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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1906
Page
8
A T Haynes Co Maynard promotes stoves as superior to ordinary models urging customers to inspect the featured stoves before purchasing. The brief notice emphasizes quality and direct viewing to attract buyers.
Local chatter covers visitors and residents in Acton and surrounding towns. Highlights include mumps reports, vacations, travel to Fitchburg and Ocala, house moves, stalls at the post office, a two-story house build, and a planned Professional House team try-out on Prospect Street. A town suit with Mrs. O Neil proceeds to Cambridge October term.
The Actons beat Simpson A C of Saxonville in a hard fought game to reach thirteen wins in seventeen played. Cotting dominated on the mound with thirteen strikeouts, fending off baserunners. Beach and Collier made standout catches while Norris collected four hits. Hammond added a three bagger with two on and two out. The visitors fought hard, Cotting shut them down with men on, and only three reached base.
Citizens gather in Exchange hall on Tuesday night September 11 to form the Acton Improvement Association. Officers are A Merriam president Wm Rawhster vice president Richard Fitzgerald secretary and treasurer. Twenty one join at once with monthly meetings planned on the first Thursday. The group aims to improve the village and begins with outreach to enlist more members.
Townspeople push for a new high school building to be located in South Acton. The project aims to improve opportunities for area students and enhance local educational outcomes.
West Acton society lists visits and guests from Wilmington Delaware and Windsor Maine. Mrs. Chauncy Fuller of Saxonville visited relatives, and Mr. Geo Parker and family spent days at Stoneham. Others include Miss Burrell, Mrs J F Cary, Mrs W H Rudolph, Mrs O W Mead, Mr Charles Emery, and William Benere on vacations with substitutes.
Avard Downie's family will move to Mrs Battle's tenement and Mr Biathrow's family will occupy the Parker tenement vacated by Downie. George Burrough's ill daughter shows signs of improvement after suspected ptomaine poisoning.
Advertisement seeks a young man about 16 or 17 to care for cows and horses and do farm work for the winter. Response by mail to box 60 Concord Mass or by phone 63 Concord. Note from Dr Cochran dentist Maynard Case’s block Nason St. Advertise in the Enterprise.
Prop Harriman has purchased a motor carriage. Mrs A H Laker returned to her school work in Somerville. Burnside Adama U S N visits his sister Mrs Carlton Taylor. Jos Welshs son and family returned to their western home. Lena Stanley hosted a small party for her ninth birthday. Miss Rena Keyes returned home after weeks with her sister at her summer home on the cape.
Otis H Forbush schedules sales in Lin-den Malden on Sept 20 21 22 at 2 pm for Park Land Co 15 School St Boston in Concord Sept 27 at 9 am for Mrs Nathan Derby household goods No Chelmsford cattle sale Oct 1 Holstein cattle at Worcester fair grounds Oct 11 Mortgagees sale real estate and personal property Carlisle Posters with full particulars available on application The fragment includes a personal reflection about selling belongings and concern for a mother.
West Roxbury resident Charles W. Spiller visited town over Sunday. H. L. Newtons visited Scituate with friends. Ned A. Hunt bought a motor cycle from Indian. Bessie Parmenter works with Freeman Morse, Hudson caterer. A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Pollard on Sept. 4. Mrs. W. A. Jones of Waltham, former resident, visited relatives. The stork brought a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Chamberlain. Grace Richardson and Olive French attend State Normal School in Framingham. Alice H. Parmenter to Framingham Hospital Oct. 1 to train as nurse. Elliott L. Fisher of Van Etter office in Boston on vacation with Scituate friends. Supt. R. H. Hall begins work on state highway improvement project.
Dr. Cochran dentist located on Case's block Nason Street Maynard serves Sudbury residents with dental care in a local historic area.
Marlboro residents report summer travels and vacations. George E. Greeley family plans a two week White Mountains trip. Miss Gertrude Long vacationing at Elm Street home. Henry Dudley leaves for Amherst College after summer break. Dennis Leary leaves Natick for S H Howe factory work. Albert Schofield returns to Wheeler Express after a 10 day visit. John Beaudreau back from Carney Hospital health improves. Fire department buys two horses for the combinator wagon to arrive from Boston Wednesday. George Hall substitutes for William Jen at Wheeler Express while he visits Nova Scotia. Rev. E F Houghton of Cambridge and daughter visit Miss Grace Croff. Houghton is Radcliffe classmate.
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