Oxford Democrat., 1921-08-16
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Y,e oestroyed the barn Of Absa-
ham 0OSdAeld, veil-known tooeoco
grower ct Rockville, Conn. causing
loas of S3xDeo. Al o( Mr. 3oldneld's
1870 crup, absat 10 oases, was seored
tu he structure
At Hsverhtn the cut sole leather
manufacturers have ssbmitted coun-
ter proposition OF their employees at
filiated with the 6hoe Workers Pro-
tscttye Union, aa11ng . 30 percent re-
ductioa IN vages and . 6e-hour week.
Rev. Bernard Sheviin, pastor Of
St. Joseph's parish, Msdford. Mass,
was drowned while bathing In Jones
Creek, near Gloucester. Mass. he was
taken with cramps and sank before
assistance could reach him. The body
was recovered
Dr. Summer B. Remtek. sapeftnfeu4
dent Of New Bedford Sanftorfum,
New Bedford, Mass, has been ap-
pointed director Of the state division
of tuberculosis sanftaria BY Health
Commissioner Eugene Kelly. He viii
succeed the lats Dr.. WS0am J. Gal
Ivan.
John Drew, wanted IN Exeter. N.
H, on the charge Of wife desertioa,
said to have woves in Ogdenourg. N.
Y, and Marlboro, Mass, and wanted
in Salem, Mas. on q charge brought
by q young woman was held In the
municipal court Portland, Me-, In the
sum of 5000, charged With the lar-
ceny Of an automobile.
Everett Degarjian. aged 4. was
fatally injured when he was Knocked
down by an automobile IN Wetertown,
Mass. The car was being driven BY
Theodore L. Harlow, aged "a, OF Bel
mont, Mass. who came to the Water
town Police Station and told the
story OF the accident after onveying
the injured child to the Cambridge
Hospital, where he died within an
hour.
More than LOCO man attended the
mass meeting called By the Fedora
ton of Labor unions and the various
crafts employed at the Fore River
shipbuilding yards, held on the Fore
River Club grounds at Quincy Point,
Mass, for the purpose Of aroustng
public sentiment to have Congress-
appropriate more money to build new
ships and relieve acute working con-
ditions at Quincy.
While her mother was IN the berry
field, 4-year-old Grace Howard. Of ST.
Johnsbury, Vt, set fire OF her clothing
while playing with matches and died
as a result The matches had been,
hidden, but the child found them The
little girls brother Richard, I. who
was berrytng. heard his sister scream
and dragged her to brook to put out
the flames. His hands were badly
burned In trying to save her.
William Littleheld new Maine
state automobile officer has started a
crusade against violators Of the au-
tomobile laws both IN regards to
speed and headlights. Recently he
held up twenty automobiles at York
Village on account Of defective lights.
No arrests were made at the time,
but the drivers we're warned to make
for the nearest garage and get their
uxats tuned - 10 comply Win the
law.
Charles l. Hurley Of Dorchester
Mass, while "a a vacation IN Derry,
N. a.. Aug. II, 1919. wrote q picture
postcard to hh wife It was mailed
at the West Windham, N. Il, Post
Office. The postcard was delivered at
ths Hurley home last week. WIND
ham Is % miles from Boston. M.
Hurley is saving It as proof to hts
vtfe that he did not forget her while
sxsy. Mrs. Hurley is at present on
| Q vacation
Former Governor Samuel e. PIN
ree Of Vermont is summertng at Rre
| Beach with Mrs. Pingree. he recent
" celebrated his Goth birthday. Gov
eruor Pingree's home Is at HARTFORD
| VI where he has resided for many
| years. He is stfll active In The anaifs
| Of hts home town and has served as
town clerk for more than 90 ooosecu-
tive years which makes him ths old
lest official serving In that capacity
In the New England States.
The automobile, blamed fof Ack d
patronage on the steam RAILROADS
caused discontinuance 1 trains II
Maine, Is now held responsible foi
curtailment of service on the elec'
trio lines at Portland The Cxmber-
land County Power and Light Com
many have announced that in eonse'
ouence of the great slump in bosa'
ness this summer haK-hour running
time on the Yarmouth division VII
be replaced by an hourly schedule
Company officials denounced the
practice OF automobile owners II
utcking Nd and bringing to the city
people waiting for the electric cars
They claimed this was one o. tne
many reasons for eurtsament f ser,
vice.
The sale OF government wool 81
Boston last week, when Ave million
pounds Of low grade South American
types were offered, was draggy, only
sbout 4S per cent Of the entire eata,
logue being sold The exception u
the general rulo was the sale Oh
secured woods Of which about u PEI
cent was sold. Competitions for these
wools was fairly animated at times
On the whole. the sale was d&sAo'
pointing. The Biyelow- -Hisrt4ord Car
pet Company was the big operator II
greasy woods. taking over 7Yo00t
pounds, while the Alexander Smitf
Carpet Company was secoed buyer
OF greasy woods, taking 209.oW lbs.
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