Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-06
TOLL OF DEATHS
AND INJURIES
TAKEN ON HOLIDAY

South Paris, July 4.-Setting the
brakes of his machine too hard as
: he started down a steep grade while
hurrying to take part in the big
Fourth of July celebration here to-
day, Kenneth Swallow, q years old.
OF this town, was fatally injured
when his car skidded and turned
over three times as it rolled down
the embankment.
Although badly battered and bleed
ing profusely, Swallow lived to crawl
from under his overturned machine.
Passing autoists quickly stopped to
pick up the injured motorist and
carried him to the town where he
was placed in an ambulance and
rushed to the Central Maine General
hospital at Lewiston. He died, how
ever, before reaching that institu-
ton.
New Kensington, Pa, July A.
(AP)-Three persons were killed by
lightning here today and two others
were injured when a tree under
which they had taken shelter in a
park during a storm was struck. The
tree was badly shattered, but did
not fall. The dead are Andrew p.
King, 3S. and his wife, and Edith
Sherer. Z years old, all of New Ken
sington.
Marlboro, July 4.-Onesime Pelle-
tier. 43, of 4S4 Lincoln street, died
today in the Marlboro Hospital of
injuries received when he was struck
by an automobile operated by Ed
ward Martell of IS Broadway.
Brattleboro, VT. July 4.-One was
killed, another injured and IL other
persons, including four young girls,
were hailed into court here today and
fined as the result of night before
the fourth celebration at jackson
vile. The dead man is William
Walsh, "a, of Union street, North
Adams, Mass. The injured victim is
Lotus Curtis, 20, also of North
Adams
Portsmouth, N. H., July 4.-Miss
Ella Mcleod of Saugus Centre,
Mass, was killed early this morning
on the Lafayette road near Break
fast Hill. With several others she
was on her way to Maine for the
holidays. They had been out of the
! car and were coming out of the
woods when she stepped into the
path of car driven by Edward j.
Lougee of Portland, Me-, who was
going to Massachusetts with his fam
lily.
Lawrence, Mass, July 4.-(AP)-
Edward Mayo, 81, a teamster. died
about 8 o'clock tonight in a local
hospital an hour after he had been
stabbed at the home of Mrs. Mabel
Shank. colored. Amelo Carmarro
so, is under arrest charged with the
murder and Mrs. Shank is held as a
material witness.
Danvers, Mass, July 3.-(AP)-
George Gesgesano and Edward Kane
of Charlestown were fatally injured
when the motorcycle sidecar in
which they were riding, crashed into
an on-coming motor truck here to-
day. Joseph Gesgesano, cousin
of George, who was with the other
two, suffered a broken back and
was not expected to live. The truck
was driven by Louis Fishman OF
Maiden. He was not arrested.
Saranac Lake, N. Y, July A.
CAP Fire took toll of seven lives
here today. Starting from an orr
gin not yet determined, the flames
swept through a three-story wooden
apartment house in the early hours
of the morning, either trapping the
victims in their rooms or cutting off
their escape.
The dead: George Martin, 65, of
Cahteauguay; George Duckett, q, of
Saranac Lake; Peter Dwyer. 30, of
Saranac Lake; Kenneth Monkey, IL,
of Saranac Lake; Robert MCGOWAN,
16, of Burlington, VT; Joseph Nc
Gowan, q, of Burlington, VT. a
brother of Robert.
Mrs. George Duckett Is in a criti-
cal condition at the General hospital.
She sustained serious burns, and
was injured by jumping from third
story window.
Milford, July 4.-Thomas Hillfer-
ty. 40. of Midway, was found uncon-