Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-08-31
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george r. mdClNaulokd LOB voon
appointed postmaster at Haverhill,
Mass. to succeed his father, Lot F.
MacNamara, who recently died.
The Great Atlantic Mills in Olney-
Vile, R. l., employing over 5000, have
stopped all night work, and will close
until September 7, when they start
up on five days week.
The Newport R. /. County Fair for
1920, to take place September 21-24
promises several new drawing cards,
as we'll as those which have made
its constantly growing success.
Notices have been posted in the
PeppereH mills in Beddeford, Me-, and
the York mills in Saco, stating that
the mills will close Sept. for one
week. About 5000 hands will be
affected.
With 100 ministers enrolled, the
Summer School for Rural Pastors has
opened at Boston University School
of Theology. The clergymen hail
from New England, New York and
New Jersey.
District Attorney Pelletier, of
Suffolk County, Mass, has appealed
to Governor Coolidge to convene a
special session of the Legislature fol
the enaction Of legislation to promptly
suppress "get-rich quick schemes
Miss Mary King, 20, of Ntzdale, Vt.
was drowned in the Connecticut river
at South LuneLburg, and five other
members Of an automobile party were
rescued with difficulty, when their
automobile plunged of the ferry into
the river.
The Rev. Edward Wildd, pastor OF
the Congregational church in West
minister, VT, was fined $35 and costs
when arraigned before Acting Judge
Arthur " d. Piper charged with
catching five trout which were not OF
the legal length.
Despite the fact that there are ad-
mittedly unsettled conditions in the
textile industry, the Pacific Mills OF
Lawrence will close down for one
week only as vacation period for its
employees this Summer. The vacation
will start August n.
Fire destroyed the old Goss mill in
East Bridgewater, Mass. with an esti-
mated loss of $4,000. The property
was owned by w. ]. Anglin OF Brock
ton. The mill was one Of the Oldest
in the Old Colony district and at one
time was used as sawmill.
Life guards and bathers at Nahant,
Mass, captured man-eating shark
ten feet long, by fastening an anchor
hook into the gills and towing II
ashore. The shark eveidently had
been injured in a fight or had been
struck by some vessel as 1t swan
with difficulty.
The work of mining coal, declared
to be equal in carbon content to the
best Pennsylvania anthracite, has
been started in West Mansfield, Mass.
from long discussed mine which 81
years ago yielded large quantities OF
the fuel. Six tons were taken out on
the first day Of operation.
From injuries received when he was
hit in the head by a golf ball at Woll-
aston, Mass. Golf Club, Earl II
Bellows of Quincy, a 14-year- r-oid
caddy, died at Quincy Hospital.
Lizzie Bowen, of Providenc, R. l.
won a $40 prize for eating eleven blue
berry PIES at the Scituate Old Home
observance.
An appeal has been sent out by
Charles B. Tillson, county agricult
ural agent, for apple pickers in Mid
dlesex County, Mass. The time for
picking apples is less than two weeks
away. The county farm bureau wants
all those who will do this work to
register at the bureau, No. 7 Moody
st., Waltham.
Another step toward solving the
housing problem was taken by the
American Coated Paper Company
Pawtucket, R. l. when deeds for a
tract Of land in McAloon st. were filed
by the company at the office OF the
city clerk. The company plans the
erection OF new houses right away
for its employees.
Activities of government revenue
agents in stopping the smuggling ol
liquor over the Maine Canadian borde,
have given rise to "moonshining" ir
the woods. For many nights pas
lights have been observed high up or
the mountains and investigation has
shown that these lights came from
stills located far in the woods.
Francis B. Torrey, the 92-year ole
guest at the Old Folks Home, Bath
Me-. who disappeared recently was
| found in Five Mile Swamp. He wa.
about two miles from the highwa!
and asleep in the middle of the
| swamp where he had fallen eHhaus
ted after having wandered about II
thick woods.
With the hour Of his trial drawing
near, Robert T. Meads Of La Grange
ILL.,, the Dartmouth college student
charged with the murder Of Henry E
Maroney Of Medford, Mass, senior
In the same college, sits in his eel
in the county jail. Woodsville, ap'
parently Indifferent to the fact, ac
cording to the Jail officials, that he \
facing trial for the alleged murder d
a fellow man.
Following a hearing by the Pardoi
Committee Of the Governors Council
on the question Of a communication o
sentence for Edward E. Manchestte
Dartmouth, convicted in February
1914, of manslaughter in connection
with the death of his brother, Frank
and sentenced to the Massachusett
State Prison for term Of from ]
to 1S years, the full council accepte
the recommendation of the pando
committee that sentence be comnu
ted to term Of from nine to !
years. This action makes MancaDs
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