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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1894
Page
8
A notice directs an iteration to reach the office after Tuesday night and before the weekly issue. An earlier receipt guards against condensation or delay of articles. News and ads may be left with ZT. £ Newton.
Waldo Whitcomb starts a meat market in South Lancaster this week. The issue recaps local social calls, Memorial Day observations, church notices, and small-town items from Acton and nearby communities.
Hon. Wm. A. Wilde visited for Memorial Day. Notables Edyth Barrett from Boston Wm Norton from Clinton Campbells of Lowell joined Memorial Day events at Monument House. Local band entertainment set for Thursday with parasol drill music and sales. A. L. Noyes received a flag and streamers for the Monument House. Auction slated June 9 in Acton at Frank Robbins farm with six acres noted. Otis Forbush as auctioneer.
A Saturday forenoon fire in Stow destroyed the residence of Asa Fillmore. Mrs. Fillmore and the children were away. Fillmore and neighbor John Moore fought the blaze, saving most furniture but not dishes or provisions. The barn burned multiple times but was put out. Grain, a top buggy, tools, and plows were lost. no insurance covered the dwelling. The family relocated to E F Richardson's house.
Lonnox June 6. The jury yesterday found General Hewston guilty of manslaughter and said the wound causing Burton’s death was not inflicted willfully. It is believed the finding will likely result in Hewston’s acquittal.
The British steamer Texas carrying 2800 tons of general cargo and 246 cattle and sheep is ashore at St Shotts, St Mary's Bay after sailing from Montreal in May bound for Liverpool.
Brewers from across the country arrive in Syracuse for the 34th annual United States Brewers Association convention. A grand reception was held last night as the gathering opens today in Syracuse.
Hartford June 6 Ernest Driggs, who made a desperate assault upon a West Hartford milkman with intent to kill, was sentenced to seven years in state prison.
The notice urges all material to reach the publication office by Tuesday night to ensure same week insertion. It warns earlier receipts avoid condensation or delay and directs news advertising mail and subscriptions to be left with A. L. Noyes at the post office.
The New England weather bulletin notes continued cloud and rain slowing corn planting in southern Maine while grass and grain prosper. Hay prospects look excellent, apples and pears promising, but some areas report thin grass in Franklin County and variable potato and corn conditions across Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, and New Hampshire with frost and canker worm damage noted.
An advertisement endorses Ayer's Hygienic Coffee as a healthful beverage that provides essential elements to nourish the body through careful selection of food and drink.
Sudbury public school officials scheduled the first graduation ceremonies for Thursday evening in the town hall. Local veterans’ graves at Sudbury Centre were flagged and marked on Memorial Day. The town observed a jubilee meeting at Wayland regarding Governor Greenhalge’s reclamation bill for Sudbury and Concord river meadows and public health. District No. 4 schoolhouse sold at public auction to J. J. Puffer for $100, its last use in January.
An 1894 memorial urges preserving Memorial Day’s purpose for veterans of the G A R, decrying sports and amusements on the day. It proposes abolishing the holiday and creating a state Memorial Sunday with morning sermons, afternoon decorations, and evening services to honor the fallen and uphold national ideals.
A man who claims to be American was arrested in Monica on June 6 after a quarrel with two officers. He stabbed both officers, who are seriously wounded.
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