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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1902
Page
6
P P Adams offers dress goods bargains in silk and wool blends. Fabrics include 200 yards Silk Stripe Cashmere and Albatross, formerly dollar price. 100 yards Fancy Silk and Wool Novelty at 25 cents. Also 50 to 75 cent ranges shortened for mid winter sale.
A lengthy 1900s style catalog lists half price bargains on many fabrics. Pebble Cheviot, 54 inch, plaid and solid woolen yards, camel hair Plaids, cashmere and serge fabrics, Venetian and Broadcloth varieties, assorted colors and widths. The note claims the store can show more dress goods than all other city stores combined.
A large sale offers 3 dozen accordion pleated colored mercerized Petticoats at 1.50, 2 dozen black sateen at 1.25, 5 dozen black mercerized at 1.25, plus various widths and styles. Also advertised are Ami Silk and Moire silk Petticoats with ruffles, prices from 1.09 to 4.08, and a wide range of discounted styles including heavy, imported options. The store touts an immense line and the best markdown bargains in the city.
Bargain prices on dozens of ladies waists in flannel flannelette all wool tricot cashmere French flannel and silk. Prices range from 1.25 to 4.08 with large selection, many trimmed and buttoned front or back. Waists department boasts wider stock than suburban stores and larger city dealers.
Local notes report a busy week with theatre, lectures, weddings, and town projects. Key items include Miss Amy Ireland and Charles Preble wedding, Elm Street bank meeting, and a Scotch supper at Maynard hall. Plans for ice fountain improvements and a Lyons calendar release are also noted amid school and club activities.
District Deputy Whittaker and Grand Guide Burnham presided at Harmony lodge A D U W installation in Lexington with a large turnout including delegates from Independence Summer Hill and H A Upham lodges. Afterward a supper was served and speeches discussed the new assessment plan and its benefits and drawbacks.
The Spanish American War Veterans Association of Co. LT held its third annual meeting and banquet in the lower town hall. Officers elected were Major Cyrus H. Cook president Lieut. Joseph Hart treasurer Lieut. William Decker secretary and a 14 member committee of arrangements. About 60 members and guests attended including Capt. Walter N. Lindsey Rev. W. Dusseault Col. Geo. H. Priest John T. Burke and others. Major Cook toasted the group then Capt. W. N. Lindsey spoke on US Filipinos service with remarks on occupation and self government.
Concord High School held a lively indoor meet on Friday evening with large attendance from the community. The event generated pride and enthusiasm across classes, with hearty cheering and applause. Officials included Keyes as referee Laughlin White McLeod as judges Totsh, Craig and Lee timekeepers Fora clerk Mahan and Hersey Dee and Foss field judges Butters marshal Hubbard Watson announcer.
Evetts leads a relay and field events sequence at Fifteen Yard Handicap meet. Winners include Evetts and Miner in running, Laird in two heats, Hubbard and Connell in final legs, with Emersion and others in jumps and throws. Seniors Juniors Sophomores and Freshmen contest culminates in a victory for the Sophomores in tug of war.
The Trinitarian church's Ladies Missionary Society met in the parlors for its annual session. Officers elected include Mrs. George A. Tewksbury as president and Mrs. Wm. H. Hunt as vice president. A social supper followed with a program featuring solos by Miss Jennie L. Hamlet and a tableau titled Agedtown Beauties performed by several young ladies.
The Musicat elib gathering at the Barrett home drew over a hundred guests. Mil Parker the Boston tenor and Miss Jewell the violinist impressed, with club soloists and a quartet led by Miss Gertrude Todd delivering especially pleasing performances. Bead fell ill after the quartet and could not perform.
The Concord Golf Club held its annual meeting in the lower town hall on Monday evening. Reports showed improvements to the links and a flourishing club. The treasurer reported a balance near 40 dollars with officers elected: M. B. L. Bradford president J. E. R. Hill vice president Fred A. Tower secretary Frank Moore treasurer George 8. Keyes and W. H. Allen Jr. as executive committee members.
At the annual Trinity church meeting attendees discussed enlarging the building and welcomed the idea. Officers for the coming year include Senior warden F Alcort Prater and junior warden Fred A Tower. Clerks and vestry members named are Chilton Cabot, John A Gilmore, Charles Hutchins, Reginald H Jones, Thomas H Eckfeld, Charles M Miller, Wilfred Wheeler, and Robert Croadwith. Delegates to Diocesan Convention are Alcott Pratt, T Eckfeldt, and Francis Rodman, with Fred A Tower, Henry W Hobbs, and Herbert B Smith chosen as Archdeaconry delegates.
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