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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1908
Page
4
Marlboro Enterprise weekly published at 461 Main Street Marlboro Massachusetts under H F Wilder manager. It lists subscription prices of 1 year 1 with 3 months 25 cents and 6 months 60 cents and 3 months 25 cents with advance payment and advertising rates from one inch per week 75 cents plus 25 cents per additional inch with local business notices charged at 10 cents per line per insertion.
Harold C. Rideout, fourth officer aboard the Morgan Line ship El Valle, recounts a Jan voyage from New York toward Galveston. A distressed schooner St Jose of Barcelona sinks, a boy of 14 dies, and crew members are rescued as the El Valle nears fatigue and loss in a gale.
Installation of Concord Council K of C officers held Monday night January 27 led by Grand Knight John J. Connorton. D G K Edward McKenna and Fr Mortimer T Twomey officiated with a reception at Monument hall afterward under Thomas J Giblin and James Finan. Toasts featured D D J T Whelan and remarks about a Boston chapter opera.
Notices announce a poultry show at Music hall in Maynard on February 6 78 with Home Made Sauerkraut by the quart and a keg for sale by F L Garland Concord Junction.
A daughter born Tuesday January 21 to Mr and Mrs Christian Martin son Willow Street. Mrs J C Howard of New York visits Mrs J M Howard on Hubbard Street. Mr and Mrs William Cole of Worcester visiting Mr and Mrs Henry C Rolfe Middle Street. W H Bowker moved family to Boston for winter and closed Nashan tuck Hill house. George F Wheeler heads to Poughkeepsie New York to visit relatives. Concord fire department responds to a chimney fire at the Concord school with slight damage. Vesper services at First Parish Church feature Mrs Pulsifer and George F Root. Andrew R Maker ill with pneumonia on Walden Street. An auction sale of farming tools and livestock held at Charles Derby farm Liberty Street. Concord Musical Club hosts guest night at Miss Julia L Coburn Lexington Road with guests Mrs Gaines Merwin and Miss Edith Freeman. Rebekahs host entertainment February 5 at 8 pm including music, Hurry Scurry dance, and a candy fruit box auction. Bishop Lawrence to visit Trinity Church February 2 to confer and preach. afternoon talk to St Andrew's and Middlesex School boys. George M Baker of South Lincoln has recovered enough to be out after a year with a broken leg under Dr Titcomb care at age 82. Overheated stove in McWalter's Shoe Store nearly caused a fire. Chief Craig intervened. Union Bible Society annual meeting held at the Pai ot. Mrs George B Walcott presided. officers elected include Miss Mary Munroe president, Mrs Nathan B Stow vice president, Miss Ellen Emerson secretary treasurer, Miss Sarah Richardson assistant secretary. Expressed gratitude for sympathy and flowers after bereavement. Spanish War Veterans Association of Company 1 6th Massachusetts Volunteers held annual reunion and banquet at Quincy House Boston.
A recipe describes soaking stale bread crumbs in milk then mixing with eggs sugar salt and lemon flavoring, baking in a buttered dish in hot water, testing for doneness, and topping with a frothy meringue and jelly. It cautions against overcooking to prevent collapse and browning issues.
At the business meeting Maj. Joseph S. Hart was elected president Thomas Toddin secretary and Charles P. Gage treasurer. A banquet followed with addresses by Dr. Edward W. Emerson Rev. Loren B. Macdonald Rev. Mr. Dusseault and Capt. Ralph B. Petersen. About 30 attended.
The corrected exchange shows a tiff where the wife claims she has suffered every calamity that can befall a woman while the husband calmly retorts that she has never been a widow. The dialogue ends with her mispronunciation of a word.
A brief quotation from Uncle Ken in the Washington Star reflects on men who live with intensity, declaring they become either heroes or jokes as they take life seriously every minute.
The article details a company inspection led by Capt C and Lt Cyrn H Cook and Lt W ise of the 8 S A with 60 trained men and three officers. It covers devotional exercises led by Rev George A mand and notes a Northwest seminar by M J Tenega plus a Christian Endeavor Day on Sunday with special music and addresses.
Concord lodge I O C F held an installation Thursday evening with D G M Parsons officiating. Officers named included Noble Grand Charles A Hunter and Vice Grand C M Cox, followed by a turkey supper prepared by Past Grands Woodsworth, Raymond and Wilson.
Charlen W. Prescott, a leading asparagus grower, advises the Department of Agriculture from Washington on curing rust affecting the crop. He is a top authority in the field and shares views on improving plant health and cultivation. Local notes mention poultry, music, and classified ads amid the broader Washington report.
The Middlesex Mutual Fire Insurance Company will hold its annual meeting at its Concord office Massachusetts on Monday January 27 at 11 A M for the election of three directors for three years and to transact other business. Adams Tolman secretary Concord Mass January 1 1908.
Fragmented OCR text shows partial names and prices with garbled phrases. The readable bits reference a miss A L Hicks and a mention of reasonable pricing amid unclear items. No coherent event or outcome is discernible from the legible fragments.
The postal service asks rural patrons to carry stamps in advance to avoid delays on routes. Postmaster notes that supplying loose stamps causes extra work for rural carriers and disrupts service. Patrons are urged to keep a supply in their boxes and use small detachable cups for stamps when buying them.
A parish reception for Father Welch is set for Wednesday evening with a program from 7 20 to 8 20 PM and whist from 8 30 to 10. The event will be held in Odd Fellows hall with whist in the Association hall. Attending are Father Twomey Fr McGarry and Rev Lynch from Concord and Rev William J. Batt and Rev W W Ody from Concord. A 22 member committee leads preparations including James Nagle John Connorton John Hughes Thomas F Shaughnessy Charles J McGowan Michael J Collins Dan C Sullivan James F Reilly H P Shasgreene Charles Hogan Mrs Jeremiah Sheehan Mrs John Highes Mrs Steinman Mrs Hamilton Mrs T F Shaughnessy Mrs qthomar Ryan Mrs John Whalen Mrs John J Connorton and others.
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