Oxford Democrat., 1916-08-29
News CONDENSED
FOR BUSY READERS
Happenings In Various Parts Of
New England


New ENGLAND
Oliver e. Storey, q Boston music
publisher, filed bankruptcy peu-
tion.
It cost the city Of Boston SLOT 16J
to erect the winter home for birds in
Franklin park.
A cut of 20 cents has been declared
In Boston's tax rate. This years rate
will be $3.50.
Alice C. Kinsley, saleswoman,
OF Upton, Mass. owes S12 1876. .S5.
She claims to have no assets.
Thomas E. Tarment, 43, former
long distance champion bicycle racer,
died suddenly at his home at Boston.
Andrew Carnegie arrived at Bar
Harbor, Me-, on board the yacht
Surf. Carnegie is in excellent health.
Mrs. Annie Kezar Of Peabody,
Mass. committed suicide by inhal-
ing gas. She was i'll and despondent.
Richard Satello, 20, was killed
when he fell from the sixth floor Of a
building on which he was working at
Boston.
Emile Brassard, q woodsman, was
killed when a carriage in which he
was driving was struck by a train at
Madison, Me.
Rev. Joseph j. O'Connor, a, Gu
rate at All Saints Catholic church,
Boston, died suddenly Of q shock at
the parsonage.
Patrick ]. Hogarty, AZ, died from
a fractured skull, sustained by fall
from a stepladder in a Boston school,
of which he was janitor.
The Edgemere hotel, upon the south
shore OF Lake Quinsigamond, Shrews-
bury, Mass. was burned, all the
guests escaping unhurt.
Two monster horse mackerel, the
larger weighing more than 900 pounds.
made up a part of the catch Of South
Bristol, Me. fishermen.
The second death from infantile
paralysis at Somerville, Mass, oc-
Cured when Leo L. Gerrior, IL,
died after being Ill two days.
Rev. John P. Nelngan, 81. for a
quarter OF century chaplain Of the
National Soldiers Home at Togus,
Me-. died after a short illness.
George A. Hill. 73, formerly as
sistant professor Of physics at Har-
ward university, died at Cambridge,
Mass. from a paralytic shock.
Fire destroyed the big COW barn at
Valley Field farm, Lexington. Mass,
causing damage estimated at $40, 900.
The barn is owned by Harry 8. Kel-
sey.
A fall from the deck into the hold
caused the death Of Edward Mikelsen,
one of the crew Of the steamship
Lowther Range, berthed at Boston
dock.
Burglars secured more than $1,000
from the Boston and Maine railroad
station at Weirs, N. H.. and escaped
without leaving any clue after robbing
two safes.
Governor Curtis Of Maine was noti-
fed by John A. Morrill,, special COM
missioner on the revision Of the stat
utes, that the work Of revision had
been concluded.
Trafton s. Plaisted Of Worcester,
Mass. was elected president OF the
Seventeenth Maine Veterans associa-
ton at the fifty-fourth annual re-
union at Portland.
John Cortinho was stabbed to
death at Middleboro, Mass, during
an argument over weight lifting
contest. Manuel Etrato was arrested
on a charge OF murder.
The Columbia Creamery company.
engaged In the wholesale creamery
business at Springfield, Mass, filed
a petition in bankruptcy. The la
bilities amount to sos, 800.
After three amputations Of his left
leg in efforts to relieve the effects OF
l6 900 volts of electricity received BY
Francis P. Bill of Hartford. stu
dent, death finally resulted.
The Boston Chamber Of Commerce
has appointed committee to con-
slider the advisability of adopting Q
Daylight Saving" plan In AAassachu-
setts by setting the clock forward.
Losing control of his two horses
when, attached to heavily loaded
wagon, they dashed down steep hill
at Boston, John Keohame, 80, was
thrown under the wheels and killed.
William C. Daley, 40, OF Broad
brook, Conn. sacrificed his life oy
drowning in an effort to save Miss
Lora Gould Of Pennington. who was
rescued by another tather at Pine
Point, Me.
Miss Margaret Whipple was in
stantly killed when the automobile In
which she was riding with Reuben
Higgins, Jr., overturned on the state
road near Portland, Ne. Higgins
was slightly injured.
Thousands Of bushels Of wheat,
hundreds Of tons Of leather for army
saddles and nearly 1000 horses for
the French army left Boston in two
steamers which carried tremendous
cargoes for the French government.
Governor Gates called q special
session OF the Vermont legislature for
Aug, a to consider the question OF
providing financial assistance for de-
pendents of Vermont members OF the
National Guard, now on the Asxieaa
border. /.
John Csapski, 8. was run over ana
titled at Chelssa. Mass. BY an auto
truck.
Matches 40 playthings caused the
death OF 4-year r-old Esther Hallorau
It Boston.
Charles q. Hughes will make q
least five speeches when he visits
Maine next month.
Pistro Zambou threw himself In