Local notes from Concord area reflect visits and events
George Gray improves slowly while Arthur Lowden returns after six weeks illness. Ed Maker has the contract to grade Frank E. Foss grounds. Shurtleffs visit Mrs. Palmeter in Concord. Union Bible Society meets with Miss Fosdick on Monument street. Wallace Calif ill with rheumatic fever, slowly improving. Towle family returns from Bellingham. Bergen Point visitors to Mrs. Hobson. Trinitarian church annual meeting near Monday evening. officers to be chosen. Miss Lillian Hatch to be maid of honor at Ella Bates wedding in Hingham Thursday. Stedman Buttrick wedding in Detroit on Tuesday. $271 raised at church to close financial year debt free. Colored singers concert for Atlanta University well attended. collection $38.55. District Deputy Washburn to inspect Harmony lodge Thursday Sept 17 with multiple lodges attending. Grand Superior John Akom to be present. Class 3fied Assessments to be discussed. a postmeeting collation served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Maker
Frank E. Foss
F. E. Shurtleff
Corcord, N. H
Palmeter
The
Union Bible Society
Miss Fosdick
Monument Street
Wallace Calif
Chaig H. Towle
Ella Bates
Hingham
Wm. Buttrick
Wm. A. Buttrick
Sherman Hoar
Detroit
Stedman Buttrick
Albert Washburn
Weston
Harmony Lodge
Summer Hill Lodge
Maynard
John S. Akom
Waltham
Massa chusetts association of fruit growers visit Concord farms
Nearly 100 members of the Massachusetts association of fruit growers met in Concord for a field trip. They visited historic sites around Concord including the minute man statue at the bridge and farms famed for grapes and apples. Samuel Hartwell shipped 1200 boxes of Gravenstein apples to Boston and guests dined on Prescott farm grove hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Association of Fruit Growers
Concord
Association
Minuteman
Concord Bridge
E. W. Bull
Wheeler
Wright
Hartwell
Lincoln
Samuel Hartwell
Boston
Prescott
Democratic caucus chooses delegates in lower town hall
The Democratic caucus met in the lower town hall Thursday evening with Ed ward McKenna presiding as chairman. Delegates selected include State W D Cross Joseph Dee T Frank Mullen John B Studley Congressional John W Cuil Randall Lufkin John B Studley George Wheeler County J M Smith George Tolman George Withington John Goulding Councilor Patrick J White F M Holland M J Collins Patrick Sullivan Senatorial W E Rand George Withington Patrick J White W D Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward McKenna
W.D. Cross
Joseph Dee
T. Frank Mullen
John B. Studley
John W. Cuil
Randall Lufkin
George Wheeler
J. M. Smith
George Tolman
George Withington
John Goulding
Patrick J. White
F. M. Holland
M. J. Collins
Patrick Sullivan
W. E. Rand
W. D. Cross
Concord Notables Named at September 15 1896 Assembly
At Concord Massachusetts on September 15 1896 a roster lists numerous individuals including Wm Buttrick P M Chas Alden Richard F Barry Sven Bengroso J F Boylen C E Chase C M Cox Fildhauser Cordes C O Graves Son Wm J Kingsley Albert Lawrence David Murray M I Sargent Specific Explant Co E F Stevens Henry C Smith Zenas Smith Dr H Taylor Jack P Thar L E Wiggin plus Miss Agnes Clark Grace McMurray Miss Clara Pratt and Mrs M F Rutz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Mass
Wm. Buttrick
P. M. Chas
D. Alden
Richard F. Barry
Sven Bengroso
J. F. Boylen
C. E. Chase
C M. Cox
Fildhauser & Cordes
C. O. Graves
Sunday School and Evening Sermon at Trinitarian Church
The pastor will hold a Sunday school service next Sunday morning at 10 45. All children and youths of the school are urged to attend with their teachers in the middle pews. The church is to be in the seats by 10 30. The subject is The Way That Seemeth Right. In the evening at 7 30 the pastor will preach on The Hanging of Absalom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinitarian Church
Absalom
Jessie
Pratt
Maynard
Charles H. Walcott
Cambridge
Middlesex
Forendon
Maynard Enterprise
Charles J. McIntire
Esquire
H. Fousom
Rewister
Local Grocer Promotes Fresh Cream Cheese Assortment
A shopkeeper advertises a well stocked cheese selection with a focus on fresh high quality cream cheese. The stock is kept small to ensure freshness and there are other varieties available for customers to browse.
Foundations of Faith lecture by Ingersoll at Lake Pleasant
Hon. Robt. G. Ingersoll will give a lecture on The Foundations of Faith at Lake Pleasant on August 16. Fitchburg R R announces reduced fares and special train service for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robt. G. Ingersoll
Lake Pleasant
Fitchburg R. R
Old Concord D A R Elects Officers and Plans Farewell Address Event
The Old Concord chapter of the D A R held its annual meeting on September 12 at the Unitarian church parlor with officer slate including regent Jeanie Barrett and secretary Gertrude Todd. A June resignation of regent Mrs Daniel Lothrop was honored, and she was named honorary regent as the chapter celebrates Washingtons Farewell Address centennial June. A lawn party from five to nine, assisting by Children of the American Revolution, will fund the Continental Hall project in Washington with speakers including H A Thomas and ex Governors Boutwell Adams Sanborn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'd Concord
Unitarian Church
Jeanie S. Barrett
Gertrude Todd
Thomas Todd
Harriet L. Eaton
Daniel Lothrop
National Society
Children of the American Revolution
Continental Hall
Washington
H. A. Thomas
Boutwell
Charles Francis Adams
F. B. Sanborn
ES. Barrett
Massachusetts S.A. R
Old North Bridge Society
Priscilla
Local Concord Notices and Classified Advertisements
A cluttered page lists tax office hours at J. C. Friend's drug store, multiple for sale and to let properties including Main Street and Lowell Road houses, and various shop goods. Local agents promote clothing, laundry services, hardware, musical instruments, fish markets, bicycles, and farm supplies with sale terms and delivery promises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Friend's Drug Store
Main Street
John H. Chapman
G- St. L Abbott
Lowell Road
Miss. Kennedy
Miss Andrews
Prescott Keyes
Concord
Tremont Street
Boston
C. E. Brown
H. L. Whitcomb
Noyes Brothers
Garfield Bros
Web Walters
Geo. H. Hopkins
C. E. Brown's
Democrat
New Concord Buggies
P. W. White
Towle & Kent
Edward C. Damon’s
Oldest Concord residents list contested by editor
A reader corrects an obituary claim for Deacon Wheeler and cites a 19th century roll of Concord residents aged 80 and over. The note lists six surviving members born between 1804 and 1808, noting ages from 97 to 98 as of the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Deacon Wheeler
Gth Inst
Concord
Abiel Heywood Wheeler
Almira Dakin
Stetson Presents Uncle Tom's Cabin At Grand Opera House
A large audience enjoyed Stetson's company led by L. W. Washburn in Uncle Tom's Cabin at the Grand Opera House. The third act featured the boat landing and Eva's perilous fall, Tom's rescue, and a band of colored musicians in Southern tunes between acts. The company will perform in Concord on September 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stetson
L. W. Washburn
Grand Opera House
R.B. Lee
Happy Darkies
Eva
Tom
Wilmington
Del
Concord
Theories of cure discussed by physicians and patients seek relief
Physicians debate cures while patients demand fast relief. One Minute Cough Cure is promoted as a safe remedy for children and claimed to produce immediate results. Associated sellers include B. F. Johnson & Son, Maynard, C. H. Whitney, Concord, and H A. Littlefield, West Acton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Maynard
C. H. Whitney
Concord
H. A. Littlefield
West Acton
B. F. Johnson & Son
H A. Littlefield
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Gray
Arthur Lowden
J. D. Murray
Daughters of the American Revolution
Albereen
G. H. Hopkins
E.A. Buck
C. E. Brown’s
Belknap Street
Bradish’s
Maurice McWalters
BE. L. Tuttle
Ben
W. Brown
Grand Republic
Dakota
BEST
Concord, Mass
Town Hall
Uncle Toms Cabin
Prince
Lone Star
Buck
Whitcomb’s News Room
C. S. Towne
Tremont St
Darling’s Elk, Cor. Summer and Nason Sts
Quincey
Oo. S. Fowler
Nobby
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Probate Court
Hale
Maynard ST
the . Boston
Roadster Bicycle
Lufkin
H. Hapgood
STOW
Westvale
Westvale, Mass
Besten
Lea
Donegal
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