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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1896
Page
1
All matter must reach the office of publication not later than Tuesday night to be inserted in the week's issue. Earlier receipts prevent condensation or delay. News advertisements or subscriptions may be left with C. H. Persons Riverside block and subscriptions at J. B. Deane Loewe block.
Rev Mesler enjoys a three week vacation. Mrs Mentzer of Harvard visits family. Mizpah Rebekah lodge to host officers. Funeral of Charles Watson noted. Stores closed for June 17 observance. Eastern Star season finale. Aquilla Raynard entertains guest. Newcomb hosts Abington relatives. Air gun incidents worry pets. George Salisbury sails to England. family sees him off. Fire department tests ladder at Nason street school. Hudson Cooperative Bank collector to England. Miss Susie Hill to collect in Maynard. Russian man injured from fall near railroad. H B Joslin to inspect Summer Hill lodge. Harmony lodge to accompany. Children’s day at Methodist church with weather-affected program. Lawn party and strawberry festival at St. George's with Maynard band. Maynard band and St Bridget's cadets parade details. Bunker Hill parade participation praised. Maynard school year closes with extensive exercises across grades. Local support for public schools noted. W A Stevens oversees Salisbury station operations. Mrs Mason of Fitchburg visiting. Ernest Johnson and Harland Maynard returning from Nicaragua. Sunderland family vacation in Pittsfield. Powder Mill bridge assault cited. calls for police protection. Rev E E Atkinson praised as temporary pastor at St. George's.
Twenty nine friends gathered at Geo E Salisbury home for a Wednesday evening farewell with whist prizes to C D Holmes and Mrs Clark of Wesson Miss. Ina Hartshorn and Joseph Haigh performed solos and Mrs Frank Salisbury read. The Goose Acre club then hosted a tribute at Main Street clubroom with a sing led by James Cowell.
Howland and Ellis reported bonds proposed for deposit were forgeries sold at par with numbers 110 to 115 unsold. Hillis did not see the bonds until after they were pronounced bogus. An unrelated pitch promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers pills to combat constipation.
Notices inform readers that advertising matter and subscriptions can be left at H. L. Whitcomb's bookstore and at the post office for convenience.
The brick walk in front of the bank is finished improving the building’s finish. Families Mr. and Mrs. Tood and Mr. and Mrs. Davis returned from visits. Elm removal at Walden street enhances town appearance. Co. I Sixth Regiment returned from camp with a good, wet time. Sons of Veterans group proposed. names invited to local organizers. Trinity chapel lawn party netted over $100 for the church.
A Thursday Perkins Institute for the Blind graduation group presented a concert described as a grand success. The performers displayed superior vocal and instrumental skill with sweet voices and precise instrument mastery. A highlight was explained at the end as they learned music from paper using a slate for arithmetic tasks.
Lists of residents and names including Wm Buttrick P M L B Barry M M Bowen M G Carter A J Foster J A Hayward George B Lander John A Lowe Frank Prince Guiseppi PiGem Benj Rollins Mana Staworyezo N H Tenney E Tunte John Whelan Erving Winslow J E Williams Siebel Vincent Miss Lizzie Sherman Miss Ella Whiting for advertised letters.
The Concord Woman's Suffrage League will hold a Character Party on Mrs. George How's lawn Saturday afternoon June 26 at four. Biographical sketches of Lucretia Mott Margaret Fuller Clara Barton and other eminent women will be presented by their representatives. Ten will be served. Tickets are twenty five cents.
An advertisement promotes Electric Bitters as a cure for female complaints, claiming it strengthens organs and relieves loss of appetite constipation headaches fainting spells nervousness sleeplessness melancholy and dizziness. It is offered in large bottles for fifty cents at local druggists B F Johnson Co Maynard H S Richardson and Concord Drug Store.
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