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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1921
Page
6
Maynard residents attend weddings and funerals in nearby towns. Oliver Trees and family visit Lawrence for a relative’s wedding. Local clubs host dances and meetings. Arbor Day planned. community groups hold rehearsals, fairs, and charitable events.
Fred Holt a former resident will move his family from Fitchburg to Maynard this week and occupy his father’s Summer Street home. He will open a plumbing and heating shop in a barn on the property. A. D. Holt, 82, former commander of Isaac Davis Post G A R, arrived in Fitchburg after wintering in Florida.
A four act comedy drama titled Valley Farm with twelve characters will be staged on May 10 at Parker Ball under Magdeline Chapter Dramatic Club. Tickets went on sale this week.
The piece traces petroleum from its 1850s origins to global prominence. It notes soaring consumption and that controlling its production confers vast power, shaping international influence and national strength.
Rev M E Os borne presented The India Mass Movement Pageant in the church Sunday evening with Dr Osborne Amos Betts and Mr Munroe of Boston in key roles. The pageant aimed to show Indian life and missionary work to spark support for foreign missions. Services follow next Sunday with Rev Charles E Spaulding to preach and the first quarterly conference after the service. The Junior Epworth League met in the vestry Monday evening with nearly full attendance.
Joseph Schnab qualified at the Secretary of State's office as a deputy game warden and was appointed following town meeting action. He is liable for duty in all parts of the state. Reports say perch are being caught up river in bushel bags during the run. This practice violates fish and game law and will be prosecuted if detected. Maynard vs Hudson game scheduled for last Saturday at Hudson was canceled due to rain.
Michael J McCarthy of Maynard aged 33 died Sunday at Deaconess hospital Concord after a gastric ulcer ruptured following a long illness. A WWI veteran, he served with Company 6th Massachusetts Infantry and later worked as a spinner at Assabet mill. He leaves a wife Margaret, son Raymond, his parents, three brothers, and a sister. Funeral Mass at St Bridget's Church with military honors and burial at St Bridget's Cemetery.
The Junior Holy Name Baseball team reports two wins and invites 14 or 15 year old teams to challenge them. Managers list includes Louis O Connell and players such as O Connell Boulden Sims and Turner as they prepare for upcoming games in Concord Junction and nearby towns.
Funeral services for Edward Q. Carlton 59 a Maynard businessman and former national sprint champion were conducted at his Summer Street home Sunday afternoon. Rev E N Atiyeh officiated with a quartet singing selections. Delegations from Maynard Lodge ODD Fellows and Assabet Aerie Eagles attended. Interment followed in Mt Wollaston cemetery Quincy. Carlton survived by his wife a son Lt Fred A Carlton USN and brother Frank L Carlton.
Rev E N Atiyeh will be away for two weeks with contact through Lt N J Sproul Somerville NJ. Next Sunday at 10 45 Rev Julius Pfeiffer of BU will preach and at 7 pm an illustrated lecture on The March of Christ Around the World by Rev C E White of the American Board. Hymns will be shown on screen and sung with cue captions. The Juniors and Intermediates plan a Saturday evening entertainment.
The American Legion designates Memorial Day poppies for fundraising. A Maynard committee led by Luke McCarthy Albert Whalen and Ernest Rasmussen orders 500 silk poppies made in France to be sold at Macorda and Fearn's drug stores during Poppy Week in May.
The Ladies' Auxiliary A. O. H. held a successful sale at Fearns drug store with arrangements led by Mrs John Moynihan and others. An employment ad seeks a clean cut agent for Concord Acton District on commission. The Factory Shoe Store features Misses Rice & Hutchins Shoes at four dollars twenty five cents.
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