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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1909
Page
3
Maynard notes a busy week with W H Gutteridge buying a new Bulck, Rev Jobin Crowe visiting, and local church concerts planned for April and May. Residents report illnesses, travel to Canada, and school and lodge activities. upcoming events include Appleton quartet concert April 15 and a May 11 Brigham orchestra performance.
John W. Connor of Marlboro was in town Monday. George Murphy is laid up with rheumatism. Nicholas Whalen recovers from pneumonia. Patrick Murphy visited friends in Marlboro Sunday. High school boys plan baseball practice Monday. James Ledgard hosted friends in Lynn this week. Merchan ts Association meeting shifted to April 13. payroll last week at the mill was 23500 dollars. Union orchestra to play at Unity circle event May 19. John McLoughlin dies at 83 near Maynard. Blood poisoning cases rise with several hand injuries. Local bowling match results and river trade plans noted. Burial of James Henderson in Stow cemetery.
London report says Lieutenant Ernest Shackleton led a 1708 mile 126 day sledge journey to within 111 miles of the South Pole. The expedition reached the magnetic pole, mapped new coasts and peaks, including Mount Erebus, and found coal measures.
Scranton Pa March 24 The impression grows among observers that mine workers will not strike unless surface developments change. Miners from across the anthracite fields attended a convention that finished Tuesday with little friction amid language and organizational challenges.
The ninth annual North and South amateur golf championship begins today March 24 in Pinehurst North Carolina and runs through April 3 on the new eighteen hole course. Local club expands to two ten hole courses and top amateur players from across the United States are expected to compete.
Maynard report notes Rev Charles Mercer Hall of Kings ton N Y will deliver a talk at St George's church Friday evening. A South Acres bowling team captained by Henry Tolman lost to another local team 1255 to 1248 Monday night. Annie Fred James Lyons and Mr and Mrs Edward Saunders toured the Navy Yard in Charlestown viewing battleships Vermont Illinois and New Jersey and attended The Man of the Hour at the Boston theatre.
A two year old child of Mr and Mrs Max Potasch was burned after tipping a pall of cherry stain from a stove onto her face and hands on Friday afternoon. The burns are not fatal though the child bears a lasting cherry complexion from the incident.
Mrs Simon Goldberg died at her Maple Court home at noon Tuesday after a year long illness. She is survived by her husband and six children. The funeral will be held in Boston on Thursday after the body was sent there this Wednesday.
The recount in Stow found no change as ballots remained with competent counters and Mr. Roberts continues as selectman, a duty the youth is praised for in the town.
John Driscoll, after six years as superintendent of streets, is replaced by George A Whitney Sr. at a Wednesday town meeting. The board accepted Driscoll’s resignation and named Whitney as his successor, with no other major changes to the annual appointments list.
The veteran squad opens practice as mild days arrive. Manager Ralph Lawton released a schedule with games against Concord, Walkovers, Hudson, Belmont, Lexington, Groton, Marlboro, Clinton and Mitchell Military School across April to June with Open dates. Notables include players Creer Flood Sullivan Perry Sweeney Persons Lawton Bowers and Binns. Ralph Macomber returns from hospital after powder mill burn. two others remain hospitalized.
James E. Gately visits Lincoln on Sunday while residents report illnesses and recoveries. Ethel Bent, Grace Robinson, Hulda Wilkins, Mary Farrar, Clara Wheeler and others are mentioned with ailments from cold to grip and tonsillitis. Social events include St Ann’s Improvements Society at 2:30 at Mrs Eugene Sherman’s home and a lecture by Dr Frank W Gunsaulus on The Next Step in Education. Mr Ladner leaves for Vermont for work. Mrs Ladner to follow. HB Pope family returns from Virginia, rheumatism a winter concern. Blacksmith Sheehan sells household effects and plans to move to Colorado.
The March meeting at Mrs Christie’s featured a United States map showing nine prohibition states in white and others in black or mottled to indicate temperance gains. Members pinned states to their proper places, celebrating rapid prohibition progress and vowing to make the map all white with cheers for a land free from licensed wrong from sea to sea.
A 23 member party from South Acton left for Washington on Friday after riding to Boston then Fall River aboard the Commonwealth to New York. They traveled to Philadelphia for a meal and a quick view of nearby sites before continuing to Washington for a weekend stay. Return plans list New York on Thursday and a Gotham stop before Fall River arrival. The group is scheduled to reach Maynard Friday morning.
Members of Division 44 A O H held St Patrick day events at their hall on Math Street with a concert lecture and dance. Rev B F Kiliflea spoke on The Mission of the Irish Race to close applause. Miss Ina Cheney and Miss Rose Hannon sang and received encores. Committee: William Conley Michael Murray James Mahoney.
For Sale at The Brooks Farm foot of Summer Hill Maynard Mall fresh laid hay No 1 in stock. A few tons available and orders promptly attended to Address Box 157 Maynard Mall.
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