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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1910
Page
8
The notice lists advertising rates and contact names for The Enterprise with Wednesdays publication. Rates show one inch ads at 75 cents weekly with 10 cents per additional word and 25 cents for each extra column. Special yearly notice rates apply for focal column insertions.
May 11 1910 village real estate market sees activity as Frank Clealand sells the Withrow farm to Mr Pixon of Harvard. residents include Frits Armstrong at Hyde Park, John Littlefield visiting from Medford, Bertram and Elmer Hall’s family time, and others moving or starting new jobs such as Joe Desouza and WJ Smiley. The Corner Store comedy drama is set for Stow Thursday night. Dr H Mead learns to run his Stanley auto with help from Arthur Puffer of Stow.
A Sunday morning service drew 173 attendees with several babies present amid a calm atmosphere. The Ladies choir of 15 voices received high praise and a Lovett sermon was well received. The Old Folks concert from the previous Wednesday featured a long, well received program and strong performances by Mrs. Bailey, Lena O Connell, Frits Oelschlegel, and a double quartet.
Amos Knowlton died May 2 at his son A A Knowlton’s home due to heart trouble. Born in Loranville, C, he was 89 and moved to Acton 37 years ago. He married Olive Howard of Belfast who died 20 years ago. Funeral held last Wednesday at home with Rev. B J Lyndth officiating. Survived by two sons F R Knowlton and O A Knowlton, daughter Miss N W Knowlton, Roxbury, and daughter Mrs. G H Watson, Lowell. Burial in Mt Hope cemetery.
Acton Centre Ladies' Church Aid society met Thursday in the church parlors. The North Middlesex Branch of the Women's Board of Missions gathered Thursday morning and afternoon in the Acton Centre Congregational church with attendees from Concord, Littleton, Boxboro, and Westford. Speakers included Mrs Capen of Boston and Mrs Case of South Acton. The notice also reports the death of Miss Helen Pitman of Colorado Springs, daughter of Chas N Pitman, with interment at Woodlawn.
John Keyes is on the sick list and Frank Davis’ children have measles. Miss Klora Reed of Franklin was at home Sunday. The Munroe estate foreman is F A Drake of Leominster. Dr Malony and family will occupy O D Woods’ house starting June. Grange rehearsals proceed for May class. The Luther Conant property on the town farm road sold to an out of town buyer.
The Brown and Perkins families thank every helper and sender for their acts of kindness. Mr and Mrs O U Perkins and Mr Mrs H J Rodway express gratitude to supporters. Conant Jr. travels from Washington, D C to visit his father.
Otis H. Forbush of Acton Mass announces three sales in May 1910. On May 14 at 1 p m at John Manion South Acton cows horses tools wagons hay wood etc. May 16 at 8 30 a m at Frank Maher Trapelo road Waltham hogs pigs cows horses hens tools wagons harnesses robes blankets hay manure to settle Thomas Maher estate. May 20 at 9 30 a m for South Lincoln Dairy Co 125 cows bred to calve this fall near Lincoln station Cadman stock farm. Two more large sales promised. notices to follow.
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