Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-26
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Items Of Interest From All
Sections Of yaIkeeland
Mrs. Mary Butler, who had reached
the advanced age Of 10S years. died
recently at her home in SO. Boston.
Three Lowell, Mass,. policemen
have reported to the police depart
ment that a total of $137.50 had been
stolen from their pockets In Merrimac
3d..
Spring activities got a setback in
Jonesport, Me-, last week by fall OF
nearly three inches Of snow, some
what interfering with baseball prac-
tice and early gardening.
Harry J. Orr, %, charged with
the murder of his wife on March
81, 1920, in New Haven, Conn.,,
was sentence to state prison for life.
He was captured in San Francisco a
month after his wife was found shoI
to death.
F. E. Putnam Of Lowell, Mass, had
q concrete sidewalk laid in 1919 and,
so doing, inadvertently covered n
peony bulb. He sails that the plant
is now in the sunlight again, having
forced its way through q layer OF
tarred cobbles and more than an inch
of solid concrete.
Lowell liquor officers In arrang-
ing to send seized liquor to State
headquarters found that the greater
portion Of the contents Of cans was
water, the center Of the cans was
fitted with a small sized funnel, while
the rest was filed with water. The
seizure was made March 8.
Mrs. Irene Nikituk, aged 81, Spring
field, Mass, was instantly killed by
leaping from fourth story window in
Q block, where she had gone, sup
posedly to visit friends. She was
committed to an insane hospital last
June end was recently released on the
request Of her husband to assist in the
care Of their two young children.
Peter Longe, who was found guilty
Of second degree murder for the kill
ing Of Owen Hayes at Fairhaven. VT,
was sentenced to life imprisonment
in the State Prison by Judge Sher-
man R. Moulton. Before imposing SEN
tence the court overTuled Q motion
Of the defense that the verdict be set
aside as against the evidence.
Pres. R. J. Alley of the University OF
Maine announces that the College OF
Law would not be reopened for the
present. This action by the trustees
was made necessary, he said, by the
failure of the Legislature to provide
an appropriation to cover the neces-
sary expenses. The trustees asked
the Legislature for an appropriation
of $4,000 for this purpose, but the
request was not granted
By the terms Of the viii Of the Late
Cyrus c. Mayberry, Boston attorney,
filed in the Sufolk Probate Office,
$4,000 is left to the town Of Casco,
Me-, The will provides that one-half
the income Of this sum shall be ex-
pended for schools. while the other
half shall be for the care and mainte-
nance of the highway leading from
the Otisfield line to the Raymond line.
The first blood test to determine the
paternity Of a child to be made In
Massachusetts, will be made In
Springfield, Mass. The child in ques-
ton Is that of Doris Fodsy. Thomas
Grover is alleged to be the father,
while he declares that the father is
George Webb, a soldier at Fort Hamil-
ton, New York. The latter denies 1t
Grover is a defendant in the District
Court.
"The General Court must have pub
dc opinion behind It In order to re-
peal or modify any Of the revenue
eating provisions Of existing Jaw,
said Tax Commissioner Henry F. Long
in speaking before the Massachusetts
Tax Collectors Association. He said
there is a duty upon chambers OF
commerce and other business or
ganizations to reduce the demands
upon state, city and town treasures.
BY a rollcall vote of II to IA. the
Massachusetts, State Senate refused to
order to a third reading the House
bill to reduce the period OF waiting
under the workmen's compensation
law. The measure provides that In
cases where disability continues more
than four weeks the compensation
shall date from the day Of injury, IN
stead of having the present waiting
period OF 10 days.
The police in raid on house or
Lincoln street, Worcester, Mass. fol-
lowing complaints about actions II
the place, discovered that the hot wa
ter compartment Of the Kitchen stove
had been turned into cache for NOR
phine. Instead Of using the space
for heating water, the police report II
had been disconnected from the ho'
water tank, and they found In It
tin box containing Is one-Quaste1
grains Of the drug, IL empty tin boxes
a hypodermic syringe and . spoon.
The Boston and Maine railroad
shops, Concord, closed for week
starting Monday. It is understood
that the plan Of closing the shops ont
week in three will be continued unit
Sept. and while the TOO or more mel
affected are not altogether pleaset
with the idea, the only alternative
was a complete shutdown OF th'
plant, as the national agreement unde
which the railroads are operated pro
hibits any time work and does no
include definite shutdown II con
dittons warrant.
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