The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-09-28

/ Harris y Dick, a New York PM
/ Usher collapsed in tho nos'oc sub
way ana died on the way to hos
pital
The University OF Maine opened
with an entering class OF nearly 400
and the largest registration in its
history.
Railroad traffic was tied up for
several hours by the wrccking OF two
heavily loaded freight tratnst at III
ton, n. II,
William Lawnsby, 8, was buried
alive while he and several ether lads
were di.ging a cave in a sandbank
at beverly, Mass,
Donald Woodworth, II, was
crushed TO death when he fell While
trying to board moving freight
train Mt Newport, Me,
While flying a Kite from the roof OF
his home AZ Boston ll-yoar-old Ralph
Aneel lost his balance, fell five stories
10 the street and was killed
William j Smith, chief of the ire
DEPARTMENT Of Gloucester. was elect
ed president of the Massachusetts
State Firemen's association.
Two hundred weavers employed in
the cotton manufacturing plant OF
the Charlton company, FAN River,
Mass. struck for an increase in
wages.
Sidney Socket. AZ months old,
rolled from his bed in his home at
Boston and fell two feet TO the floor,
suffering a fractured skull from which
he died.
More than 300 union stone cutters
Of Greater Boston, who had been on
strike for week, returned to work,
a compromise agreement having been
reached,
Alberta Saunders. 20, drowned her
self in a cistern in the cellar Of her
home at Gloucester, Mass, She mad
been i'll and under surveillance OF
relatives.
Yeggmen blew open the postoiiiee
safe at Colchester, Conn, escaping
with a considerable sum of money,
stamps and other valuable letters and
packages.
A fair in which all exhibitors were
upward of 60 years of age, and all
exhibits were their handiwork, vas
held at tie Auburn, Me, home Tor
aged women.
More than 1000 students were On
hand when the new $40 900 600 homo
Of the Massachusetts institute OF
Technology opened its doors at Cam
bridge, Mass.
An incendiary set fire at Maynard.
Mass. which destroyed iifteen-
room grammar school and high school
with loss of $40, 900, Fire Chief
Gutteriee declared.
Dr.. Sanford Hanscom, who left his
studies at Colby college in 1868 to
ipht in the Civil war, died at som
lryille, Mass He was born at Al
Dion, Me-, in 1871.
TIE drowning Of William T. Adams
md Edward l.. Winslow, both OF
Naltham. who we're yacationists, Was
earned when their bodies we're found
)ff provlnce.oen, Mass.
Adam Clifford, head Of the Saliva
ion Army In New England, has been
REPRESENTATIVE OF Ma3sachu-
sets to the national prison confer
snce, to be held at Buffalo.
10th schools at West Newbury,
Mass. the Central grammar and the
hiph, were ordered closed indefinitely
following the death from inianlile
Of Florence Knapp.
The old Stanton homestead at elm
on, Conn known to thousands OF
overs Of antiques and thinqs mis-
orical throughout New England, IL
o be converted into a museum.
George G. Stearns Of Dedham,
Mass, g. newspaper man, Boston
cal estate dealer and for twenty live
Years clerk OF the overseers Of the
Door Of Dedham, died from pneu-
nonia.
Roland J. Libby, who stole a gas
meter from a closet in a Boston house
nd thereby caused the death Of HAr-
y T.. Day from gas POISONING, vas
entenced 70 a hosl ital for the feeble-
minded.
New Englands apple trees are out
3 break another record. More APP
les viii lie picked in New I'm Z, nj
bis fan than last years bumper sea
IN brought to this section Of the
o3ntry.
The largest hay crop IN record -
eng reported in the larm hs u. Try
tie Nc,a.tr Of CJa'ogoHh, n. H.
hoasahds e. tons If meadow NY va
smain gEcat te-aese 81 lack o.
.oraae room In tie larns
Annoged by the noise " children in
le neishborhood Al,rsl simersal Of
ewiston, de-, rJs4e4 70 nj y