge oy

letter correspondence is doing wonshyderful good If you have any comshyplaint which you do not rniderstand and which you wbuld like cured write the Doctor a letter stating just how you feel and what symptoms trouble you He will answer it giving a complete description of your case exshyplaining the meaning of every sympshytom and telling how you can surely got well and strong He gives most careful attention to each letter and explains your oaaftso thoroughly that you understand exactly what ails you

All this costs you nothing you have no doctors fees to pay ana you dont have to leave your home The Docshytor makes a speciality of treating pa- tients throngh letter correspondence and they nearly always get well Ho iJs the jcliscoverer of that wonderful medicfnc Dr Greenes Nervtirablootj andnorve remedy^ Write to liim a t his office 84 Temple-Place Boston bull Mass and you will undoubtedly be r made strong and well

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