Quorum Cases Continued In Maynard Liquor Raid
In Maynard authorities led by Corporal Shumkus seized 55 gallons of moonshine and six 100 gallon stills at Emil Boeske’s premises on Waltham Street. Boeske Fred Brigham and Cohen faced district court charges of manufacture and keeping liquor for sale. all pled not guilty and had hearings postponed to January 27 with bonds set at 5000 for Boeske and Cohen and 2590 for Brigham.
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Ynard
Poral
John M. Sullivan
Shumkus
Lake Walstate
Emil Boeske
Waltham
Boeske
Fred Brigham
Altham
Maynard
Cohen
Sverett
Sudbury notes and local housing changes reported
The item lists changes in Sudbury including Charles Brackett acting duties, Ethan Davison supplying the Centre branch library during Mrs. Brackett's absence, Christensen and family moving into part of the Colonel Bradlee house for a servant's quarters, and Henry Ford remarks. It also mentions a Forum meeting on Monday about a proposed new issue and Ruth Gerry leaving for Boston for winter, plus local residence and repair notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Brackett
Ethan Davison
Centre
Brackett
Christensen
Bradlee
Henry Ford
Ion
Ruth Gerry
Boston
Msop
Walter
Taylor
Rge Gardner
Joseph
Concord Junction Announces Play Casting Tattle Town
Local postman at Emerson Hospital underwent surgery Wednesday and is reported resting comfortably. Friends express hope for a speedy recovery as details of the forthcoming February 15 event remain under discussion by the Tattle Town committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tattle Town” Committee
Jamin Derby
Weduen
Emerson Hospital
Universalists Hold Retreat at Wayside Inn Marlboro
Ministers of the Universalist denomination from New England gather at the Wayside Inn Marlboro for a three day retreat with prayer discussion and relaxation. The program includes reviews of David Grayson's Adventures in Understanding readings from Tales of a Wayside Inn and talks on friendship and following Jesus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
David Grayson
John van Shaick
Washington
Wayside Inn
Death Claims Miss Phi Lena Carkin
Concord mourns Miss Phi Lena Carkin an longtime resident who died January eighteenth after a short illness in Tyngsboro Massachusetts Born June second 1835 in Tyngsboro she traced Revolutionary era lineage to Lieut William Burrows and Joseph Burrows She taught for freedmen in the South after the Civil War and served in Concord public schools later living with blindness yet remaining cheerful She loved books and poetry and wrote verses read at her Tyngsboro funeral
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Philena Carkin
Tyngsvoro
Massachusetts
Liev
William Burrows
Boston
Joseph Burrows
Main Street
Tynsboro
Bedford Red Cross Roll Call Totals 141 Members
During the 1925 annual roll call the Bedford Chapter of the American Red Cross enrolled 141 members and collected receipts totaling $160. Mrs. Jean Parker served as chairman. Medals were presented to Henry Senften Jr and Paul Winchenbaugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
American Red Cross
Jean Parker
Henry Senften Jr
Paul Winchenbaugh
Installation of Officers in Town Hall Last Tuesday
Deputy J Ed ward Coleman of Waverly installed Timothy F. Sheehan as Master for a second term with a full slate of officers and an entertainment program. Attendants included Misses Ruth Raymond, Helen Loftus, Mary Hanlon, Marion Howard, and Mrs. Harriet BE Coleman among others, with readings and piano solos featured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Hall
J. Edward Coleman
Waverly
Coleman
Auntie B. Ion
Gussie Mitche Waverly
Clara Hu
Jessie M. Hunt
Everett
Leila Hunt
Harriet BE. Coleman
Timothy F. Sheehan
Benjamin Clark
Ruth Raymond
Freelan J. Tuttle
Frederick Moran
Marion Adams
Agnes Clark
Elizabeth Adams
Nettie E. Welles
Philip Brooks
Marian Howard Ceres
Helen ‘Flannery
Pomona
Marion McWalter
Mabel R. ‘Howard
John W. Raymond
Nettie Wells
Helen Loftus
Mary Hanlon
Marion ‘Howard
Concord Musical Club Open Session Describes Recital
The Concord Musical Club held an open meeting at Mrs. Russell Robb’s home on Monument Street. Soprano soloists Mrs. Clifford Hubbard and Mrs. Wallace B. Conant, and mezzo soprano Mrs. Marion C. Taylor performed with piano selections by Mrs. Gaylord Cummin and Mrs. Samuel Merwin. Six pupil ensembles from the Concord Music Center contributed violin numbers with performers Helen Clubb Leif Stensby Claire Kent Rosemary Sheehan Hilda Forstensen and Carolyn Kingman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord ‘Musical Club
Russell Robb
Monument Street
Clifford Hubbard
Wallace B. Conant
Marion C. Taylor
Gaylord Cummin
Samuel Merwin
Alfred M. Ubier
Merwin
Charles & Brown
Local Garden Winners and Birth Announcements Highlight Town News
Leonard Songstedt earns praise for gardening work at the Middlesex County Extension Service event on Friday January 22. Mr and Mrs Joseph McLean celebrate the birth of a daughter, while Mr and Mrs Henry Larsen rejoice over another birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Songstedt
Middlesex County Extension Service
Joseph Mclean
Henry Larsen
Mrs. Cora Barrett Dies. Concord Widow Active in Church
Mrs. Cora Belle Barrett widow of Richard Fay Barrett died Tuesday January 19 at her home on Sudbury Road. The funeral was held Friday at the First Parish Meeting House with Rev. Benj ain R Bulkeley officiating and Prof. Thomas Whitney Surette on the organ. Burial followed at Sleepy Hollow cemetery in the Barrett family plot. Born January 11 1864 in Detroit Michigan she moved to Concord twelve years later and was active in church and social life as a member of the Woman's Club and the First Parish church. She is survived by one son Richard Barrett of Warrenton Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Belle Barrett
Richard Fay Barrett
Sudbury Road
Benjamin R. Bulkeley
Barrett
Thomas Whitney Surette
Mr. Bulkeley
Sleepy Hollow
Detroit
Mich
Concord
Woman's Club
First Parish
Richard Barrett
Warenton
Virginia
Mock Trial Night at Concord Lodge Odd Fellows Meeting
Concord Lodge of Odd Fellows held a January 21 meeting with a large turnout. A humorous mock trial featured Robert McAuley as plaintiff Daddy Perkins and George A. Hodgdon as defendant, judged by Merton J Leighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord Lodge of Odd Fellows
Robert McAuley
Daddy Perkins
George A. Hodgdon P. G
Merton J Leighton P. G
Rodney F. Pratt, P. G
Walter Renhull V.G
F S
G. A. Hodgdon P. G
Merton J. Leighton
P. G
Robert E Cousins P G
Frank Leighton
R. M. Prentiss
J. C. Kingman
W. G. Lawrence
Fred Hart
Soft coal promoted for general use in New England
Massachusetts Administrator C Hulinman reports December consumers received 309 434 tons of soft coal and January 1 dealers held 326 433 tons of bituminous coal which is roughly double anthracite. Campaign to educate public to shift from anthracite shows progress with bureaus and demonstrations in several states and shipper data from West Virginia fields indicating a shift toward soft coal.
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Boston
C. Hulinman
Massachusetts
Hult
New England
Sever
West Virgina
Unis Ellucatioa
New River
Pocahontas
Mrs Emily McGrath Dies at Home in Concord
Mrs Emily McGrath aged 78 died at her Barretts Mill Road home on January 16. Funeral services were held January 19 at St Bernard's Church with Rev Henry J Ryan officiating and Nellie Lee Donahue at the organ. Burial followed in St Bernard's cemetery. Born in Salem on August 9, 1884 she had lived in Concord 24 years and is survived by husband Thomas J McGrath a daughter Emily two sons Francis and Thomas a sister Mrs Edith Turner of Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily McGrath
Thomas J. McGrath
Barrett's Mill Road
Soleral
St. Bernard’s Church
Henry J. Ryan
Nellie Lee Donahue
J. William Byron
St. Bernard’s Cemetery
McGrath
Salem
Problems of Teaching Discussed at West Concord Club
William B Parkinson principal of the State Normal School at Fitchburg spoke on Problems of Teaching to West Concord Woman's club and Concord public school teachers in Odd Fellows hall. He cited Race Economics Social Relations Health and Religion as present-day issues. Rev Alfred W Stone and Miss Mildred Stone sang three tenor solos. Mrs W H Hunter hosted civic sewing at Upper Main street and Mrs Winslow Damon chaired the Educational Committee for a Social Tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B Parkinson
State Normal School
Fitchburg
West Concord
Alfred W. Stone
Mildred Stone
W. H. Hunter
Civic
Upper Main Street
Emerson Hospital
Winslow Damon
Maynard mill worker dies from work accident
Michael Sapareski aged 47 of 196 Main Street died at Brookline hospital after being injured in the Assabet mill picking room. His hand was caught in machinery during the Thursday incident. He left a widow and four children after twenty six years of service. Funeral services were held at St Bridget's church and burial followed in St Bridget's cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Sapareski
Main Street
Brookline Hospital
Sapareski
Assabet Mill
Brookline
Assabet
St.Bridget's Church
St. Bridget's Cemetery
Ford Buys Lamson Farm Near Sudbury for About 60000
Henry Ford has purchased the Lamson farm near the Wayside Inn in Sudbury from D W Fine for about $60,000. The 200 year old house and estate include a premier riding ring with 22 saddled horses and seven jumps. Ford and son Edsel are expected at the Wayside Inn in early March with plans for further acquisitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
George H. Lamson
Sudor
Wayside Inn
Edse Ford
New England
D. W. Fine
Providence
Ford Motor Co
Benjamin Parmenter
Ford
Sudbury
Lamson
Kusel Ford
Operty
Walker Estates
Recommend Installation of Sewage System
MAYNARD Jan 27 The special sewerage committee will recommend the town install a sewage system and seek an appropriation at the March meeting. The act granting sewer rights was passed eleven years ago. A detailed committee report will outline plans and costs and how the burden splits with Woutters. The town and state will jointly fund further road improvements on Great Road and Parker Street. A Maynard Woman's Golf event and a Philathea dinner are noted, with church services led by Rev. Arthur W. Dimock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Sewerage Committee
Great Road
Ben Smith's Bridge
Stow Town
Parker Stret
Congregational Church
Arthur W. Dimock
Grafton
Walter Goss
Lowell
Church Holds Seventy Third Annual Meeting
Maynard January 27 The 73rd church annual meeting opened with a supper at 6 o’clock in the banquet room attended by about 150. Reports show a successful year with flourishing church and societies. Officers elected include clerk Sidney K McCleary treasurer Emma K Haynes Sunday school superintendent Herbert H Young and a large Sunday school committee. Deacons named include William P Boicourt and a committee of Miss Manon Townsend Mrs Marion Wilcox Isabel Denniston plus a group of twelve visitors led by Mrs Kila Price and Mrs Eva Frye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam ‘E. Cole
Laura Woodart
Ethel Nordberg
Wm. H. Gutteridge
Alexander Pettigrew
Graham Forsie
Frank E. Sanderson
Gavin Tayor
Andrew Dunlop
William P Boicourt
Manon Townsend
Marion Wilcox
Isabel Denniston
Minnie Jackson
Amy Archer
Alice Liethead
Kila Price
Eva Frye
Ada Merrill
Elizabeth Taylor
Esen Cuttell
Jane Smethurst
Beatrice Jordan
lKleanors Hartman
Hannah Peterson
Agnes French
Etta Case
Alice Cheney
Appointed Representative joins Boston realtors in Concord
Harold J. Judkins of 16 Assabet Avenue Concord Junction associates with Henry W. Savage Inc. of 10 State Street to represent the firm in Concord Lexington and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold J. Judkins
Assabet Avenue
Concord Junction
Boston
Henry W. Savage, Inc
State Street
Concord
Lexington
Local meeting elects officers and outlines committees
P J Sullivan presided at the Maynard gathering on January 27 evening. Officers chosen include Sullivan as president, Drechler and Taylor as vice presidents, Naylor as secretary, Case as treasurer, and several others on the executive committee. Future committee appointments cover mercantile civic public and membership. Town officials listed include Selectman Edwin Carlton and others in Assessors Health School and Overseers of the Poor roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
P J Sullivan
G Drechler
Frank KB Taylor
Naylor
Howard Case
Frank E Sanderson
John
GH Gutteridge
Weide Niemila
A J Bourke
Mercantile Mittee
Edwin Carlton
Bert Martin
Fowler
Board of Health
Lerett Wilson
Millington
Thomas J King
Herbert J Young
George T. Creighton
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For Savings
Main ST
Mutual Savings
Institution For
Mutual Savings Bank
John F. Lowe
Providence General Superintendent of Universalist Churches
Frederic W. Perkins Caeer
Charles Conlin D. D
Canton
F. A Gray
Philadelphia
F. O. Hall
Tufts College
George E
E. Leighton
Somerville
Frederick C
Charlestown
Concord Musical Club
Cora Bell Barrett
C.F
Huitman
Ernor Fuller
England
Maynard Mill
Safe Deposit Box
P.J. Sullivan
Buick Motor
Noyes
Buick
James J Mansfield
American Legion Veteran’s Building
Richard Barthelmess
Dorothy Gish
Pathe News
Richard Barthlemess
P. T. Barnum
D. W. Griffith
Abraham Lincoln
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