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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1913
Page
4
Publication details from Marlboro Massachusetts show a local newspaper with office and post office mailing statements. It lists the Enterprise Company officers including P. Purkfeiden, T. Fryer, John H. Lawton as manager, with dating and imprint notes for the period around 1903.
A banquet in the main hall featured a hollow square table arrangement of pink carnations and green foliage with tiny colored electric lights. Plates bore embossed initials and a songfest with vocal selections by members of the agency followed by a record run homeward and a toast by William R. Milton.
A fragmentary notice from Middlesex Institution for Savings in Concord Massachusetts references deposits due by May 27 and an old proverb penny saved is a penny earned. Names include Concord Maynard Ford Adoh Sudbury and Middlesex Institution for Savings.
Items include election appeals and club notices from Febrist Votee and the executive board, birth of a baby boy to Mr and Mrs Ai L Hodgman of Florence Rose Washington born February 18, inauguration parade official Lieut Julian J Chamberlain, Rebekah lodge dance in Association hall, Musketaquid council initiation of three candidates, a red car on C M H street railway affecting Concord, a teacher's luncheon, Marlboro concert under the auspices of the Marlboro chapter, Concord club meeting with tea to follow, a joint Friday night event with Lieut Gov David I Fred and a car purchase for a barn conversion, concert attendance by Mr and Mrs Burke and McCormack, O F staff confer three degrees at Concord lodge, Perry lectures at Concord Woman's club, Theresa Harlow lecture in the vestry, town hall fundraiser scheduled, obituaries for a long-admired Irish-born mother of Patrick McGrath with funeral at St Bernard's Church.
Mrs Ellen Hanley widow of James Hanley died Friday from a shock suffered the previous Monday. She lived alone at Bedford Street, Watertown, despite her son Thomas Hanley residing there. Neighbors found her ill Monday, a doctor was called, and she died after eleven hours of care. Funeral took place Monday at St Bernards church with Rev Fr Lynch officiating.
Concord friends learn of F Connor named to secretary position with Gong. Deitrick of Camberwell praises Connor’s ability and fit for the role. Mrs Connor to assist. The Connors will move to Washington to join sessions. Miss Nora Wak town assisting.
Report details a mandolin club recital with Miss Gilmore as instructress and a program of dances and songs praised by attendees. Also notes meetings of Ladies Missionary society and Women’s Board of Foreign Missions, plus Pomona banking papers and high school debate on a federal rail system plan.
Members of the company abandon the wagon trip as planned due to uniforms destroyed in a fire. The unit will instead travel to Gettysburg in July, with the move prompted by the lack of proper dress and equipment.
Preparatory lecture for Lord's Supper by the pastor on Friday evening titled The King's holiness. Three essays planned on Four Weeks in Britain and Scotland. first sermon next Sunday evening on The Covenanters who they were. All are invited.
Concord covers a curling match where a Massachusetts team defeats Montreal 80 to 78. The visit featured a Royal Canadian Artillery band and a ladies drill. Motte led a victory over Skip White 15 to 8, and Murphy beat Braley 17 to 12 in the series.
Maynard defeated Concord at the local alleys by 42 pins on Wednesday evening. Maynard players Matson and Lesage led the visitors while Jennings and Mansfield starred for Concord. final scores list Billett Deeseeeess, frase a cides, and Lynch among others.
Interest mounts as Thomas Curley of Boston is slated to address Concord residents on the playground issue under the selectmen. The event aims to inform on its phases and attract a large turnout. A weathered note mentions Appalachian Club members attending a Colonial Inn gathering and a Sunday hike to Carlisle.
The town hall meeting on March 6 discusses the playground movement and a public library display of pamphlets on play and vocational training for children. Titles include How to Start a Playground, Athletics for the Playground, Children of the Century, and A Fundamental Far-Reaching Attempt at Democracy, among others.
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