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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1909
Page
8
The Marlboro weekly The Enterprise announces publication by The W Enterprise Company with H F Wilder as manager. It lists second class entry date August 25 1908 and subscription prices 1 per year 3 months 26 cents and six months 50 cents, with office at 151 Main Street Marlboro Mass.
Rates listed for one inch ads at 75 cents per week with 25 cents for each additional inch Special rates offered for yearly advertisers Local business notices priced at 10 cents per line per insertion
January 6 1909 Acton notes report schools reopening after vacation and a busy week of visits and gatherings. Gardner Percy named Mt Hermon hockey captain. piano factory resumes after stock taking. numerous social visits noted including Fitchburg and Greenfield. A milk licensing plan is postponed with updates to follow. New Year temperatures show 28° at 6 am and prior years warmer.
In Flushing New York on January 6 William E Annis and Mrs Claudia J Hains case gains new detail as Annis recalls a hotel stop with Mrs Hains Thornton Hains under cross examination offers damaging admissions and fails to recall minor details. British dispatches warn foreign interests in danger after Yuan Shikai dismissal from office raising anxiety in London China relation note.
Edward Holton goes to work at the depot. Edith Woodward visits in Neponset at Reed’s. Arthur Goding becomes night operator at the exchange. Vivian Reed visits Middleton relatives. Baptist church holds annual business meeting and week of prayer. Mrs Holton visits Northampton. Mrs Woodward ill but improving. Stanley Hall improving enough to walk. Mrs Millett and children visit Mary Richardson. Mrs Beach underwent an operation in Boston and fares well. G A R and Ladies Relief Corps install officers next week. Drama by South Acton club postponed to Jan 20. W D Hart injured hauling boards. Dr Tasker treats the cuts.
A party of about 25 at Mr and Mrs Levi Perkins home celebrated their recent marriage with whist and a fine dinner set as a gift. Guests left early after wishing the couple happiness and prosperity. A Magnificent Country Estate For Sale priced at 5000 listed by A L Woodward of West Acton Mass features 100 acres, a large barn, well water, windmill and scenic views.
In Bridgeport Connecticut on January 6 Judge Reed ruled Mrs. Sarah Carey of Kent must repay $4800 in insurance proceeds she received after a hotel fire. Carey had argued locomotive sparks caused the blaze and had won a verdict of $5728.87 against the New Haven Road. insurers argued she sustained no loss after the judgment.
Fire swept the laundry of the Provincial hospital for nervous diseases at Lancaster near St John causing over 400 patients to safely evacuate. Estimated losses exceed 40000 dollars. Superintendent Dr Anglin and staff controlled the blaze with only one minor injury reported.
In Acton Centre William Boyd visited town last week as schools opened after Christmas. Dr. and Mrs. Monroe and family spent the holidays at their summer home. Rev. Wood accepted a call to Irving as pastor. Herman Welsh and family from Jersey City visited relatives. Mr. Lovett to restart his dancing class January 9 at town hall with a Blow Out party. J. H. Hill underwent surgery at Carney hospital. Esther Bigelow plans to move to Missoula Montana. A five act drama The Country Minister will be staged later this month. Ruth Sprague resumed teaching in Brattleboro Vermont after a home visit during smallpox. Ladies Aid supper and entertainment fundraiser for Wis. John Frederickson in the chapel Wednesday evening.
An auction of the late William V Norton of Clinton Mass will be held in West Acton at the Creamery building on Saturday January 9 1909 at 10 o clock. Administrator E A Phalen Acton Centre Mass orders the sale with 25 ladders tools lumber hardware and a varied array of carpentry items plus guns and pistols. Auctioneer Otis H Forbush Acton Mass enters his 32nd year of service and will conduct the sale.
Concord Junction notes John Collins taking a night fireman position in the engine room at the Massachusetts reformatory. Mr and Mrs Charles J Waite and Mr and Mrs P W Allen were guests of friends in East Boston over Sunday.
Expressions of sympathy and regret rise for Alec Dye and family as he suffers an unusual paralysis of the limbs from a three year old injury earned while responding to a fire alarm. Dye is now at Mass General Hospital receiving careful treatment. Townspeople note the injury arose in loyal conduct and deserve some recompense in light of his service.
A brief notice lists names of advertised letters and patrons including F. H. Graves Miss Marion Mason Mr and Mrs James A Mason Pupro han O Puzgluda Miss Emma Foster Mrs Sydney Gates Master Henry Levy Edw Snyder Langdon Stoddard The item ends with a quotation praising persistent effort for advertiser success.
Pop Jackson, a lifelong squatter, blocks a railroad survey on his land and clashes with workers. After threats and a jail term, he returns to confront the builders, ultimately dying when a train strikes him as he stands on the tracks in defiance. His wife and son observe the fatal moment.
A hungry tramp with three broken ribs in 1908 tells Farmer Bingham of a dream about a hidden treasure under his pear tree. The couple and kin dig frantically in the barn and yard, sparking brawls until the wanderer reveals the treasure was a mistaken vision of a neighbor named Jones, ending in pursuit and escape.
Washington reports that negotiations have concluded with all matters in dispute resolved. The treaty confirms Panama independence from Colombia and reestablishes diplomatic and commercial ties. Panama will pay Colombia 2.5 million dollars in ten yearly installments, US to fund the payments, with first due nine years after signing. A permanent Colombia Panama boundary line is established, impacting the Panama Canal Zone.
Evidence gathered by defense attorney Clarence S Darrow for Fred Warren managing editor of The Appeal to Reason was stolen with the paper s safe wrecked by nitro glycerine. Warren faces a federal indictment for sending scurrilous threatening language through the mails related to the W D Haywood case. Colonel Louis Haas protests remarks in a Philippine cholera report alleging Worcester misstatements.
Local club guest night at Littleton Woman's Club features Mary Ryan's home visit on Taylor Street. Margaret Thatcher returns from Lasell for a short vacation. Arthur and Mrs Webber ill with severe colds. Kimball family welcomes a daughter. Farther Lights Baptist group met at Dr Godfrey's. Helen Harwood and brothers at C H S reunion in Concord. Food sale at Baptist vestry yielded good proceeds. Florence Bart hosted a New Year lunch. King's Daughters Circle met at Mrs Priest's. I O O F ball at town hall well attended. Conant couple both ill with pneumonia risk. Nellie Parker of Somerville and Lucy Ball of Woburn visited Mrs Knowlton. Boston Dairy Co started ice cutting on New Year’s Day but cold snap slows work. Ireland family and others attended Masons banquet in Ayer.
Notice announces postponement of the plan to license producers and sellers with final plans due. Sir Thomas Lipton and a venture valued at $50,000 with 420 stores globally are mentioned, along with 10,000 employees. The article describes ongoing global business activity and branding efforts.
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