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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1905
Page
5
May housecleaning month introduces Lace and Muslin Curtains at 29c a pair and up, Scotch Lace Curtains from 49c to 2.48 a pair, Bobbinet Curtains with lace trim, and window shades from 23c to 48c each. Also curtain rods, fixtures, and draperies by the yard 10c to 25c.
A manufacturer's sample line of neckwear offered at 12 1 2 cents with values from 25 to 38 cents. At 29 cents the range extends to 50 to 75 cents.
A sale offers 37 mohair walking skirts in brown navy and black at 2.98 each. The actual value is 4.50.
Concord High defeats Ayer High 18 to 7 in a rough home game marked by near-riot conditions. Key players include J Fitzpatrick at third, McKenzie at second, Miner and Hart contributing multiple runs, while McGauvess Clark and Carrigan anchor Ayer’s defense and hitting. Umpire Murphy presided as Franks and Clark pitched. game lasted 1 hour 30 minutes.
Hyde Park trimmed 11 to 6 as Concords push victory with strong pitching by Franks and Miner delivering a one handed pick up. Hank Franks also collected a hit as the rally fizzled in the ninth with two outs and the score 11 to 1, ending the game with a strikeout.
Catarrhal troubles are common in spring with risks of chronic cases. Hyomei is presented as the simple, scientific treatment. Put twenty drops in the pocket inhaler and breathe for three minutes four times daily. The outfit costs one dollar and lasts. extra bottles available. H. S. Richardson offers a strong guarantee.
Officers Stearns Young and Wilson are on sick leave in Concord Junction. John E. Reilly will call this week as state census enumerator. Frank O. Elmes works with W mills and operates the Beverley Farms steam roller. Mr and Mrs Herbert L Green will reside at Mrs Frank Fletchers Highland street during house reconstruction. Miss Grace Comery and Dr E J Alley were married by Rev W W Campbell Wednesday afternoon with a reception that evening.
A notice from Mr. and Mrs. George W Ball and family thanks supporters for reading, flowers, delicacies and sympathy after a great loss. Also announces Dancing Classes by Misses Blossom and Whittier at 172 Commonwealth Ave for drawing and painting.
For sale 25 tons of good upland stock hay available at once from L. N. Fowler & Co. Concord Junction local ad. Also to let a six room cottage near harness shop. Apply to Jeremiah Sheehan.
Laurence Fletcher has taken a position as bartender at the Maynard House. The move places Fletcher at the local hospitality venue, noting the staffing change within the establishment.
The Imatra band will give concerts May 22 and 23 and use proceeds to fund 10 open air concerts in various parts of the town. If Maynard band secures its appropriation, town music will continue all summer.
Miss S E Cotting librarian on sick list. Mrs Fred Chamberlain visiting Keene New Hampshire. Miss Helen Proctor working at 8 H Howe main factory office. Mr and Mrs Wilfrid Gaucher visiting Gaucher parents in Southbridge. Edward Chamberlain acting as chauffeur for Loren Arnold. Mrs L B Arnold and Myrtle visiting Westboro relatives. Florence Brown visiting Boston parents. Leroy Wheeler visiting Waltham parents. Miss Carrie Farnum of Tufts visiting Lincoln parents. Everett McKenzie to Europe as assistant steward on Paynes steam yacht. W P Fitzmaurice to New Haven to join Connecticut league team with offer to play Detroit. Adin Williams Baltimore Dairy Lunch manager visited Marlboro. Lunch room staff about 40. business large.
A meeting of delegates from Marlboro Clinton Maynard Milford Westboro Cochituate Northboro Natick Newton Hudson North Grafton Upton and Shirley prepared to attend the Foresters of America state convention in Springfield on May 16 17 and 18. Trustees nominated were G J W B T Mitchell Marlboro J W Slattery Westboro Charles W O Connor Leominster and E Lemay Cochituate.
Scientists propose that bodily health rests on stomach function and claim Mi-ona tablets strengthen the stomach before meals. The ad asserts that taking Mi-ona prevents indigestion, neutralizes disease germs, and cures stomach related ailments, urging readers to consult H. S. Richardson for the guarantee.
Mortgagee Wallace A Calef sells at public auction on June 1 1905 at 11 am the four parcels in Concord Massachusetts described as Lincoln Road parcels and adjacent woods. Sale subject to a prior mortgage to George R Blinn and Jessica M Brewin. Two hundred dollars cash due at sale.
Town items note visitors from Cambridge Stoneham and Pittsfield Arbor Day activities. Auctioneer Otis H Forbush lists sales including a mortgagee sale at George F Hamletts farm Waltham May 8 1905 at 930 am and a West Acton sale May 22 with posters available. Also Holstein cattle breeders sale at Syracuse fairgrounds June 8 and 9 1965 offering 175 head.
Notices calling heirs and interested parties to show cause why letters testamentary should not be issued to William J. Bulger for Catherine Bulger of Lincoln. Court at Cambridge Middlesex on April 23 1906 with publication in local papers before court. Also probate citation for Daniel J , late of Acton regarding real estate disposition and administration, court at Cambridge on May 3 1906 with required public notice. Ellen Quinn named executrix of John Quinn estate of Sodbury Middlesex with bond posted and claims notice to creditors.
James Dow aged in his 70s, a North Sudbury resident and former Fitchburg railroad locomotive engineer, shot himself Friday afternoon in his home. Neighbors found him around 6 20 pm. Medical Examiner Dr B G Holitt examined the scene and burial followed Monday at North Sudbury cemetery. Dow recently sold his North Sudbury property and was a Sudbury native.
Classified note from Sudbury Local advertises a 20 ft Toppen Doric 3-H. P. Palmer engine in first class condition offered as a bargain by Ira FP. Penniman.
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