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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1911
Page
8
West Acton events include a bridal trip to New Hampshire and visits from neighbors. Local residents celebrate Labor Day with horse racing and ball games, while others travel to Chicago and Nova Scotia. A Burgess-Wright biplane sighting, school start, and civic talks on town water mark the period.
Residents defend a 200 year old tree trunk in Eastchester New York linked to Washington era military discipline. They reject hitching posts and signs that damage the historic trunk while calling for preservation of trees that ornament streets and hold historic value.
Local items report shingling delays at the school house due to wet weather. Mentions of visits by Mrs. Alfred Sanctuary and Mary, trips of Fred Boutwell to Billerica, Helen Hughes returning to Melrose, and a Lake Nagog house party. A marriage announcement for Gwendolyn Holden and Augustine Conant and various town happenings including a biplane sighting and street lighting by moonlight.
Alfred Goding and Ethel Windley were married at the Baptist parsonage at high noon Monday September 4 by Rev. D W Lovett. The bride daughter of late Reuben Handley has long lived here and is active in Wi nona Rebekah lodge and local W R C. Mr Goding, a longtime resident, works as a clerk for C H Mead. They plan to reside here after a short trip.
Sudbury residents Mr. and Mrs. T R Spencer of Oakdale visited Mr. and Mrs. Coll Perry. Mr Way tended the store for W M Parmenter during his vacation. M Shea painted the J B Hunt. Mail Carrier F A Noyes also vacationed. Mr and Mrs George Whitcomb of Brockton visited Mrs M F Porter. Sudbury Woman's Club to hold its first meeting on Sept 20.
The text discusses the idea of a Turkish bath and contrasts it with a dry cleaning process. It then analyzes how a dollar paid to a telephone company is allocated across rent taxes interest surplus maintenance dividends labor and other items. It mentions state loans to settlers in New South Wales Australia with interest terms and repayment periods.
The article argues towns should acquire playgrounds as part of suburban development. It proposes engineers map future areas, align park land with street planning, and have developers or cities fund via land value, with parks included in condemnations and costs assessed to abutting properties.
A critique of traveling salesmen who focus on salary and expense accounts, seeking only to keep their jobs. The piece argues such “don t care” loyalty harms a house’s interests and that true loyalty means faithful duty, fair treatment, and prudent, honest performance, leading to faster advancement.
The Farm and Ranch section urges counties to organize a fair with town collaboration. It argues cooperative effort across 9 towns could bring substantial trade and long term benefits for residents, despite modest profits for promoters.
A historic page notes a dance expert group staging a tuj ttmntle occasion for family picnics and general recreation in Denver. Attendance was estimated around 65 000.
The C BE meeting Sunday evening at seven will discuss My Denomination Roots Trunk Branches and Fruit led by Mrs John White. Eight children Gertrude Davis Marie Davis Margery Davis Ebba Fredrickson Ella Fredrickson Earl Farrar Evelyn Farrar and Katherine Hayes were presented certificates of regularity in church attendance for the last six months ending Aug 27. When two certificates are earned the holder will receive an annual church attendance diploma. The coming six months may see more children in the morning service. Local C EE society members attended the Middlesex Union convention in Concord on Monday. At a Sunday morning business meeting the church voted to guarantee up to 20 for a evangelist to work in Middlesex Union churches. The Ladies Church Aid society held its annual sale and entertainment at the town hall on Wednesday and Thursday, netting about 100 for their treasury. The 8 o clock evening program featured piano solo Miss Helen Wood reading Miss Laura Belden of Boston vocal solo Miss Taabella Daniels reading Miss Belden nature songs Miss Russell of Akron Ohio reading Miss Belden whistling solo Mrs Parker vocal duet Miss Wood mixed quartet Mrs Forbush Miss Smith Mr Smith and Mr Phalen Auctioneer Otis H Forbush. Next Saturday Sept 9 is the Auction Sale at J B Haynes Sudbury Mass cows horses tools wagons harnesses hay fodder and household goods start at 9 am farming tools, afternoon household goods. Don’t miss it.
The excerpt cites Farm Journal recommending brushing a horse with a broom handle after using standard grooming tools. It laments changing manners for well bred women and notes modern people lack time to sit still or listen beyond a minute, reflecting social mores of an earlier era.
Mr and Mrs Pratt of Fletcher Corner South Acton celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary inviting friends and neighbors to attend on Friday Sept 1. Also Mr and Mrs Frank Mater mark their 50th anniversary with a reception at home.
A Maynard couple celebrated with family and friends in a richly decorated parlor. Edward Pratt and Mrs. Frank C. Hooper led guests through gifts predominantly of gold coins and keepsakes, with a five dollar gold piece from South Acton Congregational church affiliates. The evening featured tea on the lawn, musical selections, and photo moments by Herbert Pratt plus an inaugural automobile ride through Maynard and South Acton.
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