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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1909
Page
9
Local social and civic items include church concerts and choir notes, library and club activities, school rehearsals, and theater plans. Residents visit Boston and Worcester, with many guests and hosts noted. Parish missions, band events, and high school games add activity as spring returns.
A large crowd attended the Thursday concert under Charles A. Welch lodge at Masonic Hall. The Appleton quartet of Boston with reader Miss Mary Ashton delivered a top tier program with encores. The reading and musical selections featured Eleanor Fox Allen Faith L Underhill Edith Louise Munnroe Kathleen Russell Cook Carla Wilson and Mrs Cook. An Easter sale and entertainment followed at the Methodist church with five tables and a drama Mr Bob presented by Miss Maud Smith and cast.
The B and M railroad will end rebate checks for Lake Boon patrons this season. Passengers must simply pay the conductor the fare, ending the nuisance of issuing rebate vouchers at Whitman Crossing.
The fifteenth annual reunion of St Bridget's church members occurred Friday night in Music hall. A cantata by Sunday school children delighted the audience, followed by dancing until 2 am. Collected praise for Collin's Marlboro orchestra, with supper in the dining hall and late rides to nearby towns. Additional notes list organizing committees and officers for church bodies and parish events.
Maynard notices list items for sale including a Glenwood Range and a parlor stove at 26 Concord St, plus household furnishings and brooder incubators. Also advertised are Pekin Duck Eggs, white Plymouth Rock Eggs for hatching at 75 cents per setting, and a large selection of smoking tobacco in the Maynard Smoke Parlor. Washington seed corn via A V Dunham at Town Farm. 8 room house for sale on Walcott St with Box 127 Maynard.
Maynard selectmen start a crusade to curb cigarette sales to minors. Dealers receive warnings and cards outlining laws restricting sales to under 18 for cigarettes and under 16 for tobacco. violators face fines up to 50 dollars and potential court action. Chief Jones pledges strict enforcement amid public concern over youth smoking.
Owen Duggan and Miss Sara Marsden were married quietly at St Bridget’s parochial house on Saturday evening by Rev B F Killilea. Best man Timothy Duggan and bridesmaid Eilen Brouthers attended. The couple left for a brief wedding trip and will reside on Main Street. Duggan works at John J Sullivan’s store and Marsden is popular locally.
Directors of the RCA vote to begin closing Wednesday afternoons starting May 5. Other local firms are expected to follow this example. The Merchants Association may adopt a summer schedule and put the matter to every merchant for action.
Maynard High faced Groton’s Lawrence Academy in a Holiday game Monday. Groton bunched hits while Maynard committed errors, leaving Maynard without a hit. Groton led the run column in a one sided contest.
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