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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1896
Page
8
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South Acton reports Mr Estey building a new barn and Henry Barker preparing a 60 foot cider refinery. the apple crop season approaches. Shapleys visit from Leominster. letters for local residents. church services and a postponed morning Congregational service. Duke the English Pointer seeks return. West Acton notes Fred Weberbee on vacation, factory shutdown, garden harvests, and a Nagog yacht. A rocky Beech hill buggy accident affords narrow escape for the Richardson family. law notes close with Frank Coombs sentence.
Examinations for admission to the Fitchburg Normal School on Academy Street Fitchburg Mass will be held Tuesday and Wednesday September 8 9 1896 at 9 a m The model and training schools with the normal school will be opened in fall A new building costing 150000 provided by the commonwealth will be ready for occupancy early in the fall Catalogs and information may be obtained from Principal John G Thompson.
An 19th century ad touts DeWitt’s Colic and Cholera Cure for cholera morbus and diarrhea. It claims instant results, restoring bowels to normal condition. The copy cites B. F. Johnson & Son and local merchants in Concord and nearby towns.
A man released from Cambridge prison is believed to have ties to Concord, West Acton, and Groton. He was found with stolen property in George Conant’s barn at West Acton after renting a wheel and using a false identity. He will likely be sent back to Concord to complete his term on good behavior. The notice column includes local ads for tenements, pasture, groceries, wagons, footwear, gloves, and flour, reflecting small town commerce.
A digest of brief items notes Draco winning in English races, two burglars caught during a Cambridge Wass store robbery, Martine a Chicago multi millionaire dying in Alma Michigan, and various international and US notes.
Four fatalities are reported from the effects of the heat in Lowell Massachusetts yesterday. The total killed is not reported. A separate dispatch from Passaic New Hampshire says Herman von Wagoner and his wife Pauline aged 81 and 68 were found dead in their home likely due to despondency from hardship. Rat poison cited as method. Insurgents attacked Candelaria in Pinar del Rio with four hour firefight. both sides claim repulsion and no casualty figures.
Advertisement promotes DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as the most effective pill for indigestion and stomach troubles. The copy lists distributors B. F. Johnson & Son Maynard C H Whitney Concord and H A Littlefield West Acton.
After the Tarrasch vs Albin game, prizes were awarded in the Nuremberg masters tournament begun July 20. Lasker took first, Pillsbury and Tarrasch tied for fourth, with Maroczy second, Janowski sixth, Steinitz seventh, and others sharing remaining prizes.
Seventy inmates disrupted drills at the Elmira state reformatory injuring Keeper Sample and Captain Adams. Sample shot a convict in the leg as guards responded with Winchester rifles to quell the riot. Wounded and officers were hospitalized. rioters placed in solitary confinement. A planned escape appears implicated.
An English syndicate has leased the Tehuantepec Isthmus railway from the Mexican government. The deal includes finishing works already advanced and upgrading the line to first class. A Salina Cruz to San Francisco shipping route will be operated to deliver freight to Gulf of Mexico lines.
Mrs McKenzie suffers ivy poison. Adams and Hart visit Deer Isle for a month. Slambake committee plans surprise for attendees. Minnie Reed of Keene visits Butcher family. Oswald Eckloff visits. he was Lloyd schoolteacher. Curley baby dies. Northern Middlesex Christian Endeavor meetings at Union church on Labor Day. William Collins resigns depot job to become Fitchburg brake man. New fence at B and M reformatory improves appearance. Home Four house dedicated with Concord Artillery band and free dancing. Captain Bordman shines as sprinter at Fort Warren. Notable visitors include Farringtons and Elsie Currier. Church attendance low due to heat. Two organizations argue over town size. Fitchburg railroad brakeman breaks arm. Dr. Pickard treats. Professor Poor lectures on Europe with Miss Conwell. Cyclone proves stronger than expected. awning damages. New school building opening attracts guests from Boston and towns. Inmates built work praised. governor and mayors send congratulations. Sunday lecture hall used for first time. Superintendent Scott addresses progress. Concord Junction Church notes list service times and events. Early Risers advertised as cure for ailments. Band concerts and Fitchburg excursion to Acton advertised for Aug 16. Round trip tickets 1.25 from South Acton.
Captain George W. Evans United States Army Navy retired died in Baltimore aged 72. Born December 17 1841 he served in the war and Indian campaigns in Arizona his tactical knowledge made him a valued instructor at military schools. He retired April 24 1886 due to injuries from army service.
In New York on August 12 Florence G Abbey sought $100 weekly alimony pending her separation suit against Henry E Abbey The hearing was adjourned until Tuesday next and Abbeys lawyers requested time to respond Textile Mill Suspends In Burrillville Mapleville Mills creditors call meeting August 12 The firm capitalized at 190000 owns about 60000 in debt and leases its plant awaiting Europe Crete decision Counterfeit notes seized in Paris valued at 10000000 francs from Tunis houses and arrests reported
C B Lawin installs a hot water heater at his residence. R M Burnett and family travel to Burlington Wisconsin for an extended vacation this week. Dr C P Jones acquires a new rubber tired carriage from O P Walker. E M Lane covered the Northboro drug store last week during a clerk’s vacation. Miss Grace I Nichols returns home to Southboro after visits to Framingham West Newton and Milford.
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