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AUGUST 3. Tax rate is fixed at $17. The total valuation of real and personal estate is $9,328,360. There are 4,066 polls.
AUGUST 5. Fire engineers rule that after November 1, all local firemen must be citizens of Milford.
SEPTEMBER 3. The census bureau places the town's popula- tion at 12,834.
SEPTEMBER 7. First Congregational Parish votes to accept offer of $10,000 by Mrs. W. F. Draper, for their park, for site for a memorial to her husband.
OCTOBER 3. The Universalist Church starts exercises com- memorating the 125th anniversary of that Church.
OCTOBER 14. The first Columbus Day is given big celebration. Milford Italians held parade, sports and fireworks. Valencia Council members take part in the parade in Boston.
OCTOBER 23. Dedication of new organ at St. Mary's Church. Prof. John A. O'Shea of Boston, a native of Milford gave a recital.
OCTOBER 27. Death of James F. Stratton, native of Milford, at the age of 56 years. He was landlord of Hotel Rockingham and had been State Representative.
OCTOBER 31. Registration numbers 2,440, the largest voting list Milford has had.
NOVEMBER 9. The Senatorial vote was: Joseph S. Gates of Westboro, 5,309; John C. Lynch of Milford, 5,306. There was a recount and Mr. Gates had 5,306 and Mr. Lynch 5,296 votes. Wm.
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R. Burke and Edwin F. Lilley of Milford are elected Representa- tives.
NOVEMBER 21. Milford High football team defeats Hudson High, here, 7-0.
NOVEMBER 28. Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus Tyler, North Milford, celebrate their 58th wedding anniversary.
DECEMBER 9. The first "Pop" concert was held in Town Hall as an aid to the Hospital fund.
DECEMBER 27. Death of Miss Susan E. Inman, aged 63 years. 11 months. She taught school in Milford for 40 years.
1911.
JANUARY 3. There were 275 deaths in Milford in 1910 and 130 marriages.
JANUARY 5. Death of Henry S. Cushman, prominent business man, at the age of 76 years. He was a harness maker.
JANUARY 7. Superintendent C. W. Haley of the Milford pub- lic schools resigns to take effect at close of school year.
JANUARY 15. Death of Albert Halsey Sweet, aged 68 years, 29 days. He was for over 33 years a local druggist.
JANUARY 19. Judge Clifford A. Cook declined to be a candi- date for re-election as Town treasurer, having served 22 years.
JANUARY 30. The Milford Jungle, No. 30, Fraternal Order of Tigers, was formally instituted in Eagles' Hall, with a charter list of 182 members.
FEBRUARY 15. Formal dedication of the opening of the re- modeled Trinity Parish house.
MARCH 1. Mariano De Minico wins a full bench Supreme court decision against Stonecutters' union for $500 with interest from January 10, 1910. De Minico sued the union alleging dis- crimination against him and causing him to lose employment.
MARCH 6. At Town election Selectmen chosen are: M. J. Carbary, James H. Reynolds and John B. Henderson. Adjourned meeting makes appropriations of $181,450.
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MARCH 11. The New York postoffice building will be built of Milford granite at a bid of $2,515,267 by the Fuller Construction Co. Webb Pink Granite Co. will furnish the granite.
MARCH 11. Capt. W. G. Pond of Co. M received notice today from the Armory Commission to make a grade plan of the Pearl street lot, where the new armory for the company is to be erected.
MARCH 15. Baseball men decided on a four-team circuit com- prising teams from Milford, Woonsocket, Hopedale and Whitins- ville.
MARCH 17. Plans for the new postoffice building received from Washington by Postmaster George G. Cook.
MARCH 22. Milford Lodge, Odd Fellows, dedicated their new quarters in Coolidge Block with grand officers and notables of the Order present.
MARCH 24. John L. Smith, a resident of Milford 60 years and an Odd Fellow almost 50, was tendered a reception by his fellow members of Tisquantum Lodge in their hall. He was given a purse of gold and his wife was similarly honored by the Rebekahs. Both are to leave Milford to permanently reside in Claremont, N. H.
MARCH 26. Rev. Rocco Petrarca denounces the meeting of al- leged Anarchists and Socialists in Driving Park hall and calls upon the police to stop further meetings.
MARCH 29. Fire at Greene Bros'. heel manufactory caused loss of $5,000.
APRIL 8. All the holdings of the Massachusetts Pink Granite Co. in Milford including 100 acres of quarry land, cutting sheds, equipment, etc., have been purchased by New York parties.
APRIL 10. St. Mary's rectory on Winter street is to be used as the new home for the Sisters of St. Joseph, teachers of the Pa- rochial schools. The G. B. Williams residence on Pearl street is bought for the rectory.
APRIL 11. W. H. Baker is to erect a large garage at the corner of School and Spruce streets.
APRIL 14. Milford carpenters ask wage of $3.50 for an eight- hour day, effective May 1.
APRIL 15. Ardolino Bros. & Monti awarded the contract to do
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the granite carving for the decorations for the New York post office building for $80,000.
APRIL 15. Regal Shoe Co. finished a record 142-day run, dur- ing which 200,000 pairs of high grade shoes were made.
APRIL 19. Oghneta Tribe, Red Men, held the first public ex- ercises in Milford for Patriots' Day, with a parade and patriotic exercises in Music Hall.
APRIL 20. County Commissioners rule that Pine Grove ceme- tery owners were illegally assessed $1,249.10 on their $75,000 prop- erty and orders the tax abated.
APRIL 20. Deputy Sheriff A. A. Jenkins, former Selectman and a resident 20 years, removes to Worcester.
APRIL 21. Milford Lodge, Loyal Order of Moose, instituted in Eagles Hall with 60 charter members. Selectman J. H. Rey- nolds was elected dictator.
APRIL 21. Death of James Clancy, aged 91, a resident of Mil- ford 64 years.
APRIL 22. Miss Sadie A. O'Connell and William F. Welch, students of High school, win gold medals as first prizes in rhe- toricals at Fitchburg. Five schools competed.
APRIL 27. Telephone Co. announces that May 1 telephone rates to adjoining towns will be cut 10 cents.
APRIL 28. Announcement made today that the new armory will be constructed of Milford granite.
APRIL 29. John P. Daniels, Milford's oldest resident, 96 years old today.
MAY 6. At the opening baseball game between Woonsocket and Milford on Town Park, the collapse of the bleachers slightly injured ten men and women. Woonsocket won the game, 2 to 0.
MAY 7. Licensed saloons were all closed today (Sunday) be- cause of petition signed by clergymen of all denominations re- questing the Selectmen to enforce the law.
MAY 15. Huckins & Temple shoe shop is unionized and using the union label, the first in Milford to do so.
MAY 16. By the will of the late Louisa A. Rice, widow of J. Allen Rice, all her jewelry is to be melted and sold and the proceeds
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given to Milford Hospital. Congregational Parish received about $14,000.
MAY 18. The first union of shoemakers in Milford organized in Eagles' hall.
MAY 22. Milford adopts new plumbing laws at special Town meeting.
MAY 26. Death of Judge Lowell E. Fales, aged 52 years, 8 months, 28 days. Was born and always lived in Milford, was for- mer Town Solicitor and Moderator at Town meetings and promi- nent in Masonry.
MAY 29. The first murder in Milford in almost fifty years happened this morning when Domenic Surace fired five shots from a 32-caliber revolver at Domenic Catrupi, aged 35, killing him. Surace was captured by John A. Mckenzie.
MAY 31. Atty. John C. Lynch today named as Associate Jus- tice of District Court by Gov. E. N. Foss.
MAY 31. Milford post office selected as a depository for postal savings to commence June 2.
JUNE 1. J. P. Keating of Westboro awarded the contract to build the Co. M Armory for $39,887.
JUNE 2. Milford graded school teachers petition School Com- mittee to raise the maximum salary to $600 per year from $500.
JUNE 3. Main street from South Main to Central streets, be- ing macadamized.
JUNE 7. The first trolley express car run in Milford today over M., A. & W. line.
JUNE 9. Milford pink granite is to be used in the construc- tion of the Scottish Rite Masonic building in Washington.
JUNE 9. School Committee gave pay raises to all the school teachers ranging from $50 to $150 a year.
JUNE 10. Capt. W. G. Pond has secured, through public sub- scriptions, $2,000 necessary to improve the site on Pearl street for the Armory.
JUNE 10. Death of Hon. Edward L. Osgood, aged 68. He rep- resented Milford in the Legislature and in the Senate.
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JUNE 10. Michele DeFillipis, 19 years old, arrested by Chief of Police O'Neil on a charge of criminally libeling Rev. Fr. Petrar- ca, pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church.
JUNE 10. James Cleary of Worcester, won the 16-mile road race from Framingham to Nipmuc Park, Mendon, in 1 hour, 52 minutes and 49 2-5 seconds. 1
JUNE 14. Relief Corps celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary in Memorial Hall.
JUNE 16. Frank A. Hansom of Milford awarded $2,000 dam- ages against Milford Quarrymen's union by Arthur P. Hardy, Master, for alleged discrimination against him in securing work.
JUNE 20. Thirty-three High school graduates hold exercises in Town hall.
JUNE 21. St. Mary's Parochial High school, Class of 1911, graduating exercises in Town hall, with eight graduates. Bishop Beaven presented the diplomas.
JUNE 24. Milford fire department summoned to Medway for a $40,000 fire which destroyed Sanford Hall, Post Office and Sav- ings Bank.
JUNE 26. Milford voters, at special Town meeting, bond the town for $30,000 for sewer construction.
JUNE 28. Charles C. Ardolino has been awarded the contract to furnish and cut the granite for Co. M Armory.
JUNE 28. George Porter Woodbury and Orlando Avery of the Avery & Woodbury Co., Milford's oldest and largest furniture store retire from the company.
JULY 3. E. R. Clarke, principal of High school, chosen prin- cipal of Leominster High at $2,000 salary.
JULY 14. Woodbury & Leighton of Boston, awarded contract to construct Milford post office building for $64,940.
JULY 17. Dr. George Herman Derry chosen principal of High school.
JULY 29. Milford's State tax is $13,090.
AUGUST 1. Cenedella & Co. awarded contract to build sewer extensions for $22,306.50.
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AUGUST 2. Domenico Surace, charged with murdering Dom- enico Catrupi in Milford, May 29, died today in Worcester City Hospital of acute meningitis.
AUGUST 5. Tag day for benefit of the Hospital netted $828.73.
AUGUST 7. Milford's tax rate is $18. Real estate valuation is $7,306,390 ; personal valuation $2,068,232.
AUGUST 7. A. O. Caswell of Marblehead chosen Superintend- ent of public schools.
AUGUST 26. James W. Burke, former Town official, rounded out 47 consecutive years as an employe of Draper Co. today and was presented a gold-headed cane by fellow-employes and foremen in the plant.
AUGUST 30. Highway department employes digging a trench near Memorial Hall building, unearthed a headstone bearing a 1761 date and marking the burial place of Mary Wright.
SEPTEMBER 2. Woonsocket won the pennant in the Mill league baseball contests. Whitinsville finished second, Milford third and Hopedale last.
SEPTEMBER 3. Public schools reopened with record enroll- ments of 1,998. There are 230 in the High school.
SEPTEMBER 5. Fire in her home fatally burned Mrs. Joseph Chapdelaine and seriously burned Mr. Chapdelaine in addition to totally destroying their home on Courtland street. On September 8 Mr. Chapdelaine died from the burns.
SEPTEMBER 5. Death of Waldo M. Claflin, of Philadelphia, aged 67. Was a native of Milford, a leading shoe dealer, and de- signer of the first shoe to be equipped with spikes.
SEPTEMBER 10. Death of George A. Brown, aged 87 years, 9 months, 13 days, Civil war veteran, a resident 60 years.
SEPTEMBER 11. Enrollment of St. Mary's Parochial school 384.
SEPTEMBER 11. Head-on collision of two electric cars on M. & U. Street Railway Co. near Whitney Station, results in injuries to fourteen persons.
SEPTEMBER 14. Miss Esther G. O'Connor, supervisor of music in public schools, resigns for a position in Boston schools. Miss Elizabeth McNamara succeeds her.
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SEPTEMBER 21. Selectmen to lay out Parker Hill Terrace as a public street.
SEPTEMBER 25. Mrs. Hannah M. Barber presents Chief E. M. Crockett of fire department $50 as a memorial to her father, Seth P. Carpenter, one of the founders of the Milford fire department, 84 years ago.
SEPTEMBER 26. There were only 493 who voted at the first State-wide primary today. 280 Republicans and 213 Democrats.
SEPTEMBER 30. Judge John C. Lynch has been named District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler of the Western Massachusetts Dis- trict of Elks.
OCTOBER 1. Rev. Fr. Michael J. Supple, formerly of Milford, and the oldest Catholic priest in point of service in the Boston diocese, is dead, aged 70. He was 46 years a priest.
OCTOBER 2. The first train over the Milford branch of N. Y., N. H. & H. railroad from Milford to Ashland and over the tracks of the B. & A. railroad to Boston was run today. It was excellent service, but received little patronage and soon stopped.
OCTOBER 4. Milford Lodge, Elks, donates $75 for furnishing one of the rooms to the new Hospital addition.
OCTOBER 8. Milford Methodist Church observes the 100th anniversary of its founding with suitable exercises. Rev. E. S. Best of Malden, 86 years old, pastor of the Church 50 years ago, was present.
OCTOBER 8. A new large horse-drawn truck for the hook and ladder company arrived today.
OCTOBER 14. Postponed annual muster, parade and tests of Milford fire department marking the eightieth anniversary of the organization of the department, held today. The parade was wit- nessed by 10,000 people and many visiting firemen and fire appa- ratus participated in it.
OCTOBER 18. Milford citizens meet in Town hall to protest against the use of any granite other than Milford in the construc- tion of the Milford post office.
OCTOBER 30. Milford distributors of milk voted to increase the price on November 1, from six to seven cents a quart.
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OCTOBER 30. There are 2,460 registered voters.
NOVEMBER 1. Charles River Conclave of Heptasophs, organ- ized in 1903, decides to surrender its charter.
NOVEMBER 2. Mrs. Frances Colburn, Hopedale, gives $500 toward the furnishing and equipment of Hospital addition. She previously presented the Hospital with $10,000.
NOVEMBER 3. Annual "pop" concert in Town Hall for Hos- pital nets $500.
NOVEMBER 7. At State election, E. F. Lilley and M. J. Car- bary, both of Milford, were elected to the Legislature and William R. Burke, also of Milford, elected to the Senate.
NOVEMBER 17. North Milford residents told by officials of the M. & U. Street Railway Co. they could not furnish street railway transportation because of the cost.
NOVEMBER 27. About 250 granite cutters who left work at Webb Pink Granite Co. three days ago because the cutting sheds were not heated, resumed work today. The company placed twenty- five coke heaters in the sheds.
NOVEMBER 30. Death of David Nelson, Milford's oldest native resident, aged 92. He died in the house where he was born, was a successful merchant and former member of Overseers of Poor.
NOVEMBER 30. For Thanksgiving, turkeys were selling from 20 to 25 cents a pound, pork and lamb chops and hind quarters of lamb at 12 cents a pound.
DECEMBER 1. In the Midland league football season just closed, between High school teams of Natick, Milford, Framing- ham, Marlboro, Westboro and Hudson, Natick won the pennant.
DECEMBER 2. The Standard Raincoat Co. of Boston, bought the M. F. Green factory, corner of North Bow and Jefferson streets, for manufacturing purposes.
DECEMBER 16. Business at Regal Shoe Co.'s plant is rushing and 1,500 pairs of shoes are made daily.
DECEMBER 16. Fire in Milford's business district at 182 to 186 Main street, caused a loss of $10,000.
DECEMBER 20. Milford horse owners petitioned the Selectmen
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to have hitching posts for horses erected on Main and other streets. Selectmen filed the petition because no money was available.
DECEMBER 21. John Ozella, aged 20, murdered at a party in the Charles River Driving Park hall.
DECEMBER 30. Milford granite will be used in the construc- tion of the $60,000 monument in Central Park, New York City in memory of the Battleship Maine victims.
DECEMBER 30. Milford has 2,427 children between the ages of five and fifteen according to school census.
1912.
JANUARY 1. Milford quarrymen and derrickmen submit a new bill of advanced wages and Saturday half-day to take effect April 1.
JANUARY 3. Music Hall block, containing only theatre in Mil- ford, gutted by fire, with loss of $35,000.
JANUARY 6. Milford's manufactured products reached a value of $4,442,140 yearly, according to the United States census for 1910. Average weekly wage of Milford workmen is given as $10.09.
JANUARY 8. Milford residents shocked by a murder and sui- cide in a School street home.
JANUARY 12. There were 376 births recorded in Milford in 1911; 255 deaths and 123 marriages.
JANUARY 13. Coldest morning of the winter here, the ther- mometer registering as low as 22 degrees below zero.
JANUARY 23. Ladies' Aid Society to Milford Hospital formed in Elks' Hall with Mrs. V. N. Ryan, president.
JANUARY 26. Death of James Cahill, aged 79, veteran of Cri- mean and Civil wars. He came to Milford in 1859, and was a prom- inent member of the G. A. R.
JANUARY 30. Death of A. A. Coburn, aged 73. He was in dry goods business in Milford 48 years.
FEBRUARY 1. Archer Rubber Co. is building a four-story ad- dition 35x70.
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FEBRUARY 2. State Board of Health recommends the exten- sion of the Milford Water Co.'s water mains to Purchase district and a reduction in the water rates.
FEBRUARY 2. Total valuation of Milford is $9,531,173; $7,210,531, real; $2,320,642, personal; 3,847 assessed polls.
FEBRUARY 5. Lyceum theatre re-opened as a moving picture house.
FEBRUARY 6. Judge John C. Lynch presided in District Court session today for the first time.
FEBRUARY 15. I. W. W. organizer starts campaign of unrest.
MARCH 5. At Town election Selectmen chosen were: J. H. Reynolds, James J. Connors and John B. Henderson. The sum of $175,665 is appropriated for Town expenses.
MARCH 11. The new Armory building is formally taken over by the State.
APRIL 20. Ideal theatre, moving picture place, opens.
MAY 3. Dedication exercises of Milford's new State Armory, followed by grand ball. Lieut-Gov. Robert E. Luce turns Armory over to Capt. W. G. Pond.
MAY 24. Milford pays $9,159 as County tax.
MAY 31. The salary of Judge Clifford A. Cook, justice of the Milford district court increased from $1,200 to $1,500.
JUNE 5. Milford pays $15,470 State tax.
JUNE 20. Milford High school graduates 41 pupils.
JUNE 24. St. Mary's first annual reception and banquet to Class of 1912, by newly-formed Alumni.
JUNE 27. Baker Block has $10,000 loss by fire and water.
JULY 11. Property owned by William P. Donnelly, Pine street, adjoining Baptist Church, is purchased by Hebrew Association for a Synagogue.
JULY 11. Death of Albert M. Sumner, former Selectman, aged 86 years.
JULY 31. Christopher A. Fitzgerald chosen sub-master of Milford High school.
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Baptist Church, 1880. Front has since been remodelled and upper part of spire removed.
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AUGUST 9. The new $2,000 compressed air fire whistle tested for first time from box 52.
AUGUST 17. Tax rate is $18.70; valuation, $9,885,083.
SEPTEMBER 21. The Massachusetts Pink Granite Co. has been awarded the contract for the stone to be used in the $2,000,000 memorial to commemorate the deeds of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, at Put-In-Bay, Lake Erie.
SEPTEMBER 25. Unveiling ceremonies of Gen. W. F. Draper equestrian statue on Draper Park, by Miss Marguerite Preston Draper, the daughter of General and Mrs. Draper. It was the fifty-first anniversary of his departure for the front. The oration was by Congressman Samuel W. McCall of Winchester. Wendell Williams, Esq., presented the gift for Mrs. Draper, to the Town and James H. Reynolds, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, ac- cepted it.
OCTOBER 30. Standard Raincoat Co. has $40,000 loss by fire.
NOVEMBER 6. Matthew J. Carbary, of Milford, and James F. Ferry of Northboro are elected Representatives to the Legislature.
NOVEMBER 11. Death of John P. Daniels, Milford's oldest resident and for many years a leading business man, aged 97 years, 8 months.
NOVEMBER 18. Death of Valentine Ryan, a prominent busi- ness man, aged 54 years, 2 months, 10 days.
DECEMBER 1. Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus Tyler celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary.
DECEMBER 7. Milford Merchants' Association organized.
1913.
JANUARY 2. Death of Mrs. Mary A. Aylward, aged 78 years, 6 months. She stitched the first shoe made by that method in Milford.
JANUARY 3. There were 133 marriages recorded in 1912; 255 deaths; 397 births.
JANUARY 19. Corner-stone of the new Jewish Synagogue laid.
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FEBRUARY 16. Unveiling exercises of a bronze tablet, in Con- gregational Church, in memory of Elijah Baron Stowe, who was in charge of the music in the Church for more than twenty-five years.
FEBRUARY 22. Washington Block and contents damaged by fire and water, estimated at $15,000.
FEBRUARY 25. Registration for March election is 2,506.
MARCH 3. At annual Town election J. J. Connors, John B. Henderson and James H. Reynolds are re-elected Selectmen. At adjourned meeting $257,990 was appropriated.
MARCH 11. Strike at Archer Rubber Co. for three weeks ended today. An appeal for recognition of I. W. W., failed.
MARCH 14. Judge John C. Lynch, Town Solicitor, rules action of 1912 Overseers of Poor in raising salary of H. W. Austin as sup- erintendent from $800 to $1,000 a year, illegal.
MARCH 17. I. W. W. employes of Archer Rubber Co. again struck this morning for recognition of that organization.
MARCH 19. Town Hall is refused I. W. W. for a meeting.
MARCH 20. Oliveri Hall, scene of I. W. W. meeting, Chief O'Neil and also Capt. Wm. H. Proctor of the State police present.
MARCH 22. Threats of I. W. W. strikes in Hopedale and at Milford Iron Foundry, since the visit of Joe Ettor and Arturo Giovanniti, leaders of Lawrence strike.
MARCH 28. I. W. W. meeting in Driving Park Hall, which Chief O'Neil and State Officers attend.
APRIL 1. I. W. W. strike at Draper Co. plant started. The Milford men assembled in Lincoln square, marched to Hopedale and made a noisy demonstration. They tried to dissuade by force em- ployes from entering the works but were unsuccessful as Chief Samuel E. Kellogg had a large force of officers, armed with base- ball bats, guarding the entrance to the plant.
The men returned to Milford to Driving Park Hall for a meet- ing, about 600 being in the crowd.
Draper Co. stated that no demands were made by the strikers, that many in the parade were not their employes and that the I. W. W. was responsible for the outbreak.
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Worcester, Boston, Clinton and South Framingham policemen, with State Police, under command of Capt. Proctor, and Worcester County Deputy Sheriffs, came upon the scene. Hopedale swore in several special policemen. Milford is in the most uncomfortable situation in its history.
APRIL 2. The first clash of strikers and police occurred this morning when strikers resisted efforts of police to take baseball bats from them. Joseph M. Coldwell returned here yesterday and assumed leadership of the strikers, who asked for increased wages, etc., which were presented to Draper Co. officials today and were refused.
APRIL 2. Orlando Avery, prominent citizen and former mer- chant, dies suddenly of apoplexy, aged 70.
APRIL 8. Twenty-three members of Metropolitan Police ar- rived in Milford for duty during I. W. W. strike. Women and children paraded through the streets of Milford to Hopedale, car- rying many placards. Milford and Hopedale are heavily guarded by police.
APRIL 10. Thirty-five iron moulders employed in Milford Iron Foundry discharged this morning when they reported for work. Leader Coldwell threatens general strike of all "foreigners" em- ployed in Milford factories in retaliation.
APRIL 10. Milford Board of Trade adopts resolution asking Selectmen to refuse use of Town Hall to strikers because of labor unrest.
APRIL 10. Four unknown men fired several shots into a Hop- kinton-bound car of the M. & U. Street Railway Co. The car con- tained employes of Draper Co. The only person wounded was George Davis, of Hopedale, hit in fleshy portion of hip by 32-cali- ber bullet.
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