Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-09
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Happenings In Various Parts d
New England States
Ex-Governor John A. Mead is to
build a new $40, 900 gymnasium for
the city of Rutland. vt.
Joseph PAUL, az. Of Bridgeport,
Conn.,, slipped when boarding .
freight train and was killed.
Ice has left Nickerson lake. Q
fishing ground near Houlton, Me. /,
the earliest in eighteen years.
There were 265 deaths in Boston
last week. an increase Of nine over
the corresponding week Of last year.
Mrs. A. c. Mcleod Of Boston, q
widow, 60. was found dead from gas.
Her death is believed to have been
accidental.
The greatest spring snowstorm Bos-
ton has known in twenty-eight years
struck the city. The total fall was
7.B inches.
The Federal Rubber company has
been organized under Massachusetts,
laws with total authorized capital OF
so, 200. 900.
Almus w. Morse. g., chairman OF
the Manchester. N. H.. police COM
mission, dropped dead at his home
from heart disease.
Essex Junction, VT, schools have
reopened after having been closed
about two weeks on account Of the
diphtheria epidemic.
The Massachusetts Episcopal do
csse church pension fund is now
$213, 900, according to report Of the
executive committee.
A state organization of sheriffs was
formed at a meeting at Concord, N.
H. Sheriff ~Spinney of Portsmouth
was elected president.
Margaret Martin, 4. after falling
three stories from q window to the
ground at Worcester, Mass. appar-
emily suffered no injury.
The National Association of Cotton
Manufacturers, at its annual conven-
ton at Boston, elected A. F. Bemts
Of that city as president.
About 700 pounds Of maple sugar
Just made was destroyed by fire which
swept through the sugar houses OF A.
L. Boisvert at Derby, Vt.
The seventeenth annual conven-
ton of the Vermont state council,
Knights Of Columbus, will be held at
st. Adams, VT, May to 9.
Two nurses and the engineer OF tho
Quincy, Mass, city hospital have
been removed to a contagious hospital
to be treated for scarlet fever.
All restrictions on the movement OF
cattle, sheep and other ruminauts and
swine In Massachusetts, were ordered
removed by the governors council.
The wooden mill of the Cocheco
Manufacturing company. Rochester,
N. H., shut down because Of a strike
for more pay. About 300 hands are
affected.
Boston has paid $735 in the last
twelve months in premiums to coal
dealers for furnishing the city with
coal superior to the city's coal speci-
hcations.
Frank o. Woodland. inventor OF
automatic machines for labelling bot
ties and for banding cigars. COM
mitted suicide at Worcester, Mass,
BY poison.
The American Thread company an
nounced that plans were about COM
pleted for the construction Of $500, =
600 dye and bleach house on its prop
erty at Fall River, Mass.
The state is continuing an inVesti-
cation to discover motive for the
murder Of Elmer Washburn Of Beth
el, VT, who was beaten to death.
Petsr LaRock is under $4,000 bonds.
Changes in rates on milk and
cream shipments sought by the Bos-
ton and Maine railroad were further
suspended until Aug. 20 by the Mas
sachusetts public service commission.
Mrs. Clara Biehl Of Waterbury,
Conn. IS, and Lawrence Hayes OF
Naugatuck, Conn. we're killed when
an automobile in which they were
riding crashed into bridge abut-
nent.
Four hundred and seventy-five
young sailors, rated as coal passers
and ordinary seamen. left the naval
training station at Newport, r. l.,
to begin their first active service In
tho navy.
A motor Car fire patrol service on
the Boston and Maine railroad has
started operations and more than a
score OF men are now patroling the
company's lines in high powered cars
20 watch out for fires.
Although 1875 invitations were is
sued by State Chairman Thompson OF
the New Hampshire Prohibition party
only four men were present at the
conference In Manchester to outline
this years campaign. Therefore no
action was taken.
Vacationists on their way to sylvan
retreats in northern New England will
have to carry their own drinks" with
them, for on the hrst day Of this
month prohibition hit all the sta
tions along the line Of the New Eng
land railroads With the exception oi
Plymouth, N. H.
Lieutenant Waterman, U. 8. A.
Inspector general Of the Vermont ma
juonal guard, will move his headquar-
ters from Burlington to Mortified IL
order that he may be located near the
colonel OF the regiment, President
aeeves of Norwich university.
Alvin F. Rich, 81, was instantly