This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1916
Page
10
Miss Clara Parmenter was in town Sunday. Mrs Parker Pairbanks spent a few days with her parents. Miss Helen Norris and Miss Baker, former teachers here, were guests of Mr. and Mrs Erin D W Merrill.
A Sunday morning communion service at the M E church drew a good turnout. Two new members were added to the preparatory list. Sunday evening featured a stereopticon lecture on Finding of Jesus. A quarterly conference is set for Friday evening. Dist Supt Dean will attend. On Sunday evening March 12 the Ep worth league will lead with Arthur Thompson and Clara Christensen guiding.
Mrs Charles BE Haynes a former resident died at her home in Concord Junction on March 1 after months of illness. Funeral services were held March 3 at her home with interment in Maynard. She leaves a husband and two daughters. Bray's orchestra played at a town hall dance Friday with ice cream on sale. The Grange meets March 14 for a reception to charter members and past masters with spouses.
Rev J H Poole spoke for an hour and a half under Woman's Club auspices at town hall on Panama Canal views and the California Exposition. The South Sudbury stereopticon, operated by Pibridge Whitney, drew limited crowds due to bad traveling weather. Candy sales supported by schoolgirls. Charles Lowell shows rapid improvement. Miss Minerva Kempton has been ill.
About eight inches of snow fell Monday night in South Acton, making footing hazardous. Grace Taylor has handled the market bookkeeping at J. S. Moore's store since the sickness and death of Jennie McCarthy.
Robert Christie reported from Virginia Minnesota near the Canadian border last week noting the temperature of mercury dropping close to 50 below. He observed miners at work hundreds of feet underground in one of the big iron ore mines.
Midweek prayer meeting Friday night at 7 30. Preaching Sunday morning at 10 30. Evening sermon Sunday at 7 00. Sunday school at noon. Christian Endeavor meeting Sunday evening at 6 00.
Augustine Hosmer died at his home yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock after a prolonged illness with complications of diseases. He had been ill for some time, and his death ends a lengthy period of poor health.
Mrs C S Grimes suffered a severe stroke Monday night affecting the left side. Relief corps plan an Easter sale April 11 with an afternoon and evening program. Mrs C C Ramsay attended Boston millinery openings and Ford Hall lectures by Mrs Cranne of New York. Acton lodge I C O F carpenters near finishing public hall work and tinting to complete soon.
Henry L. Haynes has an incubator operating with 800 eggs scheduled to hatch around March 21. The Hall Bros. Co. mill did not run on Monday due to boiler repairs. The Junior Endeavor society plans a food sale Friday at 3 30 in the Baptist church vestry. A social dance is set for Saturday evening at the old town hall in Boxboro with music. Kings Maud Priest returned to her home after a visit with her grandmother, Mrs Lyman Mead, who has been ill. Mrs Warth Vose and sister Mrs Smith of Portland were guests of BE. L. Hayward. James Sherry’s children in Boxboro are mildly ill with scarlet fever. Dr. Royal of Harvard is attending. The selectmen met Tuesday afternoon and organized with C J Holton as chairman and Warren Jones as clerk. W H Kingsley is overseeing poor relief.
The annual town meeting at Acton Centre drew a quiet crowd with no opposition to town officers. Afternoon sessions were well attended as A B Parker presided and a slate of officers was elected including Horace F Tuttle town clerk and William H Kinsley assessor for terms of varying lengths. Budget appropriations cover roads bridges schools and other town services.
Stanley Hall, wintering in St. Petersburg Florida, and agent for a Worcester firm, reports introducing his goods at Nashville Tennessee Richmond Virginia Jacksonville Florida and New Orleans. He notes several sales, a pleasing result for Hall.
Miss Evelyn Knowlton hosted a home recital for her pupils on Friday. The program included pieces by Mendelssohn Schumann and Gurlitt with performances by A Brooks Parker Evelyn A Moulton Katherine Kinsley Elizebeth Hall Scott Emerson and others. Refreshments were served as parents attended the event.
W J Cole attended yesterday's automobile show. Several residents face illnesses and injuries including Mrs Walter Hayward and Hugh Hodgen. Selectman Warren Jones gains new troubles as Charles Richardson recovers from a hip injury. Frank Crowley returns to work after pleurisy. Two Lewis Jones children with pneumonia cared for by nurses. Ruth Blamey visits Templeton after time with Aunt Nettie Baird. Harold and Leland Cairns visit uncle George Hodgen in Greenfield. Olay Homestead moving picture show draws crowds at Maynard. Universalist parish meeting set for Mar 11 at 7 pm. Elizabeth Hinckley visited Everett and saw Daddy Longlegs. Village men buy a Peerless touring car for fire response. Ruth Willard, Lewis Willard’s niece, improves after shoulder gland operation in Boston. Ed Pendergast, Oswego native, visits relatives and enjoys army life.
Harris Schofield reported four big red foxes bagged on Friday drawing many onlookers. The hunter notes a season total near nine bakers dozen foxes as the region sees high fur yields.
James Cole visited a Boston Homeopathic hospital on Saturday for an X ray of a leg fracture set 28 years ago. The image revealed a questionable element that allowed slight bone movement, causing ongoing pain.
Last Sunday Jennie McCarthy died at her Concord home after a short illness. A well known Acton native born at Crocker’s Corner, she lived in Concord for years and served 12 years as bookkeeper at P. S. Moores market. She was a devout Christian, cheerful and trusted by many in the village for her kindness and wit.
Paris reports German forces push toward Verdun from both sides with gains at Fresnes and Hill 265 while suffering extremely heavy casualties. British and French positions hold key heights including Cote de lOie as Churchill warns of a stronger German fleet and calls for a more vigorous Admiralty effort.
London reports revive speculation that Prince Henry of Prussia may command the German fleet in a North Sea dash. An Amsterdam dispatch says twenty five German warships were seen cruising westward then northward. Londoners await possible engagement with British and Russian ships nearby.
A fragment suggests a naval action involving Wim and Moewe during a British blockade. The text hints at a strategic attempt to test what the blockade can achieve and what may be possible against it. The exact details remain unclear in the readable segments.
Rear Admiral Asa Walker U S retired aged 71 and a native of New Hampshire died of pneumonia in Annapolis where he had made his home. He was one of the best known men in the naval service in his time.
Voters in the town participate in the annual election with a choice set after prior rounds, marking a turnout that shapes local leadership. Officials note the process follows the town’s established procedures.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.