Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-22

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Lewiston, Me-. Aug. IL.
While fishing from the wall Of the
Charles river basin at Cambridge,
| Mass. Santo Gill. s, fell into the
water and was drowned.
Mrs. Antonio F. Rapello, 81. was
found dead in bed in her home at
Boston with the gas turned on. Tho
police say 1t Is case Of suicide.
Mayor Curley of Boston approved q
request of Fire Commissioner Grady
to buy I'VE motor driven combination
chemical engines at q cost Of $4SSo
each.
Hugh Mahon and Frederick Hodge.
both of Marlboro, N. H., were in
stantly killed when q. train crashed
into an automobile in which they were
riding.
In endeavorfng to reach shelter
from a thunder storm Bernard Cat
ley, 10. fell out Of boat he was
rowing hastily at Pelham, N. H.. and
was drowned.
With q bullet wound through the
head, the body of George w. Henry
Of Chelsea, missing since July ~,
was found in the woods at Maiden,
Mass. He had suffered from insom-
mia.
For the second time within a year
the safe in the Southboro, Mass. /,
postofice was blown by two men who
escaped with $50 In cash and $5U
worth of stamps. The office was
wrecked.
At a hearing before Judge Hub
bard in the Waltham, Mass. court.
George Beatty, IA, was discharged as
blameless in having accidentally
killed his chum, Alfred Nolan, while
berrying.
Mrs. Mary W. Erickson Of Quincy.
Mass. filed a SIC, 200 suit against
George A. Cahill, driver Of the
Quincy police patrol wagon. Her
husband was killed when the wagon
struck him.
George A. Gardner, 81, known "a
q philanthropist and railroad and
financial man, died suddenly from
heart disease at his Boston home.
Up to a few days ago he was in ex-
cellent health.
Captain Jesse P. Sherman, 10, m
til last spring the president, treas
urer and agent Of the New Bedford
mass. Towboat company and an old
time whaling captain, died suddenly
from heart trouble.
Charles B. Turner, a Maiden
Mass. letter carrier. was drowned a,
Newburyport, Mass, when five life
guards were within three feet of him
and about to reach for him to drag
him into their boat.
When informed that her husband
had attempted to end his life Mrs.
Nathan Carpenter, "a, died at Green
witch, Conn. OF heart disease. Car
penter, who Is rs, is dying Of bull
let wound in the head.
The friendship Of Bridget Murphy
of Marlboro, Mass. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Zanca of the same city has re-
suited in $4,000 suit by Zanca, who
claims the Murphy woman has alien
ated the affections Of his wife.
While the funeral Of Weyland j.
Philbrick was being held at Corinna
Me-, deputy sheriffs continued al
work on clues which they hope Will
result in-the arrest of the man who
shot him to death in his dooryard.
The order relative to closing the
Rockland, Me-, theatres because OF
|infantile paralysis was 30 modified
that the amusement places may be
patronized by persons more than IL.
The public library has been closed.
Fred j. Baier, Somerville, Mass. ,
as the next friend of his daughter,
Miss Ida M, has brought suit for
SO 900 damages against the proprie-
tor Of a drug store, alleging that he
served her an ice cream soda which
Imade her Ill.
A tramp, who fell in front Of q
train near Easton. Me-, and was in
stantly killed, was identified as Dan
lei Sharp, famous among the hobo
fraternity as Pennsylvania DAN" He
had contributed experiences and ma
terial for several well known writers
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