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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1900
Page
8
The office requires all material by Tuesday night to appear in the same week issue. Early submission prevents condensation or delay. Advertising and subscriptions left with N. J. Cole will receive prompt attention.
Helen Bradford has recovered and may go out while N M Allen remains confined at home. C E Brodeur won a painting contract for A Merriam Co's piano steel factory. Mrs C E Brewster resigned as organist effective June 1. Frost damage affects gardens. a straw berry supper is planned June 5. Cyclists report tacks on Maple Street. The South Acton Coal and Lumber Co formed with Kimball as president and Wetherbee as treasurer. Fletcher named general manager. A piano recital by Mrs W S Leland’s pupils entertained Concord Junction attendees. other church events received positive notices. The liquor law enforcement debate spurs a six‑member committee of ministers with mixed positions.
Discussion centers on whether enforcing town laws is primarily the clergyman's duty or the responsibility of town officials. The debate reflects concerns about the proper roles of religious and civic authority in maintaining law and order.
For sale or to let a house on Maynard Street with eight or nine rooms. Apply to E. F. Richardson or O. L. Dart, Concord Junction. Harnesses boot and shoe repairing by C. H. Clark at reasonable prices. To let a nine room house on Maple Street South Acton inquire next house or address Mrs. Robbins 121 High Street Waltham Mass.
Central valleys and lake regions see numerous showers and thunderstorms with southern New England also affected. Temperatures drop in New England under high pressure over the north coast. Unsettled outlook continues with general showers and storms. New England coast winds brisk to fresh from the north to east.
News items for the Enterprise Cor correspondent should be handed in early each week. Items mailed to the Post Office for the Enterprise Cor will receive prompt attention.
A Measles case is reported in West Acton while diphtheria patients recover. The Fitchburg railroad summer timetable takes effect June 4 with new schedules. time tables will be at agents early next month. Miss Angie Faulkner dies suddenly of apoplexy at home after a brief illness.
Miss Faulkner, a devoted sister, fell ill after returning from her office duties Monday. Dr Tasker tried remedies but she died without regaining consciousness. Funeral services will be held from the house on Thursday. A recent Universalist church strawberry festival drew strong attendance and praise. Rev Channing Brown preached at the Universalist church, Littleton, on Sunday from I Thessalonians iv 17. The Isaac Davis Post and auxiliary Relief Corps attended Baptist services with Rev Gorham Easterbrook and Rev George S Dodge assisting.
Local listings note Miss Armstrong's offering boys' blouses ladies underskirts washable hats and bonnets and a tenement for let with applications to Mrs CC H Holton.
Boxboro residents and neighbors enjoy a quiet Sunday with Mabel Dodge at home and Clarence and Eben Mead in town. Rev. Wm. C. Martyn delivered a Memorial sermon, with visits from Worcester friends and Melrose guests joining local gatherings.
Pure Food emphasizes health and beauty benefits and promotes a pound of Blended Java coffee. The ad invites readers to purchase the blend at a specified price per pound.
The University of Pennsylvania defeated the University of California 76 to 20 in a postponed dual track and field meet. A. Plaw led California with a hammer throw of 165 feet, breaking the intercollegiate record, after already lifting 170 feet 6 inches in practice to threaten the world mark of 167 feet.
The fifth annual convention of the Eastern association including the United Plumbers' and Gas Fitters unions rests in Long Island City. A committee seeks to spread Massachusetts style plumbing laws to other states requiring examinations before work.
Letters were sent to several Boston professors on behalf of 171 university teachers in the Netherlands urging them to back the Boer envoys. Signers include professors from Leiden Amsterdam Utrecht Groningen and Delft polytechnic.
Montpelier May 29 Hardwick faces a smallpox scare as two physicians differ on A D Thomas illness. Neighbors panic quarantine surrounds his house and street, primary schools close, families flee town. Havana May 29 Bishop Sbarretti protests to General Wood over church property seizures.
The Tennessee Coal and Iron Railway company has closed a contract with a Glasgow Scotland firm at domestic price for 75000 tons of iron to be delivered in nine months from June 1.
Ernest Durgin of The Forks died in Bangor after a river drive accident on Saturday. A flying winch handle fractured his skull and he remained unconscious until his death on Monday at age 19.
A rumor from London lobbies and said to originate at the Carlton club claims Marquis of Salisbury will retire from politics at the next general election.
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