Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-06-13
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Happenings Ia varIaus Parts
!, Of New England
Annie Sharko, 3, was struck ana
killed by an automobile truck at Cam
bridge, Mass.
Gifts amounting to $50, 1876 to
Harvard university were reported at Q
meeting of the Harvard corporation.
Mrs. Julia Brown, wife Of q farm
or of Enfield, Conn.,. fell down stairs
at her home and died Of q broken
neck.
i Succumbing to injuries received
when run down by an automobile.
7-year-old Mary Conte died In q Bos
ton hospital.
| C.. H. Kidder Of Bethel, VT, lost
a valuable cow by lightning and
James M. French lost 3-year- -old
bull In the same way.
Domenico Messina, IA, was killed
by an elevator at Boston. His body
was wedged between the car and the
wall Of the elevator shaft.
The New Hampshire delegation to
the national Republican convention
organized at Concord, electing Dwight
Hall Of Dover as chairman.
Found guilty at Brockton, Mass,
of stealing 1000 honey bees, the prop
erty of Albert H. Price, Powell
Smith was fined SIS. He paid.
Charged with stealing SO, 900 from
the City Fuel company of st. John.
Wesley H. Estey, a bookkeeper, rs
years old, was arrested at Boston.
Gustav A. Person was held with
out bail at Dedham, Mass. for the
grand jury. He is charged with kill
ing Mrs. Annie Pearson, wife Of his
employer.
For carelessness in setting the
right ankle of Miss Susan Kerrigan a
verdict of $500 was awarded against
DR.. Charles G. Cumston by a jury at
Dedham, Mass.
The Maine state board of health is
cooperating with the American Hay
Fever Preventative association in at
tempting to stop the spread Of the
disease in Maine.
DR.. William o. Aver, the aged
pastor Of Baptist church. died OF
heart trouble while walking in the
woods alone at Brunswick, Me. He
was a Civil war veteran.
The Bowdoin college student coun-
| Gil announced that 1t is opposed to
the establishment at Bowdoin Of
militia company to be attached to the
national guard of Maine.
Aaron Paul, Troy jeweler, was
feeced out of $500 in a gold brick
game at Pittsfield, Mass. He paid
$500 for genuine gold bar, but a
brass one was substituted.
The Long Trail through Vermont
over the Green mountains from Mas
sachusetts to the Canada line is ex-
pected to be completed this year.
More than 200 miles of 1t have been
built.
Mrs. Elizabeth F. Mohr is now in
stalled in the Mohr mansion at New
port, R. l., from which she was ex-
| cluded by her late husband. The pro-
bate court gave her possession Of the
property.
Mayor lockwood Of Cambridge.
Mass. has started campaign to
bring about the adoption by cosgress
of the Saving Daylight" bill to be in
troduced by Congressman Borland OF
Missouri.
The striking building laborers at
Boston voted to remain out until the
demands for a fiat rate Of AN cents
an hour are granted, in addition to
double time pay for Sunday and hoil-
day work.
Ernest Gagne, 80, was electrocuted
while drilling q hole in the floor at
the plant of the Arlington mills,
| Lawrence, Mass. It Is believed his
drill came in contact with a high
| tension wire.
Business in Bennington, VT, was
suspended when the people marched
to the site of the proposed Henry w.
Putnam Memorial hospital to take
part in the exercises at the turning OF
| the first sod.
Work Is to be resumed in the cop
per mines at Stranord, VT, owned
by the Vermont Copper company. The
mines have been idle for four years
and likewise the power plant in the
town Of Sharon.
The last of the labor difficulties in
the Knox county, Me-, granite in
dustry was settled when the st.
George Granite company signed .
five-year agreement with their strik-
ing paving cutters.
The body Of Albert Beaulieau, II,
q laborer, bearing many wounds, was
found floating in the Penobscot river,
opposite Bangor, Me, The authori-
ties express the opinion that, Beau
leau was murdered.
Before the entire Dartmouth UNDER
graduate body DR.. and Mrs. Ernest
F. Nichols were presented at Han
over, N. H., with handsome silver
tea service as the gift of the UNDER
graduates to their retiring president.
An incident of the annual meeting
of the New Hampshire Old Home
Week association at Concord was
short memorial service in honor OF
the late Governor Frank w. Rollins,
the originator Of the Old Home Week
Idea.
An automobile driven by DR.. Nor
man c. Spencer and carrying also
Kinsley Day crashed through thes
gates on the Chelsea bridge and fell
INTO an open draw at Boston. Both
men were rescued. The auto II at
the bottom Of Mystic river. u
Dominic Cinimeo, g., was drowned
while swimming at Wincnestsy'
Mass.
Massachusetts state tar this year
viii be 81, 900, 600, or q, $50, 900 less
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