0. B.'TcllIiiglinsi StuCo 'Llbiurl<>» -.M'-'- ItO'.loM -•- •.••»«>Ki'r'- SPIRIT. Fifty-^irst Year.' Ayer, Mass., .Saturday, January 1871919 / No, 20. Price Four Cents cruiting service, oniclal notiilcatlon Joseph Toth.'.wJlo'has been working The presentation of a handsOme was received-by. Mr,.DuPaw. who has at the Ayer'Machi.ne' shop, which shut or's Creek." A large live oak tree In !;!!,- of -Mr. ('lements.ahat he has mado • been acUn'g »S/i»crultlnif agent dulng past noble.grand's collar was made bv the front yard, which made Its third the statement that "he would not take down las^ week,-'his gone to Boston Deputy Buxton ut the conclusion of the war,'from headQuarters at the cus­ for employment.'iij his line as clcctrl- annual appearance this year as a $200 for the Improved health of his Save Your Bread tom housed last week Krlday. Anyone the installation to the retlriuK noble clan.' ' ••..-'..'..';- Christinas tree, was brilliantly lighted family." He hax a position on tho desiring information on any point con­ grand. E. Fo/c Brown, who acknowl­ with lanterns, and well decorated and railroad. Ain>'lS|IAH£ DELICIOUS TOAST ON AN A son, Charles''Alisert, Jr.. was born edged the honor in a pleasing manner. cerning enrollment may obtain the hung full of presents. There were According to the paper, also, tho in- same by applying to him. to Mr. and Mrs.' G„A-,McGraw at the At the conclusion of the ceremony about 100 people present and ever>' Memorial hospital,' ;Sashua, on Janu­ duatrlai situation In that section se<ims all adjourned to the banquet hall to child, by xood planning of host and to be looking up. Large tracts of lum­ Miss Nellie'Lordcn has accepted a ary 8.. The?. babV'died this Krlduy partake of u flne oyster supper. The hoHtoBs, had a package of popcorn and position on the omce force at the morning.. , - • '^•'..,- ber are being cut. making way for the toastmaster for after-dinner speakers an orange. Incidentally we might farmer. There is also mentioned th» Nashua Coated Paper Co., .Nashua, N. was J. G. Wllley, and remarks were mention here that the popcorn was do­ H., and assiimed her duties last week.' Survivor of. Oovmst^n. Increased acreage of the BuPont cam­ mado by the district deputy grand nated b'y none other than our former phor farm, said to be now the largest Electric Miss Nellie Mayhew, Who has been Mr,^ and Mrs;-;'Frank .B. Kaulbeok master.and members of hU suite; also, townsman, "Al" Clcmenu, -who Is now In the world, which Is about twelve V (siting at the home of her cousin Of Boston have been visiting at the by some of- the newly-elected otllcers livluK In ono of Mr. Starr's houses. miles- v/«st of Green Cove Springs. Mrs. D R. Child, started for her usual horfie' of her pprwqts, Mr. and Mta, of Beacon lodge, by Joseph A. Saun­ The paper Item concludes by saying, Much U expected from a young nurs­ winter sojourn in Florida on Friday of L. A. "Johnson, thei past-week. Mr ders and others. "The community Joins In thanks to tho ery of 350 camphor trees, as the man­ last week. Kaulbeck. enlisted.-jn the naval re­ generous host and hostess who so kind­ ager ot the farm has recently Invented serve force' In Se'ptembr, 1917, and An Out-door Cliri.stnia.-i Tree. Mrs Eliery.J. Davis entertained the ly threw open their house and'grounda a new process of distilling which Is Toaster was assigned to'th^ U.'S. a Covlns- A novelty In the Idea of an out-door for the enjoyment of all." And for meeting with gratifying results. members of the Ready Workers' circle Christmas tree is brought to our notice TOU MAY NOT LIKE 'TOAST UNTIL IT IS MADE at her home on Franklin street, Wed­ ton on which he^jnado six trips to the community tree, which has borne Music and out-door games were en­ France, The shlp^iWas torpedoed July by a clipping from a .Florida newspa­ such a beautiful crop of presents tor nesday afternoon of lost week. In hon­ per. It Is spoken of as the "Communl- joyed until the arrival of Santa Claus. ^ELECTRICALLY —A BREAKFAST NECESSITY or of Mrs.- E. v..Harrlman, a formerj 5, 1918, when 1.5.i)' inlles-ort the coast the third time. Here's wishing it may who It was thought must have come teacher, who has been visiting her« of. France, *fhile f-eturning- to this ty Christmas tree at the home of Mr. live long and Huurish, to bear more." and Mrs. James Starr, near Govern­ by aeroplane, as he came down over from Wlnchendon, coiititry, the crew'-being, picked up We neglected to say,, when speak- the roof. by the destrop«|r Smith," Mr. Kaul- Thomas F, Tarbeli, of New York, beck was then 'fljsslgned to the U.' S. came last week for a few days' stay S,. Carols, at Brest.'France, where he Ayer Eledtric Light Co. at the home.of-his parents, Mr. and remained until December, being then Mrs. Henry Tarbeli. Birry Building Main Street AYEB, MASS. transferred to th.ie V. S. S. Ericsson, Getting the Most for your Money Announcement. Is made of the tnar-l a destroyer whlchf had been doing rlage of MI53 Blanche O'Neal, daugh­ convoy duty In ihei'^ar zone for twen­ ter of Mrs. James >0'Neal,«f.Grotoi\: ty months. .ThS:.I^c8SQij left; France street, to Walter Miller, of Norwood. with a flotilla pf;>«stroyers, arriving Thereis a way to do that in clothes buy­ Ayer Hardware. Co. January 4. The circmony occurred' Jn In New York Janukry 8;' coming by ing—and here's the place. The price you .that place; where Miss O'Neal has Been way of. the-Azores-^and Bermuda. BUILDERS' HARDWARE staying with her sister. Mr. Kaulbe'ck/'ivai granted a: fifteen spend here for a A message'has been received from days' furlough, althiugh.the ship was PAINTS, FAR.5I mPIiEOOBNTS, KITCHESi' FCBNISHINGS Jerry O'Brien,: a former Pe'pperell with the other, bojits,.,.guarding the boy, by his sister, Mrs. George.Grang- Great Northern .v'and assisting In aUtLERX, SPORTING GOODS, MECHAiflCS* er, of West Fitchburg. He went over, floating the ship oit;the sands at Fire Hart Schaffner & Marx TOOIS, KLEOTRICAIi APPUAA'CES seas with the i 76th division , Iti July Island, being considered In fit con­ and wrote home In Augiist, and noth­ dition oven after :h|r twenty months' of service. At th^ end of his fur­ ing more had .been'heard from--him Suit or Overcoat" T Automobile Tires and Supplies until this letter,' dated November "13: lough, Mr. Kaulbeek will return to .He had evidently been In the battle the Ericsson to await his discharge front and too busy,.'as he sj)eatc$ of from the naval' reserve force. is as good as a lot more money other places Uazda Lampg for House and Automobiles being In the last two! drives ifii the war, although he' does not nientlon , A. n. 'Sale. ' '4;:- ..- .—because of the quality you get. M wool 'Phono A)cr S31 PARK STREET any wounds..; Says they were .then In On the afternobh and evening of materials; made in the best manner; in billets, the .'-'flrst time we have slept Wednesday,, jantljflry 22, Prudence AYER, MASS. under a roof since September 11." He Wright chapteir,l>i-,A.-H.,. will hold a stylish suits that waste no fabrics; in models Is now corporal In'the 16711^ Infantry, White Elephant sjtle lit the .vacant Co, L, A. E. F, . -.-.,;. store, adjolnlnig. the mlUlnery store of for men and young men. Such clothes are PEPPEflELL The senior class of the high school. Mrs. Sylvester. Th>^'proceeds of the In charge of two of the teachers. Miss Ser\lces are to.be resumed .at the economy because they last longer. IXevra Items. South road schoolhouse next Sunday, sale arc to go toward-defraying the Morton and Miss Hlbberd, with a few expenses of the..Camp Devens com­ Mr. and Mrs. Hobert Gardner enter­ friends, enjoyed a slclghrlde to Groton conducted by Mr. Siple of the Groton School, and some ot the students. mittee who for inore than a year have Your satisfaction is guaranteed in ^^- tained Sergt. .IBabb, from MaliJe. and on Friday eienliig of iast week to at­ gone-each'week to Ayer. and spent Sergt. Smithfleld, from .Florida, both tend the senior high.School dance and' Miss Margaret Anderson, who suf­ the day mending and sewing for the these clothes. If you don't think \ of whom.ar? stationed at Camp Dev^ ehtertalnirient, AH .report, a pleasant fered a hard attack of the Influenza soldiers. They have freely given «n8, over-Sunday." time.' , • . and pneumonia In Boston, Came home time ind paid for carfares and as soon as able, to recuperate at her lunches, which Is-lio small item for you get it, you get your money back. -. Mr. atid.-Mr8..F.'W..IHDgdahl spent The' saw mill operated by Messrs. home 'On Oak hill. She .was accom­ • the •week-end at their'home on the SuUh-an and Shattuck, on the woodr panied by a young lady friend, also In t^B whole flfte.en months. HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX SUITS AND .OVERCOATS .. South road, returning Sunday evening lot In the edge of Dunstable,' has' been need df a rest, and they 'returned,last Feeling, -that the community 'will $28 to $38 be glad'to share , In Jhlp patriotic to their respective ,»ch6(jl duties "In shut down, pending warmer 'weather week.