Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-01-07
new ENGLAND NEWS
in TABLOID FORM
Items of Interest From All
Sections Of YakeeIand

Federal control of price-fxing and
distribution of milk will cease on
April 1, it is announced by the New
England regional milk commission
upon receipt of telegram from the
federal food administration.
Mass. State officials see in the la
test figures spread Of the new inf1u-
enza epidemic a hopeful sign. These
figures they say, indicate that the
wave is not approaching to alarming
conditions. The hope is persisted in
that the epidemic will quickly sub
side.
On orders of the Ordnance depart
ment discontinuing operations or
practically all government contracts.
1000 employees at the Union Metal
lie Cartridge Plant Bridgeport, have
been laid off. About 1000 hands
will be continued at the plant, which
at one time employed 10000 persons.
A final decree of the United States
district court awards damages OF
S81,265 to the owners of the barken-
tine Barbados, which was sunk to-
gether with its cargo of molasses, OF
Cape Cod July Is, 1915, by the bat
tleship Nebraska while the ship was
manoeuvering with other vessels in
a fog.
One of three gold stars ON the ser
vice flag flying from Factory M. at
the West Lynn plant of the General
Electric Company was hurriedly re-
moved when Robert Newman, for
mer employe, whose death in, action
was reported some months ago,
walked into the shop and cheerfully
greeted his former pals.
Prof. William T. Ripley CT Newton
Mass, informed Gov. Mccall he
would be unable to accept a place
on the board of trustees Of the Ele-
waited Railway Company, for which
the Governor nominated him. The
Governor, therefore, withdrew the
nomination and tie place made va
cant by the RESIGNATION Of William
M. Butler remains untitled.
More than 100000 in back pay was
awarded to the 1900 employees of the
Fore River Sl:pbuilding Company,
Quincy, Mass, as Christmas re-
membrance. The award was the re-
suit of a decis ion made by the war
labor board and dated from Oct. 15.
The men were so pleased by the an
nouncement that they declared half
holiday and quit work at noon.
Charles E. Pierce, 32d degree Ma
son and active in Masonic circles,
widely known Civil war veteran, ex-
assessor, ex-collector Of taxes, and
for many years connected with the
Boston Journal, is dead aged II, af-
ter an illness which began Nov. q
he was seized with chill diagnosed
as acute indigestion which later dev-
eloped into ptomaine poisoning and
then into uraeuic poisoning.
Mrs. Bessie Morris was granted a
divorce by Judge Sanborn at Port
land, Me-, from DR.. Robert Morris OF
Rome, N. Y. He was ordered to pay
her SIS a week alimony.. She has the
cugtody of their two minor children.
Decree has issued because Of cruel
and abusive treatment and she tesu-
fed that DR.. Morris resorted 10
spanking as a means Of discipline
when they disagreed about trivial
matters.
The 14th annual winter meet of
the New England Fox Hunters CLUB
will be held at Bedford. Mass, as US
ual, despite plans announced several
weeks ago to hold the meet in Men
don. The hunt will be held in Bedford
the week Of Jan. 6. This town offers
more advantages for fox hunting
than any other section near Boston,
and there are many foxes in this sec
ton according to the reports OF local
hunters.
William Cambridge, "a years old,
for many years an undertaken In Bos-
ton and whose place Of business was
burned out in the big Boston fire,
died at the home of his daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Christina Cambridge, East
Everett, Mass. He retired from bus
mess "a years ago. Mr.. Cambridge
was born in Halifax, N. s., coming to
this country when he was 3 weeks
old. For many years his father was
the organist at the old Park Street
church.
Complying with a request made by
the Massachusetts committee to well
come returning soldiers, sailors and
marines, the war department has or
dered commanding officers OF camps
and stations to notify all officers and
privates to register with their respec-
tive city or town clerks Immediately
on returning to this country. The
committee asked that this be done
to facilitate the compiling or COM
plete records Of Massachusetts, men
in the service.
You could have knocked them over
with a feather, the crew of the Skan-
sen I, after Pilot Bruce B. Mclean
at Boston told them the war was
over. And such capers were cut
when the rs men, from Capt VOL
colt down to the tow-headed appren
tice realized their vigil against sub
marines was needless while travers-
ing thousand of miles. The Skansen
I Is a four r-masted Norwegian bar
kentine with cargo of wool and ore
from Sidney, N. S. w. her log re-
cording much distance added pur-
posely to outwit the former Kats-
ers sharks Of steel.