Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-18

In Boston valued at $4,000 900, MS
personal estate is valued at $500, 900,
and he pays the city ss6. 400 year
1 In taxes.
| Although the flock Of sheep at the
Maine experiment stations farm went
I'm the hole" 1857. 78 last year the
fiock has been given another chance
to make good.
| Judge Barber, at Brattleboro, VT,
found M. Hirsch of Boston guilty OF
aiding in the promotion Of a lottery
by securing members for furniture
club and fined him $3.50.
Peterborough, N. H., which en-
Joys the distinction OF having the old
est free town library in the world, has
improved the library building. The
library was established in 1882.
There Is strong likelihood that
Portland, Me-. will observe the 20Oth
anniversary Of It's permanent settle
ment by Captain Samuel Moody and
his men in June, 1718.
Before this month has ended the
Saco-Lowell company, Biddeford,
Me. will have completed the full me-
chanical equipment Of two large cot
ton mills In Tien Tsin, China, to cost
about 81 900, 900.
| During the past week the following
appointments to postmasterships In
northern New England were made:
Kmball M. Mclaughlin, Salem De-
pot, N. H.; r. F. Jersey, Centre
Tuftonboro, N. H.; Mabel F. Con,
Dry Mills. Me-; Florence E. Kilgore,
North Newry, Me-; j. T. Kneeland,
Harrison, Me-, F. D. Wyman, Lily
Bay, Me.
The settlement of Nashua's greatest
labor war through the efforts of
woman has given to the equal suffrage
supporters of New Hampshire a new
cause for qualification.
New Hampshire is making generous
contributions toward war relief. In
addition to quantities of useful sup.
plies, 1921. 35 has been contributed
In cash up to date.
The entire Pacific mill plant, Law
renee, Mass. employing about 1000
hands, may be completely tied up as
the result of a strike of the mule
spinners at the mill.
Credit is good in Vermont. The
city of Barre has recently borrowed
$50, 900 from local bank at 3 per-
cent. Montpelier has obligations
running high into the thousands that
pay 8, 3A and 31h percent. The Yer
mont savings banks are sending mil
lions into western communities.
| Ebert Wheeler, president of the
Wheeler Reflector company Of Bos-
.on, gave SIS, 900 for parsonage for
the First Congregational church,
Nashua, N. H.
Plans were completed for new
event in the history Of Maine enter
tainments, Chautauqua week, dur
ing which community Chautauqua
will be held in Augusta.
Stanley Kasinsh was sentenced at
Providence to one year in jail and to
pay fine of $500 and costs for beat
Ing his wife.
The village Of New Haven, VT, is
within month to be electrically
lighted by Rutland industry.
The Maine state highway commits
sion has commenced work on the last
remaining uncompleted section of the
state highway between Portsmouth,
N. H., and Portland.
Five years in the federal peniten-
tiary at Atlanta was the sentence i'm
posed upon Dave Harris at Portland,
Me, for raising the value OF a money
order.
Two professional money order
thieves are passing on New England
merchants stolen money order forms
numbers $40 to 1000.
According to the official records
151 steamships have entered Port
land, Me. harbor thus far during the
winter steamship season Of 1855 as
compared with eighty-nine ships for
the same period year ago.
Paul Miller, Colby 1919, OF Lisbon
Falls, Me-. was nominated for ap-
pointment to the United States naval
academy at Annapolis.
| T. v. Doherty Of Houlton was
elected president, ]. B. Perkins OF
Boothbay Harbor secretary and l..
o. Tbbetts Of Waterville treasurer of
the Maine Democratic state commit
tee.
| The Vermont state armory board
selected st. Johnsbury as the location
for the new SIS, 900 armory. New
port. Springfield and Mortified were
also candidates for the location.
Dexter M. Taylor has given to the
Montpelier, VT, Historical society
diary of accidents and uncommon
weather records dating from 1926 to
1850.
| Superintendent Roberts Of the
Montpelier, VT, street department,
In dynamiting the ice In WinoosN
river, found the Ice under the Red
Arch bridge four feet one inch thick.
Loren Blanchard, q, Of Newry,
Me. indicted by a federal grand jury
for violating the white slave act, was
found not guilty by jury at Portland.
Sixteen persons we're injured, none
seriously, when an accommodation
passenger train was derailed at Jeri-
cho, Conn, The accident was caused
by half thrown switch on curve.
i Rev. DR.. Azel W. Hazen, one OF
the st-knowp Congregational minis
ters in New England, announced his
retirement as pastor Of the North
church, Middleton, Conn, after
forty seven years Of continuous SER
vice.
Engineer Barrie may die and Fire
men Parker and Conley were badly
injured as the result of a rear-end
collision between shifting engines in a
freight yard at Portland, Me.
Although shipments Of Maine pota-
toes have considerably fallen of this
year, the great difference in price has
more than made up the amount OF
money received by the Aroostook