Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-10-03
NEWS CONDENSED
FOR BUSY READERS
Happenings In Various Parts Of
New England

Elaborate exercises marked thu
Booth anniversary of the installation
of Boston light.
Joseph Madaires, 8, was struck ant
killed by an automobile at Swansea
r. l.
William H. Tracy, 16, Of Green.
wood, Me-, was killed by train or
q crossing.
The body of Edward Buchenski, y
was found floating in a mill trench al
Pawtucket, r. I.
M. j. Moriarity Of Lewiston was
chosen president Of the Maine Fire
Chiefs association.
Archie Torosian, rs, died at MIL
ford, Mass, from injuries received
In head-on automobile collision.
Mrs. Althea G. Quimby of Turnel
was reelected president Of the Maine
Woman's Christian Temperance union
The opening of Boston's public
schools will be delayed until Oct.
because of the infantile paralysis sit.
uation.
Timothy Crowley, Al, received In
juries which caused his death at Pos.
ton when he was struck by an auto
mobile.
Returning to her home at Boston
Mrs. Francis Hallowell found hel
husband, As, dead with gas tube ir
his mouth.
The strike that has embroiled the
freight handlers Of the Boston anc
Maine system for months was de-
clared off.
Governor Curtis renominated Johr
j. Keegan as the judge of the Bath
Me-, municipal court for a term Of
four years.
Henry w. Staples, n, for many
years proprietor of the Old Orchard
House, Old Orchard, Me-, died o.
heart disease.
Edgar Boyden, a cripple, was
drowned at Bridgewater, Mass.
when he lost his balance while rowing
on Skim Milk river.
A year of prosperity was described
in the reports Of officers at the TWEEN
ty-eighth annual meeting of the Maine
state board of trade.
More than $3.50 was missed by
| burglars who broke into the safe II
the shop of Max Bushman, Boston
and got away with $50.
Mrs. Georgiannas Bergeron of Al
denville, Mass. gave birth to trip
lets by Caesarian operation. Mother
and children are doing we'll.
Losing his balance while on lad
| der, Edward Ellerton, 80, fell be-
tween pair of rollers at Biddeford
Me. dye works and was killed.
Augustus Leonard, "a, a novelty
woodworker, committed suicide by
drowning at Fairfield, Me. He hat
been respondent because of Ill health
Two hundred employees of thu
Rhode Island Glass company went OF
strike at Central Falls after their de
mand for an eight hour day had beef
refused.
Congressman John j. Rogers O
| Lowell was elected chairman Of thu
platform committee for the Republi
can state convention to be held IL
Boston Oct. 7.
Mrs. Naca j. Huntley Of Bar Har
| Dor, Me-, a bride of four days, wa
killed when a shotgun was accidental
ly discharged by a 5-year-old chile
of her sisters.
Mrs. Mildred F. Page filed a d.
vorce suit against Louis c. Page
Boston publisher and club member
She charges him with neglect to pro.
vide suitable support.
Fire destroyed the postoffice ant
two other structures at Van Buren,
Me-, causing loss estimated a
$4,000. Children playing witt
matches started the blaze.
A freight train was derailed a
Wells, Me-, and James Madigan o
New York, who was stealing ride
was injured, probably fatally. More
| than a dozen cars were wrecked.
Fred Bunyan, "a, was killed ant
Raymond Mattson, %, received 6
broken ankle when the motorcycle OF
which they were driving -swipet
an automobile at Westfeld, Mass.
A sentence Of one year and foul
months imposed on Samuel w. Car
yer, a Boston lawyer, who was found
guilty of larceny from a client, wal
reaftirmed and he was taken to prison
Captain Thomas Clark, Sc, chic
clerk in the Maine adjutant general:
office for more than twenty-five years
until his retirement on a pension OF
Jan. l, 1915, died from heart trouble
Charles c. Burrill, Is, president O
the Burrill National bank and treas.
urer and trustee Of the Hancocl
| County Savings bank, both of which
institutions he founded, died at Ellis
worth, Me.
Charles H. Randall and his daugh'
| ter Doris and Mrs. Abram Dougherty
were killed and Mrs. Randall prob
ably fatally injured when an automo.
bile was struck by freight train al
Enfield, Me.
The New Haven railroad has re.
ceived six new locomotives Of the
fifty recently ordered. Five new loco.
motives will be delivered each weeA
until the order is completed. The,
cost about SIS, 900 each.
John Bowling, IA, OF Boston, wa
killed by an automobile.
John Doyle, 10, of Everett, Mass.
died as a result Of injuries sustained
by being struck by an automobile.
Harris B. Dick, a New York pub
Usher, collapsed in the Boston sub
way and died on the way to hos
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