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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1895
Page
8
Local items cover reform school changes and staff visits, new arc lights at the reformatory, a bus line planned to Concord Junction, and various community happenings. Reports include lectures, church elections, lyceum closing, damper rail accident, and social events with notes on medical recoveries and school openings.
A newspaper promotion offers a Hohner Harmonica to any boy or sheet of late popular music to any person naming a party about to purchase a piano or organ. If a boy or girl sends the name, parental endorsement is required. The first received name earns the gift, with credit sent immediately and a free piano or organ if the named party buys within three months.
LN Fowler Co. receives hay and a wide millinery line at Concord Junction with Mrs O L Dart inviting ladies to visit after April 9 1895. The note lists officers for a ladies club and announces upcoming meetings on the second and fourth Mondays. Sudbury school committee details and tobacco stems for transplanting and sale by J W Connor & Co of Maynard are also noted.
Monday afternoon saw a large Concord turnout with a quiet vote. Key races included selectmen with J M Keyes 380 and J B Studley 353, tax collector M Howard Houghton 323, and various town posts led by A E Wood 417 for assessors and J C Friend 412 for treasurer. Woodard Hudeda, the caucus nominee, won 203 votes for selectmen, while E L Tuttle had 107 for tax collector on nomination papers.
At Concord Massachusetts on April 2 1895 a roster of attendees and donors includes F L Abbot Albert W Blake A F Bauvett Dr W G Carter Centennial Tea Co John Denire F C Dunraine 2 John C Fifield John H Hatch William H Jacques C Langdon Captain Joseph H Metcalf C P Wheeler S F Wellman Harrison Wright Miss Edna Bacon Miss Nellie Fitzgerald Mrs Frank Pratt Miss Mary M Wall 2.
Rev. Garrett Beckman of Somerville warned Wednesday night that a civil war like conflict is upon the nation and warned against Romanizing influences. He cited Roman church figures aiming to take the country by hook or by crook. The talk was part of a statewide series introducing a new paper, The Standard. About 250 attended with A. F. Hitchings presiding.
Otis H. Forbush Auctioneer will sell on Monday April 8 1895 at 10 15 a m the farm of Jason Livermore late of Acton deceased about one mile from local amenities. Features include over 300 barrels of fruit wood large quantities of pine timber good buildings and a lawn area plus household goods aged tools hay wagon and more. Lunch at 12 15 ladies invited.
Advertised cures include Dr King s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds Electric Bitters for liver stomach and kidneys Bucklen s Arnica Salve and Dr King s New Life Pills All guaranteed to do what claims state Sold at B F Johnson Son Maynard H S Richardson Concord plus other regional pharmacists including Maynard Mass Concord Junction and Concord Mass This notice appears in region newspapers praising these remedies with multiple pharmacist listings.
The Concord Woman's club organized at Mrs Damon’s last week to promote educational culture and social intercourse. Regular club meetings will be held.
Otis H. Forbush as auctioneer will sell for L. W. Leach on Thursday April 11 1895 at 9 a m 40 cows and heifers 4 horses wagons carts harnesses all tools machinery hay and fodder berry crates and boxes lumber boat etc plus Buff Cochins Plymouth Rock Leghorn Wyandotts and Black Java fowls and several lots of household goods sale conditional on farm vacating before the 15th posters for details and C A Whitney ad in this issue.
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