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...Hingham, Mass., 821 meeting-goers considered a proposal to grant eight families living on Abington Street, near the town boundary, a $7,000 loan so that they can have a water-piping system installed. Hingham's advisory committee opposed the loan on the grounds that it would "set a bad precedent." But then Mrs. John L. Kroesser told the meeting about the toil and trouble the lack of water pipes caused her and her neighbors: "After our wells went dry last August, we had to carry water from Rockland, about a mile away, and we kept this up until...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW ENGLAND: By the People | 3/23/1953 | See Source »

...ABINGTON...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 29, 1952 | 9/29/1952 | See Source »

...PHILLIPS Abington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 16, 1951 | 4/16/1951 | See Source »

Ever since some unspeakably degraded character stole his hunting dog, Arkansas' 81-year-old State Senator William Abington has conducted a vociferous and indignant legislative crusade-to make dog theft a felony (instead of a mere misdemeanor) within the borders of the "wonder state." When Senator Abington's "houn'-dawg bill" was put to a vote last week, his fellow legislators were ready...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARKANSAS: Quit Kickin1 My Dawg Aroun1 ' | 3/5/1951 | See Source »

...Abington," cried the clerk, as he began the roll call...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARKANSAS: Quit Kickin1 My Dawg Aroun1 ' | 3/5/1951 | See Source »

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