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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1918
Page
8
In Sudbury the long frozen hill coast into Candy hill drew crowds and only one serious incident occurred. Jeremiah Farrell sustained a slight concussion when he and his sister could not control their sled and struck an electric light pole on January 10. Katherine Farrell was shaken and lame from the shock.
Charles Lowell and Arthur White have finished repairs on the smaller house at the old Rice place, marking progress in the ongoing rural site work.
The new owner, identified as Mr. Piper, will study at the Agricultural College and apply gained knowledge to the large farm. Much work remains after years of inaction. He will occupy the larger house, with extensive repairs planned and a new heating system to be installed by Frank Davis.
The Grange installed officers at the last meeting with Mrs. Maud Miles as Master and Harvey N. Fairbanks as Overseer. Installing officer Albert Kohr of Everett, assisted by Miss Smith of Haverhill, led the ceremony. Attendance was good and 150 members are enrolled. Nearby Sudbury sent a delegation and enjoyed a fine time. News included Mildred Davis visiting, a birth reported in Concord hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Everett Barker, and obituary notes on Marshall Baldwin of Marlboro, brother of William and Charles Baldwin, with his funeral Tuesday.
South Sudbury residents J H Furlong and family visited Waltham over Sunday to see her parents. Goodnow library added many new books including Over the Top by Sergt Empey. Carl B Johnson, recently enlisted, received orders to Jacksonville Fla serving in the Quartermaster corps. A pea coal car arrived at East Sudbury for Davis and Bartlett who lease Beckwith greenhouse property. Patrick J McManus, now night guard at a Charlestown machine shop, follows U S government takeover. Mr and Mrs George F Moore hosted an over Sunday visit from Melrose son and daughter Mr and Mrs Taylor, with J Elgar Moore of Boston dropping by.
The West Acton Woman's club held an open vestry meeting at the Baptist church with many attendees. Miss Alice Thorpe of Plymouth, back from France, spoke on base hospital and ambulance work with screen images by Rev. L G Morris. Miss Weeks sang with Mrs. Evangeline Hall at the piano. funds were raised for a hospital in France.
Mrs Nathaniel Thayer, chairwoman of the Massachusetts Woman's committee of the Council of National Defense, reports to Miss Laura Brown that November meat savings reached 3,181,790 pounds, the best in the nation. Mr Endicott urges even greater saving and asks Massachusetts residents to observe Saturday as a porkless day except for baked beans.
Mrs William H Furbush died suddenly Thursday night at home in Boxboro after a five day pneumonia illness. She was well known and respected in the town and leaves a large family and a grieving husband. Funeral service was held Monday afternoon at the Boxboro church.
W W E Whitcomb has been appointed local merchant representative for the State and Federal Food Administration in Acton to secure cooperation and ensure compliance with government orders for retail stores. He reports all town merchants agreed to abide by the guidance.
A horse borrowed from relatives, driven by Mrs Fanny Porter, fell in front of the J J Teltus home Thursday. Despite efforts to lift it, the horse died and was removed.
Concord Senator Weeks is slated to address the upcoming forum scheduled for Sunday afternoon, delivering remarks on current policy and community concerns. The event aims to facilitate dialogue between residents and lawmakers.
Several residents suffered hard falls on icy sidewalks Saturday with no serious injuries. Notable incidents include C. H. Mead injuring an arm in front of the post office, fainting at home, and remaining unwell overnight. Other items mention local sales, church activities, and community news around Acton and neighboring areas.
Deacon Benjamin F. Russell expresses cordial thanks to friends for cards letters and telephone messages on his eighty eighth birthday. He cannot answer individually but thanks all for the kindness and pleasure given. Signed Benjamin F. Russell January 11 1918.
Women gathered at the Congregational church in South Acton despite bitter winds and ice bound transport. Dora Fletcher sang. Miss Lizzie Bumpus presided. Dr. N Louise Rand spoke on the National Convention and the push for Prohibition. Requests for blankets pillows and unpopped corn were made for wounded soldiers at the White Ribbon home.
Sunday morning service at 10 30 and Sunday school at 11 45. Y P C U meeting at 6 15. Ladies Social circle meets Thursday with Mrs H E Willis for sewing and business. Mission circle met with Miss Carrie Shapley Tuesday. paper by Mrs Ella Hosmer and social hour with light refreshments. Comedy drama Out of Town by Maynard talent under Men's Forums auspices drew a large audience. All parts well taken. forum aims to net a treasury sum. Y P C U plans a winter drama and is assigning parts.
In Acton Centre on Sunday evening a lantern show titled Through Gaziland and Mashonaland Africa pleased the audience. Rev Mr Robertson read as Raymond Farrar organized and ran the lantern despite icy conditions keeping attendance modest. a generous collection was taken.
Miss Delia I Griffin spoke to the Acton Woman's club on the Why of a Children's Museum with large mounted photos of Boston's Children's Museum illustrating interiors. Hostesses served crackers and tea. News notes include wood cutting, a new baby at Pedersons, schools reopening after coal scarcity, troops departing for North Carolina, local county officers meeting, and Lever store clearance sale.
Scientists claim a dog’s sixth sense is shown as it returns directly home when escaped. The Louisville CourierJournal notes the dog navigates rural directions without confusion, avoiding wrong roads in its trek back.
Brief notice identifies Mrs J A Lips as a nurse residing at 11 Union Street Concord Massachusetts. No additional context or events provided.
A contemplation on the pull of praise from youth to adulthood. It contrasts solitary training with social immersion, notes that vanity can hinder storytelling, and argues that genuine virtue seeks no public adulation. The piece honors humane encouragement and the uplift of kind words.
A writer notes the milk goat's health merit, citing U S bureau data that from 1907 to 1914 no goats were condemned for tuberculosis in federal meat inspections. The milk’s cream globules are finer than cows, aiding emission in condensed milk. Sterilized milk is cited as easier to digest than fresh milk for both goats and cows.
The census office estimates Canada’s field crops totaling 1.081 billion dollars for 1917, up from 1916’s 886.5 million and 1915’s 825.4 million. Major items include wheat 451.9 million, oats 236.1 million, hay and fodder 145.6 million, potatoes 81.3 million, other grain crops 134.0 million, and root crops 40.97 million.
A traveler recounts Kerensky being summoned from a hotel to the provisional government headquarters after midnight. A guest asked if another revolution was near. Kerensky replied he did not know and hurried off. The next day the guest sought details, and Kerensky smiled, saying he forgot to sign a letter.
Dr. John H. Oliver recalls a London trip where a bus collision led to a fierce exchange of insults. A driver displayed a swinging string as mock-threat, provoking a furious, profane reaction from the other driver. The anecdote ends with a grim joke about a brother’s fate.
A Philadelphia correspondent notes St. Sauveur Church has sent life blood and widows' mites to the world strife. Men aged seventeen to fifty are at the front with French and U S forces. Women support four orphans in France while knitting, sewing, and sending comfort to war victims in France, Belgium, and Armenians.
Sir Bernard Muffet, registrar general, reported death by own action fell off sharply in England since the war began. He attributed the decline to national unity, shared sympathy, and reduced personal injuries as self-desperation lessened. He noted disciplined eating, dress, work help keep minds sane and curb immorality and melancholia.
Paul Gary of Anderson Indiana is described as all American except for a glass eye. He attempted to enlist in the U S Marine Corps at Louisville Kentucky but was rejected after the sergeant learned of the infirmity. Gary asked to mail back the eye and expressed his wish to reclaim it. The piece also notes wartime botany efforts to find wild plants as substitutes for scarce crops and medicines, citing Civil War Surgeon Dr John Porcher and suggestions to gather information from hunters, woodsmen, farmers, Indians, and foreigners.
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