Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-06

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dollar opened at Boston, ana -
yoiana Of business proved how eager
the public is to take advanuse =
such an opportunity.
Levi j. Richardson, NO -.
member I the cacret service = .ne
time OF President Lincoln's assassln
ton took a leading part In the search
for the assassin, died at Waterbury,
Conn.
phili l.. Spaldlng. president OF tne
New England Telephone ana ie.o
eraph company, received . commas.
sion as lieutenant colonel and assumed
his new duties n the signal corps.
A broad movement for municipa
ownership of the Beverly. Mass, Gas
and Electric company was RECOGNISED
!. behind the petition for . hearing on
lower gas and electric lighting rates.
DR.. Charles w. Parmenter, W,
was elected president Of T. - Coz
!cge Teachers association.
John L. Sullivan OF sbinston.
Mass. former worlds champion
heavyweight champion boxer, Will
throw his hat into the lecture ring
this winter to fight q verbal Dattie
against the kaiser.
Pronounced Berlin, nor BERLIN
the name of the little Massachusetts
town will do It's inhabitants very well,
as II has done them for some SO0
years. That Is their answer to the
suggestion that the name be changed
| to Pershing or Wilson.
Chester R.. Woodford OF Avon,
Conn, active in mind and body, OBJ
served the 1O3d anniversary OF his
birth.
Henry b. ellison, formerly wei
known educator and for several years
past a breeder Of thoroughbred cattle
at Queechee, Vt, died at his farm
there.
James Cavanaugh Of Lowell was In
stantly killed and six other persons
were injured when a big touring car
crashed into q tree at Lttleton.
Mass.
Burglars entered thirteen houses In
Wakefield, Mass, and secured cash
and valuaDles. No one was awakened
| in any OF the no .ses.
Harrison Crane, 10, OF Maiden,
Mass, was attached for $40, 600 by
Mrs. Mabel F.. Nye. 81, OF Boston,
as the first step in suit for breach
of promise.
Mrs. Doll. Randolph, IN aged ne.
grsss, was burned to death in fire
at her home at Lowell, Mass.
Service on the Spencer and Warren,
Mass, railway, used by hundreds OF
mill operatives, was interrupted by a
! strike of its twenty-five employees.
who demand an increase in wages.
Wellesley coiIege Is to have con-
gress of It's own. patterned after the
United States government system. II
the plan just reported is approved by
the students and faculty.
| Two Mt. Holyoke college girls
| have just completed months serv-
ice as drivers OF milk route at
South hadley. Mass.
John j. Bastion has been appoint.
ed a deputy internal revenue col.
lector and assigned to Pittsfield.
Mass.
The will of George v. Leverctt. q
Boston attorney. leaves $685.. 600 In
| public requests.
Martin Feeney became the new
chief of police of Fall River, Mass.
He succeeds the late William H.
Medley.
rounders' day at Wheaton college,
Norton, Mass. was made more i'm
portant by the dedication OF the new
chapel. the COZ nerstone for which was
laid on founders da:- a year ago.
william b. Plunkett, g.. treasur-
err OF the Berkshire Cotton Manufac-
turing %, .pany. prominent Repub-
lican and former president Of the
| Home Market club of Boston, died
! suddenly ,hile returning to his homo
| at .Adams. Mass.
The installation Of one-man cars on
all New england street railways was
advocated at a meeting Of railway
heads at the New England Street
Railway club dinner at Boston.
Judge Augustine simmons, direct
descendant of John and Priscilla AL
den of Mayflower fame, died at North
| Arson, Ne.
A memorial to Joseph Il. Choate,
former ambassador to England, noted
statesman and lawyer and one Of Sa-
lAem's most illustrious sons. Is to be
erected at Salem. Mass.
The strike at the WATERFOWL,
Mass, arsenaI that threatened for q
time to tie up work on the plant IN
| which are to be made Persbines gun
carriages was called of when Secre.
tary of War Baker look hand
{. Seven hundred girls In the 4ever-
| ly, Mass, grade schools have sig.
nifed a desire to take up knitting
and the school committee has voted
to cooperate In the plan
The Delegates to the state confer.
ence Of the D. A. r. at Springfield,
Mass, passed resolutions that every
chapter take up the systematic study
OF international problems.
Danger o. strike of freight yard
and station employees of the Boston and
Maine railroad was averted by the &C.
ceptance Of the railroad OF the offer
of the employees to submit their griey.
ances to board of arbitration.
Charles g. Billings of East Ware
ham. Mass, agei IS, MOTEL propri-
etor, was struck and killed near his
home by an automobile.
Anne st. Cyr, "a. prisoner who
was being taken in police automo.
bile to the station house at Manches-
ter, N H.. was instantly killed when
an express train struck the machine.
Fish and nothing but fish for Tues.
days and Fridays" is the definite de.
sire # Harry B. Endicott, Massachu-
sets state food commissioner.
Austin ). Feeley, who has the rec.
ord Of breaking more stubborn mules
than any other man in the west, en-.
listed at Boston in the quartermas.
ter's dep rtment of the northeast. He
will drive and break mules In the
army.
Alfred l.. Ripley assumed the pres.
idency Of the Merchantc National
bank Of Boston.