Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-01-13
NUMBER a.

with the year 1918. And every in
Mcation is toward continued de-
crease in deaths and penal commit
ments In 1920 and increase in mar
riages and births.
L. r. Jacobs, carrier on rural route
No. l. out Of Bristol. VT, post-office.
has completed 20 years Of continuous
service. His route is around 25 miles
in length, so that he has travelled
about $50 miles per week, 1900 miles
per year and a total OF 10000 in the
20 years. He is still an active man
and making his trips daily.
After many years Of service on
New England railroads, in positions
ranging from that Of freight brake
man to his last position as general
superintendent Of the Boston &
Maine, James D. Tyter, one OF the
most popular and best known rail-
road officials in New England, has
retired from active service.
Mrs. Edwards Curtis Smith Of st.
AIbans, VT, having resinged as state
director of war savings for Vermont,
Mrs. George H. Smile Of Montpelier
has been appointed to take her place.
Mrs. Smile will direct the work after
January l, and the state headquarters
will be located at Montpelier instead
Of Waterbury, as at present.
With the body Of her husband,
Capt. William F. Dram Of Portland,
lying on the hatch. Mrs. Isabella
Dram brought the schooner Jean
Somerville to Pensacola bar, on the
Florida coast. according to kilograms
received by members Of the family.
OF the bar the vessel was picked up
by tugs and towed to Mobile, Ala.
Mrs. Alice M. Jones, A., well known
Attleboro society leader, and daugh-
ter of Charles A. Marsh, wealthy
jewellery manufacturer, was secretly
married at the parsonage OF the Old
Town Congregational Church to
Frederick w. Ludgate, %, chauffeur
for the Marsh family, and known as
Handsome Freddy" Ludgate.
Samuel Summers, IS, harbortng the
delusion that he was being pursued
by enemies, jumped from the wharf
on the river front Kennebunkport,
and yentutred nearly to he open
channel on the thin Ice. de
remained there several hours, no
one thinking 1t wise to follow, until
finally persuaded to return ashore.
Testimony to the effect that the
members OF the crew Of the n1ght
train we're responsible for the collision
between a freight and an immigrant
train on the Canadian Pacific rail-
way near onawa, Me-, ON Dec. 20, was
given at a hearing conducted by the
Maine public utilities commission.
Twenty three persons were killed ana
so injured In the wreck.
Hialmar C. Hanson, an ex-soldler'
attending school at the Maine Wes-
leyan Seminary, hikes 81 miles every
Sunday to preach. Though Cana
dian by birth, he volunteered for
service with Uncle Sam in the World
War and was sent to France. HIS
unit saw service, and as Hanson re-
lates It hardly man OF his orig
Inal company returned
The Eastern Massachusetts, Street
Railway Company. formerly the BAY
State. has made its first contract Tor
the sale Of. electric power unoer
authority of the legislation by which
the company is operated under state
control. The contract was approved
bv the state department OF public
utilities and was made with a manu-
featuring company at Woburn for
term Of six years.
Twenty-Five vessels with q gross
tonnage Of 47,123 were built ana
registered in the Bath, Me-, customs
district during 1919. This was the
largest tonnage constructed IN sim
liar period for rs years, and PROB
ably in the history Of the district. The
number consists Of four steel steam
ships. three gass screw steamers one
screw steamer, six stel scows, SIX
schooners and FIVE barges.
Mayor Charles B. Clarke OF Port
land has announced that he would
he a candidate for the Republican
nomination for Congress from the
first district at the June primaries.
He was reelected early last month
for a third term by the largest piur'
atty ever given mayoraity nom
nee in Portland. Six Others have
nreviously announced their candidacy
for the congressional nomination.
The national industrial conference
hoard announces that the cost OF
maintaining a reasonable standard OF
living for wage earners in Lawrence
has Increased "a per cent in the last
FIVE wears. The board issued re-
port recently showing that the cost
Of living in the country as Wnoie
during the same period had advanced
822 per cent. Figures previously an
nounced for Fall River gave 7S per
cent increase there on items idenu-
cal with those used at Lawrence.
| potb lawrence and Fall River are
principally textile cities. A STEADY
income of $2s.65 a week Is REQUIRED
tn maintain in Lawrence family OF
Ave persons at the binimum stand
! ard It was stated.
Eusatia Pallidani, Spanish grand
dame black hon, claimed to be the
oldest hen in the United States, died
at the advanced age Of 81 years
The bird which has hatched hund-
reds of eggs, was the properly On
James Blanchard Of Dayville, K L.
and was hatcghed from very hne
and expensive thoroughbred strain OF
black Spanish variety OF egg. upll
she was II years old her plummass
was Jet black, but in her later years
her feathers began to change until
they became pure white.
Eurs and Eeathero,