Concord Military Notes and Upcoming Fall Events
The Concord column reports on regimental rifle team status with Captain’s push for a full 1893 unit, sharpshooter qualification progress, and scores. It also notes the opera at the armory, attendance miscounts, and fall field day on October 11 at Fitchburg with a call for full participation. The third year of the evening school opens with courses in arithmetic bookkeeping and new offerings on correspondence and parliamentary practice led by Mr. Bordman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lam A. T
Conia’ Cutter
Dodd
Fitchburg
Boston
Sergt
Sweetser
Priv. Mansfield
Bugler Killam
Pri
Orr
Murphy
Corp. Howard
Gray
Parsons
State House
Lowell
Bordman
Cushing
People Arrive Home and Travel to World’s Fair
Local residents and visitors return from Chicago after trips to the World’s Fair. Families and individuals like C W Prescott Rev M J McCall and Miss Fannie Whaley join others in town or head back from the fair while merchants advertise goods and services in Concord Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Todd
Pigeon Cove
Rev. M. J. McCall
Dedication of Norwegian and Danish Methodist church
The Concord High School football eleven is listed with positions for the upcoming season and its first game against Lexington High next Saturday at 3 15. Rivalry lingers between Concord and Lexington as plans include possible matches with Waltham Marlboro and Belmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord High School
Smith
Wheeler
Marrs
Poor
Murray
Butters
Sohier
Hubbard
Hyte
Loughlin
Carr
Shaw
Connors
Lexington High Eleven
Waltham
Marlboro
Belmont
Letters Held at Concord Post Office in 1893
Ruling party letters addressed to multiple individuals remain in the Concord post office as of October 3, 1893. Named addressees include William Buttrick post master and a roster of local figures and businesses listed in the notice.
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Concord
William Buttrick
Among the Churches and Local Advertisements
Unitarian Rev B R Bulkeley presides at 10 45 a m services while Trinitarian Congregational led by Rev Geo A Tewksbury hosts Y P S C E at 6 30 p m with a Friday 7 30 prayer meeting. Concord Locals note Towle's fruit jars and jelly tumblers plus ribbons on sale at C E Browns. Towle’s offers new flowerpots. Miss A Melvin moves dressmaking to a cottage near Monument Street from Lexington Road. C E Brown advertises a large stock of gloves and mittens and P W White provides horseshoeing and carriage smith services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.R. Bulkeley
Geo.a. Tewksbury
Towle’s
C E. Brown’s
A. Melvin
Lexington Road
Unitarian Church
Monument Street
Garfield
C. E. Brown’s
P. W. White
Numerous local moves and events across Acton and Concord Junction
Miss Helen Cole visits Bellows Falls Vermont and Miss Lulu Lawrence visits Concord Junction. Builders advance Littlefield’s block and tenements. Dr. Hutchins improves while Dr. Godfrey takes charge under Dr. Hartwell. A wedding unites Miss Fannie M. Houghton and Milledge O. Baker of Atlanta with a large reception and itineraries to Chicago and Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchins
Joseph Godfrey
Concord Junction
Hartwell
First Baptist Church
Fannie M. Houghton
J. R. Houghton
Milledge O. Baker
Atlanta
E. I. Lindh
Town notes and upcoming events in local area
Superintendent Dixon visits this week and changes to the N Y N H R R timetable occur. Guests include Charles Campbell of North Grafton and Miss Hattie Tuttle from North Grafton. A drama Therese will be staged October 26 at Townhall to aid the improvement society. James F Sweeney of Maynard is favored as Republican candidate for representative in the Twenty eighth district.
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N. Y
N. H
Charles Campbell
North Grafton
Monument House
Hattie Tuttle
Calvin Adams
West Brookfield
William Jennings
Mrs. Campbell
Lowell
Miss Brown
Grafton
D. A. Lakin
Improvement Society
James F. Sweeney
Maynard
Sweeney
Nickel Plate Express Popular East West Line Ad
The Nickel Plate fast express trains through sleeping cars from Boston and New York to Chicago offer elegant dining cars low rates and polite attention making it the most popular line between the East and West. For information call a ticket agent or F J Moore General Agent Buffalo NY. New Home Sewing Machine 160 Tremont Street Boston Agents wanted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York
Chicago
East
F. J. Moore
Buffalo
N.Y
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U. S
Ogre
C. W. Prescott
Fosdick
Warren
Charles E. Brown
Henry J. Walcott
Charles Towle
William Damon
Fannie Whaley
W. M. Bush
Ewing
Hersey Brown
A. I. Hitchings
Mass
C. E. Brown
H. L. Whitcomb
N. S. Daniels
H. L. Whitcomb’s
Towle Bros
C. W. Sanford
Whitcomb’s
H. Olsen
Norwood
J. W. Lindsay
D D
L. B. Bates
D. D
J. H. Johnson
Dr. Bates
J. P. Anderson
M. M. Barrett
Chisholm Bros
Samuel Haywood
T. F. Hunt
Simon Jeff
Louis H. Martin
E. McQuestin
Michael Millaner
Angus McLeod
B. Fay Mills
J. L. Plante
Prescott Piano Co
C. J. Patch
Axel B. Thumbery
Arthur Wilder
Nellie S. Abbott
C. E. Allen
S.E. Barton
Katie Corcoran
Minnie Daley
West Acton
Helen Cole
Bellows Falls
Lulu Lawrence
Ephraim Hapgood
Bryantville
F. C. Nash
Littlefield
George Marsh
Edwin Stone
Everett
Mr. Leighton
A. Mead
Knowlton
S. R. Burroughs
Mr. Keith
Mr. Burroughs
N. M. Knowlton
Estelle Teele
C. J. Holton
D. H. Hall
Edgar Hall
Ethel Cutler
May Harding
Haverhill
A. A. Wyman
A.A. Haynes
Angie. Andrews
Joseph
Barker
Hunneweil’s
Wellesley
Will Charlton
Coombs
Lena Hayward
Katie Jane
South Acton
Messrs. Gates and
Hoyt
Andrew Hapgood
Kinsley
G. A. Conant
Reformatory
Houghton—Baker
Mendelssohn
A. W. Armstrong
Ingram Marshall
Marshall Yonkers
Jersey City
Hobart
M. Mead
Emery Clark
Eugene Hall
Walter Gardner
Fannie Fairbanks
Chestnut Hill
Brookline
A. E. Bancroft
Woburn
Louise Gale
Harvard
Ralph Houghton
Allston
Swift
Atlanta Beef Co
Bridgewater Normal School
Acton
Bryant & Stratton
Commercial College
Lynn
Somerville
South Lancaster
G. W. M. Hall
Allston School
Miss Houghton
Littleton Trotting Association
A. McDonald
Lambert
J E. Nixon
W. C. Gardner
G.N. Hoyt
Mr.Hoyt
Daunty
C. Hodgman
E. Wesley
Waldo Littlefield
George Holden
Miss Parks
Littleton
H. A. Littlefield
Houghton & Whitcomb’s
Littlefield’s
Acton Centre
Dixon
George Reed
Brother
All-American Line
Tremont Street
W. Sanford
Sanford
American Express Office
Jmass
Ralph H. Damon
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