Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-15
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OF the 1900 Maine men and officers
which originally composed the IHty-
sixth Pioneer Infantry, known az
"Milliken's own" $50 were mustered
out last week and left camp at once
for their homes.
King Albert Of Belgium has be-
slowed upon Mayor Peters Of Boston
the dignity of Commander In the Or
der of the Crown" as token OF his
appreciation of the devotion shown by
the mayor to the cause OF Belgium.
The insignia is expected to arrive
within a few weeks.
Gen. Clarence R Edwards, COM
mander of the northeastern depart
ment has been notified by the wal
department at Washington that ap-
proxmately 100000 is available fol
the repair and maintenance Of forts
in that district. The appropriation Is
for the fiscal year beginning July L
Two men, each claiming to be head
of the Portland police department sal
in the chiefs office. One was Daniel
L. Bowen, appointed five years ago
next November by Mayor Curtis. and
the other, Irving S. Watts, named by
Mayor Charles B. Clarke and sworn
in, the former declining to relinQuish
the position.
On receipt of information that the
port of Boston will be closed on and
after Aug. / to returning troopships'
and that the total allotment OF troops
for Boston for July is only $4,000, OF
10 per cent of the total sailing from
France, Mayor Peters sent an urgent
protest to Secretary Of War Baker
and expressing the hope that the re-
port is erroneous.
Building operations In Springfield
we're crippled when several hundred
common laborers building laborers and
mason tenders went on strike to force
their demands for higher wages. Many
of the men did not report for WORK
in the morning, while many others
struck after they had received theh
pay at noon. The men asked 6o cents
q day increase, to $5 a day.
A floating mine. apparently alive
was found floating Of Fort warren
Hull, Boston Harbor by Army ofhciais
It is of an unknown character and
origin and none of the Army officers
or even the Navy officers can tel
which country has used the particular
type. The Army officials are carefun'
guarding it and the Navy officers have
asked Washington for instructions.
Citizens of Marlboro, Mass, have
named squares in honor OF the mem
ory of Sergt. Dennis F. Lyons ane
Priv. Allen C. Howe. both OF whom
paid the supreme sacrifice on the
battlefields of France. The dedication
of the squares was part OF memo
rial service which the city held. The
service was preceded by a parade II
which Sergt. Lyons horse was leo.
With the consent of Judge John 4
Keller. counsel for Mrs. Amy Z. Ar
cher Gilligan entered a plea OF secone
degree murder for causing the deatf
of Franklin R. Andrews of Cheshire
Nav 30. 1914, at the Gilligan Home
for the Aged in Windsor. Conn. Liis
IMPRISONMENT in the state prison a
Wethersield was imposed at once
She has been on trial in the superior
court in Middleton for 10 days.
Nearly 5000 members Of the Fish
erman's Union of the Atlantic wen
ON a strike, shutting of the supply o
fresh fish at the ports OF Boston
Portland. Gloucester and New YORK
The trouble, which has been brewint
for several months. reached neae
ast Wednesday when fnal CONFER
ence between the Boston dealers ane
the officials of the union failed u
| adjust the long standing differences.
Harvard University is bequeathe'
several hundred thousand dollars un
der the will Of Mrs. Georgiana b
Wright of New York. Mrs. virgin
died in Boston on March 80. The uni
versity is made residuary legatee o.
the estate, which is conservative.
estimated at more than $1,Ooo'Ooo
Trust funds aggregating $5OO.OOo are
created for the benefit Of relatives, a.
whose death the money Will revert u
the residuary estate.
Federal authorities in Boston tooi
~ chance on a red" demonstration
and acting under orders from WASH
Ineton. guards, heavily armed. wer'
thrown around the big postofhce ouiio
ing the Custom House and the Ap
oraisers' stores on Atlantic avenue.
,etail of infantryment from compan!
e of the Seth U. s. infantry. stationed
At M I. T., arrived at the federa
building in Post Office square IN com
mand of 1t. Black. Armed sentrie'
were Immediately posted to patroi tn'
corridor about the sub-treasury AM
to guard the stairways leading 70 'n'
uppar floors Of the building.
Gov. Coolidge of Massachusetts na'
dpned the soldiers and sailors -"
bonus bill and payments Of the none
will begin sometime after July 10. I'M
| hill has been In the Legislature snc'
March 81 and had long and tortuou
course In the Governors office. unde
It's provisions, the state treasury W'l
nav 500 to every Massachusetts maj
or woman honorably discharged iron
service in the war with Germany as
commissioned officer or enlisted MAJ
N the army or navy, field clerk, II
the army, an army nurse or a memDe
NJ the students army training corps.