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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1895
Page
4
On Thursday April 25 1895 Acton hosted a celebration that drew crowds from Concord and Lexington to the rural town. Visitors were impressed by the Middlesex hills and the village’s quiet charm away from city noise and steam trains.
The article recounts the 1895 commemorations in Acton Concord for the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment. A special train arrived with notable veterans and dignitaries, a memorial stone ceremony, prayers, and addresses by Luther Conant, Rev. F. P. Wood, and Gov. Greenhalge. The day included a church service, banquets, a large turnout, and reflections on Revolutionary and Civil War legacies.
The Acton Enterprise marks its anniversary with a Patriots day edition. The proprietor notes heavy expenditure but sees value in community pride and press growth. The issue showcases Acton as a progressive community and highlights the paper's role beyond revenue.
The Acton Enterprise invites wider distribution of its Patriots day edition with about 300 copies remaining. They propose mailing copies to the Union and selling remaining issues at five cents each, with two cents for wrap and stamp, hoping to spread prosperity news to distant friends.
A greatly abbreviated, damaged letter from John Heald Jun written at Ticonderoga October 22 1776 to relatives in North Acton. He describes fever and recovery, scarce supplies butter and sugar, reports enemy activity and potential attack, and mentions ships destroyed or captured.
The wife of D. Robinson of Hartwick suffered five months with rheumatism. Robinson credits Chamberlin's Pain Balm as the only remedy that gave her rest from pain. It is sold for 50 cents a bottle by B. F. Johnson & Son in Maynard and by C H Wetmey in Concord Junction and H S Richardson in Concord, Mass.
The 1893 meeting of the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution approved a marker design now used in many Massachusetts towns. Descendants of liberty-loving sires offer thanks for the handsome affair which will be more generally adopted over time due to official sanction. The marker’s reasonable price, durable iron construction, and quality design make it a sought after market item.
Sudbury notes Arbor Day observed with school exercises on Friday. Rev W F Stearns of Union church Marlboro and Rev Clarence Rowse exchanged pulpits last Sunday. Easter concert at Methodist church drew many Silent school pupils. Mr and Mrs G Frank Cutting, wed in Ayer on April 16, returned from New York trip. Mattie Bent, a Sudbury teacher, featured in the wedding news. Howard Horr leaves home and high school to join the U S nautical training ship.
The April 19 A R A shoot saw the Lowell team win the trophy without contest due to missing rivals. Lieutenant Bordman led with top marks including 49, 44, and 45 in 200 yard events, and captured the A R A championship trophy from Nagle.
Dr. G. Howard Jones of Boston says Ayer’s Hygienic Coffee will fill a long felt want for those who cannot use coffee because of its effect on the liver. Principal grocers sell it.
An 19th century advertisement touts Buckien's Arnica Salve as a universal remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped skin chilblains corns and all eruptions. It promises satisfaction or money refunded with a price of 2s 6c per box and lists B F Johnson Son Mannard and H E Richardson of Concord as sellers.
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