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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1896
Page
5
In Concord a boy named Murphy drowned during a lake crossing attempt at Walden. Companions flagged help. Officer William Craig led grappling efforts, sustaining a back hand injury. The search paused at sunset after a second drowning in a week near Walden.
A condensed church listing for First Parish Unitarian Trinity Protestant Episcopal and Scandinavian M E Church with service times. Also notes on sales listings farm cattle testing result, wagons buggies and a cottage for rent. Local ads include glassware jars jelly tumblers and peach ice cream soda.
Jupitus Plagius stood out as the High school boys defeated old rivals Acton 6 to 1. Loughlin pitched for Concord, striking out many while allowing four hits. Davis and Taylor starred in fielding, with Maynard and Hilferty also noted. W. Loughlin broke a collar bone during play as 198 spectators watched in poor weather ahead of a game with Weston College nine next Saturday at Weston.
A collage of local notices for Concord and vicinity including sales of a second hand barge, fox hounds, and a Main Street house. rentals on Lowell Road. sales and service at stores like C. E. Brown and G. H. Hopkins. laundry agent Noyes Brothers. ham cords porch goods and shirt waists on sale. barber Fritz advertised.
The Trinitarian church pastor will begin a four week vacation after next Sunday with preaching duties covered by guest ministers. Next Sunday morning he will speak on True. Humanitarianism, or the Great Test of the Final Judgment. The evening sermon will be Mizpah. August 2 guest Rev Aurelia A Frost Littleton. August 9 Rev Calvin Keyser. August 16 Rev Henry E Barnes D D North Andover. August 23 Rev T E Clapp D D Manchester NH.
A new stop clock at the tele phone exchange limits long distance talk to a five minute window with finer charges for every extra minute on out of town lines. Officials warn about public prying via phone and suggest using the clock to curb chatter while noting ads and local notices follow.
Local reports confirm army worm presence in Marlboro at the city farm and I. R. Howe farm. The infestation is early and feared to bring damage as crops mature. Descriptions note caterpillar size up to two inches, color variation, and the life cycle from moth to eggs to caterpillar stages.
A clearance offers 75 patterns of men’s pants, shirts reduced from 50c and 75c to 38c, with $1.25 and $1.50 items also marked. Negligee shirts in percale and ceviots priced at 75c.
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