Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-01-05
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drowned willie skating ut Rochester, y.
III.
A business block at burlington, Vt,
was damaged by fire, and caused II to-
tai loss of about $4,000.
Mrs. Isaac Micwell of Maiden. Mass,
was probably fatally hurt while alighl
ing from moving train.
Willie skating at EIooEilcld. Conn.
Frances Barrett, 10 wears old brukr
through the ice and was drowned
state Senator William Tol!uan of
Pittsli"ld, Mass, and Miss Jennie NJ.
Pease of Lee were married at Lee.
'Yhr furniture warehouse of Thomas
Trefry n Co., Boston. was visited l,y Il
fire that caused Il loss OF $iO.OUO To thnt
firm.
Preliminary steps are being taken to-
ward IL public memorial service hi MEM
ory OF cN-,;ovrrnor Wolcolt OF Massa-
chusetts.
Adolph Provost died of smallpox ut
Central Falls, Il. L., and Immediately
after the body was placed in coffin
and buried.
a shoe shop and shed at DanvcrS
Mass. occupied by Colcord Il Wolcott
heel manufacturers, were burned
Loss. $1,000.
Frank Forest WAS instantly killed by
train at great harrington. Mass He
was probably stealing ride on Il
freight train.
John Morgan and wife of Watcrvillc,
Me-, We're overcome by coal gas, but
the discovery was made in season to
save their lives.
William McGann. ~ years old. who
was arrested at Wallhuu, Mass, for
drunkenness, conn,itlcd suicide in his
cell ut the police station.
james u. Brennan. real estate bro,
cr. Boston, has filed il voluntary petition
IN bankruptcy. His liabilities are $40,
TO-, and he has 500 assets.
Fire. smoke and water caused Il dam.
age of So 900 to 100000 TO the stock Of
Arthur o. Charticr importer of ladies
clOnks, suits. etc, ut Boston.
Among il batch of policc appointments
made in Boston was 'thouuS l.! smith,
al lii'iitl Ia lIi' i-ptiSN me iiil'l
Boston National league clubs.
The old Whrelock homestead at ling,
ham. Mass. owned and occupied by W.
G. Farrell rs boarding house, WAS
burned, causing Il loss of $3OOo.
The New Market Manufacturing com.
pany of New Market, y. H., is con,
templaiing the utting UP Of another
mil 4 l,,, n, Al, ,>f .,tI1
Mrs. Kate :. Clark. 80, of Wrstfrld.
Mass, was found dead at her home
her death having been caused Ivy
swallowing Il dose OF carbolc acid.
The infant child Of Ecnjan!n Rcalirr-
gard, Jr.. OF l.yndonyili". VT, was found
so lnyc smallpox, ahi the family wcro
vaerinatcd and placed in quarantine.
Bishop Bradley has appointed Very
Rrv. Father Lugcnr VI. O'IHIlaglan of
Portsmouth, \. H., 10 succeed the late
Rev. Father Barry as pastor Of 81.
Johns parish at Concord, y. II.
\ new line of electric olnnibusrs tor
passenger transportation, which rur the
present will he in the nature of an On,
pertinent. has been put into service ut
Boston.
The West Somervillc, Mass. Baptist
sM,lrch has called Rev. Dr. ]. V. Gar,
ION OF Brandon. VT, to become It's pas.
tor, the former pastor having gone to
Fitchburg.
Hiram Hitchcock, the nSt of the
founders of the Fifth Avenue hotel,
New York, died at the hotel from pncll.
la. rS l,ni n 4 l..
H.. in 1882.
The Lowell, Mass, police have noti-
fled BARRIERS that they must comply with
The Sunday closing law by closing ,hrtr
establishments promptly at l. O'Clock
Saturday nights.
The heirs of Oliver b. Jennings of
Southport, Conn.,, have given to the
state. of Connecticut 43 acres of land
adjoining Putnam memorial camp
grounds, TO be used for park purposes.
The plant of the Blanchard Cliurn
company, manufacturers Of dairy iEl-
plemcnts. which has been in operation
AT Nashua, y. H., for the Last 10 years,
ilas been closed on account OF poor bust
ness.
The collection for tonnage fees nj the
Portland. Me-. custom hollsc We're lAr--
or in December than for any one month
during the past 20 years. The amount
collected in round numbers was So
100000.
The Coffin Waive company of Ne.
ponSct (Hostoul has voluntarily reduced
tile length OF the days work required
of all employees from 10 hours to nine.
with no change in the rate OF wages.
The body of Charles L. Morrill,, for
mcr cashier OF the dcfUnct National
Bank Of the Commonwealth. Marches.
ter, y. H., arrived at that city from
Bucnos Ayrcs, and was buried in Pine
Grove cemetery.
FRANKLIN Osgood Barnes. n former
member of the Massachusetts lcgiSla.
ture. died at his home in Chelsea of
heart failure aged II. With the cx.
ocption of last year, Mr.. Barnes had
held public office Of some sort since
1870.
In the way of holiday business on tho
street cars in Boston. the returns for
Dee. 49, and Dec. ~ reported by III,
session Elevated railroad show that
sf'oSS fares We're collected on the first
T' ,'N'a day. and 1855 on Monday.
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