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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1908
Page
3
A full schedule of town happenings includes Miss Lauretta Donovan taking a post in Westvale, new reading tables at the library, and several residents visiting or relocating. Skating on the mill pond, Christmas shop ads, club meetings, and church activities fill the week as the town gears toward holidays and upcoming concerts.
We express sincere gratitude for the kindness shown in words and deeds during our loss.Special thanks to I. O. of F. and K. of P. and A. O. U. IW. James Wall and the fellow employer and powder company for their help.
New York December 16 publication of United States Senator Thomas C. Platt memoirs will begin in Cosmopolitan Magazine in March. Platt, term ending March 4, has long dominated New York politics and his recollections cover fifty years of political matters and figures. Harris Calls Special Session of Ohio Legislature Jan 4. Governor Harris issues proclamation and to elect successor to Senator Foraker at the session.
The professional league debuted Tuesday with Cambridge facing Woonsocket. Teams feature players from Marlboro to Webster and Haverhill, including Healey, O Keefe, Segrue, Desmond, Grebenstein, and Renkert. Expect Maynard players to appear for major teams soon.
The town approved an appropriation of over 1500 dollars to continue suppressing gypsy and brown tail moths, with 11 voting for and 6 against. A loan of 5000 dollars in participation with 1909 taxes was authorized for the town treasury with selectmen consent. A memorial service for Milton the Puritan poet is planned at the Congregational church next Sunday evening.
Maynard defeats Nashua 35 to 15 as Nashua visitors struggle with passing early and improve late. Lynch leads Maynard with four baskets while Locke shows promise. Nashua’s Bucky Lew struggles with form and pacing. Attendance around 300.
Morning service features a program with Prelude and organ pieces plus carols and two anthems including There Were Shepherds. A Christmas sermon is planned, and the Sunday school concert starts at 7 PM.
Thos Halligan of Bridgeport Connecticut reports gaining five pounds in a week using Father John’s Medicine as a body builder. A. J. Humphrey of Cohoes New York, long in poor health, says he now feels better, eats and sleeps well, and grows stronger daily.
Mrs. Kelleher of 63 First Ave New York City reports her very thin baby with bronchial trouble improved by Father John's Medicine and says she has recommended it to neighbors.
The article argues early Christmas shopping is opening and local merchants should advertise to attract out of town trade. It urges merchants to use skilled advertising to draw customers from up to ten miles, claiming it can boost local commerce despite skepticism.
Summer Hill lodge members question Harmony lodge of Concord in free advertising for new members. They claim Summer Hill beats all in enlarging the A. O. U. W membership and Maynard lodge would like a contest with Concord. They propose matching their star member getter against two Concord picks.
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