Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-20
MASSACHUSETTS

RUTLAND, Mass, Nov 19.--Gen. Levi
G. Kingsley Of this city. in looking over
papers belonging to his father the late
Harvey Kingsley, found copy Of the
original charter granted to the township
of Rutland by King George Ill
So far as known it is the only copy oft
the old document extant, and is valued
highly by local citizens
The grant was made September 7, 176l
There were 81 grantees, and the charter
contains about 95O0 words
LOWELL Mass. Nov. 19.--Former
Lieutenant David j. Donaldson, for
many years head of the, detective
bureau of the local police department.,
who was recently discharged from the
force after pleading guilty to charges
of conduct unbecoming an officer, has
filed petition with the police commis-
sioners asking that his case be re-
opened. The majority members Of the
board are themselves facing trial for
malfeasance in office and just what
their action will be under the circum-
stances is problematic.I
WORCESTER-Serg Timothy DAILY, a
former resident of this town, is soon to
IeIlTe ITO mime United States army, dLLef
a service of 26 years.
Sergt. Daily is now in Alaska and from
there will be sent home at the expiration
of his present term.
He has more than &c straight years
service to his credit, all of which, with
the exception of five years, was in the
10th regiment. He has an unblemished
record. lie Joined the regiment in Texas
in 1879, and there is now only one officer
in the entire regiment who was a mem
Der at the time DAILY Joined. OF the
officers of the regiment, only four were in
the army at all when he joined.
MIDDLEBORO-Mari Stone OF this
town, who claims the distinction of being
| the only woman of foreign birth in this
section of the state who has been natur-
allied, has just returned from a visit
10 her old home in Wasa, Finland.
| When Miss Stone reached the borders
of her mother country she was detained
by the police and was held for exanina-
ton, but when she showed her papers
she was allowed to go on but the pa
pers We're taken by the police to investi-
| gate their genuineness. They were ac-
cepted and a charge of 1 mark was made
| Other passengers were detained several
days.
| HAVERHILL-Mald lodge, l. o. o.
f., visited this city as guests of Mutual
Relief lodge, which rendered it a re-
| ception, banquet and entertainment. A
| joint meeting preceded the banquet and
the services were participated in by 500
| odd Fellows. Grand Master Hastings
and D. d. G. M. Pease accompanied the
visitors Among the speakers was
Mayor Wood.
| ATTLEBORO-Th Y M c. AS new
| building is assured. Announcement
was made this morning that the asso-
citation has purchas ed the property of
DR.. George X. Roberts on North Main
street, almost opposite the new public
library building.
| NORTHAMPTON-Bec 'The Sec
ond Mrs. Tanqueray" is considered too
| suggestive for Smith college girls to
witness, the Academy of Music has
cancelled the engagement of Mrs. Pat
rick Campbell for November 25. The
Academy is the only municipal theater
in the east, and President Seelye Of
Smith college is a trustee.
HAVERHILL-Th question whether
a man has right to abbreviate his
| family surname has arisen in connee-
tion with the promotion of Captain
John Mack of the local police force to
the position of city marshal Captain
Mack has been known by that surname
during the forty years of his residence
in this city. He was appointed to Of
! foe in the town of Bradford under the
name of Mack, is officially registered
as Mack and in fact is known only as
Mack, but the family surname was
| rightly Mcnamara.