Middlesex County Newspaper Abstracts

The Arlington Advocate, 1 October 1899

Gossom, the milkman, brought word to the police station at 3 a.m. Tuesday morning that an officer was wanted at 25 Kensington Road to investigate a supposed case of robbery. Officer Cody was detailed to look the matter up. Mr. J. Prescott Gage occupies the premises and with the officer looked the premises over. Nothing was found missing and no disturbance to the premises aside from an open window in the pantry. Mr. Gage informed the officer that he was awakened by the rattling of silver, and on going to investigate saw a man trying to make his escape, which he finally accomplished by way of the window, but not before he had stumbled over the baby carriage in his pathway and expressed himself in forcible language.
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The Concord Enterprise, 5 October 1899
CONCORD
   Rev. Geo. A. Tewksbury and Thomas Todd are attending annual meeting of the American board of foreign missions in Providence this week.
   Miss Grace Keyes goes to Philadelphia on Saturday to play in the golf tournament. Miss Keyes made a fine showing with Miss Hoyt last year and her friends are looking for even better results this year.
   Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Kimball, Mr. and Mrs. Grout spent Saturday in town as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Moody. Mr. Kimball was formerly superintendent of roads in Concord and is now street commissioner of Medford.
   Erastus H. Smith, our general real estate agent, is to open a new store in connection with his uncle, J. M. Smith. They are to occupy the store formerly taken by the Milldam bicycle people and will keep a line of carpets and rugs.
   Mr. Pepper has taken the Misses Pritchard house for six months and at the expiration of that time intends to build in Concord.
   The Concord High school football eleven went to Waltham Saturday to play the Waltham High. The game was a very interesting one and although Concord did not win they put up a good game for so early in the season. They played one 15 minute half and a 20 minute half. The score was Waltham 6, Concord 0.
   Michael Gallant, J. Coan and Leo Chisholm, ranging in age from 10 to 13, ran away Wednesday morning to Boston. What their idea was no one has yet been able to find out. Edward Flannery was in the market with a load of produce and seeing them loafing around, persuaded them to ride back with him. When they reached home Coan seemed to have had enough, but the other two started at once for Lowell. They have since returned sadder if not wiser boys.
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The Somerville Journal, 13 October 1899

Pensions for Firemen
The question may be passed upon at the next city elections. Somerville firemen are circulating a petition among the voters, in quest of signatures, requesting that the matter of pensioning disabled firemen be passed upon by the voters at the next city election. Only 200 signatures are needed, and there is no doubt but that this number can be easily secured. The action of the firemen is based on chapter 267, of the acts of 1808, which reads as follows:—
Section 1. Any city may, by vote of its city council, and under such restrictions and subject to such provisions as may be prescribed by such vote or by ordinance, pension any fireman who, by reason of permanent disability incurred while in the discharge of his duty as fireman, is no longer able to perform active service as such fireman.
Section 2. This act shall not take effect until it has been accepted by a majority of the voters of such city present and voting therein at an annual or special city election.
Section 3. Whenever a petition signed by not less than 200 registered voters of any city, requesting that the question of acceptance of this act shall be submitted to the voters of such city at its next municipal election, shall be filed with the city clerk of such city not less than thirty days before the day on which said election is to be held, The question of acceptance of this act shall be submitted to the voters of said city, to be voted upon at the municipal election next held therein after the filing of such petition With the city clerk.
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1899 Newspaper Abstracts
Middlesex County Massachusetts

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