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Newspaper

Concord Enterprise

Location

Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1917

Page

4

Maynard Methodist Episcopal Church Activities

A. Morrill Osgood presides as minister. Christian Fellowship service at 7 30 tonight followed by Parsonage Aid society annual meeting at 8 30 with officer elections. Monthly Woman's Foreign Missionary Society meets at Mrs Levi Cheney's home Thursday at 3. Food sale by Miss Matilda Marsden division of Epworth League at Mr Stanley's store Saturday at 2. Sunday worship at 10 45 with sermon What Stands Next to Your Devotion to Christ by the pastor. Sunday school at noon led by E Taylor and S Parker. Men's Forum at 3 with A Batley president and B Stanley teacher. Young People's meeting on Star Christianity followed by 7 p m public worship and an illustrated Songs of Deliverance program with stereopticon.

Episcopal Church Morrill Osgood Christian Fellowship Parsonage Aid Society Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Levi Cheney Matilda _Marsden Epworth League Stanley Christ E. Taylor Parker A. Batley Young Star Christianity

Reunion at Union church marks Hap py social eve in Concord Junction

The Union church held its annual roll call and supper on the 2nd, presided by Rev. Alfred W. Stone. Miss Margaret Damon directed arrangements with young ladies helpers. Deacon Russell missed the event due to illness, turning 87 on the 11th as friends sent birthday cards. Officers elected include Deacon John R. McKenzie and clerk Marguerite Leighton, with Anna Noonan as treasurer and Herbert C. Shepard overseeing Sunday school. the gathering closed with Bless Be the Tie That Binds and a benediction by Rev. Batt.

Union Church Alfred W. Stone Margaret Damon William J. Batt Margaret Leighton Deacon Russell Ness Judkins John R. McKenzie Marguerite Leighton Treas Anna Noonan Herbert C. Shepard Regnier Bro. Batt

Congregational Church Annual Meeting Highlights Long Service

The Vestry gathering of the Congregational church included a 6 30 supper hosted by the Ladies Benevolent Society. Officers and committees were elected, with Rev. F N Rutan presiding and Amory Maynard noted as the founder and first superintendent. A lengthy roll of departed members was read, and an entertainment followed featuring vocal and piano performances by local members.

Congregational Church Ladies’ Benevolent Society Mary McCleary Helen Bent Curtis A. W. Haynes Gavin Taylor George Whitney George H Herrick Wm. H. Gutteridge George H. Hart Elizabeth Little Odette Pollard Ruth Stevens May Bure Pauline. Bent Dorothy Persing Marion Townsend Edith Garlick Emma Guillow Frederick N. Rutan F. E. Sanderson William Gutteridge Church and Evangelical Union Ellen Spence Percy Croft Sec Y. PC Frank E. Sanderson William H. Gutteridge Treas Mary Janell John W. Flood Charles R. Guillow Lorenzo Maynard Fred Sims Jas. N. Hajre Fred W. Sims Thomas Afefer Thomas Quirk James W. Baxter Emily P. Shearer Hannah Cheney Matty McCleary Mary Peters Frank Sanderson

Union Officers Installed at Masonic Hall Meeting

The Spoolers and Drawers union held a Thursday evening installation at Masonic hall with Thomas F. McMahon of Providence as installing officer. Officers include Thomas Smith presiding and Esther Emanuelson as vice president. A banquet followed with a large flower presentation to Eleanor Sheridan and a short program of solos and a whistling act. An installation for Div. 44 AOH occurred Friday at Masonic hall with Joseph R. O’Leary assisting. A oyster supper closed the ceremonies.

Union Masonic Hall Thomas F. McMahon Providence A.F. of L Thomas Smith Esther Emanuelson Emily Banford Katherine Wilder Herbert Usher Alice White Hazel Callahan Fred Hayward Eleanor Sheridan Emily Bamford John Hanson Stanley Vodoklys Marbel Lowney Beatrice Callahan James Tobin Katherine Lyons Wm. Connolley Fin Jas. McCarthy Treas James Whalen William Smith John Brayden John King William Moynihan Frank Brayden George Jackman William Connolley

Maynard Trust Co. Names Frank T. Taylor Treasurer

At a meeting of the new board of directors of the Maynard Trust Co. held Thursday evening Frank T. Taylor was elected treasurer of the corporation. He has served as acting treasurer the past year after the resignation of Charles Wheeler due to ill health. Taylor joined the bank with its founding three years ago and has advanced from bookkeeper to treasurer. He is a Maynard school product, industrious and well regarded. The executive committee for the coming year includes George H. Creighton H. J. Dwinell C. S. Fowler John W. Flood Howard A. Wilson and Frank E. Taylor.

Maynard Trust Co Frank T. Taylor Charles Wheeler Taylor The Trust Co Maynard George H. Creighton H. J. Dwinell C. S. Fowler John W. Flood Howard A. Wilson Frank E. Taylor

Concord chapter D A R hosts afternoon tea meeting

Old Concord chapter of the D A R held a Saturday afternoon meeting at the chapter house in Concord. Mrs Bent Mrs Morse and Mrs Bent Curtis served as hostesses and tea was served. Mrs Fowler and Mrs Haynes poured with helpers including Miss Pauline Bent and others assisting.

James R. Bent A. L. Morse Helen Bent Curtis Old Concord

Bedford Fox Hunters Attend 12th Annual Hunt Banquet

John Hendrickson Ralph Barnes Robert Marsden and Charles Ford of South Acton participated in the 12th annual fox hunt by the New England Fox Hunters' Club at Bedford last week. At the club banquet held at Bedford Town Hall on Wednesday evening the same group and Charles Courtney James Gallagher xe Stockwell and Cliff Downey were present.

John Hendrickson Ralph Barnes Robert Marsden Charles Ford South Acton New England Fox Hunters’ Club Bedford Town Hall Charles Courtney James Gallagher Xe Stockwell Cliff Downey

Barefoot Strolls Through Frigid Night At Local Mill

Abram Lahdenpera, seen walking Main Street in summer-Palm Beach style with no shoes, despite subzero wind. He says the health regimen has kept him active, recalling work across the United States including California and Montana. Neighbors hope pneumonia stays away as winter continues.

Abram Lahdenpéra United States California Montana

Quaint Folks Pageant Planned by High School Seniors

The senior class will stage a February pageant titled Quaint Folks with music by an assistant of Augustin Daley. Miss Marion Wilson of Boston will provide costumes libretto and staging. The 10 scenes include a carnival a Massachusetts group a Colonial era the girls of ’65 modern Polish folks Irish songs Greek Mythology a Mexican group and a modern group.

Augustin Daley Marion Wilson Boston Massachusetts

Officers Installed at Progressive Lodge K of P Rite

Officers-elect of Progressive lodge K through P were installed at a regular meeting in Masonic hall. Installing officers included Arthur B. Willard Marlboro J. T. Tucker Thomas E. Lynch Rufus F. Leonard and W. V. Cameron. New officers named were John E. Rice James Lent Raymond Coulter Charles H. Shearer W. V. Cameron John Peterson Henry Hutchby John Wollerschied Thomas R. Murray and W. V. Cameron. An oyster supper followed in the banquet hall.

Progressive Lodge K. of P Masonic Hall Arthur B. Willard Suite of Marlboro J. T. Tucker Thomas E. Lynch Rufus F. Leonard John E. Rice C. C James Lent V. C Raymond Coulter Charles H. Shearer W. V. Cameron John Peterson Henry Hutchby I. G John H. Wollerschied O. G Thomas R Murray Grand Lodge

Former Rep Alfred E McCleary Announces Candidacy for Constitutional Convention

Former Massachusetts representative Alfred E McCleary announced Saturday night his candidacy for the constitutional convention to be held next summer. He expects his nominating ballots to circulate this week. McCleary served in 1914 as a Progressive in the 10th Middlesex district comprising Maynard Hudson Stow and Acton. He was town clerk for years and is a member of the bar.

Alfred E. McCleary Mass. House 10Th Middlesex Maynard Hudson, Stow Hoxboro

Mortgagee Sale of Maynard Property in Worcester County

The Worcester Brewing Corporation, holder of a Massachusetts mortgage dated 1913 tied to a Maynard parcel on Pine Street, will sell at public auction on February 12, 1917 at 3 PM. The 20 rod tract, with buildings, lies on the easterly Pine Street side and traces to Julius Loewe via Hugh H. McGrail in 1894, subject to liens taxes and easements.

Maynard, Sie Commonwealth of Magkachuse Hudson Savings ‘of Haag Mass Middlesex South District Worcester’ Brewing Corporation Worcester Commonwealth of Massachusetts Maynard Pine Street Loewe John K. Harriman Said Harriman Timothy Moynihan Moynihan Julius Loewe Hugh H. McGrail Middlesex South

Probate Court Citations for Stephen D Hosmer Estate

Massachusetts probate records cite administrator Edward W. Wright to present the account of Stephen D. Hosmer deceased of Sunnyvale California. Hearing set in Cambridge on February 1, 1917 at nine o clock in the forenoon to show cause why the account should be allowed. Publication in Concord Enterprise required weekly for three weeks with notices mailed seven days before the court.

Concord Enterprise Charley J. McIntire Esquire

Loyal Assabet Lodge 6595 Financial Report Reveals Growth

The 32nd annual financial report shows Loyal Assabet lodge No. 6595 in flourishing condition with 170 active members. Sick benefits paid total $710 and death benefits $400 last year, while the treasury balance sits at $5,009.22 on deposit.

Loyal Assabet Lodge

Acton Women Visit Walter Taylor Ahead of Operation

Mrs Willis of South Acton and Mrs Alberta Taylor visited Walter Taylor in Warrep R J Sunday. Mr Taylor is expected to undergo gallstone surgery at a Providence hospital this week.

Herbert “Willis South Acton Alberta ‘Taylor Walter Taylor Warrep R. J Taylor Providence Hospital

Roy Millingtons 18th Birthday Party At Home

Roy Millington celebrated his 18th birthday at his Bent Avenue home with friends. The evening featured games vocal and instrumental music plus a stereopticon lecture on China and Pompeii by Supt. of Schools Wm. H. Millington. A collation followed with attendees from Mr Millsgton's Sunday school class including Gavin Taylor Jr Earl Smith Ernest Larsen and Robert Johnson.

Roy Millington Hig Bent Ave China Pompeii H. Millington Mr. Millington Gavin Taylor Jr Earl. Smith Ernest Larsen Robert. Johnson

Town Vital Stats Show Four Straight Years of 88 Deaths

A historical comparison notes that this town has recorded exactly 88 deaths for the past four years. Births and marriages fluctuated with births around two hundred in recent years and marriages near the high ninety to one hundred range.

County W C T U Convention Set for Arlington Church

The county convention of the W C T U will meet at the Congregational church in Arlington on Wednesday January 24. A large local delegation is expected and the guest afternoon from South Acton local has been postponed from January 24 to January 32.

Congregational Church Arlington South Acton

Probate Court Issues Administration Petition for Prescott Estate

Middlesex probate court orders administration of Charles W Prescott of Concord. Heir next of kin and creditors warned to appear January 25, 1917 at Cambridge to show cause why administration should not be granted. Public notice to run weekly five weeks in Concord Union. Witness J McIntire, January 8, 1917.

Middlesex Charles W. Prescott Concord Charles W. Prescott Cambridge Naid Ning O’plock Concord ‘Union Esquire F. Mp Bsty Register

Executor Appointment Notice for Christina Salisbury

Notice announces the subscriber appointed executrix of Christina Salisbury's will in Middlesex County. The executrix has taken the trust with bond as required. Creditors and all persons with claims against the estate are informed to present them and to cooperate with the executrix at the address provided.

Christina Salisbury Middlesex Do. Wilson Ies & Murphy

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Lowell Animal Lowell Fertilizer Co Mass Arthur C, Lamson, Marlboro Finney Hacton the Green Stamp Store Milton C. Bean Optometrist Nason St Tremont St Whitney and Hastings Concord Junction W. A. Haynes Co. Incorporated N Tel Abram Lahdenpera Near Tate Worcester Brewing &Corporation Herbert A. Maynard John W. Maher Comparison. OF Statistics Ageeh Prescott Keyes Hell Atty, For
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