Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-11-09
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Items Of Interest From M
Sections Of YankeeIand
Bishop Arthur C. A. Hall Of Yer
mont has been elected president OF
the Synod Of the Province Of New
England of the Episcopal Church.
Battery A. second regiment, hed
artillery, has been allotted to Gloucee-
ter, Mass, taking the place Of Old
company G. 9Th regiment, an infantry
organization for over so years.
The Warner mills, Newburyport,
Mass, reopened Monday after a five
weeks shutdown. Work was resumed
in all departments ON full schedule:
The mill manufactures tire fabric ana
employs $50 hands.
Mrs. Ella Aldrich Gleason was re-
elected president Of the Massachusetts,
Womau's Christian Temperance Union
at the closing session Of the annual
convention Of the organization in Peo-
pies Temple, Boston.
Frank Williams Of Bridgeport,
Conn, profession craftsmen, was SEN
fenced to serve from 10 to Is years IN
the state prison after he pleaded gull
ty to blowing a safe in Derby In An
gust, 1919. and stealing $4,000.
The three Aronson sisters Of
Worcester, Eva, Minnie and Celia, rs,
q and 29 years old, respectively, were
in the Pittsfield, Mass, court charged
with evading railroad fares, distur-
bance of peace and assault on an Of
ficer.
Maj. Robert Homans, a prominent
State street Boston. lawyer, has been
appointed Judge advocate Of the Mas
sachusetts department, American Le-
gion by Commander James T. Duane.
Mai. Romans accepted the appoint.
ment.
The Ponikin mills Of the Lancaster
Mass. Manufacturing Company. which
has been shut down for some time.
have resumed work on a five day
week basis. The sixty employees
have accepted a 15 per cent reduc-
ton in wages.
Textile unions in Fall River viii
take a unanimous stand against re-
ductiou in the present wage scale
when their six months agreement
with the manufactures empires on
Dec. 6, according to statements made
by labor heads.
The 72 year old two-masted schoon-
er Fred Tyler, was blown ashore In
Biddeford Pool, Me-, about three hours
after she was abandoned In water
logged condition by Captain Kin, north
Of Boone Island. Her deckload OF
lumber was adrift.
William G. Mccarthy Of Boston, fed
eral prohibition commissioner fo1 New
England, pleaded noio to charge Of
overspeeding his automobile and dis
turbance in superior court Brockton.
His pleas were accepted and he was
assessed $50 to cover costs.
Brockton's deserving poor will BEN
eft to the extent Of approximately
$50, 900 and many institutions will re-
ceive generous beQuests through the
will of David G. Swain, Brockton
business man, who died recently
leaving an estate of approximately
$15G,000.
Mrs. Christina Brown Of Dorchester,
Mass, heads the members Of the De-
gree of Pocahontas, women's auxiliary
to the Improved Order Of Red Men
of the United States, following her
election as Great Pocahouta, at the
annual State convention Of the de.
gree in Boston.
Bones Of a human skeleton were
found in sandbank between 4'9o'
Royalston and Winchendon, Ma. I
q party of workmen. The poll y
iieve there Is a possible COM
between it and the body OF
Burns, Marlboro jewehy sale
slain near there about II years
AS the 300th anniversary ! A
signing of the compact for civ y
ernment by the Pilgrim Fathers
cabin of the Mayfower falls or
istice Day, there Will be q
celebration in Provincetown, N
with exercises both In the tow
and at the base of the Pilgrim,
ument.
The body Of Emo Renaldinl c.
Britain, Conn, was found at theI
ing wheel of his automobile I'll
outskirts OF the city. bearing
bullet wounds and With re
clutched In the right hand. Ac
to the police, the revolver was
in Renaldini's hand after he ha'
shot and robbed. No one who
any shots has been found.
More than 1910 girls were
during the year Just closed coats
Boston Society for the Care o:
according to the report read ClnS
annual meeting by Miss Nab
Blake, general secretary Of rN'''
gamzation. Miss Blake stated
the period from Oct. 16, 1919, real
Is. 1920, more than $4,000 ha
spent by the society in lookh stand
',e' - ..,,,- rently
and raincoats arrived In Bos
Gently and were placed on eL
in room 1901 Of the Custom 81,
the district Office Of the buidu "
foreign and domestic commec
display was designed to acQus~
public with the kind and gu
goods that are being manufaci
Germany and Austria and
several European countries.
Frank Hngard, owner Of
found a suspicious looking q
In a clump Of bushes back
store, and on Investigation dis
that the box contained bc
inches long. A shoestring, ~
| in length, extended through 70