Concord News Briefs Highlight Local Events And Changes
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Owen L Miner Saturday. Edward Smith takes a new job with the N T T Co in town. Miss Buck advertises hamburgs at her store. Local health officials attended a milk hearing in Boston. Senator Roger Sherman Hoar speaks at Bedford Civic club Wednesday. Hawthorne chapter of O B S held a lively entertainment with Boward B Caiger as organist. A B A games drew many local athletes. Miss May Bowker assists at Emerson school. Household Economics meets at Mrs C Rolfe’s Wednesday. Fur coats advertised by Keyes. Flags mark Abe Lincoln’s birthday. St Bernard’s hosts dance and whist at Monument hall Tuesday. Middlesex Central Pomona attendees from town at Lexington. Hopkins’ harness store touted for good deals. Town reports printed by Thomas Todd with March 11 distribution. Ruth Raymond back at Tilton Academy after home visit. Choral club rehearses Feb 18 at 7 30. Concord K of C meeting postponed to Feb 28. Feb 27 guest night of Concord Woman's club with town hall lecture. Thomas Haggerty named musician of Company. Libby and Moran recommended for corporal. Clergy guests Rev Chaput and Rev Racette visit. Holy Name society elects Damascus Bouvier president. Guild of the First Parish hears Rev Wilson on “Ladies and Gentlemen.” Lida Foss recovering after two operations. mastoid removal and arm cold air treatment. Dr Titcomb operated. Mischief makers release horses, nearly causing street chaos.
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Hawthorne
O. B
Boward B. Caiger
Carlile
West Acton
May Bowker
Mids Weld
Emerson School
Hm C. Rolfe
Keyes
Honst Abe
St. Bernard’s
Monument Hall
Lexington
Middlesex Central
Pomona
Hopkins’ Harness
Thomas Todd
Ruth Raymond
Tilton Academy
Tilton
N. H
Concord Council
K. of C
Con Cord Woman's Club
Thomas Haggerty
Harry F. Libby
John F. Moran
R. B. Petersen
EB. Chaput
C. M
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Lowell
A. Racette
Oblate Fathers Noviate
Tewksbury
Damascus Bouvier
New vocation for women Miss Mahaney proves they can raise turkeys
Miss Margaret Mahaney, a Concord housekeeper, proves turkeys can be raised in Massachusetts. She started in 1907, hatched 200 chicks from a 11 hen flock, lost 125 in heat, but sold the rest for nearly 360 dollars profit. She believes turkey farming offers recreation and income for women with a few hours daily, advising patience and mastery of details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Mahaney
Boston
Margaret Mahaney
Massachusetts
Otis H. Forbush
Nis
Wiles Mahaney
George Albree
Vermont
Misa Mahatey
Concord
Surprise Visit Honors Boston-Born Couple on Anniversary
Thomas F. Giblin and Mrs. Giblin of Concord were surprised by forty five coworkers from Jordan Marsh as they marked their sixteenth wedding anniversary. A spontaneous program of songs readings and vaudeville followed with a gold watch and chain presented to Mr. Giblin and a bouquet of roses and crochet centerpiece for Mrs. Giblin. The gathering ended with a collation and dancing before the Boston guests boarded their train home.
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Thomas F. Giblin
Boston
Illustrated lecture on Social Life in the Middle Ages
An illustrated lecture on Social Life in the Middle Ages will be given in Concord Massachusetts at 8 p m on Thursday February 16. The speaker is Cecil Delisle Burns M A sent from Cambridge England and Oxford University Extension Syndicate to deliver a course at the University of Pennsylvania. He will illustrate with a stereopticon and will lecture in Boston before the Twenty Century club prior to Concord appearance. The event invites a cordial welcome from Concord.
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Town Hall
Concord
Mass
Cecil Delisle Burns
America
Cambridge
Hmgland
Oxford University Extension Syndicate
University of Pennsylvania
Boston
Twentieth Century Club
Burns
Memorial pamphlets aid Orchard House fund drive
The Concord Woman's club sends memorial pamphlets to spur donations for preserving Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House in Concord Massachusetts. The house can be bought and restored for 8000 dollars and opened as an Alcott Memorial with ongoing reports on progress and public receipts.
Concord chapter D.A.R. meets as Regent ill
February gathering of Old Concord chapter D A R at Mrs Adelbert Messer home Concord Junction presided by vice regent Miss Charlotte Conant due to illness of Regent Miss Todd. Reports praised Mrs Susan Brigham of Worcester on turning 100. plans discussed for April 19 reception and summer tea house reopening with a Round Robin.
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Old Concord
Adelbert B. Messer
Concord Junction
Messer
S. Thompson Blood
Todd
Charlotte L. Conant
Acton
Susan
Brigham
Worcester
Gertrude Todd
Benjamin Derby
Hove
Concord
Advertised Letters List for Local Post Office
Mail at the local office includes several advertised letters for Eben D. Bancroft Louis Bennett Benny M. Frazer Edw McPhilomy Herbert Warren Miss Gertrude M Miss Helen Harrington O Keley and Mrs Mattie West. Please claim promptly with proper ID.
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Eben D. Bancroft
Louis Bennett
Benny M. Frazer
Edw. McPhilomy
Herbert Warren
Gertrude M
Helen Harrington
O’keley
Mattie West
Valentine Social at Trinitarian Church Draws Local Youth
The U K society held a St Valentine event Tuesday in the Trinitarian church chapel. Misses Mary Tewksbury Grace Hunt Mildred Smith Miriam Davis Lillian Petersen and Florence Hubbard staged a sketch Oysters. After laughter games and contests followed with Valentine themed refreshments. Mary Tewksbury chaired the social committee.
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U. K
Trinitarian Church
Mary Tewksbury
Grace Hunt
Mildred Smith
Miriam Davis
Lillian Petersen
Florence Hubbard
Mary Tewsibury
Annual Meeting of Union Bible Society Held at Mrs Wood's Home
Mrs Thomas Todd presided as president at the Union Bible Society annual meeting hosted by Mrs Todd and Mrs Richard F Wood at Wood's Main Street residence. Officers elected included Mrs Todd as President and Mrs George M Baker and Miss Jane Hosmer as vice presidents. Tea followed the business session along with a social hour hosted by the hostesses and assisted by several young people.
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Mra
Thomas Todd
Richard F. Wood
Union Bible Society
Lucy Fosdick
George D. Sohier
G. M. Baker
C. B. Towle
Marion Barker
Helen Keyes
Bertha Garfield
Mary Tewksbury
Helen Moore
Dorothy Tewksbury
Messrs
John Moore
Frank Hubbard
Stephen Pepper
Mayo Tolman
High School Business Course Discussion Draws Crowd
A Maton hall meeting Thursday evening heard strong interest in adding a business course to the high school. Speakers included Senator Roger Sherman Hoar, Raymond Gaird of the Boston High School of Commerce, Supt. Frank H. Damon of Lexington, J. F. Scully of Arlington, and F. Hocka of Lexington. Thomas H. Shaughnessy, a school committee member, chaired and introduced the lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maton Hall
Roger Sherman Hoar
Raymond Gaird
Boston High School of Commerce
Frank H. Damon
Lexington Schools
J. F. Scully
Arlington
F. Hocka
Lexington
Thomas H. Shaughnessy
Concord W W Co T U Plans Aid For State Union
The postponed meeting convened Tuesday Feb 14 at Mrs H Rolfe's Middle Street. Members voted to assist in the Gilbert Hall dinner and supper in Boston for the state union. The annual food sale was discussed but a member offered funds to cover the need this year. Subscriptions to American Motherhood were continued. Additional plans for future work were laid.
Trinitarian Church Notes Highlight Meetings and Family News
The pastor outlines topics for Sunday and Friday sessions including The Book and the Man and The Duty of Encouraging. Auxiliary meetings of the Woman's Board of Missions feature Miss Kate Lamson's Edinburgh Conference address and a Ladies' Missionary society gathering with a social supper and entertainment. Mr. and Mrs. Herold Tompkins welcomed a baby, and a Bedford street sleighing party from Concord to Lexington with chaperones is described.
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the Woman's Board of Missions
Kate Lamson
Boston
Edinburgh
Plantation Melodies And War Time Drama Before Woman's Club
The Woman's club met in the town hall with Mrs H C Rolfe absent due to a cold. A committee report sought funds to buy the Alcott house and asked members to distribute pamphlets and prompt contributions. A $300 subscription was announced with two gifts of $100 each. Miss Roberts staged The Warrens of Virginia with Southern born Miss Roberta of Kentucky and Misses Turner of Georgia performing plantation melodies between acts.
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Woman's Club
Town Hall
H. C. Rolfe
George P. Farrer
Alcott House
Furber
Roberta
Kentucky
Turner
Geogia
Roberts
Warrens
Virginia
Warren
Southland
Lincoln and the Poets Reflected in Union Lincoln Service
A large crowd at the Trinitarian church heard Edward D. Mead of Boston deliver a masterly address on Lincoln and the Poets. He traced Lincoln’s life and his ties to Bryant Whittier Holmes Longfellow Lowell and Emerson, noting personal friendships and literary influences.
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Abraham Lincoln
Edward D. Mead
Boston
Lincoln
Bryant
Whittier
Holmes
Longfellow
Lowell
Emerson
Reev
L. B. Macdonald
Mr. Mead
Mr. Tewksbury
Trinitarian Church
Local Advertisements From Concord Area Listings
Classified notices offer jobs meals and goods in Concord Maynard Littleton Bedford Acton and Sudbury. Warnings lost dogs and lost books appear along with wanted workers and a cowk cook. Hay for sale and cheese specialties advertised by C H Towle at 30 Main st.
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H. L. Whitcomb’s
Concord
Maynard
Littleton
Bedford Acton
Sudbury
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Owen L. Miner
Hamburgs
The
Holy Name Society
St. Bernard’s Parish
John J. Dee
Edward McKenna
Guild of the First Parish
John Mills Wilson
Lexigton
Wilson
Lida Foss
Dr. Titcomb
Concord Woman's Club
Sen
Louisa M. Alcott
Oncord
Masschusetts
Womanl
Amy
Louisa Alcott
Misa Alcott
Henry F. Smith, Jr
Middlesex Institution For Savings
Henry C. Rolfe
Concord Massachusetts Woman's Club
Raphael M. Hoyle
D. A. RR
Mrs. Messer
Mrs. Blood
Valentine Social
Eaton Hall
Concord Ww. Co. T. U
Trinitarian Church Notes
Ladies’ Missionary Society
Herold J.tompkins
Bedford St
Bernard McGrath
Jennie Raggio
Marie Philbrook
Laconia, N. H
J. W. Raymond’s
Hubbard St
Dr. Chamberlain
Grant and Byronuts
Patrick McWalter
C. H. Towle’s
Main St
Carlisle
M. R. Walsh
Chestnut St
Woburn
L. Cousins, Jr
Sidney Coolidge
Baldwin, Carliste
Roquefort
Camembert
Young America
Snappy
Pimento and Factory
Arec. H. Towle’s
Charles EB. Brown
Treas
Charles E. Brown
Trens
Edith A. Buck
Main Street
Matthew Steinman Harnesses
Grant St. Concord
Joseph Kulcsar
New York
Over the
White’s Block
C. S. Towne
A. L. Hicks
Walden St
A. Fernald
Boylston St
Back Bay
Bertha Barnes
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Concord, Mass
Pierce Building
Eves
Milton C. Bean
Hubbard Street
Bemmis
Concord Drug Store
A. Bucanan
Walden
H. S. Richardson
Coxcord
William J. Bulger
W. Herbert Way
Tel
Concord Nurseries
Henry M. Pratt
Prop
Monument St., Concord
John A. Finigan
Frank E. Harris
O. Barnes
College of Anatomy
David Hayes
Grant &J
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