Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-12-26

fiftieth anniversary, was asked TOT
by president Murlin at the annua.
meeting Of the trustees Of that uni
versity.
The convention at Boston OF the
Massachusetts state grange adopted
a resolution expressing unconcern on
the part of Massachusetts, farmers
with regard to the question OF saw
ing daylight.
Standing on the grave Of his moth
er and brother, over whose deaths
within the last two years he had been
constantly brooding, George A.
Gardner of Boston. 30, committed
suicide by shooting.
Mrs. Jennie Short, Q widow with
five children, was awarded q $5Oo
verdict against Morris Caller, a Wild
over, with six children, by jury at
Boston. The case was brought on the
ground of breach of promise.
Shipyards in the Bath, Me-, GUS
toms district have this year sent
afloat nine vessels of a combined tom
mage of 77O9 tons gross. Nearly
twice this tonnage is under construc-
ton in the wooden yards alone.
Close confinement to mill has not
impaired the health or vitality OF
George Ainsworth Of Lawrence,
Mass, who celebrated his S9th
birthday by working as usual. For
the past seventy-five years Ainsworth
has been mill operative.
George H. Eames, Jr.. Republican.
was elected mayor Of Keene, N. b..
Oscar K. Robinson, Democrat,
was elected mayor Of Westbrook'
Me.
Thomas Irwin was killed at Glouces-
ter, Mass, when the block OF a
derrick fell, beheading him.
Stanley Collins, so, was knocked
down by q trolley car at Chelsea,
Mass. and died from his injuries.
Mrs. Polly C. Johnson Of Somer-
Vile, Mass, observed her 1O6th
birthday anniversary. Her health is
unimpaired.
Portsmouth, N. H., went Demo
cratic for the first time in ten years.
Samuel T. Laid, Democrat, was
elected mayor.
G. A. King, 10, Of Washington
was unanimously elected captain Of
the Harvard varsity cross-country
team for next year.
Richard Twiss, 70, known as the
hermit" was found dead in the
dooryard leading to his two-room
| cottage in Melrose, Mass. woods.
Thomas Cronin Of Cambridge
Mass, a teamster, was frozen tc
death on the tote road between MIL
linocket, Me-. and Spring Brook.
Mrs. Ella Howe, wife Of shoe
dealer, fell eight stories down ar
interior light shaft at Boston no.
| tel and died few moments later.
Captain Charles Foster, IS, as
sistant treasurer Of the Salvation
Army industrial home, Boston
| dropped dead on a street In that city
An unidentified man, while waiting
at a Boston tunnel station, was
pushed from the platform by JOS
Ting throng and ground to death by g
| train.
With his room filled with gas, win
dows and door shut and gas escaping
| from an open Jet, Thomas Buchanan
| rs, was found dead in his room d,
Boston.
A cold wave has put an end to navi-
cation of the Penobscot river for the
| winter, probably, as field Of frozer
slush extends several miles below
Bangor.
The Merrimac plating works and g
carriage factory, together with
| house and stable, were destroyed by
| fire at Merrimack, Mass, causing
| $25 900 loss.
Norman F. Arnold Of Hyde Park
Mass. a member of the freshman
class Of Dartmouth college, died al
Hanover, N. H., following an acct
dental shooting.
Street Commissioner Goodwin Of
Boston was awarded q verdict FOL
$1,000 by a Jury in his SANDER suit FOL
| $4,000 against former Representative
Giblin of Boston.
A copy of the will Of Hetty H. X.
Green was filed in the Suffolk probate
Office at Boston because she owned
| real estate in Boston and other parts
Of Massachusetts,.
With 800 aliens filling every quar-
| ter Of the detention pen" the immi-
grafton station at Boston Is more
crowded than ever before in the his
tory of the port.
Robbers broke into the residence Of
Carl A. lehman, manager OF for
eign exchange of First National bank
Boston, and stole jewelry and silver
ware valued at $25OO.
While driving team through Bos'
ton Michael Martin, IS, was in
stantly killed when the chains hold.
ing five-ton iron girder snapped and
| the girder landed on Martin.
The Haverhill, Mass, city coun-
Gil unanimously agreed to raise the
pay of all policemen and firemen, and
many city employees. The increases
| will range from to 20 percent.
Contractor Sheehan Of Lynn
| Mass. pleaded guilty to four counts
in charge of violating the eight-hour
labor law when arraigned in court
The case was continued for sentence.
Milford Alexander, IA. was instant
~ killed at North Belgrade, Me.
when a shotgun standing against q
| haymow was accidently knocked down
and discharged, the shot entering his
head.
Ross Bushey, ID, Of Sherman
Me-. was sentenced to state prison
for term of not less than two anc
not more than four years for killing