The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-30


dlled at Boston whom he was RAJ
over by an automobile truck.
Nearly every trade in the postoi
navy yard has been recommended 10
an increase In pay By the wage board
Burglars broke open the safe OF IN,
New England Confectionery compan,
at Cambridge. Mass, and stol'
$500.
Hattie n Elder. n. was killed
when the Twitchell farm buildings al
patten. Me. were struck by light
hing and burned.
Secretary Daniels refused to re
consider his decision to abandon the
navy department aviation camp al
Squantum. Mass.
A coal famine for New England was
predicted by leading coal dealers at d
conference presided over by Mayor
Curley at Boston.
Francis s. Rabbit. "a. former
mayor and former chief OF police OF
Taunton. Mass. died at his summer
home at 'Barnstable.
Boston firemen will get one day on
in three. Mayor Curley signed the
council order to this effect, after
waiting the time limit.
A thunderstorm that lasted but If
teen minutes did property damage in
Cumberland county, Me-, estimated
at from SIS, 900 to $100, 900.
Fire that destroyed the Methodist
church at South Chatham, Mass. =,
causing loss of $4,000, is believed to
have been of incendiary origin.
Mrs. Evelyn Schiomanam of Quin-
cy, Mass, died as the result OF
drinking disinfectant. II is thought
she took the poison by mistake.
George H. Daniels, 65, a retired
confectioner, was found dead in
Bellevue cemetery, Lawrence, Mass.
He had committed suicide by shoot
ing.
Two masked highwaymen with re-
volvers held up and robbed Harry
Boudreau and David Hurley at Som
erville, Mass, and escaped with
1857.
Roger McClafferty, 90. lost his life
at Newport, r.. L., while trying to
save Miss Catherine Norton from
drowning. Miss Norton was rescued
by others.
John p. Shea, for thirty five years
a policeman of Lawrence, Mass.
dropped dead when preparing to start
out with the patrol wagon, of which
he was driver.
Members of the National Wood
Turner's association, who held their
sixth annual meeting at Portland,
Me. reelected l.. G. Bump of Bran
don, Vt, president.
A cloudburst and giving away Of
dam united in sweeping away thir-
teen bridges at Colebrook, N. H.,
and adjacent towns and wrought
heavy property loss.
With a play of 23i feet az inches,
the hand tub of the Winnissimmet
Vets of Chelsea, Mass. won the an
nual muster of the New England Vet
eran Firemen's league at Boston.
Receivers for the Hopkins and AL
len Arms company of Norwich.
Conn, asked Federal Judge Thomas
for permission to sell the plant. A
hearing was set for Sept. II at Hart
ford.
Francis j. Schleicer, IA, Of Som
srville, Mass. bled to death after a |
piece of a broken bottle pierced his |
abdomen. He was running with the
bottle tucked in his blouse when he
stumbled and fell.
Miss Margaret Mccall, daughter oil
Governor and Mrs. Samuel w. Nc
Call, was married to Alfred II.
Thappell, Jr., of New London,
Conn, at the governors home at
Mass.
Members of the Fairbanks Family
n America gathered at the old home
stead at Dedham, Mass. which was
quilt by Jonathan Fairbanks over $50
'ears ago, where the annual reunion
If the association was held.
Corporal E. p, Clark of Natick
md Private p. j. Sullivan of Nor
wood were struck dead at Camp Nc
iuiness, birmingham, by the same
Jolt of lightning that rendered eight
4 their comrades unconscious.
When a fuse on an open car blew
tut with fash and a loud report at
Mass, Mrs Josephine
Burns, 90, became so frightened that
he either jumped or fell from the
ar to the street and was killed.
Forty guests at two Old Orchard,
Ne. summer hotels ran TO the street
n their bed clothing when burning
,arage filed the rooms with smoke.
rhe hotel structures were only slight
y damaged. The fire loss is $40,