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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1910
Page
3
A crowded column lists visitors and residents with minor events from town life. Names include James F. Sweeney, William Campbell, Miss Emma Clahane, Rev. Walter Browne, and Miss Christina Heffernan. Activities feature church events, concerts, lectures, and school receptions.
Enumerators completed their labors but the results await official announcement as they are forbidden to disclose outcomes. General impression says averages were high, reflected in a sharp drop in the poll tax list and growing apprehension in some quarters about the final result.
A meeting in the church basement gathered many men from St. Bridget's parish to discuss forming a Catholic lyceum for the men. Rev. Walter Browne outlined the plan to uplift members and strong enthusiasm followed. A committee including Fr. Browne, P. J. Sullivan, Sylvester Sullivan, Jeremiah Kelley and Dennis Sheehan was formed to secure suitable quarters.
John T. Shea of Cambridge and Catholic Total Abstinence union leaders met at St. Bridget's Temperance Society to outline plans for the national convention of Catholic Total Abstinence societies to be held in Boston this summer. The event is described as a major demonstration for Catholics and publicizing their temperance work, with St. Bridget's penance society pledging support to ensure a successful gathering.
Elinor Glyn and Yvette Guilbert join anti suffrage circles while Miss A L Mariett of Wisconsin suggests training husbands to handle household work as a remedy for domestic service. Mrs T F Beall, a coral mail carrier, completes a 25 mile route in her own car. Vida Goldstein of Melbourne is nominated for the Federated Australia senate by the Victoria Woman's Political Association. Julia H Gulliver of Rockford Illinois is elected to a role in French vocational courses for women. The Marchioness of Londonderry, long active in Ireland and England, is named to Ireland’s first Queen's University senate by the king.
Pittsburg and Chicago to play eleven of their scheduled games in the first twenty three days of the season. Over five million dollars has been invested in improvements to major league baseball grounds over the past year. In 1885 the St Louis Browns and Chicago players split forty one dollars and seventy cents each for their world championship draw. The Clarke school of baseball offers a two year course shaping players.
MA George T Powell discusses progressive farming methods at Orchard Farm near Gheny Ny. He notes the need for broader business knowledge among farmers, outlines soil improvement over twenty years, and describes alfalfa and clover cultivation, soil bacteria, and high quality Jonathan apples rivaling western produce.
Many from Concord visited Maynard to inspect the Thirst Parlor event named Irrigation. Guests came from Sudbury Stow Acton and Concord with most from the latter. officers stood outside parlors to curb excesses, yet no serious incidents were reported as the day concluded quietly.
Teachers of St Bridget’s Sunday school present a play and dance on May 26 at Music Hall titled The Modern Sewing Society. Cast includes Christina Hoffer nach Lulu Glennon Tucker Celia Burke Gertrude Morgan Nellie Mahon Fanny Gould Hunt Margaret McCormick Irene McCormick May Martin Alice Mc Mildred Morgan and Mary. Union Orchestra will provide the music.
At a meeting of the district committee for Maynard Stow and Boxboro in Stow, Francis B. Brick was reelected superintendent of schools for the coming year. John H. Lawton was named chairman and B Bradford of Boxboro was elected secretary. Brick’s reelection pleased Maynard friends well versed in school work.
The Maynard band, including team manager Raymond Hamlin, will perform at aMusic Hall testimonial Tuesday evening. A street parade precedes the show to boost excitement while tickets sell fast. Proceeds aim to clear back bills and seed the team's treasury.
Indescribable woe occurred Friday when a wheel from Sheehan's team, piled with supplies for a May parade, wobbled and lurched across the road. The team collapsed to the sidewalk but none of the bottled goods were harmed, and cheers rose as dust settled after Tony Collins used plain water to calm the scene.
Henry Gilroy promises a 1910 baseball squad of skilled artists for the town and says his team will be the latest in town baseball. He notes past seasons were weak but asserts the coming lineup will embody the fair name of the town and compete with all challengers.
Republicans in the 4th district circulated a petition at the state house urging W. Pearley Hall of Fitchburg to challenge Congressman Tirrell. Tirrell counters with his own political setup, threatening to sideline the Natick statesman if pushed aside.
Town selectmen toured the area Wednesday to plan street and walk improvements. The main project is a seven foot pedestrian walk along the outside of the railroad bridge.
The article notes plans to build a cooperative structure with the American Woolen Co providing land and the electric road supplying use of their bridge as support. A sidewalk along Powter mill road is also planned, with ongoing work on permanent sidewalks in the area.
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