Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-12
new ENGLAND NEWS
IN TABLOID FORM
Items Of Interest From N
Sections Of Yakeeaand

span OF the old toll bridge con-
Meeting WooIwich with Arrowstc and
Georgetown, Maine, fell, severing tie
route OF travel for large summer colo
les at five Islands, Segun Bap Point
and other resorts to the mainland, eX-
cept by water.
Jennie Il Montague. aged 81, wife
OF Leslie T.. Montague, farmer, was
burned to death while using kerosene
oil to start a tire in the kitchen OF
her home at Bernardston, Mass. Her
husband was working in wood lot
at the time and the body was found
by neighDors.
10 permit the Bugars to retain
any part of Thrace that Is not abso-
lutely bulgarian would be a Diacker
crime than that committed by Ger
many" declared Constantine Z. Mou-
stalks OF Salem, Mass, in a telegram
sent to President Wilson asking on
behalf of ''the Greeks Of America
| justice Tor GreeCe.
The Board Of managers or the New
hampshire Equal Suffrage Associa-
tion has presented a former request
to Gov. Bartlett that he call a special
session OF the New Hampshire Legls-
lature tor August or September Of this
year to act upon the ratification Of the
Susan b. Anthony amendment to the
Federal Constitution.
GOV. Clement OF Vermont will not
call a special session OF the Legisia-
ture to consider ratification OF the
federal woman suffrage amendment
1t is announced. The expense IN
yolved and the fact that q commits
sion has been appointed to suggest
amendments to the constitution were
gwen as reasons for the GOVERNOR
decision.
work on diverting the Hoosac rivel
between Williamstown and Pownal or
the Boston & Maine Railroad, has
been begun after many months Of ne
gotiatious. The project means the ex-
cavation OF 272,OOO cubic yards OF
dirt at a cost OF more than quarter
of a million OF dollars. 1t will elm
mate two bridges from the Boston
4 Maine Railroad.
When the Maiden Savings BanH
was opened, May Il, 1850, the tirs'
deposit to be made was one OF IS
The name OF the depositor is not
made public by the bank. This de-
post was placed on interest and mas
never been withdrawn or added tc
since that time. tuesday. with ac'
cumulated interest, the account
amounts to $69.54.
Charles Z. Collyer, aged 81 years
long-tim tire department membel
and a former captain OF Hook q
Ladder Truck 2 or the Weymouth
Department, died recently. Captain
l"Chariie" Coilyer was painter D!
trade, and 26 years ago fell from
ladder. The fall resulted in a broker
spine, and since that time he had
been confined to his bed, being only
IapIe to move his head and arms.
| The states inventory OF me estate
of the late Morton r. Plant OF Ne"
York and New London has been com
ple.ed, following a conference De
tween counsel for the Plant estate
}, ard the State OF Connecticut. The in
rentory places the value OF the es'
tate at S33,0UU,O00. The state vii
receive. nearly $l.OO0,OOO as inherl
tance tax from the estate and th'
federal tax probably Will be larger.
LleweIlyn r. Pulslrer, Editor OF th'
I"Natlck tribune" and also the way
land Gazette" was recently appoint
ed by Governor Calvin Coolidge o
Massachusetts, a member OF special
J commission to study the problem o
employment for Massachusetts mel
wounded or otherwise disabled in tn
war with Germany and OF re-educat
. ing such OF the men as will be unable
, to resume their former occupations.
investigation by the Vermont Stat
Board OF Charities of a terrible beat
ing given to Harvey Bell. aged IA. b.
farmer named Smith near st. johns
bury, VT, several weeks ago, and th'
publicity given to the affalr, has re-
suited In the discovery by Henry Bel
of South Paris Maine, that the DO,
Is his own son, whom he had mournec
as dead for two years. The fatne
and son have been reunited and nav
gone to their Maine home.
Essays on the corn n-borer, the In
sect which has been ravaging cor
fields all over the country. will b'
Judged by Mrs. Maria A. Gilmore o
Westboro. who has been officiail,
appointed by F. A. Wyman on the re
commentator OF Charles M. Gardner
managing editor OF the Nauona
Grange Monthly. The essays, whici
are written in prize competition, vii
be on the general subject OF the oorer
its habits and methods for its de-
: stYuction.
The four masted schooner Manue
Carragoi which t1nished unloading
cargo OF wool and hides from Souti
America, has been sold by David "
Simpson, acting for the owners, Z
the American Star Line OF New Yor
for about $Y5,0OO. The schooner wa
built at Noank, Ct. in 1917, and ma!
made two trips to Africa. She ma
been chartered to load lumber at In
gramport, N. s., for Buenos Ayre'
The schooner registered SS0 tom
gross, and is 203 feet long. She II
being outftted at Boston for her triI
SouIh America.