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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1907
Page
4
The Marlboro Enterprise is a weekly edition published every Wednesday by The Enterprise Company. It lists a post office address on Main Street and provides subscription rates including one year at 1 dollar and other terms.
Rates for weekly advertising inch up with 760 per inch. Special yearly rates apply for notices in local columns with line charges per insertion.
A Polish immigrant, arriving by the N H and H railroad, got lost in Concord Junction. He found help at a local home, was escorted to the station by Officer Lyons, and spent the night awaiting arrangements to reach Maynard. The article urges stricter railroad accountability for arriving travelers.
Job listing announces a boom town work option at 154 Commonwealth Avenue, Concord Junction. Applicants are invited to apply locally for this unspecified opportunity.
Prominent individuals urge disclosure of personal experiences to aid others. They argue openness can inform policy and empower communities. Advocates stress transparency across institutions to foster trust and informed decision making.
Robert C. Mains of Amesbury Massachusetts says he suffered two years from a large open sore on his right forearm and found rapid diagnosis and cure prospects from Dr Joseph Grady of Boston. He details prior doctors and ongoing pain affecting his work as a wood worker and carriage builder.
A testimonial table of patients from Erick Joburg to Miss G.M. praise Dr Joseph Grady for a healing medicine that cured a sore and a cancer case and claim easy contact at his office. It notes free advice, personal treatment, and offices in Boston at 238 Tremont Street with hours 10 12 and 2 5 plus Sunday 1012.
G Kirkham Smith from New York spent Thanksgiving holiday aboard in the city. William A Buttrick of Columbus Georgia visited his mother Mrs Wm Buttrick on Monument Street. Theodore L Smith of Schenectady New York spent Thanksgiving with his parents on Main Street. On Monday December 9 Henry Turner Bailey will speak to the Concord Women s club on The Village Beautiful illustrated by stereopticon and drawings on the blackboard. Members may invite a gentleman.
The Concord Artillery Co I 6th Infantry opened the social season with a dancing party in the armory on Waldenst. About 70 couples attended. The committee included Capt Ralph B Petersen Lieut Frank F Ireland Lieut Raymond D Willard Serge Frank M Prescott Corp George L Prescott Musician Thomas L Allen Privates Samuel Hoar and George Hoar. Matrons hosts were Mrs William H Allen Mrs Samuel Hoar Mrs Herbert W Blanchard Mrs C F Eagar ton and Mrs Charles W Prescott. The drill hall was decorated with flags and bunting and an orchestra provided music.
Concord Junction reader argues that Ford all wood weather strips cost less and perform the same as double windows, urging readers to save on coal bills by choosing the cheaper option.
Miss Florence Clark visits sister Mrs Byron Woodman in Gleasondale and Fanny Merriam Bessie and Rose Webb go to Boston for the winter. J G Webb stays at Fairmount. H C Hudson family will occupy his house tenement. John Cavanaugh returns to Brockton after a week with his parents on Central street. Richard Bradley resumes work at Gurtis factory after vacation nearby. White resigns as news operator at the A Z station to take towers job in Amingham. Mrs Mak L Gleason of Hiren HW visits city relatives.
Lyane B. Hayes, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Hayes, died Tuesday morning at the family home 75 Maplewood Ave. Tuberculosis caused the death.
New York State Grange event covered by Press Correspondent J W Darrow from Chatham New York. Reports detail activities and community involvement associated with the Grange meeting.
Special correspondence argues for a national bureau of publicity and information to coordinate grange actions on national legislation. It would gather and summarize data on issues like parcels post, then distribute literature to state and subordinate granges to enable united, timely action.
A narrative from Judge's Library describes a Black passerby on South Street Philadelphia carrying a large ham who is confronted by a policeman asking where the ham came from. The man answers with surprise claiming no knowledge of placing it on his shoulder.
A collection of vintage quips shows a farmer scolding a chauffeur over speed laws with a claim of a 89 cent stop watch that supposedly stops every few minutes. In another item a jealous cook flees with jelly and a recipe, prompting a mock police question. A separate joke hints at hopeful romance amid wedding preparations.
In St. Louis on December 4, over 100 employees in auditing engineering and mechanical departments were dismissed under Vice President Clarke's orders. More may follow with the aim of total cuts reaching five hundred across the system.
Georgetown Kentucky December fourth Frank Cecil one of the chief witnesses for the prosecution in the Caleb Powers murder trial has vanished. The prosecution believes Cecil told a friend before leaving that he had received two thousand dollars and a pardon promise in exchange for forfeiting his bond.
A freight train broke in two on a downgrade four cars were destroyed two plunged off an embankment breaking a telegraph pole and disrupting both tracks at Concord station on the Fitchburg division no injuries were reported wrecking crews from Boston and Fitchburg rushed to the scene the eastbound track was cleared by 9 am and readers are asked for patience until next week
A Minute Man witness joined Percy E. de Rochemont and Miss Lilla M. Mugg as they married at the Old North Bridge in Concord. After seeking a town clerk in a bid for a license the couple, with Rev. George A. Tewksbury, rode to the battlefield to wed beside the statue. They plan to reside in Portsmouth New Hampshire.
The W C T U at Mrs Rolfe's house gathered to make comfort bags for sailors. Twelve bags were prepared with scissors needles pins buttons thread plaster a small song book testament a temperance pledge card and a motherly letter. Eight hundred bags were made in Georgia and Vermont for vessels of that name. The gallery is glad someone cared and looks forward to letters, and notes on the National W T U convention in Nashville Tennessee.
A fragmented notice describes Modernism urging expulsion from a broad field and mentions a reward to the faithful. It states a “best pack” of the season is deposited for viewing in an upper store, inviting selection. Names include J. D. Murray.
An old advertisement for Richardson's Embrocation by H. S. Richardson, pharmacist, based in Concord Massachusetts.
The Cordw Woman's club finished its season with Mrs Mabel Loomis Todd's lively Peru and Chile travel account tied to an astronomical expedition led by Prof Todd. Miss Ellen Tucker Emerson shared winter travels to the Philippines detailing the islands people and plans for a 5000 foot road to the heights connecting summer capital and port facilities.
A list of individuals with advertised letters includes Fulton and Winthrop Hall addressees such as Blake Hughes Diller Peter Fillice Gentil Morrison McDonald Pearce Wilson Burnham Brooks Foley Power Stratton Waterman Wallace and others. The notice specifies names associated with Miss B. Wallace and Mrs Mary Brooks among recipients.
Local classifieds list general housework help sought by Miss Jennie Hardy of Maynard and a 12 year old seeking work in Concord area. Properties for rent on Hubbard Street and nearby, plus a 4 to 5 cord wood sale at 15 to 2 inch lengths for 4 dollars per cord. Lost Scottish terrier with collar marked for Mrs. R F Perkins of Framingham, Mass, prompt reward offered. contact Concord Lexington Road.
The Middlesex Institution for Savings publishes a notice under state law identifying depositors who have not deposited or withdrawn any portion of their deposits or interest for over twenty years. The list includes Charles E. Brown, Mary A. Cutter, Edward Waldo, Susan Maria Damon, Mary J. Burgess, Jacob Baker, Asahel Balcom, Elizabeth Cora McKee, Charles Bigelow, Willie E. Wood, Thomas King, Madison Babson, George P. Barrett, Clerin Oscar Winn, Richard T. Hayward, Sarah Wright Barrett, Bula S. Taylor, Abbie R. Chaffin, Clara Di Prouty and others with various balances.
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