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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1918
Page
5
Local Maynard column lists Glen Lynch guesting with sisters in Marblehead and Harold Morgan at a Boston hockey game. Residents and service members sketch weekend visits, theater outings, and Camp Devens furloughs. Community events include stocktaking at A T Hughes Co, union installations, and a January quorum for town reports.
A Sunday morning quake was felt around 2 am in Maynard and nearby towns, waking residents and causing ground cracks along Summer street and Bent avenue. Some attributed it to frost quake due to intense cold, while others reported cracks extending in several areas near the Assabet river.
The Maynard Red Cross reports 1359 members enrolled since December 17 with 49 added in the past week. Joshua Naylor, campaign manager, was ill earlier this week. The supply committee shipped 54 pairs of socks 42 sweaters and 7 Maynard pens with sweaters and comforts to Marlboro chapter headquarters.
Firefighters were called to a roof fire at the Judge Howard A. Will Brook residence at noon Saturday. A chimney on the roof caught fire, burning a 10 foot square hole before being extinguished, causing smoke and water damage to the structure.
Joshua Edwards, price reporter for the U S Food Administration in Washington and New England, submitted his week five Maynard price report. The document notes produce costs for Washington officials and Boston, with unclear vendor notes and a reference to ice mix instructions and a preparation hint.
A Maynard patriotic meeting sent off three local men Zygmunt Lojko Jan Crovnianski and Jan Rychlicki to join the Polish army for service in France The Red Cross presented sweaters and comfort bags and a $42 66 Army fund collection was taken The Boston Polish recruiting office and Maynard committee led the event eight Maynard youths offered to enlist with three succeeding the physical tests Fort Niagara in Ontario will host training and the group will proceed from Boston
The M. E. Church held a Sunday service with Rev. Charles F. Parsons preaching and a vocal solo by Grace Parkin. A cantata The Court of the Christmas Tree was presented. a repeat performance is planned for next Sunday at the home for aged Methodist women. Special evangelistic meetings are set for Jan 15 to 27 with singers from Woonsocket, R. I.
Rumor suggests the public library may relocate to a 1500 square foot new room on Nasons Street. The plan includes separate reading rooms for juniors and seniors, with book stacks along the rear and a central librarian desk overseeing the space.
Private N W Sheldon of the U S Marines Private William Bateford of Camp Dix and Private Harry Heath of Camp Queenstown were entertained at the home of Mr and Mrs Ernest Reynard for a weekend. Administrator H B Endicott issued a notice requesting meals avoid meat on Tuesday and Friday with white crackers served instead.
Harold Hanson, mechanic in the 194th Regiment U S Inf, writes from France to thank the Overseas Committee of Maynard for a Christmas package. He notes American stories cheer the troops, mentions fellow Concord and Acton residents, and asks for more mail from home and from readers who want to hear from the boys abroad. The letter ends with a cold, snowy scene and a wish to hear from American towns.
A check for 840 dollars was forwarded Monday by Frank McCormack, treasurer, for Maynard’s K of C War Work fund. The Hudson council received the donation from Maynard residents of many nationalities and creeds. A Riverside hall meeting on Sunday evening explained the K of C effort and contributors were thanked. donations may be left with Treasurer McCormack at his Main Street barber shop.
The Ouestion club welcomed 1920 with Mrs. George H. Gutteridge hosting at Brooks street. Husbands joined for a merry eve nine program and gifts from a decorated tree by Santa George Gutteridge Jr. A victrola song marked the old to new year. Refreshments and games followed with many members and guests present.
The coldest December spell in memory gripped the town with meters frozen and pipes bursting Sunday. Water department head William Naylor worked from dawn to night repairing frost damage as thermometers dipped to as low as two degrees below zero. Readings included Brown Street 92-17 below, Powder Mills 20 below, Central Square 19 below, and Great Road 16 below Sunday morning.
Treasurer Harry T. Bates reports several Liberty bonds with only one payment made. Bonds will be auctioned to the first bidders under a weekly payment plan. Applications may be made to Bates or at the Assabet Institution of Savings.
Supt O G Dreschler reports two weeks of coal supply for the Assabet mills and a forecast of enough coal to keep mills running. Daily consumption at the mills is about 125 to 130 tons, while local dealers say there was no suffering during the year.
Local grocers implement a nationwide food inventory this week by order of the Fuel Administrator. Mrs Joseph Legige of Acton Street visits relatives for a month as a guest.
The harsh spell froze pipes in about 100 houses of the American Woolen Co and caused similar outages elsewhere. Repairs will take a week as meters thaw and an electrical warming system is used where effective. No serious frostbite cases reported despite extreme cold and a cheerless reminiscence of past winters.
Maynard board of health quarantined the home of A. T. Haynes on Brooks street and Block 2 Fiorida road after a diphtheria case. The illness involved Marion Viveux, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Viveux of Nashua New Hampshire, who were visiting relatives over the holidays.
The annual Christmas vacation for public schools is extended one more week to save fuel as requested by Fuel Administrator Storrow. Students will return to classes on Monday, January 7. Thomas Parker, 81, father of Thomas Parker of the Main Street hardware and paint store, died at his Weston home on Wednesday. He leaves three sons and two daughters. funeral services were held Friday.
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