Holyoke, Mass

[adapted from the 16 December 1882 edition of the Holyoke Transcript.]

At Springfield yesterday Marty Connor of this city was found guilty of adultery and was sentenced to the House of Correction for ten months.  William Rogers for stealing Jerry Doody’s overcoat is to stay where overcoats are not needed for one year.  Sylvanus Crozier November 1st had but eleven days more to serve in jail on a sentence but he was tempted to escape and did so but wasn’t shrewd enought to keep away.  He now goes to jail for four months.  Finnessey and Shugrue stole a team from the Dows in this city in October.  Finnessey turned state’s evidence and Shugrue was convicted.

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[Note: this obituary was adapted from the 28 May 1957 edition of the Holyoke Transcript.  This person happens to be a connection in my own genealogy files, though not a direct one.  Still, if you are related, do drop a line and say hello.]

Mrs. Annie (Halket) Jenkins, 84, of 133 Sargeant St., died this morning in Westfield State Hospital, Westfield after a short illness.  She was the widow of William C. Jenkins.

Mrs. Jenkins, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, was born Septemeber 14, 1872, and came to this country and to Holyoke 64 years ago.  She lived here since.

She held membership in the First Presbyterian church and also belonged to Group W. of the church and the Daughters of Caledonia.

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