Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-04

i wage Increases ranging from 80
s5 cents day for the 100 'naio's
ance Of way employees Of the Maine
Central railroad and Portland Me-
| Terminal company, were announced.
Alexander Svirbickas, 81, thllet'
was found dead in his home At BOZ
ton. His neck had been broken. proo'
ably by fall.
Iouis Ferrioro, 80. was found hang
ing by a rope to a rafter In tho
stables of the Boston establishment
where he was employed.
The Massachusetts, public service
commission has suspended until Jan.
the Bay State Street railways new
schedule of rates for workingmeh'
communication and excursion tickets.
Close the public schools or hire wo-
men ianitors. That's the problem con-
fronting the Fitchburg, Mass, nuns.
cipal building department because OF
the shortage Of labor.
For three-quarters OF q century
| Charles Beaumont, who has just ceie-
brated his 91st birthday, toiled Id
cotton mill, q record perhaps nor
euualled by another man In America.
A leather bag containing $1,000. the
weekly payroll of the William Carter
company, Needham, Mass, manufac-
turers of underwear, vanished from
an automobile while being taken from
the concerns offices to the factory.
Thomas H. Durham, 81, gate tender
/ at East Boston, was instantly Kiiieo
when he was struck by an engine.
Nelson Sly of Shrewsbury. Mass,
was instantly killed when his automo-
bile was struck by a trolley car.
To meet war time conditions and to
fight any big fire that might develop
along the North Shore, Mayor
Mcpherson of Beverly, Mass. has pro-
posed q community service In nre
fighting.
Acting on reports that all the dyna'
mite stored at the Lime Rock quarry
between Camden and Rockport, Me-.
had been stolen, guards were sta
toned at a. the dams on the Megun-
ticook stream to prevent any attempts
to blow them up.
Thomas ]. Concannon, 81, OF Chel.
sea, Mass, was accidental asphyxi.
ated while taking bath at his home.
Louisa Frank, 5, was struck at Cam
bridge, Mass, by an automobile and
killed.
The Women's Educational and In
dustrial union of Boston Is going to
sell dried bread crumbs, neatly put up
and reasonably priced, as part OF Its
food conservation program.
Boston has enlisted 1000 men for
the navy since April 1.
Members of the Windsor, VT, Bap-
fist church voted to accept the resig-
nation of Rev. G. 81. Waldron, their
pastor, who failed to cooperate In
work the government Is urging to help
| WIN the war.
The body of DR.. T. D. BAN 1T Of
Ell Monte, Cal, lecturer on the life
| of President Lincoln, was found In q
room in a Providence lodging house.
Death was due to gas poisoning.
A Boston jury found Harry Griffith
not guilty Of manslaughter. 1t was
alleged that he killed his wife, Annie
Griffin, who died from a hemorrhage
from blow on the head.
A petition for the appointment Of q
receiver for the Barre and Montpelier,
VT, Traction and Power company was
withdrawn.
ID Thomas A. Kelly of Lynn, Mass,
was awarded $8501.32 in his suit
against Armour & Co. Kelly alleged
that the Armour company sold him
glycerine to glaze leather and that the
glycerine spoiled the leather, instead
Of glazing 1t.
James McDevitt and W. L. Haynes
Of Boston were killed in action. &C
cording to the list of casualties among
Canadian troops overseas.
Mrs. Arthur w. Walker Of Maiden,
Mass, reported to the Maiden and
Aver police that her handbag contain
ing $3.50 diamond pendant and $40
in cash had been stolen. She accused
an unidentified soldier whom she took
in her limousine for lift" near Aver.
James Boyle, SO, committed suicide
at Boston by inhaling gas.
Maurice Griffith was electrocuted
and three others had narrow escapes
at Holyoke, Mass, mill Of the Whit.
ing Paper company.
Samuel Ward, president Of the
Samuel Ward company, one Of the
largest stationery firms in New Eng
land, died at his home at Newton,
Mass, where he was born in 1845. He
was the last Of eight generations Of
Wards who have lived In Boston since
1848.
Mrs. Anna L. Walsh of Salem,
Mass, died after being struck by an
| automobile.
At the monthly supper of the Mems
club of the First Parish church of
Lexington, Mass, six squash pies sold
at auction for total Of $1O4.50 for
the Armenian fund.
John NJ. Conner, 60, was found dead
in the yard In the rear of hotel at
Boston, having fallen from q window
| of his room.
All electric signs in the business
section Of Brockton, Mass, will be
turned out at $50 p. m. unless they
are in front Of stores that keep open
until II p. M, in which event the
signs will be allowed to remain Il
Illuminated until that hour.
For the second time in two weeks
the show window of F. vorenberg &
Co., Boston, was broken with q stone
during the night and watches and
Iewelry stolen.
! William A. Reed, SO, Of Thomas
ton, Me-, dropped dead on the street
at Providence. He was q retired man.
ufacturer Of chemicals.
Amos s. Crane, 81, general freight