Oxford Democrat., 1921-05-31
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Items Of Interest From Al
Sections Of YankeeIand
Construction and maintenance Of a
building at Harvard. to be known as
Roosevelt House." in memory Of the
late Col. Theodore Roosevelt. Is recon-
mended in a report Of committee Of
alumni.
The Massachusetts, Congregations.
Conference at its closing session in
Lawrence, Mass, placed its annual
budget at $15,744.6S. There were 222
churches represented at the confer
ance, with a total Of 324 delegates.
Sentence of from three to Ave years
in State Prison at Windsor
was imposed on DR.. H. N. Montefiore
in Franklin County Court, st. Adams,
VT. for performing criminal opera
tion, of which he was convicted on
April 13.
A Massachusetts club was formed at
Colby College, Waterville. consisting
of 54 men from the Bay state who
are attending the college. An election
of officers and discussion OF future
plans was the business Of the first
meeting.
The bill authorizing the town Of
Wakefield, Mass, to pay $4,000 to the
mother of James Arthur Preston, muir
dered policeman, was amended by the
House to provide for us acceptance by
the voters in regular or special town
meeting.
The charter Of the Brockton, Mass,
stitchers' local, revoked II years ago
for alleged failure to operate in ac-
cordance with the union rules, was
restored by the general executive board
of the Boot and Shoe Workers Union
in session in st. Louis.
Steps toward providing for a memo
rial to the Worcester men in the
World War have been taken by the
adoption of an order providing for a
commission to make recommendation
as to a suitable memorial, location for
1t and means Of financing 1t.
Lakes veto Of the Sunday OBJ
seryance bill was sustained In the
Connecticut House. The unofficial
vote was 29 for the bill and 146
against it. In view of the suA0'fning
of the veto in the House the bill
is killed. It does not 60 to the
Senate.
Chatting under the arrest Of his son
Daniel, aged "a. on charge Of the
larceny of 5000 from the DAILY Tire
Company. patrolman Michael P.
Ahearn of Station 2, Worcester, Mass,
committed suicide in his home by
shooting himself in the right ear with
his revolver.
The Massachusetts, House over
whelmingly defeated bill preventing
special Justices of district courts from
appearing as attorneys in their own
courts. This was one Of the bills
recommended by the judicature com
mission, which also received the IA
yorable support of the judiciary COM
mittee.
State Horticultural Frank H. Dud-
| ley says that the apple crop in Maine
promises far better than could have
been expected after such heavy frost.
The reports from orchardists in diff
ferent parts Of the State show that a
full crop is in prospect, and this means
that over 100000 bushels will be
harvested in the Fall.
Miss Hannah M. Pratt, for 46 years
a teacher in Massachusetts Schools
and noted for her annual Christ
mas dinner which for years she has
given the poor children Of Attleborc
at Christmas, has rendered her resig'
nation to the local school committee;
to take effect next month at the close
of the present school year.
Gov. Cox of Massachusetts,. speaking
at a banquet Of the Durant, Inc, II
the Hotel Somerset, praised the womer
for their intention to erect hotel ant
recreation centre near Copley square
Boston, and said that they could DO
distinct service to Boston and Massa
chusetts. The Durant would be II
women what the City Club was to men
On the eve of her trial for the mur'
der of her sweetheart, Oliver Love
lly. at his home a year ago, Kate Ives
st. Adams, VI. confessed that sht
killed him because she thought he In
tended to move to Springfield, ant
desert her. She pleaded guilty Il
was sentenced to a term Of from fiv'
to twenty years in the state prison
at Windsor.
A young man whose name the po
lice declined to give out appealed u
IHolyoke officers for protection from
several men, who, he said, were at
tempting 10 steal from him a bool
valued at $1,O00,OO0. The volume con
tains the answers to the al ques
tions sent out by Thomas A Edison
| in the form of a QUESTIONABLE to col
lege graduates. he declared. He sai'
that he had memorized the answer
of 100 Of the queries and that b
was studying hard on the other Al.
The sum Of S174.39. residue OF tn
estate OF his wife whom he killed
will be turned over to Joseph Botta
serving N eight-year term at Charles
town, Mass, state prison for man
slaughter. under the ruling in the Pro
bate court at Dadham Botta killed hi
wife in April, 1919, when he foun
her with another man an the celia
of their home at Franklin He wa
sentenced last December. The estat
was administered by Chief OF Polio
lKnowlton of Franklin. Its total wa
. s47fS7, from which was deducte
funeral and other expenses.