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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1915
Page
8
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Chase of Roxbury announce the arrival of a daughter on Tuesday the 16th. Mrs. Chase is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Hunt, once well known residents of this town.
The Hurlburt Rogers Machine Co is now owned by out of town parties and renamed The Hurlburt Rogers Machinery Co. Mr MacBriar of Universal Boring Co is new superintendent. The existing workforce stays, two more workers added, production continues on cutting off lathes and grid centering machines with patents held by Hurlburt.
The B M W R schedule update promises improved service for South Sudbury with fewer trains stopping, a later Boston arrival, and added Sunday runs. Local students Wadeworth and Landham schools closed for summer recess Friday. R H Hurlburt has his buildings painted, M S Shea securing the contract.
The article urges Memorial Church to use The Wings of a Dove and notes that singing requires training and practice to express thought and emotion. It hopes a new pastor will inspire enthusiasm and organize a weekly choir rehearsal for Sunday services, inviting those with effort but not voice to support the effort.
In Concord the Harvard commencement week festivities brought many alumni and graduates to Cambridge last week. The Concord Drug Store, run by Mr. Chase who recently took possession, reports rising business with former Lowell customers traveling to Concord for drug supplies. At least 18 customers are said to come Monday.
The June meeting focused on the children with music and graphic exhibits on prohibition progress in states that have voted out the saloon. Refreshments were served on the lawn. Local notables Ernst Clough and others are noted, with plans for a Middlesex club outing at Point Shirley Club House on Saturday.
Fragmentary OCR shows samples taken from stock of Concord dealers inspected by Joseph Dee Jr. Names include Dell Dale Farm Littleton Isaac Lovering Carlisle Geo B Clark Concord John Cossar No Sudbury Punkatasset Farm and Pat Dattles with various figures noted for June 1910.
Thursday the track, baseball and football squads of Concord high school were entertained by Mise Sarah A Loomis at the Emerson building. A repast including sandwiches, pickles, olives, cake, nuts, sherbet and soft drinks was served by Miss Moyna Han with help from freshmen girls in domestic arts. Participants named include Flavin, Mulcahey, Allen, Bulger, McCarthy, W. Dee, Durkin, W. Hayes, Tong, Wood, D. Williams, FE Williams and Goodeari. Ads note local classifieds and rental listings in Concord area.
Help wanted at Green Arbor Tea Room for a waitress position. Apply in person mornings before 11 o clock.
Radcliffe College alumni from the class of 1905 gathered Monday at Mrs. A. B. Hitchcock Jr. home on Lowell Road for canoeing veranda time and lawn supper. They raised over 1000 dollars for the alumni endowment fund. Dorothy Tewksbury and Mrs. Hitchcock attended events and staged Patience scenes. Memorial Day services were held at Union Church with Odd Fellows and Rebekahs members in attendance. A Judges committee decorated Sleepy Hollow cemetery graves.
The 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery gathered in Concord to honor James C. Melvin. Veterans met at the Colonial Inn at 11 and moved to the Melvin Memorial in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery for a floral tribute. A letter M shaped table setting welcomed 44 attendees before they returned home.
Mrs F L Gay owner of the Mary Munroe estate on Main Street recently renovated and opened her home to about 225 guests from Concord and Boston. Guests enjoyed lawns gardens flowers and a lawn supper catered by Cook of Boylston Street with an orchestra from the Boston Opera Co. Japanese lanterns added gaiety as guests toured the elegant residence in a very formal seasonal event.
Bernard lodge A eventii Gebabion celebrates its 118th charter grant anniversary though hall size limited public reception held after a brief meeting. Officers Grand Master Melvin Johnson and other dignitaries attended with a banquet including salads rolls and coffee.
Frank B. Sanborn did not appear in district court on Saturday and his case, postponed from December, was continued. A default order and arrest warrant were issued, but officers were told he was away in Hampton Falls. Judge Warren A. Atwood will again preside next Saturday.
A special alumni edition is proceeding with many former students sending orders. It will be one of the paper’s largest issues ever printed. The content includes school and paper history, appreciations of teachers, and remarks on current school policy. Miss Sarah Loomis leads the project.
The Concord Massachusetts Equal Suffrage League met with Mrs. C. B. Brown on Wednesday June 16. Reported work by committees noted over 100 articles donated for a sacrifice sale in Boston. The group planned a Bay State festival table October 21–22.
The notice lists advertised letters including Temple H Fay Frank Lawler D Murray Horton Parker J B Sherry James K Stevenson Monsieur Thermann Herbert T C Wilson Mrs Walter BE Colton Mrs J M Duane Miss Nora D Arcy Mrs William Lee Mrs J Morrison Miss Dorothy EB Upham Miss R Wheeler and others awaiting pickup.
Hon Roger Sherman Hoar and his wife with their baby leave their Concord residence for Edgartown for the summer. The Cutter residence on Sidbury Road is closed as the family relocates to Pigeon Cove for the season.
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