Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-08
Marital troubles. developing into a

Marital troubles, developing into q
| threat by his wife to seek divorce,
are assigned as the reason for the
| suicide at Boston of Emil Gaulin, 81. i
Eugene A. Weeks of Swanzey,
convicted Of the murder of his wife,
was sentenced at Keene, N. H., to
not less than fifteen years imprison-
ment.
After pleading guilty to charge OF
mansiaughter, Grace Gangi, rs, who
shot and killed her father, Gaetano,
| at Lynn, Mass, was placed on pro-
| baton.
School superintendents throughout
New Hampshire have been asked to
| take a census of boys IA years of age
and over who will be available for
| work on farms.
A four-story factory building was
burned at Bangor, Me-, with loss
of $1,000, sustained principally by
| the Bangor Box company and the
| Franklin laundry.
| Eighteen apprentice seamen OF
draft of 500, which arrived from the
Great Lakes training station, were
removed to the naval hospital at
Portsmouth, N. H.
William Brown, SO. oldest man in
Swampscott, Mass, and stage
coach driver of the early days, died
in the house in which he was born,
which is $50 years old.
A general wage increase amounting
| to not less than percent for all
of their 5000 employees was announced
by the Ludlow Manufacturing asso-
citation, Ludlow. Mass.
The Boston school board voted to
DISCHARGE all of it's employees who are
not citizens Of the United States. or
who do not at once file their inten-
lions to become citizens.
Because of the great increase in the
membership of the Maine Boys Corn
clubs in every section of the state 1t
has been decided that convention be
held in each county this year.
Largely because of the shock she
| received at the sudden death Of her
son, Mrs. Hannah Quinn, SO, mother
| of the late Sheriff John Quinn, died
at her home at the Boston jail.
The Norwich, Conn, Retail LID
uor Dealers association voted not to
sell liquor in any form to men wear
| ing the uniform of the United States
army or navy or National Guard.
| The street commissioners of Bos-
ton have suspended for one year forty
licenses for the storage of dynamite
| by local contractors, and have es-
| tablished five dynamite magazines.
Roch Francoeur pleaded not guilty
at Manchester, N. H., to the charge
of murder in connection with the
death of his 14-year-old son, Will
fred, and the case was continued un-
til May 5.
| Private Matthew Calzone or Milford,
Mass, member Of the Sixth regi
ment, was drowned at Russell,
Mass. when he lost control of a row.
boat while crossing the Westtield
river and was swept over dam.
New Hampshire Republicans nomi-
mated Sherman E. Burroughs OF
Manchester for the seat in congress
occupied by the late Cyrus A. Sullo-
way. Patrick H. Sullivan Of Man
chester Is the Democratic candidate.
A bill relating to trusts" found to
| contain q provision exempting cor
porations from liability in the fraud
ulent or improper transfer of stock
held in trust for beneficiaries, was
vetoed by Governor Mccall Of Massa-
| chusetts.
William G. Fairbank has resigned
as superintendent Of the Connecticut
industrial school for girls at Middle
town, together with his wife as
matron, and his son as principal.
Fairbank has been superintendent for
| thirty one years.