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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1909
Page
8
Publication details for The Enterprise Company Marlboro Massachusetts list owners officers and subscription rates. Advertises weekly publication on Wednesdays with prices for yearly six months and quarterly copies and office address at 151 Main Street.
South Acton reports Christmas visits by Prien Wood from Newton and Joe D. Brown of Hartford. Sue Perkins stayed with friends. Mr and Mrs Sutton visited Oxford. A new play is planned by the local dramatic company. several Christmas events and lectures raised funds and spirits. Conductor Will Fletcher returned to work after a long injury absence.
Frank Pratt is ill with heart disease while Harold Phalen spends college vacation at home. Several residents travel or visit family for Christmas and New Year. A new town pump is installed. church activities include a Christmas Eve festival and services disrupted by a Sunday storm.
John A. Burnham, fireman on the BH & M, slipped from a cab as the engine stood on the turntable and fractured his hip. He was carried home, a plaster cast applied, and made as comfortable as possible. The report notes a recent snow storm, reduced trolley service, and a quiet Yuletide in the village. Several locals returned for the holidays, with Santa Claus distributing treats at the vestry after a gathering of Ac ton Grange officers including W M Arthur Payson and treasurer Rev. Edward Hayes.
Crawford House sale in Harvard on Jan 3 features old furniture china glassware linen quilts and a flax wheel. Mrs Mary Wood aged 93 lived there. sale at H B Pattee residence near Turners Mills one mile from Harvard station. On Jan 7 at 9 am P J Powers North Fast Sudbury lists cattle horses hay potatoes wood tools wagons and timber from a large farming sale.
Christmas at home with no church service as residents share visits and holiday events. includes gatherings, skating, elopement comedy at I O O F hall, a funeral in Littleton, social dance planned by the Ladies Whist club, and local hockey team news.
Marlboro citizens report visits from relatives and friends across Massachusetts and nearby states. Numerous names appear with brief travel: Miss Carrie Farnum in Portsmouth, Miss Harriett Perry from Waltham, Alfred Bergeron from Springfield, and John J. Kirby visiting relatives in Marlboro.
Harrow Littlefield of the Actons starred as Maynard defeated them 4 to 1. W. A. Haynes Co offers inspections for prospective buyers at phone 148. Ac ton lodge officers include N G Witherbee C T and Geo Greenough W G. Winona Rebekah lodge officers listed. Isaac Davis post 138 holds 25 new associate members with Relief Corps 62 presente
Concord reports Martin O'Brien, Emerson school janitor, is very ill and may require an appendectomy. The storm disrupted railroad timetables making return travel difficult for travelers. Town letter carriers thank residents via The Enterprise for holiday remembrances.
A local blacksmith advertises ready made Neverslip horseshoes and quick service to set sleigh runners, repair horses feet, and prepare for harsh weather with satisfactory work at reasonable prices.
A New Haven Steam Boat Co official labeled as Treasurer De Young urges disclosure of a fact. The remark signals a call for transparency from company leadership. The source text is brief and fragmentary.
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