Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-03-11
new ENGLAND news
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George Cunningham, one Of the old
est and best known roller polo player
in the country, died at Pawtucksk L
l., after long illness.
Farm owners who conduct farm bus
inesses or who rent out farmsl on
ehares must file a special schedule OF
income and expenses with their fed
eral income tax returns.
Completing thirty-two years % q
'ife-saver, Captain Thomas j. Mad
dock, keeper of the coast guard sta
tion, No. 20. at Plum Island has been
retired from active duty.
William Howard Taft will return to
Yale university next fall as q member
Of the faculty, 1t Is announced. Mr..
,raft dropped his work as Kent pro-
fessor Of law when he was called TO
war duties.
Damage of over 81 900 900 threatens
the market gardeners Of Mass, II the
United States government puts into
effect its proposed quarantine against
the European corn borer. This WA
brought out at the hearing before the
committee on agriculture.
Mrs. Florence Pimental. 90 years
old, of $50 Revere street. Revere.
Mass, in a period of dependency. at
tempted the deaths Of her two chill
dren, Aubrey, aged II. and Mildred.
aged 6. by poisoning. and then swsl-
lowed several bichloride Of mercury
tablets in an attempt to kill herself.
William Roniker, teller In the Man
ufacturers National Bank Of Cam
bridge, Mass. was indicted BY the
federal grand jury on charge Of en-
bszEling $27,140 Of the banks funds
Roniker has already confessed to the
defalcation. He II now In the East
Cambridge jail in default OF $4,000
bail.
D. Russell Brown. Governor Of
Rhode Island from 1882 to 1895, died
at his home In Providence, Saturday.
He was born in Bolton, Conn. Harcs;
2S, 1s4s. He was president and treasur-
er OF Brown Bro hers Of this city and
for several years was owner and pub
Usher OF the Providence Evening
News.
Thieves with q thirst have been
abls to satisfy the latter whit about 10
gallons Of very excellent rum which
has been flched from the cellar OF
Mn. John Caldwell who resides at .
Kent street, Newburyport. Tho fam
lily 10 away and the loss was discov'
cred by the caretaker Of the estate.
who reported to the police.
Edward w. H. Jones. former treas
ursr Of the town Of Hlngham, Mass.
pleaded guilty to the smbeszlsment OF
$17, 900 town funds He was sentenced
to serve two and q half years In the
house Of correction at Plymouth.
Jones made restitution. tho court was
informed, his last payment being made
the day before his sentence.
The work Of harvesting ice on the
Kennebec river to fill the seven houses
between Chelsea and Bowdoinham to
their capacity of over 100000 tons has
begun. Probably 1000 mon, including
many returned soldiers, and zoo
horses are employed in the operations.
The Ice is In excellent condition. aver
aging IL inches In thickness.
BY a decision Of the full bench OF
:he superior court, the Employsrs' In.
surance Liability Company is ordered
% pay Mrs. Charles w. Creamery $40
. week for 400 weeks. Mrs. Gran
,ery's husband, Charles w. Creamery.
OF the Hotel Essex. Boston.
vas shot and killed on Aug. N, 1915,
~ q waiter he had discharged.
With ffty-sight officers ani 2o44
nen OF the Fifty-fourth Regiment. c.
A. G., aboard the White Star Liner
yedic which sailed from Brest, France.
IN February %, is expected to arrive
n Boston on March s. according to
,fficial word received by the Depart
nent of the Northeast from the Ad1u-
ant Generals ONCE, Washington.
Two hundred and twenty-one Of the
our hundred inmates at the State Col
my Hospital on the outskirts OF Win.
.hsndon, Mass, arc Ill with influenza.
Of the remaining two
hundred have had the disease ana
ecovsred. OF the sixty-six employees
t the hospital all but one have had
he disease within the last month.
The Maine State Harbor Commis-
lon, appointed to investigate and rec
,mmend to the Legislature on the ad-
disability OF building State pier 1t |
has recommended that 1t be
onstructsd by the Stxte and that
onds for 81 800. 900 be authorized for
he cost Of the initial development. 1t
sas recommended that q pier be con-
tructed to extend outside Commercial
treet to the harbor line. distance
( 1000 feet, with the expectation that,
, desired and the harbor line provis-
,ns permit, It may be heightened Ia
or.
Charles ]. Fisher, locomotive en-
,ineer on the Boston & Maine rail-
DAD, was notified Of his retirement
N pension, after 81 years Of faith
ul service. He received an annual
,ass for himself and wife for trans
,ortation over the entire system.
Born In Gloucester, he started rail-
oading az fireman on q freight be-
wsen Rockport and East Boston. He
7on his promotion as engineer In Ave
ears. He went to Newburyport Ss
ears ago and ran . passenger train
etween that city and Boston for -
ears.
David H. Keedy Of Amherst Mass.
as resigned as member OF the
Iouse of Representatives from the
alton was accepted. He is lawyer
nd announced that his resignation |