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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1913
Page
7
South Acton news recounts visits, sickness recoveries, and family updates. Mrs. A. J. Pletcher recovers from illness. Mrs. Siméon Wetherbee’s son Ellis Wetherbee is buried in Boston. Deer hunters Lester Sawyer and Vernon McGreen depart for western Massachusetts. Social events include dances in Exchange hall and a Christmas dance planned with Poole's Orchestra.
The annual fair under the Ladies' Social circle was a great success with many attendees on both evenings. A substantial sum will go to the treasury. Next Sunday Thanksgiving services feature Rev. J Willis with special music by the choir. A L. T. L. meeting is planned Friday afternoon with Mrs Evie Willis leading. A cigaret debate will be held. Rev W Batt of Concord Junction speaks to the W C T U on Tuesday before Thanksgiving.
The Women's Foreign Missionary meeting led by Mrs. S A Clough will be held Wednesday at 2 PM. The Ladies Social Circle meets Thursday at 2 30 PM at Mrs. Irving West's home School Street. Harold Merriam will perform music for the program.
Fragmentary text mentions Weldon Bell and George ney Pharmaty, with references to Boston areas and quarters. The garbled lines imply a local report on a prior workers or business change, naming Oliver and Jebater as possible individuals involved. Further readable context is needed for a precise summary.
Enthusiasts form two teams as Concord Junction prepares for a football day this week. A Harvard Yale game trip is planned with tickets received. Roger K. Allen and Benjamin Ingham travel to Manchester to receive the seventh degree in the Grange. Officer George Knowles shows health improvement and deer hunting continues amid cautious wildlife concerns.
The Union church Men's Club held its first meeting of the season on Wednesday evening. Winslow Russell of Hartford spoke on Service to wide acclaim, with A B E Prouty, club president, outlining plans for the year following last year's successful pattern.
Concord awaits inspection by a state board member to determine required alterations to the town hall under a recently enacted law. If changes are minor, work may begin soon. major renovations could trigger a special town meeting. Seats must be fastened for fire safety, and decorations or stage scenery may be restricted. a new social hall could replace the old setup, with better dressing rooms and space for town offices.
A Boston Sunday paper features Miss Mahaney with her picture and a prize article on her experience. An earlier Enterprise note described her on turkey raising and echoes her writing.
Frances Jane Surette widow of Louis A. Surette and daughter of Daniel Shattuck died November 18 at her son Thomas Whitney Surette's Lexington road residence in Concord. Funeral Wednesday morning and interment in Sleepy Hollow marked her passing. She was born in Concord and was 84. Survived by four sons and one daughter.
A Thanksgiving service will be held at Trinity Episcopal church at 11 o clock with a sermon by the Rev. Silas N. Adams of Union church Concord Jet. All are invited. Invitations are out for a date given by Messrs. Hunt and bard at the town hall. Young men are stirred over there about no output intended to make or wave for the absence of "timmins."
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