Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-29

the soldiers and sailors. In the
Civil war Mrs. Arnold was nurse.
John B. Madigan, Justice OF the
Maine supreme court, Gied at Houl-
ton, Me-, aged 81. he was prominent
In state politics and had held several
elective Offices.
Daniel Mcdonald, IS. and Francis
P. Hines, 25, were found dead IN
bed In their room In a Lynn. Mass.
lodging house. Gas poisoning caused
their death.
Mrs. Octavia Lapointe, 50, was
killed in a fall down flight OF stairs
at Holyoke. Mass.
George s. Campbell, head OF the
Halifax relief committee, visited Bos-
ton to personally thank Gov. Mccall
and the people Of Massachusetts, for
their aid In the Halifax disaster.
George e. Sanderson, 60, former
theatrical manager and newspaper
man. died at Leominster. Mass, as
the result of a paralytic shock.
Tea, gunnies and hides formed the
bulk of a SIS, 900, 900 cargo brought to
Boston in the holds Of big freight
err from India and Ceylon.
Mai. John M. Cate, IS, who fought
in seventeen battles Of the Civil war,
died at Wakefield, Mass. he was
former selectman, chief Of police,
and moderator.
Coming from behind another auto
mobile, Timilio J. Capui. 6. was
struck and killed at Cambridge,
Mass. by another automobile.
Among the promotions issued by
Commandant Rush at the Boston navy
yard is that Of Yoewoman Mrs. Mary
q. Mears to chief yeowoman.
George o. Gallerani, 81. was
drowned at Arlington, Mass. after
he had rescued child who had fall
len through the ice into Spy pond.
Gov. Mccall issued call for 100
trained nurses, to be appointed Sec
ond lieutenants in the Massachusetts,
state guard, despite the protests OF
the Red Cross and other local bodies.
Police Chief Crowley Of Newport.
R. l., will be legislated out OF Of
office, it is claimed, as a result OF
changing the ordinance calling for the
enlargement of the police department
and the election of a chief by the
council or by appointment by the
mayor.
Clemens A. Haas, Boston bus
mess man, who was arrested under
the presidents enemy alien proclama-
ton, was taken to Fort Oglethorpe,
Ca, where he will be interned until
the end of the war.
John Phillips was killed by escap-
ing gas In his lodgings at Boston.
Metropolitan Fire Prevention Com
missioner John A. O'Keefe died at
his home at Lynn, Mass. Of hard
ening of the arteries. .O'Keefe was
the first fire prevention commissioner
Of Great Boston and was appointed by
Governor Walsh. He became prom
inent all through New England, and
his methods of preventing fire men
aces were adopted In many large
cities.
Clarence q. Woodward, 60, was
killed when two automobiles collided
at Boston, crushing him between
them.
After five hours Incarceration In
the Dedham, Mass. jail, Mrs. Jen'
ME NJ. Ainsworth, arrested on an In
dictment warrant charging her with
| abandoning her infant grandson, was
| bailed in $500 and will appear In
court in April.
Abraham and Samuel Smith, Low
ell, Mass. auctioneers, were arrested
on the charge Of conspiring to steal
merchandise from freight cars OF
railroads engaged in interstate COM
merce. Bail Of $500 was furnished
in each Csc.
United States Marshal Mitchell OF
] Massachusetts received notice that
registration of alien enemies begins
Feb. 4 at 6 o'clock q. m. and closes
Feb. 8.
Frederic 8. Snyder. president OF
the Batchelder & Snyder company
Boston, has been appointed chief OF
the purchasing division Of the national
food administration, organized =
prevent competitive buying among the
allies and to secure food for Uncle
Sam at a moderate price.
A new "vice squad" charged with
q general cleanup of conditions In
certain sections of Lawrence, Mass.
was appointed by Alderman Carr,
head of the public safety department.
William s. Browne, 80, is still
working at the Manufacturers bank,
Derby, Conn. where he has Just cell
ebrated the sixty-fourth anniversary
Of his employment by the institution
The Boston Y. NJ. @. A. will en-
deavor to raise 800, 900 at once to
meet the deficit of Sill 900 Of the 10
cal organization.
Harriet A. varney, recently acquit-
ted of the charge Of numbering Mrs.
Pauline Reyes of Brookline, Mass. +,
cost Norfolk county $S464.
]. e. Howard. owner of the Hook
amock swamp, covering several hun
dred acres, suggested to the Brock
ton, Mass. fuel committee that hun
dreds Of tons Of peat is waiting to be
removed from his property to be used
for fuel purposes.
Andrew Eliot, 80, and an unidenti-
fed man who occupied a room with
him, were found dead In bed Mt Bos-
ton. Gas was flowing from an open
Jet. probably by accident.
Raymond F. DAILY, Is, died at Wor-
ester, Mass, of tetanus resulting
from a slight cut made with nail
file.