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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1920
Page
1
Reports from Lake Walden say young women were robbed of silk stockings while bathing. The victims describe only silk hose being taken and plan to identify the thief, amid embarrassment and financial loss.
Miss Esther Mara spends the week at Revere beach while Miss Florence Whitney enjoys a Kimball’s break. Ned Fintan accepts a post with the B. W. Brown Gratin Co. Miss Madeline Maguire returns home after weeks in Danvers.
The two year old Joseph Ritzano son of Mr and Mrs Antonio Ritzano of Bedford Court died after a fall on a piazza led to head bruise and blood poisoning. An operation failed to save him and he passed away Wednesday morning. He was known as the prettiest Italian boy in town and burial took place at St Bernard's cemetery after services at home.
Stanley Mankiewicz of River Street faced Con cord district court on charges of keeping intoxicating liquors with intent to sell and keeping liquor nuisance, with illegal sales dismissed and the other charges continued to Sept 15. The raid found 60 to 70 Jamaica Ginger bottles in a River Street dugout under coal. The case touches on federal versus state jurisdiction in Prohibition prosecutions as Supreme Court considers a related matter. Attorney Shanley of Boston represented Mankiewicz. Ruby Rowe of Montreal and Mrs Frank Rowe of Pleasant were noted in attendance.
Readers are urged to submit news and humorous items to local editors. Contact William Mulcahy in Concord Junction, Miss Regina Connell in West Acton, Bert Holt in Maynard, or P O Box 1025 with telephone contact provided for tips and submissions.
Mrs 8S C Pratt visits friends in Wonk m while Mrs Harry Marrs and son Purling ton travel to Lebanon New Hampshire. Sidward O'Brien of Holliston, formerly of this town, visits friends. George Hodgdon hosts visitors after a Maine motor trip. Mr and Mrs Harry Carroll stay with relatives in Waverly. Paul Edwardson enjoys a two week Adams Bridges vacation. Edward Loughlin and children Dorothea and Edward vacation at Bayside for August. Frank Hood and Violet MacWilliams return from Revere beach. Mrs Frank Hawkes takes a motor trip with relatives to Hampton Beach New Hampshire. Mrs Ethel Wood More and two children of Saratoga Springs visited friends. Leominster visitors tour to Montreal and the Shrine of St Anne de Beaupre. Leona Dye and Molyneux King on two week vacation at The Weirs Laconia. Harry Starr visits his mother for a week with Mr R H Damon. Mrs Ta and daughter Priscilla spend a year aboard during the week with Mr and Mrs Frank Hawkes.
Mrs George H Harris local figure of South Acton dies after being struck by a locomotive cylinder on the New Haven line near Morrison crossing. Fire and railway workers notify her stepson Eldwin W Harris as an inquest is held and burial arranged at Concord. The incident shocks the village where she was held in high esteem.
Master Lewis Whitney, son of Mrs Cora Whitiney of Faulkner House, spends daily time watching weather changes and compiling a sunshine record that may yield long term accuracy comparable to official forecasts. South Acton baseball travels to Lincoln to face the Incarl team and returns home defeated due to lack of suitable practice grounds. A leading player notes abundant local talent and urges a permanent playing field be established.
The article warns that picking blueberries from someone else’s land without permission is trespass and may lead to court action and fines. It notes landowners may allow picking if they choose but advises pickers to confirm landowners’ willingness and rules before gathering fruit.
Concord residents enjoyed weekend visits and trips. Mrs Besrie G. Towle and daughter stayed with O L Miner while Ora Eldredge and John Rand of Melrose Highlands visited. Ralph Rockwood of Springfield visited family, and T Maton with H P Richardson took a Princeton trip. Owen L Miner Rawson Wells and Roger Maton toured Provincetown by car on Sunday.
Adame Tolman died Thursday at Deaconess Hospital. Funeral services were held Friday at 5 p m from his home. Tolman, longtime secretary of the Midlerex Mutual Fire Insurance Co with offices in Concord, also held roles in four other insurers. He was born April 5, 1862, in Concord to George and Elizabeth Tolman and descended from Revolutionary stock. He is survived by his wife Harriet Giles Tolman and three brothers, William Nichols Tolman of Philadelphia, James Henry Tolman of Selec, and Charles B. Tolman.
Auction at 10 30 a m by Brothers at 323 Street Stoneham Mass sells sound draft horses from 1250 to 1500 pounds each along with double dump carts wagons and farming gear. Includes harnesses tools lumber and small items. Terms cash to be at Byrn 323 Main Street Stoneham Mass.
Local employers and residents are noted taking vacations in August. George Bell, Kate Drysdale, Florence McCabe, Miss Mary Olson, Miss Marion H. Wells, and others are listed as enjoying annual or seasonal breaks, with destinations including Lake Seagog Maine and Arlene Lagan Beach.
Local notes list attendees from the town at the Sheehan reunion. Families of Jeremiah, Timothy, David, Chas, John J Sul, George, and John O Grady are mentioned with varying spellings.
Chief of Police Frank Binks discusses difficulty proving liquor sales even when tips indicate activity. He notes witnesses may deny purchases and outlines the challenge of securing admissible evidence. The piece mentions John Bamford visiting Oakdale for the weekend.
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