Hopedale History
January 2025
No. 435
Hopedale in 1925, Part 1
Hopedale in January
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Twenty-five years ago – January 2000 – America Online announces an agreement to purchase Time Warner for $162 billion (the largest-ever corporate merger).
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at 11,722.98 (at the peak of the Dot-com bubble).
Fifty years ago – January 1975 – John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up.
In Hanoi, the Politburo approves the final military offensive against South Vietnam.
One-hundred years ago – January 1925 –Benito Mussolini makes a pivotal speech in the Italian Chamber of Deputies which will be regarded by historians as the beginning of his dictatorship.
Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes the first female governor (Wyoming) in the United States. Twelve days later, Ma Ferguson becomes first female governor of Texas.
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Hopedale in 1925 – Part 1
News from the Milford Gazette
January 2 – Mrs. B.H.B. Draper (45 Adin Street) entertained the school children at a Christmas party Friday in Town Hall. About 400 of the smaller children were present during the afternoon and the pupils of the upper grades and high school and the teachers in the evening. Candy was presented to each attendant. The entertainment included a clown from Boston, a playlet by New York talent, singing, and a moving picture.
January 9 – A horse owned by J.F. Haskell fell on Greene Street Monday, breaking a leg. The animal was shot by Officer L.H. Barrows. (41 Prospect Street)
January 16 – Monday the Hopedale Coal & Ice Co. finished harvesting 12,000 tons of excellent ice.
Word has been received here of the death at Rome of Andrea Benetti, for 27 years a butler for the late General William F. and Susan Preston Draper.
January 23 – The Alliance held an all-day sewing bee Wednesday for the benefit of the Milford hospital. Luncheon was served at the church at noon.
January 30 – Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Goldthwaite gave a dinner at their home on Dutcher street Saturday night in honor of the birthday anniversary of Lloyd Hixon. Covers were laid for eight. The dining room was prettily decorated with bouquets of carnations. Bridge followed, the ladies prize being won by Mrs. J. Allen Wallace, and the men’s by M.J. Creamer. (I’ve check a 1925 directory. The J.W. Goldwaithes aren’t listed, but J.W. Goldsmith was at 115 Dutcher. Lloyd Hixon was at 20 Northrop Street, M.J. Creamer was at 8 Peace Street, and J. Allen Wallace, vice president of Home National Bank was living at 57 School Street, Milford.)
February 6 – Mrs. George Cook, (114 Jones Road), entertained a party of young folks at her home Saturday in honor of the sixth birthday anniversary of her daughter, Isabelle. She received a number of pretty gifts. Games were played and refreshments served, followed by a trip to the movies.
February 13 – Eugene Tinkham (10 Highland Street) arrived in New York Tuesday from a three months’ trip to Belgium, France, Italy and England, in the interests of the Draper Corporation.
February 20 – The Winter Dancing Club held an enjoyable Valentine social Saturday evening in Gibbs Hall. (Gibbs Hall probably means the hall upstairs in the Harrison Block. Gibbs had a drug store in the ground floor of the building at that time.)
Members and friends of the Union Church, dedicated in 1906, assembled Wednesday night for the burning of the church mortgage.
February 27 – Next Wednesday the Legion will present a motion picture of army life in Town Hall. The Boy Scouts and the Camp Fire Girls will be special guests at the afternoon performance.
March 6 – The horse used for parcel post deliveries died Saturday night.
Saturday night, fur robes were stolen from the cars of C.H. Hallier, Bertha Beal, and George Knowlton, which were parked near the Union Church and on Dutcher Street.
March 13 – At the high school rhetoricals Wednesday first honors were won by Gretchen Bell (10 Prospect Street) and Merton Tinkham, (10 Highland Street) and second honors were won by Charlotte Arey ((90 Hopedale Street) and Arthur Sadler.(Dutcher Street)
March 20 – Mrs. Elvira Mayberry (28 Freedom Street) has been seriously ill the past few days with ptomaine poisoning.
March 27 – Nineteen of the high school seniors, Principal W. A. Dennett (111 Dutcher Street) and Mrs. Frances Nichols of the school faculty, together with half a dozen present or former teachers of the grade schools left town this afternoon on a week’s trip to Washington, D.C.
April 3 – B.H.B. Draper will sail from New York Sunday, with Mrs. Draper on a two months’ business trip to England, France and Italy.
April 10 – Under the direction of Capt. Mrs. R.W. Gourlie (5 Park Street) the Girl Scouts enjoyed a hike around the Hopedale Pond Saturday. The second class girls took tests in fire building and a lunch was eaten at Maroney’s grove.
April 17 – Mrs. Frank J. Dutcher (12 Adin Street) and daughter sailed from New York Saturday for a fortnight at Bermuda.
April 24 – The fire department was called when boys started a blaze in a haystack in the yard of Peter Pagani on West Main Street. About two tons of hay were destroyed.
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