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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1918
Page
6
An unidentified speaker says railways refuse to transport auto trucks, forcing distributors to haul vehicles by road from nearby depots. He also claims the United States is taking nearly the entire new output from the GMC factory.
ANOTHER WAR BRIDE Martel and Hy eaten me M. D. of Pitts Penn were married at Cam a march 2 Dr Tomb has been om yed first He lieutenant and awas the out to cross. At present he is attending to his professional duties in Pennsylvania. The best wishes of their many friends go with them to their new home.
Artah-Na-Pogue in three acts by Dion co. directed by John McCluskey of Waltham will be presented by Div 66 AO Hi in Concord on the evening of April 19. The play, set in 1798, has been praised for plot heart and comedy and is reported as the most successful production in Concord with strong public interest and large attendance.
Concord scouts from Troop 1 announce a public competition against Troop 2 for points in signaling first aid knot tying and other tests. Proceeds will go to war relief groups. Four new members joined Troop 1 in the past two weeks.
In Sudbury Middlesex a probate notice names Carrie J Haynes Peg e as administrator of the estate of Hiram deceased. Creditors and claimants must present demands to the ad mxs address in North Sudbury Mass by March 20 1918.
Poem narrates a dramatic clash where the sun scorches the earth until mist clouds unleash rain and thunder. The gods of mist appease the sun, then clouds retreat as the sun resumes its reign. Ends with Edward Surette and Samuel Hoar Jr. seen about town in a Scripps Booth car.
Edward Tuttle died at his Carlisle home after a brief illness. Funeral held from his home with burial in Acton. He was 76 and survived by a wife and brothers Lew of Carlisle and Lyman of Acton, with two deceased brothers Martin and Horace. He ran a meat cart for Nathan Derby and A. F. Bowen before moving to Billerica to work, then drove the school barge between Carlisle and Concord. Burial was in Acton officiated by Rev. Dale of Billerica.
The Concord Grange held a Wednesday meeting on March 20 where candidates received the first and second degrees. Frank Howes of Dennis attended to inspect the work. A collation of sandwiches cake and coffee followed. The next session is April 3 when the ladies will work the third degree and officers the fourth.
John B Studley died suddenly at his Main Street home in Concord Junction on Wednesday evening from pneumonia after falling ill the previous Saturday. Many local friends attended his funeral on Saturday afternoon.
William Mara son of James Mara was injured in France losing several fingers from his left hand while in action. Friends hope for a speedy recovery.
William Hunt entertained 17 friends at supper Thursday night at the Colonial Inn. After a delightful meal he spoke on Slavery, a talk enjoyed by attendees who were mainly milldam storekeepers.
Concord firemen held Sunday morning drills in the station and raised a service flag bearing three stars for Joseph Keyes Duggan Doyle and Everett Pierce who have left for service. James O'Leary sang The Star Spangled Banner. Refreshments were served.
Concord high school athletic association stages three short plays on April 12 and 13 at Monument Hall. The program includes The Doctor In Spite of Himself in Welsh, a Shaw burlesque The Dark Lady of the Sonnets, and Miss Civilization by Richard Harding Davis with Miss Gertrude Rideout directing. Special music by high school girls and candy sales support the theater fundraiser.
Mrs. Thomas McDermott of Sleepy Hollow owns three ducks that reportedly laid four eggs in a single day. letter carrier Bill Dee doubted the tale until a repeat order of four eggs within a week confirmed the anomaly under watch. The source notes no determination of which duck produced the extra egg.
At the final meeting of Concord lodge I O O F the second degree was conferred on three candidates. Monday night at West Acton the third degree was conferred on the same candidates, with some members traveling from Concord lodge to West Acton for the ceremonies.
Rumor says a wealthy Concord woman has drawn plans for a three story brick block at the Mill dam with stores on the first floor offices on the second and a public hall on the third. The item is hailed as a needed development for Concord.
The First Parish holds Easter service next Sunday at 1045 in the Meeting House. A quartet will sing Easter anthems and the last esper service features soloists Mrs. Wallace Conant soprano Miss Gertrude Marshall violinist and Miss L'Africaine cellist on March 31 at 5 o clock.
The Guild of the First Parish Concord holds its annual business meeting Sunday March 31 at 12 noon in the Ladies parlor of the Unitarian church after the church service.
A successful Friday dance in Union hall Carlisle drew a good crowd as the Colonial orchestra of Maynard played. Attendees enjoyed the music and merriment. Another dance is planned in the near future.
The towering figure Maciste stars in The Warrior at Association Hall on Friday and Saturday April 19 and 20. The spectacle boasts giant feats and comic moments as the hero-endures ice Alps and dramatic stunts in the season’s screen sensation.
Berkeley Wheeler will present a talk on his experiences at the French front Friday evening March 29 at 8 o clock in the vestry of the First Parish. Proceeds will benefit the War Relief Volunteer committee of Concord Massachusetts. Tickets are for sale at H S Richardson's drug store and at Miss Houghton s.
Help wanted for a plain cook Mrs Sidney Coolidge lives off Main Street Concord Mass A bungalow with eight rooms one bath and modern improvements is for rent Apply to R L Wilson Concord Mass Tel 197W or Brookline 391M An autocar truck 1916 model for sale to settle an estate Apply to Mrs Dexter L Spinney Concord Junction R D Mass Tel W Acton 1074 Lost book notice Book 27040 lost payment stopped The Middlesex Institution for Savings Concord Mass Barred Plymouth Rock eggs for hatching 7 00 per hundred Also an experienced nurse and a maid in Concord Mass plus a girl to do upstairs housework and help with two children contact Mrs Raymond Emerson Concord Mass Tel 181M}
Department of Weights and Measures issues a notice under Revised Laws of Massachusetts urging all residents and merchants in Concord who use weights measures or balances for trade to bring them in for adjustment and sealing. Sealer Tessoh Ose Jr will attend at 18 Bedford Street from April 1 to 15, 9 to 5, inviting hawkers and reddlers to participate.
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