Printed every Sunday for the people of Blackgrove Township and County
Vol. 87, No. 42Sunday, October 19, 2025Fifty Cents
Weights, Measures and Time
Sealer to Make His Autumn Rounds Tuesday
By Maggie Thorne
The Sealer of Weights, Measures and Time will make his quarterly examination of the Township's public clocks and commercial scales on Tuesday, Oct. 21, beginning at the Light & Water yard at 8 a.m.
The Diner's counter clock will be checked shortly after, during breakfast; patrons are asked to make room for one stepladder for about five minutes. The Meeting House tower bell will not strike between 9 and 10 that morning while the tower clock is examined. Hardware & Feed's platform scale, the General Store's counter scale, the hall clock at the Township Offices, the bell clock at Regional High and the yard scale at the Travel Port are also on the list.
The certificate will be printed in these pages next week, beside the church supper listings, as it is every quarter.
The Week Ahead
Sky
High
Low
Sun.
Partly cloudy
65°
42°
Mon.
Clearing, cool
62°
45°
Tues.
Gray, still
57°
45°
Wed.
Fair, light breeze
61°
44°
Thurs.
Fair
63°
42°
Fri.
Overcast
56°
47°
Sat.
Fair
57°
41°
From the Blackgrove Almanac, published by Light & Water.
Hardware & Feed Takes In Winter Stock
By Maggie Thorne
Two trucks came through the Travel Port on Monday with the winter order for Blackgrove Hardware & Feed: forty tons of rock salt, a load of sand, stove pellets stacked to the rafters of the back shed, and the first seed garlic of the season.
“Same order as last year, give or take the garlic,” said the store's owner, Len Bascombe. “People have gotten serious about garlic.” The store goes to winter hours on Monday, Nov. 3.
Public Notice · Office of the Township Clerk
Township Clocks: No Change on November 2
The Township does not observe seasonal clock changes. Township clocks, including the Meeting House tower clock, will not be changed on Sunday, November 2, 2025. Township time remains as certified by the Office of Weights, Measures and Time.
Schedules for the Township Offices, Light & Water, the schools, the Travel Port and the post are unaffected. Residents with business outside the County are reminded to allow for the change elsewhere.
Ruth Ellery, Township Clerk
Public Notice · Office of Weights, Measures and Time
Sealer's Quarterly Examination: Tuesday, October 21
The Sealer of Weights, Measures and Time will make the quarterly examination of the Township's public clocks and commercial scales on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, beginning at the Light & Water yard at 8:00 a.m.
The Meeting House tower bell will not strike between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. that morning. Owners of listed instruments are asked to provide access at the scheduled times. The certificate will be posted on this site and printed in the Ledger.
Office of Weights, Measures and Time
Marshals Service Blotter
As kept by the office of the Township Marshal and reprinted in the Ledger, for the week of Oct. 12 through Oct. 18.
Sun. Routine patrol. Nothing to report.
Mon. Routine patrol. Nothing to report.
Tues., 7:01 p.m. Found property, a wallet, the Diner. Returned to owner.
Wed. Routine patrol. Nothing to report.
Thurs. Routine patrol. Nothing to report.
Fri., 6:39 p.m. Found property, a pair of work gloves, the Meeting House steps. Held at the office.
Sat., 12:40 p.m. Road sign knocked down, the county road. Roads & Grounds notified.
Typed for the Ledger from the office copy.
Around the Township
Reading room. The Historical Society's reading room is open Tuesdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through the winter. The curator asks that pencils, not pens, be used at the tables.
Blue-Gray Game. The season-closing Blue-Gray Game at Regional High is Saturday, Nov. 8, at 6 p.m. The Booster Club will sell cider and doughnuts.
At the Diner. The Diner has brought back its Friday chowder for the season. It runs out by one o'clock.
Church Suppers & Gatherings
As provided by the Meeting House on the Green and the organizations listed.
Sun., Oct. 19, 10 a.m. — Sunday Gathering. All welcome. Coffee hour follows in the vestry.
Sat., Oct. 25, 5:30 p.m. — Chicken & Biscuit Supper, Meeting House vestry. Adults $12, under 12 $5. Takeout at the side door.
Letters to the Editor
Letters must be signed and may be left at the Ledger office.
Saturday mornings
To the Editor: I have nothing against a leaf fire. I grew up with them. I would only ask my neighbors on the hill road to wait until the afternoon if the wind is coming our way. Some of us hang wash on Saturday mornings. Thank you.
Harold Penney, the hill road
Classified
25 cents a word, ten-word minimum. Copy at the Ledger office by Thursday noon.
Telephone: (617) 648-7760, press 4.
For Sale
CHEST FREEZER, works fine, too big for us now.
SEASONED HARDWOOD, cut and split, $260 the cord, delivered in the Township. Inquire at Hardware & Feed.
UPRIGHT PIANO, needs tuning, free to a good home if you can move it.
Services
STORM WINDOWS hung and taken down. Ask at the Trading Post.
PIANO TUNING. E. Voight. Leave word at the General Store.
Wanted
WANTED: ushers for the concert series. No experience needed beyond a good pair of shoes.
Lost & Found
FOUND: a set of keys on a brass ring, Main Street. Identify at the Marshal's office.