Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-04-06
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Mrs. Harriet M. Adams, aged 1Ol
years and six months, is dead at her
home, Melrose, Mass.
Elihu Thompson has been appoint
ed head of Massachusetts, Institute
Of Technology, Boston.
Brown University, Providence, R.
1. closed by scarlet fever epadem'
ic, Will reopen on April 8.
Mrs. w. E. Brewster Of Dexter,
Me-, was elected president OF the
Maine Federation Of WOmen's Clubs
at the session in Orono.
Thomas s. Fletcher, %, Of Bos-
ton, a colored war veteran, Is to
wed Jessie Mae MacLean. %. OF
Everett, Mass. a white nurse.
A. ]. Sweet, member Of the Be-
publican National Committe from
Maine, has announced his withdrawal
from any contest for reelection.
Gen. Pershing has awarded pos
thumously a distinguished service
cross to "Scotty," the Boston boy
hero who was killed by the the Ger
mans.
Newman Clark of Fort Fairfield.
Me. is alleged to have shot and al
most instantly killed Phoebe Bell at
Grand Falls, N. B.. then attempted
suicide.
The price of bread, which has been
IS cents a loaf in st. Adams, Vt,
for several weeks, has dropped to 10
cents, while one store Is selling II at
ii cents q loaf.
A herd of IS deer were recently
Seen in the orchard of l.. 5. Small
in Morrisville, VT. They we're very
poor, evidently from lack OF food dur
ing the hard winter.
Edwin T. Mcknight Of Medford, :,
Mass, president Of the senate, toid
friends at the State House that ne
has decided to retire from public lie
at the close Of this legislative year.
Ratification of the peace treaty
with reservations, woman suffrage
and prohibition were favored IN reso-
lutions presented to the Maine Re-
publican state convention at Bangor.
Carries w. Wilson of Worcester,
Mass. who says he is younger
fellow Of eighty-two," has taken out
a fishing license. he says hshins
is the only boyish habit he has LETT.
Peter Sara, aged eleven, was shot
in the abdomen and fatally wounaeu
by Adolphus Provost, aged nfteen'
while 10th boys with other compan-
ions we're playing soldier, at Spring
field, Mass.
The 1920. Rutland, VT, fair Will
offer $4,000 in its race events. Ihefe
will be one entry fee paid In the
early closing events and this Will be
the small sum Of two and nali per
cent Of the purse.
Four small children, ranging In
age from four to nine years, were
morooned on a rock about 80 feet on
shore near the Lynn, Mass, boule-
ward and their cries for hep drought
men to the rescue.
As a result of a charge that BLOCK
ton. Mass, landlords are pronteer-
ing. a referee will be chosen 70 decloe
on a fair price for rents, IN the case
of three tenants who appeared III mu
nicipal court to answer eviction "rils-
Officer John venscavage has re-
s,pned from the Brockton, Mass.
police force after serving about ~
weeks. He said that he preferred
the prize ring. in which he Is known
as "Jack Savage" to patroling peaI.
Parents of s3 pupils in the Frye
Grammar school, Lewiston, Me-, re-
fused to obey the orders Of DR.. l.. j.
Dumont. recently appointed to the
newly-formed Office OF health omcer'
who has demanded that the children
lie vaccinated.
Courses in typewriter repairing and
Matchmaking are to be added to the
curriculum Of the New England 'o-
cational school, Rutland, Mass. Such
is the announcement made by Capt.
Wallace Z. Hackett, resident man
aser of the school.
The New York, New Haven
Hartford railroad will not conform 20
anv local daylight saving ordnance
so long as there is lack OF UNIFORM
ity of time among cities and towns
which it serve,: especially IN Massa'
cbusetts and Rhode Island.
Appointment Of local committees
to investigate rent complaints ana "
study the problem is recommended
hv the state commission on the ne
cessities. of life in letters sent 10
Massachusetts mayors of cities ana
chairman of boards Of selectmen III
towns.
Commissioner Of immigration Skef-
6ngton at Boston has received or''eHs
from the Department Of Labor at
washington to dsport at the earliest
oonortunity Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. 1:
Colyer, Cedar Saraczuk ana frea m u
(Inaiko alias Feodor Chayka. The
government regards the Cayers as
The leaders of the Communists IN Ne"
england and saraczuk and Chaiko as
dangerous Reds.
The United States circuit court O,
anneals, Boston, has affirmed the de,
ds,on Of the federal district court IN
rho case of Frank I. Sears, VICE
president and general manager OF
the A. ]. Bates Company, Webster
Mass, shoe manufacturers, who was
found guilty last May and suDse'
ouently sentenced to a year and a
day at Greenfield on charges OF Did
ery. and conspiracy to defraud the
government in connection with the
manufacture Of army shoess.
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