Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-02-22

inaugurated at Yale university next
fall.
Boston, for the first time in her
history, went on coal rations and re-
ceived coal only on the presentation
of coal cards.
Mrs. Margaret Stinson, 6S, was
found dead in bed at Boston, asphyX.
lated by Illuminating gas.
George Chadfey, 81, of Freeport,
Me-, who served through the Civil
war. dropped dead in his own door
yard. He was one of the Oldtime
Maine shipbuilders.
Olga r. Rovostino, II. and Mrs.
Theresa Zanoro, "a, of Canton,
Mass. were found dead in bed from
gas poisoning, at BrOcktOn, Mass,
where they had gone to attend
party. 1t is presumed they blew out
the gas when they retired.
An AUDIENCE of 5000 persons was
ordered out of the Orpheum theatre,
Boston, because of a fire in an adj
joining building occupied by Felix
Vorenberg 4 Co., jewellers, which
caused loss of $50, 900.
Henry J. Spooner, 70, a member
of congress from Rhode Island from
1881 to 1891 and a veteran of the
Civil war. died at Providence.
William L. Smith of the firm Of
Flint & Smith, publishers o: the
Danbury News, died suddenly at Dan-
bury, Conn.
The Boston Opera House, built by
the late Ebcn n. Jordan as fitting
home of grand opera for music low
erS of Boston, became the property
of Lee and J. J. Shubert The deal
involved close to 81 900 900.
Fire in the building occupied by
the Farrar Furniture company, Fan
gor, Me-, caused loss of 500, 900
Fred l.. Carter "a, for thirty-two
years in the employ of the Boston
and Maine railroad, died of heart
failure at Wilmington, Mass, as the
train of which he was conductor was
making the trip to Boston.
The Massachusetts Teachers as
ISOLATION voted unanimously in favor
of course of physical training in the
schools.
Maine has been selected as the
state in which to start the national
campaign to obtain 30 900 men for
the new national merchant marine.
John A. VoOdry, 40, an insurance
expert, was killed in Boston sub
way station when he was crowded
off the platform and fell beneath a
car.
Harry Vernon, his wife, Mary. and
visitor, Miss Mary f. Spratt. were
found dead in the Vernon hAl at
Boston. Death was caused by gas
poisoning. and is said to have been
accidental.
DR.. Charles D. Sawln. 81, OF
Somerville, Mass, collapsed and died
on street ut Boston. He was for
merly physician and surgeon at the
massachusetts state prison.
Attempting TO escape after having
robbed I. NJ. Straus, Alfred Lynch,
SO, jumped from third story win
dow in a Boston building an broke
both legs.
Fire in the w. X. Austin garage
at South Norwalk. Conn, and the
subsequent burning of the adjoining
Pierce garage, caused loss of about
bileS.
Frank A. Winthrop, 81, treasurer
of the Wakefield, Mass, Trust COM
pany died of heart disease while
seated at his desk in the bank Of
flee.
Joseph Bradeur, 40, of Salem, Y.
H., an employee of railroad section
gang, was struck and killed by
train.
Gov. Milliken presented to the
farmers of Maine the urgent need of
a large crop acreage in an address
at the annual meeting OF the Maine
Grange lecturer
John Kiugesser, 62 years old. OF
Valley Falls r. L., was held as a
German sympathizer by the federal
authorities.
Henry Johnson, professor of mod
ern languages and director of the
museum of fine arts at BOwdoin col
lege, died at Brunswick, Me. He was
born at Gardiner, Me, in 1853.
We must wage war behind the lines
this year if war is to continue at the
front. We must wage war against
the insects that destroy the crops,
according to the Massachusetts Agri-
cultural college.
The Connecticut grand lodge, F.
A. A. NJ, refused to recognize the
grand lodge of France san affiliated
body, on the ground that the French
lodge does not recognize the Holy
Bible in its work.
Henry Mahaffey, As, driver for
a milk company, was founl dead
sitting in the seat of his automobile
at Somerville, Mass, garage.