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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1910
Page
5
Community notices list illness and visits, including Rev Fisherty and Miss Hunt, while families welcome new baby and return from trips. They report social events, a church supper, a militia basketball teaser, a funeral, a March 1 dance, a Democratic committee meeting, and public interest in the 1910 comet seen near Venus.
An annual reunion of Co. I, 6th Mass. Regt., Spanish war veterans was held at the Quincy House in Boston. About 30 members and guests attended, including Brig. Gen. Charles K. Darling and Col. Cyrus H. Cook. Major Joseph S. Hart acted as toastmaster, with entertaining responses. Officers for the coming year were elected: President Major Joseph B. Hart, Treasurer Charles P. Gage, Secretary Thomas Todd Jr.
An orchestra of Boston musicians will perform in the hall which will be handsomely decorated for the occasion. The event aims to leave nothing to chance and to ensure strong participation in the evening's pleasures.
East Milidam merchants faced severe flooding on Saturday as the brook rose from Friday’s rain. Three feet of water filled cellars at Concord Drug, Howe Jeweler, Cross, Murray, Whitcomb, Davis Market, and Richardson Pharmacy until a clogged culvert was cleared and the flow subsided.
Waltham Board of Health hearings show Horace Tuttle seeks to build a sales stable near residential areas. Residents demand permit revocation while city solicitor reviews legality and a public hearing is scheduled for next Saturday night.
Mary A Williams sues James R Carty to compel specific performance of an oral farm conveyance in Concord. The farm spans three parcels. Williams took two deeds and alleges false statements about the third. The issue is whether the contract falls under the statute of frauds or if estoppel defeats the statute. Case pending three years.
The South and Heath bridges are nearly finished with arches completed and filling to be rushed. Parapet wall construction postponed until warmer weather improves appearance. Arch ring removal delayed with hopes to finish overall by week’s start.
The Emerson statue committee reports subscriptions from diverse donors across the country via Lee Higginson & Co. Contributions include Henry L. Higginson 500, Moorfield Storey 500, Charlies Francis Adams 24 100, and many four figure and smaller gifts from Concord Boston Springfield Troy and other cities totaling a substantial fundraising effort.
The First Parish will host a Sunday service on January 20 with Edith Castle of Boston as soloist. The program includes Schubert and musical pieces by Robinson, Buzzi, and Castle, in a crowded town hall setting anticipated to be filled.
Martin Chase received an indefinite sentence at the Massachusetts Reformatory after a district court finding him guilty of larceny. He was found at a cottage by police after officers were alerted to a break in. The breaking and entering charge was dropped, but larceny carried the sentence. He is also wanted by Ipswich police on a similar charge.
Harvard college musical clubs, the glee banjo and mandolin groups, perform a concert tonight after a recent western tour. Reports say this year’s shows equal or surpass those of former seasons.
Concord Woman's club hosts Guest Night with Hon Arthur K. Peck as lecturer. He entertained with stereopticon scenes of the New England coast and praised life saving service heroes who risk their lives year round for a small stipend.
Recently elected officers of Division 56 A O H were installed Tuesday night with a large attendance. Joseph English became president and a reception followed the ceremony. Other officers installed include David Carey vice president Daniel Finn secretary Thomas Burke recording Edward Flannery treasurer M J Planney senior officer Martin OBrien sentinel.
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