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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1909
Page
5
Martin Anderson, while gathering brown tail moths in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, stepped from a decayed limb about 50 feet high and fell. He struck a snow bank on a slope, slid 40 feet, and was found unconscious but unharmed beyond bruises after doctors treated him.
A Middlesex Fire Insurance Co. tale narrates water woes from a blocked pipe to a fishing ploy. Workers used wires and barrels to pull up an alive obstruction before Ira Penniman finally retrieved the culprit with a fishing wire. The joke ends with a jab about worms being tastier for fish.
A boast of durable tools notes the maker uses superior materials and claims the tools outlast many imitations. The passage emphasizes reliability, long life, and cost effectiveness despite higher upfront price. It frames quality as essential for critical moments.
Dr. A E Winship of Boston gave an address on Lincoln meeting emergencies as they came at the Abraham Lincoln service in the Trinitarian church Sunday evening. George Urquhart and Miss Dorothy Tewksbury recited the Gettysburg Address and Whitman’s O Captain My Captain. Rev M J Fenega will speak Friday evening in the Trinitarian chapel at 7 30. The pastor will preach on The Beaded Heavens next Sunday morning and hold a special evangelistic service in the evening.
The next meeting of the C A R will be held at the home of Mrs H A Tewksbury on the 20th. Lieut Joseph D Murray of the United States Marine Corps based at Port Royal SC who has been home on furlough left the last of the week to report for duty.
At the last Concord Grange session members shared their favorite books in a discussion on The Most Helpful Book I Have Read. Each member brought a pound or edible item for auction led by Arthur Adams, raising a good sum and providing amusement. Frank B. Sanborn is visiting relatives in Topeka, Kan.
Supt. Alvah S. Baker of the Concord reformatory spoke to the Woman's Club in the town hall about reformatory methods and results. He described work assignments and humane approaches to prisoners to prepare them for legitimate life after release. Tea was served, with Miss Mary L. Hosmer chairing the social committee and flags decorating the hall. Feb 22 Miss Jane Hosmer will discuss Thoreau’s early life.
Large attendance at Mrs. H C Rolfe’s home recalls Frances Willard and three local members lost in the past year. Flowers surround Willard’s portrait. tributes honor Miss Emerson and Mrs. Miles and Mrs. Wheeler. A food sale was approved for Feb. 26.
Local A. O. U. W. members start a contest to recruit new members running from now through July 30. Harmony lodge plans to coach Maynard lodge on proper methods while a supper is funded by the loser and Maynard money is expected to cover costs.
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