1912. 
     
    
   
   
    
     BOUGHTON ISLAND’S FIRST RADIO. 
     
    

    
     Lemuel Allen of Boston, Mass, who is spending the summer 
     
     at home on B.l. intends staying with his parents for the winter. 
     
     He brought with him a radio and had it installed in his home. 
     
     He has picked up concerts from as far away as Virginia. The 
     
     people of the Island also had the pleasure of receiving the 
     
     results of the first Dempsey—Firpo fight according as the blows 
     
     were dealt. (Guardian, Nov 26, 1923.) 
     
    
   
   
    
     NEAR TRAGEDY 
     
    

    
     Two young lobster fishermen of this town, Michael Burke 
     
    

    
     and his cousin, William Burke had a perilous experience at 
     
     Boughton Island. Their dory capsized in 10 feet of water. 
     
     Michael swam ashore but William clung to the dory which went 
     
     ashore. 
     
    
   
   
    
     FISH PLANTS ON BOUGHTON ISLAND 
     
    

    
     A busy spot is Boughton Island. There are over 100 boats 
     
    

    
     and 200 persons employed at the present time. The follow- 
     
     ing factories are situated on the island: Eastern Canneries, 
     
     Graham-Llewellyn and Co. And Southern Packing 00,. Also a 
     
     codfish packing plant owned in Gloucester, Mass. (Patriot, Apr 
     
     15,1925) 
     
    
   
   
    
     SHIPWRECK CREW ON BOUGHTON. 
     
     Shipwrecked crew lands on Boughton Island and are fed by 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mrs. Gotell, cook at one of the lobster-packing plants. (Patriot, 
     
     May 21, 1929.) 
     
    
   
   
    
     DAN KING'S HOUSE BURNED. 
     
    

    
     The Dan King house on Boughton Island burned to the ground. 
     
     The seven children were in bed at the time but escaped un- 
     
     harmed. (Guardian May 9, 1930.) 
     
    
   
   
    
     NATHAN ALLEN SKATES. 
     
    

    
     King‘s Pond, Boughton Island is now in fine shape for skating 
     
     and is being well used by the people of the community. On 
     
     Sunday afternoon, among the skaters was Mr, Nathan Allen, 
     
     who is over 70 years of age. And can he skatel. He made some 
     
    
   
   
    
     of the younger skaters there look like they were sidetracked. 
     
     (Patriot, Jan 26, 1933.) 
     
    
   
   
    
     DIED RECENTLY ON BOUGHTON ISLAND 
     
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