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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1909
Page
2
Concord Junction church notes list funday services at 10.45 p.m and 7 p.m in the school with a noon session. P and C B meet at 6 p.m followed by G B at 8 p.m on Tuesday evening at 13.
The record lists Trinitarian Congregational and First Parish Unitarian with pastors George A. Tewksbury and Loren B. McDonald, and Trinity Episcopal Church led by Smith Owen Dexter. It details Sunday services at 10 45 a.m. and 7 30 p.m., Sunday schools at noon, vesper services, prayer meetings, Y P C B and Young People's Guild meetings, communion schedules, and monthly variations.
Scandinavian M and Church Haver Pastor leads Sunday school at 10 00 a m preaching at 11 00 a m Epworth League in the afternoon Choir practice in the evening Democratic class meetings in Concord area First Thursday Ladies Aid sewing day Third Thursday prayer meeting Saturday Epworth League social meeting at the United Church of Christ Scientist Sundays 10 30 a m Wednesdays 7 30 p m reading room Fridays 3 to 5 p m Insurance Monument square all warmly welcome.
The note announces Regular services at the Universalist church every Sunday morning at 10 30 with a Sunday school at 11 30 J K W Witherbee serves as superintendent of Sunday school
Listings show meeting nights for Companions of Forest AOUW Maynard Lodge 131 IOOF Star Knights of Pythias C T S Arcanum and other orders. Meetings occur on the first and third Mondays or adjacent weekdays, with specifics by group and week.
Francis Allen Shepley of Concord petitions in Middlesex County probate court to change his son John Shepley’s name. Citations require public notice in the Concord Enterprise, with a May 7 1909 hearing in Cambridge. Witness W E Rogers registers the filing.
Fire department and Bedford Civic club guests surprised Joe Hodgdon at his wedding feast. The groom and bride fled to Boston after a chase of 26 blue and gold uniforms, returning to be escorted to a carriage amid cheering crowds.
A Saturday May Day party hosted by an enterprising club of young ladies drew strong social engagement and financial support. The event showcased community participation and favorable fundraising outcomes for the group.
A morning fire at 6 30 destroyed Fr Scully s gymnasium at Prospect and Harvard streets Cambridge a loss of about 50000 and a general alarm was sent. The building formerly served Fr Scully s parish and recently hosted athletic events attracting many locals.
My and Mrs B F Day of Westford stayed a day and a night with Mr and Mrs Clifford Day on Elm Street. Springs Roads Millinery Parlors and D A Smith and Company advertise trimmed hats and novelty materials. Also listed are two incubators, two brooders, and 50 mixed wood cards for summer fires from local Bedford suppliers.
The May Festival by the Union church Sunday school children opened to a crowded audience. Also noted are local moves and retirements including John Bowers resigning from the Massachusetts Reformatory and moving to a Bedford farm, with community updates on residents and services.
A compact promotional notice directing readers to L. N. Fowler & Co. for Alvin Collapsible Go Carts Window Screen Paint Paint Brushes Rugs and Art Squares and Window Shades with no further details or dates.
Marlboro B F Greeley and Grace return from Washington DC after wintering there. John O Donnell's 11 year old son was hospitalized at St Vincent Worcester after an operation. Collins orchestra plays multiple towns this week and Union orchestra schedules engagements across several cities. Jeremiah Murphy returns from Rochester NH where he filled in for his brother in law at a shoe factory finishing room. Marlboro High School Junior class to host a dancing party in Hunter's hall on Friday May 7 with invitations issued.
Joseph Pine builds a cement house on Winter street Marlboro described as the first of its kind in town. The 30 by 32 structure will have eight rooms and two stories. It uses crystalized cement blocks 8 by 9 by 18 and a cream color cement from a patent process Pine represents locally. The house is claimed water and fire proof and more expensive than wood due to quality.
Multiple probate citations and notices from Middlesex Superior Court Maynard detailing wills and executors. Advertisements announce executors Julia May and Catherine Lucier, and Chester R. Smith as executor, with bond requirements and deadlines for creditors and heirs. Publication dates and addresses provided.
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