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Newspaper

Concord Enterprise

Location

Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1923

Page

3

Sudbury Notes On Residents and School Delays

Miss Emily Willis improves at Framingham. Mrs Hawes recovers from a block list. Lawrence Hadley returns to Newark after visiting Sudbury. The infant son of Charles Witaon boards with Mrs Ferden. Schools in session but two days last week due to weather. Shed at Hosmer house collapsed. Arthur White aiding repairs. Mrs Helen Rice back from Framingham hospital after adenoid and tonsil removal. Leon Dakin ill with pneumonia at home, improving. Mrs Ham of Medford, formerly Mrs Kempton, heads to California for winter. Albert Sheffield joins Ford Co. in Cambridge. Mr Clarencé Baldwin covers high school in principal’s absence. Grange unable to install officers due to storm. meeting planned Jan 23.

Emily Willis L. BE. Hawes Lawrence Hadley Newark N. J Charles Witaon William Ferden Hosmer House Babe Ruth Ford Company Cambridge Miss Pickett Clarencé Baldwin Grange

Cafeteria on Lowell Road Welcomes Feathered Patrons

A Concord scene notes a tree near Mason's ice pond serving suet for birds. Woodpeckers frequent the spot, paying at the cashier desk with a nod to the chef who keeps meals challenging, while locals imagine a greeting of God bless you from the mistress of the house.

Lowell Road Mason's

Trinitan Church Notes Weekly Schedule and Meetings

The Tuesday through Wednesday notices cover the Wom en's Union annual meeting on Thursday January 18 at 2 30 with reports from 1922 and officer elections. A social hour and tea follow. Benjamin Moody's Brires win the Sunday school contest. Parish annual meeting January 22 includes supper at 6 30 and officer reports. Sermon January 21 by Mr Cleland on The Greatest Thing in the World. Mid week service January 24 led by Benjamin Moody.

Trinitan Benjamin Moody Cleland

Mason's Pond Snow Smoke A Visual Oddity

An unpublished Labor Day style note describes workers on Mason's Pond sweeping snow off the surface while wind recreates it, making the snow appear as if smoke rising from a fire near Philip A. Davis' residence. Drifts shift, complicating chores and limiting wood access as horses cannot enter fields. Hope for a mild spell to melt the excess snow.

Mason’s Pond Mason's Pond Philip A. Davis

Laymen's League Holds Regular Meeting in Concord

On Monday evening January 15 the first parish chapter of the Unitarian Laymen's League of Concord met in the church vestry. William Gallagher of Needham spoke on Japan from a Business Standpoint in an entertaining and convincing manner. A buffet supper was served.

Laymen’s League Unitarian Laymen’s League of Concord Unitarian Church William Gallagher Needham Japan

Concord Junction Scoutmaster Appointed For Troop 1

Charles Herbert Heeley a Canadian war veteran residing in Concord Junction was named scoutmaster for Troop 1 and took charge on Monday January 8 He visited the troop on January 5 to assess the unit which has no prior scouting experience Trinity Church finished 1922 debt free and met its apportionment of 1 for the church call parish needs totals 3600 and 1250 allocated to General Church work

Charles Herbert Heeley Concord Junction Concord Trinity Church Churc

Bedford Center Streets Blocked by Snow After Blizzard

The article describes Bedford streets nearly impassable for automobiles due to deep snow and few car tracks. Sidewalks are crowded with snow, hindering passage as residents face travel disruptions. Police or city response not specified.

Bedford Center Bedford

Maynard Telephone Service Wrecked by Snow Plow Collision

A snow plow on the C M and Hi line derailed and struck a pole in Maynard causing extensive telephone damage. Cables burned out and home phones affected. repair crews worked through storms to restore service. Total damage estimated eight to nine thousand dollars. Mrs Kate Bumpus home affected and First Universalist Church notes. Pastor Rev Clark L Padock announces Sunday 10 30 service 11 46 Sunday school and an illustrated lecture on Children of Many Lands.

Kate Bumpus First Universalist Church Clark L Padock Wiile

Republican Caucus to Nominate Town Officers

A Republican caucus will be held Monday January 25 at Cooperative Hall to nominate candidates for town office in the February 12 annual election. The town committee invites an open field for nominees and asks interested candidates to submit their names to any committee member. The committee convened late last week with Thomas Wright as chairman Oliver Trees as secretary and members including Stockbridge Stockwell Oshua Edwards and several Mrs Q S Fowler Mrs William Litchfield Mrs George Creighton and Mrs Irvin Howe.

Cooperative Hall Thomas Wright Oliver Trees A Stockbridge William Stockwell Oshua Edwards Q. 8. Fowler William Litchfield George Creighton Irvin Howe

Miss S Ethel Hosmer Dead After Long Illness

South Acton Miss S Ethel Hosmer aged 5 years 11 months 26 days died at her mother's home on School Street after about a year long illness. Born Wayland January 13 1879 she lived in Acton 36 years and worked as a nurse in California before returning to Massachusetts. Survived by mother Mrs Susan Richardson Hosmer two sisters Mrs Louise Hosmer Concord and Mrs Velma Woodward Amesbury and brother Clarence Hosmer Waltham. Interment Woodlawn cemetery Acton.

S. Ethel Hosmer Miss Hosmer Augustine Susan Richardson’ Hosmer Wayland California Massachusetts Clark L. Paddock First Universalist Church Louise Hosmer Concord Velma Woodward Amesbury Clarence Hosmer Waltham Woodlawn Acton

Congregational Church Notes and Service Times

Congregational church notes under Rev. Ralph A. Barker list Sunday service at 10 30 morning, Sunday school at 12, C E meeting at 6 16, and evening song preaching at 7 00. A vestry meeting at 7230 is noted with Parable of the Prodigal Son reference and L. 8 circle plans to meet.

Ichurch Congregational Church Ralph A. Barker C. E

Checker club officers chosen for the year

At a recent meeting the Checker club elected Michael Mullin president Gustave Dittrich vice president Henry Siyvert financial secretary William Scully Sr recording secretary Herbert Usher treasurer Dr Clifford King Felix Rainville George Waterhouse John Durkin Frank Wiler as board of directors A Democratic caucus will be held Friday evening January 26 to nominate candidates for the town election February 1 Registrars of voters meet Tuesday evening January 23 Wednesday evening January 31 Saturday February 3 to register those eligible to vote for caucuses and the town election

Checker Club Michael Mullin Ustave Dittrich

Death of Mrs Anna Peterson at Concordat home

Mrs Anna Peterson aged 85 died Monday afternoon at her daughter Mrs Neils Jensen’s home in Concordat after a long illness due to advanced age. Funeral services were held at the daughter’s home with Rev Arthur B. Papineau of St George's church officiating.

Anna Peterson Neils Jensen Arthur B. Papineau St George’s Church

Mrs Rose Winkley Dies at 80 Former Town Teacher

Mrs Rose Winkley longtime public school teacher in this town died Tuesday at the home of her son in Burlington Vermont. She was 80 and born in South Acton to an old Colonial family. Survived by daughters Mrs Samuel Lawton and Mrs Marion Ballou and son John H Winkley. Body to be brought here Thursday for burial in Glenwood cemetery.

Rose Winkley Ose Winkley Amuelawton

Local Boston & Maine trains suffer severe delays

Commuters faced widespread lateness as Boston and Maine trains ran up to four hours late Friday. The Bedford 7.05 a m service stalled at Pierce's Bridge in Lexington for an hour before reaching North Station at 9 55 a m, 65 minutes late. Middlesex and Boston Street Railway service was described as fair.

Boston & Maine Bedford Pierce’s Bridge Lexington North Station Middlesex & Boston Street Railway

Lost bank book from Assabet Institution for Savings

Special deposit book listed as lost with payment application filed and payment stopped. If the book is not presented, continuing loss risk and potential claim actions may follow.

Assabet Institution

Holden Couple Take Housekeeping Apartment in Cambridge

Philip Conant Holden and Mrs. Holden move into a housekeeping apartment on Munson Street near Harvard Square in Cambridge and plan to leave Concord soon.

Philip Conant Holden Mrs. Holden Cambridge Munson Street Harvard Square Concord

Missionary Tone at Union Church Concord Jct

Union church Concord Jct invites worshippers to a morning service at 10 30 led by Rev Alfred W Stone with a sermon The Worlds Most Glorious Possession. Evening sermon at 7 about Children who Never Ou. Monday 7 pm Boy Scouts meet. Tuesday 7 30 pm prayer meeting.

Union Church Concord Jct Alfred W. Stone

Bandit Queen Eva Lewis Near Death in Denver Shanty

Eva Lewis once dubbed the bandit queen of the Lewis gang lies near death in a Denver shanty. Paralyzed and hearing lost after recent parole from Colorado penitentiary, she is pursued by authorities for killing two policemen near Colorado Springs. Her sister says the family has been driven from place to place.

Denver Colo United Press Eva Lewis Lewis Mid-West Eva Colorado Penitentiary Colorado Springs

Marlboro Fellow Reflects on Foes Big or Small

A brief quirky remark from the gaunt Marlboro fellow notes that the men he wishes to whip are either too large to defeat or so small he feels ashamed to attack. The line mixes humor with a hint of bravado, reflecting a streetwise worldview.

Dig Up Peat on U Campus

On the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor Prof H H Bartlett reports peat pellets found during excavations for the literary and physics buildings. The pellets measured two to three inches across and are said to offer scientific value for identifying glacial period vegetation though they have no commercial value.

Ann Arbor Mich H. H. Bartlett Bartlett

Local News Briefs From The Week

The McDougal family and Mr and Mrs Geo Reed with son Howard were ill last week. A new G A R hall sign was installed at the entrance. Public schools were closed for a week due to fuel shortage then reopened Monday. George Ree received a 44 ton coal shipment and extra men aided with the work. James Kinsley visited the mill for Mr Reed. The Baptist church annual business meeting was postponed to Tuesday night.

Daniel McDougal Geo. Reed Howard G. A R. Hall Geo. Ree James Kinsley Reed The Baptist Church

Finance committee hearing cuts lighting price at court house

At the opening hearing of the Finance committee in the Court House W B Conant chairman of the Electric Light boat announced a cut in the price of lighting 112 cents per kilowatt hour beginning with the next quarter.

Court House W. B. Conant

Maynard Trust Company Financial Statement Summary

A historical bank balance sheet lists assets and liabilities as of December 30, 19 and includes cash, reserves, loans on real estate, demand and time loans with collateral, safe deposit services, and miscellaneous items. It shows capital stock, profits, interest, taxes, deposits, and certificates of deposit with notes on reserves and interest rates.

U. S. & Masa Telephone Co Gas Elect Water Company Teller Mgt Osek Mf Fums

Savings Department Middlesex January 13, 1923 Document

Partial OCR indicates a savings department notice dated January 13 1923 with signatures Frank E Teyee treasurer and George Gut plus Frank J Com Cosby as officers of a yorad raat ea weet ee. Notary public Frank E Sanderson Justice of Peace witnessed.

Middlesex Frank E. Teyee Ton George Gut Frank J. E Cosby Aynard Raat Frank E. Sanderson Notary Pu Justice of Peace

Local Notices of Returners and Scout Meeting

Alex Senecal Sr returns from Canada and Charles Mahoney returns from Fall River. Mr and Mrs Charles Ripley welcome a baby boy born this morning. Troop 4 Boy Scouts meet at Washington School tonight led by Dr J A Kelleher.

Charles’ Ripley Boy Scouts Washington School J. A. Kelleher

Ex-Councilman Sansoucy Returns From Quebec Vacation

Former council member Adelard N. Sansoucy has returned after a ten day trip to Montreal and other sections of the Province of Quebec.

Adelard N. Sansoucy Montreal Province of Quebec

Acting Superintendent Appointed During Coyne's Chicago Trip

William Langevin, assistant foreman of the street department, has been acting superintendent while Supt Thomas Coyne attends a convention in Chicago.

William Langevin Thomas Coyne Chicago

Newman club to stage play next Monday

Rehearsals for the Newman club play set for next Monday evening will run each evening this week under the direction of Miss Bertha Burke. Morris Wyzan and many friends are noted as supporters of the production.

Newman Club Bertha Burke Morris Wyzan

Store manager resumes duties after illness

I will be glad to learn that he has resumed his duties as manager of the C. D. Simmons store after being confined to his home with illness. Joseph Proulx is critically ill at the home of his parents, Mr and Mrs Roch Proulx, Howland St. His brother, Rev Charles E. Proulx of Biddeford, Me, has been called to his bedside.

C. D. Simmons Joseph Proulx Roch Proulx Howland St Charles E. Proulx Bidde- Lee. Me

Friends push John Baben to seek March selectman race

Friends of John Baben the proprietor of the Baben Lunch urge him to run for selectman in the March election. Baben is considering the candidacy as the community weighs its options.

John Baben Baben

Weekend Guests of Mrs. Irvine Coins in Sumer Street

William Collins and Jonathon were weekend guests of Mrs. Irvine Coins on Sumer Street. They shared tea and stories, enjoying quiet domestic hospitality in the neighborhood.

William Collins Aon John Mrs. ©Rvine Sumer Street

Mrs. Trautmer Returns to Duties at Cherry Street Mill

Mrs. George Trautmer resumes duties at the Cherry street mill. Matthew Jensen of Grove street learned his grandmother, aged 100, died in Maynard on Monday.

George Trautmer Cherry Street Mill Matthew Jensen Grove Street Maynard

Robert Mitchell Returns to Work at Broad Street Mill

Robert Mitchell of Cherry Street has returned to his duties at the Broad Street mill after a period away. He resumes production duties and will be reassigned to shift work as needed.

Robert Mitchell Cherry Street Broad Street

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Sudbury By al Posen LO Luke Goel Gert Danny TINY Republican South Acton Ethel Hosmer University of Michigan Maynard Trust Company Masa Banke Banking Department Conta Ortees Alex Senecal Sr Canada Charles Mahoney Fall River Forest Mills Ipswich Sagamore A. N. Hodgess Nason Street Peoples’ Theatre
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