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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1913
Page
8
The Marlboro Enterprise announces weekly publication, mailing terms, and rates. It notes office at 151 Main Street with post office classification second class matter and lists John H. Lawton as president treasurer and manager. Subscriptions priced at $1 yearly, 3 months 25 cents, six months 50 cents.
The Boston Globe editorial asks if figs can be raised in ham and sunny plains while Concord may sit under its own vine. Horace G. Holden, a Concord native born 75 years ago, died at his Nashua home Sunday night after a life with Lowell water works. Hopkins Specialty store offers Loose-Wiles Christmas Ribbon candy and Holiday goods for sale.
A collection of small ads and notices including room for rent storage offers and found pocketbook. It lists rates for ad placement in Concord and surrounding towns and announces a stockholders meeting at Concord National Bank on January 13 1914. Also notes a public hearing on adding names to a tablet at the Town House with panel of committee members.
The Concord weekly notes a chimney fire at Peter W. Posson’s home and a brush fire on Lexington Road with no damage. Miss Noble hosts a town hall dance. several club events, classes, and meetings are listed including Woman’s Club activities, Pomona and Camp Fire Girls invites, and notes on Willow Rebekah Lodge dates. A birth in Waltham and a change in Willow Rebekah meeting dates are also noted.
The state approves a $60,000 armory designed by John C. Spofford to rise at Everett and Stowets streets in Concord. Brick with metal and stone trim, the 77 by 36 foot head house and 64 by 195 foot drill shed include a bowling alley and rifle range. Bids will be sought soon, marking a landmark Colonial style armory reflecting local history.
An Atchison young man who owns a motor car and has been courting a several years has decided he can't afford to keep a car and a wife both up to the hour the Globe went to press he had taken no steps to dispose of hints.
Marie refuses further attentions from a young musician named Mr. Tooter. She says his cor net playing makes his lips too hard.
A contemplative line from Fogg notes two mysteries about life with and without his existence. The quote frames his worry about how the world functioned before his arrival and how it will proceed after his departure.
Orin Butcher of Concord Junction won second place for the best commercial home garden in the state at the Springfield exhibit. William Peirce Jr. took first in the State Potato club contest for 18 acres, producing over 43 bushels. both youths earned trips, Butcher to New England site and Peirce to Washington D C to meet U S government officials and fellow winners.
Pr P E B Goddard of New York delivered an engaging address in Concord Lyceum, drawing a large crowd. His lecture and the stereo and moving pictures portrayed the Indians of the Southwest with vivid detail, covering their customs, the land, climate, and scenery from a scholar’s perspective.
Trinity Church announces a Christmas season sermon series with the second sermon titled His Name Shall Be Called Counsellor and an evening Pilgrims on Earth study referencing the Mayflower voyage of 1620. A choir led musical service is planned and more events follow including a Friday meeting Made a Pillar in the Temple of God. Three Concord high school agriculture students plus their instructor traveled to Springfield for corn and stock judging, performing creditably against seasoned teams. George Walcott Willard Hemenway and Wm Peirce represented Concord.
Mothers in Concord prepare for Dr. Montessori lectures in Boston as 11 children aged 3 to 6 study daily under Miss Mary B. Gough Providence at a home classroom on Wood Street. The program follows Montessori methods stressing freedom, individual pace, and outdoor learning amid growing local support.
The gravel sidewalk at Brighams corner to Deaconess Hospital was finished during the week. A shelter or waiting room built by the C M & H Railway Co. was donated to Concord to be placed at Brighams corner for public use.
The Scandinavian Methodist church hosted Concords annual two day fair with a bean supper and programs. J Hay led in prayer as Rev A A Berefreon introduced Boston speaker RR Carmen whose talk Character Building drew strong audience approval. A sale of articles and a church ladies aid society effort supported the event, with attendees dismissed at 10:30 pm.
Concord Civic League members met Thursday night and received the executive committee report. The group discussed dumps cleanup, curfew law study, library improvements, and new work lines, urging public support and 50 cent yearly dues to join.
Special services were held in St Bernard's church on Monday for the feast of the Immaculate Conception. Hopkins' Specialty store offers a good line of toys and games for children and useful items for adults.
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