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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1913
Page
6
Publication note from Marlboro Massachusetts states the Enterprise Company issues the weekly paper every Wednesday evening from 151 Main Street Marlboro Mass.
Classified notice detailing second class matter status for Marlboro Mass dated August 25 1903 with subscription pricing for six months fifty cents three months twenty five cents and annual rates including Maynard Concord Budbury Acton Bedford at one dollar per year three cents
A sudden announcement revealed Miss Viola Foss and Mr. John Lawley of Maynard wed in Boston on Wednesday night. Attendees included Miss William Rounds of Cambridge and Howard Crowleigh of Chicago. They will reside with the bride’s mother in Concord. Foss, daughter of the late Frank E. B. Foss, is active in Concord circles and has musical and dramatic talent. Lawley, once a telephone operator in Maynard, now works for American Express on the road.
The Trinitarian Church marks 22 years in the pastorate this month with morning service and sermon “Hi of Christ” followed by an evening message “Giving God His Due” led by the Young Ladies choir. Sunday school under Dr Winchester reports large attendance since September. Friday evening features “Christ and War” and the Middlesex Branch Women’s Board of Missions meets in Pepperell on Sept 20.
Classified ads list chimneys cleaned by Joseph Baggio in Concord and job entries for housework cook and nanny positions in Concord Massachusetts. Rates set at 10c per line with six words per line and advance payment required.
The week in Concord notes J. M. resumes duties after a two week absence. Mentions include Patrick F. Cull's return from Evanaville Ind and Edward acting as substitute carrier during Cull's absence. Several residents move, travel, or visit, with updates on homes, school, and church events.
Local chatter notes Marlboro and Concord eye strong schedules with matches against Webster and Harvard, plus a proposed winter bowling league. Baseball, bowling, curling, and golf developments attract strong local interest as clubs prepare for a busy year.
In lifeless primaries voters turnout is low with 222 Republicans 62 Democrats and 41 Progressives. Gardner 132 and Benton 90 lead for governor while Burrill 171 and Kane 28 vie for treasurer. Hart wins the 13th district for representative. Glazier is nominated for senator with full Progressive support.
The excerpt recalls 1849 commentary on Poe and Dickens mispricing of tickets and profits. It cites a comment from Alemon Tas rein via the Bookman about Dickens clearing $95 000 on his American tour while Poe faced unfair reception and piracy concerns.
A playful note referencing political hopefuls and a claim that paw paw juice renders the skin insensible to fire. The quip suggests aspirants will need such elixirs before election day, per a New York satire.
A reader reports a strange tale of a woman running a boarding house and allegedly drafting a husband eat plan tied to grocery bills. The account is fragmentary and appears as a rumor or letter to the editor in a local paper.
Fragmentary OCR text yields unclear names and events. The readable portion references a character known as G and a phrase about value or worth tied to a term Mito, lacking context or verifiable details.
Riders report frequent poor connections between C M H and B L M lines with Maynard cars lagging five to 15 minutes. Dimming lights and slow climbs after dusk worsen delays as the Mass Northern Railway Co. operates the route, amid expectations of improvement.
At a Willow Rebekah Indge meeting on Wednesday evening the vote set October 1 as the date for a children's night. Mrs. Hunter was named committee chair to oversee the event.
Town commissioners set an ambitious deadline of November 1 for Sudbury road repairs from the library to Fitchburg act and beyond. Costs cover land, crushed stone, tarvia, fencing, and excavation with estimates totaling about $18,000, plus potential extensions if laws require. Residents note the street is barely passable in fall and winter storms, urging swift action.
The Enterprise urges readers to call the Concord drug store with news items and arrange interviews with reporter Sup Wells or A Hall at the high school for playment certificates. Reporters will visit Friday and Monday afternoons. leave a message at the drug store for a home call.
The second death from a Sunday morning auto crash occurred Thursday at 2 30 AM at Deaconess hospital. Warren F Towner 32 Batchelder Street Melrose journalist aged 56 died from internal injuries leading to pneumonia after a lengthy medical fight. He previously regained consciousness and was nourished, but deteriorated. The body returned to Melrose for funeral Saturday. Mrs Francis H Lawrence the other victim died Wednesday afternoon at Pepperell residence of R H Blood. She was born in Sandwith New Hampshire 1874 daughter of David Hammond of Dorchester. An Emerson Oratory graduate she acted in stock companies and married Mr Lawrence in 1896. The Lawrences spent summers in Brookline New Hampshire. They were enroute when the fatal crash occurred.
Mrs Florence K Buttrick widow of William Buttrick died at her Monument Street home on Saturday at 2 AM after a brief illness cerebral hemorrhage the cause. She came to Concord after the Civil War with her husband an ex engineer in the U S Navy. Survived by two sons Stedman of Concord and William A Buttrick of Worcester a daughter Mrs Mary Hoar. Funeral held Monday at Trinity Episcopal with Rev Smith Owen officiating and interment in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
Among last June graduates of the C. H. 8. program, attendees plan further study at institutions such as Fitchburg Normal Harvard Wellesley Trinity College Washington D C Lowell Textile and Framingham Normal. Names include Miss Florence A Merriam Miss Emily L Nagle Miss Marie F Sheag Raymond Hayes Miss Hilda Raymond Miss Vivian M Reed Miss Lucy F Waite and Howard Billings.
Frederick Winthrop Thayer, born 1854 in Belmont and Harvard alumnus, died in Cohasset on Sept 17. A pioneer in baseball gear he created the first catcher's mask for Jim Tyng in 1876 and helped found the Harvard Varsity Club. Thayer lived in Concord during childhood and later worked in railroad, wool, and banking before retiring in Boston and Cohasset.
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