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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1916
Page
7
Edward Pratt a Hyde Park pharmacist joins H. B. Richardson. H C Rand of Boston stays at Colonial Inn this week. George Grant leaves Kent Grocery for a Portmouth New Hampshire job. A 30 member group from West Acton enjoyed a sleigh ride Saturday.
Saturday evening at 8 the monthly social of the Young Peoples society will be held. Rev Dexter will speak on George Washington. Good music and all are welcome. A union Young Peoples meeting at the church Sunday afternoon and evening drew a crowded crowd with devotions, singing, solos, recitations, and essays led by I M Hay, B Klein, and A Hansen.
The Woman's Club hosts a free talk on the Health of Babies at town hall Tuesday the 29th at 3 p.m. Stereopticon illustrations will accompany the lecture and all are invited to attend.
Athletic association news says rehearsals for the Concord High School production Ingomar progress well with final touches next week. Cast lists include John Shepley as Timarch, Theron Lowden as Poly dor, John Lynch as Myron, Lyman Witherbee as Elphenor, and many others with Mrs Asa Walsh and daughter Mary visiting J W Milbury over the holidays.
Help wanted notice seeks a Finnish lady for housework who can talk English. Apply at 26 McKinley Street Maynard or call Tel 8054 for details.
Miss Winifred Cray of Lowell and Miss Rose Ingalls of Everett vacationed with local friends. Prof Farnham Damon stayed with his mother over the holidays while state inspectors visited West Concord school to inspect new fire escapes. Miss Evelyn Russell from Hartford visited relatives and attends Wellesley College. Ruth Damon visits Northampton to see sister Rachael Damon and brother Prof E Farnham Damon.
Almost 200 people attended the Help of Christian church event at Warner hall for a whist party. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. John J. Sullivan, Miss Margaret Ahern, Mrs. George Lee, William Perkins, Charles Hogan, and Wilfred O Clair as consolation. Refreshments and dancing followed. attendance from Cohcard Maynard and nearby towns was large.
Monday evening in Association hall a Willow Rebekah lodge dance attracted a large crowd from the town and surrounding areas. About 50 couples danced to the music of an orchestra, with intermission refreshments served in the banquet hall and late cars aiding out of town guests. The organizing committee included Mrs. George Keith as chair, with Miss Ethel Flemming, Miss Clara Pettigrew, Alfred Small, and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Kennedy.
The fourth reunion of the elementary Sunday school department marked 20 years since its start and 20 years of service by superintendent Mrs Mary B Lane. Attendants included 75 of 239 registered, with Rev Walter Campbell and Rev William Batt among the greeters.
Miss Perrin conducted dancing classes on Tuesday with two Lowell girls, Miss Mildred Bowreau and Miss Muriel Rodgers, performing a clever Danse d Amour in costume. The pupils earned loud applause and lessons resume after Easter.
Seven year old Joseph Pageau son of Mr and Mrs Leon Pageau slid down Crest street hill and collided with a Main street auto. He was thrown aside and feared fatally hurt but suffered only slight injuries and was treated at home.
Willow Rebekah lodge members enjoyed a sleighing party to West Acton where they were guests of Winona Rebekah lodge. A pleasant evening followed with refreshments and the group returned to Concord Junction late.
Sunday morning Sergt. Howard Lyons was called to the home of Frank Gagnon to kill a mad dog. Lyons acted quickly and the dog was disposed of before any chance to spread hydrophobia germs.
Miss Marion Wheeler travels to Auburn Maine for a Bowdoin college glee club concert and dance. James McKenzie, recently with Misses Williams Nine Acre corner, leaves Saturday for New York then Scotland to join the British army. Mr and Mrs F E McDonald J A Whitcomb of Lowell and Miss Ethel Bruce of Groton were entertained over the holiday by Miss M I Houghton.
Springfield reports the delivery of 600 Springfield rifles and equipment to St Charles school for boys and 40 rifles to the Soldiers' Orphans home at Normal. The arms with bayonets and belts came from Rock Island Arsenal under War Department orders.
The Acton citizens caucus met at town hall Monday evening with light attendance. W F Kelley was chosen chairman and candidates named for multiple town posts including Warren H Jones for selectman, William A Kinsley clerk, H F Tuttle assessor, and Arthur M Whitcomb library. William F Stevens resigned as assessor and Whitcomb was nominated to fill the vacancy.
Saturday afternoon the Junior Christian Endeavor society of the Baptist church rode a sleigh to old Concord. Despite bitter cold the ride was cozy with hay in the sleigh and blankets. No ill effects reported. Mrs. Fanny Porter led the outing with a long list of children. In Concord they drank hot chocolate and warmed in a drug store before returning home. Everett Spinney hosted guests at C. J. Holton’s home, including Mr. and Mrs. Milton Bean and others from Roxbury and Medford on Washington's birthday.
George Wallace the plumber has the heating contract for a new cottage on East Main Street built by Mrs A H Foster. Mr and Mrs William B White return to Acrebridge farm after two weeks in Baltimore visiting relatives. Miss Susie Davis of Natick visits Mr and Mrs James Groat Maplewood Ave over the holidays. Mrs James Patterson and her son Lawrence of Auburndale stay with sister Mrs Clagehce E Marshall Lincoln Street. The Robin Hill Independent society hosts a baked bean supper at Robin Hill schoolhouse Friday evening. Mr and Mrs Arthur Poor and daughter return to Antrim Newfoundland after visiting Edward Richardson Norwood Street. The J S club meets at Mrs L H Small Huntington Ave Tuesday evening with refreshments. Mr and Mrs William Smith of Allston welcome a daughter last week, to be Rose St Mitchell. Mrs Robert Cheney of Southboro travels to Marlboro tomorrow afternoon for bible readings at Holy Trinity Church. Ladies interested in bible study are invited to attend.
Nine killed and about fifty injured in a rear end collision on the New Haven line near Milford. Engineer W R Curtis and flagman George L Tourtellotte among the dead. Express No 19 and local No 5 crashed after air hose failure stalled the express on a curve near Woodmont station.
In Poughkeepsie New York Supreme Court Justice Meerschauser denied motions to dismiss most indictments against Thomas M Osborne former Sing Sing warden. Two neglect of duty counts were stricken but four remain along with a perjury charge for allegedly testifying falsely before a prison commissioner. The court overruled the demurrer to the neglect of duty indictment. A separate naval note notes the battleship Pennsylvania undergoing unofficial trials near Owl's Head after heavy seas and high speed runs.
Unclear fragment notes unofficial trials off the coast of Maine near Rockland dated February 23. Details on participants, results, or objectives are not readable.
Peter Comfort aged 48 a freight conductor was killed instantly when struck by a locomotive at Auburndale Massachusetts Reverend Samuel Seward a prominent preacher and theologian died at Pittsfield Massachusetts after a sudden illness
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