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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1918
Page
5
Maynard social notes list weekend guests and visits from Watertown Uxbridge Springfield Boston and Providence. Military and draft related items include locals inducted or on furlough and service in Camp Upton Newport News Paris. Meetings and ads for church benevolence Red Cross and local businesses round out the page.
Squire Fielding Siswick a 41 year old Maynard resident died at his Acton street home on Friday morning after a complication of diseases following surgery at Clinton hospital in March He leaves a wife parents two brothers and a sister The funeral was held at his home with Rev C F Parsons officiating Interment at Glenwood cemetery A large floral tribute from the Assabet mills spinning department marked the occasion.
Notification notes a move into Case's Block at 20 Nason Street with stated office hours 9.80 to 11 a.m. and 3 to 1.30 p.m. Sundays 2.30 to 5.30 p.m. Tel. 58 for contact.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Persons and Mr. and Mrs. James R. Bent spent a week traveling to Camp Merritt New Jersey to visit their son Lieut Carl Persons who serves as surgeon in the base hospital before overseas duty. They planned visits with Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Persons in Brooklyn and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hamlin in Hartford before returning via the Berkshires to Greenfield residence of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Persons.
Mrs Kate Goodenow moved her household furnishings last Friday and plans to visit relatives in Hanover New Hampshire before spending the winter in Norfolk Virginia. Mr George Newton and wife, buyers of the Goodenow home, moved their furniture to their new residence on Monday. Their son Ralph, a mechanic in the U S Naval Reserves at Newport Rhode Island, is home on a five day furlough to help settle the family in. Piano bargains offered by R W Carter at 8 Main St Maynard.
The Antlers club led by Maynard Hills plans an outing at Lake Boon drawing a large crowd. They have rented space in the Riverside Cooperative association block in rooms formerly used by the Public library and are preparing the rooms for occupancy with a housewarming planned once ready.
Town observed markedly fewer pleasure cars on Sunday under National Fuel Administration guidance. Deputy Chief Connors listed 15 machines, under half a week prior and far below typical Sunday traffic. Some vehicles were driven by soldiers while others attended church. One car later crashed on Walnut Street as its owner sought a dentist for a tooth extraction.
Joseph Parkin announces UTWA convention postponed from October 21 to November 18 after President John Golden receives AFL Labor Commission appointment to unify labor abroad in France and Italy. Golden is backed by the AFL and endorsed by the U. S. Government for the mission.
Lieutenant George G. Noyes reports from France that William Moynihan of Co K 101st Infantry has been commissioned a sergeant. Moynihan, son of John Moynihan of Waltham, recently returned from France and was in good health and high spirits.
Webster Lowe of Sudbury drove a damaged Ford touring car into the mill fence on Walnut Street just above the bridge Sunday morning. The wreck was caused by a bent wishbone steering part. a front wheel was knocked off and the hood and mudguard bent. Lowe had endured tooth pain all night and was running on gasolineless Sunday to have a tooth extracted.
The Fullenton Hat Shop on Main Street at Maynard, opposite the post office, displays a fine fall hat selection. The store invites customers to view the new arrivals and consider stylish options for the season.
Sergt James Robinson of the 8th Irish machine gun battalion Kings Liverpool regiment visited Maynard for the week with his son Percy. A former Assabet mills worker aged 47, he enlisted in Lawrence in 1914 and served three years at the front before being retired for wounds and gas. He seeks a U S Army Lewis instructor post to use his gun expertise. His two sons serve in U S forces in Europe and France. Corporal Frank Demars of the same regiment was killed May 18 1917, the first Maynard man to fall in the war.
Timothy Kennedy traveled to Lawrence on Thursday for the funeral of his nephew Robert Kennedy who drowned while bathing at York Beach. He was with his brother and three companions when the party was caught in a heavy undertow. the others were saved after considerable difficulty.
Word was received this week that Private Michael EB Lynch has been transferred to Headquarters Company of the 18th Infantry, assigned to the Regimental Intelligence section. Capt Sidney Coulter is the commanding officer of this section.
Attention is called to an excellent display of new fall hats at the Fullenton Hat Shop on Main Street Maynard opposite the post office. It highlights seasonal fashions and invites customers to view the window and interior selections.
Albert Rasmussen of Glendale Street Oswego New York returned from France and is hospitalized at Ft Ontario after being exposed to German gas. He joined the 123d Infantry June 2 1917 and fought from Champagne to Vaux Belleau Wood and Chateau Thierry where he was gassed June 27. He served with a company of 250 men only five remained diving. A brother Ernest serves in France with the Mounted Military Police of the 26th Division.
Emmanuel Taylor, Everett sr., reports the safe return of his son Private John Taylor of the U S M C who was seriously wounded at Chateau Thierry in July. He was shot through the shoulder with machine gun bullets, four inch wound at entry and six inch exit, improving but with limited use of his arm. Also notes a Norfolk VA arrival and a house for sale on Pleasant Street. Mr Alfred B McCleary and Mrs Haynes attend a White Mountains motor trip.
Russell Wallace works at Foxdale farm. Mrs. Gleason returned from Onset. Claflin back from Oak Bluffs. James Kane on a factory vacation. Mrs. Hamilton returns from Haverhill. Chief Dowling of Groton visiting. Mrs. Brigham returns from Fitchburg. New York guests at Carey home. Richmond Woodward to sing in Hudson after break. W. E. F. M. meets at Miss Witherbee’s. Robinson to lead. Simpson ends postal service to study. Boland leaves Boston & Worcester street railway. Dyer hosts Hagar family in Melrose Highlands. Ladies Missionary Society to meet at M. B. Church. Leona and Gladys Jennison visiting Natick home. Jennison teaches in Somerville. Harold Brown returns from Fort Hancock visit. Spearell sits as juror at East Cambridge criminal session. Hayes excused. Ham pursues Republican lieutenant governor bid at New Haven station. crowd applauds.
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