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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1918
Page
8
Large collection of furniture ready for Fall and Winter at reasonable prices. Stock includes parlor heaters and ranges, bedding quilts and comforters, kitchen utensils floor coverings Hoogioy Kitchen cabinets baby carriages, Columbia Grafanolas and many records.
Ill turn but able to sit up. Clemens family mourns loss of little Laly at their south Acton home. Mrs. Clemens formerly Helen Ward. Agricultural fair given up this year. Miss Marie Davis of South Weymouth visited grandparents Mr. and Mrs. A. du Noyes. Dr E B Ri Mayell transferred from Maynard to Lowell during epidemic. Friends glad B Z Stanley returns home from Deaconess Hospital after appendicitis operation. confined to room but improving.
An advertising brief notes Enterprise Ads offer best value and visibility. The copy urges readers to compare rates and place small space ads to reach local customers with quick results.
Miss Charlotte Conant presented the service flag to Acton for the annual agricultural fair. It was quietly raised Saturday at 2 pm due to sickness, bells only marking the event. The flag honors Acton’s service members with blue and gold stars and includes names to be printed later.
Miss Isabelle Heath of South Acton and Private William Burke of Concord Junction wed at St. Bridget's church in Maynard on a Tuesday of last week. Bridesmaid was Miss Margaret Burke, with Frank Sheridan of Maynard as best man. Burke recently left for duty at Camp Upton New York after a furlough. He long worked for John Hancock Co. as an agent and the bride formerly worked for Moore Burgess Webbing Co. Best wishes are offered to the couple.
Mrs. F. reports a group of sixteen girls contributed to a hand knitted Afghan for the Red Cross during the week. Each girl made at least one square, some as many as five, and they assisted in joining the pieces. They saved pennies, leaving two dollars for the project. Names include Mary Steinman, Mary Sullivan, Florida Pageau, Gertrude Steinman, Lucille Kennedy, Helen Connell, Helen Sullivan, Murial Miner, Rita Steinman, Esther Carlson, Ina Ryan, Margaret Sheehan, Hissep Kerkanas, Ina McCabe, Helen McCabe and Annie Sullivan.
Clifton Nillis of Boston spent Tuesday at home. Miss Henrietta Clark enjoyed an auto trip to Wachusett Mountain with Miss Charlotte Conant of Acton Centre. Local Acton merchants began the weekend with sugar cards and coupons exchanged for sugar.
Mr. and Mrs. EB Whitcomb of Dracut arrived at the home of Mrs. Whitcomb’s sister Miss Martha Houghton on Tuesday and will spend the winter there. Mr. Whitcomb is an invalid and has been bed bound for six years. Both are well known locally.
The Fourth Liberty loan committee of Acton reported town figures on Tuesday morning with Acton Centre at 42950 dollars South Acton 37000 dollars West Acton 32850 dollars. A H Gilmore of Clinton visited the town.
A compact reflection on shared pride in a friend's success and the sense of ownership one feels in another's virtuous deeds, echoing Emerson's emphasis on interconnected personhood and mutual respect.
Christmas gifts for soldiers will be handled by the American Red Cross with labeled boxes. Soldiers supply the label to the sender, who must use the matching box and keep the label safe. Pack limit is three pounds wrapped, two pounds eleven ounces unwrapped, and shipments must use standard cartons. Boxes accepted through November 22, contents checked for postal restrictions, no messages inside.
Joshua Edwards, chairman of the Maynard Board of Health, recovered his automobile Saturday with Chief Banks. The car had been stolen from his Brown street home last Tuesday and found in a Cambridge garage after police traced it to streets there. It had been stripped of movable parts including tubes tools lights and wiring.
Mrs O Fowlers, Maya Liberty Loan chair, relays a telegram from Mrs William McAdoo urging oversubscription as a national imperative. President Wilson calls for victory and asks every loan worker to make quotas personal responsibility while the Maynard committee continues selling bonds.
The bans were announced for the first time at the 9:30 mass at St Bridget's church Sunday between Theresa Donahue daughter of Mr and Mrs Jas Donahue Main St and James McNally Hudson and also of May Riley daughter of Mrs Delia Riley Waltham St and Albert Davis Summer St.
A poem by WM B Kenyon urges readers to recognize the harvest, rising prices, and national sacrifice. It laments profiteers, praises soldiers fighting overseas, and calls on all to remember the debt to wounded and dead, noting duty to support the war effort.
Canadians registered in the Selection board district on September 12 received questionnaires this week. Residents report visits by family and friends, military induction notices for October, and continued additions to the Maynard Honor Roll for local service members.
With three days left in the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign Maynard must raise 4100,000 to reach its 216,000 quota. Subscriptions total 275,000 and pace targets 313,500 daily. civic groups and scouts rally, while epidemic closures shift emphasis to individual pledges at local banks.
John T. Gibbons son of Mrs Margaret Gibbons earned a diploma and commission as an ensign in the U S Navy after completing a course at Harvard college. Rear Admiral Spencer Wood presented the diplomas Monday. Gibbons, a Maynard high school graduate, had been a Harvard student when he enlisted in the Naval Reserves and will report to duty in a few days.
J. K. Weltus and son, optometrists formerly with Dr. Louis Sullivan, have moved to new quarters at Maynard block on Main street. They occupy part of the P. J. Sullivan store space.
Private Joseph White reports the Ammunition Train baseball team won their first game in France by 4 to 3. He notes the French watched with interest though they could not hope to hit a round ball with a round bat.
The State health authorities order to reopen churches suggests a ban lift this week. Services are planned at regular hours 8 to 10.80 and in the evening, resuming normal worship at traditional times.
Private George Whittaker of Battery 3, 102d Field Artillery, received a bravery citation in action and was cited in army orders. The report notes his prior residence as Maynard.
The War Savings contest between A. O. H. and Maynard lodge I O O F tightens as of September. Standings show A. O. H. leading with 3291.56 dollars and I O O F at 3125.85, followed by M U 684.37, Eagles 538.94, K P 163.25, Moose E 138.44. I O O F had the month’s largest gain 182.32, with A. O. H. at 165.30. Woman's Club October meeting postponed to November 12 with a later November date to be announced.
The sale drew buyers from Concord as 112 Holstein cattle sold over two days at an average of 425 dollars per head. The top price hit 10 100 dollars for a 47 pound bull, with one cow at 2600 and another at 1100. Purchasers included M T Carrigan Allen Brown William Foss and Charles Davis. The sale was deemed the best in New England with one exception as Mr Kelsey plans to enter government service.
Probate Court in Cambridge Middlesex licenses Alice J L Haskell of Sudbury to administer the estate of Alfred L Haskell intestate. Heirs and creditors must appear November 4 1918 at nine in the forenoon to show cause why administration should not be granted. Public notice to run weekly for three weeks in Sudbury Enterprise. Witness Charles J McIntire Esquire First Judge.
Postmaster Joseph Lapine returns to duties after four two week illnesses. William B. Kittridge plans a beta trip through New Hampshire. A general raise starts at the Apsley factory Monday. Hudson may lift the gatherings ban allowing Saturday night picture shows. Julius Ziger injured by James Peter on a motorcycle. Peter cited for lacking license. Boy Scouts contribute to the Liberty loan drive with strong support. Hudson surpasses targets last Friday. honor flag flies at Liberty Park.
Two of yesterdays services were for Pot thur Bernard Maguire and Mrs Nathan Beltway held at St Michael's Church with interment in St Michael's Cemetery. Another service for Mrs Alpheus Littlefield occurred at Central Street home with burial in Forestvale Cemetery. Bearers named for each funeral reflect local families and trips from Camp Devens. The epidemic shows signs of waning with new admissions reduced and Recoveries noted, including Evely polt.
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