Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-03-08

from a wall fixture.
John V. Spada, a Junior at the
Brockton, Mass, high school, is
again champion farmer among the
boys and girls Of the state.
Paul Grinley, 2. died at Newton.
Mass, from inhaling illuminating
gas.
Stephanie Gedrotis, a, died at
Brighton, Mass, from burns she re-
ceived When she came in contact with
a stove.
The Boston Shoe Trades club was
organized at a meeting of the New
England Shoe and Leather associa-
ton.
The city Of Springfield, Mass,
was made defendant in suits aggre-
eating $500, 900 damages for the TAX
ing of land in connection with the
Dwight street widening.
Mrs. Horatio n. Slater Of Boston
has been appointed vice chairman OF
the executive committee Of the ma
tional department of recreation and
comforts of the wOman's naval SER
vice.
Alfred Bowditch, CO, treasurer of
the Boston Athenaeum and director
and trustee of financial and philan-
thrOpic institutions, died at Boston.
John Ford, 60, was killed at BoS-
ton by gas escaping from a bracket
on the wall Of his room.
j. H. Peavey, a manufacturer and
inventor of the Peavey cant-dOg, died
at Bangor, Me, on his 10th birthday.
He was formerly champion trap shot
Of Maine.
Mayor Peter has held up the con-
struction work of $500, 600 on public
the work is deemed of immediate
necessity the mayor will permit the
building projects to be completed.
The question OF changing to a city
form of. government will be put
squarely up to the voters Of Wake
field, Mass. at the town meeting.
Lawrence Richie, 4, died at Bos-
ton, from burns received when his
nightgown caught fire from a kitchen
stove.
The order increasing Quincy. Mass,
police salaries was passed over the
veto of Mayor Wilton by a vote Of six
to one by the city council.
Leroy z. Cutler, 83, n of the pion-
Ger wholesale shoe merchants Of
western New England, died at West
Springfield, Mass.
Mayor Thompson OF Lowell, Mass.
is complying with the suggestion that
special efforts shall be made to detect
and punish men believed to be selling
or givinug liquor to soldiers.
William H. Davis, SO, was found
dead in the cellar of his home at Alb
ington, Mass. Apparently he slipped
and broke his neck.
Amherst college will close for
the summer On June s.. The spring
recess and the semester examination
period have been cancelled.
A unit to perform aviation con-
struction work in Ireland is the lat
est attractive service offered through
the navy recruiting station at BOs-
ton.
Fire wiped out the large plant Of
the W. II. Sawyer Lumber ON
pany at Worcester, Mass, and de-
StrOyed some private dwelling houses.
The total loss is over $500 900.
Refusing to accept the wage con-
c~essions offered by the New England
Telephone company, operators in the
Salem, Mass, exchange, decided To-
take a strike vote.
Vera Stephenson, IA, a pupil in
the Auburn, Me-, grammar school,
was stricken with heart disease and
died in her classroom.
Proceedings against Sylvester p
Callahan, a lawyer, resulted in his
disbarment at Springfield, Mass, in
a iury-waived session of the superior
court.
The New Bedford, Mass, teIe-
phone operators authorized a COM
mittee to poll a strike vote on their
demand for the same wages granted
to Boston operators.
Gov. Mccall issued a proclamation
calling upon the people of Massachu-
sets to aid in so far as they possibly
can in the campaign for the purchase
of war savings and thrift stamps.
Charles O. Eaton of Brunswick.
Me-, was eelcted president Of the New
England Hardware Dealers AssCcia-
ton at the convention at Boston
DR.. John II. Mullins, 40, a prom
inent Lynn, Mass, physician, was
found dead IL a chair in his office.
Medical Examiner Harry NJ. Cults,
80, died at his home at Brookline,
Mass, of pneumonia.
Claude Gardner, s, WIS shot and
fatally wounded by his brother.
David B. Gardner, Il, at Fall River,
Mass, while playing in the cellar
Of their home.
Stavros Varoulas of Peabody.