Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-07-25
NUMBER 80

John r. Fitzgerald, ex-mayor OF
Boston, is an out -and-out candidate
for the Democratic nomination for the
United States senate.
A band of gypsiss. travelling IN
three dilapitated looking automobiles.
passed through New Bedford. Mass. I.
bound down to Cape Cod.
His head crushed under the wheels
of i've ton truck loaded with stone.
John Grillo, IN. was instantly
killed at WATERFOWL, Mass.
Governor Beeckman of Rhode Is
land formally announced his candi-
dacy for denomination. He Ia serv.
ing his second term as governor.
Struck by a timber which he was
unloading from a lighter at Boston.
John Connolly suffered an injury to
his head which caused his death.
Four deputy game wardens patrol
ling Lynn harbor captured two boats
full of fishermen seining In the har-
Dor. The latter were heavily fined.
Sarkis Der Sarkasian and Haga-
COON Mukesetian were drowned at
Franklin, Mass. while bathing. They
were mill employees and 2S years OF
age.
Arthur Munson, Il. was struck and
killed by lightning as he stood In the
doorway OF his barn near New Brit
ain, Conn.,, during an electrical
storm:
Headless and with one arm gone.
the body Of George Benjamin. So, q
stonecutter of Montpelier, VT. was
found on the railroad tracks at Gran
iteville, Mass.
The biggest Billy Sunday tabernacle
ever erected in the United States and
the finest of Its kind will be built
for the use of the evangelist during
his visit in Boston.
The summer tourist season II
Maine Is well under way and to the
population of it's southern section
alone there has already been added
fully SO, 900 visitors.
The judges Of the New Eng1and
clean up and paint up campaign
awarded to Watertown. Conn. the
silver cup offered for the best results
In the recent campaign.
Frank Camara pleaded not guilty to
q charge Of murder In shooting Nicola
Cicarelli at Lawrence, Mass, In an
argument over their children. Cana
ra was held without bail.
One cent each is left by Anna A.
Gilman of Wakefield. Mass, to all
her legal heirs because she never
received single kindness or courtesy
from them" during her life.
Linn Boyd Porter. who wrote un-
der the pen name Of Albert Ross"
prescribed for his epitsph the phrase.
Journalist, author, traveller" In
his will filed at Dedham, Mass.
Marion Swift of Springfield, MASS.
awoke to see man leaning over her
bed. She screamed and he fed. leav-
ing behind him paper cone contain
ing a handkerchief soaked with ether.
The body of Miss Margaret NC
Gam, "a, Of Watertown. Mass. An
inspector in the Hood Rubber COM
panys plant, was found In the
Charles river. She had been despond-
ent.
Dorothy R. Morgan, 3. was hurled
from her mothers arms and crushed
to death, and ten others were severely
injured when two large touring cars
crashed into each other at Tiver-
ton r. /.
The body Of Morris Casper, 6S, Q
junkman, was found dead at the bot
tom of a fight Of stairs in his home
at Boston. BY his side was . tum-
bier, which is said to have contained
carb0lic acid.
Arthur C. Tanning, a clerk In an
apartment hotel at Brockton, Mass,
was standing on top Of the elevator In
the hotel, oiling the wheels. when
he accidentally started the cage and
was fatally crushed against the top OF
the shaft.
John Edwards was arrested AZ
Woodland, Me. after he had wound
ed Deputy Sheriff Black in the leg by
a revolver shot. Edwards II said to
be wanted in connection with bur-
glaries.
A photograph OF an old schoolmate.
found in one of the pockets OF the
coat Of a young man who was killed
at Haverhill. Mass. by q train. re-
suited In the Identification Of the
body as that of Leon Donnelly. 20,
of Springvale, Me.
Men Of national prominence ana
many former residents Joined with
citizens of Vermont in celebrating the
126th anniversary Of the admission OF
the Green Mountain state into the
union and to make plans for it, cavte
and commercial development.