Oxford Democrat., 1919-04-15
NEW ENGLAND news
| IN TABLOID FORM
items Of Interest From All
Sections Of Yankee|and

sale Of all kinds of intoxicating H.
quors by a vote Of $50 to 614. The
town voted license at the annual
town meeting yes 3s5 to $40.
The Massachusetts State Board OF
Education has notified Lawrence that
1t will reimburse the city to the
amount Of sS213,59 as the States part
of the expense in conducting the To-
cal Industrial School from Sept. 1,
1917, to Aug. 81, 1918.
Fred Liberty Of Newburyport
caught the first salmon in ssbago lake
this season, getting a two-pounder.
the other day. Mason Gray OF Cam
bridge landed two of the fish also, the
larger weighing four and one-hali
pounds. The largest crowd of'hsh-
ermen in years is at the lake.
The number of textile workers on
strike at the mills in Lawrence Is be-
tween 1000 and 50O0 according to an
announcement by H. L. Sherman,
chairman OF the community and labor
board of the citizens committee. His
figures showed total Of 24,6o9 per-
sons now employed in the industry.
Half the cost of the municipality
owned street railroad to Briggs Cor
ner will be borne by the abutters.
This amount is $4,000 and a plan
based on valuation Of property and
frontage on the road was presented
by the special committee to the Attle-
boro Council. The abutters will pay
in 10 annual installments.
The Whitman, Mass, board Of Sc
lectmen has voted to grant licenses
in conformity to the vote passed al
the annual town meeting and set
$4,000 as the price Of a first class IL
cense and $1,000 for fourth class, BY
the year, both to be on the monthly
basis until July 1, however, because
of the national prohibition act.
| After giving his 96-year-old father
mixture of paris green and water
under the guise of spring tonic
and waiting until the old man was
dead from the poison, Thomas Hart
nett, 81, went to the Hopkinton. Mass
police station and without emotion
told what he had done. He is now
in the Westboro Hospital for the In
sane.
| William g. Bears Of Attleboro a
private in Company I, 1o1st Infantry.
returned from France In casual
company Jan. 20, yet letter written
to him in France by his sister. Mrs.
George e. .Cruff, Oct. IA, 1918. was re-
turned to her recently marked Miss
ing In Action" He was wounded at
Chateau Thierry Oct. "a.
Conductors and motormen Of the
Worcester Consolidated Street Rail
way Company voted by an overwhelm-
ing majority to reject counter ofer
made to them by officials of the com
pany in response to their demand tor
an eight-hour workday and wage OF
$5 per day starting on June !. when
the present contract expires.
The trustees of the Burbank Hos
pital, Ftchburg, have refused to ac-
cept the beQuest Of William Barney,
the Wachusett Mountain hermit, who
left a will In which he gave his body
to the hospital for physicians to ex-
pertinent with and which he request
ed to be later destroyed by chemi-
calls. The executor has ordered the
body buried
| During the past three months the
Navy Recruiting Stations In the
United States enlisted more than IT,
900 men who had no previous service
In the Regular Army. About 9
per cent Of the men enlisted were dis
charged soldiers. The Boston Re-
cruiting Station, 81 Oornhill, which
has averaged since Jan. 103 men
weekly, stands second among the sta
tions, New York being first
| e. Frank Lewis, proprietor OF the
wool securing plant bearing his name
at Lawrence, celebrated his 78th
birthday anniversary by giving to
each of so of his oldest employees
$1,000 Liberty bond. Enclosed IN the
envelope with each bond was q short
note from Mr. Lewis in which he said
he wished to share his prosperity with
employees who had been with him all
or nearly all of the time he has been
| in husineSa
The New England baseball league
which will have q six club, has been
organized: John H. Donnelly OF
Lowell, who had obtained the terri
torial rights of the old New England
|, league for the new organization. was
, elected. president, secretary and
treasurer for q term OF two years. II
was decided to oran the season on
May Is and to close It on Labor Day.
The schedule will be drawn up by
committee to be named at q meet
ing April Is.
/, The city Of Bangor Ii bequsathed
: Nan,ewood Park. scene Of the East
ern Maine State fairs. for use as
public reservation by the VIII OF the
late Joseph p. Bass. former publisher
OF the Bangor Commercial. The
property will be known as Bass Park.
After certain annuities are paid. the
city will receive also trust income
OF $4,000 for the purpose Of maintain
ing and improving the park The
Eastern Maine General Hospital re-
ceived $4,000.
That the attempt to establish ~
hour week In shoe factories at Lynn
by members OF Lasters' local NO. l.
United Shoe Workers Of America
was a violation of the Endicott agree
ment signed last year by union oin-
cials and the manufacturers is tnede-
cision of James w. Sullivan who was
, appointed master in the Injunction
) proceedings between the union ana
> the Lynn Shoe Manufacturers Asso-l
citation. in an opinion rendered.
!. Rev. A. B. Tyler Of Worcester was
elected secretary of the New England
Methodist Episcopal conference at the
: opening session at Athol. He re-
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