St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-15
NEW ENGLAND BRIEFS.


1abn" McClaire, who is wanted for the
Sbootng of two men at Dover, N. H.
tbiiah w. Goddard died at Brookline,
Mass aged 81. He had held many town
and other offices.
The members Of the Arlington, Mass,
Baptist society, whose church building
was burned a few weeks ago, have de-
oidai TO use the old site and to erect a
stone building at cost of $60,0OO
Herbert H. Gold, aged Il, was drowned
at Amherst, Mass, while bathing. 1t is
supposed that he was taken with cramps.
John Wheeler, an employee of the Brig
ham Milk company Of Boston, was run
over by an express train at Cordaville.
Mass, and killed.
The postoffice department has ordered
the establishment of rural free delivery
service at st. Adams, VT, and additional
service at West Salisbury, VT
Lorenzo d. Richardson, so years old,
one of the oldest citizens of Hartford,
committed suicide by shooting. Hehad
been in failing health, and was de-
spondent.
Dependent over failure to obtain
work, John A. Raycroft, 50 years of age,
shot himself at Boston, death resulting
Instantly,
The barns and dairy buildings of Ed
ward jennings, in South Weston, Mass.
were burned, and the loss is $35, 1000.
Peter Peterson and Andrew Jensen.
aged respectively Is and Is years, were
drowned while bathing in he Quinnipao
river at New Haven. A few hours later
Christian Smith was drowned.
John Murphy, letter carrier at NAL
den Mass, rescued three children from
drowning in the Maiden river.
Fred Clough, "a years old, was drowned
at burlington, VT, while bathing in
Lake Champaign. 1t is supposed he had
an epileptic fit, to which he has been
subject
Fred H. Uhlrich, aged 20, was drowned
IN the Connecticut river at Hartford.
The Brockton, Mass, cycle track was
sold at auction for $400 to Loyal Barton.
the mortgage. The track is valued at
N1C00
The roof of the main building of the
old Cape Cod glass works, at Sandwich,
Mass, was partly destroyed by fire. The
loss will be about $4,000.
Lawrence MCGOWAN was killed by a
train at Beverly, Mass. He was about
70 years old and leaves a widow and
seven children.
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drowned near South Windham, Me-,
while bathing.
Lester Boyden, farmer, aged SO,
while driving over railroad tracks at
Northboro Mass, was run into and in
Etantly killed.
While leaving Boston for Newport, to
Join the New York Yacht club, the steam
yacht Shemara ran aground. She is
listed badly to starboard, and it is feared
that she may be badly damaged.
Rural free delivery of postal service
has been ordered and established at
Walingford, Conn, and Bernardston,
Mass.
At meeting of the New Hampshire
Democratic state committee at Concord,
John T. Amey Of Lancaster was re-
elected chairman.
Two young girls, Ann Donnelly and
Bertha Wight, were drowned in the
Androscoggin river at Lewiston, Me.
Mrs Mary Holden, 70 years old, was
drowned at Saylesvllle, r. I. Mrs. Hol-
den sat down upon an embankment to
bathe her feet and in some way fell off
into a reservoir.
George H. Marston, railway mail
clerk, was drowned at Nantasket beach,
Hull, Mass.
fire in the warerooms of the Ivers
& Pond Piano company, Boston, de-
stroyed pianos valued at $4,000. There
also was heavy water damage to other
tenants of the building.
William Capelace, 23 years old, was
drowned at the wharves Of a company
at Beverly Mass, where he was en-
ployed He had been over from Ireland
but few weeks.
A boat in which five boys were playing
capsized at Fall River, Mass, and James
ODonnell, 8 years old. was drowned.
While bathing from a boat in Flax
pond, Lynn, Mass, Edward Martes, aged
( IL, was drowned.
heavy thunderstorm struck Man
chester, n. H. A schoolhouse an6
/ dwelling house were struck by lightning
and slightly damaged. Streets were
badly washed by the torrents of rair
that fell, and the wind tore large limbs
from many trees about the city.