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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1903
Page
4
The French infantry abandons red trousers to a less conspicuous olive for safety, a move Paris newspapers lament as a loss of identity. The piece compares French and British royal pomp, cites Japanese views on marriage, and notes Langley and naval exhibition curiosities as light contemporaries.
The Nashua fair runs September 7 to 10 with a larger midway, diverse attractions, and new automobile races. Sports include baseball and several events, plus Grange and Governor's day, a firemen’s muster, and special excursion rates by rail.
The Republicans of Wilmington push Chester W. Clark as the sixth district senatorial nominee. Clark, longtime resident of Wilmington and former representative from the 27th Middlesex district, is praised for legal knowledge, judiciary committee service, and reform-minded, steady leadership.
Maynard residents report relocations and travels including Mrs Louis Brunelle in Ware Miss Ellie Murphy in Brookline Miss Annie Foster in Skowhegan and Me Silas Cooken route to Plattsburg N Y William Brierly visiting North Adams George Stockwell family at Revere beach and others guests in Maine. The Assabet mills pay staff Friday afternoon and a drugstore licensing petition circulates. The M T I 8 alumni reunion is postponed to September. A barn accident injures a boy at Parmenters and church union meeting is planned next Tuesday.
John Maley, who has served in the role, was dismissed from his position amid ongoing controversy and organizational shakeups. The move comes as leadership changes ripple through the agency.
William Maynard’s properties sell quickly with 14 of 20 houses already sold. Five four tenement houses on Percival Street at 1700 dollars each remain and one eight tenement block on River Street also for sale. Investments touted. inquiries to W. Croft, Contractor and Builder. Also advertisements for harness repairs by T. J. Butler and upholstery services by W. H. Aspgreen inviting calls.
George P. Oviatt spent Sunday with friends in Portland. Miss Mary L. Cutter visits Bolton for a week. Mrs. Louisa M. Rogers of Newburyport is briefly in town. Miss Anza Hurlburt and Miss Elsie Elims visit Ireland. Geo E. Tulis starts a Boston position Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Burnham of Meaford visit. Rev Dr Walken of Wellesley Hills preached in South Sudbury Sunday.
We express sincere thanks to friends for sympathy and assistance during bereavement. Grateful for beautiful floral tributes. Signed by Mrs. Elizabeth Lawrence R. H. Hall and 8. W. Hall.
P. H. DeLee offers Mi-o-Na as a flesh forming food with a money back guarantee if it fails to increase weight or cure indigestion. Maynard advertises the remedy promising noticeable gains and digestive relief, with DeLee agreeing to refunds and payback if results are not observed.
Miss Elizabeth 9 Wells a former Sudbury teacher spent Sunday here. Rev A J Hall led the Gleasondale Methodist pulpit last Sunday. The Methodist Sunday school plans an annual picnic at Boons Pond on Thursday Aug v. The funeral of George Lawrence, noted in last weeks Enterprise, was held at Memorial church Thursday afternoon with Rev Charles H Washburn officiating. A Masonic burial service for Lawrence, a charter member of Maynard’s Charles A Welch lodge, drew a large attendance and abundant floral tributes.
Mrs Harriett Parmenter died Tuesday morning at the home of Mrs George A Bartlett where she had stayed for weeks. Born Sudbury May 27 1840 she was married to the late Andrew Jackson Parmenter a Sudbury town treasurer and store operator at Holliston and Saxonville. Burial and memorial church rites set for Friday at 2 pm. she belonged to the Saxonville and Holliston Congregational churches before moving to Sudbury.
Ex alderman and Mrs Michael Dee are in Revere while William Costello of Boston visits local friends. I Henry Burke returns from Springfield. Miss Viola Eagan of Devens Street hosts Miss Giffin of Quincy. The Marlboro brass band played two concerts at Lake Chauncy.
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