Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20
NJ HAPPENED IN
new ENGLAND
News Of General Interest
From the Six States

From the Six States
By terms Of the win Of Neil No
Neil Of Dorchester, Mass, who died
Dec. 4, st. Francis Xavier College;
Antigonish, N. s., eventually will re-
ceive approximately $1,00o.00.
He states that the new force has
demonstrated It's usefulness. Col.
Foote proposes that the 80 additional
men be added in lots Of 80. this being
the maximum number that can be
trained at one time.
Wallace L. Kimball, proprietor Of q
jewelry store on Merrimack street,
Haverhill, Mass, died on the operat-
ing table at the Hale Hospital. He
failed to recover consciousness after
ether was administered.
Col. Alfred Foote, Massachusetts
Commissioner Public Safety, has
filed a bill recommending that 90
men be added to the new State Pa
troll, which now consists Of 42 men,
although so are authorized.
Fitchburg. Mass, Lodge, B. P. o.
E., has begun to raise special fund
for the erection Of new home and
has called upon each member for
an assessment Of 500 toward It. This
would mean approximately $4,000.
A peculiar accident occurred on
South Washington st., Whitman,
Mass, near the East Bridgewater line
in which a horse, an automobile, a bug
gy and man participated, the auto
mobile damaged, and the buggy
smashed.
John Dies, Benjamin Comes and
Joseph Andrews, the three Bravo
youths Of Onset, Mass, were found
guilty Of assault upon Miss Gertrude
Butler Of Buzzard's Bay by a jury in
the Superior Court after celebrating
nearly ten hours.
The negro citizens Of New Eng
land, at a mass meeting in Boston,
under auspices Of Boston Equal Rights
League, passed resolutions seeking
equality OF races, rights for the min
ority, security for the colored people
in America, and decrying the crime of
lynching.
The stateboard of conciliation and
arbitration handed down decision
awarding the Knite Shoe Company,
Haverhill. wage reduction averaging
per cent. The decision affects 200
employees. The Shoe Workers Union
objected to reduction Of 20 per cent
early in November and the question
went to the board for arbitration.
Plum island has become q treasury
ground in the eyes Of scores OF near
by residents, who have been combing
the shores in search of ambergris
since the discovery Of a small guam
tity OF the precious substance there
by William G.. Webster NewburypOrt
The piece which Webster found
weighs 2 1-2 pounds, and he values
1t at $500.
One of the men rescued from the
submarine S-4S which sank at Bridge
port, Ct, charged that some person
or persons at that plant Of the Lake
Torpedo Boat Company bluadered In
not properly clampiag the lid Of q
manhole and that the submerging OF
the boat was followed by rush OF
water. AS a result Of something hav-
ing gone wrong IL men faced death
for II hours.
Rev. John Graham, pastor Of the
Congregational church at Kittery
Point, Me-, acted as referee in box
ing matches between men from the
tender Savannah and Marine guards
at the Portsmouth Navy Yard. In a
short address from the ring Rev. Mr.
Graham defended the dignity Of box
ing, and declared it to be q worth
while sport for any red-blooded man.
Bank Commissioner Joseph c. Al
len announces that he hopes and ex'
poets to pay dividend Of SS Is
per cent to the depositors In the saw
ings department Of the fremont
Trust Company Boston. on Friday
Dec. %, out Of the assets In that de-
partment. About 5000 depositors
will share in the dividend. which 1t Is
expected will run into hundreds oa
| thousands Of dollars.
According to Frank A. Goodwin,
State Registrar Of Motor Vehicles
there were 48 fatal automobile acct
dents in Massachusetts last month, as
compared with 72 during November,
1920. TIL number Of persons convic-
ted of operating cars while under the
influence OF liquor shows a decrease,
the registrar says. Registrar Good
wins statement is as follows: "The
November record of deaths due to
motor vehicle accidents shows wan
derful improvement over thot Of No
vember of last year. Notwithstanding
the fact that there were $4,000 more
cars on the highways than last year
the number of persons killed was
reduced from u to 48.
Acting on suggestions By State
Superintendent Of Schools Thomas
and John F. Sprague Of Dover, editor
of the Maine Historical Magastne
Superintendent Of Schools Morrill, ol
Bangor has enlisted the talents oi
eighth grade pupils In schools al
over Maine in the compilation Of
gazetteer OF the state. the purpose
being to encourage the intensive
study Of local geography and to cult
! vate better acqua ntance Of the chill
dren with the characteristics, history
institutions, industries and nsturh At
fractions OF the several towns ant
localities.