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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1907
Page
4
The Marlboro Enterprise issue from October 9, 1907 lists subscription prices for six months and a year, office address at 161 Main Street, Marlboro, Massachusetts, and advertising rates including business notices at ten cents per line per insertion. It identifies the paper’s manager and postal details.
A town correspondent warns that the Barretts Mill Road corner near the Pierce estate is a rising accident risk due to a high hedge blocking sight lines. He notes the corner has seen frequent traffic since last March and urges trimming and town action, citing other, safer sites with warning boards. Boarded house for rent ad appears at the end.
A private charity event featured a young professional accompanist who struggled to breathe as the amateur flutist warned of rapid passages. The piece stressed the need for tempo control to prevent stress on the musician and his family.
A short exchange notes a ill cornet player and concern over his recovery as the attending doctor lives nearby. The other item humorously recalls a widow noting her husband is better off with $25,000 life insurance.
Community notes from Concord include road work on Matiist Street and Hubbard Street sidewalks, a jury duty start for Charles H. Fowle, and visits by Miss Mabel Hastings. A fire alarm prompted a school closure reconsideration after a heavy rain. Golf club semi finals saw Hosmer and Richardson win, with prize winners listed. multiple residents travel or attend events in nearby towns.
FOR SALE Rosewood piano in good condition. Erastus H. Smith. TO RENT House to rent near Fitchburg R R station. Apply to Mr James J Byron Hubbard street Concord. FOR SALE The estate of the late Hon Charles H Walcott on the corner of Main and Belknap streets. Apply to Prescott Keyes Barrister's hall Boston.
James and John Leni depart for a three week stay in Nova Scotia. Reverend Jesse Wagner of Waltham will preach in the M KE church on Sunday morning. Reverend B B Lovett of West Acton to exchange pulpits with Reverend E F Hunt on Sunday. Registrars of voters to meet at the town clerk's office on October 22 23 and 26 from noon to 10 PM.
Dr Marade a French scientist explains why women and children talk longer than men. He states a woman's larynx is narrower, causing air to escape at a different rate, so women can talk four times as long as a man with the same energy.
Progress on the Robin Hill park project in Marlboro continues with completion set for Oct 29. Local sports note the high school football team beat Northbridge 6 to 4 at Whitinsville with Captain Joseph Cronin scoring the touchdown and Chisholm kicking the goal.
The C M W S outlines a season of lectures and events from October 1907 to April 1908. Topics include The Real Indian by Dr Charles Eastman, Our Native Birds and What We Owe to Them by Edward H Forbush, Modern Life in Peru and Chili by Mrs Mabel Loomis Todd, and The Village Beautiful by Henry Turner Bailey, with teas and stereopticon illustrations.
The first drill of the season for Company I was held at the armory Monday evening. Four squads were present.
A letter discusses Florida as a harsh climate for paint and cites Gilmore & Davis Co of Tallahassee. Devoe & Co asserts their paint lasts ten years in Florida while other paints wear faster, criticizing high prices and quality. Towle & Kent are noted as sellers.
Middlesex School dominates Concord High 23 to 0 on Middlesex grounds. Paine Gallagher and Taylor scored touchdowns. Billings and Gallagher added goals after TDs. Umpire Gordon and Referee Galbraith presided as two 10 and 15 minute periods were played.
The Middlesex Co union met in Malden with greetings from the mayor and a Baptist assistant pastor. Reports covered Scientific Temperance instruction, Franchise, Open Air Meetings, Sunday Schools, Loyal Temperance Legion, Soldiers and Sailors, Social Meetings and Red Letter Days. Seven ladies attended. next meeting with Mrs. Harvey Wheeler.
The Concord Mass Woman's Club announces a rummage sale in the lower Town Hall on Thursday October 17 from 10 am to 9 pm with hall open all day on the 16th for donations. Members urge liberal contributions including overcoats men's clothes and heavy underwear to support a concert fundraiser.
An advertisement from L. David of Marlboro Massachusetts seeks to buy 2000 feather beds with a guarantee to pay double the competing offers. He also purchases old fashioned furniture and promises the highest cash prices. Orders will be called.
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