Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-19
NEWS CONDENSED
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Happenings In Various Parts
Of New ENGLAND

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The body of Ella Bricalli. 35, was
found in the Williams river at West
Stockbridge, Mass.
William R. Fessenden, 40. OF
Readville, Mass, died following a
motorcycle collision.
The body Of Gladys M. Shute. II,
of Somerville, Mass, was found in
the Tufts college reservoir.
Eighteen Cinnamon employed in q
Worcester, Mass, restaurant, en-
rolled in the Worcester branch of the
Red Cross society.
Mrs. Abigail Morrill,, the head OF
five living generations of her family,
died at Newhuryport, Mass. Of old
age, in her 1OSth year.
About 250 weavers employed by
the American Velvet company,
Stoughton, Conn. struck for a is
percent increase in wages.
Levi l.. Newton, S4, of Hartford,
Me-. and Mrs. Jennie n. Smell, 65.
OF Lewiston, Me-, applied for mar
riage license at Lewiston.
John Raymond, member Of the
Rhode Island National Guard, was
killed by a train while on guard duty
at a railroad bridge near Warwick,
r. I.
Rev. Francis x. Leclair, As, one
the foremost French Catholic clergy
men OF New Hampshire. died at
Manchester Of bronchitis and heart
trouble.
The 26-knot steam yacht, built at
cost Of nearly 81 900, 900 and turned
over to the government by John n.
WHY'S Of Toledo, was launched at
Bath, Me.
Chester w. Bourne, 54, died at
Brockton, Mass, from injuries re-
ceived when an automobile in which
he was riding collided with furni-
ture van.
Abner Buckley. IS, Of Atkinson,
n. H., a musician, was instantly
killed at Haverhill, Mass, when the
automobile he was driving was struck
by train.
The Richard Briggs company. deal
ers in china and glass at Boston,
made a voluntary assignment for the
benefit Of crditors. The house was
established in 1898.
While on her way to Boston to at
tend the graduating exercises Of her
daughter at Boston university, Mrs.
Sarah E. Vanacore Of Beverly.
Mass. dropped dead.
A guardsman Of company l.. Ninth
regiment, whose name the authorities
refuse to divulge, was attacked and
beaten while he was guarding q
bridge at Wellesley, Mass.
Miss Helen Keller. the blind au-
thoress, sold her home at Wrentham,
Mass. to the Jordan Marsh company
of Boston, who will use 1t as rest
house for its 1000 employees.
DR.. Stephen w. Hayes, a retired
wealthy physician, and his secretary,
Miss Margaret Nolan, eloped from
New Bedford, Mass. The bridegroom
Is 6S years old, the bride Is 19.
The threatened strike Of more than
2300 members Of the Brotherhood OF
Railroad Employees on the Boston and
Maine system has been averted,
compromise having been reached.
All photographers are from now on
barred from the Fore River shipbuild-
ing yards, Quincy, Mass, by order
Of Secretary Daniels, who asked for
strict enforcement Of the new rule.
Spontaneous combustion is believed
to have been the cause Of fire which
swept a portion Of the waterfront OF
South Boston, destroying four build
ings and causing a loss Of nearly
$90, 900.
The will of Hannah NJ. Johnson OF
Winthrop. Mass, contains bequests
Of $4,000 each to the Pine Street
church of Portland. Me-. and the
Methodist Episcopal church Of North
Anson, Me.
D. w. Field of Brockton, Mass.
proprietor OF one of the finest stock
farms in the state, is now the owner
of King Ormsby Jane Apple. the most
valuable Holstein bull in the world,
which cost him $4,000.
Harold and Herbert Swan of Ha-
verhill, N. H.. twins, were accepted
at a United States army recruiting
station. The boys are % years old.
look identically alike and there Is only
five pounds difference in their weight.
A decree ordering the sale of the
homes of 140 workmen in Danbury,
Bethel and Norwalk, Conn. to sat
isfy the judgment in the Danbury
Hatters' case. was signed by Judge
Thomas of the United States district
court.
Names for the several Maine bat
teries for the regiment Of heavy field
artillery were announced as follows:
Portland, Neal Dow and Thomas b.
Reed; Lewiston. Nelson Dingley; Au-
gusta, Edwin c. Burleigh; Bangor.
Eugene Hale; Presque Isle (or Port
land), James G.. Blaine.
George F. Tilton of Martha's Vine
yard, Mass, the whaling captain
who walked from the Arctic circle,
1400 miles, in 1908. to bring to civili-
zation word that eight whaling ves-
sells were imprisoned in the ice and
their crews in danger Of starvation,
has answered the call Of the frozen
North once more.
Emil H. Schorn, %, Of Boston, died
from injuries received when he was
struck by a train in that city.
A sturgeon weighing $50 pounds was
netted in the Connecticut river by
Robert Huey Of Brockway, Conn.
There are good berths awaiting
several musicians on the U. 8. 8.
Georgia, now at the Boston navy
yard.
This is one Of the best maple sugar