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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1909
Page
4
Concord residents and visitors populate the column with travels. George McDonald’s illness, neighbors’ stays in Maine and New Hampshire, and numerous trips to Marblehead Providence and Boston frame a busy social scene.
The Concord council K of C plans a Labor Day field day with horse races including 2.18 2.26 2.35 trot or pace purses 200 and 100 bushels oats for local horse. Baseball features Acton Concord Lincoln teams and Maynard band, aiming for a gala day with many side attractions. Further details to follow in The Enterprise.
In Keene New Hampshire the Keene baseball team overwhelmed Concord K of C. The final score shows Keene leading 9 to 4 as Concord errors and pitching woes hampered Connell. Leonard Pacquet and Hanley starred for Keene and Concord contributed poor defense and pitching mishaps.
Charles D. Irwin of Sandy Pond road Concord filed bankruptcy in the U S district court. Liabilities total 462 530 with most debt to western concerns. New England creditors listed Harriet E Root of Concord and F W Sewall of Wisconsin Me are misidentified locals. Irwin did not establish residence in Concord despite reports. he lived with George Root for three months this year.
The body of Silas Conant a Concord native who died at Merrimac port will be returned to Concord for burial in Sleepy Hollow cemetery this Wednesday. He was about 75 years old left Concord in youth and was well remembered by longtime residents. He was brother to the late George Conant and Andrew Conant of Carlisle and leaves only his widow.
Inventors Temple of Ohio secure a patent for a substitute rail tie using continuous metal base plates with flanges B and cross ties C. Base plates extend under rails, with D-anchored flanges preventing lateral movement and creeping, while clamps BH fasten rails. Flanges act as guard rails and protect derailed cars, reducing shock and joint hammering.
The article explains reinforced concrete as a concrete frame with steel reinforcement placed under expert supervision. It warns against contractors lacking understanding of reinforcement, material inspection, and form removal, noting failures due to misplanning. It cites Perry in Engineering Magazine on global use and suitability for diverse structures.
Mr and Mrs Michael J Ryan express deep gratitude for the sympathy and help in their hour of sorrow. They thank friends for the beautiful flowers sent for their tiny one who has been taken from them.
The piece argues the tiger's skin serves as a majestic emblem of power and beauty, praising the Siberian deer as a noble comparison and noting the tiger's regal appearance in zoological settings. It contemplates whether color aids furtive life and lauds the skin as a sumptuous trapping.
John W. Connor a cigar manufacturer has sued Ellen M. Sullivan of Concord in the Superior court through Attorney Joseph A. McGee for $160.93 in a contract action arising from cigars sold from the former store in Maynard. The writ is returnable on the first Monday in September and was served by Deputy Sheriff Chas. G. Whitman.
The popular actor recalls turning down a role saying it was beyond his powers. A friend notes a change from his amateur days when he would undertake any part. The dialogue captures a shift to caution in career choices.
A brief exchange notes a prisoner asking to speak with inmate Jack for a moment, followed by a statement that Jack has just left after finishing his time and a suggestion to ask again in about a week, via Fliegende Blatter.
Concord traveled to Lincoln Saturday and lost 22 to 5. The lineup included ex Captain Currier of Harvard, but the remaining youngsters provided little help for the visitors.
Crosby tours to Bermuda outlining a short sea voyage from New York to Gem Ocean Paradise. Tickets for sale by H L Whitcomb with a house to let on Sudbury road eight rooms modern improvements apply to Geo D Hubbard. For sale premises lately occupied by George Tolman corner of Hubbard and Thoreausts apply to Adams Tolman Insurance office or 55 Lexington road.
Dr Henry Walcott’s car suffered major damage after a collision with a carriage at the Old Bedford and Bedford Road intersection. His wife and son escaped injury as the front axle mud guard and other parts were ripped. The wreck was towed to a repair shop with help from F. D. Lang and ex Selectman Hoyle.
The notice lists recipients for advertised letters including Mark Bishop Charles Holden Hans Hansen Herman Hering Frank Howard Matthius Larsen Edward Monac Henry Morrison Pat Dept Natl Grange C O Arthur Newcom W H Rhodes Rev Shurtleff Patrick Sweeney Steve Spenach Darwin Shreve Howard Whittier Margaret Carson Mrs Chance Chadwick Sara Comins Lillian Davidson Mrs H H Henry Mrs We Hutchings Mrs M E Hopkins Miss Bessie Henry Pearl McLean Minnie A Oakes Mrs Minnie Smith.
A brief exchange shows Crim sonbeak asking about his wife’s posture and the wife’s reply that she seldom sits with her chin resting on her knees. The snippet appears in the Yonkers Statesman.
A German patent describes regenerating vulcanized India rubber by mixing fragments with 10 to 20 percent of a resin solvent and heating to fluid. The method uses little solvent, yields elasticity close to new rubber, and allows subsequent regeneration by the same process.
Gaston Bonnier asserts bees fly straight to their hives from distances up to two miles not by sight or smell but by a special directional sense. He supports this claim with experiments on homing bees and notes the organ is not in the antennae.
An excellent substitute for leather belting can be made from a piece of a fire hose split lengthwise into two parts. This allows two belts to be made from one hose segment.
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