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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1917
Page
3
A nostalgic ad promotes money saving by installing a heater, urging thrifty readers to invest for a peaceful life and sensible, cost effective comfort. The pitch emphasizes wise spending and practical comfort through heating upgrades.
The White Cross Guild held its annual Halloween party at Riverside Hall on Wednesday evening with large attendance. A program featured vocal solos by A. A. Hilferty and Harlan Powers, readings by Miss Gladys Howe, and dancing after Baby May Donahue sang Where Do We Go From Here. Refreshments followed, arranged by Mary Martin chairing a committee of helpers. tickets sold by Herbert Brayden and John Walsh. door duty by Sylvester Brennan and William Johnson.
A basement fire at the wooden building occupied by George Theodore fruit store and J Karan restaurant on Summer and Nason streets caused heavy smoke and water damage to stock. Box 41 was sounded at 1 05 Thursday morning. cause unknown, but loss deemed slight to the structure. Motorman Thomas Lawler reported the fire to Tony Collins at the station.
Isaac Oberg is named administrator of Frank Prantilla late of Maynard Middlesex deceased intestate. He has given bond as required. Creditors must present claims and debtors pay to the administrator at 308 Beers Building Boston. October 24 1947. De Wilson Juggins Murphy.
Grace 1. Rawitser late of Acton Middlesex deceased intestate has taken upon himself the trust by bond. All persons indebted to the estate are called upon to exhibit the claim to William Rawitser Adm. Address October 24 1917.
Miss Gladys Smith entertained friends with a Halloween party at her home on Wednesday night. Games were played and vocal and instrumental music enjoyed. Miss Agnes Axford and Gladys Smith played piano solos. Refreshments were served. Those present included Misses Agnes Axford Dorothy Morris Helen and Gladys Baron Irene Spence George Morris and boys Ralph Smith Henry Murphy and eae Smith.
Public auction to foreclose a mortgage on a Lincoln property held by Harold S. Cousins. The parcel includes a home on a lot bounded by the Concord and Wayland road and Ox-Bow road, with dates and deed references from 1890 to 1919. A $100 cash deposit is required at sale. November 22, 1917 at 3 PM.
The junior class hosted a Halloween party at Cooper ative hall on Wednesday evening attended by many friends. Decorations used black and orange streamers and lights. Games included bobbing for apples peanut hunt paper cutting and an initiation ceremony with prizes in the peanut and apple events. Refreshments of doughnuts cake candy toffee and sweet cider were served with vanilla ice cream as a gift from FS Fearns.
The Ladies Benevolent Society of Point Congregational Church held its monthly meeting on Thursday in the church parlors. A portion of the proceeds from the supper and sale entertainment on Oct. 11 was donated to the Red Cross. Mrs C A Morse acted as secretary pro tem. A supper directed by Mrs Alfred T Haynes and assisted by several ladies concluded the event.
A Halloween gathering occurred Wednesday night at the home of Mrs. Catherine Cook on Brooks Street. Present were Rose Mahoney, Dolly and Marion Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Boothroyd and son Frank, Lloyd, Harley, and Elmer K., with Ralph Jones, Elmer Cook, Miss Rose Mahoney, and Maria Jones providing vocal and piano selections and refreshments served.
John Chenis died from severe burns after a Thursday afternoon incident at the American Powder plant. He was transported to Deaconess hospital in Concord where he died Friday morning. Born in Vilna Lithuania, Chenis had lived in the area 15 years and previously worked as a driver for Farrell Priest. He leaves a wife and one child. Funeral services were held at St. Bridget's church with St. Joseph's Lithuanian society escorting the body.
A reception honored George H. Gutteridge district deputy grand master of the 24th Masonic district and party visiting Charles A. Welch lodge A F and A M at Moe hall Thursday evening. The first degree was exemplified followed by banquet. The Lotus quartet of Boston performed a vocal program. More than 200 members and guests attended.
Attended by John Driscoll Rep Rowland P Harriman at the Mase Highway commission convention in Camp Devens Ayer Thursday. An inspection of the camp roads followed by a chicken dinner. Tarma cadam roads built through the camp with remarkable completion speed. Mrs John Maley Mrs James Morgan and Mrs Joseph Hannon visited Sister Mary Gilbert at St Agnes convent South Boston Sunday.
Soldiers from Camp Devens return home for 24 hour furlough as paymasters loom. Stories recount trench captures and ghostly pay, with dependents receiving increases to $45 monthly under U S government allotments. Notables returning include Sergt Frank Parks and others.
Private Fred Wilder organized a 6-man football squad at Camp Devens drawn from Worcester unit members led by Charles Lent Hanson and Mike Rimcevets. Johnny Noonan from Ghoreaster coached the picked team, which won a game against a rival six-man squad. No soldiers were in the quarantined group which lasted 14 days.
In anticipation of camp life some Maynard men listed for the next quota have been walking long distances. On Thursday three walked from Capston to Maynard and that week they traveled to the camp at Ayer. The pedestrians were John Keegan Frank Moynihan and Michael Lynch.
Private Harold Higgins son of Mr and Mrs Higgins is at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia. The camp lies about 150 miles from Camp Gordon where Maynard boys from Camp Devens were recently sent.
Sunday morning four new members were received into full membership as the temple held World Temperance Sunday services. Rev Charles F Parsons spoke at both services on Temperance with Sunday school lessons reinforcing the same topic. A large Epworth League delegation traveled to Berlin by auto for the Hudson Circuit meeting where Bishop Hughes of Boston spoke. On Tuesday the Sunday school board met at Edward Henderson’s Pleasant street home. Wednesday evening prayer meeting follows. Thursday features the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society at Mrs Leyi Cheney’s home and an Epworth League Halloween social in the vestry.
A reception was given to Connecticut volunteers Francis Pritchard and Frank Little at Camp Devens home of Mr and Mrs Toop in Rockville. Attendees included Thomas Litherwin, Hull of Hartford James Tapp of Washington and others from Rockville and Hartford.
An old health ad describes worm symptoms in children such as swollen lips sour stomach and abdominal pains. It promotes Dr True’s Milixir as the family laxative and worm expeller with testimonials from Mrs Norrat of Houston Texas and urges readers to buy at dealers or write for healthier information.
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