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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1900
Page
2
A collage of light notes from The Enterprise: quips about insomnia cured by sawing wood, early weddings, a brutal southern lynching, a Montana senator’s chair price, Julia Marlowe’s divorce, Ladysmith’s siege, Croker’s horse, and reflections on times, leaders, and weather.
A 19th century advertisement argues that beauty stems from health and purports constipation kidney trouble cause eruptions. It touts Electric Bitters as a final cure to regulate stomach liver kidneys and purify blood. Sold for 50 cents at J C Friends Concord Johnsons Maynard drugstores.
Local items note Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Calef visiting Rockland, Harry Douglass moving to the Carthy house, and Rev. F. W. Merrick preaching in Concord. District Deputy Frank Pierce installed officers of Rawson Council Royal Arcanum in Hudson and Col. George L. Prescott Camp 8 of W. details, with other society notices and a humorous eggs story.
Thursday evening last week Old Concord Post 180 G A R installed new officers led by Post Commander George M Bowker. Wayne W Blossom was named commander with Edward H Maker senior vice Cyrus W Benjamin junior vice J H Orrendorf quartermaster John Brown surgeon George F Wheeler chaplain George E Messer officer of the day Hiram W Worthley officer of the guard George Gray adjutant George F Hall sergeant major and George C Cunningham quartermaster sergeant. Bowker presented a gavel to Blossom, saying it carried best wishes from a loving post. A post dinner followed as Col George I Prescott Camp Sons of Veterans attended the event and new ideas for open meetings were promised.
Local church listings note services across Concord Junction. Union church led by Rev W W Campbell holds 10 30 am service with 11 30 am Sunday school and 6 pm Y P S C E and 7 pm evening service. Other churches include Trinitarian Congregational with 10 45 am and 7 30 pm sermons and Sabbath school, First Parish Unitarian with 9 45 am service and 12 pm Sunday school, Trinity Church Episcopal with 10 30 am morning service and 12 15 pm Sunday school, and Scandinavian M E Church with 10 30 am and 7 30 pm services plus Friday class.
Maynard churches list schedules for the Congregational and Methodist congregations with service times Sunday school and choir details, plus a St. Bridget’s Catholic schedule with masses and vesper times. The entries name pastors and key organizers.
Foresters meet on first and third Mondays for Companions of Forest. Red Men on first and third Tuesdays. A O U W on second and fourth Tuesdays. Maynard Lodge No 131 I O O F meets Wednesdays. Mizpah Lodge No 54 D of R meets first and third Thursdays.
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