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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1895
Page
5
A garbled OCR fragment references a property transfer at the corner of Sudbury and Devens streets and mentions Lowel Street. It also notes a corrected name Wendy replacing He May not know in a sentence near the first column bottom.
Advertisements reveal a Concord area market with private terms on lease and land, clothing items like hats gloves and undergarments, stove supplies, range line promotions, Lambs Wool goods, carriage mats, stationery, dairy services with cream and milk, horse cures, help wanted for housework, window and mirror cleaning product, new and used wagons, horses for sale, wood lot near Fairhaven hill, and fresh crockery.
Reformatory population 1017. Officer Blossom on vacation. Miss Cook visits. birth of a daughter to Judge. Examinations at reformatory schools end of month. Baby show success at church. Musketaquid club social events and bicycle talks. Marriages of Harriet Bryant and Zenas Dewey. Wood and Flagg nuptials. Church notes, local commerce, and fall millinery ads.
A roster of individuals appears in a historical OCR fragment including John Dockstader Ester Davis Kat Emershon Prye W Garland Holbrook Nes James Hazel H W Jewett Peter Kofford James McCarron John McManus Mano H W Richardson Mike Towler Dr Harold Williams Mrs E M Anderson Mrs B A Childs Mrs T J Hill Josephine Harrington Miss Martin Miss Tara Johnson Miss Mary Molealy Miss Katie Phelan Miss Mary Quinn Miss Alice Sinclair Mrs W H Underhill.
The report lists temperatures from October 12 to 14 with a weekly mean of 47.6 and total precipitation of 6.0 inches. Heavy rainfall occurred Saturday night through early Monday, totaling 6.37 inches over 38 hours, as recorded by observer Fred A. Tower.
Professor Albert A. Bird, Ph D presents a six lecture series exploring the real condition of our social study and its practical applications. The course costs $1.50.
Change of ownership announced for the G. A. oe store. New proprietor E. A. Brapisn promises only first class goods and invites continued patronage from customers.
On Friday Saturday and Monday Miss A Buck will show new styles in millinery goods and trimmed hats and bonnets to Concord and vicinity. All are invited to call.
Among the churches Unitarian holds morning service at 10 45 a m and Sunday school at noon. Protestant Episcopal Church shows Rev Geo A Tewksbury as pastor and U P S C E meets at 6 30 p m with Friday prayer at 7 30. Scandinavian M E Church lists Rev J P Anderson as pastor with services at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m and a Friday closing meeting at 7 45 p m.
Concord locals read of Miss Buck returning from New York with new styles in millinery including walking hats and Tam O'Shan garments. The notice mentions home treatments, lodging options after September, and listings for sewing and upholstery services, with boxes for contact in Concord Massachusetts.
A Fitchburg railroad popular excursion offers a round trip to North Adams for 2 dollars this Saturday. The note notes autumn color beauty in Deerfield valley and invites public interest. Endorsing reader A G Bartley of Magic Pennsylvania reports DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve cured eczema and a running sore in his boy. Local businesses listed include B F Johnson and Son Maynard C H Whitney Concord and H A Littlefield West Acton.
Boston October 16 Anna Pearson 50 found dead in bed with police told husband suspected of abuse. Autopsy pending after house inmates claim repeated beatings. Odd Fellows hall dedication in Provincetown marked by grand lodge ceremony and public ball. Newfoundland smuggling exposed with 4200 gallons of rum imported from St Pierre depriving $19,000 duty. Theodore Durrant trial delayed in San Francisco due to defense counsel illness.
We offer 75 all wool and cashmere suits never under $13 or $15 now at $10. One lot of foreign wool mix tans in sacks and double breasted at $12. Black clay worsted dresses from $13 to $22. Leader suit at $6.98. Sizes 32 to 44.
An advertisement offers an all wool Kersey overcoat never sold under 13 dollars now priced at 10 dollars. A clay worsted lined overcoat valued at 20 dollars is offered for 15 dollars.
A local retailer touts men's working pants 148 to 6 dollars and heavy work pants at 2 dollars. Dress pants and striped worsted suits range from 2.25 to 3 dollars, plus a new big line of boys short pant suits in sizes 4 to 16. The ad markets Little Giant double seat knee pants and urges shoppers to ask for the widow’s best value in men’s furnishings.
We offer derby hats from 2.25 for 1.75 and regular hats at 2.50 with savings of 50 to 75 cents. Visit our store to learn more and see the selection.
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