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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1906
Page
6
South Acton residents shared Sunday visits with neighbors and relatives. Easter time saw visits from Glines and Miss Feeley while others returned from Lowell and Brooklyn. Overhead bridge work is due in about 12 days and Ed Bixby injured his knee playing bell.
Local items from West Acton include visits by Dr. J. L. Guy Mead of Boston and others, a reunion in Boston, a Littleton reading, and plans for fireside socials. J. H. Barnard opens a watch repair shop. new superintendent for Acton, Littleton, Westford schools is E. Willard of Marshfield. An April May day festivity is planned by Winona Rebekah lodge with Benj. Lovett drilling children. A fire at Mr. Bailey’s hen house caused by unknown causes. efforts saved nearby buildings.
The Easter concert at the Universalist church Sunday evening was praised as one of the best. Students acted and sang with credit under teachers supervision while the choir provided fine music. Soloists Genie Fletcher and Mr. Fitzgerald impressed with Victory and Keep Thou My Soul. A Magdalene quartet and a trombone/organ trio were featured with Mr. Oelschlegel praised for his playing. Next Sunday the morning service music will be repeated with a violin trombone trio and organ accompaniment.
Small red and gold oval class pin with letters B N S and the year 04, found in South Acton Massachusetts. Please return to W. 8. Warren, South Acton.
Easter services were held at two churches. Rev Rice preached at the Universalist Church with special music and a well decorated sanctuary. The Baptist Church featured Rev Lovett’s sermon from Matthew, a choir, Grace Richardson singing, a praise service, and nine baptisms after the service.
Twenty tons of best English hay for sale. Apply at Elisha H Butler place or to J. L. Fowler, Concord Junction, Massachusetts.
George Bo Clemant joins GW. Hunt James Bo Butterfield is on sick list. Parmenter Co. adds coal to grain trade. Wilfred A. Jones and daughter visited in town. A J Cain from Waltham visited friends. Mrs N B Hunt improving and recovering at home. Tree warden and Rypsy moth commission survey town. Perkins buys land near N Y N H and H railroad for investment and plans improvements. Mrs Nancy Hunt Parmenter dies at 76. funeral held April 13. buried Mt Wadsworth with husband Samuel O Parmenter. She leaves three sons and two daughters.
April 18 report outlines Dowie’s rejection of Voliva’s plan to place Zion City estate under a nine member board. Dowie pursues possession via chancery action while citing non recognition of Voliva as church leader. Dowie plans to enter Zion City to claim control as head of the church.
Acton Centre reports J E Durkee sold the Monument House. Rev T N Miles is confined at the house with the grip. Baxter and Noyes families visit and illness improves. Otis H Forbush will auction on April 27 at Peabody and May 10 in Acton Centre for A L Noyes estate. Christian Endeavor holds sixteenth anniversary with supper and roll call. Rev F P Wood preached. services featured Easter plants and children's exercises.
Miss Gertrude Fay returns from Athol visit. Alvin W. Stowe of Berlin visits friends in Marlboro. J H Warner to move into newly leased Warren store Monday. A M Lowvell Robin Hill driver. Conclave Knights of Sherwood initiates six candidates and accepts several applications. Mrs S H Proctor Elm Street leaves for Keene NH to visit daughter Mrs Charles A French. Edward Merritt, formerly of Marlboro, now linesman for Fitchburg street railway, visits relatives.
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