Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-25
new ENGLAND BBENT|Es

Mrs. Clara Burnell, 50, committed
suicide at Rockland. Mass. by hang
Ing.
Harvard university stands to lose
over 100000 this year through a big
decrease In attendance.
Leon q. Gardner, M. D.. OF the Har-
ward medical school, was appointed
by the Yale corporation as assistant
professor Of pathology In the Yale
medical school
Victor A. Heath was chosen chairman
Of the executive committee Of the Bos-
ton Committee on Public Safety, sue
ceeding Patrick o'Keefe. who resigned
on account Of pressure Of personal
business.
Federal oficials expressed approval
Of the cooperation which has been
established in New Hampshire among
the various state and federal organi-
cations for war relief work.
William Ward, an enlisted man, IN
the United States army, was killed by
q train at New Bedford, Mass. He was
home on a furlough.
Charles Ward, 81. was fatally in
jured when struck BY an automobile at
Dedham. Mass.
Frank @. Dickey, for many years
engaged IN newspaper work in Boston,
died at his home in that city. Dickey
was born at Milford. N. H. In 1852.
Mrs. Anna Cornell, 80. of Chelsea.
Mass, was Instantly killed when she
was struck by an express train.
Automobiles are barred from Camp
Devens at Aver, Mass, where New
England's draft army is being trained.
by an order issued at headquarters
While Rev. N. l. streeter. mission
airy to Burmah. was talking to the
children In q Sunday school at Ban
gor. Me-, attired In Burmese costume,
somebody stole his gold watch from
his regular clothes.
Run over by two-horse team,
William Margress, 8, was killed at
Boston.
Governor Milliken Of Maine re-
ceived assurances from the war de-
partment officials that It has been de-
cided the First Maine heavy artillery,
now at Westheld. will not be broken
up.
. Plans to organize IN army Of 1S3. 900
families IN Maine for cooperation in
the national food conservation cam
paign were formulated at Q meeting
at the State House at Augusta.
Thomas Cummiskey. CLERK Ct Judse
Sestury's court New York city, was
killed By an automobile accident 1t
Manchester, N. q.
For the first time In the history Of
the. Fore River Shipbuildins CORPORA
ton q steamship was launched By
number instead Of name at Quincy.
Mass.
Enrolment thus far at Dartmouth
College indicates that not much more
than half Of the usual number Of stu
dents will DO In attendance this fall
Miss Ruth MoAuliffe. 20. Of Brook
line. Mass. died from injuries received
in a collision between . motorcycle
on which she was riding and an auto-
mobile.
Edward Howell. presiden: Of tho
Chelsea Trust Company, purchased at
pubic auction the property Of the
Winnisimett ferry, which ru, ferry
boats between Boston and Chelsea
many years. for the sum Of $4,000.
Fred Avery. SO. died instantly when
be was knocked from the roof Of .
freight car passing under q bridge u
Boston.
The million dollar Germanic No.
scum at Harvard university Is without
Q curator. A caretaksr II In charge.
No visitors are allowed IN tho boild-
Ing.
Ms. Alphonso Risso. Is. was killed
BY . train while hurrying across a
railroad bridge at waltham. Mass, On,
q short cut to her WORK.
Rev. Levi. Malvern, pastor Of tho
Lynnfeid Street Baptist church.
Lynn. Mass. observed he nftieth an
niversary Of hts entry into tho minis-
Try.
Louis Bactadeiii. -. Of Peabody,
Mass, died from injuries received
whom he was struck By IN automobile
Fire destroyed largo cattle barn
and wagon shed and roasted twenty
pigs on the Arthur 81. PARKER farm
Billerics. Mass-. causing . damage Of
$4,000.
Seven horses wsre su&ooated or
burned to death im . $4,000 lars thst
destroyed two buildinss It Dsdham.
Mass.
Chief Of Police Wllllam n. Medley
Of FAN River. Mass.. dled oe ip4uriss
sustained IN IN sutnopAlis sea1dsnI