Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-13
new ENGLAND news
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Items Of Interest From Ill
Sections Of YankeeIand


Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie and
daughter arrived at Bar Harbor, Me-.
from Lenox, Mass. They have taken
apartments at q hotel and expect to
remain six weeks.
Names State house has elevator
girls; they are giving entire satis'
faction. In addition to operating the
elevator they collec. and deliver all
the mail in the building.
Two nremen were slightly injured
and hve horses were burned to death
in a two alarm fire. in q livery stable
occupied by Harry c. Bell at BROOK
line, Mass. The damage II estimated
at $4,000.
Joseph Gasselin. aged Is years. Leo
Peteau, aged 10 years and Aldego
Gagne. aged y&,rs were drowpsd
while swimming IN Bond brook.
tributary of the Kennebec river near
Augusta, Me.
James Haley, II years old. OF Som
erville. who was employed as q mes
senger at the ONCE Of the s. NJ. NC
Intyre Brass Works, Boston. was kilieo
by falling down the elevator shatt
In the building.
The Winchendon. Mass. town farm
was destroyed by FIRE started by light
ming, causing q loss estimated at @26-
900. The inmates. many OF them ola
and feeble, were removed to safety
by Warden Edgar 8. Chase and his
wife.
Milk at 1sh cents quart during
August is the latest plan OF the mlik
handlers. who have asked permis-
sion to charge that rate In Boston.
The present price, IAN cents q quart
gives the producer 81 cents al MS
share.
Mary Dorothy Roman. ono OF the
three children OF Mr., and Mrs. Patrick
Roman of Hough's Neck. Mass, who
were poisoned from eating cherries
picked from a tree that had been
sprayed for bugs. died from the enecS
Of the poison.
Six persons were injured. two fatal
". when their automobile was hit by
a Central Vermont passenger train At
a blind crossing at West Berlin. W.
George Brown and Percy Gochie died
soon after they had been removed TO
Montpelier. Vt.
Lightning struck a tobacco shed In
Thomsonville, Ct., in which 80 persona
were at work hanging tobacco. ana
all of them were affected by the bolt.
Six women suffered SO severely as 10
call for the services Of physicians.
An will recover.
Five arrests were made in Paw
tucket, R. l.. as result Of demon
stration that occurred during par
ade of 1000 or more textile strikers.
some of whom became especially
noisy near the plant OF the Royal
Weaving company.
BY an agreement reached between
counsel. Judge Wait. In the superior
court, ordered George r. Armstrong.
wealthy clubman living st the Hotel
Touraine, Boston. to pay his former
wife, Virginia G. Armstrong. the sum
Of 100000 alimony.
Tsi Linn, the Chinese student who
attempted to kill Miss Christine Shaw
of Orono. Me-, in 1911 and who Is
serving 16 years In the state pison.
was pardoned by the governor and
council on condition that he be de-
ported out Of the United States.
The Boston Record has undergone
reorganization, M. Douglar Flatery.
managing director of Loew's Theatre
company, 10 to become president OF
the new corporation, and Thomas E
Eaton its treasurer. Louis c. Page re-
tires from active management to en-
ter war work. sus as.
Thomas P. Cox, manager Of q large
grocery. store on fremont street. Bos-
ton, Is suffering from buile: wound
in the mouth inflicted by John Smsr-
aki, a former employe. who whipped
out q revolver In the crowded store
after demanding money he claimed
due him, and fred one shot.
Dx-Pres. Charles 8. Mellen Of the
New YorA, New Haven 4 Hartford
railroad, has aled In the Berkshire
probate court . petition asking for .
decree Of dssertion and living apart
from his wife. Katherine Lloyd Lv'
ingston, now OF New York. Mr. Mel
len lives ct Stockbddge, Mass.
Il. Gov. Coolidge's vote n the OK.
ecutive council enabled the members
Of the six Massachusetts Legislative
recess committees and commissions
to win their long Aght to obtain tho
customary compensation of >1eoe. m
stead Sf(60o. which ssvsrsl menbss
Of the council insisted was srsesa
Torty. IVA Cambridge naswks er.
Rived at Camp DsveDs. last week pro
tested when they learned they hae
been classified q conscisAtisas OBJ
jectorsr BY their drstt board. Fny
immsdiatsly spplled tor ovsFseas eer-
vics. An invest1gatien '1iseoeeee that
the drast bsssd hsd nsAs . nssss,s.