Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-07-04

ton, MASS, WHICH was ABOUT 10 us
opened for its summer season, wal
burned. The loss is $51. .060.
William Ploss, SO. Of Manchester.
N. H., died from q fracture Of the
skull. caused by falling from q lad
der while shinglins his house.
R. b. Moffat, New York lawyer.
was instantly killed when his automo-
bile skidded and turned turtle on q
highway near Southington, Conn.
Henry w. Keyes OF Haverhill an
nounced his candidacy for the Repub-
lican nomination for governor OF
New Hampshire at the primaries in
September.
Harvard went out ahead of Yale, IS
victories to 64, in the baseball series
Of all time, incidentally winning the
1916 series in straight games, s to =
and 4 to 1.
Notice has been sent out against
the cashing of postal money orders
numbered 24.601 to 26, 900, which
we're stolen from the postofice at
Concord. VT.
Despondent because her 17-year- -old
daughter was held for the grand jury
on larceny charges, Mrs. Elizabeth
e. Nuttall, As, took her own life at
Pawtucket. r. 1.
The body Of man about 40 years
old found floating In the Merrimacl
river has not been identified. A sig
net ring with the initials NJ. P. fur
nishes the only clue.
Fred Robinson, 13, and Comarra
Loretto, an Italian missionary who
tried to rescue the boy, were
drowned. following the capsizing Of a
canoe at Milton. Mass.
Mrs. Frida Lohr, Norwegian
woman, and Lief Norman, who fig
ured in a sensational elopement to
the United States, were deported by
Boston immigration officials.
George Hickox, clerk in Boston
periodical store, charged with man
slaughter in connection with the
shooting of 14-year-old Kenneth
Myers. was discharged in court.
The Masons of Salem dedicated
their $3.50 coo temple. the ceremony
being in charge of Grand Master
Johnson of Massachusetts,, assisted
BY the officers Of the grand lodge.
An automobile carry employees OF
the Rochester, N. H., postoffice.
overturned on hill, causing the
death Of Frank 8. Watson and Thom-
as w. Boyce and injuring four 9TH
ers.
Edwin G. Eastman, attorney gen.
eral OF New Hampshire from 1892 to
1911, died at Exeter, N. H. He had
represented Exeter In both branches
of the state legislature. He was born
In 1S47.
The body of Mrs. Louis George OF
Concord, Mass. who was drowned
when the boat in which she was row.
ing went over a dam, was found two
miles below the spot where she was
drowned.
Rev. E. F. Merriam, D. D.. after
thirty five years as editor Of the Bap-
tist Watchman- Examiner, published
at Boston, has resigned. He will be
succeeded by Rev. Joseph X. VII.
son, d. d.
Boston's greatest business institu.
tons are evidencing their patriotism
in the national crisis by almost uni
formly granting full wages to those OF
their employees who have been called
away to the colors.
State Live Stock Sanitary Commis-
sioner Bearce of Maine in an open let
ter warns the people that horse deal
ers in other states are trying their
best to unload upon the people OF
Maine q lot of worthless horses.
William b. Smith. 40, and Violet
A. Jerome, 20, were held for the
grand jury in court at Nahant. Mass.
charged with having performed an
illegal operation on Miss Marion Nc
Cam, Is, which caused her death.
An amicable settlement of the
strike of more than 5000 building la
borers in Greater Boston was reached.
The men will receive IS cents an hour
for excavating and concrete work ano
40 cents an hour for mason helpers.
Salisbury. Mass. officials are
wrought up over the action Of resi-
dents OF Salisbury Beach. who have
started q petition to present to the
next session Of the legislature to sep
arate them from the town Of Sails
bury.
One of the most important weddings
Of the season, from the standpoint OF
the wealth and prominence Of the
contracting parties. was solemnized
at Beverly, Mass. when Miss Phyllis
Sears became the bride Of Bayard