Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-10-05
NUMBER 40.

George W. Little, who was for many
years paymaster for the New York
New Haven & Hartford Railroad ii
dead at his home in Kennebunkport,
Ne. Captain Little. as he vas famtl-
iarly known to thousands Of railroad
men throughout New England, had
been h the railroad service for al
most 80 years.
]. G. Watson, secretary Of the Ayr
shire Breeders Association, Brandon.
VI, reported another 20,o00-pound
Ayrshire record. The latest addition
to the List Of Ayrshire n1atrons is
Voca 5th Of Avon. She recently COM
pleted q mature fecond (Class A. of
q, ,233 pounds Of milk and 741.91
pounds Of tat
F1fty-eight years ago last February
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pike Of East
port, Me. were married. They have
since lived In the same farm house
built over a century ago-and have
conducted a successful farm for the
last half century. Mr.. Pike was born
In Eastport, SO years ago this month
and his wife Sarah Adams, was born
here IS years ago nsxt October.
Frank Clemmins Of ~ Brookhne
terrace, Lynn, Mass, found carrier
pigeon in his yard, with note at
tached to its leg reading as follows:
"The finder Of this bird win re-
ceive exactly $4,000. (ssned) Pom
ri, August 1, 1920. Carrier bird, G.
P. 1851" Clemmins carried the note
to police headquarters and received
permission to keep the pigeon.
State armories at Newton, Attle-
boro and Milford, Mass. have been
ordered closed by Adtt. Gen. Jesse F.
Stevens because of the failure to re-
cruit batteries and companies in those
places for the new national guard
that is being formed. The outfits
have been shifted to other armortes
and the vacated buildings will be
used for storage.
Phillip Rome Of Worcester. Mass.
sentenced to one year at hard labor
by an army tribunal for alleged draft
lodging, was released by Judge Nor
ton in the Federal Court, Boston.
The court censures the military au-
thmities, as having been "peremptory
and unjust" and says their insistence
on prosecution after learning tho
facts was Tar from accreditable.
Twenty-one wood ducks, worth
$10,50O to the United States Govern
ment when alive, were sized in
Brownfieid, Me. This is the largest
seizure Of wood ducks since the
law protecting them in all seasons
became operative & rs said that
most of the gunners who shot them
live in the vicinity Of Ffyebug The
birds have been placed In cold stor-
age.
What were asserted to be record
prices for Guernsey cattle were paid
at an auction In North Easton, Mass.
when F. Lothrop Ames sold 81 head
at Langwater Farm for $146,125, an
average Of $2S65. Sixteen cows sold
for $8S,525, an average Of $5533. Mr..
Ames announced the private sale Of
Langwater Steadfast, a SIX year old
bull, to George Cluett Of Troy. N. Y.
for s25. 900.
James Hartness Of Springfield
spent $3s,260, exclusive Of hote! ex-
penses, in his successful cam
paign for the Republican nomination
for Governor, according to his state
ment filed with the Secretary of State.
A woman-Mrs. Florence e. Shaal
Of Boston-was elected to Office for
the first time In 80 years history OF
the National Association Of Life Un-
Massachusetts will be on a hard
coal ration until the flow Of anthra-
cite from the mines becomes normal
The special committee appointed by
Gov. Coolidge to deal with the present
;hortage issued an order, directing
retail dealers not to deliver more than
three tons Of anthracite to any one
,amily and no coal to any family
which has more than a months sup
ply on hand.
Judges OF the endurance test for
horses which will be run from Fort
Ethan Allen to Camp Devens, Mass,
the start to be made Oct. II, have
completed the route to be followed
each day, during the five days OF the
test. Indications now are that much
the same roads Will be Travelled as
during the first contest year age, IN
less 1t may be found necessary to
make detours where roads are under
repair.
Edward Terrfll, executive director
If the Water Power League Of Amer
ca, announces that Prof. George r.
Swain Of Harvard University has ac-
,epted an invitation to serve as prest-
lent Of the league and will preside
u the national convention Of the or
zanization to be held in Washington,
D. c., Oct. 7 and 8. Mr.. Terrill said
hat the league was seeking to pro-
note the development Of waterpower
n cooperation with the federal power
created by the waterpower
vet passed by Congress last June, and
" utilizing the inexhaustfbie water
supply Of the nation. to conserve coal,
III and other exhaustible and more
expensive soz,rces Of power.
The commission appointed by Gov.
Coolidge to determine some form Of
memorial TOR the soldiers and sailors
rom Massachusetts who served In
he world war, viii hold q public
hearing at the State House, Thursday
and Friday evening. Oct.
Ind 8. Various proposals have al
ready been made, including build
ngs for various uses, monuments,
highways, parks, athletic fields and
several others. The commission has
lot yet decided what idea to recon-
mend, and will not until hearings
laye been held In other cittes Of the