From The Concord Freeman, 27 April 1882 - Concord: William Pierce tripped on a railroad tie and fell, cutting his head; George B. Davis sold Mill Brook property to Lewis M. Bancroft for $3500; Lewis M. Bancroft sold Mill Brook property to Albert B. Black, for $4000; Henry L. Whitcomb has again been commissioned postmaster; due to the illness of Mr. Emerson, the Dramatic Club has postponed their Friday entertainment; new corsets at C. E. Brown's; recent visitors to the Library include S. L. Clemens, Hartford, Conn. and John Q. Adams, Chelsea; Sergt. Ralph Damon awarded gold medal at Concord Artillery Inspection; Jerry Sheehan, the milk man, has a new wagon. Westvale [West Concord]: brakeman Frederick Tyler seriously injured coupling cars; Thomas Casey, a hatter at the Waring shops, received a serious cut upon the wrist; Frederick Brooks, the mail agent, deceased. Maynard: Timothy Culinhan's hand was amputated after an accident at the mill; roads superintendent, L. L. Pratt has bought a road grader; some out buildings in town need attention from the Board of Health; Asa H. Haynes has a new line of goods on sale. Acton: about fifty veterans of Acton and surrounding towns came together to form a G.A.R. post. The meeting was called to order by Capt. Daniel Tuttle, who went through Baltimore on the 19th of April in 1861. See http://www.rootsweb.com/~mamidnws/1882/APR.html#27 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dennis Ahern | Middlesex County Massachusetts Newspaper Abstracts Acton, Massachusetts | http://www.rootsweb.com/~mamidnws/index.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -