> Hi Again All, > Oh Lisa I knew before your post that Lowell's was burning. My > Grand Daughter works at Subway (for summer) a few blocks /doors up > and called me as she wa s worried whether I was probably there. :) > I was going to lunch that day but we went to another place for a > quick bite. :) I think you missed your calling, Alice - after all the Lowell's messages on the list, it seems you should hire yourself out as a Tour Guide LOL > > Yes Lorna Rhodes passed away a few weeks ago, she was the Pres. > of the Mendon Historical Society and now I am Pres, pro-tem. I was > 1st VP.. > Also for a few who have come to the area may be interested that > Frank Dudley also passed away this weekend. He was the past post > master for many many years and a collector of Mendon post cards > and photo's. and a great Mendon Historian. As was Lorna R... Many may > know Lorna as the Librarian at Taft Library for over 50 years. Both > will be sadly missed. I was sad to learn that Lorna passed away. I used to talk to her at the library. With work and family doings, it's probably been close to a year that I've been to the library. A year or so ago, I was helping someone on another list find the farm on Blackstone Street where her parents were married. Someone suggested that I call Frank Dudley, so I did. I didn't know he collected postcards, though. > > Jes/Jean what wa s your mother's maiden name..My friend Myla Thayer 98 > 1/2 yrs. also went to school with Putt (Harold) Lowell. They must > know one another?? If u give me your mother's full name I'll ask > Myla, as she also is still remarkably alert . > Harold Lowell was murdered during a robbery at Lowell';s many years > ago. Well he was shot and died of a heart a ttack due to the > robbery and shooting and it was called murder. I think this happened before we moved to Milford - it was mentioned in the article in the Milford Daily news about the fire, and the history of Lowell's. > > I went today to see the damage at Lowell's. It is just a big pile > of burnt boards and rubble. A little was standing yesterday but now > all is gone. The cause now is dete > rmined *accidental) as the fire starte d in the exhaust fan in the > kitchen. > It'll take a while for us area folks to get over this tragedy. On the way back from my son's concert [Blackstone Valley Community Concert Band] in Millville, he said "let's go eat at Low... oh, never mind" It will take a while to sink in. > > Frank the only Bates Genealogy I know is the one from the Bates > Association that I think was compiled by Mrs Russell Bates. I have > just a few pages of it. I'm not familiar with any other ones > however I am sure there must be some. > Well, I am off.. Nice reading newer and older memories of Lowell's > and Mendon also. Alice - I assume Bates Road in Mendon is named for these Bates? It's just around the corner from where I live. Lisa > > List has been quiet , let's try and get it busy again, > Have a Nice Evening, > Alice > >