Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-08-17
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items Of Interest From All
Sections Of YankeeIa1d
Providence, R. l., 1920 population is
237,595; increase since 1910, 1888.
or So per cent.
approximately 27,500 tulip bulbs
from Holland are to be planted in the
Public Garden, Boston Common and
other parts of the Boston park sys-
tenn.
The Supreme Court at Rockland,
Me-, has rendered decision which
fixes the salary of the recorder Of the
Rockland Municipal Court at $1,000 Q
year.
Thomas H. Gerraughty, Of Boston,
was elected president Of the state
branch American Federation Of La
Dor, at it's 35th annual convention at
Lynn, Mass.
Shortage of mahogany in Boston
will be relieved somewhat when
steamship Mt Shasta, charted by a
Charlestown concern, arrives from
Africa with 100000 feet of this wood.
James Decarolis, 1S. died two hours
after his thigh was pierced by a red
hot iron bar while he was working In
the blast room of the Bancroft &
Martin Iron Foundry at Portland. Me.
Business was suspended in several
of the banks and numerous business
houses at Bangor. Me-, during the
funeral of DR.. Thomas Upham Coe,
timberland owner, banker and phil
anthropist.
The new tax rate Of Wo6urn, Mass,
will be $26, an increase Of $40 over
last year. Mayor Bernard ]. Golden
announces. The city's expenses have
increased $4,000, Of which $4,000
went to pay raises for school teachers.
Naval men declare that a new speed
record for vessels of the tanker or
collier type has been established by
the tank steamer Brazos which
covered mile on the Rockland,
Maine, course at the rate OF 14.66
knots.
A World War memorial, costing in
the vicinity of 100000, is planned for
Fall River, Mass. It will take the
form of public building, a site for
which is soon to be purchased. Mayor
Kay has appointed a commission to
consider plans.
At a special meeting of the Auburn,
Me-, council Horace ]. Cook, street
commissioner, was eelcted city mana
ger to succeed Edward A. Beck, who
goes to Lynchburg, Va. Mr.. Cook is a
native of Burnham, and graduate OF
the University of Maine.
Fourteen-year- old Florence s. Wright
was found dead in. the bathroom OF
her home at Roxbury. The discovery
was made by the girls mother, who
said that the bathroom was filled with
the odor of gas at the time, although
the gas jet was not open.
With arrival of the steamer GeOrgi-
anna Weems from Santo Domingo,
Hayti, a total of 14,220,000 pounds Of
raw sugar has been received in Bos-
ton In twentyfour hours. The Weems
brought in 4,629,0O0 pounds for the
American Sugar Refining Company.
Congressman George Holden Tink-
ham, of Boston, has just been in
formed by the Italian Consul at Bos-
ton that there has been conferred
upon him by the Italian government
a decoration which carries the title
of "Cavaliere della Corona d'Italia-"
At Bridgewater, Mass, Henry H.
Shields, "a, employed at the Eastern
Grain Company, was electrocuted
while at his work. A stepladder on
which he was standing slipped. TO
save himself from falling he caught
a live wire and was instantly killed.
Toronto, Ont, was chosen as next
years convention city by the Univer-
sal Craftsmen Council Engineers OF
the World, at the annual convention
in Springfield, Mass, after vigorous
effort to obtain the convention had
been made by members from New
York, Philadelphia and San Francisco.
Forty years absent with her ad-
dress unknow. Mrs. Mary McVittie
Cassidy of Cleveland appeared the
other day in Probate Court at New
Haven, Conn, and claimed small
estate which was about to be dis
tr1beted by the final decree among
FIVE first cousins Of her brother Jo-
seph.
In less than 4 hours after his garage
had been burg1arized and tires and
automobile supplies. amounting to
the sum Of $1,000 taken, Harry Dolgtn.
proprietor Of the garage at st. Johns
bury, VT, had recovered his property.
More than that, the police believe
that with the apprehension Of Albion
Bradley, Of Boston, who is charged
with breaking and entering Dolgin's
garage they are on the track Of the
gang OF automobile thieves that have
been operating through New England.
Following a report Of the special
medical commission appointed by the
Massachusetts, State Department OF
Health to pass upon their cases, the
two lepers from Penikese Island who
have been undergoing treatment With
chamulga oil in the expectancy Of be-
ing cured have been returned to the
colony. While both patients have
shown unusual progress, bacteriologi-
cal tests showed, DR.. NJ. Victor SAT-
ford, chairman of the commission,
said, that the bacilli were still In
their blood. The two patients were
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