Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-26
MASSACHUSETTS

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ROSTON. Mass, May 25.-Thirty-two
new cases of typhoid fever have been
| found in Boston. The total number or
cases reported since January L was
500. or twenty more cases than the
number for the entire twelve months OF
last year.
have dated from an epidemic which
started in Jamaica Plains, where, two
weeks after the first cases were discov-
cred, it was learned mllkman had
died of typhoid fever.
ATHOI-Overcome by excitement at
a fire in the Webb block, of which he
was ianitor, Fred T.. Ellis suffered a
shock and died in half an hour. He was
63 years old.
dry goods and department store of Or
vile Denny & Co. was damaged about
$4,000. The stock in the drug store of
Fred w. Lord was damaged mostly by
smoke.
WORCESTER-The publication of an
advertisement signed by John Francis
Legg, notifying business houses here
and in Providence that he would not
be responsible for bills contracted by
his wife, revealed the fact that there
had been a separation of the young
couple.
SPRINGFIELD-T body of the wo-
man found floating in the Connecticut
river near Hampden park, has been
identified as that of Mrs. Blanche Pot
RE of Chicopee. The identification was
made by Walter Potrie, husband of
the dead woman. Mrs. Potrie is thought
to have committed suicide in November
by jumping from the Chicopee bridge.
GREAT BARRINGTON-The fine
summer residence of c. H. Pounds at
Sheffield was struck by lightning.
About $1,000 damage was done. The
building was set afire. but John Dex-
heimer and some other men put 1t out.
1t is said three men and two horses In
the fields were knocked down by the
shock.
DANVERS-The selectmen of Middle.
ton met at town hall and granted
Henry K. Mansfield president of the
Fern Croft Inn company. first and
fourth class license for the sale of
liquor and also an inn-holder's license.
QUINCY-Mrs. Margaret Whetmore.
wife of Charles E. Whetmore of lib
Franklin avenue, Woolaston, died sud-
denly of heart disease while walking
from an electric car to her home. She
was &C years old and lived with her
husband at the home of her son. f. A.
Northrup.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. May 25.--Rob-
ert A. Byram, the 14-year-old son of
Charles A. Byram. superintendent of
schools, was killed by a fall from a
bicycle. Young Byram struck an iron
post His skull vas fractured and he
lived but a short time after the acct
dent The boy was heir to a large
estate, consisting largely of Maine
timber lands, left him by his mother.
WEST GROTON-The Rev. John P.
Trow bridge, who recently closed a pas
torate of nearly seven years at the
Congregational church, Rochester, be-
gins his duties at the Congregational
church here next week.
TAUNTON-The Newmarket cotton
mills of this city, which have been
shut down for almost two weeks, have
resumed operations. There is still
need of curtailment, and it is believed
| that it will be some time before the
full schedule will be in effect.
LAWRENCE-Char G. Saunders.
attorney, has been chosen repre-
sentative of the diocese of Massachu-
setts to the Pan-Anglican congress in
London, England. Mr.. Saunders will
sail from New York, going by way OF
Naples.
HAVERHILL-Georg E. Gay was
elected superintendent of schools Tor
third term at a special meeting of the
school commissioners. He received an
increase of 800 in salary, making his
present income $500 year.