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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1897
Page
8
All material must reach the publication office by Tuesday to ensure same week insertion. Early receipts prevent delays. News and ads and subscriptions may be left with T. F. Newton.
Local notices list church services sermons and gatherings at Congregational and Universalist churches. It notes illnesses and deaths including Mrs. W. E. Faulkner and Mrs. Lucy Keyes with funeral details. Community events cover a Y. P. C. U. fair and a Martha Washington supper, plus concerts, shows, and a birthday party.
Mr Whitney, seven years with the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad, is appointed station agent here to fill the vacancy caused by Dennis Reardon Jr. His experience in J N Marshall's South Framingham office marks him as trustworthy and efficient. He has recently married.
Washington Feb 2 The senate held a spirited debate on the conference report to the immigration bill with Gibson opposing and Lodge defending it. The Nicaragua canal bill then took up with Vilas and Teller in opposition. Chandler proposed a silver standard resolution and the House debated appropriation bills while passing the diplomatic and consular measure and advancing the District of Columbia bill. Formal canvassing resolutions for the last presidential electoral vote were adopted for Feb 10.
Montreal hosts decisive world championship skating races at the Amateur Athletic association rink. Competitors hail from Norway Germany England the United States and Canada and include Nass and Lordahl Seyler Joe Donoghue and Harley Davidson among others. The field is strong with Green Johnson McCulloch Davidson Merritt and Neilson also listed.
Notice declares Charles A Harrington of Acton Middlesex deceased. Executors have bonded and accepted the trust. Creditors must present demands and debtors pay to the executors at the address by January 26 1897. Names listed include Charles H Nelson O Grafton Maes and Chas Stone West Acton.
Washington reports Sir Julian Pauncefote and Senor Jose Andrade signed a treaty to settle the Venezuela British Guiana boundary by arbitration. The five member tribunal will include Britons Herschell and Collins, Americans Fuller and Brewer, and a fifth jurist chosen by the four. Paris will host meetings within 60 days.
West Acton and Boston visits share news as Ellery Deeth returns from the Green Mountains. Unclaimed post office letters list Williams Harrington Noyes and others. Mrs. Mary Dorrison dies after a short illness. Congregational church turkey supper in town hall draws 200 tickets with fine music and community entertainment.
A veteran publisher shrugs off dissent saying one offended reader likely means twenty more are pleased. The remark appears in a column addressing press responsibility and reader reactions to published material.
The Northern division of the N Y N H and EI railroad sees transfers and appointments. Harry A Whitney moves from South Framingham to South Sudbury to replace the late agent Reardon. A S Heath becomes Whitney’s successor, Harry R Willard shifts to Marlboro, and Lawrence Flood takes North Sudbury as agent. A new society forms for descendants of early colonial settlers before May 1657.
Almanac notes February 3 with sunrise at 6 55 and sunset at 5 02 giving a day length of 10 hours 7 minutes Moon sets at 7 14 p m High tides at 12 15 a m and 12 30 p m Forecast calls for increasing cloudiness with rain or snow in the southern portion and on the east coast Severe northeast gales expected along the southern and southeast coasts
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