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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1908
Page
3
Local notes document Mr. and Mrs. Swayne returning from Southport Maine. Visitors include Miss Deane in Hampton Beach and Miss Nichols in Worcester. The big sale by Lesnick the shoe man is upcoming. Various residents enjoy vacations in Nova Scotia Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts with readings at church and school events.
Maynard Democrats show strong interest as Joseph Lepine of Hudson announces Candidacy, signaling a likely contest with Keefe for the party nomination. The district campaign heats up with Case and McCleary active, while senatorial plans stall and Mitchell faces Tirrell in the congressional race.
Henry W. Clark 47 native of Pittsfield died Thursday night at his Acton street home after a long illness. He lived in this town 27 years and worked as a woolsorter, in express services, and as a driver for Gove bakery. Survived by wife, sister Miss Lelia Clark, and brothers Elmer of Fitchburg Lorenzo of this town. He belonged to Maynard lodge I C O F Mizpah Rebekah Mizpah and Summerhill AOUW. Services held Sunday at home conducted by Rev. T. J. Judge. burial in Glenwood cemetery. many floral tributes and delegations from his societies attended.
Edward Kingsley of Boston was elected supervisor of music for the coming year. He taught vocal lessons locally, spent last year as music supervisor in St. Johnsbury Vermont, and will also oversee music in Lexington and Belmont schools in addition to the local district.
Max Blatt the irrepressible resumes selling papers on Sundays as a news agent claiming the right to stay open. He has kept his store open for several Sundays, suggesting the selectmen may delay action for the time being.
Waynard local notices announce Lever & Gruber will slash every article to clear stock for a complete store refresh. Early Friday morning shoppers can expect a rush as high grade goods are sacrificed with prices off the table. Mrs Wm Casey thanks supporters after a bereavement.
The article details peak vacation traffic from Boston to Maine and New Brunswick via Eastern Steamship Co routes. It lists the Portland Division service to Portland, the International Division to Portland Eastport Labec and St John N B, and the Calvin Austin route to St John. It notes new turbine steamships Gov Cobb and Camden in service between Boston and St John and daily/weekly sailings from Foster's Wharf and Union Wharf to various coastal destinations including Rockland Bar Harbor Bath and Bath on Sundays.
The narrator climbs Vesuvius from Sorento with Marcus Aurelian as guide. The spiral road reveals lava fields and petrified rivers like monstrous figures. At the crater rim the lava flood surges below as the mountain roars, shaping poetry and Italian character.
An advertisement style piece quotes A F Kennedy on retailing philosophy and argues Nabisco Sugar Wafers are key to a hostess's success. It extols wafers as versatile for luncheon desserts and after dinner treats, noting they pair well with chocolate and marshmallow.
Christopher Kane, age 99, a Newfoundland fisherman by background, resides with his daughter Mrs. Michael Murphy in Maynard. Though his sight and hearing decline, he remains active and temperate, having lived in the United States for 17 years with a family history of seven siblings, one son, and one daughter.
Rumors of a wholesale wool theft from the American Woolen Co. have stirred the town with an estimated loss of 50 000 to 100 000. Three young men tied to Lawrence and North Andover firms, Franklin Butler Jr Willis N Kimball and Frew G A Stone, were taken into custody. Police allege wool shipped to the Washington mills was reshipped to Boston and sold.
Joseph Decipua, an employee of Concord Maynard Hudson railway, narrowly survived a 1 40 pm collision near the power station. He was ice gathering when his horse spooked the approaching train and he was struck, breaking both elbows. He was taken to Mass General Hospital after initial care at the depot. Decipua had recently lost 800 in theft and is described as hard luck and industrious by local officials.
In an Enterprise interview Mahoney says he has not authorized anyone to use his name for office and is not pursuing the Democratic nomination for the Senate. He notes sympathy for Keefe and praises Lapine, while Hudson Democrats question Lapine’s ties to Lynch.
The Maynard cricket team faces Moore Spinning Co. in North Chelmsford on Saturday as the regular schedule ends. A Sept. 5 interleague clash with Mass. state league stars sparks big interest and could boost local cricket prospects. Worcester leads tied with Fitchburg with two games remaining, deciding contest possibly in Maynard.
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