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MAYNARDPAS8ED 75th MILESTONEyh3-tdJames Carney, Civil War Veteran, Celebrated Occasion SundayJames Carney, veteran of the Civil war, and highly respected resident here for nearly one-half the past century, celebrated the passing of his 75th milestone Sunday surrounded by his children and grandchildren. The party, which was in the nature of a surprise, was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCarron, Concord st., a daughter. The home was decorated for the occasion,. Cut flowers and potted plants were used in abundance and the dining room walls were draped ^ith American flags, and streamers of red, white and blue were suspended from the chandeliers.Many messages of congratulation were received by postal and wirefrom friends at distant points. Num-* ' ^ % •■ » * . ' ' * ' • * *erous gifts were received by the worthy veteran, among which was one,BUIit(Lardlice’andect-r . 4ian,. E. aeet jach theofcordicesipel,i3ine-dentMrs.rredMe..tion.iker,andfhitersidelmit-1 re-suc-ered fur-Wil-3. J. : theJAMES CARNEY99“Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address,• * 4 4 . «.which he prized highly. A turkey dinner was served at which 19 were present, including Mr. and Mrs. John Carney of Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Carney and children of Frank-v 'A*lin, Mrs. Katherine Harrington and two children of Arlington, Mr. and Mrs. George Haggerty and two sons of Concord Junction, Mr. and Mrs. William Carney and Theresa and James Carney, grandchildren./v,-Mr. Carney is spry and agile and isv *about town every day with a cheery greeting for all his friends. “Many happy returns of the day” were wished him from all he met when it became known that Sunday was his birthday. He is well known about town; espe daily fn G. A. R. circles he is a familiar .figure to all. In fact, it seems as though no G. A. R. gathering hereabouts would be complete without Comrade Carney in thd ranks. He was born in Nentwatdh,' England, March 4, 1842, and camfe to this coun-try, settling at Lowell, in 1848. the outbreak of the Civil war he listed in the U. S. service and saw active service throughout the wft®le war, receiving several wounds. Frag-ments of bullets received remained in his body for several years after he|t # » ' * • * , i * • * • ’ ' , 1 lt;1 |was mustered out of service.He is one of the three survivors ofthe old Henry D. Wilson Post, G. A.»*•'.« A ' ‘ , 4 * % * '* ' m V V A -R., and is at present a member ofIsaac Davis Post, G. A. R., of which he served as officer of the day for many years. He is a woolsorter by trade and worked at the Assabet mills here until quite recently, when he retired.
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Concord Enterprise
Concord, Massachusetts, US
Wed, Mar 07, 1917
Page 4
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