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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1907
Page
4
By The Enterprise Company H. F. Wilder Manager enters second class matter at Marlboro Post Office on August 26 1903 under act of March 3 1879 Subscriptions single copies 48 a year 1 00 incl postage Three cents six months 50c three months 25c Invariably in advance Office 461 Main Street Marlboro Massachusetts
One inch one week rates 75 cents with 25 cent for each additional inch. Special rates apply to yearly advertisers. Business notices in local columns priced at 10 cents per line per insertion.
Washington reports that the Dominican congress is near acting on the treaty with the United States. President Caceres expects ratification despite government opponents who fear it would jeopardize any forthcoming revolution. In New York a shooting at Bedford station leaves John Wilkinson dead and Florence Walker jailed claiming self defense after an alleged assault. In Lewiston a New Brunswick man Harvey Ahearn is found dead in a gas-filled hotel room, suspected suicide.
Local updates include Mrs J W Whittier sick with grip and Miss Mabel Estabrook visiting Miss Lillian Russell. Hawthorne chapter meets with one candidate initiated. Mrs Helen Bourne dies. funeral in Mattapoisett. Ladies Union supper draws strong attendance with Carrie Derby and Mabel Park performances. A postal worker at Cristobal praises climate.
Fredrick R. Clifford Thomas Corbett T K Oguri Ernest Bowers Mrs Jane B Young listed under advertised letters. Manager Hays of Joseph Horne Co Pittsburg states advertising has been a significant factor in securing success.
Miss Sophie Wilson visited with her brother Richard L. Wilson Thoreaust Monday. Fire alarms sounded for chimney fire on Bedford street and shed fire on Main street owned by John E. Connors with slight damage. Young Peoples club meeting at Trinitarian Congregational church elected officers led by President Thomas Todd Jr and Vice President Raymond D. Willard.
State authorities report gypsy moths have extended beyond earlier borders with 22 new towns and 11 additional square miles infested, bringing total affected cities to 145. 1,450 workers are in the field, with plans to nearly double staffing in two weeks.
In a Massachusetts senate speech Senator Lodge warned that nearly $8 million spent on Boston harbor improvements will not boost commerce without proper freight terminals. He added that Boston’s export role requires railroads to place it on equal footing with other ports. In East Boston, Edward Trick Keating won $3500 against East Boston Gas for injuries from a sidewalk excavation dating to November 20, 1962. Hammermill Paper officials in Erie, Pennsylvania received a Black Hand letter demanding $1000 or dynamite, with federal and civil authorities investigating.
B F Crocker aged 84 and longtime Martinsburg Iowa Justice of the Peace reports relief from sciatic rheumatism in his left arm and right hip after using three bottles of Chamberlains Pain Balm. Available from H J Dwinell Maynard.
In Concord a large citizen's caucus chose Charles B. Brown as moderator and Fr ancis McManus as selectman for three years with 228 votes to 159 for Horace Tuttle and 99 for John M. Keyes. Nagle led the overseer of the poor contest with 187 against Walter A. Carr's 156. 486 voters cast ballots. The full list of nominations covered town offices and committees with Keyes named for road commissioner and Prescott for town meeting moderator.
The Trinity Church outlines a Sunday schedule with morning sermon on The Overture of Redemption and evening address by Rev. John F. Brant on the Massachusetts Anti-Saloon League. A temperance service invites all. Next week features Passion Week meetings nightly except Monday and Saturday, with Scandinavian service midweek and Good Friday at 7 30 in the auditorium. The youth chorus performs Stainer's Crucifixion with Boston soloists and a brief pastor’s address.
In Monument hall on Sunday evening St. Bernards parish held a concert honoring St. Patrick. The program featured piano solo by Miss Mary McGaffigan soprano solo The Last Rose of Summer by Miss Josie Blanchard baritone Dennis Brennan and The Minstrel Boy. Additional pieces included Meeting of the Waters Ireland I love Thee and Killarney with performances by Jo sie Blanchard Ardelle Wright Mary Gleason Winnie ONeill Catherine Dempsey Rose Hagerty Kittle Powers Margaret Loftus Master John Riley and Miss Teresa Doherty. Accompanists were Misses Margaret Powers Mary Gleason Mary McGalligan and Elizabeth Conlan.
Henry C Ingerson and William H Higgins named as jurors for the April term at Cambridge superior civil court. Mr and Mrs Thomas Todd traveled to Chicago Monday as delegates to the trichurch convention to be held there this week.
Letter rails against paste paint and Devoe showing how editor Saulsbury used 35 gallons of paste paint on his house, had four gallons left after buying Devoe for the job, and kept enough for a 20 by 20 stable and fence. The note accuses paste paint of tricks akin to bunco steering. It credits P S H Blanchard as a seller of the paint.
Nomination papers filed as town elections loom. In the Citizens caucus Francis Mce Manus won the selectman seat over John M. Keyes and Horace Tuttle. Horace Tuttle now faces McManus. For overseer of the poor James Nagle leads with 187 to Walter Carr 156, Carr to oppose Nagle at the polls.
Richard Cox Geo Hume Axis T Lawson Mr Martin Jeremiah O Sullivan W H Wills Miss M Cook Mrs J H Elmore Mrs W Emerson 425 West End Ave Mrs Jesse L Fitts Mrs Maude Town 1252 Gorham St.
Christie's announces a new spring millinery line with in store inspection available Wednesday through Saturday at the Concord store. Customers are invited to view the latest styles during the opening days.
Multiple short ads list rental and job opportunities in Concord Massachusetts including a six room house near the railroad on Thor eau Street for rent after April 1st. nurse maid and domestic help positions. help wanted for a cook fluent in English. chair caning and repair. a tenement for let on Barrett Mill Road. stock hay for sale. picture framing offer. a monument cottage for sale. and an invitation dance organized by central exchange operators to be held April 3.
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