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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1902
Page
3
Maynard community notes list a string of local people at work, visiting or ill, with mentions of mill jobs in Acton Worcester and Framingham. Highlights include caucuses at Cooperative hall, hospital stays, new hires at Assabet mills, and upcoming school and church events.
Bucklin's Arnica Salve boasts world wide fame for cures of cuts burns boils and sores among others. Guaranteed cure at 25 cents from Burdett Barnard E B Lucia Hudson C T Shattuck Northboro Jnc C Friend Concord Johnson's Pharmacy Maynard.
The Institute edged Maynard 13 to 9 in a rough night with high fouls. Healey impressed for the Institute while Cullen and Bart Sheridan anchored Maynard’s effort amid jostling defense. Campbell and Noonan also stood out for Maynard as the crowd of Cambridge fans roared.
The article notes subdued campaigning with caucuses looming and lists candidates for selectman and school board including Arthur J. Kin Samuel Lawton Abel Gynes and Robert W. Carter Rev. W. F. Lawford and Dr. Howard Hamblen. It mentions temporary health board fill by Hamblen and Creighton as overseer of the poor with Oliver also named. Temperance advocates push to bury license while license supporters foresee Maynard voting shifts.
The M E church parsonage society held a colonial tea in Music hall on Friday with a supper and an entertainment program. It featured Thomas Taylor Jennie Bean Ewea Hall Maynard's singer Robert W Carter Lawton's orchestra and a trained chorus, to a large appreciative audience. Committee members included the Richardsons Maynards Masons Harwoods Rand and others who served and hosted.
A Saturday evening melee near Music Hall involved several toughs following the St. John's Institute basketball team from Cambridge. They caused havoc on the street, assaulted passersby, halted horses, and scattered until Officer King arrived, ending the disturbance after about 30 minutes. Police presence later quieted the crowd. The episode reflects poorly on a subset of local youth, not the Institute membership.
The board of health seeks Michael K s legal residence to shift expenses. Mack says born in Haverhill and resident there, but Mullin finds that untrue. Doubt remains that the state will aid with costs if no town or city residency is established.
Miss Edith Speight, at her Acton Street home, was presented with a gold headed umbrella and a gold watch and chain by friends. The evening featured music readings and refreshments with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Bilson and families, Brearly, Binns, Nagle, and others.
Andrew Hapgood of West Acton, 78, recalls selling the first shuttles to Amory Maynard around 1947. Maynard, then working with a dam crew near the Ben Smith bridge, did not buy directly but sent Hapgood to the weaver Knight who led that business phase. Maynard is described as kindly and easy to deal with.
James Stokes, linked to the Michael Mack smallpox case, has returned after a period away and faced the music. He was quarantined at the new pest house Friday night following a special board of health meeting as inmates of the Central house refused his admission.
To let a fully fitted dry goods store on Main street Maynard in the growing town center. It has steam and electric car service nearby, steam heat, gas lighting, and a large weekly payroll. Rent is reasonable and the opportunity to conduct a large cash business is emphasized. Address L Maynard 79 Church St Winchester Mass.
Burlington fireman C W Bellamy describes illness and pain until a bottle of Electric Bitters restored his strength. The ad claims weak, sickly people gain new life and vigor, with multiple local agents offering the cure at 50 cents.
A fifth monthly temperance rally at Music Hall featured E F Pender of Everett and J B Lewis arguing against liquor licenses in Maynard. The program included Schubert ladies orchestra and performances by Ethel Edgecomb, Annie Eichborn, and Millie Colcord. Both speakers urged residents to oppose open saloons, citing social harms and the vote’s power to shape towns. The event drew a large crowd and boosts optimism for future abolition of liquor traffic.
Clearance sale continues at W. B. Case & Sons. Miss Elizabeth Lehy on sick list part of the week. Edward Gannon takes employment in a barber shop in Ayer. Miss Beatrice Fosburg visits Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fosburg. Owen Duggan injures middle finger at Assabet mills planer. Catholic union committee brings St. Joseph's Church choir Boston for next Wednesday night concert. W. S. Keyes leaves contractor Pitman’s work and becomes superintendent of the carpenter force at Assabet Mills.
Advertises a chiropractic style claim that catarrh causes deafness and that Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure the condition. States one hundred dollars reward for any case not cured, with free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills recommended.
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