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Newspaper

Concord Enterprise

Location

Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1916

Page

4

Concord Junction Woman's Club to Host Presidents Day Program

At Friday afternoon meeting the West Concord Woman's Club marks its Presidents Day with 12 or more club guests. Miss Erdine Cowlishaw will read Bernard Shaw's Man and Superman with Pr dno selections by Mrs. Charles E. Brown and vocal solos by Mrs. Benjamin Derby. Admission tickets are required for guests.

Woman’s Club Charles E. Brown Concord Benjamin Derby Social Service Committee

Reverend Chamberlin to Preach Again at Union Church

Rev Harry W Chamberlin who was listened to with pleasure on Sunday the 5th has accepted an invitation to preach again in Union church pulpit next Sunday March 19. Come and hear him and bring a friend. On Tuesday evenings at 730 we hold a midweek meeting for prayer praise and testimony. We cordially invite all to join in the helpful social hour.

Harry W. Chamberlin Union Church

Lecture by Judge Riley to Aid Milan Church

On Monday evening March 27 Judge Thomas P. Riley of Malden will lecture at Association Hall. The proceeds will go to the Milan Church Aid Fund.

Association Hall Thomas P. Riley Malden Ireland Miians Church

Film Star Mary Pickford in Such a Little Queen Hits Theaters

Saturday evening program features Mary Pickford in Such a Little Queen with Dustin Farnum in The Virginian set for next Saturday. Auction notices from Otis H. Forbush of Concord include Mrs Bila M Chandler South Acton sale March 16 and Mrs George D Hubbard sale March 18 with cattle horses and tools. Additional sales listed include Mrs Eilen J Hughes Dover Street Westwood and Norwood Prospect Ridge farm sale for Fales & Fisher and Brooksby farm herd at Peabody with cattle hogs and tools.

Mary Pickford Dustin Farnum Otis H. Forbush Concord Junction Mass Bila M. Chandler South Acton Piper’s Corner George D. Hubbard Sudbury Rd Norwood Prospect Ridge Farm

Don’t Mistake the Cause Kidney Trouble Marlboro Testimony

Marlboro resident Ernest G. Guilbert reports relief from frequent kidney secretions, headaches, and dizziness after using six boxes of Doan’s Kidney Pills bought at local dealers. He recommends Doan’s Kidney Pills as the remedy Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y props.

Marlboro Ernest G. Guilbert Gibbon St Dean Foster-Milburn Guilbert Buffalo

Acton Notes Include Illnesses Visits and Local Events

West Acton residents recover from illness while Parker entertains company. Lydia Houghton is quite ill. Bliss served on Cambridge grand jury. Parker expects 1500 day old chicks. Helen Knowlton hosted whist club. Acton's roads employed 18 horses for breaking. Sumner Teele visited his father in Somerville. Tevie relatives visited Somerville. Arthur Slack moved from Athol to a machine shop in Ayer. Emma Hart visited her sister J S Hoar in Medford. Parker and son Brook attended the Boston auto show with Donald Littlefield. Sylvia family of Norwell visited Frank Mansir. James Richmond and Vera from Woodstock stayed with L. W. Sylvester. Frank McDonald family stayed with his sister Mrs. Herman Chaplain. Mr and Mrs Frank Chapman and siblings traveled to Florida. Dorothy Mead and Virginia Sanderson attended Paderewski concert in Boston. Selectmen organized and plan to curb illegal liquor sales across town. Friends surprised Earl Randall on his 21st birthday. J R Feltus altered rooms in his home. Auto show visitors included C H Mead Geo H Reed C D Cram James Fitzgerald Peter Foley and Dr Frank B E Tasker.

Kempton Parker Lydia Houghton Philip ‘H. Bliss Cambridge A. B. Parker Helen Knowlton Acton Sumner Teele Somerville B. R. Tevie Arthur Slack Athol Ayer Emma Hart Medfordy J. S. Hoar B. Parker Brook Donald Littlefield Boston Sylvia Norwell Frank Mansir James Richmond Vera Woodstock L. W. Sylvester Frank McDonald Welfleet Herman Frank Chapman Earl Randall J. R. Feltus C. H. Mead Geo. H. Reed C. D. Cram James Fitzgerald Peter Foley Frank BE. Tasker

Whist Social at G. A. R. Hall Draws Crowd

The social and whist party hosted Saturday evening by Winona Rebekah lodge at the G. A. R. hall was well attended and enjoyed by all. Souvenirs were won by B. R. Coolidge, Bert Owens, Mrs. Winnie Lawrence, and Mrs. Lizzie Davis.

G. A. R. Hall Winona Rebekah Lodge B. R. Coolidge Bert Owens Winnie Lawrence Lizzie Davis

Bedford News Roundup Mentions Local Visits and Recoveries

Bedford notes Azel Drake visiting with friends Saturday. Miss Ruth Simonds has returned home from Montclair New Jersey. Francis MacNamee is recovering from a recent illness.

Azel Drake Ruth Simonds Montclair N. J Francis MacNamee

Unusual Drug Trade Chief Urges Laxative Boost

Richmond Virginia based Polk Miller Drug Company president says business efficiency could rise ten percent if leaders took occasional laxatives and cared for bowels. He adds Rexall Orderlies could aid national welfare and are safe for men women and children.

Polk-Miller Drug Company Richmond Department of Commerce Washington Rexall

Concord Boy Scouts Raise Over 100 for Camp Expenses

The Silver Fox and Eagle patrols presented an afternoon and evening program at the First Parish Meeting House to raise funds for the Fairhaven Bay camp. Scout Master B Farnham Smith and Mrs W W Weeden organized the event with aid from several volunteers and promises of badges for six tenderfoot and four second class scouts.

Silver Fox Boy Scouts First Parish Fairhaven Bay B. Farnham Smith W. W. Weeden Bby Fred Clatt Benjamin Smith W. Smith Cyrus Hosmer Guanesman Horton Henry Bradford Thomas Coolidge William W. Weeden Jr Whitney Smith Weeden G. Hollis Blake H. N. S. Bradford Smith W. W. Weeden Jr Farnham W. Smith Farnham Scout Smith Scott Blanchard Deaconess Henry F. Smith Allen French James O. Porter

Cooperative departments at school simulate business operations

Supt. Wells A. Hall fosters interdepartmental cooperation. The commercial department audits agricultural accounts and manages banklike transactions using imitation money while agricultural students learn checks and notes. The mechanical arts department uses time cards to connect with commercial accounting, advancing the cooperative idea in the schools.

Supt. Hall Wells A. Hall Agricultural Department Hall

Concert and Dance by Div 65 A OH March 17

For March 17 a concert and dance by Div 65 A OH Friday March 17 from 8 to 10 pm. George Murphy will perform as back and wing dancer, Miss Mary Fitzsimmons sings Irish songs and jokes, Foley and Ahearn provide a musical act with bagpipes and fiddle. Kutz orchestra of Boston will play for dancing after the program.

Div George Murphy Mary Fitzsimmons Foley and Ahearn Kutz Orchestra of Bogton

Mortgagee sale of Acton real estate in 1916 auction

Foreclosure sale under a 1907 mortgage from William Warren to Middlesex Institution for Savings. The Acton land parcel of about 2.5 acres with buildings will be offered at public auction on April 6 1916 at 3 p.m. at the premises. A $500 cash payment is required from the present mortgage holder.

South Acton William 8. Warren Acton Middlesex Institution For Savings Concord Mays County of Middlesex South District Commonwealth of Said Acton Everlina T. Shapley Powder Mills Shapley Francis Pratt Pratt James Tuttle Varnum Tuttle Elnathan Jones James Tuttle Et Middlesex South District Albert E. Batley Maynard Mass Re Eer Middlesex Institution Charles E. Brown

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