Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-02-01
NEWS REDUCED
q. TO A MINIMUM
ReCent Happenings of Interest
to New Englanders

ments at Haverhill. Mass, with gas
streaming from a Jet above them.
Families occupying apartments in a
building in the business center of
Leominster, Mass. were rescued by
laddermen when fire damaged the
structure to the extent of $4,000.
Fire at Sharon. Mass. destroyed
the Sharon thread mill, causing
$4,000 damage.
Cyrus w. Longley. II. register of
probate of Sagadahoc county more
than thirty-five years, died at Bath,
Me.
Thaddeus F. Griffin, 80, a well-to-
do retired mason, and familiar figure
at Gloucester, Mass, committed sui
eide.
The fuel committee at Midway,
Mass. seized ninety-six tons of coal
from factory and two greenhouses
for distribution among householders.
Thomas Fl. Baxter, 81. night
Waterman for the Essex Lumber COM
pany, Lynn, Mass, was burned to
death and the cOmpany's office build
ing and a storage shed destroyed with
a loss of $50, 600 by the explosion of
an oil heater.
The Massachusetts legislative COM
mittee on metropolitan affairs was
told that more than S5,000,O0O of food
stuffs is stored in Boston buildings
which lack adequate protection
against fire.
Ebenezer J. Dixon, 60, committed
suicide by gas asphyxiatiOn at Lynn,
Mass. He was discouraged over loss
of employment.
Fire at Brandon, VT. wiped out a
section of buildings containing stores
and tenements, rendering homeless
several families. The loss is S125, 900.
Anthony De Lucca, ii, was found
not guilty of manslaughter. He acct
dentally shot and killed John Gala
fato, II, at Boston.
Edward P. Lind, d. of Worcester.
Mass, who recently enlisted in the
United States marine corps, jumped
from top-story window at the BoS-
ton psycopathic hospital while suffer-
ing from mental trouble and was
killed.
Mrs. Cynthia T.. Lynch, writer of
children's books, died at Shirley,
Mass, of locomOtor ataxia.
The Colonial, Bangor, Me-, fam
lily hotel, was destroyed by fire, with
loss estimated at S125 900, of
which 500 900 is on the hotel and the
remainder on the guests furniture and
valuables.
Stephen Stephinoff, Jr., IL, died at
Boston of injuries sustained while
coasting. His sled crashed into an
automobile.
mot now and never again. was
the answer received by the selective
board of SomerviIle, Mass. from a
QUESTIONABLE to the question, "Do
you or your wife live with her par
entS?"
Citizens of Nantucket, Mass. asked
the legislature to repeal the law pro-
hibiting the operation of motor cars
on the island because of the report
that the Nantucket railroad, the only
means of rapid transit, may be dis
mantled.
Charles J. Leyden, proprietor of a
Worcester, Mass. lunch cart, while
opening clans found a perfectly
shaped pearl, the size of large pea
He refused $50 for the pearl.
Thirty tons of coal seized by the
local fuel administration from the
basement of the Tabernacle Congre-
gational church, Salem, Mass. was
distributed to householders who were
in the drest need.
The night express of the Rutland
railroad was wrecked near Middle
bury, VT, by an explosion in the To-
connective. Fireman McCauley was
killed and several passengers injured
but not seriously.
Recovery from gas of y-products
of toluol, the base of the explosive
trinitro -touol, will be undertaken by
the Springfield, Mass, Gas Light com
pany.
While walking the tracks near
Readville, Mass, J. j. Barrett, a
New Haven railroad policeman. was
robbed by two men D his watch and
chain, also 500 in cash.
The city Of Worcester, Mass, and
institutions therein are given nearly
all the 100000 estate of Mrs. Ellen
r. Kennedy of Boston, the gifts to
take effect on the death of her hus-
band, who during life Is to have the
income.
One person was seriously hurt and
three others badly bruised when an
electric car crashed into funeral
procession at Boston, wrecking a
carriage.
James r. Galbraith, II, was gored
to death at Barnet, VT, by a bull
which he had turned out to water.
During a fit of dependency Patrol
man John w. Lothrop of Boston, SO