The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1913-09-12
NEW ENGLAND GLEANINGS

The enrolment in the Boston pub
lie schools this year is between 1867
900 and 107 900, an increase of 1000
over last year. Seven new teachers
have been added, making the total
faculty 1864.
Leavitt SOucie, SO, unmarried, and
his two married sisters, Mrs. Peter
Bishop, 81, and Mrs. Jerry Dubay,
40, all of OIdtown, were drowned in
Pushaw lake, near Oldtown, Me-,
when their canoe was upset.
Michael j Joyce, a 16-year-
kite flyer at Clinton, Mass. was in
stantly killed when steel wire at
tached to his kite came in contact
with a high tension wire of the Gin
ton Electric Light company's service
carrying 1900 volts.
An electric car collided with a
motor grocery truck at North Provi-
dence, X. L., and overturned it,
causing the death of Stanton Perry,
IA years old, and seriously injuring
Andrew BrysOn, both of whom were
riding in the autotruck.
The Norfolk county grand jury at
Dedham, Mass, returned an indict-
ment for murder in the first degree
against Richard j. Delaney of Ded-
ham. Delaney is charged with strik-
ing his father, Richard Delaney, So
years of age, on the head and causing
his death.
Fred Webster, a cattle dealer OF
Pennington, Me-, died with broken
back, the result of the charging of a
mad bull in 4 cattle shed at the Maine
state fair.
While trying to round a curve at
Ashland, n. H., an automobile con-
tanning Oscar T. Williams and Alice
M. Lewis, both of Providence,
crashed through the rail of Union
bridge and with its occupants dropped
100 feet to the Pemigewasset river be-
low. Miss Lewis was caught beneath
the car and was crushed to death.
Williams was frightfully injured and is
not expected to recover.
The petrified skeleton of a NAM
moth prehistoric mammal has been
uncovered, it is believed, at Great is,
land, Me. Z. Sy
Sixty women and men were in a.
panic when fire broke out at the Patton
comb factory, Leominster, Mass.
Emergency doors and fire escapes.
helped the people in getting out
in safety, while many jumped out of
the windows. Several received minor
injuries. The fire was caused BY .
spark igniting a pile of celluloid.
Every one of the three candidates
for congress from the Third Maine
district has pledged himself to sup
port the constitutional amendment for
equal suffrage. .--as-, a-.s =. -,
Harvey Brothers company, shoe
manufacturers, East Boston, assigned
for the benefit of their creditors. No
mention of the liabilities or assets
were made in the assignment.
Attempting a tobacco smoke trick
under water cost Stephen Griffin, 81
years old, his life at Calais, Me.
Peter McGovern, 40 years old. was
drowned at Providence. McGovern
fell OF a wharf.
Stanilaus Stokowski, 25, mutiIated
himself with a table knife at Brock
ton. Mass. His sanity will be ex-
amined.
Directors Of the New England Milk
association have decided to
ask for an increase for their milk, and
to notify the Boston milk contractors
TO that effect.
The airship Of Charles Baysdorfer
fell 200 feet to the ground
while the aviaUr was giving an exhi-
lition flight around the fair grounds
It Mortified. VT. Baysdorfer was
pinned under the wrecked machine
Ind seriously injured, but viii re-
,over.
Nicholas Coppola died from two
tab wounds in his back, and Gaetauo
Agreste is dying from two bullet
wounds in his breast, as the result
4 a street shooting and stabbing al
air that took place in the heart OF the
Italian colony Il Haverhill, Mass.
Launched without a name and merely
esignated by the official letter indi-
ating the class to which she be-
ongs and the number showing her
position in that class. the
lHSest submarine yet sent down the
'ays at Quincy, Mass, for the ser
ice Of the United States was formally
hristened with bottle OF wine.
The strike Of the 1900 workers in
be Sturteyant Blower Works az H,de
ark, Mass, Is over as the result OF
vote taken in a fiercely contested
letting OF the strikers
G. &. Anderson. %. a special Of
Ger In TIRE employ Of the Boston Ele-
ated. was struck by q surface car
Mediord. Mass, and tossed onto
ie outbound tracks where another
II pinned him beneath the trucks.
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