A milkman named Benjamin Rathbone, living in Johnston, R.I., was with his wife found nearly dead on Tuesday forenoon from the effects of coal gas. Mr. Rathbone, before retiring Monday night, fixed the fire in the stove in a room adjoining his sleeping apartment. At the last accounts slight hopes were entertained for their recovery.
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The Temperance Crusade in the West is gaining in intensity and force. The women who have been sweeping whiskey shops of smaller towns with their besom of destruction are turning their attention to the more populous centres. The cause commands sympathy of vast multitudes; if the effects of the crusade are permanent, it may well take its place among the notable reforms of modern times. We perceive, however, that as it comes eastward it seems to flatten out. In the neighborhood of New York various unsuccessful attempts have been made.
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BIRTHS
In Beverly, Feb. 8, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Herrick.
MARRIED
In this city, Feb. 14, by Rev. Mr. Gushee, Mr. Eugene Meighan of Salem to Miss Elizabeth Conway, of Nashua, N.H.,
16th, by Rev. Mr. Hewes, Mr. Edgar S. Davis to Miss Henrietta P. Trask.
In Swampscott, Feb. 12, by Rev. Mr. Roy, Mr. Benj. A. Martin to Miss Ella M. Eldridge,
In Lynn, Jam 9, by Rev. Mr. Knowles, Mr. Marcus M. Thomas of Washington, D.C. to Mrs. Ellen F. Curtis of L: 12th, Mr. Charles H. Fuller to Miss Harriet E. Tarbox; 31st, Mr. Wm. White to Miss Priscilla Anderson.
In Gloucester, Jan. 29, by Rev. Mr. Gannet, Mr. Chas A. Nelson to Mrs. Margaret Williams; Feb. 15, by Rev. Mr. Reid, Mr. Thomas L. Williams to Miss Elizabeth A. Roberts
In Rockport, Feb. 9, by Rev. Mr. Folsom, Mr. James W. Mitchell of Pawtucker, R. I. to Miss Emily Francis, daughter of Frederick A. Brown of N.
In Chatham, Feb. 12, by Rev. Mr. Lyon, Mr. Lothrop L. Bearse of Chatham, to Mrs. Cordelia Lovering of Haverhill.
DEATHS
In this city, Feb. 16, Mr. Patrick Kelley, 35 years, 8 mos., 15 days.
Mr. Matthew Lynn, 63 years.
17th, Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of Mr. David Thrasher, 82 years, 7 mos. 10 days.
**Funeral this (Friday) afternoon, at 2 o'clock, at No. 98 North street. Relatives and friends are invited to attend without further notice.
Mr. James Tatten, 37 years. Mr. Tatten left his residence, No. 9 Albion street at 6:30 on Tuesday morning, and a few moments later was discovered lying in the street, a few rods distant, with a bad cut on his head. He was taken home, and Dr. Gaffney was at once called, but life was extinct. It is supposed he was attacked with a sort of epilectic fit and fell, striking his head upon a stone. He leaves a widow and three children, to mourn, his sudden death. The deceased was about 35 years of age, had spent several years in California, but had recently worked at Smith's tannery.
18th, Mrs. Lydia M., widow of Capt. Wm. G. English, 52 years, 13 days.
**Funeral this (Friday) forenoon, at 10 1/2 o'clock, at No. 10 Monroe street. Relatives and friends are invited to attend without further notice.
In Lynn, Feb. 14, Rendall Wilbraham, son of Asa T. and the late Mary Philena C. Tarbox, 7 yrs 40 mos. 19 days; 16th, Mr. William A. Dwyer, 62 years - formerly of Salem.
In Lynn, on Monday morning, Mr. Samuel A. Green, died very suddenly, at his place of business, of heart disease. He was alone at the time, but a man who was at work in the shop below, hearing a noise as if some one was groaning, and of something falling heavily to the floor, ran up and found Mr. Green lying in the entry, insensible. Dr. W. R. Reynolds was immediately summoned by Mr. Green expired before assistance could arrive.
In Malden, Mr. Charles F. Syffermann, a well known and esteemed citizen. On Monday morning, Mr. Syffermann was attending to various matters about town, apparently in good health. Upon returning home, he complained of a pain in the chest, which so increased during the night as to render sleep impossible. Remedies were applied, but were ineffectual, and he died shortly after six o'clock on the morning of the 17th, before medical aid could be summoned. His death was caused by heart disease, and was entirely unexpected, as he had always enjoyed good health.
In Jamaica Plains, Feb. 19th, Mrs. Sarah T. Gridley, widow of the late John Webber
In Gloucester, Feb. 14, Mr. Daniel Sheehan, 43 years; Mrs. Almira W. Saunders, 33 years.
In Bradford, Feb. 14, Miss Harriett Newell, daughter of the late Isaac Morse.
In Byfield, Feb. 15, Mrs. Hannah Pearson, in her 84th year. She was one of the ten persons in the parish over 80 years of age. She leaves descendants to the number of about forty, several of the fourth generation. She had eight daughters, four of whom married clergymen.
In Sudbury, Mass. Mr. John P. Allen, aged 74, died very suddenly at his residence, on Monday morning,, Feb. 16, of apoplexy. He was about his usual duties on Sunday, and only a few moments before his death, went to the grocery store, which was situated only a few rods distant to purchase articles for family use. He died while sitting in his chair, and at the time was engaged in reading a newspaper.
Harvey Baker, one of the oldest and best known residents of Hawley, Mass., died on Saturday. He was a farmer, and had been a prominent man in town.
Mr. Joseph H. Pope, of Sandwich, Mass., 75 years old, was found dead in bed, on Friday last.
In Farmington, N.H., Feb. 7, Mr. Asa P. Downing, 65 years.
On Friday night, Mrs. Sarah Taylor, widow of the late John Taylor of Berkshire, died suddenly, while sitting in her chair and was thus found by her children in the night. She was apparently in good health in the evening, and was noted for her physical and mental vigor.
Henry Gibbs, a mason of Newport, R. I., died suddenly of heart disease on Tuesday. He was 70 years old.
In North Stamford, Conn., Feb. 2, Mrs. Annie P. Hutchinson, daughter of the late John R. Davis of Gloucester.
In Patterson, N.J., Feb 14, Mr. Edmund S. LeBreton, 37 years - formerly of Newburyport.
At sea, Nov. 27, 1873, Joseph N., son of E Z Sanderson of Lynn, 21 yrs, 6 mos.
In Southern France, PastorEmile Cook. Pastor Cook was a delegate to the Evangelical Alliance Conference in New York, and was a passenger on the ill-fated Ville du Havre. His health was so shattered by the exposure incident to the disaster, that, although he retired from active labor, his condition grew gradually worse until death.
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