Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-02-08
GATHERED FROM
MANY SECTIONS
Happenings In New England
Told In Brief Items

dent and treasurer of the WareEam
Savings bank and director of the
Wareham National bank, died at
Wareham, Mass. He was connected
with the Wareham Savings bank If
ty-four years.
Nearly 1000 masses are provided
for the repose of the soul of Rev.
e. F. Carrigan of ST. Edwards
church. Pawtucket. r. l., In his will
Holy Cross college, Worcester,
Mass, will be hard hit in the second
draft and many of the students are
planning to leave the college to enlist
in various branches of the service.
William Dunbar, AZ was found dead
in bed at Boston. Gas was escaping
from piece of tubing extending from
a jet to stove.
James Ryan began serving an
eight-year sentence in Jail at Prov
idence for killing Edward Dolan of
Lawrence. Mass. in barroom.
Judge Charles e. Shattuck, 50,
who was appointed last November to
the superior court bench by Gov
Mccall, died at Boston.
Alard Miner. 10 died at Shrews-
bury. Mass, as the result of "a
COasting accident.
United States SenaNr Fernald,
whose term expires in March. 1919,
filed his papers at Augusta. Met, for
denomination by the Republicans.
Roy Nelson, Jr., 4, was killed at
Somervlle, Mass. when he was run
over by an automobile truck.
The Boston Y. NJ. C. A. not only
reached its goal of 100000, but
went beyond. rolling up total of
$119 .105 40.
Miss Nerdelia Prentiss, an invalid,
was suffocnted in a fire at Oakland.
Me-, that started in her bedroom
while she was unattended.
Six persons were seriously injured
at Stamford Conn, when 100
gallon tank filled with ingredients for
the manufacture of picrc acid ex-
ploded.
The Republican club of Massachu-
sets elected Robert Luce of Waltham
as president.
The Whitaker & Bacon company
wool waste mills, Northboro, Mass,
valued at about 100000, were prac-
tiCally destroyed by fire believed to
have been caused when a spark flew
into heap of waste.
James MCGOWAN. %, was killed at
Readville, Mass. by being crushed
between an engine and the platform
Of freight shed.
Fire in the nurses home of the
birmingham, Mass, hospital drove
forty five nurses to the street, with
barely time to don suitable clothing.
The loss is about 500 900.
Dennis E. Carey, chief of the Law
renee, Mass, fire department. was
removed from that office by Alder
man Carr.
Charles J. Dunn Of OronO was NOM
mated as an associate justice of the
Maine supreme court by Gov. MILL
ken to fill the vacancy caused by the
death Of Justice Madlgan.
The Watch and Ward society OF
Boston is the chief benefactor under
the will made by Mrs. Mary j. Bish-
Op of Cambridge, Mass. The society
rnnotyoC COO 00n irh rl
more after the death of her brother
and his children.
William E. Murdoch. president of
the Sampson & Murdoch Publishing
company. Boston, died from a para
lytic stroke. He was born at Gambia,
N. H., Sept. IS, 1874.
Married at IL to a man of 80, sep
arated from him two years later, to
discover that he had married again
and had three children by his second
wife, was the story told in the Suffolk
divorce court at Boston by Mrs. Mary
A. Russell. She was granted q de-
cree nisi.
Harry Welsner and James Willniff
of Boston were drowned when they
were knocked off the deck of the fish,
Ing schooner John j. Fallon.
To all appearances Mayor elect
Peters Of Boston will face an empty
city treasury when he takes office next
week.
Greater Boston Zionists have been
modified for the PURPOSE of raising
$50. 600 as their quota of the 81 900
900 nation wide Palestine restoration
fund.
More than fifty men came forward
in response to call for recruits at
Boston rally, conducted Jointly by the
United States navy and the British
recruiting mission.
The Taylor building, the largest
business block In Taunton. Mass.
was burned, It contained twenty
stores and Offices. The total loss Is
estimated at Sl75, 600 1t is believed
the fire started from electric wires.
d-fashioned New England johnny
cake, the pride of the table gener-
alton ago back home on the farm.