Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-02
NUMBER 9.

Mrs. Anna Tomaskiewicz of South
Hadley, Mass, was arrested on
bench warrant charging her with
murder in having caused the death
by poisoning of her husband. Andrew
T. Tomaskiewicz, who died last Aug
ust under peculiar circumstances.
The Massachusetts, House has
passed to be engrossed the bill requir-
ing towns to provide transportation
for school children or to pay for their
tuition In nearer schools in adjoining
towns, when the town schools are re-
mote from the homes Of sucN children.
An official inspection Of the First
Company, Rhode Island State Guard,
Of Woonsocket, will be made April 10
at the Woonsocket Armory by Adju.
tant General Charles w. Abbot, Jr.,
and the commanding officer Of the
company, according to general orders.
Colonel Edward L. Logan, comman.
der Of the American Legion In Massa-
chusetts, urged the Legislative Com
mittee on Military Affairs to support
bills to care for the graves in France
Of the Massachusetts, men and women
who gave their lives to democracy and
FOR erecting there a suitable memorial
In their honor.
Working their way through almost
impossible snow drifts, the selectmen
Of Concord, VT, succeeded in re-
coverin the body Of John Leclair, 76
years old, who was killed by one of
his COWS, which died from starvation.
Leclair's body lay in the barn Cor FIVE
days before 1t was discovered by
hunter who stopped at the farmhouse
while making a round of his traps.
The plant of G. H. Grimm & Co.,
Rutland, VT, manufacturers Of maple
sugar-making utensils, was destroyed
by fire. the loss being estimated at
s50,000. In an attempt to save valu-
able papers in the Office, Chief A. A.
Courcelle put on gas mask and en-
tered the building, but he was parti.
ally overcome by smoke and had to
crawl out on his hand and knees.
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels in
tends to establish a Summer training
school at Newport, R l., this Summer
according to information received by
Governor Beeckman, Secretary Dan.
els states he will request appropria-
tions not only to continue the New
port station, but to utilize 1t for the
training Of young men desiring to
enter the navy or the naval reserves.
Landlords in Massachusetts would
be required to maintain temperature
Of 6S degrees from o'clock in the
morning until II o'clock at night dur
ing the period Of the year between
Oct. Is and April Is. under the terms
Of bill which was favored before the
judiciary committee by Health Com
missioner Woodward Of Boston, Mayor
Adams Of Melrose, representing the
commission on the necessaries Of life,
and Representative Silbert of Boston.
Mrs. Patrick J. Sullivan, 49, Of
Springfield, Mass, was accidentally
shot in the left side by her 6-year-old
son, Edward. in her home. The
youngster was playing about the
house and found a 22-calibre loaded
revolver in a bureau drawer. He took
It to his mother and asked her what
It was. She told him to put 1t back.
As he was about to do 80 he pulled
the trigger In fumbltng with the
weapon and the bullet struck Mrs.
Sullivan.
What is in effect q strike vote was
taken among the thousands Of mill
hands in Lawrence, Mass, who are
members Of the Amalgamated Textile
Workers Of America. The move Is
believed to portend a nationwide
strike of textile operatives by April l
at the latest. The ballot circulated
among the local workers did not men,
tion strike. It seeks to find out how
many workers want the forty-four-
hour week and 80 per cent. increase
In pay.
Abolition OF some Of the present
holidays, so that Nov. II in Massa-
chusetts can be observed as day
commemorating the ending Of the
great war was suggested to the com.
mittee on legal affairs by Representa-
i've Hartshorn of Gardner in support
Of his bill providing that Armistice
day be designated as legal holiday.
Mr.. Hartshorn believed 1t might be
possible to merge armistice day and
Thanksgiving. Edmund W. Longley,
vice-president Of the New England
Telephone & Telegraph Company In
opposition, said the institution OF an.
other holiday would cost the people
SIS, ,000, 900 in loss Of wages.
Acquisition by the Central Maine
Power Company Of majority OF the
stock issues of public utilities con-
trolled by Maynard 8. Bird and Hugh
J. Chisholm Of Portland, Me. rs being
effected, subject to the approval of the
public utilities commission. These
corporations include the Androscogstn
Electric Company, which operates the
interurban electric railroad between
Lewiston and Portland; the Oxford
Electric Company, furnishing cleo
trical power in Norway, South Paris
and Mechanic Falls, and the Knox
! Electric Company. which operates the
Rockland, Thomaston & Camden
street railway, and supplies power
and light to Knox county towns in the
vicinity Of Rockland.
Former Senator Arthur Harrington
Of Charlestown, Mass. gave the mem
Il bers OF the legislative committee on
election laws a graphic word' picture
of how the political game is played
in ward FIVE, formerly ward eight
Boston. II his charges are true. he
charged extreme colonization OF vot'
ers, stating that in building on
Causeway street, room 30 fest
square had been fitted up with 1e
double hunks, which were occupied on
the evening of March 81 in each year
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