Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-24
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Happenings In Various Parts
Of New England

Of New England
Leslie ]. Lombard, "a, was killed
by a train on crossing at Yarmouth, +,
Me.
Miss Katherine A. Sanborn (Kate
sanborn), author, died at Holliston,
Mass. aged 70.
George Liberty, 2, was killed at
Salisbury Beach, Mass. when he was
bit by an auto truck.
James w. Neilan, 81, of Cambridge, {,
Mass. was drowned while swimming
in the Charles river basin.
John and William Coady, and 4
years old respectively, were killed
by pair of runaway horses at Hud-
son, Mass.
Fire, thought likely to have been
set, caused a damage Of at least
$4,000 to the Glendale Baptist church,
Everett, MASS.
Carson Kitteridge, Z, died from
exhaustion after being lost in the
woods back of his home at North
Stratford, N. H.
Michael ]. Cavanaugh, 26. OF
Boston mike Clover, once welter-
weight champion boxer, died in a
Middleboro, Mass. hospital.
George D. Blythe and Austin New
ell, who escaped from the Cheshire
county jail, Keene, N. H., were
captured at Saxtons River, Vt.
The body of George Mitchell, 40, a
negro, who lived on the shores Of the
mill pond at Lynnfield, Mass. was
found at the bottom Of the pond.
Richard A. Callahan, Boston to-
bacco salesman, died from injuries
sustained when his automobile
crashed into an electric light pole.
Attorney General Attwill of Mas
sachusetts directed Assistant Attor-
ney General Seagrave to start an in
vestigation of the present price OF
bread.
After forty-three years as keeper OF
the United States lighthouse at Hos
pital Point, Beverly, Mass, Captain
Joseph H. Herrick resigned from the
service.
John Grove, 10, and Mary Grove.
so, his sister, were drowned when an
automobile in which they were riding
crashed through q bridge railing at
Kittery, Me.
Thomas w. White Of Boston was
held for the grand jury at Cam
bridge, Mass. White, 1t is charged i.
during a crap game, shot and killed
Albert Denman.
A motor truck on which Frederick
W.. Blanchard was riding skidded and
plunged from a bridge into the
Stroudwater river at Portland, Me. ,
killing Blanchard.
Eight stowaways who were taken
into custody by the immigration Of
ficials when they landed at Boston
from a Porto Rican vessel, were al
lowed to go to work In Lynn shoe
plant.
Lincoln M. Grant was indicted at
Pittsfield, Mass, on charge Of first
degree murder in connection with the
death OF Miles H. Hewitt. Hewitt's
wife was indicted as an accessory be-
fore the fact.
The Merchants and Miners COM
pany sold at Boston the steamers
Berkshire, Indian, Lexington and
Tuscan. The first three were sold
for $275 900 each, while the latter
brought $3.50. 900.
General Selden Connor, Civil wal
veteran and governor of Maine fol
three terms from 1875 to 1879, died
at Augusta, Me-, from a complica-
ton of diseases. He was born at
Fairfield in 1889.
The price of milk in Boston will be
IA cents a quart beginning Aug. as
the result of Boston milk contractors
granting another increase to the
members Of the New England MIX
nooIorc' ooenciation
The first sentence In the superior
court at Boston for treating with
contempt a flag Of the United States
was imposed on Frank E. Hall, who
was sentenced to the house Of cor
rection for one month.
An agreement for a $235, 900 settle
| ment Of the judgment Of 1852 900 and
costs in the case Of D. E. Loewe 4
Co. against members Of the United
Hatters of North America was In.
nouncsd at Danbury, Conn.
Plans for the immediate training
of hundreds of officers for the United
States merchant marine were an
nounced by directors of recruiting for
the United States shipping board,
with headquarters at Boston.
An agreement whereby the 425 men
employed on the street car lines ol
the Cumberland Power and Light
company will receive an increase OF
approximately 10 percent in wages
was signed at Portland. Me.
Governor Mccall appointed Charles
8. Baxter of Medford director Of the
Massachusetts, soldiers information
bureau, which will keep q card cata-
| log and other records of the Massa-
chusstts soldiers during the present
war.
Former State s'enator B.. H. Wood
sum of Braintree, Mass. was killed
and his wife was severely burned
/ when an automobile overturned
rolled down an embankment ant
-causht fire on the Nswburyport turn
pike.
Eva Proctor. q, died after eaune
strychnine pills in her home at Kan
dolph, Mass.
Thomas Wingate, 4, fell overboaTe
while fishing at Portsmouth,. N. H.
and was drowned.
Morris Kendall, z, was killed .
Worcester, Mass. when he wa
struck by an automobile.