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Ellen Somero, a dear woman, was Marion’s mild-mannered foil and colleague in the cafeteria. Ellen’s husband was the janitor, I believe.

Now about that word I order describing the 7 pullets. It sounds as if they showed up at church and clucked along with the choir or something.

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That was a brilliant story from Marion about her “courtship”. She was definitely no fool, and a great storyteller. I think she could do anything. I also remember her as the cook at Central School along with another woman, a Somero I think, cooking up all that government surplus for us. Probably better quality than what you get today, though.

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On Thanksgiving Day 1947 the Fitchburg Sentinel reports that Marion Buck Robbins marries E. Lawrence Davis of New Ipswich at her home. I'm assuming it was her parents' home in Rindge, although I could see her putting on a Thanksgiving feast for her own wedding at the Wapack Lodge.. According to the Sentinel Miss Marion Buck married Frank Robbins on Sept 4, 1946, in Peterborough.

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Julia Ann Chickering Lowe, born 1834, died 1930.

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