Marlboro Enterprise masthead from early 1900s
The Marlboro Enterprise lists its weekly publication details including office address 161 Main Street Marlboro Massachusetts and staff: Walter B Morse president Walter P Frye treasurer John H Lawton manager. Subscriptions priced at 1 year and various shorter terms with postage included. Maynard Concord Sudbury Acton Bedford are noted service areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlboro
Mass
Walter B. Morse
Walter P. Frye
John HR. Lawton
Maynard
Concord
Sudbury
Acton
Bedford
Death of Thom as O Leary at Somerville
Thomas O Leary 52 a widower longtime Clyde line worker died after a 27 foot fall on the An damagua steamer while closing a hatchway. He left three sons John Nelly James and a daughter and is mourned by coworkers in Somerville and Concord. Funeral was held at St Josephs church with interment in Malden cemetery.
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Thomas O'Leary
Somerville
Anandagua
Clyde
O'Leary
John
Nelly
James
Concord
Pidice
St. Joseph's Church
Malaen Cemetery
Thanksgiving hop entertained Eaton hall crowd
The Junior class of the high school hosted a Thanksgiving hop in Eaton hall on Wednesday afternoon. Decorations featured corn stalks pumpkins and orange and black streamers. Dancers enjoyed a well planned event with punch served throughout. The faculty and students listed include Misses Janet Dunning Johanna Braley Ruth Grant Gertrude Knowles Mesara Richard White Goddard Kent Norman Wood and Gaius Merwin. The orchestra included Walter Wood Kenneth Cook William Hayes and Clara Leighton.
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Eaton Hall
Janet, Dunning
Johanna Braley
Ruth Grant
Gertrude Knowles
Mesara
Richard White
Goddard Kent
Norman Wood
Gaius Merwin
Hudspeth
Crouthamel
Goddard
Walter Wood
Kenneth Cook
William Hayes
Clara Leighton
Concord Classified Ads From 1912
Advertisements for column placement with rates, lost books notices, and deposits unclaimed for over twenty years. Listings include wanted help and rentals in Concord Massachusetts plus nearby towns. James Brown treasurer notes unclaimed deposits for Marcus Keyes, Mary Doyle, and others.
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Middlesex Institution For Savings
Mass
Marcus M. Keyes
Brook Ave
Boston Highlands
Madison Babson
Surrey
Maine
Mary Doyle
Sudbury
Joseph Owen Coughlin
Littleton
Sapa
George L. Robbins
Acton
Clarence Warren
Brown
Loeb
Ellen Haley
Charles E. Brown
Concord
Concord News Briefs and Community Notices
Concord items report Edward Wahcott as new janitor at the high school, Florence Whitney at William Cross dry goods, and local visits by Miss Marion Hoyle and others. Meetings include Willow Rebekah officers, women’s club program on food sanitation, and charity sales at M E church with a two day sale and supper.
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Edward Wahcott
Concord Grange
Florence Whitney
William Cross
Miss
Misa Grace Tuttle
Mt. Holyoke College
Samuel Tuttle
H. C. Rolfen
Weat Acton W. C. T. U
Mies Hitaasmi
Roger Hall School
Lowell
Miss Forge
Woman’s Club
Keefe
William Cross’ Dry Goods
Japetion
Marie Philbrook
Laconia
N. H
Maynard
J. W. Raymond
John Webber
Swampacott
Webber
Ragna Peterson
Concord
M. E. Church
Monument
Minerva
Town Hall
Mickey
Ben B. Lindley
Concord, Lycéum
John Manning
White
Margaret Towle
Assinippi
Symphony Hall
Boston
Trinitarian
Bedford Rd
C. W. Prescott
John Drigcoll
Concord Artillery Orchestra
Obituary for Miss Georgianna Garfield in Sleepy Hollow
The funeral for Miss Georgianna Garfield who died at her home on Thoreau Street was held Monday afternoon with Rev. Loren B. Macdonald officiating. Interment followed in Sleepy Hollow cemetery. Garfield, 73, had been ill for two to three years and was cared for by her cousin Miss Bennett.
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Georgianna Garfield
Thoreau St
Loren B. Macdonald
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Garfield
Miss. Bennett
Secure Late Train Opera and Get Home Same Night
Concord music lovers long for a later return train from Boston after evening opera. The latest Boston train at 11.32 fails to reach North station in time, causing dissatisfaction. Starting Thursday night a later Fitchburg road train will depart for Concord to resolve the issue.
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Concord
Boston
Fitchburg Road
Concord Man Jos eph Derby Celebrates 92nd Birthday
Joseph Derby, a Concord native born 92 years ago, was honored at a family party with brothers and their families in attendance. He remains in good health and appears likely to reach his 100th birthday, receiving numerous cards and gifts on the occasion.
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Joseph Derby
Concord
Mr. Derby
Furious. First Deaf Mute He Wasn’t So Angry
A fragment from a page shows dialogue about a deaf mute man and his anger, with a cryptic note attributed to Seltteburek Loader. The text mirrors a clipped, unsettled exchange and hints at a literary or diary fragment.
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Seltteburek Loader
Sudden Death of Concord Veteran Charles Litchfield
The Concord community mourns Charles Darius Litchfield a Civil War veteran who died suddenly on Thanksgiving Day at age 73 He served four years including Sherman’s march to the sea and was a member of Old Concord Post G A R He leaves a widow and several siblings and was laid to rest at Sleepy Hollow cemetery after funeral services at the Trinitarian church conducted by G A Tewksbury.
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Concord
Charles Darius Litchfield
Mr. Litchfield
Miss Roberts
Estabrook Rd
Martin Mullaney
Mr. Mullaney
Lunenburg
Baker
Lincoln
Nashawtuc Hill
Co. D
Mass
Sherman
Old Concord Post
Hura
Nancy L
Dunsmore
Strawberry Point
Mary H. Stiles
Gonic
N. H
Sarah E. Parker
Pepperell
J. A. Litchfield
Emily A. Page
Leominster
Ella M. Litchfield
Clara L. Kelley
Fitchburg
Walter T. Litchfield
Chelsea
New. G. A. Tewksbury
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Portraits Hung by Hudspeth at Pennsylvania Show
Two Concord women, Dorothy Johnson and Dorothy Dodge, are portrayed in miniatures by R. N. Hudspeth, a local public school music instructor. The works are part of the Pennsylvania Society of Miniature Painters 11th annual exhibition at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
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Concord
R. N. Hudspeth
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Dorothy Johnson
Dorothy Dodge
Pennsylvania Society of Miniature Painters
Engagement Announcement for Richard R. Barrett and Ann C. Spilman
The engagement is announced between Richard Rice Barrett of Concord and Miss Ann Camden Spilman of Warrenton Virginia. Barrett is the son of the late Col R F Barrett and Mrs Barrett of Main St Concord. Spilman is the daughter of Gen and Mrs Baldwin Spilman of Elway Hall Warrenton and granddaughter of the late U S Senator J M Camden of West Virginia.
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Richard Rice Barrett
R. F. Barrett
Barrett
Main St
Concord
Ann Camden Spilman
Baldwin Spilman
Elway Hall
Warrenton
U. S
J. M. Camden
West Virginia
Notable Names in Local Texts
The list names H. Hamilton Child L. W. Emerson Harold Fisk James Jackson Ernest Van D. Murphy Roy Norton Geo. H. Robsins T. W. Sheehan Jose Shehan W. H. Svaard and several named women including Miss Annie Devlin Miss Dorothy Goodman and Miss Ada McLean as appearing in a community notice from the period.
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H. Hamilton Child
L. W. Emerson
Harold Fisk
James Jackson
Ernest van D. Murphy
Roy Norton
Geo. H. Robsins
T. W. Sheehan
Jose Shehan
W. H. Svaard
Annie Devlin
Dorothy Goodman
Ada McLean
Overtraining blamed for Alumni football loss in Concord
Thanksgiving match drew 600 spectators as C H S beat the Alumni 27 to 0. Thorpe exited with an ankle injury. Hollis and N Wood scored for C H S while Jesse Potter stood out for the Alumni. Final: 47 to 0 in touchdowns?
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H. S
Thorpe
Hollis
Norman Wood
Eir
Wood
C. H
Jesse Potter
Ashe
Cc. H
Alumni
Varley le
Babes Re
Montague Payson
D. Potter
Eus Seabees
Sargent T. Ae Geen
Abell c Cook Merwin
Ip Tompkins, Hoar
W. Ryan
Lt Dye
Keyes
W. Wood
le Coolidge Hollia
Hubbard N.wood
J. Potter Olsen
Rocks Woodworth
Johnson
Holis
N. Wood
Post Graduates Dance at Concord High Town Hall
A Friday evening dance hosted by Concord high school post graduates drew a jolly crowd. Decorators shaped the Thanksgiving mood with blue and gold streamers, corn stalks, pumpkins, and stage decor. Newell's orchestra of Marlboro provided lively music. Committee members included Priscilla Wheeler Dorothy Meade Dorothy Davis Grace Shaughnessy Hardy Payson Walter Wood Thomas Hollis Jr and Thomas Ryan.
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Concord High School
Leslie R. Moore
Richard Wood
Walter A. Wood
Frank Wheeler
Newell's
Orchestra of
Marlboro
Priscilla Wheeler
Dorothy Meade
Dorothy Davis
Grace Shaughnessy
Hardy Payson
Walter Wood
Thomas Hollis, Jr
Thomas Ryan
Reunion at St Bernard’s parish draws large crowd
Thanksgiving Eve gathering at St Bernard’s parish featured a well attended social hour and an engaging speech by J E Burke assistant supervisor of Boston public schools. Ackerman’s orchestra provided music as Edward McKenna J William Byron and J M Appleby led the dance committee.
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St. Bernard's Parish
J. E. Burke
Public Schools of
Boston
Burke
Concord
Ackerman
Edward ‘McKenna
J. William Byron
J. M. Appleby
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Coah
R. W. Carter
Joseph Dee
Redford At
Bow St
Mischlolland
Connoi
Willow Rebekah Lodge
Marion Hoyle
Hoyle
Sudbury Rd
Robert Q. Patton
F. B. Shepley
John Shepley
the Grafton
Washington, D.C
Woman's Club
Edward T. Hartman
Mass. Civic League
Hartman
Arlington
Watertown
Harman
Bartman
Massachusetts
Lore and
Prigay Igne
B. L. Filene
Concord, Mass
Concord Nurseries
Henry M. Prati
Monument St., Concord
DR. C
Towne
James William Byron
Hubbard Street
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Page & Shaw’s
H. S. Richardt
Matthew Steinman
Grant St
Gertrude M. Casey
Planoforte
Nason St
Faley Kidney
Biaquer
Chas. S. Spencer
D.M. D
Richardson’s
J. C. Frierd
Philip T. Flavin
Malin Street
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