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r-ITCHBURG SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28. 1936 Carlessness OfTliibeault Caused Death Oscjr Thibeault, who died at Burbank hospital Saturday, Aug 22, as the result of uijunet sustained in an accident dt tlie fieight a i i of the Boston Maine raihrad earlier that afternoon, came to his death "through momentary forget- fulness and a failure to exercise a i i a of ire and i'dU- tion'' accordirm to Special Justice A Z. Goodfellow, who conducted jii inquest last Situidd. Death was due to a compound comminuted fiattures of both ICKV fiaotured ribs and trnumatic shock Mr Thibeaull had been a freight conductor and li.id been' employed by the for 40 The leport fik-d by Judge Goodfellow today states. "Shortly pnor to the accident, he had been engaged in the shunting of cars in the freight did.

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3970-3971 MILLER CLOTHING CO. OPP. STATION 127 A I ST FITCHBURG Dependable Quality Always the same work but with a different engine. While waiting for more cai3, the deceased lelt Ins engine and conversed with the yaidmailci at a point about eight feet distant i the track upon which his injuries subsequently occurred "The yardmpster left him and ciosfccd the tiack ahead of a freight car which had been shunted onto the track by the crew operating ihe other fi eight engine and which wai apFioaching about eight miles an hour "The deceased started toward a shanty more distant from the tiack but because of a desire to say thini; further to the yardmaster, or for some unknown reason, he turned and walked rapidly toward the track 'He knew that cars were being shunted onto this track, but ap- pro.iched it without looking in the direction fiom which the car came He was by the protruding side of the car and fell forward on his face. His legs went under the car, the wrieeTs of which passed over him 1 1 find no evidence of negligence on the part of the railroad company or of its employes, or of any other person except the 'deeeaseciT iTniT that while the deceased was nn experienced and careful man, he came to his death through momentary for- Selfulness and a failure to exercise a sufficient amount of cars and caution The witnesses at the inquest were 1 Frank Bencre, Gorham yard brakpman, Patrolmen Thomas Finiugan, Gottfried Jena, Dr Car- nehus Geary, medical examipei Thomas Kershaw, yardmaster, anc Benjamin Thibeault, conductor Ladies of G.

A. R. Meet Gen. William Sherman circle Ladies of the G. A.

held its regular meeting yesterday afternoon in U. S. W. V. hall when plans for a dinner to be held at the inspection Nov 10 were made Mrs.

Grace Sharpe is chairman of the commit- There will be a social at the home of Mrs. Sharpe, 23 Pleasant street Nov 4, at 7 30 p. m. Members, who will visit the Johr Andrews home in Newlonville, will meet at the comer of Gushing anc Main streets Friday morning at 1C o'clock. There will be a penny social at the home of Mrs.

Bruce McIntyre, 14 Cabot street, tonight at 7.30 o'clock, for members and friends. 2 Nurses Hurt In Crash At Intersection ICAPT. MOLLISOIS i RUSSIAN CHOIR ii STARTS FLIGHT! DELIGHTS 60011 ADVERTISE YOUR WANT ADS IN THE SENTINEL Society A. f. A.

Chnrlet W. Moore l-odge Special communication Friday evening. Oct 30 at 745 clock Work A degree The work wil 1 be conferred by Die otfleers of Tahat- tawan lodge of Littleton Mass Master Masorxs Invited to attend NETTLETCW AHTHUH LEMAY Sec 1. Apollo Lodge, No. 205 Regular meeting In Odd Fellows' hall Wallace tuildtng.

Wednesday evening Oct 28 RAY CATE Sec I. O. O. M. Loyal Progressive Lodge, No 7203 Meets In Unity hall.

150 Ashburnham street West Fltcnburg, Wednesday, Oct 28. at 8 o'clock By order of the N. Fur Coats i N. E. O.

P. Watatlc Lodge. No. 31 Regular meeting In St George's haU. Wednesday evening.

Oct. 28. at 8 o'clock Installation and supper at 630 p. By order of the LAURA SEELEY, Sec jiillTliliminiiuiiimiiiwimiiiimrtimiiiiininii'iiiiiMlimmi uli'miuni. "GROSSMAN'S" October Discovery Sale Greater Than Ever This Year i Now Is Uie time to prepare for ler.

Local home owners will dls- cover the greatest opportunity to make their home ship-shape (or wln- i ler with the sensational values offered at Grossman's Discovery Sale. All Materials Under Cover. WESTMINSTER F1TCHBUBG Open Weekdays 6 Saturdays 9 P. M. Tel 3111.

aiMuuiiuitlmmiiiiiiiHjmmimimiHiiT Clover Hill 368 MAIN ST. Oatmeal Bread 2 for 15c I I Oittege Sponge Pie lac 1 Betty Crocker Angels 23c Strawberry Sheet Cake Me Cream Puffs 3 for lOc i We Went to the Market and Saved Hundreds of Dollars Coats purchased during the past few weeks of mild weather. Northern Bonded Seals, Mendoza Beavers and Caraculs, Lapins. Guaranteed savings and quality. Hudson Seal Raccoon Squirrel Muskrats -Persian Lamb Jap Mink 125 to '350 3 FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE- FUR BUDGET PLAN! Well ffladly arrange monthly or weekly budget plan to I suit your r.

verrence. WirALOm SOCIALS OPEN Every Night TUESDAY BTG NIGHT NICE and WARM ADMISSION FREE Ethel Lawson, Crescent apartments, and Ellen. Courtney, 200 Heywood street, were- injured last night when a Uxicab, operated by Gardner Mossey, Laurel street, in which they were riding was involved in a collision with a car driven by Carl A Crowley, 391 Milk street, at Nichols road and Mechanic street MLSSCS Lawson and Courtney, nurses, had just completed their work at Burbank hospital and were on their way home when the auu- dent occurred Miss Lawson suit dined a fractured left shoulder and rmlliple contusions Hntt Wtw Courtney ffuutineu severe lacerations of the scalp, multiple contusions and shock They were attended by Dr C. E. Geary and their condition is reported as turiy good Mr Crowley was on his way up Nichols street to the hospital car also struck a parked automobile registered to Otto M.

Wihtelin, 150 High street. The operators of th" Crowley car and the taxieab escaped injury. Lieut Wallace was caJled by Capt Otto W. Goranscn and is conducting an investigation Probate Court Three divorces granted by Judge Harry Atwood in probate court this morning They were Benedetto D'Palma of Leommsler fiom Gennaro D'Palma. residence unknown; desertion, married Oct 6, 1917, in Leommster, granted custody of their two children, counsel, James R.

Oliver. Clamper of Gardner, from Dclbert James Clapper of tills city; cruel and abusive treatment, married in Westminster June 2, 1934 counsel, Dyer Cornerford Anna Dignard of Leommster from David Dignard of Leominster; crutl and abusive lieatment and intoxication; married Sept. 26. 1918, granted custody of Joui children, counsel, James R. Oliver.

Death of Napoleon Plourde Napoleon Plourde, 108 Intervale road, died yesterday in Monson state hospital after a long ilnless He was born in Lowell 35 years ago and lived in city for 11 years He is survived by his mother, Mrs Joseph Plourde Patenaude: a sister, Mrs Yvonne Ducharme; two brothers, Louis Plourde of this city and Henry Plourde of Northfieid Vt The funeral will take place from the Aubuchon funeral home on Woodland street Friday morning A high mass of requiem will be celebrated at 9 o'clock in St Francis' church Burial will be in St. Joseph's cemetery LOCALS --Announcement was made at the board of health today that the "date (Continued (rum Page One) fh on uesdays at a i a will be changed to Wednesdays at the same place, starting next week, --A shower in honor of her marriage Saturday at Gardner to Philip Brunntll of this city, was tendered to Miss Lena Avers of Greenwood street, Gardner, at the home of Mr. and Mrs Henry Brunnell, 168 Lunenburg street, last night. Miss Ayers received many beautiful gifts after which there was an entertainment Refreshments were served. --Mayor Robert Greenwood will be the toastmaster at the harvest supper to be given to Cong.

Joseph E. Casev of Clinton in city hall tonight. Reservations have been made by several hundred friends, according to the committee in charge. The program will include an entertainment by a professional group. After a brief speak- in; program, dancink will be enjoyed.

When the alligator roars, it emits a musky scent which can be detected miles away. The flier took along no food, but expected to take some aboaid at Harbor Grace for the water hop He said he hoped to pick up the coast of Ireland nine hours out of Harbor Grace and to make London in three more hours Arrived there, he planned to leave within three days lor Capetown, South Africa. Bad weather he said, may hold him dt Harbor Giacc for a time. His weather reports from there indicated the hop for London might not be advisable tonight or tomorrow He expected to increase his load of gasoline to 600 gallons at Harbor Grace His the "Dorothy," was named, ho said, for a "very dear i Dorothy Ward, English actress BAR HARBOR, Me, Oct. 28 A monoplane believed here to have been that of Cnpt James A Molhson, Irfuuina (Contlnucd Irom One) Grace, passed over here at 11.10 a.

(E. today The plane flew at an altitude of 5000 feet. An encore, also an arrangement of a peasant song by Kibalchich, a lilting, tuneful number, also wa.s exceptionally well received. To symphony lovers the concert was a distinct tieat from both the point of view of selection and presentation. The first part was devoted rn- tirely to ecclesiastical music featured by Rachmaninoff's "Vesper Prayer," presented for the first time in Amenca.

"Psalm 18" in three 'parts, was peihaps the most ambitious undertaking of this group. Part 2 opened with the popular Chopin selection, "Pi elude Minor." and was featuic-d by the compositions of the famed Russian ttuaposer Rimsky-Konwkoff Of these, "Carnival" from The Snow Maiden," received great applause and was in part repeated as an encore tha mast effooUvi BITUMINOUS COAL White Oak--Screened--Stove Size Cambria --Screened--Stove Size Logan, No 4--Run of Mine Special and Lump Special SHIRLEY Fredoman lodge, I O. had its annual meeting recently in Odd Fcilows hall District Deputy Grand Master Henry E. Price and staff of Maynard installed the following officers Noble grand, Frank d. Westover, vice grand, Moody L.

Parker, secretary, George W. Balch; treasurer, George'F Buxton: warden, Harry Brown; conductor, Nelson W. Wamboldt; chaplain, Everett Buxton; right scene supporter, Ralph S. Wheeler; left scene supporter, Lewis Bradford, right supporter of noble grand John E. Adams, left supporter of noble MIDDLESEX FUEL CO.

Tel. 383 1 supporter of vice grand, Isley Boach, left supporter of vice grand, Will A Dadtnun: inside guasd, Frederick Parsons; outside guard, William A. L. Crockett Following the meeting an oyster stew supper was served by William Means, chef at the Industrial School for Boys. Miss Virginia Wheeler spent the week-end in Chatham Mrs Francis Martel underwent an operation at Clinton hospital Tuesday morning The fire department was called Monday evening for a chimneiy blaze 1 at the home of James Smith, Porter street A delegation from the Gov William Shirley chapter.

Comrades of the Way, the youth rally at the Federated church Aycr Sunday M4SON The supervisors of the check list will be at the town hall Saturday, Oct 31, from 2 to 4 and Monday Nov 2, from 7 to 9 for registration of voters At the last Fruitdale Grange meeting Deputy James Hodgson of Am- herbt was present for the annual fall inspection The third degree was exemplified A Hallowe'en pro- this talented group was the churrh scene from the same composers "Christmas Eve" The excellent work of five bassos showed to advantage in this as they intoned in excellent imitation of the larger bells in a holiday peal. Tschaikowsky'b "Song of the Reapers," from the opera "Eupcne Onegm," a sprightly, fast-moving bit of interpreted folk lore, was especially pleasing Mr Slepoushkin's rendition of the powerful aria from "Sadko" was the most imposing work of the evening. His rich voice is especially tuneful for a basso The third part of the concert was devoted entirely to folk songs Their haunting, simple melodies properly terminated the unusual presentation Membeis of the college club, the u'jd flnd t-hn members acted as ushers. Each state experimental farm receives S90000 annually for its experiments. iiiiiiiii'tiiiiMiiiiiiiiKiiiiiiuiiniiiiniiniiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiMiMmiMini'.

C. A. BENADICT I will make a trip to BOSTON all this i week, with 7 people. Also make trip I to MOHAWK TRAIL on SUNDAY. 1 I leaving at 9 30 A.

corner Day St 3 I Price SI JO, with 7 people I Tel 3475 HI NOW I DRINK COCKTAILS Upset Stomach Goes in Jiffy with BELL-ANS FOR INDIGESTION (SSfUgJSZ lummiiiimiimiiimililliimilllllliiiiimiHliimimmilimiimillimilliin OIL BURNER For jour range, laves monev, no I ashes, no dust Hat fire dav and mpht Steady heat i less work people Mrs Mary A Kennedy who was severely injured when she fell a few weeks ago, has been removed to the hospital in Grasmere for treatment The road woik which has been carried on under the WPA has been completed Archie Eaton was at home from Baltimore last week on a business trip. Mr and Mrs Emerv Graves and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dodd of Marblehead were at the Maples on Sunday. Frances Eaton was the guest violin soloist at a recent Townsend Woman's club meeting The chickadee, reports a Smithsonian institution scientist, wears an average of 1400 feathers in summer and 1700 in winter.

Gervase of Tilbury, medieval writer on philosophical and historical is thought -to have been born in Tilbury, Essex, England, in 1175. Cflgfl How much are You missing for want of a Guaranteed to Jast To Mtr mw showing of GHUENT WATCHES A I A CHOICE SINCE 1174 THE PRECISION WATCH A new pleasure awaita yon in our store for we have just received our selection of lovely new You will enjoy seeing these creations of gifted craftsmen. In smut styling and precision timekeeping they surpass any watches we have ever seen And you be truly siw prised when you learn their moderate prices. RICE CO. Jewelers W.

RICE 3M Main St. Stationers I MODERN way to COOK, BAKE and HEAT. C. H. GREENE ICE CO.

I 1 Tel, 129-B 1 i "iiiiiiiimiimiiiiiimmmiimiiimimmiMiiimiliUfiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin- I JiimiiuiiimiiiimiiiiijiimimiliiiimiiiimiiiiiiiiiimiimiNiiimiiiiTiimii! 1 British-American Club Hall i I MINSTREL I SHOW I Thursday and Friday Nighti I I 8 o'clock I Benefit of Children's I Xmas Party TICKETS 25c I TiiiiiiinmiiiiiiiiwiuiimmiMiiiiiiiiNimiiimiiiimiimiiuiimimimiiiiifin Put a telephone your house now Lei it run errands, connect you i and relatives, provide protection in emergencies, moner on bargains at icores you can't visit, help to pet work for someone id your family. I the quickest, least expensive icrvitit in!) family can have. Decide todav to put back your telephone Make application at any Telephone Business Office NEW A A I I A A Sentinel Want Ads Get Results It's our family's whiskey, neighbor--and Neighbor, it's your price! V- A picture of on Grandpa's birthday in the front hall That 1 me pointing to the picture of Harry Willcen fir.t Ha WM my father and a (rand distiller. And Pop. my brother William to the right and Ton to the left.

Harry E. WUkei Ever since Grandpa Wilken's day we've done nothing but make whiskey! and this is our Family's Recipe Like as not when you twte our Family's whiskey, you'll say it's got more tastinesa than any other whiskey you ever sampled. Maybe you'd 1Hte 1o know why that Is. Well, for one thing- we've been nuking whiskey since goodness knows when. Harry Wilken the first--our Pop's lather--made it.

And Pop picked it up where he left off. And now we're making it It's our own Family's recipe 1.

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