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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1909
Page
7
Condensed statement rendered to the Comptroller of the Currency as of April 28 1909 shows assets including loans and discounts U S bonds cash and other items and liabilities with capital stock surplus and deposits. Officers listed are Walter P. Frye president Waldo B. Fay vice president and Stillman R. Stevens cashier.
The Marathon Virdee to be run at South Framingham Saturday afternoon June 5 is open to amateurs within a 15 mile radius. R. F. Dewey, secretary, will accept entries by June 3 at 9 pm. Prizes total 160 dollars including a solid gold watch and a gold filled watch. The race starts after the Dennison Italian A A game and covers a 12 mile triangular course.
Natick May 25. Senior class sets plans for its annual reception at Concert hall June 23 and banquet at Royal Arcanum hall June 25. The class will not have a formal graduation but will receive diplomas informally.
In Wellesley a massive boulder near None such Pond is described as the largest in the state. Weighing about 1,000 tons with a 30 foot square base, it was left by a glacier thousands of years ago. In Woburn a July 4 baseball contest offers a $50 base prize to the winning team, the match to decide ownership.
Belmont marks its 50th anniversary with a calendar of events on July 17 including a midnight bonfire sunrise bells a parade at 8 30 a banquet at noon and children's exercises at Lawn Hall an athletic program at 2 pm a strawberry and rose show and a library relic exhibition. Governor Draper is expected to attend.
Framingham pastor Rev Lucius R Eastman resigns after 38 years at Plymouth Congregational Church. A Massachusetts figure, his tenure ranks among the longest in state Congregational ministry, tracing back to his Sharon birth on January 25 1839 and Amherst College graduation in 1857. He first preached at Needham at age 19.
Mohammed V, aged sixty five, succeeds Abdul Hamid as Ottoman ruler. He pledges enlightenment liberty and progress, and vows to rule justly. Enver Pasha and Sheik-ul-Islam influence loom large as the capital, Constantinople, undergoes post coup changes. The new sultan, a pianist and artist, sifts through a parliament and military reshaping with European training.
A Marlboro resident extols Doan's Kidney Pills claiming they cured back pain nervousness and nocturnal discomfort after kidney troubles. The ad cites blood cleansing by kidneys and urges use of Dean's Kidney Pills with Burke Drug Co. as supplier and Foster Milburn Co. as U.S. agents.
Corrected division timetable shows Marlboro to Boston and south to Southboro South Fram Southboro Fitchesburg paths with multiple daily departures and Sundays listed. Arrivals to Boston and Marlboro include morning and evening times with night services noted.
Time table issued for Saturdays only from February 27 1909. Half hour cars run from two to five o clock with thirty five minute service from five to eight o clock until further notice. Services apply to Concord Maynard and Hudson Street Railway.
Concord Lowell Acton Maynard Street Railway Co announces changes without notice. Maynard to South Acton cars run 6 AM 7 AM and half hourly to 11 PM. Sunday service includes first car from Maynard 7 15 AM and half hourly to 11 15 PM. Special charters may be arranged by applying at Maynard office. F A Persons Supt Maynard Mass.
Ferdinand Phaneuf long prominent Hudson druggist died at his Loring street home after a long illness. He once ran a Beaudreau's block drugstore in Lincoln street and later operated a Main and Broad street shop. He belonged to Knights of Columbus and other fraternal groups and served on the board of the poor department. Survived by wife, an adopted daughter, his parents and brothers Joseph, George, and Paul Phaneuf.
The article urges civic pride and a clean, attractive Marlboro with well kept streets and buildings. It notes Edward McDermott resigning as drill league manager after friction with directors and mentions Sime Hickey hoped to continue playing. The Red Sox will miss McConnell.
Clergymen urge parents to keep children indoors after dark citing dangers on the streets. They warn that time spent away from home and unsuitable company can lead youths toward crime and viciousness, urging parents to monitor where boys and girls spend their nights.
James Gilroy, manager of Maynard and Middlesex nine, visits Marlboro to arrange a game with Marlboro King manager Leary. He notes matches with Webster and other top teams and promises a full, hustling squad and strong competition.
Marlborough Savings Bank of Marlborough Massachusetts lists William D Burdett as President and Charles F Holyoke as Treasurer in the current officer slate.
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