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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1912
Page
3
The column lists social visits, church activities, and local happenings. Mentions Mrs Kenneth Damien's campaign work in Boston, Pandora club events at Lake Boon, memorial services in West Acton, a street dump opening, and numerous family visits, moves, and illnesses across Concord and surrounding towns.
Special May devotion exercises at St. Bridget's church featured a procession led by Cross Bearer Frank Powers and Rev. Walter J. Browne. Children from the Junior Holy Name and Children of Mary societies wore white veils, crown the Queen of May, and conclude with benediction and an act of consecration.
A. O. H. Memorial Day members from Division 44 marched from Masonic hall to St. Bridget's cemetery for the annual graves decoration. Led by the Maynard fife and drum corps, about 50 members filled Main Street Sudbury Street and returned via Parker and Walnut Streets. James Hoar served as marshal with committee James Hoar John Manning Charles Bradley Michael Cleary and James McCarthy.
About 3¢ members of Summerhill lodge A O U W decorated the graves of deceased members in Glenwood and St. Bridget's cemeteries Sunday. Four graves were decorated at St. Bridget's and eight at Glenwood. The march started from Loewe's block led by two drums and Marshal Fred Simms, with a short service at each grave. The committee included James Sheridan senior, John Thompson, and Fred Simms.
About 16 friends hosted a farewell for Albert Murphy on Friday evening. He received a cuff links and scarf pin set before a night of games and music. Murphy will spend the summer in Boston working for the Boston Athletic Association, where he was employed last summer.
The Middlesex county W C T U spring convention met at Congregational church with over 100 in attendance from nearby towns. Abby Rolfe of Concord opened, with greetings from local leaders. An afternoon program featured temperance education, papers on purity in art, cooperation with missions, and a luncheon served by hostesses.
Cornelius Murphy 53 a longtime Maynard resident died Thursday morning at his Pittsfield home after a long illness. He lived 38 years in Maynard and 18 months in Pittsfield, was born in Ireland and worked 32 years at Assabet mills gigging department. He served as St Bridget's Sunday school superintendent and on the local board of assessors for three years. Survived by wife three sons Daniel Richard Walter and three daughters Mrs Frank Downey Miss Mary Murphy and Miss Irene Murphy. Funeral from his niece Mrs Cornelius J Lynch home with a high mass at St Bridget's Church and burial in St Bridget's Cemetery.
Miss Mildred Haynes Walker daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Walker and Dr Raymond Chester Palmer were married in West Acton on Saturday by Rev Willis. The quiet ceremony followed in Acton with friends expressing best wishes for the couple.
A severe Maynard electrical storm struck America Powder Co. mills on C M and H street rail line Friday after six. Two mills a corning mill and a press mill containing about 1500 pounds each exploded and burned, wrecking the buildings and shattering six windows on a passing car. The blast damaged Concord Junction with several windows broken as the fires consumed the mills. All workers were out of danger per storm safety rules.
A Friday afternoon demonstration on Main Street from the paper mill corner to the Congregational church showed a 1200 gallon tarvia delivery laid by a large auto truck and hose, covered with gravel, rolled by a steam roller in one hour and a half. The old method would take two and a half days. cost is about one cent per gallon. Maynard plans to treat Pine to Stow Road with 95% asphaltum. Walnut Street improvements and curb work on Acton Street are underway. The town praises the improved streets and auto traffic.
B J Coughlin purchased property adjoining the Congregational church on Main Street from O B Fowler. The double house must be moved by June 30. Fowler plans moves to River Street behind the current site. Coughlin has no definite plans but may build an up to date business block if a good offer comes.
Twenty two more Finnish residents departed on the 1.45 train Monday afternoon to spend the summer in their former homeland. It is estimated about 200 will leave Maynard for a visit to the old country this summer and return here in the fall.
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