Autos Whirled Around Milford and Hopedale Ten Thousand People Crowded Main Street Last Evening to Witness The First Event of Kind Ever Held Here |
the chief event of the fifth day of Old Home Week, and was a conspicuous success in every detail. Seventeen machines of all descriptions traversed the principal streets of this town and Hopedale for about an hour, led by the 16 horsepower Wayne touring car of W.D. Leahy, and tremendous crowds lined the streets admiring the gaily decorated cars as they passed in review.
in the parade. |
You can't take it with you, but evidently you can receive it by mail after you're gone. Vernon Grove Cemetery, Milford. |
Above and below - Draper houses at the corner of Inman and Elm streets under construction in 1920. These photos are from Draper photography department negatives at the Bancroft Library. |
More Inman Street houses. These, photographed in 1920, are south of the Elm Street intersection. |
North side of Depot Street. Left to right, highway barn, Little White Marketplace, police station. |
Right - The clubhouse of the Hopedale Country Club, voted on in June 1966, opened in the fall of 1967.
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The Town Hall Spa, Mei's Diner, Rebecca's, The Town Common, and maybe a couple of other names over the years. Click here for Don Handley's memories of it when his father ran it as the Town Hall Spa. |
I don't have a picture of the Hopedale High Class of 2017. Hope you'll settle for the Class of 1919. I'll leave it to you to match the names below with the faces above. |
Hopedale in June 2017 Ezine for June 1 - The Height of Luxury Ezine for mid-June - 94 Freedom Hopedale in June 2016 Recent Pictures Menu, 2017 HOME . |
A well-fed rabbit in the front yard eating clover. That's okay as long as he stays away from the lettuce, etc. Thanks for the picture, DJ. |
June 2 and it's Groundhog Day again? I thought we had that a while ago. This guy is looking out from under my shed. |
June 4 - Draper Park, Milford. |
June 4. Gypsy moth caterpillars on one of my apple trees. It hasn't been as bad as it was in 1982, but I'd say this year is the worst it has been since then. |
Click on the poster to go to MASSWALKINGTOUR.ORG for more information. |
I didn't get to the Hopedale HIgh graduation for pictures this year, but you can see a few on the Milford News site. |
The Parklands fairy walk, June 10. Unfortunately I didn't have the time to go all the way to the bridge for more pictures. It appears to have been a huge success. Loads of people there. For more (and better) pictures, see the fairy walk Facebook page. |
Cumberland Farms project. |
Above - Draper field day, 1929. Right and below - Memorial School field day, 2017. |
Thanks to Ron L'Heureux for these binders from his days in the Draper Apprentice School. In addition to hands-on training, students were required to study correspondence course material. Ron said that some of the booklets were written specifically for Draper looms. Click here to read Ron's memories of the course. |
Why does the turkey cross the road? There's been some mention lately of the "Shaw's turkey" that's been seen often near Shaw's Market on 140 in Milford. This guy was in Hill's Plaza on the other side of 140 Thanks to DJ for pointing it out. I was looking the other way. A few days later I saw it on the nearby traffic island. DJ also noticed the Apple Maps vehicle in the picture below. I wonder if it was doing street views. |
We have had a very strenuous year in combating the Gypsy Moth and considerable time has been devoted to this part of the work, having destroyed many thousand Gypsy Moth clusters. The Gypsy Moth menace will probably be very serious the coming year, and cooperation will be imperative to successfully combat this common pest. Report of the Tree Warden, Charles E. Nutting , 1917 |
Thanks to Sarah in West Virginia for sending these photos of Dutcher temple rolls. Click here for a page about Draper and Dutcher temples. |
from the Mass Ave bridge by my son, DJ. |
Yes, it's evidently the same turkey again. I saw her in the nearby traffic island on Monday. I took this picture of her in the Santander Bank parking lot by Freedom Street on Thursday. (June 21) I was told at Rite Aid that she's been around for two or three months and they've named her Theresa. I presume that's because turkeys should have names beginning with T. A few minutes after seeing Theresa, I passed by a little skunk at the side of the road. I was a bit worried about him in that location, but after taking a few pictures decided to leave him there and hope for the best. |
The morning after I took the turkey picture above, I saw this on Cesare Comolli's Milford Facebook page. (Friday morning, June 23) There are lots of comments under it.
getting around okay. |
Minor mystery solved. Now and then for some years I've seen mention in old newspapers and town reports of Gleason's Corner. I had no idea where it was. Yesterday while looking through a list of fires in the 1926 town report, I saw that there had been a chimney fire at the home of a Mr. Varnum, and his address was given as Gleason's Corner. I checked a town directory for 1927 and found George Varnum at 221 South Main Street. That's near the intersection of Plain and South Main streets. I'll probably never go through there again without thinking of it as Gleason's Corner. Now to see if I can find out anything about Gleason |
On June 26, the Milford News, as part of its neighborhood series, had a nice article about White City. That said, there's one little point of disagreement I'd like to make. Immediately under a paragraph that ends with a reference to Hope1842 it continues with, "When the houses popped up, there were no driveways, locals here have heard. Draper employees were shuttled to work at the expense of the company at the now- vacant Hopedale Street factory." Shuttled to work at the expense of the company??? They walked to work. I agree with the part about no driveways. Drapers didn't allow cars to be parked in the yards of the houses they owned. See page on garages. There were buses parked in front of the shop at the beginning and end of the work day years ago, but they were for out-of -town employees. White City |
STARTING JULY 9, 2017, LOCAL PRODUCE & HISTORY TOURS at Daniels Farmstead, 286 Mendon Street, Blackstone, MA Daniels Farmstead Farmers’ Markets Open EVERY SUNDAY, 11am to 3pm Delicious, sun-ripened produce at the Daniels Farmstead Farmers’ Markets every Sunday, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. through October 1, 2017. Enjoy entertainment listed below. Take a history tour. Three centuries, tn generations of one family, and many great stories to share! Weekly vendors include: • Trolley Crossing Farm, Bellingham, Donna Galipeau, [email protected] – vegetables and grass fed lamb and
• Sunny Knoll Alpacas, Home grown/Hand made Alpaca products • Elzire’s Acre Goat Milk Soap, large selection & many scents of goat milk soap • Andy’s Heaven & Hell Gourmet Foods, Hot Sauces, & Jerky • Giacomo’s Gourmet Cranola, Granola bars, Pesto, Olive Tapenade, Roasted garlic, Roasted Tomatoes, Herb infused
Daniels Farmstead’s own organic produce and Daniels Farmstead Honey. Daniels Farmstead house tours are available every Sunday from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Enjoy food from the grill, burgers, beef & veggie, franks, Italian sausage, peppers & onions with all the fixins. We sell our produce locally, not only because it’s good for our community's economy, but enhances food security, health and the smells and flavors are unbeatable! Upcoming Special Events & Entertainment, July 9 Farmer’s Market & Mushroom Walk at 11am. Boston Mycological Society will lead walk. July 16 Farmer’s Market, 11 to 3, Bobby Gadoury, jazz pianist, noon to 2pm July 23 Farmer’s Market, 11 to 3, Blackstone Valley Music, local students led by Shanna Keegan July 30 Farmer’s Market, 11 to 3, Vito Caccavelli, noon to 2 August 6 Farmer’s Market, 11 to 3, Grey Whiskers Pickers, noon to 2 August 13 Farmer’s Market, 11 to 3, Abbi & Rachel, noon to 2 August 20 Farmer’s Market, 11 to 3, Cameron Sutphin, noon to 2 August 27 Farmer’s Market, 11 to 3, Vito Caccavelli, noon to 2 September 3 Farmer’s Market, 11 to 3, Fox and the Dragon, noon to 2 September 10 Farmers’ Market 11am to 3pm, Annual Antique Tractor Show, TRACTORS & TRUMPETS, 9 to 3, Claflin Hill Patriotic Concert starts at 3pm. Bring chairs, blankets, snacks & grill food will be available. September 17 Farmer’s Market, 11 to 3, Grey Whisker Pickers, noon to 2 September 24 Farmer’s Market, 11 to 3, Vito Caccavelli, noon to 2 October 1 Farmer’s Market 11 to 3, and Apple Festival with many special events. Blackstone Valley Music, vocal students led by Shanna Keegan noon to 2. The Daniels Farmstead Farmers Markets takes place rain or shine. For additional information please email: [email protected] or call 508-726-2042 or Michele Daley,[email protected], 508-883-6399 |