This Day in Norwood History-Talk Of The Town-August 14, 1903

These news items were the talk of the town on August 14, 1903

Norwood Sons of Veterans are showing a great deal of interest in the coming Sons of Veterans’ field day, which will be held under the auspices of Massachusetts Division, S. of V., at the Point of Pines on Labor Day. Invitations have been extended to Grand Army Posts, Woman’s Relief Corps, Daughters of Veterans, and other similar organizations to join in the affair.

Mr. and Mrs. John E. Smith of Day Street left Monday for Saratoga, and will remain there till the first week in September.

Miss Lottie Salmon has returned from a visit to her sister in Norfolk.

Mr. and Mrs. John Ramsoy of Hartford, Conn., are paying a week’s visit to Norwood relatives.

A number of the young people of Clan Stewart, A. O. S. C., gave a musical and literary entertainment at the Seaman’s Bethel, Hanover Street, Boston, Monday evening.

Street Superintendent Hartshorne announces that the work on Prospect Street is now completed, as is also the work on Endicott Street, near the Winslow tannery. Town work on the streets lias been very active all summer, and will be carried just as far as the appropriations will allow.

Mrs. George McKay of Winter Street left here Tuesday morning for a visit to relatives in New York City.

Miss Nora Tracy of Gardner, is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sheridan, Plimpton Avenue.

Austin Boyden was caught under a pile of sleepers while at work in a yard on Clark Street, Friday afternoon, and fractured his leg. He was sent to a Boston hospital.

Miss Clara Murphy of Abington is the guest of Miss Agnes Curtain; Casey Street.

Miss Annie Lynch of Gardner is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. James Sullivan, Broadway.

Truman McArthur of Berlin, N. H., is visiting his father, Edward McArthur of Railroad Avenue.

Mrs. Arthur Walker and children of Nahatan Street, returned Saturday from a mouth’s visit to Laconia, N.H.

Clifford B. Sanborn left Monday for a week’s visit to Alton Bay, N. H.

Mrs. Jeremiah Donovan and family have returned from their summer home in Duxbury.

Mrs. William Cuff of K Street left last Monday for a week’s visit to relatives in Bridgeport, Conn.

Wo hear that arrangements are being made which may result in the formation of a local lodge of the Journeyman Barbers’ Association.

Miss Ethel Douglass returned Sunday evening from her annual vacation trip.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Talbot returned the first of the week from a short visit to North Scituate.

Misses Dora Bell and Kittic Coleman of Hill Street have gone to Passaic, N. J., for an extended visit to relatives.

The usual band concert at Westwood Park was omitted last Sunday on account of the weather.

Miss Kato McDonald of Cross Street has gone to Capo Breton Island for a visit of several weeks.

Patrolman Michael D. Creed has been confined to the house with malaria a portion of the week.

Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Clark and family left last Saturday afternoon for a few weeks’ visit to Southport, Maine.

Misses Jessie Ward and Sadie Broods left Sunday for a trip to Southport.

Chester Weeks, who has been employed by Edgar F. Roby for the past six years, has resigned his position and gone to his former home in Providence, R. I.

J. E. Hitch, R. J. Bradbury, and George H. Stewart made a trip to Bath, Me., the first of the week.

Mrs. E. S. Cashen has gone to North Attleboro for a week’s vacation.

Miss Ethel Rogers returned Saturday from her visit-in East Pepperell, and was accompanied by Miss Jessie O’Neil, who will spend a few days in Norwood as the guest of Miss Rogers.

Neponset Lodge, N. E. O. P., will unite with nine other lodges in a union picnic at Lake Pearl tomorrow. The Norwood participants will leave town on the 1.25 electric on the Norfolk & Bristol line, instead of 12.55, as stated last week.

Miss Clara Babcock will return today from a visit to friends in Lynn.

H. Tebbetts is absent in New York and Connecticut on a business trip, and will return about September 1.

Frank C. Dexter left Monday morning to join his mother, who is spending the summer at Southport, Me.

The Norwood Athletic Club held a meeting in its rooms in Village Hall block Monday evening. One member was admitted and four applications wore received. It was voted to support a football team for the coming season, and to purchase a suitable outfit for the team. President James H. Corbett was chosen financial manager and Obed Kady manager. The club will put the strongest team in the field that Norwood has over had. The team will be composed entirely of club members, who will be under an expert instructor.

Miss Robina L. Mutch has returned from a visit to relatives in Hartford, Conn.

Norwood Council, K. of C., will hold a clambake next Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Joyce have returned from a trip to New York City.

Mrs. F. A. Morrill is expected to arrive home tomorrow. She left Eau Claire, Wis., where she has been spending the summer, Monday last, and after visiting several Minnesota points will make a short stay with friends in Syracuse, N. Y.

William T. Whedon, secretary of the Norwood Business Association, has issued a notice to members informing them that the new headquarters of the Association, in Room 8, Bigelow block, is now open for the use of all members and committees of the organization. The room will be open and lighted every evening, and members are cordially invited and urged to make use of the same freely. A bulletin board has been installed and members who desire to use the room for, any special evening should post a notice to that effect as far ahead as possible and on such stated night can have the exclusive use of the room, excepting on the third Tuesday of the month, which is the usual time for the regular monthly meeting of the executive board. The room is provided with trade publications and stationery for the use of members. The Association will make the room as attractive as possible and intends to decorate the walls with portraits of former ‘presidents and to make it in every respect a headquarters in which the society can take pride. The office hours of the secretary are from 7 to 8 o’clock Saturday evenings.

Station Agent Kelly of Norwood station returned homo Saturday from Brewsters, N. Y., and other parts of the Empire State.

Mrs. Charles O. Congdon will return next Monday from a visit to friends in Norwich, Conn.

H. O. Van Hoveuburg, of Eau Claire, Wis., father of Mrs. F. A. Morrill of Norwood, has lately received high honor in being elected a member of the New York Society of the Cincinnati of the State of New York. Among the charter members of this society were General George Washington, General Knox, Baron Steuben, and Rudolph Van Hovonburg, grandfather of the subject of this item. In order to become a member of the Cincinnati one must inherit the right and must also be elected. The two other persons besides Mr. Van Hovonburg received into membership this year were Hamilton Fish of New York and Albert Sherman Hoyt of California. Tho present honorary members of the society are Grover Cleveland, Major General O. O. Howard, General N. A. Miles, Admiral George Dewey, and Theodore Roosevelt. The Cincinnati is not a secret order, but is social and philanthropic in its nature, devoted to the welfare of the widows of officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary War.

Herbert Rhodes and family of Hoyle Street have gone to their summer home at Southport, Me.

Miss Madge Fair of New York City is the guest of Miss Alice Breen at her home on Prospect Street.

Dennis J. Coakley and family have gone to Nantaskot Beach for a week’s outing.

Tlio Norwood A. A. baseball team will go to Brighton next Saturday to play the Brighton A. A.’s.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Ellis have gone to Boothbay, Mo., for a short visit.

Mrs. H. E. Plimpton and children and Mrs. George Harding Smith and family have gone to their summer cottages at North Scituate Beach.

Miss Agnes Burnes of South Boston, who has been visiting Miss Emma Page of Lenox Street, for the past six weeks, returned to her home last Tuesday.
Ralph Congdon has returned home from Maine.

Everett E. Rliodos, Ray Alden, and Oliver Foss left here this wool? for a two weeks’ visit to Southport.

diaries Andr&ws of Putnam, Conn., a former resident, is spending a few days with Norwood friends.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Coombs left here Tuesday morning for a two weeks’ visit to Camden, Me.

Chester’ Stone returned Tuesday evening from a two weeks’ visit to St. Albans, Vt.

The Norwood Business Association will probably be asked by the New York Board of Trade and Transportaion to take some action on resolutions adopted by the New York Board of Trade and Transportation, which Jias organized a committee on the Merchant Marine, composed of such solid and representative business mon as Aaron Vanderbilt, Darwin R. James, Horman Sielocken, Patrick Farrelly, Henry A. Rogers, and Oscar S. Strauss. The object of the board through this committee is to secure the freest and widest possible immediate discussion of methods for the rehabilitation of our merchant marine in the foreign trade. The committee is sending through the country an interesting statement as to the present condition of shipbuilding and ship owning in the United States.

There was an unusually large attendance at the free open air concert by the Norwood band at Thayer Park lot Wednesday evening. The band went to Hyde Park Thursday evening and gave a concert there.

Fre Peary left last evening for a couple of weeks’ vacation at Southport, Me.

Thomas O. Metcalf and family have returned from a visit to Scituate.

A special town meeting has been called for next Monday evening to see what sum of money the town will appropriate for furnishing the new North schoolhouse.

Tlie Cushing A. A.’s will cross bats with the Dorothy -Do^ds of Jamaica Plain Saturday afternoon. One of the best games of the season is expected.
Miss Kitty Welsh of Foxboro and Miss Nellie Healey of Providence, R. I., are enjoying the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Higgins, Munroe Street.

(Originally published in the Norwood Advertiser and Review)