Oxford Democrat., 1920-06-01
new ENGLAND news
IN TABLOID FORM

Items Of Interest From III
Sections Of Yankehand
VIM. Dean Howells left an estate oi
$165, 900 to his family.
Boston postofice employees have re-
ceived five pounds Of sugar apiece
at % cents per pound.
Manchester, N. H., has abandoned
daylight saving which was adopted
by that city last month.
w. Murray Crane Of Dalton, Mass
has made gift Of $4,000 to the Smith
college endowment fund.
Depression has struck the Provi-
dence silk mills, and leading manu-
facturer said that the factories may
be forced to close.
Following inspection Of the army
aviation field at Framingham, Mass.
1t is announced that that field will be
the starting point of the Boston tt
Richmond, Va, air race to be held
July 4.
William Hannin, 13, son of Mr.. and
Mrs John Hannin, of Washington
street, Ponkapoag, Mass, was shot
and instantly killed, by playmate
Herbert E Pendall. while playing
"indian"
Resolutions relating to the sugar
shortage and the housing problem
were among those adopted at the
closing session Of the National con-
vention of the Daughters Of the
Revolution in Boston.
H. T. Brown of Ludlow, w.t., was
elected grand master of the grant
lodge of the Independent Order o
Odd Fellows Of Vermont. Reports Of
officers showed the present member
ship in the state to be 5000.
Seven barrels of fish were taken
from the Montreal train by United
States Customs, Officials at st. AL
bans, VT, and when opened disclosed
from 25 to 81 bottles of Canadian
Club, Scotch and White Horse to each
barrel.
A home building department has
been opened at the General Electric
Company Pittsfleld, Mass, by which
employees who have been employed
for one year or more will be financed
with nine-tenths of the cost of build
Ing home.
Daniel H. Coakley Of Boston has
given Holy Cross College Worcester
Mass, a $1,000 fund. The interest will
be given as an annual purse for the
best essay written by student in the
college on some subject in Irish his
tory or letters.
Phillip M. Taylor, indicted by the
Grand Jury for the murder of Vir-
ginia Walker, IL, who was ordered
committed to Northampton Asylum
for the Insane for observation on the
testimony of alienists that he was
deficient.
The Richardson Manufacturing |
Company of Worcester, Mass, has
been merged in a consolidation oil
seven manufacturers Of agricultural
machinery and tools under the name
Of the Bateman and Companies, Inc
with a capitol stock of 100000.
In a proclamation, Gov. Coolidge OF
makes an appeal to
the people Of the commonwealth to
raise what food they can in home
gardens or elsewhere, In anticipation
Of the food shortage which is now
generally predicted for next fall and
winter.
The outstanding feature Of the an
lual convention Of the Massachu-
setts State Federation OF Women's
Clubs in Sprinffeld, Mass. was the
announcement of the launching OF
among the women OF the
State to put a dent in general high |
cost Of living.
Hnery F. Sullivan. OF Lowell
Mass, champion long distance swim
ner, is to make anothei attempt to
swim the English Channel. With his
trainer, John Conlon, he has engaged
on the Mauretania, sail
ing early in July. In 1913 he came
within two miles OF reaching the
French shore.
Annie Smith, q young mill operative,
was found lying bound and gagged
in a gutter in the north end OF Provl'
dence. She told the police that she
and Annie Vincellor took an automo-
bile ride with six men whom she did
not know, and that in Smithfield both
were attacked, threatened with revol-
vers and tied up.
Although he served with the Cana
dian expeditionary force during the
war. William Lorimer, % years old,
Of Millbury, Mass. visited police
headquarters, said he believed he is
technically a draft evader and desired
to have his status in connection with
the draft investigated. so that his
record may be cleared.
Gov. Coolidge Of Massachusetts
sent to the House supplementary
budget, in which he recommends ex-
penditures aggregating $2.s6s,S1s.
over and above the sSs,25S,Sss al
ready appropriated by this Legisla
ture. To meet in part the mounting
expenses of state government, the
Governor recommends an additional
tax of one-quarter OF per cent, on
the net income Of business corpora
tions. A special tax Of one-haif of !
per cent, has already been levied on
khese corporations.