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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1915
Page
4
A reader in Concord urges Rev. Macdonald to lead a global appeal for peace and a nonviolent settlement to the war. He argues that Americans could urge kings and nations to seek a better way, with faith guiding humanity toward lasting peace and an end to killing.
The piece discusses baseball season sentiment in the city, noting Edward Dee declined to return as manager. Burleigh Pratt, famed captain and shortstop, is seen as the best candidate to manage, though no approach has been made yet. Observers believe Pratt could handle both manager duties and the shortstop role.
The Skene Hatchery reports strong business as Walter Manning joins Lowell Tool Manufacturing Co. in Lowell, and William Wall returns to Boston after illness. Mrs. Joh McGovern stays home on Hartwell Road. The New England Nurseries expand bird house sales and offer catalogues. Edward Tackney visits town before returning to Connecticut to represent the nurseries.
At the annual town meeting funds were approved for road construction and maintenance totaling 11 000 dollars plus 9 750 for schools. The water department received 3 300 dollars and police 1 400. A macadam road from Bedford Center to Concord town line was unanimously adopted and praised.
B A Cormier a teameter for Bedford Coal and Grain Co. suffered a serious fall from a market wagon in Waltham Tuesday night. He was rushed to Arlington hospital with severe bruising and later moved to his home in South Bedford. The item also notes an upcoming Church of Christ lecture by Mr Wolo.
J. H. Williams of Bedford, a resident of the town, was reported as one of the heaviest fire losses in the incident tied to Boston.
A renowned pianist will visit Concord on the 18th for a piano recital and talk about Poland to raise funds for relief. The event, at the town hall starting 8 o'clock, aims to combine culture with philanthropy and will feature social pages and a committee planning future efforts with Concord lodge S O O F and other groups.
The Concord Equal Suffrage League netted between 85 and 100 dollars at a sale held in lower town hall on Saturday. Mrs. Goring N. Fowler and others organized stalls with candy tables run by Ethel Hoyle and helpers, afternoon tea, and displays of National colors. Contributions included vegetables and fruit from local growers, home baked goods, and candies.
Bedford and nearby towns show multiple civil actions filed in county court. Attachments seek sums from defendants including Tyler Wires Co Boston for $200 and Kaleva Cooperative Association Maynard for $200. Verdicts include Webster Robbins Acton awarded $98.10 against Michael Enneguess, and wills probate record for Mary M Concord with executor Henry D Coolidge bond $30,000 and estate valued at $19,000 real and $16,000 personal.
Seven year old Thomas Nickerson was riding the barge steps and leaped to the sidewalk when a team driven by Philip McManus coming opposite struck him. He suffered a broken arm three broken fingers and a badly bruised head at Deaconess hospital. He is the son of Alfred Nickerson.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex probate court to heirs at law next of kin and interested parties. A hearing is scheduled for a specified day in 1915 at nine o'clock in the forenoon to consider granting a sought petition. W. B. Rogers, Register.
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