The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-01-18
NEW ENGLAND BRIEFS

nnnad for two weeks action on Mayor
Fitzgerald's order for the appointment
of n commission to investigate the
finances of the city. The order mas
been passed by the common council.
AT the annual meeting of the Massa-
chusetts Press association George Z.
Fairbanks Of Natick was elected presi-
dent.
Endorsement of the national pure
food and drug bill by the Maine Phar-
maceutical association was voted at
meeting of the executive committee OF
that association.
A 3-year-old daughter Of Antione
Muncie Of Cambridge, Mass, was
burned to death under her bed, beneath
which she had crawled after her mother
had set fire to it by dropping lamp.
The Maine senate receded and con-
CURED with the house in indefinitely
postponing the order that the state re-
of the legislators.
The Windsor Print works at North
Adams, Mass, which have been closed
down for about two years and which
were placed in the hands of receivers
in January, 1905, will resume opera
tons soon, as the holders of the prop
erty propose to organize new COM
pany.
Many novelists, poets, dramatiSts
and others active workers in the literary
field gathered at the annual dinner at
Boston of the Boston Authors club to
especially honor Mrs. Julia Ward Howe
and Thomas w. HigginSon.
Oliver Dyer, who is said to have in
troduced stenography into this country
and was the first shorthand reporter in
the United States, died at Boston at
the age of SO years.
Henry X. White, founder of the Will
cox & White company, organ manufac-
turers, died at Meriden, Conn. He had
been i'll for seven years. He was 50
years of age.
The Harvard Dental school at Boston
Is to have a new building. 1t is esti-
mated that it will cost $250,0O0.
Rt. Rev. Robert Goldman, Episcopal
bishop of Maine, has authorized the
churches of his diocese to offer a spe
cial prayer for the Catholic church in
France.
Ernest w. Akerman, aged 30. bag
gage master at the Hampton IN. HI
station, fell from the top of 4 freight car
on a siding there and was instantly
killed.
The Boston and Maine railroad has
completed arrangements to raise 3d.
100000 cash for the purpose of carry
Jig on contemplated Improvements on
various parts of the system and pur-
chasing new equipment etc.
George w. Richardson, farmer,
aged 50, killed himself at Orange, Mass,
by sending a bullet through his head.
He had been in poor health and suf-
fered greatly.
Mrs. Ellen Garvey, aged 10, was
burned to death at Blackstone, Mass.
1t is supposed her clothing caught fire
while she was working about the
stove.
George W. Burnham, known as the
father of spiritualism in Connecticut.
died at Willimantic of rheumatism Of
the heart, aged 80. He had been for
years one of the towns leading men.
Mrs. John II. Marks of Penobscot
Me-, aged Sc, is dead as the result of
burning accident at her home While
heath harness oil the fluid caught fire
and ignited her clothing.
The Massachusetts Prohibition state
committee has peorganized by appoint
ing Wilbur d. Moon of Lynn chairman
and Amos L. Belts of Cambridge secre-
tary.
Rev. Henry A. Barry, pastor Of the
Roman Catholic Church of ST. Mary of
the Angels, Boston, died as the result OF
an operation for appendicitis. He was
30 years old, a native of Boston and tn,
author of a number Of religious books.
A farmhouse of old type at Warwick,
r. L.. owned by Crawford A. Night
ingale, was burned, Illuminating Mar
ragnsett bay for a great distance and
causing the impression at sea that
fire of some magnitude was in prog
ress. The loss is $4,000.
Dana e. Morse of Randolph has been
elected president Of the Vermont State
Dairymen's association.