Skip to main content
The largest online newspaper archive

Fitchburg Sentinel from Fitchburg, Massachusetts • Page 2

Location:
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Issue Date:
Page:
2
Extracted Article Text (OCR)

FITCHBURG fRIDAY. AUGUST 27 14,598 APPLE TREES ARE FOUND ON FARMS HERE MORE THAN tOO IN LAST CONCERT IN FIREMEN'S SCHOOL! CITY SERIES WILL F. It L. SUPPORT BEING SOUGHT BE GIVEN MONDAY Men omplcte loune THE TEMPtR THE WEATHER in vp mmpletod their Timothy 7 F. L.

alonp nftcirw.n rrom Ha (-Ft lilll conii-l'rl, rltchlillrg. I SALE SCHOOL BOARD TO MEET ON MONDAY tionn ot the country. The lowest tfmperatuic reporter! In New Knptl.lnd during the nlRhl is GO at Eustport, You'll Take Off to This Great Event! Yes, Your Hat it Men's Fine Suits 21i 29-M THE response -accorded our evidence in the world that mis community aDDreciate ing near for the close of this summer and fall wear are Specials in the Furnishing Department riAtiinnA P.nnUoti TnWkirlslrttll Shield $1.29 WRlte-H Bfo Wadapt'tRpTt tortile i ptisHfd and that Meanwhile, a reprgai has been noiked out a efle. 'The purpose of the to preserve the intere operate It would inlties back many haps pet nently block any consid erable progress or prosperity. The p'ofjtcd to and from their work.

The to the Shops ana i to be I )Oi'ted Mass transportation a Hy by street cars. nlng to sense mpre pnd more, now that the first fasclhatlon of the las son.iewna,wrn 0rc, mat the public Those Concerned in this reorgan ization nave In mind ft tiumtter tf practical economies in operation, and FOR SALE' ESTABLISHED DRUG STORE 260 Water Street Phone 1214. HBTSON HATS The Fall Stetsons MALL0RYS Are Here. Come in and get an early election. F.

H. Lane Co. msusL An Excellent Shirt for Little Money. New Patterns of Fancy Hose Qualities and Colorings Extra Good 65c 2 pairs for $1.25 Quality "4in-hands 'Fall Patterns and Colorings. SPUR BOWS Ready Tied for You The New Butterfly Shape in Choice Color Effects.

beath of Robert Anderson LEOMINSTER, Aug 27 Robert nderson. 51 Chestnut Htreet, 72, died his home of heart disease He as born In this cltv and has been )r manv ears an actUe moiiiher or ie Leomlniter lodce. A I' W. He leaves his Mrs Maiy a Ralph of Wor-r, and a dAughlor. Miss Esther, natery.

Costly Jaywalking A new traffic code in Vancouver, irltish Columbia, provides that per-Mis crossing streets at any place $100 Behaved Beautifully Mother: Did you behave in church? Billy: Of course I did. I heard a lady say she never saw a child be- FALL HATS dnd Young Men There's something to a hat that makes it more personal than any other article ot apparel That's why so many men get their hats here so many models, so many shades and all one price Get under one of these NEW HATS NOWr "AL. 305 Main St. Two Doors From Blossom St Waives liKludlni? isses which lands 5- total produc- lion of the 130! aRevnt, for lands carrying sonablv hlRh valuation at of the production of potatoes on small plots averaclne from 1-2 acres. The production of ,18 acrea of potatoes was 5,922 bujshels.

Production in 1524 of apples was 43 1M bushels or an average of about four bushels per tree. Mr. and -Jrs. Andrew, Pratt, 70 Mechanic stre-t. are at WeekaponS, 1 for two weeks.

T-eo Hannon will broadcast a musical program tonight from 6.40 until 7.40 o'clock from Worcester. Capt. Archie Childs of the Central lire station left today for Cape. Cod where he will rejoin his family St, John's chapel will have Its annual outlne and picnic tomorrow at. 12 o'clock at take Monomonffek.

rharlos. Jones ot Detroit, formerly of Wlnchendon, occupy the pulpit at the C. C. church next -Misses Vlolette Knulback and Katherlne Tracey of North Adama are the truest of Miss Kaulbak'a parents on North street. Jnnpector Bernard Flaherty of the police department Is In at- court in "Worcester today'.

James Galljgan Parker or Parke snow Inc, WaJtham today in, the Interests of the local store, Miss Margaret Gates of Orange has returned to her home after a visit with her sister. Miss Lucille Gates of 253 "Walton Street, Mrs. Gertrude Bea.uchem.ln, tor-neriv nf thu Snillane millinery has accepted a position te Styles millinery department Xestor Luoma of the Economy at the home of Mrs. George Waddlngton, 90 Overland street, The winners at the whist party of the American Legion auxiliary vesterday afternoon were Mrs. Nellie Towle, Mrs.

Clara Hill, James Relley and Mrs. Charles Blggers. Dr. N. Norcross ot Arlington will preach at the First Baptist church Sunday morning and evening? The singer at the two services will be Solnto Syrjala of Boston.

Vincent Samblto, 2 Mt. Pleas- 326 Water street. clerk, have filed application at the city hall for a marriage license. been renewing acquaintances in this city for the ast two weeks while Townsend and othi Uvea, returned to her home i Paw- tucket, R. today.

Loren D. Kenncy of 1243. Main street, Nqrth Leominster, sold his Mrs. Laura Woollacott of Cleveland, Ohio, formerly ot Fltchburg has been spending the summer at Blackstone, R. and in this City.

Mr. Kenney will make his home in St Petersburg, Fla. F. A. Robinson of West Boyl-stoh will speak on "The cUlzen at.

the regular meeting of th'e Rotary club at the TTo-tel Raymond Tuesdaj'. The speaker nn Sent. 14 will be Harry Wil liams, past district governor, and district governor. A high board fenc was erected In front of the Harry I. Cook property on Main street today where a cellar hole IS being excavated.

It is expected to prevent recurrence of the 'scenes Jwhich followed an explosion of' dynamite Wednesday morning when stones ami other things were throwji onto 4he sidewalk and street Jifls Anna fllatrom and Mrs. Hllma Lindkvtst ot the Chamberlain-Huntress store left today for Hamp- Beacn wnere tney win ipenu their annual vacation. Uj.fittt Mmmntee afe considering attending tho big gathering 01 uemo-rrats at Nw Bedford tomorrow when former Scnalor David Walsh, state and loefcl candidates will be present After Sept. 1 the Boston-New York contract air mail will leave 111 ho ffPftlve till fur ther notice Beacons for night flying between the two cities are being installed and the night service is planned to begin on Jan 1 next. To assure service from Boston to New York on this afternoon trip en in need of Soft Drinks give 1 try City Bottling Wotts.

180 in re St Tsl. 2367. Advt Capt Rude plans denre The Ot fTC eellng of ronfldenc if the Cn- ormed Vhelr Ing ladders stunts on the wall of the buildrng. apt Rude condi the school alonj ber of the thorough' with fire "e'n'1' fighting ar raising wa practiced and other ere included in the school The school proved i to Chief Henry Hya Rude, it worn member of the de partment to obliged to attend and the older members of the department went through the same routine as the vounget members. They all did their stonts but Chief Hyatt and the Instructor probably wll excuse all None of the firemen were wtllTng to eliminate any of the drills, ejter- It Is be- Heved that In the futun rtain work will entrusted to -vou i of the department The i of tho HChool the-lant It i believed tnev are more or, less ra-mllar- with the details likely to be "rThe school will be continued in future years but according to.

present ideas It may be restricted to new members and thoBe under a certain ape. That win enable the department to build up a. crack snund Of fire-flghterg -whose speed, skill and experience should make them the COAL OPERATORS KEEP-PRICE HIGH (3pclal to Th Sntlon BOSTON, Aug. 27 Present prices for anthracite jjoal are due to it the part ot mine own- i force--thw imbHc-to-payMhe' Issued today by Charles H. Adams, chnlrman of the state commission, en necessaries of "Prices of anthracite at the mines ago." said Chairman Adams, "and there has heeano increase-in wages at te mines and no increase In freight rates to Justify the higher prices.

They are due to the attempt of the operators to collect the cost to them of the long suspension In Prevailing prices .1 nMlveries have heen about one-third those of a normal year, while the stocks on hand In dealeW vards on Aug. 1 were about 20 per cent less than last year, when most dealers had a large supply in anticipation of the threatened strike. Th nrhml amount coal renorted In dealers yards on the first day of i-whlle deliveries In the four months ending jury 31 amounica to NEW REGULATIONS ON BLOSSOM ST. New regulations forbidding parking on the westerly side of Blossom street from Crescent to Green streets have been put Into effect by Chief lines of narked automobiles, Autolsts found Blossom street a verv convenient place to nark and aver since the street car alls were removed the number of operators using the -street for parking purposes Increased rapidly. The occasional parking of a car would not be so tad according to Chief Godley but the practice became so extensive that there was nearly always a continuous line or both sides of the The chief treetJ tered Blossom street from Main street and then made a turn In ordee to park on the westerly side Most of the car drive In from Main street and under the new regulation which permits tnt 5 park on the ly side only fe headed up Bloi nnrl can drive out bv of Union.

Green or Peary streets. Sergt. W. Wallace returned to ul tne aetiawatu.t terdAy after being away for several days. There was no session of df- rfstfd asraignm so the usual gaJlery wss disap-pofnted when cmrt did not come Men from the patk dprtme- en-'.

ri- of trees which ected under Jmd fH Dsv ing those bn- Members of the. FJtchfeurg school board will start their winter's work next Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock when they will meet in the office of Mayor Dclaney at the city hall. This eting, expeotcd to be brief, will be eld with for i to be chosen at this tti Arthur E. Purinton, teacher ot netal working In the continuation lai- position at the normal ur.ceedlne riark Morrell. school.

Miss Catherine O'Donnell, teacher commercial suftiects at the F. Brown Junior High school, and Miss Sweeney, assistant in tne Iehth erado in the West Fltchburg chool. has asked for absence. The schools will be opaned on Sept. and tho first regular meeting of the fall will come OS that date.

It Is, lng prior, fo the 7 for these When the board regular meetings on Sept. 7 It Will have a -number of Important problems with which to. deal, having chiefly to do with In May and June this subject was taken up both, as regards the women teachers in the continuation schoalrand cer- ln ftign scnooi teacners, especiaiiy Asst. Prln. Bruce F.

Jeffery. This derstandlng that Supt." Robtnso School Janitors also petltlohed for an increase late In June and this, too, was laid over. Another problem which the board will have to settle during the fall Is that of standards In the high school. Supt, Robinson and Prln. Charles r.

Hooaoury are standard for submission i board. It le hoped that In av congestion In the high Funeral of S. Warren Bowker Funeral services for S. Warren. Bowker, a long time resident of Fltchburg, who died Wednesday at his home, Wood street, were held this afternoon at 2.30 o'clock at the Sawyer funeral home.

Rev. Howard A. Pease officiating. Burial was lp Hillside cemetery, Townsend. Mr.

Bowker was a man or sterling and his kindness. His boyhood davs were spent In Ashby, where he was born. He was ieh) Bowker. wair foreman of the hardening department He was a member of the RlmOnds Veterans' association, ot the Slmonds Recreation club, Aurora lodge, A. F.

7r. and the" Square and Com- poss- CIUD. and Mrs. Jeannette Damon. Battle of music, Leo Hinnon Hause's Orioles, Brooktide Park, Athol, Saturday eve, Aug.

28; big Charleston contest Monday eve- Aug. 30, silver cup to the winner. Advt Brockelman Brothers BAKERY COUNTER Home Made Cookies to An fine Ml uMrtmett of newly very popmliu- with 18 end 2Q dox. BenarU Celrt" tbst DELICATESSEN COUNTER Rotut Staffed BroOera aUctonC trnrnqs sad Half 80c Home Made "wf' Mayonnaiae Wr i pt Mr pL CMmgt Salad "Washiriffton, Domer, 66. St.

UouIh St. Paul Des 76: New Chicago, Knnsfii Cltv, 70 Cltj', fi4. San Franclaco. fi Mrs Jnlm H. OWr-il, 17-1 Htahlnml ienue.

nas operated on u.t St. Vincent's hospital in Worcester XoAay William Burnap, nMi-srlealer In tHe John Fitch Mock, hai returned rrom Trovldence. R. I vhr-re he was i bearer at the funeral of his aunt usual atartinc C. Smith, a student a) Boa-ersltj-.

was successfully op-n. for hla tonsils yeaterday at Flthhbursers will be pi Enclatid at Worcester Sept. 4 and 5. The executive- committee of tho- Fltchnurg post American Legion, will meet Tuesday evenlnp at state meeting is to be held In Reve tomorrow at 2 p. m.

at 9 a. m- to'day at the Sentinel's' Mr. and 'Worthlnpton and famllv of "Springfield and nelce Arllne ot Boston are spending a few days with Mr, and Mrs; Paul Horan, Culley street. Mrs. "Worthington was Alyce Hoiam John Marcv.

member of the na tional hlph school basketball cham pions, who has been counselor at Maine camp durfns the summer, has returned hoime. Be will enter Cart- Miss Dorothv Wlckham. lishcr a( Shea's theater, resigned Jaat- irfglrri Hosrtltal Traininir-School fnr Nurne. Miss Wlckham graduated from FUch-burg High achool last June. Rev.

Edward MacPhee of thr Kuggies street aaptist cnurcn, uos-ion, will preach at the Highland Baptist church. Aug. 29. His mornlnn subject will be "The life worth and in the evening he will speak or rhurrh Wni Catholic church in the Springfield diocese, will be observed on Sept. 22, 2S and 21.

Unusual preparations an helng made to properly celebrate thi event and Catholics from all over th diocese will participate. Thn TTnlted Workers of the Hhrh- wfrlh Mrs. Suaan Stanley, formerl'vq matron or tne ma Irenes nome, at lior home In Ashby. A basket lunch was served at noon. Games and social activities made day very enjoyable'.

Mr. and Mrs. Daniet Dally and daughter, Phyllis. Frank Chagnon, all ot New London, Mrs. Paul Chagnon of Waurepan.

and Sister josepnine oi noiy unosi convent. Leominster, have, been guests at the home tt Mr. and Mrs, Moffltt. 24 Hartweli street. Water at the rate of IB gallons a minute was delivered when" the Bhot-Tiutter Tor Fltchiiurg High, leave Sunday for an automobile trip to Detroit.

Mich. Mr. Boudreau has been playground director during the summer. Tho ntAveround season closed toflar thus enabling him to toln Mr. Burnhftm In the 0TerlanJ trip.

land in New England, will give being displayed by Fllirn-hurc Lodge or Elks In the auarter formerly ocupted bv the Worcester Nofth Savlnits institution tomorrow night. She will be assisted by James Goray, Mrs. George S. Learned will be in charge and will be assisted by a number of young ladles The public 1 welcome to hear the concert and Inspect the "den." End of season prices are now cjuot- Genuine legs of springlamb, 45c. a night, NauK's, 9 Main When in Wereeiter tht Bohems CsfS, 377 Main oppotr Elm St Adxt FORDS Cars, TnjfV, Tsttor.

8 Edw. MeGu.rsss, Hen easy I Clearance event is the best the men and young men of values, mere sun remains great Celling? Suits for both included in three groups. "Gray TaKi 75c Fitchburg DIXON 50c 377-379 Main Read Our Advertisements Today for Valuable Information WHALOM PARK 1 atiip A -sssw mm ar BILLY LESTER'S ORCH. From Lowell li! WHAI.OM PARK Also MR. AMERICA The United States' most perfect man.

Last year you saw Miss America now see Mr. America. II Friday and Saturday 5-Gent Day All" Concessions Cents MONDAY HACK Ar.AIN TT Cipken MASON ORCHESTRA and Dainty Delights AT THE ROSE GARDEN Whalom Park. The team everybody is talking about The Paul Whitemans of the South. Real Southern harmony.

flted hy the removals..

Get access to Newspapers.com

  • The largest online newspaper archive
  • 300+ newspapers from the 1700's - 2000's
  • Millions of additional pages added every month

About Fitchburg Sentinel Archive

Pages Available:
317,153
Years Available:
1873-1977