Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-05

ObItluOulk SSSeSoO w.
20. as usual, and students under
military age will be advised by the
college to continue with their college
work.
Counsel for Frederick l.. Small,
under sentence of death for the MUIR
der of his wife at Mountainview, N.
H.. was given until June 16 to file
exceptions.
At the annual presentation service
in st. Paul's cathedral, Boston, the
women of the Massachusetts, diocese
gave s495S. SO to the mission fund
for women.
Edward Boulier, charged with hav-
Ing shot and killed his sister-in-law.
Mrs. Abbie Manuel, at Phair, Me-,
Piles ded not guilty and was released
in $4,000 bonds.
Elsie Hayden, %, was instantly
}il!ed when IN automobile In whic
she was riding crashed through a
stone wall and plunged into a brook
at Weston, Mass.
Roch Francoeur, charged with the
murder of his 14-year-old son, VIII
frid, by beating him with broom.
stick, was held at Manchester, N.
H., without bail.
A thousand employees Of the Gil
lette Safety Razor company's factory
at Boston left the building in three
minutes in a fire drill. The factory
is a six-story brick affair.
A compromise offer made by the
American Wooden company with a
view to ending strike of weavers at
three of its Lawrence, Mass, plants
was rejected by the strikers.
The damage to the vessel and car
60 OF the British steamship Mattopo,
on fire at Boston, will amount to
more than $12O, 900, a far greater
loss than was at first supposed.
| Stephen Thomas, prominent BUSH
| ness man II Gloucester, Mass, was
TO nd dead in his home with gas
| flowing from a jet. Dependency is
given as the probable cause OF his
act.
Several hundred employees Of the
Taunton New Bedford Copper com
pany, who struck to enforce a de-
mand for a Is percent advance, &C
copied a compromise offer Of 10 per-
cent.
A gift of $42 ZOO has cleared the
mortgage on the new five-story in
dustrial building of the Morgan Me-
mortal, Boston, but the donors name
will not be announced, at his re-
quest.
In dispute over property, Ralph
Prouty, SO, is alleged to have shot
and instantly killed his wife, Grace,
IS, at South Lagrange, Me-, and tt
have shot himself also, inflicting 6
serious wound.
Mitchell Bernour of st. Adams
VT, a private in the First regiment
Vermont National Guard, was killee
by an express train while crossing {
railroad bridge at Richford. where hi
was on guard duty.
Rev. James K. Romeyn, pastor o.
Penacook, N. H., district Baptis
church, who has enlisted in the regu.
lar army, left for Fort Slocum, N
y, under a leave Of absence. The
church refused to accept his resigna.
ton.
Carl J. Sanberg Of The Forks plan.
tation, Somerset county, Me-, WHIT
Is frst selectman, town clerk, ta1
collector, superintendent Of schools
high school principal, constable ant
deputy sheriff, has enlisted In thu
Maine National Guard.
In order to make available the
maximum efficiency for movins
troops, fuel, food and materials" the
Boston and Maine railroad announced
that the management will discontinue
391 trains on the Portland, Fitch
burg and Southern divisions June Is
1917.
After executive officers Of the Bos
ton and Maine railroad had refused
to grant the demand of 1900 members
Of the Brotherhood Of Railroad Sta.
ton Employees for an increase of 2i
cents q day, officers Of the Brother.
hood announced that strike vote