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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1913
Page
9
Teacher Cornwell replaced by Mra J M in 8th grade last week causing school closure for the remainder of the week. Union school building closed Friday to allow students to attend classes. Community events include Lincoln Day programs, lectures by Prof Barton, and a public supper and entertainment in the Baptist church hall.
The Massachu setts Agricultural College has loaned a list of books to the Reuben Hoar Library for general circulation. Titles include Soil Fertility and Permanent Pastures, Principles and Practice of Poultry Culture, Poultry Craft, Making Poultry Pay, Diseases of the Horse, Bee Culture, Farmers' Shipping Associations, Hints on Pruning, Spraying for Better Crops, More Corn to the Acres, Lure of the Land, Grape Propagation, Pruning and Trimming, Small Fruits and Berries, Home Nursing, Cereals in America, and How to Cook Vegetables.
The agricultural school started under the Grange drew a hundred or more pupils aged 10 to 80. After expenses were paid $31 remained and was used to buy agricultural books for the Reuben Hoar library. Rev. H. L. Packard received thanks for proposing the school and aiding its realization.
Alfred Haskell gets a home telephone line. Mrs S J White hosts Kennebunk relatives. Arthur White becomes town hall janitor replacing Lovering. Albert Sheffield on forced vacation after a crushed foot injury. William Hanley of South Sudbury moved to town farm near age ninety in frail condition. About forty anglers from Waltham Boston and Marlboro fished Great Pond with bass perch and pickerel. Edward Glines cuts foot badly while chopping for D Perry. toe amputated at Marlboro Hospital. Hamblen and Oviatt attend. listed as dangerous.
Aenobis grants credit to Snobe amid discussion of word choice and entitlement. Atchison Globe reports the issue with concise, local tone.
South Sudbury reports a new arrival named Dorcas welcomed by Col. and Mrs. J. B. Billings on Friday the 14th. Other notes mention a Woodstock farm visit, social calls from Mrs. Howard Cutter of Chelsea and Mrs. George J. Eiton of Waltham, and a Memorial church Valentine party with cake and ice cream. William Hanley, 88, was found in distress and rescued by neighbors and overseers, ending up at the town farm.
Charles Wilson dies at his home with his son Charles E. Wilson in attendance. Age ninety years and six months, he was born in Nova Scotia and spent his life in this country, most years with his son. A Card of Thanks from his family expresses gratitude for funeral help and kindness.
The selectmen set two town meetings with the first at 6 30 a m March 3 for officers election and license question vote and the second March 5 at 8 p m to act on town warrant articles. The Democratic town committee met at M F Manning’s offices last week and organized with Edward Welsh as chairman M F Manning secretary and John L Jewett treasurer.
Chief of Police Kelley writes to Rev David C Torrey inviting any public charges to be made openly. He asks Torrey to reveal any unlawful acts he knows of and whether he has reported them to the police chief or refused to act on Torrey’s directions. Kelley says he is answerable to the public.
On the sixth evening of the season at 8 o clock Thomas G Canlett will give a talk Working the Deep Sea Cables Miss Iapace musical program and all are urged to come and join in the singing A motion to ensation by changing the initiation fee which accompanies applications for membership from 1 00 to an amount equal the annual dues 50c for applicants under 18 and 2 00 for those 18 and over will come up for final action
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