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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1916
Page
6
Lucy Cutler and her sister Florence convert a small Riverside cottage into a tea house after a hopeful plan to earn money. Fred Emerson buys the cottage and proposes a candid arrangement that makes Lucy mistress and partner in the venture, ensuring ongoing business and domestic life.
Friends gathered at Miss Mary Carey's Belknap home for a surprise party. About 40 attendees surprised her as she returned home, presented her with a couch for the new residence, and enjoyed games music and dancing led by Miss Mary Toomey. Refreshments followed at Mrs. Michael Mullaney’s home nearby.
The Concord Forum plans its first gathering of the year on Sunday afternoon November 19 with speaker Guy D. Gold discussing What Next A Social Prophecy. Gold, noted as a top speaker last year, returns by popular demand as the forum aims to match or exceed prior attendance and quality with musical opening, questions from the floor, and broader community involvement.
Barbara Tower died last Saturday after a long illness that began in May. A Concord native educated at public schools and Miss White's, she loved music and planned to teach kindergarten at Leslie Normal School in Cambridge. Her funeral at Trinity Church featured pallbearers Lawrence E. Richardson, Chilton Ro Cabot, Henry J. Coolidge, and Frank Coolidge.
Report of inspector in Concord Massachusetts dated October 31 1916. Certification of analysis of milk marked with dairy name MARRY KH. TUTTLE and related fat percentage results.
A hobo recalls losing a steady job at a hand laundry when his partner left him and returned to her family. The brief exchange shows his sudden setback and displacement after the breakup.
A brief verse notes four words crafted into poetry, declaring some harsh while others harsher. It remarks that among sad phrases in speech and writing the sharpest sting comes from labeling someone a has been, underscoring social cruelty.
Concord Second team beat Lincoln 7 to 0 on the playgrounds Monday afternoon. Scoring details cite touchdowns and field goals by Lynah with four touchdowns and four field goals noted. The game featured officiating by Goddard, Cousins, and Phead linesman Allen.
Concord High defeats Lexington High 20 to 4 in Lexington after six years. Allen scores two touchdowns and Foley adds one. Williams kicks two goals after touchdowns. Strong Concord defense disrupts Lexington throughout the game and the victory marks a rare away win.
The pastor will exchange Sunday morning with Rev Christopher W Collier of Lexington and preach at 7 PM on The Weakening Power of Sin and Its Remedy in the chapel. A 6 15 Christian Endeavor meeting on How to Be Strong precedes. Friday 7 45 offers Special Prayer for Mr Sunday with Holy Spirit joy in Boston suburbs Acts 4 5-8.
A large crowd attended Saturday night pictures at the armory. NCOs studied in Boston over the weekend. A Thanksgiving dance is planned with the Colonial Orchestra of Maynard to provide music. Films include The Rights of Man with Richard Butler and Rosetta Bruce, and Francis Joyner. The Scarlet Runner entry Jacobean House and the comedy Mr Jack Tutles will also be shown.
The next meeting of Concord Woman's Club Household Economics department will be Monday November 13 with Mrs George Tewksbury as chairman. Mrs Lotta Miller will lecture on Our Clothes with living models. Classified ads may be left at H L Whitcomb's and paid in advance at 10c per line. WANTED a large heating stove for a 30 by 80 room to give or sell cheap to a church society. Special price on fancy onions. Tel 118 I Anderson and son yarns and ribbons for bags. WANTED an experienced engineer to run a central heating plant apply D A Baldwin Westford rd Concord Mass.
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