Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-13
GATHERED FROM
MANY SECTIONS

Happenings Ia New England
Told In Brief Items
Peter F. Tague announced that ne
would be candidate for mayor OF Bos-
ion. The other candidates are Mayor
Curley, Jumes A. Gallivan, Andrew ).
Peters and James Oneal.
A contest owe: the allowance OF the
will of Ms. Augusta %. Corbin, who
left public requests totalling $1,S7o.-
600, was begun at Boston by three
first cousins.
While ticking TO the mothers OF the
school children at mothers meet
Ing at the Heath grammar school,
I:rookline. Mass. ]. 8. Richardson. OF,
the principal of the school, collapsed
and died soon after Of heart disease.
Judge Morton, in the United States
district court at Boston, confirmed
the composition offer of the w. K A.
Bacon company of 80 Is percent to
unsecured creditors.
Florence Haskell, Z, was struck and
killed at Lynn, Mass, by an auto
mobile.
Joshua Stanley, 80. one Of the lead
ers of the Stanley tribe of gypsies.
died at Boston. He was one of the
few surviving leaders Of the old STAN
ley band, which broke off from the
Romany tribe In Europe and came to
America many years ago.
The will of Richard B. Sewall OF
Boston makes public requests amount
irg to $3SO,OOO. The residuary leg
atees are Harvard university and
Yale university.
George Woodbury., So, a carpenter,
was instantly killed at Boston while
fixing the door to an elevator shaft
on the seventh floor Of new build
ing.
Miss Ruth Patterson Of Brookline'
Mass. field suit against James A.
Follack of Brookline, asking $4,000
for alleged breach Of promise.
Joseph McAuley was killed at Chi
copee, Mass. when his automobile
struck a tree.
Long island, In Boston harb0r, will
probably be taken by the federal gov
eminent for hospital purposes Mayor
Curley will use the 81 300, 900 realized
by the sale to build 500 cottages for
the poor and sick now on the island.
The old Dean homestead, Mansfield
Mass, one of the oldest dwelling
houses in the United States, was de.
stroyed by fire with a loss Of about
$4,000. The building was erected in
1877.
Mary Donnelly, 6, was struck and
killed at Chelsea. Mass, by an auto.
mobile.
Melvin Il. Deal. SO, of Newburyport
Mass, was instantly killed when his
automobile was struck by an engine at
railroad crossing.
One fish hook Is the subject for
mitigation involving $4,000, according
to a suit filed against baker by
Miss Ada NJ. Hines Of Quincy, Mass,
who declares that the hook was i'm
bedded In roll which she purchased
The hook lodged in her throat, she
says, and caused her much, suffering
and pain.
Frank Fl. Bradbury Of Newburyport
Mass, was held at Boston without
bail on the charge Of numbering his
fancee. Jennie Lane, and In $1,000 for
intent to kill her chum. Mrs. Bertha
Paris. who Is recovering.
Leonard Fuller, II, was run down
and killed at New Bedford, Mass, by
an automobile.
The lumber town Of Mountain Mills,
VT. was practically wiped out by fire.
The damage is estimated at $4,000.
Charles Whippie, 60, retired farm
er, committed suicide at West Burke,
Vt, by shooting. He recently sold
his farm and inactive life made him
respondent.
David Lee, who rescued Maj. Phil
Kearney under fire ut the battle Of
Chantilly road. in the Civil war, died
at his home at Lynn, Mass. He was
born In Boston IN 1846.
Thieves broke into the garage of
George e. Fogg. Braintree. Mass, and
carried Off automobile fittings valued
at $1rO0.
Miss Elizabeth b. Walton, "a, Of
Wakefield. Mass, who taught in the
Boston schools for nearly half cen
fury, died following paralytic shock.
She was native and lifelong resi-.
dent of the town.
Nine cow. were burned to death
while thirty.seven were barely saved
from similar fate when fire swept
the COW shed of the Auburn Farm
Milk Company at Chelsea. Mas.
The body Of Faul A. Banks, Q, was
found in four feet OF water in a hols
that had teen started for q We in
the rear of the Banks home ut
Noithborn. Mass.
Charles 3. Guild, 46, committed
suicide by gas at Revere, Mass.
Dependency through Ill health and
lack OF employment IL believed to be
the cause.
While Fastening for a train at Aver,
Mass, Private Herbert h. Wilmot
of Salisbury, Mass, was run over and
killed by mtor truck.
The charred body Of Salvatore FALL
erano was found In the ruins Of q
barn In the rear Of his fathers house
at Saugus. Mass, which was de-
stroyed by fire when children played
with matches.
While swinging on the halyards
hanging from a fagstaff at Portland.
Me-. Harmon Leclair, Is, was in.
stantly killed as the big pole snapped. .
the broken section pinning the boy
down in It's fall.
The sum OF $4100 was made In one
week by the new Gloucester. Mass. !.
schooner, Angie L. Marshall. which
landed two trips.