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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1916
Page
1
Maynard Herbert Kersley of Quincy guests with Ralph Newton while Night Patrolman Samuel King takes summer leave. Various visits occur from Nantasket to Provincetown with relatives in Lowell, Marlboro, and Enfield. Troop 3 and Troop 1 scouts camp sessions noted, and dances in Concord Junction and West Acton feature Colonial Orchestra performances.
Residents report two week vacations at Union Nebraska West Falmouth Chatham and Fitchburg. A store service ends as Oscar Peterson leaves Lars Anderson & Sons. A chauffeur job begins for Joan McMann with C J Miller. Birth announced for Frank Hill's daughter at Fairhaven Road. Several families visit relatives in Hudson Pigeon Cove Yarmouth and Acton.
Capt M J Dee spent Sunday with family. Regina Connell is at York Beach for a fortnight. J P Bowen holidaying at Salem Willows for two weeks. Homer Allen visited his parents J P Allen. Edward McClellan takes a postal leave. Mrs Bart Cartwright of Indianapolis visited her mother. William Fitzgerald on two weeks vacation from the Mass Reformatory. R B McSweeney family returned from White Horse Beach. Col C B Adams and daughter Catherine spent the weekend at Manomet. John B Reilly returned to the post office after York Beach vacation. Co I members returned home after two weeks camp in good health.
West Concord Troop I leaves Wednesday noon for Nobscot on the Sudbury River where about 12 boys will camp until Saturday. A large tent will house the group and meals will be cooked by the scouts themselves. Scoutmaster Albert W. Doolittle and assistant Albert Butcher will supervise as boys swim, fish, and enjoy the camp experience.
The report lists gatherings and visitors including Mrs Barker and Mrs Campbell at the beach, Lizzie Lawrence visiting with the Perry and Hawes families at Stony Beach, Edwin Booth’s vacation with Bent, Susie Perry entertaining Miss Truby of New York, Marion Parmenter visiting Cam, Rodney Hadley at Frank Badley’s, Bert Thompson staying at the home in North Sudbury, Henry Miller and Charlotte Parmenter guests, William Baldwin hosting relatives from Washington, D C, and a measles quarantine affecting Walter and Norton Guden Stone with one member ill.
Town selectmen stationed Francis E. Bent and Arthur H. White for police duty at Mosmer's corner to curb speeding and horns. With traffic through the center due to road repairs, the shift aimed to prevent accidents. no incidents occurred while either man was on duty.
Sunday morning the pastor preached from the text What Think Ye of Jesus Christ Whose Son Is He Friday evening there was a meeting of the Stewards The Rice reunion will be held at Wayland Saturday Aug 26 at 11 oclock at the Unitarian church
Miss Agatha Twohey of Somerville visited town while Mr. and Mrs. George Rockwood spent Sunday in Brooklins New Hampshire Lyman Wetherbee works for Parker Holmes Co Boston James Bemis and Martina visit relatives in Marlboro Rev Russell Case preached at Bapster church Mrs Belle Stone of Boston guest this week BK W Clark visited his mother Mary J Clark Nellie Hosmer of St Peters burg Fla visiting F R Knowlton Mr and Mrs B D Hall and Elizabeth enjoy vacation at Five Islands Me Nellie and Fannie Wetherbee returned from two weeks vacation at Five Islands Me Ruth Pierce and Madeleine Staples with Ruth Foster at Daxe Island George Turner and family of Waltham stopping at grandparents home Mr and Mrs James Mr and Mrs George Whitcomb and Carrie Wetherbee of Somerville weekend guests at Arthur M Whitcombs Mr and Mrs Harry Fletcher of Cambridge Sunday visitors at John Hoars Mrs Rebecca Wamboldt announces engagement Adelaide M Wamboldt to Henry A Gus of New Bedford Mrs BE L White at Franklin Park and Revere Beach Saturday Dance at I C O F Wall August 17 under Acton Lodge I C OFI largely attended and a good sum realized Mr and Mrs Charles Blanchard summering with sister in law Mrs Charles Dudley left for New York and Washington
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