Minute by Minute Sketch of Concord Bridge Action
On the morning of April Nineteenth 1775 militiamen from Concord and nearby towns gathered. At the river hill Concord Adjutant Joseph Hosmer demanded and Lincoln Captain William Smith and Acton Captain Isaac Davis led the effort to dislodge the British. Concord Colonel James Sarrett ordered the attack as Major Dob Butler and others prepared. The scene and names reflect early Revolutionary action at the bridge.
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Concord
Joseph Hosmer
Lincoln
Wiliam Smith
Acton
Isaac Davis
James Sarrett
Jasmin
Dob Butteick Lar i
Beaudoin Couple Observe 25th Wedding Anniversary
Concord couple Mr. and Mrs. Alfred A. Beaudoin of 27 Sudbury Road marked their 25th wedding anniversary with a family gathering on Friday August 6. They have three sons Rene a Navy veteran Alcide and Robert and two daughters Pauline and Sia.
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Concord
Alfred A. Beaudoin
Sudbury Road
Rene
Alcide
Robert
Pauline
Sy ®Ia
Dr. J. Pickard Dies at 80 in Concord
West Concord physician Dr. Isaiah L. Pickard, 80, of 6 Highland Street died Tuesday. A Littleton native, Amherst graduate 1891 and Harvard Medical School 1896, he practiced medicine since 1896, later retired. Survived by three sons Herbert Newington Cyzius and Frank, and daughters Mrs. John Bonner and Elizabeth and Harriet. Funeral at Union Church at 2:30 p.m.
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West Concord
Isaiah L. Pickard
Highland Street
Littleton
Amherst
Harvard Medical School
Herbert
Newtington
Cr. Cyzius
Hingham
Frank Pickard
Tarrytown
John,Bonner
Arlington
Elizabeth
Harriet Pickard
Union Church
Will Preach at Sudbury August 24
Rev. Duncan Howlett of Boston will occupy the pulpit at First Parish Church Sudbury on Sunday August 24. A Harvard graduate, he has served in New Bedford Salem and Boston and held roles in unitarian committees and foreign church work including a 1939 assignment as Unitarian Commissioner in Poland.
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Sudbury
Duncan Howlett
Boston
First Parish
Gregational Society
Unitarian
New Bedford
Massachusetts
Newton
Harvard College
Harvard Law School
Holyoke
Springfield
Foreign Churches Committee
Poland
Sudbury Visit Highlights from Local Car Trip
Sudbury hosts E Clinton Smith and wife and daughter from Havana en route to Cape Cod to visit friends Robert and Mrs Hall of Maynard. Winthrop Fairbank and Robert Duncan travel to Montreal in a self rebuilt Model T. They plan a two week vacation and visit Rebecca Fairbank at Camp Kiniya Milton Vermont. Mr and Mrs Hector Marquis with son Donald and daughter Heath complete the group heading out on vacation.
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E. Clinton Smith
Havana
Cuba
Sudbury
Cape Cod
Robert C. Halls
Maynard Road
Winthrop Fairbank
Robert Duncan
Montreal
Rebecca Fairbank
Camp Kiniya
Milton Vermont
Hector Marquis
Donald
Heath
Mrs Herbert Newton Enjoys Lake Sunapee Visit
Friends of Mrs Herbert Newton note her cheerful recovery as she returns to daily activities at Lake Sunapee New Hampshire. She visits friends and goes riding each day during her vacation.
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Lake Sunapee
New Hampshire
Herbert Newton
Sudbury Man Fined for Driving Without Lights
Southboro reporter note: F. M. McCabe of Sudbury was fined $5 in Westboro District Court for driving without lights. The case also charged operating without a license and driving an unregistered car.
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Southboro
F. M. McCabe
Sudbury
Westboro District Court
Accident Involving Henry Baker Driver Sunday Morning
An incident occurred early Sunday involving a vehicle driven by Henry Baker of Middle Road. Details of injuries or cause were not provided in the readable text. Further information from police or witnesses was not available in the fragment.
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Henry Baker
Middle Road
Scouts to Meet in West Concord Troop 43 Program
West Concord Boy Scouts Troop 43 plans a regular meeting and program this Friday evening at Our Lady Help of Christians church rectory basement. Last Saturday 11 members and committeemen climbed Mount Monadnock.
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West Concord
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