Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-10-16
NUMBER A..

William H. Taft and Mrs. Taft. and
Miss Eleanor Chase were married
at the home Of the brides par
ents at Waterbury, Conn.
Lexington, Mass. parents won
their fight TO compel the school COM
mittse to restore barge service for
the school children Of outlying di1-
tricts.
A medical examiner found 1855 in
bills and 800 in gold in the pockets
of Ezekiel Buchanan, Al, jamaican
sailor, who committed suicide at
Plymouth. Mass. with razor.
Frederick A. Foster, Jr., Of Bos-
ton, Harvard graduate and a sec
ond lieutenant, was killed when an
automobile overturned.
Mrs. Mary e. Lund, 60. was run
down and killed at Concord, N. H..
by an automobile.
The Second Unitarian church at
Salem, Mass. is celebrating its 200th
anniversary.
James Murphy, 80, Of Haverhill.
Mass, was killed when, in trying
to board a moving train, he fell be-
meath the wheels.
Daniel T. Canty, As, a machinist,
of Reading, dropped dead in the 1u-
ryroom Of the superior court at
Lowell, Mass.
George Davis was killed at New
Bedford, Mass. when an automobile
he was driving was In collision with
an electric car.
Authority to operate one-man
street cars was granted to the Bay
State Street railways by the public
service commission.
Harvard announces college regi-
ment 1000 strong, as a result OF
eleventh hour recruiting efforts at
Cambridge.
The New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad company has fall
en- in line with other railroad COM
panies in adopting the plan to OBJ
serve "beefiess Tuesday"
The American Jewish relief COM
mittee, Boston branch, announced
that $500 900 had been collected for
the alienation of the Jewish war suf-
ferers on the Jewish Day OF Atone
ment.
Herman A. Dow, a farmer, killed
himself by hanging at his home at
Warner, N. H.
George A. Minges, instructor in
|, the department Of chemistry at New
Hampshire college, was found dead
in bed from cerebral hemorrhage.
The smoking car of a passenger
train jumped the track near VIII
Jamestown, VT, injuring three men.
Reports from the bakers Of Greater
Boston indicate that there has been
a general response to the suggestion
Of the food administrator that the
eating Of wheat bread be tabooed on
Wednesdays and Thursdays In order
to conserve the wheat supply.
All the wooden mills Of Berkshire
Mass. county have announced a ~
percent increase in wages. This
amounts to 80 percent increase In
wages during the past year for COM
mon laborers and 45 percent increase
for skilled laborers.
Governor Mccall issued q procla-
nation naming Oct. 8 as Fire Pre-
vention Day." The loss caused by
fire In Massachusetts during the past
year amounted to SIC, 900. 900.
Five thousand operatives employed
by the Ipswich, Mass. mills will
receive an increase In wages OF ~
percent.
Fifteen freight cars were derailed
and piled up in heap at Berkshire
Junction. Conn.,. caused BY the
breaking of an arch bar ON car.
Postmaster Costello Of Springfield.
Mass. announced his intention OF
meeting the labor shortage problem
by appointment of women clerks.
The Massachusetts, state conference
of bricklayers, masons and plaster
ers elected Michael r. Baker OF
Holyoke president.
The Gurney primary school. Whit
man, Mass, was practically de-
stroyed by fire. The loss Is 5000.
The food administration appointed
as merchant representative. to as
'c'r,' the state food administrator in
dealing with retail prices. p. D.
Abernethy Of Burlington, Vt.
Holyoke House, and part Of Dana
Hall, have been turned over to tho
government by Harvard University.
A wage increase Of 10 percent in
the woolen mills will benefit 26. 900
operatives at Lawrence. Mass.
While on his way from the rail-
road station to his home at VIM
chester. Mass, William D. Rich.
ards, 6S, we'll known In the steel
business in Boston. was stricken
with apolexy and died.
Mrs. Alma 8. Wilmarth, 80, OF
Boston was killed at Andover. Mass.
by jitney loaded with soldiers go
ing from the Boxford camp ground
to Lawrence.
Thomas j. Abernethy Of West
Pembroke, Me. whom the late Prof.
Muensterberg found to be mentally
perfect, is one Of the New England
candidates selected for instruction AZ
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