Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-11-11
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Items Of Interest From III
Sections Of Yankee|and
Norwood, a cider mill, in Ipswich.
Mass. which was In operation in
Washington's day, will be closed after
this years run. The present owner
w. ]. Norwood. has operated the mill
40 years.
The City Council Of Hartford,
Conn.,, has unanimously adopted an
ordnance providing for daylight saw
ing in next year, beginning with the
first Sunday in April and ending with
the last Sunday in September.
The historic American flag which
few over the Capitol during the war
sessions Of Congress, has been sent
to Gov. Holcomb of Connecticut by
Secretary Glass, as a reward for the
stote being first in over subscriptions
to the Victory loan. Connecticut
over-subscribed its quota 1895 per
cent.
Mixing drinks came very near be-
ing fatal for George O'Hare, Law
renee, Mass, young man who was
found unconscious on the street. 1t
was claimed that he had been drink
ing a mixture Of denatured alcohol
and Jamaica ginger. O'Hare, who
was arranged on a drunkenness
charge, was sentenced to the state
farm.
A powerful wireless station with a
radius wide enough to reach any OF
the Atlantic ocean fishing banks is
being established at the Rockland,
Me-, terminal Of the East Coast Fish.
cries Company. BY means OF this
radio service the company will be
enabled to keep in constant touch
with all Of its steam trawiers operat-
ing on the banks.
Fred w. Baer, Of Kansas City, new
ly elected president Of the Intema-
tional Association Of Fire Fighters
of the United States, at the annual
convention Of the Massachusetts,
STATE branch Of the international IN
Boston, declared that the hre fighters
will not participate In any nation
wide strike II one should be called
because Of anti-strike legislation in
Congress.
The lumbermen, pulp and paper
manufacturers and timber owners OF
New England, met at Portland for
explanation, discussion and advice
relative to the forest industries ques-
&onnatre recently sent out by the Bu'
reau Of Internal Revenue. Represen-
tatives Of the bureau and OF the Ma
tional Lumber Manufacturers Asso-
citation were present and gave indi-
vidual assistance in filing out the
QUESTIONABLE, which was designed 70
secure such data as may permit the
bureau to deal intelligently with the
income and profits tax returns OF the
forest industries. The QUESTIONABLE
also was intended to permit those
taxpayers to put their case fairly be-
fore the Federal Government, espe-
eially as to claims for depletion and
depreciation deductions.
Since Pilchee, a native Corean, ra-
ra avis always, since such people sell
dom stray outside their own country
sought enlistment at the Army Re-
cruiting Station, Boston, but they had
to reject him because Of the Natur'
alization Act, which prohibits the
granting Of any more hrst papers to
aliens until after the election. 81
NEE, declared that no story o, ia
mans abuse of Corea was likely to
be an exaggeration. He was born IN
Seoul, where his father was sue
cessfuI banker and the owner OF q
part of q gold mine he said. Con-
trary to Corean custom. he strayed
afield and was sent to the United
States to study electricity. with a
view to becoming a radio expert
Seven months ago, he said. funds
from home stopped coming and his
father informed him that the Japan
ese had wiped out his fortune and
craftily robbed him Of his commercial
concessions.
An important development OF wa
ter power for electric purposes, Is
under way in Washington County at
Columbia. Me-, where the Washington
County Light & Power Company Will
construct on Pleasant River dam
$50 feet long and large power
house. The dam will have nfty-
foot head. giving abundant energy.
for serving many towns In that VI
cinity with electric power and Hgnt
and an unusual opportunity for the
establishment Of important mannac-
turing enterprises. 1t is expected
that the dam will be completed next
sprtng. When the additions now IN
the process of construction at the
Ellsworth plant of the Bangor Rail
vay & Electric Company are com
pleted the capacity Of this station
will be increased by about $500 horse
mower to a total of $500 or more than
two and a half times the energy ne
cessary to operate all the street cars
On the system.
A thief entered home IN Med
ford. Mass, ransacked several rooms,
pocketed a gold watch and a bunch
of Jewels belonging to q lady occu-
pant of one, stole a valuable pipe
from male roomer. pulled on q
pair Of new shoes belonging to anotn-
ar. grabbed a pair Of trousers ana
started for the door. Just then a
wooden leg dropped from the panta-
looms. AS 1t struck the uncarpeted
floor with loud thud the frightened
burglar emptied his pockets OF the
loot he had stolen and with yei'
Aashed from the premises.