Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-19
NUMBER rs.

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ian girl, died at Cambridge, Mass.
from injuries received when a freight
train took an open switch.
Ten men were injured, some seri-
ously, and twoscore other passen-
gers were shaken up when two street
cars collided at Pawtucket. r. L.
During a thunder storm at Port
land, Me-, bolt struck the belfry
of ST. Dominick's Catholic church
while 1000 persons were at worship.
A gain in membership was report
ed at the annual encampment OF the
Maine division. Sons OF Veterans.
There is now q membership Of 1898.
Fire destroyed the residence OF
Frank J. B. Barnjum at Lynnfeld.
Mass. with loss of $40 900. Barn
jun is known as Maine lumber
king"
Two machine guns were presented
for the use OF the Harvard university
reserve officers training corps during
their stay at the Wakefield rife
range.
Governor Mccall appointed Frank
J. Donahue of Boston and John II.
Coggswell of Lynn as members OF the
Massachusetts industrial accident
board.
Mark A. D. Howe, Harvard 81,
has been elected editor OF the Har-
ward Graduates Magazine. to succeed
William R. Castle, Jr., 90. re-
signed.
The barn OF George Sheldon or
Hancock, which was the largest In
New Hampshire, was destroyed by
fire after it had been struck by
lightning.
Manfred and Alphonse Galway,
brothers, and Albert Day were held
at Skowhegan, Me-, in bonds OF
$2500 each for hearing on a charge
OF arson.
At the annual state convention OF
the Maine Young Peoples Christian
union of the Universalist church
Miss Hazel Woodbury. Of Auburn was
elected president.
All naturalization records for the
Boston office were broken when more
than 400 aliens lined up in one day to
make application for first and second
citizenship papers.
One man was injured and Office
girls were thrown into panic when
a vulcanizing tank exploded in the
plant Of the Brodie Electric company,
Manchester, n. H.
A Francis G. Peabody professorship
is to be established at the Harvard
Divinity school. The university has
already received the sum Of $25, 900
toward instituting the chair.
Indictments charging murder in the
first degree in causing the death OF I
year-old Loretta Winifred Wakelin OF
Melrose, Mass, were found against
her father and mother by grand
jury.
A resolution barring aliens OF mill
tary age from membership in all
unions OF the American Federation OF
Labor in the United States was
adopted by the Boston Central Labor
union.
Boris Kapatsky pleaded vainly at
Waterbury, Conn, for exemption
from the draft because he has wife
and two children here and wife and
three children in Russia, all Of whom
he is supporting.
Miss Mary F. Blackman. 76, and
her sister, Miss Ellen A. Blackman,
"a, after spending seventy -four years
together, died at New Haven, within
a few hours Of each other. They had
been inseparable since childhood.
Robert c. Murchie, member or
the New Hampshire legislature and
law partner of Senator Hollis. has
been appointed a major in the army
at salary of $4,000. The new ma
jor never had day Of military train
ing in his life.
Emerson E. Qualey, %. OF Brain
tree, Mass. an electrician, was elec-
trocuted when he seized wire in or
der to save himself from falling as q
stepladder on which he was standing
slipped from under him while he was
repairing wires.
Captain Asa Tower of Bangor. Me-.
sold the schooner Susie P. Oliver,
three -masted schooner Of 2S6 tons net
register, built in 1882, to the French
government for $24 900. the highest
price ever paid for vessel Of the
divers size and age.