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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1912
Page
3
Maynard weekly social items recount visiting friends in Lyn and Lowell, surgeries at Mass General, births in the Allen family, and local gatherings. It notes high school alumni events, Rebekah lodge activities, members attending cantata rehearsals, and community shifts including property sales and plane sighting near town.
Rev A Morrill Osgood, pastor and superintendent, will head the New England Chautauqua assembly at Montwall South Framingham July 23 to August 2. He will lecture on New Testament books with an adult Bible class, covering Christ the King to Christ the Joy Giver across dates July 24 to August 2.
Maynard lodge O F and Mizpah Rebekah lodge met at the IOOF hall and marched to St George s Episcopal Church for a memorial service led by Rev Arthur Bradford Papineau whose address was described as impressive. L W Clark served as marshal with a decoration committee named Denniston Shaw Parker and three ladies.
A large crowd attended the annual senior class reception hosted by the junior class in Cooperative Hall Friday night. The event featured a grand march led by Carl Marsh and Miss Mary Sweeney, decorated with brown and blue streamers, palms, and a class motto. The Junior class organized the decorations under Miss Maud J. Dolan with Newell's Orchestra providing music and fruit punch served by Mary Hodges and Ruth Smith.
The long time principal of Main Street School, Miss Marguer ite Conway, has been selected as assistant principal of a large Malden school from a competitive field. She left Main Street last January to teach in Malden and earned rapid promotion, reflecting her noted ability and prior effectiveness in Maynard.
Progress on the Independence Day program under Rev Fr Browne signals a highly successful 1912 celebration. Advertising for the Cannon Cracker is strong with a pang prior to the holiday and further novelties and amusements are being prepared. Miss Mildred Morgan and Marguerite McCormack visited Framingham with Irene McCormack.
Sunday service included baptism of three children by Rev. Frederick N. Rutan and a 420 PM children’s concert with songs recitations and bible awards for seven year olds. Floral decor and a busy program highlighted the event with presentations by various Sunday school classes.
Harold Chaplin and Abraham Botts, both 14 from Maynard, escaped Lyman school and traveled to Marlboro and South Acton. They burglarized J Sterling Moore in South Acton, hid provisions near Innequess farm, and were recaptured in Maynard after authorities intervened.
The genial Maynard deputy chief Officer Connors had a busy week handling the Hartford affair with Hartford police, Somerville court appearances, a second Hartford arrest, two Lyman schoolboys escape incidents, and court appearances in Cambridge and Concord. He remains calm through the string of cases.
Jeremiah Brouthers died at his home on Perceval street at 8 50 pm after a long illness traced to pneumonia last March. Age about 60, born in Fermouse Newfoundland, he lived in Blackstone before moving to Maynard seven years ago. He leaves his wife and daughter Mary and two sisters in Newfoundland. Burial was at St Bridget’s cemetery with high mass at St Bridget’s church Monday at 9 am. For sale items follow: rubber tired top buggy, light express wagon, single breastplate harness. inquire of M S Munro Acton Mass.
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