Selected and transcribed by Dennis Ahern
Editor’s Note: The third in our Friday series examining the news about Bedford that was published in the Concord Enterprise 100 years ago this week; to contact the author, please email [email protected]
DEATH FOLLOWED BEAR ATTACK
Carl Hulner of Billerica, whose right arm was nearly torn off by a pet grizzly bear at Lexington Park, August 10, 1918, died at the Symmes Arlington hospital where he was rushed following the accident. The man went inside the guardrail at the bear pit in the park to feed the bear peanuts. He dropped the bag and as both he and the bear made a grab for them, he accidentally hit the bear on the nose. This angered Bruin, who attacked Hulner.
The body was taken to Gethsemane Cemetery, West Roxbury, for interment. An effort is being made to locate some relatives of the man. He was employed in Billerica, but nothing is known of him there.
BEDFORD UPDATE
- Thomas Bell is fast recovering from his recent illness.
- Mrs. Thomas Polie of South Boston spent the weekend with Bedford relatives.
- Thomas S. Butler, who has been stationed at Fort Slocum, N. Y., with a branch of the Medical Corps, has been home visiting friends and relatives during the past week.
- Two young men from this town went to Woburn Saturday to register under the new draft law, requiring the registration of all young men who have reached their 21st birthday since June 5th last.
- Saturday afternoon and evening of this week will take place the annual lawn party and ance [sic] in aid of St. Michael’s church. The party will take place in Clark’s grove up by the Concord River.
SON IS WOUNDED
Mrs. Frederick Sullivan has received word from her son, Sergt. Fred Sullivan, jr., that he is in a hospital “somewhere in France” convalescing from wounds received on the firing line during the middle of July. Fred, who was always unusually plucky, is anxious to be back in line again and his many friends wish him a speedy recovery from his wounds.
BEDFORD TAX RATE LOWER
The assessors announced the tax rate on Tuesday of last week as $19.50, and have been able to lower it $1.50 the coming year. In the valuation, an increase of about $35,00 has been made. It is $208,363 on personal property and $1,737,374 on real estate. The income tax returns will be $5730, an increase of $1000 over last year.
OLDEST BEDFORD CITIZEN DIES
The funeral of James C. Jones, who at the time of his death was Bedford’s oldest male resident, took place on Thursday afternoon, with the services in the chapel of the Congregational church. The pastor, Rev. J. V. Garton, officiated.
EASY QUESTION TO ANSWER
The conversation in the village hotel had turned on the war when one of the company asked: “Which is the most warlike nation?” “Vacci-nation,” replied the doctor. “It’s nearly always in arms.”
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