Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-01
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DR.. H. A. Hands Of North Cam
bridge. was stricken ilr and died be-
fore medical attendance could reach
him while administering to a patient
in West Somerville.
Patrick ]. Griffin, centenarian on
March is. the oldest resident Of Bur-
lington, VT, was found dead in his
bed at the home of his son. John 8.
Griffin. He formerly resided in Hart
ford, Conn.
Peter Rugis was arrested in Law
renee and held for the federal au-
thorities on a charge Of making re-
marks defaming President Wilson.
the American flag and the United
States government.
It is reported that the Rockville, Ct.
branch Of the Daniels Manufacturing
Company has been closed. Labor diff
culties are said to have arisen which
have forced the management to move
the machinery to the plant in East
Brookfeld, Mass.
The Rev. John Steik, former pastor
of the Lettish Lutheran Church in
Roxbury, who was arrested a few
weeks ago on the charge Of making
disloya remarks. was discharged
from custody by United States Com
missioner Hayes for lack Of evidence.
Abraham Koshland Of Boston. pres
1dent Of the Boston Wool Trade Assn,
has been appointed representative Of
the War Department for the purchase
of wool in Argentine republic and
Uruguay for the United States army.
His assistant will be John Wilcox,
also Of Boston.
George C. Bailey, Is, veteran OF
the Crimean and Civil wars Is dead
in Worcester Mass. He served with
the British in the Crimean war en-
listing when he was 16 years old. In
the Civil War he was wounded three
times. He served with the 18th Yer
mont Volunteers.
The Novelty Manufacturing Com
pany Of Waterbury, Ct, has been
bought by the Risden Tool & Ma
chine Company of Naugatuck, and the
factories OF the two concerns will be
made supplementary in the manufac-
ture of brass goods, employing togeth-
er between 500 and 800 hands.
Recruiting for the Marine corps is
to be resumed in Boston Oct. 1. Appli-
cants will be received at the head
quarters, ~ fremont row, under the
same conditions as heretofore and at
ter passing the required physical ex-
animation will be reported to Wash
ington.
The Executive Council has adopted
an order directing the Massachusetts
Waterways Commission to proceed to
make a contract for the transfer OF
the dry dock in Boston harbor to the
Federal Government in accordance
with the terms Of proposal by Sec
rotary Of the Navy Daniels.
The following Massachusetts ap-
pointments are announced in the U. s.
army from Sept. IT: First deutenants
A. q. D.-Corcoran. D. w. TOT Kim
ball building, Boston; Dahlstrom. o
J., northeastern department, Boston;
Captain, medical-Riley, c. A., 1861
Commonwealth avenue, Allston.
Sixteen men, arrested in Fall River
and Dighton by federal officers in the
biggest haul of men alleged to have
been In the business Of manufactur-
ing moonshine whiskey in this Sec
ton OF the country, were arraigned
before U. 8. Commissioner A. McF.
Goodspeed. All were held In $1,000
bonds.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has authorized the Boys State
Street Railway Company to increase
class ands commodity freight rates on
interstate traffic between Boston anc
Providence and intermediate points,
in an amount to equalize those rates
with rates between the same points
maintained by steam railroads.
The Old Colony Wooden Mills Com
pany, Sangerville. Me-, which pur-
chased about year ago two waie.
privileges on the Carleton stream, to-
gether with flowage rights, is develop
ing the property. With the improve
ments being made the company feels
that it will have ample water supply
to operate all the year around.
Carl Mays, hurler Of the Red Sox.
put one over on his friends when ne
was welded to Miss Marjorie Madden
of Philadelphia. The wedding took
place at the New Old South Church.
Boston, and was performed by Rev.
w. H. Butler. assistant pastor. Ralph
Mcdonald, a former outfelder Of the
Tufts College team. was the only at
tendant.
Important waterway and port
problems affecting the interests OF
the whole country were discussed at
the seventh annual convention Of the
American Association Of Port Au-
thorities, held at the Brunswick ho-
tel, Boston, under the presidency OF
w. g. Ross, chairman Of the Montreal
harbor commission, and in the pres
ence of a large gathering OF experts.
Leure B. Deasy of Bar Harbor was
nominated by Governor Carl l. Mill
ken, as an associate justice OF tho
Maine Supreme Court to fill the va
cancy caused by the retirement OF AS
sociate Justice George E. Bird. Of
Portland, who reached the age limit.
The new member Of the bench was
president of the Maine Senate In 1909
and Is president OF the Bar Haroof
Banking and Trust Company.
With the standard curriculum pre-
scrtbed by the war department for all
colleges having units Of the students
army training corps. Harvard Is pre-
pared to accommodate at least 5000
students in 1s1s-1s1S. The freshmen
dormitories, with Randolph. Holyoke
and Weld, will be the 8. A. T. O. bar
racks, Smith. standish and Gore will
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