Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-03-06
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Happenings III Various Parts
Of New England

Of New England
Governor Reyes appointed April ~
as Fast day in New Hampshire.
Mayor Curley asked the city council
for permission to borrow 1897 900 for
Boston park improvements.
The hree-masted schooner Marga-
ret L. Roberts, of 535 tons gross,
was launched at Phippsburg, Me.
Mayor James H. Henderson OF
Saco, Me-, was nominated for the
third time at Republican caucus.
John T. Casson. IA, was killed by
a fall down an elevator shaft In q
building where he worked at Boston.
The wholesale dry goods establish
ment of Taylor, Symonds & Co. !,
Providence. was damaged 5000 ZOO by
fire.
An attempt made by 13-year-
Frederick Kerrigan to run a freight
elevator in a Boston building cost
him his life.
Joseph E. French, Is, a prominent
shoe manufacturer Of Rockland,
Mass, dropped dead Of heart disease
in Boston bank.
Fireman Jewett was killed at
Portsmouth, N. H., when he was
thrown from the top of locomotive
tender while shoveling coal.
Vital Antuck Of Biddeford, Me. :,
intrusted s2059 to a stranger on his
promise that 1t would be increased 81
percent over night and lost it.
The barge Capitol City, coal laden,
went down off Brenton's reef light
ship, Narragansett bay, taking her
captain and deck hand with her.
Mrs. Mary Katin of Quincy, Mass. ),
wife Of less than year, gave birth
to triplets., The mother and her ba-
bies, two boys and girl, are thriv-
ing.
Fire at Portland, Me-, destroyed
the rooms of the Congress Athletic
club and did considerable damage to
business block. The loss is $25, :
600.
Poles Of the American Telephone
and Telegraph company on the MIL
ford, Conn. turnpike. carrying near
ly 200 feet of wire, were stripped by
thieves.
William A. Pidgin, who was asso-
ciated with the Lewiston Journal for
nearly fifty years as business manager
and in other capacities. died at Lew
iston, Me.
Five connecting Ice houses of the
Michael Horgan Ice company and
10, 900 tons of Ice which they con-
tanned we're destroyed by fire at Pea
body, Mass.
The big wildcat that has been ter
rorizing citizens Of Canaan, N. H.,
and outlying districts many weeks
was found dead, firmly wedged in the
crotch Of tree.
The New Hampshire supreme court
ruled that the legislature has power
only to grant pensions for year at
a time, and then only for actual SER
vice in the state.
The New Hampshire supreme court
ruled that the legislature has power
only to grant pensions for a year at a
time, and then only for actual SER
vice to the state.
Michael Aiello, storekeeper, was
slain at Worcester, Mass. His body,
badly mutiliated, was later found On
railroad track, where 1t had been
placed by his slayers.
Napoleon Cote, So, slipped on a
sidewalk at Lawrence, Mass. and
fell across r picket fence. A sharp.
picket pierced his eye and penetrated
the brain. killing him.
A deal in sardine factory property
involving 500, 900 was closed by The
Booth fisheries by the purchase of the
Grady factory, wharf and adjoining
property at Passport. Me.
The New Hampshire senate passed
the bill, already passed by the house.
appropriating 100000 for the bene-
at Of New Hampshire soldiers who
served on the Mexican border.
Rev. Stephen M. Andrews. who
had been a preacher in churches OF
the Christian denomination In New
England for fifty-four years. died at
New Bedford. Mass. at the age
of Il.
Mayor John A. Small of Bath, Me-.
was renominated for a third term by
the Democrats. Former Mayor Ed
ward w. Hyde, who had previously
served three terms. was nominated
by the Republicans.
An average increase of 500 Der
cent in the price Of drugs> has occurred
since the beginning of the war, ac-
cording to statistics submitted at a
meeting OF the Association Of Retail
Druggists at Boston.
Mayor Chapman of Portland, Me-,
refused the use Of city hall for the
holding Of pacifist meeting to pro-
test against any action by the ma
tonal administration which might
tend toward war with Germany.
Miss Marie Hawkes., %, in the city
court at Bangor, Me-, told Of having
been kept prisoner for seven days
In the Adams House, where she suf-
fered every conceivable abuse, accord
ing to her charges. The proprietors
OF the hotel were bound over for the
grand Jury on the charge Of maintain
ing a disorder!y resort.
state Senator n. e. EDDY OF Brat
tleboro, VT, died at Montpelier.