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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1912
Page
8
Unclear fragment mentions GEO J RAYMOND and an address 856 Washington Street with a note about a bot. No coherent event or context readable for a proper item.
Rev Guy Lamson preached at the Baptist church on Sunday. In Maynard Walter McClenathan of Boston spent Sunday with his mother and sister. Joseph Willett is recovering well from a severe hand injury. The Wil lett family were remembered with store products from the Universalist church. Mrs Sabens, ill last week, is cared for by Mrs Carter of Maynard. Chas Whitcomb nurses a lame ankle from a farm accident. Chas Holton is slowly improving with a trained nurse. John W McGregor and family moved into a tenement after a fire on Friday. C J Holton and family stay with Geo E Holton while the house is repaired. They will occupy rooms at C H Mead where Miss Ethel Bruces millinery rooms were. A reception was held at F R Knowltons residence in honor of Miss Katherine Coggeshall of Lowell, fiancee of Dr Roscoe H Knowlton. Attendees included Mrs E L Hall, Mrs B D Hall, Mrs W B Holt, Misses Mabel Parker, Jennie Durkee, Ethel Evans, Helen Hall, Vera Sargent, Virginia Sanderson, Mrs Fred Holt, Miss Ethel Bruce, and Miss Marion Barker. Miss Coggeshall sails for Porto Rico January 27 to meet Dr Knowlton.
A Friday afternoon fire discovered by Mrs McGregor at the back shed of her home near the I O O F hall in West Acton was fought by local volunteer firefighters. Two hose carts and the chemical ladder truck contained the flames as water and chemical agents were deployed under Chief direction. Much furniture was removed and both homes insured. Also noted is the sudden death of Frederick Alonzo Norris, a Civil War veteran and long time G A R member, with funeral services held at the Baptist church. Classifieds list a sled for sale and a help-wanted ad for a housekeeper in West Acton.
At the Isaac Davis Post 138 and Woman's Relief Corps 62 joint installation in Grand Army hall on Wednesday evening January 10, officers of both groups were installed by delegates from nearby posts. The ceremony honored fallen comrade Fred Norris, husband of Corps 62’s retiring president, with heartfelt sympathy from all.
Reports note electric lights out front of O D Wood’s house and urge proper authorities to fix them. Several residents, including Mrs Carrie Tuttle and her two boys, Mowry Davis, Arthur Wayne, and Mr and Mrs Noyes, are ill. A sleighing party from South Acton planned for Thursday at the hotel. Durkee visited his brother from Bedford. Pinkham of Somerville, formerly of the village, stayed with friends. Hazelton Spencer of Boston University visited Aurin Payson. A meeting on the new water project was held at the store Monday evening. Frank Norris of Portland and Harold Norris of Berlin mourn the death of their father last Wednesday.
A strong turnout at the Sunday service despite the cold. The large choir performed two superb anthems and solos by Mrs. Otis Forbush and Hazelton Spencer. The C E meeting planned for next Sunday centers on Worth While Ambitions led by Den E C Wood. Reverend E C Hayes attended a clergy meeting in Ayer. The Grange drama Among the Breakers, staged by the Grange dramatic club for the church C S society, is set for Thursday night February 1 in the town hall.
The Grange at Acton installed its officers for the year in a large gathering led by Past Master James B. Tuttle and helped by Miss Florence White. Visitors from Concord attended and an oyster supper followed in the lower hall. A farce titled Popping the Question will be staged at the Jan 23 meeting during the lecturer’s hour.
The Norris family extends deep gratitude to friends for loving service during their sorrow. Nellie A Norris Frank E Norris Harold F Norris join in thanking those who offered help and comfort.
A West Acton fire association is thanked for its gallant work during a tenement fire. The column covers schooling interruptions from a Monday storm, sleigh rides, church events, social circles, and upcoming sermons. It lists local visits, club activities, and a community theater planned for Jan. 25 with a large cast.
The program lists March Des Troubadours Inspirer and Hearer of Prayer Homer Duet Love Divine All Love Excelling, performed by Stainer Roubier Miss Fletcher and Mr Piper at 5 o clock in the Universalist church vesper service.
The Congregational Church reports both sermons last Sunday were inspiring. The morning talk on the Plagues of Egypt and Pharaoh’s hardening heart clarified a difficult topic. The Quad club meets at Mr Livermore’s home at 8 p m tonight.
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