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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1909
Page
1
A Maynard town column records numerous visits and trips. Many residents travel to Winchester, Revere, Rockland, Sudbury, Provincetown, Rutland, Chelmsford, Hudson, Portland, and other spots. Local business shifts include staff changes at W B Case & Sons and a new pool table. A high school contract in Stow begins, and a brush fire prompts a department response.
A 10 acre farm located 2 miles from Maynard includes house and barn, an orchard, some woodland, and a well kept hen farm. Priced at 1850 dollars.
Bedford residents kept active amid storms and travel with visitors from West Somerville and Seattle, a Newport navy member visiting his mother, and canoe and boat races at Billerica. The B. C. C. team defeated Cambridge 5 to 4 on Page's field, with Thaxter’s 10 strikeouts highlighting the win.
A Friday afternoon thunderstorm struck the James A. Spredby house on Lincoln Road, demolishing a chimney and scattering shingles. No one was injured. the bolt traveled through the parlor ceiling and damaged furnishings, then grounded on the telephone line. Insurance adjusters inspected the loss the next day.
Chester L. Perry is confined by brown tail moth poisoning. Mrs. Harry Frye entertains her Taunton brother. Miss Blanche Turner visits her aunt Mrs. Charles Bent before Baltimore trip. The Methodist Sunday school picnic is set for Lake Boon on Tuesday July 27 with a sale of food and fancy articles and an entertainment. George O. Porter of Leominster was a Sunday guest. Mrs. L. D. Perry visited Nashua friends Thursday. Old Home Week Sunday service will unite all churches in a memorial service at Old Parish church on Sunday July 25. All Sudbury residents are invited. day guests may bring box lunches and use church accommodations.
Miss Lora Parmenter received a call from a Somerville friend Sunday. Miss Jessie Fairbrother and companions are at Nanant for vacation. Frank Meyrells of Somerville visited Sunday. Showers pushed Memorial church outdoor exercises indoors where they drew good attendance. The state highway through here is being oiled and smoothed. Sunday was a banner automobile day with over 160 cars passing in one hour, causing dust covering lawns and trees.
A Chicago Tribune report describes a railway wreck scene where a reporter meets a man with torn clothes and dirt on his hair. The injured victim denies knowledge of any wreck and reveals he is the railroad's claim agent rather than a casualty.
Entries report Miss Celia McDonald visiting Provincetown and George Swasey engagement. Local hires include I W Mlagg and Benj Inesor. Dr E J Alley leaves practice for Montana. A lawn party at Mrs T F Shaughnessy raises funds for the Christians church with Maynard brass band. River View laundry expands with new plant and staff. Henry Tolman shifts to management role.
Concord and surrounding areas report numerous residents taking vacations and relocating for the season. Lillian McConnell assists in the assessor’s office while Dr. Theodore Chamberlain builds a tennis court near his Lowell Road residence. Various residents travel to Randolph New Hampshire Weld Me Detroit Pigeon Cove Keene and Millsone Conn for summer stays and visits.
Keyes advertises complete electrical supplies and a broad line of sporting goods for golf tennis and outdoor sports. It promotes quality standards, seasonable items, and ready stock at low prices, inviting customers to shop as headquarters for outdoor outfits.
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