Marlboro Enterprise calendar and rates 1900
The Marlboro Enterprise weekly notes publication details and rates. It lists staff names Walter B Morse president Walter P Frye treasurer and WM. D. McPheer son manager. Subscription prices are shown with one year at $1.00 and three months at 25 cents. Advertising rates run per inch and local notices priced at 10 cents per insertion. The issue is dated Wednesday October 13 1900.
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The
Enterprise Company
Walter B. Morse
Walter P. Frye
WM. D. McPheerson
Sawba
South Acton Notes and Local Happenings This Week
Clarence Spicer visited the Maine coast last Sunday. Alvin Lothrop and Migs Harriet expect to leave for Washington Saturday. The Smoke Shop offers cigars for friends. Cider apples arrive by the car load from Maine and New Hampshire. Artur L. Wade renewed acquaintances from Boston. George Warren and family enjoyed a trip to North Adams. Rev. Mr. Farr en will preach on Wanted Modern Gideons. Bent moved his family to West Acton seeking tenements. Mrs Ed Kelley returned from months in the provinces. Booth Acton W C T U meets Friday at 2:30 p.m. Moore Burgess Webbing factory reports overtime. Lyman Taylor serves as juror in Cambridge. Miss Gertrude Bird visits her brother in Marble, Minn. P. J. Butler moved to South Framingham for work. Karl Jones became a brakeman on the B&M from Greenfield to Mechanicsville. State police order fire escapes on South and West schoolhouses. National Humane Society convention in St Paul in session. Miss Bird attends. Pound Party social tonight in Congregational vestry. Lizzie Jones observed her 80th birthday with many postal cards. Wardwell Brackett to locate in the village near district center. Ladies Social Circle of Universalist church meets Friday at 2 p.m. Preparing for fair Oct 27-28. Congregational Ladies’ Social Circle reorganized at first meeting. Music recital planned in Congregational church Oct 21 with local and visiting performers.
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Ed, Kelley
Maynard
National Humane Societies
Lizzie Jones
Wardwell Brackett
Acton
Boxboro
Littleton
Westford
Universalist Church
L. A. Hastings
Acton Centre Social Roundup and Local Happenings
Oliver Wood spent Sunday at home and residents attended the Brockton fair. Nellie F Hardy visited sister Mrs Arthur Payson. Mrs Arthur Gould visits her father Rev F P Wood. Clayton's balloon landed in Winchester last Thursday drawing local watchers. Charles Edwards and family were hosted by Mr Edwards's father. The Ladies Aid plans a church fair Oct 21. Monument House duties shift during Frank Harriman’s absence with Mr Wilson in charge. Play rehearsals for The Toymakers underway at Monument House and town hall. Pomona Grange met at Waltham with J B Tuttle and Arthur E Payson as officers. Next Sunday’s Congregational sermon titled How can we help our Pastor. Delegates named for conference in Groton Oct 20.
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Nellie F. Hardy
Arthur Payson
Clayton
Winchester
Charles Cook
John Edwards
Edward
Charles Edwards
Martin
Monument House
Dorchester
Frank Harriman
Wilson
Congregational Church
Alice Davis
Elizabeth Edwards
Horace Tuttle
Groton
West Acton notes and local moves this week
West Acton residents share weekly scraps from the village. J L Richardson shot a fox last Wednesday. Brockton fair drew many from the village. Mr and Mrs Herman Chaplain visit Maine. Wrack Norris starts work for B H Carey of Stow. B E Hall's child ill last week. Isabel Benere substitutes at the post office this week. Geo Bresth of Lowell visits S Bresth on Sunday. Mrs Buxton of Leominster visits. B T Rice sick with grip. W C T A met at Mrs W O Holden’s home. Miss M W Folsom on week’s vacation from post duties. Cider apples premium. buyers thick near Station. Many attend Booker T. Washington talk in Concord. Helen Hall returns from west. Mrs R G Reed improving after illness. BE Perkins visits to check furniture bound for New Haven. A B Parker family visiting Pennsylvania. Mrs Hannah Parker visiting sister in New Jersey. Haines Piper Co of Ayer loaded cider apples with Harry Wetherbee supervising from Boxboro. Young Ladies Sewing Circle to host ice cream social Oct 21 at Universalist vestry. Members attend Maynard lodge celebration in Concord. William Dow and wife boarded in Maynard for work. Raspberry harvest praised by F W Green. worth a look.
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Brockton Fair
Herman
Maine
Wrack Norris
B. H. Carey
Stow
B. E. Hall
Odest
Isabel Benere
Geo. Bresth
Lowell
S. Bresth
Buxton
Leominster
E. L. White
B. T. Rice
W. O. Holden
R. G. Reed
BE. C. Perkins
New Haven
Conn
A. B. Parker
Pennsylvania
Hannah Parker
New Jersey
Hainés-Piper Co
Ayer
Harry Wetherbee
Boxboro
Young Ladies’ Sewing Circle Club
the Universalist Church
Maynard Lodge
Concord
Child Labor talk cited by local society officers in Congregational church
Pres Mrs W Warren and officers led a local society praised for extensive disinterested work. Charles Bradley of Boston addressed a crowded Congregational church gathering on Child Labor, highlighting Massachusetts’ past leadership and current lag in welfare laws. Willie Fletcher fell from a ladder while picking apples, breaking ribs and injuring kidney and spleen. doctors Wiggin and Christie treated him and he rests, with hope for recovery.
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Warren
M. A. Farren
Massachusetts
Willie Fletcher
Wiggin
Boston
Christie
A Respectable fortune in a family quip collection
A short humor exchange from Chicago News features a father asking what a respectable fortune is and a child replying. The dialogue moves to a spat about meaning and mind reading, then a quip about three daily mails in Ireland.
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Willie
Chicago News
Ireland
Loudon
Poultry and fruit sale notice from Marlboro trader
WANTED live poultry of all kinds with special monthly price on broilers. Also apples pears and quinces on the trees. Drop a postal and I will call or telephone 213-4 Geo. A. Dyer Marlboro Massachusetts o 1841.
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Geo. A. Dyer
Marlboro
Mass
Maynard Clark moves into Walcott street home
Maynard Lorenzo Clark is to move into a house on Walcott street. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ikes of Turk Kansas are visiting in town. Mr. and Mrs. Squire Siswick leave Friday for Gettysburg and Washington D C. Miss Lowe of Waltham and Miss Stewart of Cambridge were guests of Mrs. George Lawton. J W Gately secured Buick agency as shown in his ad. Epworth league supper postponed to Oct 23. S O M E club closed season with turkey supper at Sudbury river camp. Ralph Shattuck bought vacant Parker street land and sold a house lot to Mr. Lesnick. Mrs John Sunderland and daughter Beatrice sang in Congregational church. Men’s League first meeting of season held with many in attendance. Sept. of Schools Francis Brick spoke on Canadian border experiences.
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Stephen Ikes
Turk, Kan
Squire Siswick
Gettysburg
Washington, D. C
Lowe
Waltham
Stewart
Cambridge
George Lawton
J. W. Gately
Buick
Epworth League
Sudbury River
Ralph Shattuck
Parker St
Mr. Lesnick
Francis
Brick
Program Begun by Woman's Club with Readings and Music
The first meeting of the Woman's club was held on a Tuesday afternoon and proved highly interesting. The program featured readings by Miss Laura Lambert vocal solos by Mrs. Carrie Hancock and violin solos by Miss Bessie Eade. Lambert presented three readings including a Polly of the Circus selection that impressed the audience.
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Woman's Club
Laura Lambert
Carrie Hancock
Bessie Eade
Fine concert features Mrs Hancock and Miss Eade
Mrs Hancock’s vocal selections pleased the audience while violinist Miss Bessie Eade demonstrated rare skill in difficult pieces. Miss Daisy Snow presented the current events paper. A social hour followed with refreshments. Attendance was large and interest grows for the upcoming season.
Concord News Items Highlight Local Appointments And Moves
Miss Florence M Bell teaches at Ripley. Edward Brennan joins A Vanderhoof store. Girl's Dance set for Oct 30 in town hall. E E Smith appointed telegraph operator at Fitchburg depot. Mr and Mrs J Curry sell Lexington Street home and move to Cambridge. A W Anderson now carries mail from station to post office. E H Smith attended East Jaffery land timber sale. R Scott Niven visits Concord while attending Lowell Textile School. Judge Cross returns to mill dam counter after illness. Nathan Blanchard counts state road autos to assess road damage. surprise party for J Leo Cull yields gold purse before his Ohio trip. William Felton leaves Punkatasset farm with belongings and milk route cash. farewell for Frank Minger with $50 gold purse. autos fines continue as court wrestles speeders. recent fines for Wallace H Richardson and David F Hill. Bridge discharged. Whitney and Hodgman cases filed.
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Florence M. Bell
Ripley
Edward Brennan
A. Vanderhoof
E. 8. Smith
Fitchburg
J. Curry
Lexington St
Cambridge
A. W. Anderson
E. H. Smith
Concord
East Jaffery
N.hs
R. Scott Niven
Lowell
Mill Dam
Cross
Frank
Miner
A. 8
Lowden
Hubbard St
California
Wallace H. . Richardson
Worcester
David F. Hill
Milton
Robert JC. Bridge
Marblehead
Waldo H.” Whitney
Newton
Fred E. Hodgman
Malden
Concord Musical Club Musicale at Mrs Walcott Home
The Concord Musical club was entertained at Mrs George Walcott s Main street home on Tuesday afternoon in a well rendered musicale Every number impressed and featured soloists Miss Ethel W Brown soprano Miss Grace Campbell contralto and Herbert C Mallinson violinist with piano accompaniment.
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George Walcott
Concord Musical Club
Main St
Ethel W., Brown
Grace Campbeil
Herbert C. Mallinson
Program at school concert features Mallinson and Campbell名
Miss Florence Stoddard Mrs Harvey Campbell and Miss Mallin son presented a school concert program with violin solos including Concerto Militaire Fantasie Pastorale and Serenade. Performers included Mr Mallinson and Miss Campbell with songs such as My mother bids me bind my hair and The year’s at the spring.
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Florence Stoddard
Harvey B. Campbell
Mallinson
Miss Brown
Miss Campbell
Mr. Malinson
Forget Me Not Legend Explains Flower Name Origin
Dr A F Thomson cites Mills History of Chivalry with a romantic tale of two lovers by a lake. A knight dives to fetch myosotis blossoms but cannot reach shore, throws the flowers ashore and cries Forget me not as he dies in the water.
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A. F. Thomson
Mills
The Rhinoceros: A Fierce Jungle Assassin
A Hampton's Magazine piece portrays the rhinoceros as an uncertain malicious brute that has slain more hunters than any other big game. It describes the animal as a stealthy killer that charges with speed and power when threatened, often deciding fights to the death unless met by an experienced rifle shot.
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Hell
Animal Kingdom
Gibraltar
Hampton’s
Thousand Islands described as lake and river continuation
The Lake of the Thousand Islands runs forty miles in length and four to seven miles wide. It serves as both a continuation of Lake Ontario and the start of the St. Lawrence River. About 1,700 islands exist, varying in size, many hosting summer resorts with hotels and boarding houses for wealthy Americans and Canadians. The voyage through the islands is scenic and many are lit at night.
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Lake of the Thousand Islands
Lake Ontario
St. Lawrence River
Thousand Islands
Franklin on Voting Qualification and the Donkey Tale
Benjamin Franklin discussed Pennsylvania voting rules by asking who truly voted when a man's donkey owned a sufficient property value to vote but died before the next election. He wondered whether the prior vote belonged to the man or the donkey, highlighting property-based suffrage debates.
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Benjamin Franklin
Pennsylvania
Franklin
Waiter Praises Welsh Rabbit Skill at Clubmen’s Gathering
A waiter compliments a diner on crafting a Welsh rabbit that impressed a patron at a Clubman event. The exchange highlights the chef’s skill and the crowd’s appreciation for a well-made dish amid casual tavern chatter.
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Heer
Main Street
Marlboro, Mass
South Acton
Clarence Spicer
Alvin Lothrop
Migs Harriet
Washington
New Hampshire
Artur L. Wade
George Warren
North Adams
Mr. Farren
Wil
Harding
Bent
West Acton
P. J. Butler
J. P. Brown
South Framingham
Karl Jones
B. & M. With
Greenfield
Mechanicsville
Congregational Ladies’ Social Circle
A. Farren
Emma Quimby
F. Chandler
A. Zeigler
Barnes
Bernice Wright
Joseph Gerwits
Jacques Hoffman
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Oliver Wood
Arthur Gould
Rev
F. P.wood
Ladies’ Aid
Pomona Grange
New
Pomona
J. B. Tuttle
Arthur E. Payson
B. T. Swift
J. L. Richardson
M. W. Folsom
Booker I. Washington
William Dow
F. W. Green
Fred
Boston Transcript
Lorenzo Clark
Walcott St
John Sunderland
Beatrice
Maynard Woman’s Club
Kryptok
A. A. Hart Optician
Nathan Blanchard
J. Leo Cull
Lexington Road
Cull
Ohio
William Felton
C. A. Patch
Punkatasset Farm
Patch
Musicale
Violin Solo
Bachio
A. T. Haynes & CO
Maynard, Mass
Liberal Credit
Absu
D'Ty
Chas. F. Pidgen
Quincy Adams
Pretty
AM Music
Dwinell’s
Glenwood
Finney & Hoit
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