Oxford Democrat., 1921-11-01
NEWS HAPPENINGS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Items Cleaned From Al Parts
Of New England


that Marshal Foch WIN arrive In New
York, Oct 20. and viii come to Boston
short time later.
The New Bedford Weavers Pro-
tective Association, with q member
ship of more than 1000, voted to anil
late with the other independent
textile organizations OF the country,
which propose to form an alliance.
A coon hunting party, consisting Of
John d. Latham, Dick Cahfll, Wallace
A. Howes, Tom Fleming and Tom
Doyle, near Pelham, Mass. shot q
raccoon. which. while possessing all
the markings OF raccoons including the
ringed tail. was Of exactly the color
Of q red fox.
Director William G. Adams Of the
Massachusetts division Of fisheries
and game of the state department OF
conservation, In announcing the open
Ing Of the season on upland game.
calls the special attention OF the gun
ners to the fact that hen pheasants
cannot be killed this year.
Seeking damages Of $1,000. 900. Mrs.
Dorrit Van Deusen Stevens Wood
house Of Burlington, VT. has brought
suit against Mr.. and Mrs. Lornzo e.
Woodhouse Of Burlington and New
York city, claiming that they alien
ated the affections Of her husband,
Charles Douglas Woodhouse.
Charles A. Laurier, hailing from
Manchester. N. H.. and claiming to
be a Canadian immigration agent,
was arraigned In court on the charge
Of possession CT liquor, and trans :
portation of the same. He was fined
$500 and costs Of $21. and aiso the !
costs of destroying the liquor.
The approach of the Christmas
season was marked by the arrival in !
Boston Of about three thousand tons
Of German toys in the holds Of the
American steamer Deranof from
Hamburg and Bremerhaven. Part OF
the shipment will be unloaded hare
and the remainder at Philadelphia.
Testifying at the trial of Miss Esther
Levin. IS, charged with Illegal posses
sion of liquor, officers Of the Worces
ter, Mass. liquor squad said that at
the time they saw the girl selling
pint OF liquor, she told them she had
the alcohol In the house to rub her
back with" and declared Il was her
first sale.
A 10-pound baby boy was born in
the patrol wagon Of the East Dedham
st. Station, Boston, while every ef-
fort was being maze to reach the
city hospital. The mother OF the
child collapsed at Dover and Wash
ington St. AS the case demanded
immediate action. the wagon was sent
to the scene.
Miss Linda J. Richards, who is the
oldest nurse in America to graduate
from an American training school,
has retired from active duty and Is
making her home with Mr.. and Mrs
Philip NJ. Brown, Foxboro. Mass. She
was born in q Western State. but
when quite young. her parents moved
to Vermont and lived In Lyndon and
Danville.
To buy a pig in poke is bad policy
to steal q dozen Of them without
knowing the pigs may prove fatal
Some one made haul Of guinea pigs
from a barn near the State House
Providence, where the animals, own
eddy the state board OF health, were
being kept for experimental purposes.
Two were innoculated with tuber-
culosis germs; two others with germs
Of rabies.
Mrs. Mason Johnson Of Somerset,
Vt, was mauled and bitten by pet
bear In the yard OF her home and was
taken to the North Adams hospital
Sne went out to feed the animal
when without warning he rose on his
hind feet and bore her to the ground.
He tore at her with his sharp claws
and finally bit her in the upper part OF
both legs, severing an artery. The
bear was shot.
Superintendent Of Schools Prank V.
Thompson, speaking before the Char
table Irish Society at the Boston
City Club on Public Education" said
that only per cent OF the high
school students on the select college
lists are able 10 pass entrance e1-
aminations. The colleges are over
crowded and the officials are able TO
pick and choose as they wish, .
thing which he considered very un-
democratic. He wanted to know what
became of the hundreds who were
turned away from college hast year
He looked on the state university a.
one solution Of the problem Of lessen
ing the difficulty Of getting to college.
Bound hand and foot with Q piece
of clothesline and her mouth stuffed
with cloth for a gag. Mrs- Antoinette
Boldway Of Holyoke. Mass, was found
lying prostrate in the kftcheu Of her
home. She claims . blond young
man entered her home, pointed . re-
volver at her and told her that II she
made any outcry he would kill her
baby, which was playing on the door
nearby. He then proceeded to bind
and gag her with clotbeslinee. after
which he vanished. He dSd not ~
tempt any assault on her.
Ms. George o. Robinsoo Of Pasa-
deua, Cal. speaking at TIE aonual
meeting Of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society Of the Asthodtt Epis-
copal church, Providence, q I. saA
that the Christian church ha6 unri-
vailed means Of using its povsr aGatnst
war. She stated that concerted %
ton on It's part win ooovinos ths
world that the Christian church b
impregnably founded u0ou ths Tn
Commandments, the Gsedsn Rzss ed
the teachinss Of Christ