Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-02-22
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or fell from the tenth story of the
fremont building in Boston to the
floor at the bottom of the air shaft,
death being instant. He had been
suffering from a nervous breakdown.
During January 5317 persons ap-
piled to Uncle Sans free employ
ment office at Boston for work. OF
this number 1894 were referred to
employment.
Recommendation that the study of
ford, Mass, schools is made by
Mayor Haines, a member of the
school board. eX-officio, in a letter
to that board.
Kenneth Booth, s, died at Boston
of injuries received when his sled
crashed into an auto truck.
Carmini di Zaza pleaded not guilty
to charge of the murder of Tony
Volente at Lawrence, Mass, and
was held without bail.
Thomas J. Washburn, a Boston
real estate man. filed a petition in
bankruptcy. His liabilities were Civ
en- at $4S6. 466. II.
John A. Emery, a prominent Bos-
ton builder, was sued by Mrs. Mary
r. French for $50, 900 for alleged
breach of promise.
DR.. f. r. Kelley of Boston was
appointed by Governor Mccall as the
state commissioner of health to sue
coed DR.. A. J. Mclaughlin, who has
been called back into the federal
service.
Charles H. Brown, the actor, pro-
fessiOnally known as Charles Bar
ROM" member of the old Boston Mu-
scum stock company Cor more than
twenty years, died at Boston at the
age of rs.
The first woman assistant registrar
Of probate in Essex county, Mass. :,
qualified for the position. She is
Miss Lucy S. Brown of Salem.
Despondent because of i'll health,
Mrs. Mary King of Waltham, Mass.
committed suicide by hanging.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Kehew, 80, identified
actively with many educational move
ments in Boston, died at her home in
that city.
The huge military. construction
plan of the war department in which
the port of Boston is to he developed
at an expense of SIS, 900 900, includes
a giant storage warehouse covering
more than 1000, 900 square feet.
Scores of Woburn, Mass, resi-
dents ran from their homes in alarm
when an explosion partially wrecked
the plant of a chemical company. No
one was hurt.
This years drive in the Massachu-
sets legislature for the bill to have
the state appropriate So, 800, OOOs
provided congress should appropriate
an equal amount for the Improvement
and development of the Merrimack
river, has been called off because of
war conditions.
George w. Blanchard oe Winches-
ter, Mass, observed bees in the at
tic Of his house. lie had some wood
work removed, when about 300
pounds of honey was found.
Judge Elijah George of the probate
and insolvency court of Suffolk coun-
ty, recognized throughout the coun-
try as one of the foremost authorities
on probate law, died at Boston at the
age of 81 after two days illness of
pneumonia.
John J.. McQueeney, -, died at
Pawtucket, r. L., from a fractured
skull, received when he was struck
by a jitney bus.
Receiver DOnham of the Bay State
Street Railway company declared
that he was considering plan
whereby service on number Of his
lines would be discontinued.
Labor is so scarce at Fitchburg,
Mass, that Postmaster Smith has
had to add woman letter carrier to
his force.
Elias Sanborn, 81, died at Bux-
ton. Me. He served through the
Civil war.
Mackerel from Korea are soon to
be used on tables Of American cpl
cures it was announced by the Bos-
ton Fish Bureau. About fifty casks
have been prepared for shipment
from Kobe.
Joseph McMurray, 30, of Somer-
Vile, Mass, was found dead in bed
from illuminating gas. The cock on
gas heater was partly open.
An increase from $40 to $50 a
month in the money paid dependents
Of soldiers is provided for in bin
favOrably reported by the military
affairs committee of the Massachu-
sets legislature.
The Allan line, which has con-
Quoted steamship service from Glas-
Cow to Boston for the past twenty.
five years. will discontinue its Bos-
ton service OH May /.
During the year just ended the
Massachusetts department of health