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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1913
Page
12
A North Acton community column records visits from Nashua Lowell and Kennebunkport along with hospital supervision and school board changes. It notes a fatal illness ending John William Burgess’s eight year business career and a reorganized school committee with new truancy officers.
Fragmentary OCR places J H Hanson at a Mt location with a webbing factory reference. Details unclear but suggests historical industrial activity and local business ties to Mt. Further text required for precise entities and dates.
Friday night prayer meeting announced by the church. Sunday services include a 10 a.m. preaching on Broken Cisterns and a noon service. Evening activities include a 6 p.m. Christian Advocate and a 7 p.m. TM Sermon by the pastor. Church committee meeting set for Tuesday in April.
Rev Sidney J Wills sermon based on St Luke chapter twenty two was delivered last Sunday. Communion followed the service and Miss Genie Pletcher resumed singing in the choir after a long absence. The Ladies Ideal Circle plans a Thursday sewing meeting at 2 o clock with Mrs Grace Worster.
Mr and Mrs Pennell of Boston return home for the summer. Miss Josie Wood visits C D Wood. John Petterson and family move from Mrs Aiken to Elm Street. Rev Chase preaches at the Congregational. Ground leveling for water pipes continues after frost. Frank Farrar moves to Abel Farrar place. State road work begins with terms horses and men arriving. Annie Lee of Malden visits Mrs Arthur. Lucy Higgins of Arlington stays a month at Acton Inn. Fred Ashford, state road superintendent, stays four months at the Acton Inn. E R Conant elected chief engineer with a $400 monthly agiary fix. starts April 1. His U S engineer background noted. will join War Department. Savanagh sketches of his engineering work cited.
A Savannah Morning News clipping notes Conant as the village's oldest son and son of Luther Conant, Jr., who is at present commissioner of corporations in Washington D C. The item mentions a $4800 position and ties to Acton people.
The notice details Rev W W Main of Boston preaching at the Baptist church this Sunday and A P Bean recovering after a serious operation. It mentions a clam chowder supper led by Baptist church men on Thursday and J A Hoar planning an addition to W B home.
The Concord high school pupils are this week visiting Mrs. Griffin and accompanying Mrs. B C Page of South Acton to New Jersey to stay at her sister's home. Acton lodge I G O F initiated three candidates Monday evening. M 8 Dixon moved into F R Knowlton's former tenement near the garage Friday. The church men plan a Thursday supper and entertainment for the benevolent society. Arthur Gould and family of Leominster visited his parents. James French suffered a severe leg injury at Hall Bros Co work last Wednesday.
The three act comedy drama Out of Town was presented in the I O C F hall by the Universalist society on Tuesday evening to a good audience. Cast included 8 D Salmon 3d Robert Mayhew Thorndike alias Bobby Lowell H Cram Mrs J Ludington Monroe former classmate Mrs Thorndikes Mrs Hall Staples Esther Monroe Vivian M Reed Marie Miss Thorndikes maid Mrs Shattuck.
S W Young who served over eight years as registered pharmacist and seven years as treasurer of the C W Blake Co resigns from both positions.
Roscoe Noyes returns from Northfield for a few days while Will Baldwin visits. Mrs F F Pratt upgrades her mill yard home as C B Buswell plans to occupy by May 1. George W Phillips resides at the Capt Jim Moore place after his purchase. Frank F Gerry buys a new automobile. Schools resume after vacation. L D Gibbs of Edison Electric Co speaks at town hall on Marvels of An Electric Day with illustrated slides and a cooking and heating demonstration. Coffee rolls and candy sold by Methodist members.
A Sunday school concert in the vestry of the Congregational church in Maynard drew guests from the Finnish Mission church. The program featured orchestra selections by John Riihilouma and his sons Walfred and Victor with solos by Victor on cornet and Walfred on violin. Mr and Mrs F P Plummer and family visited friends in Dorchester for the weekend.
On Tuesday James R. Bent sold his entire ice crop through Staples and Bell brokers. The sale presents a chance for Maynard residents to purchase ice if they are willing to meet the price.
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