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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1914
Page
6
Fragmentary notice lists postage terms and prices for multiple towns including Maynard Concord Sudbury Acton and Bedford with a three month prepaid plan and a one cent variation. The piece reflects 19th or early 20th century postal pricing. Due to incomplete OCR some details remain unclear.
The Unitarian Church will hold regular morning communion next Sunday with a brief sermon by the pastor. A lecture preparatory to the service will be given by the pastor on Friday evening. The hymn of the First Lord's Supper will be sung and a stereopticon lecture on childhood by Dr. Winchester will be shown during the service.
Short column of local notices lists funeral attendance in East Boston and nearby towns. mentions Mra Stevens and others. Several ads announce hatching services and birds, trees for sale, and basketry items with contact details for Concord and surrounding communities.
Lexington overwhelmed Concord 20 runs to none as Currier and Watts faded early. J Hayes pitched well for Concord but the Lexington batting barrage, led by Chick Caley Currier and Mulcahiey, produced 25 hits to Concord's six.
The report lists Bulger and teammates with 0-6 runs and multiple players contributing hits. Bulger 2, O Connell 2, Mulcahey 2, others named. Stolen bases by Hobbs, Lockwood twice, Mitchell, Bulger, Boyce, J Hayes twice. Walks issued to Boyce three, Mitchell two, Little. Strikeouts: Boyce eight, Mitchell two. Time one hour. Umpires Hopkins and Byron.
In a.This line reflects a damaged OCR from a baseball game report. O’Connell Boyce MHourh Cull Tobin Sac fly Ready Mulcahey Hayes Bulger Currier McHugh were noted with hits and strikeouts. Hayes and Boyce led with walks. Umpires Scott and Varley. Time two hours. Attendance four hundred.
Dr Dillon Bronson will present a stereopticon lecture Thursday at 8 p.m. on The Passion Play. He is described as an excellent speaker, a thorough German scholar, and a leader of men. Sunday school activities follow with Epworth League at 7.
Joseph Keyes, an electrician at Oakes and employed by Win. Stevens, touched live 2200 volt wires while inspecting private lines. He fell 15 feet to the ground but survived, suffering only a swollen lip and bruises, a remarkable escape noted by witnesses.
Lewis A Muce sold his house and plans to start a first class restaurant in Concord. He has secured the former fruit store in Black's block on Walden Street and will open after repairs. The new establishment aims to offer the best food in an approved style and expects strong local patronage.
At the last meeting Concord Grange conferred the third degree by the ladies degree team and the fourth degree by officers. Deputy Alden of South Easton conducted the annual inspection. An $85.42 minstrel show profit was reported after expenses.
Sixteen calls to three union meetings on Sunday evenings promote the church role in youth education. May 3 at the Unitarian church features Dr. B. S. Winchester of Bun Gay School fame. May 17 at the Episcopal church features Prof. Joseph H. Bede of Harvard Liew school lecturing on Religious Education as a Community Task.
Lieut Joseph D Murray of Concord serves on the U S battleship Florida with two other Concord youths reported aboard. Families anxiously await news as the Florida engages near Vera Cruz while Murray and fellow officers are watched closely by local residents.
Captain Ralph B. Peterson of Company T 6th Massachusetts Regiment asked to resign due to business pressure but withdrew the request after the Mexican crisis began. He states he will remain in service until the situation with Mexico is settled, and local officers and men urge him to stay.
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