Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-02-19

Attempting to escape after having
,chhed I. NJ. Straus, Alfred Lynch,
SO, jumped from third story VIM
dow in a Boston building an broke
both legs.
Fire In, the W. r. Austin garage
at South Norwalk. Conn.,. and the
subsequent burning of the adjoining
Pierce garage, caused loss OF about
100000 to real estate and automo-
biles.
Frank A. Winthrop, 81, treasurer
NJ the Wakefield, Mass. Trust COM
many, died of heart disease while
seated at his desk in the bank OF
fee.
Joseph Bradeur. 40. Of Salem, N.
H.; an employee of a railroad section
gang, was struck ard killed by
train.
Gov. Milliken presented to the
farmers Of Maine the urgent need OF
large crop acreage in an address
at the annual meeting Of the Maine
Grange lecturer
John Kiugesser, 81 years old. OF
Valley Falls, R. l., was held as
German sympathizer by the federal
authorities.
Alonzo D. Peck, nationally famous
| as horseman and cycle official, died
at Cambridge. Mass, aged 60.
Henry johnson. professor of mod
era languages and director of the
museum Of fine arts at Bowdoin COL
lege, died at Brunswick, Me. He was
born at Gardiner. Me-, in 1855.
We must wage war behind the lines
this year If war is to continue at the
front. We must wage war against
the insects that destroy the crops,
according to the Massachusetts, Agri-
cultural college.
The Connecticut grand lodge, F.
A. A. M, refused to recognize the
grand lodge of France as an affiliated
body, on the. ground that the French
lodge does not recognize the Holy
Bible in its work.
Henry Mahaffey, As, driver for
milk company, was found dead
sitting in the seat Of his automobile
at a Somerville, Mass, garage.
| Charles P. Beebe Of Boston fled
suit In the sum of $50, 900 against l.
T. Burr, also Of Boston. alleging
SANDER.
John j. Fleming, 81, a starter at
the Boston Elevated railway station
at Arlington, Mass. was crushed to
death between q car and post.
James T. Penniman, a famous
nonogenarian of Quincy, Mass, died
after a long Illness. He was born
In 1919. He was best known as the
Oldest member Of the Quincy fire de-
partment, which he Joined in 1887.
| A jury found for the defendant In
the $40, 900 suit for malicious prose-
cution and SANDER by Laura A. Bur-
rell against Mrs. Laura s. Fowle OF
Brookline, Mass.
i Worcester, Mass, organized an
army of woodchoppers. The fuel
committee wants 1000 ment to vol
unteer to 60 out in the woods and
chop to keep the city warm.
That jltneys which reap a har'
vest" in the summer and lie idle In
the winter are wrecking the trolley
service in Nahant, Mass. was stat
ed to a legislative committee.
John L. Sullivan died without max
ing a will, but his estate, estimated
at 5000. will all 60 to his sister
Mrs. Annie e. Lennon Of Boston.
Rear Admiral Wood arrived al
, Charlestown navy yard as command.
ant Of the first naval district, sue.
ceeding Capt. Rush, who will remain
as comman 1ant of the navy yard.
Il Boston bakers are eager to comply
with the ruling that war mixtures fol
bread and pastry must be completely
/ proportional by Feb. "a, but they
are at loss to secure the wheat
substitutes.
Laforest e. Goss, veteran manu-.
facturer of soap powder, was fount
/; dead of heart disease in his home al
, Lawrence. Mass.
Alonzo Needham, 20, and Mrs
Nellie r. Bryant, IS, we're married
at Lynn, Mass, by Rev. Floyd L,
. Carr. pastor of the First Baptis
church of Lynn.
r Tony Synus and Boleslaw Latuz
, 9-year -old boys, were drowned Al
Central Falls, R. l., when the!
stepped into an airhole In the Paw
tucket river.
Joseph F. McKinnon, 6, died a
Newton, Mass, from fracturet
, skull sustained when he coasted un
der q motor truck.
Frank Gallagher, Leominster, Mass
. was killed when he fell between thu
cars of a train on which he was rid
ing. He leaves a family.
Hoseman w. w. Coull, a call fire
, man, died at Gloucester, Mass.
while carrying a line of hose into {
q house fire.
3 James A. hcarn, member Of thu
staff Of the Lowell Sun, and regard
ed as an authority on sporting ant
political events, died at Lowell
q Mass. aged AZ.
William G. Barker, 55, manufac'
, turer Of hair tonics. was burned t
death in his home at Riverside
> Conn. The house. valued with con-
tents at SIS. 200. was entirely con-
sumed.
It Is the aim of the Massachusetts
! Agricultural college to encourage ant
help 200 900 boys and girls during
the coming season In garden work.