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THE CONSERVATION COMMITTEES
Two committees, one of the men, headed by Stanley H. Wheelock, the other of the women with Mrs. Beatrice P. Sprague as chairman, attempted to acquaint the Town with the changing food regulations and to stimulate saving. Can- ning and food exhibitions were given, public meetings were held, and a market, where farmers brought produce to sell to housewives, was conducted about the Common.
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THE HIGH SCHOOL (410)
May The school began upon a schedule of one-sessions. "This action was taken by the committee upon the request of the parents of a number of boys who attend school in order that the boys may help with the planting on the farm because it is impossible to hire helpers on account of the high wages paid in the machine shops."
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THE FLAG POLE
The Town erected a new steel flag pole on the Common.
REGISTRATION FOR MILITARY SERVICE (412)
Jun. A list of the men between twenty-one and thirty inclusive was published in the Booster, June 28, 1917. The law then required two-thirds of one per cent of the population of a city or town to be drawn for military service. The Town's quota was thirty-three men.
ST. MARY'S CIRCLE, D. OF I. (413)
Jun. 3. The circle was instituted with Mrs. Thomas Malley as regent.
UNION OF CHURCHES (414)
Sept. The First Congregational Society and the First Evangelical Congregational Church united for services as an economic war measure. The minister of the latter, the Rev. Alexander Wiswall, acted as minister. The Union lasted until the summer of 1919.
(415)
EXEMPTION BOARD, DIVISION 17
Sept. 26. The board began its examination of men who claimed exemption from military service. Francis P. Brady,
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Francis Prescott, and Dr. William E. Balmer constituted the board.
(416)
CAMP DEVENS
Oct. 5. The first contingent of drafted men left for Camp Devens.
(417)
THE CHAUTAUQUA
Jun. The Swarthmore Chautauqua held its first session in a tent on the Capron lot on Mendon street.
(418) BLANCHARD'S GRANITE QUARRY
At the granite quarry, the last section of a $250,000 United States government contract to furnish stone to wall Ellis Island was being completed.
1918
(419) THE UXBRIDGE AND WHITINSVILLE TRANSCRIPT
Jan. The paper was last issued in this month.
(420)
THE REGISTRATION OF ALIENS
Feb. 4, 9. Alien enemies were required to register at the post office.
SHORTAGE OF FUEL (42I)
The shortage of fuel caused the price of coal and wood to mount rapidly. Coal was $10.50 per ton, wood from $10.00 to $14.00 per cord. Bituminous coal was bought to heat the school buildings.
HEATLESS DAYS (422)
"The heatless Mondays are a joke in Uxbridge. Very little attention is paid to the regulation. It is a case of 'If he does it, then I'll do it' ".
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BOOKS FOR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
Two drives were conducted by the Free Public Library to obtain books for the soldiers' camps and the ships of the navy. The Town contributions were liberal, money as well as reading matter was given.
THE THIRD LIBERTY LOAN PARADE (424)
Apr. 20. A successful parade was used to stimulate the buying of this issue. "First came the 104th infantry band from Camp Devens, the crack musical organization of the state and one whose services are coveted by the largest cities. The presence of this organization in line was due to the kind- ness of Charles A. Root, who personally defrayed all the ex- pense attached to bringing the men here and entertaining them while they were in Uxbridge." The boys from Camp Devens were brought in Uxbridge automobiles to take part in the parade. The State Guard, Boy Scouts, bands, drum corps, societies, merchants, and mills were all represented in this procession.
(425)
THE INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
Owing to the severity of the epidemic, the schools, and the library were closed during the month, while the churches omitted some of their services. All public gatherings were discouraged.
MAGAZINE AWARDS (426)
This year Charles A. Root began his annual practice of awarding a magazine to the pupil in each grade, who had been neither absent nor tardy during a school year.
THE ARMISTICE CELEBRATION (427)
Nov. II. Much noise and a night parade with one hundred and fifty automobiles in line, as well as floats and fire works, celebrated the end of the war.
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WORLD WAR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
The number of men called to the colors from the Town was two hundred and seventy-two. Twelve men were lost.
WAR FUNDS
(429)
Quota
Subscribers
Amount
First Liberty Loan
None
5786
$200,000
Second
1093
263,000
Third
$300,000
1319
385,900
Fourth 66
400,000
I498
503,300
Fifth
66
250,000
IIO5
306,400
Red Cross War Fund, 1917
8000
8,817
66
66 66
1918
8000
12,230
United War Work Drive.
9000
16,088
Salvation Army Drive.
I200
1,565
War Saving Stamps sold at post office
38,000
$1,735,300
Drives were conducted for the Knights of Columbus, Young Men's Christian Association and other organizations of which there is no record.
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CLOTH FOR THE SOLDIERS
S. F. Scott & Sons, Convalescent army cloth. 200,000
Stanley Woolen Company-
French blue overcoating
86,000
U. S. khaki overcoating.
40,000
U. S. khaki suiting.
155,000
U. S. khaki suiting
194,000
Italian marine cloth
25,000
Total . 500,000
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Uxbridge Worsted Company-
Army cloth .
1,445,175
Waucantuck Mills-
Army cloth .
980,000
Total yardage of army cloth .
3,125,175
1919
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THE BLACKSTONE NATIONAL BANK
The bank opened its savings department.
THE HOUSING PROBLEM (432)
A great shortage of houses and tenements sometimes made it necessary for men to refuse work in the mills.
(433)
LABOR LAWS
By a Massachusetts law, minors under sixteen years of age were not allowed to work in the mills more than eight hours in a day or forty-eight hours in a week. No minor or woman could be employed more than nine hours in a day or forty-eight hours in a week.
(434)
THE RIVULET MILL
The mill was purchased by the Uxbridge Worsted Com- pany from the Bridgeton Worsted Company.
POUT POND (435)
The pond and its surrounding land was bought by Charles A. Root. Mr. Root at once opened his property for a public bathing place, building bath houses for the men and women and putting a raft on the pond. Pout Pond had always been a favorite recreation spot, the former owners having been hospitable to picnics and bathers, but no facilities had pre-
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viously been provided. Dr. Robbins, a noted botanist, con- sidered the pond an interesting field for study. He particu- larly admired its lovely pink-tinted water lillies, the outside leaves the color of bronze.
(436)
THE CHARLES A. RICE POST, A. L.
Jul. 4. The post was instituted with Albert J. Tracy as commander. Charles A. Rice for whom the post was named was a native of Uxbridge. Educated in the public schools of the Town, at Powder Point Academy, and at the University of Maine, he was at the time of his death twenty-six years of age. Both at his academy and at his college, he had the reputation of being one of the most popular men and of the finest athletes. As a track runner, his reputation was nation wide. In Uxbridge, he was respected and loved. Serving overseas with the 5th Division, he won his commission as lieutenant for bravery on the field of battle. During the British drive in Flanders, Lieutenant Rice was wounded in the thigh. In a British field hospital, far from his family and from the friends with whom he had enlisted, he died Dec. 22, 1919. Towards the service of his country, he freely gave his finely trained mind and body. For him the great problem of duty has been solved finely and completely.
(437)
THE IOLA REBEKAH LODGE
Nov. 15. The lodge was instituted.
1920
(438)
THE WOMAN'S AUXILIARY UNIT OF THE
CHARLES A. RICE POST
Apr. 9. The post was instituted with Mrs. Ralph Hig- gins as president.
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(439)
THE UXBRIDGE INN, INC.
The Uxbridge Inn was purchased from the C. C. Ames Estate by Charles A. Root and Charles D. Whitney, who thoroughly renovated the interior and exterior.
THE SCHOOL NURSE (440)
The Samaritan Society appointed Miss Susan Allen as a nurse to work for the physical welfare of the children. The cost of the nurse was at first wholly defrayed by the society; two town meetings having previously voted not to employ such a nurse. The first year one-half of the amount raised by the sale of Christmas seals was used for the salary of this school nurse.
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WOMEN VOTERS
At once when suffrage was granted to women, the Republi- can women were organized into a division of the town com- mittee with Mrs. Beatrice P. Sprague as chairman. Miss Mary Kane worked as chairman of the Democratic women. A great effort was made to have all women of voting age register regardless of party. Before the primaries, three hundred and seventy women had registered, but only one hundred and twenty-eight voted; all but two of these voters were Republicans. The Republican women conducted an educational campaign to instruct the new voters regarding the procedure when casting a ballot.
WOMEN VOTERS (442)
Nov. 3. "All but twenty-nine women out of a total reg- istration of seven hundred and sixty-nine cast their ballots at the election yesterday. It was remarkable to note how many women had thoroughly posted themselves upon the voting proposition before, and went into the booths and marked their
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ballots with the ease of persons who had voted for years. The majority of the women voted in the forenoon, which greatly expedited the counting, as this town was one of the first in the district to furnish the tabulation of the results."
FUEL SHORTAGE (443)
Owing to the coal strike, bitumous coal was bought for the school buildings. Anthracite coal reached $22.50 and $25.00 per ton.
POPULATION (444)
The population was 5,384.
1921
THE NIPMUCK COUNCIL, D. OF P. (445)
Feb. 28. The council was instituted.
THE SCHOOL NURSE (446)
Mar. The Town voted to appropriate $1000 for the sup- port of the school nurse. The nurse was to be managed by the Samaritan Society, which society was to pay any additional expense.
BY-LAWS (447)
New Town by-laws were adopted.
THE CHIEF OF POLICE (448)
The Town first had a chief of police. Patrick Carmody was appointed to fill the office. The first traffic regulations arranged by the selectmen were carried out under the new chief's direction.
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(449)
VOTING PRECINCTS
The Town was divided into two voting precincts.
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STATE REFORESTATION
Apr. William A. L. Bazeley, state commissioner of con- servation, deeded to the State of Massachusetts sixty-five acres of land on the westerly side of South Main street near his residence. Foresters planted for the state 6,000 pine trees upon the land. Mr. Bazeley reserved the right to take back the land at any time within ten years by making pay- ment to the state of an amount equal to the sum expended in the work of reforestation.
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THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Sept. The library opened a branch in Miss Martha Chase's store. The next year the library was moved to the public school building.
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THE FIFE AND DRUM CORPS
"Uxbridge and vicinity towns were given a rare treat Saturday afternoon at the fair grounds at the competitive drum corps meet conducted by the Uxbridge Fife and Drum Corps. . not for years has so much enthusiasm been expressed over any event that occurred here. The novelty of the meeting attracted 2,000 people."
THE WORLD WAR MEMORIAL (453)
Nov. 5. The memorial, designed by Hutchins and French, which cost $20,000, collected by a committee headed by Charles A. Root, was dedicated. The celebration was one of the largest in the history of the Town. Several thousand people, including Gen. Clarence Edwards and the Hon. Samuel W. McCall, thronged the center. A military parade and
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exercises about the memorial were the principal features of the occasion. A souvenir of the dedication was published.
THE GREAT ICE STORM (454)
During the last week of the month, the Town and the vicinity was hit by a sleet storm that turned the trees and wires into masses of ice blown about by a furious wind. The storm lasted from Sunday until Wednesday. Trees of every kind suffered but the Norway maples, white birches, and elms bore the brunt of the damage. The stately old elms in the center were torn to pieces, leaving in many cases only broken stumps bare of branching limbs. Wires and poles were torn down. The feed pipe to the pumping station was broken, only heroic work of line men saved the Town from a water famine. The electric light service was badly crippled and more than four hundred telephones were out of order. On the line through to Millbury, one thousand poles were down. Many of the steel towers of the New England Power Company crashed to the ground. The Worcester Suburban had 3,040 poles down and a damage of $87,000.
"The employees of the Worcester Suburban Electric Com- pany and of the New England Power Company put in the hardest two days' work in their lives in an effort to clear the lines of fallen trees and branches while attempting to connect broken wires and repair the circuits of the companies. The men worked like supermen at their task, frequently taking their lives in their hands as they climbed ladders into ice- coated trees to cut off branches that were partly broken and were lying across the lines."
Not until the middle of December was the Worcester Suburban able to serve all the towns upon its lighting circuits. Uxbridge business blocks and residences in the center were all lighted by the end of the week.
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THE STREET LIST
The Town, having more than five thousand inhabitants, complied with the law and published a street list of all persons twenty years old and over.
1922
(456)
THE CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
Jun. 25. The parochial school building of this church was dedicated. The Rev. Gideon Fontaine, the rector of the parish, founded the school.
A SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC (457)
Sept. Miss Helen Murphy was engaged as supervisor of music. Orchestras and glee clubs formed by her have furnished music for many Town functions.
(458) DOMESTIC SCIENCE AND MANUAL TRAINING
These two new subjects were introduced into the eighth grades of the schools.
(459) POLISH WORKERS SICK MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION BRANCH 157 (Polska Robotnicza Kasa Chorych)
Nov. This Polish society was organized.
(460)
PAY ROLL GUARDED FROM BANDITS
Nov. The Town began to furnish armed guards for the paymasters of the manufacturing plants. This was the first action of the kind by the Town; although in the past each mill had taken measures to protect the men who went to the bank for money. A bandit, who took $740.00 of the Blanchard Bros.' payroll, led to this extra precaution.
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(461) THE FIRST EVANGELICAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Dec. The church dedicated its parish house, which had been remodelled from the Arthur R. Taft barn. A large auditorium, bowling alleys, and other recreation features were included in the building. The house on Sundays was limited to the use of the church, but on week days was open to mem- bers of the Community Club that had been formed in connec- tion with the parish house. A souvenir of the dedication was published.
1923
(462)
THE WATER WORKS
Mar. The Town voted $12,500 for securing an additional water supply. This water was obtained the next year by driving sixteen new 40-foot wells on the flat at the pumping station.
(463)
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Motorized apparatus-a triple combination fire truck and a forest fire truck-was purchased for the department. Free of charge, the fire truck was kept in the Uxbridge Worsted Company's garage and that company and the Worcester Suburban Electric Company furnished drivers.
(464)
A TRACTOR
The Town voted to purchase a tractor.
THE UXBRIDGE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION (465)
Mar. 2. The association was organized.
STREET LIGHTING (466)
Apr. The Worcester Suburban Electric Company placed for the Town nine 60-candle power and three 40-candle power
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lights in the center. In addition, the 1000-candle power light in front of the company's office was kept burning until 11.30 P. M. each night.
(467)
THE WHEELOCKSVILLE SCHOOL
The Town appropriated $9,500.00 for an addition to this school.
THE UXBRIDGE WORSTED CO., INC. (468)
May This company was incorporated, including the mills at Uxbridge, Rivulet, Lowell and Woonsocket, R. I. Charles A. Root, treasurer.
(469)
THE ELECTRICAL SHOW
The show was conducted in the parish house by the Wor- cester Suburban Electric Company. "Larger shows may have been held in big cities, but none have outclassed this one as far as apparatus and equipment goes."
SCHOOL SAVINGS SYSTEM (470)
Oct. A system was established by Millens Taft, treasurer of the Savings Bank. At the end of three years the children had saved $9,062.00.
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THE BLACKSTONE VALLEY NEWS
Nov. This paper was last issued.
1924
(472)
A SNOW PLOW
Jan. A snow plow run by the new tractor was success- fully tried.
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(473)
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Town purchased a fire truck for North Uxbridge.
THE TOWN FARM (474)
The overseers of the poor, Frank J. O'Brien, Steven J. Powers, and Joseph E. Tancrell, reported that work of im- proving the general condition of the town farm property, which had been under way for the last three years, was com- pleted. A piazza had been the latest comfort provided for the inmates. The home was now in excellent repair, reflecting credit upon the Town.
(475)
PARKING
Jun. The selectmen established parking zones.
(476)
THE NORTH UXBRIDGE COTTON MILLS
The mills ceased to manufacture cotton goods, the ma- chinery being sold.
THE MOTOR INN (477)
Jun. The inn, managed by Llewellyn Farnum, was opened on the Millville road.
1925
THE UXBRIDGE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (478)
Jan. 20. The library celebrated, in a severe snow storm, its fiftieth birthday. The papers read at the formal exercises give a complete history of Uxbridge libraries. They have been published.
(479)
THE H. H. LEGG POST, G. A. R.
The post was discontinued. Its records and charter deposited in the historical room of the Thayer Memorial Building.
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(480)
MOTOR COACHES
The Farnum stage line began to run busses between Providence and Worcester. Bus riding immediately became popular with the public. Rival transportation companies and the Uxbridge selectmen offered determined opposition to the pioneer line. The Farnum company continued running its coaches until the summer of 1926, when it could no longer compete with a rival bus line managed by the railroad. The Interstate line took over the busses of the Farnum company. Passengers were no longer taken in Uxbridge. By the last of 1926, the Interstate had ceased to run.
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THE BLACKSTONE NATIONAL BANK
The bank celebrated its one hundredth anniversary by publishing a souvenir book containing pictures of the Town and of bank officials and a historical sketch of the bank and of the Town.
NIGHT POLICE (482)
At a special town meeting it was voted to appropriate $2000 for the expense of having two policemen patrol the Town at night. Later these watchmen became a permanent part of the police force.
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VALUATION
Dec. 31. The valuation was $7,062,425.
POPULATION (484)
The population was 6,172.
1926
MOTOR COACHES (485)
Jan. 17. The N. Y., N. H. & H. Railway Company established a bus line under the name, the New England
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Transportation Company. Busses were run once an hour between Providence and Worcester.
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A TOWN FOREST
Mar. The Town voted $750 for the purpose of acquiring, reclaiming, planting, reforestation, fencing, caring for and maintaining or managing lands within the limits of the Town, which shall be a public domain to be devoted to the culture of forest trees. Land-some one hundred and twenty-five acres on Douglas road, known as the Mountain Lot-was purchased for the above purpose from Harry C. Newell for the nominal sum of $100. By November, 5000 white pine trees, given by the state, had been planted.
FIRE GONG (487)
Apr. A fire gong was installed on the North Uxbridge engine house. The gong was bought with money returned by the state from surplus soldiers' bonus.
(488)
THE UXBRIDGE ROTARY CLUB
May 13. The club received its charter. Albert E. Donald was elected president, Millens W. Taft, treasurer.
ST. MARY'S CHURCH (489)
Aug. 15. The new edifice of the church on Mendon street was dedicated. Money had been collected for the building through the efforts of the Rev. Patrick J. Meehan and the Rev. Dennis P. Sullivan. The latter was given a purse of $1000 on the occasion of the dedication. Nearly a thousand people witnessed the laying of the corner stone and attended the service. A historical sketch of the church was published.
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(490)
THE CORNET FARNUM HOUSE
The Uxbridge Worsted Company, Inc., owners of the Cornet Farnum house, where the first town meetings were held, had the house restored and the grounds about it beautified with trees and shrubs.
(491) THE INTER-CHURCH YOUNG PEOPLE'S COUNCIL
The council was formed with a membership from the four Protestant churches.
THE BIJOU THEATRE (492)
Oct. 22. The theatre, a moving picture and vaudeville house, opened in the old St. Mary's Church, which had been remodelled. The theatre was managed by John Demara.
STREET LIGHTING (493)
The streets were lighted by the Worcester Suburban Elec- tric Light Company with the following lights:
263 40 candle power. 26 80
IO 250
66
66
66
I 1000
Total number of lights, 300.
The electric company also had a large electric sign in front of its office in the center.
(494)
TELEPHONES
Nov. The number of telephones on the local exchange was 542.
(495)
FREE MAIL DELIVERY
Dec. I. The mail began to be delivered by postmen. There were two deliveries a day.
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INDEX
Academy building .
78, 171, 276
Accounting
379
Agriculture .
366
Agricultural Societies, 132, 147, 172, 19I
Aliens
420
Armistice
427
Automobiles
297
Bandits
460
Bands .
.167, 268, 387
Banks-
Blackstone National, 137, 148, 384, 431, 481
Savings
146
School
.343, 470
State
83
Baseball
332
Basket Ball
392
Bicycles .
252, 275
Blackstone Canal
.81, 87, 117
Books for Soldiers
423
Boy Scouts.
400
Bridges
I, 202, 258, 382
British Laws
69, 70
Burying Grounds, 19, 21, 56, 26, 135, 160
By Laws
447
Camp Devens.
416
Cannon .
314
Capron Block
71, 88, 272
Cemeteries-
Prospect Hill, 56, 127, 130, 196, 324,
352
St. Mary's 299
Chautauqua . 417
Churches-
Baptist .
107, 183
Congregational, 89, 90, 95, 226, 414,
461
Churches-
First . .
ยท3, 11, 13, 60, 89
Good Shepherd
. 322, 339, 456
Methodist .
159, 175
St. Mary's
119, 124, 128, 489
Unitarian
89, 99, 330, 414
Civil War
133, 134, 140
Clock
145
Cloth for Soldiers
139, 430
Clothing for Soldiers
42, 48
Common .
I0, 25,
58, 386
Community Christmas Tree.
394
Congressman .
73
Conservation
409
Constitutional Convention.
125
Cornet Farnum House
490
Counties
2, 15
Courts .
.62, 149, 195
Creamery
227, 319
Croquet
169
Dark Day.
184
Democratic Victory 235
Depots
225, 240, 250, 254
Draft .
412, 415, 416
Drinking Fountains .
234, 386
Dyeing and finishing
71
Electric Companies, 212, 239, 295, 361,
370, 383
Electric Lights.
. 204, 205, 207, 358
Electric Show
469
Engine House
310
Equal Suffrage.
23, 441, 442
Exemption Board.
415
Fife and Drum Corps
452
Finance Committee.
344
Financial Storm.
IO2
Fire Alarm
349, 389, 487
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Fire Department
310, 463, 473
Fires ..
257, 272, 33I
Fiscal Year
242
Flag Pole
. 215, 4II
Flower Mission.
228
Forests
. 450, 486
Friends
6, 28, 31
Fuel Shortage
. 421, 443
Grade Crossing
251, 258
Granite Quarry, 138, 152, 163, 288, 307,
418
Hard Times
102, 236, 282, 285
Hardware Business
23I
Hartford Turnpike
24
Heatless Days.
422
Historical Accounts, 53, 55, 68, 78, 81, 158, 173, 179, 195, 218, 226, 249, 258, 330, 346, 453, 461, 478, 481, 489 Horse Sheds 59
Hotels and Boarding Houses, 63, 94, 182,
186, 193, 200, 333, 348, 355, 439, 477
Houses
155,432
Ice.
263
Ice Storm
454
Incorporation
2
Influenza
425
Labor, 123, 156, 221, 233, 262, 364, 433
Lake Nipmuc Park.
306
Liberty Loans.
407, 424
Libraries. . . . 38, 153, 161, 177, 249, 451 478
Liquor Question, 9, 94, 157, 230, 243, 253 Lockup 180, 187
Machinery.
44, 66, 70, 77, 80
Mail .
:68, 495
Malaria
271, 317, 385
Memcrial Day
222
Mendon .
32
-
Military Draft.
415
Militia Companies, 37, 74, 91, 133, 404, 408
Mills, Cotton-
Clapp.
67
Ironstone
72
Rogerson .
.75, 102
Uxbridge Cotton Mills.
118, 476
Mills, Woolen-
Calumet .
201, 325
Capron
80
Central.
123, 139
Davis & Brown
292
Day
66
Emerson Brook
98
Forge Brook.
82
Happy Hollow
136, 356
Hecla
.85, 201, 325
Rivulet
69, 434
Root, C. A.
293, 329
Scott & Sons
66, 430
Stanley
.325, 430
Taft, Luke
84
Uxbridge Woolen
85
Uxbridge Worsted, 326, 347, 430, 434, 468
Waucantuck Mills
84, 329, 430
Mineral Spring .
315
Ministers .
I4
Motor Coaches
480, 485
Monuments
. 280, 453
Moving Pictures
316, 491
Musical Societies
64, 154, 194
Newspapers, 151, 166, 318, 373, 399, 419,
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North Uxbridge Secession
270
Northbridge.
33
Nurses
. 401, 440, 446
Old Home Week
346
Orchestras .
290, 457
Parking
475
Parks.
402
Patriot's Day.
247
Pay Day
262
Police
241, 448, 482
Polls.
105
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INDEX
Ponds .
8, 435
Population, 5, 93, 267, 298, 360, 396, 444,
484
Postmasters
86, 245
Post Offices. .. 30, 65, 86, 121, 199, 257
Power Stations. (See Electric Companies.)
Primaries .
367
Proprietors' Records.
286
Providence & Worcester R. R., 114, 185
Quakers
6, 28, 31
Red Cross
406
Red Cross Seals.
359
Republican Victory
214
Revolutionary War, 34-40, 42, 43, 45, 52
Rich Men
I 20
Rivers-
Blackstone
1,85
Mumford .
7,71
Roller Skating
198
Scholarship
279
School Children
291, 390
Schools-
Cadets.
398
Commercial Course
340
Domestic Science
458
Drawing
264
Funds .
.17, 22, 335, 342
Gardens
375
High, 129, 142, 176, 229, 237, 365, 410
Houses, 20, 61, 131, 197, 203, 209, 294, 369, 378, 380, 395, 467
Magazines
426
Masters. 17
Manual Training. 458
Music .
281, 457
Nurse .
440, 446
Physicians
376
Private. . . . 79, 92, 97, 100, 106, 276
Public, 17, 22, 26, 54, 57, 96, 144, 291, 39
Savings Systems
.343, 470
Superintendents. . . 208, 219, 238, 301
Seances
150
Separation of Church and Town. 60
Shay's Rebellion.
53
Shoe Business
109
Shuttle Shop
. 70, 253, 305, 315
Sidewalks
190, 244, 259, 312, 391
Silver Mine
IO3
Snow Plow
472
Societies ---
American Legion
436
American Legion Auxillary
438
Christian and Sanitary.
I34
Composite Club.
284
D. A. R.
29, 287, 320, 357,
368
Eastern Star
338
Father Mathew's.
224
Father Mathew's Aid
397
Foresters
210
G. A. R
143, 479
Grange.
300
Hibernians
174
Inter-Church Council.
491
Isabellas
413
K. of C. 362
Ladies' Association
IOI
Laurel Brook Club
350
Library Literary Club
336
Macomber Association .
265
Mass. Volunteers' Aid Association, 278 Masons . 76
Mendon Historical . 269
Odd Fellows.
113, 115
Pocahontas
445
Polish Workers Sick Mutual Aid Association 459
Rebekahs
437
Red Cross 406
Red Men
405
Rotary Club
488
Samaritan.
308
Sons of Veterans
206
Teachers' Association
465
Tourists
189
W. C. T.U.
165, 228
Woman's Relief Corps.
232
Workmen
261
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INDEX
Spanish War.
277, 278
Stage Coaches 68, 141
Starlings .
381
State Guard .
408
Stocks
I6
Street Lighting, 162, 213, 216, 220, 358, 388, 466, 493
Street List
455
Street Railways, 302, 309, 313, 351, 363,
374
Street Sprinkling
217, 354
Sunday Law.
266
Taft Family 1, 158, 353
Taft, William H 353
Taft's Block.
110, 192, 272, 304
Telegraph
I22
Telephone, 211, 246, 260, 283, 303, 337 345, 494,
Textile Machinery. (See Machinery.) Thayer Memorial Building 249
Theatre.
492
Tomb
I30
Tories
41
Town Farm, 27, 104, III, 112, 116, 289, 474
Town Hall
I68
Town Meetings 4, 12
Tractor
464
Tramps.
241, 255, 328
Trees. .. 108, 178, 296, 371, 372, 450, 486
Trolley Freight.
374
Valuation
105, 346, 483
Voting Precincts
449
Upton
I8
War Funds
429
Water Company . . .. 170, 181, 188, 223 Water Works, 223, 248, 256, 273, 311, 321, 323, 327, 334, 462
Washington, George.
55
Watering Trough
377
Wilson, Levi P. 164, 182, 186, 193 World War, 403, 404, 412, 415, 416, 420,
423, 428
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