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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1917
Page
5
Maynard reports weekend visits by Fred Cannell and several residents to friends and relatives in Plymouth Clinton Stoughton and Hudson. The community notes a 5 percent wage rise for 2500 Assabet mills workers and Thomas Hinchcliffe’s deployment with the American Ambulance Corps in France.
Philip Dwinell recently confined at the Brooklyn naval hospital due to a duty strain is now at Charlestown navy yard awaiting the destroyer Tucker. The Tucker is expected to depart soon for foreign duty. Dwinell is granted nightly shore leave at Charlestown and returns each morning.
Mrs Johanna Loewe thanks the Maynard Fire Department for efficient work saving her home during a recent blaze. The piece includes a local hat shop advertisement listing trim hats for children at 1.98 and a general ad for trimmed hats at 3.00 from Fullenton Hat Shop on Main Street opposite the P D.
The town switched to a no license regime Monday night at 11 o clock with little ceremony. Delegations from surrounding towns attended the closing and goods were cleaned out before closing hour. Clerks received outside job offers while Thomas French joined a Marlboro wholesale firm and Joseph Allen stayed with George O'Brien who will run a pool room.
An entertainment under the Girls' Friendly Aid society and St. Hilda's guild at St. George's Episcopal church drew a large attendance on Thursday. A feature of the program was several patriotic tableaux presented to the audience.
The Ladies Benevolent Society of the Congregational church will hold its annual meeting and elect officers at the church parlors on Thursday afternoon. A supper will be served at 6.30 followed by an entertainment at 7.45 open to the public with a small admission fee.
Licenses were issued last week to all the jobbing and express companies pool rooms junk dealers and victuallers who applied to the selectmen. A pool and victualler license was granted to George O’Brien at his Waltham Street establishment and an auctioneer license was issued to C. J. Lynch.
The Annual Meeting of the Incorporators will be on Monday May 7 1917 at 8 p m in Maynard Banking Rooms. Attendance is for election of officers and hearing reports of committees with any other business as needed. Per order of the First Vice-President Howard A Wilson Clerk.
Announce McCormick's Kidney and Nerve Remedy as a quick relief for kidney and nerve troubles. Urges readers to ask their druggist to try the product to stop aches from rheumatism and urinary disorders.
The Maynard Business Men's association launches a week of spring cleaning next Monday, with cooperation from the Woman's Club and local churches. Residents will scrub, rake, and paint to beautify the town, with dump sites at Great Id and Parmenter Ave junction.
The Eastern Knights of Kaleva met at the Alku temperance society hall Sunday with delegates from New York City Brooklyn N Y Fitchburg Quincy Gardner Worcester and Maynard. Jacob Laurilla and Ida Pekkala of this town were named to the executive board. An entertainment program of music and speaking followed the business session and refreshments were served.
Mrs O S Fowler attended the 26th annual D A R session in Washington as a delegate from Concord chapter. She visited the House of Representatives and Senate as a guest of Representative John J Rogers and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and met Mr Balfour and General Joffre during her trip. She also met M H S seniors and party on Sunday.
The Priscilla club met Friday hosted by Mrs Thomas French at her Douglass avenue residence. Attendees enjoyed a basket party with a social hour featuring vocal and instrumental music and participating games.
The regular W C T U meeting at Mrs Mary Janell’s home approved $10 for soldiers relief and adopted resolutions supporting national prohibition during the war. Mrs Harriet Sawyer spoke on The Woman of Today and Mrs A M Osgood received a cut glass water set as she leaves for Lowell, with remarks by Mrs Sumner Rogers.
A Monday evening hearing addressed placing the company cables in underground conduits. The plan covers Main Street in front of the A T Haynes store and Nason Street past P H DeLee’s store to the Fowler block, with an extra duct for the town. Matthew Hammond of Concord represented the company. selectmen Joshua Naylor and Augustus Morse attended. The board will study the proposal and act after investigation.
Master Alrick French celebrated his fourth birthday at his parents home on Douglas Avenue. Surrounded by friends he received many presents and enjoyed games and refreshments.
Members conducted a church conference at Walnut Street Mission on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings this week. Regular services are set for Friday and Saturday at 7 30 with Rev Otto Studius of New York City preaching Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon and evening.
The Glendalest Lutheran church members held their annual reunion in the church vestry Sunday evening with a large turnout. The program included poem readings and vocal and instrumental music, punctuated by remarks from Jacob Laurilla, Mattie Heinonen, and Rev. George Yoki.
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