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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1908
Page
4
The Marlboro Enterprise lists its weekly publication schedule and office address at 181 Main Street. It notes manager H F Wilder and announces subscription rates of 1 dollar per year with three cent copies and advance payment. Advertising rates show one inch per week at 75 cents with extra charges and yearly ad rates, plus local business notices at 10 cents per line per insertion.
More than 300 attendees gathered Thursday to welcome Rev. Fr. M J Welch newly appointed pastor of the Help of Christians church and honor retiring Fr. Twomey. A purse from parishioners supported Fr. Twomey while Fr. Welch thanked the audience. A whist party followed with prizes to Agnes Garvey and others, and a reception in Odd Fellows and Association halls concluded the evening.
Advertised letters listed for Midhbaet Cosciuotal Peter Jenson Montague Jones and William T Lathrop. Post Office notes mail undelivered and awaiting pickup or return to sender.
We express sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for kind deeds and loving sympathy after the sudden loss of a husband and father. Gratitude also for the many floral offerings. Benjamin Derby, Mrs Derby, Derby Jr, Sarah W Derby, Annie H Derby.
Now is the time to bring in your carriage for spring work. For sale Morris chair Rokers Side Board Dining Table and Chairs and other furniture items. Apply to Leslie D. McKenzie 15 Derby St Concord Junction.
The Winifred reported a broken thrust shaft and propeller at the sea bottom ten miles behind, finding anchor twelve miles from Montrk Point. Fifteen passengers were taken ashore by surfboat. Captain Kelly and crew remained with the disabled ship awaiting a tug. In other notes, a Hughes nomination forecast surfaced at a New York event. Clinton reports 38 quarantine cases with seven new ones.
Massachusetts and New Brunswick connections emerge as Mary McLean, arrested for threatening Governor Guild and lawmakers, is committed to Bloomingdale Insane Hospital after prior detentions in Taunton and Danvers. She had vowed to go to Boston and shoot the governor if denied work.
A concise Italian proverb notes that prudent haste is wisdowm's leisure, emphasizing quiet efficiency over slow indecision. The saying suggests timely, careful action yields wiser outcomes.
London Tit-Bits notes Swift authored the Drapier letters in 1724 to oppose William Wood of Birmingham who was granted a copper coinage patent for Ireland. Public anger over the coinage led to refusals of Wood money, government alarm, a £300 reward for the fourth letter, Wood's patent surrender, and a £3000 yearly indemnity, marking Ireland’s early independence struggle.
A hotel guest receives a telegram with a $1 charge. He refuses to pay initially, but after reading a message from a daughter Nellie to Papa, he digs for a dollar, pays the fee, then reads the line of affection ending with good night.
The piece notes colonial women faced peril from Indian attacks and “blackamoore” stereotypes while towns faced selling the poor, bound convicts, and transported felons. It recalls hopeful servants from England or Holland who, despite opportunity, quickly married.
An Irish west of Ireland family is described in a humorous anecdote. A London physician asks if ancestors were long lived. The patient replies that their age depended on the judge and duty of those who tried them, illustrating a tongue in cheek family history.
Concord defeated Cambridge Latin 33 to 20 in a Friday basketball game. Bishop Lawrence made his annual visit to Trinity church and a class was confirmed. Eighth graders were entertained by Miss Emerson on Lexington road. Miss Wilson sisters visited Richard L. Wilson’s home on Thoreau Street. A whist party will be held at Monument Hall Wednesday under St Bernard church Ladies Sodality. A branch office of A M Wood Co lumber dealers opened at the southern division railroad station. The season’s coldest temperature hit six below on two occasions. Many Concord residents attended a masquerade ball in South Acton Monday. Stephen Van Arnam of Concord won the Bret prize. The Concord Antiquarian Society met at the Rolfe home with a paper by Rev George A Tewksbury on Civil and Literary relations in Concord. The heater at the Southern Division Station failed under high pressure. Kennedy telegraphed for assistance and replacements were installed.
The Musetts Asparagus Association will hold its annual meeting at W Prescott's Monument Street home on Friday February 7 at 1 30 PM. Prescott, president, returns from Washington with reports on past progress and future plans from the Bureau of Plant Industry. The gathering will discuss experiments and developments expected during his visit and share matters of interest to growers.
The International Maternal Association met at the Trinitarian church in Portland Maine. The session included 48 branch societies, devotional exercises led by Mrs. Henry O. Rolfe and a welcome by Mrs. Jane Tewksbury. Morning addresses covered music in the home and readings by Mrs. W. W. Campbell and Mrs. Charles H. Towle. Afternoon devotions were led by Rev. Tewksbury.
A recording from the regular gathering of the debating club lists attendees and mentions a parliamentary law drill led by Thomas Todd Jr. Reports include an arrest of Edward Petit for disruption downtown, with transfer to an officer from Concord after escape from Tewksbury. Local ads note second hand gas engine for sale and church event plans.
The Middlesex County convention featured Mrs. Rolfe presiding, with greetings by Mrs. A Prank Hill and remarks from Mraz Campbell of Malden. Delegates and state officers presented reports on the press Flower Mission Royal Temperance Legion and Christian Citizenship work, followed by talks on local union activities and school savings details.
A service recognizing Abraham Lincoln's 99th birthday will be held at Trinity Church Sunday evening at 7 30. Brief addresses by Rev Granville E Yager and the pastor with music will follow. Citizens are invited to attend.
A series of bowling matches is arranged between Concord C of C and Division 56 A O H. The first match Saturday evening ended with a victory for the A O H by 13 points. The second match is set for Thursday evening of the week.
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