A,yer, Mass., Saturday. August 31, 1918

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1 w^t^-.-^^^^^. "-y-"^. ^,.. Vt" -";c-,;<^-. -ro-xc-anxa ^s^^^ssas^ssssss^!»»»wjftjfv,t») >--r FftethYear Ayer Hard ware Go. SUCCESSORS afo. ; ; ^ ^ Aj^er Autp Supply Co. SXTH Weekly Speea Sales SEPT5MBEE a TO 7 Hardware BupkSavrajreguluprce 5L25--, Speoal at 98^ JF^attt aplcncnts 24/Eartenron Wndow Screens; regular prce 75c. Specal at 59^ Hoxjseld Utensls 1 gallon OGed^ Polsh; regular prce $2,50 Specal at ^1.98 -a,;0cedarmop; regular prce $1.00. Specal at 79^ West. 6-lb, Dover Electrclron regular prce $5.00 ^:1^^ Supples Specal at f3.7-9 FwdTaU Lghts; regular prce $2.50 Specal at?1.98 ^^^^^^ «AMPS F(3E HOUSE AOT) AUTOMOBLES f-ts Hardware wre have t, V-;. j f we havent t, we wll get t f we cant get t,.t s not made We are pleased announce that we now have completed our WNDOW GLASS DEPABTMENT have au "szes of Wndow Glass n sck We also carry a complete lne of PADTTS, OLS VABNSHES at Reasonable Prces Psfk Street Phone 531 AYEB, MASS. One mnute from Ralroad Stan.....Clomnencng SUNDAY APTEENOON, AUOUST 2^ x^j.vnjl-^tbt.a TEUQK; SERVCE for FAKM PBODXCTS Wtween Harvard. Bosx contnue F. J. NEVNS TEANSFEE CO. ""*, Under Management of GEORGE RTAN Harvard 45-3 Telephones Aver 445 or TOWNSEND ;ed A,,re net Center.. The tal recepts ot r- Cross", fftte held at Wynd.-cr.»1086,31; expendtures, 5:;7; proceeds $ re w..- ous.gfts of money from prvldals, use of pa- Stelnert Soas & Co,, Ktchbu- d.- :-.M. rn: -n.,- gr of "tckets by Scr:.^::fook Prntng Co,, tbe tme o: rn- n^n employed lumber used om B. & A, D. Fessenden Co,, a.! wheh s greatly apprecated b---.le Ked Cross auxlary, MlssAngela Boutelle -j ::.kng M,. a vst at home of her bnnh-t.\5w n Boutelle, North Leonnster. W.-J, Pembern son Caleb are vstng C, A. Parker on Ftchburg. road, Janes Murray J.mes Blanchard have been called eolors left wn flrst of week!"o,- Camn Jackson, S. C. earthquake shock of Tuesday nght was dstnctly heard telt by resdents n wn about mdnght many awakenng, thnkng somethng had fallen r homes. War Relef Workers met as usual on "Wednesday afternoon worked on shrts for solders babes, atd clothng for Belgans. 6ebrge West, from Lewsn,,accompaned by Studley Bartlett. from "that cty, vsted at home of Mr, Jlrs, Justn C. Hodgman, Monday, makng trp by way Of Whte Mbutans oa Sunday. party, vsted Camp Devens on Monday started on r return trp Tuesday mornng, accompaned by. West daughter Marlon; who have been spendng a few weeks wth relauves here. Mr. Joseph Leclalr are movng from Hattle Blood house Josselynvlle, whch was recently purchased by Lews Damon, of Ashby. lttle cottage just across Mason lne, known as Reed place, t s expected that l Damon famly wll soon take possesson of r new home. Mss Carre Conway, who has been vstng her sster, Dodds. of Pttsfleld, her sster Beatrce, who sspendng -summer at home of her aunt, A, J. Manchester, returned on Wednesday her home Salem,.. " "W, A. Boutwell has returned from Barre. where he has been spendng a few days vacan, hs tamlly, who accompaned hm, wlll for a. few weeks. reman George Ball, of Concord Juncn, has been spendng a few days wth hs wte chldren at L. F. Wood place. Mr. Taft two sons Mr. Donleys only sster from Brockn, were au guests at hom of Mr. Charles Donley, Sunday, "y.,:,:::.. :, "Hrs.rWarreh "ETlott last "week entertaned- her far, whose home s Greenfleld, N, H, Edward Leahy, who has been sppng fof eeveral weeks wth Mao Stetson, has returned hs home Bosn,- A, G, Pollard Co, LOWELLS BGQEST AND BEST DEPARTMENT STORE Mens Neglgee Shrts 65?J ECH 2 FOR $1.25 One of our old-tme Shrt Sales s on. Were offerng mens good-all--year round shrts at half r actual worth. Made from fast color patterns of good percale; szes 14 18^2- Good, roomy shrts, coat style, "wth soft or la-ered cuffs attached. Buy as many of m as you can. Wash CONSDERABLE CHEAPER THAN USUAL " clearng out of several odd cases from our Wholesale Departme sacrfce enables retal wash goods secn offer se temptme prces -prudent buyers. at a nder- PAMCO CLOTH ^6 nches wde; two cases of remnants, plan colors, n all desrable shades. Ths s a very pretty fabrc, looks lke lr. en. Regular prce 45c. per yard 29d yard WHTE DMTY CHECKS 26 nches wde, 5000 yards only of ths popular fabrc, used mostly for B. V. D.s; 35c. value 19< yard COTTON FOULARD Z2 nches wde. re h&s been a bg dem for ths cloth; weve just two patterns, green-grounds wth polka dot or a very pretty cdnventbnal desgn; SOc. value 20^ yard PE/?C^ 36 nches wde. Just receved anor case of those extra fne percales, n a new assortment of strpes; make very pretty mens shrts, house dresses aprons, regular prce 49c. per yard 2Q6 yard r ZEPHYR REMNANTS 32 ncheswde. Ths s a much wanted fabrc, n a hsome assortment of very desrable plads; used for msses chldrens dresses; regular prce 49c. yard 25^ yard A,yer, Mass., Saturday. August 31, 1918 An au- party conetstln; of M,H..Morrey daughter.-marjdr.-., from.vew York, who are.tjrlh; ths secn of country by-au, wth Mlss Emly Joyce, of "Swathnore, Pa., ;:,. Mlss Karlne Bronaon, ot Wramal. Alaska, spent Tuesdayflght a; Sfjuanulcook. n, Mr. l. n Emerson, from Methuen, are spendng a tef days re whle,joh; Nangle hs sster,,.mljs Rut.\angle, are spendng a tew weeks re, -Mlss Clara Klrfy, of Grls Vacan Camp, Vnn pond, -.ated :: Bosn. flrst of week. Xtws tems. HARVARD On account ot jnotlon pctures mltary drll on Monday nght was conflned a short j vgorous exercse marchng manual drll. Three squads, as usual, appeared. On account of Labor day next drll wll be held on Tuesday at usual tme place. commute* have been much pleased flnd two new men among th? ranks lately. Let.ors follow; fact that y have not been drllung l^erefore s all more reason why y should Jon nbw. t s a gobdjpuance get some prelmnary trancbg, Let Harvard -men boys make most of t.,. -fy;,, - Henry Mason. Jr.. of tfefksbury, s spendng a few days "fere wth.mr. S. K, Snall-jat r -farm house on Ayer road. re la be a.roclaj dance n hall on Monday evehlngvgven bv young men ot wn.. :"- Both Bromfleld atdgrjjnmar schools wll open on Tuesday-njonrng. re s a vacancy at Bromfleld Edgerly, who has been a thoroughly efflclent teacher. s not.return. A,t -grammar school.ftjulj ez M. A>er, a State of Malnfe-Z^fl, a graduate of Central. tjbrrmal, school. s teach ffth JBlth grades, Mss Elzabeth Urqmart, o? Walpole. a Hyanns graduate. s teach prmary department. Mlss Elzabeth Bacon. of Albany. N, Y.. s vstng wth JDr,. Royal for a few days. /. stn. Hrer.. Seven members of "BJrthday club ok a two-days outng at Salsburv Beach ths week, gong? Tuesday, y were guests of Clarles Raymond, ot Charleswn. : trp was made by trolley, - frbn Ayer. through Lowell, -Lawrence " Haverhll, a rde along Hsmptdtt-Beach return trp through Salem, bv Lake Canobe Pelham, N.H,. Lowell, was much enjojred.-, " wear was deal beauty, of ths sunset reflecns, noonrlse sunrse as seen ovetl.water formed beautful pcturea that wn never fade from memory. only thng mar pleasure ot party was fact that two members of club. Karlne Lawrence Eleanor Merrlfleld," were nnable l^nnxre. fjo trp Those who went wet*( Flavlla Bge- low, Anna Flers, Alce Haskell, Harret Sne, Anne Russell. Jenne Wllard Helen.Morse, Wllam C, Brown, of Mln, recen:- 5; spent week-end wth hs cousns, Mr, Wendell B, Wla.-d, - S, B, Haynes was guest ot Mlss Blanche Wlard at her newhome n Lancaster oc Thursday Lternoon. News tems. SHRLEY All who are nterested n keerng up b rehearsals durng comng wnter e-.-enngs wl plese meet, at engne hal ths week Frday evenng at Allance wll hold r re;ular meetng next Tursday afternoon wth Jlrs, Cora L, Hls at ;-.er hemon Flat hll, Clarence Lohnes Gus Ecuver have receved not:--s report at Syracuse..\. Y,, at an early dat.,- for specal duty Kane famly Brchstead famly w; exchange houses a relatve of Brchsteads havng bought house -.jccuped bv Kane famly. tax rate ths ;-ear wl be SlT.rO per $1000, Ths s thrty cents more than last year Shrley S-^rvre chb w-l hc:d a dance n Odd Fellw-s hall on Saturday evenng of ths -^--eek at 7.30 oclock. y w; a30-.old anor dance on Labor day r,ght at same tme place for he entertanment of solders.,\-c by Mudgetfs orchestra, Anne Tewk. ury has returntn hospta ed home trom c: s dong ncely. Edde Baker :.- : eye e.\r xv. Charles been elected a d.r"< ot Altruna:-, cancy made bv -f. W. H, Wlbur Center, Rev, Frank 1 cellent sermon ; last Sunday o; tme," "He s, charge over th- ed bj- Mme, Ar, M. H. Parker, -.v Knox, rerar gan. Mme. >e;,r> y a prayer resp :. er at te org,!!, Saunders wll pr-. at eleven oclock wnnng «.r everybody corda: : Svm tems. LTTLETON Mss Nettle S K John Ewlng, we tr) stered nurse from servco as R-l seas. She has hot huthag now be»m-,?- n. N. Y., for fnmay have bref» stan ths rnr pected that she «: for long. Mss K of Lynn Unon hos;- A M Park.>r Conant came ho^,- Westmnster, wh<--. tho snmmer months.provng ncely,t marv n Bosn. Weare, Jr., has or for two years. ) flll vasgnan of.\rs. dall eave an ex- -nltffhan church?on n vacan ^ve hs angels - sw-eetly render- aware Mlss rs, Charlotte H,.anlst, at oralso sang sweet-.vth Mlss Parklev, Edward B. Sunday mornng Labors part Solders welcome. -vxng, daughter ot lk. s frst rcg-.ttlen enter ross nurse overa n Swampscott, nt Port Hamllher tralnln(r,-, ft atsbme or ;ry; but t s ex-?o France beng s a graduate Ml, nd Mss Jula S, ths "week from,hey have spent Albert Hartwe: Jo. : ^"ob:! ttv auont! new drattees lx answer th«(al: tu culor nex *K-k, t S.-e )0rted that (";,v le Crane wll f,:: deed J, H. Rem:, k.1^ manager <>- tl- -A-n water svsr. t "Xxd tha; Kleetr. ;a: Kng o; A.t.,: - wl attend relars u ;h- -":-c lght- " ) Ullk; :xx pu:: V«r; -.-.x El.%"-,, x r srpare!,-.. Mlss Ka-.herlne K.:;:, J her :,brary JK.S:!:.,. ^ege -.:> assuub -, e f houd..-;;eeper rv.mss Jesle Snt of her vacan w-;- Umd, Me, SPRT, ", re vlst ltchburg, ;as res^n" Wllams --.sponsblty far tlls -pendn; )art eda r: Port- A very pleasant surprse :)artv was feld at Mr,. J. A WalnwrlghtH, Wednesday,.s; cel.-jran ot r twenty-flfth weddn; annversary. r relates rom Templen vcnty planned carred m effect every feature ot occason. A eousn from.v-wburyport relatves from up countrv consttuted guests n general. Several presents were left as kens ot esteem sood wll. se cluded slverware aad a servng table. Refreshments were served weddng cake,, tnade twenty-flve years ago, was as good as any matle but a few weeks snce.. EWa Fletcher Grfflths has been grauted a years leave of absence trom her school n Sprngfleld wll accompany her sster,. Chester Nye. Laredo, Texas, r an extended vst. Lucy.M. Harwood enjoyed hosptalty of Emma Abbott on Wednesday, fhe formers brthday. T. C. Fletcher, one bf our patent shut-ns. was pleasantly remembered on Tuesday, jer brthday. We repeat. notce of Hsrcal socety also urgent nvtan. all nterested persons. At 2,30 oclock ths Saturday atternoon members aad frends wlll leave lbrary rde north part of wn, re vst ste ot Gllson mll O.her places of nterest. All servces of Baptst church w-lll be resumed on Sunday. subject ot mornng sermon bv pasr wll be "Watng for call servce," evenng young peoples pc wll be "All r Chrst. Our ngues." Prayer meetng next Thursdav evenng at 7,45, Death. Mchael McNamara passed away last week Thursday nght at age o 3lxty-*one years. She had suffered for many.vears from asmathc troubles, end came peacefully as a natural culmnan ot dsease. funeral bural, ok place on Monday la Ayer, Throughout her llness relatves frends had beea wonderfully knd ths deceased, both she Mr. McNamara greatly apprecated r How About COOL UNDERWEAR? Bu!r:_>^;t, :.sh-"; s:f-. thr"-" so, ;. m.ny k^-.. Prces Unon S Shrts,.-,.1 Dr Pour M c; 2.->(" B l f Yo,: Need a BATHNG ^.lsook, ". lod...h, e-;: jn or "-S:,l. -nr ve havf,1 a plan or fancy ( : - ". : "np or Com-- We ha.- two-po^- Men\<;?1---"> Boys- 7.>r.Sl.OO n klndne-,s. Tl expressed w.- teem o manv.-.cna:..mcpadden ;.- w-as born :: natve pl. She eatne tj years aj, w.f.x tr.e e,xcepn Jf two years :ved n wn ever atter «-^fe?«- "llljll llomnn 0 B,.--..xy r,.trj,\ X t-j j aso.-m.t;,1- :: ---" affec.,o:;., -- ( as n.-.ua.,. J:,,. " :e:;ds j t!,ao ra, who was.ms, ate s-hoo, o:)us;t oxx her marrage, trance ro u::-.v Letr.-, L-.-lanu, by.mlss Far ; - a:.<o of her husb, her pu:)ls :: Am-r,.a nearlv rtv No, 52. Prce Four Certs Am..s -r pupls wl; lkewse aatsembe»eu.o:e m h-r n-r room take r She was of retrln.. but hopeful ^;-;-f,?,"f: ".-,/^l^ loya ts nter.-sts. " She ^" enjoved homekool^. W th- wn h"! f srmy arrangements w-ll he made res:)e t of frends acquantances proved herselt most ; n barges wth books. wortny o: r an-caate attenn..mss Florence Page wl n,,.-.,,j,., -.>.c,\am,.ra s sjrvved by her ono two at Fnon e;r d und husb, who s sustaln-d by svmpathy o: all rrh, kno,v hm. Two ss grades occuped last y-.-ar. Wll oc.-upy same room as -lo-e ters. A.ce u..- Ann.McPadden, latter of reat.j; a bro;her John, neces ::-:j:ew, also deplor- her untmely d-al mourn.- loss. Schools. L;;:;.-;,):! pablc sohools open ol Tuesday, September 3. wu h^h school teachers are be same as at close ot school June Prncpal- Greenfleld hs assstants. Msses Chequer Danahy,,Mss Crawford succeeds.mss Cornwell n seventh eghth grade room, Tae teacher pupls wll Clemen ^t^cz^^vs^ ArcR- AV44B. -".v:: all schoolroom XXX.- mportant books. le room Unoa ;!e hgh school enl last year occuped -d.,vho w-)ll a,ssemblo frmer room, take taer book.-,r:,; t,^,. j,^^,.^ th rd a.j t.,v:a.^-a,^, roon.. Mss At Depot school.mss Ku-n W-llard wll have te prmarv grad-<.mss Paulne Worden. ntermedate grades. Mss rma Durkee s expected take musc. followng teachers wn return: Mss Judge, sewng; Ms Taylor, drawng, Mr. Connors manual tranng, No pupls who wlll not be at least,s;x years of age by ne.tt Jannary wll be admtted by teachers schools. Pupls not vaccnated wlll also be rejected. frst s a local school regulan or law of t.",- state. A TP ABOUT FALL HATS. You can get extra servce out of your fall hat f you pck out one of. se advantestyles were showng now. t takes all sorts of occasons all sorts of wear make a,.surnmer, re wll be tmes when you wll want a soft hat take place of your straw. "^ Fletcher Bros. Opposte Depot Man St. AYER Blue Serge THE DEAL SUMMMER SUT re s nothng that wll take place of Blue Serge Sut for Summer Comfort ts deal sut for warm wear. Our Blue Serge Suts come from good makers better grades from that relable house of A. Shuman & Co. Bosn We also have many Two-pece Suts just Coat artd Trousers n fancy mxtures, Ojr prces are very much less than days market prce for clothng of eaual qualty make. Blue Serges Outng Suts ->r 92 STRAW HATS >(>o?1 A spl.-. tfx,,rt.o- - ^v-e Wear best Stm-. of br.d-- ;,ny.u- Belt. shape.s t.l -"" from..some g^n. Sl.OO styles at values for shapes nr.,] SUT correct..agent for LEW.-\SOOS l.aundry Dyehouse - had", A!<.M-^o,.:;.n,n,-j n pu-.^p.-k -,<k(<.!. Th^ - l? nlj-kv Mens Sennett Sao"-- $2.50, S.^.-OO Mens Panama.; S5.00 Regular Stra\v,c G.-,r t-^.s2.00 S15, 18, S22, S , S15, SS Kme Put On a Par of LOW SHOES Trv,0 o,...,:... You W:; :, s v].,,.s6.00, S7.00 ~ rtanjy Need a Few SHRTS >! V.. : - \--o.r,->n;. <:,l,-!; O.; >. ; Cns: (" ;> 1, or-. o-ovs. wn!.- ;U,,^lk Srs ;.l! -." V Prces Toe.S2.00 Slk Shrts 94.OO S.">.00 CAPS Ml tho latest shapes atu oo] v. ngs n Mens luvs C.f faps; m.do hy Lamson & Hubbard. Prces Mens 65^ $2.00 Boys 25< 75^ GEORGE H, BROWN, Top--Toe Outftter Ayer, Mass. 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2 Sr.?/ FAOE TW6 satuwmw. AUGUST 31.?U ;g^: ONK DOLAR A"> FttTT CKNTB FEB YEAR N ADVANCE «EORaE n. B. TUR."«K:B. r»nuk«vf«publlah..fouowk Papetm: (Brnvs PabUo Sprt, Ayor, Ttw Groa LAodmark T Poppcrel Clarlo>-AdT««l»eT Tbe dtuen Goldon. Tbo Wostford Wardamao Tbe Harrard HlMde Tbe-Sbrley Oracle Tbe Townsend T«oab Tbe Brooklno (N. H.) Beaooa Tbe BoUta (N. H.) Honcstetu Entered as «eeona-clau matter at tht Mnc* at Ayer, Hasa. Satnrdaj, Angnst 31, WESTFORD Center. Mr. John S. Grelg are r«- celvng congratulans on brth of a. daughter, born Saturday, August 24 C. A. Blanoy has been enjoyng a >acan wth relalvt-s n Framngham Needham. Charcs H, "Wrght has been spendng a two-weeks vacan n Sterlng. Helen Leghn Mlss Frances Leghn are vstng r Westford relatves ths week. Mlss Nelllo Fletchers,, her cousn s brthday comng same week, annlyersar«s were duly observed. Begnnng flrst of month J. V. Fletcher lbrary wll be open hut one-half hour, Sundays, from " Mss Maude Robnson has gone Monlden, Mo.,, ttach.. _ WlUfar B.*rght has purchased a- newbuck Sx aumoble, Mr J. Dunn.are movng n; ; J. W, Brghts honse. Br^t s gong Mane vst knspeople. A "most nt^rgstng letter from overseascomss Homer M. Seavey from hbson Marden n Engl, te lng of hte^lp across much of nterest Bnce lng,, sngle servce of vacan perod at CongregaUonal church last Sunday evenng was conducted by Harry galls. Regular Bcjv^ces wll be resumed on Sunday Mr. Lncolnwll preach as usual. We:are ld Mss Helena Denfleld.. who-taught at academy past two Sars, has accepted a teachng posn n New Brtan, Conn, Fred A. "Meyer has a new Ford closed car for hs R. F- D. route A closed car n severe wear wll be a great help. L B. Lncoln, of Houln. M*-. made a bref vst wth hs bror at parsonage ths "week. members of Company L;M. S. G cme home last Sunday nght^from Uelr four-days ur of duty n Framnshan.. About flfty-fve, men went S d fhe experence was an nterestng on«. although wear was pretty waan work hard. Most of members underok four-dajs Schools. Schools reopen ncxt week after thc long vacan. At academy varous repars have been mado. Tbr buldng has a- new ecupment ol screens for wlndov.s. chlmne.v B beng rebult, tht desks varnshed buldng thoroughl.v cleaned. new <,-lectrlc range s beng nstalled or thc new domestc sclent* strucn; also, electrc j>lrlng. Frost school pupls wll also beneft by ths course Mss Judge wll be nstrucr, gvng one day each week Perhaps -average scholar n later lfe wlll not havo as fne an equpment as an electrc range, but tbe prncpals ot cookng can,be uught n school belter wth ths fuel teachers at academy wll be Prncpal Roudenbush, Harold W. Hlldreth Mlss Lbby Cohen, Frost school has been renovated cleaned teachers arc Martha Grant "Whtng, nrlncpal, Mlstf Crocker, Mlss "Wrght Mss Ranney, Mss Raynes -wll contnue as muscal strucr Mlss Staplos as drawng teacher. Abont Tewn. Henry OBren, whose bome s on Pgeon hll, Sny Brook road, who-enlsted n navy some tme ago, s stll -workng as shp carpenter n New York. Hj superntendent s Mr. Young, of "West Acn, of whom he says: "As sry-teller humorst he keeps us all well preserved n mood of laughter," Mr. Greenough, of South Acn, contracr for buldng of road from Westford Center Grantevle, s. haulng-gravel surface road wth from John H. -Decatur place on Lowell road, a dstance of about two mles. Amos Polley. on Prare farm, s dggng for potaes.fnds 2C0 bushels -acre, vnes loaded n mllons wth green Uce, whch authorty sad would njure crop. Now assumng that crop was badly. njured by ths ages old pest, should we be able stay proceedngs ths sde of 500 bushels per acre. George C. Moore has a new tracr plow wth whch he s upsettng fossl.mouse nests of sol at Brookslde Nabnassett. After usual summer vacan Mddlesex-North Pomona Grange wll hold ts meetng next Frday n Odd Fellows hall. Brdge street., Lowell. After several mssngs skpplngs "Westford Grange wll hold ts next meetng on Thursday evenng, September 5. Presdent Wlson has recently ssued a proclaman establshng tarce new nanal forests n east Whte Mountans n New Hampshre Mane, Shenoah n Vrgna. West Vrgna Natural Brdge n Vrgna, James H. OBren has purchased two years worth of stng meadow grass on westerly easterly banks of Tadmuck brook, not far from ts outpjt n a merger w.th Sny brook. Frank C. Drew has real prze cornfeld n Sny Brook valley many or valleys hllsde cornfelds. > Mr. Albert Day. of Foxboro. are rejocng n brth of a Baudlnnl Lous Barretta. menu was especally ar anged for tbe occason, wth tho floral decorans formed a pleasng feature. t s needless say that dnner was thoroughly enjoyed py th large numher of guests n attendance. favors were paper hats wth nanal colors, After dnner merry party entered house, whch had been tastefully decorated wth summer flowers vared colored lghts, whle large emblems of Old Glory, tr-color ot France talan flag held place of honor home. Dancng was ndulged n excellent musc on Vctrola. Durng evenng refreshments were served, shortly after 10,30 a bountful supper was served that was crownng feature of evenng. After all had partaken at festve board Anthony Plvrot was called forward presented wth a gold wrst watch, fountan pen a fuu solders kt from hs relatves mmedate frends. "Ths oame as a surprse recpent, but he responded a happy manner, assumng hs frends that he was -pleased serve U. S. A., would always remember very pleasant party that had been arranged hs behalf. Durng evenng some pleasng solo dances were contrbuted by lttle Eugene Caffog that were much enjoyed. "Whole affar was one great sue-. cess proved be very enjoyable. Asde from those n attendance n mmedate vcnty, guests wero present from Ayer, Bosn, Ftchburg, all had a good tme. Brsaoh Alllnc- s held wn SraBrXk Thursday ater""? tablea were -n charge «^^e folowlng:. } ^JTZ^U^AK- H. P.flro.t Krab baj,, "»» ^8. nes Holden, arr-ns; \f ^^^J Edgarn,V- Besse Buxtcn, ce crefm. A short ""l^^tanmen was gvet durng th.- ""«^??" ^nvud! of pano selecons, "f^;., *";"5,! Farnsworth; r..-acnk6, Lucus Falrchlld,.Of Ay.r: pano ^elecns. Madame Arna!) -«"e, 1" ^^ "^ nlng a socal dan-v «5^f,;,^ under drecn ot H;rry N. trov^n. Rev, Howard Jarw. a chaplan from Camp Devens, occuped -^e pul pt- at Trnty chapel last bunday afternoon r.ached, an «ff«" sermon. Rev. Francs B-^^V*"^"" conduct th* servce at chapel on Sunday afternoon at 3.1o, -A. company of buglers from Camp Devens, who came through C-^ter on a hke, Monday mornng, tu-- nshed entertanment lor Cer.,er T,»n>l«for some tc,; wth lhcr mus.c. rewled ts destnan forty mnutes»ttej:4mvlng Lttlen Center. Qeorge F. Brown, of Lexngn, has --vsted some of her Lttlen frends ths -week." ". Paul "Allen Browr, formerly of Lttlen," called on relatves frleodshere last Sunday. Paul Brown la «nga«e4 bankng Bosn. Rev. vr. C. Brown, who expected go as chaplan Prance, representng TJnltarlan assocan n Red-.Cross, has been notlfled that cvlans wll. not be sent, so he wll contnue, hs regular work for assoclatlor, maklhg a trp soon Vermont, later west. 3. «.. KmbaU has had a vacan of sx days, wbch h«has spent wth hs famhy la au trps places of nterest n ths stte.ncw, Hampshre. Henry Leeds, of Sharon, a fretuent vsr n Lttlen years past, ded of pneumona frst of ths week, followng a, short llness, Mr, Leeds had been out of health for a year or more, had mad«a heroc struggle U.S. N- people for some tc-,; MUs Marlon L, Holden returns j^^. j^-^^^m^ He enjoyed esteem of next week. Southboro rcsuue u ] ge (.rde of frends. teachng after a months vacan. Two of lttle grls at hor.e of Mr, Wllllam "RU-ns,., tho North; underwent mnor operstlons, last week Thursday at Gron New Advertsements SHRLEY encampment wth a sacrfce r ^^ ^ ^----5" ^j^^ j-n^^^ Day s "nterests. b»^»v ^ ^* LQW s, great-grmor. XeTS tems. Slss Marlon Jubb s spendng a week at home of Mr. 7rs. Ot London, of Cambrdge, Ruth Hooper Vrgna Wheeler returned home last Monday after a pleasant week speat at Grl Scout camp n Harvard. Gertrude McNalley. of Vermont, spent her vacan at home of her sster, Mr, Harkns. Harold Wesver left Tuesday r Camp Jackson, Columba, S.,C Wllam.McGnns left on Wednesday for same place..- Lews Gass. son of Mr,. Gass, of North Shrley, was kcked n forehead, Tuesday, by a horsc, requrng three sttches close wound, rm. Frank Brockelman has reoeved n r home a son. born Wednesday mornng. Mr Clayn Wtlls are recevng congratulans on b.rth ot a son, born Tuesday. Mss Beulah Brll has accepted, posn as assstant at sre of 3rockeman Bros,, succeedng Mss Rufh knowles, who goes Northfeld semnary on September 10,. Charles H. Tewksbury wll return her home from Chnlon hosptal ths week. She s progressng ncely from her,operan. Clarence Lohnes has gven up hs posn at Presdent Suspenoer facry started work-on Monday mornng for Conant.& Houghn, of Lttlen, Harold Wesver, elerk at sre of Conant Bros,, who has passed hs hosptal Maron Rchardson for loasllb. Joseph Gret for nsls md adenods. - Mss Hazel Mackaye returned Center last week- s wth her mor, Steele Slackaye. Henry S. P. Sne has returnod hs home oh Parker road after ar. absence of twb,week6. Rev ^ Arthur Bumpus daughter odora of Brooklyn, N. ^ arrved n wn Wodnesday are stayng af. home of?lr. J C. Ayers. Mss Alce Hartnett, who has been spendng al "week at homo of Mr. C. E, Bradford, returned on Wednesday, her home Bath, Me, Msses Dorothy Norma Adams of Roxbury are spendng a few days at home of r grfar, Albert Ada-s. Chef of Polce Rley has been watchng corner on Center road, near hone of Rev. H. A, Brdgman ths "week- warnng aumoblsts for feckless drvng around corner, Lola Kendall lttle son Vna Sargent of Troy. N, H.. are guests at ; home of J. w, Carey.. next neetng of, Allance wll occur bn Thursday. September o. at htne of Cora Hlls, Lunenburg,} Anstl> M Fsh, U. S, N., s now servng as a second engneer on submarne pal boat Gurkha, dong sde patrol", secret servce work along coast. Hs address s Holyoke wharf, Portl, Me To Honorable Jnstkes of Snperlor Court rlthln for thc Connty of Mfddlesext RESPECTPUl.LY lbels represents AuguBU Wlen of Colllnsvlllc sad.county, that she was lawfully marred Nesr Wlen now,of Madson. Mane, at Burlngn, Vermont, on twenty-eghth day of August, A.D, 1909, reafterwards your lbelant satd Nesr Wen lved ger as hsb wfe n. ths Common-wealth, wt, at sad Collnsvlle; that, your llbellant has always been fathful: her marag«vows : oblgans, but sad Nesr Wen, benp,wholly regardless of samc^ at sadcolllnsvlllc, has contracted a gross conflrmcd habt of nxcan caused by voluntary excessve use of.xcatng lquor, opum or or drugs; That sad lbellee has subjected your llbellant cruel abusve treatment; That sad lbellee, beng of suffcent ablty, has grossly, wannly cruelly refused neglected provde sutable mantenance for sad llbellant.,,,, Wherefore your llbellant prays that a dvorce trom bonds of matrmony may be decreed betweenyour llbelant sad Nesr Wen; that she may be gven cusdy of th lr mnor chldren, All, eght years 0 ag«, Felx, four years of age; that she may be gven almony for her support, support of sad mnor chldren t she be gven cusdy of Traned MS^^^r^^^^^^^^ n^s?s"c5s^?"^ ttsoer«pher» eecretane*.. -.-, BRYANT festrattdn ^ BOSTON NO CANV*««ERB OH SOUeTOR*- e»«p«.oyel» J. W. BllUl«l«11. PrncW BOYUSTON ^r.. B4th year opena Sept. 3 Evame SKSON BEBKS SEFT. 23^ yj0ttqh> AUTO SUPPLES As a morst you are lookng for somethng n lne of supples, AVhatever you desre "vru be found at.ths gwage. We p.ro- T.-de all au acccssorefe parts of^allnjakes of cars, n shortest possble-tme.. " No matter how powerful or steady your.engne may be,your au s worthless f t has poor tres. A car s ho stronger than any, one of ts tres. supplyng tres nner tubes we deal n only stard, well tested makes,whch wear well are guaranteed. Carburers, magnes, dfferentals," batteres, engnes, rejuve- nated here. Made t9 operate as y dd when y left facry spark plugs that st long usage. HONEST WORK AT HONEST PRCES m. Dated ths nneteenth.day ot Augusc YATES GARAGE Maple Street Tel AYER, MASS. A, D, lols. AfGJSTA VvLEX, ;LlTTLETON \ews tems. Elmer L. Boynn chldren have retuned home after a vacan of two weeks, spent n Worcester, Marlboro Bosn beaches., Servces wll be resumed at Untaran church morrow wth seryce of worshp at 10.4S, wth sermon by mnster, Rey.,0, J. Falrfleld, own personal done wth a food sprt, ^OTe^_. - ^^^ ^ ^^^. ^^^ runabout, results.was much Pl«f»^J^ " / ^,0^ busness purposes. On radeshp- f?eant_much care forjhe t^o ^be ^"^^^o^ ^^ mpossblty of cars beng delvered by ral car was drven from Detrot, a dstance cf 600 mles, by a mechancan. C. R, Decatur. Guy Decatur Mss Luanna Decatur ok an au trp l»st week wth r frends, Mr, Forbsh, of Somervlle, y went Nashua. N, H called upon Jenne Ffeld n old lades home. y found her very well happy, Ffeld s more than years old a very cheer.-al offcers commssary department, m charge of A. W. Hartford were a hard workng group, but r work was satsfacry. re were Qute a few cases of sckness among?he three companes, who had have treatment at camp hosptal. Durcs four days men were re varous groups mored.down fron. Westford vst nspect camp were extended every co-artesy, Nrs Evl-.e V. Robnson ded ^ednesday noon a: home of her daughter Perlev E. Wrght, aped 80 years, 5 months, 3 days. Robn- V, - Hrlso" N H wnere son was born r. Huuso.,, >,"-. lfe was spent, but for a uv fortv vears her heme Her husb her early perod of had been n SoT.eTv,!e has been dead for many years^ Sne was mor of seven chldren four of whom survve ner,m.s. fer.e " Wr-rght Perry E, Shupe of 2ls Vllage, ^^ H J o «den F, J- Anderson, of Somervlle, Robnson also leaves fve gr- S."dren Durng tme f"* leceaj- S has lved n Westford she has lv»d hetly wth her daughters, owmng Advanced years, but she was a kndlj pleasan, v,-on-,an >"««/=!, ""^ experenrff of a ong "ell spent -fp T-<- un-ral servces wll be hem a; no note of Mr. ^ W-cht th^f S.=.;nrdf.y afternoon at l.-.o rr.dbura wll be n Hudson, N, H^ work of ^dor.ng ar.d strachtan",evr,- road s makm; a ;-rnmbes be one n fnf-st ;r,d-r;a"kr.bs n wn mn-ovem-nts, ^V":tn ts steep grades, J^d.d Mnd curves t has } j,^.. V),f.r. a hard, pece, of hsh-^ ^,.jj >,.,. -a-r- v-ar"^, wth -"-!-,,,., "^ "of;.oraffr- postvely da.-,;;; ar,c rf- have been ana..} arrder.ts, Tr.e proup of ^vnt<-ams make many..,,s vlase wh-n xr.ev aro cettns sravel down thf Clr-j mns^ h", road. Wth c-l.n-^r,.....^ of r.rves wdenng m^.n-..e hard srads " wl, result :-- straph;-of-«.-.:-" rn,;d (rant-vle cnnp f.ran good prosress always ay, -rea^f ^;f-rous, many horse crav<-; a day throuph eghty woman. For two nghts n successon, about mdnght. West Chelmsford has been rar startled by pu.ol shots. moon shnng brghtly, vllagers we-e able see a man gong a.ong wth a psl very carefuly shootng out electrc lght bulbs, one after anor, by roadsde, -\n nvestgan s beng raade end a warrant s o"jt for hs arrest. Otr Dav, who s much nterested n poultrv rasns, had a poultry demonstran at hs farm on Wednc-sjay afternoon. Two men from Amherst Aprcutural college were present, gve valuable suggesns. Now that new rulns sofs cff^ct tha: pleasure aus sha ml re usod on Sundays, we shall loo^ "»th n;( rest see hoa carefully -.x s tarred r,.-,t n our wn, "Wc hav,-1 not besun -o sacrfce as th" F-nglsh "Ave. Trf-v have not had use of ploasur au-.s at al, even on v,<ek (.> s, r a ;rns tme frmyexamlnan wll leave here a^a wth sesson of Sunday army exammauo ^ school - at noon hour. se are busy days for all ot us full of exacung care, but experence ot great war has shown that re are few thngs so deservng, of our attenn as dems of church ot God servce of relgon, Re7.0, J. Falrfleld Mss/Junata Falrfleld returned Tuesday f\"enng from a vacan trp, vstng relatves n Troy. N. Y,, at Wersfeld, Conn, On way out j camped r nght on sumntlof Mohawk Tral, next mofnng saw sun rse over unusl sght ot entre valley, flled wft a sea of g. Many places on forcamp Jackson on Tuesday. Walter Slocum has accepted a posn as assstant telegraph operar at Ayer ralroad stan, wll commence hs dutesabout frst o, September. Mr - Robert Smpson, of ProWdence, have arrved at home ot hs sser, Walter Knowles, r a weeks vst. teacher who has been secured teach seventh eghth grades -n place ot Mss Anglem s Mss Martha E, Ellson, of Gleasondale. She s a graduate ot three-year course al Worcester.Vorma school, has also studed at t f Columba unversty summor school. She has had several years experence as a teacher n Falrhaven refused a posn n Nev,-n n order ccn-,t here. Commouwcalth of Massachusetts Mddlesex, ss,.,.. Superor Court, August 20, A.D UPON THE foregong lbel, t s ordered that lbelant notfy lbellee appear hefore our Justces of sad Court, at Cambrdge, n sad County, on flrst Monday of Ocber next, by causng an.attested copy of sad lbel of order reon be publshed n Turners PHWc Sprt, a newspaper publshed n Ayer n County of Mddlesex, once a week, three weeks successvely, last publcan be fourteen days at least before sad last menned day that an attested copy of sad lbel order reon besent hy regstered letter resdence of tne lbellee as set out lbel, that he may n re show cause. f ^any hc have, why prayer sad lbel set forth should not be granted, WM C, DLLNGHAM, Clerk, A true copy of lbel of order reon. Attest. WM, C, DLLNGHAM, 3t52 Clerk, p Granlt<Tll<. - * > rumored here ;as- wf-.-k tr.,tt Pr.te.;os-ph PelKey, of lotst,. mounded n France, had cfd, ;--r report dened ts statf- -xx" latest report fron Prvate - that he s mprovnp wll recover, -( T. Healy, of thr- na^al r-- -j,ho s staned at Bun"K:n KS been a recent stcr tt r.s r.- ll ;-;r.:nr- hr-re. (;rantevne wll play th rtre fluh n Forge Vllns" For--r- ^ V, t.-.s ^^:- Fehlleth \nnler«arj. -;- r-hday ann\r Knpht was very P - at hs home on lo-r ;;-. l- %V. (. v M- - th- was n sood he,; en.oy hs brthr:- :,, : ;f<-rtatons of 1^-^ X ;-. xx. knspeopl- a-.l,.. - Much of ths,."0,;r. KnKht, but rs,-r,-, rajat-" way, ( n-.,,r-v f-; sn-cn at, n t l XX- - " xr-o. - _ W.TS r. S1-;T"- pond > - t.-r;.r,nr.!j (- lnr--,. - "^ durnp "^- pfts <- hror,,va.- J-,d rane Mr Westlroort. ^"y famly ot f-v.-,-.- four daupht-r,, sfter ar<- vnc Westhro.TK much of Mr Kn-.sn. s :^. lfo was lved n S-Trhoro "7<ns;e:pYe present ^-;^^,;1;,"-,> wcr^ H, F, Knght of South lo;-^,-- Mr G W, Knpht wfe of V:t RrArboro Mc,Mr, Olver Mer- r^^^rj^^:^sf»"- *anttvtytc^w«- Mr. Kn^grfor^n^ln^ed good health.any happy retuns of tbe day. r,,,1-r ntatv rallers.;,;,,.,:,,.,f prr-r;ns -l Llts, fron hs rx,\-r,"r." -:..rr-n-.o-.nt- -..,... s ;rn n,,,,,^.,h,,,!r.t r n rhdrr-. r;p;t ^ons rp Sx l-rn-ors Althouph h, se. r. George Gower, wth hr.rrn, Vrgna Don.d. nnr «., Laura Ruhy.V.ar r, heen spendns tr.r-»r-1,1 a r Beach,!,ss Etta So.^.f. of Ha--.r" -1 spendns "hf «ast tew <l.^- -,. Furbush.,;v. Raymond \,1, Raffcrty «tamp Jackson, rxpected that.\ ;e st.tloned r. enr;-, at.d,;,-, 1 p,.; Vet. h.a. f- < P-,ro; - Dev.-ns. \tvn Nlson Leater M.- a-o trknp a few days off frcn k-ouots dute,^ as overseers nf t ho; ^\"orsted Company here. Farewell Party. homc of Mr. ; Pvrol was scene of :. pathorng on last Saturday < - occason beng tbe na, f.-rewell party tendered h< t -,. Anthony Plvrot, who has hr; ed colors, wll re;,- - actve dutes soon. f.-- opened wth an excellent dnner -fed on tables under trees, unrt. - - v drecn of a chef-»;«;":^,^v. wcre formerlyconnected wth.he (,- ley-plaza, Touralne Oeorcan hotels m Bosn. chef was Frr, rst Caffog waters wcre Patrck Cenler. Mss Mldred V, Whtng, who has been spendng summer at home ot Mr, Thomas Manktelow. returned last week hev home n Newn, Ravmond Sargent, who has been workng n New Hampshre for several weeks past, hss returned home ot M, W. Carey, Mr, G. L, Snow returned home last Sunday after spendng t»o weeks at Boothbay Harbor, Me, next meetng of Grange wll b^ held on Tuesday evenng, Septenv ber 3, wll be neghbors nght, Wachusett Grange, of Leomnster, neghborng wth local Granp. Lght refreshments wlll be served. Mr George Taylor, of l-unenburg, Enoch Arnold, c: Ncdham, wero guests last Sunday a; home of Mr, N, R, Graves. Center prmary grammar schools wll open on Tuesday, Septemhrr?. r fall terra. now tracher at grammar school, who vr:.. take place of Mss Grace \ Heed, s Mss Eleen E, Farrell, ot P-tchhurg. Mlss Farrell s a gradu-, tr of four-year course at th- Ktchhurg Normal school h.s had : n:-., years experence tho Ftchburp.rarge aumoble party ot rea-1,. V were vsrs last Sunday at n.. s of Wllllam E. Barnard ^ 1 >..,,.;. p Holden. party ncluded -,ld Wllam Brown, ^Vr.-,; rown. Msses Maran. Helen xxxxo. nrown, of Wollstdn; Mr m. (h,rlcs Dustln, Mss Carre V,. l,.,rry Brown. Mr. Mr. :e Brown. Wllam Brown A r! Mss Maud, Mltcho, wal" were seen be sufferng trom th(( drouth, few regons seemed as well favored wth mosture as that abut Lttlen, n nterest of Amerca Frst, phoplav sensan of year, "Metro draft 2.8," starrng Mabel Talaferro, wll be produced n wn hat on Wednesday, September 11. Dr B. P. Merrll young son, of Trenn, N. J., have been suests of r ssters, George H, Fred S, Kmball, on r return from a vacan spent at Merrlls home n Mane, Mss Florence Hunt A, P, Gardner, solosts at Congreganal church last Sunday mornng, contrbuted much servce by soprano bass solos. pasr delvered a verv helptul message, partcularly applcable young men now answerng call colors TRES & TUBES VULCANZED L.\WN MOWERS SH.\RPENED Elot M. Young Lttlen, Mass. ""^ OOMMONWE-VLTH OF M.\SSACHU- Sn-fs Mddlesex, ss, Prob.-te Court. TO M-^UDB A. PBRRN recever of property of CHARLES E. PERRN formerly ot Ayer sad,cojjt> 01 Mddlesex, an absentee 10 MATOE > PBERN, wfe an* M-J": CUERTB A." PERRN "^"[j^^^lld l^vhnre.?he s, M, HO^?ETS M. PAN-y a corporan duly organ zed by "aw hawng t. fln^p^^ PjJ" l\ busnes Bosn be Co-Jn" ^ SuffoH: has presented "aw Court ts petn. praylhe th.t "a "jln? ""t hundred forty sx 55/100 do.- ;-r«may be proved as a debt aganst fa Ohares E, Perrn aganst hs ^.llsvs ort V.tatc n hs of VVonten Should Take spedal care keep free from headache, backache, constpat&n,, weakness depresson. For se recurrng alments or condns pecular women, Beechans Plls are a tested effectual remedy. y act^ gently promptly on smach, Uver bowels, exert.a nc, strengnng effect on bodly funcns. se fanous plls are purely vegetable, contan no habt-rromg drug, produce no dsagreeable after-effects. Women world over, fnd needed help strength m,. -t.nn**rvv estate n P. Cornng Edwards vsted her 1 P^ \ pcrrln, recever of "-e P; P^ dauchter Ralph "W, Conant,!,.y of sad absentee }PP<"«^, /."\^??»"n-^:w^.^nd her son, VantWrlvt^arndt^^t^n^derhee^t^ eald petner out of d funds nhtrr hahds a sur- "Largett Srfe of Any Medehm n th» WeM" Drecn, of SpKJ V»l~ * ^ ^ " " ", * 1? ^ 7, ^ R. Sold by dragguu througboot world. Ooxm, Oc, 25e. FFTY YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL PUBLCATOt OF NTEREST TO.. Margaret Longley has retun d r work n Bosn after a two, 1. vacan, spent at hor.-e r.,>-,her. M..W. Longley rs Cook s a guest at home.- -ld G. L. Snow. (.race C. Harrs has gone Sprn=-..,..0 a few days. Durng hs a^ lx>ster G. Holden has charse o, -:.. ;,^ral R. F. D." routc., hr school commltue have awarder,,...chool barge from North.Mos Farrar, ^barpo tron voodsvlllc WHlWm-Wllklns, WO hgh school scholars trom he (".nter wll be. ^^^.^ :^Te^: K ("ram, who wll»1»0 <»rry tho «a- or for Cchtet SChOOl. A party ot ahout-(fteen from renter enjoyed corn ^ a «* ^^ [reservor last SaW«e!e""«^_. 1 Thc annual s8l»,of#«"p»"t Parsh vjjvvf,"" (;;Tar,, Glman, m (, ona-^set, la.st week, Ruth Stckney. who has been fr.e cues.; of F, S. Kmballs, return.-d her home n Auburndale. Snndav. h-r colsfn, Beulah Kmball, arf-pa,;.np hor for a vst of a few days.m..=, Mnne T, Johnson har. h-n,.;=;ac her rtlves, C, L S:n:;;;s. Kmp Ptreet. : " A. Knalls telephone n-.rr,! 1- h;- heen ohan :ed 28-21, Mss Rar, of Maden, f vsl.rl- 1 c. A. Hosmer. T-.nn-.-s rhappelle moved Conr. r urn last week. Hs last novs;.-.-r tr:;> was made Sunday, Fred H ed.vlll srreod hm for present. Mss Marcaret K. Harwood rresr-;- v paper on " varablty of K-o,. n!r--rfl," at convenn hd-l ;,H- we^k hy Amercan Asror,o.al sorety at Harvard collep.. Srrc! Kdward -J. McEnnls, who ^as 10: orr as severely wonndo n "r;,ro on AlgOSt^.-dctated a l^tfr.v-.xx-x hs parents" receved o th.r :-ra: --lef comfort last Saturd,-;;.. \\" a<srrs hs people that hs njnrrs, >vh;.h are n hs hlp, arc not of an ox.-r.elv sovere nature, that -.e w;: not have reman long n.-.osptal. ort J. Harwood has heen her son Herbert amlly at Marblehead ths,-onerty ana lunas n ner "-»""".".*vv. o,.,,t amount dscharce sad debt,»^for\"ch furr orders decrees.v o Court shall seem meet, Y>",, are hereby cted appear at a r-ob-^-? court he holden at Cam- [.^dffo^^n sad County» Mdf^"..}! --.- tenth day of September A, p, ^ no oclock n forenoon, shw :":,r.-f!^^ t Sy you havc. aganst thc "T^l.ald petner s ordered,-, V; ve thts ctan by 5<»verlnB or -c a copy reof each of you..: fre-, ^yl at least, before»a" - by ubllshlne thc same once 1 "K for three succcssvo w«eks, ---,... Publlo Sprt, a newspaper 1,. r^wd n Aycr, tho last publcan -;,!,"cne day, at leasts before sad "v--<>= Charles J, Mclntrc, Esqure. ^".. x^dgeltuld court, ths seventh,,, f. lukatln thc year onc thous V^^.r-""^ y^f"^ty, Regster, or tho Rlll-St 0 H,n chard weol, Thr 1, (" r.llletu, Hon, F. A_ Patch Mss Kwng Jnorcd Clfn Sprngs. N" Y wherely htve spent several da^s rccenuy. A sroup of neghbors wcrc present at P swhtcombs, Sunday mornng, when her grson, Leut, Montgomerv LO*eJoy. «ent a message bv a carrer pfgeob to Fort Banks, Upon hs ref- lok&rt Banks tho afternoo. l-t \&0.tA that pgeon -MMON-VTB.U.TH OF MASSACHU-,j Mddlesex, ss. Prob.te court, r,. Tho ^hclrs"l-uw. next of kn n d, -l.r persons lnt«rcstcd e»- - l;cy A, SAROENT late of.-"- a s,-v1d County, deceased, Wll, roas. a certan strument pu.- r--c -o be last wll And tcsta- -;.,?,; s,ard deceased h" beeneb; "..X"., sad Court, for Probate, by r.r..,;,;,.? A SAROENT ^^ r>[^l*-f^!. ;.r< ostamcntary may bo ssued h.-, he execur ren na"«j, ^"Jj, <. 1 tvnr a Burcty on hs offlclal bona, -^.^ -r? hereby cted appear at a ru;.;. CoSrt, ^be held at Cambrdge l, -;,* Cotnty of»"""" T?"«8 -e.,vev,fr, day of September A, f- " at nx," o-olock. forenoon show cmfo. f any you havo. "why tho same should not be granted.,«--- And sad petner s hereby drccd Kve publc notco roo*. by PuhUshlnt ths ctan on ^v^l week, r thrco successve weeks. Turners Publc Sprt, a newspaper p.hltshed Aycr,»»«J"j5"=*"^5 he one day. at least, before sad Court, by malng postpad, or ae- lvorlnb a c^py of ths.ctan ^ all known persons nterested esate. seven days at least before yad <>"" -Wtness. Charles 3. Mcrntlre. EQulre, rrst JudKe of sad court.. thl» thr- tconth day of Ausrust.y^flj?"* thous nne hundred «B4 jlgnteen. 350» F M. ESTT,»»H»t«r. Advertsers ten papers we publsh fully cover wns of Ayer, Gron, Pepperell, Westford, Lttlen, Harvard. Shrley, Townsend, Brooklne, N. H. Holls, N, H. Turners Publc Sprt, Ayer Townsend Tocsn Gron Lmark Harvard Hllsde. Pepperell Claron-Advertser Shrley Oracle Westford War^man BrookUne - Beacon Lttlen Gudon Holls Homestead - crculan of-our-ten -paperss.ten-.tmes..large.r.:, than that of any or paper crculatng n, ten wns Ths s worth rememberng when Advertsers use col- ums of se papers n "advertsng. - subscrpn books malng lsts are open tb- all advertsers for r nspecn, a sworn statement s furnshed advertsers when requested. When you advertse know fot a certanty crculan -O paper.,. -. Advertsements are nserted n all ten papers, you get results. - M: y ^{ ;f Vjf?v^f4fftrtf l r jjyj

3 *".- -*BnBSSl.l Xr ^ ytltrjur-, >-=rr- HARVARD fews Xtetfta, Bromfleld school wll open on Tues* «ay, September a; Kngs Daughters wll leet next Thursday wth Mlss Stella Her- - fey at her home.-, Grange.Wll hold r next regular meetng-on Tuesday evenng. Members ot "M"Camp Flre wll.«ve sketch accounts ot r recent trp "Whte Mountans. BubJect" of holdng a Grange far.connecn- wth annual exhbt of. th Harvard Cannng Evaporatlg?lub, wll cpme up for dscusson, t Wll be very gratfyng bfflcers f members "who are terested wll ;lnal e an effort be present present r vews. Ths far " grls exhbt ought he, at ths tme, most vtal terestng events of- year, but f put on-means work for those n charge, re are a few members who are wllng v/ork. Are re any volunteer helpers? Dont rset date Tuesday, Septembers. Rov. J. G. Mller, ot Ashburnham, formarly pasr of " Congregatloal church here, wn preach at regu- "lar. servce on, Sunday mornng. Mlss. Matet, of Yonkers, N. Y., wlu sne at 1 thls-servlce. -, -Mr. Elmer Davs, of Me-..thuen, are guests ths week wth r aunt, P. B. Hrsch, at her home on Lovers Lane. Mss Rachel Turner, of Ayer, has also beeh a euest Tlth Hrsch.., Mr. ; Leon Dadhun entertaned two salor boys from navy yard over last *eek-ead. Eleanbr. Porter, of Cambrdge, tho author of "Pollyanna," spent last woet Thursday - Harvard as, guest of Mr..Walter Green.. Ms8 Dors "Dafls, of Old Mll, spent Wednesday Thursday vstng af home of Mr. J. B. Harlow. E. S. Thomas" has sold lls farm property on Bare hlll t s undersod he s nove "Waltham, "Where hs oldest daughter, Guy. Goodrch, lves. _. Russell Mner her daughter.murlel Mner, s a guest ths week, "Wth H.Emma "Whtney. Capt. C. C. Perry says that he has prze sunflower. t s eleven feet tall, has seventeen buds blossoms ; "fflth -leaves twenty-two ches across, Mr. Harry Wrght, ot Montreal, P. Q., are guests ths v/fek wth her far, Alfred WUlard. Mr. "Wl-. lard wll celebrate on Wednesday of -next week hs eghty-ffth brthday. He s oldest natve resdent of ths wn s enjoyng best 6t health stll keeps hs own house at hs resfdence on lttle" common. Waldo Hynes s takng a vacan from hs work s vstng wth hs, uncle, Lur Hynes. of Charln. Snce llness of latters wfe. Mr. Henry Hynes, of Beebe Plans. Vt,. have been keepng house for Lur. At motlon-,plcture show ths Saturday e/enng May Allson wll be seen n "Socal hypocrtes." a screen drama of Englsh socety lfe, adapted from Alca Ramseys-fplay. "Brdge," fourth act of Camp Devens wll "lso be shown. SATUt/l^;/^ wul st down asd trtth your lttle book ybu can talk tbem. or day Kearny had a shaje -s halrcat by.a lady barber. t was a: cletn Job only cost a franc jen cents. Madamoselle ^asked "Coupes voas^ul ccla?" sad "Oul," so she cut t all off. Generally, " people say tbat Amercans have plenty of money charge accordngly. r,money system s pecular. Each cty, so t seems. ssues- ts owv cprrency government bcks m up. ^ " Uttle fellows have great, sport gettng you fsh for mnnows or shners n rver. Two or three of tbem turn up snes for lttle fsh worms; anor wll clap hs hs say "Monseur, polssou." n he wllgve you a rod wth a bob on t ask,you cast t for. hm. As ^oon as you have caught a.mnnow, he wul.take t add t tbe ten or flfteen ors whch he has dan ;llng (rom a stck. Alger y are such a merry lot of kds dressed so funny that you cannot help laughng at m more you laugh better y lke you. You should see women washng r clos. Each Tjrasher kneels a lttle box at waters edge. Frst she scrubs garment wth a brush, d she soaks t n water, fnshes by turnng doth around on board spankng t. wth a -wooden paddled As soon as. ths s done shfe wrngs out garment puts t a Uttle tub on a_.wheelbarrow. - Towards nght or early thtf mornng you can often see washers trundlng small barrows oyer snes hangng out wash on ballngs. vllagers do not do much cookng, but buy all r bread at shop. Here baker has a strange S>-stem of bookkeepng. Each famly has a separate stck hung on a ral behnd counter. After purchaser presents hs food check baker takes stck cuts a new notch on sde. After so many marks are made famly credt s exhausted. One thng we cannot buy that s hlk, though we lve near a place where y sell t. Yon can see old women ot neghborhood comng wth r cans ptchers, twce dally: cattle are drven through streets by, lttle grls or by old womsn. y certanly are flne lookng beasts, look as though y mght gve rlfh mllk, but nbt mch of tt, - sck n general s superor. Most of horses are percherons, flne hsome anmals. cows are manly creamy whte or red whte. O.xen are yoked by means of a beam ted r heads. t s not an uncommon sght see two or three yokes" plowng n a broad feld,,must close now as taps s soundng. 31, 1918 afternoon Seven ladles were (r.-s.-m a very pleasant tme na-* en.nvd by all Refreshgents were b,,.,, Effle WJlklns son,, ; of FltchbUrg. are vsrs u; of Oscar Ellott. ".Alce Cuthbertson, "". h- burg, was-a week-end vs:,- ho^le-of Jr sster.. Ber;. ;,> " Flora Klmbal, of.\;,,.. been a gest ot EUeu,<.. ; past week. MyraVstley has l-, ^ - Wn Boutelle W,..:...,,- Mass. Ladles Ad socety ; annual far at Danels aca. Tuesday e/enlng, August Arlngn Champon orchestr Carles Dockrll, furnshed tanment; also, a reader,,\):s. Vance, ot Emerson colles. Fancy artcles, food, t>tete on sale, A larse nm present proceeds w-; ; el hy 1- enter- arolyu osn, e cream j-r were.. $60,51, Mr, Lous Donovan two sons." Lous, Jr,, Herbert, end lttlo daughter, ot Lnden,,Ma;s,;,M8s Hattle Snow, of Maden,. Vera Gould, ot Somervllc,,Mass are vstng at home of Joseph Swett, Bertha Brown s spendng week wth her sster,. Alce Cuthbertson, at Ftchburg,,Mas3, James Gllson was a vsr n Mlford on" Saturday. :S3 Dorothy Klne, of Ftchburg, s a vsr at home ot", Charles Dunbar. letters- from Overseas. - followng extracts are taken..trom.; letters receved by Ful Q;Br6r f-bm hs son Edwn, "wll no, doubt prove rterestng.uu frends here: Engl, uly, 1918, Snce my arrval have seen qute a Httle of country. Everythng seems so small compact that you mlss breadth openness of states. All of (arms flats are k,ep^ neatest trmmest condn.. hlls are dotted wth small felds dvded by low hedges or sne walls, as straght as a de, grround s cultvated wall. re are no bushy plots except on states or "waste moorlads. Nearly everyone has some cattle Devon, Hereford, Durham Guernsey, Al- -most all pastures are free of sne. Nearly all farms grow two or three flelds oats or barley. se are sown drlls not scattered broadcast. hay s n rcks atd best farms have sheds wth galvanzed or corrugated roof protect t. orchards are not lke ours, but smaller. trees are set closer ger ground s cultvated trunks. most of plum pear blocks, potaes turnps are sown. tfees look be very old, but are carefully pruned. re seems be no dead or decayng wood cuts are thoroughly seamed over. So far have seen but few apples se are small. You may buy a few from a vendor n a two-wheeled gg r a tuppence, have seen but few wooden buldngs, all are of sne or brck. facry houses are manly brck cottages, alke,.«rlth garden plots rear. Nearly all have some flowers add most of m are bowers of roses. country houses are of sne, otten thatched or wth sne roots. Poppes grow wld over countrysde along roads. moors are beng reclamed, but stll re are acres of purple hear. Larkspur, cantaberrybells, mallows, daffodls grow n abundance. estates are wonderful places wth manor houses set back n "oak or beech groves herds ot sheep grrazlng on lawns. So far have seen two castles dstance numerous old wers that look lkb ancent watch places,. Myrtle ^ grow over runs along road cuts. Canals run through all low parts frequently you can see lttle rounded or, egg-shaped boats gong through locks. Some parts ot l are mostly of lmesne foundan. klns are net back deep borngs. farms have pta tbe pastures where men haul out materal burn t snall ples n flelds. Snce leavng "marmalade" shp hav«seen much sadness, but every- "7«re waves yoo"bnd wshes you Oddspeed. Old tads take loff r hata kddles press your h say good-bye. Ths mornng some of us boughtt cake,s or gngerbread for a shllng. t,,was good but made ot black strap coarse gronnd foundata. Rye or graham bscut sell readu ly a vendor s soon strpped of hs Mad, currency s a lttle dlfflcult become accusmed hut you,sbon gel used t. son Rver. A son vvas born Mr, Mln Gorham at a hosptal Bosn on August 23,.Mlss Beulah Sampson, ot Boln, was guest of C.rrle Nourse a-few days ths week. -Ralph Whtne.v "daughter Jean returned r Worcester home on Sunday, after a vst wth. Josephne Whtne.v. Chester Wllard has a new Frankln aumoble. -Mr. - Thomas Hggs are ent«rtanng a nephew famly. - Anne Haskell has been entertanng a-nephew from Ayer. -Murche daughter Flora," of Boxborough, called on Stll Rver frends, Tue3d,y, :vss Flora has enlsted as a government nurse. R, A. Lyon fanly, of Leomnster, Mass,, were vsrs at home of pr. C. H, Holcombe last Sunday. Mss Beatrce Stevens Mlss Elzabeth Pratt, ot New Bosn, have been guests of Elzabeth Brdges. Mr, -.Frank Hall son Roscoe returned r home n Nashua on Monday.. entertanment for beneflt of Red Cross of Brooklne on Frday evenng, August 23, proved a success many ways. boys from Camp Devens.were greatly enjoyed tnd gave au entertanment ot hgh class,.prvate Feeney, tenor snger, sang very flnely one could teu by hs voce that he had been connected wth thc Savage Opera Co. Prvate Frankel at pano gave some very fne selecns. Prvate Wallens was surely all rght hs wtty songs - actng was greatly enjoyed by all kept audence peals ot laughter. Camp Devens orchestra deserve much credt for r playng. boys were under charge ot F, M, Clay of Y^ M, C, A who has much cause be proud of m, "Whle t s mpossble tell just how much was cleared b.v commttee t s somewhere between $30 S40 dollars, but that vvll be announced next weak. PnbUe Health H( Last "week Thrday evenng a meetng wns held n lower O-AH j hall tbe terest b;- re)re8e:.tvos of U. S; health v-rvce, Jjr Charles E. Wpods pr^sw-l over -he meetng nad troduced.,.,sp.-u.;,-rs frst beng Major E, ;:, spra^.-.. hoalth drecr at Camp :<-.-:,,., H- sald that tha war was a g-a- ed. a. r by t w;e were. _lear:;:,,; HKH.V thngs, one otwhlch s, th,r -. dr.,;-. ng machnery has proven tl.r. j lurmpercentage of tbe defectt rom,vhn:: men are sufferng for -vhch many are rejected as unflt for mlltary servce, are remedal, now or w..re at -JM. prevous tme, mght hav.? :..- avoldedhad people-known how anv; when fo guard aganst m by usu proper precaun. "He tnen mr; duced Mss Mary B. Lent, drecr jf publc-health nursng, who talked ;",- nearly, au, hour so nterestng a manner-that all auj-ace w-jd have beeu glad have wr cor,;p,.- longer. j She fd ot contagon, t nfe..j.. how t s carred trom one pa-.- anor, how epdepcs a.-e started. how health ol solders n tu camps had been Jeopardzed by contact wth cvlan populan au! spoke partcularly of epdemcs 0; measles at Camp Devens many cases of whch proved fatal, A great loss ot precous lves whch we could ll atford lose. She sad re was o lttle attenn gven fantle dseases cases not reported proper tuarantne not establshed. Solders vstng at se places wheve re may be measles, mump^, chcken pox, etc, become fected thus carres,contaglot back camp an epdemc s started among solders, often resultng a tearful loss of lfe. She llustrated by several sres of actual happenlags, where ths had happened by.lack of quarantne thoughtlessly gnorng proper precaun sane means ot prevenn, - Of course meetng -tvas for purpose ot awakenng terest n procurng ot a health nurse for wn t s qute lkely somethng wll be done about t at next wn meetng, t not before. At close of Mss Lents remarks, meetng became nformal quesns were" asked answered"ln a manner hghly nstructve pleasng all. PAaS.THBE9 LVE LKE MSER LKE HORSE That s What Every Amerfcan Must Don Order That War Shall Be Won DEMOCRACY BENG TESTED Vcry Over Teun Depjtsm a Mat. tar of Money Eaeh Patrot Wl Dony Hmself A butnecejjtlcs That t May Be Acheved.. By HERBERT QUCK. t has become a common sayng that democracy la efflcent, We have often read that t takes a despotsm do thngs. Germans beleved that y could wn ths war conquer tho world for two reasons; flrst. because, lp spte of some thngs whch look democratc, German empre s a despotsm;, second, because t s tbe frst despotsm hsry of we world whch has reached a very nlth pont general physcal Mntal development. y many P«ople n tho democratc countres be Ueved that y could wn aganst democraces of world. Democracy, y sald would be t^e aavll; despotsm hammer, Democracy would be whale; despotsm would be swordfsh., Democracy would be target; despotsm gun. Democracy would be doer: despotsm wolf. Democracy huge, unweldy graz- g anmal; despotsm flesh eater "Wth fangs claws. gves our boys feld that magnflcent dash, vm, power whcl haa atruck German soldlors wllh jmy. jthor words, -^/lunx thn war s a natt...r ot money. t s u matter ot noney not only for treasury or Lnl-d States, but r all our alles. When you buy a Lberty bond or a War Savng. Stamp t means money for th.- Unted States treasury, Whon you pay your come taxes or any of your or contrbuns governnent t means money fgr tho Unted Suten reahury, But money s only a representatve of value a medum ot exchange. Do not look upon your dollar as a mere peco ot currency. Do not look upon Unted States treasury as a.-nere reposry of your funds. SUAKK STO YOUB SHOES Allans Fool-KLe, antleptlc pow- rr be shak-n tho shoes -l.r,.kle,l Ul- f.«jt-t.a:h. lattt- r;^ <.[;. Mr-jal a<lvj,-<.;s men ^j-.k -,. ;,, F.jot-Kn.. thjr ; pr^v-lh bllst- LUNENBURG Prance, August 5. Fnally"wtf hare reached lot.suuny France.- Just how "we are blleted our accommodatlong are good. t sfln<» be on Amercan rans once mote. pe«ple are extremely cordal ahd are qute free help you learn language. Tou say a few jrords llke^bonjour.-madamo- ello t est bean temps cets," y Jxkf«!; E,xtracts from Letter. When Bosn.Mane ralroad Aere guardng r brdges n 1917, solders on guard here were from Worcester, Worcester Telegram of August 27th prnts a letter from Prvate Francs A, Perry, (rom France, who w"as one ot guards here, t tells ot death of Corp. Roy J. Ducharme. As tbese were both so well known hereabouts we copy (rom paper: Under date ot July 29, Prvate Perry wrtes: Dear Old Sldeklcker Just a couple ot lnes. Bob, lettng you know that have been wounded am now lyng comfortable n a hosptal. was wounded back my rght leg; above knee, "My leg wound s worst, aa my cords are all rn up guess t wll be sometme before am all rght agan, Charles Green s n next bed me. He was also wounded n lett ankle, Bert Whtaker. Bates, Roy Ducharme Harold Smmons were ones that know of as havng been klled, "Vou.know we went over p on Saturday. July 20, at three oclock, maybe John Boche ddnt catch hell for length of tme was n scrap, only went 200 yards before got ht, but sod up on my knees, hollerng yellng for m gve devls hell untl was ht agan n leg. You talk about gong through hellwell t s exacty what we dd. Beleve me, Bob. hope ll neverhave go through such, a horrble affar agan. What was worse than that was see guys fallng all aroundyou, some dead, some wth r bodes all blown peces, some groanng t was an awtul sght. We just seemed eat up bullets frora German machne guns shrapnel trom artllery, lay a shell hole r about seven hours after w-as wounded before was taken off fleld on a stretcher, wondered wher was gong bleed " death or not because bled lke a stuck pg. Maybe you thnk wasn-t glad when reached dressng stan. am lyng on my back gettng tred, so must close,- Corp. Ducharme was a flne fellow made many frends whle Stll Rver. Everyone lked hm hs death brngs horrors ot war home us here n almost as sorrowful manner as f he was a Stll Rver boy. ; "., BROOKLNE, N. H. News tems., John "Whtcomb, of Keene, has beea a recent vsr wn. Mr. Davd Kye, of New York, Mr. Charles Qum,- hy, of Ftchburg,. Mass., have been ghests at home ot CharlesDunbar. George Nash daughter Madellle, ot Cambrdge,* Mass.. ^ere guests of E. L, Hadler. Monday. - Mr. Arthur Barnaby dnughter, ot New York, have been vsrs at home ot hs far. - \ Charles Abbott has been a vsr vm. ^ Tho Sunbonnet club met at.home ot E L. Hadley on Wednesday Xcvrs tems. Ked Cross s,:r3cal dressng class- have receved begun upon work requred_of m r ths month last week Thu.sday atternoon nneteen members were attendance. made 60 of."0 belts requested of m for front lned packets. Mss.Mce Leavens has been Overseas )vjth Smth coll»ge unt for a year engaged n reclaman work n France she was present at meetng ld m of. war condns at front n Pars, She also exhbted many souvenrs posters by Prenc-h artsts many ways nterested workers for more than an hour. Eghteen members of tha Boy Scouts returned r homes on Frday of last vveek, havng been n camp at Sdge meadow, Ashburnham, for eght da.vs. y report an exceedngly good tme, flled wth vvork play, nstrucn recrean - forenoons were taken for Bble study, classes, scout craft, scout tests, etc. Every moment fled wth somethng usetul swmmng, fshng, cookng, wthout all ordnary convenent utensls n use at r homes, learnng sgnal whle n camp, etc. Two ot boys sgnalled over 35 words per mnute, whch was eonsdered a pretty hgh rate of speed for.morse code.. y aso learned manage boat canoe fshng brought farly good luck, one of youngest of boys lng a 22- nch pckerel. re were hkes Ward pond for better swmmng mountan; on Mond,y afternoon gong summt of Watatc, where y prepared r supper on summt, returnng camp at 9,30 p, m,, a weary but happy company of Boy Scouts. Rev.. U.\. Whsn. Mss Nelle M,.lewett Mss Mldred Archbald went on Monday mornng Sagamore beach by au, where y w-ll attend C, E. nsttute ths week untl next Monday. ro wll be no seryce n nmrnng at Congreganal churoh n--:;t Sunday, except Sunday sxeh.,. An vtan has boeu gven fr.e v".ngr9gan attend servce at te Methollst church, Thc sermon wll he,<tven by Lews W. Champney, a.-talent at Gordon ologcal senmry, as pasr. Rev, Ots Lee Munson, s attendng camp meetns at.-sterlng ths week, Sdney H, Francs r-c--ved notce ot hs appontment t., rovernment posn n Washngn,. C, n housng corporan eft wn last wee.c Thursday enter upon hs dutes re. Hs famly exjects reman herp for present, probably through vvnter Edwn C. Smth of C-np Devens was at hs home ls; Sunday attended church n mornng. Three or solders from oamp were also attendance,.mr. Smth has beea transferred from d.>pot brgade machno gun oompany o( thc 74th fantry. Frederck J. Curts la tke latest draftee called from Luncnburt;. went Camp Devens on Tuesday. On Wednesday he w.s sent Cantp Jackson, S. C, Mr, Curts has been employ.of C. P. Dcknson as chauffeur for two or three years, Msa Bertha M, Heath, oldest daughter of Mr. John M. Heath, who has been employed as bacterologst at experment sta^ tlon ot state agrcultural college at Kngsn, R.., has.resgned her posn re on September 2 wll eve for WlUlms Brdge general hosptal No. 1 of New York cty, "Where she has been engaged flll an appontment as bacterologst medcal dopartmcnt-of tho army. Ths wn be thrd member of Mr. Heaths famllv n «mpoy ot goyernment. Twp sons ono Schools. September 3 all schoss n ;o,vn wll open for fall term, Jose;)h.\, Harwood of Lttlen, who has gv?;: excellent satsfacn n past, as prncal of hgh school, has beer. engaged for anor year..mss Kstahrook. veteran assstmt, whose rcs,gan made t necessary hre anothor n her place, caa vst school become acqutntel wth her successor. Mss Mabe E, Ellott of Xew London, N. H,. a jradaate of Bcsn unversty. Mss Helen Kershaw, or assstant,,mls3 Besse Recce of Greenfleld, teacher of domestc scence, wll both return for anor.vear g-reatly th? delght of t"aer pupls raaaj- oter frends. grades. Vola Bckford wll have tbe seventh eghth..mss Blanche E, Lancey fltt sxth, Mlss Alce Peabody thrd fourth Mss. Ruth E, -Goodrch Hrst tnd second grades,,\11 of se at Center school buldng. Mss Lemp Kalllo of North -\dams, a graduate of North.-\dams normal school, wll have north school n place of Mss Helen Wells, At East school Mss Genlve Harrngn ot Gron wll take ^tss Ruth Wlllards pace. Mss Bernce Fletcler ot Ftchburg -.vl t-;ach 1, 2, 3 4 grades at" Wes; school, Mss Gertrude S, Wheeler of GreenSeld, a graduate 0:.North Adans normnl, wll teach 4,,> 6 grades at W.-st school. super-.sor of drawng wll contnu-,- same, Ju.a S, Bale,v, New AdvenLscznents STENOGRAPHER W.-VNTED capable of takng dtatlon, for or ofhce work, Sxperence not necessary, though we prefer a stenographer who has l.ad some experence. COXAXT, HOUGHTOX & CO, c 3w."".l Lttlen, Mass E. D. STONE Fre surance Agent Aumoble Cordwood losnrafo Ksr A. Sne, TTpewrtlnt Paces Block Ayer, Haa. COMMOX"VVK,\l.TH OP M.\SS,\CHl"- SETTS, Mddle.--?!:, s., Probat-.- Cour:. ^To hers-:vt-l,vv, next of kn anl all or persons nt-reste n estate or JA.NK S. HH;,BY lat-? of Cron n sad Count.v-,.-ceasel, Whereas, a cortan nstrument purportng be las wl! teat,-ment of.sad deceas--1 has been presented sad Court for Probate, by FRANK.\, TOtRKV vvho prays that letters te.-*tamer,tary nay be ssued hm, execur r-n nam.?d, wthout glvlnt a surety on hs ortcal bond, OU.are hereby cte! appear at a Probate Court, be l;-:d at Cambrdtre n -sad ttounty of M.ldle,sex, on tenth day of Septenl.r A, >, &S at nne oclook n f.>renoon, slowcause. f any vou Kvve, whv "tme ahould not be,;:ranf^ And s,ald pett.-r^ ted Kve pub - publshln); ths <ta w-eek, for thre.- >;. Turners rubl.-,-^r publlshcd m.\>er t be one d Court, bv m llverlnjf a c.nv, known persons :r seven days a; ; Wltnens, Chll-;- Frst JudKe.11 teenth day of A thous nne x. 3t5l K COMtONWKA;.: SETTS, Mlddl-.ev To hers-.r. all or pers.»;.-- tate of JtLlA ;: Shrley sad n Whereas, a c-rportlnfr be thment of sad de, ented -sad r.- PRRDERCK.«that lettem te.»n sued hm. -h named, wthout tr. onclat bond,,1fou are herebv Probate Court, 1 sad County o; nntn day of Sep-- nne oco<s< t. cau«e, f any vou.should not be srr.-r And aald pelltlo ted gve publ.- publshng: thts c week-, for three s Shrley Orac;.-. newspaper nub,; llshod (n sad t-ox-: last" psbll le- s hereb.v.lrec- 1 ".ce reof, by,tl.-n once n each ;...-3lve w-eeks. n : -. a new-spaper x- last publcan 8t. before sad T - postpad, or de. " s ctan all - -ted estate, -fore sad Court, Mclntlre. Ksgurc, ourt, ths slx- n year one : eghteen, -TY.- ReKster, F MASSACHC- Probale Court, next of kn sted cs- >L,DEN late of -. deceased, nstrument pur- - wll tesla has been pre- for Prjbate. by ; :EN who prays ry may be s- "Mccur ren c a surety on hs -1 appear at a t-eld at Cambrdge,Mdd sex, on nher A. D. 1918, at f.renoon,. show ye, why eamo - s hereby dre.*. tlco reof, by "".pnce each "»lve weeks, n can bc one sad Court, nnd or dellvernf; a all known por e«tate, seve dav Cotrt, Wtness, Char;e Flrat Judftc of daughter. One son already France???,.. ^"^ttst v A pretty good record. Pstso" "KM -t least, before ^;"nk postpad. " ths ctan nterested tho east before sad "entlre. Esqure. «urt. ths sxth " ^^tl."^" thou- "1 eghteen.. ^T^. Regster, -?k^- Surprses for Despotsm. splendd reslstence of Belgum France, magnflcent rallyng ot Great Brtan trumpet call, aad trepd decson ot taly Jon resstance German attack, wera greatest surprses whch up that tme had ever been encountered by a despot. Before war had bee gong on for sx months some of wsest of cold cruel mnds of Germany began wonder wher after all democraces of world were not o strong be overcome. And n came tbef^lggest surprse of war. greatest democracy ot world Unted States slojv. y began reallre that whole cause of freedom for common man, not only n Europe Asa, but here n Amerca, were at stake ths war. Slowly dea began penetrate" tha Amercan mnd that machnans ot Germany consttute 6. greater perl ths country than dd ssue fought out Amercan revolun or decsve strfe of our own war between states, Amerca saw at last that t Gennany wns ths war democracy -wll have taled; not only democracy ot European countres, but democracy ot world. re would be nothng left for us through all future but a losng flght aganst most cruel effcent despotsm ot all tme. And flnally. spte ot our own peaceful hsry, spte ot our own love of peace, n spte ot -German les German propaga, damnable plots ot German spes, Unted States acted. Thc nan reached slowly for sword, drew t, plunged wth all her mghty power n tht dreadful fray,.an so. on some of bloodest battleflelds that ever desolated sol of any country, our sptendld Amercan solders are bearng Stars Strpes vcry, DE.MOCRACY S PROVXG TSELF EFFCENT, y carry Stars Strpes vcry alongsde flags ot Great Brtan, France, taly a score of or nans, becauae fhey know that y are flghtng old battle of rght aganst wrong, of democrapy aganst despotsm, that t y lose, whole hsry ot Unted States becomes at once as t t never had been. Democracy s Provng Effcent. That a thng whch musl strke terror hearts of posoners, volars baby kllers ot Berlln, We have met vanqushed submarne. We are now placng n Uo fleld Europe our second mllon at mea, back of that second mllon re s a thrd mllon, a fourth mllon, a fltth mllon stll or nllllons of men. W9 have shown ourselves efllclent n producn. We have more than made good our promse send food our alles. We have organzed our dustres for war. Wo have flrmly resove-l that havng drawn sword w? w-ll throw away Che scabbard n«ver sheath that sword except rcr,t Vcry a Matter of Money. But ths war s 1 probre^slve thng. t cannot be»)n hronph thngs we have done, bjt v.-.xxt h" carred on vcry throurh hng; -shlch wo must do tho future On one sde w» tee that splend xn- nf vouag men 6arrylng our hannor< n t!" battleflfld* ot Prance F:an.!ers On or sde we m> re;-,.t,,ler that war, ths war more than any or rar whch w»n «ver wa([»d, l«a matter Of food, of ahepler. >t clothng, ot manu tloas, ot wnapons, nf roads, of ea. gnes, ot cars, of.«hp<. ot hosptals, ot medlcln^h, of everythng whch Optmstc Thought. Sound reason s gven few, but tbose few exert nfluence. Dstnctly Amercan Product. dan corn, or maze, whch s nnlversally called corn, s natve Amerca, Colnmhus ntrndur-l t Bo^pe. Daly Thought To snpplunt wo.^ vth Joy n sngle heart s s-.verve crean nearer dvne plan, Vouths Companon. Our Treasury Upholdng World. Unted States treasury day s god atus who holds world upon hs shoulders. t furnshes money everyone ot our alles whch needs money. t breas hope confldence any aned army whch s losng heart. t puts n flelcf- great gun whch answers German gun wth shot r shot. t keeps our armes gong forjvard stead ot backward. t holds lne aganst German onslaught. treasury of Unted States s Jower behnd our own army all armes of our alles. Durng comng year ths nan must rase»24.000,ooor.ooo. We have called tbese loans paat Lberty loans. t s about tme begn callng m "Vcry loans. "Whatever we callm. however, J ,000 darng next year Unted Statea govemment must have. carry out our great, magnflcent world-savng program. About $16,000,000,000 ot ths must be rased byloans, J8.000,- 000,000 by taxan. f we" do not rase ths money Unted States treasury wll have faled, -when Unlted States treasury falls war s lost. f war s lost, democracy s lost^ world s lost. rasng of ths $24,000,000,000 a a tremendous task. t s supreme test of greatness of Amerca. "^ Must Gve Half Our Earnngs. whole earnng power ot thla country s about $50,000,000,000 a year; so that- out of every $50 produced ths country durng next year govemment must have $24. dvson ot our wealth durng next year must be practcally on a bass wth government, Now. anyone can see that ths thng must be done. T MUST BE DO.ME! Anyone^can see that f we gve 50 per cent of all we produce government we cannot lve as we always have lved. Durng past year or so we havo Jnst been scrapng up loose change hng t government lnance war. We must now go very heart ot our ablty gve untl ths great pece of fnancal work s accomplshed. He who pays taxes fn whatever form y may rest upon hm, must pay. pay cheerfully, make up-that $8,000,000,000 whch j?e must rase by taxan He who has money must vest t Lberty bonds War Savngs stamps, so as furnsh hs share of that $16,000,000,000 whch govern, ment must borrow. He who has no money nvest must save, vest hs savngs. Must Become Even Stngy, We must become a savng, an eco. nomlcal, a thrfty, a stngy nan wards everythng but war. We must go ragged shabby. We must turn dye renovate our old clos. We must postpone repars betterments. We must put ott buldng ot tha new house. We must do those thngs only whch are of productve value. We must economze mor cars. gasolne all forms of fuel. We must burn wood where possble. f we burn coal we must sft ashes We must smplfy cheapen our det. We must cut out luxures thngs wh,ch are unnecessary, We must have our shoes patched wear m as long as y wll hanj ger. We muat buy nothng whch must be shpped over ralroads, except where necessary. We must draw otr supples from nearest pont. We must lve lke msers work lke horses. We must regard smallest economy as ot most tremendous mportance, no matter -wher we are rch or poor. We must save electrcty. We must spend our vacans at home. We must get alone "thout hred help except case of absolute necenlty or for tho promo:,on of produc Uon, We must put nothns,vable tarbage barrel. We must recover fr v e.rhakc ersrythng savabe pu r- - We must throw nve--,rl all dead weght of lfe -lo -: c tle shp may not snk We must.trp Surselvoj ;, xe s< n ot everythnk whch, hamp-rs our movements, -10 that we may wn ths flght. -:-Thls-nan durng tho nexf year must become an athlete, abjurng ev. ery luxury, lvng on planest food, eatng nothnk drnkng nothng, wearng nothng except that whch wll make for vlcury. ;,.l,->.- fery whyrt- :"-* j"n 1 - ^ f...»:; -.tr ^ <. \. w.l >.H,< Tl t rt--ves pajfjfu], t.tll t:k. t)< 1 brljnx. A- (:«r- :K. callous, trt-j, LM;- At>n,^ -*oot-»*;«aho-m, Sold Ralph H. Wyle DENTST Barry Buldng Ayer, Mass. L-A,NGDON PROUTY surance Agent Broker FRE, LFE; ALTO.MOUr.E Te;, :o.rrtl-n"o.\,.>as,s, Sm4S Pano Tunng WLMOT B, CLEAVES Phone 20 HABVAHD, JASS. Orsduate N, E. C. ot Musc. Bosa T.n yesrs wth Aeolan Co,. New Tork Acent r Holn B strumenta Pluoa For Sale Rent lyu«frank S. BENNEra Successor AJTHUR rsnnbr surance Agent Broker Man Street Turnera BUc. AYER, KASS. fluos r Hre 5-7-Passenger Ca:rs Prompt Effcent Servce wth Carefnl Drvers,E. A. Whtney AYER, MASS. Offce hy Ralroad- Stanask anyone y all know Whtney. Telephone 53-2 Tye JBd5rve5S»«d5ocaf eard hou)j55 Wllngly rurnshed Call at PUBUC SPraT OFFCE, AtOXl see samples " WEDDNG GFTS Somethnj, for Xevly-weds t.s a dffcult problem select a gft that "tvll not be duplcated by.someone else, We have helped many puzzled people make judcous selecns. Let us help you make yours. Step n get suggesns before you go any furr. JOHN H. SANDERSON Watchmaker Jeweler Pleasant St, AYEE, MASS, Rear of Fctchor Brc*, Sre N, 1, SlLR 5 SON Wsh call your attenn r sck of GEMETERY MEMORALS Khch y would be pleased have ntendng purchasers nspect obtan prces. P.VP.K STREF:! Ayer, Mass. C, Chnn CUSTOM LAUNDRY W-.WK;. M.\,-;,-<. -J!... Largert Bble. larftcst rtble pver prnted s an f t^"*, 1".^"" ^^}_^.^^,^" Bnj>llsh copy, fve feet two ches hgh, tbreo feet sx nrho.s wde, ten ches thck. bnlng s made trom 12 Eoatskln!). O Uses Fns. Nbt Wngs. flyng flsh rne-! n-t really fly, bnt rases t.ef from x-.e water by means of ts long lln-<. t am support tself n thc ar unt th.\v 1).- omc dry. When t drops hack n tho,sea.,\:..s;:, <.. l.nrsry work done prn:;;y ; aa up-to-:tc. esl.th. 1:^1;:;"):.,\ wnrk 2;,r,utc<l, *r< rcsonablc,.\ tr:,l ;-; s-lctcd ;!m4,^. LOST nook lo.-ord.^-"" w Chapter 5<O, S..ctlon 40 of!h.\.-t«of 1908,-\mondmontq thpr..t< not.-- N hereby Klven that Book No, l,-,n31 hx," heen lost applcan ha.. hf.<-n m.ade for paynent ot th.-.monn; ot depost represented hy sad book. NOUTH MJLDDLKSK.K aavn" <S B,\NK, n.alph L Hastlnf;s, Tre,srer,.\yer, M.-M,..SuKst 19, ms. 3t."l Oor tm paprrs corfr n trtrltntr whch re s a populan of nt lenst propr, oor papera are rend e»-ee>- week hy at lenat 12,000 people. Onr ratea of ndvertlalns: are very moeh leaa, taklok oor larsre erenlatlon, than when serted a paper Yrlth a Terr lmted rlrrnlatlnn, Onr malllns; ll«t. nnd Mobaerlptlon hooka are open nl dvertlsera for r pemaal,, ^ ^1 k^ T. tt \l.," ^,"-ffl* -j>> t.. tt -. < ;r!j^; *>^-l^m^:

4 ~p^ AUpusfa.Ml ^.-.-fm",f-^.-r- <v. t^^fr^- FAQE rotb ONB DOAB AND FEFTT CKNTB PEB YKAB m ADVANOB an Aa»ertaneDt«App««r ta AJl T«a P«pers "Wo PnbUsl -Ts Pen sn4 Press w«mortals t«lev< almost all All re ws know," tems of local terest ars fl^"*^ aad muel always b«aocompanled by 5s name of ths wrter, not «<»r Publl- Slon. but *M» «uar»ot»» «, «o«* fath wll always b». consdered "rcly "onfld.ntlal.. Kndly»"«S04D after dayof occurrenoe ««nat wat unnecessarly...,. rm... wbn hnve dover Mla Elzabeth V. 1ath,.t>t Mr, Edward ntts, who ha^edo^cra^a^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^ been away durng sumner on» Dorothy M. monthb, returned Oron on Tu.s- - ^,J,1,<^" f Leomnster, wlll teach day aternoon, gou,^,,)! school, George P, Petere, Solon DodR-» t.tlher,, g, ftchburg. s manual tranng Walker, s wlt: her Ka.n, tavnj; ve- ^f.^^-het, Saturday, AntUBt Sl. ^^. CROTON Xe"w» tems. Samuel P, Wllams left own Saturday attend funeral o! htr BlBter, Mara Eddy, "^ho pa-^^o away Wednesday, -at htr hom.- m Provdence. Jl,. Relef Corps wll hold ts nt.xt meetng on Tuesday aftert.oon, &.Ptenber 3. mt-nbers are tusj re hearsng, preparary nspecn, - MlBS Hazel Gbson, havng^ <^s^ -^ ft delghtful vacan of eght weeks ^Ub herlrlend, Mss SybU Jewers Eastport. Me,, returned home.ast week Thursday, Blood turned from a vst w:!! her j^st.r,. Bancroft, of.no.-th <,";:.msford Wllam Sour, wr.n has b.en under care of a phys^an. :» :"> ported much letter. vacancy.aused by r<-s>:natlon ot Mlss ool, ttacher of En(.;sh n hph school, wlll h" flk. by Mlss HouKhn, of North Andover, HoKh Grant, of Brook!r.<-, wth he- ^o:x daughter, s -joymp a vacan :t.ncholas Dnan s. Mr, Gran: := olaufleur for F. L, Howes, T>,. -xt meetng of Book Thmbl- lub wlll be held on Wednesdav aft.-rnoon. September 4, at honc of Thomas Gllson. lh- subject of aternoon wll be "Tno wonders of sea." M"" Howard Sour j famlv aud Mr. Mort; Soutaor enjoyed, a days outng n- c-ntly at Baddacook wnd. Mss Cornela Elarle s takng char?.-1 o coal offce r C. Z. Southard whle he s on a vacan at Sebago Lake, Me, t sundersod that he wlll return about September D, Mss Rose Fallon reported lor duty on August 28 at Fort Ontaro. Oswego, She s frst regstered nurse Mr Phllps of Waltham.Mr. Llnnlcy of Waterwn were guests ths wteu ot Mr.. Harry Robblee, Mlss Addle Robblee wth a party ot frends spent day Wednesday at Whalom park. Mlss Stella Chalfon o: Comraonwcatb avenue, Auburnda!-, has been enjoyng a two weeks" vst at home of.flarry Kot blee,. Pleasant street. new pant on """- remodeled houses on corner o! y--m.mam streets, belongng Gtcrge ^ofabj s good see s a -reat addn street F. L, Howes s bu.ld-^ an addn hs barn, as be s.;-:-nng lacrease bs Guernsey S;O-"K,! a letter recenuy r-,-eved from Feln Sne, who s.,".aned at Camp Hancock, Ga ho ^; tts that he has been apponted no-jnt-rd orderly j a captan, Harry Robblee purchased two heavy vau horsesof E. C, Ada::,s ths week be used on Rve.-dak^ farm, James Crosby - of Farmers row s vstng frends n -Maden. MsgPhylllBMarrsott, who has been, at Holdertf4. -^» " " ^ - has retumed G-o;on, Mr. Eddy K^-" H «^ "l!^ last Saturday fr-:.: ^»>elr trp tp Canada.UU.v.-"-J a fne tnne. Mlss NannU r -tcher s stll conflled her bed Mark! "^^ ^P^" days out-of»: a few abt wt-ek. ::,d last Saturday McKee r- from a vst w Cambrdge.. Mlss Bertha ot C. B. EaJ her aunt for se^ a posn Ayt HfeU! bs people two weeks.. Shf > <;arolna later. ;o near ber- husb. Mr. - Fr.z bave r(-tr Gron after havng swnl h.r v-u,. tlon wth relatlvts dstrct nurst. Mss "-;- * expected back ths wt--k from her.^ < - weeks" vacan. Clarence Anderson ttt Wtdn.sdy daughter Fl--nsworth, a nece who has botn w"lth -,,] weeks, has taken as bookkotptr. s vstng T.or hus- Sholburn Falls for M.ct go S,r te wnr,.. uth be,d Lawrence «. ^" ^^^ fcr^al-om crolon oenllst n servce wth Gauther are at Swampscott or " """"j^^^ ^ross. A surprse party was weeks vacan,," cven at her home on Tuesday, August F, D. Lews son ^aw- gnena^e^^^ ^^^ receved a,wrst rence have recently vsted frends m ;y^"jj^_ travelng bag many useful Northfleld. "Wlbur TyrreU entertaned last week her two- ssters ^ nephew, -a.c, Lynn, son Bobert, W. N. Dlall, of Brooklne.. Mss Agnes Dwyer, of Sughn, has, enjoyed hosptalty of Mlss rene Tyrrell. artcles. presenta speech was made by her cousn^, Mss Mary ^. Dlnan. GreenvUle, N. H who was also M..S. G. CO. K, 19th regt., M, S, G.. went Camp Augustus P, Gardner Soul.l Framlngham, on August 22. nne men ot company havng preceded on day before. TJe company left wn hall "n Gron by aumobles, at t:nlt^"n"red Cross for servce seven" oclock a. m. returned r v a" n d w h o expects be caned G r o t o n ^ n j h e ^ s a m e w a y. a *^ - after- September rs,.mlbsfa on takes wth her bestwlshes of all her frends. Walter Cleary. who has been spend Wt b concert of season JJJ y^^^ vacan n Leomnster was gven from bst laft Hampn Beach, has been.noufed Saturday evenng wth a good attendance a splendd program. " "Herman Frazee, wth her son. George daughter Hazel, are en- Joyng a "vacauon wth relatves n. "Sussex; N. B. Eev.H. S.McHale, of North Egre- mont, wn occupy pulpt of Baptst church on Sunday. Frank D. Lews spent day -wth frends relatves n West -Gron on Wednesday.. Gebrge D." Carln, of St. Johnsbury, Vt.has. been. enjoyng a few days, ; -J-st wth hs nephew., WUlam Bruce, AH publc schools of wn wll open Tuesday, September 3.. Lela NutUng s entertanng her sster, ;Ann«Smmons, of Lowen. Prescott Leonard rettrns hs school at Colorado Sprngs tn Septenber At a mass meetng of 2000 people last AprU he was awarded a gold medal from Washngn for hs work wth tho Boy Scouts, was gven a. m^al^tr hs work on lbenv loan sale. " Hs mor, Prescott Leonard/receved a dploma or SpecllTAld work-before leavng e?""^" Snrlnes lasf May plans gve much of" her tme that work when she returns n September. George L, Boynn has been."jest o/ barren Werbee report local board, "Tuesday September 3, for mltary seryce. North Gron Sunday school beld a pcnc on August 22 n Connollys beautful pne grove. NorUl Gron". Much credt s due B. H Tyrrel, superntendent of Sunday school, lulph Sargent. Grant Shattuck. Mtss Vlce^ Mss Bertha Kemp,- asslstanw, who planned^ so stccessfully carred O" tl-e.j"*"^^^;: ment that re was somethng dong from tme y sat down a dnner of hot roasted potaes boled corn swches, cake deuclou^ coffee, pped otf wth ce cream ro were rectans, sngng, sack three-legged races varous or forms, of entertanment, whch ^as enjoyed by old as "ell.as young/ At close, all agreed that t had beenas enjoyable a pcnc as y had ever attended, Margaret Brown of Cambr dgc has been spendng a few days wth her cousn, Nora Crowley.. Marred men. wth chldren, f Sec Baker has hs say. wu be exempt from mltary servce. George Boynn has purchased a\ Herf-Brooks aumoble. :-Stella LaRose, of Leomnster; wl r^ectv S, Clark W. R. C, on Tuesday, Ocber 15. " Fanne B. Woods returned home from Brant Rock. Monday, after noon of 25tb, three offcers 31 enlsted men were prcecnt. Capt, Brangan was offcer of day atter retreat on second day. All of men wth a few excepns performed.a ur of guard duty besdes havng each" day three a half hours of-drll. y also ok part wth regment every day m evenng parade company receved much commendan from te superor offlcers for ts efflclency drllng marchng r ts e^-eal appearance, ^less Sergt. F. h. Elood Snd cooks.-lacos Freeman were also hghly prased r thc cleanlness of- ktchen. wear was very hot..-ost o tme, but few men were ll. se only sughtly members of company enjoyed ur o. duty; generally regretted that t dd not last longer. regular "*,-«ekly drll of comply was held on V>edrcsday evenng. August 28 at 7,30 oclock. men under comm ol 1st Lout Torre.v feu n front of wn ha" after roll can were dsmssed clean r rfles. y fell n agan at seven oclock. wero men dsmssed. re wll be no m mornng foj", camp n South <-».«j";* He attended Grange noetn; on Tuesday evenng, where he has boon a fathful offlcer. He was n Pp J fl"^/ hopes be back at t-e Grant-c belore long. Mss CuUen has returned from hor vacan a bt sooner than she empocled. as she has a brotner about leave for France. Odber Fokns son Clfford returned ths week from a vst Mr, Fokns mbr, E P, Woolley made a vst of a f*w days n Waltham ths week, Mce Moors her daughter spent a few days Sterlng ths week, Melvn Mansur returned ths week from Wln, where he has passed most of summer vacan. W^^l^ "n every cty wn tftthout Unted States at nne ododc-tueday nght was observed generhlly about- wn., A;^ery] pleasant party-was held on.lawn Wednesdaj afternoon, t was a,very socal affar enjoyed by ab0t)t-wty womenr dantest of refreshnrtntg were served n charge of Grace Mta, manager of cafetera. women worked busly, on. Red Cross supples as y chatted. ths one-half of gross proceeds go. Happy Jack salutes hs tbrft club memhers wth a, smle for he s always, jn, optmst, dong hs part help wlfl war he needs all, help hfe-can get.. He pleads now s crtcal moment let every one push; push; wth new vgor. Fftyseven, thrft stamps; fve war stamps sthls \v<bks buota. -Next Monday beng Labor day Barker wlll be at Washngn street buldng trom ,30 wlll lot-be at tbe otber school buldngs at all for stamps. Last Saturday twenty-flve ladles, members,9f Pearl HU Rebekah lodge, Ftchburg, furnshed served re- --*jl..hb J CREPE DE CHNE CAMSOLES.., ^ Hsome new styles just receved, some^.trmmed. ; H wth wde fllet lace, some h embrodered, wth French Knot, embrodery $1.25 $1.98 CREPE DE CHNE ENVELOPES ^ Lace trmmed, h.embrodered. ;$2.75jo _$3^.SUMMER SWEATERS from hgh-grade,:all wo6l yam; plan fartcy Sttch; salor collars sash; colors, Copen, Purple, Green, Nle, Rose Salmon Made 51 freshments 200 solders, followng refreshments tbere was an mpromptu entertanment, gven by lades. Rev. Dr. Heath,. of Bosn, wll speak at - Baptst church at usual mornng servce, Sunday, Robert Burns lodge.. O. O, F,. wll 1 receve an olb,cal vst from offcers of gr lodge on next Tuesday venng. Ths. wul be last" offcal, vst of Levar Powers, gr master, who goes out of offce on September 5. Hs successor, S. P. -Walker;. s very famlar wth work of order of task of carng for sbldler members of order at Camp Devens, whch s gratfyng tq all confcerned. Bathng Caps $7.50 $ ^ 75<^ Geo. B. Turner & Son Tdcphono 231- "ffest Gron- Carl W. Str, cf Bosn, has enjoyed. a two-weeks" vacan. Mr. Str, who s now an expert accountant? has receved a substantal rase n salary recently..occdents. A seres of four accdents occurred last Sunday one of whfch resulted fatally. frst of seres occurrcd n mbrnng when Jenne Janed of Bosn was knocked down by an aumoble a short dstance east Lee Blxby s spendng a few ^^ y^.^ ^^^^ gj^jg ^^ camp Devens days Bosn... Asde from a few pantvl bruses she.mss Ruth Bxby has returned from a vst n Wellesley, T h e TarbeU school opens op.tuesday. So far as s known re s no change n corps pf teachers Mlss Wrght, grammar; Mss Gorman, up- "er ntermedate; Mss ^^^^J- ^; ntermedate;. Maran (Mckerson) Bxb^, prmary Mr. Sedley was unhurt. drver of car was John Slva of Bosn, who was accompaned by.da Montenan, also of that cty. jured woman was able return her home. JOHN F.VRYAN::;:;:.;; EleGtrea; Contraer,: Bells Blnkers Telegraph Keys Wrng Eepa SUNBEAM MAZDA LAMPS FOE HOTJSE OE AUTOMOBn^ West Street. T.eephone Connecr AYEE, MASS. evenng "about nne oclock an aumoble drven by Exos Tremblav of Manchester. N. H occuf^tnv leave for ped by several solders n addn.,...f.. - famly leave >" t^ ^^^^.^^ bound for Camp Devens, r Dor^ester home th s weeh "M ja^ g^jped an open,-ayer bound elecstead oflast, as wrter was n ^^j^ ^^^ ^^om Ftchburg near Fedformed. : - George G, Harrngn two ltte ohes Luclle Robert, ha e returned from a few days stay wth ^.rs. George A. Harrngn.. oldest son. Grant, has joned h^ lster, o-rdrlls Vrgna, who s vstng, relatves ^=^e-.o;^a;yunt:th^f.t^v.ed- F^r^^_ ^^^ ^^^. e ^ - P j ^ of Pepperell. durng ^^^/J/f^JJ.tg ra"p";eas*a"nt o-utng.-"th frends. Gron boys overseas are recevng^"- H. ^._.. t,. - tems prnted n ths column. Any one havng any news of nterest s -re quested send t n that paper be made as entertanng m as possble.^ News from home s,what y crave.", WUl mors please bear n mnd that on Tuesday a d Wednesday, September 3 4, Mss Cullen.. dfstrct nurse, wll be at lower wn hall take weghng.neasurng test requred by govtrnmer,t of all chldren under fve years of age, Rc«o» Folk-t famly havng cnjovhl a dellshtful vacan of several weeks wth nesday n Ocber, but tne nearly completed shootng wn take place n - near future t s expected that company wul go Concord by,aumob:le or. Saturday mornng, September 2S, or a two days a nght camp lour of battalon. men wll sleep eat n armory "wll refarn,o Gron Sunday afternoon,.septence. 29. j, Food Commlllee Sodces. Althongh sugar -supply s very lmted - food admnstran s desrous as far as possble encourage cannng preservng,. Persons needng sugar for se purposes ma> ^ _ ^, 7n vra F A. Torrey for cards.nahant. last week Wednesdav afte-- ^P^^, [ g,^ purchase. y should kpply only for what y absolutely need for mmedate use, preference wll be gven those who have had no prevous sugar for cannng.-mss,edna Leonard cntertelncd over weekend her frend, Munel Snow, of Framngham,. Mss Beatrce Murphy s enjoyng, a vacan wth frends n Hyd«Park where she went recently attend weddng of a cousn. concert held n wn hall n pepperell. wll return for open ng of schopl. eratlon house on "West Man street. mpact drove runnng board of aumobue aganst a rear wheel of machne whch spped ts progress. sblders were more or less cut bv flyng glass from broken wnd sheld of aumobue, njures were not serous. electrc car was spped for a tme n order make an nvestgan. collson held uo great traffc, whch comes.- nf school, neo uo tne ^rea L.a...v., -"-- "---?,.= r r X Bvbv ofwellesley. came,sunday evenngs when so ders are Mss Grace B\0}.o."e..., ^n^ 1. ;, vsts r homes, on Wednesday afte noon fo a good^ ^.t^tuwmoble was not bady damaged her older sster,., ^ ^^^ ^^.^ electrc car escaped damage no one of ts occupants was jured. Bxby. who^left onthursday ^ ^\^^ lor New Mexco, where she-wll resume her teachng dutes. TWs w-as a surprse Tdlss Blxby. as well as her f-vnds:?-= she.had decded reman ea^r All t-gent telegram arrved, however, Mlsa Blxby reconsdered. Mss Haz-; Thonpson wul return her hosp:,l.dutes tbe flrst of September, noon was attended by a large a tractve audence. t was n-ranged by - Hall McAllster m ad of \ew Engl Auxlary of Army Kelef McAllsters daughter sang a group of French, talan Englsh songs n a pleasng soprano FoTleTfsmor voce, Maro Laurent, of tro Metron Hvde Park, returned Gron for a few days only preparary a trp Lacona. N. H where y wlll vst, Folletts sster, wll he a socal dance n New Seres 19 Studebaker Cars embrace a complete m,j^ ne Acvv oc =,.* tvo mnst modem desrable mot both sze a«d prce range of «o^^^^^ every concevable condn. THE LGHT FOUE?1125-3x5 nch Mor, 35 h. p.; 112 nch ^Vheelbase; 32.3% nch Tres THE. LGHT SEX $1585 SV-^o nch-mor, 50 h. p.; 119 nch Wheelbase; 32s4 nch Tres Tne Later on same nght an aumoble- owned drven by Walter C. Abdella of L.awrence struck a team drven by Davd Hubbard on state hghway a short dstance west ot Glsons comer n eastern part of thc wn. Mr. Hubbard receved a serous njury hs left knee, knee cap AYER beng broken n several peces. He ; also receved a bad stran hs neck Vens tems. shouldef s as wejl as a severe shak- womans Allance wll meet n p up when he was thrown volently.hjrnrtartan vestrv on Thursday af- from hs wagon. horse was so ^r^oon stptembe; - Red Cross Uadly njured that t was necessary w*k s planned for afternoon ^ll ahlmal wagot was en- THE BG SX?1985 3%.5 neb Mor, 60 h. p.;-126 nch Wheelbase; 33.4%^ncb Tres- Prces F.^ O: B. Detrot^Subject ct^ge wtbout notce. W. E. MURPHY Dstrbur for Ayer vcmty Phone 531 or 86-2 maxmum of preservng wth mn- ;^n- "Mfs, Sarah.Barry n charge A. trely " " arf. nvted be presenl at l-.50^,n re wn hall Saturday evenng. members of he Cvc department of Woman-s club ^re ca ed a meetng wth E. B. GerVt^a on Tuesday afternoon, Sep".ember 3 -at four oclock. To consder wa>s means for dstrct nurse. re was a good number preff-nt at regular meetng of Grange Tuesday evenng when a socal not r was spent n playng games, " E-^^s r.l.- oont-fts solvng puzzles, C.ar-,vce And-rson, assstant steward ".^as wth h.s f-u^w gr;.r,gfrs for )et ""-vn Wedn fksot, S, C, r -vas SUl t:me, us m(rr.r,p for Car. J Star Sp-nRed H-.:.r.- nnf- nf":.>rk M.ss Mllrfl r.r.^ \v..pk ;r, ramp at M. fr.>r.s rrtv. Mor- Mr-. r.l H ^V. -f ).:,. h"-v, ^s!;^c T ;rtha:: rela-n-rt ht- tlr.. C, f, Sm,rur<- r(tnr--(l ast -x.-fk Grnn far r. fft.j ;h- Md(les-\ N-.rth.>--r. r,<-tv xvx r.nrt ^hf-r xxxr ;ast rtay : at poltan Opera Company, gave several selecns, Arthur Fedler was ac-; companlst. Among those m attend^ ance were John Lawrence her daughters, Stephen Sabne Mss Geraldlne Lawrence, Mr..-V. B. FarweU returned from Brant Rock, Monday, where Farwell has been fruest o, tpr mor, C. H. Chapman, rne greater part of month, Thomas.\tken, who.as -en cnjovnk a months vst wtr, ^r 3r.: Whte, n Plymouth, has returned "o Uron, much mproved :y t chanc-, ; Kay l Karwe!, wth ;-,s f-asa Le-,nd C;-. rh"- ": Wrcheser, 11 *"- -,-::r ranp lfe lt th foot -:.\U"..-.x.-:^ Mountan..:. xxto y Torre;.. f-.-rar r- X-, - f. a; h-^r.-x.:- -.-r.-: - sper.fl N". H. -,? a w-*h mum of sugar should be slogan fo all Every detal on tbe sugar cards must be flled out accurately. tt state food admnstrar has ruled that farmers who have produced Vheat are permtted have />»": ed whole wheat meal, re-sell meal r neghbors wthout substtutes, provded y meet certan condns, whch may be obtaned from local food admnstrar. ths connecn follownp nforman concernng mll at Townsend Harbor may be of nterest, C. w. Lane, who wll grnd whole vj-heat, oorn rye meal, fne enough,or human consummon, at 2:,c, per Vl pounds. He grnds feed corn at -Je, ner 100, Farmers havng sman qu---- ttles of gran mght combne on transportan. case anyone wsn^s o take- a sual amount r mn.-r.a - All trey demolshed. Dr. Sullvan was called after makng Mr, Hbbard m"uch work as possble -..- ^ >- wrfbe Vne. Busness meetng at l.,. Membershp fees are due at ths rnee-tng, Everett Fowler, Thomas Walsh ad Kendall Perce left last Sarday nl-ht vst Percy Fowler w-ho s staned at Camp Humphres, Va,. as assstant sergeant major n hadquarters ofhce, Nmle re y vr\ take n ponts of nterest m that localty expect be gone about ten days, Mr J. M, Wallace two (-"-dren returned home last Saturday evenng fron, a weeks vacan spent at Hampn Seach, Mss Esth-r Smth, of Newnv.le,vh( rt.- comfortable as possble brought hm emergency hosptal at Nashua, trp beng made n docrs aumoble, Mr, Hubbard s reported be restng comfortably. unfortunate accdent happened as Mr Hubbard was on hs way hs home at Sy pond from up wn. "When he approached thc scene of accdent car. a Hudson seven passenger au, came up road from Lttlen at a terrfc speed before Mr Hubbard could do anythng ave-t an accdent heavy aumoble crashed n team resultng n njures as above descrbed. People who saw car comng sad that t was travellng at rate of sxty mles an hour. Chlet of Polce OPTCAL^USNESS CHANGE OF LOCATON F. H. Garcole ; Opmetrst Meads Block \ Has moved new block recently erected on Man Street Ayer, Mass. rrt Fran- ;:;< Tuesda; T:d Mss -x l,ak-wor.d. Fr;rt,v ;,prt -J ar: rt O Saturda;?1 ( n a ^.,1. ons. clos^- H-. he bg ;. (a s(m mbor -";,,v Pn!-:.- rnunrts. nf ;hf K- l d at " : ^h on T., rt c ^ave ern,-,. Frank,:.lan-s " enoynr an S,<-ctac;< ;or..- -f-rtha Fctch- evr days las; ". ;. rle l^or.-rrt. r.nd rhar; l^st,,me., whp- 1 -:r vacan -. Mary Wo.o.<:-. has heen x, -xx t..1. C"r<»l v; as.\(-s n rs. Fres m.. ;4^j r-.xx.-"-x fold- -1 raxx-r." -t vr:0".f fx: Sofnl-r., :,: Mss rak>r, return as t<,<! on acrnrt n; ; r, wll he sk ;n. -dert nnl -rts.\:,er",n,1~ -OXXX of lc;l schodl. (-" her nntn-.mss Marsl. WO (hlrtrm!- ^v; X": -ls. :.1 ; ll--. Hn... :- Jtnnarrt -, l.ad,. ; -,, t atx.-.x- V s.atnnf "Fra rec, - r- vstns; - ; fln Follctls ss 1 crndng, t s well ^. rte thus be sure he wll be free t on arrval. t s hoped that above rur abltv have meal cro.r.t.t ^,-, reasonable cost may encn-.rap- a wder sowng of wnter wheat,n (. - :nn than herefore, Wbat--vpr t - -,,rogress of thc war. thf- den-;,".nrt.,-,.. for unusual productnn n. -.vhea,.s s:re contnue for a nunl.-r c; y^.-r-. From September 1 t.-, 17 Mr, Hr. "n- :,11 charman of xnh..e sr.e.y,,,;-mttee. wll act as oca:,ond a,,- -rnstrar ar.d attend a".l q",e-".on- arng on that departmont. S, W. Strns, Gron Food Adn.nstr,-." r VUnt Tovrn. rcparatlons are ur.rte- "-vtr. ; r,, nc a two-days far ". " --^ -; ^nmher everyone "^^ "". -hng be exhbted n th«-a -. wng, fancy work,cann.nl- ;<-.,_. - Tt wll ncltde not only.-,;hcr wns wll, be ffllow.-1 tr,. p bovs who have been a" Fr. :,n r-turned Sunday nght, h. tme, although wn, ran was n»-, d-".^v,ted -vtth her vs; Ayer, \--^A P Rchardson, son of Mr, "r^" E A. Rchardson, has arceptfc n,- ; -)s;or. nf prncpal of t hc schor" ta Gron, V--- Abr" H, Woodhead am r,a,.hter, nf Hopedale, vsted.t ;.;,n-. (,: her mor,. Jan.s \ :!ar, lst.veek, juey Danel P Bntle oln; t. Mc- :v Lat,. s beet, vstng PUmas at j^^^^y ^,^3 notfed of accdent Ladd cottage, Sy xtrt, for a : ^^^^^ ^^ nvestgan, gettng ^ o- mor-, returned home, Monday,; ^^^.^ ^j ^^^ aumoble drver, hs at- -- dress or facts n connecn wth case. many serous accdents caused hv reckless drvng ot anmobles ls greatly aroused polce who -e determned sp ths practce a- once for all on ths partcular o-e of hghway. Where accdent. r.^urred re s no lmt speed whch aumobles are drven, thc,-,vers utterly dsregardng trav"-.l-b publc ts rght road. Te same s true about streets n oth- "r ;ar;s of w"n. most serons accdent of thc 1.V occurred n early afternoon -. n Thomas F. McCabe, a telegraph j.rar clerk n h«w estern on Telegraph offlce. Man stree,. v,- drswned Sy PO"d, TllO accdent happened after Mc-.0 a fellow operar. A.,T, wt,-,-, of Manchester, N. H hart jrr-,,.l,-, boat go n bathng. As p.r.s can be learned thcy rowed 1,10,.,x a pont between thc cehouse - Bosn lce Company -,-11 shore of pond. Accordng ;,-nd6 sry McCabc Hndres-,se 1 pond n vcnty of accdent has been dragged contnually all ^^k body had not been recovered UP ths Wek Frday. Among those assstng search were a bror ol deceased, who has been nere most of week, polce offlcers "d Mayor Sullvan of Salem, who were here. Thursday. FOR SALE Pgs, sx weeks old. Beagle Fox-;- hound puppes. Lve fowl, roasters ducks...^ WANTED Second-h loggng sled, S, W. SABNE, - Oron, Mass. 3m50 New AdTortsoment*. - wn.3 traverse jurors Mnrnay Tn-"- wll report for duty,t ;,p-n- crmnal court, vtt. ;:. Ln.-ell on September : at t yn, W. S, Beckfnrd : - r,ort t" a travelng trp tn N- - nne y warm,. T turns has enls.rt t; -"?--s Construcn ot " vx of second leuter.ant. - -, -k -Thursday for (",,1;. ^sonvlle. Fla., ^b- ro..?ned duty. Mr Ht..rlneer by profo.-s.ntt. of Dartmouth ml.c-., B Fsher, of Wrnr-.;,.,as been vstnc ;r-, r;> eft for a vs; r- t.,.,,;s MacWlams anrt t. -- vr-re gu 9t-s at hn-! -..r. Ella F, ce-r. Camp Devens Roomng House Busness For Sale LBERTY THEATRE APARTMENTS, Aver; V2 large double rooms, newly furr.shed, 2 baths: absolute bar- Greatest PhoJPlays Federan House West Man Street AYER M Th- \lrq.vman Cook -onrnedast week Thursday t-om a vst wth hor paronts n O,,n;o!snn. Conn, Wllam C B Gllson. nar-^ncc r^ Anderson Wllam H, Lncoln Francs > McPartl, of ths wn, left Wednesday nornng for Colum- S, C, wher<? thcy wll enter m,;: oral nf Mar. o- (,f.s. P, Wllams.t.v,,s held last Saturday fro orro ;n Provdence. R. who was nearly nnety y. r v.as a frequent,vsr n " ; Ell7.abelh P- - t awarded a dploma for S;- work last May before sno rado Sprngs, Sho pla^.^ t tho work agan when sj thorc, Thc Oron schools aro -. eral new teachers thf- (mr Alfred P. Rchardson, of Avor prncpal of thc hgh school,» r..ott,v F Houghn, of N( -,nd rsablne arc^ rojn; t -. -ho brth ot adaugtte.,,o,,, r^lay. August 22., rce Boynn atd Arthur ^^o-x,,,t wth new aumobles, V- barber "who has *oen assstng Xrphy8 shop, has severed h.,- re»«" "*" Mr :,- or ns.t.rtay rtfry^se^lclvt cmp ackson. Dorotby F. Houghn M-^s sarah Prest, of LUtlen, "nas,^agucst last week «f -,nne Sampson. Court street. J 1.1. r Stshop was called "^/^^V H S 4 3 attend,. Mllford. ^- "" ^e Pntn.-m ::/:vrgrra?o«^^tlmf, - ^ l ^ ^ c S ^ - l t u t e b f T c c h. nology. wll»pb»" 1 tme at hcr hone.- -,-.. ;,..s e McOuane. bookke. ^- - t-. M-v.t; Ftchburg Ra^v,,-,-.xx - offlce, s enjoynp tlo s.l- -.; -,...,< of her vacan wth frunrts -.,-z North Shore., KUot Barrett,concluded hs rtjuos s ^notnrnan on.lowell Hteh- ;,;,r; s"rfo ralway Tuesday. 1 Homo- ("raft, who has been employ-,.,,,,hp x,w Method Laundrj"^ as rh,nffo r, who entered mlltarv servoo ;,t Gamp Devens ths week was presented :»- ""<«<S, rr las- -.vook Frday watch s nscrhort V-na Hold«n C Harlow (^mro; 00- TV,.... p,, made by Presdent Wlsr.nth.; Star Spangled Banner -- hmt nut on a bathng sut atl,,,,, j,,. x-r- He arose twce, cryng fot\ ^^j.y Mouduy, Wednesday ;, "Reforc hs companon could. - _. ;va,h hm he sank from vew for ;e ;,-t tme. Cramps ar"!"^" "" "" nts. of drownng.,.,, \.-rahe, though a crpple, havng tns; hnth legs n a ralroad accdent four voars ago. was a very good swmmer. He was about thrty years of aco young man was very poptl,nr wth hundreds of patrons of hs ofllro, w-th an ever pcasant manner whch made hm many frends,. He was a natve of Salem. le leaves hs mor. Sarah MrCabe; two alsters,.mary Margaret; a bror, athome. a bror,.lohn C, McCabe. who s now thc mlltarv servce....,. Chef Beatty was notfed of ac_- cldent went scene wth Offlcer Wallace Selectman Douglass C, Smlh, all of *hom dragged for body untl dark. Although Saturday Evenngs at 7.30 P.M. Saturday Afternoons, 2.30 Specal Matnee Labor Day ^^ at 2.30 Prces Men n Unform 10<J Cvlans 15^ ^ ^e "want you knov/ that we keep cvaythng for convenenco cotntrat oflhennokex. Not o ^ chocest fne of GgarttOgareUes Tobacco, but Brmr Wood Ppe* MM>nc«ftn Ppe* - Cora Cob Pp T. D-C«y,P«P~ Ppe Oeaaf Match B<*«>«Csmr HoUen GgatcUe HoUan, Onr Cgars are kept perfect condn ths s what partcular, crtcal smoker reouw. We hle an omular br* of Cgat*, vdodng varous "Natlojal" brs whch have proved mselve* So deserf edly pop- ^VhoUver Yoor Cg«f Taste We Con Sut H txacoy. FOR SALE.-Ono new M"«S Ou«rneey Cow. 15 QU. a day; o=e oroughbrd Jersey, ne"»"«":.t.v^ one Cow new mlch, two cans & dw. oj"> Holsten; three nearby Sprngers. ADAMS STABLE, Gron 2w51 Dstraam bjb 8t««t ATcr, * <fec4 ^- -"-.raashs- - ^Ajflx..:X..:..^. J-^^

5 ?S-j?;vr".ttf-;:">y,<^!","..K- tt,,-,.-...,.;..-.;--.,.;,,_,"., ---,-y/;vy.v.-.:..x.,/,, f --;; t -. t/.-".»--,os->l a.^.l^^.../",>. j. ".<;.;.!n" ll nr rtt-trn-^..,.. -..,.,-,.,y....;pka.tnj&-r-u)vaw(db.. -.r^,:,;,,,,; ---. :. *, -,., : -t-s exorod k.. B. TCRNBO. rslakm -.h^jl*?.**"?-"""«* *«*P tl«*l» ob*orljptlon» paa n advabee. - "T** lly labors of Sea, Awako n,y soul dot^; 5%o «?«:?«*,7e >» o»r.fnl Ant. Ahd not protld* p futur* -wantt" Saturday, August 81, ^ER: Tewg tems. Federated church, Sunday COm- munon servce at 10,30; Sunday school f *"*y y "K peoples meetng at 6,80, Clarence Nxon, leader; mld- week prayer meetng on Thursday evenng at t / Baptst church audrum wll be re-opened on Sunday wth approprate. servces, Rev..Hughes A.,Heath, general secretary of.massa- chusetts convenn, wll preach at lo.-ls.. L. r. Jlerchant wlll sns a solo. Soldfers wll assst _ chor." Sunday schbol at twelve oclock. Prase.meetng at6.45 evenng; preachng at seven oclock.?;»^- ^; "^^ Tuesday, evenng at, 7.30; md-week prayer, meetng on Thursday evenng at Marred Ayer, -by Rev; J, "W. Thomas, August 24, Rell Tolwer, a scjdler, of Albany, Ga.. Mary E. Gbson, of Charlesn, S. C,;-Atjgust 26, Herbert L. Qulmby, a solder, Graco E. Tarr, of Ayer; Charles C, Covn, of Cambrl<?ge,.Helen Enoa. of - "Wlnchendon; Augtst 27, Paul E. Muhemap; a physcan at "Camp Devens, an* Helen E.Prnklln, ot"new Torkcty. JJont forget dance at San^y ;pond schoolhouse Saturday evenng, Aug;ust 31: Musc by W. H. Hackett, volnst of Ftchburg, ad Mlss Etta Green, panst.,, "W. C. T. U. wlll hold a meetng : n le vestry ot Baptst church on Frldayaftemoon, September 6, at 2.30 oclock..as tha s frst meetng after;- summer vacan a full at- "tendance s requested "as busness of mportance wlll come before meet.g. Untaran Grls club wll meet at.ome of Mabel Turner, Wasbnghj street, "Wednesday, evenng, September, 4. ; Tumct- Norm, hostesses.. Marred at Ayer, August 21, by Rev.. John P. Chaffee, Henry P. Hanley; 40th company, depot brgade, Mss Florence N. Prue of Lowell. Georg S. Boutwer "VV. R. C. wll hold a meetfng Hardys ball Tuesday afternoon at 2.30 oclock. Plans are be nade at ths meetng for - annnallnspectlon. Frankln Lawn has returned from a vst "wth her daughtter,.mss Ada Lawn, n Newn, re ar three changes teachers of schools ths year. Alce M. Durnr, of "West Sckbrldge, wll be teacher n seventh grade n place of Mlss FUmore, who has receved an appontment n clercal work n thp Quartermasters department h "Washngn.. Nelle M. Gammon succeeds Mss - Howe aa teacher of household arts n hgh school, Mss Alce F. Goold, ot" "Wobum, wll have French classea. n "place of Mlss James,who was marred at cl6s^-of last term. Mlss Howe goes Andover. N. H,, teacher n Procr academy. or teachers are same as last year. "Word Has been receved from Sergt. Mln A. Robbns, son of Mr. J. A. Robblns, upper "Washngn street, that he tas arrved safely Engl s n a camp re", has seen hs bror, Paul Robblns, wbo s staned n tbe same camp. He says "scenery re s great camp s stuated up hlls. He has gone on a hke one of ctes n Engl had a rde of over 200 mles through country saw many nterestng sghts qute a few ctes. >. "Wllam Baley, who was one qf our former permanent lremen, has gone work at Unon Cash Market. followng program of mon pcturea wll be gven at Federan House; Saturday afternoon tud evenng, August 31, at 2,30 7,30. Pa News, Charles Ray n " old home wn" Roscoe Arbuckle comedy; Monday, September 2, 2,30 7,30, Burn Holmes lyavelogue, Jack Pckford "Mle a mnute Kendall" Black Damond comedy; Wednesday evenng, September 4, at 7.30, Brays Pcgraph, Corlnne Grffth "Love watches" "Vltagraph comedy. St. Andrews protestant Epscopal church. Sunday--Celebratlon of holy communon at 10.30, wth sermon. preacher wlll be "Rev. Angus Dun. Francs Lovejoy s attendng annual reunon of New Hampshre "^cterans assocan at Wers ths week. New Unon House s undergong extensve repars on outsde of blndng. local exempn board moved ths week Frday mornng from upper sry wn hall buldng quarters on thc p floor Carleys new block on Man street. Joseph Mler, "Walter B, Cullen, Edward L, Flynn Edward McGuane left Wednesday mornng for Camp Jackson, Columba. S, C. where y havc been assgned for mltary tranng, havng been sent from Dstrct 15. Thursday, se Aj-er boys " went Camp Devens for mltary servce: Frank D, Lyons. John B, Heureaux, Ellott M, Preble. Homer J, Craft. Mr, Charcs N. Pollard, panst, s teachng Thursdays Ayer solcts pupls. Hs wde experence here abroad makes an unusual opportunty r earnest students.,^ At Federan House on Sunday evenng speaker wlll bc super- llefdeht; ReV, Manford W.-Sch"ah." Sngng by ladles duct. Servce at 7.4."). people of Aj-er can render a servce by attendance. Mon bletures wll bo shown Monday, Wednesday Saturday evenngs at On Ttesday evenng at 7,30 re wll be an uplft meetng for soldleps, Oood speakers wlll be present. Ladles. Benevolent socety of thc Federated church wll hold a.lawn fete at tho homeof John Traquar on Tuesday evenng, September 3,- at sevent oclock..food,, fresh.frut canned goods wll bc -on sale; also, co cream popcorn. re wll be good musc for entertanment. Everyone s vted attend. Rev: J. S. Strong,, a former pasr of Federated churoh, now lvng Swansey, N. H., was wn On,Thursr day. \. jstlvn Urt, J^nfTfO. Rlcbardon tt Sy pp^d, are ths wefk enjbylnban at,trp; through Mane "Wht* Hbuhtatne. Dr. Wllam N. Cowles,- of. Cataunet, aformer well-known Ayor physcan, wasln wn on Tnesday attendance upon Henry J/eavltt, who s 111, Tbe order ssted by authortes at Camp Devens that solders offcers shall obey" law regardng speed regulans regard drvng aumobles ctes wns joutslde camp. s heartly commended by those who bave enforcement, of law charge, as rrx:^r^-x.:.-^prlyx: "ft:jr^^:x:;:-yc^x t x ::-^: W-^f<^ JST. 31, bfucerj,wuuam TFall, T, J. f>; formejpfflcer Thomas C, B-,:-- fled ebstantally st:,-;. Chef Beatty. ; Frank Angelo stated t);- be hs bror occup;- ; as a varety sre - v,:,,- frut, flour, etc,,-were >,, : tbxcatlbg lquors were b, x, though he had sbme wn..; hs own use. deft:,-, or wtnesses show th... tan of, place. v.e testlt-ct as place XX, used ncs,,so - -re, alt.nd for esented,xl repu- Edward T, Tracy a: Doherty were arragned. *«11 as, puwo gen6rally._ju^fordlsturblng. pea order", came as a result of many "abo-tsttery Tracy-ple^ad no; gulltyllcurjed^ls not known serous.accdents snce establshment of famp, many of whch restlted Jatally.^,. Mr.- Henry "Waterman sbn Harold-l^t-Monday by aumoble fbr a weeks vacan varous ponts New Hanpsblre. Mr. ajnd^ John T. McNell, of Newark, N. J., have been vstng at hbme of Mr. Rubert M. Green, v. A flne entertanment was gven at Whte Rbbon Horae on last Saturday-evenng for over ffty solders from. camp., Thoas J. Ryan, Harry S. Morse Arthur G. Downng have, returned fromframlngham, where y were encamped wth state guard,.b. s Rall, of Cambrdge, N. Y s vstng H, E, Blanchard ths week. Frak B. Harmon s takng a weeks vaean. suggesn has heen made on several occasons that, 12th Dvson, at Camp Devens wlll be traned - shortest tme passble, consst ent wth keepng of perfect organzan- stards of eflclency. offlbers of dvson were gven a demonstran of tranng pf troops Tuesday afternoon on man parade ground by Leut. Elvld Hunt of general btaff, were ld that y "were gong have "a magnfcent dvson n tme- of tranng allotted.",two hundred flfty draftees from New Hampshre arrved at camp on Tuesday were assgned frst second companes of Depot brgade; 225 "arrved- from Rhode sl on Wednesday, Mane, sent 600; ". bggest mon pcture program ever seen n ths vcnty wlll be gven next week when, foremost artsts of,: "world wlll be here for en-" tre week. Nothng better can be seen anywhere. program follows: Monday, Wllam S. Hart n " tger man"; Tuesday, Paulne Fred-; erck "La Tosca"; Wednesday,.Marguerte Clark "Rch man,, poor man"; Thursday, Jary Pckford "Mlss"; Frday, Douglas Farbanks "Say/young fellow"; Saturday, End Bennett n " bggest show on earth/-" Mss Flora, Cole s spendng a twoweeks vacan at Old Orchard Beach, Or Ayer matter on opposte page. ;:,ur L, "lpants t;(l assault Doherty gulty. Hot,-,,,..:,. found gulty on assault.md battery.charge fned flftee. o.art eacb. On complants for J.sturbng peace tbey were found m,; gulty dscharged. co:,.:;r,ant was Herman McDowell, a.vn :;h employed by wn as a dr..,- of one of ts teams. He sad that last week Frday he "Was workng on Peasant street wth wn laborers was charge of hs team,. defendants came along an aumoble demed that he gve m more room n whch get by team, Tracy brought hs car a sp after hs dem, got out of thc aumoble struck, shook youthful drve.-; Er of defendants had lttle say contradcn - complanants testmony. Judge Atwood ld m that y had no more rght hfe use of hghways than anyone else. All had-equal rghts n ths respect under" law. flne was n mposed. Smon Harrs, of Lttlen, answered a complant for volan, ot wn by-laws regardng procurement of a lcense run a publc aumoble Ayer. After tellng court a-hard luck sry about hs fnancal condn he was allowed depart wthout payng penalty. court ordered hm not come here,agan for busness "wthout a lcense. W. C. C. S. Jotes. As work of War Camp Communty Servce has many varetes of actvtes, t "R"as found nepessary devse a means whereby all se actvtes could t>e readly brought notce of enlsted man. Ths has been accomplshed by means of bulletns joy-books. bulletn s publlsbed weekly posted where solder can easly read t. Ths gr.es hm complete nforman of actvtes for week. By ths means solder s able select whateve.- most appeals hm. joy-book s publshed for solder also for hs frends. joy-book menn s made of all actvtes connected WthWar Camp Communty Servce, places of nterest near cannment, how obtan accommodans for a nght, where good food may he had. nforman about trans, street cars, roads for jnor travel; n a word, jo.v-book s furnsh as much as possble a complete gude for solder hs frends when on leave from cannment. followng, from New "ork cty, well llustrates how carefully nforman s gven for men unacquanted wth New York: "New Yorks Vllage Green" "All roads lead Rome" w-as true once; nowadays all roads n New York lead Tmes square after sunset. Tmes suare s heart ot our vllage, everybody comes downwn ot an evenrng after supper see W"hat s gong on. res really qute a bt don, vllage green s qute cheetful-kc of an evenng. s.uare flls ntersecn of Broadway Seventh avenue from 42nd 47th streets, has morc atres, hotels, cabarets, such sprnkled around t than any smlar spot on earth,?o y say,.t gets ts name from twenty-sx-sry Tmes buldnp Wher. "Tmes" was formerly p-jhlshed. Anor ;aragraph s headed; "Easy Come. Easy Go" f anyone wants blow n some of hs thtrty per on rollng around wn n a t.xeab or a hansom, nstead of jonng n regular transt crush wlthot;t -Ahch real New Yorker would feel unhappy, here are th^ rates Wth ths gude hm no solder] or salor need become lonely, Thr "A tempest a teapofwould be an approprate ttle court proceedngs Monday mornng cases of Byron J. Mllroy John Wlls of Pepperell, who were arragned before Charles F. Worcester, assocate justce, on complants for mutual assault bat-.tery. former was found gulty fned fve dollars. Wlls was found not gulty dscharged. complanant aganst Mllroy. was Davd Belyea, who produced Wlls as a wtness. When Wlls arrved at court Mllroy preferred a complant aganst hm for assaplt battery. trouble whch resulted n r appearance court occurred -at tbe mll of Nashua Rver Paper Co., Pepperell, where y are employel. Chef Smth testfed beng called mll last Saturday after fracas occurred. He n learned that Mllroy, who was engaged puttng on felt on a machne, had gone anor room, where Belyea Wlls were. get some water. As day was warm Mllroy suggested that water be let run from faucet n order. have t cold. A dspute alleged assault follow-ed. Belyea stated that Mlroy came n room where he was for a drnk of water wth whch he found fault. After words between m wtness sad that Mlroy grabbed hm. by throat choked hm. Wlls testfed about same effect as Belyea. Mlroy, a brght, clean appearng man, sad that followng dspute over water he pushed Belyea asde after Belyea had called hm a "damned tramp." He dened grabbng defendant chokng hm. Belyea came back wth rert that he dd not call Mllroy a "damned tramp," but a "damned crank,". M»ry_ BrSaoa,; of Ftchburg, PrvateMllUr,ot Camp Devens, w..re found gulty of a serous offense. Th.- woman was" conunltted Ka.st Cambrdge Jsrforthr.;e months. solder was gven ovtr lo mt.ry authortes at th,e ump, wn-;.- ;,^ case" wll be attended t-,. \ \.FAGZ VVZ Next Week MAoc^^r^njf ^.<ARP " Burglary. Theves broke,n f:..- ute of, Barry & Conpany ear!;, \Vl-dl.-da^ mornng, takng property -stmat-d bv Mr. Barry at.$600 valu-. Th.- telephone offce n satne buldk.vas gobbed of $10. Just what tme robber.-s,,- br.-al; w;,,s dscovered at four oclock n th- ],.rr- g. Entrance was effected by b:,.kng a rear wndow. Chef Beatt;,,.-.jt work - on cas - promptl.v :;:jd.notfed polce depanm.-nts rjf many ctes *!,* n.sew K-;. l New. York ;;; hum- tat robbers mght be apn-ln-n.-d No clue, however, h;.» yet b.-et :..- covered..robbery was o.n.- of un:;..( ever made here, t beltg commt^. ::-, a localty. Depot square, whuh.- thtbusest place wn, w-here ;; j;jl(- are-constantly passng nght day Two polce oflcers are on duty ;, nght n ths bclallty sonettmcs re are more offcers around, h addn many jtney drvers uple are n vcnty of break all nght. lst of artcles slen nclude two travelng bags, several sne sckets pns, several wrst watches, lear holders, several mens gold slver watches, two rngs, one a damond rng, solders kt, gold bracelet, ladys watch, two" mltary unforms. George A, Descateau, of Haverhll, was arragned on a complant for larceny of money, property of Francs Cnqmars. plantff stated courl that defendant s one of hs employees, workng as a publc aumoble drver for hre n Ayer. He accused defendant of "holdng up" money receved n fares. defendant dened sry, Descateau sad that he was n draft was lkely -be called for mltary servce a; any tme. court contnued tbe case r two weeks, A pecular case w-as heard Tuesday mornng before Charles F, Worcester, assocate justce, when Myra Hennessy, orwse known as Myra Gardner, who s seventy-sx years ot age, was arragned for assault battery on Nancy Lund, aged eghty-three years. Both partes lve n Townsend Lund sad that last Saturday Hennessy caught her by arms, leavng several black blue spots. wtness stated n answer defendants quesn that she receved jures her arm on tran some tme ago, but that was healed snce, Hennessy stated that she caught complanant by arm n order scare her, after.und had called her vle names, Slf dened njurng defendant. T!- dpfcndant was und gulty fr,.d tve dollars,,\rs. Dors K, St. Vt, George M. pleaded gulty th.statury offense, W woman was - Newly Regstered; llowlng named men of Dstrct D regstered last Saturday for mltary servce, fhey havng attaned age of twenty-one years snce annual regstran on June 5: Prlno Bonazzol, Boln; Raymond K, Boutwell. Francs E. Sullvan, East Pepp.erell; Thomas C. Burrlll, Jr., Napoleon Gllmartln, John H. Logue, Alfred A. Qunty. Lesle, C. Wells, Elmer E, Wllklns, Shrley; Janes L, Burn, New pswch, N. H.J Fsk H. Butterfleld, Harry Mead, J, B. Pender, Julus M. Greenberg, Hamburger Lours, Ayer; C. W. Charln, Roy, ryng, Lunenburg; A."."Jl, Chrstansen. Oeorge K, Haywood, South Acn; Harry B, Cummngs," Gron; Joseph A. Dureault, Alfred H, Surl, Westford; Ralph L, Glazer, George H. Carey. Jack Yu ska, John.\, Hanson, Alfred V. Lord, Leonard A, Kaattan, Gebrge Monyeos, Maynard; Cornells P. Keefe, Townsend Harbor; Thomas Parads, Henry.\, Larsen, Sw; Stanley Lavgne, Worcester; Thomas W. McNltf, Jr.,,lohn L. Smth. Harvard; Ho-ward C, Porter, Boxborough; Lndsey N. Smth, Maynard; Alfred S; "Wheeler; Berln nonths n cr: brdge. sold cusm n d-^"r ed over xxx Camp Devens for ; Davd,1. Dal7-. j,)y-book s gude enlsted ed not gulty man when off duty. Dstrct Court. / contnued case of C, Angelo, who was charged wth mantanng a lquor nusance, was heard last Saturday mbrnng. He was found not gulty dscharged, Frank Angelo, a bror of above defendaat, was found gulty, after a pca of not gulty, fned $100, Through hs counsel, Joseph T, Zotlol. of Bosn, he entered an appeal. Judge Atwood set ball at $300 for superor court,.whch begns.a"t.lowcll on.septcmlmr 9. thc defendant furnshng suretes cash. John D..: Carney was counsel for government. Chef Beatty, frst wtness for prosecun, testlfled watchng thc prerases of defendant on West Man street at varous tmes durng past several weeks, durng whch tme he saw solders cvlans around premses, some of whom were nsde tho buldng ors outsde. At dfferent tmes re,were.frobj foar thrty-fve persons present.-he testlfled that place was open as late at 1,4S, mornng. Under cross examnan hy defendants atrney, tho chef stated that he saw no One gong. or comng out xcated. Some nsde were under th<> fluence of lquor. "As k result ot hs nvestgan a rad was made aod a quantty of lquor sezed atlng an att.u lcense wtn t was found cnt lars, ("lar.; ;tf Sprngfeld, -lt, a solder, nmsslon of a \-day mornng, need three ; ::. :, jal at Cam-. - f.s s usual,-ourt, was turn- -ary ajthortes at j,;::shment, Frooklne. plead- (<:n lant for opcre wthout a wn lmts of Ayer. He fned ten dol- Tt.nes, a local Jtney man,,-lf. d-ald nnt gulty a smlar oft-ns-, <.vas fotnd gulty nned t.n do::!rs treasnry nf wn of Ayer was.acan m r.^asod Thursday mornng by th.^- pavnent of fnes-by aumoble drvers for not havng wn lcens-s. Th.- defendants wcre all jtney operatrs n Ayer, whose base of Opera.-ns s n Depot square. followng lles were mposed: Arthur A. Parent, Charles Absach," rsadore W, Kraner, Delbert L, R.ymond, Nkola Alonas, Joseph Bakerman, E. J. Dunoda, $10 each, Phllp Green $5. Tho case of Benjamn Green was placed on fle after a flndng of gulty. John D, Carney was counsel for thc government. Twelve cases of drvers for not soundng r aumoble horns Gron at thc corner of ntersectng strcces were dsposed of. Owng tho fact that eleven drvers were strangers Gron wero unaware of tho locan of cross streets. Judge Worcester placed r cases on flo after a fndng of gulty. Tfe remanng drver was found gulty fned fve dollars, ovdenco n hs case gong show that he was better acquanted wth localty where alleged offenses were commtted. New Lot of Draftees. se.men go Camp Pevens from Dvson 15,-September 3t Ncholas Schottmller, West Gron; Arthur R. Martn. Gleasondale; Charles G. Small, Berln;, Hudson A, Bray, Townsend; Stanley Stevenson, Walter W. O.Vel, Pepperell; Luzerne H, Lowell, Stanley F, Woodlklys. Herbert W,.Martn, Roy V..McComack..May nard; Albert W. Hartwel. Lttlen Pau W. Carrgan, Frank S. Ball. Ayer Walter.H, Cleary; Gron; Roy S, Dudley, Sw, followhgjtb tb Camp Upn. Yaphank, L.., September 5:.\nno Valeno, Edward A. Crowley, Mles Tremey. Maynard; James L, Kane, West Gron; Raymond L, Murray, Pepperell; James J, Bevs, Sw, se go Camp U, S. Troops, Syracuse, N, Y., September C: Wllam L. Hunt, James. J. Whalen, Denns McCormack,.Maynard; Wllam E. Hutchby, Sw; John P, Tojn, Lttlen; Lester S, Lavelley, Jon J..Melanson, Arthur J. Roder, Charles H, Robshaw-, Thcnas A, Poole. Pepperell; Wllara H. Warren, Luaenburtr; Raymond D, Frye, Tow-nsend; Lesle L. Babcock, Bon; Clarence Lohnes, Samue] Bastr,-, Shrley; Fred,1, Dolphn, Harvs.rd, Letter from Oerseas. A letter was receved on,\londay by Florence Barr-vs from her bror Oeorge, who -arted overses from Camp Dev«^ns c: July 12, t was maled n Sou;han.;n, Engl. August 3, letter, -wth personal matters omtted, ;.- as follow-s: t s ra;,er rard descrbe trp wthott unconst ously puttng n facts whch are forb.dden by censorshp rules, We arc :,ot allow-ed tell names of any - f places whch we went through -.r what our destnan s, 1 am -"-rtng ths on bo.-trd shp --e seem be.earng end of our : >urney. W<- had qut- a long rdo on ably know. Tha: ;),rt very beautful. eat. We passed by -, lakes, largre! brooks. r- w-a.= -- all way. ; 1 eould st cn boat once. We l-.ad x scenery beeause w- d through hlly a: ons of cont.t-y rt throug a rr.-, "y that vvas as --,-- as eye could.-ee ng farmhouses -.v --r; nd re over l: t appeared be ; Every day, fro.-n Monday, Sept. 2 Safjrday, Sent. 7, wllbe " J. " Paramount Artcraft Week AT Page Hall atre You car. afford mss se good thngs. worlds most famous screen stars, superbly drected n clean mon pctures. Monday, September 2 WLLAM S, HART n "THE TGER MAN" " T«,-r.Man" may hav.; x-et, H hru, l,ut h.t ha..- s..,ul wheh ^vas regenerated n th.- erk-ble.f a hopeless ove for a woman hey,.!,s reach, AVHam S, Jart s a human, tger n h,s nevv phopla.v, " Tger Man," but unlke thu; beast he has a soul wh.-h lec-.mes exalted under ennoblng nfluence of a ret:ed woman. nature of lger held ths bt nts exorable sway, but "" Tger Man" reganed )s soul by h- ad of a pure wonat whom he sotrhl destroy. Tuesday, September 3 PAULNE FREDERCK n "LA TOSCA" (:om<3 see lqw frng squad resembles that of our German "Kultursts" how "La Tosca "dupes m. Wednesday, September 4-MARGUERTE CLARK n "RCH MAN, POOR MAN" f youre rch havent love n your soul youre poor as.job, "Rch Man, Poor Man" proves t. Thursday, September 5 MARY PCKFORD n "MLSS" "Mlss" s a pcturzan of Bret Hartes celebrated sry of-"fhe days of old. days of gold, days of 49." res a hearty laugh, a tny sob,, a host of thrlls n ths famous sry by Bret Harte " Poet of Serra Nevadas.-" A beautful loye me woven around bra^vy days of Calforna Gold Rush affords "Our Mary " a chance entertan as she never dd before. Frday, September & DOUGLAS FARBANKS n "SAY. YOUNG FELLOW" Ths s a most novel pcture t s one of best of famous,farbanks reperre n slent drama. Saturday, September 7 END BENNETT n "THE BGGEST SHOW ON EARTH" Why dd ths fral grl brave lons n r cage? End Bennett "wll tell you n " Bggest. Show on Earth," THE GREATEST ARRAY OF STARS. EVER SHOWN ANY WHERE N ANY SNGLE WEEK MATNEES AT 2 OCLOCK EVENNGS OCLOCK GEORGE S. POULUS, Manager TrolleyExpress Recevng Stan Offce of CHAS. H. HARDY, Central Ave. Ayer, Mass. tram as ym ; of fae tv:-,: v scenerv -,.,-s hlls, -xxxrxrxt: sma",;, rvers sor.ethc often v,-:s:.; slde.s (,: -he great.ar-t;. not on.. tr;- mo-jnt;,:? oxxbut w- alstrete- of as a t:.; 1*-.. - rrospto,:^ ; scatt.r.,-; :.- r leve; r Vory ;.-- - Peo;.:,., KOt».:;.; com tcrowds, tlon. -Aa - - by, Thros /, wndn-.vs th.- -,. Small Ax, aplc-joudon"t he. would ;:. asm, T; tln> latf-er,., re w;:. stat. wth - ed, 1 ax knew tha" At or.e,.. Spped ;. dlcrs ne.-.r was. ROt t rt!: wo Bpjel M. C, A,.n a lunch, dourhtls vlted h.,; We certs,:: very Rood. < Jad a sool we dd not t. We went s": barkatlon dd not go t Car due Daly from Ftchburg at A. M. Freght may be shpped Shrley, Leomnster, Ftchburg, Worcester, Gardner, Athol or places P. Donon & 60 CHOCE "WESTERN BEEF NATTE PORK, CHCKEXS. FOW.3 LulMB VEGET.-VBLES FRUTS C.XDY AXD CGARS TEAS AXT> COPTPE: BRE.\D.AXD P.\.STRY BCTTER, L.UD. OLX)B.-VRG.-U«XE FRKSn nsh.axd OYSTERS ETcry Week Cash Dscount Sre?,:-d C ron mnst :-,;, - fact that wo w.-rre were st-,-, at nearly ovory s:a y«llnk, as we wor, rs large fa.- rou woro at :h rs, on roofs., :-. vng cnthusaslcall.v flags were often e.o-.x e demonstrans, a presdental party ed up moro enthusspped at a fow of,^ a^ each of those vd of people around ty talked Joked whle thc tran watrlscd that everyone ere comng..-- stans -where wo ld onc of solwhat bur destnan r rou would bo. He At one plftco whoro -esentatlves ot tho Y. rough tran wth - stng ot swches,! cotfee. Wc were -,rgelves free ot charge,.pped " t tasted >.r mess, sergeant also - "" prepared for us, so hungry. -v.gh^ port of cmhoarded shp. We f or camp or place, 1 (, "* Sclldr v ;, :; ;le a!">..-.,; LS shotm, -. S-ho..l.!^,,-,.-, ^.lld y.m -.::.:.st.rt.: -.v.-1.hem yourself we ;l.s, t t.jlt;,l._.s -(<]. \V,- X.-., : Ready-made ; ::t;,;!s,t A^cnts for.-\c5e OEO>.^RG.^RXE (DCst nnd best snbsttnte for Bntter. Cnn be usod on tle table.-vkd corporxn Clo.-xn- tl.n.ard nnd pven lx?ltcr Results FR.JT QrA.TY WT-STKHX HFrj 79c. Sl.OO..- A G Dresses..drens Msses K^^erv n B;. T,n at all Pop:.:r Prces. ;".VLL STYLK ),,, \,\\ O ar.d.s1.9,s ;*l.>(1 -ntj s..-,o Sl.OO W <1\ H.H.Procr PA(.r. Wo st;- a r: - pla :, 1 r.,-. ne\. muf, holl., > w;; ;..n.k -.-.xxe ourselves : xxn] sn 1 dd mjt get.a.,f.re" any of.,!.-t, - «ahont as much as ; txxe part of our jour- Ruosa thcrc snt.,; 1 not know, or guess. : dy When come ::..,. r,ot be so very loag. -, ;.vhat lttle am unable - l : trv t,, -. o-on- 1 a::: says f.x,- weph:..1. lttle. ; tell tno,-,, -.( ths lett-r " Barrow.s,." Tran, A F. r.\yer. MASS. x-,-\ or wj: : ;l-!-;l>,1rnss.;. r.-< C"lark f ;,ad mned r,,ve pnnod a " 111 wrte,rd :. soot; as you e^-t,,. -- s Goorge M. y -.-Vmmunln,, XX S- " York, P. Donlon & Co. ^lead-j luck.\v:n. M.\.<S. Tolcphnr r..-.., Post Garfls "\"ot,><(>] s<c rmt^r Tcvstt-vrtls \"(nr rred** Wo hnv. a v-rv t>o,-)lfn selecn Ul.s w<:s<n, ull lotojy, hnrul-ndo r-nrds nt rldlcnon,>!ly w prv."!. Sec samples onr w1ndowfl. Wo havp t.ho latest flno WRmxG PAPKns 2150, Sl.on per bo DRDS STORB AYER r l Vr. -t. J ^ * 1 A *? ^. :.. - fox-.1- -n- mrttmm^ ^..J,r,-k!>,rf ryf^:

6 VAQE SX >,.,»A»rM*»^*Wf-»«V*t»MV^>^-«r^,(-tW»- mmmmm(umm:&^ms^- What War Camp Commumty Servce Means By JOSEPH LEE Presdent War Camp Communty Servce ^J s^yrttxy^ugust a, 1918 HAVNGl NGHT AT CAMP DEVENS Vsrs-Tell How War Camp Communty "Servce Makes Lfe Pleasant..^,^.^^msma,^^em^: War Department ant Navy Department Commssons on Tranng Camp AcUvbes dea that Secretary of War Secretary ^ l ^ J ^ ^ ^ J ^ : ^ V"! celved- n tho realzan^of r»^^^^^^ ^ Y ^ t ^ L ^ n ^ d ^ ^ e wt^ hs not boded such an essental part that solder ^a»" ^^^"^^r But tb none forfeted hu place n cvuzed <^«ty^m r::.t"=* *^4»^*^»^o^tVted less pracucal on that account ts value s beng f.^^^f ^y^f^^c^^bu^ wn cty near a tranng camp. t " Anenca vchwactemtc conmo^^^^^ art,of war, as revolunary.as submarme or areoplane or any ower o nvenn^ emd perhaps more valuable.. -.» ^ ^J^^\. T^rw-. Cumn Commmty Servce expresses, at most va pom, «jn 7, _. Communty Servce supply. Bosns Welcome for Men Servce Wthout dong type ot entertanment work that s most spectacular Unted Servce Club of Bosn comes well front lne ranks real servce army navy-men Bosn ts envrons. At tme of our entrance war Kreat buldng ot Young Mens Chrstan Unon at 48 Boylsn street lan nsttun "for all sects." housed manj actvtes, cludng Kymnasura work of many knds, evenng educanal classes, smokng readng rooms, camera clubs, debatng dubs classes tbe physcal culture department varous purely socal organzans, tlon that t supples has been supplyng for many years men n cvl lfe. re are dormres* shower baths, readng correspondence rooms. forman bureat pool room, all adng make club attractve a favorte headquarters taned, nnd bacco confecnery are always on sale. great settles near - freplace are most popular, men look wth a gleam of satsfacn at are rons when j: leam that tbey. -hall from terned German shps. -Wso re s. added satsfacn snkng down steamer chars snce y, o. come from for men khak blue. One department n whch young women same.source. of Y. W. C. A. co-operate provdes for convenence of women rea Snce openng of Unted tlves frends ot solders Servce Cluh last Thanksgvng Day salors. more than 100,000 men unform have A large general lounge hung wth patronzed t atd found re many-.e nags of ul^l^^^e^ly^t.u th.mo^l.ged.r t ^ unon Hall^s now^mw wth^..^^-...^-^^^-^,^^^,^ _ modous chars. ^bles headng tables well med shee^^ of wrtlng^p^aper^h^^^^^^^^^^ "Wth dems for "»"nr,servoe Bosn ths mammoth unon on Boylsn street was one ot frst oftcr ts co-operan War Camp Communtj Servce, ts co-operan, he-tlc amusements pall. For more ac- B.sl es prvleges of Unted erv chance for auet hours when more, s «n unchartered room for hm. has extended gvng over at least j j,^.^. n,^ % re are pool tables anl a g,.n.eo Club, readng room ot SOLDERS ENWY THER CLUB tts 14,000 volumes. s halt ts buldng be used for..^e cabnet, on stage at one, " J"" ^. na well eaulo-, Club, of men, desen-e all prase, unted States Servce Club, whch...d of tho rqo.n s a pano a pho- ^f^^^^^^.z^t^xthyzz spent nght re mlxetl fre^ holds <nnttnual open house for sol-j rograph wth a cabnet tlled wth tlte».d_gymnas^^^ Ths cludes y wth men, talkng about thngs ders nnd salors. fact, Unteel latest,;?-j-!!"d.s. rtr^-l-. h uul ball courts, bowlng alleys, wres- Servce Club supples men n un-.vt ante.-n " >-^" ^^ hot """ ^"" cold "^" drlr.;-, J"-a " form same facltes, a lght lunch can be uh-: tlng bolng rooma. -tr-^-k-k-k-tr-tt-tt-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-tt-k] THS CHEF HAS A LUCKY STAR. k-.!o see bow any man Perhaps f Chef.t Unt No, can oxx;.s club or sodalty r> of War Camp Comnunty Ser. loe meet!..; -nfortable char or New "ork hadnt he.-n on tho Lustana when she sank, not menn a nn f,"..f g..)l attra- :;,lard9, or, better, thp nnd when y.vlthout helpng were nedopd he msht not bc so Mer men boys Kcnlnl And perhnps f be wprent hk- enjoy m o," Scotch he mght not hnvo bung up a lh- ".vllam l.awrenee, large framed mot cnutlonlnl; tbe solder salor guests at rnnteen :s.sachusetts. Go Canny W" Sugar," P.-rbaps, * k k * k k * - k k k k * * ngnln. he mght not have lecn tbere nt nt greet lh» unformel men, but, an ho says, le """s born under a lucky NO FREND OF ALARM CLOCKS. star. l"n<l(--n leky star.". r-l:" sghed a broz.-^ nrt- JAY GOULDS TABLE N SERVCE. r:..- r -:- War Camp onn,-,,t,v S.-rv 1- luteen nt Unt N.>. --) n N.w Hlls pln.vhl- les,lay lould llre.tlng a ralron, sad a sunny fnced Y,:" :. "er day, "Tlafs no sort.f pnlor nt tn War ("amp ("nmmunlty thn: "o "Keep rcmlndn,; a fellow of. ant Nn. -->. S-rv.-,> Hotel To tlrl< that all over world some tnpw Ynrk, lll- otlor day, wavng ward a dgnlfled mate s.-at-d nt a ta Good nght:" Kuy s lavng get up every mnute : hle pushng a pen, Whats dea? Followng hs glam-e, t was dscov. Well, be Just henrd thnt tlat talle wns ered thnt he was ;o.l<lng at a fraraed once owned by Mr, Oonld nne of hs mot announens a soldlor dlreers tnbes--an( Klls bavng a llttle gnme nl by hmself, l,ets go out salor publc tlmt "t ;.s Always Mornng Somewhere n World." lor hell send one of us for ee water," Prekly 8altv«)rt Once Valuable. Tho prckly saltwort, so common lot! sy shores, was once much Early Amercan Dplwnat*. ] Tle nrat Amercan mnster Frnnce was Thomas Jefferson, who represented tha country under lused n preparng carbonate of soda., f- ; m ^^^ durng revoln tlon before ConsUtutlon wns adopt ed nnd Unted Stated waa organzed. After thc adopn of thc Con On Lfes Pathway. Do days duty, flght days temptans, do not weaken dstract sttun, Dnted States wns frst representfl France by Wllam yourself by lookng forwnrd thngs Slon as charge dafralrofl (TOO) anl whch you cannot see, nnd could not ten by Gouveneur Morrs (1792) as.underst f you saw thcm.-chares mnster. Kngsley. SOUTH SHORE SERVCE CLUB..\tlantc Club, stuated on. heghts of Allern, Mass., overlookng Nantasket Beach, has been taken over t,y Bosn War Camp.Communty : Senee n conjuncn wth Spe- -lal.vd Socety of Massachusetts, buldng has been thorougbly renovatel s now called "South s,or- Servco Club, club, whch hs,.\-re!ent bathng boatng f.-,-1;,.s s be used as a recrean eer,--r for enlsted men Staned B.- :. vcnty. -^ERE WAS A WATNQ LST. -.-, xxxan whos been cauned by - f mly eat slowly all hs,- - a funny grefetlng wth hs -" - snld a young prvate,. 1- he War Camp Communty nteen on Twenty-seventh - N.v York, recenuy. "Seo t?" : : gfd a conrade.-who accord- -,,.K.- up from tta coffee.b^ -1 ltumlnated letters, "FOR.s,s,\KE, HURE DPr Ta»t«m"***- T>=te s merely a mutter of mag-,:xx.a. says sctcnusts, ft W M- ^r..d that tests have been JnatJe Where Hopped onons had been 9^J^^..aloes, but ths was when.fte W>e"- 1.- apparatus waa out Of..coMal«slon. -.te do not know.wlat tastea are., Optmlrtc TJonght - To expose on^ambassadot abuse 1-. only necessary send Wa ^way wlhut an answer,..... TnCover, Shovel Cracker Box Made an Orchestra. Letters ron boya tranng camps tell, rom.tlme tme, of.what thojvar Camp. Communty Servce s dolg for m ald wbat ts kndly care of hm means n slrange surrotmdlngs far fron home, Atter nl, y wll tell yqu, thng that y mss most n camp, s home feelljg,.wthout whch all U lonellueaa. tbat real lonelness.that cuta deep for whch re s no help untl new comrades new terests produce What may bc callsd a club sprt that sends each lad khak hs dally work wth a smle on lls lps. But letters home do not always pcture just how bbys are acqurng ths club sprt. Sonetlnes t l«oly really undersod by tle home folks when y;:see ts,result wth r own eyes, as wrters of followng letters, saw t recently Camp Devens, at Ayer, Mass., where Solders Club, establshed mantaned by War Camp^Commnty Servce ho become a second hoe " men^n servco:. "Joseph. Lee, Presdent "War Camp Communty Servce, 101 Tremont Street, Boan,;Mass: "Dear-J. L.:,:,. " am sendng jenclosed a copy of a letter whch was receved by Heman Burr, as thougrt you would be- nterested t we were ld that one could not really see Club n acn unless we spent ( nght re,, refore, Burr l recently dl.d pass lght terf._ we realzed that t was ^lme of all ors see Club,n acn. "Most of men of thc 76th Dvson had lett:camp,:ns tme when we were re >"*asshortly after 4th of JulJvVp spte of that fact, Club House ohl that evenng was crowded. shold say re were nbout 500 sbldler at ger, ncludng those on.th«pazza. y were usng all tfe fatltles of Club, y were two.r three deep at canteen gettng fopd. "Tbey were wrtng, readng, some were asleep on furnture othferj^were playng varous- muscal soruments, "About 8 odbk one of m sat down at panb played a rag-. tme. Three ors had evtlently secured from tle.ltchen followng artcles:.-j 1 large tn c<}ver, evdently from garbage barrel.. 1 large trechflhovel. 1 empty cracker box. "y each had" two ^ stcks, on whch y beat se artlclerwlth great vgor n erfct tme musc. Men crowded around joned l sngng. One mascot, a btlldog of enormous sze, ok specal delght attackng thy tn drum. Tley were all laughng Sngng, about 100 strong, noltc was smply tremendous, durng nl ths rest were quetly rcndlng.etc., as Burr sad, re was no nefcessty, at that tme at any rate, for anyone try amuse m, " wlsr you could hnve seen ths sght. mssed t/for anythng. Very truly yours, Brr says he would not have "G. B," letter wheh wrter referred as at enclosure read as follows: "Dear Ut. Burr: " hate just returned from Camp Devens, where was guest of wondertl Club for Epllsted Men on Mr, Creeds vtan. "Cou wll. hope, excuse me r expressng my very great surprse at, exstence, not of buldng, but of real Club feelng found ang men. buldng s a magnflcent one for purpose servce supples ot best, -but sprt of terest m, found a un form very hgh apprecan of Club ts value men. "Of course t s not nsual for a vsr wrte as ara wrtng, but felt feel d lke express my feelng ot srattude that yourcommttee has so nobly helped tbe men at Devens Camp, Mr, Creed s one of my parshloners nnd frend, as we ha%e known cach or for twenty odd years,.am heartly glad bs work s such a success " never enjoyed ray.vst anywhere more than not even as much as at Camp Devens, ns a: guest of your Enlste<l Mens Club am "Yours very truly, E,,1 a. HTJQNN, "Rerr St, Peters Church, Beverly, Mass." * * * * * * * * * * * * k * k k """he sr! wltll,whch oursolders leave Amerca r emreney on tle battle fronts of Europe Wll be vtally affected hy tle rlmraeter of envlronn.-t srronndng onr mltary tranng lanps,"" -Woodrow Wlson, - * * * * ********* 1 Only One Potalbte Vcr. re arc two sdes every quesn, but only one sde <» be rght sde only one sde can Cpme out on p. Leamlna by gg>««"* ; Experence keeps a dear school, bnt fools wll lenrn no or, scarce thnt: for t s true,"we may glte advce, hut we rannot gve conduct However, y thnt wll not be counseled cannot be helped, f you wll not ^hear renson, she wll snrely. rap your knuckles. FrankUn, _^. -- forman Bureau at fkorth Stan, Bosn, establshed,by. War Canp- Communty Servce, was opened last Jantary for accomnodatlon of Camp Devens men any or men unform; need of drecns. Orgnally t.was -j; tended open booth just at soldershnn ds. HOW NEW YORK CTY CARES FORYOUR BOY Jerry Hegarty, From Butte, Mont., Says. War Camp Communty Servce "Treats Unformed Men Just Rght." Jerry Hegarty. for whom a star has been placed Butte (MonL) Mners servce flag he was a former employee of that newspaper wrote from New York cty a frend as fol- "^ " am a booster for New York. y treat unformed men Just rght, do so much for m. fact, we could not take one-tenth ot what was free us. ^. War Camp Communty Servce s bg thng m New York. We slept n a hotel beart of cty wth a bath, for 23 cents Saturday nght, breakfast for 10 cents, or 30 cents for best, ncludng ham eggs. At 9 a, m. street front was lned up at both sdes wth aumobles, some busses, wa ok seats, no crowdng, started out see Ue cty. Each of us had 5 gude book wth mportant places shown. Each car bnd plenty of cgarettes of best knd, cgars, one of cars had a beautlrl young gn, who delghted showng boys mportant places. car was hers, her chufreur was drvng.. cnnnot start enumerate dfferent sghts, but we saw all of Ffth Avenue, Rversde Drve. Central Park, Woolworth BuUdlng, where we went p, 58 sres, ok a vew of cty; saw Tombs. Brdge of Sghs, East Sde. Bowery. Chnawn lota lots of or mportant places. "On Rversde Drve we got off nnd had our pctures taken vsted Grants Tomb. vst mb, whch s a $650,000 one. was very mpressve, as everyone walked n on r es, hats off. Lf y spoke t was only n a whsper. No orders be quet, but t rennded me of some one Just passed away. mb seems be bult n prettest part of New York, overooklng Hudson, wth alsade Park, on or sde of rver. park s on a hllsde at nght s very ncely llumnated. "At l"2 ;.30 p. m. we got back headnunrters agaln wth numerous nvtans llnner, t kept us gjess- g where gb, as we had be back for matnee.,wo.fnally had a gsl chcken dnner, wth lots of ce rr-an cake ^nd cgars, near leter dstrct, gve by Catholc Womans rlub. ^ ~, ".vt J p. m. we went Casno ater, where talent.of,-new York tleat-rs..ntertalned us for about three hours. re were several or aters we hnd tckets for tho nght t.erfonam-e. hut we had be back n ramp, so couldnt go. am enclosng some nf tho tckets. Hv wav. we had about 60 salors from San Dego wth.us at Caso, y "were called on -ta;- xxxxd rhoercd, n cheers for rr-a;.. res on or sde. n :f!e, le show we WCBt a W. C. 0. S. r. rl wore served wth cake ll. o by lead(r"ctressc»-somj v.. me. Wth cabaret galore. Dally ThouflM. Look up down; look forward not back; look oot not l; lend a h. Kdwart Everett Halts.. Alphabetcal Posalbllltlea. All habtants of.- globe, on a rough calculauon, conld ;qt 1,0()0,- 000,000 years wrte- out all possble transposns of 28 letters ol alphabet, even supposng that each person wrote 40 pages dally, each of whch pages contaned t, less than 40 trnnsposluons of letters. Week-end[, but now t s n acn every; day from ten.\ mornng Untllj eght atnlght An averageof qulrles a day are answered. A Joy, Book, contanng a map; -general: drecns for gettng about Bosn,-: "has been-dstrbuted at booth,- more than 4«M»-havnff-pas3ed n. W. C. C. S.S WORK FOR NEGRO SOLOERS Tw-enty-fve Towns Many Churches Co-operatng Ten Club Houses Already Bult Seven More Are Now Under Way. "For some reason a negro solder can look lonesomer when he s lonesome than any one else n world. For love of heaven lets thnk of somethng we can do for hm!". speaker was a War Camp Communty organzer one ot western, tranlug camps months ago." Wherehs eyes n saw a bre stretch of prare, wth dsconsolate lookng negroes scattered here re, now sta a-^peenl club for m under au-splces of tho War Camp Communty Servce. Eary m our present war hlsrs need r specal recrean c.enter»,lor negro troops. tca.lnlngcamps-ber came apparent all oyer Ue country. Ths need War Camp Communty Servce saw, as a result re are day ten clubs for se men n as many camp communtes. re are,seven more under way, whle Newport News s plannng her second. nterest of both whte ahd colored elements cotnmnnltles near camps has been aroused, twentyflve wns now have specal commttees carrr on actlvues for Ue tegro n unform. Co-operatng wth Ue War Camp Communty Servce colored churches n many camp ctes have opened rest rooms for negro solders when wn on leave. When one consders thc tremendous number of negroes servce ( tal called draft for flve days June was 300,000) that se men are leavng homes famles all over Unted Stntes go,stttnge camps r r tranng.secal attenn r eeds n Ue margn of tme from camp duues seems decdedly essentnl. re S good reason for. negro solder or salor "ook lonesomer than any one all word" f re s no provson made for hs romfort hours off duty. largest of negro War Camp Communty Servce clubs are located at Dea Mones, la.; Battle Creek, Mch.; Lousvlle, Ky,; ChlUco, O.; Petersburg, Va Newport Nows, Va. each one facltes smlar those und clubs for enlsted whte men are avalable. Also re s every encouragement for negroes natve muscal gfts, communty sngs, wth banjo accompansts, are featured all clubs. Nowhere s thc flner communty sprt whch wlll result from war wdrk camp ctes better.jlllustratcd than work now beng done all over tho country for negroes^. Much of t s done by co-operan of whte colored people Jontly terested projects. And ns for results wth negro solders m.selves a remark of ono guest at Negro Army Club nt Dea Mones s eloquent He hnd Just had a refreshng shower followng a game of pool waa n vted t5e club danco, "Golly 1" was hs comment "Why ddnt somo ono start, ths War. be; forer Dream Trte. \ When a glrl dreams of what she wotlld lke be, she, bas seen a vlalqn ot "What she may be.,..tf Searchng for Franklln. Sr John FrankUn, celebrated ArcUc explorer, started on hs last voyage May 17, Thrty-nne-relef expedns, publc- -prvate,, wero scnt out from Engl ahd Amerca ten years search for Sr John. By one of se expedluons, sent by /ftdy FrankUn, traces of tl)e mssng shp wcre fonnd nnd ts fate decded. MAN OBJECTS OF STANDARDS Am s Secure Unformty snd Es. tabllsh.seres of Grades as Bass of Tradlnj. (Prepared by,unted States Depart-., ment of A«routure.). object of mamng stards for poultry s same as " object of,: maldng stards of weght, volume, or qtalty for any product or- commodty; thft s, secttre unformty establsh a seres of grades as a bass of tradng n artcle. makng stards for potltry whch apply l process of prodnctlon-tne prncpal wlnts consdered areslse, shape cplo". - sze ald shape are breed charcteps largely determne practcal Talues of poultry. Many stard. breeds are dvded la varetes.dffer* g color, but dentlral ;U every or res>ect j» * Color s not a prunary ouuty pont, btt as a aecaobafg pont. oftep comes; for spedal consaeratlon.. B exr ataple a. \rluta,tarlety a blacc va- Hety of saner tmed,: are actnjhy, Wentleal lh table at««lty. "" "^ - caujse black brds do not dress, for Mature Earjr-,H,atehed Pullet mrebt.as "dem tmfl nce lookng as whte ones. t often happens-that y are not salatle. When, a "fock of fowls s kept for egg producn only,,unlformlty color s much less, mportant than, approxmate unformty. of sze type,yet more attractve appearr ance of,a.flock of brds of same color-jusufles selecuon for, color as far as t can be followed wthout sacrfcng aby materal pont When a poultry keeper-grows hs" own sck year after year he ought by all metns use sck of a wellestablshed popular, stard breed. By dong so by,sejecuhg,t(8 breeders only as many of best specmens.of flockas are needed produce chtckens retred each year, a poultry keeper mantans n hs flock a hghly desrable unformty of excellence every prachcal qualty vjlth UtUe extra care aad, no extra cost- can. bare- a pleasng unfonnlty tn color. - CHCKENS TAKE FRST PLACE 8on<5 Reasons Why y Lead tn Scheme of Poultry Producn- Utlze Much Waste. (Prepared by.unted States Dejartment of Agrculture^) Chckens, ahy general scheme of poultry producn, of course.mtst take, flrst placed y fre best adapted general condluons, tase a wder range of feeds convert m, perhaps, wth greatest margn of proflt Chckens, better than any or class of poultry, ntllze table scraps general rtm of "waste from ktchen door, au way from apple ald pota parngs sour mlk. (Jhlckens far surpass au or knds of poultry " salvagng waste gran from stables, from shed or lt>t where cattle are fed, from g pens. Durng "wnter months on farms where any consderable number of lve sck are kept, hens would take r Uvlng from se sources wth only slght addluonal feedng from tme tme. Chckens are great destroyers of nsects, ncludng many njurous forms, n yard, pasture orchard. y utuze also, many, grasses weeds, seeds from same, that would orwse be of no use. Except n solated nstances part of wsdom would be, undoubtedly, keep more chckens than all.or knds ot poultry combned, but re should be, n a majorty of cases, some of all or common knds of potltry. ~ TURKEYS GVEN FREE RANGE Two Broods Ono Kloek Are Easy Care for Larger Number l Npt Favored. "When two turkey hens wth broods of about same nge are turned out on free range geucr thcy wll rcmal m one flock, ths makos t easer hunt m up care for m. t s not a good plan have more than ths number of young poults n one flock, however, as Uey may all try crbwd,tmder one or two-hens be hovered."... "m. CMnea* Cook^ < * t 1» sadby those, who have en-_, pjnjed m that Chnese always cook by rule, f y have any rule, go by followtng- recept wth same scentlflc exactness wth whch druggsts put np a prescrpn. Hence r resultr are equally, sats-,_ facry.-.hey.never bum.or spou.any-_ thng, nor spll materals on floor; _ consequently, nothng that goes through r hs s asted. y. cookjust enough no more. 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7 r*>. -" m^w: -.*rj.«^*( u^--*^^ ^ ^% - J f.js^j,. AMERCAN OM ftathskeller SHRLEY GA8H MRKET OLfTATS ON HAND W T» A BEEF - PORK ; / VEAL"..;,..:,.-V:;,:^;..,;.;.,: LA/m ocokkd, McacuBB ana oancd At X*Br SMT o ATer Brary Tuatey -. aaasmolay".:. ; FBKSK HUSH nu»am VMEZZABES Df, KOEB SE&BOM CHAR.:E:S A; McCAKTBT, Tf. MPROVEMENT N BNNNG COTTBM Organzan of- Growers GFrners W Brng About Bet-., terment of: Staple. RETANHf PURTY OF SEJED CraFXOWBRS, PUUTOS, FX»LtL»E»GNS,,EtC. HARDT -; 0BNAJdS14TA^-TKSES,. SHRUBS AN» B.Haabner 1 Florst OrMnhonsM Beu- Oron 6cho* By Olvlng MoM Attenn te ^w*. Mtrketno -Condn of Crop (Ban - B«< mprovedmsompretso Also of mportance^ tpfepavd by tbe Cnted Btate* Deport-, -mcnt of, Asrlculture.) Any losses n marketng of cotn due -careless wasteful methods, are?jhdlrectly passed back o srowen;-. -relef from se condns mtst coms largely throu^ tbe acn, of cotn producers. mprovement of,eloqlbs practces would.mnterlally. better condns, ond throu{ organzan farmers can ndnce glnners adopt better metbods of-gnnog balng cotn. Tho present method of gnnng seed skrrtayw^sr 31, 1918 been bs TfmtJars ~~" Jelly Tumblers Dryers, Canners Baled Cotn Warehou^ Jar Holders atd or Preserrng Eqdprnents Frnt Jars ; $1.00?1.10 doz. Jelly Tumblers, tn ps.5^ each Jar Engs, Good Luck. > l5{t doz., 2 doz. for. 25^ Also a.fnr lne of STONE GR0GK8 for Pckles Preserves Ayer-Varety Sre (he Pnnult a< Healtb - WATCH VOUR TEETH No teeth, no smach; no smach, no bran; no lu-atn, no man. Wo flx teeth. Dr. C. A. Fox, Dentst BawTT Bds. f. C*B. Ar, Maaa. WAEEEN A. WNSLOW (Successor Augustus Lovejoy) Fre surance Agent Farms, >wel) s,"-fanltaro" Mer. contuo Property "VPrltten h Strong Companes WMhlngn Stroet, AYER> MA8a ANYTHNG BEHER co Croam mado by Bosn co Cream Co "wlll be hard flnd, thnt la why wc aro sellng r goods thls.,»cason. f you havo not tred ths co cream como see how good t s. "tvo also havo a largo varety of nce, fresh groceres alwaya on h. "Wo aro ngonts for tho Natlohal,..Blscult,Companys products, who need no troducn for r "fne varety qualty of goods. Ota Specalty U Basdllnc of tfae "Very Best. Vermont Bntter Cheese^ EAST MAN STEEET GSOOEES JAMES H caasrm. Proprletcr Bat Mate Ottxcotn makes t practlcauy mpossbla keep each farmers seed from beng mxed, "Wth result that re s a general adalxture of or varetes or strans, makng t practlcauy mpossble mantan (luauty of tho cotn beng, grown. Gnners canreturn farmers tmmxed or tm-" contamnated seed by cleanng out all gn heads, bns, troughs, reby retanng purty of seed. ^/Attenn Saws. By gvng more attenn gnnng of cott6n gnner wn agan be able mprove general marketng condns for farmers. adopn of 12-lnch saws,ln place of 10-nch saws wll enable gnner reduce speed of saw shaft, thus reducng a great measure: mechancal dffcultes n connecn wth operan of hs gns. A sp^ed of 383 revor uns,per mnute on 12-lnch saw. or -400 revoluns per mnute on 10-nch saw s consdered be good practce.. However, some gns have been known operate at over 600 revonns per mnute, ths results n a-postve damage fber, especal-, ly t seed, cotn s not thoroughly dry before gnnng; hence need for carefnl attenn speed of "saws, as weu as careful consderan of quauty condn of seed cotn beng gnned. mportance cf Compresalng.,Flmly, adopn of gn compresses certan partcular communtes WlU have effect of mprovng marketng condns by elmnatng certnn mmecessary transportan reducng th^ dem for freght cars, an of whch WU result n reducng transportan charges. A drect savng would result by samplng bales -at press box compressng at gn. bulky, poorly-bound."flat" bale s perhaps one of greatest sources of loss n marketng cotn, ths bale beng hard hle, exposng cotn costly damage general deterloral order that t may occupy less space freght cars shps. t mnst be shpped a compress pont be compressed n spcclal cotn presses before helng shpped tp central or export markets. Ths Compressng s done hnrrledly ndfferently. Addnal baggng s used cover sample holes, sx tcs placed on thc hale at gn are now replaced by seven or eght tes. se new tes nre not always securely attached, wth result that y be< come detached, allowng bale exp an unsghtly mass nnd break open; cotn reaches ts destnan poor condn. t wll be ot a great advantage Amercan cotn growers f organzan can be bronght bear mprovo condns,at gn. "When plantng seetl s unmxed, when Unt s carefuly gnned, when Sales are properly pressed bound, Amercan cottpn wn comm greater consderan both home.foregn markets. C«cH^m.ss S«B8 Not Deteroratng. Anmals fed slage are no more.subject tnberculoss, do not lose r teeth more qnckly, are not" shortcr lved thnn anmals fed or common knds of feed. - Value of-corn Slage.- - One hundred nnd sxty-fve potnds of com sllnge wll replace 145 pounds of shelled corn 359 pounds of hay producng 100 pounds of beef. SOUnMGGKSEVBtW^ Cyclones Tornadoes. so-caljed "cyclones" of "West are "rnadoes," whch are whrlng srms of great volence, bnt contracted area. Tornadoes have, been known whose greatest wdth dd not exceed a few rods, those wlklch exceed several mles tn "wdth are Very unusual. ordnary srm, where wnd Attans a velocty of mucs an hour, has nothng common wth er a cyclone or rnado. t s a straght nrush of ar does not" whrl at all. TOWNSEND Center. WllUam T "McMas - vstns frends n Holl.s,,\ week.". " Roy Tuttle an.,.j from North" Andover are enjo..,;,- " vl.tt "wth Tuttles pare,;.- M- VA.?ohn.Arln. Mr, :,.;-,^So Nofonen lttle daukh.-r A;.re week-end over Sunda..-upa.nf Mr..JUrp. van Hlltz.".r^ vose of.wert, Vllage j-as,.,ud.week guest of her bror, Cha.-;es Stckney, on Townsend hlll, Rev: - Walker daukhter Rachel.of Peabody ha^e been guests of Walkers sster Mgs Carre/Walker, on Townst-ad hlll. _ Mss Mldred Ballou a,d MUs El Spofford are new assstants telephone exchange. ^ Mss Heen Hgglns.Msg Esr Bagley left flrst of week for Sprngfleld,-Vt., where y are-,be fs!s?.l*:"/^="»" ^e fourth flfth grades, Mr jars L. T. Walkng wth Jlr., yrs. S..Gllgon as au guests left Tuesday mornng on a weeks trn n New York state, Frances Gllson s vstng relatves at. Harvard whle her parents are away. accordance wth request of Gov..McCall for strans of "Star Spangled Banner" be sung whole state through, from Capa.Cod Berkshlres at exactly nne oclock Tuesday evenlhg, re was a publc garng on,. common where nanad anm wap sung wth Townsend b -accompanyng, after V-hlch tbe b played, "Amerca," "Keep home.flres burnng" "res a long, -long, tral a wnjung." t wn be Gues"t evenng at Grange on Monday evenng, September 9, when superntendent of schools, school commttee teachers of our schools wn are he guests of honor wth speaker of evenng, Harry Gardner, lecturer of state Grange. Slary Lane wh"o has been vstng her bror, Charles T. Haynes, for several weeks ol "WaUace hll,,s boardng for present wth llrs, Martha Baxter.. Mary Taylor, who has been spendng a month at home of her bror, Benjamn Parker, on Oak hll, Pepperell, has returned her homc here ths week. Henry B. Hlldreth mored Nashua, N. H., Wednesday, accompaned by HUdreth. Hlldreth s now enjoyng a vacan at Pleasant Vew hotel, near Lake- Sunapee, Bradford; N. H.. Ralph 0. Reed, of Janchester,.\. H., s also a guest at same hotel. Anna Hobhs. of Allsn. s guest of.mr.. C. W. Hldreth. Mr. Brd two chldren, of Madson, Me,, are vstng. Brds parents, Mr. GeorK* TarbeU. Mlss Amy Rxford. of Allsn, spent week-end at T. Downeys. Mlss.Margaret Sean, of -Lowell, atd Mlss Esr Lane, of Gardner, are guests of ryng Seaver. Seaver her guests enjoyed an outng at Whalom on "Wednesday. Harold Morse, assstant paymaster, who s staned at naval operatng base, Norfolk, "Va.. s enjoyng a furlough at home of hs parents. Mr. John J. Morse, Townsend hlll. " Charles S. Howard, who enlsted servce, has receved hs call left "Wednesday mornng for Camp Jackson, S. C, Word has been receved from Washngn by. E. C. -Morgan of safe arrval overseas of her husb. Prvate Morgan, of Avan Corps. Word has also been receved by relatves n wn of sale arrval "over re" of Prvates S. Johnson, V. Powell W. J. Stew-. art, Jr. Rev. A. L, Strurs, pasr of Congreganal church, who has been enjoyng a months vacan at hs summer home n Nelson, N. H., returned wn on Thursday wll occupy hs pulpt on Sunday mornng. Servces at Methodst church wll be omtted on Sunday, as qute a few are plannng attend.methodst camp meetng n Sterlng. Those remanng are cordally nvted worshp at sster church wlth Congregatlonallsts. September meetng ot Brthday club wll be held at home ot. Hatte Cook, Tuesday, September 10. nstead ot September 3. Hostesses Cook, Emma Clarke, Helen Jefts Flora.-Mwood. Mabel Brackett s have charge of entertanment program. re s be a concert by Townsend b on oommon ths week Frday- evenns,,\ugust 30, as usual, weatler permttnfr..mss Esr Martn, of Pepperell. s guest of her aunt,. Alce Kendall, Wllam Heseln nod famly mored Lsbon, N. H. ths past-week, where y are enjo.vng a vst at horae of, Hfsns bror, Edward Rockwood. Maron Mller daughter Helen, of Qunrv, wth Stephen Kcefe as guest, enjoyed an au trh ths week, vstns several of pcturesque wns on Cape Cod. Mr, W, Truell sons, Clayn p;hvn, are enjoyng, f two-nceks vacan. Part Of tme y are spendnk wth Mr, Truells sster,.mss?;len Truell, at Reeds Ferry,.N" H, or half "nlth,mr. Truells parents n Keene, N, H, Truells uncle, -Monroe Parker, w"ho ha,s been spendng summer wth her, s also aw<y On a twoweeks" vst at lome. of Bertha Kenp Wrght, at Thornns Ferry, N, H Mr, George Kondall mor ed recently Lunenburg, Ftchburg Leomnster; vstng frends. Eva Sawyer daughter Arllne, of Sterlng, spent week-end wth Mr. Kendall. noonhor enjoyed pcnc basket lunch,wth,lce-cream whch was served on lawn, \<-ra n orchard, after whch games, baseball. or sports were partcpated nby elderf as well,,,s chldren. At three oclock, a ;<-aslng l-rary program was rendered n louse parlors, consstng,o( th,. sknj; of several war :songs by.m8«florence Hggns Mss.Mabel trement: readng, "Josah Allens wfe at pcnc," by Emma Seaver (n costume). Beaver also gave or humorous readngs durng program. Charles A. Stckney, superntendent of Brookllne,.\, H., Sunday school, gave a;readlng wlcl was followed by all sngng, "Battle lvn- of :republc"; vocal solos duets wth encores were rendered by Robert A. Copel Mr. Stcknev, th<- entertanment flosng wth slnsnx of "Star Spangled Banner," He^ fore-departng for home coupan,v gared on ledge n front or house a pcture was taken of group by Mss Alberta Barber, after whch three rousng cheers were ^ven Barber Alberta for thc delghtful days outng. t s regretted that days pleasure.of, one ttle boy was saddened by an accdent whch befell hm n forenoon. Karl Van Wnkle of Rurford, N, Y a nephew of. Rowl Haynes, whle playng n barn, clmbed ladder hay loft n retrnng hs h slpped he fell floor strkng on palm of hfs rght h, breakng radus bone of hs rght arm, Dr, Holcomb was mmedately called unfortunate lad, n company wth Haynes, was conveyed Burbank hosptal, Ftchburg, where an X-ray was appled revealng or fractures. bone *as set, lad returned home of.. Haynes on Wallace hll. Much apprecan thanks s expressed, all those wao so generously gave free transportan by aumoble from pcnc. PAGE SEVZN ^^aldo l>?ahys broken" leg bus recovered suffcently allow hm so about place on crutchey, vst nearest nelshbor), Thc cast s removed r a shor; mc eu-.-b day,,m1»» Alce Urown, of Ftchburg. w-,s a week-end tjueet o: h-r "unclt aunt..mr,.. H:.;-,. Seare. rof.. H;.,-t, o:,muldfn!r<- Kuests Of Kev, an-j Mvr. Dobt ul Harbor farm Wll Leonurrt has r.-:-,-,v bojj";- a Cadllac, -M,r, P.ayey,.M.r,;.,jo..»Pyn Wall noturtj t-;,lefr,-«y,,\, H., Wednesday..Mr. Dole fa.-;::.v. ; Melrohc, ar<occupylng r n( v, :,;,nkalow, bult on alte of h-:r lortuer summer home, destroyed by (r.: ;: year ago. latest nnovat.on n Harbor s at WUowbrk cottage, where a wayslde-chldn-ns marfcjj,-open on Saturdays Sundays, has been started, that cn:ldren of ths vcnty may dspose of ho jroducts of r war gardens. market -s beng w-ell patronzed by ajsts vllage people. Lttle Jane Worcester s thc guest of her aunt. Ra::Bo; K, Adams, at Hckory farms. many frc-.ds of.mst Suse Phelps are glad e-r that she la a lttlo more con-.fortable. On Saturday t.".en;r.s, August 31, re wll be a camp-flre at.mse Hester Burdetts Od HoL-.estead, Corner folks r frends,re cor dlally nvted, r-.- v.l be Vctroa musc dancng, a t;ener, good tme s antcpated. Everyone carres away a b.-ppv memory of meetngs at Sachem VuL next meetng v^ll ba wth. Charles Noyes, he presdent. t wll be annual bssness meetng elecn of oflcers for comny year. re "wl he no program. T resdents here bave many fr.,,dmmethodst church hs apprecan w.u are glad mtet m asa:,-;, jof hs personar frendshp. Prayer.ho,;,., e- ^- offered by Rev, Lonel Whsn. a -t --t. ":.-.- """(- jasr, a tender Ht- :::,.::. U(r-t" -"oky from hs consstent chrs-.<v. r,.t.,!.. : tan c^aracter lfe as a ctzen x at he; h( n " dlvered by Rev. Joneph McKean, who llm...poke feelngly of bs devo- ;K, h;» comrades of G, A. R. hs At lsb Alce Wyma ":>tng at tne (,,,-.. Oscar Lovern).-, ha^ estt,.m;..- l,,."oj,n«t<. r,who h - :< r- for a :ew d:-.--!he cty. A hk <le:.-t,-afo; To::. ;,;,s..n;;. attended,((wn part.v a: Wvnecr-.-t at tll- ("enter a.-t week F.-da. t:;- ]t:eys runnng ;:. th-.venng tev.k crowded utmost capactv About f;t-ht oclock n t..- evenl7:k ne. er..] small chldren, who were left!-- h.-d n care o: older ssters or frends were reported as msblr,g after a frantc search tunch of flve wor. found nearly n Townsend Center wlkns down " take n show." Mst.Mary Koon*-y, from.newn who has been v:st:n; relatves n th vc;:,ty, s u guest of -.Mae Sftson. Weddng. Plpsantlr Entertaned. Hannah Foss entertaned As Yol Lke t club on Tuesday afternoon. t was a royal gootj tme a merry laugh from start fnsh. afternoon passed all o quckly. busness meetng was omtd as secretary was unable be present untl late, Mr?, Galen Procr was lecturer for afternoon. program opened wth eaeh one readng a Joke..Mss Adde Conant read a busness mans prayer, Noyes gave an orgnal humorous monologue, "A telephone conversan," was such a clever mtan of Joys sorro-ft-s of "Cape party lne that t caused a burst of merrment. -Msses Fletcher frnshed musc that was a treal much apprecated, Mlss Lllan "Warner read "Aunt Mry on aumobles," colored aunte certanly knows what she s talkng abo-jt.,tbe lterary program closed wth a fve-act drama played by. Charles Noyes Mss Hester Burdett., R-efreshments wt-sharpenng contests followed. company adjourned lawn, where phographs were taken of cleverly posed gr6ups. Red Cross Fete. Thc Red Cross P6t«conducted by Towns nd.,red Cross Auxlary at ^yyndecreet. hpne ot.mr, Rohert G. Fessenden, last v;eek Frday afternoon c.-enlng, was a great success socally md flnancally. t s estmated > that f30 people were n attendance ov. r 150 aumobles were parked. charge ot chef of polce of day, Harry Felch Henry Hathaway. Plans for thc day wcre lu charge bf executve commttee, Mr. J rs. R. G. Fesr senden Carl ^yuard, wth followlng charmen <f commttees: T. E. Flarty, advertsng evenng b concert; A. N. "-"essenden. decoran of grounds;. A. Packard, electrc ghts;jr8. G G, Clarke, supper, wth Roy Brown as chef;."\. L. Whte, supper ta>e decorans; " M. Sprng, wltresses; Ray Thatcher, dancng. re w-ere also nyany or wllng an effcent helpers at supper anc afternoon tea, tcket nformatlor; booths, jtney servce, carpenters, er,- grls, dsnwashers, cleaners-up collecrs of dshes," supper tables, chars, ol sves food, Bo?t"hs were placed on lawn?- varous places, where dfferent artcles were for sale; booths beng decorated wth nanal colors, wefe presded over by followng charmen: Mp. G. A. Packard, ce cream; :\rs, J, pvngsn, alcs; J, Swcker, food; S, Keefe. bacco; Mss Florence Dobson. cy;. R, Lancey, mscellaneous table. At *f}, n talan garden, a rhnature fsh pond wth mtan swans, ducks ar.d flsh, n charge of -^rs, J, Pper, attracted much attenn trom chldren, fsh caught havng numbers correspocdng mystery packages. Anor specal attracn er,joyed by Uule lk.s were donkey cart rdes on th drve south of lawn, whct was n charge of Rowl Haynes. rng-ptchng was n charge ot Master How-ard "rarvey tbe prze of a baseball ar.d bat was won bv.vaster John Sn-.th. C,.V, Hldreth had charp- of gayly colored balloons, pn wh-els. Red Cross nurse dolls,!apa.--.-;e tans whch were sold by four t-.- grls, Mabel Clement, sabel.mcm,ster, Florence Hggns Frren.e Msner, attractvelv *."».">ry sketcn uf work on fron costumed, renr- fentng r wares """ mcludne: t.-.e ch^r- c^-r, thc gos njrse dolls were kndlv donated " ^^agon, colpcrter gos by W, T. "R"hl;ock. P. Green j P" ^^^Pwas n charge nf mscellaneous J.mes.\. V."::, artcles vendor ^lsa Mabel Stew-jhr-.-n spendng :r.os; o: art peanut vtndor. Thc aft-.-rnoon j w"th her da-.tgh:-r,,^:^.- tea on terr,-,ce was n charge of n Dorchester, r-.t.rn-^-o F, Tenney.. her home here. center of lawn, sur-,. Fred A. Patch A pretty hoc- weddng-ok place on.monday afternoon at sx oclock at Squanncook nn, when George C. Wnchester, son of Llord. VMlam Wnchester, was unted n :narr;ase,\1sb Florence Dobson cajtht^r of.mr.. Robert Dobson, o: tre Center, recently of Chcago 1.!., te ceremony beng performed tv R-v. Joseph.McKean of Baptscnurch. n famly parlor, whch CajM-1 was tastefully trmmed w-th ferns, golden glow dases, -.he happy.couple sod under an arch of green gold, brde attred n "vhte wth a bo-jquet of roses. Her s.sttr. Helen was brdes-mad g.-oom was attended by hs tmate frend; Prvate St!!.-nan R, from Camp Devens. Thc weddng was.entrely a famly affar, those present beng Mr. anl. Wnchester, Caswell of Taunn Mr. Roy Hcks of Bosn, relatves of groo.m, -Mr. Ro"oert Dobson, arents of brde, John Dobson daughter Helen from Center, her uncle cousn. After ceremony congratulans were extended newy-weddcd par aad party were phographed, after whch y adjorned dnng-room, whch was also decorated yellow. Whte green, where a bounttul weddng dnner was served. menu conssted of roast chlcken. mashed potaes, bread butter, olves, macaron, cheese,frut salad, cream cake, mnce pe, ce cream coffee a merry tme was enjoved aroupd festve board. evenng happy couple departed on an au trp thc rest of party mored Bosn, where y spent day. Best wshes are extended brde groom bv r, nany frends n wn n Ftchburg. where groom s well known has been employed several years. r trp must necessarly be of short duran as groom leaves on Frday for Camp Upn. L.., -.vhere he s called servce. for hs country bs rofttvyf nxk. whch he had so often referred as Old Glory," whose folds wer.- draped across bs casket, lad upon t was sword whch had accomprned hm n many of tho scenes of cvl war. Two selecns, "Beautful sle of somewhere", " chrstans good-nght." *cro beautfully played upon thc cornet by Bugler Allen of Ftchburg, body was escorted cemetery by a delegan from thc varous organzans represented, four of sons of veterans, Frank Parker, James Harvey. Wllam Roblnette Joseph W, French, acted as bearers. At grave commtta! servce of church was read by Rev, Wllam Hodge, followed by G. A. R. commttal servce by E, V, Sumner post, casket grave were pled hgh wth a mass of beautful flowers, mute expressons of sympathy frendshp from many sorrowng frlends. neghbors. AdvcrUscmcnts -MORTGAGEES SALE OF REAL ESTATE JVcst.- Harold Pratt, who has been a guest of hs grmor, Ellen Pratt, has roturned hs home n Leomnster, W, Arthur Boutwell s enjoyng a few- days vacan wth hs famly at home of relatves n Barre, whero y mored on Sunday, - Caswell, of Taunn,.Mr,, Roy Hcks, from Bo.sn. have bee sppng for a few dys at tho Squanncook lr.n.. George Roebuck s enjoyng a vst from her sster, Charles Peterson, of Brdgeport, Conn, congregan at Baptst church, Sunday mornng, enjoyed sermon by Rev, H, Y. Wrsn, ot Center, "vhose pc was ".Mracles." Rev. Joseph McKean occuped Methodst church at Center n <xchange wth Mr. Wrsn,.Mr.s. Everett Perce, o: Brooklne, a summer resdent her-^ a.ted as organst n absence of.ms;- Emma Atlams, who s n Provdence for a tew weeka. A; Farewell Partes. A surprse farewel p.trtv an Rusk, who lett Tuesday mornng for Harvard rado school n Cambrdge, was hed at Baptst vestres on Monday evenng by Y. P, S, C, E. frends, at whch about flfty were present. room was decorated wth goldenrod, evergreen fall flowers, looked very attractve, flags also used n thc decorans gave a uch of patrotsm. affar was a complete surprse lan, who entered heartly n sprt ot evenng, jonng n games wth w-hch program commenced, be followed w-th musc songs, -Mss Gertrude Hamln presdng at pano. He was presented wth a.v"rst watch as a ken of esteem frendshp of many, both n Ly v,rt-je of a power" of sale contaned n a certan mortgage deed gven by Kelley P. Ham, J. Edward Hennessy. Edward B, OBren Robert E, Buss Davd Felnburg, dated Ocber 23rd recorded wth.mddlesex Sourn Dstrct Deeds, Book Page 65, wul be solo at publc aucn on premses on Tuesday, tenth day of Septeml>er, 191S, at three oclock tbe afternoon, all ahd sngular premses conveyed by sad mortgage deed, namely, a certan parcel, df l wth buldngs reon stuate Ayer.. County of Mddlesex Commonwealth " of Massachusetts, westerly from near RaUroad Stan, bounded descrbed as follows: Begnnng at "Northwesterly corner of premses, at a corner of l now- or formerly of Ftchburg Ralroad Company at a sne set n ground, re runnng Easterly by sad l now or fonnerly of sad Ralroad Company two hundred (200) feet; nce Sourly by sad l now or formerly of sad Ralroad Company.ten (10) feet; nce Easterly by sad l now or formerly of sad Ralroad Company ten (10) feet; nce Sourly by l now or formerly of Lev W. Phelps seventy (70) feet; nce Westerly hy l now or formerly of sad Phelps twelve (12) feet; nce Sourly by a lne passng through center of chmney as t now sts, by l now or formerly of sad Phelps rty-three (43) feet. All of foregong boundares beng rght angles; nce -Northwesterly by l now or formerly of sad Phelps about two hundred three (203) feet a pont eghty (80) feet Sourly from a sne set ground at pont of begnnng; nce Norrly on a lne that wl be al rght angles wth frst descrbed lne ren seventy (70) feet by l now or formerly of sad Phelps; nce ten (10) feet by l now or formerly of sad Ralroad Company pont of begnnng. Also a certan parcel ot l n sad Ayer adjonng fdregolng descrbed parcel, bounded descrbed as follows, vz:..,-^,,,.,.,, ^. Ef-gnnng at Northwesterly full.. ^ T^" fath- corner at a pont eghty (80) feet dsvxtl pres(.;-nt, among ; tant from Northwesterly corner ^-!.n.. "" "!"^* outsde. of parcel herenbefore descrbed. n;"s?o" ReT fojtnh ""?.--^"^^ :,"«"< ^"e--- "-uanng Sourly by a rght -esdode/w-rvf^ - ^,"-" \- *»> f "ly o^-ned common ^espo-ded w;th a :.-w we.l cnosen by Haynes-Pper Company worus of tnanks-nd ;xpr."-sson ofuad Phelps, forty-three "" - -d, V, o has summer W, S. Tyler, ast v,-.>ek roundng flag" pole, an nvtng summer ho.se Jad been erected, covered wth brch tranches, where many enjoyed.-jtternoon shade pleasng snpper menu, supper tables whch wer- decorated wth red whte bu*- r6pe paper centerpeces, goden roc. gladolus, beng set n -.mm-- house on terrace. cak? weg.: guessng, n charge of vora.au-"n. n thc afternoon Mss Heen ^bson n th" evenng, w-as w-on h.v.mss Carolne Wnort cake w-a- an angel cake decorat ed wth.-.-d.olets. Pleasng n,.;?.vas rendered durng an orchestra, thc tnd Masters Dole; c by Mlss Dorothy tew weeks vac:,n :. her son, Edw,rd Pate;.:,, Sam:;.-1 War*s enjoyng a he homo of ". Brooklno..derwent a ar- A Pcnc.Mount Pcasant farm on Towlsehd hlll was thc scene of much ^^leasure Tuesday, thc occason beng pcnc of members of tho Congreganal Sunday school r frends.- day was delghtful after ran of prevous nght, aumoble rdes through woods over hll, thoroughly enjoyed hours happly spent at attractve farm home of superntendent, -Abblc A. Barber, her daughter Alberta Over 140 were attendance at afternnon Msses Fl-Th also, Vclrf::; Mlljer, <tastefully : r.- lavender -l-. pleasant nr rendered v much enj.":-- corn.;.-- dered hy F..- songs by T A accorapan.n -: honorable..- songs were :. erected fo- - later par < - tenns >..by...many ct.. furnshed.-- ; Thc tal..: fct wll :-,xslantlal arno,, thc Rcd repad th,,: way contrl.l undertak;-. credt 16 due M senden for ;makng ths ^ party a succ- s serous op.--r::: ptal. Ftchbr afternoon many fr--nds sle s mpro\ng e.xpected. Mss Marth.. vsted her Lr: feorge,\,!=e: an Rusk.. men of ths. three sons. Rusk, who..: ll sce: ; of Mane, a: S.TV es. after. te Hrhank hosla.-t Wl t ast g.a-.-k Thursday reports her :o hear that l.v ;s can be,-:,r- sununer. grounds were [ rarlo scho by electrc lghts n, on Tucsda, se lanterns, Tho, Kveret: ed concert progran j 5p<,;:t Townsend b w-as t:,.r s::; large audence,] ^n,,^,,. V perfect day," ron- Vlldcr. wa -perance. wth pano vero deservng of concert anfrom a bst ^aslon. Durng thc evenng dancng n -vas partcpated n -,..tho musc.bclna., - t realzed from tu? need later. A subhowever, f assured -s workers feel w-ell -veryone who n any or helped make 0 successful. Much nd Robert Fesuntrng efforts nd Rcd Cross la-wn d also for openng of thcr,..:.nd grounds so frccly-k s«r.- publc.- Harbor. Durng M>- Blanche Baldwns vst Mane da Keenan s actng as houst "snper at.m. E. Baldwns, Mlss Ruth r-orsm s spendng week Ftch ur ; wth her ssr, Mary Po-" o-"..y..^^w^j-^^ Vf:..^ff^^^^ ^f&,.. ot R.-ad:- part\.sund:. Tl. fal 1. same \V..fl. ll. nrl. 01 Helmont, n"s. y.r.s J.-eek, - :0;:lar yount.- ol.-st of thf : M:s. Duncan --1 lls studes --." versty naval re- ;. ttsburg th? "." Harvard - hs courso.1 Brookllne. n.s famly at r-.,n Maples, r:ner teacher -. from North _-: wn wth a. trp last rends here, open for -x-h two of thc S::a Lucas, of ho grammar lr.nvn, of Pres. nd thtlhtcr^ -lt hy Mss ez " of Mss Amy Mss Hardy :e, her parents, Hardy, at one.rew place on Georg.- (. V."::c;-,ester, v.^o s ed for.-pecal ntary serv.--; at. Upn..August :;. w.^.s gv-.n a. well p,--,rt.v a; h? homc :-t?;n:-.: cook nn aft week Thursday e".-n when about thrty members o: Ftchburg Rdng,nd Drrnp dn: whch he s secretary,,->rrved by,, at,,n t.. pvf. hm a rcyal-- off. affar w.-s ;. complete > prse hm, hut a f.ne spreac prepared n dnng room bv ;.,, lord Wnchester,,-;nmerry party brought r apt t along wth m dd ample ; s banquet s-t before m, ": was soup, ovo, roast chck-n, ed pota, L-ren. ;rn, shel he: mp ng one half of whch s on l now- or formerly of Phelps; nce turnng runnng.vorthwesterlv by frst parcel herenbe-,ore descrbed two hundred threo 2031 feet, more or -ss pont of begnnng. Toger.vth rght t» lay :n,ntan a sewer water ppe from sad jre.m.es heren conveyed p-md over adjonng l now or formerly owned by sad Phelps, as m-nned n deed from J. Franc,s -Adams Haynes-Pper Company, dt-d.august 1, 190:1 recorded n M.ddesex County Regstry of De-ds R.VK :;.;.."",:;, Pago oaa. A-o :he rght use r K.nnnon w;;,.-.th-rs enttled thfr- that p,r- X-1.-f,nd descrbed as fflpws, -,1/: co::, ;:; n"ed:; Hll.v> Han.. s a for: - Rev,,:! tme o. Baybc::- At ll." : pany oxx oug?.: flre ah: : compmn : whch " :o- Mss <" bpen f" :- wth fr.n.l ed!:. seph.mck..-::.lohn n;.kermah daughter Louse, rrom.mlsn, arc enjoyng a few w-eeks v,c,on at home of Lucv Lwrence, y are old t.xo Steamer.rn-, en.ng t wa,< thor-.., Unt l-l rase ot a,- :e present steamer former companv..1 out,,.. l.l McKean, who has ::,st of hcr vacan Aneshury. has return-^ o her far, Rey. Jocumbers pe, ce cr. oarok of of rck After-d:: Ceorge r,: created n, ng forth all preset; cally plea :el McRa;:; Herhert R close of tl half of th Chester w whch wth a;!.r w-a s,-tso ; age for : : hnd ll,: pro\e. : n -. p.:.., fere; -. Th.. ; - wth,~ W.. -. cd n ;. three ;, cook : ;-nm,. : xv. at:. hreuh" : K 11.-;;uash, greet vatermelon, a r "hngs th- " rl- s followed.^ : -astm.astf r -x.-r fun. es from nenrl r."m beng "sxyr hy Pres. 1lan- r. Roy <;rubh ntf. A; tk - "a-cn. n be. Mr. Wns: watch.-es.-:ded ;.--ks " l;er t.-.v :.- Reg-: r.ng at a pon" ten ld,-- ;.. Sorhery trom tle jont of -.-rxxxxxxx.:,; : of th. hrst ;ar.e her< ne-f.r.. le. : ::, s.rbed,,:,,,, runnng \\".?er:y.x f-..d lan.l x.o or formerv o -.o.d y,-.,..-...d,\t: 1.np,^:::, -rty,:tt, f.--; :.. :;.. w-hr, lrn;::l- :;:d rnn.,x r,-rh.,-..--< Cl)-, r."o S.:rl>" l-,.-! -:. -, -nrh ; former..:f s.d Ph- ;? :- :-.:-e.l thr-.. :,. ; 1 ; feet, -,, -:,, :.,-"v:. hy l:!"...f helps ::., -. ;,ral el «. -ld Raro::.;..e:,;. ;vs 1:11,1 ahonr -,r:y lo) f.--.-! :, ;,: tl m.lv descr :. nnd nce rn:::; Nurrl.- erl\ - [Knt of b..u::::n-. rerse-1,,;,,-,., -httnks f. -.,; al n:a. r.,!. :. *- of te at".-. OhKuarj. Funer, -. - le.,,:.-,t.:n Campb..; -,... o- b m.-..f hs d.aughter. \ r- ;.- ;. -.^.v..r::,c. last week Th:--r:,,. -g :nd br: ok place ;: :.;. :..:::., :,t at t Center, Th.. -.:,..^e^,. argolv attended, Jesd.,- :,-,,;.:y frends anl neghbors -.^-o.a.-:. r ast trlmn hla memorv. d"..:: ms werf present.from so:, d.ught^rs of veterans, Town-. Memor.l assocan K.,-;mner G,.\. R. post from F"tchb;-. Rev, Wllam Hod;., :"-om Wesn, aformer pasr :n,n:a;e frend of deceased, spoke of hs worth fathful servce as an ofllcer of thc A. -gll lo :lse th.- strp o;",-.: : - bl f-.e: Wld. on Kasl- - r. : -he parcel ;:er.: trst des, : - : - e\t.-nd::n Soth-rlv ffly-.- f.-..! soutl frrn s.ld lacl of.- 1,1 r. :u ("ot:a,\ R..::g,- part. ::..!llses cn.fyed ljvd :. -- b\- t!;> :..s-rp..r Col:- :,...;e...l dated.\prl d. MT, r- - :: s:ud Kegstry. Hook 4:;..l.-" -. beng same -tenses. ;.-;. "d Kelley 1" Han,,1 Kd- *.rl Hennessy, Kdward M. Ollre:! an. llob..rt K. Hus. lv s:ud F.nlurg by d.f.cl dated Ocber 2et, flt, rccor-,!ed wlh Mddlesex jjouth Dstrct ne.-ds, Jlook 4171, Page ", Subject tll npad taxes ancl assessments. Sad premsos are subje< t a pror mortgage gven by Kelley P. tan, J, Bdward Jennessy, Kdward t ORren Robert K, Huss Max Schwartz, dated Ocber 23, 191T an<l recorded wlh Mdde.ex South Dstrct Deeds, Pnok Pago S3. Terms 5200 cash al tme placo of sale; balanco wthn ten days reafter DAVD KElNnORG, Mortgagee. Jonathan W. French, Atrney, 45 Mllk St, Bosn, Mass, 1 4 t V p] n.1 ^,.^-<^....,.. -tflatawtb^^ " n

8 r FAQS aht SATURDAV, JuOUST 31, 1918 mx OWE DOJLAB AND FFTT OEMTS FEB XKAR N ADVANOB Tkls Pnprr t* Sola br W. A- Drummer... ;..."^»«P^BP*"!" Cdward - l.rk.lo. P..fflM, ShlrUr Brockelman Uro» Skuer H, P. Tnlnter Gron Connnt * Co Lttlon Comnon O. W. Hlldreth Townend C. B. ". Co, Mnln Stroet, Ayer Chnnce of Addrcoa BubKflbers wlhlm tho poofflco address ot he paper ohansod. must send us both old now address ana also namo of papor y rooelvo. Watel Date on Yoar Paper datewlth your namo l atamped OS rnarln howa ^hat tjme a tew days also at pswch, but has leave for New York September 5, Kenneth Blood has been promoted rank of major charge of Fort Cotn,.N, V, ades of Methodst ::.l Untaran ch".;r-he" hvld a couno., Methodst church on Tue9da,v.fternoon :; -vas decded.,./d unon fatr on Thursday, Ocber l, at w:; huse A decson vta mnde thnt pres:d. nts frst vce presders.f eac >: ladles socetes cone.t.-d -vth,e two churcccs act as t.-.-x-cu-ve commltt.-e for fr. s- are Mnute Green :..l John O, Bennett for Lnt.r:.,:;,:d Jerry,\! Anns.N".- lonas -\ndrews for MethoJ>! :* 00 early t> exp-ct -J, lst ct r..;;m:ttees thla week, bu" newly arr- famles n wn who... >.,.,:.-.,. are tereste a tue welfare of er your UbcVlptlon s pad, -",,,,,,,,,...st assured that nerves aa a contnuous recept. Uhru la,.-» Saturda), Angust 81, 191h. PEPPERELL NOTTS tems. Tuesday, August -7, WaUer Sher- - "wood famly - Edward Qagnon chldren went Revere Beach for a short stay. t s reported th-at frst ot week a boy named Brew, whose far works for R. Deware. was helpng.delver mllk wth Connelly Bros, about Man street that he got rtn over hla leg broken, that Dr. XOveJoy ok lad St, Josephs hosptal, Nashua, N, H. Mr Clfford Shattuck who havebeen \sltlhg hs parents, "W. P, ^ Shattuck, of Rver street, expect ; go r home n Chelsea on Labor d?y. Arthur Scott came ths week removed hs. household belongngs hs new home n Bath, Me. t s epocted that sub-master of hgh school ths year wll be a.. lady as war work, has wthdrawn a number ot teachers, Bernard Scott ol Oak hll, who s now at Camp Devens, came home for s call-last Sunday. Bernard has been playlts W great -luck snce he went - Camp. -.After, he had been la quaran- -tne for reqlred Ume for. measles,- -measles absolutely " refusng make Ws acquantance, he got m as soon as he got out - had achance-w loaf for anor fort-., ; nght Sunday Communty Sng ot. Conereganal church was n.charge of Lyman Blood last Sunday. Besde usual musc was sngng of "Msses JJorls Mary McCord,.Rev, B. M. Slocomb ot "Worcester gave address. Stephe Scott s spendng hs vaca-. tlon wth hs aunt, Lyman Blood, of Oakhlll. X Some crtcs have sad that some of ; Ue thngs, that get tb local par pers are o suly.but bg nauonal Stes see m menuon or day that U presdent whlshed on hs way me. - "We are glad that pres- - dent-can whsue that.people of. nauon, can know t. " Last week Emery Darlng ok a lttle-vacauon, gong Ashburnham Bosn, A specal meetng s called by P. H. S Alumn for Wednesday evenng, September 4, at 7.30 p. m., at hgh,, -school buldng. Aboutsxteen years ago an -\t>)e/-1 can ermne or whte weasel was klled on Oak hlll, A lad sold anmal cheaply a resdent of Mam street who ok t Dr. Fletcher, who n Turn thought t worth whle have U preserved so had t mottnted saved t s now n Sldne> hattuck case of brds lbrary. Wll any person who may know an>thns about when by whom ths was klled any" or nforman a"bout please communcate wth Mss Helen Wley, lbraran that correct data may be attached. On W"ednesday, -August 2S, Book Thmble club roet wth Elzabeth Heald, Among othor nterestng thngs was a clppng presented b> Lucy Page relatve a " Lyda Chase Mcnsh, who celebrated her 103d brthday Asbury Park, N J last February 4, clppng ste^l that she was born " P^P"^^^^. also stated that she had a son. who was a noted sculpr m New?ork- On referrng ths wn clerk t s learned that only L>da Chlse on record as havtg been bom n ths wn «as born n Januar> 1.96, thus makng ths Lyda Cha»e - years old t stll alve. remans of Andrew J^ Shattuck wer.^ hrought here by ^au ho.arse frotn Nashua, N. H.,o\.. ad:es would lke r hep c lopera. that taey make th.-:se!\ c.- kno-a-n. ; Th- ttuunty Servce club held a c rn roast at Gustaf Andersons farm on bak hll, wth -Mlss Margaret AQd-.-rson as hostess. out-door fres lumlued hlls far faces of tho lades nght let dpwn a curtan ot dewy mst. t Ok.some tme skllfully roast nce ears of corn, apples marshmallowa, but beng mostly college grls hey were past masters of art,.\t nne p. m. notes of tho "Star Spangled Banner" floated out merrly accordance wth governors desre. After sngng y adjourned lawn for closng festlvlues dancng of Vrgna reel. y had a royal good tme y all say. Mlss Lousa Tlesn passed away at her late home on Tov-nsend street on Sundav, August 25, funeral servces were held at house oa Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Francs w ebster readng " scrptures otterng praver. bural was Pepperel cemetery. Mlss Tlesn was horn August 14; came lve n old Hews house n Pepperell about forty years ago. She was a member for many years o{ flrst Baptst church of Bosn. her eat;- ly lfe she formed a frendshp whch endured tll present ths schoolmate. Cornela Abbott of Allsn. auhough nearly eghty years of age. came funeral.. She has had devotea care of Mlss Ella Hews, who has for many years been a member of Tlesn famllj;. Mlss Hattle Green of SomervUe came Monday vst her aunt, Mlss Ella Hews, attend tuneral of Mlss Tlesn. Jlly 31 Lloyd Bancroft went see Charles Greenhalge Lloyd was frst "Pepperell boy that Greenhalge had seen snce he had been overseas,. Both boys yere well at that tlne. Frank Kennedy, Holls street. left last week Thursday for a^nsu Chlnn famly, formerly ot Oak Hll, n ntended go New -ork " does not ntend return untl Labor day. F S. Bancroft Audrey expected mor Melrose, Wednesdav, reman untl Saturday, when Mr, Bancroft Vernor wll return wth m. Someone sad that Ered Drown was have Jahrshlp of two schoolhouses, but Burpee Keth was on grounds. Tuesday, t s learned that he s "expectng have 1 job, AU men who had been at work on buldng of power house dam for Nashua Rver P^P«/ ^o were pad ot by Contracr Shattuck last Saturday a mxed lot of foregn help s comng wll l»e n bunk houses near covered brdge, James Sncy, at North Pepperell.as stan agent, has resgned, George Sne s takng hs place. Moses Greenlaw daughter Evel.vn have been enjoyng a vacan at r old home on banks of -he Nlsstlssett, North Pepperell. old Knghts of Labor sre has been fltted up as an eatng place..:.r duet, 0, M, Nash Edward BJss, accompaned by Nash. Consderng hot nght, somehow atmosphere n th hal^ld not seetn oppressve re was a very good attendance. - Mr.-., Kre.t Bartlett chldren, ot Dorchest-r, are vstng Mr. aud. tharles Hems, Rver atreet, Georgo A. Shattuck lttle,-o:, Nashua road, have left wn by :-.o for Wnthrop, where y wll re- ;:,a: r a week or more..mrj. Crl Fulda. of.new Vork, came.> her uld home laat Saturday for a weeks vst wth her far, Lawrence.Morgan. She was accompaned by -MUs Sopha Conrad, of New York- Mtss Clara Carswell went recetly Pensyvana. where she s vstng some college trends, ad s t J go later.vew Jersey New York, whch w;:: take n late tall before she can.;ot back..r James rvne,.who has been on,, -t wth her husb n Washlngt. :..!). C. dnd frends, n Hrdgen,,\..1, returned home last Saturday.!>jra Mr. George Stewar" Hrookne atreet, Sunday evenng, A--.t 25. a baby glrl Carne Lajretta, An entertanment was.gven at Oat H 11 mprovement socety hall on Mondav evenng. When tckets were sod all were. presented wth a souvenr se all had mates, se two souvenrs were flnd each or for a part of program. sovenrs conssted ot tn horns, balloons, etc, lor a parade. lterary part conssted "ot a readng by E. S. Blood; rectan. Edth Stewart; readng Lucy Blood; solo chorus, Wnlfrled Cummngs Emery; talks on travels. Mss Martha Swlnnern. ce cea was served aad dancng "was enjoyed musc by Robblns.orchestra, John Hayes, ot "WaUham arrved last Saturday for a vst wth hs mor, Hayes, HolUa street. Mr. Hayes s engaged Waltham watch facry, trans balance wheels. He s also organst lor Beth-Eden Baptst church WaUham, where y have a double quartet, a chorus of thlrtyslx voces, Charles Hll, son ot late Davd Hll. Brookllne street. s now chef gunner on one ot Uncle Sams bg bat- Uesalps, Thomas Morrson, ot Brooklyn, N.Y..s valtng wth F. S. Mlls for a couple ot weeks. Last"week Thursday evenng Mr. Amos.Mahony went lawn oa-ty wnsend, where t s sad e was a lot ot Pepperell people, but owng crowd no one saw any of ors. Mss Amel Mahoney. of Mddleboro. came Monday for a vst wtn ler relatves, leavng wp on Wednesday. *^ - AU schoola wn wlll open on Tuesday. hgh school re are.be all new teachera. except prncpal Mr. Whtmarah Mss Case. Sub-master Scott has accepted a pos Uon n Bath. Me, at much advanced salary he wll be n hs natve state near hs home Hough "aouse on Cross street has been sod "Shrley Electrc graufylng»h-v"as reulzed be used Peppere: H- Cross work We Jully apprecate -; "^^P Please bear n mm " o""" """^ of vork for.jnonth - a larst one a larger attenda- -: workers at wn hall on,each w-due»da,v Saturday aftcmoon, fr.n two untl lue oclock s desred, w- fall behnd ths r. - work refugee "-gar needed by our fren dll not wsh :;..cessary war,s so much yrtf sea. LTTLETON PROnJES SOGAR FOR PRESERVNG Food Admnstran Explans How Supply Can ffe ;; Obtaned JAMS NOT FAVOBED. ONDER NEW,RULES NoTS tems. Every person wh > * relatves. er army or nav> -r who.ls.-> _ he ncluded n.th-^.-mas ""eg!- -;, (Bosn;Herald; Aug. 35) n s requested u"t..-.:d a mee-.n.., - t>..vl.,_...,l,a. wn hll on -"^mlay even -t A5.C. Batabssky, assstant food»dat eght oclock; as" everyone.:-s-! mlnstrar for; MassadhusBtts, ana who s terestedln «ar work of an.v j gd^jpa "Wlgglesworth.oanagsr of tbo knd- s nvted attend. sugar department of admnlstra- George Hartwel l>;er Fs-j tlon, have -oonlpled. arrangements er have been on a weeks morcvcle - ^heroby paopls; ot ths sa may trp latters home n Hemns- obtan enougmgar enable m ford, P. Q., returnng on Wedn-sJay. ^^ ^^j^,,^1 jjj, j^^-gj-gf tj,g federal -Rev. Harold Pckett (ood admlnlstartlon.preserve vegthree chldren, ot Hudson, wer,. re-^g,t,gj, aod-fjut harvested ths year., cent guests ot Mr, 1", C To procure Stgar r preservng Hartwel, cannng, oertaln rules regulaxlons Carl A. Dodge her chldren lett r relatves, D, G, Houghns, Thursday, r tler home n Gloucester Cty, N. J- me ot Rev, F, W, Lambertsons sermon for Sunday mornng wll be " dscplne of dfflculty." Communon wll low regular servce. - J. H. Remck s entertanng two neces at her home on.taylor street.. Mr Howard R. Stewart, ot Worcester, are happy parents of a son, born Tuesday nght. Mlss Mary Mafshall attended funeral ot her bror-n-law. Henry Leeds, of Sharon, Thursday. "Very mportant. As Unted States food admnstran has reuced amount of sugar two pounds per month for each person, food admnstran ot Lttlen antt retal grocers beleve that lsure far dstrbun of sugar, some form ot card s necessary Hence all householders Lttlen are asked co-operate by regsterng for sugar tckets, Saturday afternoon, August 31. from three ten oclock, at selectmens room. Tckets for purchasng sugar wlll be ssued at lme regstran card s fllled out. T^e retal grocers haye pledged mselves sell- only holders of tckets: All wnspeople al-e earnestly requested co-operate m ths matter Vlfh same loyalty y have show n past.. John tl Hards^ Food Admnstrar. BOXBOROUGH Xews tems, Howard Portal was only young man from ths place who had regster m Ayer last Saturday, as hayng passed hs twenty-fl;st brthday snce June, He went Portsmouth on Tuesday wor% n navy yard,,»,. Lur Furbsh was n frst Company, nnd present occupants ^ j ^^^ was granted exempn on had expected go n Cowdry - :-- «-«-.-«. he house, whch was burned Sunday; tle"fortvor"fl ty sne workers, ^rs Olman, who has had lunch cart, 13 do cookng for met-,, lohn Perce, who slpped last week Tueadav at hs home whle gettnt on a wason broke hs rght wr=.,.-= settfn. along ncely, but does no", enjov usns- hs left h entrely, Mr Arthur Stevens, -f Provdence, R.., were vsrs n toyn r..cent!y. callng on old-tme r-.-.l,- \b o u t "zrxteoa years ago Arthur s.e-- ens Fra.l^ Marsn "^"^ ":;;... lox-.-nrt n Prescott Gra-.?-?feddlnsr. A weddng party started last Saturday afternoon by au for Tyngsboro, Everyone wn knows contractng partes because y were born brought up here attended puolc achools, hrde beng a S""!- uate of hgh school, class of Donald L, Shattuck Harret E_ Wrght, both of Pepperell. were uhted ^n marrage on Sturday, August 24. bv Rev, A, C. Whte, pasr of rntaran church, n T.vngsboro, m prettv parlor of parsonage^ brdesmad was Mss Gertrude W rght sster of brde, aad best man was Ralph Shatfac".., bror ot "^"T4 brde was go^ned n whte tafteta carred a bunch of bnde s -0=63 brdes parents, Mr, Mr% A".n Wrght, were re gve awavlhe brde Rev. A. C, Whte vyas?o- anv years pasr of Untaran church "n Pepperell, marrage wa, fastened as Mr, Shattuok has been called colors went Camp Devens next Wednesday mornns, Mr= Shattuck wl reman wth her -^-ts untl return of her hus- - from wa". best of wlsh- from al fouo- ;h.voung couple. account ot farm work. However, he recentv reconsdered concluded enter servce. He went Camp Devens on Monday^, Msa Ha-el Mofee goes Sprngfeld ths week.where she wlll teach comng.vear. _" Henrv Wheeler, who has spent summer at shore, s vstng hs sster. S. N. Werbee. Eml Swanson, whlo takng a vacan n Provdence, had msfortune fall break hs leg. Mr, C, T. Werbee aued tc Frmrgham last Sunday see Asa Fro«t, He s n good health pleasanuv located near hs daughter. Schools begn here next Tuesday wth same teachers as last year Msses Anne Carne Sherry, Mabel "Werbee Grace Potter. must be. obserred Rulst Qovernlhg Plan.. Tbe fobd admnstran yesterday ssued tbese.nstrucns:- To procure stgar for home cannng tnd proserrtg, proceed as llows: l ^pply f^ yonr county food a d mnstrar, or hl- local representa-: tre, for one of no^r-"stgar permts for homo cannng," statng how msny pbunds yo need up pounds how many ponnd}b, - yot have on h for B31 pnrppsas. U yon have had any prowbna cards,»t*t«how many. -.-",. :.,..,;-,,. 2-^Do not askr snch a persot.nntll «few days before, you, actually need tho stgar.,.- 3 State nature quantty: of frut or vegetables, you wtsh. preserve, rhor t s homegrown or be purobasod. 4r-Fnnl»h any farr forman that oounty or looal food adjnlnlstrar may requre. ;.. 6 rwhen you rocelve tha card, flu out both halres legblyaad eo^taly take t your regular creew, ragardles* of wher he 1» rw. couaty.or not.,. ; 9 Cards wll only be fjed those whom oounty food (tdmtalstrar or hs lo<» repreaentattra beleveswll use sugar propnlr rght s reserrdd refuse any applcan. T Addnal cards my ba ov talned rhere actually rmulred, Jams Not n. rvr» No cards wll be flren out «t StateElOBe. Do as mnch cannng an4; W- lerrlac as posalbte, tat do ^^W> prwtnwtn vnount o tugar. n x P ^ up jeluas Jams s not bror^ aa tb» proporn ot sugar tatunf luse compared wth aaonat of frata preserved. fr--x) not attempt o obtan» oan- Blag sugar pemlt n order f?t.j«r ar r- or purposes. >tajt»s r abusng se ponnlts are tvrvf «Tory pound trronfly uaad la one poond less for our. army n Surope our alles. 11 se mles are eltectlte Aug. 23 1J18, supersede all pre"ru«announcenents.., 9U«ht modlflca- Uons may be necessary, but.n general plan wll be effectve untl Oct 1 or later., Mary Pckford n."mls&,"at Page Hall atre, Ayer. Thursday,"September 5 cel" Amerca.. Although cel: les far oot of beaten track of Amercan uf st yet she s an sl that possessesmany nterestng assocans" "Wth ths cotntry. t was from cel that came tho frst European dlscov- erers of Amerca, who a thous years ago had r prosperous settlements all alog " New Engl coast, as far south as x>ng sl. t was cel that Chrspher Co^ mbns went for nforman about new world before startng off on frst of hs epoch-makng voyages across Atlan tte FORD TOURNG -CAR FOB SAE 1917 Model "good condn $925 Also, 1917 Ford Tmck, wth 6-post body; demountable wheels, lu good condn;.prce $585. KEMP & BENSETT Phone East Fepperell, Mass. Unon Cash Market Ayer, Mass. separable Mtslcal struments, modem Spansh dant^es one flnds woman gracefully wavng a tambourne, whle her male partner "agtates bones, or "castanets." two seem go ker, deed, t has bcc so for thousnds of-yeafa. hey were played ger as ah accompanment bf amorous,., partcularly of bacchanalan, dances ancent Carthage, n Ans long before Chrstan era, BOme. con Wed-1 fl^ld- -1"-^ She passed away at home of her ^JS^;/*": Mc^a^ Cummmgs of Nashua ^"-^.^^^f*%?"; \ ^, ;,nn-hter she leaves two s-.sters.. L.as l^ench of T^n.shoro Everett arv.n fckw^.>orn;u-rv:"s,,o^n^^.n^^^^ Lnl her sh huu.he house on, memb- HUh sr-.^t v occuped for many: sut.s 1 ""=" "{.. m,,.,ttufk ded about "leht, R- " bror ot sve n wr. n Pre Mr= Nell- Huchnson, of Srr;r,:- d h-r two sons, Roy.l an-^ from Saturday r..l Elzabeth Gr;f.a Chnrrh Notes. Sunday servces Mornng ^orshp.lanes. Tuesd.v wth vears v...r.< xx-o. "Me was Lte..lm R Shattuck, M-. T ("hr>tan s expected h.m-= f-om hcr vacan at Amherst, N.. tr.,:,s S,turday. Mr< M M. PoT-. dausht-r H- "X. r.-urned from th-r tnt- N-w \- " last of last wf-ek.-,t Wed.-"- X,- y.v- Kmly P " Br.nklne, N, N.l,os. Ml" \"e.ln-5.1ay Mt T.-.";- tv assocan m-" w.-"a t Arthur P.a- ;-l -rom Jer trp. T.e K,-(l on cl.vth for.-,-- l>y l.">cal brat...- n -.- r.e memb.r^ - "*-. sorry that Rev \ ).n transferred xo B- <- -zens at larr-^ t"-e ".-. 1" z fov nter^s^ " " * ^plf of.umat. tv -^-,<l :. wn w" be.1.- ^ S. T!.Mss.-x 10 v<t h St! kney. Mr tm fonf)rd Mr..^ S Dtll.lV. t. th.. nl., V \ lu r.- A \r,-:o aunt. Sou ;t -1 tn:-.,.v-.o-.-,:-pson Bo! n : Sll,ttuck, < a t,,- w-eek-- t,,\ on Townse- Shattu. -; - Wlknson,..o Nlsse- "Att r.a " -.1 N,-,,;.. N Whtf.y t.ll t :.-: N--x; St...c. 1:-. 1. >" R r.-;uht,. tl. Met --;, ^ ;; xv.: pc, *>d - p - ^ hour servc-, "l".^ - Mr Rust exp- ted meetne at Sterltnu Thursday nnd Krday.t t. Kdwn ten s resrnt: of Sarah Karrar house Qua bought moved ts P locan, s now occupf,,.; need. Mss Mary Conant. a forn-r tea t-t here, s vlstne Rose Andr. ws,cflter Reed wfe of W,shn«n, ) st W -rh; morns Happy r..f1-al." t.rd cmp W..,l:.>sday,..< w.-.^k. na-l.r ch!r,v - f -V ok Mr Mr --.t- daustter K.t, ; N H., vst.. -..cently, Mr,.. - :-,nd 78 years.--x. nd keep house,,e a well supp,- or fve conrn: tt :t,,. do not nh.s--- t:f larty wcr-- ah "-:- -,- _- t. Bedford, -.v t < h s at-. f-.n Manch--""t N H,..,.,, Stewart, l>:lk t.l. -, -~ Aver n- M.-ny Vr- Earl Ear -»..rtt. n-ws.. th. death."t Ra^ : -, Ksh.;n At.f.t^t 2 at hott,_ lrskany, %, 1. many n wn. Dean hs par-ns,11^ :^Uehus ofmss Helcn^ a natve of ths sown. who n Nashua. N S.,da"-- atterr.r>n Capt, Cowdo - -.e on Mll street was found bc ov. lre, when tte flremen got re was tnposshl- save -lack -"X.-. s reported have been flr^. -,-, re Tae "-"-en of P<^PPerell."; saop were very much nterested,-d a->lped wth faoftr hose /-t me -1-. lttle shft n wnd would.; threatened oae of Pepperells :;--, pal ndustres, A P^""?"!,V.:J whch was drectly back of,.. ^-y house, caught flre was put V- Cowdry house had been Mnc- woman who r.an,,.1-1. house moved Chap-.,.: t., se vacated by Georre Ga>, 1 " -, ed that a man by name of :..-. an aumoble n -shed, :, " -: was reparng, that he. -. t person seen on prem- T-- old cowdry house was a ; lmark belonged. -,-o;u Whle front of :. -stll stng t would he bet-.,,1, t had burned. -,-. made a clean sweep 01 u... - nc, had recettly been re- A- ast accounts aut,. stll,,. runs," ""wll he held as us..al tnl r,.zaonal church nex st_-...sr wll preach at Mled by Lords suppcr, ho. 1 at noon. At seven,- llewls wll speak upon ; xperences at eleven oclock. Preacher, Rev G M Mssran. mnster. Subject chrstan atttude of nter-, nanal labor unon." Sunday school at f r, C E, meetng evenlns servce at seven oclock, Consecra- "n meetng. Topc. "All for Chrst. Our ngues."" pasr wll lead meetng. neghborhood meetng next Tuesdav evenng wll be held at home of. Clarence H, Lgham at : 4- p, m. Ths beng last neghborhood meetng n No, 3 dstrct that Mr Mssran wll be able attend t s desred that all, people of neghborhood should be present, Durnr thc Sunday school sesson m Sundtv mornn? t s expected that s Duckers wll tell nterestms ^-.rcs tn chldren. "We ask all chldren be present n enjoy lstennc; our frend guest n wn. LTTLE SUGAR STOR E8 Fresh fruts green vegetables nsed freely n det wu cut dem for very sweet desserts. Serve very rl»e. sweet peaches, peas ftgs wlthont addulon ot sugar, or wth eream whpped up wth % lttle WhHe syrup or honey. For dark cakes, chocolate, cotlee, or caramello* cream u««half halt sugar molaases. For Ught cakes lght craaas use halt aad halt sugar rhlta syrup. GOOD SBLOf STEAK SMOKED SHOULBEBS BOAST POEK GOOD BOAST BEEF BLPE GBAPES EPE TOMATOES GOOD PEAS "Self." f yotr honse loolcs so so. t la because you are so so. re s no way of separatng yourself front envelope of appurtenances that youve chosen surround yourself wth. GOOD COEJ Your "seu" la smply cluster of crcumstances that you have cnued from rch "welter of world put n make-up of your Ufe. Exchange. ; 40c lb. 26c.: lb. 34c lb. 25c lb.. SOc basket 5c lb. 15c..can 15c. can EXTBA GOOD COFFEE Ground Order 25c lb. Frut canned wthout BUgar can be nreetened later by openng aud re- Heatng wth sugar, sorghum. mol«3- les, sugar cane syrup, whte syrup, bee J syrup, honey or maple sugar. Fruts can be preserved n grap* Wee or apple Juloo plaee of a sug- r syrup. ESrtract Julo* from rary rpe trult asd boll down oneftlf volume form a thn grape r apple syrup. f sorghum syrup aod U»r. cane lyup s sealed prevent termenulon, t vhu. prore a good Wnter jwestener. "WaU made cane sywjp»an b«used tako place of.sngar»ton m coffee. Dfference. Scence s concerned wth names, dstances magntudes of stars; wth problems uchng "ntestnal parastes of fea." Art, Uterature reuglon are concerned only "Wth manknd; wth elemental, unversal, etemal; wth dream, defeat, romance of lfe. DaUas Lore Sharp, Atlantc SHBEDDED WHEAT LMES Sc pkg. 10c doze Sem Adverttaementa POR SAXE Oalvdnlzed "Wre Tree Protecrs, one foot equare, all out ready snap around your young trult trees- only sure protecn awnst mce.. Ths wre purchased before war Sl, n vrrock half present prce, P- H, BABCOCK, H.-rv,-rd Frut Farm, Harvard. Mass. TO LET Ffrnlshed Houae, w-lth all modern convenences: located near depot. MRS. B. S, REMCK, UttleWn Mass. * NOTCE OF HEAEma. Ayer, Mass.j.Aug, 7, 1918,, To Board ol Selectmen: underslgmed respectfully asks for a Lcense keep-sre^ell gasolne n a Fve, Hundred gallon tank, underground at bnldng known as old elder mll buldng on Phelps* property. Name, Chas S, Adalan. Resdence, Ayer, Mass, Appcan recelyed August 8, 1918, JOH< D. CARNEY. Charman Board of Selectmen AJl fruts oan b«capnod suceesstuy -wthout sugar for t W t e o J«!7 f/tng, pe flug. mnuadea. Oa^ Syrup ma»by,«juctag th«fluc«-o< n \ -» D.m.. rrapes, apples or pears ona-seranth Proper C.re^^of Pa ms. ^ ^ ^^V^, can be Med To make palms thrve n a draw- «!!!. 2^a cmmlng or on fte lag room, sponge!««""f.^.^ ^ble ^. t S ^ a great exweek wth lukewarm water whch ^^ " v a lttle mllk has been added. After - - ^ ths st pf-t ll lukewarm water hljh enough completely cover t for two hours. Ths s only satsfac- ^ ry nethod of waterntj; """^ 1 ^*jot"-wntotla ttelt om lulce, or plants are klled every year smply be-. ^j^^ «,ncentrated Juce of apples, pears cause people neglect water m ^ _,», properly, Ponrns a Utte water on fhe plant s of no use, stng t,^^,4,, jjowad b«c0m» soft n n saucer of water does very Uttle ^p, ^^ y,, tre t "Wll ac«ulr» good. ; enouth lugar on ta own aooouot. mske t verj" palatble for cannng rtthout sugar. Whara trult la abundant, Cn rpe fmlt la U own luloe. - ^, Too mueh sugar tl uaad co tha tlced bore who deftly tums con- j^groj^ t,^^^. ^th- a OOMaaOja* HOlHE TO HEST Harvard Center: 7 rooms, furnace, hardwood floora a Kardon spot, on stage lne. TBLKPHONE 29-2, lt62 Offce of BOAED OF SELECTMEN PE APPLES FOR 8A1.E SBc. peck. "WL,>A.M PTON-E, Harvard, taasn. Telephone Ayer "8-6, t52 DRY WOOD FOR S,V.E Cut fltted r.sve. S12 cord, delvered. E. A COKE. Harvard, M.1S5, Tel S8-2: " PGS FOR SALE Chester Whtes t.".- tarstf. ^tnck; nlso, 6 months old pedlgreel Englsh Sotter Doe, P. H. " A>LOJK, rarvard Frut Farm. Harvard. Mass. Telephone 94, WOMEN AN-D GUl-S WANTED To w-ork our facry, er full or part ttme. Cloan, attractve ""^rk _BO0d w,-kea, Apply at once, PEPPBRKL. BR,^DNG CO,, Eaat Pepperell 3t,n B»by Natural Monopolst. re s about baby none of subtle dcceltfulncss of old, prac- H ner settlem»-n ^.denfled wth m.-ny pleasures he ow- Helen Flsh ded or. r,r,v T,. her husb has f.,,..r oucky, v,r.^ l-eroy Emery, of L.vnd-. N / v.tng Edmund Bloo!. exoercuvv- - ^^T versntlon hs own explolts af -.J,^?35..-«venlnfr.at.1.30, ^^^^^ ^^^^ pjy..ttke».or.ue muf- - v^r meetng wl" "e held ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ personal self. entre household attenn tums at onco hs nffars. He monopouses conversan wth hs breathless account of hs hunger or of hl«connecn wth open safety p that s sll re s t. :?;:^,?^^^" Saturday..rell Bran ch, A.B.C C. are e.\(ec;ed MS, h mor. Reed, nf Mnn s:rce; h Saturday, Mr K 1. however, ntj deulned at nst moment s. abroad as sgn V,;nan Mr,,^y aauadron. Mlss Anna Hhcd of New. O-K a Pepperell left Tn-sday, AK.- Ogunault. Me. vst Vs. Crookc..) of New York, who h,s tago re. Mss llood hopes spend, NeUc cotp-..jcott Or.-ngo held an n^r re ot MUle Rch.rl. h" -.«ot commttee betn., - rr." f.v.lowlng program w.; - -; ;, o M Nash; readnz, M -- "". Flvnn. tvho responded ".> "x -.o Kdward Blss: readnz. V-;- - t Shattuck; readng, (.-..-.: r K.-nbal, who responded : th.nks pepperen ^^";»,.,e ""^ses^on^ ^*^^«^^d,ranch sell :lc«cre*u..,helhau.«sae^^t ^! Angust 22. S S r e W T r e ^ ntefest m se gatnes J a ths,was ruo-?7h:r^"^al<^?f-[-: ^ =^n*nr^"c«^»""<>,5 w,rm K» r WA cnn-,.t,t ro rght spovatfd.con^ sold out nd a sum lo ot var»(y «pd,pl«n«^ ^ * TOT. Ths auttr-««"«* 1P*»V~* natural weettu pt oomw»»fc tj* dlsunoure tutor ««twlt W* J «real coffee tasla ara o otta» mattsred rlth sugar. CARD OF THATKS We take ths means express our sncere apprecan heartfelt thanks our relatves, neghbors,, anl.-ll Or Kood frends w-ho. so many thoukhtful ways, helped us our heloved wfe sster her llness, for messakcs cf sympathy anrt beautful (lowers comfort us "^",!^" r-~".lm Aver Bt least fourour..«rvement.^ 4.publl8hed.n.Wld^4«f-«^. e»e,\.w^^^ Mchael MoSamara. _._., Hugh McNmara famly, Mlss Alce McPadden, John McPadden. _ Uttlen, Mass,, August 29. 1S18, t was Mllon Caserof Pneapples. Durng lnst yeaf HawaU exported a mllon cnses of objped plneappfe "TTWflOO ruses-of-artf^uloe;^-when. t la nndersod that t takes a pneapple ten mnnths tttnrc that each plnnt honrs only *our pneapples ts lfetme of three years, Hawas cportntlon of thc rult makes a Credtable showng,- >... Easy Road Fortune. "How dd Docr Capsule become BO rch? Hc neary starred as a general practner." "He became n specalst." Judge.,-:...>. _.^.. Mlflht Be Welcom. Wfe ".Tohn. res a draught comub wndow." Debt-haraMed hasbaud "Who fromr Bosn Transcrpt. FOR SALE ^Valuable -property, near ralroad. Sbrley: deal locauon for,sre, Karage dwe-lllng house..tne property now cludes barn,»"«,{3«houses,. Address. "8. >f. M.." Pub»«Sprt OfBce. Ayer.»V^^ PoultrY:^ Now Payng 28c: SOc. « up^^«^ for Good Poultry,, rfnve Orders by tdephgalny [^y«j>" 81-3, br tclcpbono xwrcu 5385-M Orders can be left wth A. A. lawrence. East Pepperel..-» DA-VD SAPERSTAN.. ORDBRED, that a publlo hearng be held on foregong Petn on sxteenth dny of September, A. D at eght oclock P. M., m^ Selectmens Room n Town/Hall n sad Ayer, at whch Ume place all persons nterested n sad PetlHon,"?^ appear wll be heard; that petner-gve nouce of t^j,"?e place of sad hearng by publshng an attested copy of sad Pe«"o?_ ""f. ths order.reon n Turners Publc Sprt Ayer News, newspapers ps*ll8hed.n.s8wayer,_at least f^^^^^^ teen days pror re, that ths Clerk of Board mall wrtten notces of tme place of sad hearng at least seven days pror re alt owners of real estate abuttng on property where- sad tank s pe^ ttloned-.be located, as such 0"wnershtp s determned by last precedng assessment for taxan... JOHN,D. CARNEY, DOUGLAS C. SMTH,... : B1»WN^ H. LONQLEY.,..... :.:J «ftl»ctmftn of Aver..,, A true copy, ot petn order reon.. ", Attest: DOUGLAS C. SMTH,. Clerk. ">»Mf*,::0!o.