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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1915
Page
1
Several car incidents occurred last Sunday including a truck breakdown on Lake Nagog hill near the lake and another near the road rail crossing at night. No injuries were reported. Harris was seen at the Mit su house Long begeh near York hosting a fireworks celebration with local youths.
Mrs Lena Blamey and children of Templeton visit Acton relatives for a while. Miss Bertha Maclean of Barre calls on Acton friends last Friday after teaching at Methuen. Russell Case returns from Newton seminary to spend summer with parents. Ernest Baird family arrives for a brief parental visit. Jupiter Plyvius blamed for large water waste. 5% inch rainfall recorded from Thursday dawn to Friday 6 PM. Mr and Mrs William Rachtser to attend the San Francisco fair later this month.
Early Sunday marked independence echoes with quiet Sabbath and a brief firecracker salute. Police kept order as visitors arrived and a big bonfire lit Exchange Square. A Maynard imbiber was jailed twice, the dance hall packed with orderly revelers, and the scene described as a splendid, peaceful celebration.
Miss Margaret Byrnes and Mrs. Thomas Binns visit relatives in Stoneham and Lowell. Numerous families host guests across Beverly Lowell Waltham and Worcester. A Detroit birth adds Mrs. Elizabeth Grundwald to the list of local relatives and visitors.
Local residents and visitors spent holidays with friends and relatives in town from Fort Pond to Taunton. Several families joined at Union church services and in social visits. The annual Men's Club picnic occurs next Saturday with a bonfire and dancing in South Acton drawing many Concord Junction residents.
A string of names and places shows residents and visitors spending the holiday at Nahant Lynn Beach Nantasket Littleton Clinton Provincetown and Spencer. Individuals include Joseph Fitzpatrick Katherine Pitzpatrick Loretta Hanley Mary Ryan Ella Perry Elmer Smith and others with connections to Revere Lynn Clinton Littleton and Putnam Conn.
Miss Louise Perkins spends the summer at home. Grimes hosts guests Sunday. John Greer and family visit Fort Pond. Frank Moan of Auburndale visits friends in town. Leo Cunningham moves into new Boxboro home. Margaret O of Lancaster returns for holiday. W J Smiley enjoys a New Bedford ride in a new Ford. Bonfire and dance draw many from the area to Acton. Mr and Mrs Amom Ring host at sons' home over the weekend. Mrs H A Gould chaperones campers at Fort Pond. Abram White visits from Rindge NH. Martin L Brown and Roger go to Lowell for a grand military parade. Wesley Dickey and two children visit R B Moore over the holiday. Verne Hawes from Island navy yard spends weekend with father. Miss M A Armstrong and her mother go to Jaffrey over Sunday. Auto trip with George James of Boxboro. F R Knowlton and family host many with cage on spacious grounds. Abundant dinner serves the company. Holt and son W B Holt attend the Lowell parade. Gov Walsh attends. The parade is the best in years.
Swampscott resident Irvin Hustey visits G W Hunt over the holiday as others, including Mr and Mrs G P Parker and son Edward, plan trips to Monument Beach and New York. Several families travel, visit relatives in Bangor and Vermont, with students returning from the University of Vermont and Fitchburg Normal. A horse accident injures Abraham Myette in Concord, while teachers prepare for a summer gathering at the Alcott house with up to 160 educators expected.
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