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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1909
Page
7
Francis W. Leary elected manager for the Marlboro club season at a directors meeting on Saturday. He will give local players a tryout for places on the nine and will proceed to make improvements to the grounds.
Solon Wood, 74 years old, died Friday at 2 30 PM at his Washington Street home from heart failure after a long illness. A Hudson native, he ran a successful business for 45 years, helped rebuild after the 1894 fire, and later operated a department store before selling to Hudson Department Store Co. A respected figure in politics and business, he helped promote Hudson’s incorporation in 1866 and belonged to the Odd Fellows. He is survived by his wife and daughter Mrs Alfred Wadds.
A new trolley league schedule runs May 1 through Sept 6 featuring Simpson A C Saxonville Independents Ashland Coolidge A V Natick South Framingham Italian A G Milford and more. R F Dewey of the South Framingham Evening News is president with a board including Estey Barnacle Mains Hall and Heenan and BarnaCle secretary.
James Collins of Hudson was found guilty of assaulting Officer Ernest L. Crossman, drunkenness, and disturbing the peace. He received three months for the assault and three months for disturbing the peace, with drunkenness deferred. Crossman testified Collins resisting at Chabot’s saloon and near the American House, leading to the lockup and a facial injury. Chief Magarty urged a reasonably severe sentence.
A shipment of machinery arrived in Medway for a new printing industry to be established at the former New England Preserving Co factory near the railroad station. Milford reports Rev. Harry Fay Frater named pastor of Universalist church with salary set at 1500 dollars. In Hopedale Miss Dorothy Osgood and Edward Flooks eloped and wed in Providence. they returned to their families with a ring witnessed by shopmates. Waltham notes an auxiliary to the National Association of Stationary Engineers was formed with officers installed and a good time reported.
Quarantine hits four Lancaster Academy students amid diphtheria fears. Shirley reports minimal fire losses of $500 at a Gilbert Ballou cottage. Ashland and Natick discuss train service and six cent rail fares. Worcester and surrounding towns report police raids, fire equipment purchases, rail and express licenses, and Memorial Day planning.
The clipping notes Newton injury after an automobile accident injuring a person with a broken collar bone. It lists Bolton cattle show details including officers like Le L. Wheeler and James W Townsend. Westminster annexation proposal to Pitchburg is reported. Harvard juvenile court judge Ben Lindsay lectured on his work with boys. Upton police raided a paint shop arresting three in a card game. Fisherville reports Mrs. Smith poisoned by carbolic acid but hopes for recovery.
Clinton reports three dynamite makers found behind an armory and a suspected burglary linked to a safe explosion. Sterling records a diphtheria case in Helen Wheeler, Gardner notes Mrs. Jeremiah Courtney severely burned extinguishing a blaze, and Oxford obituary for Josticre Joslin aged 75 detailing shoe industry ties and a church organ gift.
Marlboro resident Thomas Ohearn testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills quickly relieved years of back ache and kidney troubles after trying many remedies. He bought from Burke Drug Co. and is now completely symptom free. Sold by all dealers 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co. sole U S agents. Remember the name Doan's.
Corrected to June 16 1908 trains depart Marlboro for Boston Southboro and South Framingham with listed morning and evening times. Arrivals to Boston and return trips include multiple daily departures with Sunday schedules and night routes to Marlboro Fitchburg Northboro and Lowell.
Dividends payable on the third Wednesday of January and July with banking hours 9 to 3 and Saturday 9 to 12 30. Sacrificed for poets cottage house stable ultra house apples plums peaches and berches. Property must be identified at once. Nort Bulletin reprint 415 EK A Strout Co Boston.
The Concord Maynard and Hudson Street Railway Co updates the time table to December 12, 1918. First car from Maynard for Concord departs 7.25 AM Sundays, then hourly on weekdays. connections at Hudson with Boston Worcester for Isboro Framingham Worcester and at Concord with Lexington Boston for Lowell Waltham Boston. Special cars may be chartered by request at Maynard office.
The Concord Maynard & Hudson Street Railway Company warns parents and others about dangers to children near streetcars. It urges not to chase rides, avoid roadways, and stresses that safety depends on individuals despite the company's efforts to promote caution and protect patrons.
125 acre farm for sale in Maine listed by J. R. Hatch Bowdoinham. Includes house barn poultry, fields with 20 tons hay, crops, clay foam soil, brook watered pastures for 10 to 12 head, abundant timber, orchards, in a fine farming town two hours from station. Dated with catalog reference No. 3.
140 acre farm with 11 2 story Y room house, tiled grounds, shed, barn and timber. 40 acres tillable good potato land with 400 to 600 thousand feet timber, 34 pine and orchard with cider mill. Five miles to town depot and market. boats to Boston and Boothbay. Timber and wood expected to nearly pay the price. buildings alone valuable. Contact Fred Breed, Bath, Me. Maine Reality Company offers free illustrated catalogue.
An 85 acre farm offered for 1700 dollars includes a four room house, seven rooms total, barn and workshop, elevation features, clay steamfelds, papring, watered pasture and timber supply. Located 212 miles to the station in a fine neighborhood. Maine Realty Company Bath Maine.
Must be sold soon 16 acre farm No 501 with 6 room house ell connected stable one and a half story in good repair located in a nice neighborhood town 20 minutes from Smart Cove area shown by W B Shardlow Freeport Maine R F D No 2 addressed by Maine Realty Company Bath Maine.
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