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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1921
Page
8
The Lamson's car stolen in Concord Junction two weeks ago was found abandoned along a roadside in Leominster within 24 hours, tire spike marking the spot.
The town reports 80 percent progress on the South Acton bridge to Maynard line road aided by a new stone crusher dredge and loading machine. Weather permitting, traffic could start in a month. next, the cemetery to East Acton station strip will be rebuilt with a special town appropriation.
West Acton reports B J Sampson was a recent visitor to town to see friends. Plans were altered as Frank Mansir and wife will move into Emery Whitcomb’s house instead of the Welch house.
George H Hill of South St builds a house on Hartford Street. John McGrath of South Street suffers a tired right arm. Miss Edith of Allston visits relatives on the road over the weekend. The new road from Concord road to Mr Kes house on North road is completed. A barn party was held at Frederick Pa’s Brookline-on home last Tuesday evening October 1.
The Middlesex County Agriculture and Home Economics group held a free motion picture show at the Town Hall on Thursday evening Oct 13. A silver collection raised over 20 dollars. Eight reels were shown including Farm Bureau Picnic at Concord Apples and the County Agent A Matter of Form Summer Fun in Western National Forests Cured by Canning Trails That Lure and a Christie comedy Papa by Proxy.
Local church calendar lists events for October including corporate communion church school morning prayers and sermons. Activities include Girls Friendly Society prayers for the sick and a church aid fair as well as boy scouts and annual church aid society meeting. Also notices sale of dry oak wood at $10 per cord delivered to Sudbury and Maynard.
Mrs John Taylor hosted visitors from Maine and relatives in Belmont while Mr and Mrs Holt and Mr and Mrs G P Littlefield with Mrs Ida MacGregor toured to Fair last week. Mr and Mrs De Payson attended Grace Winslow and John Carruthers wedding at Waltham. Federation meeting at G A R hall featured Capt Michael J Dee of Concord as speaker.
The I O O F Maynard lodge conferred the first degree on a class of candidates Monday night including 11 from Maynard and two from Acton. Refreshments followed the degree work. The lodge announced it will conduct the second degree for another class of candidates here Monday night.
Mr and Mrs John Taylor return from Maine while B A King wires electric lights to C G Durkee cottage. Rev H B Spayd of California preaches at Baptist church. Frank Kest and E J Blaisdell repair T E Slees house. Glee Indine seats at Baptist society event drew large crowd with solos by Rev A E Wheeler and performances by Mildred Gallant Evelyn Knowlton and Mildred Moore.
The Boxboro garage of Sam Wetherbie on the State road was broken into one night last week. Thieves took several tires tubes and spark plugs in a loss around 150 dollars. A local youth saw two or three men and a car near the site about midnight but did not report it. Authorities suspect those persons committed the break.
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