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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1908
Page
3
Maynard residents and visitors are listed with frequent trips and social calls during the holiday season. The record notes church services, moving pictures, weddings, funerals, and local club activities, with many names and nearby towns mentioned.
Widespread unrest among Polish and Finnish residents in Assabet due to prolonged unemployment. A series of meetings led to a push to press town overseers and state authorities for aid, with discussions in multiple languages and a Sunday address urging prudence.
In a crowded Maynard gym nearly 600 watched a volunteer team fielded by Marlboro and others vs Maynard. Tim Horan led Maynard with 14 points as Gilhoem debuted strong and Maley, Kelley and Gately starred for Maynard in a hard fought 37 to 36 victory after a borrowed uniforms scare and late game rally.
Newport announces a January 18 game as the season’s marquee attraction. The club expects a strong performance and a costly guarantee, with Maynard leading an especially strong lineup for the coming tour.
Manager Fitzgerald of East Boston offered to bring his team on Saturday with a $100 deposit but required Maynard to match $100 and not strengthen the lineup. Local management rejected the proposal and noted Lowell will play here Saturday, featuring former Burke and P.A.C. stars, promising a strong game despite prior delays.
Maynard defeats Danvers 60 to 25 at Music Hall on Christmas night. Danvers fielded substitutes including Segrue Corbett Hayes with Parks and Regan from nearby teams. Maynard, energized by criticism, shows strong team play and dominant defense. Attendance about 500.
The Overseers of the Poor announce they will assist cases of real want in Maynard without new town money. Applications are welcome every Tuesday evening from 7:20 to 9 in Maynard's block. Already 20 requests have been received and nine Finnish-area cases were investigated and aided. Collaboration with local pastors noted.
Plans under way to reorganize the Central Mass Cricket League for the coming season. A meeting in Ayer on February 1 will discuss structure and aims to align with the Massachusetts league. Clinton club quits. lineup will include Maynard Worcester Fitchburg and three Lowell teams. A season finish may pit the league champion against the Massachusetts league champion for the state title.
A quotation extols advertising as essential in an advanced era when all read, declaring pawnpapers and periodicals the chief medium for commerce and information.
Notice from Maynard Massachusetts dated December 28 1997 states the quarterly meeting of the Trustees of the Assabet Institution for Savings will be at the Banking Rooms in Maynard on January 1 2008 at 5 o clock PM to transact business. The notice also mentions an executor of the will of John Allen late of Maynard and calls creditors to present claims and debtors to pay to Old Colony Trust Company in Boston.
Reports describe fear and rumors as Finnish and People groups hold public meetings over secure Hef. Leaders insist the movement aims at peaceful ends despite circulating alarming stories and wary residents awaiting decisive action.
An unidentified group tried to enter Maple House Friday night. A back window was broken with a stone near the hatch and a handkerchief left as evidence. Prowlers were frightened away, one person sustained a cut hand in the morning.
The Sterling Ale five defeated the cricket association team in a mixed event at Music Hall on Tuesday afternoon. The combined basketball football wrestling and prize fight scored 17 to 16 in favor of Sterling Ale.
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