Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-30
NEW ENGLAND news
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Items Of Interest From Al
Sections Of YaIkee!and
Corn borer quarantine against six
Massachusetts counties is declared.
The General Electric company has
acquired under lease, with option to
purchase, the Remington Arms, o. NJ.
c. plant at Bridgeport, Conn.
Isaiah Chute, oldest citizen Of Pea
body and oldest Grand Army man in
Massachusetts,, died just a week be-
fore his s7th birthday anniversary.
Manchester, N. H., will operate un-
der summer time" this year, as re-
suit of adoption by the board OF al
dermen of a daylight saving ordi-
nance.
Susie Gray of Montpelier. Vt, told
the Judge in her divorce hearing that
when her husband threatened her
with knife, she took it away by tick
ling him.
Mrs. LYDIA Bumps, mother OF sew
eral children was sentenced to
to the Vermont State Prison for a
year and II months for neglect OF her
children.
Governor Holcomb of Connecticut
has formally refused to call special
session of the Connecticut General
Assembly to act on the woman suf-
frage amendment.
The first of series Of IA meetings
arranged throughout Massachusetts
for the purpose Of bringing experts
and farmers into closer touch was
held in New Bedford.
Philip NJ. Taylor, zS, Of Springfield
Mass, charged with the murder OF
Virginia L. Walker, II, was arraisned
yesterday. His counsel secured q
continuance to April 7.
Lying across the work bench in his
tailoring shop. Adams, Mass, Albert
B. Laliberte, aged si1ty-eg was
found dead by a customer, who en-
tered the place. Death was due to
heart failure.
Melvin Cass, aged forty-fcur, OF
Newport, died at his home after sleep
ing sixteen days. During the last few
days the attempts Of physicians to
arouse him sufficiently to administer
nourishment failed.
The State road between Springfield
and Greenfield, which was blocked BY
snow for several weeks and complete
ly impassable for the greater. part
was broken open by Q whippet tank
OF the Marine corps.
The committee on military Affairs
reported leave to withdraw On the
bill to provide for the giving OF
medals or certificates to members OF
the State Guard for service in Bos-
ton following the police strike.
On the morning of Oct 6, 1903
Thomas Higgins Of South Boston re-
monstrated with his wife about q
grocery bill. Now, after wait oi
10 IL years, Higgins sought divorce
because she hadn't returned home
since.
C. Ladoo Of Starksboro. VT, reports
that from a pen Of 81 hens Of the
Rhode Island Red variety, he re-
ceived during the months Of January
986 eggs and challenges any one who
can produce better record than this
to do so.
Mrs. Inez Lord, aged 20, of Hersey
Me-, may die as the result Of wounds
on the head alleged to have been in
fiicted by Mrs. Rhoda Lambert with
a pitchfork following quarrel Mrs
Lambert, who Is 68 years old, was
arrested and bound over to the grand
jury.
Frederick E. Roby Of Gorham. Me.
of the class Of 1916 of the University
of Maine, has been chosen agent o!
the Rockingham county farm bureau
to serve in the place Of John D. Ward
who resigned on March l to take
position, doing similar work in New
York state.
More than 400 delegates attended
the opening session Of the Accident
Prevention Congress in Worcester
Mass. General Manager c. w. Pric;
of the national safety council out
lined plans for a safety first campaign
which the council plans soon to launch
throughout the country.
Gov. John H. Bartlett. in his address.
to members of Merrimack County, Pc
mona grange, at the regular meetins
in Concord, called upon the people o.
New Hampshire to cooperate In cs
tablishing the state as the first on
to return to normal sane attitude
"Sings of the Times" was the topi'
Of the governors address.
The Pomona voted to endorse the
plan OF the Merrimack county farm
ers' exchange 70 "a central markedn;
bureau. The bureau win market prod
uce and purchase supplies on CO
operative plan.
The Vermont Creamery Association
was organized at a meeting in Burl
ington by eight creameries, whose ag
gregate output is valued at more thar
s3,0O0,000. Membership is open to al
Vermont creameries, the purpose o
the organization being to provide su
pervision Of accounting. purchase sup
plies, provide limited sales servic
for surplus products and sell the er
tire output Of the several creamerie
". C. Fuller Of Richmond was electe
,sident of the board Of directors.
Walking Snakes.