The Lowell Sun, 2 June 1904
MINISTER LOST
Jury Found In Favor of Husband |
| BROCKTON, Mass, June 2—The Jury in the Rev. W. S. Fritch alienation
case returned a sealed verdict for Charles S. Whitmarsh, the
plaintiff, this morning for $1334.
Mr. Whitmarsh sued to recover $30,000. The case has been on trial
for about a week and resulted from a series of rather sensational
incidents, said to involve Mrs. Whitmarsh and the clergyman, who was
pastor of a Congregational church at Attleboro. Sometime ago the
clergyman announced his intention of leaving the ministry to become
an actor. Subsequently, however, this plan was abandoned and Mr.
Fritch resumed preaching. He has a family. |
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| DEATHS |
| PURCELL—Mrs. Anastasia Purcell died at 162 Cross street last night,
aged 64 years. She leaves one sister, Mrs. Ann Graham and one
brother, Patrick Howard. Funeral tomorrow morning from her late home
at 9:30 o'clock. Services at St. Patrick's church at 9 o'clock. |
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Submitted by
MR
The Arlington Advocate, 4 June 1904
| Arlington police as a rule are less
harsh with wrong doers than some we
know of, for their plan has been to
caution where it has been considered
thoughtlessness rather than wilfull
violation was the cause. Knowing that
a place in town was frequented by some
young men for gaming purposes, they
were warned to discontinue the practice.
Not heeding, last Sunday morning the
place was visited and John Ahern, John
J. Dale, John Ryan, John Rooney were
arrested for gaming on the Lord's day.
Each was fined $5 in the Cambridge
District Court, but appealed and gave
bonds to prosecute the same. We shall be
surprised if they do not find this last
procedure even more foolish than defying
the law in the first instance. |
Submitted by
dja
The Stoneham Independent, 9 June 1904
| KATHLEEN ELIZABETH BLAIR |
| Kathleen Elizabeth Blair, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph F. A. Blair, of this town, passed away at Roxbury
Saturday , Jan. 2nd, aged 3 years and 11 months. An attack of the
measles was followed by bronchial pneumonia which proved fatal.
Kathleen was an unusually bright and intelligent little girl, and Mr.
and Mrs. Blair have the sympathy of the townspeople in their
bereavement. The funeral services were held Monday afternoon at
22:30, at the family resident on Central St.. Rev. J.W. Ward, pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal church, was the officiating clergyman. The
service was brief but impressive. Neighbors and friends attended.
There were a number of floral offerings. The body was placed in the
tomb at Lundenwood cemetary. C. W. Messer had charge of the
arrangements. |
Submitted by
Val
The Arlington Advocate, 25 June 1904
| The evidence against the young men
arrested not long ago for gambling,
on which the District Court rendered
a verdict of guilty, was not sufficent
to convict in the higher court and they
were discharged. The testimony offered
in defense was to the effect that the
young men were a committee in charge of
a "benefit;" that they met at the hall
to square accounts; that the money on
the table was part of the proceeds of
tickets sold; that the playing cards
the officer testified to seeing were in
reality their "benefit" tickets. This
story the jury believed. It was in the
early hours of a Sunday morning that
the police raided the place and made the
arrest. |
Submitted by
dja
1904 Newspaper Abstracts
Middlesex County Massachusetts
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