Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-12
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Happenings In Various Parts
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John Bowman, "A, q veteran show
man, died at his home at Everett,
Mass.
The North Attleboro, Mass, high
school was destroyed by fire with a
loss of $40, 900.
The week of Aug. 19 was designat-
ed as Old Home Week in New Hamp-
shire this year.
Jabez Cropper, So, janitor Of the
Gleason building, Lawrence, Mass,
was crushed to death by an elevator.
Vice President Joseph G. Stearns
of the Old Colony Trust company,
6S, dropped dead on street at Bos-
ton.
The president and fellows Of Har-
ward university announced the ap-
pointment of twenty three new in
structors.
Henry G.. Chaplin, who was in
jured in an automobile accident, died
at Springfield, Mass. as q result Of
his injuries.
The Boston and Albany railroad Of
ficials intend to follow the lead set
by the Boston and Maine and take OH
a number of their trains.
Milred C. Blaney, %, was instant
ly killed at Salem, Mass, and her
body carried almost 200 feet when
she was struck by an express trolley
car.
Burns sustained when her kimono
took fire from an oil stove in her
home at Arlington, Mass. resulted
in the death of Miss Elsa H. 8. Hal
Ter, 18.
A turtle said by experts to be 125
years old, which weighs forty-flve
pounds, was captured in Lake Massa-
besic by Charles Emery of Manches-
ter, N. H.
The theft of $1,000 from a dest OF
the Massachusetts Trust company,
Boston, has started an inquiry by de-
tectives, but no trace of the money
has been found.
Marshal Mitchell announced at Bos-
ton that the time limit for alien enc
mics to obtain permits from the gov
ernment has been extended from June
l to June 9, midnight.
There is not the slightest truth in
it," former President Taft said when
asked II he had accepted the presi-
dency of the Connecticut College for
Women at New London.
The East Coast Fisheries company,
with capitalization Of $40 900, 900,
organized to conduct general fish
ing business, filed certificate Of in
corporation at Augusta, Me.
Conservation OF food in hotels and
boarding houses of Maine will be con-
sidered at meeting to be held at
Augusta. The call for the meeting
was sent out to 900 hotel keepers.
Peter McManus, 1S, captain of the
Stamford, Conn. high school base
ball team, died of heart failure while
taking first base after he had been
struck over the heart by pitched
ball.
President Powell, for the Fore
River Shipbuilding company, Quincy,
Mass, announced that all the en-
ployes at the plant, approximately
5000, will receive an increase in
wages.
A serious train tie-up was caused
when cable on a drawbridge of the
Hostcn and Maine railroad between
I}oston and Everett snapped, precipi-
tating the bridge into the Mystic
river.
Hugo Riddell, former police con-
stable, was sentenced to four years
IN the state prison on charge Of at
tempting to burn a Providence shoe
store with intent to defraud insurance
companies.
The Bounders, at Greenwich,
Conn. the summer home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin B. Close of New York.
was destroyed by fire of undetermined
origin, resulting in loss estimated
at $500 900.
Captain Aaron Lttlefield, "a, act
ing commander in the United States
navy during the Civil war and re-
tired senior captain of the old rev.
enue cutter service, now the coast
guard, died at Edgartown, Mass.
More than 1900 members Of the
Brotherhood OF Railroad Station EN-
ployes Of the Boston and Maine sys-
tenn will strike unless their demands
for an increase in wages of rs cents
per day are granted before June Z.
Many of the cities and towns OF
New England may pool their inter-
5sts in the matter of purchasing coal
for their schools this year in order to
guard against the possibility Of hav-
ing to close the schools because Of
lack Of heat.
Mrs. Marietta Philbrick, 65, a
noted actress, retired, and known to
the professional stage as Marie Uart,
died at Milton, Mass. During her
career on the stage she supported
some Of the greatest actors before the
American public.
Mrs. Frances Vaughn, 20. jumped
from an express train near Westboro,
Mass. and was killed. She was in
the custody OF a police matron who
was taking her to the women's re-
formatory at Sherborn. to which she
had been sentenced on q charge OF
vagrancy.
Frank Gately of Woburn, Mass,
was struck and killed by an automo-
sile.
Fred Arnold. 80, was drowned while
repairing a motor boat at Chelsea,
Mass. tt
? The Suncook, N. H., mills decid-
ed upon a profit sharing system for
its employees. ,,aes.st
While working on jam of logs In
the Machias. Me-. river. Willis Rob.