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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1899
Page
1
All matter must reach the office by Tuesday night to appear in the same week. Early receipts prevent condensation or delay. News, advertisements or subscriptions may be left with C. H. Persons, Riverside block, and subscriptions at J. B. Deane's, Loewe's block.
Maynard residents report grip illnesses among John Hanna Maple street and Mr Mrs G W Jordan while Fred Hl Marsden joins Hi KE French Jeweler and Rev J A Crowe delivers a sermon on world unrest and its remedy. St Bridgets C T and B society held a fair with concerts dances and prizes led by Maynard brass band and the Maynard Fife Drum and Bugle corps.
Concord reports a week of grip with widespread illness and a near epidemic level. The National Express moves offices to the old bank building while Thomas Todd Jr recovers from appendicitis. Miss Eleanor Goodwin returns from Boston art school to care for her ailing mother. The Sixth regiment nears muster out with two months extra pay for volunteers. A farewell party marks Miss Alice Jones’s departure for Canada. Simon, formerly with C W Prescott, is convicted of theft and sent to the reformatory. A run on Middlesex Institution for Savings is tied to a false report. An Enterpe Mandolin Banjo and Harp club concert pleases audiences with harp innovation. Miss Lottie Adams narrates readings.
Notices inform readers to send items by Tuesday night for inclusion in the same week issue. Advertising, news, and subscriptions can be left at H. L. Whitcomb bookstore or at the post office for processing.
A reader asks why men who enlisted during the Spanish American War and served nearly nine months should pay a poll tax after mustering out. They sacrificed good jobs and endured financial and physical hardship, yet face loss of citizenship rights.
Rubber boots repaired by Jensen and Jasmine Latien from Richardson's. Horse clipping at Tutt le's stable. Boston offices for Buswell's express at 84 Court Square and 15 Merchants' Row with phones. Concord office run by W M Kenney. Herbert B Smith manager. Barber services near the post office and Tutt le's stable.
January forecast calls for frequent northwesterly gales and very cold temperatures with heavy snow. The weather report notes the need for effective insulation and mentions John Mixeres of Monument Street promoting patent air tight weather strips.
Union church. Rev W Campbell pastor. Sunday morning service at 10 30 Sunday school at 11 30 Y P S C EB at 6 pm evening service tentative schedule included.
Dealers in new, second hand and antique furniture for sale at reasonable prices. Also two second hand sleighs for sale, Over post office, Walden at.
Al Conant leads a damp kit of tradesmen including a pung trader a grocer and two second hand sleigh makers at the bay factory with local business activity noted in the period report.
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