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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1914
Page
10
The South Sudbury column lists a Ladies' Benevolent society event with a Harvard quartet and a Boston Oratory reader, town road work, tree care, summer residence staffing, school reopening, assessor activity, tax concerns, visitors, sermons, road repairs, and a local obituary detailing Mrs. Lamson's life and funeral.
Gohlke, longtime resident, died after a brief illness from stomach cancer at the Wisconsin Veterans Home near Wampaca. He served as a private in the Fifth Wisconsin Infantry from 1861 to 1865, was wounded at Gettysburg, captured at Spottsylvania, and held 10 months in Andersonville and Florence prisons. He was 72, born November 9, same day as King Edward VII, and survived by five children living in Oregon and on the Pacific coast.
Frank St. Clair of Maynard died Monday at 9 in Holy Ghost hospital Cambridge after a long illness. Born September 6, 1888, son of Leo St. Clair, he lived much of his life with Mrs. Sophia Cham and worked as a clerk. He belonged to Court Maynard F of A and is survived by his father. Funeral Mass was held at St. Bridget's Church with burial in St Bridget's Cemetery. Floral tributes signified community esteem.
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Daniel Goodenow explains he moved to reopen discussion on selecting a site for a new high school but says he acted to advance the project not to deceive. He notes public suspicion over the school deficit and praises the town’s overall support for a new building while admitting his motion did not carry.
The article notes the death of a Pittsfield resident, daughter of the late Cornelius Murphy, born Maynard March 6 1890. She married Frank Downey and is survived by her mother two sisters Irene Murphy and Mrs C J Lynch three brothers Daniel Walter and Richard, with burial in St Bridget's cemetery after a requiem mass in Pittsfield. It reports other local items including a 11 month old burial, Mrs Henry and Grace Marsden, services at Glenwood cemetery, Nellie Coughlin's return fromBrooklyn Passaic Jersey City Rockville, Mrs Thomas Smith and son Ray mond visiting Franklin, wool sorters laid off, Underwood family return to Keene, X Wilder Macorda mixer Arnold Electric, New Idea store sale and Ford cars, matinee prize ticket 2709, fire engineers organized, Harold Platt guest from Brooklyn, Woman's club Welfare tea, cattle consignment, Arthur J Sullivan theatre, Er nest Westfelt auction, Grange degrees and crossing tender notice.
Concord High outslugged Watertown 7 to 0 in a season opener marked by light hitting and several errors. Bulger and OConnell led at bat, W Hayes impressed at second, and Johnston a one armed standout for Watertown had two steals and two runs.
Bertram Louis urges public debate in Concord town hall to promote truth over gossip and build a vigorous civic club. He calls for 500 to 1000 good citizens to form a committee, pledging personal effort, proclaiming love for Concord and a stance for right over wrong.
Hayes led with a 3 run effort while Chappell and Os borne added 10 and 3 outs respectively. Concord capitalized on first inning errors for seven runs as Watertown tallied three. Concord outhit Watertown with 10 to 6 walks and strikeouts listed for Hayes Boyce and others. Double play Namara to Keefe aided defense. four passed balls and a wild pitch by Chappelle. Time 1 hour 57 minutes. Umpires Fal len and Arnold. attendance 300.
A lecture will be held in the town hall on May 5 presented by State Ornithologist Forbush under Concord Grange the Men's Club of First Parish and the Men's Brotherhood of Trinitarian church. Forbush is regarded as a leading authority on birds and a large audience is expected as all who share an interest in birds are invited to attend.
Concord Grange conferred the first and second degrees on a class of candidates Tuesday evening. Remarks followed from the degree recipients and members. A social hour concluded the gathering with plans for the April 21 meeting to confer the third and fourth degrees.
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