The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-02-08
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farmer committed suicide by hang
lng
Timothy Harrington, 35 was foun,
dead from gas poisoning in lis room
al Cam bridge. Mass
Thomas J Poles. a Roston liquo
dealer. owes go 900, according to
petition in bankruptcy,
Fred !. Allen, 81, president Of The
Maine senate in 1887, and an attor'
ney. died at Sanford. Me.
New Haven railroad stock sold a
the lowest point IL has ever reached,
39ls in Boston and 39A in New York.
+. L. Archibald, lumber opefat-
or Of West Poland, Me, was Killed
by a train while walking on me
tracks
Governor Milliken of Maine nom'
mated George A. Cowan OF Damarls-
Gotta as county attorney OF Lincoln
county.
Peter McDuff. 65. was struck by a
train On a crossing at st. JohnsbIry
VT. and he and his horse were in
stantly killed.
Stephen Pastcrnack, charged with
manslaughter in connection with the
death of Michael lvanowsM at Salem
Mass. was acquitted.
Miss Rosa Dantsizen, SO, lost her
life in fire in her home at New
Bedford, Mass. She was overcome
while trying to escape.
The Boston city council passed an
order recommending that the mayor
grant city laborers wage increase
from 81. 30 to SO a day.
Richard II. Smith, formerly clerk
in the Boston postofiice, was SEN
fenced to a year and day in Jail for
embezzling from the mails.
Fire destroyed the Woolworth 5 and
10 cent store ard the G.. Fox & Co.
department store at Hartford. The
loss is more than $500 900.
About 20 coo barrels OF potatoes
we're roasted In a fire which destroyed
a large building at Houlton. Me. The
loss is estimated at 500 600.
Mrs. Lois ID. Ingram, 80, wife OF
Walter Ingram, from whom she sep
arated last fall, committed suicide at
Bowdoinham, Me, by shooting.
Higher milk prices have been put
into effect by three of the big com
panies supplying Boston, who raised
prices from 10 TO 1O12 cents quart.
Sidney S. Rider, 81, author Of sew
eral books relating to the early his
tory of Rhode Island, and publisher
of Book Notes, died at Providence.
Mrs. Margaret A. Riessle of Read
ing, Mass, was awarded a verdict
Of $4,000 by jury against Vincenzo
Gallerani, whose automobile killed
her sen.
The grist mill CT George r. Smith
& Co. at Warren, n. H., was yirtu-
ally demolished when a freight train
was deraled and crashed into the
structure.
Lack of ventilation in room where
a gas stove was allowed TO remain
burning during the night caused the
death of Mrs. Margaret Guild, %,
of Roston.
CAPTAIN Harold l.. Colbeth, for
years in command Of steamships in
service between Boston and New York,
has been appointed superintendent OF
the Care Cod canal.
Charged with the murder OF his
wife, Christina, at Allendale, r. L.,
George w. Walker pleaded not guilty
and was committed TO Jail without
call, pending a hearing.
The steamship Manitowoc arrived |
1t Boston, inaueurating new freight |
service between boston and South |
American ports. She brought iull |
cargo of wool and hides.
Grain exporters In Boston were ad
Used by railroad that the roads VIII |
accept no furtt er grain shipments at
present for export because of the new
German submarine warfare.
After quitting work for the day, |
,eke Smith, a carpenter, walked to
he sidewalk in front OF new he Ise
N which he was working at Newton.
Mass. and fell dead in the street.
A verdict of SIT ,212 was awarded
~ a jury in the federal district
curt at Boston to Edwin G. Gilman,
ormer counsel for the Lamson com
amy, who brought suit for breach OF
ontract.
Karl Popitz Vas sentenced TO serve
rom four to six years In the state
rison for completely in setting fire to
house at Eoston. Maurice FinEle-
ten was given from az to 3h years
n the same case.
William J. Mulkern, who lost his
~, Lee ae resulf of iniurina re .piVaJ