Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-01-27
NEW ENGLAND NEWS
IN TABLOID FORM


Items Of Interest From III
Sections Of YankeeIand
The convention to revise the SON
stitution reconvened at the State
House with 426 names on the roll
Meetings are held In Representatives,
Hall.
All books dealing with the manufac-
ture Of beer, wine or sptrituous
LIQUORS will be taken out Of circula'
ton from the New Haven public
library.
Frank Herberst, pitcher On the
Waterbury team Of the Eastern Lea
que has been sold to the Philadelphia
Athletics. He will 60 South with the
team next month.
An indictment Of unusual character
was returned by the grand Jury at
Portland against Howard R. Taylor
of Gorham. 1t charges attempt 70
kill without asss ult
Edwin s. McField, a 76-year-oh G.
A. R. veteran Of South Boston, who n
seriously i'll, took Mrs. Ellen NJ Spear
ings, his 70-year-old housekeeper, as
bride in q ceremony performed at bis
bedside.
The James Hanley Brewing COM
pany Of Providence sent each OF Its
stockholders two barrels Of its product
as dividends, after receiving permis-
sion from Collector Of Internal Reye
nue. O'Shaunessy.
The South Congregational Church
executive committee Of Pittsfeld,
Mass, recommended to the church at
the 10th annual meeting that dancing
be encouraged after church suppers
and little entertainments.
The Ocean Echo, one Of the largest
amusement pavilions on the New Eng
land seacoast, was burned by ire Of
undetermined origin. The property
was valued at $125,O00 and tho loss Is
partly covered by insurance.
Two forged checks, each for $3.50.
were passed in Brockton, and when
the fact was discovered there was i'm
mediate activity in police circles q
the checks bore the forged signatures
of Asst Dist. ATTY, william F Kane.
Maj. Gen. Clarence r. Edwards for
mer commander Of the 26th &vis1on.
will be POSTMASTER at the annual ban
quet of Connecticut Commande1y.
Military Order of Foreign Wars Of
the United States, to be held in Hart
ford, Jan. n.
Representative Sawyer Of Ware,
Mass, introduced into the Legislature
an order for the creation Of special
commission to investigate and report
on the feasibility Of the purchase Of
Deer Island by the state from the city
Of Boston for state prison purposes.
If plans work out all right the UNI
versity Of Vermont will have a team
Of five men at the Dartmouth winter
carnival, which Is scheduled for Feb
ruary IL, 13 and IA, at Hanover, NJ
q. The Vermont men will compete In
ski and snowshoe events, it is planned.
Three-fifths Of the small towns in
Vermont are threatened with bank
ruptcy before the end Of 1920, said
Gov. Percival w. Clement, In an ad-
dress before the 5Oth annual Dairy
mems and 9th annual Sugarmakers
conventions in combined session In
Burlington.
Albert o. Brown of Manchester, a
candidate for nomination for Cover.
nor, made the opening address as
president OF the convention. His
subject was Taxation" Deaths and
designations during the recess made
81 changes in the personnel OF the
convention.
Francis P. Ewing has just finished
As years Of service as a clerk IN the
Suffolk superior court, Boston. On
Jan. Is, 1875, he entered the superior
court clerks Office as minor employe
and In a short time became appointed
an assistant clerk by the court, a
position he has held for many years.
Through Stone & Webster Of Boston
the Hartford Electric Light Company
has arranged for the purchase OF the
big Connecticut Power Company,
which lately has been operating gi-
gantic hydro-electric power on the
Housatonic river and western Con-
necticut under a very liberal charter
With state wide powers.
Twenty resolutions, including one
to give New Hampshire women full
suffrage Immediately without waiting
for national ratification Of the fed
eral amendment, awaited the cction
Of the constitutional convention.
Work was resumed Immediately, as
all committees were held over from
adjournment In June, 1918.
Over 80 per cent Of the milk re-
ceiyed in Metropolitan Boston. at the
present time is from Vermont farms
and that probably tenth As much is
shipped from the western side OF that
state to supply the New York markets
said F. H. Bichford, president OF the
Vermont Dairymen's association a.
the meeting of the Dairymen.
Military officials in Rhode Island are
much concerned regarding the condi'
ton OF the cavalry horses that were
received In Providence for troop G. OF
the new national guard outfit One
animal was dead, three have died
since and seveca! others are ncr
under the care Of the military veteri
nary, DR.. Jones. ,rhe shipment con
sisted Of 80 horses. sent from Cam
Lee, Va, in two cars, one OF then
closed and the other an open cattl~
car.
Instinct Of BIrds
The circumstance Of the bluebirds
being emboldened by the cold, sug-