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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1916
Page
5
Advertisements in Concord Maynard Littleton Bedford Acton and Sudbury cost 100 per line or any portion, with a maximum six words per line. Rates apply to all lines and portions.
Advertises purchase of live fowls and ducks in any quantity for cash. Seller Geo A Dyer Marlboro Mass invites contact or call. Also notes Olive Oil order with immediate 15 percent advance from L Anderson & Son.
Concord Minutemen held extra drills and a prize drill at the armory followed by a dance. Prizes of silver and bronze watch fobs were awarded to Percy W. Brown and Neil O Connell. The schedule included rehearsals for a play, moving pictures, a governor's reception, and an upcoming U S inspection with Lieut John R McGinness as inspecting officer.
Three candidates filed nomination papers for Concord town offices including the light board school committee and the assessors. Dr Theodore Chamberlin joins the race for the school committee after failing at the caucus while Edward Dee Flora Bean and Thomas Shaughnessy won at caucus. James Dunlop Jr and Frank Rideout contest the light board seat as Rideout seeks a chance to win after serving since Frank Connor's death. Waldo P Lapham files for the two year assessor seat to oppose George G Russell.
The Rev. 8S. O. Dexter plans four Sunday afternoon talks on socialism opening at Trinity Church parish house. The first session discussed definitions of socialism, its four aspects, and criticisms of capitalism, including poverty, unemployment, and wealth concentration. A broken arm from a Knox combination crank at the Central fire station injured Royden L. Bass. Bert Lang fills in as houseman, with Martin Finigan driving the pumping engine if needed.
Mrs Penelope Wheeler of London will present a lecture recital of Euripides Alcestis at Trinity church parish house Elm Street on Tuesday February 29 at 8 30 p m Tickets are available from committee members and Miss Houghton including Mrs G Hollis Blake Mrs H N 8 Bradford Mrs Arthur Brooks and others.
The First Parish will hold a vesper service Sunday February 27 at 5 o clock. Organist Orge D Latimer conducts. Carl Peirce violin solo closes the program with Adagio Pathetique and Nordische Sage etc. Mrs Shull accompanies and a sermon follows with Sarabande and Grand chorus in D.
St Bernard's Guild hosted a whist party and dance at Monument hall Friday night. Sixty tables played from 8 to 10 with Katharine McGoey and John Reedgents winning, and Marie Fisher with Kiernan Hickey receiving consolations. Refreshments followed at 10 and Lawton's Maynard orchestra provided music until 1.
A Friday afternoon hop in Eaton hall given by the seniors featured Miss Ruth Allen on music for dancing. The event drew a large crowd with punch served continuously and chaperones Mrs. Boynton, Mrs. Pulsifer, and Mr. Goddard overseeing.
Mr and Mrs George M Baker of have gone to Washington D C for a week's stay with no further details.
A union gathering of Epworth leagues from the Norwegian and Danish churches in Concord and Boston met at Concord Methodist Church. The program included choirs from both churches, Boston string orchestra, George Baker and Dorothy Haviland duets, and a Boston violin solo. A supper for out of town guests was served at 6. Rev. B. E. Carlson of Boston gave the evening address.
Thursday evening event titled Scotland in Song and Story featured Mrs. Thomas Todd Jr. and Miss Miriam Davis. Mrs Todd read a story while Davis sang Benny Scotland songs. Refreshments followed with social hour. committee members included Mr and Mrs C R Bor land, Mr and Mrs Thomas Todd Jr, and Mrs A MacLeod.
To obtain accurate milk test results a proper sample must be taken. Combine all milk from a single cow and mix night and morning portions thoroughly by pouring back and forth until no cream streaks remain. In cold weather take extra precautions. tests are confidential.
Goody is recovering after an appendicitis operation performed at Deaconess hospital. Mrs. E A Hupperts of Crescent Road leaves Concord for New York on Tuesday and sails Thursday for England for an indefinite stay. Div 56 A O H plans a whist party and dance at Monument hall Monday with Sheridan's orchestra. Concord Grange whist event postponed to this week will be held tomorrow in Grange hall and the first and second degrees will be conferred by Concord Grange on March 7 with regular and men’s degree team officers.
The Concord Massachusetts Equal Suffrage league held a February 16 meeting at Mrs Dodges home with Miss Holland. Mrs Frederick P Bagley of Norwood, Massachusetts chair for the congressional committee of the National Woman SuffrageAssociation, spoke on the Susan Anthony amendment and ways the local league can aid the cause. Tea and a social hour followed.
Mr Dexter will present a four part series on socialism starting March 12 with Socialism as a theory of social evolution. He will discuss The Socialist aim and cooperative commonwealth with talks at 4 p.m. inviting all interested to attend. The final talk on March 19 will cover Socialism of the Bible.
The spring N E T and T Co directory edition was distributed this week. Middlesex Mutual Fire Insurance Co clerical workers attended a Saturday matinee of Daddy Longlegs at Hollis Street Theatre.
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