07 May 1896
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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1896
Page
1
All matter must reach the office of publication not later than Tuesday night to secure insertion in the same week issue. Early receipts prevent condensation or delay. News ads or subscriptions may be left with C I H Riverside block or J B Deane Loewe block.
Maynard residents saw active local life with license renewals and home projects, a wheelmen trip to Lowell, church services and temperance concerts, a Maynard high school ball game against the Maynard Stars on May 9, and union evangelistic meetings through May. The community mourned the burial of Robert Shaw from Millbury and welcomed invitations to Sudbury’s monument dedication on June 17.
A temperance program is set for May 10 at 7 PM in the Methodist church. The event features scouts and students performing songs, recitations, solos, and an acrostic and chorus under titles such as The Drankard's Warning and The Bloody Ballot.
Advertisement claims De Witts Witch Hazel Salve provides painless burns and cures for skin diseases chapped hands and lips and piles with listed sellers in Maynard Concord West Acton and other towns.
Mrs Agnes M Livingstone sister of Mr Lingley of Harriman court died suddenly of heart trouble at Boston Union Station on Saturday afternoon. She dropped into a seat and said she could not walk before dying about an hour later. Born in Port Williams Nova Scotia aged 29 she had lived in Boston 12 years. She was insured for 300 dollars with Metropolitan Life. Funeral Wednesday at 2 300 o clock with burial in Glenwood Cemetery.
A man and wife in a drunken scene caused a disturbance on the paper mill bridge on Monday afternoon. They fought cried and hugged amid painting graffiti before a crowd of over 100 school children, until a kind local lady sheltered them away from the scene.
Miss Abbie Henderson daughter of Mr and Mrs David Henderson wed Wilbur Eaton of Plymouth on May 4 at the bride’s parents home Glendale Street Rev Merrill Blanchard officiated at seven. After a social evening refreshments were served and at 8:30 the couple departed for South Acton to board a train to Boston.
Notice instructs readers to insure against article condensation or delay. Advertising material and subscriptions may be left at H. L. Whitcomb's bookstore and at the local post office for collection.
Various local items from Concord include dog licensing, painting at Colonels Barrett and Titcomb houses, and residents traveling or returning home. Mentions of dental, medical, and veterinary news, theater preparetions, and upcoming town meetings. Concord ball team loss tied to crowd trouble. social event features the 96 Whist club dance with refreshments and arrangements.
A vintage advertisement touts DeWit’s Little Early Risers as remedies for indigestion headache liver complaint and constipation. It lists makers and distributors B F Johnson & Son Maynard H Whitney Concord and H A Littlefield West Acton.
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