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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1896
Page
4
The Enterprise reviews political candidates and factions in New York Massachusetts and national figures. It notes Platt’s continued influence, potential dark horse contenders Vilas Bragg or Morton, and S. H. Howe’s councilor district support. It warns of coal price rises and railroads backing them. It also discusses Li Hung Chang, free silver, demagoguery, and the upcoming election dynamics.
The boot and shoe industry leads in employment, a rare sector that thrives on selling goods domestically and overseas rather than relying on government aid. The New York World notes its resilience and self-sustaining production amid national conditions.
Eastport residents report an anti mustache club with Maine girls opposing facial hair, a long standing quirk the Boston Globe notes as not new to the region.
Authorities counter the old belief that vines cause dampness noting vines like Japanese ivy and Virginia creeper can shield walls and cool them. A tip says cold water in a cakebox keeps cake moist when refreshed daily. An Austrian female farm laborer earns 25 to 40 cents daily.
The office requests all material reach them by Tuesday night to ensure inclusion in the same week’s issue. Early submissions avoid condensation or delay, and news, ads, and subscriptions may be left with A. L. Noyes at the post office.
Carl Pickens remains convalescent while Chas Pitman considers a Colorado trip soon. Dr F J Barker and wife spend two weeks in Maine. John McPherson and wife visit Mt Wachusett. Miss Charlotte Conant begins Harvard school duties. E F Conant goes to Bethlehem for a month. George Dow of Cambridge camps at Fort Bond with two friends. Uncalled letters for F W Small, Dr Francis, J Campbell, Mrs Abbie Willard. One chance in a lifetime: six months $30 cash for New England Business University ticket in Lowell. regular $50. Inquire of Horatio F Twombly Esq in South Framingham. Send for circulars Runels Building, Lowell, Mass. Glick & Young, proprietors.
The United States Agricultural Bureau New England section reports cool, mostly dry weather the week ending Aug 31 aiding grain and tobacco harvests. Sweet corn for canning has begun, early potatoes are dug, and cranberry picking starts. reports cover Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut with frost in places and some drought impact on pastures and apples.
The W C T U will meet with Mrs Cadwell on Thursday afternoon. Nearly all local wheelmen attended the Boston bicycle parade Saturday. Union church resumes morning services next Sunday at 10 30 with Sunday school at 11 30. Owankas returned home after a pleasant outing and serenaded Mrs Lane with ice cream and cake. Officer Geo Young narrowly avoided a collision with a bicyclist last week. Second annual Labor Day clam bake at Reformatory Grove Concord Junction on Sept 7 1896 features shore dinner at 1 pm tickets 0 cents children under 12 30 cents music by Concord Artillery band wheels checked free ice cream and cake. Concord Junction Church notes list Rev W W Campbell as pastor with services and meetings daily. Dr G L Harding Dentist visits Miss E G Stoddard's store each Monday 8 30 am to 5 00 pm.
The Clinton Item notes bicycle makers will keep frame lines and sizes largely the same for 1897 with tweaks. Standard gear will be 73 1 2 inches, rear sprocket eight teeth plus 21 front, larger tubing, 11 8 inch main frame, 78 inch rear braces, ¾ inch rear forks. New pedals and wooden handlebars rise in popularity. one piece cranks and axles appear.
Miss Mary L. Morton of Leeds England wed Arthur W. Beard at Mrs. Nancy Marsden's residence on Summer Street Maynard. The ceremony followed a ship arrival that morning on Cephalonia. The couple plans to live in Hopedale after a brief stay in Maynard with bridesmaid Miss Rachel Carter and best man Fred H. Marsden.
Ernest Johnson came back from Nicaragua last Wednesday after ten months away, mostly in Managua Grenada and Leon. He notes a warm invigorating climate in the mountains and tells of a banana trade opportunity. He and Harland Maynard, still in Bluefields region, speak Spanish and plan his post election return.
Schools reopen for fall term on Tuesday September 8. Mrs Ella W Sill and child return to Clinton New York from Sudbury. Luman E Conant of Waltham has erected a granite monument in Mt Pleasant cemetery. Joseph Noyes dies at 71 after sudden illness. Professor George H Barton writes from Turnavik Labrador describing Peary expedition ice and bergs near the Straits of Belle Isle. Voters’ last year results listed for Twenty first Middlesex district.
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