Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25
new ENGLAND NEWS
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Henry T. King, Democrat, was elect
ed mayor Of Meriden, Com. The Re-
publicans elected eleven candidates to
the city council aLd the Democrats
four.
Antonio Or'an H.. a iaaorer, was
killed at Maiden. Mass, when he fell
into the hopper OF Strne crushef
and was suffocated.
The death If Wainwright Merrill
of Cambridge, Mass. In the Canadian
expeditionary force. advances Har-
ward universitys number OF service"
deaths since the war to forty-siy.
Everett ]. Wallace, 81, who f0- six
teen years hal been identified with
the Montreal branch of the United
States immigration service as assist
ant commissioner. died at fis horne at
White Mountain Junction. VT.
Henry C. Davis. a hosaman, was
killed at a fire al Springfield, Mass .
when he was stru'k by hose blow
ing off a hydrent or by the stream of
water resulting therefrom.
The new SIS, 100 concrete primer
building ct the torpedo station at
Newport, r. l., has been II rned over
to the government.
Disaster overlook The fishing
schooner Ruth Pcmber while return
ing from tile fishing tr!r south of
Nantucket. Mass. The vessel ccIlid-
ed with submerged scow and sank.
The entire crew were rescued.
Fred A. Houdletle, So, head Of the
iron and steel concern. Ttoudle;:e &
Son.. Inc, dropped dead at Boston
as he was about L. take a train for
Newton, where he lived.
Conrad J.. rue;er, for more than
twenty years trustee " the Boston
city hospital, died In thar insti-ltion
following an operation Tor APT. endi-
citis. He was In active legal prac.
tice In Boston.
Frank Everett, as, was founi I'M.
conscious from accidental gas poison
ing in his home ut Boston AMI died
soon afterward.
William c. Plunkett, widely known
cotton manufacturer, died at Adams,
Mass. where he was born in 1875.
Manuel Isldor and John Tanes. be-
lieved to have been lost in terrific
storm. returned home at Province
town, Mass, after trying experience
of being tossed by the seas.
Zenas Crane, II, berkshire county's
most eminent business man and phil
anthropist, and millionaire, died
suddenly in his home at Dalton,
Mass. of heart failure.
Captain Louis G. Sirovich of Hull.
Mass, Civil war veteran and the
captain of the first vessel that piled
between Boston and Nantasket, died
in his SOth year. He had been award
ed several medals for life saving.
The schedule in bankruptcy of Ma.
than p. Clifford, lumber dealer of Sa-
lem. Mass, shows liabilities of
$2OS.691.
Frank YOGI, charged with man.
slaughter in causing the death by
shooting of Frank Cervelll at Water
town, Mass, was held in $4,000 ball.
Byron l. Peaslee, Il, of Raverhill,
Mass, was found In the kitchen Of
his home with his feet and hands
frozen so badly that he died soon
after being taken to a hospital.
Seven persons were killed in the
woods during the big game hunting
season in Maine which has just closed.
There were sixteen fatalities last
season.
The Penobscot river Is frozen firm
ly for a distance of several miles be-
low Bangor, Me-, and navigation to
that port is ended for the season.
John H. Newell. Beverly dry goods
merchant, has been appointed state
merchant representative for Massa-
chusetts for the United States board
of food administration.
Mrs. Margaret Ryan. SO, died at Bos-
ton from burns sustained while she
was starting a kitchen fire with kero-
sene.
York county, Me-, farmers are be-
coming interested in sheep raising and
next summer probably more of these
animals will be seen in that section
Of Maine than before In half q GEN.
fury.
A presidential warrant ordered the
internment of Adolphe E. Henri. who
was taken into custody at Providence
Owing to the scarcity of boy help.
Manager Durgin of a Worcester.
Mass. telegraph Office has been
obliged to secure girls to carry the
telegraph messages.
The trial of Mrs. Margaret Hewitt
and Lincoln NJ Grant. charge with
the murder of Miles Hewitt at Han.
cock. Mass. will peg:n Jan. %.
Mrs. Mary B. Cutter. third wife of
Rev. DR.. George w. Cutter. aged IS.
pastor Of the Church of the Unity.
Mass. has fled suit for
divorce. charging cruel and abusive
His failure to pass a physical ex.
animation for entrance into the Ma
tional Army Is believed 10 have been
the cause of the suicide Of Harold B.
Shaw, who died at Boston from gas
There was a parade Of 5000 Boy
Scouts at Boston In the interests of
the Red Cross drive for 100000 new
members In New England.
Miss Isabel o. Janson. stenographer
in the Office of Biddeford, Me-. law.
yer, has been commissioned by Gov
to solemnize marriages.