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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1898
Page
8
All material must reach the office by Tuesday night to be included in the same week issue. Early receipts prevent condensation or delay. News, advertising, and subscriptions may be left with T. F. Newton.
Luther Piper began a term at Comer's business college while Mrs Luke Willard moved to Concord Junction. Sermons by Rev W F Dusseault and Rev W R Buxton are summarized, along with a misstatement about the Brown Larrabee trial. Obituary for 91 year old Mrs Cahn. Y P S C officers elected. town lamp concerns. Acton Republican caucus results and delegates listed. Numerous names of local residents and officials appear throughout.
Mrs Peter Foley travels to New York on Cook's excursion while Arthur Whitcomb begins work as bookkeeper at the creamery. Several local people are mentioned including visits, moves, and a wedding. The W C T A met at Mrs Mead's home and Fred Pingree and May Loftus wed in Somerville.
South Acton locals urged repairs and alterations at J Carter near Tuttle's store and James McGreen tailor. Auction set for Saturday Oct 35 at 11 a.m. at East Acton school house by Otis Forbush, auctioneer, per order of Acton selectmen.
First Universalist church South Acton Mass Rev W F Dusseault pastor morning services 1039 Sunday school 1145 Y P C U meeting at 730 pm pews free to all Congregational church Rev W R Buxton pastor preaching 630 am Sunday school 1143 am PLS Co E 615 pm praise and preaching 700 pm prayer meeting Tuesday 730 pm
To the citizens of Acton and neighboring towns an agent for Chase Bros of Rochester NY offers a line of nursery stock for next spring delivery. KE Faulkner Conant, South Acton MA invites interest in available trees and plants from one of New England's best nurseries.
For sale a white driving horse with harness and rubber tired Goddard buggy. Apply G. H. Bird, Box 111, Soncton Mass.
Mrs Stella Teele invites former customers to her West Acton home millinery shop. H A Littlefield advertises hardware paints glass and winter fixes while promoting cheap grass seed and cottons. A tilston wrench was lost between the coal shed and Parker mill with a reward offered. Mrs George B Parker notes her season opening is delayed but hats and bonnets will be available at millinery parlors.
George F Bond is on vacation this week and has moved into a new tenement on Felton Street owned by A B Howe. Landowners on Warner Street are adding shade trees along the street. Webster Barrows from Boston visited his parents on River Street over Sunday. Miss Anna E Shepardson returned Monday from a pleasant week’s vacation at her former home in Baldwinville.
The Hudson Cycle Club held a daylong meet at Riverside Park on Saturday Oct 1 with 23 entrants in the one mile novice heats where J C Wilder led the final with a 2 22 time winning a $20 gold watch George King took second in the final winning a $10 silver watch and Thomas Manning placed third. The one mile open saw 28 entrants with A H Sawyer of Winchendon winning a $30 diamond time 2 06 4 5. G Raymond Tuttle and H Akroyd dueled 35 8 miles in a five mile pursuit won by Akroyd in 10 min 84 5 sec. Master Eddy Wilder showed trick riding and two more handicap events offered prizes including diamonds watches and a silk umbrella, with W H Little and Partridge among top finishers in the final handicap.
The report details a canceled ninth event a 215 mile pursuit due to Tolmans arm and a broken gear by Blanchard, a successful tenth event won by Natick with 615 miles covered in 16 minutes 29 seconds. It lists officials, parade notes, prize winners, and a later Hudson Cycle Club run with 260 riders and social events at the Mansion House and Hudson House.
Granville Dole takes a two week vacation at Miss Abbie home while Conant visits her brother E F Conant. Mrs A J Barnard dies after long illness. Metropolis cycle club held a half century ride in Acton with 125 riders. Auction and sale notices for C Hi Bryden Weston, milch cows for P Connors Brighton, and household goods for H A Page Carlisle. Lincoln cattle sale and Charlie Carr estate posters forthcoming.
Anti Fly promises relief from Texas Buffalo and Horn flies tormenting horses and cows. Sold by Benj W. Brown Concord M. E. Taylor Co Acton T J W So Act on H A Littlefield West Acton T F Parker Maynard.
Prescott Keyes attorney based at 5 Tremont Street Boston Concord Massachusetts issues notice dated September 27 1898 identifying Thomas W Surette as present mortgage holder and party to the instrument.
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