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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1913
Page
8
Concord selectmen announce a public town hall meeting Thursday March 6 to discuss the playground movement. Boston playground agent Thomas Curley will explain the project, its impact on children and the community, and how it is conducted in other towns. Everyone with an interest is urged to attend.
A bowel of cars from a B and M freight train derailed after leaving Concord Junction near the river and under the bridges. Two cars were wrecked beyond repair and burned after cargo transfer, copper ingots and steel bars lost, while a glass car and a grass car continued on.
The Concord council and K of C select the cast for the play For One Night Only, originally Night off, to be staged after Lent. Cast includes Prof. Martin Goldwhinney, Wm Byron, Br Léopold Newman, Dr P T Flavin, Chas Harkins, Jack Harkins as Emil Hawkins, Edward Loughlin, Helen Fitzpatrick, Catherine McHugh, and Rosa. John McCluskey of Waltham directs with a committee of Flavin, Ron, William Fitzpatrick, James Loughlin, and John J Dee in charge.
Mr and Mrs Rudolph Petersen marked a 25th wedding anniversary with a Monday evening gathering of about 50 friends at their Monument street home. Rev C O Thorpe presented a silver coffee urn as a keepsake. The couple, married in Concord, have two children, Mrs John W Webber and Peveril O Petersen. Their elder son studies at the Massachusetts Agricultural College in Amherst.
Musketaquia council No. 72 Roy al Arcanum will initiate three candidates on Wednesday evening. At the last lodge meeting two candidates were initiated and officers were installed. The treasurer paid a $3,000 beneficiary to the late brother Frank B. Foss.
The Concord Mass Woman's Club schedules a rummage sale for February 28 in the lower town hall. Hours run from morning until 9. Proceeds support philanthropic causes. Clothing furniture china and bric a brac will be accepted.
Dr. Bronson will head an illustrated town hall lecture in Concord on Japan life. The talk will feature more than 100 stereopticon views and cover various phases of Japanese life.
Students debated the resolution United States senators should be elected by popular vote. Samuel Hayme and Edith Smith led the negative side while Milph Wilson and Theodore Christen spoke for the affirmative. Judges Miss Louise Cabot Miss Ellen Crouthemel and Mr Crouthemel ruled in favor of the affirmatives.
Between 200 and 300 attended the artillery smoker given by Concord Artillery members in the evening and all enjoyed the program with talk of Robert J. Warner and the armory event.
A group including members of Company I and other Concord residents discuss attending the national inauguration in Washington. Preparations will be finalized next week. Company I will not accompany as a unit due to lack of uniforms after a recent fire.
Funeral services were held Friday at Sleepy Hollow chapel with Rev. L B Macdonald of the First Parish officiating. Music by Miss Miriam Davises followed by hymns “Happy Day” and “In the Brand By” in Woodlawn cemetery Acton.
John H Lawton manager of the Daily and Weekly Banter prises welcomed a seven pound girl. Mrs Lawton will be in Concord as Miss Mary daughter of Officer. The office radiance followed the birth and staff offered many congratulations.
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