Concord Notes and Local Activities Report
Concord brief item page lists social visits including Mr and Mrs M L Hatch in Everett and Mrs Fred Denny in Lexington street. Remarks on upcoming debates at B A A rooms and a court case over a street quarrel. Baseball plans twenties candidates Allen school joins Middlesex league and Concord High aims for a strong season with April 19 opener and improved grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitcomod
Fred Denny
Frank
Brockton
C. J. Dakin
Lexington Street
D. W. Waldron
House of Representatives
Joseph F. ‘Carr
Patrick Sheehan
Martin Williams
Jerone Gleason
Edward McKenna
Allen School
Loughlin
Harvard
Daniels
Burdett
Dakin
Concord High
Concord
Gage
Bugney
Wilson
Middlesex interscholastic baseball schedule and Concord dates
The Middlesex league lists games from April to June with Milford Newton Waltham Framingham Natick and Allen school Newton as teams. Additional Concord dates include Hopkinson and Burdett College appearances and Lowell high fixtures in April May and June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Newton
Waltham
Framingham
Natick
Concord
Brarvainghars
Allen School
Allen
Walham
Studying in Paris Miss Maud Pratt and Harry Chase Progress
Mr and Mrs Harry Chase left for Paris months ago to pursue musical study. Mrs Chase formerly Miss Maud Pratt daughter of S B Pratt studied under Miss Clara Munger in Boston. Friends expect a bright future if health holds and plans succeed. They will stay in Paris about two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Chase
Paris
Chase
Maud Pratt
S. B. Pratt
Clara Munger
Boston
One Minute Cough Cure Trial Claims Quick Relief
A brief testimonial notes that one minute is enough to decide that One Minute Cough Cure works. Mentions manufacturers B F Johnson and Son of Maynard and distributors H Whitney of Concord and H A Littlefield of West Acton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.F. Johnson & Son
Maynard
H. Whitney
Concord
H. A. Littlefield
West Acton
Town Meeting Elected Officials and Local Votes
At the annual town meeting officers were elected including Mod erator George E. Walcott town clerk Charles E. Brown selectman John B. Studley assessor Charles J. Waite overseer of poor George H. Wright town treasurer John G. Friend auditor Stedman Buttrick collector of taxes E H Smith read commissioner Benjamin W Brown one year James M Russell three years school committee Walter W Campbell Henrietta M Chase Frank Wheeler water commissioner Edward Damon board of health Frederick H Cleaves sewer commissioners Henry J Hosmer one year Woodman Hudson two years William Wheeler three years License vote no 197 yes 133 On the expediency of the town manufacturing and distributing gas and electricity yes 233 no 43 Other business will be acted upon April 5
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Walcott
Charles E. Brown
John B. Studley
Charles J. Waite
George H. Wright
John G. Friend
Stedman Buttrick
E. H. Smith
Benjamin W. Brown
James M. Russell
Walter W. Campbell
Henrietta M. Chase
Frank Wheeler
Edward ©. Damon
Board of Health
Frederick H. Cleaves
Henry J. Hosmer
Woodman~ Hudson
William Wheeler
Wedding Anniversary of Mr and Mrs Walter F Baker
A large gathering celebrated the 10th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Walter F Baker of South Lincoln Tuesday evening March 23. The couple received in the front parlor while young guests acted as pages and after refreshments guests enjoyed musical selections and congratulatory speeches. Attendees came from Concord Lincoln Waltham Weston Boston and Chelsea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter F. Baker
South Lincoln
Gertrude Todd
Richard’ F. Wood
Virginia Lee Tewksbury
Charles H. Towle
Thomas Todd
George A.tewksbury
Concord
Lincoln
Waltham
Weston
Boston
Chelsea
Darling's Blood Bone Phosphate Fertilizers Ad
Darling's Blood Bone and Potash fertilizer is advertised as quick and soluble despite contrary reports. Circulars available to prove quality. Also Darling's Complete Animal Fertilizer Extra Bone Phosphate and High Grade Potato Special featured. Geo. D. Hubbard in Concord, Massachusetts handles orders and stock at low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. D. Hubbard
Concord
Mass
Weather Summary for Week Ending March 29 1897
The report shows a week ending March 29 with a maximum 68 degrees and a minimum 29 degrees. The weekly mean temperature is 37.6 degrees and total precipitation is 0.21 inch trace of snowfall recorded by observer Fred A. Tower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred A. Tower
Church Services and Schedules Listed by Local Congregations
The article lists multiple churches with pastors and service times. First Parish Unitarian leads with morning worship at 10 45 a m and evening services on Nov 1 to June 1. Trinity Church Episcopal holds 10 45 a m services. First Church Unitarian includes Y P S C E. Scandinavian M E Church offers 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m services. Irinitarian Congregational notes Y P S C E and Friday prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren B. Macdonald
Young Peoples’ Guild Meeting
Trinity Church
Protestant Episcopal
Geo.a.tewksbury
Scandinavian M. E
J. P. Anderson
Little Early Risers Promote Quick Relief
A compact ad touts De Witt's Little Early Risers as a safe small pill that banishes sick headache constipation dyspepsia sour stomach and dizziness. The notice cites B F Johnson Son Maynard C H Whitney Concord and H A Littlefield West Acton as distributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Best
B. F. Johnson & Son
Maynard
C. H. Whitney
Concord
H. A. Littlefield
West Acton
Local Ads Prompt Variety at Concord Markets
Multiple vendors advertise wares and services including ladies wraps, milk cows, violin lessons, and paper hangings at F B Chase C E Browns Stall 7 Eastern Market Boston. New maple sugar and syrup, clothing for boys, asparagus roots, corsets, prune and apricot specials, Postum Cereal coffee, and wagons offered by local merchants and agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Chase’s
C. E. Brown’s
J. F. Carr
Monument Street
S. P. Prentiss
J. S. Garland
Concord
Eastern Market
Boston
Union Station
Vermont
Nathan F. Derby
Geo. F. Wheeler
New York
H. L. Whitcomb
Towle & Kent's
Abbie M. Saunders
A. F. Hitchings
Mass
Miss Buck
California
Towle & Kent
Noyes Brothers
Democrat
P. W. White
Towle & Kent’s
General House
Concord Employment Agency
Concord Post Office List and One Minute Cough Cure Ad
Names associated with Concord post office on March 30 1897 appear alongside an advertisement praising One Minute Cough Cure for relief of child croup. It notes local retailers B F Johnson & Son Maynard C H Whitney Concord and H A Littlefield West Acton. The piece reads as a community notice with vendor references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Ole Anderson
H. L. Bradford
H. M. Barrett
Wm. E. Barrett
Thad Clem
Fred L. Diman
J. Faulk
F. T. Farren
S. Gates
E. A. Greenleaf
John Hutchins
H. L. Holt
T. A. Holt
F. L. Johnson
James Lawson
A M. Marsh
K. M. Magnussen
A. Mason
S. F. Miller
Geo. F. Mount
J. O'Neill
J. H. Standish
Henry Taylor
I. G Weiss
N. L. Alexander
Geo. Cleveland
Lizzie L. Dewey
A. O. Folsom
Mary Hansen
Sadie Sornia
B. F. Johnson & Son
Maynard
C. H. Whitney
H. A. Littlefield
West Acton
Marlboro Businessmen Push for State Highway Route
Marlboro delegates led by former mayors and local legislators urged the state highway commission to route a new highway through Sudbury to Worcester via Northboro. The group included S H Howe George A Howe H S Fay C F Robinson W H Hill B F Greeley H C Wright L W Baker E J Sawyer Abel Howe with Senator Parsons and Reps Morse and Rogers. They note other towns seek the same route but express continued Marlboro optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Sudbury
Worcester
Northboro
S. H. Howe
George A. Howe
H. S. Fay
C. F. Robinson
W. H. Hill
B. F. Greeley
H. C. Wright
L. W. Baker
E. J. Sawyer
Abel Howe
Parsons
Morse
Rogers
Homer Rogers
Marlboro
Middlesex County Sealed Proposals for Wayland Sudbury Road
Middlesex County invites sealed proposals for building a road in Wayland and Sudbury Massachusetts. Bids due by 10 am April 20 1897 at the County Commissioners office East Cambridge read aloud at opening. Bids on blank forms with written and figure prices and bidder address signed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Sudbury
County Commissioners
Middlesex County
Court House
East Cambridge
Mass
Middlesex
Office of the County Commissioners
The Peoples National Bank Marlboro Mass Announces Bond Services
The Peoples National Bank transacts general banking. It sells drafts nationwide and internationally and buys and sells government municipal railroad and other bonds. It promotes water company bonds as strong investments and offers safety deposit boxes and secure facilities. Joan L Stone cashier Marlboro Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Joan L. Stone
Marlboro
Mass
DeWitt's Witch Haze Salve Promoted Across Multiple Towns
Advert shows the salve as a quick healer for torturing skin eruptions burns and scalds. It lists distributors B F Johnson and Son Maynard C H Whit ney Concord H A Littlefield West Acton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
B. F. Johnson & Son
Maynard
C. H. Whitney
Concord
H. A. Littlefield
West Acton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Royal Baking Powder CO
M. L. Hatch
Everett
William Damon
Andover Mills
the Phoenix
John Cain
John
Concord High School
Darling
First Parish
Unitarian
Benj, W. Brown
Stockbridge Special Fertilizers
Pillsbury’s Best
Canada
Concord, Mass
Levi S. Gould, Samuel O Upham
Francis Bigelow
County Commissioners of
WM. ©. Hale
Maynard Sr
H. S. Richardson
EE. H. Maker
Concord Mass
Uiayi Il
Concord Clothing Co
Friend’s Block
Werstvale
Woolhin Mist
Choak Tings
Westvale
Milldam Bicycle Store
Biailding
Chis
D. Dilmore
Maynard's Block
James T. Foote
Horseshoes
Summer Street
Maynard, Mass
N. H. Rice
Greenwood Street
the Peoples National Bank
Pharmacist Concord
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
Francis. B. Bent
Francis E. Bent
Maurice McWalter
Main Street
Kenest.doemer, D. D
Acton
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