Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-04
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Happenings IN New England
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Fred g. Iovanna, IS, and Mrs. Fan
ME d. Cassford, 80, both Of Quincy,
Mass, were instantly killed when an
express train rushed past q station
in that city while passengers were
boarding and alighting from an &C.
commodation train.
Charles ]. Bragdon was elected
mayor of Gardiner, Me-, defeating B.
E. Lamb, the present mayor, by ma
jority Of 20.
Six persons leaped from the ire.
swept second story windows OF q
restaurant building at Aver, Mass,
when fire that destroyed three build.
ings at the northern edge Of the
towns business center cut of all other
means of their escape.
Boston milk prices will not be
changed until Jan. /, and the present
prices will stand.
Benjamin Hayes, brakeman, was
struck and killed by switching en-
CINE at Somerville, Mass.
twenty-five pupils Of Shepard gram
mar school of Lynn, Mass, are con
fined to their homes, suffering from
conjunctivitis, an eye disease similar
to "pink-eye." AS the fathers Of all
the sick children are soldiers at Camp
Devens. Aver. 1t is believed the dis
ease originated there.
The Cambridge, Mass, school com
mittee has found itself to be $4OOt
short of the amount Of money due
the school department under the state
law.
Howell Cheney Of Manchester, fel
low of Yale corporation, was appoint
ed director in Connecticut of the
United States government war saw
ings plan.
A double funeral was held at Hav
erhill, Mass, for Mr.. AMI Mrs. Moses
X. Holt. The latter is said to have
died of broken heart following the
demise of her husband.
Ten feet of hillside gravel, prema
turely released, buried and killed
William Quinn, 35, Of Waltham, Mass.
as he was about to blast a rock In
gravel pit.
The Simonds Manufacturing com
pany, Fitchburg, Mass, has started
work on an addition to its great saw
making plant to make goods for the
government. ~
Rev. John D. Whitney, s. j., died Al
the faculty house at Boston college
following. AN illness that had extend
ed over a year. He was former
treasurer of Boston college.
The new Weston Town Hall, which
cost about 100000 and forms one Of
group of civic buildings in the cen
ter of Weston, Mass. was dedicated
Rev. Henry G. Parker, 50, pastor Of
Woburn Unitarian church for thirty
years, dropped dead from heart
disease on a Boston street He was
In usual health when he left home.
n. K. Libby announced his resigna
ton, effective Dec. Is, as purchasing
agent for New Hampshire state insti
tutions.
The New England sawmill units are
credited by the British war depart
mer2 with doing more work at lower
cost than any similar organization ir
the British lines.
Frank Buccini, 26, Of Boston, was
found dead in bed as the result Of
accidental gas poisoning.
DR.. A. o. Thomas, state superinten
dent of schools; G. 8. Stetson OF
Greene. and w. s. Newell Of Bath
were appointed members Of the Maine
state board Of vocational education.
Miss Esther O., Warren, an 82-year
old charity worker Of Salem, Mass.
committed suicide by hanging at he,
home.
Charles Coos. a Danbury, Conn.
butcher, was found dead In lis store
where he had hanged himself
Worry over the war is supposed tt
have caused his act.
Capt. Frank WEIGH, 55, of Valid
Me-, was drowned when he fell over
board from the slippery deck of his
small auxiliary boat.
The Majestic theatre, Pittsfeld
Mass, was damaged to the extent Of
$4,000 by fire.
Dexter Spinner, AZ, and q. B. Mil
Ian, 49, were killed at West Acton
Me-, when an automobile skidded
overturned and crashed into a stone
wall.
George R. Wickes, professor Of
economics at Dartmouth college, dice
at Hanover, N. a., following shor1
illness due to meningitis.
Boston shoe shining places seem to
be doing their usual thriving business
despite the advance of 100 percent ir
the price of a polish for black shoes
from 5 cents to 10 cents.
B. e. Tullock, member Of a New
Haven wholesale grocery firm, ant
Earl T. Brown, an employee, were
killed in a collision between their au
tomobile and a trolley car.
Rt. Rev. Samuel Babcock, bishop
of Massachusetts, laid the cornerstone
of st. Peters Episcopal church. Yves
ton, Mass.
Manuel Constantine Of North Eas
ton, Mass, a section hand, died from
injuries caused by being struck twice
by the same train.
Scituate, Mass, has been awnrde.1
the prize cup by the New England
cleanup committee as the best kept
up town of 5OO0 or under population
In the New England states.