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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1894
Page
4
A 1894 report notes disputes over press acknowledgments and income tax favors. The scene centers on a local gathering where a corporation representative copied material from a paper for the Pole. the president is pressed for support of an income tax. The tone contrasts party lines as a Democrat-led administration faces cautious critique.
The piece rails against suppression of telegraphic dispatches and press muzzling by Governor Tillman and party. It predicts public backlash and calls for accountability of big corporations linked to alleged German influence in Pennsylvania. Rhode Island is described as politically noisy despite small size. The weather note mentions a late snow delaying religious enthusiasm.
On April 18 Sudbury schools will host patriotic exercises to honor a new state holiday. A May feature in the New England Magazine will cover the Wayside Inn with illustrations. Wayland considers a $10,000 four-room schoolhouse on the old high school site. Next Monday evening a town meeting will elect a one-year assessor to replace Nathan L. Pratt. Rev. W. G. Seaman to return to Sudbury with a higher salary after the Waltham denomination meeting. The former Israel Howe Brown home, now LU Fairbank residence, sold for 700 dollars to Mrs. Dexter C. Jones. A petition supports river meadow public health efforts along Sudbury and Concord rivers, sent to the state house with many signatories.
In Boxboro a movement of students from No 2 to No 1 and No 3 draws criticism. No 2 lacks a steady teacher after a long vacation and a free Burns lecture on General Custer contrasts with concerns about disrupted schooling. A carrier is paid 5 dollars weekly to transport three children.
An advertisement touts the best salve for cuts sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter and other skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money back and is priced at 25 cents per box. Sold by B. F. Johnson & Sont Maynard and J. C. Friend Concord.
The town reports a mix of local items including new registrar appointments George H. Creighton and Levi R. Cheeney, Mass at Father Crowe, and a Maynard petition against immigration. It notes Maynard football loss to Waltham, plans for future games, a liquor prosecution quarrel, property sale discussions, and town salary approvals with a 50 dollar health member stipend and 12 dollars per registrar.
A delayedApril town meeting presided by D. Henderson elected minor officers including Edward Henderson and James Higgins. The appropriations total 26 200 with allocations for schools highways police library and more. Article 7 to suppress liquor sales was passed over. Rafferty Fountain gift of 200 and sale of schoolhouses were discussed.
The Magdalene chapter Eastern Star celebrated its fourth anniversary with an entertainment and collation at Riverside hall on Thursday evening April 5. Soprano Mrs. Gertrude Harwood of Abington performed with encores, Boston humorist Charles T. Grilley drew applause, Mrs. Frank Salisbury read Jem's Last Ride, Professor Carter accompanied at the piano, and The Maynard Dip in one act provided comic relief. A limited-ticket banquet followed, prepared by chapter ladies, and organizers were praised for a grand success.
Monday's selectmen meeting made history as the board refused to license any saloon or drug store for the year, aligning with a town meeting vote that rejected liquor-law enforcement funding. Cheeney and Lawton opposed licenses while Hall supported them, with Cheeney citing a long-standing stance against granting licenses for the community's welfare.
The list includes H. H. McGrail, Thomas Farrell, Frank Cutting & Co., Julius Loewe for first, fourth and innholders. Mr. Haley, Dennis Long, Peter Kivelhan for first, fourth and victuallers. B. F. Johnson and D. W. Adams for druggist licenses.
To Let House and barn on Brooks street Maynard apply to J A F obert son East Walpole Mass A fair offer Russell says give me your trade and I will give you low prices and the best quality Wanted A position in store have had experience in grocery can furnish references Box 271 Marlboro Mass To Let Two or three desirable stores corner of Summer and Nasan streets Apply to A McIntire at the market or C S Darling 110 112 Main street Cambridgeport Mass Ladies hats trimmed and untrimmed spring styles at Miss Deane millinery rooms A full line of spring millinery latest styles ribbons flowers at Miss Deane millinery rooms Spring millinery latest styles also ladies and children's hats trimmed and untrimmed at Cleary Williams Ladies will find a large assortment hats trimmed and untrimmed for ladies misses and children at Miss Naylor s Lady of middle age would like house work to do Residence No 8 Percival street
Try King s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds guaranteed relief or money back. La Grippe sufferers found it effective with speedy recovery. Sample bottle at B F Johnson Sons Maynard and J C Friend Concord. Large size 50c and 1 00.
In Marlboro a daughter was born to Mrs KE Elliott on April 6 and another daughter to Mrs George Rappleyea on April 5. Both births are reported in the local birth notices.
In Marlboro on April 5 Lillie Gertrude daughter of Thomas OBrien aged 14 years 5 months 20 days dies. In Marlboro on April 8 Albert K son of Joseph Razel aged 7 months passes away.
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