Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-10-09
NUMBER Al.

torcycle repair shop at Manchester.
N. H., was killed when the rear
wheels of small automobile he was
testing crumpled. throwing him head
long to the ground.
Seven valuable horses we're burned
to death in a fire which destroyed
the polo stables Of p. B. Bradley 1t
bingham, Mass. The cost Is $1700.
Judge John Kvel of Dover was
nominated by Governor Keyes a.
chief justice Of the New Hampshire
superior court.
The members Of the Special Aid
society are to maintain a house at
Aver, Mass, for the use of commits
stoned officers, their wives and rel.
atives.
The government has accepted the
tender by Henry Ford of the use Of
the Ford automobile plant at Cam
bridge, Mass, for the purposes Of the
| army.
Herbert H. Russell, So, for the
past .forty-five yeas postmaster for
the Waverley section Of Belmont,
Mass. died after suffering from q
shock.
Judge Grant appointed two Boston
lawyers special administrators Of the
large estate Of the late George G.
Hall, owner of the Adams House,
Boston, who was killed when q street
car struck his carriage.
Morrill, N. Drew, leader in Maine
politics. died at Portland. aged IS.
He had been speaker Of the Maine
house Of representatives, in which he
served several terms.
Col. Frank B. Mccoy, in charge Of
the Boston recruiting station Of the
United States army, died suddenly Of
heart disease.
Boston university is given $550,000
and the residue of the estate Of Mrs.
Augusta E. Corbin, whose will was
fled in the Suffolk registry Of probate
at Boston.
Both older ana younger men will
be employed in the future on the
New Haven railroad in the operating
department. The former age limits
were 81 to IS years.
The Bay State Dispensary at Bos-
ton closed after the Boston. Chamber
of Commerce had charged the insti.
tuition with not properly accounting
for funds and supplies collected for
charitable purposes.
Leave Of absence to twenty-three
members Of the Harvard university
faculty was granted at the meeting
of the university's board of over.
seers.
Martin E. Joyce, prominent in New
England Irish societies and supreme
chief ranger Of the Irish National
Foresters. died at Boston.
Yale university began her 218th
year with cut In the student body
from 5000 to 1000 owing to the war.
Mrs. Adelaide c. Swift, "a. was run
over and killed by a trolley car at
Boston.
A wool famine, or q. least short
age that ma, demoralize many lines
of industry in the Unit:d States. Is
now predicted by Boston wool men for
early 1918 unless the war lets up.
L. B. Painting Of Concord, N. a..
was elected president Of the Photog-
raphers' association Of New England.
Charles o. Beals Of Auburn. Me-,
was appointe,. deputy labor commits.
sioner.
James Carroll, said by the police to
be the "cleverest diamond switcher
this side Of Kimberly" was arrested
at Boston for The Chicago police.
An order that the public utilities
confusion be requested to investi-
gate the advances in interstate freight
rates in Maine proposed by railroads
was passed by the governor and coun'
Gil.
The navy needs innumerable skilled
tradesmen, according to Chief Boats.
vain O'Neil Of the navy recruiting Of
fee at boston.
A request that the price Of coal
in Greater Boston be reduced by the
cithorities at Washington to the price
OF $3.50 or 80 was forwarded to Fuel
Administrator Garfield by Chairman
Heath Of the Boston committee on
public safety.
Mrs. Thomas R. Sprague Of Med.
ford. Mass, committed suicide BY
drinking carbolic acid.
Frank Ryan Of Haverhill, Mass.
died of injuries received In an auto.
mobile accident.