Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-02-29

Principal Arthur L. Williams d IL
saugus, Mass. high school died OF
pneumonia. When he passed away
the student body was in prayer 1t the
high school fer his recovery.
Edward A. Reed. s.. committed
suicide at Whitman. Mass. while
temporarily insane.
A cold snap served to close over
Lake Champlain from shore TO shore.
Danger OF an Ice famine. which was
thought to be imminent. Il avefted.
Boston harbor II now patrolled BY
armed guards Of the customs service
In Q ffty-foot motor launch, and
close watch - being kept Of Ill ship
ping.
While Witnessing q performance IN
q Medford, Mass, theatre Mrs. Wal
ter 8. Peasley was stricken with an
apopietic shock, dying In . few min
utes.
Joseph n. Smith died at New Bed
ford, Mass. at the age of los years.
The trustees of Dartmouth college
accepted the resignation Of Dr.. John
K. Lord. . member Of the faculty for
forty years. His retirement Il
due to the falling health of his wife.
The cost Of running the Boston city
departments In the fiscal year ending
Jan. 81, 1916, was ST. 513, AGO. 64.
This il an increase Of $40S, 1863 over
the figures Of the preceding fiscal
year.
Vermont citizens VINO failed to pay
their taxes before Feb. Is cannot vote
In the annual town meetings this
spring on state issues, according to
State Attorney General Barber.
The worlds record for butter pro-
ducing milk was awarded at Mont
pelier, VT, to Fuella Mechthilde. q
Holstein owned by ]. G.. Whitney.
Her record is IS, 316 pounds of but
ter.
The prevalence and fatality of tu-
berculosis are steadily decreasing In
Massachusetts,, is q conclusion Of the
utate department of health.
Hnwood J. Badger of the Maine
Central institute Of Pittsfeld was
elected president Of the Maine prepa-
ratory school boys conference.
A general increase in wages, > ap-
praxtnating percent and affecting
nearly 1000 employees, will go into eI-
feet at the paper mills Of 8. D. War
rem & Co., at Cumberland Mills, Nc.
For the seven weeks Of 1916 -Bever.
", Mass, school children put away
az deposits in the school savings
bank the sum of $1593.61.
The First Methodist church Of
Lynn, Mass, celebrated the 125th
anniversary of its foundation.
Joseph r. McCabe, IS, keeper OF
the Deer island lighthouse, Boston
harbor, was drowned when he slipped
on q sandbar leading out to the light.
An early cucumber crop valued at
$4,000 was ruined by fire in lAe
greenhouse of George Foster at Wo-
burn. Mass. The total loss is $4,000.
william B. Hasty, who conducts
livery stables III Boston, filed a petit
ton in bankruptcy. He owes 500, :
427. SO.
The Brockton, Mass. police are
endeavoring to find relatives Of John
Riley, SO, an expert wood-turner ,
who dropped dead in hotel.
The Odd Fellows building, one OF
the largest structures in Littleton, N.
H.. was destroyed by fire, causing
a loss OF $40, 900.
The will Of G. H. Whitcomb, en-
veiope manufacturer. was filed at
Worcester, Mass. He left an estate
OF 81, 900 900. all to his family.
Unwrapped and unclothed. the
body OF a female infant was found in
an ash can on a Boston street.
William F. Wiley, 70. one Of the
best known Civil war veterans In
Massachusetts,, died at his home al
Peabody.
Three hundred youthful delegates
marched in street parade at Fair
field which marked the opening Of
the first annual conference Of Maine
schoolboys.
Arthur G. Tapley, whose railroad
gospel services were for many years
an annual occurrence Of great inter
est to railroad employees Of New Eng
land, died at Haverhill. Mass.
aged 70.
The bill wiping out the Massachu-
sets state house building commits
sion was passed to be engrossed in
| the house by q vote Of 181 to 10.
Mrs. James Cuthbert escaped from
her home at Warwick, R. l.. which
was destroyed by IRE after she had
been aroused by q dog that jumped
upon her bed.
Eben Carpenter, rs, who led sew.
eral guerilla attacks during his SER
vices in the Civil war while fighting
under Sheridan and Burnside, dice
at Maiden, Mass.
The West End Street Railway o
Boston asked the public service com
mission for authority to issue 81 1896,
900 of bonds. to be used to retire
bonds that expire next summer.
Ralph E. Kallock. a Rockiand
| Me-. business man, committed sui
eide by shooting. He had been de-
spoHdent.
Arthur l.. Millett Of Gloucester
qualified as q member OF the Massa
chusetts fish and game commission.
Rev. Charles F. Dole, for forty
years minister of the First Congre-
gational Society, Unitarian, OF ia
maica Plain (Boston). has rendered
his resignation.
John Ojala. young man in an ad.
vanced stage Of tuberculosis, com.
mitted suicide by cutting his throat In
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