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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1903
Page
5
In this ad style notice the store touts its larger stock of cloaks suits and furs than local rivals. It promotes fur muffs priced from 6.98 to 17.50 and ladies fur jackets marked 21.50 to 26.50, urging present or future use with strong emphasis on value.
Readable bits describe dress and walking skirts of 86 inches length, with prices cited as 1. to 2.50 and to 3.76. The fragment notes category 30 to 11 skirts and 14 skirts in stock.
Major James B Wood prominent Concord citizen and former Vermont militia officer died after laryngitis illness. He served as senior captain of the Concord Artillery from 1861 to 1868 and held multiple civic roles including selectman and water commissioner. Funeral Tuesday at 2:30 pm from Main Street residence with private burial in Sleepy Hollow. town observed the loss with stoppage of business.
A petition on the 20th seeks locations for electric roads along Lexington road Cambridge turnpike Sand Pond road to Lincoln line Heywood street and from the Lexington junction to Walden street. The hearing will stir strong opinions about local exclusivity and potential routes to Boston.
Concord locals note Mrs 8 L Chaplin seeks a dressmaker, and a seven acre parcel near Seenee Albert E Wood advertises a ten room house for rent on Middle Street Concord Mass. The notice mentions hardwood and an estate with affiliations to Lincoln Mass along with Etta Mason offering services and stairs access information.
Friday evening the Concord High School athletic association held its annual handicap indoor meet in the town hall. Winners included Haywood 15 yard handicap in 2 sec, Flavin high jump 5 ft 6 in, Connell 15 yard hurdle 22 5, Hatch shot put 41 ft 4 in, Minor standing broad jump 9 ft 3 in beating Hubbard’s record, Con nell potato race 242 5 sec. Freshmen defeated Sophomores, Juniors beat Seniors, Juniors triumphed over Freshmen for the championship.
A Concord incident shows a milking route worker using a recently issued $20 plus check and trying to cash it through multiple places. The man, once unable at a depot and a drug store, fled toward Boston after borrowing a suit case, prompting stop payment and subsequent deposit recovery. The episode disrupted local cash flow and unsettled merchants awaiting payment.
The Female Charitable Society held its annual meeting at the First Parish church vestry. Reports show strong finances and a growth in membership to 114 with eight memorial members. Officers for the coming year include Mrs William Wheeler president Caroline Hoar Miss Mary S Eaton Mrs James B Wood Miss Mary Munroe Mrs J H Smith Mrs Alonso Tower and Mrs OC E Brown. Peers were invited.
Local items note Bass visiting Weymouth and Hutchinson from Lynn visiting Watsons, frigid weather with 2 to 11 below zero, and visitors at Barretts Mill road. Reformatory barns fumigated under U.S. direction. Stiles welcomed a 10 pound boy. C J C E 8 S supports Si Assi in Morocco. barge service time criticized by officers. Old Concord G A R post installation by Bowker. Christian Endeavor to host a ping pong party at Union church Friday. Library card holders urged to use new on site book order system trial for three months.
At Hawthorne chapter OBE 8 a regular meeting sees Clara F. Hart assisted by Ida M. Hall install officers led by Flora Watson as Worthy Matron and Frank H. Watson as Worthy Patron. Other officers named include Annie Connery associate matron Nellie Gale secretary Mary Curry treasurer Lou McCorrison conductress Jennie Blossom chaplain Sarah Pratt marshal Hart organist Annie Blossom Adah Ruth Esther Martha Voy Electa Alice Hunt warder and Alex Converse sentry.
C A Hunter announces a new lunch room on Commonwealth avenue offering quick lunches at all hours. Sandwiches coffee hot frankforts cigars tobacco and confectionery will be on hand.
In Scranton D A McLeod the new champion catch as catch can wrestler won the final bout after losing to D A McMillan in the second. McLeod had won the first bout and finally retained his title in a hard fought match.
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