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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1897
Page
8
Notice requests all material reach the publication office by Tuesday night to appear in the same week issue. An earlier receipt avoids delays and condensation. News, advertising, and subscriptions may be left with T. F. Newton.
Herbert Hale plans to move to Cyrus Barker farm while G V Bowen relocates into John Topley’s former house. A. Merriam and Co take on trucking with a new wagon. Several community events, deaths, and upcoming services marked a week in Acton, including Mrs Glines and Mrs Merriam’s funerals and a marriage announcement for Oscar Jones. Bowen's mill resumes operation after a shutdown.
Charlie Decoster of Hopedale visited parents in West Acton on Sunday. Boxboro gubernatorial votes showed Everett 3 Williams 3 Wolcott 29. Baytis 1 state convention attended by locals in Lynn last week. F. E. Harris bought land between Hooper and Lawrence for building. Rev Bernard Copping preached at Baptist church. Edgard H. Hall injured two fingers on a buzz planer. Good Citizenship meeting at Universalist church with Rev Harvard Copping and Kevin Buxton. Mrs John McGregor hosted a birthday party for daughter Gladys with cake ice cream and gifts.
A. Merriam and Family thank friends for sympathy love and flowers after the death of wife and mother. They will remember the kindness and keep the givers in their thoughts.
South Acton Congregational Church led by Rev W R Buxton holds services at 10 30 am with Sunday school 11 45 and evening praise and preaching at 7 pm Y P C E meets 6 15 pm prayer Tuesday 7 30 pm First Universalist Church in South Acton Mass pastor Rev Wm F Dusseault offers morning service 10 30 am Sunday school 11 45 am Y P C U at 7 pm Pews free to all.
A New York Commercial report recalls a brief exchange at a stamp window just before noon. A sport ing man asks for three aces and a pair of deuces, the clerk dispenses 1 and 2 cent stamps, they joke about the game, and the man antees seven cents before leaving with a smile.
West Acton locals flock to H A Littlefield for a closing out sale at N W Knowlton's with shoes at two dollars for ladies and men one ten for children. Bargains include Warren rubbers from twenty eight to forty cents and men's pure gum overs at sixty five cents plus women's storm rubbers and boots all offered at very low prices. The new shoe department holds many more bargains and limited sizes remain.
A schoolboy receives a pocketknife and imprints his name on objects including a donkey. After a mishap leaves him diluted, the boy explains the marks were made while carving his name on the donkey. The tale highlights a child misusing tools and the father's dismay.
The article traces tin preservation origins at Nancy France with Joseph Colin opening a London agency in 1841. It lists bold prices for tinned delicacies including turtle soup at 8.75 per quart, sardines at 1.25, truffled salmon at 15, beef tongue at 2, Toulouse duck at 9, sucking pig 12.50, turkey 7.50, lamb 4.25 for six pounds, pheasant 12.50 and butter at 0.75 per pound.
Dr. A Wilson advocates daily tepid sponge baths after waking, noting benefits to the nervous system and health. He prefers cold baths when possible, calling both tonics and suitable across winter, urging readers to value sponging more highly.
A Nebraska inventor creates a patent hunting decoy cow with two men inside armed and ready to shoot birds. Windows and flaps allow rear shooters to fire, while a gravity dropping front portion frees the front hunter when needed.
Everett led the Sudbury gubernatorial vote with 7 while Williams had 9 and Wolcott 98. Nahum Goodow, prominent citizen, died Tuesday after months of illness. He chaired the selectmen for years, ran greenhouses locally, and held extensive Beaconston interests. He was 53, survived by his wife and two daughters.
George Balcom, representative elect aged 65, born in Concord, lived in Marlboro since 1850. He served in the Civil War, injured in North Carolina with Fifth Massachusetts, and long led Marlboro fire department. A Knights of Pythias member, he previously ran for representative but was narrowly defeated.
The vote for representatives to the general court in the Twenty first Middlesex district is listed. The report records the totals for each candidate and party, reflecting the election results in the district.
A cook’s educated note and a lark of hair hidden in a jewelry box reveal a personal love gesture. State election returns show Bascom and Crane leading for governor and lieutenant governor, with Republicans and Democrats split across multiple offices in this town tally.
In a small town, an elderly widower, a penniless youth, and a meek curate all court a single girl. She weighs a safe Christian home against grand romantic dreams, then quietly weds the curate after a final moment of tears and contemplation.
Officials urge advertisers to submit materials soon to avoid condensation or delays in printing. Earlier receipts assure placement in the current week. items may be left with A. L. Noyes at the post office for processing and distribution.
Mrs F J Barker visits Eastport sister Mrs Holmes. Cyrus Dole and family return to Cambridge for winter. Advertised letters listed. A visiting minister spoke at church. Otis H Forbush to auction 18 Holstein cows for G C Durkee in Littleton Nov 5 and 15 heifers for Miss M Nichols at So Hollis NH. dairy stock to calve in spring. Pepperell station on Fitchburg R R is about a mile from the farm.
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