Help Wanted Advertisements Read In Several Areas
Classified ad notes payment in advance at H L Whitcomb's with 10 cents per line and six words per line. Ads read in Concord Maynard Littleton Bedford Acton and Sudbury. WANTED A maid for general work must be a good cook apply Mrs Goodwin 9 River Street Concord. WANTED Experienced maid good wages apply 24 Lexington Road Concord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Whitcomb
Concord
Maynard
Littleton
Bedford
Acton
Sudbury
Lexington Rd
Forum Platform to Host Sir K. Ratcliffe On Postwar Plans
The forum in the town hall will feature 8. K. Ratcliffe on After the war, settlement and reconstruction with a 3:30 musical program and 4:00 speech. Ratcliffe, English journalist and educator, will speak from a British perspective on postwar policy. The Glee club orchestra from the high school will precede the talk with a varied program including dance numbers and a pianist solo by Miss Irma Durkee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Ratcliffe
Forum
Ratcliffe
England
R. N. Hudspeth
Glee Club
Town officers prepare annual reports for town meeting
The town closes books and departments draft reports for the upcoming annual publication. Elections likely February 28 with several term expirations across boards including selectmen assessors overseers of the poor road commissioners and school board members. John M Keyes retires from the board of health and Pliny Jewell 2d faces a term end on the municipal light board. Mark Mara buys a 1914 touring car from Torrey & Vialle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selectmen
Selectman
Hunt
James Nagle
Concord Junction
John M. Keyes
Keyes
Thomas F. Shaughnessy
Ella F. Blood
Theaore Chamberlain
Elmer E. Shattuck
Water and Gewer Commission
Board of Health
Municipal Light Board
Pliny Jewell 2d
Annual Meeting of Concord W C T U Reports Progress and Activities
The Concord W C T U annual meeting, led by President Mrs Rolfe, reviewed finances, fundraising, and outreach. Members highlighted 7000 pages of literature distributed to mothers, a spread of anti saloon efforts, and support for Frances E Willard’s movement. The junior high plans a shop event, and local activities included a Cadillac sale and I O O F installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Martin Tuttle
Boston
Frances B. Willard
Farrar
Wells
Wizard Memorial Fund
Llewsac Lodge
Ingraham
Sparta
Union Signal
Miss Emily Wright Dies in Concord At 94
Miss Emily Wright a lifelong Concord resident died Saturday at the Home for the Aged at 8 30. She would have reached 95 next month. She lived with Deacon Hunt in earlier years and for the last decade resided at the Home for the Aged. Her only survivor is a niece Mrs Dillingham. Funeral services were held Monday with many friends attending.
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Emily Wright
Concord
Miss Emily Wright
Miss Wright
Deacon Hunt
Houe
Dillingham
Sterns
Week of Prayer Observed by Concord Churches
In response to a Federal council appeal the Concord churches held daily services last week as part of a week of prayer. Leaders included Rev. W. J. Batt at Trinitarian chapel and Rev. A A Berggreen at several venues. Subjects covered peace, unity, education in schools, family training, and social reform. The meetings were well attended with notable interest.
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Federal Council of Churches
United States
Churches of Concord United
Trinitarian Chapel
W. J. Batt
Methodist Church
A. A. Berggreen
A. O. Houseby
Methodist Home For the Aged
G. A. Tewksbury
Union Church
Concord
Junction
G. A
Brotherhood
Hoffman Quartet to Open Lyceum Concert January 20
The Concord Lyceum course concludes with a January 20 concert by the Hoffman quartet assisted by Mme Carola Frick. The ensemble features Jacques Hoffman and Carl Barth from the Boston Symphony, with Adolph Bak and Karl Rissland also from the orchestra.
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Adolph Bak
Karl Rissland
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Ladies Night Delight at Trinitarian Church Brotherhood
The Brotherhood of the Trinitarian church held a ladies night in the chapel Tuesday with about 80 attendees. Entertainment included piano solos by Adelaide Harrington, vocal solos by Susie Parker, and a talk by Edmund I. Leeds on Student life in Paris. Social hour featured a well received collations overseen by Thomas Todd.
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Newton
Susie Parker
Concord
Edmund I. Leeds
Paris
Harrington
Miss Parker
Leeds
Brotherhood
Thomas Todd
Concord Female Charitable Society Meeting Announced
The Concord Female Charitable Society, one of the town’s oldest groups, will hold its annual meeting this afternoon at the First Parish meeting house. Yearly reports will be presented and officers elected, followed by a supper to which the gentlemen are invited. Mrs. William Foss is hospitalized for a severe eye ailment and may undergo treatment or surgery.
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Concord Female Charitable Society
William Foss
Leap Year Party Planned at Warner's Hall Concord Junction
At Concord Junction a number plan to attend a leap year party in Warner's hall Monday evening January 24 under Kin-Ko-Ra Klub auspices. Andrew Raymond Concord football star right tackle is out again after a grippe siege.
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Warner's Hall
Concord Junction
Kin-Ko-Ra Klub
Andrew Raymond
Concord
Grippe
Record Cold Grips Bedford and Lincoln Areas
Sunday morning temperatures sank to four below in Bedford and reached zero in Lincoln as a harsh spell kept the mercury near or below zero, with few winter mornings dipping that low previously.
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Bedford
Lincoln
1915 Marriages and Births Counted in Town Records
The year 1915 recorded 64 marriages and 143 births with 1 death noted. Allan Kennedy is canvassing the town to update the birth total, expecting increases from additional data.
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Allan Kennedy
Not Introduced Here Christiny Club Idea Reaches Concord
The Christiny club concept has not yet been introduced in Concord though many towns already embrace it. A. D. Rolfe has been ill but is reported comfortable and faring better lately.
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Concord
A. D. Rolfe
Concord K of C Ladies' Night Jan 25
The Concord council of the Knights of Columbus will host a ladies' night on January 25 featuring a banquet a concert and dancing. Music will be provided by the Colonial Orchestra. The event is expected to match past council successes and attendees anticipate an enjoyable evening.
Hobbs Brothers Indicted in Exeter Kidnapping Case
Charles Hobbs and Henry Hobbs of Atkinson were indicted by the Rockingham county grand jury for kidnapping the wife of one of the Hobbs men. The alleged act took place in Exeter where authorities later liberated the woman.
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Exeter
Charles
Henry Hobbs
Atkinson
Rockingham County
Trinity church Men's Club to discuss Prisons talk
The Trinity church Men's Club plans a meeting at the parish house on Wednesday evening January 12 at 8 o'clock. Col. C. B. Adams, superintendent of the Massachusetts Reformatory, will speak on prisons. Rumor says Captain Walker may charter a schooner to provide lobsters for supper if weather allows.
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Trinity Church Men's Lab
Col. c. B. Adams
Mass. Reformatory
Walker
Miss Rose C Wallace Guests in Marlboro
Miss Rose C. Wallace visited Marlboro this Tuesday as a guest of relatives, staying with family members and enjoying local hospitality.
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Rose C. Wallace
Marlboro
Funeral for Alphonsus P. Ryan Held at Belknap Street Home
Alphonsus P. Ryan died at his Belknap Street home after a period of illness, cancer. The funeral Thursday drew many relatives and friends. He leaves five children Katherine and eight sons including Alphonsus in the U S Army. John Hoar undergoes major surgery at Corey Hill Hospital Brookline. John Loftus and Michael Scanlon also noted in local notices.
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Alphonsus P. Ryan
Belknap St
Ryan
Katherine
John
Timothy
Frank
Alphonsus
U. S
John Hoar
Corey Hill Hospital
Brookline
John Loftus
Ellen Connorton
Main St
Maynard
Michael Scanlon
O'Keefe
Fitchburg
Underwood Stereopticon Lecture Delights Concord Lyceum
The Concord Lyceum reports a strong wintry series turnout as William L. Underwood presented "Hunting with canoe and camera in New Brunswick." His North American knowledge and engaging storytelling earned enthusiasm and high interest from a large audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord Lyceum
William L. Underwood
New Brunswick
Few Colds Reported at Home for the Aged on Walden Street
Despite widespread illness, the Home for the Aged on Walden Street has escaped major sickness with only two or three residents showing colds. The matron notes overall good health and mentions no serious outbreaks.
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Walden St
Advertised Letters List Includes Local Residents
The advertisement lists names of residents with letters awaiting pickup including Angels French George B Hall EF H Harding Joseph Moody and others such as Mr and Mrs Ed Singleton Frank Williams P G Williams Mrs Asa G Charles Miss Sadie Crosby Miss Mary Harriman Mrs Chris Jorgenson Mrs Everett Kenniston Miss Maud M Mathieson Miss Shaw and Mrs Forest E White.
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Angels French
George B. Hall
EF. H. Harding
Joseph Moody
Ed. Singleton
Frank Williams
P. G. Williams
Asa G. Charles
Sadie Crosby
Mary Harriman
Chris Jorgenson
Everett Kenniston
Maud M. Mathieson
Shaw
Forest E. White
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ignace Leybach
Town Books
Mark Mara
Torrey & Vialle
W. C. T. Union
Eaton Hall
John W. Raymond
Edgar F. Clark
I. O
Madge Apthorpe
Dolly Cabot
Jean
Marion Peterson
Mrs. Apthorpe
Thelma MacGregor Grace
Emily Dixon
Frances Keyes
Pauline Mead Cerio
Ethel Spinney Micenses
Mariette Shattuck
Helen King
Agatha Mead
Lillian Spinney
The
Voice
Hobbs Brothers
Stevens
Albert
MAIN
Vanderhoof
Concord Homes
James B. Wood & Son Co
FitehWarg Depot
ALL
Whitney Coal and Grain Co
Concord and
Anderson & Son
Wilson Lumber Com
Wilson
T. A. Wilson
Mgr
Loewe Bros
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