Oxford Democrat., 1916-09-12
NUMBER 81

veteran and Lynn shoe worker, was
drowned while bathing In the river at
Rowley, Mass.
While bathing at Taunton. MASS,
Carl Rosey. II. lost controi Of the
swimming device which he was using
and was drowned.
Jeremiah Crowley Of Concord was
elected president Of the New Hanp-
shire state branch of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
The body Of Alexander Nahrah, ~,
was found floating in Pontoosuc lake,
Pittstield, Mass. He is thought to
have committed suicide.
The keel OF the new torpedo test
ing barge, which is to be construct
ed at the navy yard, Boston, was
laid in the new building slip.
DR.. Wilbur P. Marble Of New
York, so, noted eye specialist, dropped
dead while playing golf near his SUM-
mer home at Kennebunkport, Me.
Mrs. Theresa Daffin, 46, commit
ted suicide at Winthrop, Mass. Her
husband died in April Of last year and
she had not recovered from the shock
OF his death.
Employees Of the Greenfield (Mass.)
Tap and Die corporation are on
strike because their demands for an
eight hour working day with same
pay was denied.
The navy yard at Boston has the
contract for building the largest ves-
sci ever constructed at the local yard.
to cost 81 500, 900, and to be known
as Fuel Ship 16.
Simon n. Pulzer, a tailor, commit
ted suicide by shooting in his shop at
Boston. Financial and domestic
worries are believed to have been re-
sponsible for his act.
DR.. Randall l.. Achorn of Boston
died of injuries received when, while
driving in his automobile, he mistook
q shadow for a turn of the road and
swerved into tree.
Donald Bradway, 1S, was instantly
killed by a shock Of $500 volts OF
electricity while at his work In the
testing room Of the General Electric
plant at Pittsfleld, Mass.
Edward Wiegan, superintendent OF
New Britain, Conn, streets, took his
life by hanging. The only explana-
ton given by intimates is thst he
had worried over his work.
Rev. Micah ]. Talbot, D. D., the
senior clergyman Of the Methodist
Episcopal church in New England,
died at Boston. He was born in East
Machias, Me. Feb. rs, 1921.
Mrs. Margaret Leahy was shot and
killed while guest at the home OF
Mrs. John Herrick, her sister, at
Gloucester, Mass. John Herrick, s..
Is held on a charge Of murder.
Because of infantile paralysis cases.
the Vermont state board of health has
prohibited the annual exhibition at
Brattleboro of the Valley Fair usso-
citation, scheduled for Sept. 10.
The disappearance of Earl W.
Moore and Clifford B. Fox Of Hart
ford, whose canoe was picked up in
the Connecticut river, was explained
by the finding Of the formers body.
Because they went into the pasture
Of J. w. Thompson and MIXED his
cow, John Stott, Paul Murphy and
John O'Neill, Lewiston. Me-. boys.
were adjudged guilty of malicious
mischief.
In the first strike in many years
in the sardine industry, 100 expert
testers OF the Seacoast company,
Eastport, Me-, marched out, de-
manding an increase wage Of m
cents an hour.
Brown university, Providence, II
made residuary legatee under the will
Of Isban Hess of the class Of 1877.
The estate is estimated at over $780,
900 and the fund is to be used to aid
needy scholars.
At the Rockefeller institute labora-
tory at Woods Hole, Mass, Dr..
Loeb has two male frogs that never
had a father. The frogs were dsyel-
oped artificially from the eggs OF the
female Of the species.
Waving examination on q charge
ct numbering his wife, Michael Man
ming was bound over to the grand
Jury without bail. Manning's wife
was found dead In bed with her throat
cut at Lawrence, Mass.
Rev. William Ward, D. D., editor
Of the New York Independent for
forty mine years. director Of ths
Wolfe expedition to Babylonis In
1885, and author Of books on re-
ligious and oriental subjects. died q
his home at South Berwick. Me-.
aged 81.