Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-10-24
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In spectacular raid at Boston
customs inspectors boarded the Brit
Iish ship Lord Cromer, placed under
arrest three Chinese members OF the
crew and seized opium valued at more
than $1,000.
The largest Sunday school parade
ever held in New Hampshire took
place at Nashua when 1000 people
marched in connection with the con-
yention Of the New Hampshire Sun
Jay School association.
The annual meeting of the Daniel
webster Birthplace association was
held in Franklin, N. H.. Ex-senator
william E. Chandler was elected
The association owns the
birthplace of Webster.
The mill of the Glenn Mills Cereal
company at Rowley, one Of the old
est in the country and one Of the few
hat still use a water wheel for
power, was destroyed by fire. It was
.uilt originally in 1910.
Rev. Franklin Johnson, D. D.. LII.
d.. died at his home at Brookline,
lass. He was born in 1886. He was
president Of Ottawa university and
vent from there to the University OF
Chicago, where the remainder OF his
life service was performed.
Margaret McDonough, s, was &C
.identally shot and killed at West
boro. Mass, by her 6-year-old
brother, Mark. The children were
lolaying in an attic when Mark found
shotgun and pulled the trigger,
,hooting Margaret in the head.
Edward Powers, IS, Of Cambridge
Mass. was killed by an automobile.
James McCabe, 80, died at Bosto
as q result Of being struck by train
Fred G. Fitzgerald Of Fall Rive
was struck and killed at Boston by q
automobile.
Justin Johnson, 80, fell from ski
into the Charles river at Boston an
was drowned.
Walter Gellinas, SO, a Bedford, N
H., farmer, died as the result Of
fall from wagon.
Miss Mary Cooney, 10, Boston
died of injuries received when an Of
stove tipped over.
The New England Bakers associa
ton elected L. s. Bergeron, Roch
ester, n. H., as president
The coolest weather Of the season
has arrived at Franklin, N. H., &C
companied by furry of snow.
James Leveridge, ST, a widower
Of .Roslindale, dropped dead as h
was crossing the street at Roslindale
Mass.
While running the freight elevate
in a store at Boston, John Kane, II
was killed when he got caught in tn
shaft.
DR.. Stockbridge P. Graves, tn
Oldest homeopathic physician in tn
western part of Maine, died at Saco
aged go.
Harry P. Collins, 80, of Quincy
Mass, died from injuries received
when he was thrown from an automo
bile truck.
Philip Brooks, IL, Of Dalton los
a thumb and two fingers as the result
Of picking dynamite cap with
safety pin.
William P. Cross, "a, clerk Of thu
United States court at Providence
shot and killed himself. He had beer
In poor health and respondent.
Charles E. Conner, principal o
Corners Commercial college, Boston
filed a petition in bankruptcy. HI
owes $61SS and has no assets.
Incoming students at Wellesley COL
lege must submit to voice examlna.
ton. Each freshman undergoes al
examination Of her speaking voice.
Philip H. Farley, a Boston broker,
filed voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy, admitting debts Of sos,
$50. ST. Assets amount to $6063. 10.
Donald White of Salem, Mass.
connected with Boston publishing
house, was killed in an automobile
accident on the state road at Etna
Me.
Declan Treacy, chauffeur, was
given two years in prison at hard Ia
Dor for running over and killing Ad-
die q. Smith, So, at Cambridge,
Mass.
The New Hampshire public service
commission gave the Manchester and
Nashua electric railway permission to
raise its single fares from to
cents.
Fred Fay. one Of the leaders of the
big strike of Boston Elevated en-
p!oyes in this city In 1912, died at
Boston from q complication Of dis
eases.
DR.. Levi L. Conant, 50, one Of the
best known authorities on higher
mathematics in the country, was
struck and killed by motor truck at
| Worcester, Mass.
All of the iron moulders and core
makers employed in the four foun-
dries of Nashua, N. H., went on
strike. The men ask So. so a day, an
| increase of so cents.
"Dairymaid," Guernsey COW, was
sold at auction at North Easton,
| Mass. by F. L. Ames to Charles l..
Whitney of Albany for $3.50, q
worlds record price.
The Maine Woman Suffrage asso-
citation, at its annual convention,
voted in favor of asking tie legisla-
ture next January for a referendum
on the question of equal suffrage.
Timothy c. Cavanaugh dropped
lead just outside the cell in which
ne was being placed In police sta
ton at Cambridge, Mass. He had
been arrested on a charge Of drunk
enness.
Two buildings, a small garage and
l n skob1n ,varo lookrovAd ond kxwo ~xho.