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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1898
Page
5
The text asserts universal satisfaction with Vinol for taste and its tonic action. It claims wide agreement on its delicious flavor and prompt, beneficial effects in wasting diseases, and states that if such consumption becomes an unknown disease, Vinol will be credited with eradicating it.
The record reports Private Philip Davis ill with typhoid fever and mentions others left in Porto Rico. It notes a quiet wedding of Miss Helen Derby to Albert Converse with Derby family as ushers. It covers a sewer contract forfeiture and winter street damage, plus funeral services for Privates Carl Hart and Ralph Hosmer with details of ceremony, choir, and burial at Sleepy Hollow cemetery.
The Unitarian church rejoiced as Pastor Macdonald returned from a five week absence in Porto Rico and Santiago. He preached with empathy about the remains of two boys Hosmer and Hart, whose funerals were held with local clergy in attendance. The congregation hopes for a public account of his experiences and the people in that region.
Concord Furniture Co advertises dealers in new and second hand antique furniture for sale at reasonable prices at Ver Post Office Walden St.
The Concord churches list multiple denominations with service times and schedules. First Parish Unitarian led by Rev Loren B McDonald holds 10 45 a m services with Sunday school at noon and youth guild at 7 p m. Trinity Protestant Episcopal by Rev Henry King Hannah has 10 45 a m service, 12 15 Sunday school, and 4 00 p m Evening Prayer. Trinitarian Congregational under Rev Geo A Tewksbury meets at 10 45 a m and 7 20 p m with Sabbath school at 12 m and chapel activities in the Armory during repairs. Scandinavian M E Church with Rev Charles H Johnson offers 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m services. class meetings Friday 7 45 p m.
The notice compiles local ads including employment via Hawks Electric Co contact H W Hobbs, sale of Plymouth Rock pullets and bicycles, piano lessons, millinery by Miss Buck, patterns, a Concord Mass two and a half story eight room house with a building plot near Fitchburg station, tax collection hours and voting day details, and various small goods and services around Concord.
Auctioneer Erastus H. Smith announces the sale at the late Robert Algeo’s Virginia Road home in Concord Massachusetts. On Friday November 4 starting at 1 30 pm the farm implements, livestock and all household property will be sold including cows horses hogs hay mowing machines rakes wagons harness tools and odds and ends by order Prescott Keyes administrator with will annexed Concord October 31 1898.
The report shows a maximum temperature of 68 on Oct 25 and a minimum of 28 on Oct 25. The weekly range is 40 degrees with a mean of 46.5. Total precipitation amounts to 1.44 inches recorded by observer Fred Ay Ti.
The Sixth Massachusetts Regiment U.S. W. arrived at quarantine at 9:30 a.m. on the transport Mississippi after a Porto Rico voyage of 5 days 17 hours. 2000 to 3000 greeted Company I at the F. R. R. station as crowds cheered along a parade route to the armory. Of 106 men who marched out, about 64 returned, and captains and town officials led welcomes with three cheers.
West Acton items report Miss Daisy Harris visiting friends Eugene Hall adding a barn and Armstrong of Windham visiting relatives J E Richardson caring for Ephraim Whitney and I O O F third degree at Acton lodge A Universalist fair planned Nov 30 patchwork quilting bee Nov 8 and various personal notices including marriages and travel plans plus a list of those who left for service and their welcomed return.
Ladies wrappers and shirt waists and winter underwear and hosiery offered by Mrs. Armstrong. Infants bootees and worsted sacks with fleeced vests and cashmere hosiery at Littlefield's. For sale one new express wagon and one second hand democrat wagon and two second hand pangs and two sleighs by S A Guilford.
Chief Surgeon Coggswell testifies before the war investigation commission detailing how rapid climate shift from 32 to 90 degrees, lack of fresh meat, poor water, hard drill, and untrained cooks lowered soldier vitality and caused widespread illness. He cites unfumigated clothing and contaminated lemonade water as infection sources.
London reports The Times Paris correspondent notes editors favor Spain yielding to avert a Spanish coast bombardment. The Daily Chronicle editorializes that a war ending with a 6 million pound settlement would be unprecedented and Spain should not resume hostilities.
Chief Quartermaster Howard recommends to the War Department that Camp Meade warehouse and water system be kept until next spring. He fears southern camps may fail, prompting possible return north if not sent to Cuba. He also backs using the camp for instruction, which could attract many regulars next year.
Matthew J. Gleason pleaded guilty in Lowell Superior Court to causing the death of Cornelius Cosgrove of Hudson last July 24. Judge Hopkins sentenced him to an indefinite term at the Concord reformatory after district attorney Weir and defense counsel J. J. Shaughnessy agreed on the sentence. Gleason was taken to Concord Tuesday evening. The incident began as Cosgrove and his brother John walked in Marlboro and were taunted by a crowd calling them farmers, leading to an altercation and Cosgrove’s fatal injury.
A list of names including Daniel Adams Frank Anderson Elias Bradford B W Beach A H Barrett A F Chaplin Henry Crossan Patrick Cottey Arthur Criadle Watkins Cook Lieut A K Day M D Rev J H Emerson William Howard William Kearnes Arthur Lane Rev Warren Landers John Lonehy Mr McArthur Eugene McSweeney Dr James Miller John W Moore S F Patterson W E Parsons Major Phelan C S Pratt M B Richey Owen Sherebone Fred Le Roy Tuttle Roy Van Amringe Miss Ethel Bukhart Miss Mary Ann Connell Mrs Abbie Crowson Miss Laura Dyer Miss Bessie Illsley Mrs W S Keith Miss Sadie Whitmarsh advertised at Concord mass on November 1 1898.
The speaker asserts two seasons of proven satisfaction from Delaware and Hudson White Ash Coal. Each delivered pound is screened, and orders will receive prompt attention with delivery to Coneéord or Acton in multiple parts.
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