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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1909
Page
3
Assabet River ice free early this year as Stow votes next Monday and Acton on March 29. Raymond Veitch starts in the mill shipping room. William Strout plans a new furniture team on the road. Local attendees at the Inaugural Ball. various.
John J. Sullivan plans a post office lock store restoration turning it into a popular resort for men to smoke cigars and chat. It will feature a fine line of smoking articles pipes cigars and cigarettes and three pool tables for patrons to enjoy. The atmosphere is described as scrupulous and objectionable hangers on are not tolerated.
In Maynard the overseer of the poor contest drew heated clashes as Levi R. Cheney won with 287 votes, James Mullin 264, and C. J. Mahoney 240. Other races included town officers and a sharp focus on poll results and the new chief of police, William Jones, set to lead with a call for a dry town.
The Fourth Quarterly Conference at Maynard M B church presided by Rev. C F Rice elected Rev T J Judge to pastor another year. Officers named include Mrs L D Wilson Mrs Ida Parmenter Mrs Edward Henderson for Foreign and Home Missions and many posts in Sunday school temperance education and church administration.
Sullivan and Coughlan praise the defeated A. J. Coughlan as an excellent official and skilled in duties. Robert W. Carter opens a new music store in Hudson with decades of piano trade experience serving Concord Maynard Hudson Marlboro and nearby towns.
The Maynard Business Men's association launched last week with roughly 50 members and expects growth. It aims to promote town welfare and local commerce, unite business leaders, and require executive committee approval for all advertising schemes. Membership is open to residents over 21 involved in local business and dues are 2 dollars annually.
An old advertisement touts Father John’s Medicine as safe with no injurious drugs and claims fifty years of continued use. The copy emphasizes reliability and traditional efficacy for common ailments.
The Maynard Woman's Club held a March meeting at Masonic hall with many in attendance. Illness of the scheduled vocalist led to a revised program featuring Rev. S. R. Matthews of Boston speaking on Woman and related themes. Miss Melville sang and Mrs. Howe read a federation report. The next literary department meeting is at the high school and the philanthropic department will meet with Mrs. Howard Wilson on March 16.
Washing taken in and done promptly. Apply No 12 High Street. For Sale or To Let House and barn situated on Pleasant Street. Apply to M F Mullin.
A testimonial from the Sisters of Holy Cross at St. Catherine's Normal Institute Baltimore declares Father John Medicine superior as a body builder and general tonic after use through winter and spring.
Large crowd attends a supper and program at the Methodist church on Saturday evening. The financial committee organizes the event and features include George E. B. Lawton bass, the Judxins male quartet, Rebecca Warren violinist, and Raymond Hamlin cornetist. The varied program includes several musical selections and readings, concluding in an enjoyable show.
The school plans spring practice in a week or two and expects its best team yet. Most of last year’s lineup returns with Sweeney and Persons in the battery. Ralph Lawton arranges a tough schedule. Carl Persons will captain the team. A April fundraiser will support the upcoming season.
A Sunday temperance rally drew a good crowd with lively remarks. Mr. Shea strengthened his Maynard impression while Mr. Alden of Brockton proved entertaining. A quartet including George Lawton William Baxter George Salisbury and Hiram Parkin gave several fine selections with Gavin Taylor presiding.
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