Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-01-30
NUMBER S.

Shortly after be had been given
fob Cornelius j. Lynch, II, was In
stantly killed by q train at HYDE
Park, Mass.
BENJAMIN Mcintyre. S6. froze to
death at Warren. Me-. while re-
home from neighbor's house
during storm.
Miss Julia w. Redfield, 6S, sister
of Secretary of Commerce Redfeld,
died at Pittsfeld, Mass. She was
active in charitable work.
John Doran, 70, inhaled flames and
died at Rockport, Mass. after sparks
from his pipe set fire to bed In
which he had fallen asleep.
Francis A. Dee, "a, popularly
called the Portland Raffies." tried to
commit suicide by hanging in his cell
at the Maine state prison.
Alice E. Duffy Of Lynn. Mass.
was awarded q verdict Of $2700 by Q
jury against Margaret McCusker OF
Lynn In an action for SANDER.
Bertram T. Shuman doing business
as the Bon Marche. ladies' outftter.
Worcester, Mass. filed petition In
bankruptcy. He owes $5S 1858.
Philip H. Tapley. 4S. former
mayor of Saco. Me-, and for the past
eight years city editor of the Bidde-
ford Daily Journal. died at Saco.
Horace Johnson, 90, a conspicuous
figure in Connecticut for the last half
century on account Of his weather
predictions, died at Middle Haddam.
Orrin Libby of Gray, Me-, was in
Hcted for arson by grand jury IN
connection with the burning OF the
buildings of Johnson Varney OF that
town.
The Middlesex college Of medicine
and surgery of Cambridge, Mass,
received the sum Of $3.50, 900 from .
mysterious man, known as "Dr.
Jones'"
The l.. B. Southwick Leather COM
pany, a Peabody. Mass. leather
manufacturing concern, distributed
$50 900 in cash among It's 400 en-
ployes.
Ralph Devenzo was convicted Of as
sault with intent to kill Patrolmau
Stevens OF Portland, Me-. while De-
vanzo was resisting an attempt to ar
rest him.
The frozen body of Terrence Smith.
4 blacksmith, who had been missing
from his home at Quincy, Mass.
was found lying against q fence In
that city.
william Woodleigh, 80, Of Somer-
vile, Mass. was drowned while
guiding through channel large cakes
of dee which had been cut for an tce
company.
A petition for q charter for PrON-
dence college, to be established and
conducted by the Dominican Fathers,
was presented to the Rhode Island
legislature.
Associate Justice John w. Watson
of Montpelier was elected chief jus
tice of the supreme court by the YER
mont legislature to succeed Loveland
Munson, resigned.
As George J. VICAR, "a, Of Valley
Falls, R. l., was getting OF a train
after q weeks honeymoon with his
bride, he slipped and fell under the
car and was killed.
Failure Of the air-brakes to work
caused a rear-end collision between
passenger trains at Framingham.
Mass, splitting q baggage car. No
ono was seriously hurt.
BY a straight party vote the Yer
mont legislature reelected Edwin c.
Bean secretary Of state; J. w. Plum
mer, state treasurer, and c. w.
Howard. commissary and adjutant
general, all Republicans.
Falling or jumping into the water
in an effort to save his s-year-old
daughter who broke through thin ics
It Msdfield, Mass. Waldo E. Kings.
bury received q shock which cost him
his life. The girl was rescued.
Simon Small Of Dalton, Mass. dis
covered the body Of his wife lying on
the doorsteps, her body frozen stiR.
Death was due to paralytic shock.
Tho woman had been visiting ana
walled two indies from Q trolley nue
TO her home.
Wssleyan university. Middetown,
Conn. established now intercolsgs
record when, following . sermon by
Billy Sunday. 500 students out Of the
entire enrolment Of 504 hit the trail.
One student. seriously Ill. was un-
able to attend.
The hrst measure relating to the
enforcement OF prohibition laws 70 be
introduced at this session Of the Maine
LEGISLATURE was an act to further
promote temperance and suppress the
advertisement Of, or solicitation OF
orders for intoxicating liquors ana
beverages.