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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1906
Page
8
South Acton items report residents visiting, working away, and returning home. People include Wallie Bird from Harvard, Ethel Hosmer from Wal tham, Fred Robbins of Newtonville, Herman Parker of Stoneham, and others visiting Acton friends or family. A Boston Dairy Co. ice crew works the pond as measles illness hospitalizes Charlotte Canfield temporarily.
The Unitarian church turkey supper on the 22nd drew praise for smooth service by a diligent all male wait staff. Entertainment followed with Miss Riley Marlboro delivering songs, Fritz Olschlager impressing on the xither, and Miss Sheldon readings well received. The hoped for Russian Prince failed to appear amid ongoing aristocratic troubles.
The pastor delivered a missionary sermon citing Luke 10:30 when compassion moved the nation to free Cubans and Filipinos from Spanish rule. Mrs. Stewart River st organized the music and Mrs. Hawkins led the Christian Endeavor. A missions collection is planned for next Sunday.
Miss Mae Jones enjoyed a night of delight with many young friends after returning from Keene New Hampshire. The evening featured games music violin selections and songs with readings by Miss Gladys McGregor and duets by Miss Griswold and others. Attendees traveled from Medford Malden Boston and Keene New Hampshire.
Chas Wood recovers from illness and may return to work at Bros. shop. Mr and Mrs Emery W Clark of Newton visited his father over the holiday. E Richardson works temporary for Parmenter & Palsey Fertilizer Co. Rev David Lovett begins a sermon series on Noted Conversions. Ladies circle of the Universalist church plans afternoon and evening meetings. A gold framed picture of Lovett's juvenile dancing class attracts attention in a store window. Helena Knowlton and Helen Hall home from Bradford Academy with classmates. visits to relatives in Middletown and Newark. The fire company held a supper and vestry entertainment at the Universalist church with oysters, cakes, pies, fruit and ice cream. C D Cram chaired, Lovett spoke, Chief Hall gave a speech, an orchestra performed, and Bertha Butts of Cambridge read selections.
Boston hearing on patent and proprietary medicines condemned as containing cocaine, opium, cholo rform and alcohol. Lawmakers consider labels and bans, citing public health harm and moral impact, while druggists fear sales losses amid strict rules.
The Baptist church held its first roll call in years on Friday February 23 at the church parlor after a bountiful supper. Pastor Rev Lovett presided as chairman with remarks by Den Geo Burroughs and a scroll reading by Mrs E C Parker. Attendees included D H Hall Miss Fannie Wetherbee and Chas Beach with an address by Den Daniels of Winter Hill Baptist Somerville. The program featured poems hymns and a benediction marking a pleasant gathering.
Good stock hay for sale cheap. Apply to F. R. Knowlton, West Acton.
Harland Flagg suffers the measles while March ninth is set for the Old Acre Folks event. Auctioneer Otis H. Forbush of Acton Mass. will hold sales in South Lincoln Mass on March 29 and plans early April sale of John R. Farnum herd.
The Sudbury entertainment course begins Tuesday night March 6 with a recital of Leah the Forsaken by Mrs Charlotte Adams Dunne. The course comprises five entertainments.
In Springfield Ohio a brakeman M M Davis was shot by two men named Preston Ladd and Edward Dean. A mob attacked The Jungles area looting Kemplers saloon and burning a house. Police and firemen saved children. a brick blinded sergeant Creager. National guard sent from Dayton as military aid arrives.
Washington reports Otis Gage and N Critchfield urged the House Foreign Affairs Committee to back the Gilbert resolution for an investigation of W B Sorsby the U S minister to Bolivia. They cited a bond fraud tied ruin of an American mining firm in Ecuador and a foreclosure sale of slate property for 139000 with alleged improper notice. The Senate agreed to vote on statehood bill before adjournment around March 0.
Houston Thomas, a young Black man, was sentenced to 99 years of hard labor by a jury for an attempted assault on Miss Koettman, a young white girl. He pleaded guilty.
Newfoundlang reports St Johns blocked by ice floes on February 28 preventing entry and departure of ships. Northern ports echo a seaboard gridlock with similar ice conditions hindering commerce and orders.
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