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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1907
Page
3
Florence Salisbury becomes depot stenographer. crowds attend South Acton dances. Div 44 hosts whist in Hibernian hall. numerous visits from Boston and Hudson. new officers installed for Maynard lodges. bowling and baseball notes. church activities and upcoming masquerade dances. aid and sales events at Gannon fire sale and local shops. many townspeople traveling or visiting.
Safe medicine for coughs colds and croup Chamberlains Cough Remedy is advertised as harmless for all ages and effective against whooping cough. It contains no opium or harmful drugs and is sold by H J Dwinell in Maynard with claim of safety for babies and adults.
Maynard prepares a strong lineup for a Saturday clash with Westboro aggregation. Westboro brings Kelley of Saxonville, Jeffries from Clinton, Ellsworth a versatile ex New England league player, Reno of Marlboro, and Sherman a newcomer said to rival the old timers in scoring. A record crowd is expected to attend.
Local Maynard notice lists hat sale for next Sunday at Christies and a fictional job ad for a Lady clerk by letter to box 825. Also ads for a nine room house to let on Spring Lane in first class condition and shiners for sale via James Hapgood Assabet Park, plus a dentist and a Case’s Block Nason Street reference.
In district court Thomas King of Great Road faced two liquor related complaints kept liquor with intent to sell and maintaining a liquor nuisance. Officials let the first charge off file to avoid punishing a large dependent family. If he fails to stay straight he will be prosecuted.
Selectmen of Maynard and six neighboring towns petition the state highway commission to declare the Great Road from Fitchburg to Boston a state road. Concord leaders push the plan, aiming to macadamize Summer Street to Main Street and connect to the Great Road near the power house, benefiting local farmers and Maynard residents.
The American Woolen Co. installed two additional arc lights at its own expense, citing town rates as excessive. The new lamps are on Main Street near Music Hall and P. J. Sullivan's store, with one relocated from Music Hall to Summer Street near Coughlin's stable.
Insurance adjusters praise the Maynard fire department for recent fires in Loewe's block and the town. They say the local force is as efficient as those in many smaller cities.
Mrs. John Lowe of Cooper Maine reports two years of bad stomach trouble cured by Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. She bought twelve bottles and is now well. Sold by H. and Dwinell in Maynard.
A midnight blaze at Joshua Edwards' Main Street store, starting in the front, spread to the adjacent Gromos shop and damaged ceilings floors and fixtures. Firemen saved the scene after an hour of effort. Edwards and Gromos property losses run into hundreds, while the building owner B Coughlin cites about $1000. The cause remains unknown.
Thomas J. McNamara of Clinton promotes Vanity Fair Xo a Rhode Island based company to build a large modern amusement park in East Providence with $700 000 capital. Prominent partners include Thomas F Vahey of Watertown. A Masons concert and ball is scheduled for February 13.
A large clubhouse belonging to the Maynard Cricket and Athletic Club on the cricket grounds burned to the ground early Sunday. Loss is estimated at 1400 to 1609 with 700 insured. Fire suspected incendiary as town faces a week of fires and investigators prepare to probe the cause.
A mill dust house fire at the Assabet mills in Maynard Tuesday around 6:20 p.m. caused bright flames and smoke that lit the sky. Sparks from grinding in the shoddy mill ignited dry dust, but the blaze ended with minor damage after quick response by the mill department and nearby fire units.
William Ford has left the employ of C. J. Mahoney and has gone to work in Boston. He resigned his position and relocated to join a new opportunity in the city.
During the Week of Prayer the Congregational church chapel will host two special services led by Rev. Frost of Hudson on Wednesday and Rev. Tewksbury of Concord on Friday. An annual meeting and supper for adults and children follows. reports from church groups and elections will be held.
A promotional note asserts Chamberlain's Pain Balm can relieve rheumatic pains and improve rest and sleep. The ad states it is sold by H. J. Dwinell in Maynard and urges skeptical readers to try it.
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