Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-03-01
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Milland Berrill, 66, assistant janitor
In the Saugus. Mass. High School.
dropped dead while raising the
American flag on the nag stan
In the schoolyard.
Mrs. Harriet Chapman, widow Of
John Chapman, inventor OF knitting
machinery, died in the almshouse
at Wethershield, Conn She wes
born in England and was 100 years
old last April.
Howard P. Gilmore, owner OF the
largest peach farm IN West
boro, Mass, predicts a bumper crop
this season, as he has tested some OF
the twngs that readily bfoeoomed
when placed in water.
Five hundred of Uncle Samas Tight
ing men in the world war were
either students or graduates Of the
Newton, Mass, Classical high school
Of this number, 40 made the supreme
sacriflce-an unusually high perean-
tage of the total.
The Master Builders Association
has announced wage cut Of 20 per
cent for all building mechanics In
Lawrence, Mass, and It's vicinity.
The new wage scale will go into effect
March 1 and notice Of It was sent
to the Building Trades Council.
Sec. Reed Of Gloucester, Mass.
Board of Trade, received notice from
the manager Of the cup challenger
Mayflower, now building at Esse1,
that that craft Will be entered in the
elimination races next Fall for seasc-
tion to. defend the Esperanto Cup.
Joseph H. Mathews. Jr, 1S years Of
age. Of Freeport, Me- was sentenced
to the State Reformatory for an inde-
finite term for locking bis mother
out Of her home at Portsr's Landing,
during a severe snow storm. She was
without wraps and crawied beneath a
barn.
Homer Spurlock, John Brown and
James Purcell, convicted Of the mur-
der Of Asa B. Entrekin, the railroad
station agent at Emden, Me-, have
been taken to Thomaston BY two
deputy sheriffs, where they ere serv-
their sentences Of HE Imprisonment
at hard labor.
The referendum recently held by the
Massachusetts Retail Merchants As
sociation among it's members on the
question Of retaining the Daylight
Saving law has resulted In about Sc
per cent Of the membership voting,
expressing a desire Chat the Daylight
Saving law be retained.
At a meeting of the Massachusetts
Common Council, Councilman Long
ley intimated that q bill Of $8 pre-
sented last year was for "hootch."
The statement came out Of a dis
cussion regarding the purchase OF a
truck for the Highvay Department
at cost not to exceed 5000.
For the third year In soccesaion the
yeomen N') who served at the Little
building and navy yard. Boston, dur
ing the war, have lost thedr fight Tor
inclusion in the 500 bonus which the
state gave in 1919 to world war
veterans. The committee on foreign
affairs voted leave to withdraw.
An unusual claim against the state
Of Massachusetts, for damage done by
wild deer was presented to the autho-
rites In Springfield by Deputy Game
Warden J. P. Patch, acttng In behalf
of residents OF the outskirts of that
city, who allege damages totaHing
$50 by deer that ate garments from
clothes hines recently.
Charges that the Nsst Corps Ca
dets considers applications from re-
cruits only from social viewpoint"
and that faRTant discrimination
exists. were made By Representative
Arthur X. Reading and Harry N
Guterman before the Massachusetts,
House rules committee, urging ad-
mission of an order calling for an in
vestigation Of the Cadets.
Massachusetts, Is becoming the
happy hunting ground for promo
ters Of fraudulent securities" said
Atty. Gen. ]. Weston Allen, In ap
pearing before the legislative com
mitee on banks and banking in sup
port of the recommendations Of the
so-called blue sky commission" OF
which he is chairman and which re-
Gently submitted its report.
Harris A. Reynolds, secretary OF
the Massachusetts Forestry Associa-
ton, who has TOR three years been
touring the timber lands OF the coun.
try, predicted that our forests
will disappear In so years. He says
that the adoption Of efficient forest
fire prevention methods might posi-
bly, extend the wodS lease Of life an
additional 20 years. and suggested
that in the future h1e fighters In adr.
planes might drop bombs which
would extingutsh the flames with
chemicals.
Chaps and laetats may be a cor!
mon sight In Jefferson, Me-, If the
experiment In beef ratsmS. success
fully conducted near that town at
tains the proportions planned by a
number Of farmers who are turning
stockmen. The boast Is made that
Maine can produce better beef than
the Western rangea. besides utilizing
thousands Of acres 6 practically
waste ground. About Is months ago
one stockman near tbare purchased
1900 acres, after q long stufy Of pas
tueage conditions, and Installed there
On A head Of pedtsrescl cattle. The
group now consists Of 100 beevea.
Look Ahead.
Il 10 well enough to stop and rest