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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1905
Page
3
George Murphy on sick list. Many residents ill or quitting jobs. Socials, lodge activities, concerts, and sports planned. Local mill workers, teachers, and clubs hold meetings and prepare for spring events and elections.
Testimonial touts Hyomei for catarrhal deafness claiming six months of specialist care equal one month of use. Miss Meeds of Mattewan New York reports rapid relief and reduced offensive breath after a short course. Johnson's Pharmacy offers a $1 complete outfit with inhaler and bottle. money back if no cure.
An old newspaper fragment advertises Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remedy for bilious attacks. The notice mentions Johnson's Pharmacy and H. J. Dwine of Maynard as points of sale.
Jesse Richardson, Maynard’s oldest resident, turned 90 at his Maplest Street home in a three generation family reunion. Born March 26 1815 in Jay Maine he educated there and pursued farming. He later joined brothers George and Josiah in a Boston fruit business before returning to farming.
Eight years ago he moved to this state and bought a farm near the American Powder Mills. For 40 years he lived there, then sold and moved to Maynard Centre. A lifelong Republican and Methodist, he recalls explosions at the mills, helped found the town’s church, and still works hard with health and memory to spare. He remembers President Fay’s fatal accident and notes Maynard’s early growth from just four houses. He married twice, has 13 children, and remains active despite slight deafness.
Town residents praise Mr. Richardson for his good health and active life amid congratulations from many friends. The community notes the promotion of its interests and expresses wishes for his continued well being.
The April town meeting set for next Monday lists expected items including action on the Somerville property reports from officers and committees vacancies in town offices juror lists and funding for Memorial Day town expenses fire alarm box at Brown and Concord and maintenance relocation of Concord and Summer streets sale of land to B J Coughlin securing more school space and two separate articles proposing band concert funding of 150 and 250 dollars.
The juror list drawn by the selectmen includes James Higgins Charlies Cheney Edward Henderson Edward Ferns Neil Currie Eugene Colbert B Shattuck W W Oliver George F Brown Frank Lawton John Wall Harris Clements James B Hilferty George McCormack William Bishop George Jamieson James A Cleary James Mullin A H Haynes John Horan M Frank Crowley Thomas A Sweeney John H Lawton Anthony A Hilferty George E Whitney Daniel Moynihan Charles Hodges James Claflin John H Callahan A Balcolm Joel Butterworth T J Butler James Carney John W Flood A G Fairbanks A F Garney O C Prescott John T McCarthy Mark Kelley Herbert Fiske
An advertisement extols Mi-o-na tablets claiming they strengthen digestion and improve overall health. It asserts nine tenths of illnesses originate from a weak stomach, promises relief from ulcers and inflammation, and guarantees a refund if the product fails to help.
The hot rough game at Music Hall between Maynard and I H A C ended 14 to 13 in favor of Maynard. Jack Kelley led Maynard with four baskets, Cleary and Ledgard also stood out, while Maley and McGill underperformed for I H A C. Referee W Barron kept control as 200 fans watched a fast three 15 minute period contest.
Officer Connors holds a warrant for George Brownell who left Oxford House last week taking clothes and towels without rights. He sold an overcoat for 59 cents to a Finn on Main street and disappeared. The warrant was not secured until Wednesday, by which time Brownell had moved to new fields.
Reports warn Walnut Street sidewalk is unstable with a crusty surface over a mined substructure. Several people, including a young woman, have fallen through the walk after winter steam from a pipe escaped, suggesting ongoing damage and danger.
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