HOLISTON’S FOURTH
Dr. F.G. Atkins’ Home Made Fireworks Amuse the Populace.
HOLLISTON, July 6, 1897 – Holliston had a quieter fourth than any for years. The boys bothered the police but little. A few small buildings were tipped over, the church and high school bells were rung at an unholy hour, lots of rum sold in licensed and unlicensed places, and two drunks arrested. In the evening Dr. F.G. Atkins set off a large amount of fireworks of his own manufacture to the edification of a large number of residents.
Some of the “disturbance club” greased the street railway tracks on Holliston hill, but thanks to the dust and hot weather no accidents to the cars resulted.
SMALL BOY MISSING
William Sweeney of Holliston is Gone From His Guardian’s Home.
HOLLISTON, July 9, 1897 – William Sweeney, aged 10, has been missing from the home of his guardian, E.S. McManus, since July 6. Every road and route leading from Holliston has been searched without avail. Willie was rather small of his age, had black hair, and grey eyes. When last seen he wore a pair of overalls and a blouse, a small back cap, and was barefooted. The missing lad has no mother, and his father’s whereabouts are unknown. The police of neighboring towns have been put to work on the case.
Determined to be Insane
August 7, 1897 – Edward Hackett of Milford, who has a daughter, Maud Hackett, at 10 Hutchins street, Lynn, was committed to the Westboro Insane Asylum yesterday from South Framingham district court. He was taken insane while at the Town Home, and on assaulting Supt. J.T. Carpenter, the latter, with assistance of officer Durfee and W. H. Botsford, place him in the lockup Thurdsay night. Friday morning as officer Durfee was taking him to court hand cuffed, Hafckett suddenly struck the officer a side blow in the head, and was quite violent afterward. W. H. Botsford took him to the asylum.
August 23, 1898 – Conductor Baker and E. Herrick caught an evidently insane fellow at 11:30 last night in East Holliston and delivered him to Officer Durfee, who placed him in the lockup pending investigations. He talks vaguely of Danvers and says his name is Luke Worthly. He has no hat, wears slippers, and has a light colored coat and pants of a darker hue. It is thought that he has escaped from some asylum, as he has his fingers hurt, which he says was done by being caught in a cell door.
Holliston Rum Bonanza
Holliston, August 27, 1897 – All is not to be plain sailing in transferring the license of M. Davoren from the American house to the Windsor hotel. A petition is being signed by many of the citizens in opposition to the transfer and it will be presented to the selectmen. Now that the electric cars carry about all the passengers between Milford and Holliston, the Windsor is a much better location than Davoren’s present place for rum selling. With a license at the Windsor, the Sunday out-of-town rum trade would be worth several feet of Klondike earth.
