Concord Newsnotes Share Local Lives And Events
Prescott Keyes renovates his Main street home while Sophia Wilson rests at Willow street. Various residents travel, vacation, or recover, with visits to Colonial Inn and St. Andrew's school noted. Local clubs Corinthian lodge and Concord Grange move forward with events as Maynard battleship Missouri game ends in defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Mason &Co
John C. Russell
Russell
Boston
Colonial Inn
C. D. Quimby
Claremont
N. H
C. H. Cronin
St. Andrew's School
Frank Locklin
Dorchester
George
Miss Janet Duff Delights Concord In Summer Song Recital
The vestry of First Parish church in Concord hosted a full house for Miss Janet Duff. The audience praised her clear diction and natural artistry across German Italian and Scots selections. She received many flowers and earned a warm post recital meeting with attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Duff
Concord
Miss Duff
Tax rate reduced for this year by one dollar ten
Assessors announced a tax rate cut to 14.30 from 15.40 this year. Property owners welcomed the decrease, though the amount exceeded earlier expectations.
Company I Goes Out Camping On Weekend Tour
Members of Company I left the armory after 6 30 Saturday night with blanket rolls and shelter tents for a short tour of duty. They camped at Lincoln and performed outpost guard and advance guard formation duties. They returned to the armory Sunday afternoon about 2 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. I
Armory
Lincoln
Seeing Is Believing Flies Destroy Asparagus Beetle Eggs
Government entomologists doubted tiny flies attacked asparagus beetle eggs at the Concord station. Professor Burgess and assistant Mosher verified the flies’ effectiveness, finding few larvae left on asparagus. The discovery promises major benefits for asparagus growers and future pest control strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asparagus Experiment Station
Washington
Chittenden
Burgess
Melrose Highlands
Concord
Prof. Burgess
Mr. Mosher
Charles W. Prescott
Prof. Norton
Veterans Reunion in Concord Honors Col. Prescott at Home
A 32d Massachusetts Veteran association reunion at Charles W. Prescott’s Monument Street home drew about 75 veterans arriving by special train. Speakers recalled Col. George L. Prescott, mortally wounded at Petersburg, and a wreath laid at his grave capped a day of battlefield relics, letters, and memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
32D Mass. Regt
Charles W. Prescott
Boston
Colonial Inn
Landlord Abrams
32D
George L. Prescott
Petersburg
Prescott
Association
H. H. Faxton
Dorchester
Wm. C. Bates
Bates
Concord Artillery
Concord
Sidney Rice
Cyrus Hosmer
Edward
Henry Wheeler
Bull Run
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Bates
Libby
Col. Prescott
Reunion
Gettysburg
Children Gardeners Nurture Concord Plants for Exhibition
About 225 children in Concord and Concord Junction plant seeds chosen from 18 varieties. Under the Educational class of the Concord Woman's Club, they follow care instructions despite scarce rainfall. A notable garden started in ashes thrives, and an exhibition with prizes is planned for September first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Concord Junction
Concord Woman's Club
Wilfrid E. Wheeler
Rodman
Julia Wheeler
Harry Smith
Theodore Chamberlin
H. P. Upham
Now Lieut Dakin Elected By Sixth Regiment Infantry
At a Monday evening meeting of Company I Sixth Regiment Infantry M V M First Sergeant Albert L Dakin was elected second lieutenant replacing Lieut Raymond D Willard who resigned for business reasons Dakin enlisted April 21 1897 served in Porto Rico during the Spanish American War and rose from corporal in 1900 sergeant in 1901 to first sergeant in 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Regiment Infantry
Albertus L. Dakin
Raymond D. Willard
Dakin
Porto Rico
Vacation Pulpit Schedule At Trinitarian Church
The pastor's vacation begins this week with pulpit supply on August 1 by Rev. George B. Soper of Pomona California and August 8 by Rev. Edwin F. Snell of Mansfield Massachusetts. Services continue Sundays at 10 45 am and 7 pm with a mid week meeting Fridays at 7 30 pm. The next Friday topic is Paul in Europe led by Rev. G B Soper. Novelties by Miss Buck advertised elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Soper
Pomona
Cal
Edwin F. Snell
Mansfield
Mass
Geo. L.clark
Wethersfield
Conn
Henry B. Mason
Harvard
Paul
Europe
G. B. Soper
St Bernard’s Lawn Party Draws Big Parish Crowd
The annual St Bernard’s parish lawn party on the lawn beside the parochial house drew a large, happy crowd Saturday afternoon and evening. Rev Dennis Lynch led a capable committee organizing sports for youths with many winners and a social program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Bernard’s Parish
Dennis Lynch
David Hayes
William Tobin
Charles Bulger
Wilfred Heshler
Edward Cullinane
Mary O’brien
Elizabeth Kennedy
Evelyn Murphy
Barbara Murphy
Grant St
Julia Mahoney
Kathryn McGrath
Mary Murray
Annie Murray
Fannie Haggerty
Catherine Gleason
Catherine Harrington
Mary McSweeney
Emma Clahane
Kathryn McManus
Kathryn Haggerty
Nellie Ferguson
Mary E. Herrington
Eleanor Harrington
Boston
Rahal's Shuts Down Concord In Brighton 3 2 Win
Rahal pitched a puzzling array of non hittable deliveries to stymie Concord batters in a 3 to 2 Brighton win. Mike McHugh registered Concord's lone safe hit while Fallon Keefe Tierney Landry and M Bulger contributed runs. Kenna walked five and struck out six as Brighton held on for the victory.
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the. K. of C
Brighton
Rahal
Concord
Mike McHugh
Sir Michael
Kentia
Mr. Rahal
Fallon
Keefe
Tierney
Landry
M. Bulger
Kenna
Hahal
Po Fallon
Cross
Hart
Cadigan
Tatten
Ackerman
B. Bulger
Bulger
M McHugh
Hopkins
Dee
Hanley
I. McHugh
Candles Light Mill Dam Stores After Power Outage
On a busy Saturday night the mill dam merchants faced a blackout when an electric station plug blew out leaving shops without electricity. Clerks used candles or oil lamps while one store stayed bright with its own oil lamps, drawing comments as trade remained brisk. Walcott's grocery kept cheerful service aided by plentiful kerosene lamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milldam
Muildam
Walcott
Dinner in Monument Hall for Friction Plug Manufacturers
About 275 guests from the National Leather and Shoe Finders association attended a dinner in Monument Hall Concord after visiting Lexington. The group included members from B. R. Rubber Co Elastic Tip Co Poster Rubber Co Morgan & Wright and R. W. Whitcher Co. The dinner at the Colonial Inn led to a tour of local historic and literary sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
National Leather & Shoe Finders Association
B. R. ‘Rubber Co
Elastic Tip Co
Poster Rubber Co
Morgan & Wright
R. W. Whitcher Co
Lexington
Abrams
Colonial Inn
Monument Hall
Pickpocketing on Deer Island Trip Halts John Keyes
John M. Keyes loses pocket change during a Mass Boards of Health trip to Gallops Island with prisoners from Deer Island. A waiter from the prison is suspected of theft, though Keyes recovers his knife and keeps some money in another pocket. Erastus H. Smith had better luck on the outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Keyes
Deer Island
J. M
Gallops Island
Mass. Boards of Health Association
John
Mr. K
Erastus H. Smith
Concord locals offer sewing and rooming services
Concord area notices list Mrs Hattie Saunders offering home sewing with guaranteed satisfaction. Also room and board for a lady and two year old child near trolley line. A four part block of ads includes a 8 room Sudbury road house for rent, a premises sale at Hubbard and Thoreau streets via Adams Tolman, and a lost book notice from the Middlesex Institution for Savings Concorn Mass with Book number 24074 reported lost.
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Bedford St
Hattie Saunders
Concord
Enterprise
Marlboro
Mass
Sudbury Road
Yeo
Adams Tolman
Lexington Road
Middlesex Institution For Savings
Concorn
Advertised Letters list from local post office
The notice lists recipients of withheld mail including C. G. Alm Columbia Novelty Co. Wm Jennings care Fred T. Loy Co. John M. Keough Clarence Munroe J. Fred Perry Box 14 Louis W. Rice Robert Weston Mrs G Adams Miss E A Bean care Mr Lunt Mrs Abbie Burnham Miss Agnes Carlson Miss May Eldred Daniels care Mrs Susan Woodward Miss Nelly M Drake Miss Madgie Dellen Mrs G Elmer Fowle Hilltop Mrs J A McCabe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Alm
Columbia Novelty Co
Wm. Jennings
Fred T. Loy Co
John M. Keough
Clarence Munroe
J. Fred Perry
Louis W. Rice
Robert Weston
G. Adams
E. A. Bean
Mr. Lunt
Abbie Burnham
Agnes Carlson
May Eldred Daniels
Susan Woodward
Nelly M.drake
Madgie Dellen
G. Elmer Fowle
For Sale William Munroe Estate on Main Street
Auction or sale notice listing the William Munroe estate on Main street about 2 acres with buildings including a cottage and a stable on Academy lane. Apply to Charles B. Brown at 91 Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Munroe
Main St
Academy Lane
Chearles B. Brown
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Prescott Keyes
Sophia Wilson
Willow St
Mary Sohier
Joseph
Richardson
Nonquitt
Elmer Joslin
Beverly
Harry B. Tuttle
HH. D. and
H. H. Inmann of
Foxboro
Bessie Holden
Gloucester
Grace Jones
South Acton
Joslin
Lake Boon
Mary D. Flagg
Worcester
Miss Dakin
Lowell Road
Mrs. A. R. MacLeod
Whitcomb's
Miss Calef
John “Mara
Walcott & Co.'s
Frank
Philip Vanderhoof
Lake Winnipesaukee
Wallace A. Calef
Miss Calef, Hubbard Sr
Bristol, N. H
Mary W. Newberry
Lewis Westgate
Delaware, D
G. W. Ward
Edith A. Buck
Carl S. Gove
Wm. G. Birmingham
Denver
Col
E. BE
New York City
M. A. Beauchaim
H ‘A. Barnett
Express
Hoosic Falls
N. Y
Corinthian Lodge
A. F
A. M
Francis Cave
Cave
Brookline
Eva Moss
Middle St
Eleanor Waugh
Kathryn Slattery
William James
Lowell
Mollie Clark
Cambridge
Howard T
MicCabe
New England Hardware Dealers’ Association
Paragon Park
J. M. Keyes
Walden St
M. Fitzgerald
North Brookfield
Francis H. Kendall
Watertown
MacDonnell
Sidney McBonnell
S. L. Sparks
Susie Dillingham
Mine “Hisse Lowden
Congrégational Church
Maynard
Missouri
Milltown
Airlie Stella
Annie Laurie
Lady Scott
Lady Nairne
Caller Herrin
Neil Gow
Ell
del Mio Dolce
Ardor Gluck
Schubert
Bobby Clutsam
Loch Lomond
George W
Lieut. Dakin
Lieut
Willard
Trinitarian Church Notes
Miss
ST. Bernard's
John H. Finigan
John Jennings
Damascus Bouvier
William Chisholm
T. F. Giblin
William Brennan
Thomas J. McGann
Annie Dempsey
Nellie Keefe
Mary Byron
Con
Cord Knights
Shoe Men’s Association
Davis
H. S. Richardson
Concord, Mass
Welch
J.C. Friend
Concord Nurseries
Henry M. Pratt
Prop
Monument St., Concord
A. L. Hicks
Marcel
Postoffice
C. S. Towne
Friend’s Block
DR. A. S. Dentist
M. Boston
Back Bay
Chas
Parmenter & Co
South
Sudbury
W. Herbert Way
C. E. Patch
Joe Kulscar Walden
M. H. Feehan
Bedford Court Concord
John, A. Finegan
C. L. King
Rte
Annie E. Payson
Acton
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