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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1928
Page
3
Percy McCormick of West Concord collided with a truck near Newcastle New Brunswick a week ago Sunday. Richard Sornier 61 of Nelson was killed when thrown from the truck. McCormick faced manslaughter charges but was released on bail.
Elizabeth J Grant a 14 year old Concord girl living with grandparents on Bedford road disappeared Wednesday evening causing alarm as police issued a description with no result. She returned Friday saying she hid in woods behind her grandfather's house to avoid a reprimand. Margaret McCabe of Marlboro Telephone Exchange is visiting in Lynn.
Concord residents are listed with trips abroad and visits from Harvard and Congress member Edith Nourse Rogers. Local households report family travels to York Beach, Gloucester and New York, plus garden club plans and church events. Rev Smith O Dexter recovers from illness. King’s Daughters hold weekly flower missions for Boston shut‑ins.
Sophie's Pogis 99th a purebred Jersey cow from Hood Farm Concord Mass completed an official test at River Road Farm earning Gore and Silver Medals from the American Jersey Cattle Club. At 4 years 9 months she produced 833.47 lbs butterfat and 14,827 lbs milk with 5.81 percent butterfat. two months yielded over 80 lbs fat. Echo dam Sophie's Torono's Echo also holds four splendid records.
Responding to a disturbance in South Acton, State Police seized a 10 gallon still a pint of moonshine a quart of beer and 50 empty bottles at the home of Annie Makar. She was arrested after a struggle charged with drunkenness and liquor manufacturing.
Miss Sophia Chaplin longtime Concord resident and daughter of the late William and Sophia L Chaplin died Sunday. Funeral services were held this afternoon at the mortuary chapel Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
Concord churches list Sunday September 2 Holy Communion services at Trinity Church and the First Parish in Concord with pastors Benjamin R. Bulkeley Johannes A. C. Fagn... Auer and Gail Cleland. Morning worship at Trinitarian Congregational chapel at 10 45 am with sermon by Rev. Johannes A C Fagn... Auer.
Concord and West Concord will field an Old Timers baseball game as Labor Day feature. Edward F Laughlin and John Goulding organize the teams. A golf outing at the Country Club and a skeet shoot at the Concord Rod and Gun Club are scheduled.
The fortnightly skeet shoot scheduled for Saturday at the Concord Rod and Gun Club was called off due to rain.
West Concord residents share a slew of updates from graduations to vacations. Mary Williams, a Framingham Normal graduate, assists a local seventh grade teacher. John Thornton plans to resume teaching in September. several locals visit Hull over Labor Day and take trips to Falmouth Gloucester and Maine. Richard Prendergast joins the Mayflower Engineers to serve on the President’s yacht.
Mr oan 19 mak ing a street ligh survey for the City of Boston at a salary of $6,000. Following his recommendations Mayor Nichols has announced the first changes in street lighting. 1500 candle power incandescent lights are replacing older types. Arnold Raymond Marshall, CH 820, Massachusetts Institute of Technology '26, an engineer with the Guaranteed Products Corpora tion of Anderson, Indiana, has been a recent visitor in Concord at the home of 1g parents, Mr. and Mr. Rupert M. Marshall. Miss Mary Fee, the Misses Dor othy, Anna and Esther Flavin, and Miss Fanny Davis have re turned from a folly vacation spent at York Beach. Their head quarters at the beach were at Young's Hotel. We are glad to hear that Mrs Patrick A Smith of Elsinore St. is well on her way to recovery af ter a successful operation at Symmes Hopital, Arlington.
The Concord Woman's Club Literature Committee hosted a summer reading session Friday on Bar from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy at Mrs Leslie R. Moore's Musektaquid road home. Mrs Arthur L. Lamb led the study with a lively discussion. Glen Underwood, advertising manager and real estate agent, will take a new residence at the Leslie O. Anderson house on Hubbard street with his wife and two young daughters.
An article discusses selecting farm children for a Chicago livestock exposition prize, arguing healthy bodies reflect proper nutrition. It notes an Indiana boy and Iowa girl among hundreds of thousands of farm kids and warns malnutrition limits exhibit eligibility.
S have moved to their new home on Prairie St Mr James Christian is on a two weeks vacation from his duties at the Mass Reformatory Miss Margaret Brown is spending her vacation at Hartford Conn Miss Ella Kay has left the employ of the Allen Chair Co to accept a position in the Walsham Watch Co Mr William Fitzgerald is enjoying a vacation from his duties at the Masa Reformatory
Mudgett Pitsford Vermont appointed as Assistant Boys and Girls Club Agent with duties starting September 1. Former resident Rory Met visits. John H Lynch remains ill at Marlboro Hospital with conditions about the same as yesterday. The French Mutual Aid Society and guests of Mr and Mrs Edward Murphy attended at Mechafe Street.
Reverend Alfred W. Stone will lead Sunday morning worship at 10 30 AM with confirmation at the close. A Midweek Service for Teenie is set for September 4 at 7 30 PM in the church pulpit.
Joan Favorini now of Jersey City visits friends here. Miss Mildred Blais departs for Plainfield Conn to teach. John L. Conners weighs aviation study. Herbert Brigham opens Zaidline station at Lincoln Street. Ruth Goode takes annual vacation from Allen store. Sudbury Chief Robbing and Mrs Hall visit Marlbee Tro Armory. Rev. Timmas Martin returns to Helena Ark duties. Lt Col Robbing Worcester and Maj Hedley Natick visit. Joseph Armstrong ends vacation to resume lunch cart work. Raymond Colley pauses at beaches for vacation. Harry Curtis to head heel department at factory. Middlesex Extension Service adds two staff. Alm Reyne Ney Beatord appears aged in draft notice.
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