Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-03-04
iiEW ENGLAND NEWS
IN TABLOID FORM
Yems Of Interest From All
Sections Of YankeeIand

The Boston Cat Club exhibition 9
the Copley Plaza Hotel, Boston give
for the benefit of the American fun
for French wounded, netted $70os7l.
Elmer L. Flagg. formerly OF Ns'
Eritain Ct, was given six months Il
the House Of Correction on a oharg
Of bigamy by Judge Utley In N
Worcester District Court
Gov. P. w. Clement Of Vermont ha
vetoed a bill to permit women to vot
for presidential electors IN that stat
on the ground that 1t was contrary t
the constitution which provides 81
plicitly that no alteration can b
made except by amendment.
Wilfrid Wheeler, chairman OF tn
special commission to investigate tn
project Of settling returned Massa
chusetS soldiers and sailors o
farm lands, urged the legislativ
committee on reconstruction to re
port favorably on the plan.
From the testimony offered 1t ap
peared that Flagg left his place o
employment at Ne'y Britain and wen
to Worcester short time ago. failin
to leave his wife his address. Afte
being in that city but few week
he married Mary j. Healey.
Bishop Edwin H. Hughes OF tn
Methodist Episcopal churches Of Ne'
England. selected by the bishop o
the church to visit France and max
a study of the sociological condition
and religious needs OF the devastate'
countries, has returned to this coun
try arriving at New York on the s
8. Montana.
The Maine Senate has re1ecte'
the report Of the committee on sen
atorlal elections favoring the seatinI
Of DR.. Henry l.. Irish Of Turner as
senator from Androscoggin county
in place Of Edward R. Parent o
I.ewiston, who has held the sea
since the opening Of the present ses
sion Of the Legislature.
The tug Neptune. owned by tn
Eeptupe Line of New York. wa
wrecked by fire in New Bedford. Tn
tug was anchored in the Acushne
River and all OF the city's hre fight
h.g force was called ou: to preven
tie flames spreading to buildings Of
the waterfront. The vessel was sal.
to be valued at about $S50,000.
The work of harvesting ice on tn
Kennebec River 10 fill the sever
houses between Chelsea and Bow
doinham to their capacity OF owe
100000 tons has begun. ProoaDl.
1000 men, including many returned
.oldiers, and 200 horses are employees
in the operations. The ice is in ex
llent condition. averaging IL inche
in thickness.
The Shuttle Cigar Stores Compan!
of New York city las leased OF Bern
ard Eiumberg pro-. .crty at the north
west corner of Wall and Wate
streets, Bridgeport, and will erec
thereon a steel business structure TO
rs own use. Mr.. Blumberg state
that the lease is for thirty-six year
and for approximately $4,000 q yea'
The citizens Of Bedford. Mass. will
give each Of the returnings soldiers
gailors and marines OF that town
medal in honor Of his services in tn
great world war. They will be suit
ably inscribed and will cost between
$500 and $500. The funds are beinI
raised by popular subscription anon
the townspeople.
The Massachusetts, Council OF tn
brotherhood Of Carpenters and Join
ers has adopted 3 resolution callin'
for a general strife throughout tn
country on July TO enforce the de
mand that Thomas Mooney and War
rem X. Billings, implicated in the al
legged bomb conspiracy In Cahfornis
be. reeased or grated new trials.
Woman suffrage sounded q trium
phant note IN the Coplsy-P1asa Bos
ton, when Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
president of the pttional association
declared that notI' az could keep tn
vote from women longer than 1921
and summoned the suffrage forces 4
press on In their attack upon tina
citadel of prejudice" the "chie
Krupp factory" which she located Il
the old Bay state.
Several hundred alumni Of Brow
University-Dr. w. n. P. Faunct
president Of the university, anon
taem-stood in silence at their act
annual dinner at the Boston City Clul
while Prof. Richard NJ. Vaughn Q
Newton Theologice! Seminary. an al
umnus, read of th- list Of Brown me-
who gave their lives for their coun
try in the war. There were IS @
them. -
Springfield. Mass. authorities ar
trying to locate Mrs. Myrtle SHAY
Deiner, heiress to the 100000 es
tate Of her uncle, Orville Shaw. o
I,anville, Que, Mrs. Deiner.. who for
merly lived In the Canadian towr
made her hor'e on Park street, unit
about three weeks ago. She l
named in theS Shaw will - the sol
heir to the estate, valued at not les
than 100000.
Though they are still living togeth
or and eat at the same table. Luell
c. Duggan testified In the Probat
Court Adams, Mass, that we don
speak any more than We have to,
In separate support proceedings sh
has brought against her husbant
George r. Duggan. Hs y maN CO,
rier at the local postohace and We
known as an entertainer. She allel
o. cruel treatment The coupas hav
been married twenty ysars.
Belief that Connecticut river navi
sation above Hartford " doomed un
less Congress shall agree upon I
compromise to the general dam bil