Ayer, Mass.V:;.-Saturday, March 25,1916

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1 )- ^m^dukmtr^x ^^^j^^^^ -. "" k. V Forty-Eghth Year Everythng Eledtrcal RoSert MurDtus Sons Co, ELEOTEOAL OONTEAOTOES Lghtng Fxtures Electrc Supples Headquarters for MAZDA Lamps for Household Automoble Salesroom Park Street Eveready Flashlghts Batteres. TURNERS AYEE, MASS. Gran Seeds Fertlzer Arsenate Lead Poultry Applances Manure Spreaders Mowng Machnes Harrows Plows Lme Ayer Farmers Co-operatTe Exchange BOWEN BAEKEE, Mgr. Offce Warehouse, Flanagans Crossng, Ayer, Mass. Resdent Salesmen Wanted to represent one the largest manufacturers hgh-grade, medum prced four- sx-cylnder ^tutomoblcs n the followng towns: Sm.EY, LNKNHrRG, PEP- ERE.L, TOWNSEND, (no- TOX, LlTT.ETON, WEST-OR), HAV.XR), ASHBY, Dtx-.sT.\n.E, BoxnoRort, MOL LS, X. H. BROOKLNE, N. H. Ths s an excellent opportunty for good salesmen.. Address 17S PUBLC SPRT OFFCE, Ayer, Mnss. PEPPEBELL Vcwn tems. John Blood s confned to her home wth tho prcvalllns Krppe cold, Mra Goorge Hcrrlff, Somcrvlllo, s reported ellghtly mproved thl.s week from the threatened attack rheumatc fever. Norman Upoon came from Fltchburg fo spend Sunday at hs old home n town. Mss Katherne Mallahos gone to Wnchendon to work n,a hotel. Fred Mller came from-lowcll the frst tho week, where he s employed n a meat provson store, Telephone 113 Ayer,s ll wlfn a hard cold at the home hs father. Eljah Mller, Mr, Burton Humphrey were n town on Sundav, the guest.s Mr. Wllam Jewett, Pleasant street. Mr. Frank Dunton..ccompanled by ther son Harold,nd nodhews, Harry Kenneth, returned to ther home n South Portl. Me,, on Monday. M.ss Gertrude Carter.s a vctm the srlppe, benk taken suddenly ll last S.aturday n^ht. A meetng partcul.ar nterest to all who have been connected wth the work the collepro extenson dep.artment.amonff the lades the varous classes or groups, wll bc held at Central hall on Wednesday afternoon, March 29, at three oclock. Ths s an opon meetng all are most cordally nvted to attend lsten to an address on the work by Mlss Laura Com,stock. Amherst collere. whose name ft sutlcent recommendaton. All the lades who met Mss Comstock durns the extenson school w-ork lasl fall are anxous to agran hear ths (rfted speaker w-ho was so thoroufjhly conversant wth so many subjects, Bvery member the cla.sses formed to contnue the work s expected to be present wth an nvted Buest, All who attend arc sure to bc well repad, SprlnK opened.march 20. accordng; to thc almanacs. But somehow-, wth snow-drfts four feet hkh, we cannot help feelnk that the almanac maker the clerk tho weather have f.alcd to connect, Parker.1, Kemp s sufferlnk wth an abscess n the throat, followng an attack tho Krppe. Ho w,-s ab.sent from town meetlnk on Monday, thc frst tme for thrty years. At ths tme last yoar everyone was fearng or> fghtng forest fres. blls for ths work n March alono amounted to about ffty dollars. Some one. was wonderng durng the pjst week whch was more costly forest fres or snow banks. Mlss Dela Kemp Cambrdge has bocn vstng at the home her mother, D. W. Hazen, Pleasant stroet: dfferent brd clubs n town would do w-cll to note tho advce Rven rcccnuy bote tho Womans club Boston by Patterson Clevel. She.named thc brds especally x-luablo n destroyng nsects harmful to crops, as the meadow lark.martln yellow, blled cuckoo. martn was partcularly valuable n destroyng the caterpllar t was recommended to every orchard owner to encourage a colony ot martns on hs?rounds. as hs trees Would then need, no sprayng for yjls. pe«t Rev. W. H. Beers was*aff1cted wth an attack the prevalng grppe thc latter part last week was unable to occupy hs pulpt at the.mothodst church. Tho mornnk servce was cond-ucted" by Rev. GeorKe NewhaU, the evenng «er\lcc by A, R, Paull. Epworth loukue.servce was n charge Mlss Mc.Nayr, Mr, Beers s mprovng at la.st reports, Bert DeRoehn, a former resdent here, now resdng near Bo,ston wth hs mother sster, Cora De Roehn Blood, was n town on Monday. He represents a chocolate manufactory Phladelpha as travelng salesman. J. B. t«wls. Mls.< Lew-s Mss Anna Peabody were called to Readng - on Tuesday to attond the servces Dcan Peabody. the wfe Mss Pcabody3 brother, who ded on Sunday. tny green sha.nrocks n thetr mlnaturo flower pots, whch were the souvenrs gven out March 17 from Qumbys pharmacy proved an attractve novelty, ono whch can be perpetuated through the year by transplantng care. New telephones have been establshed for Cecl Kemp, Jerry Flynn Chester A, Parker, tho latter nunbor beng 91-12, C^lef Polce Andrews, although accustoned ^ to all sorts weather, provd, hmself not mmune from the prevalng epdemc, beng conflned to the house several days last week wth the grlppo. a threatened attack pneumpoa. Barl Parker, from Boston, spent Sunday n town wth hs aunt, Fred Hartwell. famly. Menton s made n the Boston Globe Saturday. March 18. Frank Butler, the blnd muscan, who was drector tho Henry Wlson junor b at an entertanment, gven at hs home town, Farmngton. N, H.. March n. Tho junor b s composed about twenty boys from the local schools who are sad to have gven a flne concert Mr. Butler s somowhat known n town through hs vsts at the home hs brother, T. E. Butler, Hgh street Ray Wlloughby. from Boston; spent the week-end at hs old home n town. Sarah E, Patch s agan conflned to her room by an attack rheumatsm heart trouble. Hazel Soule. one the hgh school senors, w-as confned lo her home wth the grppe last w-eek. but resumed her studes on Monday, Arthur Valcourt. a thrteen-yearold son Joseph Aalcourt. who resdes near the Townsend lno, was taken to the Burbank hosptal n Ftchburg on Surday by advce tho attendng physcan. Tho lad. who s a student at the Man street grammar school, had symptoms- appendcts an operaton was thought nece.ssary. t was performed the frst the week was successful. Amercus Lawrence, w-ho w-as last reported as qute ll at hs daughters n Mlllnocket. Me,, has recovered sufllcently to return home, arrvng hero last \ypek." Mss Besse Farley s workng n a mllnory establshment n Ayer. Mss Gertrude Sulllvah. "Nashua s-treet, a teacher n Wakefeld, s takng a trp to "Washngton. D, C. wth a party frends. Those from town who attended the specal w-eck lectures at Amherst college endng Frday. March 17. are very well pleased wth lecturers subjects. lades w-ho attended the womans.secton whch met n the Entomologcal buudnk. are enthusastc concernng Pr, Laura Comstock. who was n char.ke the course. Mss Florence Ward, Wa-shngton. D. C. a specalst on boy.; grls work, gave an llustrated lecture on "Tranng the Amercan Krl for w-ork.".mss Lertha Shaplegh, Columba unversty. X, Y., gave demon.stratons bread varous cookng,.speakng for four perods. John W. Perce has been gettng.about on crutches ths w-eek as the result an accdent to hs ankle receved whle loadng logs last week. Dentl from Accdent. Early Sunday mornng a message was receved by Dr. Lovejoy to come at once to the lumber camp F. f). Dutton, Chelmsford, on the Lawrence lot. just f South.street. After a bref examnaton the physcan found the patent, a man by name Vck Grller, ha<l been dead nearly an hour, the cause beng a fractured skull at base the bran. Tho story as told by hs mates, corroborated by the foreman the camp resdeus.along the roa<l was substantalh- as fdlows: On Saturday nght, after recevnk hs pay. Grller. wth a chum by name Rchard Carr. from the Cheyenne reser\-aton, Go"r:e Bacon North Oxford. James Kchards Worcester GeorKO.Myers wfe from Arzona, left camp wth a heavy lumber sled at about f.s oclock to purchase supples fr the camp some artcles for themeues. Ths they dd. Orller. who!,:d receved eght dollars. purcha,s<l clothng, shoes lcuor, Afterw.nl tbo whole party went nto the Alethla theatre to soe thc movlnk rturc sb^wf. Atter about ten mnutes Grlle, Carr left the plarr-,d spent the res* the evennk, evdently. n becomng badly ntoxcated. At ahout they started for thc camp. Carr drvng. Grller was vory much under thc nfluence lquor,. after the team had pa.ssed the center tho town he fell backw-ards. accordng to the other occupants the sled, strkng hs head on the rear-bunk. He was helped nto tho camp on ther arrval thoro. t was thought hs condton w-.aa duo to the ntoxcants rather than any njury, as no gash w-as dscovered on hs head at the tme. re scorned to bo no perceptble change untl Sunday mornng, when one hs mates went to the bunk n tho camp d.scovered that ho w-.as not breathng. Tho physcan was then summoned, wth thc rcsult a.n noted above. Dr. BulkJey, o; Ayer, coroner, was called performed an autopsy, renderng the verdct accdental donth from fractured skull. T. F. Mullln, probaton flcer, Ayer, was nlso at the camp on Tuesday for nvestgaton, hs opnon concded wth that the coroner. Thc manner all concehed led to no suspcon fo4l play, there seemed trf be nothng to ndcate any other motve for tho accldeht. was, removed to tho undertakng rooms R. H. Blood. Ayer, Mass.V:;.-Saturday, March 25,1916 Alt that canr.ttf 14«rned concernng Orller s. that.-.b<^ ras a half-breed Cree from-maoltobf Canada Northwest. So far,aa could be-learned he has no relatves-n!thla part. the country.no "larucular frends other than Carr,; who was wth hlra. at the tme o,.thlo.accdent. portable mllt^lere has been runnng over a month -ona no dsturbance among -the. help has heretore not^d. been Town Moetnjr..\ j. annual town mootng for the electon -ol9cem decson on the llcenso queston waal hold on Monday, March 20.. tptal vote 521 was 58 short last-year, there were ho women voters., warden at Precnct A was John O. BonaotV.. BartyJE: Hubart, clerk; M. Luther Boynton, Lcon P. Rchardson, Frod -D. Behnptt, ballot clerks: Frank T. Wrght^.Nathanel S. Shattuck. Charles.B.-- Boj-nton, Mr. AX- Poor, supervsors; _»t Precnct B the warden was "Wlllara A, Drummey; C. Robert Wrght, clerc; Thomas Haley, Danel Sullvan-,-.Sdward A. Johnson, ballot clerks;.^lfchkel Sullvan, Jphn Morrson, supecyas. vote on th^.-lcense queston waa Precnct A,N0122..Yes 9C; Precnct Bv Yes 186, -No 82, makng a majorty.-78,vo. town tcdn* elodtcd, wth the number ot^otes <:a«t, was as follows:.* Town ClCrlf... Parker J. Kemp. Town Treasurer. Addson Woodward Selectman. 3 years C. H. Mlled.. James E. Attrdge.fosessor. 3 years- Arthur P. Wrght 1 Rodman Blake School Commttee, 3 yrs, D. R. Chld. : Overseer Poor, 3 yrs, Patrck Sullvan Henry P. Humes Hghway Srveyor, Warren M. Blood Jerry Lorden Constables A. A. -awreree George G. Tarbell John Haggerty Cemetery Com.. 3 yr.><, E. G. Chapman Cemetery Com., 2 yrs. George H. Shattuck Water Com., 3 -yra.; qharles H.,Hlller Tax Collector^ ; V. Q...RobUUU> < Ubrary Trut**S. Edgar WX^lkke Charles B. Taft Audtors,- >, Arthur Bunon - Marshal Merlam Tree Warden -. -Prcclncts B Total ts CO TO S ! John Tune town meetlng for the consderaton thc! appropratons the thjrty-seven artcles contaned n the town warrant.wll be held on Monday. March 27. at jthe town hall. Fre. ~- ~ A brsk fre was dl^oyered by Mr.s. A. S, MoXayr abput three oclock last week Frday.hbmlng,-whch for a tme threatened ther resldehce on Park street..a pecular odor was notced by the.faahjeln..the- evenng Search was nade whl^ resulted n /ndng. nothng unusual: Toward mornng sho was aw-akened by a decded smell.smoke. Upon enterng the large front lvng room she -dscovered that a small closet adjonng the chmney was n flames. nght oper.ator at the telephone exchange was notfed. he lost no tme n gettk some the fre engneers on the.scene wth cxtngulshers. n the m-antme Mc.Nayr had called upneghbors a garden hoso was effectvely used by Mr,.Mc Nayr. aded by Mr. Bennett Mr. fjray. A defectve chmney Was undoubtedly the cause, the.woodwork tho closet Kcomlng overheated. door the closet w-as kept closed, thus conmnng the fames there, although the rooms were flled wth smoke. clnset had been used by McXayr : keep books papers n, th<^e added to the flames, Sho lost seve:l books whch were valued by her, s they once belonged to her mother: also, a famly bble other papers. Tho damage to the house was not large was covered by nsurance. Can >-Fro.Annversary. member^ the Paugus Pennemaquan *amp-fre crcles met together on Saurday evenng to observe the fourth annversary that order, Twent>-seven members had supper at the v.-stry the Methodst church, tho nv nu baked pot.atoes, beef loaf, rolk, orange jelly, cocoa two brthdy cakos beng ))ropared by a eomn.teo eght members. n the absence the guardan the Paugus cn le. Mss Oertrude Carter, through llness,. J, B, Lews asssted Jeer.s. At the councl meetlnk whch followed, ten the mothers were present. rank wood-gatherers w.as conferred on Kdth Dow- at ll Klenor Hldreth, Mss Kathern Kllourn, who joned the >ennema<ru crcle gave a short talk on the b...ds the order. Camp-tlr- movement, although n ts nfancv. already extends from Alaska to Ausrala. t orgnated n tho mnd.m)s, Charlotte Oulck ot Sprnglcld am many the deas ncorporated nt. tho w..rk were taken from the actv.. maknallve daughter Mr.s. (l) ck. who ded at ther summer home n.mane. n her grlhood. Her Ktenso love for know-ledge prmeval lfe n the woods,.tj-o w.^en nto tho Camp-llre work d.):n--s. as a memoral by her sorrownk nother. two crcles arc to.,!-ervc ths annversary also by sondnt- gft boxes to the war sufferers. On Sunday nornlng ton. members ot thc Paugus crcle attended the mornng ser-c. at tho Congrog.atonal church by nvtaton. pastor spoke the laws governng thc cmnp-fro work enlarged upon ts usefulness. He al«o explaned thc ranks or dcgr.es the order made appllcat.u these to thc splr- tujl Ufo the young. About Town. Phllp Pucca has sold hs farm to John H. Henderson, ot Andover. Thc farm contans about a^vcnty-fve acres eaually dvded, wth several acres growng l>lnc; an old-style house, nne rooms an.l fve flro-placcs. re s a nc* flftv-foot henhouse, nnetyton sllo modem barn. Hay, farmng tools J^e^c*" "«";"- eluded farm s onr the Nashua ^ body road", about a muo.«half from Pcpperel; Fred A. Smtf. Ayer, negotltcd the doal. ;... LAMSON c^^6<^cfl;ay BESTr LAMERCAV -Jr?;;<. ; c*tnfea ^: >«PV»r AYent J-UtM bpnn Btate utr^ ^rau... No. 29. Prce Four Cents For a correct Hat correct n style becomng to you come to ths store to. do your choosng. We have the Hats that fashon says are correct a.nd our new Sprng Hats are certanly very hsome, ad attractve. We carry that leader good style good qualty made by one. the best makers Of hgh-grade Hats n the country. Ths undoubtedly wll be. a St Hat Season we -have a good assortment the hew shapes n all the popular colors. : We make a specal feature our $1.93 Hat n both St Stff Hats. t s unusual qtalty for the prce Prces STFF HATS $1.98 $3. SOFT HATS $1.98 $3. Sprng Golf Caps ^ Many dfferent colorngs hsome mxtures among the New Caps for Spfmg, all made by;^mson& Hubbard.., *. ^; Prces MENS GOLF CAPS.^50^, 75^ $1. /;: "BOYS GOLF CA^S.25^ 50^ SPECAL SALE OF -X A fne qualty medum weght Underwear, sutable for early ^prng weasr. Ths lot Underwear s equal n qualty to that usually sold for $1.. t s made a fne yarn s a beautfully fnshed garment. t s a great bargan as you wll apprecate when you examne the garment at the prce we have made for ths sale. 65c, 1? Store Open Monday, Frday Saturday Evenngs Frst Parsh church Pepperell held ts annual parsh meellng on Tuesdav evenng. March 21. Chdce parsh flcers for the ensung year w-.as as follows: Rodman A, Blake, clerk; L, H. Johnson, troas,; John Frossard. Harry Hobart, Leon P. Hchardson. oarsh commttee; Louse Hchardson. Rev, D. R. Chld. Josephne Mault. musc commltteo. Edgar W. Blake resgned as parsh clerk after twenty-one yoars sera-ce Addson Woodward as treasurer after nne yoars. Warren Veteran Fremens assocaton wll hold ther annual enlerlanmonl gatherng Monday evenng. Aprl 3 at the town hall. S. Th.jmpson Blood wll bo the entertaner wth an entre new- program. re wll also bc a male quartet. A good tme s expected. ;.. Womans club mot Tuesday afternoon n Saunders hall. re was qute a lengthy busness meetng atter whch Ethel Bolton Brooklne gave a talk on "Form.lfe one hundred yoars ago." r^lltftstratod tho lfe n some our nearby towns at that tme t was voted to have guests- nght changod, from Aprl 3 to Monday evenng. Aprl 10, t wll be held n thc Congrogatona vestry, Xo tckets wll be for sale. Each member wll bc provded wth one guest tcket. D..\. R. MccUng. Prudence Wrght chapter, D. A. R., hold ts regular monthly meetng on March 16 at tho homo Walter M. Drry. charman the hostesses the afternoon. re was an excellent attendance members guests, -the regent. Harrette A. S. Pholps. presdng. As usual the mootng was op<;ncd wth tho rtual exorcses tho roports thc varous fcers commttees mado up the routne buslnos). Thc treasurer reported all dues pad tho hstorans March tem was a short sketch ot the Mohawk tral. A gft money trom a nonresdent member WJS accepted added to the chapter treasury to purchase cc croam spoons for tho Chapter house. Tho members rose -whle tho regent announced tho recent death ot Marshall Meram, a charter member former vlco regent treasurer, a- conmttee was selected to. draw up resolutons on her death. A letter was read by Sol^ Agent for.lewandos Laundry ard. Dyehouse. j BaNK NGHT FVE TO EGHT FRDAY, APRL 21 THE FTCHBURG CO-OPERATVE BANK Wll Receve Deposts.Payrrents AT THE STORE OF J. J. BARRY & CO. Matr Street, AYER the regent from the State D. A. R. Old Trals commttee, askng for tho chapters coperatlon n ts work. Tha matter was left wth the regent-for decson. An nformal talk on the prncpal w-ork tho chapter snce ts organzaton n 1898; a detaled report from Mr.s, Paull Appleton. the two members attendng tho recepton gven by thc Massachusetts D. A. R. n Boston recently to the presdent general. Story, answers to tho roll call by tho readng cards sent out to each member for addtonal data, anecdotes or tems bf nterest about ther Revolutonary ancestors, flled up the atternoon wth tho added enjoyment lstenng to a couple songs from Mr; Drury a pano solo by hs nece. Msa Marguerte Drury. chapter had the pleasure ot welcomng ono ts now members at ths meetng. F. H. Qumby, transferred from th Fort MassachUr setts chapter Nth Adams, also a non-resdent member, Merrltt H. Johnson Uttle Kock, A^kansas. After closng wth the usual fla* ^utc, refreshments wero served by tho. hostesses, Drury, Ml» Ora" ham Tower, the meotlnff adjourned to Aprl h response to ntulres recently mado concernng the objecu for Whch the Prudence Wrght chapter, X>. A. R,. works.. the treasurer. Mlss H. Eleanor Lawrence, makea the follotr^ hg bref statement as a, partal Mtswer: mrtns noh*y glveh» scattered, through the aocojjnts. seventeen years are not ncuud. For memorals: Contnental MemoHal hal, Washngton, J2: PrndeBc* Wrght Memoral tablet) 160; Waldtt Mehoral; )10.7S; Meadow gardte, S; a menbrlal flagpole n CambrdkAr»B;- for ;varbu8. objects as VrHage Ad socety.- cookng olossea. Son Franctac6 sufferers,, etc, $76; for patrotc educaton we work n. collectng n^> ter.hlstorc nterest. Th* s done^. by the: Old Homesteads commltt9«ra< early ndustres, bd roads -;Otd^^ graveyard commlueea. Kembe the chapter have. wrttea< papers on local hstory otta a patrotc nature before^^a " tho town the puvue^ot other towns., ^*BV chapter has cantrwut-^,, <or the educaton ^ tha"-mettl whtes. chapter "^janben;- tlte asslstanee frenda ^erectm^ lberty pole. pnmbase, opl the porebase ad^cara «-J has cort t490. A cwf tha~«&4 flag book bas beenrptaced U^ schoolroom n towns. nneja«%j n labor mteral/110» r^ headqtartera^ tbe old brlek^ house. ^ "-a^j; above satament doea^la elude our duaa fo natonal jp work nor our loeat Aea,wl^r< tbe tnonejr.wa/aan. S(»;r to do Wbat,w» canf (n omf/- f the Work whttk t3^. sbea; n«ltb ddea t- x t]stltfnorth«p4nott«t^ eb««t!ar n eurtt«t>t«rhla«approxmate amouht*. «bnewut.le. omat-.wa.amudmqra.jem than the total tafounts, -ttoaltmms lm«metal p«rme,-«m*>, f*,t 1/ -v, > V f>"ltj«k *fj«n>a 3% -vdy- y^ymy^-y ;Av:.cfer, >Vj^f m^

2 l^p S«pp5fp [wtfp.p " A.V.trtl-ttr l- X ^ r-^-y -. ono DoxjAB AND vxpsx cmtsa PJBB. XEAB. cr AD VANOB GBORGB B. O. TVRNER, PnbUshcr JOHN U. TURNER, Edtor -We pnbusl tfae followng Papers: Tomers Pabllo Sprt, Ayer, Mass. Xbe Groton lmark Xle jpeverell Claren-AdTcrtlser Xbe UtUoton Gnldon 3Ae Westford Wardsman be Harvard HUslde, Xbe Shrley Oracle- Ue Tbwnsend -Tocsn be Brookllne (N. H.) Beacon Xbe BoUls (N. H.) Homestead Bhtered as second-class matter at the yostomce at Ayer, Mass. Saturday, March WESTFOED. Center. Prncpal Mrs^ Wllam C, Roudenbush have been spendng several days ths vacaton wlh relatves n - "VValpole. N. H. communty mourns tho loss ths week one ts long-tme respected resdents. Elzabeth Perham Tuttle, w-ho passed aw-ay Tuesday evenng at her home on the Boston road after an llness severalveeka Tuttle was a woman devoted to her home famly as well as a knd neghbor frend. She attended the Untaranchurch was a member the Womans, Allance also bf the Tadmuck club. Tuttle pasacd her sxty-second brthday a few days prevous to her death. She leaves to mourn her loss her daughter. Mss Ruth Tuttlo,. two sons, Aaron Alfrod Tutle,.two grchldren. branch lne electrcs have had: one the hardest weather propostons ths w-nter n ther h-storv. Every elfor^ was made last week wth the great drfts, but n the exposed. wnd-swfpt places the snow- flow back -onto the tracks about as fast as t w-as cleared; Varyng stores the heght some the drfts are gven, but t s safe to say that the bulk snowwas the worst snce the road was bult. Ths weeks storm has helped to complcate the stuaton. t beng the schobl \-acaton tho problem transportng the scholars has nol had to be met. t s hoped that by the flrst the week return lo.schedule ^t jne.^ll be n order. "^Electrc lghts are beng n.utaued at ^,tle Congregatonal parsonage. -; lss Cella Rchardson s vstng Mlss Ella F. Hldreth. Davd Wallace s slll confned to her home but- hopes to get out among the church people wth the advent mlder weather. Owng to the uncorlan condton theroada the Wllam E, Frost,school wll not re-opon next week. vacaton- w-lll be extended one w-eek sohool wll commence Monday. Aprl 3. Ths change wll be balanced bv one more weok school n June, H ^JlfV,"^, f.lf Mlas Grace-Boblnson Mss Grace Bennett. Under the Pepperell news last,week. n the account the death Carre W. (Fletcher) Greenough. menton was made her onlv survvng brother, Henry H. Fletcher, Oreenfleld. who s n hs eghty-second year, Tha revves some remnscences Westford, where. n early lfe ho lved for man.-- years, where he. has. manyrel.tves frends who remember hn n a pleasant way as sexton at the lntaran church, a hghly ntellgent ctlren actve n the.socal lfo he town. Here he marred.mss Emly Read. d.u,;hter Zacheus Read, the head the well-known Read f.-rn, Mlw Jane Duvl--. now lvng n Shrley wth her nece.. Charles A, Mner, who was eluhly-.slx vears old on -March C. wll be remenbered bv all the older resldehus :he lown anl by many the younjer resdents-, A natve ths town. t wll be recalled by the older resdents hal t was at her fathers house, John Davs, on the Concord road, that the presen Lnlon Congregatonal church was organzed on December 25. SJS, As a member ths church she s loyal on attendance other helj,ful ways n town., ;.,. ^K^ Wllam R, Carver entertaned DcatKs. a very pleasant parly fronds al One the oldt : resdents the brdge w-hst at her home on Frday town. Fletcher Peckens. ded Lst afternoon last week. ro were Sunday afternoon al the home her flve tables for the game somo daughter. W,, H. Johnson, Although Peckens was nnety years gopd scores were realzed. score cards wore n pretty seventeenth ot old sho was qute snrv actve, for March desgn ths decoraton was one her years.. Peckens w-as otherwse approprately used. A delcous luncheon was served at the red. Her frst husb. John Ham born n Mane ard was twce mar close the game. mond, her only son are bured here. Her second husb. Fletcher Peckens. was well-known n town. He kept a store n the buldns nexl to tho lbrary, now- ow-ned bv Mr, Seavev, Mr, Peckens ded several years ago, " Tadnuck Club. regular meetng the Tadmuck club took place on Tuesd.>- afternoon n Lbrary hall.. Hldreth. the presdent, wa-s much mssed from her accu.stomed place, bens detaned at home by llness n her famly. n her place M.ss.^lce.M. How-ard. the executve bo.ard. presded, most capably. n harm.nv w-th the afternoons program M,-«Howard road " nature lovers creed,".votco w.s gven the comng sectonal conference the hoalth deparlmen the.state Federaton held wth the 19 club Bllerca. the presdents conference to be hed n South Boston, one new member..mce G. Uboutcley, wa.s admtted nto enbershj). program for tho afc-rn.jon was n charge the cons(-rv.f...n ccjmmlllee.. Hammett D Wr-ht charman. WrL-ht ha. s.-curod Wnthrop Pack.r.l, yt-t-rextrv ot xhe Ma.s,sachuset;3. \udubon.-^ocetv. w-ho gavo a most ntere«tng lecture on "Brds," Begnnng wth the,-.-,-thet:c appeal these feathered frends, he made very clear ther t-real utltaran \-alue bespoke the co-ok-.-aton every member nf the c.u!. n helpng to protect, feed, house.md water them. next meetng. Aprl t. wm!» recprocty day wll 1)e hf.l the Congregatonal church, although otherwse stated n the calendar. ttprcsentatves from a number neghborng clubs have been nvted th^afternoon promses to he the usual pleasant event. fben lr-c..tt arrd Francs W. Ban.ster an- the,hostcs.ses the afterno,,n..\bout Town. SprlnK.-rrvod on :;n<-.-,; y,-r 1,,,,,K, keepng thf >l,l Far;nfT.s.\rr. -r,. March 20. t rnnyx h.-%<- c..n.-.-,..ted, wth xho w.,-!hfr.t ; above no t,nt- wol.l h.-v kn.>w- th. t had arrvod f the aln:\r.;r had -..- reported t, Tho Hue., T, Faxxt, K,W T,J: ha«- largo yard,,...s,, h.!;.! f,-,r stw- ng, f,-v.r;n:. 11..W.. huv.- 1-1,1,].. a ple up at ht- mll.,.:t v.-ar an.l for Bovcral v-ary n.m.rch wo w».rc busy fghtn,- forest fns. Ths v.-ar tho enow tot-y t ;U. Peckens was a good neghbor. ahvays cheerful affable to everybody mantaned to the lasl "a sunny outlook. She was a loval member the Congregatonal church. decea.scd leaves a dau:,htor. W. "H. Johnson, nnd a sstor. Mss Lucy Toble. funeral took place on Tuesdav afternoon from the home h<~ daughter. Rev, Davd Wallace conductng the servce, Xlr.-s, Davd Grej; Harry Whtney sang two.selectons, ".Vo sorrow there" " chrstans.good n-ht." bearers were J, -Wllard Fletcher >sc,- Spauldng, Harwood L. Wsht am Frank Banster, Amy Cl.rk ded nt tho home her son Benjamn n Wc.^tboro on Saturday..>arch S, after a long llness, aged seventy-four vears. Bhe w-as a tgtve Wes-..ford", ben-; one ot nne" daughlers p: Jarv (Fletcher),.. Tower, was born on what w-as known as the Tower place now- occuped by -rank C. Drew- or the Low-ell road. On ths.spot w-as one the garrson houses u.sed as a defence agan.-t the ndans n the very early hstory the town. "Tower grls." as thev were called w-ero known for ther pleasant, cour-^ teous w-ays, "n honor always preferrng one another," Mr.s. Clark was one the old-tme scholars at the Stony Brook.school she was cheerful, good-natured apprecatve favors, one the most agreeable.-schoolmates. n the larger.<;pher.-..f ::e, w-th ts allotted trals, these njv trats w-hc wjflwswj!^^ LTTLETON sho posse.s.sed st...,. her n sood defense n tmes ;,;vcrstv. She marred PauJ Clark, s..:..f Rev, Stllman sol rcher cleane: mlk w-ll eark. wno w-as the mnster the pay hm n proporton, A vote apprecaton was extended lo Mr, Zappy Untaran church j. re n 1S afterwards n Wltr.. x. H. Later he for hs three years.servce n th.s. bought a f.rm n loscaw-en. N, H,. the strongest cow--te.stng assocaton where hs son aul lved wth hn! n the state, the feelng was evdent that f -Mr. -Mellens proposton son.served on xhe loard. -electmen for.several years was also "a KOOS throush Ltt!ot..u wll bo n tho member the.vew Hampshre lf--- very (r.^nt rank as. succossf.;, l.ry lature. He <cd soveral vears nzo c.mmr.t;.. s bured n Westford. - Clark was a m. mer (.f a large famly wh.. hav.- ;dfnt::f.l them.selves w-th every L-..d nterf.;- n tow-n church, mt.. the lar ;. crcle there ren-.us f.ur sste.-s ^yr- John Burbeck, -Mr.:. Frances Prf-scot; - Emma ckcus M-s. lan Tower. deceased. leavey three.-r.-s Frank D. ^-onr.»;er, K-v c " -Vew Jersey, Ben;amn We-tboro, wth whr.m sho mado ho;- h<m;o funoral took :lacc on.mondav aftornoon from tho h^_,me nf hor ss- tor, Kmma 5"korns. m tho Center. Uov. ^^.us H. Ptok.h.jrn...f [the tntar.m churth, con.luctnu- tho, sorvco. Tho bearors wore rel.-r.ves,.ludl-o Fre.oro.A. l-shor. Oscar P..Spauldns. Charles H. ckert,- -.dward A. Hamm. Hnal was n Karvow comotorj-. where rests the dust hor.jrol.-ol.tves.,f several Seu-ratos.! (ranlterlle, Ht-.rte Wl.5,,n. «hn w.s vltcted a at ; tel,-.xaxt- l,y the r.k.al hoard to rep- royt-nx Xhe (ranxfv-..f y. F. church j.ltt(-n,l-d tho...nfcrcrcf..mcthodtst churches that was held ax Trntv church, Wo.-c..ster..m.Mondav. J, thr- aftorn..on ho.:t;.r,dod the con-,,./,"" "" " " " hs n.t h wth \\ D.tn rrn; 3ft- Wa:,,ho ; -,,l -sh,..a,nc jv nlo. n.s!...on...v.lur.t tho st..w.rj-..strl.t,,,^ oran!:ko..>... f. tho,hoa.s.!.,;s other hrd.s «h.. nd t hard t.,..ot sncont noshot.,w-_- t.. tho ;,r-o.:tl..,.t ft yr.t.v,-,.n :ho -^-r..,:-.!.- -h,. News tems. ^ss Mary Kmball, ot Framngham Normal, was at home over Sunday. Mss Katherlne Kmball came home from Smmons college Thursday for two weeks vacaton. -M.ss -;velyn Kmball, ot Brldgewater.Normal school has been at homo tor a sveeks vacaton. Frank Dodge, ot Kng street, s nstallng electrc lghts. Roy Canney s wrng hs buldngs, Thc lrm that he represents has te contract for wlrnt: the a<tl,st church, -Mr-s, Charles V, Flagg, who underwent an operaton al Clnton hospttl last Saurday, s dong w-ell, t s hoped that early recovery w-lll warrant her return home shortly.- communty proachng mls,son closes tomorrow evenng wth the unon meetng at seven oclock. preache- wll be Rev. Chester A, Drummond the Frst Congregatonal socet.v, Somervlle. a former paslor ths town, who wll take for hs theme, " breath lfe," nterest shown durng ths scres meetngs has been very good the attendance. n sple the weather, has been exceedngly pratfymg, l should mean mucl to the relgous lfe thc town to have hero a week meetngs such hgh order, all our churches should bc beneltted. t s hoped to make ths closng mootng thc most helpful as ts subjoct s the most vtal. Burton S. Flaggs daughters, ot Andover, wore recent vstors. at ther Grfather Flaggs on Foster street. Msses Fanne Gertrude Serson spent a few- days ths week very pleasantly al the home ther nephew. Burton S, Flagg, n Andover, Supt. Hlll went to Portl,.Me,, last week vsted hs faher severa! days. Phllathoa class met vorv pleasantly wth. Clyde Crane ths last Wednesday, Ms.s.Marlon Flagg. who was expectng lo entertan the class on that dale, has been ll wth a severe bronchal cold, from whch. she s slowly recoverng..mchael.mc-vlff has been very sck at one tme was threatened wth pneumona. She htus been n tho care a nurse s stll weak, but on the road to recovery, -Mss --Mce Wrght spent Sundav wth her sster. JUss Ella Wrght, Shrley,.M.ss Mary Kmball, Framng, ham -Vorma school, was at home over Sunday, Her ^lster. M.ss Evevn Kmball, Brdgewater Xormal. las heen at home durng her w-eek vacaton. Dary. \s.slatlon. At a meetng the Lnleton Darv assocaton held w-o w-eeks ago at the home E. P. Wlcox, secretary. E. D.. -Mellon, ot Cambrdge.,.presented a plan for purch.lsng the mlk the assocaton. Mr. Mellen propo.ses to establsh a SO,0 plant n Lttleton for pa,steurzng.separatng the mlk.s brought lo the plant drectly after mlkng, then to delver bv truck drect to the Consumers loa_ue n Cambrdge. enterprse clams to have,1 good fnancal backng prooses to pay a flat rate for stard lk. por any mlk whch tests above ths.stard n butter fat freedom from bactera the ndvdual far,mer v,-!l receve a bonus. Ths Plan w-ll encourage each producer to Ventlon.,f laym.-n as deu-r.tc. Thc latf.r cor,vcnt..7 wa.s hel.l n tho Ja.- tst church. Wore ;.Mr. ar....j,,hn x.rnar.,..f : -.w.-!:. h.vo 1,.. :,,.. r.-;: vstors horo. [ n tho s;,ora! --w]-nx: matches that ;...k [..KO on tho K.ttrodc-o a o\s n l.w.:: ths w.-ok V.llatn Huckn;- ham W..T, rr.,m F.-,,rk Charlton l.v a ;--o..d taru^,,t>.;;;.v.,rth York wa- *lc;s.:tntly.sr>r.-<.<l,,som(- thc tnod.ars.-.r..-rs the rr.t.n.n chtrch. h.\nu d.ycr-vf-ro.l that tho.arso.n wn,:.! roach the mtd hs lfo <.n \V.- res,nv last w.-ok, c.,:c.--v...l.,f a h.-jjv method.f r-o,.,-nt.. planned a sur)r,s<- f,.r Kov.. Farfeld..n that ovenr.,-. - weather prrt-e.l SO nclc-m.nt tha: Thursday nrht was substtute.1 as a n.oro f.norahlo tunc o carry..ut ther j..ans. accordnkly th- vestrv was made readv, dec-orat.)-.~ tan.ry colored cr.-pe paper, j.,nfus narcss l.omk used.rusey, gvng the room a m.st attractve ajoaranco. x. H. Whte..m..rove to the parsonage asked Mr.. Karfel.l to accompany hm to the v.-strv on a lttle church husness. To ths thev acquesced. Whf-n thoy entornl the ],.;ace beautful thoy beheld a hundred ther church fn.-nds, who are.so greeted them cordally. On tho center tablo was a bcautf l larke brthdav cake, the j.roduct..f.m.ss Ewntts culna.ry skll, whch.mr -arfleld later cut am! shar.-l wth hs :.-ucsts. -Mr. Whtcomb, n behalf thc company, presented.mr. Farleld wth fty r,ne-l..!ar blls to whrh a appv rosj.wsp nf thanks.md apprecaton was made.,\n ontertanmc-nt was -ven consstn-..-.musc by. v..unt K:..t f.ung. j.an.) an.! clarnet.,«. 1. (Hany.vun laughler l:,.se. l.onos p.mo. an.! rectator.s by.uth Ttcomb,.awrence Uole. Vera Fth.-.Newc.mb Jclcous cake cfee wore served ovenmu l.r.,\cd f. bo one l mlch socablty, an.l con^-ratulatons j mngled wth expressons follow-- shp an.l Ko.d wll, -vnu- pr.mso contnued co-,.;)er.ton protrcss n the L-..-,d..1.1 Frst church.,f Lttl.ton. - SATrapAT^rAEOH:;26V l»6 Why PutO. You buy nev/ shoes when the old ones fol to protect your feet or when hey look shabby. Why do you put F pantng when the weather eats nto your house or your house has :hat run-down-at-the-heel look. ts good judgment to pant now wth Dutch Boy Red Seal Whte Lead pure lnseed ol. Such pant s an armor-lke protecton aganst decay tough, elastc, noncrackng, kctng. Leal, ol, colora ell other pcln Wo Uack Vlln. l-;x-:,-(.vernor.lohn,n. t..mmnos.ta. wh. was once the presdents! " - Whoopng conch sc-cn-..< t. -t- Whoopng n ahout r-vcrvt.o.lv nj,,, ; Vath. sjecal envoy t.>.m.-xc... agre.-s «,;!, doesnt,sdostc). latest,.,ne tf Frst (-h Carranza that the Vlla Clar.- K. Provost. :h.> lttl.-.lauthtake to whoopng s H.>>;hton a Oy. rad was fnance.1 by the busness ntere.s-ts ths country that have lon.- ;/;r.mr..mr-., llenrv.r..vost good at Chamtf-rlaln.t Corr-r.,,s., mc.l nt the home her par.-nts,.n Blbly t l.s bocau.so ho s.«.. ntcro.stcc been.so enthusas-tcally n favor.stturday,.march S, after a bref 111 n chldren as.supprntomlont /.f the ntorvent.n hy ths country n the affars.mexco, ness s,-:nrlet fever, a,r.-d 7 years Sunday school that he has to have o-p.< m.mlhs, (Mvn,- to the nature the so-called chlldrpn,s dls<ass At tho recent.sunday w-h. cmvnnlon her llness the cause death Albany Argus commentng edtorally on the matter ndnus hat n Lowell.Mr. Osgood was elected to there w.-us no funeral servce the executve commttee ths dlstflct. ht, atrlck s cemetery. xwell..sunday stt" has been fnanced by men nn ths bslness should not (nanco a rad on br,al took place n the famly lol n "mnch.ntln Amercan revolutlonmornng, Thc death lttle Clare sde the lne who hoped for hlg the Lnlted.States from Mexco f t \V, C, T, U, wll hold a food wa. unusually,s,ad. as.she -Ras a gans n the way concessons hut promsed to he a payng venture. salo at the home. Gpor;e \Valker on Frday afternoon..march 31 est member tho famly, who were any Amercan or group them could been howlng for nterventon would brght, happy llue chld, the younc-.stll thnk,s "t s h.ard to conceve how Thc nterests that have for years Thcro wn bo food, cy aprons all devoted to her tjeloved by all have been knowngly gulty adng not hestate al a llltle thng lke th.at for sale, competent commttees h.avng?l?u, ","" ^""^P^olonxt. She wns n or furtherng any such murderous f t would accomplsh thc ends they t n charge. re wll be an entertanment refreshments wll be w.a.s lookng forward to thc tme We dont,sec why.-nyone who hns Why should they hestate at the the thrd grade the Sargent.school crme as that nf Vlla," seek. served. when she could return wth her lttle kept track thc developments sacrfce lves solders. y arc chums after thc sprng vacaton." modern busness methods for the past hred to bo shot anyway as occason On. a-turdy evenng. March 25 Provast famly arc well-known am few years can fnd t hard to beleve may requre. th?re wn be a Boclal at tho Untaran the death lttlc Clare s the llrst thnt any knd ochcmc would fall Who tho men are who arc drectly church. Kletcher tro Ftchburg wn furnsh musc. Thoy have man provded there xvas a prt n t, break n the famly crcle to appeal to the up-to-dato busness responsble for the trouble may never been n town before havo pleased Besdes her father mother she bo known as thev u-lll probably cover When n our own crntry n tme ^ l *^.^, ""-"<- y.arc relatves le.a\-ea two ssters,.mary o. Gertrude. two brotherm. John ^o to doubt the ex.>.-tence such a con- ther tracks well, but we sec no reason peace pressonal gunmen thugs J., Wllard Fletcher, -Westford are promptly hred to shoot down StaUon. " wrong packago" wll bo Provos; deepest sympathy o?.splracy to brng about nterventon. workngmen n tme Ktrlkc to.avod preaented by the followng cast: Mss.ho entre communty s extended to t s farly certan that outsde help gvng better wages or workng condton.s. wo can see no reason why pose that those most drectly nterest w.as ncces.«ary t s far to sup- Mary a Balch, Harold Hlldroth mctlon. "" "* " """ ^^ «fmen governed by thc samo rules ed n tho success thc venture should neeeaaarea CONANT & CO. Lttleton, Mass. s Togs Sprng Summer 1916 Coats «-ll bc cut form-fttng have Kxly-wdth slouaer.s, wtl lttle or no paddng. x-ngu for men ot average heght Aoy. ndes: nodcrately tght nttlng wast: lajwls eollar w»e,><omc wldu wth wnslderbly smaller notel Umn thc p.st sea.son..st roll fronts v- contnue n favor. WaLst Coats wll be hgh cnt no collar.styles; hgh openng, wth farly long.cutan-aj polnt ut bottom. Trou.x!rs wll cnphaklzo Uc general tendency towards slender cfre<!t«,.., OuUng ra.so.s wll feature thc Cuff prelernc.. " ^ " th--cghu.s-neh lelt -^xn. wll receve c-omp^tc J. W. MURRV Talor artd Cutter Turner.s nock Telephone Connecton -WKR, M.\.SS. f Mates l DAME FASHml -* expressed n word pcture On Sunday, March 26th, Boston Her- ad wll publsh the Annual Sprng Fashon t Number. t wll contan two Rotogravure * pages the very latest fashon plates- a secton n whch there wll be a page llustratons descrptons the lates desgns n Suts Cloaks, an entre page wonderful pctures fascnatng gossp the newest smartest creatons m the mllnery shops. re wll also be a page fashon talk by Anne.Rttenhouse. Ths Sprng there tvll be many radcal departures from last seasons styles. For those tvho tvould be m vogue, a study the Sprng Fashon Number s mperatve. women New Engl watch for ths number. Make sure gettng your copy by tellng your newsdealer as early as possble that you want Next Sundays Boston Herald» «-M-M-»^-»-M-H he backng the whole bu.sl:,cs9, Thc Argus concludes th.at f.such t conspracy,s found to bo a fact the men responsble should he ferreted out when found they deserve to be hanged for murder, whch s true enough, bm a forclful Kutoplan dea. When.- ma.ss.acre lke that at Ludlow can be pulled f rght at Lome?h«,"2^^,J.; P"»hcd for t when thc rohponslblllty was establshed names the persons who dd thc actual murder werc known beyond a doubt, what hope? there Just retrlbutlon overtakng a gang rch powerful enough to pull f thc Vlla r.ald. f Vlla s caught he m.ay pet hs punshment, but t s a pretty safe bot that hs ATncrcan partners, f he J!f"%?".* ^l.""j^"" P^y»"> penalty for hclr part n tho matter. V.T.E. * You wanfto know what ypu motor car wll do. mllon-car Pord performance an.s^vers your queston. Supplyng the motor car needs all classes, the Pord s operated mantaned n cty or country for about two cents-a mle-wth unversal Ford servce behnd t. Tourng Car?440, Runabout?390; Coupelet?590: town Car 640; Sedan?740, f. o. b. Detrot. On dsplay.sale by KEMP & BENNETT, East Pepperel], Mass., We are also Agents for ths Popular DODGE BEOS. CAR at?785 the OAKLAND LGHT SX at $795, f. o. b.^ Factory B E R K S H R E S Entrely satsfactory Relable breeders Knd mothers Supremacy supreme Hghest qualty.fat lean meat deal foragers Respected eyerjnvhere Excellent supply mlk Surely best breed n the world Pgs AU Ages to Offer All Cholera mmune Overlook Orchards LTTLETON, MASS. SPRNG 1916 E. F, Chler Lades Hatter Cordally nvtes you to attend her Sprng Openng FASHONABLE MLLNERY Thursday, Frday Saturdav MARCH ^ BARRY BLOCK Telephone 82-3 AYER, MASS. More Power Half the Cost Farbanks-Morse -KEROSENE AND GASOLENE ENGNES Call Look m Over Get Prces One 5 H. P. Second-h Novo Gasolene Engne A Bargan,?95-n, frst-class condton SPEC.VL FOR TULS MO.VTH A H. P. ralrbanks-morsc Engne at $37. CHAS. E. PERRN Z!!L!!g!L ;H^BER AYER^MASS^ Hayes Hgh-Pressure Power H Sprayers ^,P^,{*f T^e^rocftca/ Workng Pressure Complete UnUs wth no 150 Gallon fa Z wth Rotary Agtator-Enclosed Cab PNEUMATC WATER 5UPPLY SYSTEMS PRVATE ELECTRC UGHTNG PLANTS DctrMd MonrmtUm on tmy our ErpOprrtra unt on Rtqaat «SOUTH NARKET STREET LUNT-MOSS CO - ^ ^^^* BOSTON, MASS. ^ ^ w.

3 -«-^t4aklum!.vf^^^*^torrp ;VV^?--.>^ A\ PantfngCostsLessNow To pootpone needed pantng means bg repar blla as exjsosed wood soon rots. Once decay does set n; there s the carpenter as well- as the panter to pay. Why not pant now save the carpenters bll? We can supply tbe necessary materals. DutclBoy Red Seal Whte Lead puro lnseed ol, tnted to sut or used whte, S tho pant to use. t anchors nto wood pores, dres hard, s clastc onctgh to bbrnk stretch wthout breakng. Scllne good pant helpng our cu«- tomcr» solve pant problems s our bvunesj. Cons n f you want an estmate or advce on pantng. ; TOWNSEND SHATTUCKS STORE Groton, Mass. Center. Last week Thursday afternoon.mss Florence Hggns entertaned a few her lllle frends, the occason beng her eghth brthdav. Games were enjoyed by the chldren. the lttle hostesrt.served her brthdav cake tnd lght refreshments. On last week Frday afternoon Mss Louse Drake celebrated her twelfth brthday by entertanng a fe\v her schoolmates at the home G, L. Whtcomb. where the afterroon was plea.stntly spent. ce cream danty refreshments were served by the young hostess to her guests. ettertalnment.«ale under the au.spces the Y, 1. S. C. E, hold n Memoral h.all lasl week Frday evenng for the pano fund was well attended the evenngs entertanment thoroughly enjoyed by the apprecatve audence. nstrumental musc w.as furnshed by the young mens orchestra. Pleasng readngs were gven by M-ss Blanche Grggs the Lel Powers school, vocal selectons rendered by the.ssters. MLs-ses Blanche Anne Grggs. About forty dollars was realzed from the.sale food., llowers omemade cy. from the sale tckets for the evenngs entertanment. re are ten artcles n the warrant for the specal town meetng to be called on Saturday aflernoon, March 2S, at two oclock, La-s-t Saturday evenng a plea.sant company frends were entertaned by.mlss Anne Grggs as hostess Mt-s Blanche Grggs as gue.st honor at the home.mead. A socal evenng was enjoyed, wth refreshments Jcrvcd by the ho.stess. Townsend frends wl be nterested n thc followng tem: ^ast week Frday tcv.,r-o A..N"e.<, a former jjastor thc.motho(l:-.t church here, was prost-tcd bv the members hs con- Krc^atr.n at Trnty church, Worcester, wth an at.nn.jhlo as evdence a>prccaton hs pa,stor.-u servce.s..mss llanche Grggs..Vorth Troy, t., has been the gue,--t her s,ster..mss.\nne Grgg,-., ths week at the home.mr,. Clarence Mrtvd,..nday was the cs-hty-frst brthdav an::yr.-.-sry ottr vene-able frend, Chatcs T. Haynes. -rcnds called at hs homo tn Hrooklne street durng the day cxrc-scd ther greetngs b.-st w-shes. Mr. Haynes w-as also the rec.cnt congratulalorv let-, ters n. tlowers n hon.r hs havn.; r.-achcd ths mlestone hs "sunlt ytxtry.-- Mondy Club..Monday club met n the Congregatonal church vestres on.monday afternoon wth Mr.s. M. Klzabeth Smth Adde.M. Wallace as ho.stesses. n tho absence the presdent vce presdent, w-ho w-ere ll. Mr.s, Kunce >. Bruce presded at the meetng. club w-as especally favored by thc presence ther frst presdent, - Fostlck B. Harrhson, a former pastors wfe, now Woodstock. Conn,, who gavo an unusuallv nterestng lne thought n her talk on "Protectve colorng n humans," She spoko the protecton N.ature provded the anmals n order that they may not bo easly dscovered n comparson wth the nature "humans" to use certan w-ays means to hde trats pecular to the ndvdual. Her talk was lstened to wth closest attenton by the audence keenly apprecated. Durng thc.afternoon.mlss Hertha Donnell, a.tuest the club, sang.several pleasn-,- se. lectons, accomr/aned bv.mss.maude Hyde, panst. Cord.l exch.ange greetngs were plea.santly enjoyed wth. Harrson durnc the socal hour, sentment thanks expressed by evervone for her helpful talk for the prvlege agan meetng ther f..rmer pastors w-lfc frend. Refreshments w-cre served by the ho.stesses. About forty w-ere present. next meetng the club wll bc held -n-lth Jenne Wallace, hoste.ss, Tho speaker the afternoon, RtJbcrt A. Copel, wll take for her subject. "Cty, plannng movement n Amerca." West..adles Baptst Benevolent socety held a most succos,sfu suppor socal at tho Baptst vestres on la.st w-oek Thursd.ay evenng wth a large attendance, clearng over.sxty dollars toward thc repars on the vestry. Suppor w-as served from 6,."SO to 7,30 wth a bountful supply food. program commoncod at eght oclock nnd opened wth a,seectlon by the WcEt Townsend orchestra llx peces. Kdward Walker, cder..nd M1.S3.Mce Welch, panst., tho rchcstra makng tn dcbul on ths ecason was receved most enhuslastlcally, n all ts Eolcctlons ; well merted thc applause receved, sde from the muscal (tcloctlons the Jaturc orf the evenng wts the experences tho ladles n camlnrr a dollar, most at tho lades gvng ther ad- -^7 ventures n rhyme, A socal tmo followed thc socety feel verv pleased wth the success ther plan, nearly thrty women contrbutng ther dollar,,.s, Leroy.Shtplegh. Somervlle, spent the week-end at the home hs grmother,.mary Fo.ster, -M.ss >help,s, who has taken MLss teeds. place n the ntermedate school, spent the w-eek-end at her home n Ftchburg,.M,ss Helen unner. Ftchbur;.,s-pent the week-end wth relatves here, Ml.s;.; Lena M, C. Thomson. who s teachng n Norw-ood. has been spendng the week-end wlh her parents. Ml,. Joseph Thompson, On lasl Sunday afternoon some lttle e.xctem.ent wa.-. cau.«ed bv a chlmnev flre al the Baptst church w-hch w-.as dscovered l.y the neghbors on account thc smoke beatng down nto the street. A number w-ent oyer wth extn.gushers. t w-as extngushed w-th very lttle dflcultv. l was very fortunate that t dd not happen at nght nstead ot the mddle the day, for the funnel ppes the bg furnace were dscovered to be red hot. Edw-ard E. Seaver. Brooklyn, X. Y., spent Saturday wth hs famly here, Mr.s, Ells s serouslv ll al the home her daujrhter,. C, J, Cook, A near serous accdent occurred on lasl.saturday mornng w-hen the horse belongnx to Alexer Reed became frghtened at a pas.sng tran ran aw-ay from the-ralroad staton, smashng the slegh upon a telephone pole n from the Tenney home. Ths n turn frghtened the horse drven n the butcher Oarl by -Mr. Mead the Center, n-ho tpped over th.- s;e--,-h.cttered some thr..-r.cat. F.jrtur.atelv no,te.at damage was done except to Mr. Reeds.-l.-tth. ClarT.cc L. Webster, the tow-n tax C.:k-c;.)r. :-ttcned the annual ban-.l.-t the state as.-o.aton tax c.ll.-ctors. at tho -Vmerctu house n o.-to; otr Tuesday especally enjoyed the sj.eoch by Asstant Attorney General Htchcock.. J.sephne Boynton Mr.s,.Mbert H. Wlson attenderl the funeral a relatve,..marv R. Taft. n Greenvlle,.V. H., on Wednesday aftcr.-oon. Ells,,-nother. C. R. Cook, w-ho suffered a shock on Sun.lay. s falng very rapdly her frends entertan but slght ho.e^ her recovery..m.«s Blanche.^pragac. who has he.-n spcndm.",- fortnghts vacaton at the home.mr,. George.\..Seaver. returned.monday to her home n Readsboro resumed her teachng..\lden Sherwn has been.^)endn; a few- days wth relatves n Quncy vcnty. Rev. J«.seph M.-cKean attended the mnster;. meetfng at Ftchburg on Monda>. Rehearsals are now- underw-ay for the Ktchen orchestr.a w-hch s tr gve an entertanment at the Hghl Baptst church n Ftchburg next Tue.sday evenng..mr. Wnchester has moved hs household goods nto the Squannacook hotel ths w-eek hs famly arc expeced lo arrve nexl week. Abel.Stearns Jo.sselynvlle receved the sad news a brothers death. Steven Tyler, a forner resdent T.jwnsend, who pas-^crl awav at hs home n S.^attlc, Wash. tutlons -whch assst the towns n ther struosrle for bettcl-ment pad a graceful trbute to the efllc.-ncy kndness the lbraran at tlc Center n connecton wth th.-.school work. At the elose hs a.l.lrcss the apeaker waa.gven a rso; v.te ot thanks. muscal part tl.-.r.,kram conssted vocal solos bv.m.vs Grc-gs the Center wth.mss.mantle Hvde accompanst, whch were ln-arlycn-^ cored much apprecated. " presdent. H.. B, Hathawav, then called upon Mr, Smth, presdent the Tow-nsend Brotherhood, Frank J, Hgglns the school board. C. J Hoss prncpal tho hgh school, Carl B WlllaJd, Mr, cckham tev Kmanuel Charlton the.methodst ohurch for speeches wth clo.sng remarks by Kev, Joseph.MacKean the Baptst church, f.,owed by the closng hymn. "Am. rca." A party about twenty-llvo from tho Center were am.u-,- tho,se»-ho enjoyod thc evenng, c.nng up on a slelghrde. ^UNENBURG^ Sews tems. Tho heavy fall sn.w the hgh wnds last w-t-k ;;ave.employment to a large number rnen, honses snow plows. breakng out roads kept them busy for many hours parts scv./, d.-ys, 1he paths about town und,sewrnl the roads would bo-ncely cleared when tho hgh wnd played "such fantastc trcks." that they were soon tlled agan up to Tuesday njtht qute x number the cross roads were stll unbroken men loams aro w-orkng every day n ther endeavor to make them passable. n many places the snow s very deep mmense drfts are seen ovcryw-here. f a warm ran should come there would be hgh water n all the ponds streams as w-ell.as many cellars n tow-n travelng for both man beast would he exceedlnglv dncult dangerous. Womans club met at the home Robert W. Harley on -"-day, March 17, was attended by thrty-tlve members. Thg bad condton the roads. ov.-ln«to the hetvy.snow-, keepng many away, Jss Marv Carpenter the Ftchbur,,.Normal school.gave a very nterestng talk on "-oods, food values dct.s." members lstened attentvely many them joned n a general dscu.sslon at the close her lecture;.m.-s, Robert Harley, Wllam Harley. Augustus Harlev w-ere the hostesses. nexl meetl-og tho club w-lll bo held n the readng-room the Rtter.Memoral lbrarv on Frday afternoon. Aprl 7. Joln.Moulton the State Lbrary al Bo.stoT w-ll br the.speaker hs subject wll be "clures n the home n the school." hgh school alumn as.socaton gave a ver>- ntorestng entertanment n the town hall on Frdav evenng, the proceeds whch are to be used n some way for the beneft the school.. t was well attended much enjoyed.by all. Even f snow doe; cover the ground to the depth averagng tw-o feot or more on a level, the farmers have fath to beleve that the promsed "seed-tme har\-est" w-ll come n due tme, as w-as evdenced by tho arrval ffteen tons ot commercal fertlzer at the store Warren l.ew-s & Co., lasl w-oek. Promptly upon ts arrval t w-as mot bv those w-ho had ordered f ther heavlv laded teams bore t aw-ay to tho places provded for ts storage, untl tho proper tm.e tor u.sng l arrves. One team w-hch attracted, much attenton w-as a hsome par oxen, an unusual sght n theso days. A lttle s..n w-a. wec.tr.ed to the hr.ne.)f.mr. anr Mr.-,.\rthur C. Cook rm last Sunday norr.;;;,-. Several from here attended the dranu-s.-rmon by Rev..\. T. Kempton at the Hghl -;a;.t:st church n -tchl.or;,- on Tuesdav evenn-.;. t wa-^ enttled,.,u,st found," tnany frends nc;,hborb Charles G. Allen w-ll resret to learn that he receved an.;ther paralvtc shock on last Sunday, affectng both ;;dcs. At Lst re;,orts he w;s able to. ;pe:k m-;ve a lttle.-m ther meetnt; last S.ttrday-evenntt the selectmen votr-d t.. enloy Hram P.. H..u^-htor, as superntendent r.t streets, hs v,ork to te-jr.n when the snow- S Kone. fan J.se sc;:e has affected orcharrls sn serously n tr.wn that ;fty barrels r,f lme.sulphur com- p.jud arrved n t.jw-,n.m Mondav to he used n sprayng f.-ut trees ths srnr. p;ach barrrl contans ; pound.s. -.. the w-ho:e amount s ffteen tons. r.f. r;a;(le A. Grav. former prncpal.>f the hu-h school here,.spent Sunday w-th.mr. George H Whtcomh..,ade.s Study cluh helrl ther $2.>4.,.0. a c-^h b.alanco on regular fortnghtly meetn;, on Monday evenng at the home. Geo. Reports.f crmttees w-ere then $68.2,;. h.\dans wth a good attendance. After gven, Harohl. H;rle.v for the athletc mmlte- ;:r(l Chester Pago for cur.cnts events w-ere gven by the members. George Adams gave an the basketball t. t, Arthur O,.Scott, nterestng paper on the lopc the for tho entcrt.-.;,:r.-nt commlttoe. reported tlat.. crtertalnmcnts had evenng. " anama exposton." Al the close whch paper.s, souvenrs ctures w-ere examned been held as t!.- crmttee had devoted tbem.s..lv.s to the tusk ras enjoyed by all. Tle next noetng wll be on "Hrd.s" wll be n charge ng fun.ls for the.m;rshall park playground n other ways, so h,-d. Hnthav.-av Mls-s Bertha Reed wll be held nt thc home. tred the s-ub,scrpton plan. He then Atl.ams. Hrollorlood Meetng. Tho Brotherhood hold a verv largely attondod most successful banouet socal at tho Baptst vestes on Tuo.<!day x?vonlng. about one hundred beng prosont partakng the bountful suppor.served by tho.ades enjoyng tho excellent pro Kram follow-lng thc supper. Thc speaker the evenng.was supcrlntendenl schools, Herman Knght. who delvered a vory lmpt.<^slvo efrectlve addres.^ on "Townsend preparedness." tnklng aa a bass thc n-provements bonendal condtons n- thc tovvn tho necessty a nltv.cf nterest n tho town.q welfare on tho part tho ctzens. Ho -coommondcd tho habt thought rpokc ct hstory lterature as the studo..; mo,«t benefcal n the study manknd. Ho spoke very clotucntly on tho condtons n tho publlo schools ths towrt touched upon the work tho Vllage mprovement socetes, thc.ladles socoty, the board hoalth tho many nstl- SATUEDAYFMAEOH 2"«^, 1916 W ^mm:-- ";^;;.!l^;^l^ sls: gc ^.a;^., - ; ; /; Xn^%!9:y^r;fmMj^K}r.\y:y....;«. *:K^4:;^.^S%:V%:-n4S^SH>Ar:5;^:«%>/ V y "^ \M m \B 1 fm --vv H f we.. KEROSQtEl STAMlARQDllCaSRYl SAFEST BEST TO BUY SOCONY KEROSENE OL se dealers carry Socony Kero-, sene. the Stard Ol Co. New York s best grade refned ol. AVER P. Donlon & Co, L. Sherwn & Co.. G. Dwnell Mulln Bros. J. E; Grffn W. M. Sargent A. A. Fllebrown FORGE VLLAGE Hanley & Co. J. W. Leclar J. B. Splan & Co. GROTON,. hattuck Store Co. H. P. Tanter WEST GROTON Bxby-Webber Co, M. F. McGowan HARVARD Kerley,- Reed & Bryant LTTLETON DEPOT J. P. Thacher Conant & Co. Hne"c;?,!-,wm^" "" f ""<<=" hat a town hall, at eght oclock. Ths s nne ths courl setson wll he ready for use early the lrsl lecture gven under the auspces the Brd club l s hoped Vr.tes thaks w-ere extended to all that as many as possble w-ll altend the cotrbutr.rs to the Marshall park to lend cr..urakement to the club fund, to the GlrLs Athletca,ssocaton for :h.. lne suppef. Fve anr tu the cause brd protecton. applcants f.;- :.cmbershp were re- An nterestng talk was gven by ( e\-ed, M.SS Gertrude G.-rrsh Groton to Oflcers e:..-ct-rl are as follows: the chldren al tho grammar.sch.ol Clarence Pror-..r, pres.; Lew-s L, ujon the work the Junor Brd cub Harrngton an.l,mbert C. Ferry, vce n Groton, t s planned to start a pros.; John G. Glchrest,.sec. tnd sunlar junor club hero. t s to be tre:s.; Lew.s L Harrntton, charman regretted that the storm on Wednesday prevented the presence athletc com.;,\;;.ert C Ferry. ch,:r- vstors. man entertann.-nt co.-n.; Joseph A, H;rwood, head -.f Jun.r department, HARVARD.Vows tems..sheehan Uro- are -grjtatn^ for a new Kelley!:,r-k,.v ntenr to mf out l thous,;,rl young apple trees on the Holls Crr place y ;ro also plannng a x.-w- house to rcpl;ce the old one on le Carr place. v expect to be le.ers n the apple n- duslry n ths t.un. t h.as been r.-porte.l that durng tho storm -, lay evenng a man w-as found n t;- s-now- near the re.sldence Thon; -.Mc.Nlfr n ser.us Boy.Scouts are nakng brd boxes uner tho drecton r-nt,-.morse an.l wll tll orders sent n to them or to Mr. M.>r.se. A retular meetng the.maka;ache<-k;nucks Camp-fre Krls was held on -"rday la.sl week at the Congre-atonal par.sonage w-th all the nne re.sdent members present. At ths meetng.mss Laura Brow-n West Acton, ats crafts teacher, n.structed tho grls n" raula w-.rk. Fverey grl now- h.as n process constructon a ralla cushon w-th her ndvdual emlem w-oven n all feel exceedngly Krateful to.mss Hrow-n -for her generosty n startng them on ths fascnatng w-ork. At a recont meellng held n tbe LTTLETON CENTER George Newcomb PEPPERELL. E.E."Tarbell P. J. Hayes A, F..Parker C. D. Hutchnson M. A. Sney R. B. Wnshp C. Jagellovpq SHRLEY C. R. Whte & Co. Conant. Bros. & Co. H. 0. Peasley Joseph Casavoy Frank Eselons SHRLEY CENTER C. E. Bradford TOWNSEND A. C. Josselyn 0. W. Hldreth W. A. BoutweU. P. Sherwn & Oo. ^m SDCONY KEROSOffl OL SDUl)AllDDllCttgRY SAFEST BEST ^9^^9lgSS^W$S^^!M^l!&^WSM^^^^^^f>^^^^^^^^!$^ gven by George A, Cook, bass solost, Lttleton, -"our cdates fro.m the Nashaway Camp-fre for the rank fro maker cooked ser\-ed a dnner on Tuesday,.March 21. al the home ot. A. H, BKClow, cook,s. Beryl Blgelow-,.Mary Benedct, Rachel Farnsworth Katherne Russell, had the table jrettlly decorated wth (lame colored crepo paper placo cards bearng the lre makers emblem. dnner conssted bs<ue tomato soup, olves, pckles, stuffed roast chcken, four vegetables, pneapple nul salad, ce cream wth chocolate walnut sauce, cake, cfee, salted nuts cy. Each course wts a success the cooks well descr\-o tho honor beads for whch they worked. Games %vere plaved after tho dnner a prlte ferod by the entertanment commttee. Hazey Hardy, Ethel Rplc.v. Mary Sheehan Eula Whtney, was won by Katherne Russell. Xew ]o<>k.>. Tho followng are new books recently added to the lbrary:.mdrch, -M. A hlltop on the Mame. rt y.., 940.9A12 Beach.,... Roger Pauldng, gunner. PAOB roam rrx r>7j condton. He w.s.taken n cared.1..,-, jb361rg.-\nuul Meolng. for by Mr. Mc.\:fr. Congregatonal vestry the grls celebrated the frst annlvor-s-ary the orners mate. JB361rm leach, h... Roger Pauldng, gun- Athletc a.s.soclatlon held ts Last Frday wh;le on a busness trp nnual meellng on last.saturday evenng, preceded by the last gamo slpjed on the - -. sdew-alk frac seven course dnner prepared the way Mary G76 to Hartford. (.;;n., George ollard ganzaton ther camp-flro wth a Orey, /. ranbow tral, GS65r Oraham. S, Tho way Martha basketball for the season, after w-hch tured the bone..f hs left arm Just served by the members tho group. Grant, R, hgh prestess. G76h the Grls Athletc assocaton served above the wrst He wll carry hs For prudental reasons a brthday Harper., H, Lte work the annual ban.uet to about forty arm n a slng f r some tme as a result, reserved for c»)ser\-aton only, A sec Jelterson, C, K, Chrstanty n cake w-hch followod the dnner w-as. >u»an B, Anthony. 9S3An7 members n the lower hall. Followng tho repast came the busness meetng ond nner or luncheon s to be.served ternatonal peace J36 Arthur W, Br w-hlch was ealle.l to order by the n s home wth hs Laurat, C. E. Lusltanlas last by thc Krls at an early day..aunt,.^^*ss H presdent, Clarcnc- roctor, John G. n B.rnard from voy.ake ^37 Gllchrest, secret;rry treasurer,.northbrdte for ew- d.ys. meetng the Wom-ans club Wheeler. F. t. Bay wth the U.- S held r.n.monday.afternoon wtus n the ndans. JW57bl gave hs report, ---hr;w-nk recepts m.n-es f-\ last Saturday eve- CharKC the health home economcs cbmnttee conssted an <<-...,,, ~., W695m Wlson. H L. Tho man from home. nn^ w-erf- exce--. nally good an.l.mr. Maynarl prom^ - a. bttter one for nterestng nstructve lecture on «lllse H. hoart thc desert. ths week. ; rnagement s work- "Chl. welfare," by Dr,.Mabel Cook, WMor, o. Pentecost calamty. [Jnon Cast Market nn to gve the : show... po.ssble at Fltchburg, At the close the lecture. H, C..Merrll rendered a verv 940,9W75 these Saturday. nng pt-rformances. Concregntloul Xot«(. Ayer,.Mass..Mss lo; Betn - wth frend. Mss swee: lullaby qute n touch wth the Sylva Ran, nf : -.ton, sjont.sunday tnpr the afternoon. At the busness ses.slon Mss Katharne.<wrence Sunrlay mornng the p.stor wll con At the Congregatonnl church on last at th. Hem. rossley homestead, Mr, aul.mrs..f.stll Rver w-as voted nto the club tnue the.seres sermons based on FANCr POTATOES 1 G, Hapgood enter- aad three new names proposed for the great mjeratves ot Jesus. Thla SSc ped; talne.l ther dauf.f B.tston f.r. \ -r, Kdlth Ha.KOod, uember-shp. next meetn;,- the.seres wll cover the remanng Sunrays nf thc lenten sea.<on. Mlss Park StRON ROAST t\ve SA/r PORK.13c lb. last Sunday.. lub wll be observed as gu.-sl nght post >on.. -. ncc.f tho Brombo gven on Thurs-.-a Monday evenng. Aprl :t, at the er.mr, West wll sng a duot. 20c. lb. flell hall team w, reported pal subscrptons durng the d.ay evenng n. \- town hall. CANNED SPNACH : Bble school wll meet at twelve 10& can past three years as follows: oclock. lesson.s a revew tho BESrCANNED PEACHES Oc cm.susan C. Dcknson J50,, Charles P Owng to th.- mblned snow-.an.l feature cture at the movng.(uarter durng the sesson materal for thc next quarter wll bo dls- PANCS" OtmtED APPUBS Mte. pcb. blow- lhe roa.s or Oak Bare pcture show- ths Saurday evenng?.^!f"j"" * " " T, Smonds hlls havo been ; OO. George.V, Proctor JSO. Charles ctloally mpassble wll bo "Tho round-up at Pendleton, trlbutcd. GOOD PEAS durnk the last! E. Ware J2-r>. Charlos F. Raker $25 d.ays. Road teams Oro," a roal western round-up. Tho * cans 38&^?. movfsl constan::> Wllam >V. Carman JZS, Emerson W. md wore unable to rest tho show- w-lll consst a tworod pcture, "Shorty nherts a haref" tho subjoct Y. P. S. C. E. meetng c. cttnt. >jjt "Great home m.sclonarles" wll be GOOD WAX BEANS keep a road oj. Bakor $1.";, Edward E. Spencer JO Rural carrer. Mr. Hynes, reports tl P.. W. Parks?0. Austn C. WoN worst ho has ever "All aboard." one reel. Tho show at sovon oclock. MLss S. L. Jones wll VAN C^a»S.H<S experenced. 1 lngton (Cambrdge) JO. a frond JO ;as made hs trp promses to bo tho best tho season. bc n charge. Eght new members VAN CAMP«SOTPS. _,_._, were receved last Sunday t ts F. C Cro-ss $5, Mary Ewng %h, every day. alth.;.h ho has been oblged to send hn ll by specal mestngents. Boston, partcularly the expected,. -,.. - Tho Beacon Hlll. Back Bay con understood that ojhe,r.applcatons are VAN CAMCf^ BEANS, ha^tso. CMM^ Dr, Georgo T, Greenwood $5 Frank E..ancey S2. Claude A. Gr.ay $2 senger to some ox the outlyng boxes. younger sot, aro dscussng wth nterest thc news that.mss.marporc War Thcfo nro "$,491,388,723,394,18$,. VAN CAMPS CAlW, las» " ^ George F. Orant. Jr..»2,.Mlss Wlld^ Mr. Rynn, roa - rvoyor, furnsher! hm a man on x:- w-orst.day, Mr. ren s to devote her Easter holdays.r Vose J. Frederck U Francs $1. 288,853.square nches n Berln. Ella lrndlco $1. Hynes made h.s rp n. nne hours n Engl nrslng w-ar horses whch SNDERS KETCHUP, larcfrhoc OK^ wth a change..f.rscs. havo been returned from tho front, n thero was cxnended $125,50; n $ leadng -a Mr,.Mrs W, P. Dckson wth wounded o; otherwse dl.sablcd. She D.WGKH.S OP DRAFT. CREAMERr BVTTBB ^t^lfv balance on h $ Of ths 1 ther son.,,.\tw-...rl Dckson, vsted tho wll go to ono the remount camps. Drafts fec best when We are hot nnd PANOT COOKES".4V«S< balance?1 has been receved snce "" " """ " k.vllh Dcksons.Mss Warren s the daughter ot Mr. pcr.splrng. Just when they are most dangerous tho rcsult s Neuralga, GOOD COFTEE ~^f<*^fe^ last fall. Two vory successful feld father, A. J, A;-, rl, at Plymouth. Fsko Warren, Boston Stlft.Neck, Sore Muscles or sometmes Har%-ard, She.«-led on -September an attack ot Rheumatsm. K such RJMFORDS BAKNO POtTOEttV^ days h.avo bcon hold wth volunteer Tho Nashaw;.\ amp-flro grls wth 16. SH,.soon after thc war began, cause apply Sloans Lnment. t»tlmulafts crculaton to tho sore pan?v J.v"?" "" twnty men each ther guardan.,^; -s Else Hubachek. for n prvate school at St. Andrews n day wth horsea plough.^ carts hold ther annual lanquct on Tuesday Scotl, Whle many.daughters ful part. blood Hows freely BR TEASr BAKN«^,FO«]>Ea7^^ Vll " *^o<vvamount work had heen la.sl at the home f.mlss Bcrvl S. Blgelow. leaves. Those sufferng from Neuralga promnent Amercan famles have n a short tlmo the stffness palt accomplshed. volunteered for nursng wounded or Neuralgc Headache -wll flnd one or ^^tlj} ^ ^"jy - reported for tho An llustr.atcr free lecture under.solders. M,rs Warron s one tho two applcatons Sloans Unlment commttor on. tho tenns court that tho auspces :f th.- Blrdclub wll bo fow who plan to nur,so wounded, war wll gve grateful relef. " agontlnr thoy had used tho stono t.aken from the basehall r^., _:.^..,** " ^om gven by ny Wlnthr..p wnnr..!- ackard. Packard, «ccrctar>-1 steeds. pan gves way to a tlngunc sensaton «eeus. comfort warmth quet rest n» am, ntsnonnlf?os^lvfl~,^,?""; <>fh<.m««>h"-"\auaubon «>cloty,. specal mu.slc at thc Unltarla; sleep s possble. Good.for Neurts too. Prce 25c. atyour o cnns court. A flou day s on Frday evenng. March 31, nt thc church on Sunday monmg w be Drurcst. / ^ FOR SALE Barred Rock Egg» for Hatchng. 75c. per 13; «3 n«r 1. E. W. MAXWELU^ltUeton. Mass VonumexLts shall bo pleased to-abqw yon my now desgns quote Rrces. Havng been tw«mty yeara n wholcsalo manafactnrns HGH - GRADE MEMORaS can gurantcc, tho best matcrtaj reasonable prces. ThosJ M. Blodgett ynatcomb Ave. Utdocon, Mass. Clcks WHTE ROCKS FSCHE STRAN Specal attenton glto to CustoB Hdt<dUng E. MC YOUNG, UtUcton. Mass. Agent for BufCalO-noubatbrs ajd - Brooders Ztrz RHEUMATSM CAN Bll CURED SoBeran wth»>»t«r»»m«; K«ax*cto>?^,5l^> nn>>m:o.8etot<»rtummat««artbrttl* or Ooat, no nukttor.htrm * ( yonr cmm U, wrte for ur FM rredertok Docdalo. f. 0.7s7» 1 St., Boston, BmH.,>«pt.^ > M. t.t.x^-

4 --j^s-. SATVEDA^Yv/nMA^lOH- 26,- 1«16 BOUAB AND WTETX pents FER TEAR N ADTANOB Adrertlsenenta Appear tn AU tl>e Ten Pa>ers We Publsh Tltems local nterest are solcted _nd must always be accompaned by the name bf the wrter, not for publl-.. catlon, but as a gruarntee good. (Calth. wll always be consdered,.- trlctly confldental. Kndly mall tems jsjoon after the day occurrence j.";*tsto the Pen Press we mortals.do -nojt wat unnecessarly. Saturday, March 25, [ v.okmana; brdge Th< Soen: 20, < academy: j; QBOTON [News tems. C ; followng s tho schedule the -fbaseball games arranged for Groton School: Aprl S, Noble & Greenough: 12, Low-- oll Textle: 15. Kngllsh hgh: S. Wor- ;<ester South hgh: 22. Boston Latn: t, Mddlesex at Concord: 29. Harvard - Second. May 3, Worcester academy; 6,,»..._, Kolkmann; 10.. Mddlesex:. S. Com-.J ologcal: 1". Harvard tresh- "" Country Day; 24. Lawrence.. ; 27, Powder Pont; 31, St. : l(ark-&.,.1 Mra Abble P. Nckerson, -who ded x>n Monday at her resdence, at 138.rWasbngton avenue. Chelsea, was born <^ Stockton, Me.. July 22, Her ;parents were. Janws Nancy (Pen-.dleton) Stowers, themselves natves E^haJ town. n 1845, she marred Slm- - L*pn H. Nckerson. brother Gen, r,eran.c, Nckerson Norwood, who - ded wthn a few years leavng her : wtha son who ded n nfancy, a daughter who later became the w-fe Joseph A. Shattuck. West Groton. Shattuck ded n Nckerson -wtfs.lonts affllated wth, Mount Vernon Congregatonal church. Boston, -was ts oldest member. She leaves two grchldren, -jfrancs G, Hayes West Groton Gerald Flewellng Wellesley,.: Klls; also, two neces. Eugene.Curry Allston. P. Francs McCann Chelsea. J. W. Bullock, Somorvle, has bought the Ward place, so-called. farm contans nnety atjres. a twostory, eght-room house, wth brck ends fve fre-places; bam. 40x several Sheds. Hay tools \ -were ncluded n the deal. Ths farm s one mle from Forge Vllage on the -... jfslaotrc car lne n Groton. Edward.-", -H.. Blss was the owner. Fred A.... Smth, Ayer, negotated the deal. arrangements are made for the E. S. Clark post -W. R. C. lo attend servces on the momng Memoral Sunday at tho Baptst church,. Rev. B. E. Tucker, pastor.."the. publc achools closed ths w-eek Frday for a weeks -vacaton, re-open- ng on Monday,, Aprl 3. Groton School boys left Tues-, day mornng on ther Easter vacaton. Readng club met Wednesday afternoon wth Walter Powers. Master Wllam Klbourn. fve years old, Saturday. March 25. s recevng.(hs frenda to a brthday parly ths afternoon. He s the eldest son Dr, A. G. Klbourn.. John Lawrence daughter.. S. W. Sabne, wth lttle son. John Lawrence Sabne, are n New- York wll See Mlss Geraldne Lawrence her cousn. Mss Rose Peabody, who arc both tranng for nurses, n (he Presbyteran hosltal that cty. Charcs H. Berry, commer ot E. S. Clark post. s plannng to attend the annual meetng the Ma.SK.achusetts Departmont. G, A, R,, whch meets n Boston on Aprl 4 5, Adjt. C. H. Torrey. Concord, wll attend -wth Mr, Berry.. Boston Record recenlly fered a prze Jl.OOO to settlement workers tor the largest number votes obtaned for certan manufactures products, such as cereals, cles, crackers, etc; Frances E. Wllard settlement, whch.mss.nelle F. Hlll. Of Boston Groton. s the head resdent, has won thls Jl.OOO prze, capturng t over many compettors. Groton frends.sent n 60,0 votes for ths sotllemenl, Lawrence academy closed for the sprng vacaton on Wednesday. Mlss Elzabeth Hll,.supervsor school home gardens, has gven out packages ot tomato cabbage seeds, tlso dlstrbute<l leaflets sent. by Amhorst Agcultural college to tl club w-orkers. se.leaflets relate lo ^ the rasng hens, pgs, vegetable " flower gardens farm products, - E, O, Coller s on the sck lst ths week w-lh a bad cold aore throat, havng the doctor,*? care. Tho current events deartment the Womans club meets w-lth Ardelle Warren on Tue.sday afternoon.. March 28, at 2.30 oclock. Tho recently elected lcers Groton chapter, D. R.. are as tollows: Mtea G. A. Boutwell. regent emertus; Roxa Dx Southard, regent; Grace Blood, v. r.; Grace Ooble, sec: Mnne Bruce, treas.;. Clara Lawrence, hs.; Fanne Peabody. Mr.s, Grace Blood, deleu-ates to tho May conventon n New- York: Marth Robertson,..Sarah Clough. Mlss Alce Reed. Mr.s. Jadelne Porter Greene, ex. com. On Thurs<ay. w-hen the snow- w-as blowng. horses men w-ere hard at work all over town ploughln-,- through the drfts, the drver on Shattucks store team, makng ts way slowly over the road by "Break-neck," saw hoard a robn. t was sngng away as blthely as on a ple,a.sant day n May. a welcome harbnger sprng. Appleton H, Torrey Oeorge H, t Blood have been dr.awn as Jurors for ( the sprng term tho superor court,^. at Lowell, w-hlch begns.monday, Aprl 3. Mlss Hcleh Gay w-ent Tuos<lay to Boston to vst her trlond..mlss Ruth,^ 9*rro, that cty.,] Herbert.W. Taylor fnshed hs dutes as a Juror on Wednesday w-lll take up hs work as tree warden n a ^,day or two. Quncy Adams S.awycr movng t>ctlre entertanment Wedne.sday,, evenng,was gven as full a house as could be expected under the weather travelng condtons. Those who Attended report themselves as happly pleased. Neghborhood club met wth "Harret -Gray Wednesday afternoon. Tho roll call quotatons,-were-followed by Etta Sargent,. SlTtng current events. A brght,.wtty - paper by Marlon Sargent on."rhe ndustres Oroton Ayer," was very entertanng. mslc the " afternoon, was pano sclectlors by -were thrteen members two guests attended. Mlss Mary Culllnan ot East Pepperell vsted at Mr. Dlnans oyer Sunday Monday. Mss Esther Bo.vco s vstng her grmother. Wllam Peabody. Hon, Wllam F, Wharton has been serously 111 at hlu Boston resdence, but thc latest news. Tuesday ovenng, was that he was restng comfortably, though not able yet to leave hs bed. Wllam F. Oletson, mucn to the regret ot hs-employer the customers, has rosgned hs joston at the Shattuck Store Co, le has taken an agency for sellng the Aladdn lamp, Thomaf Altken s movng hs household goods trom the W, P, Wharton place to Dr, W, A, Gobes on M.an street, t s sad that Mr,.-Vtken wll carry on the placo ot Dr. Ooble, who s hs brother-n-law, that the doctor wfe wll board wlthlhem.we road that there has boon found n tn old paper ot 7SJ the statement that "t lle ground hog come oul ot hs hole on ClemtS day a leap year, ddnt see hs shadow-, that ho would go back nto hs hole stay untl All Fools day." All the condllom^ ot ths prophecy are lllled up-to-date, but thero s. only about a week now betore Aprl 1 t looks as though Mr, Woodchuck was gong to bo fooled f he tres to come out. " socal dance he-d Tuesday evenng w-as the postponed dance arranged for last week gven by Frank H. Woods. Thc hall had an evergreen tree n the center wth the ^cd lghts turned on. mado a pleasne decoraton, Volets werc gven tho ladles, Tho matrons names ha%e been prevlously gven. Tho C. E, socety hts nvted thc Baptst church people lo unte wth them at the meetng next Sunday evenng. Prncpal A, J. Cough ot Law-- rence academy s to be the leader, speakng on any, topc hs ow-n choosng. Jenne Homenw-ay s homo, makng a weel^* stay, but returned agan to Maden to be wth Mlss Ftch, who s better than she has been.. Mddle.sex Rebekth lodge held a leap, year party Tuesday evenng had a pleastmt evenng. Whle tho. travelng over the roads outsde the vlla-.je antl the.sl.ale road has been bad.- t has been especally so on thc Boston road those leadng otf from t. snow thero has drfted badly has not only boon shoveled but ploughed harrow-ed to get l nto farly decent shape tor travelng. W. R. C. held a regular meetng on Tuesday afternoon. next meetng n regular order w-ould come on Tuesday, Aprl 4. but as the Massachusetts department G. A. R. W. R.-C. hold ther annutl encampment n Boston that day, t w-as voted to hold, the corps meetng on Monday atternoon. Aprl 17. at 2,30 oclock. A few from Grolon attended thc masquerade parly at Lttleton last week Frday evenng. Charcs Bartz has wred Arthur Cf Tuttles buldngs tor eleclrc lghclng also the new Grange hall. Mss Edth Waters has returned trom a recent wo-w-eeks vst n Boston, Tho Allance met w-th Cressey on Thursday.afternoon. Mr.s, T, G, Smlh read a paper whch she had w-rltten on "Lntaransm n ths other countres," For two or thrto da>-s ths week a gray squrrel h.as stood on a.snowbank n the dooryard a certan hou.se n lown antl looked n at the w-ndow. Ths s somethng that the folks lvng there have never teen before. y nterpret the.act as a jetton ot the.squrrel for food. w-ll feed hm corn, Dung several dtys recently a number red wurrels have been runnng lo fro over the snow--covered law-n at the stme house, scamperng around as f lookng for somethng to eat. r supply nuts,, etc. has probably been exhausted hey are starvng. rlsh. ndcatng progress n ther respectve felds. JAlha Gerrlsh referred to her recent vst to tho schools at Har%-ard to render ad to tho recently organzed Harvard Brd club n organzng tho young people. treasurer reported thtt thc recepts from the Ktle lt tckets for the movng pcture lecture by Mr, Job on February 14 had been Just about sufllclent tp cover tho expenses connected wth t tho object sought n, makng the small charge for tfdmlsslon. result s a balance n thc treasury at tho present lme somethng over tw-enty dollars wth whch t. carry cn the clubs actvtes tbe remer ot the year, ll w-as voted to tpproprate tw-o dollars tor the use.f the feedng commttee Jn purchasng tbout lfteen or tw-enty poundt:.seed gran wlh the understng that the proceeds trom so nvuch ot such food as s.sold at cost to members shall be returned to tho treasury. t was also voted to approprate J1.50 to purchase the thrd Audubon chart tur thc Junor club. presdent rea,a tw. smlar letters trom Mr, Baynes, orgnator, ot the brd club dea, Mr, Pearson, secretary the Natonal A.s.soclatlon Audubon socetes. nvtng the Grolon club to become, together -A-lth other brd clubs^ a sustanng member bf the Natonal assocaton thus to. dentty, tself wth the country-^de 4jrotcctv-o movement. Voted, on moton ot Mr. Ebert. to refer ths matter to t>)f-[boar4 ot drectors. - 1hc speaker the evenng was Henry Oldys, tho well known lecturer brd mmc, formerly wth the U, S.. Bologcal survey. Mr. Oldys commented.,on, the nterest n brds already aroused n Groton sad that addressng such an entlusastlc audence was to hra a resl recreaton. He referred to the astoundng grow-th nterest n brds brd protecton all over the country-, doacrbed sovortl famous estates w-hlch have been made brd sanctuares lad emphats on the great economc value brds w-hch has been demonstrated by experments conducted on these areas.- nsects may w-ell be regarded as consttutng.a great nvadng arm.v the brds the army defence w-hlch w-e must do everythng n our power to support augment. Ho predcted that wthn fltteen years n many communtes the wld brds w-ll be as tam-c as the scaup ducks now are wthn the mle lmt at alm Beach, the pgeons on Bo.sln Common the gray squrrels n nearly all our muncpal parks. Mr, Oldys then w-hstled thc notes songs ot varous brds, nterspersng, the mltatlohs wth many amusn-g stores anecdotes. Takng up the famlar robn frst he called.attenton to the tact that t s really a thrush, but was called robn by the e.arly settlers because ot ts superllc.al resemblance to the. robn redbreast pld Engl, He referred to the well tuthentjcalcd case ot a young-robn whch was ted fourteen feel earthworms n ono day even then was not.satsfed, as showng the tremendous amount food whch brds, cspecflly, young one.s, consume. phewnk. orole. Carolna house wrens, tufted ttmouse, meadow lark, wood pew-ee, screech owl, w-hp-por- -vul, wood thrush, hermt thrush, feld. gra,ksho>per. song ahd whte throated sparrows. yellow breasted chat w-ere uken up n the order named. he lecurer declared that, w-hle there may be moro attractve songs, yet trom the muscans vew-pont the song the w-ood thrush s the most melodc ot all. n t there! s a perfect.sequence n the combnaton phra.ses. Songs ot ndvdual brds the sttme speces vary much more wdely th.an most people suspect n seme these there s excellent muscal construcl.m.antl coherence. m.-etng adjf.urned ah..at 9.50 p. m. sacred secular, together wth popular songs the past wll furnsh the theme the evenng. t s undor the auspces no socety und as there s no fnancal" object n vew- there s no admlttanco fee. Only a royal good lme OD the closng evenng ot March ll) the end n vew. All arc cordally nvlled. All who enjoy sngng aro urged to comc Jon n "the old stngs wo sang^on^years ago." "Lovely sprng. O come thou hther." w-ould be partcularly approprate. Please brng all old-fatfhloned song bunks josslblo. he old-fashoned dance hell under the auspces tho m r..ve;r-nt socety on.vday evenng last w-eek w-;s a great success^nd w-as th.rnu^lly cnj>ycd by all present. errys.r- (-h»-stra Ayor gave entre sat-;facton, the calls.beng thorouglly understood by the loader. "Wed lke another" has been heard on all slds. Gun club has a bakel-b-a sjppcx at ts regular meetng on h.s week Frday evenng. supper, gven on Thursday evenng under tlo auspces the U. A. socety was well attended. Under the competent drecton C. L. toy. ably asssted b.v other ladles the socotyv the. tables -bore ther usual freght substantlals und sweets, to w-hch the. assembled company dd ample Justce. A short, bul ple.asng entertanment program follow-ed under the drecton bf C. E. Bxby; Pano. Mlss Ruth Blxby: voln. Mss Ruth Mellsh; vocal solos, Mss Sylva Lawrence; readng, Mr,s, C, E, Bxby short humorous readng. "Thc auto, A, W, Adams. durng thc rest tho tournament as the Lttleton club htta a. good chance to wn tho trophy. Baptst Clurch NotCK. A very "protracted" meetng was hold Sunday evenng n tho Baptst vostry. occason was the vst ot tho deal C. E. socety ot the Mlddlcse.v local C, B, unon, whch s composed ot two mombers chosen from ouch local socoty n thc unon. Twenty members trom surroundng towns wero present. Condtons travel, however, were not deal, so that the vslto-s were delayed on the road the meetng whch began at fve p, m, led at the bernnng by.mss Ruth Uoblnson, dd not close untl vestry wat well flled, the C, K, socety the Congregatonal church jonng the Baptlsl young people n th.;- se:-vce meetng.after the arrval the vstors was led by.m.ss ckard ot Concord Juncton. exorcses wero such as to show clearly the. value.f such a soeety ts vsts to local socetes n stmulatng C. E. work. " rghts those w-ho are wrong" wn be the subject al the Sunday mornng servce n the Baptst church. ro wll be no evenng servce. estcept the young peoples meetng at GEO^ AVBR.MASS. Save. ^.-^ Green Scamps Gcl cat your lvng exper-?3 Fve Per Gent. mprovement Socety. Tho low;or hall was flled to t full sealng capacty on Tuosday evenng at the regular meetng ot the mprovement socety. n the.absence ot the presdent the char w-as occuped by tho vlco presdent. A, H, Thompson, Followng thc busness routne C, R. Dudley, charman the entertanment commttee, presenled an nterestng program, A cute leapyear poem, "When Nelle came tn woo." w-a^ gven.by,mss Edth Wrght. A paper on "Gardenn;," wrtten by M.ss Be.sse Hlll read bv her sster, ^lss Suse Hll, w-as gven close allenton. Mlss Hlll w-as fam.ar wth her subject s a jleasant anrl nterestng reader fr.rceful speaker. paper led to a general dscusson on sols, fertlsers, etc.. Questons answers w-ere asked gven. arrval Dr. A. G, Klbourn was greeted wth cheers tho progr.am was contnued w-th a vocal solo by the doctor.who responded to an encfre wth "Rockecl^n the cradle" ot the deep." A second nsstent encore produced " rosary-." a duel by Mss Hll Dr, Klbourn. entertaners who had so kndly gven tme talent wero gven.a rlsng volo thanks...y. next regular meetng wll bc the annual meotng for the electon ot OfTcers, Clppng. follow-ng artcle s taken from the Hoslon Amercan ot March 111: " engagement.m.--s Helen -Morgan Hamlton, a nece ot J.. Morgan, to Polce Comms.s-oner Arthur Wood.s, w-ho s a former Bo,slon man, w-as announced tust nghl, ".Mss Hamlton, w-ho s tw-enty,s-ears old, s the daushter ot Mr,.-Wllam erson Hamlton. She s the great-greal-krdaughter Alexer Hamlton the grtaughter J.,.Morgan, sr. Her father s a member J. 1..Mor.gan «L- Comp.any. "Comms.soner Woods s forty-fve years old. He s the son Joseph W. Wood.s. a poneer n the cotton goods lndu.stry n P.oston. After tn-adualng from Harvard n 1S52 he spent a year at Hedelberg unversty. "He then taught -for len years at Groton School, Oroton, He taught Englsh p;nglsh lterature. Ho w-enl on a >-peca nlsson to the hl- Kapl.st Church.Notes, -Mornng w-orshp at 10.30; subject, " secret a strong chrstan character." -\t tw-elve, -Sarlay school. school s growng n nterest n attentltnce..m seven, unon servce w-th the Con-regatrjnal cljurch at the Con«regat..na church. Orls club held a sew-ng meetng at the parsmase on Tuesday afternoon. New- plans w-ere dscussed. Much nterest w-as show-n n the readng the book. "Eugenes fnest." subjecl the prayer meetng on next Wedneslay ever::ng wll be " expectant Chrst." West Groton. Several tems w-ere unavodably omtted tust w-eck so far as possble they wll be nserted here..mss Hazel Thnmpson. nf Waltham. comng nn Mr>n.l.y ot last week, has been a ;.-uesl her aunt.. W. F. -ane. Frank.lac.ulth her dausher. - Charles Halcom. spent a day last w-eek n Bcst.m. y vsted the movln;; pctures, attenderl to shop.ng. -nd.;.s.sed a lea.sant day,.mss Klzabeth Hll has been conpplnos tor the government, spent ] ^J^^^L:!^^:^;^^^""^^""^^ now- convalescent. somo tlmo n travelng. n 1907 he returned to New- nrk for a vear was a reporter on the Evenng Sun. *^- fharles Hll has suffered She l.«brd Cnb Meetng. «March meetng rrt tho Oroton Brd club wts attended bv about severty-fve persons. After approval tho records, ot thc January meetng - -, bref reports.were presented by thc Mlss Anna Gray Mss Esther charman tho feedng commttee. Boyce. meetng closed wth re- Charcs B. Ames, the drector nrm&ments the club song. re the Junor club, Mlss Oertrude Gcr- He w-as chnsen by tbe Ctzens commttee to.study polce con.ltons. Polce Comm.ssloner Hnarham sent hm.abroad tn studv polce methods n Scotl Yard.elsew-here. On hs return he was apponted fourth deputy polce connlssoner,.a place created especally for hm,. "When Commssoner Hngham lett OfTlce Commssoner Woods also resgned. He went to.mexco tor a year ns the head ot a lumber company. "n the Mltchel m.ayoralty catrv.agn Woods.served as jublcty manager tor Mltchel, He w-as apponted secretary tn the mayor Januarv 1, 1914, On Aprl he was apponted polce commssoner, "As polce comml,«,sloner,.mr, Woods has been so busy that he h.as had lltto tme for socal lfe. Even ntmate frends dd nol suspect hs engagement was to be.announced. ".Mlss Hamlton s an expert skater donccr. s also a muscan ot unusual talent. She s a member the Symphony club ot New "Vork. an amateur muscol organzaton. She plays the voln. "Sho has three brothers Perpont Morgan Hamlton. Laurens Morgan Hamlton Alexer Hamlton atd a sster, Mlss Elzabeth Schuyler Hamlton, Her mother was.mlss Julet Morgan. She s a nece J, Perpont Morgan. Herbert U Satterlee Mss Anne T, Morgan, a cousn Junus Spencer Morgan." verely from rheumatsm ths w-nter. rovo.s-t Thrnpson was ll last w-eek. unable to leave hs room. He ventured oul for the hrst tme on Tuesd.ay..Mr..McBrde. a carpenter, who has been employed at the leatherboarr plant has been a memher ot W,.M, Kmballs famly durng the pa,st 9 ; months, has completed hs work lett tnw-n. He experts soon trt be joned by hs famlv. who have been w-altng a favorable opportunty to cross the Atlantc.St.-hools closed on Frday for thc sprng recess one week,. E. P. Sleeper chldren h.ave recovered trom.scarlet fever.mr, Sleeper has returned to work, vr. V. Blxby s sufferng from a broken rb. thc result ot a tall some weeks ago. njury, though panful, was not recognzed as a broken bone untl two weeks after thc accdent, when. Blxby found t ncccs,: sary to-consult her physcan. Tho lydles Ad socety; wll meet n lower Squannacook hall oh "Thursday atternoon wth W. M, Kmball. F. E. Harrngton as hostesses. subject tho C, E, meetng on.sunday evenng la "Thc great mssonary." meetng wll ho led by Rev. J, P, Trowbrdge. Joh Andrews, Calforna. s vstng hs brother, Charles Andrews, s renewng acquantance wth old trends whom ho has not seen tor forty-one years, A muscal soclal, under the drecton Mlss Suslo H. wn be held n.squannacook hall on Frday evenng. LTTLBTON News tcm.s. J, W, Dodds chldren havo been vstng her parents, Mr. Arthur Wrght, n -Mlston ths last w-eek. helped celebrate three brthdays n the group. L. W, Chase s w-orkng at the carpenters trade n Low-eU, - Guy Blanchard ot.new- pswch, N, H., has been makng.a weekend vst w-lth her daughter. - Frank Smth, Mr, Mr* D, O. Houghton relurned from the South Wednestlay evenng, A terrble ranstorm attended ther leavng howlng snowstorm rtgel upnn ther hnnu-c.mhs, but tlurng ther absence they exjcrenced only far weather. trp to Florda wth -sde excursons has been one ml. h enjoyment. the decded chan^te has heen very benelcal How-ever, thev are glad to be at hnme agan amontt ther rdd frenrls the nterests -that hold fr.st clams. At Slver Sjrngs, Fla,, thev met Mss Emly Adams wth hor took the famous Okalawaha rver trp. y left Mss.-\dams n Jacksonvlle. w-here she w-ll reman tw-n nr three w-eeks bef.re comng North. Cff L.ades had a very ples^-.t,nt meetng tst Monday nghl. After t?e busnes.s the evenng all enjoyed a St. P.arcks program, con.sstng jrkes snngs, follow-ed by refreshments. Brother Holmes won the prze for the best rsh jnke. At the next meetng the electon. nst.allaton olllcors chosen to ll recent vacances wll tako placo: Grace Smth, vce gr; Ella Barteaux, r.s. v.k.; re.^t..stapleford. r.s.n.g.; Margaret Qunlan. l.s.n.g.: Xelle Reed, w-arden; Lllan Day. guard; Kdth Sauler, e.s. above-named per.s<jns have been chosen to sem-e for the rem.er the term. entertanment w-!l consst a guessng contest nver pctures nf advertsements. J, H. ). Whtcnmb s reported mprovng now able tn go down stttrs. -angdnn Prout.v mproves, but on ac-ount nclement w-eather. has not returned home from the hosptal yel. Genrge How-ard plea.s,antly entertaned a tew frends at a luncheon Wednesdav n honor ot her mnther. M. F. Robbns. Ralph Hll frend, Henry Burse, are spendng the w-ook-end at Supt, Hlls, Htrwood avenue, Edw-n Esten ot Tufts w.as at home fnr the week-end. Katherlne Proctor Sally Kmhall w-ere md-week guests ot. A. vr. Turner n MUtord..V. H, Clyde Crane has been sck wth a very bad throat whch proved not to be dphthera. He s ganng, but s slll confned to the house. C. F. Watts s recoverng from an 111 turn that lasted several days ths week. Channng Brown slpped on some ce fell, sustanng a fracture severe snraln ono wrst last Tuosday. Margarot nnd Elzabeth Brown have been vstng relatves n Wolfboro,.V. H. Tho Wednes<lay evenng meetng was omtted owng to the severe storm bad travelng. speclal meetngs. n gcnenal. have been well attended consderng unfavorable weather travelng condtons those prvleged to attend have spoken very onthuslastlcalty each program. Much nterest has bocn manfested t s hoped that for the remanng evenngs the audences may bo greatly ncreased, as many have expressed a desre to attend. scores the Rlfe club for thc week endng March 18 were as fol- ows: Bl match ponts, a gan BOXBOEOUGH News tcns. All tho schools aro havng a vacaton ot two weeks. t s fortunato t comes at ths tme as wth the present condtons ot weather roads the attendahco w-ould be very poor. For tho l-.st tme n many years the.snot\- s even wth the walls.on sevcrtl.rpjd* even wth the broakpgott teams l duty all day t s hard to kbcp some roads pas-sable these wndy days. chldren who.attend the Bromfeld school also have.a vacaton ths week Mr. nnd R, Y. Nelspn have beon slayng wth ther son Arthur tor tw-o weeka Saturday w-lll go to Slver Hlll for a two weeks vst wth ther daughter. - lttle Ltchfleld baby ras beeh very sck tho past week, but s better now-, Slas Wc-theroe, who lved on the farm now- owned bv Wllam Braman for many ye;r.«, recently ded n Marlboro, He had a number relatves here. Ars, Norman Wetherbee heard trom her brother. Henry Wheeler. last week learned th.at he had reached hs destnaton n Oregon. w"hcrc he hts relatves, MfK Mara.Steele has been confned to the house wth neuralga the past w-eek, Tho Boys" cluh met Sunday afternoon at George Burroughs, where Mr, Ms-seran was entertaned for the week-end, Albert Llttlefleld her mother,.mrsl Hemenway. vsted frends n Concord on Tuesday, Camp-fre grls arc all ready to present ther play, farmerette," next Frday evenng at the tow-n hall t s hoped they wll have no more obstacles to overcome. Tckets may be procured from any Camp-flre grl, A fnancal success means a Joyous outng for them, nex-l summer, C, T, Wetherbee w-as agan responsble for the.sleghng party ths w-eek. Ths tme the destnaton was Stow- Orange w-hcre a large class receved tho thrd fourth degree..!, Thc evenng w.a-s beautful wthoul a bountful,supper was all ready when the party arrved,.some our young people are cultvatng the art tellng a gootl story well the Journey ho:ne was cnlvonc-d by ther efforts n th.at lne sually at ths tme.f the year t s consdered nothht strange to see t w-oodchu(-k. but w-hen Lnw-ood Rchardson S.-1W- one Monday mornng he w-.as.so astonshed he telephoned the Boston nst that paper promptly nserted t as an nterestng tem. -Mr. Charles Lbble are lvng n ther new- hmse although t s nol.pte ctmpleted. house s a very attractve up-to-date bungalow. cement fn^h on the oul,s!de adds much to ts beauty,.mr, Lblys health s mrnved. but he s not yot able tn do tny lart w-ork an.l he s serously c.nsderng m.akng a change n clnate New. Sprng Patterns Wash Japs, n Whte, Pnjc Yellow; Tub Slks, Whte Fancy Strpes; Slk Poplns;- Fancy Strped Messalnes Smocks New Patterns, Old. Rose, Tan, Pnk, Whte Alce Blue, made long, smocked back front on sleeves, all szes. 36-rch Poplns 25^ SPECAL BARGANS N NECKWEAR - Georgette Crepe Orge Chn Chn Collars, Pque Collar Cuft Sets, regular prce SOcents, specal at 25<? 25c. Bates Crepes at. 2^ ^ Boys Grls Hats made from-velour Velvet, regular prces 75c., $1. $1.50, specal at, 49^ Percale Shrt Wasts, lght strpes, n szes 40, 42, 44, 46, specal at 29^ MENS FURNSHNGS Jumbo Work Shrts, trple sttched, ventlated, double.back front; colors, tan,, black, blue; szes, 14V2 to 19, at $1. Mens Collarless Nght Shrts, made from Frut - the Loom Cotton, szes 15 to 18, extra value at 75^ Try a box Darn Saver Hose, two pars guaranteed to wear two months or wll be replaced by two new pars; colors, black, tan gray 2 pars for 25^ Geo. B. Turner & Son vfowsh»... vr." 2 ponts over the prevous week; B2 ^w^,.^!v,,t""" "\ / *.""J ""^= *^*»""» a gan 11 ponts?a?l.nu,l,..* " """^."f. "]. "l" "J*" * * prevous weok. t s. hoped far tho old homo melodes, both that a good showng wll bo made HAEVAED News tems. Tho Scrttsh entertanment recenlly gven at Clnton w-th great success s to be rejeated al thc town hal here for the beneft under the auspces the Womens Benevolent socety on Thursday evenng, Aprl 6, Suppers at sx seven, as usual. w, B. S. the Congregatonal church wd! hold an all-day sew-ng meetng a; the church parlor on Tuesday, -March 28, Basket lunch at tw-leve r/clock, -M.ss Bervl S, Bgelow- s vstng th.- week-end wth her aunt,.mss Lou.Sawyer at Worcester, Ths week Frday the.macamacheckamuc Camp-fre grls wth ther guardan. - H. B. Mason, met at the home nf Mss Dorblhy E. We.sl on ^overs lane. After ther ceremonal meetng they wero served wth ce cream cake -Mr. -Mrs O. A. Farbanks spent the day Thursrlay n Lowoll, vstng wth relatves nf.mr, Farbanks, Harry F. Whtney, who has heon on the sck lst neahy all ths wnter, s reported ths wbek as feolng much 1 otter wth the return ot the sprng,sun hopes to resume hs busness.actvtes,. Wllam Hanna, w-ho h.as been vslng wth her daughter at Waltham tor the pa.st two weeks, returned home on Wednesday. She s n poor health s now- under tho doctors care,.mss Georgle Bryant, who has been tor the pa.st tour months at St. Petersburg. Fla,. wth Mlss.MadoUn Whltnoy Ayer. returnetl to town on Wednesday, last. Whle n Florda these young ladles conducted a tea shop very succe8sfu.lly. y ntend to open ono n Harvard durng thc comng summer. Mlss Harrot Thayer s a guest ths Frday evenng at a house party gven at Worcester by tho Ph Sgma Kappa Worcester Tech. entertanment for tho ovonng wll bo the Tech show Junor prom. Mr. Abel Wllard Prospect hlll entertaned for the last weekend ther grsons. Kenneth, Harold Whlttemore Nashua, N. H. Adelne Burgess, who has b(;en conflncd to her bed for several weeks, s much better s up about the house. She has a young lady" wth her assstng n tho housework. Schools reopen on Monday for the sprng term. Owng to thc weather condtons ths week tho exhbton treo prunng that was to have been gven at Arthur T, Turners farm on Thursday has been postponed w-ll be glveh later when tho snow- makes tho work more agreeable. Notce wll bo gven lter. Stll Rver. hea\->- snow-fall has put the roads n bad shape, the drfts ben-.r worse than tor years- 11 requres a lot rnad breakng lo make some or the roads passable. On lasl Sunday aftornoon w-ord was receved the death Albert Harrod at hs homo n PeppereU,.Mr, Harrod w-.as a natve ot Stll Rver, a.son.mr..mr.s. Wllam K, Harrod, Hs aged mother sster.. Anna Flers, are left n ths vllage several chldren m epperell, Thc funeral w-as from hs late. home, Henry R. Harrod, an uncle, Flers, Mss -:dna Flers, Wllam B. Haskell,. Charles H, Haskell H. B, Stone attended from Stll tver, Joseph Stebbns famly returned home la,st Frday, He has boon vlsltlng relatves n Canada tor a couple w-eeks, Scales Llttlefeld relurned last Saturday after a stay n Amherst, where. Scales look up a specal course study for w-omcn al Amherst college. Helen E. Stone s plannng to open "Stll Rver Tea Room.s" al hor home about the mddle May. As the Red Maplo nn. whch w-ts n charge. Gertrude C. Whtney l.a.st sea.son s not to be rc-openod, Mlss Stone thnks there s a good openng for her. Adelza Turner, who has been stoppng at the Kerley hou.se. Harvard, durng thc colder months, has returned to hor home n Stll Rver, Walter Haskell entertaned her sster. Martn, two sons, Aycr. Tuesday, Roger Morse s al home trom Bales cnllege for a short vacaton. Kenneth Russell was at home from hs studos n Worcester. Saturday Sunday. Henry Barrett daughter Florence vsted frends n Waltham on Wednesday. Hester Llttlcfpld has gone to Jamaca Plan to help care for Mr, Hcks, who s recoverng trom pneumona. Mss Laura A. Brown, who has bcon vstng her sster. Jenne Wllard. roturnod to her homo n West Acton on Thursday, Henry R, Harrod s slowly recoverng from her sckness, but s stll sufferng a good deal. years, he fnds very great changes n both tho people tho town. He expects to roman at thc home ot hs brother for about three mbnths before returnng to Calforna, where he has a poston as foreman the Southern Pacfc ralroad shop.s. Mr..!. John Stckney.arrved home ths w-eek aftor a atay several weeks at the Groton hosptal, where she underwent an oper.aton, Tho next meetng the.matrons Ad socety wll bo held wth. Henry Farrar at the North on Tuesday atternoon, March 28.. Henry F. Grout returned home ths week after a nne weeks absence carng for her uncle, whose death occurred last week. Mss Marlon L. Holden returns lo Greonw-ch Sunday, after a vacaton tw-o w-eeka, -M.ss Chrstne G, Longley Halfax comes home.saturday for a two week;; vacaton. New Advertsements. SHBLET Center. At tho meetng ot Sllrley Grange on. Tuesday evenng the thrd fourth degrees wero worked on a class eght cdates, wth nspecton by Deputy E. B. Hale Bornardston. Vstors were present from Aycr, Lunenburg, Oroton- Greenwch. Followng thc degree work tho usual harvest feast was served under the drecton a commtte consstng Danel Bartlett, Ernest Bohanon, Mr. C. E. Bradford Mlsa Carre Bradford, asssted by Bllzabeth Thompson. John H. Andrews Calforna ar-. rved at the home hs brother, Charles Andrews, on Groton road last Frday. Mr. Andrews s a natve Shrley s tho only survvng brother Charles Andrews. t s hs flrst vst to hs old home for forty-two FOR SALE, Good sewng machne wth tull sea attachments. Prce MRS,..crN.VJNGHAM..Man Street. Groton. M.as,s, lw-20«for SALB Or wll let to responsble parly for farmng purposes, the Oeorge W, Woodw-ard farm n the easterly part Groton, Fve mnuteswalk to ralroad staton one mle to school. GEORGE T, LTTLE -Admlnlstrator, Uxbrldge. Ma."s. 22f Ppe Smokers Attenton Owng to the ncrease n cost materals there has been an advance n the wholesale prce amberstemmed ppes. But, our stock was bought before the rse our prces wll not advance whle the stock lasts. refore, you.are stll able to buy a Genune Amber-stemmed Ppe for 25^, 35^, 50fJ, 75^, $1 f you buy your ppes now you wll save money, WLLfllTBROWN DEUaOST Man Street Ayer, Mass. L/ 1 ;..;M - /.-,1..-

5 *fdmmm r. : / \ l SATUBDAY; MAB0S2S, 1916 ^..2.n :: -.A.:,..! «,.. : MLLNERY^ " CJ-* \u ^2 Frday Saturday March 24-25: Ss>\ «>! Youarecordally nvted to vst bur parlors durrg;the-openng. We assure ypu f there s any hat you lke t wll b» at a reasonable.prce. We are better fxed now to attend to you on rush orders all work guaranteed. We wll gladly trm your hat over f you are not satsfed wth t frse - charge. Jenne Ryan Kttredge 26 MAN STREET AYER, MASS. MSS MNNE EVANS, OF AYER Assstants Mss BESSE FARLEY, OF PEPPERELL Make ths your headquarters whle n town to rest leave your bundles ONE DOLLAK AND FFTY CENTS PER YEAR N ADVANCE UCORGE H. B. TURNER, Pobltaker JOHJV H. TURNER, ElKor Subscrbers are urgetl to keep ther lubscrlptlona pad n advance. dolly labors the Bee, Awake my soul to ndustry; Who can observe the careful Ant, And not provde for future want?" Saturday,.March AYR News tebb. Denns J. Flaherty returned totow-h on Monday -after several w-eeks absence, most the lme ->eng sptjnt n New York cty..;«n another column wll bc found a ftew tdvcnlsement our w-oll-known - /merchant talor, Joseph -W. Murry. - Mss Marlon Wnslow s spendng a vacaton from her dutes as teacher n Townshend, Vt., at thc home her parents, Mr. A. M, Wlnslow, - greatest- slnglo - shpment automobles ever made passed throush here bound tor ^orll. Me., Tuesday afternoon, A total t>t 120 machnes w-as n tho shpment, returng x tran forty-three Mat cars- to tmntport them. very unusual sght attracted much attenton.. shpment was sent over thc southern dvson tho Boston -.Mane to tho Mane cly. B, T, Larrabee, propretor the Palace cafe, s havng a new- root added to hs place busness, Boston Mane employees have completed the w-ork ot movng the tran shed- betw-een the west lound man lne. Ftchburg dvson track the Greenvlle branch, about two: feet toward the Greenvlle trackt reason. for the removal, s that the shod was too near the m.an lne for safety. Tho Chrstan Scence socety have ther meetngs n Dckn.sons block evory Sunday mornng at 10.30, Subject. ".Realty." Tho Sunday school meots at tho same hour, Rov, prank, B. Crall s to be thc preacher on Saurday evenng. March -5. al a msson beng conducted ths w-eek at the Frst Parsh church, Lttleton, Specal meengs wll bc held n the BaptLst church begnnng on Aprl l, contnung through the w-eek Sunday. Aprl 9, Mlss Eleanor Parry Weghtman. tho famous grl preacher, h.as been engaged to conduct thc meetngs. Mss Wcghtman s spoken ot as an attractve speaker. She has just closed a successful c.anpatgn n Somersworth, N, H., where Mr. Sotltos, formerly Gardner, s -pastor. On the tutl evenng the house w-as packed to overlowng. Frends n Shrley, Groton Lttleton are n^-ted to attend these servces all nlerested n.-\ye-. Bshop Babcock wll v.st St.."ndrews church for confrmaton on Sunday mornng at eleven oclock. he.adnor ths.saturday evenng at the movng pcture show- wll be " woman on the ho.\," n tw-o parts. Another good pcture wll be "Blazng the tr.al." a fne, nten.sely nterestng western drttma n tw-o parts.. re are also two snglereel dramas enltled -" foremans chance," "Jealousys fools," antl a f.arce-comedy. "Snaker\-llos w-eak vomen," Msses Helen Kmma Knney bowled wth the telephone grl.s team aganst. tho ver-johnson team n Fltchburg last week Thursrt.-y nght when tho former team easly defeated ther rval.s. y made the t-.vo hghest three-strng totals, ther team, the total pntal beng 24 4 for Mss Emma, 260 for M-3s Helen, w-hch w-ere easly the tw-o hghest strng totals tor ether team..mr.s, J,. W, Thomas entertaned her Sunday school class boys at the parsonage on Frday ovonng. March 1". Games w-ore playod refreshments served a very pleasant tme was enjoyed by all. Chef Beatty returned la«saturday from Natck, whero he w-.as called oa account tho death ot hs f.at her. St, P.aul lodge ot Masons conferred thc llrst.second degrees on Monday afternoon n M.asonc hn,. Lunch w-as served before the degree work. George H, Brow-n lett l.ast w-eek for.a trp to Xew- York, Washngton. D, C, Plnehur,"rt. N, C. returnng tho latter part ot next week, Jenness W, Brown s so far recovered as to bc able to bc out, Thc pastor wll speak n the Baptlrt church on Sunday mornng at on thc subject, " source ot pow-er." Sunday school,al tw-elve. Song servce.at seven n the evenng. Subject ot evenng sermon. value a man." Rev, Allen A, Bronsdon; ot.mllers Fnlls. formerly an actve w-orker nnd member George V, Barrett canrp, S. V., ths town. s a cldstc for dcpartmont commer ot the Sons ydtcrans. at tho encampment to be -held n Boston Aprl 4 :,B. Mr. Bronsdon waa thc pastor ot tho Congregatonal church n Shrley before leavng for Mllers Falls three years ago., Rov. J. W. Thomas attended the Vnlnlstcrf meotng last Monday held,n Ftchburg. to hs surprse was Jnvtcd to tako the char, txa he had been elected presdent the conterenco for thc ensung year. After reports from tho churches thc Wachusett assocaton. Rev. Mr. Speed, Clnton, read an nterestng paper on "Blly Sunday.; Thc Aycr Womans club wll hold. ts annual chldrens day entertanment at Hardys hall on Frday evenng. March 31. Program n charge Saco S,crS, Grace Dckerman. Tckets may bo procurrcd Tuesday Wednesday. March 28 29, at tho homes Ela Duncklee, Man street,. da Perkns, Washngton street, -Meetng tho executve board at the home S, A. Blood on Frday afternoon, March 31. at three oclock,. Sunday.;mornlng w-orshp at the Federated church at subject the sermon W be "From stages n chrstan development," Sunday.school af^noon. Meetng ot tho C. E. socety at sx p. m.; topc. "Great home mssonares." Evenng servce at seven oclock. Md-.weck servce Thursday ovenng at 7.30: topc. "Thc dvne ruler." Tho membors tho boys chor arc requested to be present Sunday mornng at 10.15, Stephen A.. Tyler, a former resdent ths town a number years ago. recently ded at hs home. Jn Seattle; Wash, He was a clarnetst leader the b hero for years, Mr, Tyler was a resdent ot Tow-nsotfd betore comng to ths town lo resde. He was a stono cutter by tradc. Hs age was 09 yr.s, 9 mos, 2-1 days. re wll be no meetng George S, Boutwell vr. R, C, on Aprl 4, as ths s the date department conventon. corps has accopted an nvtaton to attend servces on Memoral Sunday at the Federated church. fourth n the seres socal afternoons gven by the Ayer Branch Allance wll be held at thc home - Georgo L, Osgood. Pleasant.street, on Thursday atternoon. March 30, n honor her mother, W, J, Lord, Thc funeral Tmothy Buckley took place last Saturday mornng. A rcfuem hgh mass was.sad by Rev. Thomas P. McGnn at St. Marys church at ten oclock! hearers were Wllam Galvn. Frank Lambert. Thomas J. Ryan Wlllam Taylor. Tho nterment took place n St. Marys.demetery, ^eo J. Parker h.as enlsted n the Unted States navy for the terrr ot four years. For the presen he s assgned lo the recevng shp now statoned at New-port, R,, t s thc sncere w-sh hs frends that he wll prove an honor lo hlm.wlf to the town.. Af tho Grango on Wednesday evenng Mr. an.l Fred A..Smth were n charge the entertanment follow-ng the regular busne.ss meetng. Whst was enjoyed. refreshments sen-ed. At the next meellng, Aprl 12, the frst^.second degrees w-ll be conferred on a cla.ss ot cdates; the thrd fourth degrees, W-lh nspecton, at tho meetng Aprl 26. Wllam F, Ftzgerald Beverly burned hll rght h whle at work at the Palace cafc- Tuestlay, " hgh school clcsed ths week Frd.ay attcrnoon tor the.-"prng vacaton all the schools w-ll reopen on Monday m^rnn.g. Apjl?,. Up to lve o(-lock. m. l.ast Saturday the last (late for flng nomnatons for rtelo!tate! to the natonal conventons cf poltcal jarte.s, these nomnaton.s w-ere made for delegates alternatt-.s to the democratc natonal convenlon w-hch w-l be held n St. Lous,.Mo,, n June: Delegates at large. Ex-governor Davd, Walsh Ftchburg, Joseph H. ONel Charles B, Strecker Jtoston Humphrey OSuvan ot -owell; altetnateh. H, Oscar Kockleleau ot Worcester, E. D. Cocman \neenl Brosna Hoston T. F. Hggns Fall Rver. jre.sdcntal prmares w-ll be hekl Tuesday, Aprl 25. Berkley T. Larrabee, propretor the alace cat*, w-ho h.s been conflned to hs home for tw-o v.-eeks wth a severe c..se pnk eye. s able to bo oul at hs place busne.«s, although not yet fully recovered. Anothor heavy snow storm w-.as added to the large number n th.s unusually severe wnter Wodnosday durng that nght..steam electrc roadr. had ont snow- ploughs men n kce.ong the tracks cleared. Ths storm brngs tho total.snow- tall for thc wnter up to 74 nches, the heavest total n New- Engl tor forty-three ye.ars. One year ago at ths tme forest fres w-ere frequent the w-oather so mld that farmers were dong ther sprng plow-lng. MsK Lllan B..nngley Wyoma s vlsltnls her ster. Lester H, Carcw-. se memhers ot the Woman,s club attended the meetng the educaton lterature departments ot the Slate -^ederaton held Tuesd.ay n the publc lbrary n Hoston:. Susan M. Barker, Nna M, H, Beverly, Mss S. Adelade Blood, Clara E, Hll. Jda C. Perkns. subject dlscus.sed w-as "Movng pctures,". there w-cre.sever.al talented speakers, M.a.son P, Wllams, son Mr,. Berton Wllams, who s attendng Tllton academy, Tllton, N, H,, arrved home ths week Frdav for a weeks vacaton, Howard B, Whte her grdaughter. Bertha Whte, lett Frday mornng for a few dav.s vst wth her son, Howard A. whte, at hs tarm n Ashby..Mr,!. Helen Pratt Kelley, who s ple.a,santly remembered by those who heard her sng wth Mlss Nna Flctcher last sprng, wll sng whstle at thc concert to bo gven under the auspces tho. Untaran Allance on Thursday evenng. Aprl 27, n the tow-n hall. She s an accomplshed whstler a.s well aa a snger. Other artsts to appear at tho concert,wll bo.announced later. North Mddlesex Savngs bank hns been apponted a atato agentfor four savngs banks, Pltuflcld, Whtman two n Brockton, n hlng Kvlngs bank lte nsurance busness. local bank wll receve premums ssuo polces n ths secton forward them to the four banks mentloned.. savngs bank s now watng for ts charter when t arrves busness wll begn. * W. Phelps s stll conflncd to hs houso by llness. Robert Burns lodge,. O.,0. F., conferred the occond degroo on Thursday evenng. Mr. Arthur E, Dykes, formerly Ayer, who tor Eovcraj years havo been lvng n Canton, hvo moved tnto George L. Farrars houso ot Fletcher street. Ernest L. Whtconb odore H. Clark have been drawn as. jurors wll report tor duty at the sesson the superor court whch, begns_ at Lowell.Monday. Aprl 3. Mr. Mr.s, Herbert Chlds are makng ther home al the house H, E, Woods <>0;Park, street durng Mr. Chlds lll((«^rom^rheumatsm. y, have stored ther household goods. " " Thc case Doherty Bros, aganst the thrteen nsurance companes, whch was taken to the supreme court by the companes on exceptons taken at the. tral the case n the superorc^jtft.<1,..fe;w.months ago. when a Jury rctuj-nftj 4 verdct tor "Doherty Bros.. s on.the Hst for the supreme court ths wpck Frday. plantffs n the acton seeks-to recover nsurance on patterns, blue prnts othor property w:h!ch were destroyed n the flre at- thtt Chler machne shop on JfarA 20, 191S. Mlss Madoln Whfney returned on Wednesday from St. Petersburg. Fla,. where she has- been for four months wth Mlss Georgo Bryant, Harvard. n conductlrg a tea shop,.y ntend to open a te.a shop n Harvard.durng the comng summor. At the regulr meellng da Mc Knley chtloer. O. K. S.. Wednesday evenng, there was an ntaton ceremony memoral sen-ces for tw-o gr Jodgo Tcers who recently ded. meetng was follow-ed by a socal tme lunch. n sple ot the very storm V w-eathcr ffty members wore present, A leap-year party w-as held n Hardys hall on. Tuesday evenng whch w-as a marked success. Those n charge w-ere odore W, Barry, Eugene S, Harry Bello Osgood. " dstrct courtroom thc fces connected wth the court w-ll le thoroughly cleaned renovated. Work was begun ths w-cek Frd.ay mornng n the courtroom n charge ot George L. Farrar. Soveral members Harbnger lodge. K. P,, vsted Columba lodge. Leomnster, Monday nghl, wore fnely entertaned. Other Ayer news matter w-l he found on the la,st p.age. follow-ln? letter- remaned uncalled for at the Ayer postlce for the w-eek endng March to: K. H. atr«;ld..armond Pucuttl. Walter P.enel. Goo. H. Rogers, Dcatl. Andrew Murphy ded on hs thrtysecond xrthday at hs home on Fletcher street at 8,35 oclock Thursdav.evenng. cau.se ot death w.as BrlKhts dsease, from whch he h?.d suffered more or loss tor.a long tme. He had been to the Burbank hosptal. -tchburg, tor treatment, returned home eght weeks ago w-thout gettnr relef, Mr, Murphy w-as a natve.saco. Me., where he w.as born on -March 24. 1SS4, He came to Ayer nne years ago. snce that tme he has been employed asa brakeman n the local ralroad y.rd. On December 29, 1907, he m.arrled Arnes Dorman. Scotl,.at Saco, Me, He wts,a member ot Harbnger lodge, K, P.. Rober. Burns lodge,. O. C?F.. both ot Ayer, Narhua lodge 2CC, B. R, T, Nashua,.V, H, deceased leaves hs mother, Rose Murphy; two sl.slers. Msses Ro.s.alee. Marv E, Murphy,,a brother, Fred R. Murphy, all ot Saco, Me, He also leaves a wdow four small chldren, Rosalce, Agnos L. Sylva John H, Murphy, A funoral servce wll take place nt the home on Sunday atternoon at three oclock, whch wll bc attended by representatves the lodges lo w-hlch the deceased belonged. Frends.are nvted. remans w-ll be t.aken to Saco, Me. Mondav mornng on the tran leavntc here.at seven oclock. A servce w-ube hell n the cha.oel at Laurel Hll cemetery n that cltv n clhrge ot tho Knghts nf Pvthas, Thc Odd Fellows lodge that place wll also attend the ceremones. bural wll be n the Laurel Hll cemetery. Rhetorlcals. followng rhetorlcals w-ere gven at thd hgh sehool th.s w-eek Prday afternoon: Tno. (Gertrude Jane Brggs..Mona Kttredge; " rdo the black horse," Thomas Wal.>>h; "Thc ndl.a rubber tree," Kendall Perce; "Abraham Davenport." Elzabeth Bennett; " yarn thc Nancy Bell," rw-ln Plllman; "Goethals." Fl.sk Bultcrleld; " home-made flap." Elva Mosher; "Dont be mean, boy;," Hartdd Cushng; pano solo. Prlscllla.Mullln; "Thc cheerful hostess." Calherne Keegan; "Dyng n harne,s.s." Dudley \Vhtnoy; " majors appontment," Rchard Mc Carthy; "He pays lcense on a dog." Harold Grlflln; "How ddyou de?" Matthew Anno; "A gramtar lesson." Mldred Plllman; "A complant." Robert Kng; selecton from "Kng Honry- V.".Merrll Webb;. duet, Mona Klttredge Prlscllla Mullln; "No men wanted." LUlan Baker, Marlon Felch. Mnta Mosher: tro.. \ Narrow Cut. Tho person who dug that path on tho sdewalk n the Breezy Heghts secton upper Washngton street may not havo a sngle track mnd, but ho surely haa made a sngle track "trench." as t s called bv one thc resdents n that secton. Ths secton sdewalk s usually covered n wnter wth bg snow drlfu foot travelers complan tho poor Jobs done by thc excavator n gettng a sutable openng to the outsde world. path s so narrow that f twd persons approach t comng n opposte drectons one has to "set-t" tll thc other pa.sscs through or else wallow through flvo to sx.feet tho "beautful." trench s no narrow that a fat man has to go. through sdeways n caso ho-meets another n.the trench, ether ono must back out to let tho other through. Ths todltlon has been endured for several wnters by thc people, n that Kocton they thnk t hgh tlmo for the owner or tenant the abuttnk properly to soc that tho entre walk s cleared, so au to better the condton that exsts there. Someone has suggested that tho dgger the trench cul through one swath when the -whslle blowwhen he qut taled to come back fnsh tbe Job, Dstrct Court. Mchael Collns, ot Lwrcnte, vas arragned last Saturday on acomplant for utterng a -forged check here on August 7, 1915,. Ho was found not gulty dscharged. Later he wert to hs home, Collns was arrested n Lawrence last w-eek Thursday by the polce that cty detaned unlll Offlcer John M. Wallace, the Ayer polce department, went afler hm. Tho prsoner was brought here by thc flcer lodged n thc polce staton last week Frday atternoon. Conns case presented most pecular featurea. rom what can be learned he wad nnocent w-as the vctm unfortunate crcumstances, Tho complant for utterng ot a forged check was the result ot hs meetng n-ng Durant. ot Groton, at thc ralroad staton h"-.-e on August 7. last, on w-hlch date Durant passed a forged check on Charles Sherw-ln at the store L. Sherwn..\ccordng to Collns stor.v, after reetng Durant he asked the latter for trtoney to get omethng to eat, Durant told Colllnu that le w-ould do so after gettng a check cashed, whch w-as at Sherwns store. Collns, after setfg somethng tocat, rtt wth Durant for Nashua, where tho former clamrd he tred to got a ralroad job. Later he w-ent away camo back to Lawrence on the day hs arrest. He told Judge Atwood that he w,as entrely nnocent any wrong dong n conrcctlon wth the check. He wap merely wth hs companon w-hon tho latter had the check cashed thought J a perfectly honest transacton. cdrt took a good deal nterest n the frank story Collns ordered thc case contnued- untl tho afternoon, when Chef Beatty, who was unalle to be pvescnt n thc mornng, who hled Durants case, w-ould be present to testfy. Af-. ler hearng the chefs story havng n mnd the fact that Durant pleaded gulty to the complant forgery n the luperor court last week, for whch he w-as sentenced to the Concord reformatory. Judge Atwood dscharged Collns, Tlte forged check was tor twenty dollars boro the name B. H, Clark Groton, Wellngton E, Crocker, Harvard. wts arragned Wedn<)sday mornng or a complant whch alleged that he forged a check n.\ycr on.march 11. wth ntent to defraud. Ho w-as found not gulty dscllarged. wtnes.ses for the government ncluded Chef Beatty Burton M. Hrow-n, Ayer, l-mw-ard J, McLaughln tnd Marln Gabrlelson Harvard. n an.sw-er lo a ueston ot Judge Atw-ood tho (efondan dened any ntentonal wron.g dong n connecton wth passng the check. story, as obtaned fmm the testlmonv the wtnesses tor the government, presented very unuf--al features. t appear.s that Crooker was employed by Kdw-ard J..McLaughln n Harvard, Jn Tue.sday, larch l-l, Crocker aske hs employerfor noney for the purp^se payr4f,hs loard,an(. to procurt- clothes. Mr- McL^thln gave Crocker a check for $ payable to Martn Gabrlelson. Harvard, to whom Crocker wfs ndebted for bo.ard, (rocker w-as also gven another check by Mr, McLaughln tor $20, payable to Crocker, whch wts to bo used to make purchases ot clothng, Crocker spent hs ow-n money before he had completed payng hs debts. He tcn w-enl to George H, Browns store n Ayer presented the check made payable lo Gabrlelson, made by Edward J, McLaughln, Crocker represented hmself as Gabrlelson. tho one to w-hom the check was made payable. check w-as cashed. L-tor w-ord w-as receved trom thc bank that payment on the check had been stopped because t w-s llegally endorsed,.mr, Brown later receved the amount ot the check from Mr, Mcljughlln, whch made good hs los,s matter was reported tn Chef Beatty w-ho lnally located Crocker n l.an-trd Tuesd.ay afternoon, wlh the.assst.ance onstable Wllam Hanna that placf Croeker w-.as brought here lod^ ed n the polce staton. Chef Beatty w-ould also lke lo get trace ot John Martn, w-lth several al.oses. who s wanted tor passng forged checks at Georgo H. Browns Fletcher Brothers clothng stores on November 27. For somo unexplalnablo reason word has been but recently receved from the banks that tho checks were not good, rvng Durat, ot Groton, who was found gulty n tho dl.strlct court for forgng a chec k whch was p.a.s.scd on Charles Shenvn last August,. who pleaded gulty to tho eharge n tho superor cour; to whch ho appealed. WtU! sentenced to the Concord reformatory last week. Leon Dommon. ot Fltchburg. who was found gulty wth Durant on a breakng enterng charge n epperell, was sentenced to tho hoa.so ot correcton for one yoar. nnskctball. Thcro w-as a hot basketball game at tho Cvc club gymnasum on Monday evenng between a. pcked team unknown to famo called tho "Cyclone Kds". the regular peerless Cvc club flve. t appear*>that the referee, scorer tmekeeper wero so nterested n the cotest that the score was badly mxed up. tho perods extended away beyond tho tme agreed upon many ms-plays, allowed whch would be called fouls: under ordnary condtons,..;. Two entrely dllterent wrtten accounts thc game ha^e reached ths flce. each ralmed U> be correct. n vew ths f.act wo,have decded to prnt both scores. allxhough wo may say that thc regular,, Qlvlc club team has not been beaten by teams tar supeor lo ther rvals.monday nght. Below- aro gven both account.s the game: Thc C.vclonc Kd.-; w-ere defeated on Monday evenng n the C\-lc club gym 136 to 73, Edde.Mc.NlT was one ot thp Cyclone stars (as usual), makng eght ba.skets. fhe tmekeeper was very nuch nterested n tho game let t go over tme n both perods, Thomas Kttredge came out Jn unform, but lasted only a short tme, owng to hs turnng hs ankle. Tho Cyclone Kds fttanage-.clallen.se the Cvc club to nother -Lathe on ther homo lloov. Thc score: Cyclone Kds Martn Donahue. Josoph Ponder.. Edde Mc-N1frVTHtt;rnas Klttredge. George Poulus; Cvlcclub R. Grffln. E. Fowler. Frank Donahue. SulUvan, Joseph Donah-uc; baskets from floor, Martn Donahue d. Pender 10,.McNlft J, K ft r«~c-*. Poulus 2, F, Donahue 30. J. tjonthe D, Sullvan 10, Fow-er S, Grffln 3; goaj from. foul. Martn Donahue; tmekeeper, Oral Moss; scorer, Fletcher. Tho. \ycr C. C, rcccvct k flrst defeat ot the sea,son on Mondaynght n thc gym at tho hs the Cyclone Fve by a score 44 to 33. The Ayer C, C, seemed to have outclassed n every department the game when- the Cyclone boya -got gong havo asked for a return game to le played at the gym on Monday nght, whch has been accepted. Should the Cyclone Fve come out vlctorlous n ther next game they wll gladly entertan challenges trom all comers. Tho latest v.ord frtm across tho New Hampshre border s that the HolUs team hau declned to gve the local Cvc club flve a. return game as they proml,s"ed to do. n a communcaton receved from Myron D, Smth, the captan the Holls team, he states that ther schedule hts ended, but suggested -that the Cvc club team play the fast Mlford <N. H.) team, whch w-as the only tean except the Ayor fve to defeat Holls ths season. Holls boys tered to pay a guarantee for a game between the teams, provded thc contest took place n Pepperell. amount- he guarantee, fered was so snall.hat t would not cover transportaton expenses trom Ayer to Pcppcrcl; atd ot course t was declned. Besdes.the hghways arc so badly blocked by- the heavy snow- that t s mpassble to go over tho road, as no arshps are avtlable the contest s very unlkely to occur. Tho Ayer Cvc club basketball team met ts frst defeat ot the season when the Park HU fve Ftchburg w-on n a w-armly contested gatn^ n tho town hall on Wednesday nght, Tle score was 40 to 26. Althongh tho locals w-ere beaten they put up a most credtable exhbton ajjalnst thc strong opposng team. Frank Donahue w-as h;h man for the Cvc club w-th s.-c baskets E, Coauotle scored the hghest number ot ponts for hs learn, a total,soven baskets. score: -WEK C. C. PAP.K HLL A. A. J. lonahue, f,. rf -;, Coauette 1.. 1). Sullvan, rf f,. T, Coauette ", Donahue, c,,,c., SulUvan K. Fow-ler, lb lb.. Murphy.. Fletcher, rb rb,, Raobe Score Park Hlll 40, Aycr Cvc club 26: gotls from toor, J, lonahue *,.. >..Sullvan, r. lonahue C. L. Fletcher 2. K. Coauette 7, T, Coauette -J: SulUvan 3, Murphy,.. Raobe 2: goals from fouls, Sullvan (Park Kll A, A. 2: referee. Henry L Brow-n: tmekeeper,,ohn M, Malonev; scorer, Hdraond Wlls, Roll CaU. roll call, entertanment supper at the Federated church la.st w-eck Frday evenng am acted a good szed number, fully 150 members beng present. FoUo-n-lng tho roll cau ot the members by the ptstor. Rev, J, S, Strong, supper was served remarks made, Mr, Strong beng the toastmaster. Those "w-ho spoko were Herbert J, Webb for tho Sunday school, Warren A. Wnslow for the C. E, socoty. Mr.s. F, C. Johnson for the Lades Benevolent socety. John Trayuar, re.a.surer thc church.,1, S, Strong for the Camp-rc GlrLs, Dr. B. H. Hopkns Prank C. Johnson tor tho busness commttoo. othcrs on thc opportuntes. the church. A quartet, consstng.eus B, Harlow, Dr, B. H, Hopkns, Holden C, Harlow- Frank B. Harlow, rendered vocal selectons throughout the evenng. ntroducng some humo-ous hts on the ndvdual memhers thc church w-hlch caused much enjoyment, Tho occason was a very pleasant one. the fne sprt shown beng a marked feature. Concert Ball. Tho forty-frst annual concert ball gven under tho drecton Dvson 7, A. O, H whch tqp^ p^ce.n tho town hall on Frday ovenng last week, was the greatest soqa flnanclal succcs.s n the hstory, thc socety. Thd tall wts lghted wth green whlto lghts a banner ot the socety- -was draped over the stage. Ths annual evekt s always looked forward to wth pleasure such occasons nvarably draw large (3-owds people, but the attendance on last woek Frday nght easly broke all prevous records. Tho concert program, whch was arranged by Mchael J. Carey, was the best most enjoyable h many years. A great deal attenton was gven ths feature much tlmo spent n ts preparaton n securng talont; but the result was sufflclent recompense for the effort, "Unu.saal features were the appearance John Marron Boston, rsh bag pper, comedan dancer, Bob Wnstanley, Boston, tho wellknown champon all around dancer, both whom were heartly encored. An extra number on tho program was several voln selectons Jrlsh ars by Mla» Lauretta Moore, df West Acton, for whom Mary Fannery, al-so Wost Acton, acted as accompanst. Followng the concert there was dancng untl twelve^oclock.. Tho flooj- was n charge ^OM]^ SS NCORPORAED lut.< t.k.utt.j,r % New Engl Trust Conpany BOSTON, MASS. Captal $1,0,0 Surplus PrU over $1,1,6 ACTS AS EXECUTOR, ADMNSTRATOR, TRUSTEE, GUARDAN, ATTORNEY OR AGENT Wrte for our Booklet: "THE MANAQEMENT OF TRUST PROPERTY". ssues Letters Credt TravellerV Cheque only safe way to carry noney when travellng. nstantly avalable when needed, n the. Unted States abroad. 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Supper was served n the.lower hall by.an efllclent commttee n charge ol Wllam F. Walsh, who was asssted n the maagcment tho repast by. Thomas F. McGulrc. All havng a part n the event n any w.ay are to be congratulated n ts lne success. New Advertlsementa. FOR SALE. My House on Cam- jrlge Street. 9 rooms, modern mprovements; hrarn, 3 henhouses, cement walk hedge all around. House faces the South on sde hlll. For terms see J. E. BULKELEY, Depot Freght Offlce, Ayer. w29 TO RENT..-V Houso wth modern mprovements. 10 rooms, on Thrd Street; also, a lower tenement flvo rooms on Fourth Street. Ayer. nqure JAMES M. BOrrwKL.L, East Man Streel, Aycr,.Stf KOR S.\.E. Dry Fancy Goods Store, Good locaton, busness boomng n tho town. Must sell wll make prce low. - MRS. BVA L. MARSH. Shjrlcy, Mass.-. 2Stf FOR SALB About <0 cords dry Oak Wood, on lot, at George W. Woodward Farm, East Groton. GEORGB T. LTTLE, Adm.. Uxbrldge, Mass. 25tf P. DE.\,ERS X FRST-CLASS Meats Groceres AND Provsons BARRNGTON ZtAUJ COFFEaB KEOENT FX>1JR PANTS, OS VARNSHES AU Coods Gtuurontocd. CUNARD WHltE: STAR UNES AGENC7 P. Donlon :& Co. UatAaleUoat " ASSn,~>tA8&.:»«phol«. st FOR BlJUDERS contractors house owners -we ha-tflv "^ p..-vared stock seosotattle. : BTnDERS* nardwabe f -you ara. btltdtn?. remodelns renuntr pretnlses ths season, call aas let usshotr you the.best bnges, dobr ^^* knobs, locks, wndow cttcbes, «ta.. C^f We beleve wo can aave you monoa.gve)wneh nne Oroeexe Hardtran ATBB,;ltA88. Crlyc( rne Ldtd J.^2.Ths a.the montb o^ monthav-whcb >]Mk^l wltb tmaer k^^tortnrea "flmn tlw ^.^.^ ott* jumm. Vf!^ ol Zfoc mr ffwtb yoq^db Mtant nuellv ^ Ttf ttt Wft take; rak. We MaVpHtL] lar

6 sy^v- v^jus?^^ 1 f 1. \ Hat ^ Flowers ASSORTED BUNCHES WREATHS SPRAYS loe 15?^ 25^ f>;-h"m"m-h"rm MM M H-l-M-l- Farm Garden ";"l"l"h-h--l"!"l-l-l--l"l""m"""" CABBAGE YELLOWS.. Just the thng for your Sprng Mllnery!We also have an assortment hlaces AND RBBONS r lter VARETY STORE FOR FLANNELS Ever Use t? Watch the Magaznes Dsease a Fungous Paraste How tt Can Be Controlled, trreparcd hy W>:<;onan experment staton.] Cabbage "yellows" s a dsease vhch s runng tlo cabbage growng ndustry n tacle ard Kcuosha countes o<-<-urm to u le.-ss extent n other cabbage growng sectons Wsconsn, t s caused by a fungous paraste whch lves n tho sol attacks the roots the cabbage. lot weuther makes the dlsease develop rapdly, whle cool wenther retards t or mny hold t entrely n check. For ths reason cabbage yellows caused moro loss n the varm summer JH than n the cool summer V\hcrever cabbage s grown on, "cabbage sck" sol yellows appears frst n tho seed bed nnd la.ter n tho fleld. Dseased plants are f color dwarfed. r leaves arc curled or one sded n bad cases soon turn yellow drop. Plants may lve throughout the.season. stems sck plants have black streaks n them, tea worse on oue sde than on the other, n bad cases these may ex- Harlow & Parsons Tel 130 AYER, MASS. Establshed 1875 S. & H. Green Tradng Stamps wth Cash Purchases HGH-GRADE UPHOLSTERNG Upholsterng; Mattresses, custommade made over; Cushon "Work; Slp Covers; Old Furnture Rcfnshefl; Cabnet. TVork; Packng Cratng Furnture for shpments a specalty, Prompt attenton gven to all work Satsfacton Guaranteed Twenty-two years experence at your dsposal. A. E. Ttus Formerly at K. Q, TCTTJES BJOCK McColosters Man St.. Ayer L. SHERWN GO. AYER, MASS. DEALERS N Groceres Hardware Pants, Etc. AMMUNTON PEurr NUTS A CASE OF CAEBAOE YELrfJWS. tend well up nto the head or top f no head s formed. se streaks are due to fungous threads, whch enter the roots J,TOW up through the stem nto the eave.s. DLseased Delds may yeld a halt crop or there may be almost a complete crop falure. Cabbage yellows s spread from dseased fleds to healthy feld.s by (1) wnd blown dust, whch carres the spores or germ.s along wth t, (2j surface water whoh runs across a sck feld then Hoods another eld on a lower level. ( ).sol carred by the feet men stock. ( }) wheels or wagons, plows, cultvators other farm machnery. n fact, anythng whoh may carry sol from one feld to auotber may also carry the dsease. Becau.se the dsease lves n the sol the seed dsnfecton, fertlzers. cro]> rotaton sol treatment oannot be used wth nny.success n ts control. t o-an be controlled, however, by usng strans seed selected 1)eoause tler dsease resstant qualtes. Such a selected stran Holler or Uansh Kal Head, known as "Wsconsn Holler No, 8," has been devejed by the Wsconsn experment staton n co-operaton wth the cabbage growers southetlstcrn Wsconsn, Ths stran wll st up almost perfectly under the worst dsease condtons. Test yelds ths n 1014 av. eraged from X) to 90 per cent ot a full crop, whle plants from commercal seed planted alongsde yelded only from -2 to l per cent a crop. n the commercal feld, out ot every 1 plants set forty-slt lved, but only twenty-four made head.s. whoh yelded two tons O thc acre. n the Wsconsn Holler.Vo. H lc-ld out every 1 plants sot!«) lved nnety-eght mado heads whch yelded more than clglucon one-half tons to the af-rc. * T * *ntw*-t..t* WNTERWORKlNORCHARD. A J, FGS DATES CANDT? Alwa7S a Good Supply Staple Goods on E[ CUTFLOWERS, PLANTS, FLORAL DESONS. ETC. HARDT ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS AND. VNES H.Huebner Florst Oroton, MaM. OrMnhousea near Qroton Sohool -t-*--! -*-- t s only hrt oty floe farmer who lall;^.-hmt H" h-sre s(-ason on the farm, for tho lesure sea.son s a dream. jr.croal frut fanner has ahvays n Job at h, every clear day mny be prt.bly employed. prunng s npt to requre some tme, at the oonoluslon th.t fhe removng burnng the brush need."omc pntlcnoe. Often -xvo see n the orchnrd lre njured trees whch result from too much haste n burnng the ru.so, nnsh should never bo bume<l nearer han twenty feet to a valuable tree then only wheh the wnd -(Vlll carry the heat nnd smoke n an opposte dlroctlon. wnter s the tme for haulng ont thc wood w-hlch nooumulatcs n the orchard. Wnd broken branches nnd dend trees must he cnt nnd taken to the «ootl ple. Xow s the Hcloet tme for sccurnr forllllzer. From the town stables or fhe stockyards haul t n for n top drcsshg nbout tle trees. Apply t to fho raspberry bushes grapevnes or spcoad t upon fhe com l for noxt ffummer. Ths s work for far weather. lotva Homestead. Ncn-8 tems. Rev. G. E. Woodman has secured James P. McNaughton. a recently arrved mssonary from Turkey, as one the speakers for thc conference to bo held n Shrley on Aprl J at tho CongrcKllonal church. Mr, Mc Xaughton wax one the prlncljal speakers at thc laymens mlsslonarv conventon held n Worcester the llrs the week, hs subjoct beng " havoc the war n Turkey," Altruran club wjll hold thor no,\t meetng on Thursday, March :UP, wth. Jula F. Klburn at hor horne on. *hu.nx road.. comnltee n charge tho meetng conssts Ars. Clar.- v llorsom. lss Mar- Krota.S. Hastngs..M.sa.Mary.\. Holb.s.. m-z.. Lynch - Jula F. 1-Cllburn. Alout. twonty-fvo voun;, poopo went on a Mlo-.;hrl<- ;s; uesday ov-- nng tu Olrolon, DtrK the drve tlo latts songs woro s;;; jrrvnj; at thor dostnato t was found a dano»- was- n progro..s many took adv:".ntago ot that pleasure. Whon homo wa.s reached all doolaroa thoy had had a mnst socable tlmo. Mm. toed Chcsbrou>.h s serouslv.sck. tev. Coorgo Cbson woro tho guests last week M-, - Uavd Uoochoc..Mr. Gbson s the pastor tho Shrloy Jatlst churoh last week Frd.ay evenng about fty hs parshoners tendered hm atlurprl.so at thc church n the form a. pound party, whoh netted over lftoon dollars. troshmonts w-ore served tho evenng was spolt most enjoyably, Tho s-chool commttoo have sent out lottors to tho larents prospectve graduates the gr.\.nmar.school nskng thc queston should the commttoo decde to close the hgh school would the parents be wllng to have thor chldren go to Ftehburg f arrangements could be made. answers receved thus far from the parents pont to an ovcrw-holmnk majorty the parents benj; n favor thor chldron gong to Ft<:hburg; L.-lde.! Crcle the Congrouatonal church mot w-th Hatto Conant on, Wodnosd.ay.aftorn^jon, lfteen the ladles bravnk tho,«voro snow-storm to attend, Thc presdent, -Mr.^. Alce L. Wrght, presded, lans w-ore made for the conference on Aprl S, hostess Hor\-e(l -cfroshments. Msses.Gertrude L, Conant,.Maraarot.Mason.Maron.Morarty a.ssstng..v daulthlor w-as born early Wcdn^sday mornng to Mr. St. John.. f)ld Shrloy chapter, D. A, H., w-ll moot w-th. L.-vonno Kdtarton on Tuesday evenng..march "^8, at eftht oclock. Old Shrley chapter, D, A.! wll hold a w-h.st party on Frd.-y ovonnk. March.J, at the Altruran club rooms. rumor n tow-n that the Honry W, Plsner famly Lttleton are KOng to return to Shrley s unfounded, Mr, Ksnor has secured a poston wth Mr, Hartw-ell, the lumberman Lttleton corr-soquentlv w-l roman there. Crnsdorardo.exctement w-as caused n tho vllas-e last Tues«lay by four boys w-ho ran aw-ay from tho Stato school. hoys camo down Harvard road,. crossng the stono arch brduo. thon junnpod a fonc- near tho.munson house started to run ovor Hazon hll. n response to teloph.no mo.sstkos from the school Const,a!e Hurrll others startod to head th-n f by j,o:ng around tho opposte s.lo the hll, whoh had tho foct drvng the hoys back akan, n jassmk by tho.munson houso W.S sto>p<-(l by John Cormfr.nl r.thf-r- who h;j)).onod t" >f near.\-..nl.vert- r.-turnd toth*- -.o.ol. as soon as vacated Gately famly. Congregatonal churoh Sunday News tems. ^ortlndcr t^^".t,r ^r^t^l "TO ^^> "<-«>n<>"ng tho Womans ^.h H AfcrL? *" vt v^n v.;, "» wll he held on Mood.y after- --ph H, McCellan, who wll be as-, oon, March 27 ssted by an able commlttoe conslstnk JUss Mary A, Park,. Kes- :- Collyer Mss.\nlo Hunter, tov, O. E.-\Voodman attended the Lymens Mssonary convontloh n Worcester. last Sunday ovonng nports a most nsprnj meetng, nearly 3,0 people beng n attendanc-, W. Lloyd Allen,.Nlwtonvlle, s> nt the week-end Sd.y at the loo hs pa-ents,.mr.. Klmor H. Allen. Harard road.. Aln returned wth h-r son to hs lome n Xewtonvlle for a few- <la.\s vst, orry Olver Holdon, who.-o mar- ajo s jdanned to tak- plac tho latxt-r part ths weok to.m.s-* Ad.l.-.M. lhlllp.s. loomnstor. at th.- par- oako ot the Frst l.nvo.sast hurch. East Boston, by.ov. Thonuy-.1. Farmer, a formor pastor the -Shrley UnKersalst church, has aovcpted a poston w-th tho Ke.rtto Juouomy Company. KramnKham, oomonces hs dutes oh Aprl 1.. Lous Mushrael two laukhters. Blanche AKOS, GLvorsvlle. X, Y.. aro vstnk at th.- homo Mchael Gonet wll -olurn home the latter jart ths w-cek..mr..mushrael s a brother.mr.-. Gonet. Mushrael has beon v-ftn-.,- her mother n Fltohburg. who has beon very.h for the past tv.-o weeks. Jo.seph Gately famly have rented thc Hat n tho Kate E. Hazon house recently vacated by the Walter Know-lo.s famly. house.mr. Gately famly now- occupy on Harvard road has been purchased by.samuel Thomas, ot Norwch. Conn. Mr.s. Marjore Rchardson, Fredonlan street, s very crtoally ll. A c..11.: unknow.f H.-.;.. Uld th<-v l.-utf-jl d turn.-d up r. was sr.-. lo-r to v.-v a fawn.-nd wa^ s-.-: n-.r tht- ro.-onoos (-,..M lall. ^l. d.-.-r Wf-ro nhast-l by an x: from th- norlhor!\- suf 111 th- fr.-; th.-w--k n nto tho \;.-t.;e. (n.-, a. w-nt ly on--no hll nto Llncast-r roar] -.MlrurUn. Thc Altruran club held ther rex:- ular meetng at ther club room on last week Thursday afternoon, the presdent callng thc mrotk; to order at three o-clock the rokular busness transacted. Proct.r.. KtchburK, who w-as exjected to road selectons from dfferent authors, was not present, beng detaned at homo on account thc.storm.. Martha J. Conant gave a. paper on "Fvacuaton da.v." Amy C, Whooler read a notce the tw-e!fth bennal conventon ot the Fed.-tatod Womans olb.s the Unted St.to.s to be held n.n"<-w- York sometlmo n.may. wher" 20.0 club w-omon an- oxpeotod.to bo prosont.- Tho Ayer Moln olub w-ere pros- nt by nvtaton Kave selectons on ther molns wth much skll credt to themselves. KVUK pleasure tb all present. A rsng voto thanks w-as extended to them. commttee havng tho program n charge conssted. Lyda t, Bnne.v. charman. as.sted bv. Hatte L. Conant. Ella F, -aw-rence.. Kate E, Hazen Gertrude M, Harrs. meetng closed wth a song,. Florence M, lallou at the pano..moln club s compose<l. Lllan. Smonds, leader, KUlar; Mss Helen Knney, Grace A. Lentz.M.-;s.-Xgnes H. Lynch, frst moln^,.mss KsthT- A. Stone, seoond moln. Tho olub Kavo three s.-.-otons. "Kontuoky," -- bluejack.-t.-" "Chan dases," all whch were fnely rendered hlkhly apjrecatod, Tho noxt meetnk,.m.rch :O. w-ll bo held wth. Jula F, Klburn,. md the prok.-.m wll be n charge the educaton commttee, w-ho have the good forlune to secure al; a spoake.-..mss 11:11. socretary the Francos Wllard Settlement n lonton.. Gertrude Houghton..Maron Clrlate wn furnsh a dano duot. preacher tokht n u- communty preachlnk mls-.-on.-- to be tov. Frank H. Crall. cf A\fr. a younj: man recently from the :..-huols at Cornell tnd Harvard, -,%hoso work as asslslant n the Seoond or.: rob n Ho,ston now- as mnstor the n.aran church n Ayor show., hm t.) bo an organzer ablt-, am. ; man parts. Hs subjoct to.-.-t. at 0. v.-ll be, "What t nars to bo Tho Kngs Daughters wll lold a specal mootng next Tuo,(.;y.ftor-.K.on to oonlete w-ork :,d plns for the- annual Ka.ster sale.\.r! c.. \ll aprons, fnshed or Unlnshed, are lal.-d n at the next moctuk. Tho.M.ldlcse.v counly conventon Knts U.UKhtors wll be held on Aprl 20 n the- lntaran church n Lttleton. A Jolly company nasuoradors :-.sor,ded n town hall last wook Krday.Velng furnshod tnlusout over tho very clever n some ca.se:: cxcoodlngly fetchng costumes, Sovo::l couples were.present from out town, Anong the formor ro.lonts n atondanco w-ero. Frank Hartwell Hon Hereford Somorvllo, Clfford Shedd Portl,.%o.Mss.Maude Se;-n Provdence, t.. -Musc w-as furnshod by a Ftclburg orchestra. 2^. Tl- othc on.m;p* J.! :. < Two mon r was str.--ot nfrol w-ere Kt-t-T, by.mr-;. <-,rtt-nt- n her bad: yar.;. Ha:-v.rd ro:d Thov w-ere ;l!s.. b(-r.:- rh;-:e( l,y d>-«..m:.-. txrett-a --.y.t. nt oa:o.. frotn tle \;oy.f the.sar.son tordrtu-o works..msses.-.nr.e, a-d Sv.. H-lbro..K left -Xyer on U.dnosclay, nh: at olcvot.-rloek fur St. A-\J.^-nf. Vlt.. KonK all ;hc- way by ral. m- wll r.-. turn by b-nt from Sav:nnah A].r ;;, :rrv>- n l-!oston four days later, weather lek favor;llo, D:nK ther stay n St..VKust,.- they wll :ko shle trps :o ponts hstoro nt.-r-- est..m.s-j r..-na Twksbry. Center r..a.l. who has been ^pondn.r th.- wnter n l-;<.nd;, wll roturn hono t. Shrloy wth them. he tro have d.nned ; most nterestlnk -Kht-se.-- K trp before the >- return bome ther manv fronds awat ; most jct:ro.--fue ;roount ther jlrnoy to the sunn\- south. John G. Conant was confnccl tc hs home all Lst w-ook w-th the Krppo, but recovered sulloently to resume hs dutes,t hs store on,\ond;y n-..ng..m:,rrak*- ::tfntr.ns hav<- l.tcn l.-ct wth tho rty elork t Xf.mnuter by.rry Olver Holdon. Shrlv..Ms<.\de,. M,.,etta bls. x-onm-tor.mr HoMen s th.- son Mr.«.MartlK.\ Holden..Mam street..shrley. ;nd s.mpo\ed :.s.lrenoy onklne-r for the KtchburK x-om»-;or stree- ralw-:y..ms" hlls s -nt.\.-d :. < boolkeejk r n lhe lco lrro;],m! Kenneth 1..M.rse. the Lecnn^ter h-h schcm.l.,\lfr.-(! Qunty..r.. who :..n.oyed bv tbe.xorton Gr::dnK Clnlany. Woroes.-r. a^.1 ].(hn--t en: last S::..la.\ :t th- lome h^.rcn:" n :own..mtruna cl:l.^s mlfy whst party h.-ld n thor.ub rooms l;sl week lda.v e-. cnnk w;*s a screns. ob-v.-n tables xnk occuped. Th w-nn.-r.s tho lrst prze were Mss.Stella Kly,. Suslo Flynn, Mlss Hattle Hume Ayor Shattuck.f lyoomlnstor. r prze w-ns a nce bf\ flf choc.latos. booby prz*-. a box Ktatonerv. was awarded to - Frank H. Whooler, Ms.s Sylva Whto Mss Jula Rynn f Ayor. Uroshments consstng cake cfoo wore servod, Tho \v. W. S. club held a smoker at tlu- Jrcoksldo last.saturday evennk..;m.-s w-oro jlayed. vocal nstrumental musc w-as much enjoyed bch w-as serv-ed. Thc even nk rov.-d lo be most enjoyable. Ms-..Srah.S. Stevenson presded at the orkan at the Congregatonal churoh last Sunday mornng. glvlnk entre.satlcfaclon to the chor congrpkatlon. Mr.. Samuel Thomas, Norwch. Conn., have.-rrvcd n town. Mr, Thomas has purchased the Esner house, po-callcd, from ts owner, Mr. Phelps, Ayer. Mr. Thomas buys tor a home wll occupy same Con(<r. c-rcy M;ckayo las wrtten tho.shakespeare na,«u- whch s to be erformed ax the festval n celebraton th.-.shak*-.oaro.an :*-roontokry. -May l. to 27. at New ork..\ very we!! tteuled meetnk the C.rl.V.-.-w-n:,- Guld was held l:st Sturday afl-rn.jon wth.ms.s Kthel M. Holdon. nc- noxt meotnk wll.hed wth tl;.- M.-jses Bradford on Saturday,,-\prl!. Tho -Ma:ron.s A.d socety held a pleasant nec-tnk lst wcok at thehome -M:-,..\. G. Dunn. John 1^.\\-ors s slenvu- recov-rn, from the -anfl burns he r.-\-.-fl recently,.ln Grout s s:ay:nk v,-th.mr. Ay.-rs for tho jrosont. GeorKe.rmor. at Woo.svlle. nj.red hs ;nko oute severely on* d:y last w.ek whon a log droped on t durng hs work. -Mss.Mary McPartlan spont the w-oek-ond xx Pepporoll at the home.,f hor p:rent,--..mss -M:r--arot.onKloy. p.ost.n. spc-nt the.\eek-end at tho h.mo her nolht..m. W. ^mkloy. t. G. j.rt, Groton Scbool. conduotort the sorvco at Trnty chapol last Snd;_\- fternoon. On account tho laten<-.-s thc hour, the.sunday seh.ol claves were omtted. On account the vacaton at Groton.School Mr. Don w-ll not be able to be prosont durne the next tw-o wooks. On Sunday,.March 26, L. Andrew-s, froton. w-ll <cnduct the.servce at.s. On Sunday, Aprl 2, tho rocular afterno.n sorvco wll be omtted.-tnd a Clmnnon sorvco w-ll bo hold n the mornnk at 9.;!0. w-ll be condct..l by Uev. Wll.ston M. l-or.. Ay*r..M.ss Klse Krbv. w-ho was called t.xew- Jersey bv the death her sstc-r. Mss Kta Krby. s expected homo ths w-eok..m-.s xla SarKOnt, nf tho vlhko, unc,mss Wheeler,.f Worcostor. sjont S:n.lay at the homo -Mr,..Nf vr. Carey..M».s Kv*-lyn ^ano, Lunenburr. sp.-nt tbo w-.-ek-on. at tho h.mo hor K-nndfatbor,,lohn C. Ay<rs. storm last w-eek Wodnosday wth he w-nds the follow-uk days flused oons.lorable trouble, t benk ncce.«..vary t. sh.vol break out the roads n places every day untl the ond tho w-eek. By tho grantng last week the Shrley Klertro Lght Companys pelltlon. the Electrc Lght Company haa been gven.a rght to put up a lne, whch s objected to by practcally cvory property owner.along tho proposed route..some objected at thc hearngs, somo objected by letter other.s. thnkng objectons would mako no dfference, sad nothng; but practcally all wore" opposed to the lne. Nevertheless, thc petton was Kranted, Apparently the rghts the orllhar>- ctzen taxpayer are not very mportant. Phllathoa cla.ss met wth. C, K, Houghton on Wednesday aftornoon lor"the purpose.-w-w-ng tvnmctng busno.sls, re was a joclal hour wth refreshments furnshed by the ho»to.s.s. Owng to the llness M.ss.Marlon FlagK, who cxpct-tod to entertan tho cl,as.;, tho place meotng was changed to. Clyde Cranes, as.mr, Cr:ne W-LS taken sck the meotnk place was akan chankod. - Burt L. Hartw-c;ll. KnKst.n. t.., t-:e to tow-n.u Tuosl.y vsted Llttleto.n rolatv.-.. n sjtc drftnk snows, hkh w-nds contnuol nolomont w-eather tho automoble fever has bokun to make tself ap>arent. Wtltor Kmb-ll K. P, Wlcox, the (rst vctms, have cnkkod ro;.;port:voly a DOCKO a.studebaker car. A d;ughtor was blr ro.-ontlv to -Mr. Wllam Hubbard, Now- York, thus oonferrn-. up.u Mr. S. B. Hubbard tho dstncton grp;ronts. Jctures tho sles Shoals w- be show-n at the clso tho Sunday -school hour at tho nt.-u-an vestry tomorrow, a specal collecton w-lll bo taken tow-ard tho purchase.star sl as a place for summer releous KathornKs. n ths enterpr.se the Lnftran Congrogatona churches are untnk already four-ffths the necessary has boon Hubscrbod, but only tne w-ook remans n whoh t,. Cc.lect the addtonal $S,t) necessary to secure ths Kom an sl. A. W. Kn.Wlton roturnod home Frday from Somorv.-. w-horo sho vsted or c.usns,. -\nos - Parker. Thursday sho onjoyod the hosptalty. Honry --V. P.obbns n -Newton. Schools ^pen next.monday- for tho.srk*.) term. Claronc Crosby ha.-, accepted t*- ost.n keeper th- Acton tow-n farm,.\rthur P.arteux wll take hs luco as for.-man o xx--, -Lttleton farm, ll-nry -:sr.. r has accepted oston Wth V. C. brtull w-hch.mr. ltoux held. He v-. ocoupy the Hrtwc-ll tf-ncnc nt houso va-ate.l by the l;:trtc-.:x f:;;!:,-. A l;n::r > vle thrrnonc-tor rok.-- terec N- helow Zero -;,<.tur!.y rnom:::k., c.hn..mu-n. KnKl.md. who s well rc nc.j..ered b. many Lttloton frends..nrt* that the ha..s-; /.ep.e:n rd^ n tat cr..:ntry cno \Mt:n :.-n ;: s h> hj-n- -. -Nortltmtton. He pctures.o;th Kr;e]ho pen :he Kre;: moonv.-nrnco ha. K no lkhts n th.-.ty ax nl-nt othor d-:ro--.;nk acco.m.;,:. nm. ::.s cf th*- wa r. Where ;.rc- the bluebrds. r.d r-bns that vstod our sh-ter.-d -.. tett n Jan lar....m.my Ltllelon..-ople are sho-.v;nk s.mrjpty for lhe brds by scatern-.;.-..-cdh anc.rumhs on tho snow-. -Mr.. Honry tobbns. w-ho have spont the w-tor wth h*-r roth-.-r. are expected home n PnKrovvlle the Hrst.\;.r. Pantng Costs Less No w To postpone needed pantng means bg repar blls as exposed wood soon rots. Once decay does set n, there s the carpenter as well as the panter to pay. Why not pant now save the carpentes bll? We can supply the necessary materals. Dutch Boy Red Seal Whte Lead.puro lnseed ol, tnted to sut or used whte, s the pant to use. t.anchors nto wood pores, dres hard, s clastc encugrh to,shrnk stretch wthout breakng. Scllnff godd pant hclplnc our customers solve punt problems s our busness. Come n f you want an estmate or advce oa pantng. EERLEY, REED & BRYANT SHRLEY GASH MARKET For Suppers or Lunches try LBBYS CANNED PEACHES, PNEAPPLE, PEARS, PLUMS Also, ASPARAGUS TPS ON TOAST Plan nl StffcU Olvut. Plekles CaLsups..\1 klnd.s l>a.str)- l-resl Every Day DRAKES CAKES 11 VARETE.S CHAS. A. McCARTHT Propretor. N.fl. SPJNR & 81 Wsh to call your attenton to ther stock GEMETERY MEMORALS whch they would be pleased to have ntendng purchasers nspect obtan prces. COM.MONWEAL,TH 0F> SLVSSACHU- SETTS. Mddlesex, BS. Probate Court To tho hclrs-bt-la-w, next or kn all other persons nterested n tho estate PATRCK CLARK late or Ayc- n fald County, deceased. Whereas, a certan nstrument pur- PorllnK to be the last wll tc-st.-mt-nt -sad deceased has been presented. to sad Court, for Probate, by ANNF:: CLARK who prays that lettcr.s tcrtamenta-y may be ssued to htr. lhe pxpcutrx theren n.-ned. wthout KV- ntc a. jur-ty on her olllclal bond. ou are hereby cted to appear at a Probate Court, to bc held at CambrtdKr-. n sad County.Mddlesex, on the twenty-seventh day March A- 1>. 91C. at nne oclock n the forenn,. to show cause. f any you have, why the same should not be granted..\n<l sad pettoner s herebv drected to Klve publc notce there, bv publlshln; ths ctaton once n each week, for three successve weeks. n Turners Publc".Sprt, a ncw-sp-per publshed n Ayer. the last publcaton to be one day. at least, before sad Court, by malnk postpad, or dellvernk a copy ths ctr.tlon to all known persons nterested n the estate, seven days at least before sad Court. WltnesH, Charles J. Mclntlre. Esnure. Frst Judge sad Court, ths thrd day March n the year ono thous nne hundred sxteen, 3t:f7 W, K, ROGERS. Resstor. TE.MS OF NTEREST xkln Thcro nre about -7.0,0 pores n an ordnary szed man...u8tor cn be gven to znc by rubhlnk t wth kerosene or a weak soluton mlphurlc add. Nnoty-eljrht derrces Fahr. s tho avcr.-mte temperature ot thc human body. >e^v.\dvertlj»cncnls. CO.MMl.N-WK.V.TH OK MAS.S.-,CH:..SKl.s..\l!.l...sex. ss. Probate (ourt. o all jmrsrs nterested n the estate.l-:\l WA,LACK, late Ay.-r. n.sad C.mty, deceased: Wher<a«..NOAM WA.l.AC;..,nd llmwaklj {. WlTK, tbe tru.st.-es wn- <kr the WD.s:,l,l lcc.-as-d. -.t\t-. pr.--.s.-jt*-(l fjr r!.(.u-;tnre, tle llluh account ther lv.tx under sad wll. Vou lre lurc-ly cted to appear at a Probate- <-..ut. to be hell at ram»rdt,<.. n...a. f-ourty. on the tenth day A rll..\. \ l a 1 J. al n.-.,el,.ok 111 the f.reto.n. to.show <aum-, f anv you lave, why the.same sloul not tallnwed.\n<l s.- tstees are ordered to serv.. ths eltalrn by delverlk a copv th-eol to all ersons tenst-d n the estat- f.u (lays at least bef.n-.sad dt. o\ l.y publlsllnk th" same onee n.ach u...k. for t.hr<-e sw.---ssve w.-ek-. n Tr-.s Publle.Sprt a new.spapr publshed n.\yer, tle last publcaton to.e one dav nt least b-- for- sal <.rt, by malnk, posl- ad. a copy r.r ths ctaton to all kn./wn pesons nt-re.sted n the eslate.seven days at least before sad Court. Wtne.ss, f:arles J..Mclnlre, Ksoure. lrst.llke sad Court, ths ekhteenth day.march n the year one thous nne hundred sxteen.!w29 W. -:. P.OtlERS. P.eKlster. Ayer, Mass. Chas. Bartz s Prepared to do Electrcal Work n all ts brunches AYER, M.VSS. Tclophono 17-2 Pano Tunno TUNNG KSn UKPAERNQ PROMPTY ATTENDED TO J. F. Chaffn Co. CO.M.MONWKALTH OF MASSACHU. Sl.TTS. Worcester, ss. Probate Court. To the hers at law, next kn, credtors all other persons nteressted n the e.state NLS G. NEL SON late Harvard n sad County deceased. ntestate. Where.as. a petton has been nresented to sad Court to Krant a letter admnstraton on the estalrr.sad deceased to CHAR.KS A. JOHNSO.N Medford n the County Mddlesex or to some other sutable person. You tre hereby ctel to ajpear at a Probate Court to be held at Worcester, n sad County Worcester, on the wenty-ekhth day March.\. ). 191(), at 1 ne oclock n the forenoon, lo sbow cause, f any you have, why the same should not be Kranted. And sajl pettoner s hereby dlrectel to Klve publc notc.- there, bv jlblsbnk ths ctaton once n each week, for three successve w-..kk. n the Harvard Hllsde, a newspaper pnllshed n Ayer. the last publcaton to be one day at least before sad Court. Wtness, Wllam T. Korbes. l-jsoun-.ludke sad Court, ths frst day March n the year one thous nne hundrel.n/l sxte.n. JtLT HA R V H. ATWOOD, ReKlster. B, P, Eocks R,. Reds KC;<;.s KOK HATCHNC; trom a heavv laylnk stran n. 1>. Koekn, t..v) per HrttlDK, «. <»n per 1; lahy Cheks»l.* per OO: a few erks from a fne pen t.. Reds, headed by a Krund mule drect from ompklns. %,\ per.".: second pen,»l.50 per 13. P... AVERY.\yer. Mass. Telephone con. 3m25 Tel. 131 Fltchbr^j. Mass. AUOUSTUS LOVEJOY naurance Agent Broker Farm Propertr nrlttem l«o all tlndu ProprrCr plnrrd Mtr«nc eompftol^n. KOOd. 34 EB.«t Man Street, Aycr ^^V^^L?":^ Second-h Bookcase.»T, xn... "helves. l^k-box BO. Ayor, Aasfl. 20,0 people, nnd our papera ur-?««e»ery week -r,. : «12,ooo people. Onr ntea advertl.lar are rerf mseb leaa, taknc onr, larse erenlatlob. (haa whea naerted n a paper rl a Verr lmted erealatloa. Onr malmnb Hat aabaerptlod booka are open fo ll advertaera for ther pernaal. ranoa, Pnno Players, Vetrolaa a Full Lne Reeorda, Mnale lnatcal natranenta COMMONWEALTH OK MASS.\<,1U- S-;TTS..Mddlesex, ss. Probate Court. To the hers-at-law, next kn all other persons nterested n tle.-slate MAP.Y n, JKNKNS late Nhrly n sad Counly. deceased. When-as. certan st mr nts pur- otlnk to be lhe last wll testament one codcl sad deceased have b-cn presented to.sad Court for Probate by ABBOTT A. JKNKNS who prays hat lef.ers teaamenlary may be ssued lo hm, the executor theren named wthout KlvnK a surety on hs olllclal bond. You arc hereby cted to appear at a robate Court, to bc held at CambrldKe n sad County Mddlesex, on thc fourlh day Aprl A, ), 19C, at nne oclock n the forenoon, to show cause. f any you have, why thc same should not be Kranted. And sad pettoner s hereby drected to Rve publc notlec there 1 publlshnk ths ctaton once n each v.-cek. for three successve weeks n Turners Publc Sprt, a newspaper publshed n Ayer, the last nubllctlon to bo one day. at least, before sad Court, by mallnk postpad, or dellvernk a copy ths ctaton to all known persons nterested n the estate seven dnys nt least before sad Court. Wltness.Charles J. Mclntlre, Esnure, Frst JdKc sad Court, ths ffteenth day March n thc year one thous nne hundred sxteen. 3t28 W. E. ROOBRS, RoKlstcr, KOR S.\,E "Moton -^Vllks." hsome younk horse; very fast- best paclntr sralt; requres no hobbles or boots: would do lo race at oncc; perfectly broken for any purpose. Photo, pedlkrcc. prce, etc., sent on aopllcatlon. JOHN URATH, Lunenburg, Mass. Telephone 7-3. m28* DONT FORGET that me carry n stock all the lltto thlnks that KO to m.ako up a KOod breakfast, dnner or supper. We have on h at all tmes the best Small Groceres, whch for thc qualty prce asked, compare wltb.any n town. We are agents for the celebrated Ceresota nnd Oold Mo<la Flours dcrlbned espeeally to meet tho needs tastes tho dlscrlmlnatlns consumers. A tral wll convnce you. Our Specalty s the HBUdlos UJO Very Best Vermont Butter Cheese EAST MAN STEEET GROCERY JAMES E. GRFFN, Propretor East Man Street Arer, Haw. ELMWOOD HOTEL took..v-:,.\-.. J. t..mcnonald, Prop..Meals l*reparrd for.s.kg.vo PAUTKS,.\;TO ATES, KTC. on abort notlce^rennonnble rntea n,\>c\fs HAM,. W ncrommodale 40 to.>0 sroesta Ths hotel has recently been remodelled s now n flrstclass condton. Cusne tbe best. TrtAXSEXT OR PERJANF.XT OARDBKS ORCHARDS, ORNAMENTAx\ TREES WOODS Praaed Cleaned Up br Modem Methods Browntals Removed Contract Work a Specalty AlFRED C. SBnxll, Ayer, Maaa. n«x.-uw 3ml7 T S A FACT that tho West Oroton Blacksmth saves you money on Farm WnKons, Tp Carts. Wo buld Wheels. - lyzr fl %

7 f- r"--y«flatt(hr- V.Y^^^^^jK^f^l^^j^^rff^^^^lr^ W- \ WHnr NOT SEE Thomas F. Mulln THE REA ESTATE AGENT n Regard to ntcstmeut? Room 3 Bank Bldgr. Ayer E. D. STONE Fre nsurance Agent.tomobUe Cordwood hsunmo* E:sthcr A. Stone, TTpenrltnc gqs Block Ayer, Blaaa. F. EABLAND GLSOK Dental Offce Rooms Pages Block Lady Aaslstant Ayer, Mass. Sm>, Telephones ^Ayer lo- Groton 68-4 Wllow Dale Snrsery HENRY W. ROBBNS Dealer n t Trees, Grape Vnes. Stra-wberry ts, Shrubbery, Evergreens, Etc.!l AYER, MASS. A Nlco Assortment emocrat?a Wagons CONCORD BUGGES farrages, J fbutcher 11 Carts ^Harnesses \ A GOOD. ASSORTMENT AND, - AT ALL PRCES. CALL AKD SEE THEM Sarrage Reparng n All ts f Branches Promptly Done -so. HORSESHOENO AND OE.V- \ ERAL BLACKSMTHNG TREDERCK : : AYER, WHTNEY MA.S.S. Speedwell Farm Pasteurzed BEAM BUTTEB FANCY CHEESES We carry n stook tle followf;, arst-cla.s.s clecscs: Jamembert v. Pneapple -t Swss 5 Roquefort.l Parmesan (t.-.l.n j Roquefort Amercan. "1 Cream (Araerf-an) No. 1 Young Amerca Chley Cheese Club Gfford Cream Cheese ulln Bros y 5 Pages Block AYER fdayold Chcks rom my nrcd-to-jy K-. Rods. n-cd nnd Whle Plymouth Rwks, ;!? per too.!.. O. B. OLSKN, TonTwend Harlmr. Mass. y Tel. Pepporoll J. Mulln.NKRA JOBBNG "P: GroTO Street, Aycr for Jobbng dono prompt-. rcasoablo prces Jcenjed Junk Collector.hone ml8* ED PLYMOUTH ROCKS -TZ, Harvard, Mass. JAT SHAVER? a nothng that enters nc man that adds more th happness than a ;ablc shave. Thc most attenton s gven to all ae at the Barber Shop ST R H. CAREW jhants Row Ayer 1 YOU NEED to ad nature occasonally when your lver s sluggsh, your stomach dsordered or your bowels nactve. Let ths safe, mld, dependable remedy regulate these organs put them n a sound healthy condton, BEECHAMS PLLS Larsnt Sale Alr MMllena tn tle World. Sold everywhere. n boxc«. Oc. 2Cc. LAMSON. AND HUBBARD SOLD BY GEOBGE H. BROWN Ayer, Mass. DttfAL lkxta WOHK that.l satsfactory nst ).. l:,stnk. U llc-n we lo.-ntal Wjrk for you t «dont- X.. tay. Ul- s- m.t-rl.tjk tll- h..»t -lualv anl our -.al>l!l.tn..t s ;.u)j..-l Mth cv-ry u>-lo-latc cov-n-nct am.t,- prov-l.-lunfnt known to.«o):tn )K.\r<Tn\ DR. C. A. FOX Dentst Harry nds. Tcl. Con.,\.vor, Masn. A GOOD ASSORTMENT - OF HORSES FOR SALE -AT Whtneys Stable AYER. MASS. FRANK S. BENNETT Successor to ARTHUR FENNER nsurance Agent Broker Man Street Tnmers Bldg. AXTR, HASS. Ralph H. Wyle DENTST Barry Bldg. Telephone Connecton AYER MASS. 3m46 FLOWERS Try Felchs Plant Restorer. Your house jlants wll blcssom. Por salo hy grocers at FELCHS GREENHOUSES ^J^r, Mass. CO.MMONWEA.TH OK.MA.S.SACm;- SKT.S..Mddlesex, sa. Prolalo Court To the holrs-at-law. next kn all other p-rsona nterested n thc CBtatr or WM.AM.McCHLERlK lato (roton n sad <;ou^-, deceased. When-as. a certan nstrument purportlnk to be the last wll testament sad deceased h.s boon presented to sad Court, for Probate by for latehln; from n few pens bred, heavy layers ^L.-jO per KMZAnETl A. MCCHLKRK who prays that lettera testamentary may bc S8 per 1; otjcr Rootl ftycn, ssued to her. the executrx theren cr Hcttlntr, $8 per 1. A few named, wthout Klvlngr a surety on her *] Cllckcnt) ths HcaHon, $15 llclal bond. ou arc hereby cted to appear at a Probate Court, to be held at Cambrldee n sad County Mddlesex, on the thrd day Aprl A. n at nne oclock n thc forenoon to show c.tuse f any you have, why tho s.mo should not be Branted. And sad pettoner n hereby dlrectod <o Blve publlc notce there. b\ publshng ths cllatlon once n cac week, for three successve weokn. t J^oS?/".*"." -""mark. a newspaper publ shed n snjd County, tho laat publcaton to bc one day, at leaat, bel^m <;,ourt, by malng poat pad, or de vcrlnb a copy thla ctaton to nl known peraona nterested n ^ho trdate, seven, days at least bore sad Court. Wtness, Charlea J. Mclntlrc. Rsqulre Frst JudRC Court, thla thrteenth day.march n the year one """."^"^ "" > ""?:< sxteen W. B. ROOBRa Regster. No ouo problem s dally more vcxatlouk ftan "What shall we lave to eat/ Xot ouly once but tlreo tue.s a Uay docs thc same jlalut arl.ve..mo.st famlllen arc lu a pceullur ruus to ltelr eatlk auu manner cook;,. or ustance, n one famly tlere s a too rretuoat appearance pot roast, mashttl potatoes brown gravy. Another famly wll uot tolerate auythuk but broled meat runs up epensve blls for chops nnd.steaks, x thrd famly never ha.s soup, stll another has every dessert a puddng. s t not possble aud easy also to vary more greatly our Amercan tneuus? s not ths just the tme year to nstall some new methods SATURDAY/MAEOH 26, 96 coollng tho old famlar dshes? Why the days when the wnd bl->w-.s. h-r. must lco always be used as a cereal Qute a class cdates are Xo or as a bass for tasteless rce puddng? Other countres uso t wth are.mr. - WlthlnKton Mr. ar.l Jon thc Grange soon,.^m.g then Harold Frost. Charl.-s Arthur Bolton.. Dors Lovejoy.uH pos meat, wth a spced gravy, make t the bass a meal ether as a curry sbly others. or plaf. Flora Ord expects ;., relnrn s t not possble to take the pece the early part Aprl fr. ;M -lorla, chuck cook t n.some other way than as the unendng pot roast? t could be scasonetl wtl sage or capers stuffed wth dres.slng served wth a tomato hstead a btowu sauce. n the matter sonps, mauy os go ou tn thc same unvaryng way vegetable boullon tomato bsque. How about all the other purees, greeu dred pens, ycuow splt peas, onons, carrots? Hon- about tho mauy knds soups wth balls, wtb noodles or spaetzle? re s not a fore^m.uatou but excels us u the varety ts soups. So. too. -wth potatoes. Wly always the samo mashed, boled or creamed V Uuder tho hs t competent ccok they become tasteful, vared really ntcrostfr. Cleose. brown stock, lemon Juce, all those can be added to potatoes, tlore s even a book on 101 dlterent kmls potatoes. No one thng wll make for groate economy n our cookng than groate varety. nstead the steak that we thnk must nlways be broled we can use a "skrt steak." or lank. have a delcous casserole dsh at lalf tht prce, nstead the soup that uses expensve vegetables we can bave a smple stock or puree for less monoy nstead a dessert needng three eggs or more we can create substtutes whch taste look just as.tttrac tlve, but n whch only a sngle egg ot none s u.«e(l. Varety n cookng, new dshes, new llnvors-lheso wll help the lousewfo set a bettor table at less money. A WATTEAU MODEL. A Pretty Sprng Bonnet Remnscent Other Days. Ths nlan straw s stmppel wth wde blue velvet rblwn. a flat slac vlth a bn-l lltto pnk flowers POB tjte.sl,ef. massed n the back. Tbo erect s eharulng for youtb a CT.tefu varaton from the banked, lj.l deslms. Mllnory Jottngs. Ruttous have entered the realm ot mllner)- are usol on slorts bats, by ths arc meant real buttons buttons used for fastenln;; mro.ses. Hatpns, too. n cther -.rl. brass or nckel add an on.moal touch tc many a hat for sprnt;. Ostrch noveltes orfoctlm-ly chance an ordnary hat nto one unusual crrectlveess. Wns sl. nro some tjese ostrch noveltes, whch mny bo lont nto nny deslrel slns-. for th qnlll s easly persuaool (o.ssumo anj shape or poston. Many stra\v onaments.-re used on the Pars creatons, most them are formotl tho mmlsh shny straw Appllpes frut aro most popular, all tbo small berres nro to be hnd aa well as tho larrer fruts. Qute as nntstnl nre the llowers that are scon n pruson, nnd after a porltkl when flowers were not conslderetl smart wo flnd tbat the dcslsnors avc turned ont more bcantlful nnd orlplnal models than have ever been seen before. Mnt Sauce. Pck nl tho loaves from a larjtc mnt Btnk mnco nn flne as possble. Place n a larco bowl wth sx tablcuptxnfuls sucar. fhree-fonrths ft pnt ^ nepar. one-balf pnt cold water nnd one tablespoonful salt HOLLS; N. H. About Town..Ms.", Cracc Pollock has n vstn-,- her sster, Alce les.sr.harry Verder ref<.r,!.\ -.dcd one her hs qute s-v:.:. WJth steatn..mlx.f Evelyn BroWn,.Sn-.hop, Me.. s spendlnk two weeks m -..,wn wth herbrothor Carl l.- -..ly other ollh frends. rene Parley, tho Uttl-la V.ltnrt Karley, was at.\k-n. : ptal,.nashua, nstead uf st-h.-^ hosptal, as wa«n ;.-,! week. She had left h-....st report v.-as conv,;.. the home an.lullt n.\.,.- fore conng back to Hoh^ t s reported that the n : the hgh school senor cla:-.., up ther plan nakln. a W,. trp thls month. :- U\ -: -Xn lloal, lo.stvrk A.M). lmmklt HK.l; 1 n: SSl.;s : -.1 lo- On SaturdHV....X.H,,..,, j. y - ll, ton Kvetn; Tanscrlpt wll prm tlh^h""*..,",""""" ^ readnk matter w-hch wll h. t much nterest to rea -State ow: -,v,:,.s-,.,v K ;,.l,u,d, nv-sj tor«t!.,s... who l.ase or lav,. sum fscorge Verder cut one,: j: - h txnlx lute leverely one day la-.! v.,, : whle usnk an axe. cut was n,:o\ hecord Was cut he wll n-r; T.,-),. tween the thumb fo to u.se hlm h for some tm,, An alurtn was runs n T;-.-l ly afternoon for a chmney tre a- >!-.;ah Lawrences resdence on thj- H.s depot road. Several responu-. _,, -.t-, alarm t w,-.s soon unl- -M::;M,! wthout dong much damag-. -,,r^ tunately t dd not occur o:,n-..f where she has been durn.,-...h,- v.n;e-.season. Tho hotel where sl)e s ernployed closes for the see.-.;-, the l--- Aprl. Georgo McKee moved hs f.nly belonglnsa to Nashua on x-.nt SJU- urday. He s employed a.-^ a jant-jr n one tho manufactu::r,,- jlants Ho met wth dllhcultyln r.ovns- o account tho hgh wlnd.^.md snowdrft... A load furnture tj.jed m-er he dd not reach Nas la wth t.:;l! about 10..JO oclock Sa-jrdav cvennj,-. BROOKLNE, N. H. -Vows tems..-.n;ner fur«ess w^s t.. ;. t.,.«; Josct)h.s hnsvtaj last wee- Md.y r-, cceve trt.tment for hs...;: whch wao njured, --- a fallns lot.;,.,jt -,-.-o weel;.". ako. frace Sullvan, Reeds Kerry, wa.";.t -.sror at the h u m c W.lam.Shattuck las-t week. -.Slas Wheeler. accon.;.ar"l by her two chldren. Slas ar.d J lsy, went tt, Clf.-town on March :: to vst her.jnudmother..m;:..mc- JouKttll. who celebrated h-r nnetylrst brthday on that date..m.-s..lohn.martn, Pe..»rell, was a. vstor n town last week Tueslay lutendm,- tne town raee;...-; m t:;e aft-rnoon. A socl old-fash-.-d dance -.nd su,;,. r was held on the venng.march H n Trbcrs hall, ;- n-.-^c wn.. furshtd by Walter l-c-..s->uu-n Frank Austn. arr was a Kxex-etf.. both socally!;ancally. John Holden..Melros-..Ma:^.^ xt v.-;;nf.- hs aunt,. L. J. Rordan, for a few lujs..mr..mr-. N.-.th.nel Klkev, whu.. ve heen SJM luhnj,- th- wnter wth ;n-:r dan^-htcr n.m..^.-tchset.s. hav:. eturned n ther honr- here.. -;dward.ncey wa--- porn-.t-d to come hunu- from St. J. nenhs h.kpta fo." a week-end v.stt tn hs fan::\ re- Xnrnn;: t, the hos-.;; l on.nl-mday lotrnnx:. wl-r" he... ;., -em,;n two or three weoks lontrer ol. frens nnd.mr. a;,d. Charl-s very much pleased to h. :.-f,-h Junba.- then.;, hcr resd-nce n t(.m.. asan an.lsetce several ;..ars. -Mrs Frank.Mavnar.l lus a -rna- :on k that s very n..ch a!m:.red jy frends ne,,-lbor.- n tn- ls couple laonttj t has horne.sy Attttton:. n ast.saturday.xf;-; aoon Alon -lm-n Klzaheth W(:.;cnnl, wcrc untcd n narraue ly l:ev. J.nnes Seavey at hs home n..lo.-d. lc w-ddnk was a ((u;ct n;:e the otllc w,-re attended l- her.<:..;er..-md- Whtcnmb. a --.sn :hc Kronn. Albert.lensen. -reem.u Wr.cht wen: to r...s;nn laft week to see hs brn;h--r. Wllam W raht, whnm ho had nm seen before for nne year.s, who :- here nn a v-t from Xcwjort, Wa.--:. Wlam WrBht S the author two books one on the grzzly ;\-..- other on thc black bear. He has d-voted vear.s to the huntk stud\;:;,- theso anmals hs books a:> mnt ntcrcvtnk. Town Mcotlnjr. WOKLDS REX^ORD COWS. All thc worlds records for mlk nnd butterfat producton are held by pure bred Holsteln cows. rokresslvc farmers are ncreaslnr helr prts by ownng lolstens. At the aucton j-alc "J^f^^^^-l Holstelns at Hollows Kals, Vt.. Aprl S-s. some chocely bred younk anmals wll be «<,ld. there beng 125 head to come under thc hammer..-; are take.fter At tho tnwn meetnk h on.march H. the follownk town olcers were chosen: Walter Corey. F. 1 K. Rockwood. CeorKe H..Vye. <el,.,tmen: Aljla Hall, town clerk; lb rhert P Core.\. treas.; Delbert r. rk-r, road akcnl tree warden- Wllter -esscndcn. ch-f polce, n,. mn-,- o"fhce.s ;o bl chos,-n l,-. -.-r-la-n- Fmnk,. Wlloby (;.-;r- tnnk wood, lre enkneers; llar.\ar..;ha!, rore.< tre warden; (). ),..-s-ndcn deputy: consta.lc to be el, d by the elcctmen; Kdward Tav:,. sexton;....,, Patrck OConnell.\ ],ha Hall nuble wekhers; Clrenc- l;.sell, Kdward Taylor Kldor-- Shattuck. truster.s cemet>r\ fund:.\1,- Hlanrhc Hall. Dr. Holcombe.M ;. derve RrldKcs, trustees pul,:. lbrary- OoorKC nrlkcs..lohn A.- ews Charles Gllson, memoral o:n.; Frank.M.aynard.selectmen, board hoalth; GeorKe tockwnn.: Walter Fes.senden, pcrley Merce al Kdward Umcey. surveyors wood md lumber; sealer welshta nnd measures left to Rclcotmoh; Wll,-- Hushes. <10K constable; olllce t:- collector open to bds, n chnrkc : lectmen Herbert Core.v. Wllam art Orvllle Fe.ssenden. fnance.,.,...,- mmlttco Tho artcles n the wart,nt were voted on as follow.s:.moc\ n defray town CharKcs, JC.OOO; hlkhw v.s., sdewalks, brldkch. cuttnk!> sh bnlldlnr fences. S7S2; pll lbrary. $50;.Memoral da,v. $25; dslroylnj; Kypsy brown-tall molh..50: fre extlnklshcrf:, S.O; fre h--.»150; new tables for town hall scment $2.1: 5 percent dhscount on lves pad before December 1; tree w.! en. JfO to suppress the sale luaor, $5o!.?25 reward for all cohvlctlons; mer homes.ll hl- jeaslore, nountaln.- or country. Anyone havng a house, farm etn. tajte or d-sal,ly located l tor salor exchauk.- o:- a. sumnn r place to n-t.or the s-ason. wll do well lo SCM-C advertlbluk sjace n tlese ssues for tho. wll have a w clreulalo:, amonk nt-rest-! peol.- all ov-. Lnted.Statca. n moton, an engne possesses j;st fourteen thous nuts..\n.dka, SPH.NG.AXATVK. A Rood tme tred remedy s Dr K nfs -New.l fe "l)l». Jlret dose wll move thc slukglh bowels, stmu. lato the lver clear thc syetem waste blood mpurltle. You owo to yourself to clear the nystcm body Pf""!? "P"tnulated durng the wln- t. 25c. at your DrugKUt. New Adrcrtl.scmcuts. FOR SALE (.yphers 240 K^rtr cutwtor»10.. <;ood condton; also, L!n, ^ adaptable hovers, used once fx-no each. 1,. K..STA-NLJ-;y South Brookllne..V H. ml"^"" 125 HOLSTENS Regstered cows n mlk soon to calve, yearlngs calves for SALE AT AUCTON APRL 18, 19 at Bellows Falls, Vermont. SEND FOR PRNTED LST. Purebred Lve Stock Sales Co. Brattleboro. Vt. CO»O.V,YEALTH OF MA-SSACHtJbl^Tfe. Jlddlesex, sa. Probate Courl. To the helrs-at-law. next kn all other persons nterested h the estate ot DAVD LA.MHHT late.shrley n.sad County, deceased Whereas, a certan nstrument purportng to be the last wll testament ot.oald deceased has been MOSL-nt-d to sad Court, for Probate, by AX/.F.lAA ^AMBKltT who rays that letters testamentary may be ssu-d to her. the executrx theren named, wthout Blvlnj; a suretv on her olllcal bond, Yju are hereby cted to ajpear at a robate Court, to be held at Cambrldee n sad County.Mddlesex, on the fourlh day Aprl A at nne oclock n the forenoon, to show cause r any ynn have, why the same should not be Kl al ted. And sad ^ttloner s hereby dlrcc- ;-( to Kve publc notce thereor. h b.dshlk ths ctaton oncc n each w,--k. for three successve weeks, r res ublc.sprt, a newsp,-per nr.-hl n.\yer, the last publcaton.o he nne dav, at least, before sad o, by nalnp postpad, or dc-.-tk a cojy thla ctaton to all -on-.v persons nterested n the estate -.. days at east hefore sad Court W ln-ss, Clarles.1. Mclntre. Usqulre -- -lud-re s.>d Court, ths tfteenth Wy nf.marr-b ll th- year om- thous.nd nlll -.udred sxteen..-fs W. K KdCKKS. KcKlater. Prntng TPAT S DSTNCTVE w E can make your Prntng what t shond be ought to be that s what our experence counts for. Wth up-to-date presses materal, facltes for turnng out everythng n the lne Prntngblack or colors you wll get your work when yon want t as yo want t. Send your orders to H. S. Turner Phone 10.)-2 Ayer, Mass. Prntng WTH GOOD SERVOE T>..Dd5ae55»nJ ocaf ear<5 hojunsj 3lx tlorourly wth a wooden «poon: then place n a larjje bottle, llrst selectm.an. $75; second md thrd selectmen. $115: voted to a-pt state cover tlrhtly; shake the bottle always ad for hldhways. bore usnp. V/llnSly Furnshed natead the ordnary plebean "apple sauct?" the addton mnt tuma ounco nsensble persplr.toh pass Tn twenty-four hours thrty-three t nto a hghly temptng dessert from tho human body.. 50 Ensrared Cards n Scrpt, $1.35 Whales sometmes lve for.oo years. Publc Sprt omcc Aycr PAOS8EVZ9 Would You Pay Ffty Cents a Week for a Servant? Electrcty s the worlds most effcent hosehold servant. Llcctrty, for lghtng the commonest household tasks, can be furnshed the average home for about $2. a month at thc usual rates for current. Ths allows energy for daly use thc vacuunr. cleaner, weekly use washng machne electrc ron, lght for every room durng the hours you need t. Wre Your Home on Easy Terms For the nral wrng wc wll accept a small frst payment the balance n monthly nstallments so small that you wu hardly mss them. All the tme you are payng you wll be enjoyng your new comfort. Remember there s almost no end to the tasks that can - be ether performed or made easer by electrcty no lmt to the comforts t wll brng you all at small cost. Teleplone us today whle ths fer taata Wemakenocharteforanesttnaf F./A.- WYMAN BARRY BULBNG AYER, MASS. Automoble Carrage PONTNG Specal atenton gven to Automobles Telephone.B-S AYER, BASS. Verfcaton Savngs Bank Books Tlp attenton th(> Depostors n the followng Savngs Banks s lereby called to the provson Secton 43 Chapter 5 the Acts 1908, requrng Verflcaton the Books Depost durng thc present year; they arc respectfully requested to h or send n ther books, for ths purpose, dur* ng the months March Aprl.. Worcester North Savngs nsttuton Ftchburg, Jass. Leomnster Savngs Bank Wnchendon Savngs Bank BABV CHCKS AND BGOS POH natcno, Wbltr nncka 5. C. R. t. neda, from good..<ron(c farm-rased stock. Chlcka. $10 prr ldo Rnta, 91 p«r artllntr, SO p»r 1. Yearly aver- 1KC. 181 ekka pullet year; a1s». Custom tlatemnt 3e, prr rcet satsfacton, aafe ftnd fjll delvery froarnnteed. JOHN XST), Pne Crest Poultry Parm. Lttleton, Mass. Tel Sml7* Ftchburg Savngs Bank North Mddlesex Savngs Bank Ayer, Mass. Athol Sayngs Bank Pano Tunng^ REa>AtVO,. BEGVATrO- WLMOT 9, OLSAVBS J Phone ae. BABVABOlUaa^ Ttn XMra wth A*6tlM,>J -"vs A,-.-.5;c5 [ 4 ; * - CoJKttw.ttnt--^- ^m-

8 PAdE EtOBT SATUBDAY, MABOH 26, 1916 Worth Careful Thought. Do you read the label to know whether your bakng powder s made from cream tartar or, on the other h, from alum or phosphate? Royal Baldng Powder s made from cream tartar, derved from grapes, adds td the food only wholesome qualtes. Other baldng powders contan alum or phosphate, both mneral orgn, used as substtutes for cream tartar because ther cheapness. Never sacrfce qualty healthfulness for low prce. ROYAL BAKNG POWDER CO. New York week ths small ftftcon-pound anmal took the occason to wer abroad, although t could not be found how ll escaped from ts pen. A nearby neluhl)or rescued t the flrst tme, oh the second nlftht t wered as far as tho Uchardson place was found by Mr. Rchardson oarly the next mornnk wvll drfted n, nccdub help food. t was uffuln returned to the owner the nelkhbors aro awaltljk another escapade durnt; the blzzard Wednesday nght ths week. All the merchants n town ar.e conplalnlnk that trade s very dull. Ouk Hlll nrprovcment socety clam that everyone s savng ther money to go to hear the "Cotton Plcker.." Krlday evenng. Aprtl 7. at the Oak Hlll hall. Students comlntr home Thursday for ther short sprng vacaton were Adele Hoynton. from.mt. da; Margaret loynton, from.mt. Holyoke. Helen Hayes.Marguerte Donnelly from Dean aoademy.,.mlss.murel Kolln.son an<l.slster,.. Krank Kyan. went nto lcmton Monday for the day. Other Pepperell tems anl news matter wll be found on p.ge one. ONE DOLAK AND FFtY CENTS PER YEAB N ADVANCE Thla Paper a Sold by W. A, Drummer Knat Pepperell Kate B.-H««en.Shrler H. P. Talnler.Croton Conant * Co....Uttleton Common O. -W. luldreth Towaend -L. Sberrrtn & Co Arer Walch the Date on Your Paper Tho date wth your name s stamped on the margn shows to wha.t tme ybur subscrpton s pad, also setves as a contnuous recept. Chance Addreaa Subscrbers wshng tho postlce address the paper changed, must s us both the old new address also the nane the paper they receve. Saturday, March 25, FEPFEBKLL Nevrs tems. Mss Barbara Bancrt went to CambrldRe last Saturday, tho guest her frend, Sturtcvant, who has passed several summers at the Bancrt farm. From Cambrdge she la enabled to make dally vsts upon her father, G. Dana Bancrt, who s stll under observaton treatment at tho BrookUne hosptal. Mlss Anna Boynton s at home from New Xork. enjftylng her school vacaton at her hpmo n town. Fletcher Smth, Har\-ard college, has been at tho homo hs parenls, Mr. And James Waller Smth, ll from an attack thc mumps. Mlss Klorenco Ames who recenlly acepted a now poston n New Haven, Conn., has been at her home n town. recuperatng after an attack lonslls. condton Jesse Shattuck. who has been at the Groton hosptal snce the accdent to h.s h. February 17. has been mprovng qulto rapdly durng the pa.st week or ten days. He s now ablo lo move about hs room at the hosjltal ulle natural.,ly. f he contnues to mprove t s expected he can return homo n about a woek longer. Harrett A. K. Phelps Nello Appleton attended the D. A. K. meetng for h- eleolon state fcers h-!(l at the New Engl Womans club rooms. Uoylston.street. Boston, on Wolucsday. J. M. Graham sjent Saurday Sunday wth hs daughlcr... Hyrne. n Derry. N. H. Karl erry rturned to.mlany. N. Y.. last week after a short.stav al thc home hs jarent.s,.mr. am.mr.s. Nelson orry. whle rceovrng from a slght njury to the h, rt-et-vt-d n hs work on the Sew Vork f./nral ralro.d.. rharles furd s slowly rcovorng from a sccmd sn-ge o the BTlPPe. wheh ha.s left her ver> W(:k fral. A meetng the r.r)y Scoos wll bo held at ther room at the cgnroom tho town hull on Wednesday evenng..march J. members the troop wll receve ther new membershp eertucates. A cltzenk meetng wll be held ut tho hgh school buldng ths w.-t-u. Frduy evenng to rmc.s.s the.trn-l.-s the town warrant,.s n prv:o:s year.s..mss >uoru Comstock. who s to hn town next week, wll uldrcvs the. grls the augl.s C:; nl)-flre crcle on Wednesday uftcrnco..murch 2S. al ther room ul the CongregutoTul parsonage, the grls the cnnemauan crcle.at the.methodst parstmage n the (evenng.. Klvra flson hus been sufferng from un ulluek the epldcm;c cold the past week.. Klzabeth Dewure r nc!ly cclc. brated her seventy-llfth brlhluy " ^Tuesd.ay at tho home <f her son.. Ralnsford Deware. beng well remem bored by mcksagcs souvenrs approprlato to tho occason. : Mr. Freeman Raker, - Swampscott. remaned durng ths r -week wth J?akcrs brother. Charcs Boynton. followng the serv- 1 co on Tuesday for thc lato AW roncc. Her death s tho fourth n lhe, famly Mr. Boynton n the last year jl a half. Frank Wrght, Fltchburg, was a guest at thc home Mr., Alvln Wrght. Brookllne street, a part la-st week. Thc followng me»s.ako receved ths, week by Herbert Raymond, wll. bo. nterest to all who so kndly helped her secure double the orders Olmans products asked for by thc Frances E. Wllard Setllemcnt.n nn appeal sent out somo tlmo ago. Thc rcsult her efforts was especally ; gratfyng to Raymond,.as she wasa settlerneht wokor boro her ; marrage, took ftreat nterest n helpng them wn tho cash prze. commonlcatlon s from Carolne M. Caswell,, the aettlsmcnl secretary, " «r oa follows: " $1,0 check. - seame vnmrday. want to thank you X^L..Z..2*.*^*.. f t.na tr,.all u. how much we apprecated your help. l H-Ul be good you to pass the word along." -Mlss.Mollv Frazer s stll unable to pursue her studes at the Fltohburg.Normal school by reason ot an njury to thc lgaments the knee receved some weeks ago. Goorgo E. Shatuck has been sufferng from throat trouble laryngts at hs home on Na.shua street. Country roads are sad to be n the wor.st condton from Wednesdays storm than at any tme durng the wnter the work teams.shovellers s contnuous. llustrated lecture gven af the Congregatonal church Sunday evenng was on educatonal temperance pples..many very effectve campagn posters were thrown on the screen, showng the work the antl-saloon leaffue. Uev. J. B. Lews also gave many mportant facts llguers concernng ths mportant queston, whch 11 s regretted that every Voter n town dd not hear benellt by al the polls on Monday. extenson school classes whch were lo meet wth, Leon-Rchardson on Oak hll were necessarly postponed on account the snow storm Wednesday afternoon. class on ark street met wth. Addson Woodward, htt as only four ladles werc present thc suhjcct under dlscus.son. "Cheese," wll be resumed at ther next meetng. As Mlss Comstock s to be here on. March 2J the dales for these fuure meetngs wll be announced later. Kast Vllage Socal club werc agan oblged to po.stpone ther meetng on Wednesday afternoon, becau.se hest.orm. y wll hold a specal meetng on Thursday afornoon at the homo..n. W. Appleton wth the same subject.. Josephne Gson daughter, Norman famly, who occuped a house on Cottage street through the wnter, huve moved to Lowell.. Holls Jordun.suffered a rela.sc the condjtons followng the grpe ul the tme hs lre has ugan een closely conlned to hs home..ms.s Klmra Burns hus been. - pendng u Krt hh week wth u cousn,.mr.s..-mfred Dowm-y. Acton. She was untcputng spendng u few days next week wth. Frank Ward at Hennker on her wuy baek to her school at Bradford,.N. 11., but receved news that the young son Mr..Mr.s. Ward w-us ll wth rthheru, so her vst wus put (jff. Harret. 1,-.kn <uetly celebrutcd her eghteth l.rthduy on Wedneslay. Murch 22. She receved many cnngrutulutory mc.s.suges from dst.unt f lends :ppropr,-to gfts. llowers tl commeurutethe occason. n spte the seventy the weather she receved a few cullers, among then her paslor,.ev. J. B. >Wls. Her duu.-hr-r. George K. Shattuck. am grundduughter..m.ss Klzabeth. s.nt the duy wth her. All enjoyed tll-,ln-r purty gven by her daughlcr...m..m. Kchards. wth whom.mr^. U-kn hus rooms..she s well fur her \-urs und too uctve to ub.n th- lttle work whch her nlvd- ;:l housework occ.-sons. hl-.-.t-tuns.f murr.-m- between l-red r. ncr ths tow-n unl.ml.ss.sl-le Gllchr.st, formerly ths town, hut w Wnchendon. recently apleun-l H a Gunner pujer. Hut as the frj-mls.nd rclutv-s nf both partrs huv- receved no anndutc-n-nts th.; nt- ttentlo. have heen cmsumnutl. there n nothng delnte, und M.ngr.ttulutons gven the young n.-t.nt-- hs we-k--nl vst xo Wnchen-.n huv- not been heurtly r-sonled Xl up-rs wll ruk- rnstukes snme- Doatl-s..Sarah (Boynton) lwrence passed away ut the home her nephew, Charles E. Bo.vnt-on, Sunday, March!*, aged, nnety-sx years, beng tho second oldest resdent ths, town,. Lawrence was born n epperell.march She was one thc famly sx chldren Ell Mary D. Boynton und s the lust survvng mejnber. oldest sster. Mary.Vnn. who bec.me Vltun, ded at her w-estern home n llnos..martha, who lecame Goodwn, lved ded at lollls. N. H. A brolher. Charles, ded whle al college. Alfred ded on the old home place, where mo.sl the chldren wrcre born, corner Elm Shrley streets, about sxteen yoars ago. Lawrence was the lfth chld the youngest brother Everett ded la.st "year at hs home n Swampscott. deceased unted wth the Congregatonal church at the age twelve years, the membershp contnung eghty-four years. She was a lfe reader the "Congregatonst." u church paper, beng oc;l agent, for ths for over thrty year.s. She was educated n the publc.schocds n the.epperell academy am also attemled.mt. Holyoke semnary under.mary Lyon for one year. l>ater she taught n ths town n Westford Leonn.-ter. She was al.so engaged as a teacher n prvate famles n the South, revuus lo the war. Her marrage to Alfred L. Luw-rence ths lown occurred n Durng the years ther marred lfe they resded on the farm now owned by Noah 1..Smth on Jewell street, occupyng half the house. Followng ber husbs death n Law-rence moved to the vllage, lvng alone much the lmo n dfferen houses, always preferrng to keep her own house mantan a large degree ndependence. She possessed a wonderfully clear mnd, was fond good readng kept well posted on the current events the day. She was al.so exceedngly fond musc und w:s a member the church chor n her younger days. When she reached the nnetes, even, nhe had retaned an astonshng clearness voce took pleasure n the fact. As a pedestran - jawrence could putto shame many a younger person she was freuenlly seen about town n the outskrts, up lo wthn u yeur or two. speakng lghtly a two or three mle Jaunt. Her remurkalle uclvty wus a subjecl for wonder w-th everyone..she hus resded w-th her nephew. Churles Hoynton. for the p;st few months und hus suslunl njures from fullng tw-ce..snce the lust accdent she lus been Cl,nlned to her bed. Her ndnmtuble energy ambton w-ll be u wutchwood umong her n-utves frends for years to come. Servces were held at her late home on Tuesday afternoon ut two /<-lock, conducted b>- her pastor. tev. J. B. Lews..Muny frends were present unong her relatves from qut town were h-r granlm-phew. Kverett Hoyntn anl wfe Huvcrhlll: u nece...lul.- (JnntmJ Haker. und husb, ot Swampscott; tw-o neces from Ftchburg. rest und.mr. Kendall; a nephew-. Charles Goodwn und nece, Lucy Good-wn. from.muson. N..; two greos from lll.s..n". H... George Hlls.Ms.s Kth- Gnnwn..\ l-c(, Henry Goodwn Hnllls unl a ster-n-law.. Lucy Bynton. huve b-en a.ssstng n carng for her tle jus few w-eeks. Anothr re-lutve.,\lr..lewett, Ho.ston., was unuble tu uttend. but sent u beautful rernemlrunc*.a galu.x wreath whte ll-s Other relutves brought choce lorul -rngs volets u}>proprut- blo>sons nl the Wonuns club unl Mssonary socety s-nt w-re-ths und Mowers two selerlons. "Able wth me" un "Jesus, lov-r mv soul." were symputhtcully render*l h>. C. l. Hutchnson ul the servce. born. ther*. later the fomlly moved to Cambrdgeport. where he carred on a mllk busness for several years. Ho moved f/om there to epperell about 1880, beng employed at the tme on the mlk car runnng from horo to Boaton. Ho wa«later employed as a carpenter by C. H.Mller, workng for hm about flfteen years. Durng ths tme ho carred on the small farm on thc Nashua road now owned by Charles Messer, where he lved for nearly thrty years. Hs wfe ded here n July, He purchased thc place on whch he was llvlhg al the tme hs death, known as thu Augustus. Lawrence plce, about a year ago. Ho was a member thc epperell fre department for several years also tho Warren Veteran Flre assocaton. Ho s survved by an aged mother, Wlllam S. Harrod, Harvard;-one sster, Anna Flers, Stll Rver, three daughters, O. M. almer.. A. A. Heber C. L. G..Melendy, all Pepperell, also nne grundchlllrcn. - Funeral- servces were held ut hs lale home on Tuesday aflernoon at three oclock. Rev. J. B. Lews-olllcal- ng. two selectons, "x;ad, kndly lght" "Beautful sle somewhere," were rendered by. Arthur Bartlett A. G. ke. bearers wore hs three sons-n-law. G. M. Palmer, A. A. Heber C. L. G. Melendy, a grson,.alph Palmer,,- nterment wll he al Woodlawn cemetery... Tho llowers were many beau-, tful, beng as follows; Pllow, marked "Father.." chldren; wreath, mother, sster nece; spray volets - pnks, Mr. Clarence* Anderson: spray lles roses, grchldren; sjray lles, cousns; spray tulps. May Harnes: plow, W. V. F..\.; spray pnks, Mr, J: A..,awrence; spray pnks, Maude 1-awrence chldren; spray Faster lles. Atlrldgc Bros.: sprays pnks Mr..Jaaper Shatuck. Mr. P. Sullvan, Mr. Charles Messer famly, Mr. nnd John Mr. - Krnest Melendy: spray snapdragons, neghbors: spray daffodls, Mr. Leroy.Shattuck TOWNSEND omom Meetng. Pomona Grange met. wth Prescott Grange on Thursday. attendance was somewhat smaller on account the drfted condton the roads the general severty the weather. program was as follows; Address welcome. n the necessary ab.sence the nlster the Grange, was gven by Amy Shattuck, lecturer; response hy Mllard S. Sawyer, Groton, Tho remer the forenoon was -taken up ly the busness sesson. Al twelve oclock a mosl sumptuous repast was served n the low-er hall under the drecton. Jenne.McDonald, asssted by George K. Shatuck, -oltle Shepard,.Maud Dow, Jrs. Lucy- Perry,.Mss.Murel Robln.son E. M. Stewart. A goodly number dd Justce to the roast beef. ma.shed potato, rolls, baked beans wth relshes, plan fancy pcs, fano" puddngs served wth whpped crean cfee. A new feature was ntroduced n a table home-made cundle«n a corner the lower hall whch found ready sale under thc management Adelne.Tucker..afternoon sesson was open to the publc many av.aled themselves "the opportunty., program was opened by a selecton by the Grango quartet, Messrs. Blss Nash,.}!}rs. Blss Nash, who rendered "Star Spangled Banner." wth a full fjrange chorus. A paper on "Curous facts" was gven by..mlnnlo Green; vocal solos by Blss Copp; a "Talk on dor mestc scence.". Wllam Brown Groton; readngs. G. A. Kmbull und vo Uussell; readng. " Gary.school.system Gary, nd.," Mr- George Woods Groton. address the afternoon was gven by F. G. Wudsw-orth, ugent the State Board Kducatlon; hs subject. "Team pluy between school und home," dealt wth n a flne understng manner, was practcal throughout. He spoke the need varous waj-s dscplnng chldren, urged co-operaton betw-een teachers parents as most e.s.sentul to results. He held the attenton o hs audence durng the full hulf huur hs address whch was nstruct\ - helpful. Clurcl Xotcfl. At tho Congregatonal church on Sund.ay mornng the pustur, llev. J. H, Lews, wll begn a seres cemen l.-l ks upon the upustlcs creed. lrsl wll be upon " fatherhood God." A "pa.stors cla.s.-:" s beng held by.mr. Lowls each weok for young people, n whch chrstan teachng s wken up. n the death. Sarah H. Luwrcnce thc Congregatonal church lost ts oldest member J. Goodwn, though older n days by three weeks, unted wlh tho church three nonths later than. jawrence. loth unted eghty-four years ago at the ago twelve years. Cpntcr. next meetng the Brotherhood-wll bo held next Frday evenng. t s expected that Frank H. Pope, Leomnster, wll bc..the speaker tho evenng. Mr. Pope s a popular pleasng spuakor wn receve a, cordal greetng from hs many frends n town. Remember the moton pcture play, "Damon Pythas," lo bc gven n Memoral hall on Tuesday evenng, March 28, under tho auspces the Pho-bo Weston Farmer tent. D. V. Tho play pcture s sad to be one tho best Us knd well worth seelng-ra sx-reel fllm, wth a short comedy. -Monday evenng. March 27. wll bc agrcultural nght at the grange, wth thc followng program:.musc, ladles quartet: "What s the greatest problem confrontng the Tuwnsend farmer/" John J. Morse: "What consttutes a top-notch farmer?" George L. Whtcomb; "Government s-eds," Frank A. Woods: debate, tesolved "That educaton s more mportance than energy n makng a successful farmer." G. A. proctor Kalph per, afflrm.; James A. Dxon, neg. Uev. A. L. Struthers, fleorge L. Whtcomb, Waller E. Hruce und Mr. -, L. U. Clement attended the.<aymens Mssonary Movement meetng.held at the Frst Baptst churcll n Worcester on Tuesday. Al the Congregatonal church on Sunduy mornng Rev. A. L. Struthers sermon subject wll be, "Not conformed, -but transformed." C. K. evenng topc, "Great homo mssonares." Leade, Francs Struther.s. Dr. <,harltonh subject at the Methodst church on Sund.ay murnng wll be. " harbor." E%-enng subject, " stranger." Contnued nterest seems to be manfested n thc bble readngs conducted by Uev, A. L. Struthers at the Congregatonal mrsonage, twenty-one beng present at the meellng held Tuesday evenng. North Slur lodge conferred ntatory degrees ljon a clas.s cdates W-dnesday evenng. By artcle flve n the w.rrunt for the specal town meetng to be held.saturday ll s jropsed tha the towns mentoned shall pay annually to the Cty Ftchburg fur a perd ten years a per capta lax based on the pato ther several pnpulatons, for overhead or llxed charges for the mantenance the proposed solaton hosptal, n addton to the weekly cost or prce for any patent they may senl to the hosptal for treatment. matter n regard to borrowng money for the remodelng.semnary hal wll not come up for acton before ths meetng as the commttee h-ave consulted wth Uepresentatlve.Saunders relatve to havng specal legslaton enacted, makng t possble for the lown to borrow money for remodelng Semnary hall as the present law prhlbts the burrowng money for thc remodelng an old buldng. As Mlss Eva Stearns wus returnng from town on -Wednesday afternoon she fell on the ce n the dooryard her home, severely njurng her am. t beng feared thut she may have broken l. She wus tuken to Burbunk ho.sptal to have the.<-ray appled to ascertan the extent her njures. Much sympathy s expressed fur Mlss Stearns n her msfortune, partcularly at ths sud lme, as her faher, Solomon J. Stearns, who has been 111. was fallng fast at lhe lme passed away early Thursday mornng at lhe age eghty-lve y-urs. AYEB Unltarhu Clurch Notes, Sunday servce OfHces. confesson. OAED OF THANKS G. M. Palmer Famly, Mr. -A, A. Heber,. Mr. C. L. O. Melendy Famly. Kast Pepperell, Marcb 22, 1916^ Town Pepperell thanks to the many rends negh bor«tor ther words. eymnatny ana ornlng prayer dvne v/orshlp at {; utlful lloral trbutes, sngng 10,-15. Musc: Anthem, " sought the, durng our recent bereavement. Lord," Stevenson; "Venllo," Boyce; - - fertory solo, "Llg-hl our woy," Colo, Mr. Hosmer. Preacher, - Rev, Frank B, Crall, tho mnster..subject. Tho reward tf 8cour;;cs." Church school at twelve. Aycr,Branch Allance held nn unusually successful food Ojle n the vestry las Saturday aflernoon. Tho arsh commttee tbe osessors the parsh are now engaged n procurng subscrptons for tho current expenses the parsh. At a Gpcclal meetng ho parsh Monday ovenng tl was decded to accept the archllccls panu as submtted, to.push the work remodelng the eastern end tho church lo completon before B.aster. to donate the old hymnals belongng to tll; church to another parsh. Next.Sunday the preacher wll dwell -ol the.sorrowful mystery how, for the greater glory God, the consecnated lfe bears, wthout a murmur, ho scourges a wcked ungrateful world. ASTOltAL LKlTKU. To.My People: Dear frends Jews n Boston have appeared before thoschxl commttee, protestng atlnsl the use Chrstan hymns n the publc schools snce the use such hymns gves fence lo the conscences Jewsh chldren parehts. Certun Protestant clergymen Dorchester., n protestng aganst the protest, seem to dentfy themselves wth tho.se Chrstans many varlelleu who thnk that tho-law ought to be n force when thc rlghu Chr.stlnns are nvolved, but not Jn force when tho rghts non- Chrstans aro nvolved. U s about tlmo that t was proclamed lo a long sufferng world tha a Chrstanty whch mstakes blnd prejudce fanatcsm for loyalty whch breeds unfarness nsncerty mnd s-an llegtmate Chr.stlanty that does nol ssue from Jesus Nazareth. Hut aganst what are these Jews reuly protestng/ Whur do they mean by "Chrstan hynns." Do they mean hymns ChrLstan authorshp or hymns expressng the relgous lfe Chrstans, or. agan, hymns nterspersed wth references to Chrstan dogma. Wo cannot conceve any non-chrstan unless" he were as obsessed a.s some Chrstans who would object to a hymn solely because ts author wus a Chrstan or because t expressed the relgous experence a man or woman who was a Chrstan. As the protest specflcally ndcates. t s to hymns whch are nterspersed wth references lo Chrslan dogma that the Jews object. No broad-mnded Jew objects to the..ords Prayer. Why not. Because the sprt t s catholc not sectaran. Smlarly, snco many the noblcst Chrstan h>mns n helr splrll are catholc not sectaran, that s, snce they express relgon nol dogma, no broad-mnded jew wll object lo them. After all, couldnt we gel along wllhou theso hymns wth a do<-trnal "stck" n them. Arc not doctrnal references n a hymn ntended to exjress the sprtual lfe about us flttng us references to the varous laws Physcs would be n an ode to.nature. Such hymns dvde men; others unte them. - noblest hynn.s those best uvod- by the generatons men are abovo that level sound the unlver.sal relgous note. Frunk H. Crall. Obltuar.v. Stephen.\. Tyler, ulo recently passed away at hs home n Seattle. Wush.. uged 6j years, J months 21 days, w-us horn n Tow-nsend on.\prl 12. SC. son A.su Mary ladams) Tyler. Hs youth early lfe was spent here. At un earlv.ge he shuw-- ed a murked talent for nstrumuuul musc at the age nneteen he became leader the Townsend brass l. whch poston he held for over twenty years, at the.same tme teachng bnds n the surroundng towns. Whe n town he wus cnguged n the stone purrv- busness also n tbe makng monuments. On.Muy 1, SJS. he.started for the Klondke n search for gold, flnally settlng n.scuttle, where he estublsh-l u nourshng stone busness, also conductng a church orchestra thrty-flve peces. deceased s survved bv hs wfe und flve daughters.. Gerlrude lluhunon Seattle. Wush.. Alce Cutts Deer Park. Wash., l,uura Clurk Ftchburg.. Addle Wlder Aahby und Mss Kllen Tyler Seattle, uged ten years. He also leaves a ss-r.. Abel.Stearns West Townsend. two brothers,.^sa Kendall und John Tyler ths town. Hs Caller. Some tme ago Brown sad to Smth: " envy you. You como n contact wth all knds men. You actually know nnd talk to burglars other crmnals. All know about them s what read or magne about thero. Now, the next tme you meet a good burglar want you to send hm to mc. Gro m a card to mo tell hm wll pay bs carfare nnd expenses. want to talk to hm see how crmnals dffer from other men." Smth promsed to send along the next good specmen a burglar that camo hs way forgot all about tho matter untl somo weeks later he receved ths letter from Brown: "YoUr frend came, but lad not expected hm pressonally. f you wll tell hm to brng back tho famly plato Browns jewels yon ond wll resume socal relatons." New York Globe. Fnance Commttee recommend the followng appropratons for the Town ot Pepperell for thc year 191C: Board Health. $7110. Treasurers Collectors. Bonds Care Common Gude Boards nsurance Jnlercs. ^ Moth Suppresson Outstng Blls, unexpended balance. $ Polce Department Sealer Weghts Measures, fees Solders Relef.Slate Ad Street Lghts Care Town tmock Town House, recepts Tree Warden Town Charges Cuttng Brush Km Beetle Fortst; Fre Warden Hghways Ol Brdges Sdewalks Snow paths Schools, recelplk, Dog Tax Overecrs Poor, recepts Flre Department Water Commssoners,... For Mothers wth Dependent Chldren. recepts from Stale Waterng Troughs, uncxjended balance ndustral. Board, unexpended balance. Culverts, unexpended balance, $90.10, Play frrounds. unexpended balance from Varnum Properly, $102.28,.. Cemetery Cmms.soners. unexpended bulunce from Hearse uocunt. {2:.OO, Hearse upkeep Varnum Property JOH.N P. KKU.N. W. A. KK.MP, WALTKU L. SHATTCCK, H. W. H.TCHNSON, ADD.SON WOODWAUD, Commttee, CO. l.goo ,0 5D 3 C50 1, too 60 3, SO GO 2, ,8 3,8 2,385 9,360 XO oo ncome. ncome 1rn-s..Mrs.uuru llnun Webber has 1 n vstng fn-nls n tnwn. frnm ;url:;-r. gong from here to Hronkln.-. N,.. lo vst her sster..\nn- Hul.\-. telatves lt De l.-t- W. A. Hurn.d, who w--r- n town on Tu-sdny to.ttenl the s-r\-ces wen- hs ssler,. Ann. l-lunl-r.s. und duughter,.mss -Mnu; un un<-le. Henry llurrol; <.usns.. Alce Haskell.. Fnnnle Huskel und Howurd Stone, ull Slll Klver; ulso. a cousn, K. ). Stone,.\yer; u grundduughter,. Cl.-rence Anderson, und husb, Groton. grtnlson, Ualph Palmer, from F.ssex. Junor department the Congr.-gatonal Sunday school were gven a sleghng parly n one Durants bg barges on last Suturday afternoon. Eghteen chldren partcpated. n ch.arge the paslor. tev. J. B. xtws. rde exlended to.grolon as far as the Croton School on the Ayer roud return. was.a Jolly lttle crowd youngsters they thoroughly enjoyed the sleghrlde. even f t was the mddle -March. A lst approprl.atlons as recommended by the fnance commttee for acton by the voters at the town meet ng on.monday appears n another colum.n ths ssue. Waldo..8paud^pf*thaR been one tho latest vctm* ofthe grppe, beng under the care a physcan a part ths week. George Batchelder. who resdes Just t the Townstnd" Harbor road,,)a» what mght bc termed a "bllzzard- denth O-nrge Sumner Wrght l-..k place Tuesluy mornng..march 21, :t hs lull- lln- on (.otl.ge street, frun the -ffects lhe grppe from whch he hu been sfferjt; for some we-k-. He \s.-s the son.mlo und Hets-y (.Xmcs Wrght, whc w-ere oldtne rcsldenls n lown. ownng thc farm m the (Jrolon roud. known for years UM the Wrght pluce. decease wus brrn. unlnbtctdly on ths pluce tcllter C, ls:o. makng hs age 8.» yrs.. mos. :nd 1. days. He wus one ;t funl\- lt fvt- chldren und s the lust survvng menber. lceused wus for ye.ars connected wth hc Hoston und.m.-ne rulroud n the olllces the Wurces- cr. Nashu.a lrtl.anl llvlson, as.accountant und n severul eapactes. Hs brother. Alfred Wrght, who was well know-n n lown. was conductor for several years on ths lne. deceased wus m.arrled to Mlss Mara Joy ths lown about SOO. Her death occurred some years ago. A son a daughter.. Jenne Avery, both n Calforna, survve hm. A relatve by marrage, Wllam 8. Smley, Melrose, has taken charge Mr. Wrghts affars durng ths last llness made arrangements concernng the funeral servce whch was held on Thursday at twelve oclock, at the veslry tho Untaran church, tho pastor. Rev. D. R. Chld, lclatlng. Entombment was mndc at tho _,,..,._., _..^. lovng pg." On both the stormy for your )ftrt n t, to tell you Wednesday nghu (prevous to thla Center prevous to flnal bural n the famly lot at Woodlawn cemetery. Wllam Albert Harrod ded at hs resdence on Nashua street on Sunday..March 19. fhe tauso death beng valvular heart trouble followng an llness some weeks Vth rheumatc fever. Mr. Harrod wns born n Harvard July makng hs age 68 yrs. -8 mos. Hs marrage to Mlss Estelle A. Ncwo Harvard occurred March , nnd a famly one son four daughters were.\l tho Methodst church the pastor. P.ev. W. H. Beers, hopes to have recovered sufllcently from hs recenl llness to occupy the pulpt as usual. commemoraton servce to Hlshop Asburywll bc held n the nornlng. us unnounccd for last,sunduy. und the servces n the evenng also.,\t the Cntaran church on Sunduy mornng Rev. Kdwn A. Uumball. Huston, wll Jon the servce preach thc sermon. n the evenng, at seven oclock..mr. Uumball wll delver an address on "<;hurch elllclency.".annual busness meetng the Frst P.arlsh was held on Tuesday evenng. parsh commttee. J. A. Fros«.ard. Leon Rchardson Hurry Hobart. wero re-elected; also. Uev. D. U. Chld W. N..MauU trustees tho permanent fund. Addson Woodw,ard, trcosurer for a number years, retred, Lncoln A. John son was elected for the olllcc. Kdgar W. Blakc, clerk for about twenty-one years, who. succeeded hs f.athcr, Henry BlakC, who was clerk for about tho samo length tme, also retred. Hs son. Rodman Blake, was elected to the llce. Commttees on musc were apponted; also, for thc annual parsh supper Chrlstmaa decoratons. Nno new members were elected to tho parsh at ths meetng. Tho meet / ng was adjourned to Monday evenng, March 27, when tho matter appropratons wll be consdered. At tho regular teachers meetng on Monday evenng nt tho Untaran parsonage, commttees were apponted for thc Easter concert. An ordlnary man wnks 6720 tmes a day... a-^erago weght thc broln n man ssh pounds; a woman 2 pounds,-11 ounooe.. UurlyoT.. George Cummngs. who umlerw-et an operatun for upenlcts lust w-eek al the Groton hosptul. s dong splenddly s expected to return home next week.. George Blodgett. who suffered from a shock about two weeks ago. hus recovered her usual heulth.. C. A. Smth has receved news u lltlf; grdaughter, Kleanor H. Hutler. born March S. Sevenl people from the Cape atl-ndcd the old-fashoned dunce at West Groton repor a delghtful tme. Lester.Spear was a week-end guest at Westvlew. Several frends from ths vcnly vsted. George Cummngs al the hosplal ths week. W. H. Uoblnet Ls spendng several weeks n Sprnglleld. An unu.sally nterestng servce was held at the parsh houso last Sunduy wth esjecal servce..mss Lllan Warner remaned at home ths week wth her mother, who has been stffcrlng from a lamc back. A party from the Cape took dnner n Fltchburg nnd attended thc BJou on last Saturday. R. C. Blakc. presdent, entertaned the poultry class at dnner at Hckory farm on Tuesd.ay evenng, thereby gvng thc members an opportunlly lo meet Mr. Graham, pressor poultry husbry at the M. A. C. Pr. Graham was subject to a general queston box there were many lvely nterestng dscussons. Gqorge Cummlngs, secretary the club, furnshed two dozen cgprs for a study n thc dfferent stages ncubaton. RKOT OF <.ONDlTON the Frst Kulonul Hank epperell at l-aat Pepperell n the State ot Massachusetts, at the close busness on Marc 7, J 10. tohources l.os und dscounts tjvenlrufts. unsecured... U. S. Uonds deksltcd to «c euro crculaton (par val uel Somo New Yorks sls. HolTman Swnburne sls nre (luarantne statons under the stato board ot health. Governors sl s the henduartcrs tho eastern dvson the Unted States arny. Bedloes sl s occuped by tho star shaped Fort Wood the statue Lberty. Ells sl s the mmgrant staton tho port Now York. Blackwells sl contans tho Cty hosptal, the Metropoltan Homeopathc hosptal, the CUy Hosptal For ncurables tho Cty Homo For tho Aged. Wards sl s occuped by tho New York Stato nsane asylum. Hunters sl s tho ste the Lttle Mothers summer home. Tho cty -cemetery s on Harts sl. Ralls sl contans thc chldrens hosptals, schoou nnd house refuge, New York Tmes. $121,203, C 60,0. 140,911.Cl!r,;!, ,825. 1,4. Bonds other than. S. bonds pledged vo secure postal savngs deposts.. $7,339. KCrltes other than U. S. bonds (nol ncludng stocks) owned unpledged Subscrpton to stock Federal Boserve Bank $3,6. Less amount unpad 1,8. Value bankng house (f unencumbered) Furnture flxtures Net amount due from Federal P.eserve Hunk C.XOO.OO Net amount duo from.approved reserve agents n other reserve ctes Fractonal currency, nckels, cents Notes other natonal banks 1,K.r.. Federal teserve noles Con certflcates 6,197,20 l.<kal-terder notes s.705, Uedetnpllon fund wth U. H. Treasurer due from r. S. Treasurer 2,5. $M0.67.C8 New AdvcrtlscmcnM HAV FOR HA.B Brght, swect Hay, W. M. TUn-n.L. Oroton, Mass. Telcphone _.FOR SALK Relable Cow; ownrlccd Horse. lobo lbs.;, cheap Democrat; medum weght Sleds wth body Pole nnd shafts; Whte Rock Eggs, Wc per settng. EDWARD H. BLSS, Pepperell, Mors. 3t29«To Thread a H«r Through a Walnut. To pass a har through a walnut wthout borng a holo seems an mpossblty, but the feot has ten been done.. Tho hull the walnut when examned wth a strong glass s seen to havo nnumerable mall openngs, some Whch lead entrely Urough tho nut trck conssts n usng a very flnfr har nn nonte amount patence. Pass the har nto ono these mnute crevces. nnd orge t gently along, ^mctlmes t wll appear on tho other sldo at tho frst tral, but f t comes out at tho hundred flrst you wll bo very lucky. $50,0. 10,0. " Total l,lbb<lr«captal stock pad n Surplus fund Lndlvded prohls..$15,310.ss Less currenl expenses, ntorest, taxes pad., 5, Crculatng notes outstng Dvdends unpad., ndvdual deposts subject lo check Cashers checks.outstng Postal savlhgs deposts... ^ Deposts rejulrlng notce but less than.30 days... Total dem deposts $193, Certlflcntcs depost Olher tme deposts 87,0. Total tme deposts $97, : 2.: 11.7BB , ,182,83, 10, Total $410, ; State Massachusetts, County Md- dcsex, ss.. Dsrael ae a Turk.. H- F. Tarbell. Casher ot the above-j usrae a ur~ named bank, do solemnly wenr thatl At one perod hts lfe Dsrael had ^^o abovo statement s true to the best= decded leanngs toward tho Ufo a my knowledge belef. l\ Turk, "very much confrmed by my rcsdenco n Turkey." An the Turksh gree wbo told hn that be must be one tho eastern race,*1>ecanb«he walked so slowly" won Dzzys heart at once. tondon Stard H. F, TARBELL, Casher. Subscrbed sworn to beforeme ths 17th day March, 1916, Oeorge O, Tarbell, Notary Publle. Correct Attest: : rvng J. Rowell, Arthur P. Wrght, A. A. Bhattuck, Drectors.