Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-10-02
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FOR BUSY READERS
Drigf Items From Various Sec
tjals Of New England

home at Hayerhill, Mass. Gas In a
range was turned ON, the police be-
lieve, BY accident
Harry Cluid was killed and eight
others injured by an explosion at the
plant Of the Newton Manufacturing
company, Lowell, Mass, which is en-
gagged in making shells for the govern
ment.
With $25,0O0 worth of mackerel
aboard, five fishing vessels put into
Portland, Me-, making what is believed
to be a worlds record for value Of a
single days catch of this variety OF
fsh.
Henceforth, there can be no paradeg
nor professions In Boston streets un-
less permit has been obtained fron,
the street commissioners.
The highest charter rate eve:
known for a steamship wiz be paid
for a big American freighter now al
Boston-s5000 day.
Fiye-year- William Mccarthy. re.
ceived injuries from which he died
when he was run down by an auto
truck at Boston.
Patrick Howard, so, died at Boston
as a result Of inhaling Illuminating
gas.
One hundred and twenty-five brew.
cry workers at Lawrence, Mass
walked out when their demands FOL
a wage increase Of 50 q week was re.
fused.
Opposite the present Quincy House
Boston, Is to rise new Quincy
House, a 900-room hotel, to cost ST.
00O, 900.
ALI records for a single catch at th'
Boston fish pier were broken wher
the Gloucester fishing steam Nirvana
Captain Murray, tied UP with a car
go of 100000 pounds Of mackerel.
A mass meeting Of all city employ
ees and heads of departments will bt
held In Boston for the purpose Of
unionizing all municipal employees.
John H. Morton, Is, was found deac
in gas filed sleeping room in nj!
parents apartments at Brookline
Mass.
Captain George R. II. Burlington
manager of the Fail River Evening
Herald, died at the age Of SO. He
was formerly commander n-chief o.
the Massachusetts, Naval Militia.
Dennis Kelleher, IS, one of gang
of section hands employed in laying
tracks on the Boston and Maine road
at Melrose, Mass, was killed by a
train.
William e. Plummer Of Portland
was appointed acting grand secretary
Of the Maine grand lodge Of Odd Eel
lows.
Seward E. Emmons was sentenced
to four months In Jail for the embez
Element Of $1929 of postal funds while
serving as assistant postmaster at
Lewiston, Ne.
Alderman Wood Of Haverhill, Mass,
indicted on a charge OF larceny from
the city and malfeasance in Office,
pleaded not guilty and was released
under $1,000 bonds.
Mabel Robergo, 10, was run over
by an automobile at Fall River,
Mass, and killed.
Struck by train at Auburndale,
Mass, Margaret Young. 8, was in
stantly killed.
James A. McGeough, So a Boston
lawyer, was killed by an automobile.
Robert Peabody, 72, widely known
BostSn architect, former president OF
the American institute Of Architects,
a1d former chairman Of the Boston
Park Commission, died at his summer
home at Marblehead. Mass.
Patrick Jordan, 7, died at Hayer-
hill, Mass, after having both his legs
amputated by train.
Sigid Seversen, a cornetist in the
naval training band at Camp Hing
ham, was struck a1d killed by
train at Weymouth, Mass.
Miss Anna Lane, "a. Of Boston was
killed when an automobile in which
she was riding was struck by an en-
CINE at Hudson, Mass.
Brown University officials expect
that even with a normal freshman
class membership the total attend
ance this fall will not exceed 900.
After having been given up for
week as dead, Charles Mattson reach
ed Boeton in the fishing schooner
Acushla, which picked him up in
south channel.
Seward e. Emmons, assistant post
master of Lewiston, Me, was indicted
by the federal grand Jury for the al
legged embezzlement Of 31929.13.
Matthew Cleary, so, of Lynn, Mass.
dtsd as the resul tof injuries received
when he was run over by a trolley
car.
Joseph Alligator, 27, was killed al
Boston when an embaukment broke
and buried number Of workmen.
Captainu John H. Frost rs a Bos'
ton pilot commissioner. died al
Hyannis, Mass. He commanded Clip
per ships during early manhood.
william ]. Burke, president of the
Boston Federal Employees Union, was
elected to the Office of vice. president
of the National Union Of that name
The proposed arrangements FOL
medical instruction Of women by Rad
cliffe college and the Harvard Medi
cal school may be abandoned for thu
present year.
Thirty thousand motor vehicles II
Massachusetts, are ready for any mil
itary emergency. The machines have
besn indexsd and are ready for I'M
mediate serv ce.
David A. Murray- Al, night watcn'
man, was killed at Beverly. Mass, b!
gas fumes from a stove.
The Construction and Dry Docl
CORPORATION, with capital Of $500.
600, to construct war and merchan
vessels, was granted q charter al
Providence.
Arthur A. Winsor, 73. formeri!
treasurer of the Boston Towboat com
many, died at Westboro, Mass. HI
was well known among ship owner
and seamen.
The Lynn, Mass, police are inyes
dgating "black hand" letter Lett a
| the door Of Sacario Cippabint after tn
nerson had ttes Cippabani's dog to tn