Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-08-23
new ENGLAND NEWS
IN TABLOID FORM
Items of Interest From All
Sections of YankeeIand .

Hohldo " SOuuOi, llutuldH lOT
the Lowell Electric Light company,
Lowell Mass, slipped while handling
wires, and sustained injuries which
caused his death.
Private Austin Francis Heffernan,
20, of Dol@hester, Mass, a marine at
the Naval magazine, was electrocuted
while on guard duty at the power
house in bingham.
The b ookline, Mass, assessors an
nounce that the tax rate will be $3.50,
q reduction of 40 cents from last years
rate. The total valuation of the town
is about 100000.
The estate Of the late Frederick
Aver, Of Boston, medicine manufactur-
er ard mill owner, was valued at $5,-
834,77S in a report filed by the ex-
eeutors at Salem, Mass.
Leaning against a tree with his
throat cut, Water E. Smith Of NAL
den, Mass, was found by his daughter,
Miss Caroline Smith, in the Middle
sex Fells. Smith disappeared from
home on Monday.
An automobile containing five per-
sons bound from Taunton, Mass, for
their homes in Boston ran into 9
freight train at the Whiteman street
grade crossing and two of the occu-
pants were instantly killed.
AS the result of a crusade on pool
rooms throughout Boston four young
men were given months sentence
at the house of correction, and four
others were given four months sus-
pended sentences, all as slackers.
Mrs. Lillian D. Beal of Boston paid
fine Of S. and costs in municipal
court in Franklin, N. H., where she
was charged with violating the speed
limit. City Marshal Manchester test
flied she was driving 40 miles an hour.
Warrants for the arrest of 700 citi-
gems who failed to pay state income
taxes in 1915 were issued at Boston
by tax commissioner Trefry. The
amount involved was $4,000, out Of a
total assessment of approximately
s12000.00O.
Charles P Robinson, 80, died at his
homo in Pittsfeld, Mass. He was born
In Pittsfeld He was manufacturer
of paper boxes 80 years. Up to his
Ln 10 ha
SUBMITS of Greylock and other Berk
shire mountains.
Rhode Island will register 83.407
men under the new draft age extern
sion, assuming that the ages are fixed
from IS to IS, according to an esti-
mate submitted by Capt. George H.
Webb, director of the draft, based
upon the census of 1910.
Ensign o. N. Roe of Massachusetts,,
a naval aviator, who was reported as
missing since May 30 off the Dutch
coast, where his seaplane broke down
after being attacked by five German
planes, is prisoner in Germany, &C
cording to a letter received from him
in London
Charles Rogers of Burlington, VT,
and his son, James Rogers Of Rutland,
VT, enlisted at the Manchester, N. H.,
office of the British and Canadian re-
cruiting mission. The father was de-
ferred until later date. owing to
slight physical defects which may be
remedied
Robert ]. Kelley of Batavia street,
Boston, claiming to be cigar sales
man, but said by the police to be a
"bookie" was arraigned in Central
court charged with "loafing." He
showed $500 when baling himself.
Under plea of not guilty his case went
over to Aug. 2S. i
Fiftyfour shoe manufacturers OF
Haverhill, Mass, have issued state
ment to the effect that they would not
recognize the Allied Shoe Workers
union, many of whose members have
been on strike for several weeks for
iHCledScS III pay dhu ASNoshitioA Vi
their organization.
Mrs. Harry Stokes of Hanson, Mass,
was struck by lightning and instantly
killed during q severe storm that
passed over the town last week. Mrs
Stokes was alone in the house at the
time. The bolt entered the house
through the kitchen partition and
played havoc with the furnishings.
Representative Joseph G. Cannon Of
Danville, H., better known as Uncle
joe" took the part of, auctioneer at
the Red Cross drive at Poland Springs
and humorously sold the privileges to
furnish caddles for the Jones' Adair-
Stirling Rosenthal golf match. In all
more than $4,000 was raised by this
method.
Miss Louise Swanson of Lawrence
and Boston, fiancee of Dr. William
H. Hanrahan of Lawrence, was
drowned in Cobetts pond. Windham,
N. H., when a dory in which 10 people
were riding overturned when about ID
feet from the shore. The other five