Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-10-28
new ENGLAND news.
IN TABLOID FORM
Items Of Interest From All
Sections Of YankeeIand

16S automobiles ana almost 6VVU
trucks registered.
The Maine Federation Of Women's
Clubs at its annual convention in
Portland went on record as favoring
the League Of Nations. Reports were
presented by the committees, and
presidents of other New England fed
erations were present at some Of the
sessions.
Plans to collect all bills by telephone
and to start a campaign Of pay your
bills" were discussed at meeting OF
the Retail Credit Mems Association
of Boston, at which delegates to the
national convention in st. Paul toll
Of the success of both Innovations
western cities.
The Mass. metropolitan park COM
mission, at a hearing reafirmed its
decision to dismiss the 19 park police
men who were found guilty Of com
mitting acts of insubordination and OF
disobedience of orders by refusing
street duty during the riots following
the strike Of the Boston police.
After being separated from her hus-
band, William Greenwood. for "a
years, Mrs. Annie L. Greenwood Of
Haverhill was granted separate main
tenance from him in probate court,
Lawrence. He was ordered to pay her
81 a week. The court ruled she was
justified in living apart from him.
Miss Marion Parke, aged II, daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Parke
of 433 Central st., Winchendon, had
a weeks visit to the National Capital,
as the reward for winning the State
championship in sewing. Miss Parke
is q senior at the Murdock High
School, and during the war Joined the
school Economic Club.
An attempt to wreck a New Haven
passenger train near the Manton, r. L,
station was frustrated by margin Of
a few minutes. H. C. Mayfeld, station
agent, discovered a plank across the
tracks and found the switch nearby
plugged with railroad spikes. So
close was the train that Mayfield had
no time to remove the obstructions,
but instead ran forward and tagged
the train.
Homemade beer is strong enough
to make a man intoxicated, according
to finding made by Associate Justice
Edward B. O'Brien in the Lynn, Mass,
district court, when he fined Albert r.
Kitchen, commodore Of the Volun.
teer Yacht Club in that city, SIS for
operating an automobile while under
the influence Of liquor. Kitchen testi-
fed that the only thing he had to drink
on the holiday was beer which he
made at home.
Frank 8. Perkins Of Salem, who was
lieutenant-colonel Of the 101st field ar
tillery regiment Of the Yankee divi.
sion, has been nominated by Gov.
Coolidge to be commissioner OF public
records at $4,000 annually to succeed
Henry E. Woods, who died suddenly
in Greenfield recently. Mr.. Woods had
been commissioner since 1907. Col.
Perkins finished second in the recent
contest for the Republican nomination
for state treasurer.
Representatives of the various
school teachers organizations OF Bos-
ton told the school committee at
special meeting that present salaries
of teachers in all grades are "pitiably
Inadequate" and that unless an i'm
mediate increase is forthcoming there
will be very few teachers left after
the present generation passes. The
speakers were unanimous in the re.
quest that an mediate fiat raise OF
$500 a year be made In all grades.
There was a notable wedding in the
home of the late William Myricks OF
Pelham, Mass, when his widow, Cor.
della ]. Myrick, aged SO. was married
to Edgar L. Blackmer, formerly OF
Belchertown, by Rev. Amos j. Lord.
The bride has had two husbands and
the bridegroom, who was only 16
years younger than his bride, was tax
ing his second wife. The new Mrs.
Blackmer is still vigorous and able to
take care of herself with the aid OF
her little farm of few acres.
Herbert A. Burbank, aged AZ. a
Southwick, Mass, farm laborer, en-.
tered pleas Of not guilty to two com
plants for cruelty to animals when ar
raigned. Burbank is alleged to have
cruelty beaten COWS owned by P. ].
Ferris and L. A. Fowler Of Southwick
on the night Of Sept. % or the morning
Of Sept. "a. The Ferris cow was led
from the barn and beaten to death
with an az and q club. The Fowler
COW was similarly treated and although
badly beaten survived its injuries.
The Remington Arms Union Metallic
Cartridge Company, which during the
war was one Of the largest munfttor
producing plants in New England, Is
now devoting some Of its Bridgeport
plant to the manufacture Of cutlery
Many Of the machines which were
used to make bayonets have been sc
changed as to adapt them to the manu-
facture Of table knives and other cut
lery. When the work Is well under
way. quite a number Of hands, 1t Is
expected. will be employed In this
line. which will gradually take the
place of wartime activities In the
plant.