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Newspaper

Concord Enterprise

Location

Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1917

Page

6

Littleton Bride Ethel Stone Weds Alton Hunt in Home Rites

Miss Ethel Abbie Stone and Alton Hosmer Hunt were married in a home ceremony April 18 at 7 p.m. at the Stone residence. Rev. James Church Alvord officiated and the couple shared a reception before leaving by auto for their Newport Rhode Island home.

Ethel Stone Alton Hunt Louis J. Stone Ethel Abbie Alton Hosmer Hunt Charles Hunt James Church Alvord Florence Hunt Ray Barteaux J. Wm. Dodds Gome Hunt Newport R. I

Chairs of Committees Named for Public Safety Cooperation

The chairmen listed for cooperation with the Massachusetts Public Safety Committee include Frank B. Priest for Public Safety and John H. Hardy Jr. for Food Production and Conservation. Other appointees cover Trucks and Motor Cars, Finance, Recruiting, Public Works, Emergency Aid, and Aid Coordination. Grace Needham resigns as Concord Coal Co bookkeeper. Ruth Robinson to fill. Nellie Callahan to replace Ruth Robinson at the post office. Ruth Augusta Robinson engages to George W. Tooker of Springfield.

General Massachusetts Committee On Public Safety Public Safter Frank B. Priest John H. Hardy Jr Herbert Prouty Nelson B. Conant Marshall C. Pratt J. M. Hartwell George A. Cook William C. Brown Grace Needham Concord Coal Co Ruth Robinson Nellie Callahan Miss Robinson A. Robinson Ruth Augusta George W. Tooker Springfield

Local Briefs Tattle From South Acton And Nearby

South Acton notes Ruth Tuttle visits Worcester for rest. Teachers visit Concord Junction schools. Families including the Nourses of Bolton visit Halliday. April 19 at Newton Lower Falls. Leach moves to Beehive tenement near the American house. Gloucester caller Billy Edwards visits sister Mrs Greenough. Fitchburg Normal School closes as Frances Hodgen stays with homefolks. Mrs Piper on Patriots’ Day stay in parental Boston home. Grace Taylor out one week with neuralgia. Ladies Social circle plans sewing and business at vestry Thursday 2 PM. Mrs Christie visits Winchendon. Emma Quimby returns from Pawtucket after two weeks. Pat McGovern crushed finger in car door. John McCrossin works at American Woolen Co Maynard. Hoar rushes Davis block stores for May 1 occupancy. Mrs Halliday returns to Auburn Me after five weeks with daughter. Smith Finney under doctor’s care at George Ames’ home. Dora Fletcher hosts brother Milton and two friends from Boston at Maples. Patriots’ Day visit. Pliny Nims returns from Athol Starret factory. Carl Willis home from hospital for spinal treatment. H B Willis to Rhode Island with daughter and baby. Mrs Hodgen welcomed brother Cairns of Greenfield for several days. David Foley and Miss Johnson of Maynard wed in Maynard. Charles Durkee injures left index finger at A Merriam & Co factory. three weeks to recover.

Ruth Tuttle Worcester Concord Junction Arthur Nourse Baby Bolton E. M. Halliday Osgood Tuttle John McCrossin Newton Lower Falls Chries Leach Maynard St Beehive Billy Edwards Gloucester Greenough Hoar Davis’ Block M. T. Halliday Auburn Smith Finney George Ames Dora Fletcher Milton Boston Maplest Patriots Pliny Nims Athol Carl Willis H. EB. Willis Rhode Island Walter Taylor George Hodgen Cairns Greenfield David Foley Miss Johnson Maynard Dave Charles Durkee West Acton A. Merriam &Co

Congregational Church Friday and Sunday Services

Friday night prayer meeting grows at 7 30 with topic Christian Ideals How to Obtain Them The pastor preaches at 10 30 Sunday church school at 11 45 C B meeting at 6 and praise service at 7 in the evening Morning collection supports the Red Cross.

C. B Red Cross

Local Religious Services Schedule For Sunday

Universalist Church holds morning service at 10 30 with Sunday school and Men's Forum at 11 45 The last Forum meeting this season is expected to draw a large attendance Y P C U meets at 6 15 in the evening

Auto Crash Near Pickard's Lane Leaves One Dead or Injured

An April 19 accident on Great Road near Pickard's Lane involved a Graniteville Forge Village party returning from Maynard. Driver Joseph Carpentier lost control, the auto struck a fence and culvert, turning turtle and injuring all but one. Miss Angeline Vincent sustained severe injuries and skull fracture, taken to Lowell Hospital by Dr. Christie. little hope of recovery reported. Victims temporarily cared for at Thomas Moore's.

Maynard Graniteville Forge Village Great Rd Pickard’s Lane Joseph Carpentier Angeline Vincent Christie Lowell Hospital Hope Thomas Moore Irs

Town Receives Flag and Pole for Central Centre Display

A flag and flag pole have been gifted to the town for installation at the central location. The town plans to mount the items at the main public space, creating a focal point for local events and ceremonies.

Sudbury News: Horse Change and Local Deliberations

Charles Spiller traded for a new horse from Carl Christensen after losing his previous animal. The Woman's Club nominating committee drafts plans for next year. Frank Davis of Jamaica Plain lands the heat contract for the town hall. Mrs. L. P. Bent returns home from wintering away. Miss Kendricks and Miss Small opened their summer home for the season. Home Guards drill Sundays and twice weekly at the town hall. Officers will be announced next week. Grange attendance at Weston meeting April 24 conferred third and fourth degrees on seven candidates. A private auction sold the late Mrs. Charlotte Parmenter household effects. Miss Clara Parmenter and Mrs. Frances Parmenter Miller conducted the sale. Closing the house leaves a vacant town center tenement.

Weston Charlotte Parmenter Clara Parmenter Frances Parmenter Miller

Sudbury A team opens season with 10 9 win in April game

In the opening game of the season on April 19 the first team of the Sudbury A defeated the second team 10 to 9 in a well played contest marked by heavy hitting. Cy Baldwin pitched for the first team with Bill Stiles as catcher and Lester Baldwin with Art Hawes forming the second team battery. The two squads were evenly matched with strong material. A game with the high school is set for April 28 as plans for a summer schedule progress. A town hall dance by the A C Club drew a large crowd, with another dance planned once the bill is finalized.

Sudbury A Cy” Baldwin Bill Stiles Lester Baldwin Art Hawes Town Hall A. C

Burial Service Held for Mrs Jennie Griffin Maynard

Funeral services for Mrs Jennie Griffin Maynard widow of M Willard Maynard were conducted at a North Sudbury cemetery on Friday afternoon after a Hartford Ct residence. The obituary notes her long life of service as a teacher governess and her Westfield Normal school education. She leaves a brother Rev Duane Griffin Hartford a sister Mrs Holcomb Granby and many nieces and nephews.

Jennie Griffin Maynard M. Willard Maynard North Sudbury Hartford Hars Westfield Normal School Moses Willard Maynard Duane Griffin Holcomb Granby

Acton Centre Notes and Local Moves

Mrs Ralph Crocker visits her mother in Ohio. John Pederson buys a truck to carry produce next season. Acton Grange meets titled The Rival Chairs led by Frank Merriam. Joseph Welch dies after a long illness. Daniel A Fraser visits Wyoming to claim a 640 acre homestead. Mrs B C Page travels from Florida to Hampton Institute and plans to return by April 27. Miss A M Chase spends week at Hotel McAlpin for the French bulldog club event with pups Polly and Mariene.

Ralph Crocker Ohio Mr. Phillips John Pederson Acton Grange Frank Merriam Joseph Welch Adams Daniel A. Fraser Dexter Spinney Wyoming B. C. Page Florida Hampton Institute Hampton A. M. Chase Hotel McAlpin New York City French Bulldog’ Club of America Thorpe Polly Mariene Boston

Good Program by W C T U Draws The Audience

The local W C T U hosted a food gate and church chapel entertainment on Tuesday evening April 17. Miss Helen Reed of West Acton and Joseph T Gifford of Boston, with Miss Plank as accompanist, provided a varied program praised for choice selections and strong performance.

Church Chapel Helen Reed West Acton Joseph T. Gifford Boston Miss Plank

Probate Notice for Victor Hanninen Estate Administration

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex Probate Court issues a citation for the heirs and creditors of Victor Hanninen late of Maynard to appear May 11 1917 in Cambridge to show cause why Leslie W Sims may receive letters of administration without bond. Public notice to be published weekly in the Maynard Enterprise for three weeks. Witness Judge Charles J McIntire. F M Esty Register.

Middlesex Victor Hanninen Maynard Leslie W. Sims Cambridge Maynard Enterprise Charles J. McIntire Esquire

Why Lead And Oil Paint Holds

A brief note explains that for paint to enter wood pores the white lead particles must be extremely fine to ensure proper penetration and coverage.

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Tel Main Street Maynard, Mass Tegular Ceylon di Stasio A. DI Stasio George E. Hack A. J. Coughlan Maynard Block, Maynard Goodrich Goodrich Fair Treatment B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co Akron, Ohio Littleton MEK Wissours Thea B. F.goodrich RubberCo South Acton Congregational Church Universalist Church Sudbury Charles Spiller Carl Christensen Woman's Club Frank Davis Jamaica Plain L. P.’ Bent L. E. Bent Acton Commonwealth. of Massachusetts F .M. Esty Red Seal Middlesex Coal and Grain Co Bedford, Mass George H. Woods Main St Telephone L. P. Goulding South Sudbury Mass R. R The W. A. Haynes Co. Incorporated
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