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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1916
Page
5
Moses Gage Shirley known as the Poet of the Uncanoonuc Mountains died at his home on Bedford road Goffstown New Hampshire after a two week illness He was 50 or 51 years old and had produced over 100 poems about the hills he spent his life in
The obituary profiles a shy invalid poet from Shirley Hill who wrote from schooldays and published two verse volumes. He lived with his 84 year old mother near Uncanoonuc mountain, never married, and died of diabetes. Notable poems include The Uncanoonics and The Evening Train. Funeral services will be held from his home Thursday.
Cambridge police set a morning guard at Massachusetts avenue near the newer Technology buildings where yesterday’s strife riot occurred. Sergeant Charles C. Aberle, attacked by a mob, was saved by his helmet and will report for duty soon. Arrested inciters Leo Salvatore and Frank Costore posted 300 cash bail each and await district court in East Cambridge.
Reserve Officer Joseph M. Gannon and Helen M. Walsh of 285 Boston Street Lynn will receive as a wedding gift an appointment for Mr. Gannon to the Lynn police department at a weekly wage of 32 1 7 per week. The mayor’s letter will accompany the gifts on the table.
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