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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1898
Page
8
Notice sets Tuesday night deadline for all material to reach the office to ensure insertion. Early submissions prevent condensation or delay. News and ads and subscriptions may be left with T. F. Newton.
South Acton reports the Acton cadet band will provide music for Memorial day at the Grand Army post. Walter E. Hayward opens a harness shop in West Acton. A Tuesday kinetoscope show draws a good crowd and the singing school ends its course. The road crew orders gravel for Acton street.
West Acton brief mentions Bert Holt's improvement and visits by Mrs Walter Stuart of Waltham to her sister Mrs Wm Chanlton. Tufts student at Universalist church. asparagus belated. Winona Rebekah lodge to confer eight degrees May 18. May party at F R Knowlton grounds. engine work for cigar factory business. Family moves. Main street tree trimming by W F Stevens. 25 lb trout caught. other catches up to 134 lb. Willis will case jury deadlocked. Baptist meeting at Littlefield's hall. Rev Geo A Tewksbury and Camp Dewey enlistees. Losan and Knowlton depart for camp Dewey. Woman's club discussed Russia with papers on Cities of Russia and related topics. Next meeting May 23 at Miss Helen V. Mason.
James McGreen of South Acton Mass announces the purchase of the Tuttle, drones & Wetherbee tailoring business and will continue operations at the old stand. He adds a superior line of new samples and will tailor suits at reasonable prices with guaranteed satisfaction.
Local notice seeks an experienced tailor for custom vest and pant making. Apply to Jas McGreen in South Acton.
Congregational church led by Rev. W. R. Buxton holds services at 10:30 a.m. with Sunday school at 11:45 a.m. U P S C B meets at 6:15 p.m. and praise and preaching at 7 p.m. Prayer meeting Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Universalist church services at 10:30 a.m. with Sunday school 11:45 and Y PoC meeting at 5:30 p.m. News are free to all.
Advertises a salve claiming to cure cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and piles. Priced at 25 cents a box with money back guarantee. Sold by B F Gouneon & Ban druggists Maynard and Jno C Friend druggist Concord.
Gustav De Cardenas of Mobile reports a Havana dated April 26 letter noting Spain's celebration of four captured American ports Mobile Boston Charleston and Pensacola. Blano hosts a grand banquet for army and navy as crowds decorate the city in daily processions.
An order from the Adjutant General relieves Colonel G A Philbrook of command of the Second Regiment New Hampshire Militia due to illness and threat of pneumonia. Reports claim staff pressure to resign, but he denies it and officers dispute the rumors amid known friction within the unit.
The note advises securing insertion in the same week and timely receipt to avoid condensation or delay of articles. It also assigns A. L. Noyes at the post office as the place to leave news, advertising material, and subscriptions.
Household goods to be sold at 7 30 p m in Lower Town Hall Acton Centre without reserve Otis H Forbush Auctioneer items include chamber sets beds chairs tables lounges curtains pictures carpets crockery ware wooden ware tin ware glass ware and more property of Miss J Wood removal for sale May 17 Concord May 19 20 Concord ads later for details
The notice lists Cuban flag pins and ribbon pins, flag handkerchiefs, and a Maine related item. It advertises new shirts, wrappers, belts, sandals at 1.39 dollars, shirt waists, summer ties, and Oxfords in brown or black at 1.10 to 1.25. Also promotes Biko tire repair product by H A Littlefield and real estate option in Boxborough.
Oren Richardson of Lynn was called home last week due to illness and death of a young child. Mrs May Willard of New Jersey with family has moved into the Carroll Perkins house, which Lewis Richardson bought and outfitted for the new occupants.
Washington reports the Spanish flying squadron at Cadiz relieves fear of attack on Oregon and allows military operations toward Cuba. Diplomats debate peace moves as Dewey’s Manila victory presses Spain toward surrender terms and potential indemnity. Britain and Russia may back efforts to restore peace.
Evangelist Dwight L. Moody calls on Christian groups to fund distributing literature to soldiers and to send evangelists to camps. J. C. Dixon of Brooklyn and singer Burke head to Tampa. Gen. C. O. Howard and Maj. Whittle to Chickamauga Park as Cuba expedition prep accelerates.
A Havana dispatch reports the Spanish steamer Montserrat with troops and a large sum money escaped the US fleet and entered Havana via Cienfuegos port, prompting claims the Cuban blockade is ineffective. In Massachusetts, the Second Regiment finished muster and a mass demonstration is planned for volunteers leaving Camp Dewey. several companies in the Ninth and Eighth regiments were mustered in with others examined.
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