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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1906
Page
5
A promotional note invites customers to bring in sales checks showing the largest purchases between December 6 and December 22. The Handkerchief Store advertises a free large doll as a daily announcable prize, with a featured toy in the window. The ad also highlights bargains on men’s and women's goods including shirts ties suspenders vests gloves and handkerchiefs for Christmas.
Concord residents list holiday helpers Milton Bean and Eleanor assisting at curtesies. Middlesex school closes for holiday vacation. Mrs. Jennie Houlton of West Acton visits relatives. Col George H Priest of Fitchburg visits Co I at the armory. Tuesday club meets with Mrs. Prescott. Ernest Parker of Milford visiting the Rays. Concord Grange hosts guests for supper. Mrs. Enoch Garfield Jr. entertains with whist. Odd Fellows and Grange members attend Waltham meeting. Christian Endeavor at Trinitarian church led by Charles Towle. Ca. Imoven officers exam held at the armory. Concord Musical Club engagement with Miss L Coburn.
Rebecca Brooks Smith widow of the late Joseph A. Smith and a longtime Acton resident died Sunday. Born May 1 in Acton she was a granddaughter of Seth who helped in the Acton Minutemen. Surviving relatives include family members and friends. details incomplete in the fragment.
In Washington discussions by Senators Warren Hale and Scott deplore rising army and navy costs. They fault fortifications and gun programs, arguing funds are wasted without sufficient manpower. Hale says the disease runs deep in both services as defense budgets swell.
Louis Brunelle formerly of Maynard and now of Marlboro is described as nearly completed with arrangements for a move. The notice notes his change of residence and impending relocation details.
A well attended talk at the Masonic hall Tuesday afternoon, under the Philanthropic Department of the Woman's Club, explored tuberculosis treatment and prevention. Dr. C F Millett, noted for euthanant study, spoke strongly, while vocal selections by Shae and Ivy Pierce complemented the event, signaling ongoing local efforts to improve conditions.
The cases of Max Blatt and Louis Gruber in Cambridge faced sentences from district court. Gruber, argued as a first offense, received a $75 fine on appeal, while Blatt was required to pay the same amount as in district court, totaling $650.
In West Acton, at the annual election of Post 138 G. A. R., held December 12, the assembled members elected Commander S. A. Lord, Senior Vice Commander Isaac R. Notean, Jr., Quartermaster D. H. Plain, and other officers.
Frank Doyle visited Athol on Sunday. Various residents and workers are mentioned including Desmarais of Harris and Co. and Michael Hartnett. A barber, W H Heffron, is away due to malaria. Miss Frances Adame of Warren Maine begins a revival at the Methodist church. A social club plans a late January range party with music to be provided.
A garbled OCR snippet mentions D. W. Codgrove 1 Co. Marlboro and lists items such as sensible gas shoes slippers over gs and gaiters. The fragment suggests a classified ad or product listing in a Marlboro publication.
Wanted live poultry in large or small lots. Bring them in Thursday or drop a postal and I will call. Geo A. Dyer, dealer in live and dressed poultry, offers special prices for foosters this month. Nice lot heritage for sale. Mariboro 7. sale a
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