Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-17
new ENGLAND NEWS
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items Of Interest From Al
Sections Of YankeeIdnd


Taunton, Mass. firemen and police
demand higher wages.
e A 14,000-ton oil tank steamer was
launched at Fore River shipyards.
Quincy. Mass.
Winston CLARK. IA years old, OF
Castine, Me-, was drowned by the up
setting of canoe.
A bill for better medical inspection
Of school children has been fled at
the State House. Boston.
Major Henry L. Higginson will d.
rect the formation Of Liberty cho-
ruses" in Massachusetts,.
Mayor Peters Of Boston announces
substantial wage increase for the
lowest paid classes Of firemen.
Samuel X. Walker of Lynn has
been elected grand master OF the
Massachusetts, Grand Lodge. !. 0. 0. r.
Valuation Of building operations in
Manchester, N. H., fell of one-half
last month compared with August
1917.
At Concord, N. H., counsel for Mrs.
Marguerite Carpenter asked for new
Judge. They now charge prejudice
and bias.
Yale university will soon be changed
over from an academic and scientific
school to a government military train
ing institute.
The 1918 tax rate for Hopedale.
Mass, is $3.50 per thousand, compared
with 81 in 1917. This Is the lowest tn
New England.
At Portland, Me-, John F. Lee. 30
a Boston & Maine brakeman. ap-
parently crazed by toothache. COM
mitted suicide by inhalnng gas.
The Massachusetts, food adminiftra-
ton has issued q prohibition against
the Economy Grocery stores. a COM
pany operating IS stores in Boston
and Its vicinity.
At Aichmond, Me-, the 1100-ton,
four -masted schooner Jacob w. HOOK
was launched from the yard OF the
Crosby Navigation company the nrst
launching there In 80 years.
The Atlantic and Pacific store OF
Burlington, VT, must pay $500 as .
Red cross penalty for selling sugar
illegally. The fine was imposed by
Food Administrator Brookes.
AT NorthAeld, VT. trustees Of Nor
wich university decided to change the
status of the university from unit
of the reserve officers training corps
to that of a students training corps.
Through the medium OF Liberty
bond found on q mans body washed
ashore at Westerly. R. l., oficiels be-
lieve they have established the identi-
ty of the man as Thomas A. Phelan OF
Boston.
There will be no intercollegiate foot
ball at Bowdoin college this fall.
President Stills said that with the In
tensive military program planned for
tie students there would be no time
for the game.
Women patrol workers who have
been protecting young girls at Revere
beach and other summer places near
by will transfer their work to Boston
Common and other Boston sections
for the winter.
Harry Chisn Of Newbury street. Bos-
ton, was fined 500 in the Chelsea
court for operating an automobile
while intoxicated. Chisn was arrested
by the Metropolitan Park police on the
Revere boulevard.
Thomas Lawlor. a South Norwalk.
Conn, draftee who was to have start
ed Immediately for Camp Devens.
hanged himself. He had been Con
scientious objector" and claimed de-
tendency Of wife.
A resolution to raise $4,000 among
the Jewish communities to carry on
war work throughout the young mems
and young women's Hebrew associa'
tions in New England was adopted at
their convention at Springfield. Mass.
While 3,443.66S tons Of prepared an
thracite were allotted to the New
England states in the period from
April IL to July 81. 3.S06.5o6 tons were
delivered, each of the six states re-
ceiving more coal than allotted for the
period.
Because they are within half mile
Of the Wentworth Institute on Hun
tington avenue, Boston, Is saloons and
stores having bottling licenses have
been ordered by the war department
to clos, their places Of business on or
before Oct. 81.
Nearly every household In Boston
using ice during the past summer was
short-weighted. according to informa-
ton given out by Thure Hanson. COM
missioner Of the state department OF
standards. As the result Of the evi-
dence gathered. Mr.. Tlnson said. six
prosecutions are now under way.
Francis l. Dorr Of Worcester. Mass.
II plaintiff In suit for 100000. en-
tered In Suffolk Superior Court
against Mary A. Dorr, also Of worces-
ter. He alleges the defendant failed Ia
fulfill her promise to pay him $780,
900 for abandoning . proposed contest
Of his fathers will. As money belong
Ing to the defendant is supposed to b
IN the hands Of Sherman L. Whippls
he II summoneI as trustee.
Contracts for 2.031. 900 pairs OF mo-
tailic fastened field and marching
shoes for the army, to cost $14.107 500.
vsre awarded BY the quartermaster
cofps to 81 shoe manufacturers. Dc
liyeries on the Aeld shoes are to Be
completed by next Dec. 10. and On the
| marching shoes by next Jan. II. the
isfesst contracts were for $4,000
pairs 10 the B. A. Corwin Z Son Com
peny Of Boston. 300.oO0 pairs to the
! international Shoe Company. 81
| IOuh; 10000 pairs to the W. AsHe.