The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-02
|. NEWS CONDENSED
FOR BUSY READERS
Happenings In Various Parts
Of New England


James CounorS, L., was drowned a
Concord, Mass while swimming.
Fifteen cent milk by Aug. is pre-
dicted by New Bedford, Mass. pro
ducers.
Marjorie Brown was drowned a
Belfast, Me. while teaching anothe
girl to swim.
Chales Foster. ls. fell into Kendus
keag stream at Bangor. Me-. AM
was drowned.
Alice Carron, Is, was drowned IL
the Squog river, Manchester, n. H.
while wading.
Henry Sasseville, %, OF Leomin
ster. Mass, was drowned when {
canoe capsized.
Charles Russell OF Keene, pri.
vate OF the New Hampshire Nationa
Guard, was drowned while bathing al
Concord.
Grafton D. Cushing will not be 9
candidate for the Republican nomina
ton for governor OF Massachusetts
this year.
Richard Powers, longshoreman
SO, was crushed to death while load
ing steel billets on board steamer
at Boston.
Raymond Lemire, private OF
Company c Of Claremont, was
drowned at Concord, N. H. while
swimming.
Naval Militiamen Neale and Ter
rill were drowned at the United
States submarine base at New Lon
don, Conn.
The dilapitated wooden municipal
bathhouse on the Maiden river, Ever
EFT, Mass, was destroyed by an in
cendiary fire.
Six jackies from the navy yard
served as deckhands on the Boston
floating hospital ship when the regu-
lar hands refused to go to work.
Danger of a strike on the Boston,
Revere Beach and Lynn railroad was
averted, a compromise offer by the
officials of-the road being accepted.
Struck by an automobile as he was
crossing street at Yarmouth, Me-.
Albert Pray, 10, of Atlantic, Mass.
received injuries which caused his
death.
An appeal to the physicians OF
Maine to form a company of $50 for
service in the war was issued by
Major Cousins of the medical reserve
corps.
The blue laws were enforced
against three more Nashua, N. H.,
grocers who were found keeping open
on Sunday. Fines of $40 each were
imposed.
Michael Griffin, National Guards
man. was arrested at Springfield,
Mass. charged with manslaughter in
causing the death of Frank Williams,
a civilian.
Sylvester Ryan and James Gerrety,
two Boston youths, we're held in $500
at York Beach, Me-, for the Maine
supreme court for impersonating traf-
fc officers.
Rev. Abraham Nowak of Louis
vile has accepted the unanimous call
of the members of Temple Ohabei
Shalom, Boston, to become rabbi OF
that congregation.
Guilty Of murder in the second de-
gree was the finding of the jury in the
case OF Michael Glasheen, charged
with the murder of Lafayette Battelle
at Monterey, Mass.
Speeding on a motor cycle at a
terrific speed at Pittsfield. Mass.
Frank Remondo, 35, crashed into the
rear end of a heavy auto truck loaded
with coal and was killed.
Members OF the Ancient and Hon.
orable Artillery company, Boston,
have been urged by Captain Slower
OF their command to do their bit" In
furthering the allies cause.
Brooding over the death OF mem
Der OF his family In Germany, Gus
tave Kraatz, AS, German interned
prisoner, went insane and died at the
Worcester, Mass, hospital.
The excursion steamer Cape Ann for |
years on the Boston Gloucester line,
has for 5000, 900 been acquired by
James w. Elwell & Co. II is pro-
posed TO convert her into freighter.
DR.. ROBBIE Blake. 70, a pioneer cleo
trical inventor, died at Cornish, Me.
He built a telegraph line $50 miles
long, from Cornish to Jackson, N.
H., making all the instruments for
the service.
Mary Groggins, I, who had been
from her home on Peaks is
land, Me. for twenty four hours, was
found locked in a refrigerator. The
water outlet furnished air and her
condition Is not serious.
Harvey d. Gibson. general man
eger OF the American Red Cross. ap-
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