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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1909
Page
1
Maynard W. B. has taken delivery of a new E. M. F. automobile. The purchase marks a notable milestone for the individual as the car arrives for daily use.
Bedford society items list visitors to York Beach and Providence, vacations in Maine and New Hampshire, local engagements and absences. Entries mention Miss Selma Hummell, Mrs. George H. Gutteridge, Roy Jackson, John Jewett, Rev E F Hunt, John Kelley, Miss Mildred Peterson, P H McNamara, and others with cross references to mills, music hall shows, and public school transport contracts. A mix of travel, health, and civic notes reflects a bustling town scene.
The local Memorial church will suspend services for three Sundays. Community notes mention Florist James Tales buying a new horse and several residents visiting relatives in Nova Scotia or returning from Maine and New York trips. A state highway repair was completed with resurfacing planned. Frederick R. Stone and Nina A. Page were married at Memorial church with Rev. E. C. Whiting officiating. The couple will reside with the groom’s father, Waldo L. Stone.
Concord Junction reports E W Ford on vacation from the post office. Edward McClellan returns from two weeks in the Provinces to resume mail carrier duties. A new concrete bridge on Commonwealth near River View laundry will begin soon. C W Batchelder moved a recently purchased barn to Main and Derbysts for remodeling into a dwelling. A Wednesday morning fire at the Crest street double tenement owned by Daniel Nagle and occupied by Leon Pageau and Harry W Hamp son was controlled by an old bucket brigade. furniture was saved and building damage was light.
In Watseka Judge Hoover sustains defense motion to quash Ira Grunden indictment as accessory after the fact to J. B. Saylor murder at Crescent City on July 11. Grunden is Mrs Saylor’s brother. Also notes Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers convention in Hamilton Ontario with 64 000 members and riot death toll in Guadalajara varying with reports.
A group representing Bedford’s three churches has funded a temporary hospital room and emergency chest for accident and sudden illness cases. The chest holds linens, garments, bandages, and infant items, available for borrow or at cost. The room, kept at Mrs. McFarland’s home, serves as a small district nurse aid and charges are voluntary based on ability to pay.
The foundation of the new church is completed with iron girders for the floor in place. The cornerstone laying was interrupted by rain. Rev. S. N. Adams and family plan a Maine coast vacation as August services approach.
Miss Rose Wallace visits Concord while Miss Nellie Fitzgerald plans Rockland visit. Daniel Hanlon, 18, staying at York Beach Maine. Rev M J Flaherty on retreat at Brighton seminary. Harmony lodge mourns John Lawless. Local band concerts draw complaints over notice gaps. William Brown to return Oct 1 to 172 Main Street.
The advert touts supplies for tennis croquet golf cricket and other games. It claims to help both experts and beginners make the most of their activity with focused equipment and a dedicated headquarter feel.
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