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Concord Enterprise

Location

Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1909

Page

2

Man in Jeopardy Rescued From Shawsheen River by Officer and Stranger

A nude man in the Shawsheen River prompted a Concord streetcar to halt. Manuel Gomez of East Cambridge tried to drown himself after drinking in Boston. Officer Kelly and Harrison Hodgdon rescued him. Hodgdon swam to safety with the man, later identified as Gomez. Gomez, with wife and two children, vowed to mend his ways and return to Cambridge.

Concord Shawsheen River Jaynes Kelly Harrison Hodgdon Manuel Gomez Vine St Cambridge Boston Oporto Manuel Arlington Lexington Dford David“itch Lexington Park Shawsheen Senor Gomez East Cambridge

Concord Junction Church Notes

Sunday service at 10 45 a m and 7 p m Sabbath school at noon Prayer meeting at 6 pm Truant C at 3 pm A meeting Tuesday evening at

Babbath School Turior C

Concord churches Sunday services and schedules listed

Trinitarian Congregational led by Rev. George A. Tewksbury offers 10 45 a m and 7 30 p m sermons with Sabbath school at noon Y P 8 G, chapel prayer Friday 7 30. First Parish Unitarian with 10 45 a m service 12 m Sunday school and 5 pm vesper Sundays October to March. Trinity Episcopal with 9 46 a m service, 10 45 a m prayers and sermon, Holy Communion first Sunday and third Sunday 7 30 a m.

Trinitarian Congregational George A. Tewksbury First Parish Unitarian Loren B. Mcdonald Young People’s Guild Trinity Episcopal Church Smith Owen Dexter

Concord and Acton Church Notes Schedule

Scandinavian M E Church Haver pastor announces services Sunday 10 a.m. Sunday school 11 a.m. Epworth League 7 p.m. Evening worship 7 45 p.m. Choir practice 8 p.m. Tuesday Wednesday 8 p.m. class meetings in Concord area. Ladies Aid 8 p.m. third Thursday sewing circle 8 p.m. prayer meeting 8 p.m. Vestry. Epworth League meeting third Saturday 8 p.m. First Church of Christ Scientist holds services Sundays 10 30 a.m. Wednesdays 7 30 p.m. Reading room Thursdays 3 5 p.m. Insurance hall Monument Square welcome. South Acton Church Notes Rev Willis pastor Universalist services Sundays 10 30 a.m. Sunday school 11 30 a.m. J K W Witherbee superintendent.

Epworth League First Church of Christ Scientist Monument Square South Acton Sidney J. Willis Universalist Church J. K. W. Witherbee

fraternal lodge meeting schedule list

Foresters hold meetings on the first and third Mondays Companions of Forest on the second and fourth Mondays A O U W meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays Maynard Lodge No 131 I O O F meets every Wednesday Mizpah Lodge No 54 D of R meets on the first and third Thursdaysastern Star on the first and third Tuesdays Knights of Pythias meet on the second and fourth Wednesdays Tola Lodge I O G T meets 1st and 4th Tuesday night St Bridget s C T S meets every Sunday T Hibernians meet on the second Thursdays Royal Arcadium on the first and third Mondays L O C F M U meet on the first and third Wednesdays.

Foresters Companions of Forest Os A.O. U. W Maynard Lodge Mizpah Lodge D. of R Astern Star Knights of Pythias Tola Lodge

Admx Appointed for Ed Mund B Hooper Estate

Ella H. Hooper named administratrix of the Maynard Middlesex estate of Ed Mund B Hooper who died intestate. Creditors must present claims and debtors pay to Admx at Sweeney and Wilson 709 Sears Bldg Boston by March 30 1909.

Edmund B. Hooper Maynard Middlesex Ella II Hooper Admx Sweeney & Wilson Sears Bldg Boston

Bedford Items and Local Notices

Mrs C Albani is seriously ill at home on School avenue. The Entre Nous Whist club met Friday with Mrs Blake of South Street. Clara Prince, Lasselles Seminary pupil, vacationing with parents on Fletcher Avenue. Fire department fought a brush fire at Spredby farm east of town Friday at 3:10 PM. Funeral for Frank Cartwright, died Wednesday March 31, held at his South Street home Sunday at 2 PM. He is survived by a wife and one child.

Clara Prince Lasselles Seminary Fletcher Ave Spredby Frank Cartwright South St D.C. Torrey

Firefighter Loses Clothes in Brush Fire Diversion

A brush fire in the Davis woods on Monday at 2 p m prompted firefighters to battle flames. Louis Noonan unrobed in an attempt to help, hanging coat and shirt on an apple tree. After the blaze was out he found the garments burned with the tree.

Davis Woods Mr. Connors Louis B. Noonan J. W. Elliot Noonan

Correction to Editor on Abram E Brown Will

Mrs Abram English Brown of Bedford corrects a published statement about bequests in the late Abram E Brown will The will actually leaves all property to Mrs Brown with bequests to the Howe Memorial Library and Bedford Free Public Library only if she has not disposed of them by will Her letter is dated Bedford April 7 1909.

Enterprise Abram’ English Brown Howe Memorial Shrewsbury Mass Sarah J. Flint Brown Bedford Free Public Library Abram English Brown Bedford

Bedford Local For Sale Listings and Disinfectant Goods

Local notices list cheap incubators and brooders for sale from Francis P Magoun in Bedford, plus 50 cords of mixed wood for summer fires by H E Young. Miss D A Smith & Co advertise hats at Spring road millinery.

Francis P. Magoun Bedford D. A. Smith & Co Spring Road

North Acton builds cottage for Co B Robbins at Lake Nagog

Lumber arrived and is moved onto the site as construction begins at once. Concord towns to use Lake Nagog water, allocating 65 000 for the supply with unknown boating and land take restrictions. Lancaster reports Col John E Thayer and party returned from a trip to New Mexico.

Co. B. Robbins Lake Nagog Concord Lancaster John E. Thayer New, Mexico

Concord Junction Busy With Pianos Plans and Events

Concord Junction occupies with new pianos at Keyes store and a proposed Union church plan on display at Snow and Nolls drug store. The Jolly Five dance is set for Friday night April 16. Late buses will run to Concord and Maynard with a 12 10 express stop for South Acton West Acton.

Snow & Noll’s Caroline Smith Boston Christie Concord

Death Ends Suffering in Concord Fireman Alec Dye

Alec Dye, 29, longtime Concord firefighter and harness maker, died Sunday at Massachusetts General Hospital Boston after long treatment. The body went to Concord Junction, with funeral Wednesday at 2 pm in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, under the Odd Fellows burial rite. He is survived by a wife and two children. A benefit dance drew a large crowd, reflecting his popularity.

Alec Dye Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Concord Junction Dye Concord Fire Department

Letters, Geo.¢ Cate. Postals, Miss Helen Enis

Postcard items list letters from George Cate, postal matter and Miss Helen Enis noted in the column.

Cate Postals Helen Enis

Lincoln News Roundup Aims at Local Meetings and Illness Updates

Mrs J T Clark shows slight improvement after illness and several local groups line up meetings. The Children’s Sewing circle meets April 13 at Mrs Laura Burgess. St Anne’s church improvement society gathers with Mrs Chas Eveleth next Thursday. Andrew Dougherty leaves C S Smith for his own East Lincoln home. Mr and Mrs E W Pope return Friday with Mr Pope still suffering rheumatism. Rutherford club plans a Friday meeting with Mrs Glennah Sheperd. C H Edgar of New York visits his ill mother Mrs Husted. Mrs John Danner hosts a pleasant April eve for friends. Sumner Smith of Yale vacationing with parents, facing blood poisoning in left hand. Lincoln Rifle and Gun club meets Tuesday in South hall with officer elections and plans for April 19 shoot. Adourned annual town meeting in Bemis hall notes attendance below average and committee-suggested appropriations accepted.

Alma Wheeler Mt. Holyoke St. Anne’s C. H. Edgar New York South Hall Bemis Hall

Rutherford Club Dance Delights Members and Guests

The Rutherford club hosted a stylish dance with blue and gold decorations and banners. The gallery wore stars and stripes while matrons and ushers filled the hall. refreshments followed at 10 30 p m and the event ended around midnight with about 100 attendees from Concord and nearby towns.

Rutherford Club Edwards W. Hérman Chas. S. Plumer Stephen H.llodgett B. Irving Smith Henry E. Warner Concord

Executor Appointed in Acton Will Case

Notice states Schester R. Smith named executor of Francis G. Smith's will, Middlesex County. All claims must be presented and debts paid to the executor at Sweeney & Wilson, Maynard, Massachusetts, date March 31, 1909.

Francis G. Smith Acton Middlesex Schester R. Smith C O Sweeney

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bay Albert Vanderhoof Conrid J.J. Bradley Marikojo Joseph Kulcsar Barber Concord Chas. W. Blake Co Tdrug’ Store North Acton John M. Keyes Junction General Hospital F. E. Harris Bedford St Concord, Mass Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Am.whitcomb The W. A. Haynes CO. Inc Maynard,lass Miss D. A. Smith & Company Pfeiffer JR Bedford, Mass Bedford Veterinary Hospital Lincoln J. T.clark Laura Burgess Eaton & Crane's Powers Paper Go., of Holyoke Pharmacy H. J. Dwinell Prop Main Maynard, Mass C. C. Holmes GNLN N. B SM Eulit Assabet Institution For Savings Rennet Vancouver Will South Acton Coal & Lumber CO J. P. Fletcher South Acton, Mass dHair Atlas Portland GEO. S. Whitney’s “Aie
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