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The Concord Enterprise, 2 July 1902
MAYNARD
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   Reed Grove is visiting friends in Maine.
   Miss Mamie Ahearn of Needham is the guest of Miss Celia Cook.
   Iola lodge, I. O. G. T., nominated officers at its meeting last night.
   Miss Eunice Turner of Jamestown, N. Y., is the guest of E. F. Tilton.
   James Gavin of Rochester, N. Y., has gone to work for J. W. O'Connor.
   Twenty-one of the new houses on the Mahoney estate are boarded in.
   Frank Prue acted as best man at the wedding of his brother Harry, which occurred today at North Brookfield.
   The Concord Junction business men are to challenge their Maynard brethren to a base ball duel next Wednesday afternoon.
   Miss Mattie H. Shattuck died at the home of her brother, Sydney B. Shattuck, Parker st., on Sunday after a brief illness. Miss Shattuck was 71 yrs. of age and is survived by five sisters and three brothers. The funeral was at 2.30 this afternoon, services were conducted by Rev. C. H. Washburn. Interment was in Glenwood cemetery.
CONCORD JUNCTION
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   Benjamin Hardy of Boston visited Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Wilson Friday.
   William Collins is in the employ of a Boston firm as engineer of a steam boiler.
   Mrs. Charles J. Waits and son and Mrs. Percy W. Allen have returned from Oyster Bay.
   P. C. Ring and family and Prof. S. Thompson Blood and family have moved to Nagog for the season.
   The Concord Junction Hose Co. contemplates entering the race with the Maynard companies at the latter place July 4.
   Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Blossom and family and Miss Lizzie Johnson of Roxbury visited W. W. Blossom and family Saturday.
   Mrs. Ida M. Hall, Past Matron of Hawthorne Chapter, has been made an honorary member of Magdalene Chapter of Maynard.
    Hawthorne Chapter No. 48, O. E. S. at the meeting on Wednesday night initiated two new candidates. There will be no meetings during July and August.
   B. F. Russell's new house on the corner of Main and Church sts., is rapidly assuming shape. It will have all modern improvements. J. P. Watson of Concord is doing the electrical work.
   The High school quartet furnished music at the Union church Sunday evening to the satisfaction of all present. It is composed of Howard and Don McCallar, Roland Butters and Henry Franks.
   Mrs. Olive Bowman, P. M. of Hawthorne Chapter No. 48, O. E. S., has been appointed D. D. Grand Matron and Mrs. Ida M. Hall, P. M., will act as D. D. Grand Marshall.
   John D. Wilson attended the home circle picnic at Boons pond, Gleasondale, Saturday. There was a large attendance of members of the order, and their families, and was a thoroughly enjoyable time in every particular.
   Notwithstanding the coolness of the weather the band concert called out a large attendance on Tuesday evening. The selections were well chosen and gave much satisfaction. The band is doing good work and deserves the support of the community.
   The numbering of the homes within the free delivery circuit has been practically finished, any who have not been reached owing to either absence or indecision can be attended to by notifying E. W. Blossom, 172 Commonwealth Avenue. It is now in order for the selectmen to have legible signs put up at street corners.
CONCORD
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   Miss Ellen Emerson returned home from Coffin's beach this past week.
   Miss Marie Howard is home from her school in Ludlow, for the summer.
   See P. W. White for the best horseshoeing in town, also when you want your lawnmower sharpened.
   J. P. Watson is wiring the Wright tavern and the residence of H. J. Wolcott, Main st., for electric lights.
   The Misses Pitkin of Marlboro st., Boston, have been at Wayside the past week visiting their cousin, Miss Margaret Lothrop.
   John J. Hee has moved his house on Bedford st. from its present site and intends to build a new and larger one on the site of the old.
   The “Red Devil” has broken loose in Concord. Warren of Littleton has a large red automobile which he drives through the town sometimes at a greater speed than the prescribed 10 miles an hour.
   Miss Ellen Emerson entertained a party of her friends on the lawn at her home Wednesday evening. Refreshments were served and games of the olden times were played by old and young alike.
   Seven car loads of the members of the Brighton Council, Knights of Columbus, and their ladies visited Concord Thursday evening, coming by trolley. They arrived about 10 o'clock and no one in the neighborhood was at all in doubt of the fact. After a merrymaking in the town half the return trip was taken up.
   We regret very much that in mentioning the graduates from Harvard in our last week's issue, we neglected to mention the one who took the highest honors of any of those from Concord. Alex Hoyle graduated with “Magna cum laude” added to his sheepskin thus bearing out the high standard that he held while in our High school.
   Letters advertised June 30, 1902, Peter Coughlin, Chas. Hyer, A. M. Johnson, F. A. Moore, Patrick Murphy, Emil Neilsen, A. L. Page, E. A. Sweeney, F. A. Smith (2), Mrs. Geo. F. Eaton, Cora Brown, Miss Ella Bobery, Mrs. Annie McCahey, Miss E. E. Allin, Miss Josephine Leonard, Miss Jessie McDonald, Mrs. Kate Williams.
   The State Highway Commission awarded $5000 to Concord this year but there was a rope on it. The rope was the condition that the town build a new bridge across the Asabet river at the reformatory. The selectmen say that this would be at an expense of between $7000 and $8000 and as the present bridge is good for a number of years they declined the appropriation.
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The Arlington Advocate, 5 July 1902
Mrs. Margaret, wife of Mr. Morris Roach of North Union street, died on Wednesday, after five or six years of invalidism. The funeral takes place this morning, July 4th, at nine o'clock, in St. Agnes church.
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The Concord Enterprise, 9 July 1902
MAYNARD
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   Mrs. W. G. Priest is at Revere Beach this week.
   Frank Ferns and Miss Bertha Wall spent today at Plymouth.
   The Guild of St. Hilda will hold a lawn party in Maynard on Aug. 16.
   Louis Currier is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Emory Wade, Newtonville.
   Mr. and Mrs. John Sullivan of Lawrence are the guests of Maynard friends.
   Miss Nellie Emmott of Manchester, N. H., is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. K. T. Richards.
   Leonard, Thomas, Annie and Edith Hinchcliffe are spending a few days at York Beach, Me.
   Edward Connelly has charge of Charles Hunter's barber shop in South Acton for a few weeks.
   Misses Alice Kershaw and Grace Gardiner of Cambridge were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kershaw.
   Town Treasurer Gutteridge has issued two notes of $2,500 each to start payment on work on the new school building.
   The board of government of the Maynard Catholic union met with Frank J. McCarron Tuesday night. Five new members were elected to membership and Miss Fannie Allen was appointed to edit the September paper. Thomas Sweeney will edit the August paper. The production of “Mr. Bob” had been postponed until the October meeting.
   Daniel Cronin died at his home on Sudbury st., at 12 o'clock Monday night of heart disease, after an illness of 10 weeks. Deceased was born in County Cork, Ireland, 70 years ago and has been a native of this country 45 years, most of which has been spent in Maynard. He has also lived in Dedham and Manchester, N. H. He was a veteran of the civil war, having served in the U. S. navy. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jane Cronin, and son, William Cronin of Nebraska. The funeral services will take place from St. Bridget's church at 9.00 o'clock tomorrow morning. Burial will be in St. Bridget's cemetery.
CONCORD JUNCTION
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   Mrs. P. H. Bullock has recovered from her late illness.
   Charles T. Judge and family are at Nagog for the season.
   Officer Wisner Parke is again on duty after several months sickness.
   Morton M. Edson visited Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Howe and family Sunday.
   Mrs. James Clark's son and Winslow Russell's children have the whooping cough.
   Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Russell went to Nantucket Tuesday for a 10 days' vacation.
   Rev. Bernard Copping of Acton preached at the reformatory Sunday forenoon.
   Miss Emilie Kenobelich sailed for her home in Denmark on Tuesday on a two months' visit.
   George W. Young made a flying trip to Chicago Thursday night, returning in Sunday.
   Miss Marie Giles was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Ring at their Nagog cottage Sunday.
   Miss Adaline Patterson, and Miss May C. Curley will visit relatives at Mansfield, Pa. during July and August.
   Geo. W. Edson of Stow, with a party of friends from New York, visited Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Howe on the Fourth.
   Mildred Files of Roxbury visited her cousins Bertha and Virgie Wilson last week, and they returned home with her for the Fourth.
   Thomas Curry is on vacation celebrating his 50th anniversary as a shoe maker. During the whole of this 50 years he has never been out of a job.
   The inmates of the reformatory had the yard during the afternoon of the Fourth and a large number participated in the various games. There was a large number of visitors during the day.
   The statuette of Mr. Dooley designed by Cornelius P. Twoomey of Medford, now superintending the plastering of the Reformatory hospital, is one of [the] cleverest things in that line on the market.
   The band concert Tuesday evening drew out a very large number, the band work was very good and the clarinet solo of Ralph Howe, and the singing of Winslow Russell elicited much applause.
   Commissioner Martin of the Suffolk County Institutions, and Chairman Pettigrove of the Prison Commission visited the reformatory on Tuesday. Mr. Pettigrove has nearly recovered from his late illness.
CONCORD
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   E. L. Tuttle is confined to the house with abscess on the throat.
   Mr. A. W. Lee and daughter are visiting relatives in Lynn.
   Mrs. William Hunt has gone to Saratoga Springs for the month of July.
   William Lincoln Smith has leased the Selmes house for the summer and will keep house there.
   James Finnigan has entered the employ of N. A. Davis and is running the Lincoln route for him.
   Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Perkins of Greenwood were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Moody over the Fourth.
   Letter advertised July 7, 1902. T. B. Brigham, K. H. Barnes, Hanson Chase, Robert Reed, Miss Helen N. Packard, Miss Alice Treadwell.
   Grapes from the vineyards of Hiram Blaisdell in Yuma, Ariz., are on sale at the fruit store. Not Concord grapes but grapes from a Concord man.
   The Girls' Social circle which raised so much money for the floating hospital¹ are much disappointed over the fact that they were unable to provide a bed in the new hospital ship. They have been informed that all of the beds in the new ship have been taken. The money however will probably be devoted to an extra Concord day on the ship.
SOUTH ACTON
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   Miss Ula Skelton led the Y. P. C. U. on Sunday evening. Topic: “Preparatory Convention meeting: The Power of the Spirit.”
   The Congregational Sunday school invited the Universalist Sunday school to unite with them in a picnic at Edwin Barker's pond today.
   Rev. A. Crowell, of Tufts college preached at the Universalist church Sunday morning. Text “Arise ye, and depart : for this is not your rest.” Micah 2:10.
   Miss Alice Fairbanks entertained a small party of friends at croquet on Saturday afternoon and evening, the occasion being her 16th birthday. A pleasant time was enjoyed by all.
   The King's Daughters wish to correct the mistake in last week's item. The amount of money given away in the last six months is $60 including a barrel sent South, instead of $160.
   Mrs. I. S. Ford spent the Fourth with her husband, who is working in Portsmouth. Mrs. Will Merriam and children met her there on Friday and together started for Maine, where they are to spend the summer.
   Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hoyt and daughter, and Messrs. Charles and Ed. Hoyt started early Wednesday morning for a months' visit in New York, expecting to stop a week at the Adirondacks.
   Special services are to be held at the Congregational church Sunday evening, July 18th. The C. H. S. male quartet assisted by Alex Nagle will render several selections. All invited to come.
SOUTH ACTON LOCALS.
   Harnesses, boot and shoe repairing at reasonable prices by C. H. Clark.
   Dr. Hosmer's dental rooms will be closed from July 14th to Aug. 11th.
WEST ACTON
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   The Acton band is to play at Lake Chauncy, Westboro, on Sunday.
   Miss Mabel Palmer of Lowell is visiting the home of her uncle, John McGregor.
   Frank A. Teele of West Somerville spent Sunday at the home of his father W. H. Teele.
   Shirt waist sets and belt pins, cotton underwear and drop-stitch hose at Miss Armstrong's.
   Mrs. George Holbrook was a recent guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Holbrook.
   Mrs. Myron Chaffin has gone to Walpole, N. H., the home of her parents, where she expects to remain several weeks.
ACTON CENTER
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   Miss Jennie Reed has been spending a few days with friends in West Newton.
   Mr. Herbert Ball of Allston, Mass., is the guest of his aunt Mrs. Elijah Ball.
   Rev. Mr. Speare of Charlestown, Mass. preached at the Congregational church Sunday morning.
   Rev. Bernard Copping addressed the inmates of the Reformatory at Concord Junction Sunday afternoon.
BOXBORO
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   Miss Alice Willard is visiting in Reading.
   The Hartwell family were all at home for the Fourth.
   Miss Susie Littlefield is at Albert Littlefield's for the summer.
   Mrs. Ora Cobleigh Willis and children of Fitchburg are visiting her mother.
   Miss Mabel Priest is making extensive repairs on the Crouch place which she has purchased.
   J. L. Wilson and Ward Wallace of Everett were guests of Mr. Nelson and family last Sunday.
   Warren Blanchard of Leominster spent Saturday and Sunday last with his sister, Mrs. R. Y. Nelson.
   C. A. Hemenway of Framingham has been spending a few days with his daughter, Mrs. A. Littlefield.
   Miss Amy L. Page of Florence has been elected teacher of No. Four school in place of Mrs. M. S. Williard who resigned.
Not Buried In a Coffin
   Of the many thousands of bodies of soldiers who are buried in Arlington cemetery there is but one, and that an officer, whose remains were not enclosed in a coffin. The late General M. C. Meigs during the civil war and for many years subsequently was quartermaster general of the United States army. Some years before his death he had erected at Arlington a large granite tomb. By his direction the sculptor cut a place in the center of the big stone exactly the size of the former's body. The sculptor was pledged to secrecy, nor did the general inform any one of the fact.
   When General Meigs died, his body was encased in a handsome casket and conveyed to the cemetery. When, however, an attempt was made to put the casket in the sarcophagus, it was found to be impossible, and the undertaker had to remove the body from the casket and put it in the sarcophagus with no other covering than the general's uniform.—Washington Post.
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Footnotes:
1 — Established in 1894 by Reverend Rufus Tobey, the Boston Floating Hospital combined the benefits of sea-air with medicine, offering sick children day trips from Boston Harbor. Later moved to an onshore facility it eventually merged with the Tufts New England Medical Center.

1902 Newspaper Abstracts
Middlesex County Massachusetts

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