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Newspaper

Concord Enterprise

Location

Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1894

Page

8

Townsman notes and incidents in Acton snippets

Local items report farm retirements and property trades in Townsend and Acton. A factory shutdown and low mill pond water affect transport. street lamp surprising residents. A bicycle theft leads to swift pursuit, fire losses at Mrs Irene W Taylor’s home cited, and Fire Marshal investigations noted. Community events include races, a ball game, and church notes with service times and schedules.

PL Bean Geo . W. Tuttle Wm. Handley School River Streets

Multiple church services and a cattle auction advertised

The page lists morning and evening services for Unitarian, Protestant Episcopal, and Scandinavian Methodist churches with Sunday schools and prayer meetings. It also promotes a public auction by Otis H. Forbush in Acton Mass for 50 cows, heifers, and bulls on Saturday at 1 p m occupying the Daniel Wetherbee place near the Concord Groton road station, with remarks on stock quality and sale terms.

Otis H. Forbush Acton Mass W. C. Robbins East Acton Concord Groton Daniel Wetherbee N. Yi N. H Forbush Charlestown S. Prentiss Hill & Co Main Street C.M. Hosmer

Concord Dance for Misses Linder Bartlett and Howard

A large Monday evening event in the G A R hall hosted by Mrs. Wm Buttrick Howard and Underhill. Miss Helen Karin played piano and set the tempo for a cheerful affair with many pretty gowns until midnight.

Linder Bartlett Howard G. A. R. Hall Wm. Buttrick Bush Underhill Helen Karin

Law change shifts duck season start to September 1

Hudson reports a new hunting season start date of September 1 instead of September 15. Alfred Dakin of Concord visited Hudson Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Mary J. Houghton returned from Brant Rock. Rev. Cutting assisted Rev. Yager at Sunday service. Union meeting of Christian Endeavorers held at Congregational rooms Sunday evening. Leominster baseball club defeated Hudson YMCA on Saturday. John C. Mackin family returned from Rockland vacation and settled back home.

Alfred Dakin Concord Hudson Mary J. Houghton Brant Rock Mr. Cutting Mr. Yager Christian Endeavorers Congregational Rooms

Notice of refusal to pay bills contracted by spouse

The notice from William A. Parker of Sudbury Massachusetts states a refusal to pay any bills made in his name or by his wife Jesse Parker. The text then mentions the free scholarship prize essays from Burdett College of Business and recommends a postal request to obtain the Burdett College Journal publication.

Jesse Parker Sudbury Middlesex County Mass Burdett College of Burdett College Journal

Excellent Remedy for Diarrhoea Advertised in 1894

An 1894 notice from Ranpotpu Mass endorses Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as excellent for diarrhoea. Joseph H. Foster cites two cures from one small bottle and names B F Johnson & Son Maynard, C H Whitney Concord Junction, and H S Richardson Concord Mass as sellers.

Mass Chamberlain Joseph H. Foster B. F. Johnson & Son Main Street Maynard C. H. Whitney Concord Junction H. S. Richardson Concord

Potatoes Lead Drought-Adjusted New England Crops

Drought dampens crops across New England and nearby states, but potatoes show promise with large yields expected despite scarce rainfall. Vermont Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island report uneven conditions with rot in some counties while corn and cranberries face stress and replanting is needed in parts.

Vger Vermont New Hampshire Maine Aroostook Merrimack Valley Orange County Chittenden Orleans County Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New Haven Fairfield County Litchfielt

Terrible storm devastates Wichita with fatal lightning

A cloud burst inundated the lower part of the city causing widespread damage. Lightning struck repeatedly, killing a 39 year old man’s son and fatally burning a 9 year old girl, with a house torn to pieces and telephone wires down.

Wichita Kan Thomas Herman

Boston man jailed for fraud in subscriptions

Charles P. Gallagher of Boston received a two month sentence in Tolland jail for fraudulently obtaining subscriptions to a boys' paper published by Rev. Father Ford of Boston in RocKvIlle Conn on September 5.

Rockville, Conn Charles P. Gallagher Boston Tolland Father Ford

Acton Centre notes of residents and events in town

Superintendent Dixon visits Acton while locals recount visits from Mrs Abbie Conant and Mr Charles Tuttle. A town Hall musicale, labor day parade scenes, and various visits to and from Hudson residents are logged along with local commerce and pensions updates.

Charles Tuttle Chelsea Charles The Acton High School Monument House Abbie Conant Acton Charles Cloud Boston H. P. Bean F. P. Glazier Good Cheer Society T. S. Carter Charles Longnecker Hudson General Banks J. F. Dolan E. P. Lawrence James T. Joslin Lawrence Joslin

Marvelous Results Reported for Dr King's New Discovery

A Dimondale Michigan pastor cites a letter from Rev Gunderman praising Dr King's New Discovery for his wife in a pneumonia case after La Grippe. He notes hours of coughing and a quick, satisfactory recovery with trial bottles offered free at local drug stores. Regular bottles priced at 50 cents and one dollar.

J. Gunderman Dimondale Mich Dr. King Baptist Rives Junction la Grippe Dr.King B. F. Johnson & Son Maynard H. S. Richardson's Concord

Chamberlains Colic Remedy Sale Notice

Universal summer remedy by B Johnson & Son and partners for colic cholera and diarrhea. Safe pleasant to take and lifesaving before a physician or medicine can arrive. Available at Main Street Maynard Mass Concord Junction Mass and Concord Mass druggists.

Chamberlain B. Fohnson

Also Mentioned on This Page

Frank Hapgood Townsend Durkee Jack School Street G. C. ‘Turner Bowen’s Mr. Sewell Littleton Congregational Church Taylor Wheeler Charley Titus Charley Cyrus Fayward Irene W. W. ‘Taylor Edward F. Stone Whitcomb Wade District Police Sandwich Observer Ernest Jones Irving Marshall Marshall A. H. Jones A. C West Acton Frank Holt Clif Allen Mr. Wood Westford Stop Watch Wood Sweater Holt Allen L. Willard C. Holt Robbins Daniels Leonard Willard Bert Willis Willard Willis Grant Sawyer Fred Tuttle Jerry Bradley Will Merriam Merriam Mar ‘B, Pratt American Powder Co South Acton W. R.buxton Unitarian Protestant Episcopal Church Geo.a. Tewksbury M. E. Church J. P. Anderson Leominster John C. Mackin Rockland William A. Parker Sudbury Mass A. L. Noyes Acton Centre Dixon Mrs Luther Conant Ohio Geo. Ww. Tuttle New York Wm. Tuttle Minnie (Light) Harvey Carpenter’s Union Savings Bank Charles H. Hill A. P. Partridge Holliston A. P. Powers Alson Taylor Boones Pond Charles Tripp Pittsburg Worcester Las James Manson Dickinson Woodstock N. B Miss Dickinson Charles Regan Enterpriseforce William Tullock John Hancock Life Insurance Co Brockton Robert Tullock Irving John F. Dolan Post Office Hibernian Hall Castle Hall Brigham North Factory Town House State Armory Nathaniel P. Banks Qulsun Campbell Lizzie Dap Good Fitchburg Brother W. W. Wheeler O. B. Sawyer Graves Walter J. Small Sunda Mary Watkins F. W. Trowbridge Dr. Glazier Atenement Charles L. Reed Warwick Keene H. E. Stowe Centre Harbor Charles Winship Fremont, Neb Providence Hudson House T. Hennessey Hudson High School Lancaster Hotel Stephen Pope Hudson Pensions TD. D. Rose Brigham’s Forbes Lithograph Co New England Rhodes Island Marlboro Edward Grenier Eugene L. Hall J.T. O’brien Michael Harrington Margaret Sullivan Ashburnham William J. Smith Ephraim Smith Fannie A. Abbott Medford J. O. Genest George Boule Victoria Poulin Flora Joseph Fortin Mary Ellen Thomas O’brien Westboro Mary L Michael G. Curley Sarah J. Cunningham Kate Patrick Collins Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex George B. Algeo Robert Algeo John O. Algeo Charles W. Sanford Cambridge Concord Enterprise W.E. Rogers Asst. Register Bucklen H.S. Richardsons Parker & Morse Mill James Devane West Acton, Mass N. S. Daniels Sylvester Ynes Charles A. Harry Lowell Acton Enterprise Charles J. McIntire Esquire W. E. Rogers Weerkly Enterprise Gumpes America the Memorial War Book
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