Community Corner
100 Years Ago: Marlborough Assembles for Temperance Lecture
Just about every day Marlborough Patch will highlight an interesting story from the Marlborough Daily Enterprise published on that date 100 years ago.
Nov. 27, 1911: Crowd Hears Hon. J. T. Shea: Gives One of the Strongest Temperance Lectures Ever Heard in the City
Not only was every seat in A.C.H. hall taken Sunday night, but fully 100 people stood for an hour and a half to listen to Hon. John T. Shea of Cambridge, ex-national secretary of the Catholic Total Abstinence Society. Shortly after 7 o'clock, Elmer D. Howe introduced the speaker of the evening, and as Mr. Shea arose he was greeted by enthusiastic applause, which continued at intervals throughout the lecture.
Click on the attached PDF file to see the rest of this story.
Find out what's happening in Marlboroughfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Compiled from the archives at the .
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to keep up to date on the latest Marlborough news, or simply hit the "like" button at the top of this page.
Find out what's happening in Marlboroughfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
