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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1893
Page
4
The piece blends commentary on Boston baseball with views on political figures and Massachusetts industry. It notes Radbourn’s potential return to Boston, ex Governor Robinson as a cross examiner, and the Pittsburgs leading the league. It also discusses electric light firms earning dividends and a quip about newspaper readers abusing free notices.
Maynard reports include James N Haire ill with lung fever. B F Johnson may launch his yacht this week. The G A R card of thanks omits James Carney. Haines party to Chicago will visit Detroit and western points. High school junior class to host a Riverside hall reception after graduation. Maynard store shifts and a sheriff’s attachment follows. A mysterious disappearance prompts questions of death, foul play, and inquiry.
The Waltham Free Press denounces Boston papers for snipping at suburban news and bragging about enterprise while neglecting actual news. It mocks a Boston daily for printing a cut of a New Bedford horse shed said to house dispatches on the Borden trial, calling such coverage picayune journalism.
The Boston Traveller questions the need for muscular effort in modern bicycles. It notes riders, especially women and children, seem to ride with ease while critics doubt if cyclists must bend forward so intensely.
A London Notes and Queries correspondent notes the deaths of four individuals connected to Sir Walter Scott. An old Selkirk mason who worked on Abbotsford, Dr. Skene the historiographer royal, Bishop Wordsworth of St Andrews, and William Haldane of Earlston all died in the past months, each recalling Scott and his circle including Hogg, Lockhart, Laidlaw, Gemmel, and Purdie.
A lively home clash last Saturday between the Maynards Beacons and their rivals produced an extraordinary game. McSweeney pitched five innings before an arm strain forced Eaton to finish, with Eaton and eight teammates delivering heavy batting to save the day. Larkin was sidelined by a hand injury. Quinlan of Marlboro covered at third base. The Beacons, aided by the Maynard contingent, contended fiercely with persistent kicking to keep the audience engaged. For full details, review the score.
A Maynard mystery unfolds as Mary Higgins known as Mrs Ollis vanished eight weeks ago and her husband Thomas Higgins also disappeared after leaving mill keys. Their son traveled from near Amesbury to search last week, but no clue surfaced to explain the disappearances.
The school closes with grade specific exercises on Thursday June 22 and Friday June 23 1893 at Riverside hall. Grades 1A through 5 perform in morning and afternoon sessions while Grades 6 through 9 execute events in late morning and afternoon. Tickets for admission may be procured from the school committee.
An exhibition of the written work from primary and grammar schools will be held in the hall of the new school building on Saturday afternoon June 17 from 1 to 5 pm. The exhibit will feature language, number and natural science work. Parents and friends are invited by the school committee to attend.
Local notices report Mrs. James Turner a practical nurse on Parker street and Miss Minnie A Moynihan handling dressmaking at Maynard. Bargains from Yat Russell and G H Goding feature cigars and fabrics. For sale items include a Hartford safety bicycle and two house lots on Linden and Tremont streets. Maynard’s baseball team pride cited while Higgins flour supports local team. A clam boil hosted by Relief Hook and Ladder is planned. Burton Rockwell sustains two fractured ribs after a hammock fall.
Mrs Joseph F Daniels and daughter visit town while Hiram Woodruff plans Lexington move. Peter H Towle buys a Lynn house for family relocation. Mrs William Caldwell and Mrs George Burbank depart for Chicago. Miss Lottie Elmes returns home after illness. C S Russell to occupy Flagg cottages. Annual Children's Day concert held at Association hall. Cord graduation set for June 20 in Town hall with graduates Nagle Bullock Russel Jr. Miss Nagle to study Harvard annex, Russell MIT. W C T U held an experience meeting. prizes awarded for essays on earnings for the new church. Supper on lawn then ice cream and cake. $25 to church plus mite boxes for Chicago temple. W C T U expresses respect for Mattie Garland’s qualities.
In loving memory resolutions honor a deceased sister noting her Christian work and duty. The Union offers sympathy to the bereaved and copy sends to the husband and Concord Enterprise. Also local notes list Rev Campbell and church events with Y P S C E, Sunday School, and prayer meeting times. L. N. Fowler advertises the Instant Freezer as sole local agent for village sales.
An advertisement touts a salve that claims to heal cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all eruptions and even piles with a money back guarantee. It is sold for 25 cents per box by B F Johnson & Sons Maynard and J C Friend Concord.
A son was born in Marlboro on June 12 to Mrs Herbert Eggleston. The notice names the infant mother and birthplace and marks a family birth announcement in the local column.
In Peabody Massachusetts on June 8 Stillman J Marshall of Marlboro wed May Gates of Peabody by Rev O H Wallace In Marlboro on June 8 George H Noyes and Ida M Whitney of Sudbury wed by Rev B Sweetser In Marlboro on June 10 George Wiley Higgins and Mary Elsie Maynard wed by Rev F S Rice In Brockton on June 7 Herbert Emerson Pratt formerly of this city wed Queen Elizabeth Gould of Brockton At Boxboro on June 7 William McLeod of Easton and Persis E Wetherbee daughter of Edward Wetherbee of Boxboro wed by Rev A B Peabody
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