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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1910
Page
4
Community updates from Concord include social visits, illness reports, and local appointments. A. T. Lawson joins F. B Harris in Bedford. HM Colburn undergoes surgery in Waltham. Miss Emily Engebretsen recovers from appendectomy. Emily Littlefield marks a 26th wedding anniversary.
About 75 alumni attended the Cc H. B. Alumni Association reunion in Concord. Percy W. Brown presided as toastmaster plus speeches by Supt Wells A. Hall and others urged stronger school support, vocational education, and civic awareness. The executive slate was reelected and dancing closed the event.
Shivers began Saturday as temperatures ranged from 6 to 20 below in various locales. Post office and Hubbard Street reported extreme lows, with Nine Acre Corner at 17 below and a local man claiming 20 below. A dramatic 26 degree plunge to 0 occurred Monday night, followed by continued freezing winds making Tuesday feel record cold.
The Trinity Church reports one new member and annual offering for Concord Union Bible Society during last Sunday's communion. The pastor preached a New Year message, and Dr Pepper's New Year's hymn was sung. Week of Prayer services continue with meetings on Thursday, Friday at 7 30 and Saturday at 3. Sunday topics include Epiphany and The Word The Life The Light with an Epiphany song service in the evening.
Misses Jessie and Mildred Wilson hosted a sleighing party Friday night for friends. The group rode around town then to the Junction and the Wilson home to see the old year out and 1910 in. Hot chocolate and fancy crackers were served before and after the ride as midnight approached.
At a Boston meeting the Democratic state committee elected Roger Sherman Hoar as one of six vice presidents. The group shown support for his work in the last two campaigns and anticipate a vigorous campaign next fall to swing Massachusetts to the Democratic column with Hoar among the leaders.
Addresses delivered at a Cambridge Historical Society event honoring Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes will be repeated tonight as part of Concord Lyceum course lectures. Dr. Edward W. Emerson and Rev. Samuel McChord Crothers spoke at the public meeting.
A rummage sale will be held in Miss Buck's store the week of the 27th offering reliable merchandise at rummage sale prices. For details see next week's Enterprise.
The second 0. K. dance of the season was held in Town Hall Friday night with the American flag, ropes and laurel wreaths. Mrs. C. F. Edgarton and others led the event as First Corps Cadet Orchestra of Boston provided music. Guests included Misses Billen Hoar and Bertha Wilson among many attendees, with refreshments at intermission and dancing continuing to 1 o'clock.
The Middlesex Mutual Fire Insurance Company annual meeting will be held in Concord Massachusetts on Monday January 3 1910 at 11 am to elect three directors for a three year term and to transact such other business as may legally come before the meeting. Secretary Tolman announces the gathering and lists headquarters in Concord.
Dr Elwood Worcester founder of the Emmanuel Movement spoke at the town hall topic detailing its aims and methods in Boston and elsewhere. He urged audiences to avoid worry and shared examples of cases helped, with the hour felt too brief and many desiring more time.
Concord people assist C H and orchestra played in West Act Wednesday night for a town youth group entertainment. They presented The Elopement of Eilen a drama guided by Samuel M Tuttle. Edward B Caiger praised as cast member. C H S orchestra followed with music.
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