Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-11-21
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mobiles at Milford, Conn.
The surviving veterans OF the great
Boston fire and protective department
observed the forty fourth anniversary
of that event at a Boston hotel.
Striking lawn tennis shoemakers OF
the National and Narragansett Rub
Der companies, Bristol, r. l., re-
jected an offer of a slight increase.
The schooner Rose Standish land
ed at Gloucester. Mass, shark
weighing 1900 pounds, which was
caught southeast Of Thatcher's is
land.
Robert W. Phinney, a ianitor in
the Portsmouth, N. H.. school de-
partment, committed suicide by
shooting himself at the Whipple
school.
j. R. Champlin, IS, manager OF
the Brockton, Mass, Office of the
Singer Sewing Machine company, died
of injuries received in an automobile
accident.
The privates of the Boston fire de-
partment are to vote by referendum
on the proposition of applying for a
charter and joining the American
Federation of Labor.
Alexander Anderson, the hunter
who was lost in the woods thirty-five
miles from Houlton, Me-. for three
days, was found by searchers, appar-
emily in good health.
Flags Of the city were raised in
honor Of the Tooth birthday Of the
Grand Old Man" of Newton, Mass,
Charles E. Randlett, whose mental
faculties are unimpaired.
Much mystery surrounds the death
Of Phillip Crimmins, 46, of Maiden.
Mass. who was brought to his home
unconscious by two men who say they
found him lying in the street.
After dasking three times through
the smoke and flames in his burning
home at Brockton, Mass, Joseph
Allegro carried his wife and four
young children to the street in safety.
A firebug continued his reckless
career at Holyoke, Mass. when four
bell alarms sounded within 3A hours,
and IN each instance the firemen were
called upon to handle a serious blaze.
A verdict of not guilty was reported
by jury in the case of James X.
Conner, former Clinton, Mass. road
commissioner, tried on an Indictment
charging him with larceny of town
funds.
The Boston health department has
inaugurated rigorous campaign
against those dealers who, to take
advantage of the high price Of eggs,
are selling cold storage supplies as
fresh western eggs.
Two Pittsield missionary institu-
tons were enriched by requests in
the will of Mrs. Zenas Crane, late or
Dalton, Mess. mother of former
Senator Ciane, and total public be-
quests were s72 900.
Framiaghsm. Mass. has been Sc
lected as the town In which the
800. coo experiment to be conducted
by the National Association for the
study and Prevention Of tuberculosis
will be worked out.
Fifteen cars were used to carry
away the collection Of marine growth
from the hull Of the U. s. S. South
cry, which has been for years an
chored as prison ship at the Ports
mouth, N. H., navy yard.
President Peede Of the Meredith,
N. H.. Savings bank. who. just be-
fore election, offered to treat the
whole town to an oyster sun3er II
President Wilson was reelected. de-
clared that he Is willing to make
good.
Five arson defendants recently
found guilty of setting a four-alarm
fire at Boston by using cigarets as
fuses in boxes of matches placed in
pools OF turpentine, were given from
seven to ten years each In state
prison.
The Capital Savings Bank and
Trust company Of MONTPELIER, VT,
lost its suit acainst the town OF Franz
inghar,. Mass. on two notes amount
Ing to s45, 900, which were forged by
the former treasurer Of the town,
John B. Lombard.