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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1916
Page
2
The entry lists the Marlboro Massachusetts newspaper The Enterprise with publication details including press information, office address at 151 Main Street, aging classification as second class matter, and named officers Walter B. Morse president Walter P. Frye treasurer John H. Lawton manager plus subscription rates and distribution areas Maynard Concord Sudbury Acton Bedford.
A Syracuse New York college study highlights sawdust wastes about 11 percent of national lumber output, equating to 136 million board feet in New York alone. Alternatives like wood flour, floor materials, ice packing, and dynamite absorption are explored as waste elimination drives progress.
Thrifty housewives are urged to save old papers and rags as prices rise, turning a past nuisance into a profitable asset by collecting and selling them. The note highlights nationwide price increases for paper and rag materials and encourages regular saving.
United States authorities warn that tin cans left on premises can hold water and breed mosquitoes. The remedy is simple cut holes in cans to prevent standing water and curb disease risk.
A A O H fraternal event in Cooperative Hall hosted a whist party and dance Friday evening honoring St Patrick. Bernard Garrigan and John Q Deo directed 12 tables of play from 8 to 10 with prizes for ladies and gentlemen. Over 75 couples danced from 8 to 12 to the Colonial Orchestra, under a committee led by William Moynihan.
A West Concord Woman's club hosts the annual president's day with a delegation from the Woman's club of the area. Miss Erdine Cowlishaw performs Shaw's Man and Superman in a dramatic recital. Attendees include Mrs. Bessie Richardson and other local members.
The National band of 18 played a Friday afternoon departure for New York and a Saturday night concert in the city. Sunday evening they headlined a Brooklyn show. Waino Kauppi appeared at both concerts. Favorable remarks followed the Maynard musicians.
Two candidates were admitted to membership and the name of one applicant was received at the meeting of the Scandinavian Brotherhood at God Fellows hall Friday evening. Following the business schedule, refreshments were served.
Harrie Cadman, a 6 foot 200 pound athlete long acclaimed as an All America choice, has been elected captain of Harvard University’s football eleven. The town’s friends express great gratification at the selection, noting his summers at Lake Boon and his wide local acquaintance.
The funeral for Mrs. Bridget Driscoll was held Friday at 9 o'clock in St. Bridget's Church. Rev. Walter J. Browne officiated a plain chant Requiem High Mass. Delegations from Ladies Auxiliary and Unity Lodge, I. O. of A. attended. bearers included P. H. Murphy and Bernard Garrigan. Burial followed in St. Bridget's cemetery.
The high school baseball team opened practice in the school basement on Friday. Captain Don Lent and Edward Coughlin are among the pitchers. Maley will alternate pitching and backstopping duties and may play infield. Lent will also play in the infield when not on the mound. outdoor practice will start when weather permits.
Manager B J Coughlin books prominent stars for showings at Naylor hall Theda Bara in Lady Audley's Secret is featured on multiple evenings Mary Pickford and Marie Dora are set as attractions Next Monday night William Farnum in Samson appears Under St Bridget's parish Passion Play is shown next Wednesday with 3500 feet of colored pictures
Miss Beatrice Taylor was hostess to The Jolly Eight at a whist party on Everett street Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Harry Andrews won first prize and Miss Margaret Williams took the consolation. Refreshments were served and the young ladies had a pleasant afternoon. Miss Williams later hosted another gathering with the same group this Wednesday afternoon.
Whitney Bent, who spent days at the Massachusetts Agricultural College and completed the winter term, has been offered a job at the Massachusetts Experimental Station. He will start duties in the last week of March after finishing examinations.
Edward White accepts a position with John Hancock Life Insurance Co and is assigned to the debit recently collected by James Maguire in Concord. White is described as an energetic young man with the qualifications to succeed, and his work will be followed by many friends in town.
Ex Representatives Sullivan Cre and Parsons circulate presidential primary papers for delegates and alternates in the 5th district to be voted April 25. Delegates named are John N. Cole of Andover and Herbert E. Fletcher of Westford with alternates Frank B. Dunbar of Lowell and Wilford D. Gray of Woburn. Kenneth Damrenig tours Washington, D. C. Friends note Frank Crowley in South Acton recovering from pneumonia. Walter Rayner leaves Waltham Watch Co to open a Danvers jewelry store.
Coughs and colds should not be ignored as neglect can lead to serious illness. The article promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as effective relief for colds, coughs, and throat irritation noting it contains no harmful ingredients and aids sleep.
The Probate Court of Middlesex County Cambridge will hear on April 10 1916 a petition to grant administration of Daniel J Cullinane late of Concord to Daniel B Cullinane or another. Heirs next of kin and creditors are cited to appear and publication of this citation is required weekly for three weeks in Concord Enterprise with a copy mailed to widow and next of kin seven days before the hearing. Charles J McIntire Esquire First Judge W E Rogers Register Maurice McWalter attorney for petitioner.
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