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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1916
Page
1
Maynard residents and visitors are listed with many social notes. Alice Woodbury of Hamilton visited. Wilder Macurda hires. Joseph Schwab resumes work after illness. various families hosted relatives in Nasia Fayville Worcester Dorchester Westboro and Boston area. a concert May 21 by Glendale Lithuanian church. many short visits and minor events across the region.
D D Griffith of Derry and Miss Ruth Mack of Cambridge visited Concord over the weekend. Local registrations, new jobs, home moves, and a range of social events fill a busy week with visits by Prof. Norton from Washington and Bishop Babcock's confirmation visit scheduled.
Concord Junction schools close Friday for a week long vacation. Mr and Mrs G S Whitney have returned home from a two week trip to Washington. Mrs Justin W Ford is rapidly convalescing from an operation at Deaconess hospital. Mrs Unwin and family plan to move to Minneapolis Minnesota. Dress parade resumes at the Reformatory on Fridays as weather permits outdoor drilling. The G G G Gs held their weekly meeting with Mrs F C Leighton and enjoyed a pleasant evening. Luncheon was served by the local group.
The Men’s Club presents the four act comedy The Woman Hater on Monday evening April 24. All female roles will be played by club members under Warren B. Goddard who promises a polished production. Seats go on sale this week.
Expect large attendance as Col. C. B. Adams speaks on Prison Reform at Friday evening meeting of the Union church Men’s club. Adams, supervisor of several penal institutions, will share experience. many plan to attend Concord Civic League meeting Thursday evening.
Wells A. Hall superintendent of schools spoke at the West Concord School Boys' Club meeting on a Wednesday evening. He delivered an engaging talk on chemistry with experiments to illustrate the concepts.
Plans are underway for the annual reunion of Help of Christians parish on Friday April 28. An exceptionally attractive program is being arranged for the occasion.
Last Wednesday evening the Concord Junction Cadets held their first meeting in Warner hall. The group for boys over nine years drew 34 members and plans marching drilling and athletic activities. George Outis and John O Grady of Co I lead the drilling efforts.
West Acton notices record the Knowlton family returning from St Petersburg Florida on Saturday. Samuel Bresth, employed in Lowell, visited his mother who has been ill for a year. Samuel J Foster builds a garage for his Ford touring car bought from Joseph H Reed. George Towne handles the construction. Mrs Richard Downs and her Lynn daughter visited Elora Philips and stayed with Chas Myers in Boxboro. Helen Reed entertained at a Concord Grange meeting on April 4 with readings and encores.
Two Concord newspapers, issued on Wednesday and Saturday, offer a broad view of local news and advertising. Reading both helps residents stay well informed about happenings and commerce in town.
County commissioners visited Concord last week to survey Thoreau Street. Indications point to work starting soon as conditions allow.
Michael S. O'Brien son of Daghat and Lizzie O'Brien and Ida May Smith daughter of George Smith apply for a marriage license. O'Brien is a chauffeur for C. F. Edgarton and Smith is a stenographer.
Ac ton selectmen renewed Albert H. Perkins as superintendent of roads for another year after his successful past year in charge. Perkins expressed pleasure at the unexpected reappointment and credited his prior work.
Weekend greetings and visits from Mr. and Mrs. Fineberg to the Blatts and reading residents. new employment for Elmer Hurd in Reading. attendance at a funeral in Lowell. Anna McGuinness of Brighton visiting Maynard. Walter Barber at a Colonial theatre show. social entertainment and club activity at Holy Name. Miss Viorence Cox of Clinton visiting the Schnabs. Framingham guest of the Hilfertys. Lena Sheridan's recovery with Worcester visit. Ruth Meade returns from Worcester to her grandparents in Maynard after vacation. George Cleary leaves Boston and Maine railroad. Kaler and Dunn sisters witness Pilate's Daughter in Roxbury. Meade family returns from Worcester. Assabet council hosts ladies' night with nearby councils.
Daniel Lowney is at Jer sey City New Jersey. Dreshler left Friday night for a visit to Philadelphia. He purchased a new motorbike. The Colonial orchestra will play at a party in Littleton April 26. Mrs Herman Shearer have occupied their house on Harriman Street Elizabeth and John Sweeney spent Sunday with relatives in Cambridge. Fr Meagher attended the funeral of Mrs McClaskey in Lowell. George Howes spent weekend with his daughter in Jamaica Plain. James McCarthy of Concord Junction has entered the employ of W C Strout. John Hannon plans to erect a new house on his land on Trothp coast. Charles Keane was sick last week. Frank Taylor was on the sick list. Mr and Mrs Hack moved their furniture to Concord Junction. Roderick McIver spent a few days with relatives in Roxbury and Belmont.
H. J. Dwinell formerly ran a Boston drug store now owned by M. B. Church. He has become secretary and manager of E N Cerbella wholesale extracts and cordials, 1 Washington St Boston, purchasing an interest late last week while keeping his Maynard residence.
A Wisconsin invention uses a mechanical device to rock a cradle while a phonograph nearby plays a lullaby, illustrating a household innovation. The fragment notes a family and a world troubled by the scene.
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