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Forty-Eighth Year -rr-Ayer, Mass., Saturday, June 3, 1916

-a DEFINITE Service -that cloes 41 DEFINITE things -does them REGULARLY * -over a period of SIX months -without a dollar's charge

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No. 39. Price Four Cents

It is the ONLY Service in existence todaj'that isdesignedtaPROTECT your ear and also teach you how to take care of it, by making 41 dis-tinct and agreed upon inspections, oilings and adjustments, regularly on stated days for SIX months. It is not a promise—not a device that

sounds like service—riot ohe of those offhand invitations to "drop in at any time"—but a D E F I N I T E Service that we INSIST on your getting —that insures 100% more pleasure in the tase of your car, not to men-tion vastly decreased maintenance costs. Come in and let us prove it.

AYER AUTO STATION

OWNING PROPERTY MADE EASY by the

FITCHBURG CO-OPERATIVE BANK Money Loaned Subject to Repayment Monthly, like Rent!

Write the FITCHBrRO CO-OPERATIVE HA.VK or .see the Treasurer at tlie store of

J. J. B.\HKY & Co. Main Street, .-VYEU

JUNE 1 6 FIVE TO EIGHT

PEPPERELL

Xews Itonis. WoTuloil ly-iwjoy i- itroij.iriiiu' fi.r

lino I twr .•^o.is'in a: \h* i:.oiir.;;i;iis. a.--:•:'..•-{_• who h.\\i- nut.-i'. his Kiru'*.-. nlt-:-.-:,tiiu.

Mr. an.i Mr.^. C. K-iwar.;.^ r.\-.\i,v'-

The elderly jjoople's reception, which is to bo held at the L'nitarian vest ry on J u n e Ct. i-s su re to bo a deIi,L;htful event thjs year, if the weather is propi t ious . Mrs. A. I''. I ' a rkor is to îO \̂•e as cha i r -man of tho t ranspor ta t ion commit too . and all desir ing conve>ance will please call her, oi ther by tolophono. 5-1-J; or otherwise, as early as Monday a f te r -noon. Tho live o'clock supper is f) ho served as us vial anrl food i- s< die ited general ly.

The f j rm known ;i.̂ tho I laie place on .N'ashua streel . sold l>y A. A. Tar -l.oi: some l ime a^o. has been bouLjht b t c k b>' hirn. Tli' ' lioiiso >• ,-ii present ttccupiofl by (Jilbert. the r.:-h dealer .

Mrs. \V A. .Sh.-'.ard'-on st.artod fur-jjoso of installing; their otllcers, Maj-:;:>. as follows. Mrs .A. P.. Paul!, ro-tten t; .Mrs. A. P. Wri^'ht. vice roKont; .Mrs. L. P.. PaKO, s e c ; Mrs. K. A. i ieed. cor. soc: .Mrs. N. M. Gutter.son, t reas . ; .Mrs. Thomas O r a h a m . Mrs, K. L. T a r -bell. .Miss .Marie Jo rdan . .Mrs. N. W. .V))pIeton. Miss M. L. P. .'^hattuck and .Mrs. F. S. Pancroft . directr.rs, .All woro inst.allod to their rospoctivo places, after which followod a social hour.

To lhe lulltor: In .'I recent i-suo tif ih*- >oiir paper

th ' re appeared tho s ta tement that to all a PiM-.aranees tho "clean-uj*" - p i n : had died out. Not a K''*^-''; wa>s fr.,m Lai'ro.Mi s-|Uare Ihero is ;i place that h i s oeen usod as a iluinj* for marv. >iars , that now sho'vs.-; every ovitb :•.< • of a "cb^an-uji."

Tho t ree warden started tho U'ornl wo: k by cijtti:'.;; and burninL; all the

i iTJsii by tile rti.tdside and the willini: [ h a n d s .tf Tuon. women ami chil.Iron [ with Ihe uso of a neij,'hb()r's cart soor. ! ie :noved tho rubbish and worked a i v.-onderful t ransformat ion . j Another ineident of " c loan -up" ! week W.IS the purchase of the HaiiKor-j ly property on Tarbel l stroet by I%d-

w.ird Kahey and his removal of tho burnof] houso. which for so lon>: has boon an eyesore to tho public. It is rumored tha t a bungalow Is to bo built on thc site of tho burned bui ld-ings. ^

May the Rood work conl lnue! Too much cannot be said acralnsl

the pract ise of promlscuou.sly d u m p -inrr rubbish a l o n s tho h ighways of our town.

Surely where It Is a quest ion of brautifyinK the town one l.s not only expected to "keep hi.s own dooryard clean." bu t may also bo allowed to help his neighbor. Subscr iber .

.\Iiont To^vti. Mrs. Winslow S. Parker Is vlsltlnK

her son. Kred. O. Parker , and family, of Hollls s t reet . . The executive board of the District Nurse association, will hold a meet ing on Monday evenlngr. June 5, a t the home of Mrs. H. N. Tower. High s t ree t .

When boil ing fowl or flsh add to thc w a t e r In wh ich they a r e boMed t h e juice of half a lemon. This will m a k o t h e m beautifully whi te .

BOXBOROUGH Xcw.'i Itonks.

At the last Grange meetinj ; the third and fourth degree.s were conferred on a cla-s-s of eight. Visitors were present from Groton, Cittleion, Acton and Bol-ton. An e.\ce]lcnt s u p p e r was served at the close of the exercises under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lit-tloHeld. The next mee t ing will be chil-d ren ' s nij;ht and Thompson Bluod of Conco.'-d Junct ion has been engaged to enter ta in . The meet ing will be open. The school children ha»e always pro-vided the en te r t a inmen t , but as they a re to hold the g radua t ing exercises in the hall a week la ter it was thought bo.-̂ t to change this year, and m a k e the closing of the school y e a r leijs a rduous for teachers ahd pupils .

A little ,woVk . ^ o n e ' b y tlie boys In the manua l t ra in ing class under Mr.

j Dean is much ai .preciated by the poo-! p;.- who frequent the hall . ,\ railing

iias boon plaeed near the stairs and wo ; do not expect ty the .Misses I.>>UIKC .intl Uuth Arlln, motored to O a r d n e r on last Sundtiy,

Comratio J. 11, Fllood w.auey I..owelI has re tu rned home af ter a few days ' visit In Reed ' s Kerry.

Joseph Temple . Jr.. spen t the holi-day In town with his family.

Lincoln's Oettysburjc address , which wns recited In Memoria l hal l on Tues-day afternoon by R a l p h Bush, son of Cbmrndc WllUam Bush , was said by m a n y to bo the best repet i t ion of this speech tha t h a s beeri h e a r d In the hall for several years .

NEW SPRiNG SUITS AND DVERCOATS Whenyou blossom out with the rest of the people, and the .rest of the worid, you had better do it in a

HART. SCHAFFNER & MARX VARSITY FIFTY FIVE SUIT ' ' Here thfiy/are in the different variations, two and three button models, plain and patch pockets, nifty sfrioes

and fancy weaves. / *^

Plenty of Hart. Schaffner & Marx Suits, at $18 , $20, $22. and $24 ,--,..:. Other Makes $10, $12 and $15

We also have a new and coniplete line of •' • . '

HATS, CAPS and SHOES GUYER HATS WALKOVER and CROSSETT SHOES

Opposite Depot

AYER - MASS. Ifarbor.

The As You Like It olulj will hold i t s next moelhiff on Tueaday After'r.oon, June G, a t Mrs. Adney .Oray's,

Frank Brown was a icid-wet.*k fju'Ht a t Sevt?n IMnos.. He also called on several other friends In this vicinity.

Mr. end Mrs. Joe Guorten and chil-dren, from Fltchburg, spent Sundav at iJlnjflewood.

Mrs. T, Keefe, who has been visit-ing? her Hon, Harry Atwood. at Christ le-brook, returned to Worcc-iter on \\ 'ed-n esday. j

Mias MUdred Conant *an(l Mlss Until Doran spent Wednesduy afternoon with friends In Wcat Groton. . On last week .Friday many friends and-pa t rons enjoyed the memorial ex-ercl8e.s at the riarbor .^hool. Thomaa J. Harvey, a veteran of the civil war, and the speaker of the afternoon, jcave many Interesting: reminiscences con-nected with our accom-panied by friends from Xashaa. took dinner at Pinehurst .

Mrs. Tatpo, who h.is - been visi t ing her daughter , Mrs. Clarence LaFoun-tain, returned to her home In Leom-inster last week FrlOftyi .On Wednes-day Mrs. LaFountain»'enXertalned her brother and other friends, also from Leuminster.

On last .Saturday >rr.«. Cliarles Xoyes. accompanied by her moth*:. Mrs. Foss, left the ''ai>f to vi.^ii rtjlatives In Cam-ftrKi^f. 1H] liny the \ i s i : Mrs, Fo.ss, .-•uriot.Iulcd by chiklr(.-n. j,'i andchildien and ^^T'-aT-granflcinldien, observer .June ti, will lie •"health ni^ht ." The speaker of the evening will be iie rni an (' Lythgoe. director of the fo"d and dr'.i;.'.s lalKira-tory of the Kt,it«* lJt']iartm(in: of Health, who will sprak on ""Pure and ( lean food." The lecture will be :llus-tr.itdd by Ian ten. slidev .and .'-iiiiple oxperlment.s. It i- hoped that all who ran will avail theviselve.** of the oppor-tuni ty to hoar th.s speaker.

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Sure Paint Tip Here is a safe lead to fol-

low in buying paint. Ordtr lead and oil, to be haM-

mixed to suit each condition —the paint that skilled painters

choose for their own property.

Most painters hereabouts prefer lead and oil paint composed,of

Dutch Boy , Red Seal White Lead

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p a r e l e a d , a l w a y s o n h a n d .

C o u r t e o u s s e r v i c e . D e l i v e r i e s p r o m p t .

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M i s s H a z o l B . H a r t f o r d , w h o h a s p l a y e d t h e o r g a n s o a c c e p t a b l y a t t h e C o n g r e g a t i o n a l c h u r c h d u r i n g t h e w i n t e r , g i v e s p l a c e t o t h e r e g u l a r o r -g a n i s t . M i s s M a y A t w o o d . t h i s c o m i n g S u n d a y .

T h e r o w * e r e m a n y g u e s t s i n t o w n f o r J l e m o r i a l d a y . a m o n g w h o m w e r e M r . a n d M r s . K r e d A . H i l d r e t h a n d M r s . K a t e A l l e n , o f M a i d e n , a t H . V . H i l -d r e l h ' s ; M r . a n d M r s . L y m a n A . W i l -

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M r s , D a v i d W a l l a c e h a s b e e n s p e n d -i n g s e v e r a l d a y s of t h ; s w e e k w i t h L u -n e n b u r g f r i f - n d s .

T h e b a n d s t a n d . b e f t T ' - b e i n i ; p u t u p f o r t h e M e m o r i a l d a y c o n c e r t , w a s i m -p r o v e d a n d m a d e " r e a d y f o r t h e s e a -s o n w i t h a n o w c o a : n f g r a y p a i n t .

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< ! ' r . r « e N y o s p o n t f r o m T h u r s d a y t o S : i t u r d a y o f l o s t w e e k v i s i t i n g f r i o n d s a n d r ' j a t i v e s i n H o s t o n a n d v i c i n i t y .

M r s . . X J a r y C o x o n t e r t a J n o d h o r d : i u i ; h t e r . . M r a . K a n n l e K v a n s . o f B o s -t o n . f . v * r t h o l a s t w e e k - e n d a n d h o l i -d a y .

M r ' ^ . V i o l a D o d p c U-f t o n l a s t S a t -u r d a y f o r a w e e k - e n d v i s i t a t t h e h o m e o f h e r s o n - i n - l a w , O e o r g o D o d . - r e . In G r o t o n . a n d o n M o n d a y f h O w n s t o K " t o H a m p f o n t o p a s s M e -m o r i a l d a y .

M r s . I ' Y o d H a l l e n t e r t a i n e d h e r b r o t h e r . K r n e s t R i c k e r . a n d w i f e , o f C a m b r i d g e , f r o m S u n d a y t o W o d n o s -d a y o f t h i s w e e k .

M r s . D e l i a W h i t c o m b e n t e r t a i n e d h e r d a u g h t e r . M r « . H a r r y H a l l , o f P ' i t c h b n r j f . n m l h e r b a b y f o r a f e w d a y s l a s t w e o k .

T h e r e w a s a g o o d a t t e n d a n c e o f

. ' ^ ' u n d a y w ; i s o b s e r v c t ! a s . M e -i n o n . i l S u n l i n y , a t ; o o d - s i z e d c o n s r e -i , ' a t i o : i b f i n i ; i j r e - ; e n t a t a l l t h e s e r v -i r " - . T h e c h u r c h w a s a t t r a c t i v e l y d e c o r a t e d w i t h H a y s , l i l a c . a p i ) l o a n d w i l d c h e r r y l i j o . s s o m s . T h e m o r n i n g , ' s ' r m o r i . w h i < h w a s d e l i v e r e d b y t h e p a - t o r . U e \ - . f " h a r i e s D o c k r i l l . w a . -• • x c e l l c n t a r . d i n k e e p i n g w i t h t h e d a y , a ^ w a s t h e m u s i c b y t h e c h o i r .

O n l a s t w e e k T h u r s d a y M r s . W i l -h a m S h a t t u c k . M r s . < ; e t . r ; : e S t a n d l e y a n d . M r s . G e o r j r e C a d y m o t o r e d t o ! ; o t i n : n K t < v j i w i t h l l a l p h I ' e r k i n s . w h e ( ( • t h e y a 1 1 e n d e d a mf• e11nit ; o f H i l l s b o r o u ^ ' h C o u n t y P o m o n a ( J r a n ^ ^ ' O ,

O n la«-t w e e k T h u r s d i i y e v e i r i n L ; M r , a n d . M r s . C i . ' i r e n c e K u s s e l l d r o v e xa t h e " b r p ' k c o i l o K e " o n T < t w n s e n d h i l l . w h e r < - - M r s . K u s s e J l ; ; a v e a t a l k l i e f f i r e

w n . - e n d H i l l I m p r o v e m e n t s o -c i e t v - o n h e r t r i ] ) a c r o s . - i t h e c . » n : i n r . n t a n d T h e I ' a n a m a e x p o s i t i o n . A s t h e h o u r w a s l a t e w h e n t h e y s t a r t e d f o r : h e : : XOWA < I r i v e h o m e . . M r s , A r t h u r H a r b ' r v e r y k i n d ! \ - i n v i t e d t h f - m t o h e r h o n u - f o r l u n c h a n d h o t < - o f f e e .

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h u r r h e s w i l ! b e h e l d i n t h e M e t h o r l i s t c h u r c h .

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[ m o u s l o n i a n c e , w h i c h b e g i n s I t s f o u r t h I w e . - k a t t h e C o l o n i a l t h e a t r e M o n d a y . I I fie p r o s p e c t s . i r e I t s H o . ' r t o n c n K ' a K e -

m < n t w i l l b e l i m i t e d a n d I n d l o a l l o n a .'ITC I h a t It w i l l s h o r t l y l e a v e e n l o u r . I '«-p:i r i i i i j ; i n a r a d i c a l m a n n e r f r o m a l l '• n t»• I : ,'i I n in e n : s o f a ;* 1 m 11 a r n a t u r e w h U h h a v e j ) r f * c e d e d I t , • " I l a n i o n a " w i l l " b l a / . e t h e t r a i l " f o r t h e f u t u r e p h o t o -d r a i n a t ' c p t o d u c t l o n s i h r o u ^ r h o u t t h c w r ) r l ( l , t h e n o v e l t y o f I tH p r e s e n t a t i o n h a v i n g ' a l r e a d y p r o v e d t h e i n s p i r a t i o n f o i ' a h n s t o f I m i t a t o r s .

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1919-20 Paint How paint, put on in 1916, looks

in 1919 or 1920 isthe real test of its worth. If still in good condition— not cracked nor scaled — you've made a wise selectioTi of materials.

It's always good judgment to use

Dutch Boy Red Seal

White Lead and pure linseed oil, mixed to suit the wood in your house and tinted any color you desire.

Such paint is the 1919-20 kind. It is tough, elastic, weather-proof and long-wearing^ Come in today and have a talk on the paint question.

CONANT & CO.

Littleton, Mass.

An Important Message to the Women of Ayer and Vicinity

(uibardine Poplin and a l l - w o o l .Serges, bcaiitil'iilly tailored garments , tliat include all the Sinartrst and Most .Slijli.-i/i Models of thr Setison.

Spring and Summer Top, Coats

of all-wool Poplins, Gabardines and many other desirable materials , full F la re KlVects and Belted .Models, Xew Collar and Sleeve Efl'ects, tastefully t r immed, all colors.

.No. :t . in'ceiin:,' oi tlit-Triwnsend H:!l Imp!'.velin-iu xuieXy aX the "hric-k coIU-^-t-."' .Mrs, Cl irt-nct-Ru.s.-^ell. of i:riK»k!ine. .V ll.. xxav- an eypocially intf-re.stir L; talk on her two t r ips to California, otio l.eforf- tho ea r t lu iuake . and her i'.ii'i tr ip. I ' ieas-inK mu.slcal sek-ctioti.s wi-re rendered by .Mr. Jenne^s of Hrookline on the violin, with M I S . .Jenness at the piano. Mlss Ev.i .Sawylor and .Miss Alber ta Ba rbe r also cavt- pleasin;; piano solo.s.

.•\t t he ConKreKatlonal church .Sun-day morninK Hev. A. I.. S t ru the r s ' ser-mon subject is "Keep the fires Ijurif-inK." C. I'^ topic. "The consecrat ion of m o n e y " : leader. Helen Hi.KKins. Union eveninK service at this church .

Dr. Charltcjn of tho .M. K. r h u r c h will p reach Sunday in()rninK on the subject ot "The interpreta t ion of Chri.st's ascension."

Mr, and .Mrs. I^aban Xaas a re re-Joicinft iijHin the arr ival of a little son into the i r hfime last .Saturday! weiKh-inK .seven pounds.

.Mrs. Her tha Clark Colson. d a u g h t e r and little son, from Chic.-iKO. a re en-JoyinK a home visit with .Mr. an-l .Mrs. GoorKO Cl.ark.

Henry Ooinu-. of Xa.-hua. a formi-r resi; " ro ; : -o-my l ieart" in t'--.\n last year .

Children. A pleas ing feature In the m a r c h wa.s the ijrc.^ence of so rnaii.s chi lf l ren—"the IenBthenln« line of the chi ldren c h c e i s the shortenliiK l;m- "i blue.-'

Thc march cont inued to the Ci-nter cemetery, where a dirwe wa-s pl,i\ed by the band, pruyer filfered by Itev. A. Lt. .Struthers . . und ut the buKle call wrea ths x\,nd lloral t r ibutes were ten-dorly placed on thc Kraves of those comrades who have passed into the Kreat beyond. T h e usual bUKle fall.-. were Klvon by l i lchiird KittiidKi- of Ayer. Krom the cemetery the line of march was r e sumed to the hall ami there dismissed.

The hall was well niled in thf- even-ninK when t h c Townsenil l>i-.iiiiatic club presented the three-aet ftrama, "In the enemy ' s c a m p . " The eamp-lire scene with the sinKiiiK f>f "T«-iiiinK tonight on thc old c a m p Kroiiml ' made 11 par t icu lar ly impressive picture dur-inu the play. Mrs. Floreiif-e (Jwlnn presided at tho piano durliiK the even-ing and also rendered pleasiiiK vocal solos with W. 8 . Uoblnson. of firoton. as p iano accompanis t . The proceeds of the e n t e r t a i n m e n t w-il! be ff.r the benollt of the sons and daughters of veterans.

Thc town felt Justly proud, of the Townsend band >reiiu)rial day and look forward with anticijiation to their playing In thc pa rk dur ing the summer months .

SiKH'iul Town McK'tliig. Aliout twf nty voters were present .it

tho special tfiwn meeting holt] in .M(--mnrial Iiall last week Thursday af ter-iifion at two iVclnck, which was a very f(Ult-t affair. It w.ts tinaniinnusly voted that the town raise $.iOO and bfirrow SliiOO. and Issue notes for thc la t ter .sum, $900 pa.vable at the end of each year until t hc sum of $4500 has been paid, thc 55000 so provided to bc ex-pended under thc direction of thc school cominl t tee for the purpose of r emode l ing Seminary hall for .school purposes .

Thc only discussion ot tho meet ing camo on the question of changing from oil l amps to electric l ights at thc Harbor. It was finally voted that thc selectmen net ns a committee to con-fer with the FItchburK Oas & Electric Company, nnd If it is ascertained that thc olectrlc lights can be maintained at tho same cost as the present sys-tem, thcy may bc empowered to make tho change.

Tho town voted to appropriate $250 from the surplus revenue ot 1915 to parehaso the J. C. Hodgman property In West Townsend tor cemetery pur-poses.

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Mllini; of tli, sometimes called C.\li-l : l i ; K. IiI.ACHroHl> iate of .\yer In said County, deceased. Intestate.

Whereas a petition has been pre-senled to said Court to scrant a let ter of ailmlnlstratlon on the estate of said dec-ased to MVItriN H. IM-:.\K of .\yer in the County of Middlesex, without Ki\in(^ a sure ty on his bond.

^'ou arc hereby cited to appear nl a Probate Court to be held .Tt CambrldKe. In said Counly of Middlesex, on thc stxih dny of June .\. D, 19K., at nine o'olock In thc forenoon, to show caune If any you have, why the same should not lie granted, .. _ .

.\nd the petitioner Is hereby directed to Rivo public notice thereof^ by pub. llshlnR this citation oncc In ench week. for three successive weeks. In Turners Public Spirit, a newspaper published In Ayer. thc laat publication to be one day, at least, beforo said Court.

Witness. Charles J, Mclntlre. Esquire, First Judge of said Court, this twelfth day of Mav In the year one thousand nine hundred and sixteen. Jt37.

F. M. E3TY. Asst. Regrlster.

The Dasher is of iron, well tin-iifid and fitted witli two sclf-ad-.justiiig wood scrapei's.

The Mechanism. Thc can is turned b.v gears operated b.v a side crank, a.s shown in illustration.

The Close Fitting Cover of the tub locks the gear frame in place, encloses all the working parts and retains the chill of the melting ice and .salt within the tub.

The North Pole is absolutely hygienic.

AYER VARIETY STORE

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Swift's Pride Cleanser 5c. a Can

Harlow & Parsons Tel 130 AYER, MASS.

Establtslicd 1875

EUZABETH PATTERSON MARIN£LLO CX)SMETICtAN

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Monuments I shall bo pleased to show yon

m y new designs and quote prices. Having hccn twenty years In wholesale manuracturing o t H I G H - GIl . \DE MEMOIU&IS I can euarantco the best m a -tcrjol and reasonable prices.'.

Thos . M. Blodgett Whitcomb Ave. Idttleton, Mass.

Union Cash Market Ayer, Mass.

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IRISH COBBIiERS 91.35 b n s b d

FANCY POTATOES 3 5 c pock

PAT SAin:' PORK 141a lb.

FANCY D R I E D APPIiES 1 0 a p k g .

GOOD PEAS 4 cans 23c.

GOOD WAX B E A N S 8c. c a n

VAN CitHP'S MIIiK 8c. can

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•'reseiit day.

A ilinner was SL-ived by the-W, IC, C, in the lower town, after which the veterans Went to Littleton to decorate the graves there ot fallen Conitadt.s,

.News 'Itvms. Mrs, Fannie l-'orbes returned Monday

after making a - tliree-days' visit with her daughter Helen In Kit/.wiiUain. N. H.. where she Is teaching school,

Fred Gale. Viola Harris . Gregory Smith,- Mary Lewis, WUIlam Kallon. Krancis Lackey, Anna Freeman. Halph Sargent. .Mice Molson, Huth Woods, Uavid Sargent iind .Mice Knapo were among those who had parts in the me-morial exercises at thc high school on Moiiday.

George L, Bywater - ' aycd with the Pepperell band 'on May 30.

Mrs, Sarah Wood, who has been staying with her son. Henry Sanderson and family, in Westlleld. returned with him by auto last Saturday. Besides these Mr. and Mis. .\. A, Wood enter-:, tained over Memorial day, Mlss Helen Sanderson of Westfield. Mlss Ina Cobb of Melrose and Miss Blanche Perry of Concord, N. H,

J. E. -.Vdams has just bought a new seven-passenger,- six-cylinder Keo au to-mobile,

Lawrence academy 2d won over . \yer high school Wednesday aflernoon by the- score of 10 to li.

The W, K: C. will meet at the ceme-tery ga teway Sunday afternoon at 3,30 o'clocK to decorate tne graves of torm-er membera.

. Thc moving picture show for chil-dren, which w-as lo have been on ifat-urday afternoon of the Odd Kellows* gala week, and w-hich. much to the dis-appointment of all 'was necessarily postponed, will be given at Z.'ie o'cfock on the afternoon or Saturday, June IT, The dims will be Itobinson Crusoe and the three elephants. Tony. Mollj- and Waddy. of Kranklin park, Uomon, Bring t ickets with 'you.

Rev, A. J, Coleman, of Uoston. will preach :is a candiuate at tlie L'nitarian church on Sunday,

The reading of .Macbeth at the pub-lic libi-ary on Weuiiesday evening hy Mrs, Kdward H, Jttnies. of Milton, was given a good attendance. It was an observance of th,- .^hakesperian :iOOtll anniver,sary, and w.is an enjoyable • reading, .Mrs, James was introduced to those assembled liy Mrs. John Law-rence,

Rtyv. Kndieott Peabody performed tho ceremon.v at 'tiie wedding of Miss Josejihine Rantoul and Henry .\, Mur-ray, Jr., of .N'ew Voik. a Harvard grad-uate, at St, John 's l-^piscopai church. Beverly Farms, ' on Tuesday, i l ay 30,

The Ladies' Benevolent society of the Congregational church will hold a food sale at three o'clock on the aflernoon of June ,̂ at the church parlor. There will be the usual kinds of food, ico creani. cake und aprons ftn sale.

Kdmund Ste \ens Chllds. Harvard '17. son of George H. Childs, of Lexin.i-toii. is to be married June 15 to Mlss Har-bara Holmes, tile eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Fred I.erov Holmes, of Waverley, c'alvln W, Childs. brolher of the grooni. is to be the best nian. Miss lIoini.;s Is a g:-aduate of Bradford •U, and of the Garland .School for Girls. Bost.in, George M. Childs, the father of thf yuung man to be married, is a Groton boy. the sun of t i ie-lute Capt, Wililam Chlld.s. a veteran of the civil war, and grandson of Calvin Childs, all old-time citiiieri of r.rotor. .Mr. Chllds is of tlie lirm of Chllds a Sleei.er, having a market in Faneui, hall. lioston, .ar.d doing a Kiig.- and prosji'-ious l.usili,--s, Jb- co:il.-s to iXio-tuii occasionally.

There will be .i sale of ve.-y pr.-tty : liats. sport and otherwise, ili aid o'l' I tht- i-"r>-nch Wounded Kellef .-oci.-ry. to j it- held the inoi-nlng and aft.-rnoori of -.Monday. ,l;iri'- .', at the houst- of Mrs. S. VVai-ren Sturgis at Grotoii .-School.

T h e second, Sunday In J u n e will be observed cus Chi ldren ' s Sunday,

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Bnston Her.-ild of .Mon.l.-iy. .\l.iv :•;. "Rdwin Lincoln C.ouM ',,f r, H o w -

land street, Uiixburv, f.,r manv vears m a n a g e r of Clark's ho t , ] and at -ir enthusiastic admlr- ' ers With the excejition of a couple of '• erroi,- both t-anis tb-ld.-'i in excellent styl.-, full of snap and vigoi, Tht- bat- . ting of t;roton, how-'Ver. was a sluaii.-the bt-tt.-r 'jt the .^outhboro team, antl j this f;i- wil] meet with .Mrs, E, K, Har r ing ton on T h u r s -day afternoon. '

The old-fashione'i dance held by .Souannacf.ok lodite on l-'rni,i.v e%eiiinrz tti la.st week w.as w-ell a t tended and u-;is ;i tin.aiicial siicce.-s. T'ne net iir'i-(-'-;-ds. aUL-niented li,v those of the ice (-ream sale, aiiioLinted t-i r,:r,ete'.n tlol-lars.

It is exiiectetl that llev. Mr. Hich-irilstin of Grottjii will continue to -ujiply for P.ev, J. P. Tr'.w bri'liie liiir-,ng his enforced absence.

The children of the Sunday school .,re prep:irin;i f.,r th. rt,-:;:;l..r cliil-dren's (lay »-xerciS(s,

.Mr, and .Mrs, J, T, ShepVy .md Mi.s:: I 'iora Kemji a t ten ' ied the ii.il'l.-n w-ed-t'.mi; ot their cousins, .Mr, ati'l .Mrs, Wiliiani H, itltiotl of Lancas ter Tues-d.iy afternti'ir,. May UO, . \ t iout lifty relatives w-ere jiresent anti f(,ur gener-ation^ were rejiresented, .Mr, Blooti, ! who i.̂ stin v(-ry active, is ver;.- \\ell known in Lmcas t e r , havinu held many | imjiortant ollit-es, .\t th(- pi-esent tiiiK- j he hus full charge of the roads in h i s ! t.iwn. having hatl tha t iioisiitrin for i n-^-arly thir ty >-ears. He is a man of sterlim: 'iuallties. r.evr-r u.-:i:ir lirjii'jr or tobacco in ;in\- . t .rm, .\ s.ad fea-ture of the irath'-rinir wa- the new--f:om Clinton hospital of the death of I ;-'raii'i'Ia:iitht(-r. -Mr-. Kibley. of i^an-caster. who leaves a hu-lmtMl and two sir;an children.

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,\11 t h t i s e w'.xi' t-.t-Tt-day e\-eriing at tlie yr cial enjoyed t.ne ol̂ ta inments -.-ivt n durini; the season. Tht-foli'iwing iiroizraiii wa- well reii ' lered: J Piano solo. Miss Ii ' , l ines; duet. Misses i Bailey and Pa t te r son : reading. .Miss j Marjorle Soloni.in of .M:ilden: sol.i. : .Miss Brida Holmes: it-.itlm;;. .Miss .Mar- l Jorie Solomon: solo, flet.rge .Mason: i reading. .Mi.s.s Solomor, Following the en te r ta inment a social t ime w-:is en-joyed by all who were Jiresent, Re . f reshments w-ere servr-d.

The boy scouts held their regular . meet ing at the iinr.sonaie on F r idav ; evening. At tho close of the business i meeting the scouts united in singtn!,- i patr iot ic songs, which was followed by I a sa lute of the flag. The evening i clo.sed with a devotional servic/' at I which Mrs. S. W. TNrrell addressed the | boys on the subject. "A knight of tht> 20th century ." Refreshments were served.

T h e annual businos.i meoting of t h e i Mlralonary society was held on Thurs- ' day afternoon nt 2,.'!0 In thc church 1 parlors , Thc offlcers wore oloctcd for 1 the coming yoar as follows: .Mrs, Alice D, Peabody. pros,; Maria Pa rkhur s t , vice pre.a.; .Mrs, .Marcia P a r k h u r s t . .sec, and t reas .

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for future contests . Quite a n u m b e r of vi.-itor.s were j>re.sent who, were in-tere.sted in this contest a m o n s t h e younS' i)eoi)le.

Stin u i v c r . The union memor ia l service.s wer,e

held at the Baptist church Sunduy tnornin^. T h e : e were about e:s;hty persons in the audience. Uev. Mr. Merrill of- the l. 'nitarian church read the scripture.-^. lU'V. Mr. Mason of the Coni; re national chu rch ciffered jirayer and iiev. Mr. Morse of the Baptist church preached the sermon. The offering was for ;he war sufferers (if Fur.~ Kdith Karnswor th nf HprinLrfK-ld :ir.,l Miss I tu th Will i rd of Biiiioribur;,' .-pent lhe holiday al their hunie.'-- h(.;-c fr. m :he:r school duties.

Mrs. Krod S f n c and Mrs. Kila ('l;irk I'f Hud.-on were ^ue.-rs of thoir n io th r r ' s aun t . Mr.'at urday.

Mrs. Sa rah Sr^ales and Mrs. He.-ter "Littlerield spent Sa turday and Siinday in rhe vicinity of Bo.ston.

Mis.-; Kiibie of Clinton is at prostr . t c i r in ; ; for Mrs. Hannah Harrod.

Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Stone and daut ihter Helen spent Sunday with relatives in Xatick.

Mr. and Mrs. Hutcher;-nn and a fow fnonds went to Temple . N, H., and ro-:iirr. :n hi-- autri Tue.sday.

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Curved shears fftr cutting; cor ru-gated iron have been patented l»y a C a 1 i f o r r. i a i n \- e n t o r.

The tub ing of the frame of a now motf»rcyclr is utilized for fuel and lubr icat ing oil t a n k s and to contain tho tool kit and i;4r.ition e'lUipment.

A bracke t to bc fastened to a^'^to.'im (̂ 'r hot wa te r r ad ia to r to enable a i>er-snn To v.'arm his feet has beon pa ten t -ed by its M.'issachusett.s inventor.

Some fi.OOn.OOO aro employed in- the world 's mines : moro than one-third of th»-m in the I5ritish Empire .

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ATER Xo a f t e r g i v i n g t h e d r i v e r s w a r n i n g s In r e g a r d t o o b e y l n t r t h e l a w s g o v e r n i n g t h e UKC of a u t o m o -b i l e s in t h e p u b l l c s t r e e t s . T h e t r a p witi s e t o n M a i n s t r e e t . C h i e f B e a t t y liiid a s h i s a s s i s t a n t s O l H c e r s J o h n M . W a l l a c e , J a m e s 1. M i l l s a n d F r e d e r i c k T . A u l d .

T h e a n n u a l s u m m e r c h a n g e of t i m e on t h c B o s t o n a n d M a i n e r a i l r o a d w i l l :Ai> I n t o e f fec t J u n e 20 . T i m e t a b l e s V i l l oo p u b l l i i h e d l a t e r .

* »il f o r d u s t l a y i n g i)uri>o.se.^ ha.s b e o n ^;;>r(•ad o n t h e s t r e e t s d u r i n g t h o p a s t w f o k u n d e r t h e d i r e c t i o n of Douj^Ius C . Smi th , s u p e r i n t e n d e n t of s t r e e t s .

r e p p e r e l l h i g h s c h o o i d e f e a t e d A y e r h i g h l a s t S a t u r d a y a f t o r n o o n a t t h o : o w n p a r k in o n e of t h e mo.sC I n t e r e s l -'.:-i'A b a s e b a l l c o n t e s t s of t h e s o a s o n , t h e s c o r e b e i n g 3 t o 1. F o r t h e Mrst five i n n i n g s n e i t h e r s i d e wa.s a b l o t o g o t a r u n a c r o s s t h e p l a t e . In t h e s i x t h , b y h i t t i n g a n d b y e r r o r s of t h e A y e r t e a m . I ' e p p e r e l l s c o r e d t h r e e r u n s . T h e h o m e t e a m m a d e a l a s t d e s p e r a t e cf-f o r : in t h e n i n t h i n n i n g , w h e n it m a n -a g e d t o g e t o n e r u n . t h e r e b y a v e r t i n g -t s h u t - o u t . G r i m n a n d D r e w w o r e t h e b a t t e r y f o r t h e l o c a l t e a m .

G e o r g e W . S h a i t u c k Ls v i s i t i n g h i s b r o t h e r - l n - I a w . K. J . G i b s o n , in N e w J p s w i c h , N . H .

A t t h e l a s t m e e t i n g of t h e b o a r d of s e l e c t m e n i l w a s v o t e d n o l t o g r a n t " p o n y " e x p r e s s l i c e n s e s t o t h e e x p r e s s c o m p a n i e s t o t r a n s p o r t i n t o x i c a t i n g l i q u o r s i n t o t o w n .

T h o m a s M a n n i n g , c h i e f of p o l i c e i n G r e e n f l e l d , f o r m e r l y c h i e f of t h e A y e r d e p a r t m e n t , w a s in t o w n on M o n d a y of t h i s w e e k .

T h e h o u r f o r s e r v i c e a t St . A n d r e w ' s w i l l b e l e n o ' c l o c k n e x t S u n d a y . A n a d d r e s s in m e m o r y of t h e l a t e E d w i n H , H l g l e y w i l l b e g i v e n by t h e R e v . S h e r r a r d B i l l i n g s of G r o l o n S c h o o l . S u n d a y , s c h o o l w i l l b e a t - 11 .15 .

T h e w e e k ' s m i s s i o n c l o s e d a t S t . M a r y ' s c h u r c h l a s t S u n d a y e v e n i n g w i t h a v e r y l a r g e a t t e n d a n c e .

A y e r w a s w e l l r e p r e s e n t e d in t h o c r o w d t h a i w i t n e s s e d t h e b i g p r e p a r e d -no--s j K i r a d e in B o s t o n l a s t S a t u r d a y .

T h c m e m b o r s of Georfro S. B o u t w e l l poHt, G. A . H . , C a p t . G e o r g e V. B a r -r e t t c a m p , S. o f v . . a n d . t h e \V. K. C, a t t e n d e d m e m o r i a l s e r v i c e s a t t h e I ' - e d e r a t o d c h u r c h l a s t 'Sunday." T h e p a s t o r , H e v . J . S. S t r o n g , p r e a c h e d o n " T h e s o l d i e r s of. p e a c e , " w h i c h wa,s K.s tened t o w i l h t h o clo^•t^•: a t t e n : i f ) n . T w o h u n d r e d p e o p l e a t t e n d e d t h e sc r v i e e s .

B a n c r o f t l i o y a l A r c h o h a p t c - - h a d a n f-:ric:al v i s i t a t i o n T u e s d a y e e v n i n g f r o m A . A. F i l l e b r o w n , d i s t r i c t d e p u t y ; ,-rand h i g h - p r i e s t , as>'isted b y F r a n k .^. P i e r c e , d i s t r i c t d e p u t y g r a n d c a p -?*tin of t h e h o s t , a n d s u i t e , of t h e >*Vvonth c a p i t u l a r d i s t r i c t . F i f t y o r m o r e w e r e p r e s e n i a n d e n j o y e d t h e v. 'ork of t h e R o y a l A r c h d e g r e e . A i,,i:',(luot w a s s e r v e d a f t e r t h o w o r k b y M r s . B i g e l o w , c a t e r e r . G u e s t s w o r e p r i ' s e n t f r o m F i t c h b u r g * G a r d n e r . C l i n -: o n a n d C o n c o r d c h a p t e r s , a n d r e -m a r k . s w o r e m a d e by a n u m b e r of t h e vl. '-i i ing c o m p a n i o n s .

M i s s D o r i s F l e t c h e r is n o w h a v i n g h o r s u m m e r v a c a t i o n f r o m t h e F e n --vay S c h o o l of I l l u s t r a t i o n . Bc t s ton . 'A h i c h c l o s e d t h e s c h o o l y e a r la.st w e o k F r i d a y . M i s s F ' l e t c h e r i^ t o ;;o a n o t h e r y a r : o c o r n p l e t e h e r cour . -e in i U u s -: r a t i n g .

F e d e r a t e d c h u r c h s e r v l c e . s — S u n d a y m o r n i n g w o r s h i j ) a t 10.4r>: t h e p a s t o r w i l l s p e a k o n t h e s u b j o c t . " W h a t d o y e jnfTO t h a n o t h e r s ? " S u n d . i y s c h o o l a t l iOon. C. E . m o o t i n g a t s ix in t h e e v e -: . i n g : t o p i c . " T h e c o n s e c r a t i o n of • .nonoy." E v e n i n g s e r v i c e a t . -oven ; ^ i - r m o n s u b j e c t , " J o s u s a s t h e first c i t i -;:c'n of C a p e r n a u m . " M i d - w e e k sf- rvioe I.a T h u r s d a y o v e n i n g a t 7..>0 in t h e \ ( - t r y .

J o s e p h C A n n o h a s h a d h i s b a r b e r s h o p ;i:t '-(l :i]) w i t h u p - t o - d a t e f u r r . i s h -ini.'''-. T h r e e n e w s a n i t a r y l i a r b e r f h a i r s of t h e late.^•: i m j - r o v e d p a t t e r n s •with I r o n f r a m e s a n d e n a m e l , finished i a n d l e a t h e r b o u n d , w i t h o u t a p a r t i c l e | r"*!' w o o d in t h e i r c o n s t r u c t i o n h a v e I i 'ocn i n s t a l l e d , 'Vhv m i r r o r . - f o rmer ! : . ' I xi>L*(\ h a v e b e e n r e p l a c e d by o n e of i l a ' -ge p l a t e g las . - >et in tin; Ir.alia n i :n . i rbU-. T h e d r a w e r s a r e ni : d e of r u a -ho i , ' any w u h g l a s s toj)s . A n e w h a r d -.-. ood I l oo r h a s b e e n I a n ' a n d t h e w a l l s w . l l h e p a i n t e d a s s o o n a - t h e p a i n t e r s .1 r. ' r e a d y f o r t h e w o r k . X e w f u r n i -: ; i r e h a s b o o n ins t . a l lod . T h e s h o p i t -r m c t s a g o o d d e a l of f a v o r a b l e a t t e n -t i o n . m d w h o n t h e w o r k >s l i n i s h e d it wi l l b e fjno o f t h e tine.-; to be s e e n in t h e . s ta te .

T h e s u i j j e c t fo r t h e C h r i s l i a n f=ci-f-r.ce s o r v i c o f o r J u n e 4. " G o d , t h e o n l y c a a < e a n d c r e a t o r . " S e r v i c e r-very S u n -d a y m o r n i n g a t 10 .^0 in G. A. i t . h a l l . T h e r e wi l l b e a m t e t i n g a t T.iU.t o n W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g . . J u n e 7. w h e r e t t - . - l in ion ies of C h r i s t i a n S c i e n c e h e a l -ir.t,' wi l l b e g i v e n . All arc- ir-.vitod.

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T h e g r a d u a t i n g oxercis-:tni r o a d a t y^iade lo cO!.ri>-ct wi t l l tht- F i t c h b u r g .and K f o n u n s t H r tMectr .c l i ne . Tl ie " f r o g s " w h i f h will lie us>-d in m a k i n g t h e c o n i i e c n o n !:.:v.' not a i i i \ ' e d a s y e t .

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R. M. GRAHAM Successor to E. K. Bruce

OarriagB Bepairing in All Its Branches Promptly

Done AL.SO, H O I t S E S H O E I N O A N D G E N -

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Phelps ' Block Ayer, Mass

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Room 3 Bank Ulds- Ayer

E. D. STONE Fire Insurance Agent

AutoihobUo Diul Cordwood Insurance

Ei-thcr A. Stone, Typewriting

I'aee's Block Ayer, Mass.

P. EAELAND GILSON

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Camembert Pineapple

Swiss Eoquefort

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Eoquefort and American

Full Cream (American) No. 1

Young America Chiley Cheese

Club Gifford

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PAOB EIOHT SATURDAY,, JUNE 3, 1916

Study Food Values Food provided for the family table de-

serves the careful thought of ievery house-wife! Do you oise thought when buying baking powder?

The quality of cake, biscuits and all quickly raised flour foods depends largely upon the kind of baldng powder iised.

Royal- Baking Powder is made from cream of tartar derived from grapes. It is absolutely pure and has proved its excel-lence for making food of finest quality and whblesomeness for generations.

Royal Baking Powder contains no alum nor phosphate.

ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO. New York

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