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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1915
Page
8
Christmas observed at the Finnish Mission Church Walnut Street with a 6 a m service led by Rev. John Vaananen. Evening program featured two decorated trees, a 100-item concert by Sunday school and congregation with solos, tableaux, readings, instrumental numbers, and a Santa Claus presentation of gifts.
Following annual custom the New Idea store management presented their clerks with Christmas gold pieces. The gift strengthens friendly relations between management and staff and signals mutual goodwill for the season.
The W. A. Haynes Co. sold Studebaker touring cars this week to Howard Goodenow of South Sudbury and G. A. Haynes of Sudbury.
Mrs Katherin J Willizer 67 died by gas inhalation in Boston. Suburban Press Association of New England merged into Massachusetts Press association. Michael Miles 80 fell from a home window and died in Hoston. Abbott W Lawrence 84 died of heart failure in front of Chelsea city hall. James Wird alias pickpocket defaulted unused bail in Boston court. Anthracite coal price rose to 39 a ton in Pawtucket Rhode Island. Massachusetts Cattle Owners association to discuss consolidation with Massachusetts Dairymen's association.
A Christmas day golden wedding in Maynard honored Mr. and Mrs. Henry Axford at the home of their daughter Mrs. John Sunderland. Four generations were photographed. 50 relatives attended a 2 PM reunion and a 4 to 6 PM reception with many gifts. Continues on their long life in Maynard with English roots, church and civic ties, and four children.
Rev A Morrill Osgood leads watch night events with four periods from 7.30 to 12.15 including gospel team sessions, local preachers, testimonies and a consecration sermon. Evangelistic service January 1, Lord's Supper January 2, Epworth League meeting January 3, revival at 7 pm and Epworth League business social night follow.
Abington Massachusetts strawberry growers move to organize to improve handling of large field output. Mrs O H P Belmont stages a self penned comic opera for suffrage benefit. Thomas Carey aged 60 found dead from gas poisoning in his Rockland room.
The body of Mrs. Edward Lyons arrived from Toledo, Ohio, for burial after dying in that city. She was born in this town in 1887 and married Edward Lyons in 1910. Survived by husband, parents, two sisters, and relatives from Lynn and Winchendon attended the funeral.
Storm damage Sunday afternoon caused minor destruction overall. The ice house opposite the pumping station owned by Charles C Murray suffered severe damage with ice facing the river blown in and a partition collapse. A new house on Florida road by John Nordberg was razed, fences and poles were toppled, and the Main street billboard owned by F W Riley was wrecked. Several streetcars were delayed by downed poles in Gileasondale, with minor damages elsewhere. The event marked a severe storm in living memory but no fires resulted.
Former President Roosevelt received $1442.52 in costs and disbursements after the Barnes libel suit trial in Syracuse ended with a hung verdict. Justice Andrews signed the order denying a new trial and refused to set aside the jury's verdict.
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