28 Feb 1917
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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1917
Page
1
The brief item list records Mr Patrick O Day and Mrs Bessie McBride attending a funeral in Lowell and Framingham holiday visits by Mrs James Redgard and others. It mentions various locals visiting relatives, theater outings, and community notes amid mixed spelling errors and partial sentences.
A mixed report lists social visits and meetings in progress. Notable items include O Connell of Bos visiting friends in Thomas Soke Jr and Bilotte Brown of Monument. Henry Thorpe returning to work in Boston after illness. Lent lectures at Trinity church and a New England Milk Producers meeting in Boston with Roger Sherman Hoar joining as unpaid council. A court raid near Concord district court resulted in twenty men tried and fined.
A long list of residents and visitors is recorded with weekend and weekday visits across nearby towns. Names include Otto Jensen Framingham Joseph Spinelli Woonsocket Frank Gagnon Lowell Regina Connell Somerville Charles Simpson Lowell Harriet Fletcher Mikired Gerrity Ashmon Vivian LHeureux William LMeur John McLeod Wal tham Winslow Damon Burleigh Pratt Elmer Shattuck and others. Events noted: Catholic club meeting, Lent devotions, Lotus club quartet concert, Masque Reformatory inmates concert, Presidente Day at West Concord Woman's club with Dr Charles Fleischer as speaker.
Brestl plans Friday auction of cows and hay. Holt couple spent Sunday with Harry Holt in West Somerville. Newcomb hosts Quincy visitors on Washington's birthday. Town warrants posted with 27 game articles for Monday meeting. Edward Pierce to move family to late John McGrath place Boxboro. A H Sadler to start real estate office in Boston. John Greer to Pepperell for new fruit farm position. Fred Gilmore shifts to road signal work after depot duties. Clifton Willis at Edison Bight Co Boston. mother ill. George W Mead buys Hapgood farm. tree cutting and pasture work begin.
Thursday several fishing parties braved the cold on the ice and enjoyed a good time. The anglers brought home a few small fish and a big pickerel reportedly weighing pounds and measuring twenty seven inches long.
Bedford reports this week include the annual town meeting set for Monday March 5. Election day is Monday March 68. Notables: George Arthur Skelton recovering from illness. Mrs. William H. Kelley ill. Michael F. Manning erects flag and pole at the post office. St Michael's hosts Lenten services Friday at 3 pm. Several town developments noted: plan to purchase a small fire truck. new town hall rear building unfinished. Concord to Lexington high school switch deemed satisfactory.
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