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Dealing Where You're Known You save tlrhc, t roub le and money by deal ing where you ' re

known. If your grocer knows you and you r l ikes and dislikes, - he can serve you as you can ' t be served by the s tore where you ' re Just

purchaser . Most wonien tot lay a r e engaged in too construct ive work to , spend

the i r tlmo in the plcayuije lit t lo detai ls of "shoppinB' ' every_ t ime thoy need some c iocer les ; too Intelligent to b reak into the i r day 's w o r k by personally ca r ry ing h o m e the i r s rocer ies . ' . ,, . .

Our service to you is m o r c t h a n "sel l ing groceries'^—it's s t and ing back ot t h e m ! Yoii t a k e no chances . W e can recommend the g ro ­ceries we sell because wc know nil abou t thom.

In baking: powder, wo recommend RYZON becaU.se we havo t r ied It ourselves .jind.knoTi- j u s t w h a t it lyili do. RYZON is the favori te

' of chefs and""copklng expe r t s t h r o u g h o u t t h e count ry ; o t the loading. hote ls and clubs, hospi ta ls and pubUc inst i tut ions, because of "its puri-~ ty, efflclency and economy. ' '

I t is -460 pe r pound a n d wor th more—the ' RYZON Baking Book consis ts o f . ^ 0 tested recipes selected from oyer 10,000 and edited by .Marlon H a r r i s Nell. -Original price Sl.OO-^aiik us how to gel a copy for 30c,

I. G. 0^;^linL0ll GROCERIES AND HARDWARE

Depot Square Main Street AYER, MASS.

• At the U n i t a r i a n c h u r c h Sunday morning R e v . J o h n D. R i i d will con­duct the servico. • -

The Grange h'eld a . r e g u l a r meeting on Tuesday evching. The entertain-, ment was In c h a r g e ' of 1-". R. Preston and cdnalsted of vpcal solos, a onc-;ict

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WE.HAVE FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY

ONE BIG SIX, SEVEN-PASSENGER TOURING CAR

TWO SPECIAL SIX, FIVE PASSENGER .TOURING CARS

We would like to dempnstfate these new cars tb aitiy parties interested.

YATES' GARAGE Ayer, Mass. Tel . 157-2

HARVARD N e w s ' I t e m s , ;-

Chi ldren ' s Sunday will be, observed a t t h e Congresa t lona l c h u r c h , o n Sunr dayr WornlpjS,. '- 'The., ch i ld ren , of. t h e •prlmary^'departr t ient^Wlh •fu.mlsh -the on te r t a lnmen t . All cordial ly -welcome to a t t end th i s service. T h e commi t t ee -ot a r r a n g e m e n t s are Mrs. Cobb, Mrs.

Dean, Mrs. Mead a n d Mlss Annie Reed. Las t Sunday Rev. A. W. Dycer bogan a ser ies ot s e r m o n s for Ju ly , which dre su ro to p.roye very Interes t ­ing, Mr^, Hes t e r Geyer of Boston, a contra l to . -with .a .splendid voice,• ;aang' and "Wilfred P a r k i n s o n , assis ted ;wlth: vloUn solos a n d obl lg i to , Hla' r end i ­t ion of E l g a r ' s " S a l u t d 'Amour,"- was wonderful . ...

comedy ent i t led, "Midn igh t visitors, and singing by tho comedy tr io. Car­roll Madigan, Leo W a d m a n and I-'rauk Pres ton . They s a n g in costume and dcse,rve credit for the i r good work. Dancing followed unt i l 10.30. Visitors v/ero present f rom Aycr iind Grotou,

T h e Ladies ' Picnic ciub will hold the i r annua l business mec th i s at tjie Hapgood Memor ia l on Wednesday, Ju ly 14, a t t h r e e p, .m. .

The holiday broir&ht many yisi tois to town for over t ho week-end, Mrs; Susan J . Savage was a guest of her son, Louis Savage, and wife, at their h o m c

Rober t T a b b of Boston was enter­ta ined a t t h e h o m e ot Mr, and Mrs. Allan Hazard .

Miss. Winn l f red Neyland opened h e r h o m e on P re spcc t hill and enjoyed a visit from he r sister . Miss Margare t JS'oyland, nhd h e r - niece, - Ml.ss Mar­ga re t B re snahan , w h o motored down froni Bellows Fal ls , .'Vt., tor the week­end, . - . ' • • • * , .

Alexander Wat son ot Boston arid Mr. and Mrs . J a m e s S tuar t Murphy of Lowell were guests with Hon. and Mrs. W, S. Wa t son . ' - . , . E d g a r i l a r r o d " s p e n t t he F o u r t h with fr iends .In town.

Mr. a n d Mrs . -Andrew Walke r enr Joyed a few days ' visit frorn the i r son, Mr. a n d Mrs. E r w l n Walker , of F r a m -Ingham. "',:-., , -

E d i t h • IJaskel l en te r ta ined : h e r s is­t e r and family) Mr. and Mrs . A r t h u r Howard , of Bolton. - '"^

Mr. and Mrs . Raymond W r i g h t had as the i r gues ts the i r cousin, Mr.-, and Mrs. H e r m a n - W a l k e r , of New Y o r k c i ty ; ,^ : . ' . ' • , • ' • .

•. : CSeorgre ' McMalron, n o w _ w l t h t he m e r c h a n t ,marlne, 'spent t h e holiday h e r e wi th his, b r o t h e r , M, McMahon,

Mr. and M r a Fran lc G a l e . o t Pawr tucket , R . I., were guests •with Mr. and Mrs . George T . Gale.

G a r d n e r Qapgood wi th h i s ' . s o n , •Wesley. Hapgood,- ; ' s tar ted on Fr iday last for; a n a u t o , t r ip to ; Nor the rn Maine, w h e r e th'ey"" wUl enjoy a n "ex­tensive fishing t r ip , ' t hey expect to be gone a b o u t t h r e e weeks .

Mr. and Mrs . F r a n k Ryan , who have been on a •visit wi th t h e i r son, Ithfei Ryan , In F a r m i n g t o n , Mc.',''.>eturned on Tuesday, coming down by .auto."

Rev. a n d ' M r s . L y m a n G r e e n m a n of Yonkers , N. Y., a r e camping on Green-man ' s Island a t B a r e Hlll pond, for the s u m m e r . ; ' Mrs., Mary W a t e r s h a s been su t t e r -Irig with a n a t t a c k bf neuri t is . H e r d a u g h t c r ^ K a t h e r l n e Is a t h o m e car ing tor her . . • ', - Mrs. Russel l Miner o t Shirley wi th her- d a u g h t e r Muriel spent Monday wi th Mrs . T. E m m a Whi tney . ', WiUlam H . , D e a n is add ing lo the

genera l appea rance" ot Tils fa rm bui ld­ings wi th a coa t of whi te p a i n t ' T h e tcature":. p i c tu re next Sa tu rday

at.>tlw--tpwji-. ' jhajl , ,wlU be Evelyn Gireoley, . in-the.f lve- ,act play, "Br ing­ing U p Betty.'f I t abounds in h igh g r a d e comedy • s i tua t ions w h i c h can ' t ta i l to b r ing out a l a u g h . ' See it, it 's a

Sumrtier i.^'S

There're he re HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX m a d e t h e m for us . YOtuag m e n will like these,sui ts , made in light const ruct ion; the new slelid^r m o d ­els w'ith smartly draped waist lirie; new ideas in single and double b r e a s t e d

. style, two-tone ^oloringSi new str ipes and checkjs. , For older men, suits of similar excellence, in t h e more conservat ive

styleis; hand tailored of soft wors teds and tweeds . ^

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.Come in and get your Straw Hat •while the line is complete. , Light cloth hatSi wide brim straws, work straws, sailors and genuine Pana­

mas. Prices from 25?^ to $6.00

"We have a complete Une of meu's and women's Walk-Over Oxfords in. black kid, calf-skin and patent leath:-e'r, as well as the new dark' t a h ' shades. \ -

Ladies' Oxfords fronn $ 5 to $ 1 2 Men's Oxfords_ from $ 5 to $10 ,

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Bros. Copyright 1920 Hart SchaBnef S: Jijirx

OPPOSITE DEPOT AYER, MASS. The Home of Hart Solmffner ,& Mane Clothes and Walk-Over Shoes

jCorkcr N i n t h episode of "The invisible h a n d " Isews a n d coniedy. .Nine ree ls " " - • •

N e w s comes to town ot the d e a t h of R o b e r t H Br i t t en a t Washington, D, C , on S a t u r d a y n i g h t last. His dea t l ; occur red in t h e a sy lum for-the insatie'. H e h a d been w o r k i n g as d d r u g cleric for s o m o t ime. - H e lived in Harvalrd a b o u t four teen y e a r s . . . I n t e r m e n t * a s a t h i s h o m e in N e w Hampsh i r e . -. Mrs . D. .Ki Morr i s '-With. h e r ' two ch i ld ren of Pl t t sbur j f , -Penn, , a ro a t the ' Po l la rd- h o m e h e r e tor t h e sum;;, m e r months . , ' ' -

Mrs , Mary Ker i ey "is en te r ta in ing h e r son, -Frank 'Murray*^ with his wife a n d taml ly frQm_ Camb'rldge for two weeks , , - . " " • . , ' • . • " . • ' -

Mr. and Mrs . H a r o l d P o U a r d o t Uov> York city s p e n t ' l a s t ; Monday •with, h i s fa ther , George F , Pol lard , he re a t the^ Po l l a rd homes t ead . -. • .

Mrs . -Gha r l e s Sammor ian with, hier i i t t le d a u g h t e r Vlrgrinla' visited las t week with Mlss'Hele'n Rowe at Bcflton.

FOR MEN

A. G. Pollard Co. THE STORE FOR THRIFTY PEOPLE LOWELL, MASS.

Merrimack, Palmer and Middlesex Streets

are becoming more and more fashionable every day — Practical mothers-find these cute little garments as nice for. dress up occasions as fOr play times and of coiu'se the kiddies like them too.

AT $1.00 Rompers made of good chambray, ripplette, poplin or lin-ene. Solid colors or striped ef­fects, trimmed with braids of white. With or without collars.

AT ?1.25 Dutch style rompers, very new. White waists with full cut bloomers of blue, pink, tan, green or yellow. Materials fine ginghams and chambrays.

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AT $1.50 Fine poplins, cut into smart styled rompers, with pretty smocked yokes. Round, or square necks and short sleeves, trimnaed with fancy white braid. All light colors; maiay different shades.

Ready-to-Wear Section

Tlie Four t l i . T h e celebra t ion of the F o u r t h , - o n

Monday by t h e town "tpok p lace on Bromfleld g rounds . T h e - d a y opened wi th the t ime hohoved- 'custom of t h e r ing ing ot t he churc l i bells, t h e b u r n ­ing o t the remains 'of j the bul ldlngs,or i t h e Li t t le ton road of j the B u r g e s s es ­t a t e , t h e bonfire o n ' t h e c o m m o n o t h a y , . w a g o n s and ot l je£;nmter la l anct t h e o the r necessaiy pofee to. 'pio 'poriy ' u s h e r In the day . accord ing t o t h e Ideas o t oUr young Americans . At n ine o 'clock in the morning the spor t s ,were run off, as follows;

F o r boys—100 yd. dash , H e n r y F lynn 1st, Cilftord Merril l 2d, Ches te r Ball 3d. 100 yd. dash,- free to all ; Lawrence Small 1st, A r t h u r Bigelow 2d, Master Needham Jd , R u n n i n g broad J u m p , t ree to all, Dona ld -HiU 1st, Master Needham 2d, L a w r e h c e Small sd. Three- legged-race , Char les Samor lan . Bicycle race, Lawrence Small 1st, Raymond Kins inan 2d, A t ­wood 3d. f i sh ing for o ranges , An­d r e w Haskel l 1st, Master Atwood 2d,' Roy H o u g h t o n 3d.

F o r girls—50 yd. dash, t r e e to ail, Luoilla Gr imm , 1st, Miss El l is 2d, F r e d a •Watson 3d. Po t a to race , t ree t o r ail , Mlss Dunbar 1st. Rosamond Cleaves 2d, Paul ine P o n n e r 3d.. Ob­s tac le race to 14 yrs,, Pau l i ne P o n n e r 1st, Lucilja Gr imm 2d, Miss Ell is 3d. D o u g h n u t race to 14 yrs . , Marjor le Cleaves 1st Pau l ine P o n n e r 2d, Em^-i line F a l r b a n k 3d.

The ball game at eleven a. m., be ­tween t h e m a r r i e d and alnyle Wen, w a s won by the l a t t e r ftn a score Of 10,-8,

At 1.30 in the a t te rnoon t h e e n t e r ­t a inmen t o t the children w a s given In t h e town hall by an all r o u n d en te r ­t a ine r and was said by m a n y to be the very best ever given here .

At three o'clock the even t of the d a y — a bail g a m e between t h e Town-send A. A. and Harvard A. A.—was given. Both teams played a snappy g a m e and tcw er rors were m a d e . T h e Townsend t eam proved t h e best and won by a score ot S to 5. T h e L e o m ­ins te r Cade t band furnished mus ic In t h e a t t e rnoon . There was a ' b i g crowd ou t to enjoy the events of the" day.

,Wlth theaccent on the Good Men's Clbthlng that is 10ft% rigiit in style, !a fabric, in tailoring and, in the service rendered. The finer grades being trom. tliat thoroughly rehable nmkef of good clothe

a* S^gra Boston Thefe has beeii a, big change in tlie last two years in dothes^ as in every­

thing else, but tMs store, T«r[th no goods but good' goods, and no styles, but good styles wifl giddeybii:-right on eyery poi^^^ to ^ve you tbe T>ig-gest possible money?s\V^orthbesideSr^^^'^ clotliing, keep your eyca open. Lbok for ciuality;. T^^ h?iye quafity you a resure to be dissatilsfied,. ; no matter what: pri fe yeupay;,'; We hd.v6 plenty of good suitsram^ng fibat^^^ to $40.00. Qur finest; grade, of suits ranige from $40.00 ta"$60.00.

Suit prices range from $25;00 to $60.00

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' FOR SAI.E—By the undersigned. Reo Touring Car. Price $160.00. -N. B, CONANT. Littleton. lt4S

It's time tp buy one Of our good looking, comfortable Straw~ Hats. We have many different styles'and shapes so that you will^be sure to find the bat that you want right here. We carry that leading make of good Hats, tlj?

MEN'S REGULAR STRAWS . MEN'S SENNITT SAILOR ..'..; MEN'S TOYO. PANAMA : . . . . . . MEN'S GENUINE PANAMA..;. MEN'S LEGHORNS . J . . . . . . . : . . MEN'S MACKINAWS . . . ' . ; . . . . ,

7S^ to $ 2 . 5 0 $ 2 . ^ to $ 4 . 5 0

.$3.50 to $ 4 . 5 0 $5 .00 to $8.50^

$2 .00 to $4 ,50

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STIVWED HORSE—Can bo found a t THOMAS H. GRIFFIN'S. Aycr Road, Harvard , Mass. o«-nfr. can have same by proving propert.v and paying cl iarges. ' 2t45

F O R s.\i:,G—Onc p.-iir of double har­nesses, and onc hard rubber t ired bug-Ky. a t iL E. WHI-:i-".LKl{'S, Rlvor Road l-^ast Pepporcll. lt4 5

COITPE FOR S.M.K—1919 Oldsmollilo Coupe. In perfect condlllon, looka and runs like new. I set 20 miles to galjon o t gas . Sold for no f^iult. 1 have two coupe, and -ivlll sell choice, six cylin dors. F. P. PORTKI!. Leominster.

1145 COMMONWKALTH 01^ MASSACHU

SETTS. Middlesex xfxe P roba te Court . To thc hcirs-nt-la\v, n c x r ot kin and

all othor porsons Interested In the es­ta te ot HELKN .M. FUKESE late Of Aycr In 'saad County, deceased.

Whereas , a cort.-iln Ins t rument pur­po r t i ng to bo thc last win and tes ta­ment ot said deceased has been pre­sented to snld Court, for Probate , , by EUGENE BARRY who p rays t h a t let­t e r s t e s tamenta ry iliay be issued to him, thn executor therein named -with­out g iv ing a suretv-on his ofQcLal bond.

•you aro hereby cited to a p p e i r o-t a Probato Court, to bc held a t Cambridge In said County- of Middlesex, on the twonty-a lx th d<ij- of July A.,-D. t»20, a t nine o'clock" in the forenoon, to show causa. It any you have, why tho same should n o t b c grnnteil.

lAnd said peti t ioner Is hereby directed tn give public notice thereof, by pub­l ishing this citation once In each weok, fo r ' t h rce successive weeks-, in Turner s Public Spirit , ft newspaper publ ished In

• \ y c r thc last publication to bo one day a t least, boforo snld Court, and by mail­ing poatp.iid, or delivering a copy - ot th i s . c i t a t ion to all 'xnown persons , tn-torcntcd in thc estate, soven days a t least beforo said Court,

Willnoss George K, Lawton, Esquire, F i r s t .Tudge of said Court, t h i s seventh day of Ju ly in thc year Ono thousand nlno hundred And twenty.

St45 . F . M. ESTY, Regis tor . .

SHOE DEPARTMENT Men's Suinmer Oxfords as well as the

new dark brown shoes in all, t)xe new styles of toes. W6 carry only good qual­ity, shoes and the prices are reasonable —in fact much under present market prices.

Dark Brown Shoes $7.00 to $10iOO Black Fine Shoes $4.50 to $10.00 Dark Brown Oxfords $7.00 to $11.50 Black Fine Oxfords $7.00 to $11.50 Boys' Dark Bfov/n,leather dress shoes

sizes 2 2 to 5% , .. $3.35 Black or Tan Shoes, medium grades,

gqod alLround shoes $5.00 to $7.00

Men's Working Shoes Good soled leather work shoes in

Black or Tan colors $3^50, $4.50, $ 5

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; ^ M UNDERWEAR For Men and Boys

We hiave a most complete Iiaet>f Sum­mer Underwear in all the many kinds.

You will find here the two-plede Bal­briggan as weU as the Union Suits.

Nainsook, Balbriggan or Derby-ribbed in half sleeves and sleeveless, in.ankte length or knee length.

Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers, each; , 50^and$i.06

Nainsook Mnion Sui t s $ 1 . 0 0 , t o ^^l^TS^ Derby-ribbed Union Sui t s s " ^

$ 1 . 0 0 to^BSt^OO Boys' Union Sui ts in Derby-ribbe^'l^if-"

Nainsook 754^ to $ijSO

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M C B TWO SATURDAY, JULY 10. 1920

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Saturday. July 10, 1920

WESTFORD CBBttT.

Ouurlea O. Prescott Ia enjoying; a va­cation a i Manomet -with Rev, and Mrs, d i a r i e s P . Marshall. Albert E . Pres-i co t t Is a t h o m e w i t h , h l s mother'dur-ixiS h i s brothel's a b s e n c e

Kdward Blodgett, -was Jh town for t h e hol iday and the dance In the even-

, i o E a t t h e town hall.

' Mr. and' Mrs. Herbert V. HUdreth jcre o n d vacation automobile trip In Iffalne during this week. '

• S l i s s Mariory • SeaveV • and Mlss auit ide Robinson spent a te'V- days this -areek -with Misses Frances and AUco "Wjisbt at-Manomet. where the Wright Zamily a r e spendliig the summer.

E m o r y J . "Whitney has purchased » -nvjr flre.passenger Overland auto-zoobile .

T h e .•Wostford friends bf Mrs. A. E. 3Unfeless iriU be interested In a long antl i^pkted i r e s t em trip she is enjoy­i n g a t t h o present thne to.Og'den, Utah, l o v i s i t a sister. Mrs. Florence Parm-3ey; a n d h e r family, ialso another s is­t e r . M r s . Ford , a t Leroy, "Wy., and rel­a t i v e s m Ohio and , in Chicago are part o t t h e Interest ing itinerary of this trip.

Mr. a n d Mrsl "W. K. Hansconl of Qnincy aro spending the week in 'West--Xord.visltlng the former's father, F r e d ­er ic A . Hanscom.

M i s s Jennie Ferguson Is a t ' home l o r t h e snnuner vacation from her teatihlrtg i n Springfield.

F i sher . Buckshorn Is incapacitated -trom Ills u s o a l activities with, a broken Tight a r m . '-'•.

T b e local strawberry crop Is,getting h^. 'Xac ic . of • drouth hnis made the l>err ia extra good this year, @omo e x t r a ch&Iee berries have been shipped Xrom t h o Charles A Griffln farm at t h e s o n t h part of the town.

Rev. O, til Brownsey has been In at-t endance a t the meetings of. the Inter­nat iona l cotmcU of Congregational 'chhrches held ih Boston all last week a n d a p a i i of this . Mr. Brownsey w a s p r e s e n t ' Friday and Saturday of last -week and Monday and ^Tuesday of this week.;,' , .

ITominatlon papers haye been placed i n t h e dlCTerent to-nms in this district -lor Alfred 'W. Hartford' o t this village Ita representative.

T h e r e -was no special celebration for t h e F o u r t h In town this year. There

""-were s o m e o t the tisual demonstrations ol- no lso a n d exuberance the night be-tftore. ,]^1ags w e r e In evidence through-o n t the-v i l lage 'and many families en­ter ta ined company over the hoUday, -while o t h e i s went to Utt le ton , where t h e r o w a s a n all-day Celebration, fin-Ssh^^DS Irith two band concerts in the even ing . T h e flne, cool -weather was ideal for anybody's hoUday plans:

T h e .hay, crop is well underway and 3s a g o o d one this year. Some unus--oally S n d fields of grass are being har­ves t ed .

3Irs. Ambrose Hooper of Claremont 4 s -visitins her niece, Mrs. Helena M. JJarUett, a t E . J. 'Whitney's.

A t t h e Congregational church Sun­clay m o r n l n s Mr. Brownsey will speak o n ^''Pilgrim deeds, and rprinclples," a n d a t the evening service a t 7.30 on VAgsrreasivo Christianity." Toung People ' s Leaguo meet ing at 6.45. I.ast S o n d a y evening a. special natriotid serv ice "was held with speolal music jand Clarence Hildreth, who was over­s e a s l o r a. year, gave a -most interest­i n g ta lk of his experiences. H o served a s a ski l led mechanician and especial­l y aa inspector of aeroplanes, whicn m e a n t m a n y ascents Into the air wit'h m a n y e lements ot danger.

Tho holiday dance at the town hall S l o n d a y evening -was well attended and Savage ' s orchestra of Lowell furnish-

, c d good nriusic. Several automobiles filled with pa-s­

sengers were in attendance at the band concert given by the Abbot. Worsted Ci>. iKind a t "West Chelmstord Wednes-,clay ovening of last week.

Forrcst^G. Whito has gone fo L<-in-j jsing, Michigan, In company with one

- of h i s father's garago men, each driv­ing a car homo over tho road.

About Town. Mr, Wyman, dne of thc largest mar .

ket gardeners in Arlington, was a re­cent visitor in town at the F, W. Ban­ister farm.- Mr. Wyman was a near neighbor of tho late Charles E. Crosby of Arilngton and oxtonsIv6 market gardnor, who was a frequent visitor at the Banister home,

Chas, Robey Is haying for Amos Pol­ly on tho Prairie farm. It is at tni." farm where an acre of "sweet clover was sowed as an experiment for the Farm Bureau. At present it stands about six fcct tnll in Its stocking feet, has a Jar^:e-etem-of-about lono than-an- lnch In dlaipctcc-. The flold was limed ex­cept an experimental flat w-hlch clearly shows the effect of liming. Thc clover resembles "alfalfa only more so. It looks like four tons to tho acre and •we think It looks wlll •weigh that on the hay scales.

,The Swedish convention of the In­ternational Biblo Students' association was held In Marshall's hall, Westford Corner, last Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Delegates were present from many states. Three sessions were held dally and Monday ovening the address was In English for the beneflt of Bible s t u d e n t s ' o f , neighboring cities and towns. Among the speakers was Pil­grim brother, Oscar Magnason, who came all the way from Texas to ad­dress the meeting. Tho meetings closed with a baptismal service at l .ake Nabnassett.

Several additional express trains commenced running on the Stony Brook road July 1 from New Tork to Bar Harbor, Me, These trains have been running by tHe Nashua, Roches­ter a n d . Portland route, but Stony Brook route has a more level grade. For a single track the Stony Brook road has at present about ail the trains that can, flnd unoccupied time. W e recall only'one freight train a day on the road and averaging about 25 cars and mostly what was known as half cars, being only, about half the length the long box cars. These half cars have long since beon discarded; '

Cards .were out announcing the mar­riage June 30 ot Hon. Charles J. Quirk and Miss Hulda Hedstrom, both of Roxbury. Ho is a graduate of Boston university la-n- school: Tho bride Is ac­tively interested in equal suffrage txnd w ith four others s^nt to Washington in the interest of the cause. She Is a personal friend, ot. Bertha Prescott Benjamin and a frequent visitor in town at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eben Prescott and well known by the younger people of lier age in Westford.

Our good cltlren, Mr, Jordan,-.-lhas sold his farm on the Providence road, better known as the Bunco farm, to Mr. Barnham of the Chelmsford town farm, and another party from Whlt lns-yille, who buy together,

I'he Unitarian ohurch has been closed for the summe'r vacation, July and August.

Our old friend and former neighbor and schoolmate, Charles E . Walker, of Fitchburg, called on us 'W,ednesday. He Is looking fresh and y-xjung and tall and straight and has psissed his eighty-second birthday. He is living on a small farm in West Fitchburg with his two sisters, Mrs, Clara Littlefield and Miss Bello Walker,

Mrs. James H. O'Brien is 111 at her home oh Plgeaon hill, - Stony Brook road.

Norman PhlUips with his team h a i an engagement on the state highway, near Concord Junction.

enjoyed, w i th -enough ice'cream', wu-termolon and other delicacies to prove disastrous to poor digestions, and later an adJQurnmcht to the high hill near tho house, where fireworks was the feature, with a huge bonflrc, ofter darkness fell. Many in town witness­ed the display, because of thp eleva­tion,

Mr, and Mrs. A. F. McGraw left hero to go to Connecticut, last week, to visit other relatives before going to their home In McGravi', X. -i.

Vlre was discovered about noon, on Tuesday, In the gutte'r' cf thc house

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Tho suppcr and entertainment nt t h e Congregational vestry last week Fr iday ovening w.is woll attended nnrt proved a very successful evening both socia l ly and financially. Thc supper tables had ail there pl.ices fllled nnrt t h o tables wcro attractlvo with salads and'strawberries and other good thlnpra w i t h handsomo decorations of roso.^. T h e entertainment consisted of an old-fashloncd concert and a reader from L o w c l h Tho costumes wcro varied .ind transformed their wcirc'ra into plc­t n r e s of bygone days. Those who took part w c r e Mrs: Felch, Ruth, John and E l v a Jndd, Alice John-son, Mrs. Bertha •Whitney. Mra. Meyer, Mra. Blaney, MrsL Colburn, Mrs, Sutherland, Mlss TJIIIan Sutherland, Mrs. W. R . Tnylor, Mlaa El inor Colbiim, Mr, Roudcn-•bnBh,-Ou-l Anderson and Fred Parker. T h e s ingers flled down tho aisle of thc c h u r c h to thoir places on the platform Otaa Mrs. W. R. Taylor In quaintest of c n s t a m e s gave the prologue in favor of t h e old songs. Tho solos, "Annie lAtirlo," by Mrs. Blaney; "Old Ken-t a c k y home," by Mrs, Colburn;

—Orandma's advice," by Lillian Suth-crtand and "Comin' thru thc rye," by Mra. Blaney, wero enjoyed. Thero w e r e several old-foshloncd songs by t h c c'horua. Mrs. Bortha •Whitney also wttig a s a solo, •''Swaneo river.", Thc final number •was the -singing of tho •"Roa, white .and blno" to the flrst .strains of which Mra Charley A. Blod­gett a s "Colombia" marched down thc ehnrctj a is le and joined "Undo Sam," Inrpersooatod by.Oarl Anderson in an oirectlva tableau.

Mra. Norah Colbttm and Miss Elinor CblTmm -were In charce of the concert a n a ' M I n . May , Atwood and Mr«. McMastcrs wero In charge of the sup­per . I ce eream w a s on sale at tho

• cloao of t h e entertainment. The pro-weeds g o t o swell thp fund for the h e w

' • t ee tr l c m o t o r for tlio church organ.

Forgo Village. Miss Priscilla Bennett was the week­

end and holiday guest of Mr. and Mrs. Augtwt Meyers of Walpole.

• Miss Edith H. Crosby and Mr. James Knowles of Medford were the holiday guests of Miss Caroline Precious.

Misses Mary B. Raynes and Grace Litchfleld' are spending their vacation at Ogunqult, Me.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stirk and Mr. Fred Stirk, of Bridgeport, Conn., and their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kyle and daughter, Katherine E... and son, Henry, of Belfast, Ireland, who are making an autoraoblic trip through this section, stopped in this village Monday, to visit many old friends and one-time neighbors.

Mlss Rachael Kimball Is at home enjoying a vacation from her studies at Fitchburg Normal sohool.

Misses Christine and Theresa Low­ther were t h e -week-end and holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Har-greaves .of Somerville.

A fine game Is looked forw-ard to on Saturday, w-hen the Abbot Worsted baseball team will play the Park HIU club of Fitchburg, at Abbot park, in GraniteviUe.

I.lttle EUen Comiske, infant daugh­ter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Comiske, •whose de.-xih occurred Tuesday, -was burled Wednesday in the new Russian cemetery on the Westford road. The bereaved family havo the sympathy of the entire community. The new cen-ie-tery is ti tract of land purchased from thc Ch.arles Coburn est.ite by the R u s . sian population of thc town. Every evening .ifter w-orking hoiir.^, n large body of men is seen n-alking towards the cenieter>-, where thcy work until dark, clearing out the stumps and brush, Alre.idy .1 wide sp.ico is clear­ed and a -vv-ell built stonew-nll is ar-r.-inged on two sides. Four beautiful granite memorials h.ave beon recently erected, Gre.at credit Is due tho men for thoir industry and foreslRlit.

PEPPERELL N'cws Itcm<i.

Mr. and Mrs, Edwnrd Spaulding and daughter of Ix>nK Beach. Cal,, Mr. nnd Mr.i. Cyrus Lane ot Tow-nscnd .and Mrs, Snmh Fitch, Fr.ank Fitch nnd Mrs. Thirza Wilbur of Popporell wcre entertnlnod by .Mr. and Mrs. W.aldo Spauldlng at their Townsend cabin over thc holid.ay.

-The Olrl Scouts wlll hold a buslne.ss meeting with thc captain of the troop, MLis Marguerite Deware, nt her homo on Mondny, July 12. at 2,30. It Is re­quested that all who h.ave not yet dono so, wlll come prepared to pay tho year­ly dues at this time.

MI-, and Mrs. Raymond Potter and daughters, Cella nnd Beverly, from Brookllne, were In town f t the homc of Mr. and Mra. Arthur Blake over Sunday and the holid.ay.

News was recently received from Mrs. D. R. Child, from her summer homc at Ogunqult, Me., of Iho IUncss of two of her sons from measles. Sho has with hcr Mlss Aithea S.artclIo and Mlss Goorglattia Maynard, from this town; to assist during the season. Rev, Mr, Child Is not yet gone from Hudson, except for a day or so, at a time, as his pastoral vacation is not to c o m ­mence until, later In July,

A quiet neighborhood gathering to celebrate Independence d.ay met with Mr. aad Mrs. Louis Robblns, HolUs road, on Monday evening. There wcrc thirty-eight present, counting all the little folks, and a royal good t imo w a s

occupied—by—Jolm Sliney,—ncm-Hackett garage. The blaze crept up on the shingles and some onc thinking the roof was ablaze, pulled lil thc alarm fronj box 27. Prompt measures were taken t o extinguish It with chenr-Icals and Engineer Shattuck w.as In time to s^vo the department from re­sponding, by blowing the all-out sig­nal. It Is supposed it must havc orig­inated from a firecracker as there had been no flre in tho chimney for two days. The damage to gutter and root was slight.

Mrs. Robert Gay Ls expected back from her trip to-Scotland soon after the middle of July.

The Sunday ball game at the play­ground was between the Shirley team and the Pepperell K. of C. team. , The Shirley team for the first time this year suffered a defeat and a bad- one, as it was declared a shut-out. There was a - l a r g e and enthusiastic crowd present to cheer the victors. . Frederic Belcher from 'Winchester was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. fe. Shajtuck over the weelt^cnd.

Miss Edith Dow w-ent to Stoneham to visit her aunt, Mrs. Grace Meager, over Sunday and thc holiday. With her relatives she went into Boston on Sunday'to hear the Symphony orches­tra and on Monday tho party took the trip by steamer to Provincetown, hav­ing a delightful trip, and a pleasant t ime in the quaint, old-time place,

Mr. and Mrs. Sedman from Cam.-bridge passed the Fourth with Mrs. Anna Bancroft, who also h.-is with her Mlss Piper and mother, from Cam­bridge, Mrs. Whitney and Miss Gray and aunt, al l of whom are to spend some weeks here.

Mrs. Charle? Messer with, her tw-o sons to operate the auto and two lit­tle , girls, accompanied by Leon.ard Dow, a s the'guest, motored to Revere on Sunday,

It is now planned to hold the annual church school picnic of the Methodist society on July 22, at Silver lake, Hol­lls, N . H, The, large MorrlU auto truck from Nashua will be hired to make, as many trips as is necessary. F-jrther details w'ill be arranged later.

Mlss Kathleen Rouse entertained her cousin. Miss Lynch, from Leomin­ster, over the holiday. - Guy Rouse was also at home, from Leominster, over Sunday.

Guests at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Ralnsford Deware over the week-end and holiday were Mr, and Mrs, Lindoi French and son of- Wate.-tov.-n, Dr. Fitch of Boston and Miss I^ura True of Worcester. .'

At a meet ing of the trustees of thc Community church It w a s decided to change the announced picnic to a church picnic and postpone it until the work of July for the adult member*, shall be over. . The date, probably in August, has not been decided. The dec­orations of the church next Sunday will be In charge of Mrs. Woodward's class. Miss Anna Boynton's class, newly formed, had the school, banner last Sunday,

The names of two of the most effi­cient workers on Mlss Tucker's com-nittee at the Grange supper last weck. Mrs. M. G. Green and Mlss Kate For­nlss, were inadvertently omitted frora the Ust.

Jonas Andrews spent Sunday at his home on River street, returning to his work on the railroad at Worcester on Monday.

The addition of the piazzas at the Homestead, giving a lower out-of-doors living room and a sleeping porch above, wlll add much to the comfort and pleasure of the score of convales­cent soldiers still quartered there,

Charles L. Bemls was at home from rochltuate over Sunday, also his daughter, Mrs. Ernest Bartlett, and husband, and two children, from Ever, ett.. '

Mlss Katherlne Sullivan from Boston is at the Nowell homo, .as it Is some­what expected that Mrs. Nowoll may come home the latter part of this week, or early next week, being ver>-anxious to reach here. Miss JIargaret is with her at Quincy while she is con­valescing, and Mi.ss Charlotte with thc two younger Children are with their aiint, Mrs, Bert Ripley, .at Brant Rock at the cott.age taken for the season by Mrs. Nowell hefore her illness. She hopes to go there' later.

Joseph Gates, l ineman for the elec­tric conipany building .a new line noar Uxbrldge, was at homc hero over the Fourth.

Tho house party at the Greenlaw cottage at North PeppereU w.as in-creased on Frid.ay of last weck by three new member.?, the Mls.ses Trask and Mlss Kennlson of Beverly making tho party to number eight, Wilii.am Greenl.aw was .also here from Beverly over Sunday.

Oscar Klttredgo and family spent .Sunday at his old home In town, mo­toring here from Cambridge

R.ay Willoughby from Boston passed the holldnv In town w-lth hl.o sistor. .Mrs, Mabel Robbin.s, axid other friends,

Tho Hunt place on Canal streot hat-been sold by Joseph D.avis of v\ycr to Con.stant Hardy, who will remove there with his family from his prosont ront on Groton street, .as soon as some ch.anges .are effected. Mr. Hardy Is an employee nt tho papor mills, movlnR here somo time ago from Nashua. N. H., nnd living at first on the Nnshun road.

Charles Goodwin and fnmlly moved Into their new quarters In thc Pllls­bury house qn the Tucker farm on Monday. Somo of tho repairs are made, tho roof having been made whole by contractor Miller and his men, who wore obliged to wait for the w i n d o w s , t o rcpl,a<;e those "broken by tho flro.

Stnnley Stevenson and wife, who h.avo been conducting tho former mill boarding house on Crescent street, for. merly run by their relatives, thc Mof­fat family, havo gone to New Bruns­wick for the flummer,\and the houso is occupied by John Wills and f,amlly.

Although several parlies In town wcro Intcrftsted In the proposed field day of the Middlesex County Farm Bureau of Agriculture held in U t t l e ­ton on Thursday of lnst weck, no one seems to have been placed In a posl. tlon favorable to attend. Peppereli wns ono of thc thirteen towns to par­ticipate, tho affair being in charge of tho oflicers of the Farm Bureau, John H. Hardy, president of the Nashoba Fruit Producers' aasociation, and the

directors of,the" bureay from tho dlf. fere.nt-'tov;ns, Thp business session was called at ten, -with lurich at noon, and the afternoon was given up to tho sports,

Mr. and Mrs. Charle.s Perry troin Philadelphia, Pa., h.ave been thc guests of. Mr, and Mrs. Laurie i'erry, their son and w-lfc. at their pew homc on Nashua street. The elder Mr, Per-ry Is in Ithe government employ, and was having a two weeks' rest.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Tarbcll from Hartford, Conn., have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frunk i-'arlcy,, over, thft hollda-y

Miss Margiiret Anderson, w-ho p,a."sed the month bf June at her home on Oak HiU, returns' to her work in Bos­.ton this weok.

The two younger sons of Frank Ryan, who recently underwent opera­tions for appendicitis at the Nashiia hospital, returned home on Friday of last week.;, •

It w a s a very quiet "night before the Fourth,'f some few strollers being heard about town shortly after mid­night, and in the early hours of Mop-day morning. An attempt was made to have a blaae to celebrate the day, about two o'clock, on Monday morn­ing, causing an aiar.m to be sounded from box 32l The fire waa in the old Cowdrey • house; on Mill street, al­ready nearly destroyed by a flre some tlmo ago, and except for Its proximi­ty to other buildings and the Pep­percU Card shop, it might have been a good thing to have had it cleaned up.

Spcdul Examinations. Pr'esei»te^^••••beIow Is a summary of

the Haggerty Intelligence tests recently glven''in the schools of this district un­der Supt. Clarke, which have aroused considerable-interest among the chil­dreh and parents.

The Haggerty group Intelligence ex­aminations are an adaptation of men­tal tests used In the army. They are a' later development than the Otis tests, which have been used here, somewhat simpler, and can be given in a shorter time. '

As a result of uso of these tests on thousands of school children, stand­ards have been worked out for the score to bo expected of each age and grade. The advanced test, given above the third grade, qonsists of exercises to test general information, common sense, and ability in picture comple­tion, arithmetic problems, analogies, etc., aU In "rather limited time.

The primarj- test substitutes copying designs and following directions for literary and general information eNer-cises, which would bc beyond the abil­ity or experience of children below- tho third grade.

Such tests Eer\'e a number of useful purposes,. In tfie army they aided in assigning men to duty on the basis of their- abiUty. In industry they serve the same jpurposo. In some cities they are being applied to applicants for teaching'positions, as one of the b.ases of selection. With school pupils they chock- the teacher's Judgments on the question of promotion, aid In .assigning to divisions on a basis of ability, reveal candidates for double promotion, and among other things Indicate whether tho good or'"poor results a teacher has ?erurod are duo in. part to the degree of intelligence of hor group.

This year, the tests given-in May and June, helped to determine a fact we needed to know—the number of pupils in town who were mental ly retarded three cr more years.

In the advanced test, covering grades nine, -lo four, inclusive, the standard exp««cd is 130 for the ninth grade: 120 for the eighth grade; 110. seventh grade; 9C, sixth grade; •?8, fifth grade; 60, fourth grade.

The test w.as met by the high fresh­men or ninth grade with 118; in the eighth grade. 115; seventh grade, 103; sixth grade, SS; flfth grade, 72; fourth grade, 53. Groton street school, the sixth grade, were marked 86; fifth grade, 75; fourth'grade,, 61. The pri­mary test, covering grades three, two and one. tho standard expected Is 70 In the third grade; -55 , . second, and 35 flrst

As appl ied' in the G. M. Shattuck school grade three passed the expect­ed marking of the test and scored 72; grade two, 52; grade one, 29. At the Groton .street school, grade three scored 74; grade two, 68, and grade one, 35. r

Tho markings of the town pupils on this test compares vory favorably w-ith the pupils of the other .schools in this district.

List of liooks. -•V list of recent accessions to l .aw­

rcnce Library will be printed in the paper every month. The library will be closed according to usu.al custom on Sunday afternoons during Jiily and August, / ' Fiction.

Adams, -^^-antod—a husband. Bradley, Fortieth door. IMllon. Farmer of Rjparlng Run, Holdsworth,, Taming of Nan. Jnmes. Daisy Miller, Lew-Is. Free air. ixjcke. House of BaUazar .Maekcn-/.le. Poor relations. Marshall. Sir Harry. .Merrick. Worldings, Ogden. Land of last chance, Oppenhelm. Great Impersonailon. P;;x;kard. Night operator. Porter. Mary Marie, Hhedd, Iron furrow. Taylor. Barbara of Baltimore, White. Owner of the LT/,V n, V.'ofU'house, r>nn>«e] in distress,

Othrr IlonkH of latcrcnt. Adams. Education of Henry Adanis Hrlnkwatc-r.; Abrnham Lincoln.

_ .KUsM-orth. 'Golden age of .authors. Orenrdl, Labrndtfr doctor. Holme, lyoonard Wood, Kiiokmnnn, Art book of stltcliorv Mulr. Cruise of the Corwln. Illtteihonso, Book of modern verso Thayer. Theodore Roosevelt.

Twa <;ood llookM for Weyn ,\rri -Making tin can toys. Boy's book of chemistrj-.

Historical Society Fomio<l. Tho project of forming nn Historl-

cnl Society In Pepperell hns been con-templnted for somo tlmo. On tho evening of July 2, a few persona In­terested in this matter met nt Mrs. E. B. Heald's home and such a society was organized under the name of "The Pepporcll Historical Society," with nbout thirty charter membcrR. Rolan H. Blood was olected pros.; Mlss An­netta S. Merrill, sec, treaa.; Mrs. Eliz­abeth B. Heald <iolloctor. Tho u.se of the basement rooms In the I.Awrcnce librnry has been granted the society by the trustees and Mlss Wiley, the librarian, wlll act as curator, Thc ob­ject of this society Is to'r thc collection and preaervatlon of manuscripts and records, books, pictures and rell»e of historical valiio and Interest, especlaUy relating to the history of this town or to any of its c it l icns.

Tho society asks the co-operatlon of those of the townspeople Interested In th« pl(iclng of such valuable relics In safe keeping and in a place where they can bo seen nnd appreciated.

Mrs. Heald, thc collector, will re­ceive an articles desired to bo loaned to thc society and would like Infor­mation In regard to anything thought to be of intorest for this purpose.

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SHIRLEY 27cw<) Xtcxas.

The annual picnic ot tho Congre-gatlonal Sunday school wil l be held at ITort pond, Saturday, July 17.

,The annual picnic ot the Universa-list church will bo held at Fort, pohd «blg Saturday, July 10.

Another eafo and sane Fourth of July has passed by. In which law and order was carried out by Chief Sawln. assisted by Walter Knowles, Thomas Burrill, Frcd Smith, Geort-e Stebblns and Pred Abby. A bonfire on Hazon'e hi l l at midnight and a display of flre-•worlcs by citizens ol tho town wero the only events. ' ,

Thc batting of Dr. John W. Des ­mond was .bne of the features of the baseball jjamo' played between the professional and business men of Ayer, on July 5. .

Tho llnal meeting of the ,H. and D. club was held Thursday evenlntf in tho vestry of the Congregational church. A , h e a r t y supper was served at seven o'clock, which consisted pt mashed p o . tatoes, rolls, boiled ham, fancy pies, calce and ico cream. The remainder c t tho ovening was sjjent in gamea and Tnusic. •

A son, Harold Edward, was born; to Mr. and Mrs. John Gllmartln, July 2,

Mrs. Homer Wilson ot Fitchburg is apendlne two wecits at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Peasley.

Shirley post was defeated by a score of 7 to 5 in Ayer on the afternbon of July 5. , A rem'arlfable catch by Des­m o n d and tho e.xceIlont pitching ot Monroe for Shirley,'wliose good work w a s spoiled by the umpiring of the

' Ayer umpire, were the features of the ga,me, ' '

The Clover A. C. of Fitchburg .will Tlay Shirley Post this Saturday. Gamo called a t 3,30 p. m.

Leslie Wel ls , spent the holiday w i t h hi3 parents, returning to Cleve­land, Ohio, Tuesday, .

Michael' F, Shucrowe spent the holi­day with friends in Everett;

Francis Barrlllo went, homo to Hingham for over the Fourth,

Dr. John. W. Desmond spent the Fourth camping with a party ot Bos-

• t o n friends at Forge pond. Shirley post, A. t,., met its first de­

feat of the season at the hands of Pepperoll K. C , by a score of 12 to 1. The feature of the pame was the ex­ce l lent pitching of Ha l l l s ey of Town-send, for Pepperell .

Chester Hooper , leaves Saturday nig'ht for Xew Yorlc, where he is to h e employed in the automatic tele­phone "department of, the Western Electric Company,

Mr., and Mrs. Nelson Wamboldt leave Mohday on a two weeks' trip to Boston, New Bedford, and through Connecticut, . ,

Arthur Desmond and William Flynn attended the monthly meeting of the Leominster lodge of Elks', Mr. Flynn rendered a solo.

A large numher of Shirley people went to tho Fourth of July celebration In Ayer last Monday.

Constable Sawln has re'celved a death notice for all dogs whose ownors or keepers havc not paid their taxes. Anyone' who has not done so, will pay Arthur G, Dunn Immediatcl.v,

Walter Knowle-s, who for the past seventeen years has been cor­respondent for the Shirley Oracle, has severed his connections with the paper. His place tor the present will be taken by Harry O. Bangs, who will receive all Jiews items, . ••

Mrs. Ernest Freem.nn and family bf Maiden were at the home of Albee Annls on Centre road for over the Fourth.

Mrs. George Garvey of Boston sperit the Fourth at the home of Xapoleon Hunt, also Mrs, Harry Sennott .i.r.d child who arc visiting for a month.

The ncxt meeting of the J. C. .Xyor loti.ge. A, O. ,U, W., will be held on •-Monday evenir,i;, July 19. The meet­ing .vchcdulert I'or July ^. was omitted on account of thc holiday,

Mi. s Ruth Melonspn concliui^il her <iuties in thc oinco of thc J,'rc.sident Susponder Company last Tuesday,

Thomas C. Burrlll is out in a Ford. Harry Collyer, William Wolff and

Edward i.ucy aro enjoying .1 week's vacation from their work at Conant, Houghton's in Littleton.

• Koderlck (,'ass.Tvoy went to Bridge­port, Conn., l.ist woek with a truck load of furniture.

A concort will bo .given b.v the Presi­dent Susponder Company band. Tues-

—<lay-^vening, July 13,-ftt-etght o^clook, in the band stand at Depot sfiu.Tre,

Center. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Gravos and Mr.

Wiley of Chlcopee, .and Leverett Gr.aves of I..eoniinstor were visitors on Mon­day.at the home of Mr. and r Irs. Nor­man R. Graves. '

Mlss Vera Bradford left this week for Augusta, Maine, w-here she is to .spend tho aummer.

P.aymond Bradford of Watertown, spent the holiday with his parents, Mr, and Mrs, Charles E. Bradford.

Thirteen from Shirley attended thc meeting of Lunenburg Gr.ange on "Wednesday evening.

Mr, and Mrs, Madison C. Harvoy and thrco chlldron, from Worcestor,-spont the weok-end and holiday at thc homc of Mr, and Mrs, George F. Buxton at Wood.svllIe.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Walker W.ird of Orlando, Fiorlda. formor rcsiilohts Of this town, spent Wodnosday at- thc h o m c of Mr. and Mr."!. David B. Marsh, They aro making a short visit in Cam-brld,gc, and expect to loavo tho ond of this woek on an automobllo .trip to Maine, to visit thoir son. Linton Ward. Mrs, Ward's father, Daniol I'.artiott, wlll accompany them to Maino,

Fr.ank J. Lawton. who h.i.-j ontor­tainod soldiers extensively at his homo on Parker road, since the advent of Camp Devons. h.os again t,akcn up home hosplt.allty work for soldlors. On .Mond.ay. twenty young men from the Tt. O. T. C , wero entertained at his homo. They were .accomp.anled by Mi.ss Griggs, niatron ot thc Hostess houso at Camp, and her assi.stant, Mlss Keough, In thc afternoon the young men attended the baseball game on Longley fleld, and In the evening t h c y wcro entertained with flroworks and music, by Mr. and Mrs. Hoy C. Cool, at the homc of Mrs. Anna F. T),akln.

Another very successful aoclal danco w a s held In the town hall last Friday evening under the management of Aubrey Jfantlelow for the beneflt of the Grange piano fund.

It Is reported th.'it C. C. Ijine, of Cambridge, publication agent for Hnrvard Unlver8lt.v,,has sold his sum­mer home. Just off Holden road, nnd formerly known as the Dame place, to Charics Leavitt, who formerly oc­cupied the Edgarton farm on Bonja-•mln'road. • ,<

At tho tneetlng of the Shirley Grango on Tuesdaj evening, the pro­gram for the evening was given by tho local Campflre- Girls, Tho flrst number was a short play. ."Convinc­ing grandma,-" with the following cast of characters: . Grandma Thomas, Alta Graves! Mrs. Mason, Olive Evans; Nell, Edna Buxton; Miss Mar­tin Clara Buxton; 'Pesgy, ^iarion Bridgman, The remainder ot tho pro-, gram consisted of selections by the "Kitchen orchestra," and a recitation by Ircpe" Fournler, closing wi^h the Star Spangled Banner, by all. After the meeting a social hour with danc-Ing and ggmCs was enjoyed.

Fo\irth of July, as usual was very quiet about the Center. The night JJctore, a'conslderable length of fence •ivas flattened out at North Shirley, but was,rebui l t tho noxt day by thc

'ones who knocked t!t HioSvn^ Chief Sawln superintending the Job. Tho bells of both churchea were r u n g . a s usual, and a few small articles we're left in unaccostumfed places hbout town. On ITourth of July afternoon a baseball game between the married mon and the singlo mon on Longley fleld attracted a gdod crowd. The married men won an easy victory by the score of 13 to 4. Crowe and Far­mer wero the battery for the -winners, and Bolton and Buxton were the bat­tery for the single mon. Jilr. Four­nler Uctcd as umpire. '

.Services at the First Parish Uni­tarian church on Sunday, at eleven o'clock, preacher, Norman D. Fletcher, subject ot 'sermon, "Unbridled appe­tite." The sormon will Include a dls­cu.ssIon ot two types ot .appetite, those arising from excessive pleasure seek­ing, and those arising from "a vault­ing ambition which doth o'erlcap itself." The sermon is an illustrative ono and will deal with events In' the lives of Saul, Robert Burns, Lord Byron, and Napoleon.

Misses Dorothy and Norma Adams of West Roxbury, a r c visiting at the homo pt their aunts. Misses Mary and Florence Adams, '' .

Mrs., . LaForrest J. Carpenter of Sandwich, formerly 'a resident at the North, has been a guest at. the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Farnsworth, at the North recently. ' •

Walter Edgar Rines, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira B. Rines at. the North, and Miss Mabel Frances Pepper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomaa F . P e p p e r of, Fitchburg, were married last week Wednesday in Fitchburg, the cere­mony being performed by Rev. John K. Bbohey, at the rectory of St. Ber-nard's church, Fitchburg.

Rev. Francis E. Webster of Wal ­tham -win conduct the servico at Trin­ity chapel on Sunday atternoon at 3.15. Mr. Webster will have charge of the services at the chapel through for the summer.

Earl A; Graves spent the holiday with friends in Cambridge.

Robert H. J. Holden returned home. Tuesday night after spending the week-oiid and holiday at Beachwood, Me., with Mlss Eleanor H. Harley of I,,unenburg, and Mr. and Mra. George H. B. Turner and family of Ayer.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Moulton have been spending a few.days .at the home of Mrs. Moulton's parents, Jlr. and Mrs. Louis J. Farnsworth, a t the North.' Mr. and Mra. Moulton have just returned from Flent. Mich., where Mr. Moulton has had a position at the DuPont Powder plant since the . be­ginning of the great war. They plan to return now to Maiden, where they lived before going to-Michigan.

Tho rifle range at Woodsville haa been in use agftln at Intermittent p e riods for the past week or two, but so far little damage from str,ay bullets has beon reported, Ono house w,as struck by a bullet, and as soon as the matter was reported at camp head­quarters, guards with red .flags -were stationed near tho stato road. It is surprising that more bullets have not boen reported, ap the woodland whioli lay between tho range and' tlle state road ha.s boon cleared .away now. and the chance of stray buUot.s getting through is greater than it was beforo.

Punctuality Valuable Asset, Many of young men have failed o t

promotion or lost good positions be­cause of the lack ot punctuality. There Is no more desirable business qualification than this and no other so Indispensable to a man of affairs, or to nny one who would save his own time and that of others. "If a man has no regard for tlie time of other men," said Horace Greeley, "why should he have for their money? What is the dllierence betvv'een taking a man's hour and taking his S5? There are many men to whom each hour of the business day Is worth many times S."),"—Chicago liajjy News,

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Paris (By Mali)—The most serious w u n l e a ui UIB new Caecho-Slorair-Ro•" public are the food sltnatlon, and bol-shevlsm. the latter partly resulting from the former and partly from Mag­yar propaganda, according to Irving D. KimbaU of LoweU, Masa., a Y, M, C. A. aecretary- from Prague, wbo is in Paris for supplies.

Food from the United States, brousht In tmder direction of Herbert Hoover , already noticeably Is reliev­ing tho food shortage, Mr, Kimball says , and the Y, U , C, A. is doing much to minimize bolshoTljm.

W h e n the flrst army of (Czecho-Slo­vak troops who h'ttd been with the FVench entered Prague January 3 Mr. Kimball , who had beon with the Foyer dti. Soldat, -wus -with them and. now twelye Y, M, C. A. huts, directed: by l i r . Kimball, and E. J, Wright ot Ok­lahoma, are in operation in Bohemia. Bes ides these athletics, "roading and •writing r o o m s . c l n e m a and entertain­ment festtires th'ese huts maintain a systematic educational campaign against bol-aheylsm, so eifectiye has this ' campaign proved that the CzechorSIovak army &as arranged with the Y. M, C, A. to increase Its number of centres from- twelve to flfty during the present year. The plans caU for twenty new centres in the next three months and thirty more atter July. ,

W A R WORK HEAD DECORATED.

Harris & fiwins Secretary of VVnr Baker Decorating

Dr. John R. Mott of the Y.M.C.A, With thc Distinguished Service Medal f .r "Especially Meritorious and Conspicuous Service."

PARIS SEWERS OPEN TO "Y" SIGHT SEEING PARTIES-

Famous In History and Literature Have Been Closed Since Beginning of the War. ,

Paris, June (By Mall)—The "spring opening" of a sewer system might not be loolced on everywhere as a social event, invitation to which would ba eagerly sought by distinguished guests but the formal opening of the Paris sewers today was such an affair. Ad­miss ion was by card o n l y and im­portant American Army oflflcers were eager applicants for the cards.

The sewers of Paris, which are fa­mous in both history and literature, have been closed since the beginning of the world war. In the meantimo thousands of Americans have applied In vain for permission to Inspect tho sowers—some ot them civil engineers Interested in the structural problems worked out in the system, some of them students of literature who wished to Inspect the places in which Jean Valjean had hid from injustice.

S ince tho war ended, s ightseeing has been one ot the biggest jobs ot the welfare societies in P»arls. Tho Y.M.C-A. alone entert.olns 40,000 mem­bers ot the A-RF.. every week frith s ightseo lns trips In and ne.ar tbo city, and has succeeded In having many places closed to the genoral public oponcd, for the benelit of tho A-EJ". Only lately, I.owcver, did tho "T" succeed in getting permission to guide limited parties through tho sowers, anr" none but on?rineors are admitted now.

The Paris -ewo.s have a total length ot 1400 kilometres, are trav­ersed by a tram line, telephone, tele­graph wires, pneumatic tubes by which special delivery letters art whiffed across tho city and enoiigh canals ,to rival Venice,

More Adulterated Water. Another case occurs In Bristol of a

man flned for selling water with a lit­t le mllk In It—liondon Passing Show,

Brown Emblem of Mourning. Ia Egypt ycllowIsh-brown, tho hue

Of thc dead leaf, la w o m ps tbe ewi-blem of mourning.

Advice to a Beginner. A girl niay not accept your proposal,

but she will alwnys admire yonr Judg­ment.—^opeka Capital

Uncle Sam Sets a^ood Example r I I . . jii«aami'< •' )""T f >," v ^ ' - T - ' - •••")"• •'•••"•'J^HiTit, Mf'

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VIEW OF U. S CAPITOL DURING PAINTING.

The dome o l the United States Capltpl at.'Washington Is kept in excel­lent condition by palntlDg It (jvery l e w years. For,this work Iprty painters are steadily employed lor three months' time; Over flve thousaiid gaU'ons ot paint are required lor one coat The reason lor painting the Capitol dome at regtilar intervals la to prevent disintegration o l metallic surlace. -

THE COSMETIC OF THE INANIMATE. - , , . .x "• - - - ^ p k ^ f ^ . - I • « - ^ ! . l ' ^ -HI am the saver of surfaces. • . ' fej?^<.'y';!.'if!"-'--'':!,,;: ill am the ^orld-old preserver. •-r,..-, J.•:u,« s ilNoah kne-w me, for he pitched the iark •within arid without. ilThe Pharaohs sought me as an adornment for their' tomb*— their mummies endure because I conserve. HI am the -woad of the ancient Britona: their blue battle hue. ^Because of me the treasures Of the Sistine Chapel defy efface-ment. HI am th? keeper of the antique, ill am the servant of progress. ilColumbus found me bedecking the savages who ivatched him plant Ferdinand's banner on the shores of New Spain; and the very sails of his caravels resisted the elements of the 'West through my aid. TlThe pioneers westward wending their way daubed the prairie schooners with my protection. ' HI am the royal robes of civilization's monarchs, Steel and Lum-< ber. HThe taut wings. of the airplane gleam under my protective veneer. HThe sullen dreadnaught and the homing transport plow the seas impervious to corrosiori because of me. HI waterproofed your agents of' destruction, the bullet and the shell. HThen I drew the mercy of my concealing camouflage over your hospitals. HI glisten on the h'om^s, and on the bams, and on the cement surfaces. HWhere life is, I am alive.

• H'Where death and decay set in my absence hastens them. iJAnd my mission is to preserve. HSaver of Surface, I am PAINT!

T o otKAla tbe greatest froedam from tirp troaMca tosecfaar « M b t l i 9 toweal; cost par mile ono - . / ' • *

AND SUPPLIES TlKjsc uro not cheap tlree but wlU glvo, y o u t b e gneaicvt.

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Tires and Tiibcs Vulcun(s5c<l ' l A w n Mkmeni ShBzycBeA

PUBLIC AUCTION Stock bf Goods and Fixtures in Townsend, Mass.

On Saturday, the tenth day of July, A. D» 1920, a t two o'clock P. M., I shall sell a;t Public; Auction, on the premises, as one unit, all the stoclt of gopds, wares, merchandise and fixtures in the store recently operated by, Albert B. Wyman, of said Townsend, formerly known as the "Hildreth Store," located in that part pf Town-send known as Townsend Center, Massachusetts.

The stock and fixtures consist of such, merchandise* etc., as is usually found in a general coimtry store, and will be sold as a whole to the highest bidder, sul^ect to certain exceptions, which will be announced at the sale.

' Terms cash, or its^quivalent. Fbrfiurther particu­lars consult ~

GEORGE WYMAN, Townsend, Mass., Mortgagee in Possession.

Baker & Baker, Attorneys, Fitchburg, Mass. June 29, 1920,

* ,THE QUINCY MANSION, QU.INCY, MASS, BU ILT IN 1685.

Amcrlcn's classic example of Q- clapboard bnlMlns preserved for over two bnndrcd y e a n by careful and frequent patntlug. It baa secret panels, chimney staircase nnd hiding' places, said to have been used by smugglers. Later the homc of preat statesmen and of the famous belle, Dorothy Qolncy.

* * * • * * • * * * * * * * * * * • * : * • * T.".E PAINTER'S BEST FRIEND * * » * * Of all the mnny liquid sub- •,* •*• stances which can bo used for * •* thc binding of paint or dry sub- * •* stances -which -when dissolved In * -*• -water are used as vehicles for * -* plgmcnta none fulfills necessary * -*r conditions so well as Unseed oil, * -* the king of the flred oil, nnd, -* * what 13 of enormous Importance, * * docs It ns cheaply. It Is. the * * painter's best friend because It •* * makes his work satisfactory. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

* * * * * • * * * • * • * * • * * * • * * -* * SAVE T H E SURFACE. *

* — * * Save thc surfnoo nnd you save -*• •* all. Dlslntegrntioii nnd decay * •* are conditions which usually * •* start at tho surface ot any ma- *-* terial. Protection ngainst dc- -k •k tcrioratlon or rot ot sabstanccs, * * therefore, shouUl hcsln with * * care of the exterior. Provided a * * material docs not cirry within * * Itself the clement of suro decay, * -* proper surface protection will -* •* undoubtedly lengthen Its life. * • * * • * • * * * * * * * • * • * * * * •

Wood alcohol has not yet had so many victims as the rc.il thing- did, but wood alcohol flnishes Uic Job sooner.

The cost of education has risen <S1 per cent in five years. And still It's the cheapest thing thorc Is,

Tho sllk-shlrted man may become as extravagant as the sllk-stocklnged woman, but never as attractive.

The French may bc thc most volatile of people, but the Americans- are the most persistently faddish.

The women are talking about leap year proposals as seriously as though the subject .were new' and strange.

It Is said that thero Is only $7 worth oi wool In a $75 suit of clothes. Class in arithmetic, how mnch wool la there in a $(5S ault of clothes?

Timely Advice, -If you would keep the wolf from

the door don't Inveigle him Into the front yard with titbits, of extrav­agance. • _ . •

For tha t Summer Sweater in a variety of Beautiful Shades

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ACoolBody Means a Oear Mind

In ofBce, factory or home, t h e codling breeze of a G - E electric fan will keep body comfort­able and mind fit on the hottest day. '

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CIRGULATION IS WHAT COUNTS IN THE LONG RUN

Advertisers in quest of a weekly newspaper with a circulation that should bring results shoutd-advertise in our ten papers, which during the^ Month of MAY Averaged

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.When you get rates for advertising in other papers g e t a sworn circulation and know what you are.^getting for­your money. If you are aifter new businee*"^We j p e ready to talk it over with you. Our ten papers coverv' ali the towns in this vicinity, and is a regula)'. wialkjng defej j^ ' fbr new business for you day and night-^n the streets, fn*the«toreej in thd cars, and iri the homes of ,peO( le ydu wish to reacK ^

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SATURDAYS JULY'10, 1920

T W O OOXJSiASa A TEAR

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« B M n g r t k aula Appear IB A n tbo S ta t VfegpoM W e Pnbllah

X t o a s o t tocal Iburaiit »r« aollcltea • • < Bau«t AlwATa ba aoeompKnlca by «k* MUD* a t tba WTiUr. not for publl-MtOfa. but • • • KVAMnU*, ot KOOd ' • u t a . ma* -will a l imy* t>a'oopald«r*4 •trtotljr cenaaaatial . Klnaiy nwU itema • • o a • f t o r U M ter of ooourrtfno* a s d do > e t trait-oanocMsartlr .

jhtlwerlbara -wMiliur,.«>• poatoffico • • a of tho papalr eban«ed. muat

no both t b o old « s a noir addrau - . a l a o . tho aama of tha i>ap«r thar

vacatra. ,

** "Via t o tha r a a and Fraaa w a mortala onra,' . . . -

AXl w a baUaro aad ulmoat a l l . ir* kaow." • , . S a t i n d a r , J n i r 10, 1920

CROTON JSewa I tcs ia . ' . ' .

H o w a r d O. TutUe. son of Artliur C - T a t t l e of thla town, who has been! for

l e u y e a i a preacrlptlon clerk in Oeorge A, IBdtnands* drug store in Newton-

• vi l le , has ' l a t e l y purchased' a, drug: s t o r e from t h e estate of (be late John jPayne of lilO'wtonTllle. Mr. Tuttlerwas l>orn. a n d brought a p In Groton, and Xradtiated from the h l s h scbool a n d s ^ s o . f r o m , MsBaachusetta Colleen of P h a n u a c r ' In Boston. B i s frionds in G r o t o n -wish h i m success in his new locatton.. . . ' " ' • - ' • .

^.-JUraiiKeinents ha-ve b e e n ' m a d e for ItaVins ,the annnal picnic, of the ,Sun--<lay . achool o f • the Congregational church , o n Saturday,, July 10, a t Bad­dacook , o n Jand 'belbngingr to J. B. I tadd in . AU t h o s e who remember Isist year ' s p icn ic a t t h i s p l a c e will recall a m o s t ; p l e a s a n t event, and Mr. R a d ­din's cordial invitat ion to come again n e x t y e a r . 'Th i s wlU'be a basket pic­n i c ; - "The -first :barso load -will l e a v e t b o c b i i r c b . a t 10, a. m. sharp. Anyone •who' i s w i l l i n g t o offer, an automobile *or -carrying"i>eople to" a n d ' from the p i c n i c s r o u n d s , please., notify R a l p h IEL Sargent; cha irman of the 'coin-' s i i t t o e . •'• .-•,'.-.• •- ', ,

'George S. Knapp and h i s daughter, SUrlam. returned froin..'Vermont the l a t t e r p a r t ' o f last week . . Thcy .have l > e ^ -ylsiting friends and-re lat ives Iri Bratt leboro • a n d ;'nearby towns.

Mr. a n d M r i Stanley ' Scott lett town, o n FHdayj J u l y - 2 , for Province-town; . -' •* . '

Mrs. SL "W.. Parkhurst returned on "Wednesday of last week from her -visit w i t h hei; daughter and her fami­l y in H a n c o c k . N. H . Mrs, G, H, H o c k w b o d and: h e r daughter Chris-l i n e , w h o -wera On their Way to Spec­t a c l e . p o n d . Littleton, accompanied M r s . Parkht irs t on her way home. '

J o h n H . Trayne has returned from l l i s southern trip, and w a s in- town to a s s i s t i n celebrating the Fourth of J u l y . ••- _,

2lr- Chapin of Lynn 'Was in town for a l e w days l a s t - w e e k , - l o o k i n g u p ' a desirable investment In real ^ t a i e .

Henry' St. John Smith and Phi l ip . 'Wharton are on the l i s t of ushers at t h o w e d d i n g of Mlss Wesselhoeft and i i r . B a r r o n in tiie 'village. church in J a l l r e y , N . H. . on Saturday, July 10.

Mrs. B . J . I>owllng_ and Francis and X>elp'^ne . I>owllng' came on Friday, July, -2 , f o r a v i s i t to Groton over the JFourthtwlthj Chief IJowllng.; ,

< 'Mr /and Mrs. X'.'W.I S. Hartshcirn and , -their t w o l i t t le sons,. James, and Rlch-'

3urd. o f SprUigacld,: 'With Mrs, E l l en 3S. Mason, w e r e In town on Monday, J n l y 5. "They took dinner with Mr. and- Mrs . Ar thur Shattuck and Yarally, a n d m a d o a f e w -short calls before xnotorlng~S3ack to Springfleld in the cveiUng. ,..-•': •' • . •

,The, Misses Keat ing 'weTe in -town -over: t h e F o n r t h , visit ing t l ielr,sisters, 3Ir3. T h o m a s a n d James 'Haley , -

M i s s B l a n c h e Benedict of 'West Sropkl l e ld and Miss Jennie Barrett of "Worcester spent from. Saturday to "Wednesday a s guests of Mr, and Mrs. TW; A . . B n j w n . - '

21Is3 Mildred 3 . Brown, after lour -weeks spent In visiting different plafees in Maine,^ d i m e home from

• P o r t l a n d l a s t Saturday.. 'Mrs. Uells . ,Nntting was in town over

t h e F o u r t h . On Sunday, July- 4, th^ pastor o t

t h e Congregational church preached on. tTPho opt imism of faith." The ser­m o n t o t h e Juniors -was on blpssomlng l i k e t h e rose in cheerful , 'helpful iTv-ing . I n t h e evening there w a s no ser­'vice i n t i ie church, but' thc services -were outdoors near the bandstand.

A t seven o'clock Sunday evening, July-4 ," there -was a union patriotic s c r ^ c e a t the bandstand, to which every ono -was, cordially Invited. Several m e m b e r s of the Groton Cor­n e t band w e r e present and contrib--ntod the ir mus ic ' to tho meet ing. I t ev ; Sumner' B a n g s of tho -baptist c h u r c h read- t h e ' scripture selection and'otFcred prayer, and Rev. Arthur' v . SImocic g a v o the ^address; which •wi s sui ted to t h e day. .Mr. Dimock's son, Rona,Id Dlmock; played the saxo­p h o n e accompany ing t h e soloist ' of t h e evening, Mr. Putnam, of Amherst . T h e r e , w a s a g o o d audience, who sang, ""Onward Christian soldiers," and at t h e c lose of tho service. Joined In slnK-Jng "'America."

Miss Kdna Leonard and Mrs. D u m n t i r e a t South Hero, 'Vt, and a party cons i s t ing of 2Irs. Leonard and her daughter . Marguerite, wi th Mlss Flor­e n c e R o a c h e and Mlss Sellna Bradley, 3oined t h e m thero this -week.

Tho school physician. Dr. A. G. Kll­bourn, will bo a t tho hospital next "Wednesday a t eight, a. m. to vaccinate a n , school chi ldren w h o have never l i cen vaccinated. . , • ••

T h o Congregational parsonage h a s I)ccn repainted th i s week.

Mlsa Annie L. Gllson loft town on 'Wednesday for a two weeks' outing at' <ild Orchard beach. •

Mr. and M r s . Oscar Brown and MIBS -Roxf Ho-ward of Lowell were In town o v o r t h e ' F o u r t h a s the guests o l Mlss

' ^fannlo F le tcher . • Mr. and Mra. Georgo Wntson f rom

A y e r havo moved Intp the house on .Court s treet owned by Mrs, Leonard,

On Wednesday , June 23, Mrs. Sarah S t o n e , formerly of Oroton, a n d Israel flmlth w e r e . m a r r i e d in Pepporcll by H e v . R . W . Drawbridge.

Dr . ,D , R . Steere o l providence, R. .X.-'-waa in t o w n ' t h i s week.

:• S^nce t h e -weather on last Saturday a f ternoon -was ao decidedly unfavor-9.WC for. t h e succeaa of a lawn party, n - w a s thoi ight boat t o postpone the one -which It had be^ri planned .to hold on

.'- -the c o m m o n In front of tho Unitarian cihsroh t i n ' S i t n r d a y , JiiT* 10,' ft-om 3, l b 1ft p.'m.-'-, . ' . . , -i^:' -/: ' M r . x f ^ d K n t . Myron Swallow, Guy

s o d QMI)* Swal low, and Mr. and Mrs. I t b t n t k a n S w a n o w a U e n d e d the t w e n t y . sOntii anzraal r n t n l o n of the S-wallow

family ossoclCitlon of Dunstable at Am­herst, N . id., at the home of Mrs.'Abble Swallow Jackson, on- July 5. About forty-seven persons were present and among them wore "tho eight, sun'lvlrig sons of Mr. and Mrs.' Alpheus Si^-allow of Dunstable.- •'

Mr. and Mrs. Rlchijrd Lawrenco were In town over the Fourth at tha homo of Mrs. Lawrence's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wllllam F. Gleason.

Dr. F. Garland Qilson Is Improving, but very slowly, as he la not yet able to sit up.

Friends qf Howard Sawycl^ havo heard concerning him that he Is at the Norwood hospitai recovering from an operation after having had double pneumonia. Ho is, gaining and con­fidence Is felt In his' flnal recovery, but It wlll be a long -n-hlle. before he will be strong, .

Mr. and Mrs. Al ien Patterson had the pleasure of welcoming all their chlidren and grandchildren at their homo over the Fourth ;wlth the ex­ception of two, Harry and Bertha, who c o u l d n o t cpme. The night before the Fourth they had a family party of six­teen at aupper.

Mr. and Mrs, A, B, Farwell and family attended the Chapman family reunion at HolUs, N. H., on July B, at. tho new home of Frank Chapman, who has Just bought a place there,

,MJss Cecelia, Cleary, G. H, S., 1918,-who graduated frqm the Fitchburg Normal school last June, Is t o teach In Hudson, N , H . , next.year.' ' ;

Malcolm A.. Wood came home on Friday, Ju;iy ' 2 , . a n d thq next day motored' to,' Long^ Beach, ~ Gloucester, with his father, ui'dther,and sister in the party." -They returned Mohday night with, the exception pt Rachacl '\yood, wi ioremalned f o r d week's^vlslt with her uncle and aunt. Dr.: and Mrs. MlnofV. Bastien.

On Tuesday evening, July 6, tho annual strawberry' festival of the Groton Historical society w a s held. In tho ^Unitarian chureh parlors. Dur­ing thc evening the society listened to a very.instructive talk given by W(rs. Ewlng of Lunenburg. Mrs.-Bwlng had tl^6 charge of a small hospital for tuberculosis cases before the war. During the war she jvent with the. fted Cros* .to Paris , ' where she did social service work for a short time, •and then , went to ; Roumanla, where she remained six inonths doing social service work and caring for those sick with plegia. '• Mrs. Ewlng ,desc^lbed. s o m o o f the customs of the' cbuntry. and Its houses, whiqh w e r e . a l l 'a l ike , built of willow, wlthos with thatched roofs. She showed samples of hand work done by the R o u m a n i a n s some­w h a t simlliar to pur crosswork.' After this Interesting talk,-, reifreshmcnts of cake, strawberries and lce crca,m were enjoyed by those preserit, about thir­ty In number.

Sirs, Bertha 'Wlliard Forbes, a niece of Mrs. Wllllam H. Souther, spent tho 'week-end with her.

On the morning ot July 5, while Harry Floyd/was at the Hazel Grove park, one of his horses got his leg caught In, a barbed wire fence and cut it badly near the hoot. Dr. Davis was called, who treated the wound.

On Tuesday evening, July 13, the Grange will hold Its regular meeting. The entertalnmerit -will be appropriate to Young People's hlght. Each m e m ­ber Is asked to bring a pound o l something to eat. . ,

Everett C. Wil l iams arid famliy are expected at their h o m e on Chlcopee row,the last ot this -week, . Bernard Sherwin of- West Grotori Is visiting his relatives, Mr, and Mrs, B, J, Crowley.

town.^TJj^ development ot civilization and' mdnklnd from, t h e m o n k e y s'tagc -until the present day has been accel­era ted 'or retarded in an exact ratio to tho development ot means of com­munication, the most Important of which has been good roads. The fu­ture of the country, tho nation, thc state, and' our own homo town ot Gro­ton, Is an agricultural one, and I w o u l d ' u r g e , up'on every resident ot Groton that they give their hearty support and corporation to the Gro­ton Farmers' and Mechanics' club In their worthy effort to mako Groton a better placo to Uvo In. R. M. Shaw.

passed and certainly the Farmers' and Mechanics'-.jel'vib!' deserve''tho appre­ciation' and gratitude-of the citizens tor the successful prqgram which-gave young t o l k s a n d old ,such a grand day and evening out of doors. '

To tho Editor: •. ', Whilst I - a m on a speaking tour

covering the various farmers' picnics and meetlnga throughout Montana, my thoughts, turn to the Groton Farmers' and Mech^-nlcs' c lub, ' and the cele­bration -n'lilch they are to stage on July 4, ,

I am sorry to learn that - the Groton band did not, have sufficient honic town spirit and loyalty to disregard sordid money condit ions and give their services to their own home town In furtherance of the effort which the club is making for the betterment of the fam-iers and residents ot Groton.

With tho keen appet i te which thc Rocky Mountain air • develops, my mouth waters at the thoughts ot the old fashioned farmers' dinner which is .to bo s,erved-to Grotonians on the great and glorious Fourth, under the superlntendency of m y old friend Carp. I am sure it will be a winnor. and I may perhaps be pardoned for suggesting that a very timely cour­tesy would be rendered, -It the Grangers wcre to servo this particular dinner, though still of course, under tho superlntendency ot the genial F. G. C , -whoso reputation as a culinary' artist Is only equalled by the efficiency with which he fulfills the variegated and multitudinous tasks ot the many social and offlclal positions which he flils.

It Is a sourco ot deep gratification and pride to me to know: that tho Far­mers' club Is progressing so rapidly 4n tho lino ot actual active work tor the betterment ot the farmers and mechanics of Groton; for thoy havc <a big field and a wonderful opportun­ity before them, and I have no doubts that when 1 return to Groton t shall find new buildings, such as cattle, .sheep and hog pens, stables, and pad­docks, tor tho horsemen and their steeds; and a fair ground -which will compare favorably with any In the country-.

I understand that the advertising for the Farmers' c lub has been placed In the capable hands of Pros, F. G. Carpenter, secretary H. Taylor, and treasurer A. H. Call. With a com­mittee like this, 1 am sure that the club's advertising this yoar wlll bring In real results which will be produc­tive ot moro re,al cash In the club's treasury,,th.an wns the cose last year when this work, was In charge ot Messrs. Pca'body-and Brown.

Ono of tho points which the - far ­mers' club should emphasize In their work this year. Is thc Importance of. the fruit growing Industry In Groton and surrounding towns. The . possl-billties ot this wonderful trult belt with Groton as Its center Is attracting the attention ot the outside world. Soma ot tho reasons tor this atten­tion aro found In the good old fashion­ed Americanism ot tho people in Grotori, and the reputation which Groton enjoys as a N e w England gar­den spot, with Its rolling hlfls and beautitul, natural drives, as well as thc wonderfully fertile soli, exceptionally adapted to . fruit culture, which the Almighty has so munificently endowed hcr with, ,

And while the club Is expanding u n . dor Its new lease ot life t h e y should not forget that one of thc vital things necessary not only to the succesn of Grotoh's, fair, but -to tho development of Oroton'in "nil lines of agriculture i s good paaaable roftds and highways, from all sides Into and throughout the

Spcclal Town Mcethig. Thc warrant Is posted, notifying all

tho legal v o t e r s ' o f the town to as­semble In the t o v n hall oh Tuesday evening, J u l y - I S , , at 8 o'clock to act on tho fol lowing articles:

Art. 1. To choose a modcratori Art. 2. To seo It the town will vote

to accept the pro.ylsl;ons,. of.. Chapter 240, act of 1920, entitled. An act. to permit, under public rcgtllatlon and control,, certain sports and games on the.Lord's day, Was, inserted op, j)e-tltlon ot more than tch'perccnt of;tlie legal vbters .of the town of Grotori.' .

Art. '3. To see it the town will vote to raise and- appropriate a sum of money for the support of the poor.

Art. 4. -To see It the town -ivlll vote to raise, and approprlato a sum of money sufficient to extend the com­mercial electric l ight line from yose's Mill to corner beyond K e m p farm at Four Corners, so called.

-Wcddiiiff. ' On ^Saturday, July ,17, Silss Gerald­lne Lawrence, daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. John Xiawrence, ot Boston and Groton,. is to bo married to Dr. Ed-ward. i iardlng, s o p of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Harding of Boston. The cere­mony Is to be In the Gr,pton Schobl chapel, • and RoV. Sherrard Billings wlll offlciate,' as the hcadmalstcr ot the school. Rev. Dr, Endicott , Peabody, -an uncle of. Miss Lawrence, Is I n Europe. A younger sister, Mrs. Rich­ard -C: Proctor (Harriet Lav/rence) whose hom^ Is now In N e w Tork, Is •to be matron ot honor. In the brides­maid's-group wlll be the Misses Mad­eleine and Helen Harding, fhe *Ider of thd Boston g lr l s -a t the American hospital at Rhclriis ; during the -n-ar. . The'-yourig daughters of Mrs. Rich­ard Fay, of Nahant,. will be flower girls for their aunt. George R. Hard­ing, of the Harvard '11 class. Is to be best man t o r , h i s brother, who, grad-iiated in ,thq same class. Drl Harding was mad,e a l ieutenant In the Harvard surgical unit' In May, 1916, was at­tached to -the Royal medical corps as ,captain iij December, 1916, -n-as at­tached to the Northumbrian fleld am­bulance, 50th division, British 4th ar­my,- in -September, Octob'er and- No­vember, 1918, I,ater he ser\-ed as bat­talion m e d i c a l officer to the King's 4th Royal rifle corps. He -n'-as award­ed the British military cross. He re­turned to the United States, January 30, 1919. Mlss Lawrence belongs to the group ot girls w h o came out In the 'winter of 1912-13, and is ot that year's sewing circle, ; Miss Lawrence Is a trained nurse, and did much good work In that line when nurses -Kere so much needed during the war.

Fourth of July Celebration. The mornlrig of the fifth ot July was

ushered In by the usual peaUng of bells at Intervals to herald tho coming of the day so dear to all the younger generation tor Its fun, .and to the old­er ones for its historic associations as well. At nine a. rii., as planned, auto­mobiles were In readiness a t the town hall to carry the chlidren tree ot charge to Hazel Grove park. The Leominster Cadet band led the proces­sion, and made the ride a joyful one with their music. W h e n the proces­sion of cars reached the grounds, all were admit ted tree to the enjoyments offered them. The .exhibition hall was thrown open, and the grand stand also accommodated the large crowd ot visi­tors to view the races. The program began In the morhlng wi th the sports. The riames of the winners are given below:

Boys under 14—100 yard dash, Ro­land Miller; 1st; Adam Majenski, 2d. 100 yard dash, g ir ls;—Annie Forcino, 1st; Justlna Majenski, 2d,

Sack race—Robert Murphy, 1st; Charles Freeman, 24, Under 10 yrs., 100 yard dash, chlldreri—^W. F. 'Paul­hus, 1st; Berton Bosquet, 2d.

Three-legged race—^Stratton, Alex­ander, 1st; Robert Murphy, Eugene Bruce, 2d. . Potato race—Daniel Mc­Carthy, 1st; Roland Millerr-Sd, Ob­stacle race—-R. Stratton, 1st; S.. Strat­ton, 2d, Doughnut race—Fred Sher­win, Ist; T, Chnse, 2d, Pie race—E. Browri, 1st; Harry McDonald 2d. 50 yard dash, men over 30 , . dead h^at three t imes—Wright , 1st; Froton 2d. Fat men's race—O'Meara, 1st; George Lawrence 2d; Fred Tuttle, 3d; Harry Barteaux, 4th. K. P. Fletcher stubbed his too and fell, disqualified frora race. Carpenter started, but failed to show-up at the flnlsh.

Horse racing—F, C. Tuttle, starter; W. H. , Mason, K,' P, Fletcher, .M. J. Cleary, Judges; G. E. Lawrence, George L. Molson, E. B. Branigan, F. B. Davis, t imers; C. J. Wright, clerk of course;

Class A. first heat, half mile—1st Pauline, George Pierce; 2d Lizzio, John Forcino; 3d, Fannie B„ James T, Hill; 4th, Colonel, Harry Floyd. Time 1.16 Secpnd heat, thc same. Tho third heat, tho s.ame, except that the time was 1,11.

Class B, driving horse."?—Iat, Xellle B.. W. H. Mason; 2d, Babe, Ed, Cleary; 3rd Mutt, Jamea T. Hill. Time, 1.29.

Previous to the horse racing, -which began the afternoon's entertainment, there was an opportunity for any w-ho brought lunches, or had purcha,scd refreshments offered tor' sale at the grounds, to eat their lunches In ex­hibition hall. Popcorn, pc-inuts, sand, wichcs , tonics and Ice cre.am Were a m o n g tho articles on sale. There ^ a s a w h e e l . o t fortuno where those who choso could try their luck.; There was tho sound of merry dancing In exhibi­tion hall,, nnd Tollcs'. orchestra fur­nished the music for It. during ,the afternoon, Tho ball cariie between Groton nnd West Groton resulted In a score ot 15 t o ' 9 , In' favor ot West Grolon. The ' Gro ton ' t eam, being a Uttle out ot practice, expect to rcverso the score later In the season.

In tho evening the flroworks com­mittee hnd a good display ot fireworks at tho Lawrence playgrounds. The evening's^ entertainment began a? 8 b'clock, tho l ieomlnster Cadet band, which had furnished music ht t h c morning, giving a flne concert, while t h o largo crowd ot onlbbkers viewed tho rockets, fountains, plnwhecls , etcV, w h i c h , m a d e thc evening sky brilliant. Ono especially attractive ploce was thc flag, which shone trom the sky while tbo band played "The- ^tar Spangled, Banner." Perhaps th* townspeople ha-vo never had a ' Four'h_ ot July celebration when thc landscape was moro beautiful thari on this one just

West Groton. Mrs. ai. 'J. Shepley, Lorraine and

Marjorie Stone ot Waltham were holi­day guests at Mrs. GcorBO Straciidn's; Robert Blxby of Lynn at W. "V.-BIx-by'a; Mr. and Mr*. Richard Lawrenco of Worcester at Charics Lawrence's; Henry Lyndall of Rosllndale at C.-E, E. Blood'.s; Martin O'.Meally of Lynn at Mrs. JI. O'.Meall.v's;.^ May Hood of Ixiwell at Mrs. K. H. Burgess'; Mr. Ball o f Boston at Edward Slel l lsh's; Clarence Small of Somervllle at Miss Kate Tarbell's; Miss Isabel Blxby ot Boston at' 'VV. F. l ime's ; M;r. and Mrs. Aden Pul ler and their two sons ot Bel lows Fal l s at Mrs. A. J. Harring­ton's; Mrs. Edna Quint and little daughter of Leominster at Mrs.- Geo. Parker's. .

A family by the namo of Tweedy ot Ayer has moved Into ono dt Mrs^ PaUon's houses at 'Vose.

Miss Els ie • M. Tarbcll of Hanover, N. H., Is .'spending a few days at hor home. . . .

The teachers of thc Union Sunday school are planning a lawn party for t h e ' c h i l d r e n to be held In the near future. Tho time and place -wilt be announced at the regular session next Sunday. - • - , . •

Mr..and Mrs.'Charles Norris dt Ash­burnham motored to town last Sun­day and called upon Mr. tfnd ' Sirs. N. A.' Nutt. i

• On Tuesday Dorothy Blxby went to Lake Massapoag, In Dunstable, where she wlll be in a girl scout camp tor three weeks . This camp Is a state, camp and h a s twenty-flve councilors arid one hundred :tnd one girls were gathered there on Tuesday. Dorothy Is, the only girl to attend from this section. . , • : . ,'

Earl R . - D o d g e 'of Leominster Is apending a;-two weeks' vacation at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Dodge;

Mrs. Marlboro and her .daughter, Mrs. Collins, bf Worcester have re­cently visited at L. G. Strand's.

Mr; and Mrs. Webster and Mrs. Kaddy and her twq children', Douglas and Dorothy, went to West Townsond for tfie hPllday. Mrs. Webster and tho cliildreri are to romaln tor two weeks. •

Mr. and Sirs. John Robechand are rejoicing oyer the adveht of a little son, born qn Saturday morning, July 3. Mother and child-are In the care ot Mrs. Geoi:ge Parkc'r. > .

Sirs. George Coram of Portsmouth, N. H., recently brought her daughter Ruth; to Sirs, P.. H. Burgess, -where she plans to,spend thc summer. Sirs. Coram returned to her home the lat­ter part of the week.

Mr; and -Sirs. George Porter have moved In . the house on Slain street owned by Sirs, Charles Blxby, w-hlch, was formerly Sirs, Blxby's home.

Edgar Smalley of Chelsea Is visit­ing his-sister, .Mrs. Elliot Blood.

Sir. and Sirs. George Dodge enter­tained Frank Colby and Sirs. Emily Durgin o f . North Weare,- N. H,, and Sir, and Sirs,'Elmer Cunningham ot Nashua, N, H,, over the holiday.

Death. Atter an IUncss of several weeks

Slrs^ Sarah A. Bowthorpe passed iaway on Wednesday,.,June 30. The funeral -was held on Satiirdajr afternoon at t-wo o'clock at her late home, Rev. WllUam Ganley offloiattng, assisted by Rev. William Ealt. her former pastor. Mlss Siisan HIU sang sweetly "Rock ot ages" and "Beautitul Isle of Some-w-here." There were beautitul flow­ers from relatives and friends. Inter­ment was in lieomlnster. Mrs. Bow­thorpe leaves a son, Cllnton T, Bou­tclle, nnd three graridchildrcn, 'Vivian, Eugene and Adelaide Boutelle.

Sarah A. Turner w-as born in North­ern 'Vermont in 1833. ,While she was quite young her parerits moved to Slassachusetts, residing a tew years at Cape Ann. From there the family moved to Xewton. where she spent her childhood, attending the public schools and later, Lasell Seminary. She made a sjicclalty ot drawing"and painting, giving lessons and studying at the same time.

In 1?61 the family moved to Leom­inster and in 1864 she w-as married to Thomas S. Boutclle, In 1889, after Sir. Boutelle's death. Sir. Boutelle and her son Clinton riioved to this village, where she lived until her death. • In 1898 Sirs. Boutclle m.arried Sam­

uel T. Bowthorpe, who also survives hcr.

Mrs. Bowthorjie was a quiet, home-loving woman. Her niost noticeable characterist ic' was hcr love of, the beautiful, having inherited this gift from hcr father and other ancestors, tracing back to Turner, the English artist. Although llvlnfe to a good, old age, she w-as always trail, and for this reason could not enter very much Into society.

To the E<Utor! ' There Is an article In the town war­

rant f o r elect'rlc lights ori the street from HoUlngsw-orth & 'Voso paper mill to the four c()rners o"n tho Pepperell road. This is a distance ot a fraction over halt a mile, and is a main thor­oughfare frorii the paper mill to Groton, hclng'about three-quarters of ,a mile shorter than through West Groton village.

0-R-lng to tho great amount of traf­fic, and the • many curves and tho numorourf accidents which haye oc­currcd In the past fow- years on this road, electric lights aro very much needed. There arc about tw-enty faml­Ues living on this road, and as nearly .all would tnke electricity tor lighting purpo.scf, it seems as if It might be a paying proposition.

Wo feel that tho townspeople should bo willing to ' do something tor this street as there has been a great deal of revenue: derived through taxation, nnd but littlo, it any. Improvements made by the town. The 'very poor condition ot tho road and no sidewalk of any kind mako tho electric l ight­ing all tho more, heeded.

Joseph T. Sficplcy. .

LfTTLETON News Items. ;

Fred Cook has secured a position with the Spraguo. works, a branch of ,the General , Electric Conjpany, TJi Bloomfleld, N. J., nnd left homc Mon­day for the middle Atlantic section ot the country,

Ralph W. Connnt has been admitted a s general partner to the firm ot Stud-ley & Emery for whom ho hns worked In thc wool business In the past years,, his new relations beginning tho first of July. (.'. '

Wo regret to hear that J. H. Remick has tendered.hl3 resignation as man­ager of the town water and electric

Ught dopartmcnt to tak6 effect the flrst ot Soptombor. He plans to iriako Call , tornia his.place ot residence tor awhile a t least.

Archio Shafter b t Boston ca'me homo tor thc hoUday Ecosoh, .' '

Richard G. Conant from Passaic, N. J., and, Ralph W, Conant and famliy of Newton wero In town over the Fourth, ' ' , •

Fred Rccd Is driving a fine now bag­gage auto truck^ ^ Rev. Charles Atkins from Orford,

N. H., was a recent guost ot his sister. Sirs. Charles H. 'Vapp, coming from Boston, whoro ho attended the Inter-natlqnai council.

Mrs. Ethol Tnylor Smith and chil­dren from Hlllsboro Bridge, N, H., vis­ited at the N, A, 'Taylor's lately.

Tho Caleb Reader family moved last week from the Taylor farm In New­town to Lunenburg.

Sir. Selfridge, a Boston business man, has bought the Dr. Cross farm In Newtown of Sir. Stebblns and taken pqssesslon, stIU co'ntlnulng his daily trips to Boston, ' - ' . ' • - ' . Thp L, W. Bartletts ot Greenfield 'wero In.town Sunday.

Hen roosts were sacked In the west district last week and about sixty fowls'wcrc taken.

Much sympathy Is telt for the Park­inson Oddy family In the deatli ot Sam­uel Oddy, Tuesday morning. On Mon­day • as the boy- lay ' iincoriscious' throughout tho day arid ,thq family an-xlously watched over him and minis­tered to his wants somo workmen near saw smoke Issiilng from the roof and came to tho rescue of the house which was soon well ablaze near the chlmrfcy. Fortunately they could assist In saving the building before great damage was done beyond thc burning ot a hole In the root. '. • '" • •

At t ime 'of writing (Thursday) Charles' A.' Kimball h.as npt found his hprso that -was lost Sunday n i g h t

The A. £ , netted between two and threo hundred dollars from their fleld day program of July 5, and thank all who cooperated with them In making the day a pronounced success.

Mlss, Slary SlacSIartIn, organist ot tho Unitarian. church, will begin a short series of recitals next Sunday af­ternoon at flve o',clock at the Unitarian, churcli.

Sirs, W, H. Tenney Is slowly rccOv,er. Ing from her long Illness, biit 'is still, conflned to her room m o s t pt the time.

Mrs. Minnio Tenney Peck o't Brook­Uno spent a w e e k with iter home peo.r pie, fcut Is now motoring with friends among the "White Sits. . Frank McLaughlin ot Roxbfary is

spcndlrig the, .summer "ivlth his uncle, Frank-McGovran;- '

Miss Alma Grimes spent the dfiy with Sirs. LeRoy Jewett Wednesday. It w-as tho first t ime she had,been'In­side any other'housO th.an hcr own for more than a year, and it Is only % few-weeks that she. has been out ot her house.

SIIss Emma -E. Tenney's music pu­pils wei-e heard In a recital at .Mrs. G. E. Prouty's residence last-week Tues­day. Parerits were present and ex­pressed themselves as well pleasd with the. exhlbltlcn. '

Silss Cora Warren Is convalescing at the Falconer hospital In Jamaica Plain w-here she underw-ent an operation a w-eek ago.

P. B. Priest Is' building a fine camp on tho land he bought of S. B. Hub­bard. , V ' Sirsi Arthur Whithey; Sirs. Robert

Whitney, Silss Louise Whitney, Mrs, Eleanor W. Locke and Baby Elizabeth were guests ot Miss Ewings and Mr. Patch Wednesday.

Wendell Reed, Mrs. Reed and their ,ahlldren from Brockton are with 'his Bister, Mrs. L. C. Glllett, for the rest of July. ' The Slerry Go Round club will ac­

cept Mrs. Stacy Bates' hospitality next Thursday,

Sirs. Paul L, Brown has entertained friends this week.

At the First Congregational church last Sunday the entire service was In keeping with the national hoUday. In the beautiful decorations in charge ot tho college girls the national colors had a prominent part In the color scheme. Two anthems ot a patriotic nsiturc -svere flnely rendered b y the young people's chorus. It was a most Impre5slvo sight to see the entire con­gregation salute the flag. In his ser­mon Rev, Carl G. Horst paid a fine tribute to the founders of our republic.

Th(? ch'urch school ot thc First Par­ish chureh w-ill hold its picnic at Whal­om park the last week In July; Au­tomobiles .will be provided for tho en­tire company.

Thc .services o f the Baptist church w-ere mada interesting by the presence in chair and congregation pt many ot the young people homc on their vaca­tion. The theme of the morning ser­mon was, "What advantage hath an American?" The call for a patriotic song service In the evening met with a flne response. With the exception of Kipling's recessional well rendered by SIIss Edith Whitcomb, accompanied by Miss E. E, Tenney. the singing was congregational, many selections being sung from memory, as the electric lights were out of commission during the first half of tho service. Excellent p.atriotic addresses wcrc made b'y Rey. Carl G, Horst and Rey. Gall Cleland, the sers-lce being conducted by Rcv. H. L. Caulkins.

Sunday morning Rcv. Gail Cleland's sermon .subject-will be "Thc strength of the hills," .a vacation theme. The C, E. meeting at seven o'clock wUi be led by the pastor; subject, "Charac­ter." The Thursday evening meeting of tho Congregational church wlll be omitted .as there is to bc a lawn party and entertainment at the church 'Wed­nesday evening. A pljiy, "Elizabeth's young man," wlll bo presented In tho vestry with the tollowlng cast: Sites Slargaret Thacher, Mlss M.arIon Flagg; Silss Caroline Conant and Mr. Baker.

Capt. Kerby ot the commissary de­partment from Brooklyn, N. Y., and tamlly camped Ih tront ot Nashobah schoolhouse Slonday night. In con­versation with somo ot the neighbors he said th.at he possessed ono ot tho original flfty medals that the German government had struck off to present the men whb should sink tho Lusitania and" he exhibited the same. On ono side ot tho medal, twice thc size ot the U. S. silver dollar, was represented the Lusitania sinking, on the other side was President Wilson roading tho names ot the crow. Admiral 'Von Tlr-pltz shaking his flst at President Wil­son,', over which wns tho Inscription, "Germany pver all," underneath was a motto of commendation, and the dato when the ship wns to bc sunk, Capt. Kerby rentarked that no money would Induce blm to part with the medal.

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embroidery and Idee trimmings, Special value^

NECKWEAR The most advance styles in Neckwear for sum-, *

mer wear. . . " New Lace Collars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . . .$1.00 to $2.50 New Pique Collars . . . . . , : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 9 ^ New Lace Vests and Collars.. . . . .$1.69 to $2.9i8 New Organdie CoUars, fine embroidered, $1 .00 to

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Geo. B. Turner & Son WE ARE DOING/ALL WE CAN TO REDUCE

the high cost of h'ving as far as food-stuffs goes

Bu Making SDecM Sale on all our groceries, meats, and other foodstuffs. The prices advertised dn these special sales are but little above cost and are but few gf the many bargains you will find in any of our stores. It will pay you to read our advertisements. Read the one printed on another page of this paper.

Note the Savings Make your purchases with us The same price at all our stores

BroGkelman Bros. Inc. MARKET AND STORES

Fitchburg, Leominster, Clinton, Mass.

To tasten loose handles In chests ot drawers, apply powdered alupi warmed In an Iron spoon.

Funeral, The funeral services ot Mrs. Frank­

lin S. Pingry were held from her late hpme Sunday afternoon and were at­tended by an unusually large number of people—relatives, neighbors, friends and associates in the Sandy Pond school association of which, she was secretary, .and feI|ow members ot the King's Daughters circle ot which she was second vice president and a most faithful attendant and interested work­er. 'Until the loss ot Kealth she was almost never absent from a meeting,, although one of thc oldest members and living the farthest but one from the meeting place. Her cheery presence -n-xis always welcome, for she fllled a largo place in the social circle, con­tributing In her quiet way from her fund'of wit, appreciating the humor as • well .IS the serious In life, and throiigh her womanly charms .and kindly deeds, endearing- herself to those favored with her. acquaintance.

The interment was In-the Whitcomb-Pingry family lot at Westlawn, and her resting-place was made beautitul with evergreen and wealth of flowers frora relatives, triends, a choice wreath from the Sandy Pond School nssocla-tipn and spray trom thc Forget-not circle of King's Daughters.

WEST ACTON

Xcws Items. Wesley Hall and wife of Boston

spent the holiday at tho homc of his father, E. L. Hall.

Mrs. B. S. Woodward ot Fitchburg Is visiting at tho homc of hcr son, Bcn-

Ijamin E. Hall. Mr.«. Ev.angelino Hall , Mrs. Ada

Cram of this village and Mrs. Winnie Lawrence ot South Acton, members ot Winona Rcbekab lodge visited Vesta Rebekah lodge ot Ayer Wednesday evening, , •

Rev, G, L. Michelson returned thc last of thc week and occupied his pul­pit Sunday.

Mrs. Helen Ogllvle ot Elkhart, 111., visited at tho home ot her father, Chas, Dudley, last week, Mrs, Ogllvle, with her husband. Rev. Mr. Ogilvic, came from their homo to attend tho inter­national council ot Congrogational churches In Boston.

Tho Universalist Church Is cloaed for tho annual summer vacation.

Tbo d a y we celebrate passed away -without accidents. Young America was In evidence In the early hours with his usual boyish pranks and In­dependent spirit. In the evening sev­eral families displayed fireworks for the children's pleasure. '"Walter McClenathan has returned

to his ,work railroading, aftor being laid by a year with, a broken leg, tho result ot an accident on tho railroad last year.

With currants twenty-five cents a basket and sugar twenty-six cents a pound—Oh, ypu current Jelly.-

Save bits Pt laundry spa-p and put In shaker tpr hpusehpld use, and tlo rem-narttB of toilet- spap In a piece pf cheese-cloth and uso to last scrap, .

LOST OR STRAYED—A light bay mare with white strip on the face, short-winded, chunky, and .weighed about 1250. Had on light weight hr/-ter. Last aeen on road from Littleton to .-iyer, CHARLES A. KIMBALL. Llt-tlcton Depot. Tel. 2S-21

POR SALB—One oil stove. 25 good fruit Jars with covers. 1 nearly new roll top desk. Victor Victrola with 50 re­cords In perfect condition. J. , E. ADAMS. Groton, Mass. 2t4S

C.\OBAGB PL.tXTS FOR SALE—35c per hundred; $2.25 pec thousand. -MIDDLESEX FRUIT F.\jRM. West Acton, Mass. , ttih

FOR SALE Small Cottage Houso In Groton

just off from proposed cemont road. The placp contains one aero of- land, a tour room house recently papered, and painted Inside, now hardwppd flppr, new tile chimney, pump at sink, beth house and b a m recently shingled. Good neighbors. Electric lights could bo Installed at little expense. 2t39,

MOSELEY HALE Tcl. 73-4 • Groton, SInss.

YOU MUST BE CAREFUL Accidents Will Occur. When they do, you must

be sure to dress t h e wounds carefully. Not to do so may mean blood poison aind death. We car­ry a full line of first-aid supplies such as

Bandages Salves • ' ' Disinfectants " Adhesive Plaster "' ' Liniments .' »: Medicated Cotton All of them simple, ef­

fective helps which you should keep on hand for emergencies in your home.

TOILET ARTICLES CANDIES ' *

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"The dally labors of the Bee, Awake my soul to Induatry: Who can observe tho caretul Ant, Ana not proyldv tor tuture wantr"

' Saturday, July 10, 1920

AYER News Items.

Dr. P. E. Gllson, whoso dental of­flce In Pago's block has b e e closed on'account of his Illness with, pneu­monia at his home In Orotpn, Is, re­ported to be much better, and, arte to be about the house,

E . Hartweil B ige low o t , Bethlehem,' Pa., Leonard S. Bigelow and tamlly ot South' Natick, have boch visiting thoir paronts, Mr, and Mrs, Elson H,

,BIgelow. , •

Mr, and- Mrs, Harrison E, Evan's and MUs Myrtle Smith ot West Somer-•vllle, spent the Four,th with Mr, Evans' mother. Sirs. Harriot' E;vans. '

Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur A. Hart ot Npr-wood have boen vialting relatives hcrel

Mr. and "Mrs. Ira 'Andrews of Hud­son vjslted Mrs. Andrews' parents, Mr.' and Mrs. Georgo H. Chandler, tho past

' wieek. -Mrs.. Josephine A. Morgan ot Wal­

tham has been visiting her rfousln, Mlss Lole A. Sherman.

, Elliott Preble bt N e w Britain, Conn., has been visit ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Warron Ii. Ereble.

Mrs. Herbert Lang of Manchester, N, H., has been visiting her parents, Mr, and Mrs, Charles C, Wood, - Mr, and Mrs, ' Fr,ederlck E, Small and Master Francis LePago ot Fltch-

'.burg', have been at thp home of Mrs. - Small's parents, Mr. and Mrs. 'William

H. Cralg. ' . Mrs. Annie Bruce of Fitchburg has

been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Al­bert P. Flllebrown.' .'

Robert "F. Murphy has returned from, hfs semi-annual business trip,->

Mlss Helen - D, Whitney Is visiting . l l lss Betty Savago In Cohassct,»

Mrs.' Samuel H. Proctor has return­ed from an extended -visit with her daughter, Jlrs. , Edwin H. Burkhardt, In Hplypke,

Mrs. Ella F. Hovey has been 'he recent guest ot Mr. and Mrs. Howard Northrop In Lowell. During her ab-

, senco s h e ' v i s i t e d NewDuryport and Hampton beach.

Silss Bertha Farnsworth was in, town for the holiday.

Mrs. A. F. Hanks and'daughter. Al­ma, ot New Britain, Conn., have been at the homo ot Mrs. Hank's sister, Mrs. Charles L. Washburn.-

Sir. and Mrs. Harding Brooks "have xetui-ned to Weymouth, N. S.

Mlss Prlscllla Mullln on .Tuesday began her duties at Filcne's'ln Boston,' where she will begin her. training to b e ' a buyer tor the firm. •

Hartweil Bigelow of Bethlehem, Pa„ Leonard Bigelow ot Greenfield and Mlss Natalie Bigelow ot South Nat ick .are spending a few days at the home of their parents. Sir. and Mrs. Elson H. Bigelow, pt East Slain street. '• Rp'brt-t-F.'&u?pViy*fttuirnetf hoiii* Friday trom a trip of several months spent In buying fruit In the South.

In honor of - Sirs. Plngry, whose funeral was held Sunday afternoon, the flag at the Sandy Pond scholhbuse was at halt mast. v.

Union service—Tho f e d e r a t e d church and the First Unitarian Parish churoh at the Unitarian church. Sun­day service at 10,45. SIuslc: "Our father," Mason; "Kyrio Elelson," from "Messe Solonnelle" of Gounod, offer­tory anthem, "The lord b6 exalted," ^Vest: "Nunc dimittis," Barnby. Preacher. Rev. Frank B. CrandaU; subject, "Labor and refreshment." On Sunday special music will bc furnished by a <iuartet composed of Mrs, WaUer C Sargent, soprano; Sirs, Henry Brown, contralto; Leonard Bigelow, tenor, and Ellis B. Harlow, basso. Sir. Bigelow Ial tenor In the choir of All Soul's church (Unitarian). Greenfield.

A regular communlcatlort of Caleb Butler lodge ot Masons will bc held Mondey evening, ,July 12. Work— Slaster Mason degree.

Francis Lovejoy ot East Slain street prevented on Tuesday afternoon what might have been a serious fire but for his quick action. While going over the bridge on East Slain street he np-ticed a blaze In the shed pt the old Nutting house, which is occupied by Mr. and Sirs. Phlnney. A pile of grass which was In the shed had In some way, caught flre and In a short time would have set fire to the building., Mr. Lovejoy cal led. to Mrs. Phlnney to get some wtiter, while by using an old Iron hoop, which he found nearby, ho beat out the fiaraes. It is worthy ot note that Sir, Lovejoy Is In his eighty-fifth year arid It Is -fprtunate that he was able by hla efforts to pre­vent any damage to this house, which la ono ot thc oldest houses In town.

Sir. and Sirs- Harry S. Bray return­ed home on Tuesday night after spend­ing two weeks in the neighborhood of Plymouth, N. H.

Sir. and Sirs. Henry G. Turner and daughter Theodora returned home last week after a ten d^ys' trip through the White Sits. Thcy \ i s i ted many points of intercit in the mountains. ,golng through to the further side of the range arid covered about 900 miles by auto In the ten days they were there.

Mr.. and 'Mrs . Arthur G. Downing entertained a houso party over thc Fourth. Among thoso presnt wero: Mrs. Harry Rothchllds of New Tfork city, Mrs. Olive DoLude ot Long Is­land; N. Y.,- Mlss Claytlo Pitman ot Lawrence, Mlss Harriet O'Neill ot Forge "Village, Sirs. Wlll lam Coffln and Leonard Lawton of Hubbardston and John McDonald of L a n c a s t v .

Worcester county association wlll meet In Whalom park July 16 at ten a,-m. The-G. A. R, will moot. In tho skating rink and tho W, ,R, Q. In tho dance hall. A basket lunch will bo ser\-cd.

Tho Camp Dovens baspball team beat tho U. S. W. Co. team ot Law-

- renco a t Camp Devens Slonday, 6 to 1, with Lowe and Needles as tho winning battery, Maloney and Janotka pitch--cd and caught, respectively, for the Lawrence team and Chaplain Sllncy, w h o Is tho ncw.Ji . O. T. C. chaplain at thc camp, umpired. Camp Devens sewed tho game up In the' flrst three innings with their-six runs. I>awrcnco scored Its only run In the fourth frame. IxiWo struck out eight men, to Malonoy's four. Tho errors were divided, three for-Lawrence and two tor Devens, and the 'hi ts went ' s ix and two In tho samo ordor, I'

.Baptlst-^Preachlng at 10.45'.a. ra.j subject, " T i e dlcty of Christ." -Bun-day school at tyfelvom. Preaching at-seven p., m.; sabject, "Moses;, frpm 'burrilng,,bUBh-tp Mt, Nebo." . Tpbrig people's meeting Tuesday at 7,30 p. m. Prayftrnjootlng Thursday at 7.30,p. m.

Ran'spm 6. 'Bal lcy and Katherlne J. Keegan- . were - married 'Wednesday ©vening, July 7, Rev, William D, Goble, pastor of the First Baptist church, Fitchburg, officiating., Tho couple win be at home at 6, Saratoga street,'East Boston, after July 16.

Mrs. Sllchaol J. Pender of Pearl street, aged > 47 years, died Thursday night at sr, Joseph's hoapltal] Nashua, N. H., whero sho had been tor abput five weeks. Sho leaves a husband and five ''children, John, Joseph, Helen, Daniel and-James Pender. Mr^. Pen-der has lived Irt town about twonty-flye'years. Tho funeral win. be held on Sunday• afternoon at 2.30, at St. Mary's church and. Interment will be In St. Slary's, cemetery.

Wedding. • Qeorge Lce Wllspn, son of Mr. and

Mrs. Jnmes B. Wllspn, and MIsa Helen Grace Dunne pt 90 Bpyd street , 'Now^ ton, were married on '\Vednesday even­ing at 7,30 a t the church of Our Lady Newton, tho ceremony being performed by Rev, Laurence Slattery of N . w -ton., Edward SI, Wilson ot Arlington Heights, a brother of the grooiif, acted as best man. The bride wore white georgettcwlth a 'White tulle yell caught up with orange blossoms, a n d carried a shower bouquet of white brido roses. Tho bridesmaid,. .Mlss SlargUeirlte Slooney ot Watertown; was dressed fn pink georgette and carried.pink brides­maid's roses. The flpwer girl was a niece et the bride, Eleancr Dunne, of Newton, arid wore a YJUOW voile dress. Fol lowing.the. ceremony thero was a reception at 90 B.oyd street and re­freshments -ivereserved by a.caterer. Among the relatives, and friends who were present at tho ceremoiiy were tho tollowlng trom this town:, Mr. and Sirs. Charles Miillln, Jr, . -Dr. Walter Des­mond, Mi's. Myra Credit of SKlrley, Mrs. Dalvld SI. Kynri, Miss Lillian Slarkham, and SIIss Madeline SIc-Carthy. . '• ,

Tho groom Is one ot the wel l known and popuiai; young men of the tpwn. f ie graduated from Ayer high schopl, •In 1907, and In 19I'S graduated from tho law school at Bostpn,'university. The same y6ar he was, admlttpcl to the Slassachusetts bar, arid sl'ntfe that tlirie has practised in Boston and Ayer, his ofilce nbw being In the Barry block. During the war he was at­tached to fho Naval Reserve and Wiis stationed In the Little building In Bos­ton. Sir. Wilson Is very prominent In the local. Knights of Columbus, and h.-is taken an activo part In local poli­tics, serying on the board of seleqt. men last year. The bride i s -a grad­uate of No-wton high schpPl and Busi­ness cpllege'and has h61d a resppnslble position as bookkeeper In a large prp-vlsion "store m Newton. '

After- the ceremony the couple left for a wedding trip to Philadelphia. Baltimoro and Washington, D. C , and upon their return tP this tpwn will re side' in Henry Dodge's house on High street;

Fourth of July Celebration. Tbe- Fourth of July was celebrated

by appropriate features, extending pver the whole day, Monday. Ideal weather made the success of the various affairs complete. , '

Tho day was .opened with a good, ''pjid-'fashldned» parade of? fl.oats, :dec-prated mptor cars and special comic features. T h e line was led by Edward E, Sawyer, 'mounted, as marshal. The Groton Cornet band followed. The following are some of the organza-tlons and ' individuals whos& repre­sentation In the parade helped to make it a success: George H. Browri, dec-prated car; Ayer Flre department, chemical engine; G, A, R., decprated car; Ayer Grange, P. pf H., flpat; Ayer Hardware CP. , truck with agricultural Implements; Edward C. Page, flpat representing a candidate tor a fra­ternal order "riding the goat," Alfred Yates: Ayer public schools, childreh in three motor trucks; Knights ot Colum­bus, float representing hut with serv­ice men and nurse; Slerchants' League Of Ayer, float, "Dixieland," represent­ing darkles engaged in a favorite put-door sport; Class ot 1920, Ayer High school in truck.driven by I, G. Dwln-«11; Donald Slartin and Walter Win-slow in comic costumes on bicycles; James Nutting, police costume; iCozlov boys, comic costumes; Berry's lunch, decorated float.

The parade formed on West street near the Soldiers' club. The Une of march was as , fo l lows: Soldiers* club to Slain, Slain to Pleasant, Pleasant to Ho-ward, Howard to Washington,, Washington to Slain, Slain to Slechan-ics, Slechanlcs tp Shirley, Shirley to Slain, Slain to Third. Third to Staple, Maple to Main, Slain to school, and thence to the town park.

The games at the town park began soon nt ter ' ten o'clock and ended "a Uttlo before noon. The tollowlng cit­izens acted as offlclals In charge of the games: Starters, Herbert Evans, A1--tred Yates, Herbert "L, Farnsworth^ Herbert Hardy and Fred' B. Earle; Judges, Warren Winslow and Rev. James T.'RIder, Jr. The results ot the various events were as tollows:

Flftj* yard dash, boys—Francis SIc-Guane Ist, Paul Boisscau 2d. 50 yd. dash, boys 12-15 yrs.—Theodoro Bar­ry Ist, Walter Smith 2d; lOO'yd. dash —Paul Slullin Ist, Wal t crParker 2d; wheelbarrow race—McGuane nnd Bolsseau 1st, Sfosher nnd Tague 2d; three-legged race—Edward Harlow and WaUer Smith 1st, Willard Carman and Theodore Barry 2d; three-legged race, boys 9-11 yrs,—SIcGray and Donahue 1st, Cornelller and Peacock 2d; horse and rider contest—Taguc and Scruton 1st, Cleary and Tyrrell 2d; 50 yd. sack races—Paul Boisscau 1st, Frank Kozlov 2d; Berry boy 1st, Ed­ward Harlow 2d; John Webb 1st, tie, Earl McGray and E. Tyrrell 2d; bear race—Earl McGray Ist, Paul Boisscii l 2d; obstacle race—Elbert Pickard ,l«t, Edward Plllman 2d; Indian club race —Lewis Auld 1st, Clayton Hart 2d; 50 yd. da.ih, girls—Helen Murray 1st, Margaret Ooldcn 2d; sack rac6, girls— Carmol Rynn 1st, Alice Bynn 2d; 36 yd. , sack raco—Dorothy MuHIn Ist, Stella Btone 2d; threo-lcgged race, girls —Isabel Traqualr and Juliet Flint Ist. Elvlna Pirono ixtd Nina Stedman 2d.

Tho Afternoon program at the town park b'egan with a band concort by the Groton Comet band at onc p'clpck. Twp ovents followed at halt-past one. To tho rear .of the baseball field nn entertainment was given by thc Com­munity Sorvico Entertainers of Lowell. Tho pupils ot tho Ayor schopls sang. Their singing, which wns urider the dlrecttpn ot, SIfss Caroline C. Brown, was nn especially enjoyable teaturp ot tho program, Clarence W. Stetson, head ot tho Army Y. SI. C. A., on West Slain strcot, played on tho Swiss bells and .on tho steel discs.. His specialty Was a unlquo and much enjoyed fea­ture. Lucius C. Falrchlld gave a group

e f v reading. • In ,-charB-ct.r make-up which also pleased , lhe audience. . The bosoball game botween Ayer professional men and business men re-Fultcd In a victory for the .former by a score of is to -4. The tollowlng Is thc llnc-up: Professional men—Suillvan, P.; Griffln a n d Wallace, c ; Hopkins, lb . ; Wilson, 2b,; Priest, ss.; Wallaco and Griffln, 3b.; V. Fillebrown, I.t.; Desmond; r.t.; 'Rider, .c.f. Business mc,n—Plllman,-p.; Hardy, c ; Parker, lb . ; Dwine l l , -2b . ; .Mahan, s .s . ; 'Klt­tredge, 3b.; P. Fletcher,. I.f.;' Beverly, Cit.; Blodgett, r.t. The umpires wcrc Downing and H. L. Farnsworth.

Thc next event ot tho afternoon was a baseball game botween tho Aycr A. A. team and the Shirley Legion team. Ayer won by a score of 7 to 5. The tollowlnig la the l ine-up of the teams: Ayer—Wheeler, s.s.; Harrington, lb.; Burrlll, 3b.; Donahue, l,f.; Thompson, c.'; Mllleri r.t.; D'. Downing, c.f,; E. Downing, p.; SIcGuane, S.s. and 2b.; Slaynard batted for Miller In the Sth Inning, Shirley—Ba(J»tUbner, ' S.B.; Spears, 2b.;..Wells, lb . ; Westover, c ; Quinty, 3b,; "chapman, I.t.; Desmond, r.t.; Monroe, p,; Lilly, o. The umpires were E. Kidder nhd L. A. Carman.

The evening program included a band concort, the singing df patriotic airs led by Mrs. Walter.C, Sargent and a' patriotic address , by Chaplain J. Burt Webster, 13th Infantry, Camp Devens. Chaplain Webster's address 'dealt with the three great crises—the Revolution, the Civil War and thc European war—-through which this nation has passed. 'The chaplain Is a speaker ot unusual force and elp-quence. He uttered a r inging,chal­lenge tp the young meii to see that our n^lon shall' rise above the perils which now threaten It.

The day's events clpsed -with the singing of the "Star Spangled. Banner." The success o t t h e day is a tribute to tbe fine civic spirit ot everyone,wbo had a part In the management of the various affairs on the program. •

QLstrict Court. On Tuesday morning five drivers of

ijiptpr vehicles were In court charged with operating '-their machines • In Ayer at an unreasonable rate o t speed. They were all picked up on Park street In a measured trap which -was In operation ojn Sunday, -June 20. They were, Ernest T. Wright of West­tord,'iPhlllp C, HortPri pf Fitchburg, Clarence H, Swcetser Pf 'Medfprd, Arthur W, Deen pf-: Wproester, arid Arthur Crlacom of Ayer. The usual fine of ten dollars w a s imposed pn all ot ,th,em, . . ^- .' ',

On. Wednesday morning another automobile driver, Walter S. Tenney ot Boston, was In court charged with the s&me orfense, being another ot, th'e. victims of the trap on June 20. He entered a plea of nolo and 'was ovdered to pay the same fine, ten dol­lars, '

Also on Wednesday mornfng Jphn Tyne of Ayer pleaded guilty to a charge ot drunkenness, and was plac­ed on probation tor six months and ordered to pay a fine ot ten dollars.

Three young boys trom Lawrence were -'in court. Thursday morning charged with stealing a ride, on the railroad, having been taken prt the Bar HarbPr express, which they were riding "bllrid baggage." Investigation show'ed that one ot them was out pn ball under a charge, of breaking and entering In Lawrence, v.-hile another was on probation for a theft in that city. The boys were held until Friday naornlng Xor disposal. •

On Friday morning tho three • Ju­veniles who- were charged with -steal­ing a ride on the Bar Harbor Express, came .up' for disposal by the court, One was returned to the custody ot his mother, who was his surety'on a pre­vious charge, and thp other two cases were placed on file.

Dorothy, -Ruth, E a l p h and Gertrude Wiieeler, aged 11, 7, 9, and 5 respec­tively, children ot J. Fred Wheeler ot Pepporcll were In court Friday morn­ing as neglected chlidren. They were placed in the hands ot the Stale Board ot Charity, and­ the case was contin ued until September 13, to give the motiier a chance to show that she could'provide a proper home for them

Real Estate Transfer. The tollowlng real -estate transfers

have been recorded from this vicinity receritly. Westford—AJmeda Bick­nell et al. to John C. AbbPt, land on Slain street; Nancy J , -Eastnian et al. to J o h n . S I c M a s t e r . land on Slain street; Charles G. Sargent est. by trs. to C. G. Sargents' Sons Corporation, land on Fourth street; Charles G. Sar­gent, est. by trs. to Granitovilio Foun­dry.- Co., land On Bridge street. Ayer—Oren N. Kidder to J. E. SIul ien; Albert SI. Phelps et al. tp F. War­ren; Kate L. Walsh a'dm. tp B. 'V, SIcGuane; Herbert J. Webb et- al. tP Grace SI. Rymes. Gr.Ptph--Jame3 H, Broughton to A. E. Storiehouse; Sarah B. Stone to P. Barry; 'i'ssabella G. Waters ct al. trs. to B. & A, D. Fes­senden Co.: Sarah J. Whit ing to J. E. Donahue: W; Hubert Wopd.tr. to J. O. Marcelais. Littletpn—-Frank 'H. Far­mer to J. H. Whitcomb;; Ernest. W. Stebblns ct al. to H. L. Selfrldge et al. Pepperell-—Sarah E . Heald tp C. G. Heald; .Nathaniel S. Shattuck tp C. H. Torrey; Electa C. Winn et al. to H. C. Winn, Townsend—Lendalo U. Clement to B, & A. D. Fessenden Co.; Justin C. Hodgman to B. & A. D. Fessenden Co.: Margaret Slackce to L. A. Allen; Charics B. Stickney to B. & A. D. Fe.>!.'!cnden ''CP.;Thomas H. Welch et ux, to A, P. Homor. Har. vard—Nahum .-\. Sl.aynnrd et nl. to James F. Slaynard tr. ct al.c. g. trust. Lunenburg—Edwin T, Young to Jo­seph Fortlcr, land on East and North streets.

To the Editor: The chairman and members ot the

committee on the Fourth ot July cel­ebration deserve the grateful "thanks ot tho people of Ayer tor tho splendid ontcrtalnment provided on Slonday. " The entire program waa planned tor tho beneflt of all o t our townspeople and thc libsencp-^of fires, rowdyism and accidents proved conclusively that thc newer Interpretation pf thc mean­ing Pt the day Is far superior to tho form ot celebration Which has been cpmmPn In tho past. ,

The general Interest n f the pepple was displayed bPth In thc large at­tendance and In their genercus partic­ipation m all pt tho ovents.

As one ot the younger men put It: "Tho entire day w a s a howling suc­cess." . A Citizen.

To tbo Editor: Traffle, Offlcer Blood told Frank S.

Bennett last Wednesday atternoon at Main and Pleasant streets, that ho would not tolerate any citizen of thc town, no matter w h o ho was, "running his automobile by that corner so as to endanger pedestrians." Tho con­versation took th© form of a verbal duel. Spectators say Bennett started the argument by referring to Blood's* nction In reprimanding him lor not

ProcStor's Strand, Ayer • OPROCTOR &'DONAHUE, Lessees

, ' SUNPA.y

BESSIE IiOVE In ^The Wishing Rlrig Man,',' -Comedy.

' ; MONDAY

"The Day S h e Paid," Comedy, Weekly,

TUESDAY

H. B, W A K N E D to "The Gray WoITs Ghost,"- Comedy.

WEDNESDAY

WANDA H A W l i E Y In "VirtuoiLs SUi-n c r t " .Comedy. News.

THURSDAY-

m C B A R D TRAVERSE In "Mnn TraU." Coinedy.

FRID.^'y

"Pawn of FalUi." Comedy. '

SATURDAY •

"The Onp of Fury" by Rupert HUghea t h e author ot "The Unpardenablo

" • Sin." Ncwa,

Matinees—Saturday at two o'clock; Sunday at 3.S0 Evenings at 6,1& and JB.i5

exercising duo care in pperating his machine on Main street, and Blood,' getting a rise In temperature, tt^ld. of how he held uy Govcn-.o:- McCall and Slayor " Curley tor speeding by the corner. Bennett then prodded Bleed about what "they"-thought of him for being too offlclous. Blood demanded ot Bennett that ho tell him who "they" wero that had expressed themselves so ungentlemaniy-bf.blra', but Bennett said he wasn't carrying stprles. Other split Irifihltles were-used In the ceurse pf the conversation, some ot which arc tound In the seventh chjapter ot St. SlattHew. . • A Listener.

Chautauqua. -The following account ot the pre­

sentation of ,"Pol ly of the circus" on the Chautauqua program is continued from last -week:

The tPllpwlrig Is the cast. It will bo noted that the cast differs In some par­ticulars frcm that given In the pfflclal Chautauqua program: Rev. Couglas, Wilfred Young; Jim, the canvas riian, Daniel Ross; Mrs: Willoughby, Slarjpr. le Dalton; Deacon-Elbcrson, Richard Horgan; Deacon Strong arid Toby, tho clown, WtlVam Short; Hasty, the col­ored servajit, Donald SIcLean; PpUy, Janet Hershey, - .„

The gtpry pf the pl-ty Is how a cir­cus girl broke the crust of Intpleranco ot a small cpuntry town Jn NewEng-^ land. Certain villagers, notably wom­on, were offended ,by the presence of a circus and of circus people In their town. When Polly, tho bareback rid­er, -was thrown and injured. Rev, Sir. Douglas had her birought tp.hls hoirio and cajed for by 'h l s colored house­keeper: Tho'vi l lage gossips exercised the lower part of their faces and tho "deacons" ot the chtirch became ex­cited. Rearing-pf It, pplly stole away fearlng'tbat her presence would Injure her friend. Sir. Douglas, A mutual sentiment of affection, however, drew the little circus- girl and her' bene­factor together a ^ l n for good and all.

Among th? me'mbcrs of the cast. Sir. Young, who played the lead,-was es­pecially good. He. played up In the part of tlie big. hesj-rtcd vlliago minis­ter tind portrayed the character of the true clergyman w h o is both a hfiman being and, on occasion, a good-fighter. Messrs. Horgari and Short ably por­trayed the characters ot two Pharisees of the modern school. Sir. Horgaii 'worked some gopdi comedy • with his part as the timid deacon. Mr. Ross, a giant with a- good;Aeartcd- look, w a s excellent as Jim, tli'tf "canvas man. The-comedy' work of ^he two w h o had colored roles was good 'and enlivened fhe piece. Silss Hershey,-the leading lady. In her splendid work balanced the equally good work - of Sir. Yourig. She skilfully portrayed' the transition of Poliy, -the little olrciis girl with an' ample vocabulary of slang, to the pol­ished young lady who became the 'wife of her benefactor.

The program of Saturday. th= last day of the course, included, in ' the af­ternoon, a lecture concert by Sohn Tobln and a popular concert by the Cremonas, and, in the evening, a grand concert by the same iriiisiclans. The afternpon house was pnly of moderate size, but one of tho largest audiences ot tho week greeted the Cremonas at their evening, program.

Sir, Tobln's subject was "Anglo American music." Sir, Tobln Is or ganlst and choirmaster ot a -large church In Liverpool. His lecture be­gan with a clean-cut plea to,- the things that refine human lives. The

, practiml value of music Is. that It lifts one above oneself. The lecturer made

.the point, so often torgptten, that hearing Is not li.stenlng. Sir. Tobln dealt with rhythm, melody and har­mony as elements in mus ic . He il­lustrated musical principles by selec--tlons played on thc piano. Sir. Tobln's work at the piano marked him as a brilliant pianist.

At their afternoon concert thc Cre-rnorias pleased their hearers with their bright and spirited playing.

At the evening concc_rt tho program Included a larger number ot classics. Sllrlam Little, 'cellist, made a distinct Impression by her work., Ernest Har­rison, pianist. In solo numbers was also much appreciated. The veal' Bololst, Slargaret Perry, soprano, showed by her excellent work both her thorough training and her n.^tural abnitles.

The general impression seems to be th.at the Chautauciua brought much valuable entcrt.Tlnment and edifica­tion to the pcoplo ot the town. The credit , tor proviillng this beneflt be­longs first to thc local group o t tlilrty-seven guarantors, whose backing made It possible. Others helped to mako the Chautauqu.a pow^ihlc In other ways,

Tho town wa.*! cinvasscd by a com mittee of the woman's -club. The wpman's cliib in Littletpn canvassed their tpwn. . Rober; H. J. -Holden can­vassed Shirley, I'rcd H. Gathercole was ' cha irman of 'ho general ticket committee. To him .and to Sliss Evelyn, M. Sanderson belongs specia l ' credit for assuming the large amount ot work Incident to handling the t ickets . . Al fred .Yates and John J , - .Barry de­voted a full mca.<iuro ot their- time In handling .the advertising. Both In selling tickets and in assist ing In tho Junior Chautauqua, Mrs. Susan M. Barker made a generous contribution ot hcr tlmo and effort. The list of guarantors follows:

P. C. Brown, Frank 8: Bennett, Georgo'H. Brown, Qcorgo H . B . Tur­nor, John L^ Kennlson, F . 'Vom Plll­man, Wllllam Brown, Herbert ' H. PpjctPr, Oeorge L. Osgood, L u c l i s C. Falrchlld, Robert H. J. Holden, Holdon C, Harlow, Albert M. Phelps , Mrs. Hlttlo Evans, Shirley, Mrs. Thomas E. Lllloy,' Shirley, Silss Mary' A. Park, Shirley, Mrs. Emily Ntgfle Billings, Gcprge W. Hompr,-F. H. Gathercole, John T. Gibbons. Charics H, Hard,v. Eugerie S. Barry, John J , . Barry, J, Harold Atwood, Robert .Montgomery, Alfred Yates. Joseph Mdrkham. Rob­ert IJttlnflold. Wallaco W. Sprague, br, Herbpr! R, Priest, Dr. Bertrand H,

IJopklns, ' George Poulius, "Wllllnm Dpnlpri, Ta lbot Company," Frank S, Pierce, Howard P, Fletcher, ' tester Whitcomb,

-HARVARD

StUI n i \«r . , V I Mr. and Sirs. Royal Cheney ot Long

Beach, Cat.,' with Ti lv ibn Arthur, of Southville, were callers on Still River friends one day last week, i ,

Mr, and Mrs, Hutcherson, ••Mrs.'VXn-i drew Walker and- Mrs, Josephine Whltriey went, to Worcester In Sir. Hutcherson's car Jast wieek- Friday evening to attend -the graduation ot Miss -Bernico Walker from Becker's Business college. There was a very large, class and the exercises were held In Jlechanics' hall. Mlss Walker has a flno position as stenographer in the state school at Wareham.

SI,r. and ' S irs . 'Ralph Whitney and daughter Jeah ' of Worcester- were guests of h is mpther, Mrs; J, SI.,Whit­ney,, Sunday and SIcnday, ..,•, r - ' •

Rcv. and Mrs. Wells and Rev. and Sirs. SlorrlU Teely of Wichita, Kan., wore guests ot Sir. and Sirs. Hayrie's Thursday and Friday Pt this lyeek. At t h e Baptist prayer meetlrig 'pn Wednesday everilng Mr. Wells' gave a' very helpful and Interesting talk abbilt the' tercentenary meetings fn Boston and also pt his-Impresslpns of the East, this being his first trip here.

Arthur Eberhard ;pt- Fitchburg Is spending the week with,AV".' B. Wil­lard.-. ' - •' ;•-, •', ' •

Sunday evening Drydcn 'Gussman ot Fiorlda with h i s sisier, Slary Guss­man, and' friend q f Boiston ,and. Elcaiior HaskeU of this iflllage ar­rived a't h is parerits. Rev. arid 'Mrs. Gussman', the three meeting hl'm' In Washington--.and coming froni .there In his auto. -» Fred Savage spent the Fourth In Bostpn. - ' .

Luther Bateman of Arllngten was the^-guest of his brether and. sister, Fred and Eliza Bateman, Sunday and Mpnday,'

Sirs, Blrchall ct.Cliritpn Is the gtiest' pf SIIss Alice Marshall, Charles A. Farnsworth of Worcester -was the guest ot his father; Deacon IS. A. Farnsworth, Wednesday.

Howard D, Stone was thrown from his wagon recently and dislocated his shoulder.

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into our stores, we want yon to m a ^ yg/tixttit at' home and t9 fMl . you are one of us. . Our experience in selecting t£» best food ptd. ducts in thc market/and onr eco,nomical system of placing satn^ oa, our shelves, gives to you the "be^t quality of goods at the'Iowert, prices. Prove this by,buying a pound of ^ - ' '

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At t h e m e e t l n g ot the boara;.of'se­lectmen on last week Friday evening the following appointments , -were made: Chas. E . Pearce,, special police; James F. Sa-wln, dog offlcer; , : : ; - .

Sir. and Sirs. Charles H. Weafe .Jr , , returned home this week after spend­ing a week ne.ir,Lake George;-N,' T;

Center. . : • ' / : i Rev. Remsen B. Ogilby has been, a p ­

pointed to the presidency of-/Trinity collego at Hartford, Conn. Slr.'^Ogllby will be remembered by many In tills vicinity as he conducted the'services at Trinity chapel tor some tlmd while he was at Groton School. He was'later connected w i t h ' t h e Baguio school In tho Philippines and during the war, was at West Point; ••

BOXBOROUGH

News Items. Sliss Anne -Geanoy, John Wilson and

George -Wilson were entertained . by SIrs,'G. W, Wnsph las tweek , Gebrgo Wilson Is now police offlcer. "on;-the ship George Washington. ,

Slartha 'Slolloy ot Watertown Is spending this week with ,tho Wilson's/ .

Mrs. Ada Durkee was the guest of Miss Mayfred DeWoIt, her brother Ed­ward's fiance, ot Westboro, over th'e holidays. • , '' . ' ! ' ' .

SIIss Helen Burroughs Is spending tho weck with friends Jri,New Hamp.-' shire, ' , ' ' . , '

SIIss Hazel Morse Is, at the White Sits., where' sho went with a party of friends -as soon as her ^ h p o l closed at Northficld.

ai lss Helen Flerra Is at Lake Wlnne­pesaukee for the summer. ,

!SI!ss Slarle Steele visited Sirs. Frank Dodge at North L.exIngton several days last week. ' : : ; > "

Andrew Walker spent the holidays with his sister In Spencer;

Sirs. Ralph Whitcomb is visiting hex sister. Sirs. Perry SlortPn, In Water-town, this week.

Eugene Smith h.as Joined the r.inks of anto owners .and,Is enjoying a Stud­ebaker. H i s triends arc too, a s it has three scats and its owner l i l ies-cem-pany. '. • : •

The' largo red barn'long known ns h, landmark a t the cross roads between this town arid Acton c a n b e cnllcd that no Ionge^ a s Ita'owner,-'Mr; Sadler, Is pa int ing-both ' that and his home a French-grray. • . - . . •

Sir. arid Mrs.' Perry Burns of Wal­tham aro a t 'Walnut farm' tor two weeks. ."• X ,

The moct lng„ot tho Woman's Mis­sionary AuxlIlijTy. win be held Wednes­day at 2.30, July.'.K, at tho home et Sirs. Emory Wiiltcomb, West Acton.

TOWNSEND Uhrbor.

Lesllo Baldwin and tamlly ot Wor­cester, Sirs. Elisabeth Lewis of North Reading, Dr, W e e k s ot Manchester, N. H., Mr. a n d Mrs. Frederick Tanglcy of Chelmsford and Mlss Isabel Ewcns ot North Reading wero recent guests Pt Sirs. Elizabeth Baldwin. •'- -

Mr. and M i * John Harvoy of Wal­thnm and Mlss Ellen Harve^ arc gucats at T. J. Harv.ey's. ,

Sirs. Austin and Mildred Fraieigh yrero week-end guests at Sachem villa.'

UNT SXOKE . •

OVEEBLO^&SSK^t^SBS AND MIDDIES ' At last the hot •weather '<v!^f we all have been looking foahaS '

arrived.' You will need light, COTI garments for these warm days. Let us show- you our assortment of summer togs and we know we 'Will sell you, as we have a large variety at attractive prices.

Voile Overblouses, hand embroidered, all colors ^ . 9 8 Voile Overblouses, hand'embroidered, in vfool $ 3 . 9 8 Vbile Smocks, hand' embroidered, 'all colors. ,- S3.75. AVhite' and Colored SmockSj made of beach cloth and In-V-'dian'^Head . - . ' . . . , . / . . . . : .'. ^ . 5 0 to . 9 8 Middy Blouses-^white, also AV ith Blue Flannel, collars^ and

cuiffs . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . . ^ 9^ .69 to ^ . 9 8 •White Skirts—large variety.;. ' $ 1 . 9 8 to $ 5 . 8 8

- , BATHING SUITS AND CAPS Cotton Two'Suits, trinimed with white braid $ 2 . 6 9 , $ 2 . 9 8 , $3 .25 ' Jersey One Piece Suits $ 2 . 2 5 to $ 7 . 5 0 Bathing Cap's 2 5 ^ to 7 9 ^

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Mrs. Walter Proctor, and Uttle son are guesta dt Mrs,. H, .Strout .during 'Cliautaliqua. \ ; - — " ' '

Mr.'and Mrs. Edward Spauldlng and 'Mlss Claudln Sprauldlng are guests ot Mr. and Sirs. Gyrus Laiie.' » - ' ' Mpnday was one of the quietest ot Fourths this vlllaige' ever witnessed.

Mr. and.Mrs. Waiter L«wls were over Sunday guests at-Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith's.

The-Fourth -was, observed at West -bver by a famliy piciilc. Ther'jvas also a tamlly picnic ofl the Proetors-^Warn-efs . Including Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Cum­mings at Pinehurst. ,. '

A , picnic. Including the Lanes, Spauldlngs and Fitcfhs was held a t tho Waldo Spauldlng cabin on Mpnday,

Mrs. Esther Bailey, after a brief v is -It with relatives In this . vlt&TJe,' re­turned home Tuesday, morhlng, ' Sir, and Mrs. Fraieigh and 'family havererited, and aro occupying thp Old-Homestead for the. mpnth p'f.' July.

Cards have been received-announc­ing the marriage ot Sliss Mabtl B SOper and Jphn DPIC of Melrese.. Mr. ^ o i e has a suminer homo at South row,

:Herbert Leadbetter pt, Sherbropk, Canada! whp -fprmcrly lived at the Cape, is a guest at Sir, Cehant's.' ' T h e . A s "Sfpu Like;It, club, met with Mrs. G. A, Procter oh Tuesday and spent a delightful afternopn; Ah es ­pecially Interesting leatnro was the reading of several letters from Ar­menia telling ot the 'work among tho orphans there. After a salad lunch­eon. Sir. Leadbetter, a son pf a n "ab­sent member, "topk pictures - Pt the ladles ot the club.

•ITEMS O P INTEREST

Cut cakes of laundry soap In h'al\ea to avoid waste. - .;' • _ , •

Smaft little hats mako use of fiat-tcathcr trimming.

WPmen of r a n k , g o bareheaded In Mexico. ' '

Cigar or good cigarette' ash makes an excellent polish for silverware.

Now AdTcrtlscmonts

FOR SALE—Soven 'to ten tons standing grass, excellent quality at Peters' f.arm,-'Shlrley, two miles from Townsond Harbor. Inquire promptly. Tpwnscna R. F. D ; N P . H . ' ' , •

FOR SAtB—A doublo house noarly completed on Fletcher street, Ayer: also, a fow pieces of furniture suit­able for a camp, MRS, HARRIET LA­POINTE, East Main St , Ayer. lt«B»

POR 8-AI,B—A 10-room house on Pearl street, beautifully located. Pries reasonable. Inquire at <4 WASHINQ-TON ST., Ayor. - • r ttti*

FOR SALB—^Nlno rocun» of, furniture. —six . bedrooms, one living room one dining room and kitchen, Includlngr one Henry F. MlllCr - pluno, J, J, -BARRT &-^CO., -Ayer.' • •.-.it^^

• WAlfTBI^-i-A fe-w' hours'extra'work by experienced book-keeper., Addrsis Q.. Public Spirit offlc*, Ayer. - J tU •

• ' FOR' nAVBr-OtiO frood work' hors*, iSOfr lb«., US.90,' 2 new mllch cows, t good expreM wagons, 1, demooraV WMT-on, 1 ono-hor»« farm w a g o n , , I . g o o d Coneot-d bugglcii. 2 set of feed b*KB, t good second-hand ooUare, J'c<ood e x . pr'esa harneeaoi,' I piano board, with rolls, neck yokes, eveners, whlttlel reea, log chains, cant hooka tor logs,^ hlni-mg ropes, spreaders, lead rellM, 1 pungs, 2 elelgbs. robes, atreet -blank­ets, etablo blankets. Iron audi wooden rakes, shovele, haiy fork*, dune fork*, team bella, rings, taMels, sntps, front pieces, 2 good oarlor stoves, K tour-gallon crock* to put down e n * in, 1 Targe, thrifty Boa)^ tern an4 imirthlng you want In tlt«-tean)IAit line: Haat be «old at one*. ADAMS OTABLS. Oroton. itaaa. U 4 i

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M r . a n d M r s . J o h n A n t h o n y , ' n c -t o m p a i } l c d b y M r . - a n d M r s . C h a r l e s t t ^ r b o U m o t o r q d t o C o n c c r d , N , a , o n S u n d a y . M r . a n d Mrs.'- T a r b e l i r c -a a a l n e d f o r a v i s i t w i t h r e l a t i v e s , a n d M r . a n d M r s . A n t h o n y r h o t o r o d t o JLouden , N H . , a n d c a l l e d u p o n M r , a n d M r s , C p x , w h o w e r e f o r m e r T o w n ­s o n d r e s i d e n t s a t t h o O l d C i t y . ,

M a s t e r R o g e r ' B a c o n i s v i s i t i n g a t M l l f o r d , N . H .

M r . u n d M r s . E l m o r W a l l a c e s p e n t I h p F o u r t h w i t h , h i s s l a t e r , M r s J o h n K o b a r t , a t S l a l d e n ,

L i t t l e M l s s L e n a K i n g o f F i t c h b u r g I s - v i s i t i n g h e r g r a n d m o t h e r . S i r s , K i n g , a t W . A l l e n ' s .

, M r , , u n d S i r s . H u d s o n A . B r a y a r e e n t e r t a i n i n g S ir . B r a y ' s f a t h e r t r o m -Alifirusta, M e , .

• M l s s A., B c s s l o E . i s t r a a n , ' t e a c h e r In t h o h i g h s c h o o l of c c m m e r c e a t W o r ­c e s t e r , i s e n j o y i n g h e r v a c a t i o n a t t h e

• h p m o o f h e r s i s t e r . S i r s . C o r n e l i a H a r -v p y .

M i s s G l a d y s F e l c h Is v i s i t i n g w i t h r c l a t l v e o u t R o c k l a n d , M e . , a n d w h l l o t h e r e , s h e . a t t e n d e d t h e g r a d u a t l c n o f h e r c o u s i n , R l c h i n o n d ' G r e e l e y t r o m t U ^ ' h l g h s c h o o l , R i c h m o n d , f o r m e r l y a t t e n d e d t h o T o w n s e n d C e n t e r s c h o o l ,

M 3 s s G l a d y s D o m i n a Is e m p l o y e d a s h e l p e r in t h e h o m c o / M r s . J a m e s - W o o l l e y , o n B r o o k l i n o S tree t .

O n e o t t h o f i n e s t c o n c e r t p r o g r a m s o v e r , p r e s e n t e d , w a s g i v e n b y t h o

. . T o w t t i i e i i d b i i n d , o n t i io c o m m o n , T u e s ­d a y e v e n i n g , a n d e v e r y s e l e c t i o n h u m ­b e r w a s h e a r t i l y a p p l a u d e d b y t h e P 0 9 p l e . T h o , Ico c r e a m a n d s o f t d r i n k s • w h i c h a r o b e i n g s o l d e v e r y b a n d c o n ­c e r t n i g h t f o r t h o b e n e f l t o f t h e b a n d , •wcro I n c h a r g e o t S i r . a n d S irs . ' C. A . P a c k a r d , M r . a n d S i r s . G e o r g o W U s o n , o n d M r s , T , E . F l a r l t y a n d M l a s H e l e n ' W h i t c o m b . T h e c o n c e r t n e x t w e e k w i l l b e g i v e n T h u r s d a y o v e n i n g , J u l y ' 16 .

SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1920 «y;, , o u p l i o n l u m , ; , G a r y , G i l c h r i s t , a n d J o h n D o b s o n c p r n e t s a n d J o h n J, P l p o r , m c l p p h p n e , w i t h o r g a n a c c o r a -p u l n m o n t , b y ' A l b e r t O, S e a v e r , A v o c a l duc.t w a s a l s o ' s u n g b y Mrs , E s ­t e l l o F a r r a r E a s t m a n , s c p r a n o , a n d h c r b r o t h e r , C a r l t o n F a r r a r , t e n o r . D u r i n g t h e S u n d a y s c h o o l h o u r S i r s . A d a b p l l e C l a r k e H a r v e y o t D a n v e r s w a s p r e s e n t a n d g a v o a t a l k o n h o m e m i s s i o n s . S i r s . H a r v e y a n d SIi-s. E a s t ­m a n w c i e t o r m e r h e l p f u l w o r k e r s in t h o h o m o c h u r c h a i i d It w a a a p l e a s ­u r e a n d p r i v i l e g e t o a g a i n h o u r t h e i r v o i c e s In w o r d a n d , s o n g . A t t h e c o m ­m u n i o n s e r v i c e , B e t t y D o b s o n , t h e l i t ­t l e d a u g h t e r o t S i r . a n d S i r s . G e o r g e C. W i n c h e s t e r w a a b a p t i z e d b y R e v . A . L . S t r u t h e r s .

R e v . A l b e r t S. K l l b o u r n , o f E d d y -v t l l o , I o w a , Is e n j o y i n g a v a c a t l o h In town w i t h h i s b r o t h e r s , F a r l e y a n d

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j hr>i!riiioT of r'-sos a:-f! a rniVr-: ion ' of ••i;\or w a s loft ,-,.« ,-, tok; n nf tho 'nest -.-.isjlios o f t h o party . . \ f t o r tho ro­o o p t i o n t h o J,arty nd . i ourned to t h e h o t i s e .in<] sanpr j ia tr io t io s o l e r t i o n s a n d M r s . H a m i l t o n o n t o r t a i n o d w i t h sevor . i l s e l e c t i o n s u p n n h e r »,-ultar. Toe c r o a n i a n d c a k o w a s t h o n s e r v e d , and a l l t h o f a m i l i e s w h o h a d l i re -w o r k s hroUKht t h e m alone: a n d t h o y w e r e s o t off a s d a r k n e s s a r r i v e d a d d ­i n g t h o f inal t o n e s to t h e f e s t i v i t i e s . T h e p a r t y lo f t f o r hrmio s h o r t l y n f t o r t o n , n f t c r .1 m e a t c n J c v a b l o c v o n l n s f o r a l l p r e s e n t .

- T h e l irst p e r m a n e n t m o l a r s , ' w h i c h

oru | ) t at t h e ;;;;.• .>f si.\-, a r e tho m o s t

i m p o r t a n t of ail t h e p e r m a n e n t t e e t h ,

yo t a r e t h o most n e g l e c t e d .

T h o l o s s of i.ne or m o r e of t h e s e

t e e t h me.ans loss . , : t h e n o r t n a l o c c l u ­

s i o n , i n a b i l i t y !., c h e w pi -opor ly; t h e

tippim,- i n t o tho s p a c e of t h e s e c o n d

ninlar.s, espoc:r.::y v.-hen t h e t h i r d

m o l a r s , nr wis . -nni e r u p t . T h i s c o n ­

d i t i o n is a i s o i c s i i o n s i b l e for p y o r r h e a

l a t e r in l i f e .

Dr. C. A. Fox, Dentist B a r r y R u l l d i n g Tol , ,Con. A y e r , Sfasji,

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C a r s l e a v e A y e r f o r N o r t h C h e l m s ­f o r d a n d L o w e l l o n c e a n h o u r a t 6 .00

A. sr. to 9.00 P. sr. L e a v o N o r t h C h e l m s f o r d o n c e a n

h o u r f r o m 6.15 A. M. t o l O . l S P . M'. S u n d a y s t h e s a m e e x c e p t t h e f irst c a r In t h o m o r n l n s .

L a s t c n r f r o m N o r t h G h o l m s f o r d t o A y e r 10 .15 P . SI.

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F o u r t h o f J u l y w a s u s h e r e d In a t t w c l v o o ' c l o c k fv i turday n i p h t b y t h e rlnRin,£: o f t h c c l u i r c h holhs a n d t h e u s u a l (Irlnfr . ind b l o w i n g of h o r n s . T h e r e w c r c f o u n d to h c S e v e r a l p l a c e s d e c o r a t e d b y t h e y o u n p m e n d u r l n s t h o w e e m o r n i n p h o u r s w i t h t h e u s c o f a b o u t n n y o ld t h i n p t h o y couirt find. T h c y w e r e s u r e l y ful l of p r a n k s a n d ."some o f t h e i r d e c o r a t i o n s w c r c vo^y s u p p o s t i v e . T h c b e i l s w c r c a l s o r u n p a,paln a t m i d n l p h t .Sunday n i p h t . b u t t . i k e It a l t o p e t h c r It w a s a v e r y .sane F o u r t h . . •

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T h e S a l v a t i o n A r m y , b e c a u s e of Its I d e s e r t t h a n to s u p p o r t f h e f a m l i y tb b r a n c h e s In e v e r y c o u n t r y In t h c wor ld , c o n d u c t s w h a t Is p r p b a b l y p n e of t h e m o s t c tnc lcnt of d e t e c t i v e b u r e a u s . I t Is the I l t ireau o f S l l s s l n g P e r s o n s , w h i c h s e n d s o u t d n i l y a l a r m s to al l s e c t i o n s In Its e f for t s to flnd t h o s o w h o h a v e d i s a p p e a r e d .

In t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s o v e r 1,800 In-au lr ios for m i s s i n g p e r s o n s c o m e Into the .Salvat ion A r m y e a c h yonr , nnd In s p i t e of the monRorne.<;s of thc nvnt ln-b le I n f o r m a t i o n , In s p i t e o f tho f a c t t h a t a Inrpo p r o p o r t l p n o t t h o s o w h o a r c mls.'slnp do n o t w n n t to b e f o u n d , In s p i t e pf nil t h e o b s t a c l e s a n d h i n ­d r a n c e s , p v e r 1,000 n r e ipcntod by t h e S a l v a t i o n A r m y e a c h y e a r .

T h e r e Is the c h i l d w h o r u n s n w n y f r o m horae b e c a u s e t h o t e r r o r s o f c c l d nnrt h u n g e r nre n p t h l n g to h i m c o m p a r -

• e d to thc fonr o f s c h o o l a n d tcnc l ior . W h e r e Is the m n n wl^p flnds It e a s i e r t o

-y tr - ' t h e t h i n k s Is t o o e x n c t l n p . T h e r e Is t h e w o m n n w h o f e e l s . t h a t t h c r i v e r or t h e o p o n p a s Jet i s l e s s torr l fy lnR t h n n t h e h a r d s h i p s o f Hfo, F o r nil t h e s o nnrt m a n y o t h e r s t l i e S a l v a t i o n A r m y Is c o n -d u c t l n p n v l p l l n n t . i m c c n s i n g s e a r c h . '

A n d t h e m e t h o d s u s e d In flndlng t h e d e l i n q u e n t s a r e a s v a r i e d n s t h e c a u s e s o f t h e i r d l s n p p o n r n n c c . S o m e t i m e s nn o v e r l o o k e d c l u e , nn o ld l e t t e r or t h e a d d r e s s of n f r i e n d l e n d s t e t h e e n d o f t h c s e a r c h . S o m e t i m e s tt parn-g r n p h I n s e r t e d In t h c W n r C r y — t h e S a l v a t i o n A r m y p n h l l e n t l o n . w h i c h Is c irculntert In e v e r y c P u n t r y In the w p r l d — o r In o t h e r m e d i u m s c a l c u l n t e d tP c a t c h t h e e y e , w l l l b r i n g t h c m i s s i n g p n e h p m e . S o m e t i m e s t h e m a n pr w o ­m a n h u n t g o e s e n f o r y e n r s , p n l y In t h o e n d t o b e c o m e o n e o t t h o s e u u s o l v e d m y . i t e r l c s t h n t t h o w o r l d s p o c u l a J c s u p o n f o r n m o n t h o r t w o nnrt t h e n p r o m p t l y f o r g e t s .

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P A R K S T R E E T

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U n i v e r s a l t r a i n i n g In g o o d m a n n e r s , f o r c h i l d r e n f r o m s i x t o s e v e n t y , w o u l d m e e t w i t h g e n e r a l a p p r o v a l n l s o ,

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A n y b o d y c n n te l l y o u p o s i t i v e l y w h o ' s g o i n g to bo t h o n c x t p r e s i d e n t — b u t c v c r b o d y t e l l s y o u d l f terent .

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w h i c h n n a r t i c l e Is h u n g In t h e pt intry Is n e a r l y I n v i s i b l e a g n l n s t dnrk w o o d ­w o r k , b u t Is -at o n c e m n d e c o n s p i c u o u s It t h e t a c k b o d r i v e n t h r o u g h a w h i t o p a s t e b o a r d d i s k , •

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HOLLIS, N. H. , .Vows Items.

A pleasant dinner party w.as held at the liome of Mrs, Nellie Hardy last Friday evening^, when Mrs. Hardy's Suiiday school cl.iss of girls, the Will­ing Workers, entertained Mrs, Flora Hardy's class of girls. The dinner was the result of an attendance contest between the two sides, the losing cl.iss giving the dinner. Th\;re were thirty giris present and a fine time re­ported.

Mrs. Flora Wheeler and son, Ber­nard, of Nashua, are visiting at G. W. Hardy's. Mr. Wheeler is making a wonderful recovery from a broken leg, the fracture being so .serious that it was iU question -with the surgeon whether it was best to set the bone or amputate the leg. Mr. Wheeler's friends congratulated him that the first method was the one carried out.

Mrs. E. Wood* was In town over night last week Friday. Mr. Woods started early Saturday morning and drove up to Epsom for a few days. Mrs. Woods going back by train.

Mlsa Mae Wood, a stenographer at the Copley Plaza,. Boston, has been boarding at Jason Reed's for two weeks,

Mr, and Mrs. Myron Smith of Man­chester, arc visiting Mr. Smith's par­ents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur McI.eod and daughter aro coming to Mr, Jason Reed's Thursday.. Mr. McLcod will stay until Sunday and his wife and daughter will stay on for a few -vveeks.

Robert Bean spent Sunday and the holiday^^ln Boston with his father.

Mis.-! Mary .1. Hale Is at the Hale homestead for the summer. Her oousin, Mrs. Robinson, of Lexinston, is hor pucst for .1 number ot weeks.

Miss Eunice Walch, w-ho has been visiting her sister. Mrs. -Ruth AVoods in Buxton, Mc., returned home the first of the WCC'K,

Bernice l.ovejoy, who has been in a N'ashua hnspital, came home last w-eek Thursday much improved.

Kenneth Wilson, Jr., ha.s been vlsit-iTi,c; his Krandmother, Mrs. Anna Bell, whil*» Mr, ,ind Mrs, Wilson w-ero on a trip to l.tike Placid,

Tho Mi-.'.- s Mortic Taylor and Ruby I.add arc .-^nm-iering in towr. and are ir; .Mifs .\bl.-- Klapg's house. They are linth te,ir;i(M,« in the .school for feeble n-,i;T't<I ,1, Iioston,

Mr,.and .Mrs. Charles N'orrls ot Ghel-sori. wif ' th<'i:- d.-u,Erhter, Mrs, Nellie W>,o(is ami -.wo rhildren, are .it their cottago xxt ,--i:ver ixi'ite. . Mrs, l-'f.mcis .-^wootsor and Madam Sv,-cr ;.. r'r .-lie i: Iown for the ."ummei-Mr, .^wcfts, r coniini:; up from Nashua fo,;- the wook-ond.

Rov. P., ,\r. I'lonoh ar.d Mrs, Ellza­both D, Wororstor r\ttondod the Tnter-:iatlonal Controjwtion.il council held in Boston last wook, .-\nd report most intorostinp: nn<l inspiring meetings,

Klectric liphls haxe boen installed In A'.onzo \Vil;-oi-,';^ house, adding one more comfort to thoir cozy home.

It is roportod that Georgo Wilson and family will start from here .about the middle of AiiK'.ist for a trip across the continent in their automobile, and will st,iy In California until spring,

Mrs. Michael Grant and son Fred ot Boston visited hCr parents. Mr. and Mr.s, Joseph Mayou from Thuraday of lajst week until Monday night, Mr. Grant coming up Saturday for ovor the holiday and returning with thom.

Tho third and fourth dcRrrecs were worked on a class of five a t tho regu­lar ;ncct!ng of tho Orango Tuesday night. Ono candidate was balloted on and ono application for membership read. After thc working of,'tho dc-srecs, a lunch ot naniwlchcs , cakes and lemonade was served under tho direction ot Mrs. Simonds, Mrs. Verder and Mrs. Dora Whtclor. During the business meeting It was voted to hold but ono mooting In July and one In August. Tho program consisted ot an Interesting papen, on "An Meal va-•ttatlon trom a woman's point of view," by Mrs. Etta Baker, and a talk On Hollls iui a summer resort by Mrs, Nellie Hardy, There wore fourteen guests from Brooklino, sovon from Amherst, t o i r from Mllford a»d throo from other Granges. Hollla haA, olghty-thrco mombers present, Threo

•members were re)?6rtcd III. At the ncxt meeting there will be a supper given' by the blues,, who wcro beaten by tho reds In a membership contest.

Mrs, I,,UUan, Bouiton has received materials for tho stencilled luncheon sets aa shown by Mis? Ann Bigs, and they may be procured from Mrs. Boui­ton J)y any. Who wish.

The Y. P. S. C. E., gavo their annual severity, years old and ovor, Thursday afternoon, July 8, from three to six In tho ladles' parlor.

Letters and cards have been re­ceived from Edward S. Cave, saying he landed safely at Liverpool on tho mdrnlng of Juno n, having had a (ino trip. Ho left there Immediately that evening, and reached Oak House, 13 Princess street, Peterborough, Eng­land,' whero he Is to riiakc his home.

Daniel W. Hayden Is critically 111, lying In a semi-conscious stato most of the time. Mr. Hayden hits been falling since Memorial day, when he fainted In the morning, but Insisted on going to the Memorial, day exer­cises. He is under the caro of Dr. Hazard of Hollls and Dr. Talbot of Mllford.

• The Girl Scouts win conduct n fond rale on the green eait of tho church on Saturday,, July 10, from one to six.

Dr. Wil l iam H. Fox of Washington, D, C , Is spending the month of July at A. B. Eaton's.

Clyde J. Eaton and George Carr of Manchester we're guests at A. B. Eaton's last week Friday.

Mr; Parkhtyst was a week-end guest at his son's. Nelson, Parkhurst.

Scott Farley, who Is on from Ohio, was at church , Siinday greeting old friends.

Mrs. Mercian Spaulding entertained her son, Fred Spauldlng, his wifo and son and her mother of Athol, Ma-ss., from Saturday until Monday night. • Mlss Bortha Colburn of New York arrived In- town last week and Is spending her vacation at the old home' with her sister, Mlss Minnio Colburn.

Otis Goodwin Is reported <is still very 111. His brother-in-law. Dr. Geo. Blood, of Fall River, who w.i.s called to see him last week, saya it will be a long time before ho is up again

Miss Bertha Emerson of Boston spent the holiday with her parents, Dr, and Mrs, Daniel Emorson,

John Bell of Cambridge was home over tho week-end and holiday;.

Ralph Powers and wife of South­ington," Conn., were callers at M. J. Powers' Sunday. ^They arc on an auto trip to the White: Mts. and wlll return to Mr. Powers' the last of the weck.

Frank Laton Is driving a new car. Mr. and Mrs. Laton entertained a par-, ty of frionds over the Fourth,

Jlrs. Hackett and son Robert, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith and three children, C. J. Nicholls and three chil­dren and Mlss Caroline Poole are In town for tho summer. Mr. Nicholls and family are In thcir new home, the old Cutter place; the rest of the party are at the Poole house, as usual. • Mr. and Mrs. . Luther Tarbeir arc

spending the summer with Mrs. Tar­bell's parents, Mr, and Mrs. Frank Clement.

Mrs, Ellen H. Ixivejoy with her daughter Deborah and granddaughter, Priscilla Sage, are in town for the summer.

Miss Doris J Lovejoy left Tuesday morning for Keenerwhere she will at­tend the normal schooL

Mr. and Mrs. Hej*ert Colby, and son of Newton are visiting C. Anderson Colburn and wife.

A team from the Girls' club In South Merrimack gave a demonstration be­fore the Girls' cliib here Thursday night. On account of an accident to his car when taking the girls back to Merrimack Mr, Miltmore was unable to coine back for the Boys' club meet­ing in the evening, so It had to be postponed.

Mr. and Mrs, WllUs C. Hardy had .is their guests over Sunday and the holiday Mrs, Hardy's father, Lyman Thonipson, and her sister and husband, Mr, and -Mrs. A, H. Mayers, of Rox­bury,

The Oscar I.ancs are at their sum­mer home for thc summer.

Berton Clement has gone to Ells-w-orth. Me., to .attend the Boston Uni­versity summer school and will take up a course in business administra­tion.

Mrs. Evelyn Brow-n Parker is im-jiroving rapidly and expects to leave the hospital this week.

C. P, and Bert Brown and families entertained their Iirother, H. A. Bt-own and w-ife, their d.iy,i,'hter and grandson. Mr. and Mrs, R. .\. Lewin and two children ot Hanover, and Mrs. Evelyn Brown of Boston from Saturday until Monday afternoon. Mrs. l.ewln and Mrs. Brown aro sisters of the Messrs, Brown.

George Eaton xxxx.i family are enter­taining; ^:r. Kut. ns father ot Ware­ham, .M.ISS,

The many friomis in tgwn of Chius, S. Kmorsiiii of .Milford will be inter­ested to know- tliat ho has been re­appointed liy Gov. Bartlett a member of the state intorr.iiional school.

At 3.15 on ;lio morning (of 'the I'oiirth Sheriff .t..ix,-, O'Dowd of M a n ­chester, Sergt. n. I. Halllsey of Nash­ua and I'ohcem.in -N'orman - Horn of Hollis took to t!'.i> Nashu.i station Elzicr Krancoons md George Dam-brisS of this town ^n tho eharge of il­legally manufa. -nring liciuor and keeping a still. They found the still thcy claim on tli'' :'arm of the men on-

in an outbuilding ong with the men.

.iointly with the

Mi-. Kendall, a real estate dealer, who bought the.Jewott Colburn farmi te making Improvements In tho houite and cxpecU to occupy u for a part of tho summer txt least.

LITTLETON tiewa Items.

^^Joseph A Harwood and Mrs. Lula ".i" ^"°''*''"> J-rands were married at ^ n , r ! w ^.* '° ' °" '" l-uneribure on Saturday afternoon, July 3 In the presence of the immediate families. Rev. Austin T. Kernpton. pastor of the Broadway Baptist church, Cambridge performed the ceremony. The couplo left Immediately afterwards for a few weeks visit at .Nantucket.

The teiephono number of the Fir^it Congregational parsonage Is 49-21.

Mrs. T. H; .Stephens, Mrs. A. F ' C o ­nant .Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Conant, Rev. and Mrs. Cleland, Mrs, C. A.' Kimball and Miss Beulah-Kl.-nball attended the' International Congregational council In Boston this week.

Miss -Mary Langlll ot ;.ynn hns vis­ited her sister, Mrs. F. O. sti lcs, this week. The sisters an i Thelma Stiles started Friday for Truro, N. S., where they will visit .'Mrs. StUes' hoine people tho rest ot this month.

Doatli. Samuel Oddy, the thirteen year old

son of Mr. and .Mns. Parkinson Oddy passed away last 'Tuesday mornlnlg at 6.35 o'clock at the home of his. par­ents. The end camc after long weeks of patient suffering with the dread Sarcoma disease. The aliment begem it Is thought, with a slight Injury to onc of the bones of the left hand which was bruised some two years ago In pliiylng ball. Three months ago, the Sarcoma condition appeared under the arm, and the lad was taken to Lawrence to undergo an operation It then developed.that the malady was present In one of Its rarest forms, the affection being general throughout the bones ot thc body. The little suftercr was brought'to his home, where, un­der the care of Dr. James D.. Christie and under the <levoted nursing of the father and mother, all that could be done by human pgcncles was done to preserve the boy's life. The utmbst efforts were unavailing. He weht peacefully to sleep on the night of July .5 to awaken next morning In heaven.

The detith ot Samuel marks thc flrst break In the Oddy family. Besides ;hls father and mother, the lad Is survived by tour brothers—John, Parkinson, Jr., Wlllla.m and Paul—and two s i s t e r s -Laura, and Christina.

The funeral services were held at the homo on Thursday afternoon at two o'clock. Rev. Gail CTeland offici­ating. Miss Elizabeth Hpug;hton and Mrs.j C. K. Houghton sang appropriate 'selections. Including the twenty-third psalm; the words of whioh had been much upon the lips of the boy during his last days. He was a bright kind-hearted lad of unusual promise, and his loss is deeply mourned by all who knew him.

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•Weddins. The home of Mr. and Sirs. Edmund

Wesley, Boxboro road, was the scene ot a pretty wedding Saturday evening .It eight o'clock, when their daughter, Ruth Isabelle, was united in marriage to Roger Alexander Priest. Through an aisle of laurel thje little flower girl, Janet Hartweil, strewed rose petals and led the bridal party to the strains of a wedding march played hy, MIsa Marion • Gordon pt Somervllle, cousin ot the bride. Mlss Wesley w a s ele­gantly dressed In white georgette crSpe with satin trimming and a veil fast­ened with lilies of the valley. She carled a beautiful bouquet of bride's roses. Her bridesmaid. Miss Mildred Wesley, a sister from Springfleld, was gowned in orchid taffeta and carried pink roses. The groom was attended by his brother, Malcolm Priest, of El­mira, N. Y. ,

The brida! party stood within a bow­er ot evergreen and white daisies as the minister, Rev. Carl G, Horst, pas­tor of the Unitarian society, performed the double ring ceremony. An in­formal reception followed, during which ice creain, cake and fruitade wcre served. About a hundred and llfty guests were present.

In the display ot beautiful presents were silver, cut glass, linen, checks, pictures and a clock. ' The'bride is a graduate of the Lit­tleton High school '16; the groom stud­ied at Littleton High and at New Hampshire State college. They will make their future home in the "cozy new- house recently built by the groom near his father's residence on Foster street. !

the Pine Hill r...-and It was takon They are char:,-' troublo.

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aftornoon, July 10. Mr. and Mrs Ii.iiph C. Hcrlck wero

In Winchester ro.-.ntly to dttcnd tho wedding of a frionn.

Charles Rugg nf Blalrsvllle, Pa,, Is spending the summer hero for tho second time with his grandmother, Mrs, Swlllvan, and aunt, Mrs, Wllllam Sanders. • Mrs. Annie (Tenney) Munzoll nnd

two daughters of Sprlngfleld, Mas.t., aVo at tho Tenney homestead f«r two months, _ '

p MIss Lilly Sawyer of Cambrldgo vis­

itod at tho Worce.'ter farm last week. Franklin Worcester lott homo last

week "Thursday for Camp Osslpeo on Ijikc bs-slpco. lie expects to remain through July and August.

James Moody has gone to MadIso», Wis., to attend n Rummor school, •

Mrs. Mabel Sherman visited friends' In Boston, last week.

Mrs. Frederick Worcester and daughter, Marlon, of Cambridge, arc at their bungalow f<5r tho summer. Mrs. Worcester's son, John "Worces­ter, has gone abrond tor tho summer with a tellow student at Amherst col­lege, '

Holiday Celebration, The "Fourth" •n-.is ushered In by

the usual noisy demonstrations and a few- pranks by the irresponsible element.

The program planned by the local post of the American Legion w-as well carried out and furnished Innocent fun and wholesome entertainment for the bis; crowd that patronized the boys throughout the day and evening.

The paiade was one of tho largest and most refined over seen In town. The flo.it:-! w-ere cleverly gotten up, showinjr Interest, good taste, ingenuity and originality, ,ind all- deserve com-mcnrlation, Tho prizes, a J2,50 gold coin e.ach floxxt, w-ero awarded as fol­low-s: Most inpenious to "The back­ward sohoo'.": mo.st amusing to "The errors of li>20"; most appropriate to "The veterans of the four w-ars." The Dodge-Wood atitomobile thnt ran backwards nnrt forw.irds equally w-ell. .ind the Conant ^ Hotighton float, elaborate in deslpn and well manned, roceivod honorable mention.

Much interest centered around the tw-o good ball games. Littleton A. A. defeated Westford S-3, and the Amer­ican Ix^pion nine defeated Littleton A. A. 9-<. The athletic events were entered Into enthusiastically and prizes were given as below indicated:

Boys' obstacle race—Patsy RIvetts 1st, Clirtord OglMo 2d: Kick race— Robert Salisbury, let, Earl and Nich­olas Paco (t,le} 2d; girls' potato r.ice— Lucile Oardner 1st, Julia Downing 2d; boys' three-legged race, Simon and Arthur O'Banyoun Ist, Car] Stewart .md NIchol,ia Paco 2d; cracker eating contest—Robert Cleland 1st, Cather­ine Pickard 2d; girls' tug of wni^— won by S.ally Kimball's team, Eleanbr Bragdon's team 2d; boys' tug ot war —won by Samuel Nap»IItan'B team, George O'Banyoun's team 2d. H. W. Knights treated tho winning teams and F. C. HartweU the losing teams.

The various other features of the program were Bcncrously patronized and tho surrounding towns wcro well represented throughout tho day and especially at the flno concert In tho evening given by tho "Waltham Watch Fdctory band.

Thcro was a dlspjay ot fireworks In different sections of tho town In tho latter part of thc evening. W o havo hoard ot no serious ncpldenta during the celebration.

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.cind. brothcrj Mr. .Jennlson, .had .the. pleasure ot Breotlng »omo of their foriner a'sjioclateS, this being their old, home. '

No«v8 Items. Sunday morhlng worship at thc

SIctl ioaist church at 10,46, thomo, •^Imtnortallty," Church achool at noon . .At 7,30,evening worship, aub-J e c t ; " T h e way to work," Tj^oadoy ovening the subject- at. tho weekly prayer, moeting will bo "Brotherhood ain^ong races and nations." On fhura -daiy afternoon, tho Ladles' Aid society wil l n i e e r a t the parsonage. .

The oil ing of Main street, by the a u t o truck with sprinkling attach­m e n t scnt by the; Boston company, go es forward slowly, but all asrco that tho completed section Is a vast Im-provenlient -over the rbad as it • was last summer. .

A daughter was born to Mr. and &ljra. Julius Greenwood, Mason strict , o n Saturday, July 3. " Frederick • GlUesple,-from -Phlladel-phja; Pa. , with Ws wito and two sons, c a m e to visit his mother, Mrs. W. 'W. Gillespie, Soutji "road, lasf vyeek, Sat­u r d i y . M*; Gillespie will- return to

^%iliLd.elphlk on Sunday, and little Merle^-Olllesple will go as far as Wor­cester 'with , him, for a visit ot a week. Mr. Gillespie's family arO to stay,hero n n t i l September.

Cllftord Shattuck and w-Ite visited a t W; C. Shattuck's from Chelsea, over the-weelc-end-and liollday. , - MJss Annah P. Blood arrived homo tirotalxer school duties in N e w Tork, on-Frtf lay o.t laat week, for t h e ' s u m ­mer; vacation.

•Mr. and Mrs. J. W. S. Hartshorn and M'o'sons, WlthMrs. Hartshorn's m o t h -ery-Mrs. . 'El len Mason, mbtorcd horo traiA Springfleld over the Fourth, and -orere t h o gnests pf Mr. o.nd Mrs. F , . 0 , P a ^ k e r ^ a f Eas t village. On their re-' tui'U t o Sprlngfleld, Constance Parker '•UI''accompany them tor a n extended -visft d u r l n s her school-Tacation.

3'bfaii Webb, and family, accompan-Seid b y h i s brother from Ayer, started OB sin auto trip to .Pit ts ton, Maine, oh Satarday. They expect t o be gone aboiA a TTeek. ,

M:' B . - G a s k i n ana wife have been v i s i t i n s relatives In town, from Nashtia, If. H.' Mr. Gasklli Is t a k i n s an en-Cbiced Vacation by reason of a n . I n ­j u r y t o h i s finger, received recently at t h e b o x sl iop of .Gregg '& Son, whero b e w a s employed. •' MJssMnjjel Robinson, w h o l s s p e n d -

irig: her vacation from 'Wcaiesloy here •la t o w n . Is'staying f o r t h e present -with Mrs. A. J. •Woodward, Park street, •whom she formerly assisted beforo t a k i n s the position at 'Wellesley co l ­l e g e . ' • ••., '' Nearly- all the convalescent spldiers s toppins ' a t the • homestead w e n t to t l loIr-homes, or with frionds, over the Ftrarth,

Margaret Olsen, who h a s been a t t h e S t Joseph hospital, Nashua, for a n oporation for a growth in the nose, a n d removal of adenoids and .tonsils, returned home on Saturday ot last •wceku ' . • • • • . I

Miss Elizabeth Wright came from S o s t b n to the home of hec parents, •Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wright, Park atreet, las t week, Friday, for the s u m -xner;' At present she Is ' in charge of t h b department in the Boston schopls, t ea ch i ng hand development to defec-t l v o children,

Mrs. B. W. Rust, with two Uttle daughters , spent laSt week with Mr, a n d Mrs,' W. S. Rust, of Cliftondalo, retttralng with them'on Sunday. 'Mrs. » n s t will visit during most pf the

• i n o n t h of July with relatlvea and 'triends in Newburyport, 'Whitman, PeabOdy and other places.

Mrs. C. T. 'Williams will spend about t w o w e e k s Iti necessary repairs and c h i m s e s , wi th the Installing ot elec-

•trlo iUfhts and other improvements, be­f o r e toccupylng her new purchase o n jSrookline street.

Oscar Anderson Is at the homo of Ills- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gustaf A n ­derson, of Oak hlll, coming from P u r -dtfo University last week. H e still oc­c u p i e s the position of Professor of A g -ricultare, and -will have a vacation of ab'out twp months unless aummoned l iack to the •university for extra •work.

- J o h n A, La-wrenco motored here t r o m •Utlca, N: Y. for a short stay over t h e Fourth at the LAwrenco homo-s tead an Nashua street, and enjoyed a p leasant experience i n ^ c l p l n g harvest t h e Immense strawberry crop, assisted toy a young lady friend ^rom tho city, w h o accompanlpd him.-

M r s . . Martha 'Thompson, of Lynn, a n d Mr. and.Mi-s. Foster, of thc same p l a c e were guests .of Mr. and Mrs. W. H . Dewaro over the holiday,

F t a n k . K e n n e d y returned last week, 'on Friday from New York, and will 'spend several weeks at Pinehurst.

' Mr. and Mrs. Fr.-knk Kaulbeek from Alls ton motored here over tho week­e n d and holiday.

I. F . Salter from Plttsflcld camo Siit­urday to spend a few days with his •family in town.

T h e selectnion have appointed the -Tollowlng a-i members" of tho play­ground commlttco for tho ensuing

.ycsxe: B. W. Rust, B. H. . Allen and J a m e s "Winch.

On Wcdncsd.-iy, Jiine 30, a daughter •was b o m to Mr. and Mrs. Harry r»nrant on thc Tucker farm. Tho lit­t l e one Is to bc cnllcd Helen.

A me-<!aaEO was received on Sund-ay or tho death of Mrs. Minnio Weaver, •wSfe ot Dr. Charles B. Weaver, nt Manchester, N. H. Mr.-*. Weaver Mas

'been a frequent guest at the homo of Mra Ralnsford Dcwarc, Mrs. Mary J o r d a n and other relatives, and It has •been recognized for some tlmo past t h a t hcr health was greatly impaired.

• Mrs . W a i v e r mnde many friends dur­i n g h e r slays here in toV?n who learned w i t h regret ot her death. Among the

'relatives attending the funoral services •at her lato home at New Boston, N. H., o n Tuesday, wcrc Mr. and Mrs. Ralns­ford Deware and family,.Mr. and Mrs. "WllIJ.im Deware , . Mrs. Mary Jordan, Mrs . Loulso Dunton and Mrs. Elsie Xljpp of this town, and Mrs. Ocdrge G. Wi l le t t and Mrs. Martha Thomp-Bon of Lynn. Also Georgo Dewaro of Pxsppercll.

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Na-sh and MI8.1 Marjorle of Chelsea wero guests of <>. M. Nash, superintendent at thc K o y e s farm over Sundny and the hol-•taay.-

Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Hayes, nccom-" panled by Mr, and Mrs. George Jon-

-nison, of Mllford, N'. H., motored to • -Westminster, ,Vt, on Monday, as It

Old H o m o day, ond Mrs, Hayes

Mrs. Mary Parkhlll froin Leomln-, stcr and Mlsa Mary Lynch from'Wor-ccster were week-end guosts und un­til Tuesday, with Mrs. A. H. Gilbert. '

Dn Sunday, the -Fourth, Mr. and *rra. A. H. Gilbert entertained his two cousins, Krnest' and Stuart Ecnway, from Derry, N. H., who motored' liere for the day. -

MLss Hclcn Hayes Is substlluthiK In the children's dcparjmcnt ot tho Invalids' Homc, Boston, through thla inonth, under Mrs. Edson, who re­cently visited here and- Is superintend­ent at the Home,

Miss Doris Butler Is assistant dlctl-^ clan at the hospitai at' Providence, It. 1., Lu-sumlng hor new ' duties last week. •

A picnic was held at the Pierce farm on thc holiday, as Is the usual custom with Mrs. Cushing, hostcs.s, and the quests Mr. and Mrs. Isaac I*Ierce, fro'm Nashua, i i r . and Mrs. John Pierce, from town, also Mr. ^nd Mrs. M. C. Lane, and daughter, ;ind Mf, and Mrs. W, E. Chapman and family. The cool day .was delightfully passed on this hill farm, and the lunch was spread ou the piazza.

Dr. Becker and family from Hyde Park w-orc af their placo oh E lm street over the holiday, visiting their rela-.tlycs, Mr. and. Mrs. Wilson, w-ho .have taken a part of the Dunn house, for the^s'ummer. .. , . -

A meeting of thc Pciiperell branch, A. R, C ; was held on .Tuesday atter­nooii a t the Hcd Cross rooms, and It was voted to take up the work of making garments and knitting sweat­ers and'Stockings-for children, to he sent to Central Europe In th^ early^ fall. Mrs. Marj- Barnes was appoint­ed a committee to purchase material for garments, tho yarn being already o n , hsind. Some of • this was given oiut-at. the .meet ing and anyone'wi l l ­ing to work on the sweaters or stock­ings may obtain a. supply by calling at the Red Cross rooms. Thc com­mitteo will also have garments cut and ready for w-6rk soon. -.. Mrs. -Lawrence Morgan returned Tuesday frorn a stay on the north shiore, at Cohoma Point, Essex, where she had the company also of her daughter, Mrs, James Ir>-lne and hus­band, from Orange, and Miss Clara Caldwell.

Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Morant enter­tained a s guests at Maplela-wn, Mrs. M. L. .GIbbs and Mlss. Gibbs, o f .Bos ton , froni Saturday to Monday. Also,;Mr. and Mrs. John Hunt and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Coker,. from Maiden, over' .the hoUday on Monday. .- '

Mr. and.Mrs. Albert H. Gilbert pass-ed Thursday of last week' in Manches­ter, N.-H.,. with relatives. '

Charles Gofl went to Southport, Me., on Monday, for his annual two weeks' putlng,

Littie Beverly Sherwood, the year-old child of Mr. and Mrs .Wal ter Sher­wood, has been seriously ill with a sl ight case of cholera infantum.

Mr. and Mrs. C. E . Marchant enter­tained his sister, Mrs,.. Wllllahi New­t o n ' o f Fitchburg, over the holiday. Doris Jiarchant, who had been visit­ing in Fitchburg, returned, to her home at that tinie.

Miss Clara C^ldw^ll and brother, Louis Caldwell, intend to motor to Bridgton, N. J., next week.

• The annual Cradle Roll reception at the Community church took place on Wednesday af temoon, from three to flve, and was an unusually .large, pleas­ant gathering of the children and their, mothers. A class of seven were ^pro­moted from the cradle roll to the primary department of the sohool, three of whom were present to re­ceive the diplomas presented by Rev. R. W. Drawbridge. All enjoyed the games and short program of the oc­casion, and even the youngest one present. Master Rupert Lyman Blood Jr., must have been gratlfled at the special attention. Refreshments of Ice cream and -vs-afers and cake were serv­ed by the shepardesses, Mesdames Carter. Ames, j^nderson, Richardson, Dennen, Robblns, and Bartlett, as ­sisted by several of the young misses ot the Sunday school. The flne weather added to the pleasure of the aftemoon.

Mrs. Parke Struthers was joined by her husband, from New York, recent­ly and with, her little daughter, Jane, Is s taying at the Struthers' summer honie, at Nelson, N. H. Mr. Struthers has been offered a position as ; In­structor In the government school . University of Porto Rico, and the fam-Ily..wlll. sail for that place September/il.

The East 'Village soda! club will, hold the annual picnic oh Wednesday, July 14, at Greeley park, Nashua, N. H. AU are to meet at the 9.13 train. In the morning. If stormy the picnic will be held the next day.

Robert Coy and Elmer Weston went on a fishing trip to New Hampshire the first of the week, traveling by auto.

Mrs. Charles Morrow and daughter, Audrey, from Somervllle, have been the guests of their relative, Mrs. Ed­ward Tanner.

On Saturday of last week, the auto belonging to Arthur Carter was park­ed In Railroad square, by Walter Sherwood. In such a manner that the engine of thc freight train caught the rea,r wheel of the car, crushing it, and twLstlng some of thc other parts of tho car. The auto was parked, ac­cording to thc recent signs, away from thc front of tho business blocks, but too near the track. Thc limit of thc roadbed .at this place haa never been denned, and It has li,oen customary to usc this railroad land for parking purposes, in order to mako a wider thoroughfare. No such accident har. ever happened boforo to thc many autos which havc been loft thcrc from time to time.

Peter Hunt, from Tyowcll visited his nephew, Goor.c^e Brow. • over thc holid.ay.

Kenneth Boulia Is spending a p.art of his school v.acation with his sUter .and husband. Mr. and Mrs. lAto Rus-.scU, in I-awrence.

Thomas Parker, from I/Cbanon, N*. H., made a flying stay with his mother, Mrs, Laura Parker, on Tueisday, be­ing on his way to t.ake the six weeks' cnurse at the Harvard Summer School. His family will Join, him later, living at Wollaston.

Worcester Smith went laat week to the Summer Camp for Boys, near Philadelphia, for the season.

Mrs. Harris Tarbeli was called to Mllford, N. H., last week, on Friday, by thc news of the iUncss of her friend, Mrs. Howiaon. who later went to a hospitai In M.anehestcr, N. H. Mrs. Tarbcll remained In MUford a part of tho week.

Mrs. Elsio Dunton from Portland, Mo.,' accompanied by her slater, now Mrs.. Leightonj caine • hero on Tues­day -to visit their mother's grave In tho cemetery, ' They only remained over ono train, and only called on a v e r y . few. Mrs. Leighton. formerly Dora Putnam, has since hcr marriage been In California and the South, only returning to New England In May,

Norval Thompson, ivlth his wife and child, and Mrs. Byers, accompanied Dr. Foster and wife here, from Lynn on thc holiday, being the- guests of Mr. and Mra. William Dewaro.

Mr. and Mrs. Gene McCarthy and •family, si>ont the week-end with rela­tives ill West ActOn.

The Community Church Workers aro to. hold their fair and cnti.>rtaln-moiit nn July *2 and 20, at the balls, at the town house. Tho various com­mittees lire at work, completing plans, and the ontertalnment committeo aro holding rehearsals for the comody, "Prof. Pei)i>."- by Walter Ben Hare. ^ Charleii Harris, from Lo-.voU, spent Sunday and the holiday at tho homo of his nephew and wife, Mr. and Mrs. .V. H.'Harris. .

Guests at the residence of Mr. and, Mrs. H. N. Tower over '.he holiday were: Mr. a n d Mrs. Albert P. Everts and daughter Carolyn, from Nowton; Rcv. W. W. Everts and .Wife, from Uoxbury; W. P. EvorUs. from Brook­llne: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Green and daughter, Emily, from •\\nnchcstor; also, Haroldand Roscoe Hayes .of this town. .Miss Enilly Doyle, and Hay Wil­loughby of Bcston. These with the host and hostess and two sons. Ensign I.loyd Tower and Sydney Tower from Boston, mado up aii agreeable party of nineteen, to enjoy the charming air of the d.ay from the hill-top.

Ensigu Lloyd Tower left town on Thursday afternoon, to go to Newport, R. I., where he had orders to Join his ship, on July 9.

Roger Tarbeli was In town at the home of his parenLs, Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Tarbeil, over the holiday from. Quincy where he is now cm-ployed, • I •-•Mrs. SC. Crandall with her foui; chU­dren, are expected here on Saturday froih "Chicago. Dr. Carter and wif«« wi l l 'mee t them in Boston, and they 'are to be entertained at their home 'until tha residence p-urchased by Mrs. CrandaU is r^ady for occupancy.

Mrs. Catherine,Hills went Into B.os-ton 'bii'Thursday and returned In the laiternoon iwlth hcr twenty fresh air boys , whom' she Is to care for during the next two weeks.

George Lakln was called to Lowell on Thuraday by news of the accident which had happened to his son, Al­ston Lakln, -It ivas understood he wiis In the hoapltal with a broken arm and 'other injuries, received when his.auto collided with another, but the details are not known at this time.

Mr. and Mrs. Gould and family motored • here fr.om Lynn on Sunday to vlalt their relative, Mrs. Edith Chase, .Mrs. Gould, as Miss Lizzie Taylor, formerly lived here, with her grandparents, the late William Taylor and wife.' ' Edward Cotton, clerk at Tarbell's store, is taking a vacation, and In company with his mother, Mrs. Rich­ard Cotton, left here on the afternoon train Thursday'for a trip to her old home in Prince Edward Island.

Other Pepperell matter on page two.

final score was 9 to 6, In favor pf the' Hollls team. The umpire was Thomaa Halley. Amos, Nalette was In charge of the sports.

By u new, and special arrangejnent, the lawn party was hold on the com­mon facing the hall, and not below, as announced,' tho later selection be­ing by far more satisfactory. Tho Woman's Auxiliary were In charge, with commltteea us follows:' Sports, Mlss Irene" Salter; decorating, Miss Kuthel-lne SuUivan, Mrs. Carrie Buck,. Miss Marguerite Lcar.v, and MLss Holen Haggerty; ice cream and tonics, the Misses Salter, Katherlne and . \gnes Sullivan, Kathleen Rouse and Mar­guerite Leary-; mysteries. Miss Ruth Walker, and Mrs. ijcssle Wri^-ht. Jlrs. Kimball liindly consented to 1111 the olllce .ot fortune tcUcr, which she has iieon so successful lu, times iiast.

'^hc four racps. iiicluded iii the sports were as follows: Potato race, v.'on by Hughie Oboa, l i t , and Wil­liam Allen 2d. Bottlo race. Harry Culllnan Ist, and Hushio Obea, 2d. Three-legged race, John Itcagun and Hughie Obea, Ist, and Donald Gagnon and Luther 'Tarboll, -'d. Sack race. Wllllam Alien 1st, and Hughie Obea, ivas 2d. ', The'Roi l of Honor 'Joanl v.-.is doco-rated by the commlttco. and also the Interior of Prescott hall with llowor.s. Japanese lanterns adorned tho grounds of the common.

Under the pseudonym "Lesion bon-bon.s." all the articlos Intended for mystery- table found roady salo. as we_U as the dainty noscuays and toy bal­loons, sold by the .s;iiiie committee.

The Ice cream and tonics , found gopd patronage, also, although the evening was cool. Rveryone waa well entertained a.t tho Unvn party, whic'h was fortunate, as It was prolon.yed past the hour expectod, owing t o , t h e orchestra getting lost somewhere be­tween Lowell and Pepperell, making their arrival -here .about two hours later than was announced. Thc crowd waited good-naturedly, however, and the dancing was continued until two, instead of midnight, to square mat­ters.. ^

The first Legion' celebration, of Independence day may be termed a success. - '

<OrlBln of "Blue Blood." • TKo expression'"blue blood" had Its

origin in. Spain, ttnd was applied to' the aristocrats of Castile nnd Arra-gon. After tbo Moors wcre driven out of Spain, the aslstocracy was held to be thpse who cquld trace . their Uncage' bnck to th^ time before the Moorish conquest, especially to tbo llght-complexl.oncd Goths, Tlielr veins naturally appeared through the . skin o ; a blua color, while tho blood of the masses through their Intermarriage with the Moors, showed dark upon their hands and faces, ^.

Death by Hanfllng. In answer to a physiclnn who asks

What 1,<- the cause of death in hangtn?;, t n d how soon tt casucs, a medical Journal Miys that if the knot, be prop­erly Kdjusted, Instant death from breaking the spinal cord Is produced, bnt In a majority of cases asphyxia­tion Is the cause of death. In this the man may retain consciousness for from a tew seconds to a minute and a ha-f and miiy retain Ute for from 13 to 20' miuutcb, . .

* • ~ ~ • ' \ ^ \ ^

' Just a Famliy, Row. One night: about 11 o'clock I wns

tnaklng preparations for hed and heard a peculiar sound at the foot of tho stalnvay. H ornjcd myself with a poker !anU a flashlight and proceeded to m a k e an attiick. ' As I woJs rounding the cun-e of the stairway I flashed the light and found the parrot had gotten' out of his cago and'was flghting tJiO' cat.—Exchange. -

Ancient Building Burned. : About four .o'clock on Monday morning one of the ancient landinarks of; the town was destroyed by flre, probably as an offering to Indepen­dence day, although why the de­struction of property Is necessary in order to properly celebrate the day, is a question.

The building was the low cottage house standing; at the Junction of Elm and River streets, on the Groton road. Some of the oldest inhabitants place It iis over a century old. In this generation It was occupied for thirty yoars or more by John L. Shattuck. previous to his doath In 1915. Pre­vious to his occupancy it was owned by hLs grandfather, Aaron Corey, who lived there during the civil war. At the present time it was owned by the heirs of Mr. Shattuck,' of whom Mrs. John' Sartelle is the one living In town.

Very few of the neighbors knew of the flre until' thfe next day, as the alarm was brought here by a passing autoist, .w-ho notifled the police, and thoy communicated with Engineer Shattuck. When the firemen reached the pLace the buildings were nearly consumed, and they directed their ef­forts to saying the young growth of pines adjoining. A small amount of furniture was In the house, and two or three stoves. Although badly out of repair, Mr. Sartelle had shingled the roof only Lost year, and It might have been made habitable. It is stated there was no insurance.

The site is a desirable one for a new structure. If some of our city roal es­tate buyers took notico of It.

D. \ , R. Notes. • The Chaiitor House of the Prudence Wright chapter, D. A. R., will open next Sunday, from five to seven o'clock In charge of one of the members of the chapter.

The regent ot the Chapter, Mrs. Elizabeth Boynton. has made tho re­quest that thc flag shall be hoisted at the Chapter liouso on tho days when It la to be open during July nnd August.

On July IS, thc chapter meeting anrt a picnic will be hold, by invitation of .Mrs. Klizabeth B. Heald. at hcr cabin. Plneeroft, on Townsond stroot.

Lunch will ho at ono o'clock, anrt at two o'clock thore will he chapter business meeting, followod by a recep­tion to th.o past rrgont and rotlrinc ollicers of thf chapter, glvon by th<' now board of r.innaffomont.

Scouts at •White Moimtalns. The Pepperell Scouts, eighteen in

number, accompanied by Scoutmas­ters B. H. AUen and B. W.'Rust," and two scouts from Fitchburg,: enjoyed a trip through the'White mountains. The trip w a s m a d ^ In the large auto truck of the Pepperell Spring Water Com­pany, Into •which were leaded thc tents, blankets, provisions, and a small stove, so encased that the tbp of the crate formed a "seat when travelling. Seated on these things and upon two settees loaned., by the Community phurch, the scouts started on their journey last woek Monday. The route was the well known Merrimac VaUey one. A brief stop was made in Nashua. N. H., and another just out­side ot Concord, where dinner was pre­pared. A short time was also, allowed In Concord to visit the State house. Everyone enjoyed the scenic beauties of the lake country with the mountains In the distance. Camp was made fpr the night by the shores of Little Squam.

The next day. tho trip continued up through the mountains. The boys had to walk up the steeper grades but that only gave them a chance to stretch thoir legs. A short detour w-as made at North Woodstock In order to - -Isit the Lost River. Guides were secured and the party went through t h e e n t l r e Journey marveUng at the. caprices ot nature a.s they descended into the va­rious caves and' clambered over the rocks. At the lodge near the entrance to the enclosure, dinner w-as prepared. From there, the Journey lay toward Lincoln. Here the, boys admired the Indian Head, climbed the Flume, and speculated how high the rocks must be ivhich walled in the Gorge. Camp was made for the night opposite the Flume house. This was a night long to be remembered. There were severe thunder 'storm.< .which put out the smudges and .swarms of black files s o small as hardly to be soen fastened themselves upon everyone, leaving much discomfort..

Wednesday, the party gazed upon the majestic face of tho Old Man of the Mountain, and so wonderful was this work of the Creator that 'the boys were silent for sometime. Close at hand was Efcho lake, and the boys tested the propriety of the name. One' of the most b e a u t i f i episodes at this place was the ImgiTng of scout Horace Shepardson. The echo came back even more clearly .than the flrst sound. Thence the trip continued through the Franconla Notch, .Twin Mountain, un­til Mt. Washington burst upon tho view. Unfortunately the weather was unsettled and the. mountain was in a cloud. A stop was made for dinner •Just beyond the Crawford house. Here a vote was taken as to w-hether'l.t were best to climb the mountain or not. In view of the we.ather and other condi­tions tho majority of the boys were again.st making the attempt, much to the disappointment of all and espe­cially those courageous ones who ivlsh-od to make the climb, wo continued our Journey. P

The w.ay now lay down the Saco Valley and through the Crawford Notch. This route was foUowed as far ns C'onw.ay, whero a" turn was made across country, mostly during the ovoning. and we arrived at our first night'.>< camping place shortly after midnight. Camp ' w a s hastily made and soon everv lad was soundly sleep­ing. The final d.ay's trip waa without incident a sfnr as Manchester. The, truck broke down at this place, and af-

(.tor waiting until seven the- boys wore obliged to go as far na N.a.shua on the electric cars and then hike to Pep­pereU, which was reached shortly af­t-r midnight on Thursday.

Howard Payne's Great Song; The song "Home Sweet Home" was-

written by John,Hpward Payne, a n * was Introduced by, hlmr-lnto the play "Clarl .the Maid of Milan," which w a s later changed into opera. A t the time of the writing of this lyric; Payne was almost starving In an attic in Palais royal, Paris. Most authorities agree that the music of the song Is a SlcUlan air, adapted by Sir Henry Eowley Bishop, . . '

Fitchburg's Big IVIarket

SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY

NATIVE VEAL CUTS' STEWING P I E C E jiSc, lb, FANCY tX>RES 21c, lb,

ROASTING PIECES , 20c, lb. nOASTING LI'.GS a2o. Ili.

BEEF CHUCKS , . . , ^ BOILING B E E F I2e, lb,

BONrXE.S.S CHUCKS 28c', lb.

, . . . , . , , . . , : : , , . . 2 5 ^ lb. I'lU.'VIE R I B KOAST 28c. lb.

BONELESS KIB ROASTS S5<-. Ib.

POUK by tlio str ip 31c.- Ib. SPRING LAMB FORES, 22o ib.

F R E S H SHOULHERS 2Sc. lb, SPRING liAMn I J ' ; G S , SSC lb.

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.C/\BBAGE, C.VRROTS, VltC.

12c. Helmet Pumpldn lO.c. Can 23o. Aubuili Sauerkraut 19c. fiiu 21c'. Grt-eii Mouiitiilu Corn . / .'• tOi: can irn: Wlilto Rose Pork and BOUILS. . . . . . . . . i-'/j^: <»"

FINEST CREAMERY BUTTER. . . . 63^ !b. OOc. 2 lb. Pal l Vegetolc, IOc. SLID l . lb . I'all Cottonlenc, S1.38

W a n t e d . t o Feel- Safe. Little Adorn, w a s staying at a nelgtii-

ber's home dating the Illness ot W i ^ mother. The neighbor lady Icnowlng Adam's fondness for JeUy had some for stipper one evening, AU during the meal he watched his jelly. Aa ha-was about to eat It he sa id : . "Ph, Lord, be n e a r . me whi le <I eat tbis nerrous 'stuff."

Some Consolation. I waa giving an evening party. On*

of the nien was unable to 'come, but his wife came alpne. I meant to con­vey to her that I was glad' she h.ad come, even though her hU9baiid could not, bnt -what I said was, "Pin glad you came without your husband, any­way."—Chicago Tribune.

Fancy 51Ud Clifc.ic 35c. lb: Kcal Camcmbcrt Clicc.-H? -ITc. pkp

Native StraivlxMTles, Bluebcrr|os, PiiKSHipIes, CaiitjiJoupcs, Grapefruit Lemons, .Oranges, Fresli Roasted Peanuts

NATIONAL BISCUIT SPECIAL S»c Extra'WIric Biscuit, . 31c lb, 25c Cw-onnut Macarooiiii, 22c doz.

18c pkg . 'But ter Thi i« , 16c

CANDY SPECIALS 39c X X X Mints, SSc lb, ' .39c Ek B. Bcaits, 30c lb,

27c Tip Top Caramels, -2 Ic lb.

FRESH CAUGHT MACKEREL -31c Mnr..;luill Jiilppcred Herring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31c ean 20o Avalon Sardines, 1*0 can. ' Oc Gorton's 'Wlilting, 7c can

026 New- Canned IX)b.s-tcrs, H can, 59c .

Horllck'a Malted TSiOk, SSc, 76e bot. B . & C P i e FUIlng, 12c pkg.

70o Fancy Ceylon Tea, 66o lb. ' 8c A m j and H a m m e r Soda, 7e pkg.

32o Evaporated Apple.*, 29c lb. 35o Evaporated Pcaehc?, S2o lb, 40c Del Monte Grated Pineapple, SOc can. 70 /80 Prunes , 21c ean

GROCERIES—SPECfAL 42c Warfleld Syrup, 36c bot. 29c Red .Isabel Karo, 2.'5c c a n 18c Helmet C o m Syrup, ysc can. 15c Quaker Oat Food, 12e pkg, 12c l>nod Grccn Fctia, 9c lb. 5c Spotless Cleaner, 6 cans for 25c

Brbckelman Bros. MADT OFFICE—FITCHBURG, at&SS. •

TJ, S. 'Wheat Director's l i iocnse No. 015,182 V. B . ,

STORES I N FITCHBtlRG, I /EOMDfSTEK, C U N T O N , MASS.

Iodine for Scratches. Scratches on dark oak fumltttre

may be greatly Improved In appear^ ance by carefuUy painting the scars with Iodine, using as niah^t coats a s neces.sary to produce the desired depth of cplpr. When this Is dry gp Pver the whole piece of furniture with a good

•furniture polish.

AUCTION Charles L. Allen will sell at auction

at Maplehurat Farm, Flat Hill Lunen­burg. Satnrdny, JoJy 17, nt Iti o'clo<Tk, Nine cows and heifer In mllk, one horse, piano and large assortment of house­hold furniture. t.it>

FOR SALE

Awful Thought ' At Sunday night supper, after Frank­lin and his parents had been out riding with some friends, his mother re­marked that getting so mudi fresh air gave one a big aK>etlte, whereupon Franklin obser\'ed: "Gee, mother, wouldn't you hate to cook for a bimcb of aviators?"

Just at Egyptians Dld^ 'Ihe best-known method of flooring

is known as "tongued," and the Egypt­ians knew how to do that, says the American Forestry Magazine of Wash­ington. Both edges are grooved and a flat dowel, mado a s a separate piece, fits In both grooves and serves a s the tongue.

Pair black Work >Hor4es. nlna years old, weight 2600.

WARP.EN FAIRB.^NKS FARM Hnrvnrd'

2t45*

FOU S-VLB—We Have a piano oractl-cally new Just returned by one ot our customers near Boston which wo will sell tor about half the price of a new oae, and will make the payments very reasonable. Standard make mahogany upright, delivered free ot expense with chair and scarf. Address BATIKS-MITCHELL i COMPANY, Public Spirit Offlce. Ayer. 2t4o

WANTED—Young men 20 to 22 years of age, steady work.' ROBERT MUR­PHY'S SONS CO., Knlfo Works, Ayor, Mass. 37tf. .

FOR SALE.—1% Story Dwelling House, 7 rooms newly painted insido and out garden planted, electric lights, flrst class neighborhood, near high school. Ayer. 'Will sacrlllco. owner go­ing wost. With or without furniture. Apply to R. N. OILMAN, Jackson street, or T. J. PIRONE, Ayer, Moss. ' 4ttf

Uhion Cash Market Ayer, Mass.

Riches In Apricot Stones. Over 51,000,000.-18 made every year

from apricot stones in California, from which the chemist extracts two oils, one known as bitter oil of almonds, the other a new substitute for oUve oil.

Delia' Eyes. Great quantities of cherry stones are

used in Germany for dolls' eyes, painted. Being ready-carved by na­ture, nnd of suitable shape and size, the* serve the ptuposo admirably.

New "Aristocracy." It's no longer the "movie," If the

motion picture engineers have their way, "Cinema" Is the correct terra. "Movie" Is too plebeian.—Pittsburgh Gazette-Times.

TV?r. and Mrs. Harry Frenholm and MU,i Florence Smith motored 'here from Fitchburg on the holiday, the guests ot Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith,

Olohrntlon on thc ;iIolidny. The celebration of .Tuly 4. held on

Monday, thc Bth by thc Frank West post, A. I-,; could not havc been held l a pleasanter weather, that put every­one In good humor.

Thc sports of the afternoon hnd ex­cellent patronage, the crowd at thc Playground, nt 2.35. to witness thc game between thc Hollis nnd Legion team being onc of thc largest of thc season. Thc PcppcreU team was un­der Carroll Milan as captain, and was made up as follow.s: ^VIlfrcd Leafy, c; iJimbbrt SulUvan, l b ; Hnrold LU­lls. 2b; Frank Harney, 3b; George Attrldge, • ct; Harry O'Toolc, lf; .I>eo Pcndorgast, rf; Carroll^ Molan, ss; thc regular pitcher falling to make his appearance, Douglass Deware con­sented to act, although out of prac ticc. tor the (Irst few Innings, Harry O'Toole taking his place .at second base, and Edmon Hackett taking left Held for O'Toolc.

' The game, with the exception of the flrst. second and seventh Inning was pronounced fairly •n'cU played, but thc

Remarkable Feat of Juoallnfl, An Indian juggler's remarkable feat

Is described by a •writer in the Wide World Magazine. A sl im young na­tive, accompanied by a gray-bearded assistant; appeared carrying a couple of large baskets, . from the first of which was produced a big python, whi th tho yonng native proceeded to "charm" with h i s pipe. The Juggler took the basket contalnlnjf the python, placed It upon a large cloth, tho four comers ot which ho knotted together with a strong, thin rope. At the end of thts ropo wero nfllxcd two flttle hollow-leaden cups, which he placed over his eyeballs In such n way that a vacuum waS created. H o then shut his eyes so that 4hb Hds Wcr« outside thc cups.

T h ^ t w o sides of tho ropo were then

Tank for Flowfers. A circular tank to bc placed on the

rims ot llower pots has been Invented, (rom which a tube extends to convey water to plant rooU slowly and evenly.

Harold LlUIs w.-ui .substitute, af-' passed over his ears and, rising from his sqnatUng position, h e lifted the basket containing the enako by the grip of his eyelids and thc suction oii his eyeballs alone. Tfhe writer says ho has never heard bf the. feat being performed before or since.

.Quick Change Artist, Our Idea ot an' Independent man Is

one who can pin up the baby's outflt ns quick as he tan change tires on his motor car.—Dallas News.

COMMONWEALTH OF it.\SSACHlj-SETTS. Middlesex ss. Probate Court.

To the helrs-at-law. next of kin. creditors, and all other persons Inter­ested In the' estate of WILLIAM F. HEW'ES. late of Shirley. In said Coun­ty, deceased, Intestatp.

Whoreas a netitlon has been pre­sented to said Court to ^rant a letter of administration on the estate of said deceased to ROBBRT H. J. HOLDEK of Shirley in the County of Middlesex, without giving a surety on hisbond.

You are hereby cited to appear at a Probate Court to be held at Cambridge, in said County of Middlesex, on the twenty-sixth day ot July A.D. 1920. at nine o'clock In the forenoon, to show .cause If any you have, why the same should not be granted. . ^ ,

And thc petitioner Is hereby directed to jilve public notice thereof, by .oub-llshlng this citation once in each week, for three successive weoks. In the Shir­ley Oracle, a newspaper published in said County, tho last publication to be one day. at least, before said Court.

Witness, George F . Lawton, Bsnulre. First Judge of said Court, tjiis sixth day of July in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty.

3t45 F. M. ESTY. Register.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHU­SETTS. Middlesex, ss. Probate Court.

To the helrs-at-law, next of kin, creditors, and all other persons Inter­ested In Jhe estate of ELLA E. PIN­GRY, late of Littloton, In said County, deceased. Intestate.

Whereas a petition has been pre­sented to said Court to grant a letter of administration on the estate ot said dee<^ased to JOHN L. PINGRY of Lit­tleton in the County of Middlesex, without giving a surety on his bond.

You are herebv cited to. appear at a Probate Court to be held at Cambridge, In said County ot Middlesex, on the twentv-pixth day of Julv A.T). 1920. at nine o'clotk In the forijjroon, to show cause If any you have, why the same should not be granted^

.\ncl the petitioner is hereby directed to xlve public notice thereof, by pub­lishing this citation once In each week. for th'ree successive weeks in Turner's Public Spirit, a newspaper published In .\yer the last publication to be oi>e day at least, before said Court.

Witness. Georgo F. Lawton. Esaulrp. First Judge of said Court, this eighth day of Julv In tho vear one thousand nine hundred and twenty.

St4.") F. M. ESTV. Register.

FORKS OF L.\-MB

LEG and IXJIX of I J A M B

23. lb.

35c. lb.

CORXED B E E F , all solid meat, 20c. lb

GOOD CORNED B E E F 15c. lb.

S-AIOKED SHOULDERS 23c. lb.

FAT SALT PORK 25c Ib.

BEST WAX BIw\XS 13c. qt.

GOOD B R E A D F L O U R $1.75 bag

F R E S H SI. \DE BUTTER C2c. Ib.

POTATOES S1.20 peck

ONIOXS, Crate $2.00

TEX.IS ONIONS 5 lbs., 2Sc.

P U R E L A R D 5 tbs. $1.25

ROAST PORK 27c.- lb.

CONDENSEiD MILK 10c can

VAN CAMP'S MILK 2 cans 25c.

B L U E ROSE RICE 15c. lb.

CAN SOUiPS

EXTRA ' G O O D C O F F E E

Ground to order

10c. can

S 8 c lb.

China Buying Books, ' China Is becoming a very heavy buy­

er ot British books, especially text­books.

CROCKETT & MOISON

Plumbing and Heating

Ranges Water Supplies

Tcl. e i -12 GROTON. 5IASS.

The Jump in laundry prices will In­crease tho demand for celluloid col­lars, but we know no substitute for the shirt that must be washed^

Bolshevists Invading Rumania may help Rumanians to appreciate Hun­gary's sensations when the Rumanian army overran and looted that country.

The d o c t f l who preseribcs cold baths on wlnfer mornings may know what hc Is talking about, but he.can't

I hope to make hlmsclt awfully popular.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHU-SE'TTS. Middlesex, ss. Probate .Court.

To the helrs-at-law, next of kin and all 'other persons interested In thc estate ot SARAH A. fiQWTHORPE. late ot ^Groton in said County, dece.ased.

Whcrc.-is, a certain Instrument pur­porting to bc last WlU and te.st.'vment of aald dccca'sed has been presented to said Court, for Probate, by CLINTON T, nOUTELLE, who prays ' that let­ters testamentary may bo Issued to him, tho executor therotnnamcd, with out giving tl surety on his offlclal bond.

You aro heroby cited to appear nt ProT>atc Court, to bo held at Cambridge In said County" of "Mldiflcsex. on thc twenty-six day of July A.D. 1920. at nine o'clock In thc forenoon, to show cauae. It anv you have, why thc sajne should not be granted.

And said petitioner is hereby directed to glvo public notico thereof, by puh-Ushing this citation once In cach week, for three successive weeks. In Turner's PubUc Spirit, a newspaper published In Ayer, the last publication to be one dav at least, before aaid Court, and by ma'l'Ung postnald, or delivering a copy of this clt.itlon to all known 'persons interested in thc estate seven days at least'before said Court.

Witness. Gcorge F. Lawton, Enquire. First Judge of said Courts this seventh day of July In thc year ono thousand nine hundred and twenty.

5t45 , F. M ESTY, Register. .

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ALL KINDS OF TOOLS SHARPENED AND REPAIRED

G'nnN, Revolver*. CIOCICN nnd Light Mnchinc 'Work Attended to Promptly

WILLIAM S. WOODS At the old kciv>l»on Repair Shop East Main Street Aycr, Ma-ss.

AUTO REPAIRING Of Every Description

LONG AXD SHORT DISTANCE

AUTO TRUCKING P A R T I E S

Any number accommodated at reason­able rates ,

Rogers & Vancour GROTON, MASS.

Tolophono 122-12; 3m33

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