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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1908
Page
8
Published weekly by The Enterprise Company Marlboro Mass. Entered as second class matter August 25 1903 Post Office Marlboro Mass Office 151 Main street Marlboro Rates of advertising one inch one week 75c each additional 25c Special rates for yearly advertisers Business notices in local columns 10c a line per insertion.
South Acton reports social visits and arrivals including Miss Lizzie Bumpus in Lynn and Mrs Deary acting as nurse for Mrs A S Pletcher. Local pupils and residents such as Harold Symonds, Jonathan Fletcher, Claud Chapman, and Peter Rane are mentioned with events, weather, and upcoming church and social activities.
Mrs Henry M Lane of Concord Junction will speak to Universalist Sunday school members this Sunday. All children connected with the school or not are invited to attend. An important meeting of all fair committees will be held in the vestry of the Universalist church Thursday at 8 pm.
H. E. Gates and son Ralph spent Sunday in Oxford. W. H. Teele's horse died suddenly Saturday. Dr. Staples of Waltham plans to locate in this village soon. C. B. Stone will winter at his Florida camp. Myron F. Goring of Charlestown visited town. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hayward spend two months in Cambridge. No school Friday due to a teachers convention in Boston. Mr. and Mrs. S. R. McIntosh of Wilmington were guests at John Watkins' Sunday. Rev. D. W. Lovett attended State Baptist anniversaries in Cambridge. Mrs. Fred S. Mead of Arlington spent Wednesday with her aunt Mrs. Battles. Miss Arvilla Gilmore recovering well after recent operation in a Boston hospital. R. Burroughs and A. R. Beach visited Charles E. Beach in Westboro, who bought a drug store there. W. C. Gardner bought in New York last week a fine three year old mare Sister, Patch, by Joe Patchen, and traded for Harry Van. Edwin N. C. Barnes to hold music recital in I. O. F. hall Thursday evening, Nov. 19, with Gunner A. G. Ekman, violinist, and Miss Alice Dean Spaulding assisting.
Mr and Mrs O B Preston learn from daughter Viola in Melbourne Australia of a baby boy born September seventeenth. Mr and Mrs Anderson have been in Australia three years and expect to come east soon.
L H Pinkham of Somerville was in town Monday. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Harry Tuttle last week. William Hutchins of Fall River visited with Mr and Mrs Hiram Proctor. The Graduating Exercises of the Acton Academy will be held in the town hall Thursday evening. Schools will be closed Friday for teachers attending the institute in Ayer. Marie Davis and Richard White were operated on in Boston Saturday for removal of tonsils. The Hallowe en party by the C E society in the church Thursday evening was well attended.
Otis H. Forbush of Acton Mass conducts a foreclosure sale of real estate in East Acton for Miss B. C. Bassett mortgagee of the Shaw place. A second sale in Harvard on Nov 9 at 1 pm covers real and personal property for Farwell and Dickson due to their partnership dissolution after 28 years. Also announced is a Nov 13 sale of Blanche Leland household goods stored at Timothy Sheshar’s Barretts Mill road house. Posters outline full details.
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