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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1918
Page
7
The Hudson Selectmen send heartfelt sympathy to Patrick A. Maguire on the death of his son Arthur. They note his sacrifice for country and honor him as one of a select few whose final act embodies duty and patriotic loyalty. They extend deepest sympathy to the family.
The body of Herbert E Dyson was brought from Boston to Hudson for burial. He was a Manchester England native who came to Hudson with the Thomas H Logan Co and worked last as a machinist at the Apsley factory. Dyson leaves a Watertown brother and was a member of Hudson aerie shown in affectionate esteem. He was 63 years old.
Louis Peel displays a large map of the western front in his store window to plot Allied advance daily. Crowds study it to gauge progress toward the German border and potential bombing raids inside Germany.
William Labrache and Oren B Brooks with daughter Brimsmead Jr recover from illness. Ex Boston deputy police chief Philip Warren and wife visit Marlboro. Christy Wangell found money on Main Street yesterday. Manfred DeWitt recovering from operation at Deaconess Hospital. Williams family from Winchendon visited Councilman George B. King. John Richardson resumes duties after two weeks ill. Ex mayor Walter Morse returns home after summer at Fort Meadow. Mrs Delisle ill, then home from Marlboro Hospital. Rockland Walters returns from Wolfeboro and works at Bond market. Michaud couple welcome a daughter at Marlboro Hospital. W J Teller leaves Gray grocery for Marlboro Electric Light. Atty Winfield Temple commands Trinity Commandery K T at Grand Meeting in Boston.
Word reached Marlboro that Dr Edward F Regan of Framingham has been commissioned as 1st lieutenant in the U S Medical Reserve Corps. A Marlboro native educated at Marlboro High School and Bowdoin Medical School, he excelled in athletics, coached Framingham football and baseball, and now maintains a large medical practice in Framingham.
A Monday evening social dance at Cooperative hall in Maynard raised funds for the Christmas fund aiding local soldiers. John Adams Lowe spoke on the United War Work Fund and its seven affiliated organizations. Private Buckle of Lexington attended, and organizers Albert Mullin, Walter Mullin, John Dwyer, and William Reigie led the event. A second dance is planned next Monday to continue the drive.
Herbert Cahoon aged 15 son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Cahoon of Concord Street South Acton was fatally injured when a dog barked at a horse he was patting and the animal kicked him in the stomach. He walked home with brothers before Dr Flagg attended to him. Funeral services were held at his parents home with Rev Hall of Stow presiding. Interment followed at Glenwood Cemetery.
Private Thomas Reilly of Company D 104th Infantry was wounded in action during the July drive. He recently returned from France and is hospitalized in New Jersey with a broken arm from a machine gun bullet in a squad that included Roy Nelson and Mike Lesage. Nelson and Lesage are also hospitalized in New York City and New Jersey respectively.
Schools opened Monday with about 90 percent attendance and the full teaching staff. The resignation of Beatrice M Andrews was placed in the superintendent’s hands this week.
A fragment describes the deep-sea fisherman who trusts omens and relics more than most. He props to superstition on every voyage, yet despite challenging fate he returns safely with ship and crew.
A morning service on the Concord Junction church lawn unveiled a tablet listing 57 members and affiliates serving in government roles. Rev Alfred W Stone led the ceremony with remarks praising Gordon H McKensie and Civil War veteran George M Bowker, urging letters of support to troops and a patriotic message.
A quotation from the New York Evening Post notes that the word sergeant derives from medieval Latin for servant or vassal. It describes a soldier acted as an orderly or striker and suggests telling this to a sergeant to soften him, even melt him, when he criticises an app on parade in a coarse manner.
The piece traces the word general from Latin roots meaning belonging to a race or kind. It contrasts Caesar-era usage where general meant imperator with the modern sense of command in a general officer. The discussion notes the shift from nominal to functional authority.
A concise observation notes that mastering one science makes grasping subsequent disciplines quicker, highlighting a positive learning cascade and the value of foundational knowledge across fields.
West Acton reports Mrs Wright Hargraves hosting guests over Sunday. Election day is next Tuesday November 5 with a call to vote early. Mary Morris recovering from surgery at Concord hospital. A Woman’s Relief Corps meeting set for Friday at 2 30 pm ahead of November 4 inspection. Local workers listed undergoing shifts and repairs at several homes and businesses.
Sunday morning worship at 10 45 includes Rev C L Pierce leading a communion talk on The Manhood of the Master and The Master's Indignation. Evening service at 7 00 with midweek Friday 7 30. Annual church roll call Friday Nov 8 with a light lunch replacing supper. Rev E M A Bleakney of Stoneham will speak at the roll call.
The West Acton Woman's club held its first meeting at the Baptist church vestry with president Mrs. Lulu Clark presiding. The program included readings by Dorothy Hell Carpenter of Lynn and vocal selections by a trio and solos. The next meeting is set for November 11.
The Rt. Rev. Mgr Edward F Hurley pastor of St Bridget s Lexington and St Michael s Bedford is transferred to St Philip s Harrison Ave Boston He is replaced as administrator of Lexington and Bedford by Rev John F Kelleher of Sacred Heart Groton The chosen pastor was well liked and respected by the parishioners.
The Ohio State Journal notes a troubling breed of critic who withholds pride in the country until forced to acknowledge its flaws. The comment reflects a broader tension in national sentiment and public discourse.
Henry Clare Isner, recently returned from overseas and deaf from naval explosions, renewed old acquaintances on Saturday. The Challis family will move into a new home at South Street and Crescent Ave. Concord schools reopened, Bedford students attending include Margaret Simonds who left for Atlanta to teach this year.
The American Red Cross will handle this year's Christmas gifts for boys overseas. Army men may obtain labels at Red Cross headquarters and attach them to boxes sent to the specific soldier. Boxes must be uniform in size and wrapped parcels may not exceed three pounds. unwrapped may not exceed two pounds 15 ounces. Shipments must reach Red Cross by November 22. Boxes are inspected at headquarters and items barred by postal authorities will not be accepted. Prohibited article lists are available from the Red Cross.
Following the Bei ford branch efforts the Red Cross dispatched extensive items to draftees including 619 pairs of socks 114 sweaters 50 mufflers 19 helmets 19 pr wristers 18 knitted face cloths 4850 surgical dressings 397 Red packets 261 paper backed irrigation pads 3800 pockets 49 surgical shirts 48 hospital bed shirts 31 pajamas 10 convalescent robes 50 aprons 75 underwaists 26 pr boys short underdrawers 49 pr men's underdrawers 4 quilts 23 complete layettes 97 kit bags 23 bags 77 property bags 22 shot bags 700 gun cleaners 50 abdominal bandages 18 sweaters 12 pr socks 7 comfort kits.
Maynard street bungalow work begins at Dr Christie home as residents return from vacations. Fort Slocum base hospital reports William Dorsey ill. Irene Merriam teaches on Maynard after influenza break. Emma M Halliday visits from Natick. Florence Merriam resumes school in Gardiner after four weeks off due to epidemic. Frances Hodgen teaches in South Royalston. Lawrence Clark returns from Tufts Army Training Corps to Acton street home. A social at Universalist church honors Rev and Mrs Morris prior to their move to Ga Niet. Evelyn Tope visits after living with Madeiros. local residents connected to Northfield Vermont winter visit.
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