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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1917
Page
4
Miss Mary Elizabeth Belanger daughter of Joseph Belanger and Francis Howard Scally son of Mrs. Mary Scally were married at St. Bridgets church. Ceremony by Rev. John J. McHugh with Miss May Riley as bridesmaid and Harry Scally as best man. After a reception at Mrs. James Lunds home they will tour and reside with the bride's sister in Great Id.
The marriage of Elizabeth B Little and Sharon O Brown took place at St Johns chapel Cambridge on Saturday June 30 at 4 pm. The bride wore white satin and a tulle veil with orange blossoms and carried white roses and sweet peas. Her sister Roberta Little was attendant with pink snapdragons. Guy Eaton of Andover served as best man. An informal reception followed at the Studio house. Mr and Mrs Brown will reside in Andover after a wedding trip to New Hampshire.
Miss Laura May MacPherson daughter of Mr and Mrs John Mac Pherson Parker sr and Ralph Perkins Fletcher of Fitchburg wed at the bride’s parents home Saturday at 6 pm The ceremony was by Rev Charles F Parsons of the Methodist Episcopal church Attendants included bridesmaid Miss Janette Taylor and best man John Fletcher The bride wore white chiffon taffeta and silk net carried a shower bouquet of bride’s roses The bridesmaid wore pale yellow georgette crepe The entrance of the bride featured the Bridal March by Miss Bernice Fletcher and Mendelssohn after the ceremony A reception and collation followed with a musical program by the Fletcher Girls orchestra The couple will reside in Hartford Connecticut She is a Maynard native a graduate of Maynard High School class of 1911 and Fitchburg Normal School class of 1913 and has taught in local schools She is a member of the Central Protestant church Mizpah Rebekah lodge and Maynard Teach Club He is the son of Mr and Mrs Walter V Fletcher of Fitchburg a Fitchburg Normal School graduate class of 1914 and works as a machinist
A regular meeting of the Spinners' union was held at the I O O F hall on Thursday evening with large attendance. Thomas McMahon and Thomas Regan, known AFL organizers, addressed the gathering. The dues were voted to be raised five cents per week.
Maynard led at 111 for 6 and Worcester stood 94 for 5 when play was called at 7 p m on Saturday at Great Road Field Mosley top scored with 82 and set a Mass Central league record Marsden starred for the visitors.
The son of Mr and Mrs George H Gutteridge Brooks Street celebrated his fourth birthday Wednesday afternoon. Friends joined in games and refreshments were served as he received many presents. Attendees included John Bellows Philip Wiggon Frederick Thompson Huntington Rutan Ruth Stockbridge Barbara Stockbridge Sidney McCleary Alden Young and Bradford Case.
The Concord and Maynard county court notices list multiple probate actions. Hiram J. Hapgood of Acton dies June 7 with a Jan 27 1917 will naming Ida A. Harris and Frank E. Hapgood as heirs and detailing a 36000 dollar estate and donations to the South Acton Universalist church and Acton Memorial Library. Other filings include Angeline L. Wilson of Sudbury as executor, Mary F. Tobin appointed administratrix for John Mannion of Maynard, Victoria Hobeika granted separate support, Josephine M. Fletcher of Acton estate allowed, and Lottie Duren named executrix for Mary Duren with 22000 value and 7000 real plus 15000 personal property.
Superintendent William H. Millington and Principal Horace Bates joined teachers and administrators at a conference sponsored by the Massachusetts Board of Education and the American Institution for Instruction. The session ran from Saturday to Tuesday at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Patriotic Sunday observed at the Methodist Episcopal church with Rev. Charles F. Parsons delivering a sermon on liberty in Christ and referencing the New York Christian Advocate. Miss Annie McCarron completes a teaching year in Bristol and plans summer at her parents’ Concord street home. Ruby Hamlin hosts pupils and parents for a musical program with Thelma Grey visiting from Boston. Two new Congregational church members joined, one by profession and one by letter, as the summer choir continues under Horace Bates through July and August.
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