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MAGNOLIA 
J. Howard Wilkins spent the week- 
end with his son at Somerville. 
Mrs. W. R. Boyd entertained the 
Lend-a-Hand club Thursday night. 
Mrs. Fred S. Lycett recently paid a 
visit to her grandmother, Mrs. Pierce, 
at Beverly Farms. 
Frank H. Davis is still confined to 
the house, and aside from his injured 
leg he is suffering from the grip. 
Frederick W. Eaton of Worcester 
made a flying visit to his parents at 
the parsonage Monday afternoon. 
The Ladies Aid society met at the 
parsonage Thursday afternoon for 
sewing in preparation for the annual 
sale next summer. 
Extensive additions and changes 
are being made to Ralph Gardner’s 
residence on the corner of Magnolia 
and Norman avenues. Michael Kehoe 
has the contract for doing the work. 
Rev. James J. Goodacre of Dan- 
vers spent last Sunday at the parson- 
age. In the morning he preached a 
helpful and strong sermon at the Vil- 
lage church, taking for his subject 
“Investments.” 
A Military Whist party will be 
held at the Women’s clubhouse Wed- 
nesday evening, March 21, and it will 
be in charge of Mrs. Fred 5. Lycett 
and Mrs. Ernest Howe, president of 
the Ladies Aid society. 
Dr. Eaton will preach in the Vil- 
lage church Sunday at 10.45 a. m, 
and at 7.30 p.m. Hon. Edward H. 
Thompson, explorer, diplomat, author, 
who for twenty-five years was U. 5. 
consul at Yucatan, will give an illus- 
trated lecture on, “Adventures in 
the Jungles of Yucatan.” 
D. C. Ballou has the contract for 
constructing the cellar and founda- 
tions to the greenhouse and house to 
be occupied by Wilson Richardson and 
family, and the work is progressing 
rapidly. These buildings are to be 
located back of the Catholic church 
and they will be the property of J. 
Harrington Walker. 
Mrs. Frederick M. Pickles, who 
was the successful matron of the 
Women’s clubhouse last season, made 
« hurried visit to Magnolia last Sat- 
urday afternoon to advise with the 
directors concerning certain repairs 
that are to be made soon on the club- 
house. Mrs. Pickles will resume her 
work at the club the first of June. 
Let us be content to do little if God 
sets us at little tasks. It is but pride 
and self-will which says, “Give me 
something huge to fight and I should 
enjoy that, but why make me sweep 
the dust?—Charles Kingsley. 
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March 16, 1917. 
Groceries and Kitchen Furnishings 
All S. S. Pierce Co’s Goods sold at their Prices 
Legal Trading Stamps with all Cash Sales of Groceries 
P.S. Lycett etephone 437 Magnolia, Mass. 
MAGNOLIA MARKET 
LAFAYETTE HUNT, Proprietor, 
BEEF, PORK, MUTTON, HAM, POULTRY, VEGETABLES. 
DEERFOOT FARM CREAM AND BUTTER. 
AGENTS FOR 
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Also Hunt’s Market, 172 Prospect Street, Cambridge. 
JONATHAN MAY 
Shore Road, Magnolia, Mass. 
Real Estate and Insurance Broker 
Sole Agent for the Gloucester Coal Co. 
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WENHAM 
At the Congregational church Sun- 
day morning the minister, Rev. F. M. 
Cutler, will preach on “Lessons from 
the Life of John Mark.” Sunday 
School ‘at, noon. Ffuniorcliek sates: 
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con will be in use at the 7 p. m. ser- 
vice, probably for the last time this 
season, in connection with an illus- 
trated sermon on “The Pilgrims and 
the Church,” under direction of the 
department of church extension. 
Wednesday is the day for the an- 
nual convention of the Salem Dis- 
trict, Massachusetts Sunday School 
Association; to be held afternoon and 
evening with the Tabernacle church. 
An adjourned session of the town 
meeting will be held Monday evening 
for the purpose of considering the 
water question—specifically whether 
Wenham shall accept the special act 
of legislation enabling her to con- 
struct water-works if she so desires. 
Once more are _ placid citizens 
startled by the sound of shooting as 
they pass the car-barn. Last year the 
Fssex County Rifle club held a long 
season of rifle-practice; this year the 
range will probably remain open only 
two weeks. The young people, and 
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some older ones who are youthful in 
spirit and who believe a man should 
know how to shoot straight, are inter- 
ested; even the young ladies take ad- 
vantage of their open evenings (Tues- 
day and Friday) and try their skill. 
The Essex County Rifle club, with 
three hundred members, is the largest 
in Massachusetts. 
The Department of membership 
connected with the Congregational 
church, of which Mrs. Charles Patch 
is chairman, met Wednesday evening 
at the home of Edgar Sawyer, and 
made plans for the coming months. 
Ladies assemble at the tea-house 
each Tuesday in large numbers and 
study, under the leadership of Miss 
Sharpe, the visiting nurse, a course 
of lessons in home-nursing. | Many 
of the same ladies also belong to the 
Wenham surgical . dressings class, 
which meets at the home of Mrs. Ros- 
will Davis on Arbor st. Mrs. E. B. 
Cole is the energetic manager of both 
these movements. 
Wenham’s scout troop thought it 
included all the eligible lads in town; 
but five or six new boys have recently 
appeared from somewhere or other 
and applied for admission. 
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