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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1896
Page
8
Among Atlas line steamer Alene passengers from Savannah were the captain and eight seamen of the Nova Scotia bark J. H. Dexter, which went ashore May 7 on the Hog Sites. The vessel is a total loss.
A rush of brief items reports the Oregon battleship premium, drownings in Illinois, theft rumors, American home of theosophy, a missing Portland youth, a general’s retirement, a county temperance convention, a Danville veteran’s death, a Milford insurance receivership, a suicide in Hartford, a contested Amesbury will, industrial plant plans at Otis Falls, and a note on One Minute Cough Cure with local merchants named.
The U S department of agriculture New England section reports mixed progress across Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut. Favorable plowing and seeding pace in Maine contrasts with droughty grass and frost damage in several counties. Apples and fruits show variable set while pastures stay short and corn struggles to sprout in places.
The report covers a September convention session with remarks on temperance work, union notices, and plans for future meetings. Highlights include talks on sailors relief work, Loyal Legion efforts, devotional services, and praise for women in temperance activism. Clara Barton and other figures are referenced in context.
Officer assignments note vacation and duty shifts. residents recoveries and visits to reformatory. W C T U excursion. Hawthorne chapter initiates two. business deals including George S Whitney buying J E Durkee. new fruit store opened in Warker's block. Corinthian lodge meets. arrests for scorching with fines. bicycle accident with minor injuries. land deals for church and business lots. church notes and local notices. job seeker's plea. spring millinery ads. dentist visit announced.
All material must reach the office by Tuesday night to appear in the same week issue. Early receipts prevent condensation or delay. News and ads and subscriptions may be left with T. F. Newton.
Eben Wood paints J H Brown buildings and a fine girl baby was born to Herbert Hall. Harrington drives a well on Harry Faulkner land. G A R post at Conway plans a memorial address for Marlboro’s S O O F. Congregational and Universalist churches set services and Sunday programs with free pews.
Cambridge plans a multibody parade led by the Fifth regiment M V M with Major Bancroft and Lt Colonel Whitney. The route from Lechmere square to Harvard square passes Ward Four and major streets, including public buildings and notable residences, before dispersing at the common.
A. L. Wooster of Osseo Michigan after twenty years of suffering from piles was cured quickly by DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve proclaimed as an absolute cure for all skin diseases. The ad lists B F Johnson & Son Maynard C H Whitney Concord and H A Littlefield West Acton.
Hudson reports James A. Burkill has moved to Auburn Nebraska and joined A. A. Pike in the grocery business. Of the three petitioners named for the Hudson savings bank Francis Brigham and George Houghton are mentioned with E. M. Stowe surviving.
The James T. Joslin collection includes Coke's Institute Powell on Mortgages East's English ReportsPhillips on Evidence from Andrew's library and Theory of Common Law from Rufus Choate. Judge Solomon Strong John A. Andrew and Rufus Choate autographs appear on title pages, enhancing value and interest. An Interpretation of Roman Law is also noted.
Bucklen Arnica Salve touted as the best salve for bruises sores ulcers and skin eruptions. It promises a money back guarantee if not satisfied and is sold by B F Johnson Sons Maynard and H E Richardson in Concord.
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