Union Bible society meeting in Concord this afternoon
The Union Bible Society will meet with Mrs. Wilbur G. Davis this afternoon. Mrs. Lloyd Beyen hosted a gathering for Rev. Massie of Paris at Miss Andrew’s home on Main Street Monday evening.
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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1895
Page
5
The Union Bible Society will meet with Mrs. Wilbur G. Davis this afternoon. Mrs. Lloyd Beyen hosted a gathering for Rev. Massie of Paris at Miss Andrew’s home on Main Street Monday evening.
Henry C. Merwin’s household is shocked as Miss Merwin, reported morbid and unsettled, disappears after leaving a note to Mrs Merwin. Search parties scoured fields and river edges before her body was found in Sleepy Hollow cemetery area. Medical examiner confirms suicide by drowning. funeral held on Tuesday.
The state inspector lauds Co. Lis as excellent in arms equipment clothing books finances and discipline with good drilling and instruction. Camp work nearly as satisfactory but drill precision suffers from unevenly trained ranks and limited practice. The rifle team underperforms, finishing third with 37.5 average, save Private Hosmer who excels despite poor conditions.
The season opener saw riders from the high school and Home school race along Main Street to Concord Junction and the reformatory, with Hapgood, Tuttle, Daniels, Snelling, and Hosmer representing the high school and Crosby, Mead, Richardson, Graves for the Home school. Scratches included Hapgood, Richardson, Daniels, and Graves. Handicaps ranged from 15 seconds to 2 minutes. Finish was very close and drew enthusiasm.
Crosby, Tuttle, Mead, Hapgood won in order with Hapgood posting the fastest official time of 19 minutes. The course measured five and one half miles. judge John Dee and timekeepers Sheldon and Hoyt credited Hapgood with the fastest time while the event ran with the given times and ranking.
Sunday morning service at the Trinitarian church featured a flower filled pulpit scene with potted plants and cut flowers distributed to all school and congregation children after a program of scripture, songs, recitations, baptisms, and an address by the pastor.
The Old Victor baseball team opened the season with a decisive win over Junctions. Wheeler pitched strongly retiring many batters while Loughlin contributed solid defense. Shresery and Pennman each hit two bases as Victors tally 25 runs.
In Concord Massachusetts on June 11 1895 a list of attendees and signatories includes Wm Buttrick P.M. C. P. Brann E. Davis Hubert Dodd J. W. Gesner Harris Henderson Wm. N. Leet George M. Luce Mass. Trust Co. A. Madden Pat. McIntire John Neely Thos. J. Nolan Odell Mfg. Co. Luther C. Stafford T. F. Sheehan The Mica Crystal Co. Louis Tirry T. J. Walker Clarence Wright B. H. White Mrs. S. Blaisdell Mercie H. Harding Mrs. Mary Lee Miss Sarah McDuffee Mrs. F. W. Wells.
The week ending June 10 1895 reports a maximum temperature of 87 and minimum 4 degrees. The weekly range is 47 degrees, mean temperature 61.0. Total precipitation is 0.31 inch. Frep A Tower observes.
Unitarian morning service at 10 45 am Sunday school noon Protestant Episcopal Church services at 10 45 am morning prayer litany and sermon noon Sunday school 7 30 pm evening prayer all seats free Arinitarian Congregational Rev Geo A Tewksbury pastor Y P S C E 630 pm prayer meeting Friday 730 Scandinavian M E Church Rev J P Anderson pastor services Sundays 1030 am and 730 pm class meeting Friday 745 pm
Classified notices from Concord include sale of a Main Street house owned by John H. Chapman and occupancy by G. L. Abbott, a Lowell Road house to rent by Miss Kennedy and occupied by Miss Andrews, and boats for sale or rent via E F Nealey near Fitchburg station. Also bank investment advice and local ads for ice cream soda and laundry services.
Numerous local notices from Concord Junction detail shop sales, fishing tackle, hammocks, lawn mowers, and carriages. Reports cover school, theater, church services, bicycle race plans, strawberry festival, and residents traveling to Sweden, New York, and Portland.
A special town meeting will be held next Monday evening to consider a generous proposal from a local lady toward a Revolutionary soldiers' monument. William M. Powers departs Saturday for Greenfield to work on a new electric railroad between Greenfield and Turners Falls, with H. C. Garfield as superintendent.
The Fifth Massachusetts Regiment Veteran association plans a June 26 reunion at Waverley on Beaver Brook Oaks reservation park with guests including Elisha Pierce Frank E Whitcomb Otis Brothers Captain Crafts hard tackers Sergeant Charles Brigham and honored guests General Samuel C Lawrence and Colonel William A Bancroft. Rain venue if needed at Waverley hall.
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