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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1907
Page
11
Vicinity News notes residents ask for street lights in Leicester and Rochdale while workers commute. Millbury reports Clark Campbell approves petition for extra letter carrier. Charlton’s Ernest Rich forecasts 40 snow storms but conceives the winter won’t bring heavy snowfall.
J. L. Wilder a 39 year old car inspector for the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad was killed Wednesday while underneath a car undergoing repairs. Three cars were being transferred from Boston and Maine to New Haven tracks and the switching crew were unaware he was beneath the car.
Athol night telephone operator Holland A Bates pulled George Burtis from icy Silverlake on Wednesday saving his life. Athol selectmen have received 30 applications for the superintendent position.
Henry Seaver of Templeton was elected master of the Worcester west Pomona Grange in Gardner on Wednesday.
Frank L. Ott has sent out 300 letters to property owners requesting the removal of brown tail moth nests.
The Winchendon factory owned by Morton E. Con verse has been shut for ten days to undergo necessary repairs. Local management cites ongoing maintenance and safety checks as the reason for the temporary shutdown.
Rutherford Birchard Hayes born in Delaware in 1822 and died in Fremont Ohio in 1893. He served in the Civil War and was brevetted major general. Hayes was Ohio governor when nominated by Republicans in 1876 and won a one electoral vote commission decision over Samuel J. Tilden. He later led the National Prison Association and promoted freedmen education in the South.
A recipe for sticks served with soups or salads using white bread dough enriched with sugar and butter. It details ingredients including butter sugar milk yeast and flour, kneading, overnight rise, shaping like lead pencils, and baking in a moderately hot oven with possible early high heat and later cooling.
Robert Paul Sherborn visited the town and expressed surprise at how little it has changed since 1847.
Joseph White Webster signs to join the Scranton Penn basketball team, confirming his commitment to play for the program. The acquisition adds a new guard to Scranton Penn as the season approaches.
The Leominster carpenter's union began a series of educational meetings for the winter. A test case will be heard Saturday to determine the board of health's authority over what plumbers can or cannot do in house plumbing.
Lena M. Comerford sues the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company for 10000 dollars claiming a injury from an unsafe damaged instrument delivered a shock while in use. The complaint alleges the device was negligently constructed and caused harm.
A fire in the boiler room of the Lancaster academy caused about 1500 dollars in damage. Two boys passing by alerted authorities and the fire department arrived within ten minutes, bringing the blaze under control with water.
The high school athletic association announces a dancing party at town hall this Friday evening to benefit school sports programs.
Framingham girls held a moonlight dancing party in Odd Fellows hall Tuesday evening. The hall was attractively decorated with pine trees evergreen and ivy with the moonlight streaming through the trees.
The annual church supper and roll call took place Wednesday evening at the Evangelical church in Westboro. Rev and Mrs H P De Forest of Lexington, once Westboro residents nine years ago, attended.
A recent blaze at the Adams Phipps farm in Hopkinton damaged multiple buildings, resulting in an estimated $12,000 in losses. Firefighters responded promptly, preventing further spread and securing nearby structures. No injuries were reported.
General W F Draper has resigned as director of the Draper Company and severed all official ties with the large firm. He also gave up the presidency last summer and is spending the winter at his Washington home.
Harvard-Frank Pollard displayed a fine specimen of the American horned owl recently captured alive. The bird is a scarce species, large in size with peculiar markings and a cat like face.
The Clinton board of health ordered the suspension of sessions at Mrs Jones dancing school to check the spread of diphtheria.
The Charlton Putnam Brothers box factory struggles due to inability to secure railroad cars from the New York New Haven and Hartford line, hindering production and shipments.
Police report a firebug active in Ware with four fires in business blocks in quick succession. The latest damaged the John R Hennessy block on Friday causing an estimated loss of 4750 dollars.
Mrs. Paul Bisson, 21, reportedly died after eating oysters on Friday night and again at bedtime, with authorities noting the sequence of meals preceding her death.
Milford annual Poultry Association show to be held in the town hall on Thursday Friday and Saturday next week with exhibitors from the region.
Governor Curtis Guild Jr. pardons Cornelius Hardigan and William O Dwyer who were sent for life ten years ago in Waltham. The governor cites mercy to penitent men and notes that justice did not merit a full pardon for the innocent.
The article notes a crime case where Hardigan and O'Dwyer were accused of attacking an aged farmer, Teele, on the town outskirts with robbery as the motive. It states they were sent away for trial, and that a revolver was used to enforce claims while both men planned return to work after the incident.
Joseph J. Donahue 36 died after taking a corrosive sublimate tablet thinking it would cure tobacco habits. He had lived in New York City and planned to move back when the fatal error occurred, and he died shortly after reaching the hospital.
The Mayo Woolen Co began a 60 hour week on Monday in Millbury. Initial plans to close temporarily gave way to a decision to keep workers on a short schedule rather than idle.
Grafton Grange Patrons of Husbandry held a whist party in the grange hall Friday with a good turnout and strong attendance.
Hudson selectmen inform saloonkeepers that they may not give away liquor to customers. Proprietors do not feel as strongly as some patrons about the order.
Leominster youths Lewise Little and Robert Griffin were discharged at a private court sitting Friday after being arrested by Officer William A. Hill for loitering hooting and giving school yells when told to move.
Rev. J. E. Solley, longtime pastor of the Winchendon Unitarian church, who resigned earlier, says he might stay if his salary is raised and certain restrictions are removed. He currently receives 2,000.
At a Friday town meeting residents approved a $500 appropriation to keep the evening schools running. The measure passed by a narrow two vote margin.
The Boston and Worcester Street Railway Co reports 1907 gross earnings of 631,560 with net earnings of 258,195 and a final surplus of 14,951. President Shaw notes poor overall conditions regionally but local traffic increased, predicting reduced travel time once the through line is fully double tracked. current through Boston to Worcester traffic shows no significant rise.
The company reports growing fare revenue and car mileage as it awaits rights to run cars from Chestnut Hill to central Boston. Officials say capital reserves are nearly maxed, and completion of property will boost through service and development. Population growth in Boston and Worcester fuels expected gains.
The Natick selectmen approved Boston and Worcester Street Railway track laying on Worcester Bacon Middle and Lawin streets North Avenue Washington East Central and Park streets. Work begins in spring with cars to run between Natick and Boston once completed, similar to the South Framingham route.
WANTED live poultry in any quantity. Bring Thursday or send mail. I will call. Geo A Dyer, live and dressed poultry dealer. Special roaster and pallet prices. Also selling pigs of all ages. Marlboro Massachusetts Eager Court Tel 213 4t.
Marlboro-Hudson defeated Melrose 48 to 12 at Hudson Armory on Friday night. Burns and Kane starred for Marlboro-Hudson with French leading Melrose. The game featured eight 15 minute periods with a crowd of about 300 and penalties totaling several calls.
Winter schedule updates affect the Worcester and Marlboro division of the Worcester Consolidated street railway. Marlboro to Worcester trains depart at 6 36 a m 7 46 and hourly until 10 15 am then every half hour until 7 45 pm then 8 46 and 9 46 with 10 15 and 11 15 going to Northboro only. Sunday first car from Marlboro to Worcester leaves at 7 45 then weekday pattern applies. Worcester to Marlboro timetable begins 7 pm and runs hourly until 11 am then half hourly until 7 pm with 9 pm and 10 pm after more trains. 11 pm car to Northboro only.
Public rail schedule listing daily departures and connections among Concord Hudson Maynard Stow Gleasondale and surrounding towns. Times run from early morning to late evening with half hourly and hourly services, noting connections to Boston Worcester and Lowell lines and special charter services.
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