Oxford Democrat., 1916-02-08
NEWS CONDENSED
FOR BUSY READERS
Happenings In Various Parts Of
New England States

The state board of education has
accepted the resignation Of DR.. David
Snedden, Massachusetts, commission
er of eduction: Snedden has accepted
q professorship at the Teachers col
lege OF Columbia university.
John Q. A. Field. IL, president OF
the Quincy, Mass, Savings bank.
and prominent in the granite busi-
ness, died after an illness OF two
months.
Nearly 100 pigs were burned to
death in fire at Marblehead. Mass. :,
which completely destroyed a barn
owned by William Huntley.
Chatham is one of the busiest towns
on Cape Cod in the way OF annexins
new enterprises. The towns latest
is a cold storage factory.
Miss Nina Perry OF Augusta, Me. I,
ir her will, beQueaths her farm and
all the buildings Ito AFFORD a home
for two or more unmarried women
who have worked in the straw fac
tories OF Massachusetts.
The Kings Daughters OF Swanton,
VT, by a concerted effort, raised
$500 toward paying OF the indebted
ness on the new public library.
The Windham county jail at New
fame, VT. has been without an occu-
pant for the last month.
Articles of association have been
filed with the Vermont secretary OF
state by the John Nelson Construc-
ton company OF Montpelier, with
capital stock Of $4,000.
A. S Hall OF Somerville, brake
man, was killed when he was buried
beneath a pile of coal which fell from
car as it crashed through side
track trestle at Hudson, Mass.
Anxiety over the European war is
believed to have caused Robert Neu-
ber, 70, a German, to commit sui
eide at Pittstield, Mass, by hang
ing.
Former United States Senator
Crane of Dalton, Mass. has resigned
as a director of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad COM
pany.
The American Grocery company,
Boston, against which bankruptcy
proceedings were started, admits
debts amounting to $156, ,S35.02.
James d. Carmichael. 81. died at
Boston as the result Of injuries re-
ceived when he was knocked down by
an automobile.
Wakefield, Mass, is the blue rib-
bon health town of Massachusetts
and one of the eleven most healthfui
OF 435 cities and towns Of more than
IL, 900 population in the United
States.
Peter Rosselli, ,, AZ, OF Chelsea.
Mass, lost his balance while stand :
ing on the roof of building fell
sixty-five feet to the ground and was
killed.
Chief George H. Butler Of the NAL
den, Mass, fire department died
from injuries sustained at a fire q
week ago.
Marcela Timmins. 8, died q
Someryille, Mass, OF injuries re-
ceiyed when she was struck by an
automobile.
John ]. scannelis was killed by
fall from Hoosac Tunnel docks
Boston, into the water between the
pier and steamer.
Shoe shipments from Brockton,
Mass. for the first four weeks Of the
year show an increase over the ship
ments for the corresponding weeks
last year of approximately 543 ,0Uv
pairs OF shoes.
The Lawton Spinning company OF
Woonsocket, r. l., employing 70u
hands, announced percent In
crease.
A strike OF 500 weavers Of the
Royal Weaving company, Pawtucket,
X. l., ended when the operatives vot-
ed to accept a compromise offer OF n
cent per yard on woven goods.
Edmund Turnelle, 80, was drowned
at Rochester, N. H., while skating.
Ten people died from grip and
sixty-tive from pneumonia in Boston
last week, according to the weekly
report OF the city health department.
During the year 1875. 807 pounds OF
butter was made by the Windham
County, VT, Creamery association.
Patrons were paid $36, ,7S7 .33.
Three negligence suits, in an OF
which the Rutland railroad Is named
as defendant and in which damages
OF $40, 900 are sought. were filed in
Rutland. VT, county court.
The estate OF Clayton Parmelee, a
youth who was electrocuted at St.
Adams. vt:, has received $3.50 from
the Vermont Power and Manufacturing
company, which was adjudged negli-
gent in having its wires improperly