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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1913
Page
1
The Sudbury Woman's club will meet April 2 at 3 PM with Mrs. Henry O. Stearns speaking on Fada and Fashions. This is a closed meeting not open to the public and aims to attract a strong turnout as Mrs. Stearns is an engaging speaker and will show plates for instruction and amusement.
South Sudbury resident SOUTH SUDBURY O F Nelson enjoyed a visit from a sister this past week. Section Foreman Bell spent Sunday with family at West Townam. Fisher Wondancer from N H called on friends the mid week. The stork visited Mr and Mrs D B Roche and left a girl. Mrs George J Eaton with her daughter spent Saturday with Mrs C A Cutter. Framingham neighbors and friends. J Eugene Belcher of Winchendon visit with friends and relatives. William Hunt resigns as station baggage master James Bewsey appointed. Easter services held at Memorial church with fine music by the choir and visiting talent. Sermon by pastor and Sunday school exercises.
Sudbury town meeting proceedings outline the 1913 budget with line items for schools at 7000, janitor 400, interest 1000, road and bridge repairs 8000, incidental expenses 2000, relief for poor 1000, and salary of officials for superintendent use, reflecting early 20th century town finance priorities.
Beetles 200 9100 branch library at centre total grants cmg painting school building land damage new road at South Sud bury 350 appropriated from over layings of taxes Concord Road relocation 1500 appropriated from bank and corporation tax amount appropriated 1850. Town officers elected Moderator Francis F Walker select men Winthrop H Fairbank 1 vote Frank W Goodnow Waldo L Stone assessor 3 yrs Fred Ham overseer of poor 8 years George H Thompson treasurer Harland H Rogers collector of taxes John C Hall member school committee Rev George H road commissioner ld B Bent auditor George 8 constables Francis B Bent W Hall J Stanley Rice Arustee Goodnows library 3 years George A Oviatt M i tree warden Wm B E Baldwin member board of health three years Arthur A Dakin member board of health two years vacancy Seneca W Hall license yes 37 no 118
Capt F F Cook suffers grip and stays in rooms. Fire department handled several brush fire alarms last week. Nurse Elizabeth Murray visited sisters Sadie and Alice Murray. Alfred Riley hosts a reception for Elks Red Men Masons at Lyons farm. Bedford society busy with Elks fair in Brockton grand military ball and Riley home reception. Parent-Teacher Association April meeting set for 3 30 at the schoolhouse. Home gardening urged and more apparatus discussed. Clara Southwick of Boston spoke on the Consumer's League while Mrs Walter Temple provided music. Refreshments by Mrs Drake and Mrs Halliday.
Statewide attention focuses on the 17th Child Welfare Conference of the National Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associations to be held May 15 to 20 at the Copley Plaza hotel in Boston. Speakers include Miss Julia Lathrop head of the Children's Bureau Miss Elizabeth Harrison head of the National Kindergarten College Prof M W O'Shea of Madison Wisconsin and Mrs Percy Pennybacker president of G F W C W. A secondhand windmill tank and tower ad appears from Bedford Massachusetts.
A humorously exact witness says he stood four feet five inches from the parties when the assault occurred. The brow-beating counsel pressed for precision and the witness admitted he measured the distance in anticipation of questions about food and other factors.
A quip on reformers who attack reforms with feverish energy. Tommy questions what a vegetarian is, and the uncle replies that a vegetarian is one who has forgotten that all flesh is as grass, as cited from the New York Evening Post.
Sunday visits and weekly appearances mark this civic roundup. Residents and visitors include Maynard James Longley in Worcester Daniel Parmenter buying a horse in Lowell and Brooks Reed in New York City on business Mrs C C Dreschler and family in Uxbridge and others from Lawrence to Quincy with Easter card trends and a spring fashion push from P J Sullivan. A high class concert features Lempi Jokela of Fitchburg with T Carlson and J Hankonen as well as a St Bridget’s parish event to fund a new chapel in West Acton.
Advert says Wait Tonic stops dandruff and scalp troubles after one bottle. It claims dandruff removal ends all scalp issues and urges readers to try the product to be convinced.
Benjamin Clark leaves illness confinement to attend events. the Junior prom set for May 10 and a dance on May 19 in town hall draws large invitations. Millinery opening at Walden street by Lisette and Dupuis praised. Easter postcards circulate heavily. Daniel Barker remains seriously ill at Main Street home with little improvement. Ken Crenell hosts a sales event in town hall. Newell's Orchestra from Marlboro provides music.
Concord Junction Massachusetts Miss C Cadwell a dressmaker operates from 128 Commonwealth avenue offering custom garments and alterations with local fittings and service.
On Friday at 7.46 pm the Men's club and all interested will hear an address on Immigration. Next Sunday's sermon will cover the Apostles Creed and the affirmation of the incarnation. Evening service will focus on Jesus and Nicodemus.
A fragment reports a scandalous tale about Parson Henderson seen with a ewe lamb in his congregation. The narrative, cited by Mack's National Monthly, has church members debating propriety as Deacon Jones is pressed to defend the shepherd.
Fragmentary notes describe a WA focus on logging engineering with emphasis on practical value. The text mentions a chair in the subject and lumbermen supporting its importance amid evolving techniques and industry needs.
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a person named Kittish and a self reference by the author, but the unreadable text leaves the event, date, and context unclear. No verifiable details beyond scattered names survive.
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