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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1896
Page
5
Monday afternoon a blaze in the woods behind Moore's on Lexington Street endangered homes on Bedford Street. Fire department was summoned but fire was checked before hoses were needed. No injuries reported.
Church notices list service times and leaders for First Parish Unitarian, Protestant Episcopal, and Scandinavian M. Church. Details include morning prayers at 12 m, evening services at 7:30 p.m., and Friday prayer meetings, with pastors Rev. Geo A Tewksbury and Rev. J P Anderson named.
In a Concord letter from April 14, 1896 the writer contests the April 16 township plan favoring a band concert and memorial services. He recalls Governor Greenhalge and proposes a parade with a 17 gun salute at 3 30 p m and a full commemorative firing as in prior years.
A Concord town note complains of reduced public observance for Patriote Day amid budget disputes. It condemns no salutes or parades and questions the $200 spending, urging a band concert, a lecture by Hon. Sherman Hoar, and chorus singing as the day’s redeeming features.
A brilliant Easter week close featured a large subscription party in the town hall on Friday. Invitations reached neighboring towns and cities and many accepted. Guests wore formal attire, with patronesses including Mrs. Richard F. Barrett and others, as organizers led a reception among Colonel William Barrett and a long list of hosts. The evening showcased two German dances with new figures.
The Concord facility houses 36 horses with a connected carriage house. Electric bells and telephone lines link building sections. Two offices exist, including a ladies’ office. A second story elevator lifts vehicles from the carriage house for storage. The stable is newly completed after partial use earlier.
Henry C Merwin argues horse show judges wield power over desirable types and breeding. He warns the same influence of the boxes drives drama and music toward ornament over practicality, an outcome the Boston Journal notes with concern.
A memorial service will be held Sunday evening at the Unitarian church for the late Governor Greenhalge. A quartet will perform with solo singing, and General E R Champlin will deliver the address. Speakers Loren B Macdonald and George A Tewksbury are invited. Colonel William Barrett will introduce the speakers.
A list of individuals and firms advertised at Concord includes Joseph G Birch Clifton E Flagg inspector of milk W H Little Joseph Lapierre 5 H May Edw Nichols Charles Edward Potter C W Patterson Mfg Coy Sidney Williams Wilson Carter W G Prest Wheildon Mrs F D Butler Mrs W A Davis Mrs Benjamin Gadd Miss Hattie Lowell Miss Mary McNeeley Mrs Abbie Elm Straw dated April 14 1896 in Win.
Local notices list houses for let in Concord and Boston, various goods for sale from horse care to millinery, asparagus roots, wreckers of harnesses, wall papers, crackers, paints, and machinery. Multiple names appear including H L Whitcomb, G H Hopkins, A F Hitchings, and P W White, with ads for laundry services and cemetery work.
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