Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-12-05
Paragraphs Of New England News

Paragraphs Of New England News.
Harry Willard, 8, was run over ~
horse-drawn truck and killed q
Milford. Mass.
Edward Kelley of Chelsea, Mass. I.
was crushed to death beneath the
wheels of an auto tuck.
Superintendent of Schools John d.
w. Chester of Nahant, Mass, was
killed by an auto truck at Boston.
A piece of beefsteak lodged in the
throat Of Walter P. Burleigh, 81,
and he choked to death at Tilton,
N. H.
An error in printing the ballots used
in the national election was found by
the secretary Of state OF New Hamp-
shire.
Eugene Sullivan was killed at
Springfield, Mass, when a touring
car struck dumpcart Sullivan was
driving.
Mrs. Agnes Collard, mother OF
eight children, committed suicide al
Haverhill, Mass. by means OF as
phyxiation.
Daniel Carrigan of Millinocket,
Me-, go, was shot and killed by Elias
Simon, a woodchoppper. who mistook
him for bear.
Motion picture shows under the d.
rect supervision of the Brockton
Women's club is the latest Brockton,
Mass. innovation.
Rev. Robert J. Elliott, pastor OF
the First Congregational church,
Revere, Mass, filed suit fol-. d.
vorce against his wife.
The Bangor and Aroostook and the
Maine Central Railroad companies
fled suits to test the validity OF the
Adamson eight-hour law.
The passenger steamer Bay state
wrecked at Cape Elizabeth, Me.
Sept. %, broke up under the enecta
of strong southeast winds.
The Christmas tree industry II
Vermont is now at its height. Hun
dreds of carloads Of trees will be
shipped in the next few weeks.
Henry L. Merritt. so, editor and
artist, and for the past seven years q
member of the editorial staff Of the
Boston American, died at Boston.
A pretentious swimming pool will
be erected by Mrs. W. Harry Brown,
wife of Pittsburg millionaire, at q
cost Of $50 900, at Beverly, Mass.
The American steamship Alaskan
sailed from Boston with one OF the
largest cargoes yet taken from the
United States for the French govern
ment.
An oil stove cost the life Of Hugh
ODonneI, caretaker Of group OF
cranberry boys at Bryantville, Mass.
The stove set fire to ODonnelra
shanty.
AS a penalty for stoning and caus'
ing injury to two children, Leonard
Crowder, 10, was sentenced at Lynn
Mass, to throw 1000 stones at The
city dump.
Samuel Chalmers and John b.
Boyne, two elderly men, were found
dead in a rooming house at Holyoke
Mass. Death was due to academia
gas asphyxiation.
Dana B. Watson, "a, Lynn
Mass. Civil war veteran, was buriec
in the grave he dug for himself fe"
days ago in his family lot In tn
cemetery at Alton, N. H.,
The Naumkeag Steam Cotton com
pany, Salem, Mass. has increased
the wages of 1900 employees, on al
average of percent. This Is tn
second increase since June /.
John F. Stanley, 70, died at Au'
burn, Me-, from the effects OF In
juries received when he was attacked
by a buck deer which he had caret
for during the past four years.
While a chemical engine at Bev'
erly, Mass, was responding to al
alarm Driver Lynch lost control o.
the machine and drove It into
crowd. Four-year- old Eva Eavenn'
was 80 seriously injured that sh'
died.
Seven dental offices at Salem
Mass, were robbed OF amounts o.
gold and platinum varying In value
from SIS to $500. The thieves were
frightened away from three other Of
gees.
Nine persons were badly injured as
the result of being struck by flying
stones, following the dynamiting OF
unsafe walls of the Jordan block,
Willimantic, Conn.,, which had been
Quilted by fire.
While crossing the track in front Of
q train, Robert Bell, 60, in charge OF
the yard at the Mansfield, Mass. :.
railroad station, was struck and in
stantly killed. He leaves a widow
and thirteen children.
The entire student body Of New
Hampshire college, to the number OF
600, turned out and drained the ath-
letic field and built new bleachers.
The young women contributed their
share by preparing the MONDAY meal.
The New Hampshire Episcopal con-
vention voted down proposition to
| admit women as delegates and voted
to put into the constitution a provi-
sion that delegates must be men"
who are commandments in good
standing"
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