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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1915
Page
3
A transit line on Maynard Street prepares for large crowds this week. Starting Thursday, cars run every 30 minutes from Maynard to Concord from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday service extends to 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. and repeats Saturday with the same hours.
An English death report states Sergt. Thomas Lomes of the 9th Manchester Regiment died during sapping operations at the Dardanelles after a shell burst at his feet. His friend Frank Taylor and cousin in the 1st Cheshire Regiment await news. The piece notes Christmas Eve reflections and a stanza from Ernest McGaffey in Ladies' Home Companion.
In New York the kindergarten children near Central Park dress the season with a Santa style feast for gray squirrels. They march from school with baskets of nuts crackers and sugar biscuits, spreading a generous display of seeds and treats around tree bases.
The Sonneburg academy of design established in 1851 showcases a model room with fine sculpture and old prints. Students craft dolls by molds and stamped leaden parts, while the kneading room hums with steam and workers knead the mixture in minimal attire.
The town held a special meeting at Cooperative Hall Wednesday evening. Town Clerk Sanderson read the warrant and John E. Hannon was chosen moderator. The finance committee urged a $2500 appropriation for schools for the year and $1660.36 for moth suppression. lights were to be installed on Summit and Walputsts.
Rev. Frederick N. Rutan leads midweek services at 7 30 pm on Wednesday. Sunday services at 10 45 am with a sermon by the pastor followed by Sunday School at noon. Junior Y P S C E meets 4 pm and Y P S C E at 6 pm with a class on staying on the upgrade. The 7 pm Christmas concert features Edith Garlick Lillian Townsend Marion Flagg Mildred Carlsort Phyllis Quirk Agnes Nord berg Robert Jackson Malcolm Millington and Beatrice Sunderland as soloist. A Christmas tree exercise for the primary department is set for 6 24 pm Tuesday. Communion observed Sunday January 2 at the morning service.
Louis Wasiuk, 23, of Block No 2 Main St, working in a mill picker room, had his right hand caught in a machine at 10 am Monday. Dr Flaherty ordered transfer to Marlboro hospital where four fingers were amputated. Dr McCarthy assisted in removing three fingers at the base and the little finger at the second joint. The thumb, badly lacerated, may be saved.
Misses Veronica Burdo Mary Daley Adelaide Weil Beatrice Andrews and Dr Edward Flaherty James B Farrell and Ray Jones were entertained at Miss Georgianna MacKenzie in South Acton. E R B Toop sold an Overland touring car via James J Ledgard. another Overland runabout due in spring. Probate Court in Middlesex issues administration citation for Almira F Puffer of Sudbury. hearing set December 31 1915 at Cambridge. notice to heirs and creditors via Sudbury Enterprise and mail by seven days prior.
The passage traces the history of Christmas carols from early hymns to 16th and 17th century English writers. It notes Diocletian’s persecution, Elizabethan era carols by Robert Southwell, Cromwell’s Puritan bans, and works by George Wither James Montgomery John Milton and Paul Gerhardt. It highlights why some ancient carols survive while others fade.
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