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Newspaper

Concord Enterprise

Location

Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1897

Page

5

Concord Social and Military Notices Urge Calm over Robbery Rumor

Wilbur Grove Davis is at Washington this week while Henry F. Smith stays in New York briefly. George Smith heads to Blackhall Conn to attend school. Charles M. Byron becomes corporal, replacing Corporal Decker who is promoted sergeant. Flora Packard of Newton visits Mrs. John M. Keyes on Monument street. John M. Keyes hosts the Winter club on Monument street. Ladies Charitable Society holds its annual meeting at the Trinitarian church parlors. Officer Craig says the highway robbery reports are a practical joke and not a real threat. Jesse James is unrelated to Concord residents.

Wm. N. Decker H. W. Brigham John M. Keyes Winter Club Monument Street Ladies Charitable Society Trinitarian Craig Jesse James Concord

Praise of the Grange and the farmer way of life

In this letter the writer defends the Grange and praises farming as an honest, fulfilling livelihood. They argue farmers and their families are content, productive, and worthy of pride, noting tourists admire well kept farms and cattle grazing, which reinforces belief in the Grange.

Grange Mn. Gkonuk Kexxnan

Good Concert by Mozart Symphony Club of New York

The Mozart Symphony Club of New York gave a Saturday Lyceum concert that filled the hall. The audience enjoyed flawless harmony with standout violin, cornet and contralto solos and the finale on the Roman triumphal horn.

Mozart Symphony Club of New York Lyceum Toly

Weather report and remedies tucked in one page

The weekly weather summary lists temperatures for January with a maximum of 57 and a minimum of 12, notes a weekly mean of 29.7 and total precipitation of 1.01. An ad touts One Minute Cough Cure as a cure for coughs and colds, claiming success for the Vensel family and measles relief for children.

Chicora Herald Richard Vensel Vensel B. F. Johnson

Concord Antiquarian Society seeks unpublished Bradf ord Bartlett writings

At a Concord Massachusetts meeting the Antiquarian Society appoints a committee to collect for preservation all poems and unpublished writings of the late George Brad ford Bartlett with family approval. Members ask for copies or notices of others with writings and provide contact avenues at Scripture's Laundry and local stores.

Concord Antiquarian Society George Bradford Bartlett Bartlett

Concord Notables Listed in Local Roll Call

At Concord Massachusetts on January 12 1897 a long list of attendees is recorded including Wm Buttrick P M W G Baker C F Barrett S W Brown A E Channing E H Citron Ed Crowley Joseph Dougherty George W Emerson Ed Finnell J H Forn crook Geo Goeney O P Hatch E A Huntoon Wm Ranford Theron Malloy Leon Mullett Experience State Rev G W Sargent J Scanlon James Smedia Waldo Bros J F Williams George Whitney Mrs Jennie E Ball Miss Emily Brown Mrs C Q Bridge Mrs Harriet M Fletcher Mrs C Hutchinson Mrs W R Monroe Miss Maggie McDonald Mrs Laura Potter Mrs Russ Miss Mamie Tilton Miss Ella Wadleigh Mrs James White.

Concord Mass Wm. Buttrick P. M. W. G. Baker C. F. Barrett S. W. Brown A. E. Channing E. H. Citron Ed Crowley Joseph Dougherty George W. Emerson Ed Finnell J. H. Forncrook Geo. Goeney O. P. Hatch E. A. Huntoon Wm. Ranford Theron Malloy Leon Mullett Experience State G. W. Sargent J. Scanlon James Smedia Waldo Bros J. F. Williams George Whitney Jennie E. Ball Emily Brown C. Q. Bridge Harriet M. Fletcher C. Hutchinson W. R. Monroe Maggie McDonald Laura Potter Russ Mamie Tilton Ella Wadleigh James White

Wood Lot Sale From Jessie Pratt Estate in Maynard and Concord

Wood lots from the Jessie Pratt estate to be sold for cash. Riley Lot in Maynard 10 acres, Deer Ledge Hill Lot in Maynard 5.5 acres, Iron Works Lot in Maynard and Sudbury 56 acres, Lot in Leominster 82.5 acres. Apply to Charles H. Walcott Executor, Concord Massachusetts.

Jessie Pratt Maynard Deer Ledge Hill Iron Works Sudbury Leominster Charles H. Walcott Concord Mass

Church Services and Schedules for Local Congregations

Among the Churches lists service times for First Parish Unitarian Trinity Episcopal Trinity Congregational and Scandinavian Methodist churches. Key events include morning services at 10.45 a m Sunday school at noon and evening services on the first and third Sundays from November to June at 7 40 p m plus Y P S C E meetings and Friday prayer meetings.

First Parish Unitarian Loren B. Macdonald Young Peoples’ Guild Meeting Trinity Church Trinitarian Congregational Geo. A. Tewksbury Scandinavian M. E J. P. Anderson

Concord Laundry and Bargain Notices Lead Local Advert

Local notices list H L Whitcomb as Noyes Brothers laundry agent and prompt return terms. Advertisements promote cures for horse sores, poultry feed, real estate for sale and rent, carriage trimming, express service, canned goods bargains, rope and bakers, mirrors and tinware cleaners, overcoats, furnished rooms, sleighs and cutters, fish bait, table coverings, chocolates, and laundry service pickups in Concord and nearby Boston.

H. L. Whitcomb Noyes Brothers G. H. Hopkins Towle & Kent's Main Street John H. Chapman G. St. L Abbott Lowell Road W. P. Boswell Towle & Kents Albereen C. E. Brown Lowell P.W. White Geo. D. ‘Hubbard C. E. Brown's Chase

Local Notes From Boxboro Area Socials and Installations

Local items report numerous ill and recovering residents at B. S. Hager house. Miss Mary Nelson returns to Smith College. Alfred Richardson and G W Burroughs fill in at nearby stores. Socials planned by Y P S C E and Loyal Temperance, with birthdays, dancing lessons ending soon, and town hall farmers’ meeting. Postmaster Littlefield helps install Grange officers. church and Ladies circle meetings noted. a flying squirrel nest found in Betsey Whitcomb’s home.

B. S. Hager Mary Nelson Smith College Alfred Richardson C. H. Burroughs Littlefield Harvard Boxboro Ladies’ Circle Lucy Peabody A. B. Peabody S. P. Hager

Bank advertises bond offerings and safe services

The Peoples National Bank promotes general banking with drafts nationwide and bonds from government and water utilities. It emphasizes conservative investments, safety deposit boxes, and fire and burglary security led by cashier Joan L. Stone. Also mentions De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve from regional sellers as a skin remedy.

United States Joan L. Stone de Witt B. F. Johnson & Son Maynard C. H. Whitney Concord H. A. Littlefield West Acton

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Oya Royal Baking Powder CO Wilbur Grove Davis Washington Henry F. Smith George Smith Blackhall Conn Chas. M. Byron of Decker Flora Packard Newton the Grange Frep A. Tower William Barrett Thomas Topp Ellen T. Emerson Jane Hosmer Assy F. GourGas Concord, Mass Concord Employment Agency F. B. Chase Stationery G. W. Burroughs CA. Perkins Windsor Temperance Congregational Vestry John Cobleigh Farmers Institute Boxboro Farmers Club Town Hall Nathan Thompson Baltimore Colorado Will Withington Pedro Fannie Durkee W. H. Forbush S. W. Richardson Betsey Whitcomb Pomona M. L. Dodge E. B. Cobleigh Albert Littlefield J. F. Hayward Hager Loring Bro. Bruce Berlin DeWitt Bo F. Johnson & Son H. ‘A. Littlefield the Peoples National Bank Are Earth B. L Ben W. Brown Dakota H. S. Richardson Pharmacist Ev’g Ashley P. How Veter H. Bullock Board of Maurice McWalter Reefers Clothing Company Friend’s Block West Wash Woolmminwn Mile Westvale Herbert L. Brown Hudson, Mass Hudson New England Enterprise Coupon BO@G Herbert J. Brows Main St Hudson, ‘Mass
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