Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-09
NUMBER 10

Robert Ayotte OF New Hampshire,
who had been visiting brother, was
struck and killed by an electric car
near Smithfield. r. I.
William Wicket Of Boston, chief
engineer on the steam trawler Long
Island, was ground to pieces under
the crank Of the steamers engine.
The Chenery stables at Belfast,
Me-, were burned by tramps. The
stables were built by Horace Chenery
of Boston at a cost of about $4,000.
An advance Of 10 percent in the
wages Of the 5000 operatives In cot
ton mills controlled by B. B. & r.
knight in Rhode Island is announced.
Holding photograph Of her son to
her heart, Mrs. Elizabeth Marvin
died at Boston from gas fumes. The
police believe the case to be one or
suicide.
Fred A. Goodwin of Dorchester was
elected grand regent of the Royal Ar
canum at the annual Massachusetts,
election. Henry G. Wells, president
of the senate, was chosen grand
chaplain.
The United States cruiser Montana
arrived at the Portsmouth, N. H.,
navy yard from Havana. and will %
placed in dry dock for repairs and
general overhauling.
The Portsmouth, N. H. city coun-
ell offered a reward of $500 for the
capture and con- iction OF the parties
who murdered George e. Stillson,
who was robbed Of $1,000.
Governor Mccall named Samuel
Ross of New Bedford as member OF
the Massachusetts state board OF Ia
Dor and industry to succeed James
A. Donovan of Lawrence.
John P. Morgan and other promi-
nent Harvard graduates contributed q
sum of $4,000 for further planting in
the Harvard yard and for the i'm
provement Of the soil there.
The Warren Manufacturing COM
pany, Warren, R. l., which employs
1900 persons in the production Of
fancy shirtings and yarns, announced
an advance in wages Of 10 percent.
e. s. Benedict Is planning to con-
vert his estate of 100 acres at Green
wich, Conn. into a model bird sane
tuary, combining q frontage on Long
Island sound with back country.
Governor McCall's veto Of tho
BILLY" Sunday Boston tabernacle bill
was sustained by the house by q roll
call vote Of 169 to go. The action
ended all possibility Of the erection
of q tabernacle other than of fireproof
construction.
Werner Horns petition for ha-
beas corpus was denied by the circuit
court of appeals at Boston. Horn, Q
German army officer. tried to blow up
the Vanceboro. Me-, bridge from the
Canadian side.
Otis Williams of Waits River, VT.
was arrested, charged with the muir.
der Of Joseph Felch, who was shot
while boiling maple sugar In that
town. Williams was committed to
Jail without bail.
The directors Of the Fore River
Shipbuilding corporation. Quincy.
Mass. elected Edward B. Hill sec.
retary and treasurer Of the corpora.
ton to fill the vacancy caused by the
death OF Joseph A. Sedgwick.
That statistics prove that little Or
nothing has been done to prevent the
spread of tuberculosis was the decla.
ration Of DR.. ]. w. Voss at the CON.
vention Of the Massachusetts Anti
tuberculosis league at Boston.
Spinach as a spring tonic and car
rots for the complexion were urged
in a practical address before the
Women's Municipal league at Boston
by Secretary Wheeler Of the Massa.
chusetts state board Of agriculture.
Three hundred cattle, pigs, sheep
and hens were burned to death when
ire destroyed three acres OF build
Ihgs and sheds of the New England
Dressed Beef and Wool company at
Brighton, Mass. and caused q kss
Of 375, 900.
A vote to raise $50 900 for mission
work during the coming year was
passed at the annual New England
district convention OF the Women's
Baptist Foreign Missions society at
Brattleboro, Vt. Mrs. F: e. Craw-
ford, Newton, Mass, was elected
president.
Suffering from a breakdown, both
physical and mental, former Post
master Frank I. Ferson OF Leomins.
ter, Mass. is at the Danvers insane
hospital, where he is being watched
by specialists. Pierson had been ar
rested in Boston on Q charge Of con-
verting funds Of the government to
bis own use.