Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-29

Miss Annie G. Crosby OF Boston has
made Q proposition to Belfast, Me-. to
contribute $4,000 If an equal amount
is raised by subscription within a
year towards . public school building
to cost not less than 100000. The
$50. 900 is to be invested In Liberty
Bonds and remain until, by the in
terest or some other means, the fund
reaches 100000. Miss Crosby is
granddaughter Of the late Gov. Will
liam G. Crosby Of Belfast.
Because his sense of humor was so
much in evidence that he could not
restrain himself from laughing long
and loudly at q witty remark made
by the Rev. H. e. Julien in the East
Rochester, Mass, Finnish Cor grega-
tional church, David Mehonan Of
Wareham was fined S. by Judge
Washburn of that village.
Mehonan was only recently rein
stated in the church, after being ex-
PEELED for disorderly conduct over q
year ago.
Un ess rains become more frequent.
too, the potato crop Of Connecticut
primises to be dwarfed, except in
the low lands. Fruit trees and berry
bushes also are suffering for lack OF
moisture, and the leaves in some in
stances are turning yellow. The
raspberry crop, however. now at its
height, is reported to have been ex-
ceptionally satisfactory thus far.
Corn is making a slow but even
growth and promises better than
normal yield.
Alfred w. Quigg Of Pawtucket, R..I-
who Is under $4,000 bonds awaiting
the outcome Of 10 indictments issued
in 1912, charging him with being an
accessory to the embezzlement OF
1000 from the United Workmen.
appeared in the superior court In an
effort to have the amount of bail re-
duced to $4,000 on each charge pend
ing the outcome Of the trial. This
action was brought in connection with
his petition for an Injunction to pre-
vent the Southern Surety company
from surrendering him.
Quigg is in a rather peculiar pre-
dicament due to the recent death Of
his brother, former Congressman
Lemuel F. Quigg o. New York.
Gov. Coolidge of Massachusetts, has
signed the bill passed by the Legis-
lature on petition Of Simon Swig to
permit savings departments Of trust
companies to pay interest monthly on
deposits. The governor affixed hts
signature as soon Is th bill was
placed before him. Other measures
approved by him were the bill to
authorize the payment by the safe
of $4,000 to Judge Hayden of Roxbury
and $1,000 to Representative Leland
Powers Of Newton to reimburse them
for damage done their houses by
bombs; also the measure to prevent
the unauthorized possession Of bombs
or explosives under penalty Of $1,000
fine and one years Imprisonment.
Richard Billings president Of the
woodstock Railway Company, an
nounces tht the company had de-
cided to withdraw from the Ameri-
can Railway Express Company the
privilege Of doing business over its
line and that the express service
would be discontinued on or about
October /. This action had been
taken, Mr.. Billings said. because Ed
ward C. Niles, assistant manager OF
the United States railroad administra-
tion, had refused to allow the Wood
stock Railway Company the same in
crease in pay for the express priv
lege as that granted the st. Johns
bury & Lake Champlain Railroad
Company and other subsidiaries OF
the Boston & Maine Railroad Com
pany.
After six months of continuous
boring through a solid ledge, the
deepest well in the north country has
recently been completed at Camp
Winneshewauka, the summer cam
for girls near Lunenhurg. VT. The
we'll is 401 feet deep and yields about
six gallons Of water minute. 1t is
not q gushing we'll, though as the
water has risen to within seven feet
Of the surface, 1t can be easily
pumped up for all The pur-
poses Of the camp. An eight inch
more was used and after reaching
about II feet a solid ledge was
struck and the drill has been driven
through this ever since. The water
will be used as an auxiliary to the
spring water system at the camp.
John J. Martin. president Of En-
change Trust company, Boston, ad-
dressing the members Of the Massa-
chusetts Real Estate Exchange, rec
commended the construction Of homes
by owners Of land. predicted that
building materials and labor would
increase in price and that landlords
would be compelled to raise rents
In order to receive fair return on
their investment. He warned un-
scrupulous owners Of property not
to raise rents unless It was necessary.
Go ahead and build now" he said.
"as there is no sense In postponins
construction because you may expect
q decrease in the prices Of material
and labor. There is scant likelihood
Of any decrease, but to the contrary.
Il is the opinion of those who should
know, that labor and materials Will
90 up"
The 4s-hour law for women and
children, signed April Is BY Gov.
Coolidge Of Massachusetts, is now op-
erative. It provides that no child
under Is years Of age and no woman
shall be employed in any factory or
workshop or in any manufacturing.
mercantile or mechanical establish
ment, teleg: aph or telephone ex-
change or my any express or trans
portation company more than nine
hours in any ole day or more than
48 hours q week.