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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1906
Page
6
Town visits and arrivals include D A Dickinson former Cambridge mayor and Dr Frank C Richardson. The Hawkeye Trappers elect officers Earl Hayward Milton Kimball Benj Sawyer and Henry Burke. A North Acton widow and musician lived a rich life from South Acton.
The village mourns Mrs. Mary J. Faulkner Harrington who died December 27. Born 1831 at the Faulkner homestead she was one of eight children and showed early independence by moving to Boston at 15 to buy and craft a cake stove.
The passage honors a noble woman who viewed wealth as a sacred trust and delighted humbly in helping others. Her unassuming gracious manner endeared her to all, and her loss saddens a community while her sister and bereaved parents cope with separation across the ocean.
A Sunday service featured repeated Christmas music by request and Rev. Peebles sermon on And time shall be no more. Augustus Zeigler led the Christian Endeavor with resolutions and the rally invitation to Sion was noted. Church library returns were requested for a timely report.
Beginning next Sunday Rev. Frank Rice will preach a series selecting his text from card playing. His text next Sunday will be A Square Deal. All are welcome.
The tribute notes a devoted husband and faithful son who administered every tender care possible to his beloved wife and mother, highlighting his steadfast support and family devotion.
West Acton brief items include Hall Bros garage project and Arthur Gould ill with inflammatory rheumatism attended by Dr Christie. Fred Gray ill with painters' colls, W A C Corps No 62 installation Jan 10, and a large Christian Endeavor rally in Stow. Week of prayer starts Jan 8 at the Baptist church.
West Acton feature notes Fritz Oelschlegel, renowned zither soloist and teacher, is available for engagements. Contact Box 44, South Acton, Massachusetts.
Miss Hattie Tuttle visits aunt Mrs. T F Noyes and Miss Etta Leach of Reading stays with the Wood sisters. Howard Daniels and Varnum Tuttle attend the Sportsmen show in Boston. Residents harvest brown tail moths and warn about gypsy moths. Mr and Mrs W F Merrill announce engagement of daughter Ethel B E to Paul K Morrison of Ryegate Vermont. Mrs John F Davis passes away after long illness. community extends sympathy to the aged.
George S. Houghton was found dead in his bed Tuesday morning after a period of rheumatic illness. He had lived in a small out building since his house burned last spring and a new home was under construction.
Sudbury social updates show Miss Ella Hadley spending Sunday with Chelmsford friends. Miss Boultin hosted out of town guests last week. Mrs. Hosmer entertained her Nashua sister Mrs. Armes. Miss Ethel Berry from Maine visits cousins the Misses Harrington. Mrs. Louies Whiting and Miss...
George Stowe has purchased the old West school house. Several residents and visitors including Miss Sara Bent, A M Goding, Miss Grace Whitney, Eugene Lawrence, Rev J B Moulton, Mrs B G Salisbury, Benjamin May, Dwight and Vivian Lewis, and Miss Elizabeth Lord are listed as spending holidays or visiting locally. The Unitarian Guild will meet January 7 at 7 p.m. in the vestry.
The entry notes a Thursday with sunrise at 7 14, moonset near 1 21 a m and high tides at 4 30 a m and 6 45 p m. It also mentions rain and a description of the north portion of the area.
Hudson Grange held an initiation Monday night in Odd Fellows hall with Mrs. Mabel 8 Thompson of Hopkinton, state Grange assistant steward, inducting officers including M. W. Coolidge and P. R. Coldwell. Committees were named for literary, flowers, and reception work, led by Master with members from local families.
Milton R. Gegry is employed in Roxbury while George Jennison works at Sawyer's Middlesex square bakery. Frank Doyle visits Leominster from Connor's cigar store. A Short street house owned by Mary Barnard is being plumbed. A 14 foot flag pole tops the Boston street fire station. Conductor Frank Jacobs resumed duties on the Boston and Maine railroad. P Morse heads a syndicate leasing the Hudson skating rink for roller skating. T P Hurley holds roofing contract for a large barn owned by Charles Palmer. J S Aldrich handles masonary work on a new Framingham house for Arthur Fitts. About 125 couples attend a sun light dance in Preston hall on Monday afternoon overseen by Albert Goulet. An operation for all, performed in Marlboro hospital by Dr. C L Cutler Jr. John Scouras and Marks James noted by Bernard.
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