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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1899
Page
8
South Acton Daily Happenings in Brief
Private Whitney remains home from duty as schools reopen on Monday and residents adjust to routine after vacations. Grace Tuttle advertises bargains while local hunting yields six partridges and six rabbits. A short Congregational service, small Y P C U meeting, and a hospital discharge for Jerry Bradley mark a quiet week in Acton.
West Acton News Roundup and Local Performances
West Acton notes a week of sickness for George C. Wright and other residents. Hall Bros. shop resumes after a two week vacation. A Black Friday style cold snap affects residents with a frozen car incident. Ongoing local visits include Mrs G Y Hutchins in town and Miss Gertrude Flagg visiting A F Blanchard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall Bros
Local Tailor Serves South Acton Area With Dry Cleaning
James McGreen offers clothing made to order repairs cleansing and pressing at moderate prices in South Acton. F. J. Hastings & Co. advertises hard Dakota wheat flour at 4.50 per barrel and various tools including Kelley axes with prices and warranty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Acton
James McGreen
F. J. Hastings & Co
Kelley
Acton Centre News Roundup Reaches Christmas Week
Rev F P Wood preached at Dunstable Mal s last Sunday. Luther Conant Jr of New York spent Christmas at home. George Tuttle of New York is in town for holidays. Bernard Costing Jr sick for a week. Acton schools reopened after vacation. Mrs Fred A Holmes of Eastport Me visits sister Mrs F J Barker. Arthur Lane C G Dole and wives from Cambridge were in town. Boston and Stoneham visitors joined Christmas in Acton. Congregational church attendance small. Mr Tenny kept the heat. Edith Flagg returns to Perkins Institute after week with her father. Frank A Pelton and Annie R Pelton of Dorchester marry at Dr Barker’s. Mrs Al Robbins, formerly of Acton, dies at Carlisle. Cong Church service held. interment at Woodlawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Bradley
F. Z. Taylor
Acton Council
Royal Arcanum
J. N. Sweatt
Ayer
Mr. Sweatt
Tuttle, Jones & Wetherbee
F. P. Wood
Dunstable Mals
Luther Conant, Jr
New York
George Tuttle
Bernard Costing, Jr
Fred A. Holmes
Eastport
F. J. Barker
Arthur Lane
C. G. Dole
Cambridge, Mass
Edith Flagg
Perkins Institute
South Boston
Acton
Frank A. Pelton
Annie R. Pelton
Dorchester
Mass
al. Robbins
Charles Forbush
Carlisle
Congregational Church
Woodlawn
Across seas and rumors of war echo through papers
Headlines touch on Russia nearing Manchuria while czar seeks peace. The Kaiser backs the czar peace idea and boosts troops. Norway fears alliance with Sweden and possible shared graves if conflict widens. Swat valley actions draw cables, skeletons in London spark anger over Egypt triumph souvenirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Manchuria
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Philadelphia
Norway
Sweden
London
Swat
Mollah
Dir
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Egypt
Boston Journal
West Acton locals buy sale items offered
Local notices list prices for creamery goods and groceries including butter eggs and 5 pound lots. H A Littlefield offers ladies hats and silk mittens at Miss Armstrong's, plus box calf shoes and sale silk ribbons and threads at reduced prices for a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Littlefield
No Chance For Glory In Early Bout
New York Evening Journal notes a rough sparring session with O'Toole and Shure where one fighter endures two black eyes but shows little sign of defeat amid the crowd heat and bravado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Toole
New York Evening Journal
Downtrodden Masses and Bar Gain Counter Banter
A brief dialogue between a philanthropist and Mr Meekton. The philanthropist asks if others sympathize with the downtrodden masses while Meekton jokes about the crowd rushing the bar gain counter. The exchange appears as a clipped quotation from the Washington Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Meekton
Washington Star
Dreaming Sonnet Delays Breakfast in House of Literary Man
At 8:30, Mrs. Borus warns children not to wake her husband Mr. Borug, a noted literary figure, as she believes he is dreaming a sonnet. The scene captures a quiet domestic moment inside a writer's home reported by the Chicago Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Lawyer and Witness Exchange in Boiler Shop Talk
A lawyer asks the witness about his vocation. The witness replies that he has no profession and works in a boiler shop, per the Cleveland Leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Kansas schoolteacher bets 1000 kisses on Simpson reelection
Miss Lucy Withers of Golden a 20 year old teacher wagered 1000 kisses against Congressman Jerry Simpson with Harold Owens a rancher. After Simpson’s defeat Owens collects at 20 kisses a week for 50 weeks while Withers vows to pay as agreed, no witnesses required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Withers
Kansas
Jerry Simpson
Miss Withers
Golden
Congress
Harold Owens
Owens
Simpson
Jerry
Little Woman Captures Burglary Suspect in Taken Dark
In a New York Weekly account a policeman remarks on a small woman who captured a burglar after mistaking him for her husband. The scene unfolds as darkness aided the takedown and the woman explains the confusion with the servant girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Weekly
Concord National Bank Stockholders Meeting Notification
The Concord National Bank invites stockholders to its banking house in Concord on Tuesday January 10 1899 at 11 o clock AM for election of directors and other business. Cashier C Fay Heywoop signs the notice from Concord Massachusetts dated December 180s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord National Bank of Concord
C. Fay Hey Woop
Concord
Mass
Middlesex Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Massachusetts
Adams Tolman
Jan
Markets Pan Fresh Meat Practices In Manila
All meat in Manila is eaten fresh killed, since he fails to preserve fish flesh or fowl, and game and fowl are always sold at the markets alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Hobson Rival Plan to Open Santiago Harbor
George Bronson Rea recounts General Shafter seeking to use transports to clear a channel for Admiral Sampson in the harbor of Santiago. The plan, involving transport Aransas and Captain Faircloth, was shelved after Spain surrendered and the crew faced the risk of a deadly mission. Colonel Humphreys and Captain Stewart Brice led the daring concept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Shafter
Sampson
George Bronson Rea
New York World
Admiral Sampson
War Department
Shafter
Humphreys
Quartermaster’s Department
Humphrey
Aransas
Hobson
Merriman
Stewart “M.] Brice
Santiago
Stewart M. Brice
Midwinter Swimming Winner at Ulmer Park
Professor Donaldson won the midwinter championship at Ulmer Park New York bay in a 112 yard race. Captain Dalton Jr. finished second as Donaldson set a fast pace amid cold spectators and shallow water. Donaldson claimed victory in 2 minutes 16 seconds and revealed injuries from striking the bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donaldson
Ulmer Park
New York Bay
Sone
Hoe
Long Pier
Dalton Junior
Professor Donaldson
Stars and Stripes
Captain Dalton
Gorgeous Cricketer Named Honorary Colonel of Patiala Guard
Prince Ranjitsinhji, Indian cricketer, named honorary colonel of Patiala’s bodyguard by the maharajah. He rode in full regalia when Punjab lieutenant governor and later the viceroy visited. He wore a pink oriental costume with a diamond tiara, osprey plume, and gem crossbelt. the viceroy’s plate silver carriage with gold state arms is valued at about $62,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranjitsinhji
Patiala
Punjab
Viceroy of India
Checkers and Chess: Beginner Problem 508 Black 10 King
A brief instructional note presents a beginner level checker problem numbered 508 for Black as king. It outlines the setup and solution steps in concise form for learners seeking basic endgame play and king maneuvers.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Royal Baking Powder CO
Enterprise
Main Street
Fitchburg
Whitney
Grace Tuttle
Nelson Cole
Fred Tuttle
Universalist Church
Y. P. C. Union
Mr. Mead
T. J. & W. Butcher
A. Merriam & Co
West Acton
George C. Wright
Franklin Leighton
Mrs
Gertrude Flagg
Littleton
A. F. Blanchard
Sam Mentzer
Beehive
Harry Brigham
Isaac Ogilvie
Hubbardston
Henry A. Fletcher
Hartford, Conn
Co. T, 6Th Regiment
Lydia Parker Hoar
Harford
Somerville
Fred Gilmore
Charles Sweatt
Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee
Maple Street
Acton Centre
Geo. Robbins
Boston
Herman Parker
Stoneham
Town
Center Congregational Church
Over the
Ocean
Littlefield
ATAOS
Parker
MAIN
Flyer
Maynard
Treadwell
England
Dorothy
Chicago
Miss Lucy. Withers
Concord National Bank
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Wear
Middlesex
Daniel Tuttle
Jamies IB
Tuttle
Cambridge
Gould
Chanles Ds. Meturing
Tl. Folsom
Middlesex Mutual Fire Ins.co
James H, Sweet
County of
Anna M. Sweet
Hapgood
Stow
Stewart M. Brick
Ves
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