Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-03-20
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Happenings In Various Parts
Of New England
The body Of Mrs. Mary Bowles, IL.
was found in Boston harbor.
The lighter Bessie ]. sank at Bos-
ton. The vessel had 600 tons OF coal
aboard.
The Maine senate adopted q resolu-
ton in favor Of universal military
training.
Albert Cotter, IL, was instantly
killed while hooking" ride on q
train at Winthrop. Mass.
Six persons were injured and the
Boston financial district was given q
fright by manhole explosions.
Ell A. Lithgrow. s.. Lawrence,
Mass. merchant, died on q trolley
car while on his way to Haverhill.
Joseph D. Fallon, Judge of the
South Boston district court for more
than forty years, died at the aged
Of 70.
Mrs. Theresa Wild. IS, died at
Cambridge, Mass, from injuries sus-
tanned when she was run over by
street car.
Salvatore Cremona, on trial for the
murder of Aristides Rodrigues at
Leeds, Mass. was found not guilty
by jury.
George Castilloux, 10, while coast
Ing down a hill at Fall River, Mass. I.
collded with q runaway horse and
was killed.
A fire that threatened the whole
sale district of the Portland, Me. 4,
waterfront. caused $40, 900 damage to
three wholesale firms.
A bill giving women the right to
vote for presidential electors in New
Hampshire was killed by the house,
after an all-day debate.
Aunt" Mary Goddard. the Oldest
woman preacher in the United States,
observed her 10Th birthday ami
vessary at Brunswick, Me.
Alvin B. Ireland, So, claim agent
Of the Maine Central railroad and for
mer deputy sheriff in Penobscot
county. died at Freeport, Me.
Mrs. Annie NJ. Sullivan, former
wife of John L. Sullivan, retired pugi-
list and once heavyweight champion,
died at her home in Centreville, R. l..
Schooner Estelle Kreiger sailed
from Boston for the west coast OF
Africa with the greatest single load
Of rum ever sent from that port
800, 900 gallons.
A woman escaped unaided from
second STORY window with her 1-day-
old baby in her arms, when fire swept
through the four-story' Weston build
ing, Manchester, N. H.
Every man, from the highest OFF,
cial down to the last track greaser
is included in the non-drink edict is
sued by President Brush of the Bos-
ton Elevated Railway company.
DR.. Joseph Taylor, one Of the best
known physicians in southern New
Hampshire, dropped dead of apoplexy
in his Office at Manchester while he
was mixing medicine for patient.
The license of Boston sausage
factory was revoked as the sequel to
a raid that yielded a barrel Of tainted
meat, sawdust sweepings and other
refuse intended to be made into sau
sage.
Armed with cans of kerosene, five
women entered a Maiden, Mass. {,
grocery store and poured the contents
over a window full of fruit and bags
of potatoes because the proprietor had
sold potatoes.
Bleeding from two serious wounds
in his body, after he had been shot
by Rocco Santol, AZ, at Boston, Pa
trolman Frank j. Shepherd drew his
revolver and fred at Santol, fatally
wounding him.
A $50, 200, 900 mortgage on all the
property of the United States Rubber
company Is to be recorded in eight
cities and towns in Massachusetts, in
which factories owned by the corpora
ton are located.
Springing aleak as the result OF
pounding received during a storm
the former schooner Eben Parsons
used as a gasolene supply boat, sank
at a Boston pier, She was laden with
gasolene and oils.
The greatest automobile show that
this country has known came to q
close at Boston. Dealers reported
more than 81 eOO, OOO worth OF bust
ness transacted, while the attendance
exceeded 300, 900 for the week.
A group Of struggling children.
Haunting 10th banner bearing the
inscription I'VE Are Hungry" led a
parade of 1900 men, women and chill
dren through the streets of Boston in
protest against the high cost Of liv-
ing.
DR.. F A. Webster performed one
of the speediest Caesarian operations
in Boston surgical history when, in
lust ~ minutes from the time of the
beginning. an 81 pound baby was
born to Mrs. Charles e. Bonner OF
Beverly.
The New Hampshire Centennial
home for the aged and the Margaret
Pillsbury general hospital of Concord
we're given $4,000 each under the will
of Mrs. Mary A. Powell. Three other
requests OF $1,000 each were made by
Concord churches and charitable So
cieties.
Frank N. Harris, Is. one Of the