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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1906
Page
4
Local business notices run in the Marlboro area column at ten cents per line per insertion. The snippet shows an office on Main Street and mentions F Wilder and Gannon 4 F Wilder in Marlboro Massachusetts, with a Wednesday November 7 1906 date.
Concord Junction reports the annual harvest concert delayed to November 18. L A Hesselton of H H Young & Co is home ill with a severe cold. Brighton Dressed Meat Co leases Austin Davis property and expands staff due to rising business. About 30 youths held a Halloween party at I O O F banquet hall with May and Helen Nagle as chaperones. Clara Pratt played for dancing. Fire box 34 moved to Chapin's block, and new box 36 installed between the bridge and railroad on can avenue near P H Bullock's.
The Woman's club for General Reading held a meeting Tuesday afternoon in Chapin's block. Miss Amy Maynard spoke on Marketing with charts and led a demonstration at H. H. Young's market. Mr. Young provided his services and market space, with refreshments. The club thanks him for his ongoing support.
A large crowd attended the first meeting of the Woman's Club calendar for General Reading held Friday at Mrs. Geo. G. Russell's home on Assabet Ave. Miss Marion Howard Brazier of the Boston Journal gave an entertaining talk on U Sam His Post Office Current Event. Tea followed, served by the social committee led by Mrs. Elmer E. Shattuck.
L. N. Fowler advertises ammunition for sale at Concord Junction. Firearms are offered with locally available stock for interested buyers.
Baltimore November 7 Maryland's delegation to the Sixtieth Congress will be three Republicans and three Democrats, maintaining the same overall balance as now. Two districts will see changes while the labor campaign against Congressman Mudd failed.
St Paul reports Governor Johnson won reelection in Minnesota defeating Republican A L Cole by a substantial margin. The final tally is estimated at eighty thousand, with a strong Republican strength noted in the legislature could be limited.
Plumbing service advertises repair or new work with fast completion and cost savings. Highlights include handling old or new installations and emphasizes customer value with prompt results.
A local store promotes its returnable value policy with “Money refunded if not satisfied.” Advertised goods include men’s and boys’ knitwear, heavy hose and undergarments, sweaters, night shirts, robes, and flannel items priced from 12c to $1.98, highlighting economy and seasonable essentials.
P. P. Adams and L. H. Pinkham are painting the church. Wheelock Barteaux is confined to the house by illness. Burnside Adams U.S.N. spent Sunday with sister Mrs. Carleton Taylor. About 25 Acton Grange members visited Westford Grange Thursday. Acton Grange will meet next Tuesday night. Robert Wayne and Luke Tuttle were injured when a carriage overturn due to an automobile scare.
Benjamin Tolman longtime Concord printer and prominent Mason died Saturday night at his Lexington Road home after a brief illness. He was born October 4, 1822, the oldest native Concord resident, who helped Boston papers in his early career. Funeral services conducted by Rev. Loren B. Macdonald featured organ selections and Apollo Male Quartette renditions. Masonic rites escorted the burial at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery with Corinthian Lodge managing church arrangements by James P. Tolman and Charles G. Kent.
A Boston and Concord entrepreneur, Tolman shaped newspapers, printing and magazines from 1836 through retirement. He published the Concord Freeman for 15 years and later joined Tolman & White Printing Co in Boston. He helped launch telegraph news to press, served in local militias, and was active in Masonry and civic groups. A government postal exam notice in Boston outlines clerk and carrier vacancies for Concord in 1906 with eligibility rules and salaries. Congressman Lovering attended events with his family last week.
Co. I, 6th regt M. V. M., led by Capt. Walter Sohier, closes the season with record rifle range scores. 7 experts, 7 sharpshooters, 26 marksmen, 13 first class, 9 second class. total 104.43 points, up from 97.80 last year. Named shooters include Privates Allen, Wheeler, and Varley, Lieut. Ford, Lt. Peterson, Corporals Titcomb, Prescott, Rodman, and Decker, with Lieut. Col. Cook and Capt. Decker earning expert and sharpshooter classifications respectively.
Edward Winmill was arraigned Friday on a murder charge in which Michael Kennedy of Lincoln is the alleged victim. He pleaded not guilty and said he was ready for the hearing, but the government was not prepared and the hearing was continued until Wednesday. Winmill was committed to jail.
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