Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-11-19
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County and State authorities wert
called to Great Island, Me-, to investi
gate the death Of Mrs. Clara Stilson
| 81, wife of George w. Stilson, whose
body was found lying beside roat
less than 20 yards from their resi-
dence. Mr.. Stilson claims that she
had been missing for 10 days.
Two men, accused of trying to rol
ninety-three-year-old David Mavoitz
in a lodging house in Boston, wert
given a great surprise when the aget
man fought them with such success
that not only did he save $500 of Tho
| $400 he was carrying, but he clung tc
one of the men until policemen ar
rived
Mrs. Susan Louisa Stodder. Airing
toms oldest woman, is dead in heE
oath year. Last month she fell
breaking her right arm, and it is be-
lieved this fastened her death. She
was born in Boston of Revolutionary
stock. Several years ago she came
to Arlington Heights, Mass, to live
with her niece.
The Union Street Railway COM
pany, New Bedford. announces &
voluntary increase in wages to its
$50 conductors and motormen from;
Al cents an hour to maximum o.
48 cents. The new scale dates from;
Nov and is said to be as high c
rate as is paid by any electric road
in the United States.
The Boston & Albany Railroad
Company has fled with the Mass.
Public Service Commission notice OF
its intention to appeal to the Supreme
judicial Court from the decree of the
commission, filed last month, fixing
the amount to be paid to that road by
the Boston & Maine and the New
Haven roads for use Of the passenger
station in Worcester.
Mrs. F. 1. Higginson, Federal Re
serve chairman of the First District, is
proud Of the share the Woman's Lib
erty Loan Committee had in winning
the leading place on the Fourth Loan
$50, ,192,20O. By States the totals
are: Maine. $5,618,050; New Hamp-
shire, $3,92O,30O; Vermont, $3.507,-
ESQ; Massar .lusetts, $37.S66,000;
Rhode Island, $4,333. 700; Connecticut.
S24,903, 800.
Elect John F. Fitz-
gerald issued the following statement
after the election: with two and
one-half years more Of the Wilson ad-
ministraiton with the railroads con-
tro!!ed by the Government and the
shipping also controlled by the Gov
ernment, it should mark the begin
ming Of development for New Eng
land that will make it the busiest in
its history"
Because wager was placed on the
outcome Of a murder trial by a mem
Der Of the jury before he was drawn
on the panel, the Vermont supreme
court has awarded a new trial to Ro-
bert Warren of st. Adams, found
guilty last year Of the murder Of
Jennie Hemingway. Warren was a
soldier at Fort Ethan Allen at the
time of his arrest and was tried in
Franklin county.
The Retail Grocers' Syndicate, Inc,
of Worcester Mass, which sells to
retail members of the association
throughout New England, will be al
lowed no more sugar from refners
until January 1 and its present sup
ply is to be turned over to the State
Food Administration for disposal, &C.
cording to decision announced. At
hearing held Oct. % the company
was charged with boarding sugar.
An order has been issued by the
Mass. Public Service Commission to
the Bay State Street Railway Company
not to. put the 10-cent fare schedule,
due last Sunday. according to receiver
Wallace e. Dunham's plans. into oper-
alton until Dec. 10, unless otherwise
directed by the commission. In the
meantime the board will consider the
petition on its merits, and determine
whether it is necessary to boost rates.
The funeral Of James X. Pagan, one
of the last survivors Of the Walker
flibustering expeditions to Nicaragua.
was held last Wednesday from his
late home at IA Blue Hill avenue, Mil
ton, Mass. Pagan was 81 years old
and about so years ago he Joined
Walkers forces, in which he was a
lieutenant of sappers and miners. He
remained with the fllibustering expe-
ditioners until Walker was shot in
1860.
Mortified Seminary benefits hy q
bequest of $150,OO0 left by Mrs. Rus
sell Sage of New York according to
announcement made today. Mrs.
Sage, once a student in the seminary,
has added this sum by her will in ad-
dition to many other benevolences
while she was alive. She was the
donor of Russell Sage chapel in mem
ory of her husband, land of Music
Hall, one of the principal buildings
In the Mortified school group.
Mrs. Bessie May Skeels, reported
to be very i'll at Lawrence, Mass
will be tried for the murder OF Flor
ence W. Gay, February "a. 'despit'
the petition Of Atty. Daley that al
earlier date be set for her trial. Atty
Daley expresses his conviction that
Mrs. Skeels could not live In the con-
finement of her cell until late Febru'
ary. Reports that she had attemp'
ted suicide by swallowing ground
glass were Indignantly denied by hel