Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-02-22

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toms collector at Boston.
Edward Kenneally, So, died from
injuries he received when he tumbled
headlong into the hold Of the steam
ship Atlanta at Boston.
The body Of Matteo Luca. 20, was
found in the ruins of Boston build
ing Quilted by FIRE. He had been SUI
located by smoke.
Twenty persons we're driven to the
street by a fire that Quilted a SIX
family block at Boston. For a time a
large section which is made up OF
tenement houses was threatened.
At a Weston, Mass, town meet
ing it was voted to appropriate $751;
900 for a new town hall to replace the
old one now in use.
In the annual meeting of the New
England Shorthorn Breeders associa-
ton George e. Taylor. Jr.. Of Shell
burne was reelected president and
Walter s. Pratt of Brattleboro, w..
was chosen vice president.
Employees of the Vermont Marble
company at Dandy quit work, causing
the shutdown Of the three Quarries.
The men want a nine hour day and an
increase in wages.
Twenty or more male inmates OF
the house OF correction, Rutland.
VT, are confined to their cells by
the grip.
The Vermont and Chicago Granite
company of Hardwick, VT, against
which an involuntary petition in bank
ruptcy was filed, states that its la
bilities are $50. 7SS. IS.
Invitations have. been issued for q
convention OF sportsmen at Burling-
ton, Vt. Feb. 20 and March l..
John Davis of East RoxburS, VT,
has a COW which gave birth to calf
with six legs. The calf did not live.
The population Of Burlington, VT,
decreased by fourteen during the
month Of January. there being that
number more deaths than births.
The grammar school at Freeport,
Ne. caught fire while eighty pupils
were seated in its two rooms but IA
miliarity with fire drill resulted in the
orderly escape OF all. The building
was destroyed.
Burns received while pouring oil
from a kerosene lamp into heated
stove caused the death at Manchester.
NJ H., of Mrs Odile Kandar.
After enjoying just one year Of tenn
perance, Maynard, Mass. once again
swung back to the wet" column at
the annual town election by a major
ity of IL votes. Last year the major
ity for dry" was l02.
James E. Hill, member Of the IA.
nous Sixth Massachusetts, regiment
that was mobbed on its way through
Baltimore, died at Lowell, Mass. +,
aged 70.
The body Of Charles Daily. 40. who
has been missing since the ire two
weeks ago in a storehouse at Lowell.
Mass. was found In the fire ruins.
Frank A. Westworth. 48. for many
years town clerk of Greenland. N.
H., and formerly q member of the
New Hampshire legislature. commit
ted suicide by cutting his throat. He
was under q delusion that he was sur
fering from cancer.
That no hope can be held out for
lower price OF milk Is one OF the I'm
portant conclusions reached by the
milk board OF the Massachusetts state
department OF health.
The Massachusetts senate passed the
bill providing for the abolition of the
state house building commission.
Wilfred l.. Jillson Of Otisfield.
Me. charged with being an accessory
before the fact to arson, was bound
over to the May term OF the supreme
court under $1,000 bail.
Labor leaders contend that the
"sauntering and lettering" ordinance
OF the city Of Boston deprives them
OF some OF the picketing privileges
that the state law accords them. and
they intend to ask the city council to
ehau1e the ordinance
Fire which destroyed the st. Jean
Baptiste building at Marlboro. Mass.
one OF the largest buildings In the
city. caused q loss Of $40 200.
The fish famine In Boston was
broken when eleven schooners and
iive steam trawlers arrived with 845.-
900 pounds OF fish.
Fire destroyed the factory Of the
Anchor Paper company at Windsor
Locks. Conn.,. entailing q loss OF
500, 200.
John Cochrane, 80. one of the old
oct active textile manufacturers In
New England. died at Maiden. Mass.
A small fire in the cellar Of the
Cowles' private sanitarium. Ports
N. H., caused some excite
ment among the patients before 1t
was put out.
The New England Belgian relief
FUND. reports the total contributions
10 date to the fund to be SOS. s66. Il.
Rubin Seletzky. q Boston carpen-
ter, fled q voluntary petition In bank
ruptcy in the United States district
court. He owes Sill. $50. He has
no assets.
Harold Craft has been indicted for
murder in connection with the death
81 his cousin. Aileen Kern, 2 years
old. who had been left In his care
during the mothers absence. When
The latter returned she found the
child unconscious from the effects Of
/ beating. ~
Werner Horn. an ofacer Of the Ger
man Landwehr, who Is accused OF
having attempted to wreck . railroad
bridge across tho international
boundary at vanceboro. Me-, has
been pronounced sane BY three ply
yicians who recently examined him at
Boston. 80.
Albert Holt. 81, who retired In
1901 AZ paymaster Of the Boston and
Albany railroad, after . service Of |
lorty-three years. died It sprtpstlsld.
Mass.
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