Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-11

column. He Il convinced, he says.
that Republican United States SEN
ator and Republican governor viii
Be elected next fall.
The Mortified Grange, mo-, or
ganized to maintain secret society
for the social, educational and agri-
cultural Advancement Of the COM
munity, has fled articles OF associa-
tion with the Vermont secretary OF
state.
Frank e. Bickford, who lives on q
farm at Danvflle, VT. Il Of the fourth
generation on the same land, and the
family has lived there for the last LA
years.
The grand jury indicted nine of fif-
teen prisoners who tried to escape
from a van at Providence while on the
way to Jail. They are charged with
assault with a dangerous weapon and
attempt to kill.
Owing to unusually favorable con-
ditions. officials of the Vermont
Maple Sugar Makers association say
that the largest maple sugar crop In
years Is expected this spring.
John T. Kelhher, Bangor. Ne. f,
overseer Of the poor, who was ar
rested on a charge Of receiving stolen
goods, was acquitted in court.
The fve-masted schooner Jerome
Jones was launched at Bath, Ne.
She was built for the coal-carrying
trade and already has q charter to q
South American port, which, it is
said, VIII net $50, 900, or a little more
than half her cost.
Mrs. Efhe NJ. Mix, proprietor OF
the Plaza hotel. Pawtucket, r. l.,
was arrested in a $25 ZOO alienation
suit brought against her by Mrs..
Emma l.. Payson OF Somerville.
Mass.
Lustberg, Nest & Co., of New
York city, manufacturers of dress
suits, will employ 100 hands at its
new establishment at Bellows Falls
Vt.
A hydroaeroplane, driven by John
D. Cooper, and carrying one other
man, sank IN the outer harbor a,
Bridgeport. Conn.,, after collidins
with spar buoy. The occupants
were rescued.
Rev. Samuel A. Eliot, D. D. ID,
president of the American Unitarian
association, stated that the remain
ing $40, 900 for the purchase OF Star
island, Isle Of Shoals, has been raised
This island will be used for summer
meetings by Unitarians and Congre-
gationalists.
A movement has been started to
observe the 150th anniversary OF the
settlement Of Vergennes, Vt. by a
celebration the coming Fourth Of July.
Irving F. Goodwin has been ap.
pointed city marshal Of Nashua, N.
H.. succeeding Daniel F. Healey
who was deposed.
The Providence Gas company is to
erect several buildings at a large ex-
pense. The combined construction Is
| to be a water gas plant.
The Vermont Methodist Episcopal
conference opposed the election OF
racial and language bishops. The
question was rejected after brief de-
bate.
Owing to the numerous complaints
which have been received by the Mas
sachusetts and Maine Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals from
Portland, Me-, the society has sent
IN agent to that city to look into the
conditions reported.
Mrs. Richard II. Trested was IA
tally burned in the yard Of her home
at Seekonk, R. l. Her husband
started brush fire and the woman'i
clothing caught fire.
A glass globe containing goldfish IL
the window of a Franklin, n. H.
store focused the suns rays on
display Of flower seeds and started
fire.
Clark B. Roberts has been elected
street commissioner Of Montpelier
VT, for the twenty-fourth time. He
was road commissioner under the
town system before the city wa:
chartered.
Edward H. Buchanan, city marsha
OF Auburn, Ne. announced that he
will be a candidate on the Repubh-
can ticket for the ONCE. of sheriff o.
Androscoggin county.
at the annual meeting Of the Maine
Retail jewelers. association c. E. d.
Wis of Rockland was chosen presi'
dent.
Walter McGrath, star guard Of for.
mer Exeter academy and Yale fresh
man teams, and the expected main.
stay OF the 1916 Yale varsity line
has been dropped as a student Of thai
university.
The fiftieth anniversary Of the con
nection of Bishop Joseph W. Hamil.
ton with the Vermont conference o.
the Methodist Episcopal church wa
observed at a love feast at Montpe'
Her.
For the purpose Of maintaining isl
and game preserves in the towns o.
Wolcott and Hardwick, VT, and Il
erect a clubhouse, articles Of associa.
ton have been filed by the Lake Wa
panacki Trout club, Inc.
A proposal OF the miningg companie!
to do away with egg, stove, chest.
nut and pea sizes Of coal and substi-
tute two sizes only. for domestic use
range and furnace-was opposed b,
the New England Coal DealerS asso.
citation.
Upwards OF 500 native vermonters o.
/ their no less fortunate guests sal
down to table at Boston for the an
nual sugaring-off of the Vermont AZ.
ISOLATION of Boston.
Twenty mine steamers with whole
or partial cargoes Of grain left Port
land, Me-, during the month oil
4 March. their cargoes footing up the
enormous total Of s, 1913 ,0S9 bushels
The annual Valley fair at Brattle-
boro, VT, Is to be held Sept. 10. "
and 81. This Is the week following
the annual state fair ct White River
Junction.