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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1898
Page
4
The piece notes autumn’s start and a waning silly season with jokes about fashion and weather. It references Porto Rico visitors, labor day editions, and opinions on Col Woodward and Col Rice plus the NY, NH and HRR division, ending with a quip about the drummers and initials for the mischief.
The Brockton Times notes Col Rice becomes commanding officer of the Sixth Massachusetts and vows to preserve the regiment’s traditions, which were dimmed by the actions of the previous commander and officers who resigned with him.
The article notes morale in the Sixth Mass is sound yet its pedalion condition is poor. It contrasts U S treatment of soldiers with Massachusetts support. A poem from The Enterprise office extols workers behind the guns and those in the fireroom and turret who share the toil and help the Spaniard grovel.
The Evening News of Framingham publishes an executive committee statement praising the Sixth Massachusetts regiment members. Marlboro expresses similar confidence in Capt Jackson and his company. The regiment bears blame for a few, yet retains local support and will press on despite slanders.
A sport loving citizen and hunter sets a new amateur shooting mark in the Adirondack woods. His son becomes the new record holder after the father previously shot a son last year. The Boston Journal notes the feat as notable yet unadorned by hype.
The Clinton Item notes agitation in Marlboro over leadership changes with both the mayor and city marshal expected to depart within the year, framed as a local power struggle rather than a broad crisis.
Tug Winslow visits Maynard while U S S Bancroft homecoming. Hartmans visit Portland. Currie hunting in Maine. A W Roberts buys Gas kell lunchrooms. Maynard poised as electric railroad hub if plans proceed. Pro Thos P Scully visits town. ice cart driver assaulted over short measure. Moonlight cycle run by Roli-boli club. upcoming Winthrop club run.
The Maynards beat the Clintons 9 to 8 in a tight Saturday game. Monday in Cord the Concords outlasted the Maynards 10 innings with Goulding scoring the winning run in the 10th. umpire Morgan missed a call at third. Hilferty and Wheeler pitched well for both sides.
E F Brown & Co advertises 39c overshirts udderwear and caps in a last week sale. Robert's and Darling's block lunch hours plus great bargains at E K Brown Co with everything marked down to close out. Fit boys for school at E F Brown Co as the Maynard store proclaims the greatest bargains in boys clothing.
The Hudson cycle club plans a Riverside Park Hudson meet on Saturday September 24 with L A W sanctioned amateur events. Races at 1 30 pm include one mile novice open and handicap with prizes such as watches rings diamonds and a 3 piece silver service. Saturday also features a lantern parade bicycle dance with parade prizes and a note that Hudson members cannot compete. Sunday September 25 marks the eighth annual union run for riders in central and eastern Massachusetts.
Brigham reunion in this city on September 14 plans a 10 30 a m business meeting at the First Baptist church a 1 o’clock banquet at city hall postprandial exercises and an electric car excursion to the Thomas Brigham homestead on Glen Street A concert will cap the day at city hall Descendants of Thomas Brigham are invited and urged to buy banquet tickets from L S Brigham Main St.
A compendium of letters from Porto Rico depicts muddy, waterlogged conditions for regimental troops. Correspondents describe constant rain, deep mud, strained comforts, and homesickness as they endure harsh quarters, craving sugar and coffee as best provisions.
Charles E. Clark weighs England trip plans. Patrons of Husbandry may not hold a fair this year. Florence L. Sherman elected assistant principal at Sudbury High. Fred Hosmer heads to New York City for hospital training. Willard Hunt seeks treatment at Massachusetts General for typhoid relapse after furlough. Luther S. Cutting sells farm to Fred Ham and schedules a clearing out auction for Saturday, Sept 10 at 1 p.m. sharp.
Variety of farming tools and household goods are to be disposed of. Rev A J Hall, a Gleasondale Methodist pastor, has purchased the George Goodnoon farm at Sudbury Center and will occupy the estate as a home in the future. Robert Arnold, veteran of the Thirty third Massachusetts, died in Saxonville of pneumonia after residence in Sudbury and a stay at Chelsea Soldiers’ Home. his interment was in Edwards Cemetery under Burnside post G A R.
Weather across New England remains favorable with abundant crops. Grain harvesting nears completion, tobacco and corn advance, apples improve, and fall ploughing begins. Reports from Maine to Connecticut note good yields, though cranberries and potatoes face some rot and uneven fruit quality in spots. Religious services listed for several local churches.
Grand master Charles Tirrell of Natick dep grand master N J W Fish of Taunton grand secretary J O Perkins of Chelsea assistant grand secretary Charles G Fuller of Worcester grand treasurer J Lawrence Martin of Melrose grand warden Rev William F Dusseault of Acton trustee of funds Edwin L Pillsbury of Charlestown trustee of Odd Fellows home John J Whipple of Brockton grand representative John Corkhbill
At the Populists national convention in Cincinnati on September 7, Wharton Barker of Pennsylvania won the presidential nomination by 1284 to 5 against Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota. On Donnelly's motion Barker's nomination was made unanimous, and Donnelly was later chosen for vice president by acclamation.
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