Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-15
NEWS CONDENSED
FOR BUSY READERS
Happenings In Various Parts
Of New ENGLAND

Professor Charles P. Chapman, for
five years librarian Of Colby college
has rendered his resignation.
Charles L. Baker, 20, surveyor /,
was killed by being buried beneath q
pile of lumber at Portland, Me.
There is urgent need of boat build
ers, shipfitters and shipsmiths at
Boston and Portsmouth navy yards.
After eating several pills which he
found in the house, year-old John
McKeon died at Pawtucket, R. l.
In an effort to avoid CONSUMPTION
hundreds Of young men are trying to
obtain work on New England farms.
The faculty of the University OF
Vermont decided to abandon the plan
to hold a session during the sum
mer.
An outbreak of measles among the
students and faculty Of Worcester
Mass, academy has closed the
school.
Because of a strike among the
crews, who want higher rate OF
pay, six big coal steamers are tied
up at Boston.
Captain Albert A. Grape, 10.
widely known along the Atlantic
coast as a master mariner, died a,
New Bedford, Mass.
George Warner, who killed his
wife's father and mother IN Andover
VT. will have to pay the death pen
atty. The supreme court denied his
appeal.
Miss Mary E. Sawyer, SO, a re-
tired teacher, was fatally burned al
Cambridge, Mass, when, In at
tempting to light the gas. her night
dress caught fire.
A. w. Reynolds, principal OF the
Biddeford, Me. high school for sew
eral years, was refused reelection
by the board of education, as was
Submaster Roberts.
Mrs. Mary J. Dean, 40, wife o.
DR.. John R. Dean Of Brookline
Mass, died by gas poisoning in hel
home. Her husband Is in Europe
with the Red Cross.
The First company Of Newton, fully
equipped and ready for duty, was
the first one in the state mustered
into service as unit of the Massa
chusetts state guard.
The three -masted schooner H. 8,
Lanfair Of New York, with malasses
struck on Johns island ledge, neal
Swans island, Me-, and will prob
ably be total wreck.
Building construction in Lawrence
Mass. was practically tied up as
result Of strike of carpenters, whit
demand an increase from so to q
cents an hour in wages.
A marriage license was issued a
Providence to Otis L. Kelley, wht
faced a minister for the sixth time
after having been divorced five times
Kelley is only 80 years old.
The Salmon Falls, N. H., Manu-
featuring company, employing SO'
cotton operatives, announced a II
percent wage increase, being tn
fourth granted within a year.
Grand Secretary Stephen Berry, az
ter sixty years Of official service. was
made emeritus grand secretary by
the grand chapter Of Maine Masons
His salary will be continued.
Emery Savoie was held at Lowell
Mass. in $1,000 for his appearance OF
a charge of aiding and abetting lille
gal surgery in connection with thu
death of Mrs. Georgia Gagnon.
New England is without "Gretns
Green" The new Vermont law
which requires couples from outside
the state to give five days notice o
Intentions to marry, has gone int
effect.
Allan H. Robinson, since Jan. II
of this year postmaster Of Concord
n. H., and for more than fifty years
previously an active newspaper maj
in New Hampshire, died following al
illness of less than week.
Governor Mccall of Massachusetts
signed the bill which validates thu
holdings Of the New Haven railroad
in a number Of railroad companies
and requires them to dispose Of GER
tain holdings in other corporations.
A mystery was cleared away whel
the body of Lewis A. Brown, 81, who
disappeared from New Bedford
Mass, on Dec. 2, 1916, after leav'
ing home to 90 on a cunning trip
was found on the beach in Mattapoi'
sett.
The Amoskeag Manufacturing com.
pany and the Stark mills, Manches
ter, N. H. employing upward Of 20,
900 textile operatives, announced
general increase of wages. Th'
amount Of the increase, the fourth II
q year, was not stated.
Royal R. Heuter, starting for thu
officers training camp at Plattsburg
having received his commission al
first lieutenant in the reserve corps
was killed at Newton when the taxi
cab In which he was a. passenger wal
struck by trolley car.
Royal R. Heuter, starting for thu
officers training camp at Plattsburg
having received his commission al
first lieutenant in the reserve corps
was killed at Newton, Mass. wher
the taxicab in which he was a pas
senger was struck by q trolley car.
John Leventos and Stergos Floras
were killed by gas in Manchester,
N. H., house.
While at play on q street at Boston,
Frederick Stewart, 4, was struck and
killed by an auto truck. -
Mrs. Celina Martin, a., q widow ,
ended her life at New Bedford
Mass, by drinking carbolic acid.
Arthur Casey was indicted at Cal
ais, Me-, for the murder Of John
Tracey, q railroad section foreman.
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