St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-07-18
NEW ENGLAND BRIEFS.


ue,I at Winthrop, Me-, were struck by
lightning and burned, causing loss Of
$1,000.
Iobn Waterman, 40 years Of age, was
arowned in Little Narragansett bay by
fall from a sail boat.
Alexander DreZek, aged 80, was
drowned while bathing at Thomaston,
Conn
The first accident in the excavation
for the new dry dock at the navy yard
at Portsmouth, N. H. occurred when
cnorge Nelson was undoubtedly fatally
int,red by having his skull crushed by a
falling stone
The second case of smallpox to de-
vaIon within a week in crowded
FreDch-Canadian settlement at Lowell,
Mass. was that OF Michael Soucy. who
was taken to the contagious hospital.
Theodore Eaton, aged "a, was drowned
at Bangor, Me.
The boat house of the Niben club, at
pushaw lake, near Bangor, Me-. was
burned Loss, $1,000.
Charles w. Parsons Of Manchester
Mass. who had his hand blown off by
the explosion of a gun on July 4, has
died from his injuries.
William S. Wakefield carpenter and
contractor and one of the best known
citizens of Saco, Me-. died of consump-
ton. aged SO. He had always been an
active political worker in the city, and
had served in both branches OF the mu-
ricipal government.
James O'Donnell, So years old, while
nassing from q vessel to a wharf at
Hingham Mass, fell into the water and
was drowned.
lanes Snee and a companion crawled
under the gates at a crossing at Haver-
hill. Mass, and attempted to cross the
tracks in front of freight train, when
Snee was struck by the engine and in
stantly killed.
A barn belonging to William Corey at
Hartford was struck by lightning and
practically destroyed.
Miss Carrie I. Gibson, a prominent
clubwoman of Maine, died at her home
at Fairfield after short illness.
A big street railway deal was con-
summated at Milford, Mass, whereby
the Milford, Holliston and birmingham,
the Milford, Attleboro and Woonsocket,
and the Westboro and Hopkinton Street
Railway companies virtually pooled
their interests. By this arrangement
four grade crossings will be avoided and
saving of at least $4,000 netted.
The project of the Kennebec Water
Power company to raise the level of the
water In Moosehead lake will probably
abandoned, because of the great ex-
lnse for damages.
Edward Coughlan, years old, was
downed at Waltham, Mass.
tichael Moynahan, aged Il, was
drwned at Waterbury, Conn. while out
roing in leaky boat.
Nchael Dougherty, aged 81 died at
saltl, Mass. as a result of injuries re-
ceivi by a fall on coal schooner.
Wired Joubert. aged 8. was drowned
In athtub at Lawrence, Mass.
The United States district court at
Ports.outh returned two indictments
again Helena F. Jones Of Antrim, N.
H., an Brooklyn, on the charge Of using
the mas for fraudulent purposes.
Rev.'eter F. Higgins, aged q, died at
the hoe of his parents at Worcester.
Mass. lie had been connected with the
dioceses of Springfield, Mass; Peoria
Ills, en last of ST. PatEicks parish at
August Ga.
Herttt D. Royce, aged 40, meat
peddle committed suicide at Stafford
Spring Conn, by hanging. Royce was
sufTent from sunStroke.
Ansol wilkins, aged rs, a farmer.
commitd suicide at Oakland, Me.
Cause, health and dependency.
Schooir Cakes Ames. which grounded
and fill, at Hyannis, Mass, was
pumped 1t and hauled atloat, and then
beached the fats on the west side Of
the harbI
A housto house canvass shows that
there arelow 1878 Cuban teachers at
Cambridg Mass, out of the 1450 orig
inally eXpted.
Rev. S, ABender of Calais was elected
principal tthe East Maine conference
seminary IT'LL the place of J. F. Haley,
who has regned.
Mayor LIZARD, at a meeting Of the
Lawrence, ass, board of aldermen.
announced at the Lawrence Gas COM
pany had ruced the price of gas to
81 per 1000 fee
George March, 70 years of age, a
veteran of e Civil war, was found
dead near Sam, Mass. Death was due
to rupture vein.
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