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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1897
Page
5
Concord briefs report illnesses and pensions for residents, births, visits by former locals, property rentals, dances, library additions, and club activities. Notable names include Miss Cora Penniman, Mary Lovejoy, Mrs Barrett, Capt Dakin, and Martin Kennedy with items on the Middlesex Savings Bank and a Dec 31 town hall dance.
A large invitation list signals a grand event with patronesses Mrs Richard F. Barrett Mrs M B L Bradford and Mrs Herbert W Blanchard. Marlboro promoters discussed an electric railway route from Marlboro to Concord via Rock Bottom Maynard and Carlisle connecting Lowell Chelmsford, hoping Concord will back the plan.
Mr and Mrs T M Barry of Concord Grange attended the 25th annual Massachusetts state Grange session in Brockton December 14 16. Mayor Chas Williamson delivered the welcome and K E A Emerson of Haverhill gave the response. Nearly 200 subordinate Granges represented. state membership exceeds 13 000 with funds between 6000 and 7000 dollars. The 25th anniversary will be at Worcester in December 1898. A sixth degree class of nearly 200 was conferred and officers were installed. W C Jewett of Worcester elected master for the next term.
The Trinitarian Church hosts a Thursday evening Christmas program with a cantata The Message of Christmas by Sunday school members and others. Special Christmas services are planned next Sunday morning and evening with a morning sermon and a Sunday school concert at 7 p.m. All are invited.
For sale farms in Concord Acton Carlisle Wayland and Shirley. Apply to C Fay Heywood Concord Mass.
The Christmas service at Trinity Church features a vested boy choir conducted by F. A. Tower. Morning prayer and Holy Communion include organ preludes, offertories on Christmas hymns, and multiple hymns with tunes by Mendelssohn, Guilmant, Elvey, Woodward, Morley, Pleyel, and others, plus an offertory anthem and postlude. The sequence repeats on the Sunday after Christmas with similar offerings, including Guilmant and Woodward pieces, and ends with an afternoon service and a Benediction recessional.
The article lists weekly schedules for churches including First Parish Unitarian Rev Loren B McDonald with services at 10 45 a m and 7 p m later, Trinity Church Episcopal Rev Henry King Hannah with morning service at 10 45 a m and Sunday school at 12 15, Trinitarian Congregational Rev Geo A Tewksbury with U P S C E at 6 30 p m and Friday prayer at 7 30, and Scandinavian M E Church Rev J P Anderson with services at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m plus class Friday at 7 45 p m.
Public advertising lists names including Frederic Carlson Dorothy Raymond G E Ford J F Hastings Chas Haskell and many others. The document records a posting of letters for residents and visitors in Concord Massachusetts dated December 21 1897.
Towle and Kent advertise holiday items including flowers preserved ginger fresh nuts and Christmas candies. Whitcomb and Miss Buck offer china and cards while F B Chase promotes candy and gift boxes. Listings note stock sale tenure and rental opportunities in Concord Massachusetts and surrounding areas.
A young Swedish couple with a baby seeks a position on a farm or gentleman's place. Man: cook, coachman, general chores. Woman: cook, laundress, housework. References. Apply to box 351 Concord Mass.
The column lists local happenings including class from Gunton Institute in New York, a young dancers school opening, sermons at Union church, staff changes at reformatory forces, and advertised post office letters. It notes a ball January 13 with Harry E Brigham orchestra, lyceum success, a horse incident, a missing wolfskin robe, a bicycle accident, Musketa quid club entertainment, Santa Claus cantata event, and Pearl Wayne council elections with officers for the year. Grand officers to visit Jan 17 for installation.
Union church notes pastor Rev. W. W. Campbell. Sunday service at 10 30 morning. Sunday school at 11 30. Y P S C F at 6 p m. Evening service 7 p m.
Concord Junction notices available for an eight room house on Main street near the harness factory. Apply to Jeremiah Sheehan. Lost near the Reformatory around 6 pm a wolfskin robe. A suitable reward offered for its return to John L. Bruce.
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