Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-17
NEWS CONDENSED
FOR BUSY READERS
Happenings In Various PaI.S
Of New England

Hopp0iI'IeS W vai'vuS .''S
Of New England
Mrs. Esther Parkinson, SO, was
knocked down and killed at Boston by
an automobile.
George Wiggin, 81, died at Haver'
hill, Mass. as a result of beini
scratched by cat. - ~
Frederick c. Murnick, II, wa:
killed by being struck by an automo'
bile at Somerville, Mass.
The Kennebec river was opened te
navigation with the passing out o.
the last of the winters ice.
Jacob w. Wilbur, 70, one of the
pioneer real estate brokers of Bos'
ton, died from heart trouble.
Soft coal prices at Portland. Me.
have jumped from 50 to $11 a ton, the
highest price since the Civil war.
The body of Alice Crowell, 3. who
wandered away from her home Al
Hyannis, Mass, was found face dowr
in ditch.
The A. L. Sayles & Sons mill
Pascoag, R. l., closed for an indefi'
mite period, and about $50 hands are
out of employment.
Florence Martin, 80, of Springfield
Mass, who was stabbed with a mai
file by George Polls. at Bridgeport
Conn.,, is recovering.
Orders were issued by Major Par.
ker, in charge of the marine recruit.
ing station in Boston, calling all ex.
marines to the colors.
George c. Fisk, president of the
Wason company, car manufacturers
from 1871 to 1907, died at Spring
field, Mass, aged Sc.
About score of the young womer
telephone operators at the Beach ex'
change, Boston, are suffering from
form of ptomaine poisoning.
Eugene Sullivan, a 19-year-olt
hunter, accidentally shot and killed
himself at Franklin, N. H., while
climbing barbed wire fence.
The Metz company Of Waltham
Mass, will plough and harrow fort!
acres of land near the factory for the
employees to raise foodstuffs.
In the Calais, Me-, city election
W. N. Miner, Republican, wa!
elected mayor. The Republicans car
carried six out of seven wards.
John Dallinski, months old. was
scalded to death at Haverhill, Mass.
when a large glass bottle, filled with
hot water, burst and burned him.
While crossing a street at Boston
within sight of his home, Franz
Connolly, 4, stepped in the path of
trolley car and was instantly killed
Russell c. Parsons, Springfield
Mass, real estate dealer, owes
1896 ,47O and has assets Of $171, 1923
according to a voluntary petition IL
bankruptcy.
The gigantic memorial statue To-
the men who gave their lives on thu
Titanic to save women and children
was shipped from Quincy. Mass.
stone sheds to New York.
The gift to the city by seven citi'
zens of Newton, Mass. Of land ant
buildings valued at about $4S, 900
has settled the dispute as to the fu
ture site of Newton's city hall.
John NJ. Paquette, %, a native o
Groveton, N. H., was compelled tt
make a public apology at Manchester
N. H., by Judge Perkins for applying
vile name to President Wilson.
Ransom B. Fuller, "a, died a
Brookline, Mass. He was presiden
of the Boston Insurance company, Oh
Colony Insurance company and tn
Renfrew Manufacturing company.
A discrepancy Of approximate.
$50, 900 was found in the accounts o
Benjamin C. Reed, town treasure
and tax collector Of Whitman
Mass. who has been missing sine,
Feb. IA.
The Sterling Motor Car company
Brockton, Mass, which completed
orders for several million one -pount
shells for the Russian government
few weeks ago, Is re-employing sew
eral hundred hands.
The Maine house of Representatives
voted to adhere in its action indeti
nitely postponing the act providinl
for military training In the public
schools. The senate had passed tn.
bill to be engrossed.
More than IL, 900 shoe workers art
affected by notice given by twenty
three members Of the Lynn, Mass.
Shoe Manufacturers association tina
on April 20 the factories will be closet
for an indefinite period.
An urgent call for skilled recruits
men qualified to take their places
at once in one department or another
of the naval service-was issued b!
the commanders of the United States
warships at the Boston navy yard.
Garfield Boone shot and killed him
self at Island Falls, Me-, when I
deputy sheriff attempted to ares
him on a charge Of shooting Rober
Black in dispute over money mat
ters. Black is not expected to re-
cover.
Frank Pedro, who said ito hel
with the flag" when asked to stan'
in moving picture theatre in salute
to the national ensign, was give,
three months in jail at Bristol
Conn nm q charge of breach Of tn,