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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1917
Page
4
The Maynard Upholstery Co promotes furniture making and repair services with at home visits by expert workmen. They advertise couches cushions and mattresses made to order and invite customers to drop a card for a home call.
Dr. Marshall L. Perrin of Boston University spoke on the child’s world from kindergarten to seventh grade, stressing memory work, spelling, manners, and parental guidance. The WCTU event at Masonic hall drew over 200 including public school teachers, with a musical program and a reception afterward.
Mizpah Rebekah Lodge met at I C C F hall for a business session followed by Amateur Night entertainment. Members contributed or paid a forfeiture showing talent in vocal and instrumental music readings chorus pantomime and a flag poem. Participants included Randall Randell Taylor Clark Lester Howard Prescott Jones Leithead and Lawton with Keene Clark Olsen Teop and Gould as committee.
Fire department responded Wednesday and Thursday to four brush fires near Prospect Street and Great Road, with a large blaze on Great Road extending from a house near the Stow line and another on Brown Street. Officials urge care to prevent fires by proper disposal of matches and cigarette stubs.
Edward Smith former resident now efficiency engineer at Remington Arms Bridgeport Conn transferred to the Watertown arsenal resides with his parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Smith at Concord Junction
Eldridge Wheeler, Acton senior, is ill at his home with diphtheria. His seven year old daughter is just recovering from a similar attack. He has been quarantined at home, helping to care for her and contracted the illness in this way.
Fred Proctor visited his son Arthur at Providence Sunday's surgical hospital after a fall into a vessel hold left him with a broken collar bone a fractured skull and multiple bruises. Doctors say he is reasonably comfortable and will recover after three weeks of confinement.
The banns were announced for the first time at St Bridget’s church for Miss Margaret McCarthy of South Acton and Aloysius Burn of Sudbury. The marriage will take place at St Keth’s church, West Acton, on Wednesday at 9 o clock, April 25.
A push to relocate the State prison from Charlestown to Maynard is voiced by Kenneth H. Damien town moderator and Boston administrator. He notes 101 employees with a $128000 annual payroll and says the move could boost real estate and business activity if supported by local residents and discussed by the Business Men's Association.
The M H 8 baseball squad held a Wednesday practice at John A Crowe park and prepares for the season opener against Concord high school. Captain O7 ten of Marlboro high says the team has pep, with two veterans O Brien and Marsden returning, and Principal Bates ordering new suits and gear. The proposed lineup includes Eatone, O Brien, Jones at first, Marsden second, Jamieson or Maley at short, Garrick third, Dunlop II, with center and right fields to be filled by Tervo Courtney Powers or Pakanen.
The Public Service Commission receives a petition from Concord Maynard Hudson Street Railway Co asking approval to implement a zone system with one mile zones and a rate of 2 cents per mile, minimum fare 6 cents.
The Dorcas society met at Mrs. Aliie Martins home on Concord Street Friday afternoon to prepare fancy articles for the Grange fair next fall. The group will meet again next week at Mrs. William McAuslin Browns Street.
Loyal Assabet lodge conferreed the initiatory degree on eight candidates seven from Marlboro and one from Maynard with one new membership application. A post meeting collation followed with a menu of escalloped oysters ham rolls doughnuts cheese coffee and cigars. Provincial Grand Master Richard Marsh spoke warmly and was well received. Members of Co 16th Mass Inf were sworn into Federal service Friday afternoon.
Plans for a public safety committee and home guard align Concord with Massachusetts Public Safety efforts. Local leaders including Supt. William Millington urge volunteer service while town enlistees from Co. I, 6th Regt., and naval personnel are noted. Fundraising moves and local support for dependents accompany parade drills and athletic events at Concord armory.
Easter observances at Walnut Street Mission Church included a Saturday gathering with a welcome by Rev. John Vanaanen and a concert, plus morning and evening services on Easter Sunday. The church was decorated with easter lilies and potted plants, with large attendance. Sunday featured a children's Easter service and a Young Peoples Christian Endeavor session with hymns, readings, and a sermon by the pastor. Mr and Mrs Alexander Marsden welcomed a son born Thursday.
A petition to grant letters of administration for Victor Hanninen late of Maynard, Middlesex, intestate, to Leslie W. Sims of Maynard is filed. A Probate Court session in Cambridge is set for April 18 1917 at 9 a.m. to show cause why bonds or administration should not be granted. Citations will run weekly for three weeks in the Maynard Enterprise.
Public notice issued in Middlesex County Massachusetts that Maurice McWaller attorney for petitioner announces a probate hearing at the Pro bate Court in Attleborough Cat Bridge on April 20 1917 at 9 o clock to show cause why administration of the estate of deceased person should not be granted and to publish in The Aeton Enterprise newspaper for three weeks as required by law.
At a Boxborough town meeting a relocation and repairs of the Hill Road were deemed necessary. The board schedules a meeting at the Town Hall on the tenth of May at 9:15 in the forenoon to consider the project and related costs. Attestations show the notice approved by the Assistant Clerk and Sheriff.
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