News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-16

.ralia with cargo of IA, $50 bales Of
wool. The cargo is valued at
~, coo 900.
Mineral Spring House, summer
hotel at Kenneblnk beach, Me-. was
burned, together with it's contents.
The loss is about SIS 900.
Thomas M. Stetson, for more than
fifty years lawyer, died at New
Bedford, Mass, at tho age of So.
Former Governor. Walsh of Massa-
chusetts arrived as New Orleans en-
route for the Orient.
The arrest of five young women,
four charged with assault, the fifth
with lettering, marked the second
day of the general strike of the 20OO
waist and dress workers of Boston.
Packing houses of Cambridge,
SomerrilIe, Mass. and vicinity have
granted coopers employed by them an
increase of 80 cents a day.
John Koplitz, 95, the Oldest medi-
cal practitioner in Connecticut, died
at Mi1detown.
Seven hremen were overcome by
smoke, two so badly that they were
taken to hospital, at fire in Bos-
ton apartment building.
Lynn, Mass, shoe manufacturers
have drawn up an arbitration agree
ment which now awaits the acceptance
of the United Shoe Workers OF Amer
lea.
Rev. Dr. Varnum A. Cooper, 81,
one of the Oldest Methodist ministers
in New England, died at Boston. He
was veteran Of the Civil war.
The full bench of the Massachu-
sets supreme court ordered a manda-
mus writ to compel Mayor lockwood
OF Cambridge tC refrain from remov-
ing Henry J. Cunningham as commits
sioner of public safety of that city.
Charles s. Wood has been trans
ferred from Ludington, Mich. to the
office of forecaster in the Providence
weather bureau.
George Kimball, rs, the last sur
viving member of Company A,
Twelfth Massachusetts regiment, died
at his home at Lexington, Mass. He
took part in twenty three battles.
More than 200 horses were burned
to death in the year just ended in
stable fires in Massachusetts.
Edward G.. Webster, So, of Fran
ingham, Mass, was killed when the
auto truck on which he was riding
was struck by train.
More than 200 employees of the
Rockland and Rockport (Me.) Lime
company went on a strike for an in
crease in wages and for shorter
hours.
Natalie De Vylder, 10, of Holyoke,
Mass. eloped with Ernest G. Grand
chap of Bridgeport, Conn. and were
married.
The altar and valuable accessories
of st. Eulalia's church, South Bos
ton, were damaged by a $40, 900 fire
that wrought havoc to the interior OF
the building.
Louis Taylor, a Boston tailor, ad-
mits an Indebtedness of SIS, 367, and
has no assets, according to bank
ruptcy petition.
Michael L0wder, brakeman, fell
under the wheels of locomotive at
Boston and was killed.
Royal A. Davis, for many years
holder of the New England amateur
checker championship, died at Wo-
burn, Mass, aged rs.
Agnes l.. Thibault, 6, was burned
to death at Brockton, Mass, While
playing with matches.
Three tons of hams were destroyed
at Portsmouth, N. H., by fire
which started in the smokehouse OF
the b. f. Carney company.
Walter e. Wells of Riverside was
elected grand chancellor of the grand
lodge of Rhode Island Knights OF
Pythias.
The plant at Washburn, Me-, or
the Northern Veneer company, man
ufacturers of veneer and bobbins, was
burned. The loss is $45 900.
The paper mill and machinery OF
the Savage Paper Manufacturing COM
pany, Skowhegan, Me-, were de-
by fire. The loss is $50, 900.
Nathan F. Houston, Sc, mayor OF
Belfast, Me-, for two terms, is dead.
He had served in the state legislature.
The Standard Oil company's Office
building and boiler room at Gardner,
Mass. were wrecked when a boiler
exploded. The loss is $500.
William Flynn of Providence oied
at Portland, Me-, from injuries re-
ceived when he was run over by
freight train.
Former Mayor Charles NJ. Bryant
If Quincy, Mass. died after a brief
illness from pneumonia following an
attack of the grip.