Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-01-23
NEWS CONDENSED
FOR BUSY READERS
Happenings In Various Parts Of
New England

Joseph Unick. 3S. was instantly
killed at Lawrence. Mass. when
struck by Q loaded coal truck.
Chief Justice Robert G. pike Of the
New Hampshire superior court died
at his home at Nashua. He was not
married.
The Colt Manufacturing company OF
Hartford has received contract fol
81, 900, 900 worth of machine guns
for Italy.
At the annual meeting Of the Maine
state conference of charities and cor
rections John Wilson Of Bangor was
elected president.
Charles H. Prescott, publisher Of
the Biddeford Daily Journal, was
elected president Of the First National
bank of Biddeford, Me.
While attempting to cross a street
at Somerville, Mass, Edgar L.
Stiles, IS, was knocked down and
killed by the automobile Of Fire Chief
Rich.
Thrown into the water when q
heavy sea struck. Harvey A. Alexan-
der, %, of Cundy's harbor, Me-. q
fisherman, was drowned when his
dory capsized.
The Eastern (Paper) Manufactur-
ing company, Bangor, Me-. present
ed its employees receiving less than
$4,000 a year a bonus equal to 10 per-
cent of their salaries.
A three foot fall from a step-ladder
while he was working in a house at
Waltham, Mass. caused injuries that
resulted in the death of William r.
Filson, IS, a plumber.
Charles B. Harmon, for twenty
two years chief Of police Of Bidde-
ford, and for four years United
States marshal for Maine, died al
Biddeford, Me-. aged Ct.
John D. Mulcahy, 81, was found
dead in tho road near his home about
~ miles from Marlboro, Mass. A
medical examiner said death was due
to exposure and alcoholism.
A bill providing for a new method
Of electing the commissioner Of agri-
culture in Maine was adopted at a
meeting at Bangor Of the Federation
of Agricultural associations.
The usefulness of the country week.
ly paper was emphasized at the an
nual meeting Of the New England
Press association at Boston. Leon
F. Conwell was elected president.
Burning gasolene was hurled lou
feet into the air by terrific explosions
during a fire which caused SIS. .O0U
damage to the Stoneham. Mass. {,
plant of the Standard OIL company.
After he had committed suicide by
hanging himself to a tree by his neck
tie and slashing his wrist, the body
of Walter Merritt. 46, Of Bedford, I,
Mass. was found frozen in the snow.
Fritz Johanson, shoemaker, was
almost instantly killed and his wife
was seriously hurt when they step
ped into a street at Lynn. Mass,
directly into the path Of heavy mo.
tor truck.
Twenty -one cows and five horses
were burned to death in . nre that
destroyed the milk barn and adjoIn-
ing buildings on the farm OF Albert
Outram, Stoneham, Mass. The loss is
over SO, 900.
John Johnson, no relatives here, I"
was written on note found In tho
pockets of a well-dressed man, aged
about 65, who committed suicide by
shooting at the rear gate Of the Bos-
ton city hospital.
The Isaac Peral, the largest war
submarine afloat, and the first war
ship built in the United States for the
Spanish government, left the yard OF
the Fore Rdver shipbuilding corpora
ton at Quincy, Mass.
Henry M. Robinson, who witnessed
the assassination Of President Lin
coin while serving as body guard to
the president In Ford's theatre,
Washington, died at Salem, Mass.
He was born at Boston in 1889.
Melvin Leighton, a Windham.
Me-. farmer, has been made the de-
fendant In heart balm suit for $4,000
brought against him by Percy Il.
Rogers, also a farmer at Windham,
who charges that Leighton allienated
the affections Of his wife.
Like q horrible dream" was the
way In which Mrs. George F. Davis
Of Portland, Me-, described her ex-
perience after recovering from .
stroke Of aphasia from which she re-
covered suddenly when two Of the
vertsbrae in her spine snapped back
into place.
Fourteen indictments were re-
turned by the Hillsborough county
grand jury against Stock Broker 10
ssph Guilfoy. and, twelve were found
against bis partner, James q. sulh-
van. a& Manchester. NH. They are
charged with masappropriation OF
$50, 900. ~"
The New England Milk Producsrs'
association met at Boston and pract.-
cally 'rsorsandxed. The aim Of the
association II not only to secure =
fair price for their product. but to
organize breeding associations and
Otherwise try TO bring the mix n.
dustry back 70 prosperity. ~
James Burns, co., IVES accidentally
asphyxiated BY sas In his homo q
Chelsea, Mass.
Edward MCGOWAN. 20. Was killed
by either falling or jumping from biz
attic window 1t Boston.
Dependency u given o. the cause
oflths suicide ~ Wercsstsr, Nass. /, Of
George /. Humphrey. s.. by hang.
int.
Henry n, Packard. g.. Who hsd
lbsen engaged IN .shos maatfa etps'ne