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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1906
Page
7
The Nebegonga Boat Club celebrated its sixth annual Old Folks Day with about 125 attendees. Members and officers organized barge arrivals to the clubhouse, with heating, entertainment, and a noon dinner by Edward Vickers. The event ran from midday until night, concluding after guests returned home by barge.
Several Marlboro Fire Department members tell the Enterprise that one of the oldest firefighters has been asked to resign. He is praised for fidelity and honesty and his departure is met with regret.
The Salem Veteran Fremen's association plans a muster in Salem on September 11 with about 90 clubs invited to compete. Ex Mayor Joseph N. Peterson will be chief marshal and the event aims to surpass the 1903 New England muster held here. Secretary Charles W. Getchell handles entries.
Manager Bert C. Riley lists a slate of high class acts for Labor Day and the season at Marlboro Theatre. Highlights include When Knighthood Was in Flower and a mix of Burlesque and stock company shows from Fenberg, James Kennedy and Earl Burgess.
Lakeside Village held its annual celebration Sunday attracting a large crowd from Boston, Hudson, Maynard and beyond. The Marlboro Brass Band performed at 2 PM and Engineer John W. Keane led the parade as marshal while cottage residents opened their houses for visitors.
Framingham political circles discuss Hon. B. E. Slattery as a possible Democratic challenger to Hon. C. Q. Tirrell of Natick for Congress this fall. Slattery has labor support and previously represented a Marlboro-part district in the state senate, while Tirrell is expected to seek re-election with solid backing.
Hudson police raided a shack on Jimmy road used by Italian workers extending water roads. Officers seized 105 bottles of lager 138 bottles of ale three and a half quarts of whiskey and a gallon of wine. Dennis Coronato of Marlboro claimed ownership but said hoarders hold the liquor.
Ralph E Walker, manager of the Beverly telephone exchange, and Laura E Brown of Concord Junction announce their engagement. Walker formerly ran Marlboro exchange and serves on the common council and in the Methodist church. Brown was a chief operator and is active in a lodge and club.
President Ken yon L. Butterfield has been in Amherst as agricultural college head for a month. He works quietly and with persistent energy during vacation. His formal inauguration is set for October 17, when his official assumption will be recognized.
Frances E.Nesbitt describes Algiers as a city of staircases and narrow winding streets where donkeys carry heavy loads and camels are absent. She portrays Arab women veiled in rich fabrics, colorful attire among town and country Arabs, and soldiers and workers in a lively, sunlit urban scene as reported by the Chicago News.
Thomas Francis of Marlboro and Hudson, a 75 year old shoemaker born in Ireland in 1831, applied to Chicago for a watchman job. He boasts long local ties, a sponsor in Patrick W Dunne, and says he will retire from civil service ambitions, preferring his trade and a quiet life.
Join Hallet & Davis Piano Co. Piano Buyers Clubs to save 75 to 150 dollars. Club A limits 30 members with pianos priced at 250 but sold in lots of 50 at 175 each, join 10 dollars and pay 1.28 weekly. Clubs B and C feature pianos from the reading maker with large savings and immediate delivery upon full deposit.
Boston catalogues requested for HALLET & DAVIS PIANO CO at 146 Boylston Street. Also poultry dealer Geo A Dyer invites live or dressed poultry in large or small lots with contact by mail or telephone. Special broiler prices this month and a listed lot of young pigs for sale in Elar tbord Massachusetts.
Trains leave Boston for South Acton Concord Junction Marlboro Maynard and other stops with various times including Sundays and special flag stops. Corrected to Oct 1908 includes connections to Fitchburg Central Mass Marlboro and Northboro routes with multiple daily departures and Sunday service.
Schedules for multiple routes showing daily operations from March 1906 with connections to Boston Worcester and Lowell lines. Lists times, stops Maynard Concord Junction Concord Hudson Gleasondale Stow Center and So Acton with connection details and special charter note.
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