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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1909
Page
8
The Enyeerpeass notes weekly publication details with editors and officers. It lists subscription costs for single copies and half year periods and provides Marlboro Massachusetts office address. Advertising rates are outlined per inch and per insertion with yearly rates.
Daily sketches from South Acton on July 7 1909 show residents visiting relatives vacationing and traveling. Mentions include Harold Symonds Roy Center A Merriam factory shutdown Misses Browell Salisbury Beach Frank Roché Harland Lawrence Keene N H Len Willard Lincolns game Lincoln N J Cole T F Newton and Chase Sanborn harbor cruise and trips to Keene Maine and Manitoba. Local events include a lawn party rain impact and final Men’s Club meeting at the Congregational vestry.
West Acton notes Miss Mary Devane visiting Revere beach and Miss Lizzie Field going to Pigeon Cove for two weeks. Others travel to Gloucester Maynard and Manchester while dances, band performances, and a fireworks gathering are reported.
James A. Brown bought a Buick touring car and five passenger auto. Harold Phalen bicycles to Marion. Miss Helen A Wood cancels Quebec trip. Elizabeth Payson visits Woodstock Vermont relatives. Mrs Carleton Taylor hosts a West guest. The Bergendahl estate sale proceeds to Dr Ernst A Mayell of Watertown. Arthur Rayner returns as station agent after appendicitis. Edmund Pennell of Boston buys Mr Smith’s property for a summer home and greenhouses. The Lake Nagog pipe project advances. Acton provides water for Concord as well as scholars. Mrs J W Flagg recovers from horse kicking shock. Electric railroad subscriptions partially repaid. Mr and Mrs Hattie and Martha Smith with Albert Smith plan a new house on land from the home estate.
Reports say the Fourth of July night varied from noisy to quiet in parts. Residents note several youths damaged Abram Tuttle's fence on Maynard Street near the Turnstile gateway, prompting concern over holiday conduct.
A rowdy spree hit fences and outbuildings on River Street School Street and Augustine Hosmer yard then damaged a Martin Street bridge and guard rails. A dog horse was placed atop a bridge structure and a Baseline sign fastened to it. Farm vehicles and tools were scattered through town with no injuries or lasting losses. The speaker admonishes youths to repair the damage.
Two tramps discuss a place with a dog and claim vegetarians rule the area. The exchange appears in the Philadelphia Inquirer reflecting a casual street-level conversation.
The note describes a July 20 Sunday School picnic at Fort Pond and a July release of sermons on the Parable of the Sower by Otis H. Forbush. It lists grass auctions in Maynard Concord Acton and South Acton on July 8 9 10 and a large antique furniture sale by A Sisley Co in Lowell July 15 16 17 plus a July 12 sale of Geo M French estate Westwood and nearby electrics pass by the door.
Bedford reports a local Old Citizen emerging from seclusion to denounce the neglect of flag-raising from the Liberty Pole at Wilson's park on the Fourth. He notes nearby towns that furnished Minute Men of April 19 1775 did not suffer similar memory lapses.
The passage laments a perceived slight to an enduring national symbol. It questions whether future generations must rewrite foundational documents to suit modern sensibilities and moral codes, contrasting past heroism with present attitudes.
The assessor board reports a creditable showing after investing heavily this year. Personal estate stands at 193799 with a 6982 loss from livestock sales. Real estate totals 1113482, up 13502, yielding a net gain of 6520 for 1908. Tax rate is 18.50, levy 24549.73 and town valuation 1307261. About 5400 in taxable real estate reverted to the town. Polls total 299.
Wm. Mr Hartwell spent the holidays with friends among the mountains of New Hampshire. The note mentions Percy Lane’s condition remaining unchanged during this period.
Littleton reports closures at the R I Sherman canning factory and Conant Houghton's suspender shop for the week. Social visits include Miss Nathalie Sleeper with her sister, Mrs Chester Hartwell, and Carl Dodge of Philadelphia visiting D G Houghton. Outdoor union services and plentiful campers mark the week as people attend horse races and local gatherings. Charlotte Sanderson broke her arm while playing at the summer home, and Mrs John Dailey of Nashabah District died aged 75 with interment in Lowell.
A holiday boating accident on Long Pond ends in the drowning of Morris Gabrielson age 30 while fellow boaters Walter Boineau and Glen Salmon struggle in squalls. Gabrielson leaves a wife and one child.
A tale of fate shaping a young lawyer’s rise. An ad leads to a building agency, a moving picture sparks love at Schenectady, and Evelyn Brickworth becomes his ally and heir. Fate, through three essential links, makes the chain that binds their lives and fortunes.
A long list of Marlboro people celebrate the Fourth with vacations and visits. Local residents travel to Cape Cod, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, with many staying at family homes or cottages and attending church. Several neighbors and friends are noted as visiting relatives or hosting guests during the holiday period.
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