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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1903
Page
6
A lively social gathering described with notes on attendees and decorations. The report mentions several names and a festive atmosphere, noting the event lasted into the night as younger participants enjoyed the celebration.
Bowling prize at the alley failed to reach 300 on three strings and no prize awarded. A nine foot Jumbo machine and a number of blocks were shipped to Endicot t Johnson & Co New York by Henry Parsons & Sons. The K of P installation is postponed to January 19 due to the deputy not arriving. A Monday meeting shaped the Page rank for one candidate. Congressman Tirrell plans seeds for his district and asks readers who did not receive seeds last year to send names and addresses to Washington.
Marlboro Coal Co resumes taking orders for small quantities at 18 dollars a ton for hard coal. Freight adds 1 dollar, totaling 19 dollars locally, with Boston at 12 dollars. The text notes supply strain after a five month layoff and a 26 million ton shortage, predicting slow recovery through next summer.
A party of nine couples left the Universalist church on Friday night for a straw ride to Wayside Inn where a banquet followed dancing.
Attendance at public schools is marred by scarlet fever and other illnesses while high school students misbehave with on floor fire lighted matches. Local residents attend governor Bates inauguration and a Lynn couple head to Pasadena for winter. Bowling records at Bemis and Coolidge alleys stand out as Hose 2 holds a busy town hall dance led by Captain Fred Murphy and Cartwright's orchestra. A new drawing sketch club forms, Oak Lodge drops a costly public installation, and a charity ball is planned for April with Harry E Brigham's orchestra. Mrs Griffin and daughter return from Renova after funeral with detours via New York and Brooklyn. Hudson Drug store prepares elaborate chandeliers and new lighting for electricity and gas.
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