Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-01
tatoes until the price goes to $40 q

tatoes until the price goes to $40 q
barrel.
Providence accepted the use Of an
acre of land offered by Bishop Perry
of the Episcopal diocese of Rhode Isl
land. which will be divided into gar
den lots.
Samuel T. Faye, 6S. for many
years register of probate in Grafton
county. died at Manchester, N. H.
Ec Rad served several terms in the
les is.atlre.
Harry Finer of Chelsea, Mass,
pleaded guilty to an indictment charg-
ing him with arson, and he was SEN
fenced to prison for two years and
six months.
Percy w. Allen was appointed SUI
&c; :ntendent Of the state reformatory
at Concord, Mass. The salary is
$3.50 annually, with light, fuel, heat
and quarters.
Twenty five members of the faculty
of New Hampshire college have joined
in cooperative potato planting pro-
iect. A two-acre tract will be plant
ed at Durham.
A patriotic parade of nearly 10, 600
school children carrying flags of prac-
tically all the entente allies, besides
hundreds OF American flags, was held
at Portland, Me.
While guiding a plow on his farm.
Hadley F. Higgins, sc, OF Woburn,
Mass, just returned from his we'd
ding journey to the south, dropped
dead of heart disease.
A large concrete garage in process
of construction and practically COM
pleted, at cost of s25, 900, collapsed
at Revere, Mass. Three touring cars
were buried in the ruins.
The Portland, Me-, Powerboat as
sociation's clubhouse has been &C.
copied by the navy department as the
headquarters of the naval patrol,
about to be established.
A mobile force of laborers to 60
from farm to farm and assist the
farmers in planting and harvesting Is
planned by the Rhode Island state
commission of agricultural inquiry.
Antonio and Joseph Fereha, men,
bers of the crew of the fishing schoon-
| er William H. Moody, who were lost
from their vessel in a blizzard, ar
| rived at their home at Provincetown,
Mass.
Two brothers, Rev. Thomas NJ.
and Rev. George A. Mark, one a
Universalist minister, the other a
Unitarian, were sworn in at Boston
as United States naval reserve chap
lains.
Dr.. Frederick H. Sykes no longer
is president of the Connecticut COL
lege for women at New London. The
office is vacant. Thus is ended the
pickering that grew out of Sykes re-
fusal to resign by request.
The machinists and roundhouse
men of the Maine Central railroad at
Portland, Me-, went on strike. They
demand the reinstatement of men,
Der of the Machinists' union, who
was discharged.
Actual applications for loans to-
falling 1906 1858, and tentative ap-
plications Of nearly 5000, 900 have
been received by the federal farm
loan bank at Springfield. Massachu-
sets leads, with New York close
second.
The New Hampshire legislature ad-
journed. Governor Keyes signed the
bills providing for the reorganization
| of the Boston and Maine railroad sys-
| tenn, increasing the state defense fund
to 81 1000 200 and to provide aid for
dependents of soldiers.
Judge Morton of the United States
| district court at Boston authorized the
receiver for the Boston and Maine
| railroad to pay the interest on the
| 81, 900 900 notes of the Connecticut
River railroad, one Of the leased lines
| in tie Boston and Maine system.