Oxford Democrat., 1921-11-22
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News Of General Interest
From the Six States
John w. Riddle Of Connecticut, .
former ambassador to Russia. has
been nominated by President Hard
ing to be ambassador to Argentina
Col. +. B. Thomas, veteran Of the
world war, has been named tax com
missioner by Gov. HARNESS Of Yer
mont. He will succeed M. g. Morse,
whose resignation becomes effective
Dec. !.
Bates college authorities Of Lewis
ton, Me-, have refused sanction for
the proposed trip Of the football team
to play Rollins college at Winter Park
Fla. An invitation from Rollins had
been approved unoficially.
Domestic science classes In Auburn,
Me-. won't be for girls alone here
after. Thirteen Auburn high school
boys will be given instructions in
cooking, following their request that
some provision be made for teaching
them this branch Of indoor sport.
Walter, two-year-old son Of Thom-
as Lucczynsh Of Stamford. Vt, was
drowned by falling into q tub OF
water used for watering cattle In the
yard near his home. He had been
missed only a short time when his
father found him dead.
r. B. Norris, Auburn, Me-, manager
and part owner Of the Lewiston
Handle Company, received a charge
OF bird shot in his face, arms and
legs while partridge hunting. It Is
believed Norris hat was mistaken for
a partridge.
Floyd Marshall, 1S years Of age,
shot and killed his mother, Mrs. Al
lerton P. Marshall, by accident at
| their home in Fairlee, Vt. He was pre-
pairing a shot gun for hunting trip
when 1t was accidentally discharged.
| Mrs. Marshall died instantly.
Mrs. Eva Clark Doubleday Of Wood
stock, VT, has been awarded Car
negie hero medal and $1,000 from the
hero fund. Mrs. Doubleday rescued
a young boy who had broken through
the ice while playing with her son,
making desperate fight in saving the
youngsters life.
Marines have been posted as guards
on mail trains between Boston and St
AIbans, Vt, according to the state
ment Of railway mail officials. The
ruling applies to through trains only.
Local trains will not receive any re-
enforcement by the marine& according
10 postal train of1cials.
Julias c. Westmoreland ot 16 Wei
lington street Of Boston. has been ap-
pointed deputy collector Of internal
revenue by Internal Revenue Collector
Malcolm q. Nichols. Westmoreland
is believed by the local revenue off,
cials to be the first negro to receive
such an appointment.
Dedham, Mass. merchants are con-
siderably stirred up by circular let
ter which those of them who are de-
positors In the Dedham National Bank
received. The letter was signed by Al
Ian Forbes, president Of the bank, and
said in effect that the depositor's &C.
count would be charged with the
checks which were lost when a mail
pouch disappeared four weeks ago, on
the way from Dedham TO Boston.
Garabed Thomajanian Of Worcester,
Mass, a merchant, paid fine Of $1,000
ordered by Judge Frederick Fosdick
| in superior criminal court after jury
found him guilty Of assault with q
dangerous weapon. The assault was
alleged to have occurred when he and
his wife duarrelled over daughter, a
student at Wellesley College. who
wished to marry a man her father did
not like. The government alleged
that Garabed fired several shots at
his wife, none Of which hit her.
Samuel Wolfson, president and gen
eral manager of the Globe Manufact-
| ing Company, Worcester, Mass. was
found guilty In superior criminal
court on two counts, charging inter
ference with the militia law by dis
charging Corp. James NJ Hollywood
and Priv. Frederick Erickson, mem
bers OF headquarters company Of the
Srd infantry, M. N. G.. because they
had gone on a tour Of duty with the
company. He was fined $160.
Unless steady rain falls for at least
| a week before the rivers and lakes
are closed by Ice many industries IN
Maine which depend upon water foI
their power may be forced to close
by next spring. No rain Of any con-
siderable amount has fallen In Maine
since last April. and the prolonged
drought Is regarded by business mel
az q grave danger. The Androscoggir
river, which is the dependence Of Lew
iston as well as Of the great mills al
Rumford, Livermore Fails, Jay, Lis
bon Falls and Brunswick, Is far below
the usual Level. The great artificial
lake, IL miles long, has now been
drawn down to q point where It IL
little more than q stream Of water.
i Clarence T. Miller, aged "a, who
lived alone at Howards Valley, Ct.
was burned to death. His house ant
barn were destroyed and neighbour
found the charred body In the cellar
state officers arrested Ernest Skinner
aged II, and charged him with arson
and murder. The of3cers say tha'
] young Skinner told them that che
hated the old man. because he hat
ordered him OF the place." They als'
say that Skinner declared he intended
to blow up. Miller with dynamite.
touag Skinner lived nearby.
Their Real Reason.
i But I thought men were suppose'
81 % adore women for having just wha
Il they haven't got, Just as we adcr