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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1901
Page
2
A collection of brief notes spans social reform, pest control, Shakespeare's First Folio sale, trolley freight ideas, a 61 day world trip, royal naval plans, telegraph reach, New York bathhouses, South Dakota irrigation, Japanese tea trusts, university sensationalism, mosquito control, big stores vs small merchants, South American conflict, and rising horse prices as horses resist obsolescence.
Grace, a young girl, suffered severe burns when a stove ignition set her clothing ablaze. Neighbors Miss Alice Nagle and Mrs Shea rushed to help, extinguishing the flames but not saving her. Her mother and community mourn the loss as the funeral proceeds at Glenwood cemetery.
Miss Norah McCarthy of Maynard died suddenly while visiting her sister Mrs John Fletcher in Malden after a period of ill health. Born in Ireland she spent most of her life in Maynard and is survived by three sisters Ellen and Mary McCarthy in Maynard and Mrs John Fletcher in Malden and a brother John in Maynard. Interment took place at Dedham.
Cahill Sweeney and Conlin of the Maynard fire department set off an unannounced drill Saturday afternoon when an alarm from box six at the west end rang out. Fire fighters sprang out quickly and reached the Main Street school area in seven and a half minutes.
Misses Phoebe and Esther Hall hosted a Canadiana themed evening at their Great Road residence for friends and summer guests Rebecca Avery Letitia Stickney Jennie Moe. The program featured Canadian choruses cornet by John M vines tango by Charles Higre and piano solos, with cream cake served as a keepsake. Attendees included Nellie Lee Elizabeth Crabtree Bath Stuart Florence Higgins Florence Silloway Florence Woodart Gertrude Sidney Nes Philips Kia Holt John Os Croft Anthony A Hilferty.
Congregational Methodist and Episcopal churches list weekly services Sunday school and evening gatherings. Holy Communion, litany, and catechism scheduled with pastors Rev. Washburn Lawford Bradford and Rev. Crowe named among clergy with times and locations in West Acton area.
Lodge meetings listed for Zensen Red Men Maynard Lode Lodge No. 181 I O O F Siapah Lodge No. 54 D of R with meetings on various Tuesdays including first and third weeks. Entries indicate multiple fraternal organizations reserving Tuesday sessions.
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