Oxford Democrat., 1916-09-12
NEWS CONDENSED
FOR BUSY READERS
Happenings In Various Parts Of
New England

killed by a wagon at New Bedford.
Mass.
Beatrice Lapino, Z, was killed BY
an automobile while playing In q
street at Boston.
Donald G. Babbitt, a Boston city
hall reporter, resigned to manage the
Burlington, VT, News.
Fred Cloughier, carpenter, fell
forty feet from staging at Boston
and escaped with a torn ankle.
Mrs. Lottie Johnson, 30, Of Bos-
ton, died from injuries received when
she was struck by an automobile.
Daniel MunG, 80, charged with
shooting and killing his wife at Pea
body, Mass. was held without bail.
Alfred Gelina, 1S months old, died
at Marlboro, Mass, from burns re-
ceived while playing about a pile OF
hot ashes. %.
Andrew J. Moore, 55, died at Bos-
ton of injuries received when he was
crushed against pile Of lumber by
log swinging from hoist.
Max Balaban Of Chelsea brought suit
in the superior court at Boston to re-
cover $4,000 which he claims he lost
at gambling with three men.
Vermont National Guardsmen, who
left Burlington under orders from the
war department to proceed to Eagle
Pass, Tex, abandoned their trip.
Onnie Silbamen Of Barnstable,
Mass. was instantly killed when he
lost control of the motorcycle he was
operating and crashed into touring
car.
The body Of Joseph P. Martin OF
Lowell, Mass, who jumped from q
train when on his way to Canaan,
N. H., was found in the Merrimack
river.
The body of Mrs. Margaret 3.
Thompson, As, Of Newton, Mass,
was found floating in the Charles
river. 1t Is believed to be case OF
suicide.
Walking accidentally into an open
ing on the third floor Of q new build
ing at Boston, Joseph J. Gillis, "a,
q carpenter, plunged to the basement
to his death.
Three -year-old Esther Goldberg
tumbled to the street from the piazza
on the third floor Of her home at
Boston and arose without scratch.
She didn't even cry.
Deco Attardo, %, was shot three
times and seriously wounded by his
wife, Rosie, at Willimantic, Conn.
The cause Of the shooting, 1t is said,
was due to jealousy.
Oct. IL is the date fixed for the
Rhode Island state and congressional
conventions for nomination Of Unit
ed States senator, three congress-
men and state officers.
Two men were killed, another was
probably fatally injured and two more
were seriously hurt at Winchester,
Mass, when $50 pounds Of dyna-
mite accidentally exploded.
Patrick F. Walsh, So, was killed
and eight other persons were injured,
three critically, when large tour
ing car overturned, rolling over
twice. near Amesbury. Mass.
Patrick Hurney, 65-year- -old lob
sherman Of Boston, was pulling pots
from a dory, when NJ. Kirshen, in a
large power boat, ran into the dory
and sank It. Hurney was saved.
Monhegan, Me-. claims the sea-
sons shark record in a basker twen-
ty-six feet long, with 400 teeth and
an estimated weight Of three tons,
which was caught in a mackerel net.
The second grand illumination OF
New Hampshire's mountain peaks by
the Appalachian Mountain club was
witnessed by thousands from the
| Canadian line to the Massachusetts,
border.
Nearly 200 people escaped in their
night clothing from the Hygeia hotel
when fire destroyed the structure,
one of the largest summer hotels at
Block Island, r. l. It was valued
at $75, 900.
Prince Mahidol of Sangkla, broth
er Of the King Of Siam, arrived at
the Siamese summer embassy at
Gloucester, Mass, preparatory to
taking course in sanitation at Har-
ward university.
Fernald NJ. Eldddge, IS, Of Hal
lowell, Me-, committed suicide by
taking sulpuric acid, paris green,
severing his jugular vein, slashing
| his wrists with a razor, and then
shooting himself.
Twenty-Five tubs participated In
the New England veteran firemen's
muster at Providence. Protector No.
3 Of Brockton won the squirt, the first
prize of 5000 and special silver tro-
ply valued at 800.
John Hurwitz of Boston swimming
club and his pilot, Fred Thompson,
Of the same organization, were
drowned while Hurwitz was attempt
.ng to swim from Falmouth Heights to
Oak Bluffs with five other swimmers.
Investigation Of the shooting at
Revere, Mass. Of Mrs. Mary Butler,
IL, by her daughter, Mrs. H. l..
Mckinley, established that Mrs. Nc
Kinley fired the shot in the belief that
her mother was q burglar. Mrs.
Butler will recover.
Mrs. Sarah Dickinson, SO, Was
killed by an automobile at Worces-
ter, Mass.
Edward Davies, Jr., 16. Of
Cambridge, Mass. committed suicide
by drowning.
Frank Ebert. 80, was killed by fall
ing from staging while painting .
house at Melrose, Mass.
/ Louis Shackman, 20, of Peabody,
Mass, was killed when his automo-
bile went over q thirty foot bank.
More. than lis. 900 pupils will re-
port on the opening day Of the Boston
schools, scheduled for Sept. IL.