Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-16
new ENGLAND NEWS
IN TABLOID FORM
Items Of Interest From All
Sections Of YankeeIand

The oldest resident Of Manchester, I,
Mass, Nehemiah G. Marshall, cele
brated his 92d birthday anniversary
by taking his lesson in snOwshoeing.
The oldest resident Of Framingham,
Mass, Mrs. Frances Lewis Wilson,
who celebrated her Tooth birthday
Nov. 5, died from pneumonia last
week.
The seasons top price for mixed
fish were paid by Portland, Me-, deal
ers when 10000 pounds landed Dy
four schOoners was quickly disposed
of at 13 cents pound.
In spite Of the Leavy killing OF deer
during the open season IA were seen
recently in Townshend, Vt, and IN
another locality herd OF ~ were
seen drinking from spring.
On a wager at a Milford, Mass.
restaurant Anthony Freeman, %, ate
25 fried eggs, four slices OF toast anu
drank two quarts of milk. He won
$40, the bet being $40 to 81.
With the transfer Of 40-acre tract
of land. announcement was made ID
Springfield, Mass, Of the intention
of the Diamond Match Co. to locate
a big manufacturing plant IN that
city.
Robert ]. Halliday, Jr., IA, OF New
Redford. Mass, angered because his
father whipped him with strap atter
he had refused to do an errand, shot
his father, the police say, with a
rifle.
Portland, Me-, officials are making
an effort to round up what Is believed
to be an organized gang Of thieves
who have been operating In the tocai
freight sheds and at the steamship
docks.
An increase in the tax rate to pro
vide higher salaries for teachers was
favored by q vote Of nearly two TO
one In the election in Burlington, VI.
Four of the six aldermen elected were
Republicans.
Six police officers in charge OF a
sergeant and armed with automauc
pistols, stood guard while l6Oo cases
of liquor from Glasgow were oeans
unIoaded at Portland. Me. and des
tined for Canada.
Gov. Clement Of Vermont has an.
nounced that he will not call speclai
session of the legislature to CONSIDER
ratifying the woman suffrage amend
ment, as requested by the repuDn
can state committee.
strike Of 81 weeks duration at
the Black Cat Textile Co.'S mills at
Bennington, VT, has been settled.
Concessions on question or increased
wages have been made and the WORK
ers returned to work.
Samuel Silver, a landlord, was fined
$50 on two counts for failure TO Keep
his tenements in repair. This was
the first conviction in campaign by
the Hartford, Conn. Board Of Health
to improve housing conditions.
Miss Ellen NJ. Duffey, the Hopkin-
ton, Mass, high school teacher,
whose dismissal from the high school
Dec. q precipitated protracted legal
war among the town fathers, has re-
sumed her position at the high school.
81 branded my daughter with a hot
poker and assaulted my wife because
they got me angry when they lied TO
me-" said Joseph Malta when he
pleaded guilty in Fttchburg, Mass,
police court on two assault Complaints
There is to be no increase In cost
of milk to the consumer during this
month, the present price Of II cents
quart being maintained according
to a statement issred by DR.. n. =.
Davis Of II. P. Hood & Sons, Bos-
ton.
William ]. Mccarthy, Supervising
Prohibition agent for the Boston dis
trict conducted a series Of raids In
Boston and vicinity, resulting IN the
seizure of eight stills 10 barrels OF
wine aI>a varied assortment OF oth-
er liquors.
Suspecting an organized plan for
stealing cats for their fur the Law
renee, Mass, police began investi-
cation of the loss Of many from var
ious sections of the city recently. A
local furrier sets the price Of cats
fur from 81. so to $3.50.
dead man was elected constable
of Sandisfield, Mass. at the annual
town meeting. Monday. The nominee
wellington Fuller, a blacksmith, died
last week Of pneumonia. He was en-
dorsed by both parties and his name
appeared on the ballots.
Three men will be selected shortly
at a meeting of former Yale aviators
to represent the university In the In
ter-collegiate air races, May o and
1. There are available for the team
abbout 80 students who held COM
missions in the army, naval or mar
inc CORPS flying service.
The Connecticut board Of education
passed a vote recommending that sal
aries of school teachers throughout
connecticut be increased 80 per cent.
Four paper mills owned by the
Fitchburg, Mass, Paper Co., were
closed because of the failure OF wood
pulp to arrive. Three hundred anu
fifty men were left idle.
The SPECTATORS of an "entertaln-
ment" in a church in Athol, Mass,
were shocked by the appearance on