Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-14
GATHERED FROM
MANY SECTIONS
Happenings In New England
Told In Brief Items

man Gallivan in the mayoralty con-
test.
At the election of officers of the
Maine Rairymen's association at New
port, Me, Guy c. Porter of Houlton
was chosen president.
John c. Wells of Boston, a member
of the marine corps, died at Quincy,
Mass, from fractured skull received
when he was knocked from the steps
of a trolley car by a crowd.
Daniel N. Watt. who, as assistant
superintendent of Pine Grove Gene
terry, Lynn, Mass, had supervised the
digging of more than 800 graves, died
suddenly in the cemetery just after
he had marked out the locations for
four more graves.
Mayor-Elect Sullivan Of Salem,
Mass, is one of the few men chosen
for city executives who is subject to
the selective draft. He is 30 years
of age.
While a passenger in a trolley car
at Boston Mrs. Helen Walsh, 81, gave
birth to a nine-pound girl baby.
Boston marine insurance under
writer's say that the declaration of
war on Austria will not mean any
change in marine rates.
Miss Mary A. Cannavan, IS, was
struck and killed by train at Swamp
sscott, Mass.
Because of the evident reduction of
upland game birds in Massachusetts,
SpOrtSmen of the state are talking of
advocating radical changes in the
game laws of the state which will
prevent all hunting of game birds next
| autumn.
Al organization known as the Home
Liberty Associates, composed of i'm.
mediate relatives of more than 100
Medford boys in government service,
is being formed at Medfor0, Mass.
The object is to furnish articles need
ed by the boys before going across
the water, and to provide for their
welfare in other ways.
The Republicans not only swept
Massachusetts in the recent election,
but triumphpd with the smallest eX-
penditures of cash in recent years.
The party's financial statement, filed
with the secretary of state, shows an
outlay of only S31,7 93.
Secretary Noble of the Brewers
Association of Massachusetts declared
that the increase in the license vote
in various Massachusetts cities shows
a decided reaction against the nation
al prohibition movement.
In twenty-six working days the
GrotOn Iron Works has completed at
GrotOn, Conn, on what was formerly
a shore resort show place. an immense
fabricating machine and assembly
shop, $50 by $50 feet, four stories
high in the clear.
Miss Florence Bayrd, 48, died at
Lynn, Mass, from burns received
when her clothing caught fire from
the kitchen stove.
Following the refining of the first
of the 9,0O0000-pound shipment of
sugar which arrived at Boston last
week, the Wholesale price dropped 20
cents barrel on 100 barrel lots.
Charlotte Smith, a picturesque fig
ure about Boston. died at the age of
IS. She had won notoriety by her
agitation for a tax on bachelors.
A cargo of 1929 bushels of potatoes
arrived at Boston from Prince Edward
Island. Prices are from $3.50 to $3.50
per 100 pounds-there are about 60
pounds to the busheL
James Keaney a, a chauffeur, was
killed at Boston when his machine
hit the curbing and overturned,
Maiden, Mass, is to have new
central fire station, situated away
from the main square, after an agi-
tation covering a long period of years.
The board of aldermen voted to erect
a new station at a cost of $4,000
Raise staple, not fancy products,
was the advice given by Gov. Mccall
to the members of the Massachusetts
state board of agriculture at the first
session of the annual meeting of the
| beard.
Dr. f. f. Holt of Portland was APP
pointed medical aid to Governor Mil
iken of Maine and will serve as head
of the medical advisory board of the
district of Maine for the selective
daft service.
Matthew ]. Higgins was declared
elected president of the Boston Street
Garments union, defeating Thomas
G. Doyle by vote of 1926 to zoos.
The price of milk in Boston was in
creased to Il cents a quart in milk
stations and 10 cents in stores.
The city highway employees struck
at Newburyport, Mass. for an in
crease of wages, They petitOned for
! So q day for highway work and $4 a
day for ash collection.
Philip Nicklaw, seriously injured
when his sleigh was struck at Green.
field, Mass, by train at railroad
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