Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-01-13
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Items Of Interest From Al
Sections Of Yankee|and
Mr.. Bahanning of Felchvirle, VT.
died recently Of lockjaw, caused BY
Q silver that should have been re-
moved.
The arst concrete vessel to visit
Boston arrived in port recently when
the steamer Atlantus dropped anchor
in the harbor.
The Massachusetts, Chamber OF
Commerce is taking a state poll to
find the sentiment as to q state day
light-saving law.
Electricians employed by 10 Lynn
contractors quit work because OF the
rejection of their demand for an in
crease from 80 cents to $1.1G an hour
Three men were seriously injured
by the explosion of hot-water heater
in an unoccupied house In Somervilie,
Mass. and the section Of the house
near the heater was wrecked.
Another bill to legalize amateur
baseball and other outdoor athletic
sports on Sunday was introduced in
to the Mass Legislature by Repree-
entattye Harrington Of FaH River.
The Vermont Checker club held its
annual meeting at the ciubrooms OF
the Apollo club in Montpelier afeer
which the annual state tournament
was started. w. D. ingalls, OF Rich
ford was elected president.
Four prisoners escaped from the
Connecticut State Prison at Wetners-
field, by saving their way through
the wall of a bathhouse and scaling
the wall after they had eluded guards,
but three later were captured.
Mrs. Anna Bellowitz of Lynn drove
q pedlar from her home with an un-
loaded revolver when The pedlar
locked the door behind him and de-
manded money from her after she
had refused to purchase goods.
The division of university extension
Of the Massachusetts state depart
ment Of education has given instruc-
ton in many subjects to a.4S7 stu
dents from Jan. 10, 1916, when tne
arst student was enrolled, to Nov. Se
Of the year Just closed.
Arnold Brooks and Charles Nor
sted Of St. Adams. VT, were srraneneo
before City Judge N. N. Post In Bur
lington, charged with opening musk
rat houses and setting traps there
In. The case was held for tsal n
some future day by jury.
George B. Sinclair, aged 81, Q re-
tired Boston inventor, and his w1fe'
Mrs. Margaret Flint Sinclair, aged %,
were found dead in their chairs AZ
the breakfast table, in Los Angeles
Gal. victims of fumes escaping from
a gas heater in an adjoining room.
Charles L. Burrill, who retires
from the Office Of Mass. state treas
urer. has been offered the presi-
dencv of the reorganized Old South
Trust Company, which was closed
Dec. Ii by Bank Commissioner Tnorn-
dixie for the protection OF its deposit
ors.
John A. Owens Of Taunton, Mass,
a former newspaper man, has return
ed home after travelling many thous-
ands of miles on trips to military
crematories, and says that Americas
dead are being well cared Tor IN
France by the army graves registra-
ton bureau.
Judge Frederick H. Chase. former
assistant district and Tor the
mast eight years a justice OF the
Mass. superior court, rendered his
RESIGNATION to Gov. Coolidge and Will
enter into law partnership WIN
Frank H. Stewart, with offices al .
Beacon street.
Edouard Soulier. pastor OF one OF
the prominent evangelical churches OF
Paris and member Of the french
Chamber Of Deputies, cabled his ac-
centance to Middlebury. VT. College
of an invitation to become member
of the faculty during the next sum
NOR session of the French schooi.
Ffty-two couples had their mar
rage relations severed in one day.
the cases being heard before three
tpdges of the Superior Court, Provi-
dence with Judge Chester W. Bar
rows holding the record Of thirty two
for the day. Neglect to PROVIDE
formed the bases Of the greater num
ber Of claims.
Descendants Of Gov. William Brad
ford of the Plymouth colony have
started a movement for honoring the
memory of their ancestor on the oc-
casion of the Pilgrim centenary. The
Bradford memorial committee from
the headquarters Of the Society oi
Mayfower Descendants, So Mount
Vernon street, Boston, has sent
circular letter to descendants OF GOV
Bradford, asking their cooperation II
carving to a successful issue a plan
ncluding the election at Plymoutn
p a suitable memorial to this sturiy
lgrim.
Figures Just issued by the customs
,thorities indicate that Boston's for
IN commerce for the year 1919 was
considerably greater than during the
previous year. In the II months JUS
ended 6s2 steamers, ID barks, si1
ships and 1856 schooners, total o
sss vessels, arrived here from for
eign ports the world over, their car
goes being valued at hundreds OF mil
Hons OF dollars. In 1918 there wert
7s6 foreign arrivals including 52.
steamers. 227 schooners, IL barks ant
seven ships.
Man W. ehellhsh.
70 a human hotno noscassed atfon0fl