Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-08
NEWS CONDENSED :
FOR BUSY READERS.
Happenings In Various Parts Of
New England

New Eng|dnd
James H. McAdams. IS, of Boston
died few hours after he had BEEN
struck by an automobile.
A bean lodged In his windpipe
caused the death by strangulation OF
Frank Tucci, 2, at Somerville, Mass.
Captain Tarr Of the power fisher
man Lena May Of Gloucester, Mass. :.
captured a shark weighing 500 pounds.
Frank North, 45, Of Lynn, Mass. {.
was killed by being thown from his
motorcycle when the sidecar broke
away.
The Superba Towel company. CAPT.
tai stock $40, 900, has been incorpo-
rated to manufacture textiles at Fall
River. Mass.
Thomas F. Kenny. 80, driver OF
laundry wagon, was held up and
robbed of $75 at Providence by two
well l-dressed men.
Mayor Curley Of Boston announced
that every city employe whose poll
tax is not paid by Aug. / will be re-
moved on that date.
John Ldgerwood, 81, committed
suicide at Providence by jumping
from window on the fifteenth floor
OF an office building.
Peter Daigle, 80. q Fort Kent,
Me. farmer. has been sleeping since
July IL, waking only at long inter
walls to take nourishment.
Investigation into the case of Roy
Wells Of Orleans, VT, strengthens
the belief that death resulted from
kick from the horse he was driving.
The New Haven railroad has placed
a new freight embargo. 1t applies
to carload and less than carload lots.
excepting perishable and certain 9TH
or goods.
Hugh Dakin, IA. gave up his life in
a successful effort to save the life Of
his chum, Knox Manning, IL. Both
lads were swimming at West Boyls-
ton, Mass.
Jesse A. Campbell of Boston was
elected first vice president and q di-
rector by the Federation Of American
Motocyclists at its convention at
Providence.
Mrs. w. w. Pond and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Raymond Hagar, of Pat
ten, Me-. were killed when an auto
mobile in which they were riding
overturned.
Information received by the Maine
state agricultural department does
not place the promise Of this years
corn pack much above 70 percent OF
the normal.
Two large whales we're seen toying
about in the waves OF Hull, Mass.
These are the first whales reported
seen OF the Massachusetts, coast in
quite a while.
The striking weavers Of the Hamlet
Textile company, Woonsocket. r. l..
voted to return to work. The strike
began five weeks ago when ITO weav.
ers walked out.
Herbert F. Taylor, superintendent
of schools at Niagara Falls, N. Y.
was elected to that position at Man
chester, N. H. His salary was fixed
at $4,000 year.
A verdict of murder In the second
degree was returned against Otis VIII
liams, a farm hand, accused Of kill
ing his employer. Joseph Felch. OF
Wait River, vt.
The engine Of a night passenger
train was overturned at Van Buren,,
Me-. by q washout at q bridge over
small stream. Engineer Groves
and his fireman had to swim ashore.
Edward F. Storrs, for thirty-fiv
years proprietor Of q book store
largely patronized by Dartmouth stu
dents, died at Hanover, N. H. He
had been representative to the legis-
lature.
Because Of the excessive moisture
during the past three weeks, less
than so prcent OF the hay now cut or
standing will be marketed, according
to estimates made by the Mas IA
chusetts state board of agriculture.
The fad Of carrying kittens to class.
about to be started by the women OF
the Harvard summer school, has re-
ceived an unexpected setback be-
cause of the college regulations,
which bar animals from dormitorlss.
H. T. Davis. negro wardroom
steward OF the United States torpedo
boat destroyer Worden. drowned
when he slipped from the boat at New
London, Conn. He held the welter-
weight boxing championship in the
navy.
Rockingham park at Salem, N. H.,
famous for more than q decade, will
BOON be a matter Of history. Por-.
tions of the great park have been cut
up into house lots and part OF the
ground is to be made into . picnic
held.
Judge Brown, In the United States
district court at Providence, sus-
tanned the demurrers against the In
dictments returned In the alleged
election fraud cases in 1914 and or
dered the discharge Of the defend
ants.
The old Burlington, W., meeting
house. which has crowned the hin In
the centre of the town since l732,
was the scene of one Of the largest
gatherings ever assembled within the
church walls-the occasion being the
annual Old Home Sunday celebration.
Patrick Maloney, "a, was killed Q
Everett, Mass. when he was strucl
oy a train.
Emanuel c. viers. a., q barber
committed suicide 1t Cambridge
Mass. by shooting.
Harry voppner. IA, who fell fort
feet through skylight at Boston
died from his injuries.
Boston is expecting TO have tn