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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1909
Page
7
The document shows resources totaling 1,052,959.78 including U S Bonds real estate and reserves, with liabilities including stock surplus and deposits. Officers listed are Walter P Frye president Waldo B Fay vice president and Stillman R Stevens cashier.
A May 14 report from Ixford notes several cases of measles like illness among children blamed on a Pastime club show. Citizens question how the illness spread and the town’s lack of explanation. Hardwick plans to light the town hall with electricity this time.
Charles H Hill 68 six months 12 days died Sunday night at home 45 River street Hudson after nine weeks illness from liver trouble. He served in the Civil War and moved to Hudson afterward. He held several posts including second secretary of the Hudson Cooperative Bank elected 1886 and longtime town assessor elected 1898 served eight years. A trustee of the Susan Cox charity fund for 23 years and reelected for three more. He belonged to Renopost G A R Dork lodge A F A M Rawson Memorial association and Hudson Grange. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
Waltham May 17 James W Bergin saved two Roxbury youths from drowning in the Charles River. He and a companion in a power boat spotted them struggling and pulled them aboard before taking them to the boathouse. The youths refused to identify themselves.
The Colonial Theatre in Boston hosts Mort H. Singer's A Stubborn Cinderella. The three act musical comedy features college humor a landslide train scene and a grand Coronado Orange Fete with an 80 member company and chorus.
Marlboro resident John Dalton works for John Spelling. Alex Duhamel visited family in Spencer last Sunday. Charles Buisson of Brockton visited the city. Philias Lesieur of Somerville was in town on business. William Renaud of Attleboro visited Monday. John Murray of Boston spent Sunday with friends here. C Waldo Brigham of Dorchester on a short visit. William Rice and Joseph Sasseville visited Boston area Sunday. Miss Viola Rice returned from Chester Vermont. Ferdinand Grenier works for Excelsior Interstate Express Co. Willie Collette of Beverly spent Sunday with parents on Water street. F E Newell violinist at Keith Theatre Boston spent Sunday in town. Thirty eight men and 12 teams employed by the highway department. Mrs Edward Grenier of Beverly visited her parents on Versailles Street Monday. The Cornelius Toohey house on Lincoln Street being painted by Fred C. Rugg. Louis Farley installing plumbing at L. Caperella residence on Winter street. Mrs Nicholas Renaud returned from a week with sister in Somerville. Madeline Hill of Stevens Street ill with scarlet fever. Katherine Murphy of High Street spending week in Worcester visiting friends. New awning placed in front of Treacy Bros shoe store by George W. Piper. Mrs William Boisseau returned from three weeks with relatives in Manchester New Hampshire. Mrs William E K Powers and Mrs P J Sweeney of Brockton were Sunday guests of Mrs John J. Howard.
An antique advertisement extols Sloan's Sure Colic Cure as a safe remedy for equine colic and tympanitis. It claims rapid action on the stomach and bowels and includes testimonials from Maryland and Plymouth North Carolina praising quick recovery times after administration.
Everett B. Mero argues that playground funding varies widely from 150 dollars up to 10000 dollars depending on goals and location. A small, well started playground can grow over time, though full equipment is ideal when possible.
The article outlines a compact approach to modern playground design emphasizing essential features, fencing, supervision, land costs, and phased development. It cites expansion needs for older children, home made equipment, and the value of a trained supervisor for effective, cost efficient playgrounds.
Mrs. V. A. Lindsay of Marlboro Massachusetts reports her husband used Dean's Kidney Pills for six years and found them essential. She notes back pain and weakness improved after obtaining them from Burke Drugs Co. The ad states Dean's Kidney Pills available at all dealers for 60 cents, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents.
Train times updated for Marlboro Boston and connecting towns on June 16 1908. Depart Marlboro for Boston Southboro and South Framingham run morning and afternoon with varied daily and Sunday departures. Boston to Northboro Clinton Fitchburg and Marlboro branch departures listed, plus reverse trips to Marlboro and beyond with multiple daily slots and Sunday options.
The Concord Maynard and Hudson Street Railway Company correction lists December 12 1908 as the updated effective date. It records the change for the railway utility’s operating schedule and official filings.
Public timetable shows hourly departures from Hudson Maynard Gleasondale Concord Jct Concord Westvale and Weetvale with connections at Hudson and Concord to Boston Lowell and Worcester lines. Weekend notes include Saturday half hour service 2 PM to 8 PM and Sunday early starts from Maynard. Maynard, Mass. F A Persons, Supt.
Hon Joseph H O Neil of Boston president of the Federal Trust Co and four years a member of the House of Representatives spoke at St Michaels church basement Sunday evening before Hudson Holy Name Society. He predicted better business and lauded ex congressman I D Apsley for their service in the house.
The Bowery Mission Free Labor Bureau offers to supply any number of men for any labor at a moment’s notice. In the past year their cashier distributed $1,454.86 for railroad expenses to thousands of willing workers nationwide. Address John C. Karl Financial Secretary 92 Bible House New York City.
A 4 acre estate with a 10 room house, modern buildings, stable, three poultry houses and maple shade is up for sale at 3800 dollars to settle the estate. Fruit trees abound and the listing appears on Strout Co notes page 70 in the Neway Bulletin.
Reference was made in these columns in February to a movement in this country to secure funds for the building and maintenance of a Temple in Jerusalem the birthplace of Masonry. About 15000 Blue lodges exist and a $5 per lodge contribution could fund the project. A Boston meeting is planned for late May or early June to take preliminary steps for forming a corporation to pursue the effort.
Milford man Peter Hines aged 78 died from grief weeks after his wife’s death. He leaves four children Peter J B Hines of Boston Mrs James Darmody Honora Hines and Margaret Hines. He was brother of the late Judge Luther Hill and a great grand aunt or relative connected to Rev Joshua Eaton, Spencer’s first minister.
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