The following is the text from an August 1950 article in the Natick Bulletin, as found in the Morse Institute Library collection. The photograph to the right is of the actual newspaper article. Funeral services were held Saturday for Allan Webb, 13, and Bruce Durgin, 12, who were killed Thursday afternoon on the shores of Lake Cochituate when a tunnel they were in collapsed. The two boys, together with Bruce's Cousin, Peter Burrel, 12, and Marsha Webb, 7, sister of Allan, had gone across the lake from their Speen street homes to a sand bank near Kansas street. The boys had a twelve-foot …
Parking in Natick Center has been one of the most-discussed issues facing the growth of the downtown business area. There simply aren't enough spots for cars to park in front of the stores and it's tough to maneuver down Main Street. As we see in this Natick Bulletin article published on Thursday, May 25, 1950, parking was an issue even then. The following is the text from the article, found in the Morse Institute Library collection: Court Refuses to Restrain Main Street Parking Meters: Judge Raoule Boudreau denied a petition brought by J. Gordon Stevens, agent of the Board of Welfare, …
The following is text from an Aug. 10, 1888 article published in the Natick Bulletin after two women were tragically hit and killed by a passing train in Natick: One of the most shocking accidents that ever happened in Natick was that of yesterday afternoon on the Saxonville branch of the Boston & Albany railroad, and by which two young ladies lost their lives. The Saxonville train is due at this station at 3.35, and had left Cochituate and was running at full speed, when near Patrick Sweeney's the engineer, Seth Ellis, noticed two ladies walking between the rails on their way to Natick, …
Click on the photograph to the right to see a larger image of the advertisement. Before school started in Natick last week, you may have restocked your children's pencils and notebooks at Staples or another office supply superstore. But back in 1891, another store in Natick Center would have supplied your child's back to school gear. This advertisement for J.E. Dewitt, located in the center of town, was posted in the Natick Bulletin on Oct. 9, 1891. The advertisement is courtesy of the Morse Institute Library collection.
The following is the text from the Aug. 17, 1888 edition of the Natick Bulletin. Click through the image gallery to see a photograph of the actual newspaper. Finding of a Skeleton In the Jennings Swamp in Natick Supposed to be Henry Hennessy of Boston. On Saturday morning the community were startled at the report, which spread like wild fire through the village, that the body of a man had been discovered by a berry party in the Jennings swamp, near Joel Lincoln's, and all manner of stories were soon afloat. It seems that E.J. Bunker and H.B. May were picking berries when Mr. Bunker came upon …
This advertisement appeared in the Sept. 7 1888 edition of the Natick Bulletin. Click on the photograph to the right for a closer view, or read the text below: Note the difference in the figures of women who do and those who do not use modern labor-saving devices. More backs are drawn out of shape by the old-fashioned see-saw, rubbing, twisting, wrecking way of washing clothes and cleaning house than by any other means. You ruin your health, form, clothes, paint and don't get the best results. Try the greatest invention of this Century in the way of soap—James Pyle's PEARLINE. It does away …
This advertisement from an 1888 edition of the Natick Bulletin, depicts a time when selling fireworks was legal in Massachusetts. Click on the photograph to the right for a closer look, or read the text below: Bear in Mind that Frost, the Druggist, Will be prepared to show you a larger asortment of Fireworks this year than ever before. 15 Clark's Block, Natick, Mass.
This advertisement for gas stoves was placed in the July 17, 1891 edition of the Natick Bulletin. Click on the photograph to the right to get a closer look, or read the text below. Whether or not you agree that housekeeping is "a pleasure" or you believe "the housewife" enjoys cooking on it even when it's hot weather, you must agree that this this blast from the past is interesting to see. $1.50? Not bad. The following is the text from the advertisement: Housekeeping a Pleasure When a Gas Stove is Used. The Natick Gas Company have sold during the past two weeks 12 Gas Cooking Stoves, and …
The following text is from the July 4, 1930 edition of the Natick Bulletin, as found in the Morse Institute Library collection. Click through the image gallery on the right to see photographs of the actual pages. The Closing Events of Natick's Tercentenary Observance AT 9.00 A.M. In Moran Square a short program will be given by the Worcester Brass Band while the procession is forming. AT 10.00 A.M. Procession of Military, Fraternal Societies and Organizations; Trade Procession, Tableaux, Floats and Private Autos. PRIZES $50 $25 $15 for Trade Floats 50 25 15 …
The following is text from a June 15, 1888 article in the Natick Bulletin: There was a lively runaway on Saturday afternoon on Main street, a general smash-up and several narrow escapes from death. A horse diven by Mrs. Henry Snow, who has recently moved into the Hudson house on Beacon street, and containing beside herself a young son of about seven years, while turning around near Eagle block became frightened and ran. So sudden was the movement that Mrs. Snow was thrown out near Gray's restaurant, and the animal proceeded up Main street. At Fairbanks' sotre, Mrs. Edwin Farwell was just …
