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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1905
Page
3
Maynard residents see many changes as workers move between mills and shops. Local clubs host events while water and school boards organize actions. community life includes visitors, illnesses, and new employment across Assabet mills and Westvale.
A three game series to decide the town basketball championship pits Maynard against S H A C. The opener is Wednesday night with proceeds to the winner. S H A C is the slight favorite but Maynard supporters promise an upset.
Due to a valuation increase, Maynard must pay a larger portion of the superintendent of schools salary. The towns of Stow and Boxboro will cover their shares as before, while the state contribution decreases. Maynard’s new portion rises from 125 dollars to 750 dollars, with Stow and Boxboro unchanged at 125, and the state at 625.
The Div 44 AOH concert and ball drew a large attendance in Music Hall on Friday night. The program featured Maude McGrail and William P. Scully in solos, Miss Anna Downey and Theresa Donahue in recitations, and instrumental pieces by Lenora Wollerschied and Herbert Mallinson. Afterward Collins' orchestra supplied dancing music under the direction of John B. Moynihan with assistance from John J. Bradley.
A large delegation from Summerhill lodge A. O. U. W. traveled by special car to Hudson Monday night for the Hudson lodge celebration. Miss Emily Shannahan left Assabet mills to work at Westvale mills. Mrs. Richard Cullen of Bridgeport CT visited Mrs. William Cullen in Glendale Street.
An advertising feature promotes Mio-na tablets as a stomach and digestion aid. It claims regular use prevents sallow complexion and weak health, detailing symptoms from a weak stomach and promising relief and cure with proper use and a pharmacy guarantee.
Four lively street fights Saturday night in Maynard reveal rising tensions between Finns and Italians. Incidents include two Finns and two Italians near the Assabet house under the dry bridge, fights near Music Hall, on Summer and Main streets, and in Concord Junction. A drunken Finns display and campaign yarns about a defeated candidate are noted as distractions from real trouble.
Rumors swirl around pending licenses as W. W. Oliver, J. Y. Tucker, Peter Foley, and a Spring Lane site join hotels as likely granting locations. Speculation grows over applicant combinations, with new names rising and old dealers facing indifference from the selectmen amid an anxious, crowded field.
Friday afternoon the Sigma and Zeta societies held a joint program featuring essays on the Panama Canal the Wireless Telephone and the United States Navy plus talks on West Point Simpson tunnel San Domingo and U S relations with the Caribbean. A chorus sang and a formal debate on naval policy concluded with a Sigma victory in the merits.
Town selectmen enlist school children in battling the brown moth offering one cent for every nest brought to their rooms. Residents urged to inspect trees and request street department tools to clean tree trunks and tops.
An old advertisement touts Hyomei as rapidly relieving deafness caused by catarrh. It claims immediate membrane relief, with a full cure in three to four weeks. testimonials praise odorless breath and rapid improvement. Johnson's Pharmacy offers a $1 complete outfit with inhaler and drops and refunds if no cure.
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