Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-02
About the State.

! The Ar008to0k farm without an arte-
sian we'll 10 q rarity now. One well
drill outfit has gone into winter quarters
after sinking 33 wells this season on as
many farms, the average depth being
176 feet, to insure steady flow.
A Lewiston man recently paid fine
Of $25 and costs, amounting to $44 81,
for permitting his 14.year.old son to
work In shoe factory In violation OF the
child labor law. It was found that the
earnings of the father and his six chill
dren averaged over $125 weekly.
Mrs. Charles NORM of Van Buren,
mother of Mrs. Cyriace j. Danboise Of
Fort Fairfield, probably has more grand
children according to her age than any
woman In Maine. Mrs. NORM is only 63
years old, but has 81 grandchildren, the
9th having been born to Mrs. Danboise
of Fort Fairfield November 10.
1t is figured out in Portland that the
damage to clothes by taloum powder,
used by enthusiastic but thoughtless
celebrators on Armistice Day, will
amount to at least $500. Nothing but
a thorough cleansing will remove 1t and
cleansing establishments have been hav-
ing more business than they could at
tend to.
The Portland Y. M. @. A. has become
possessed of valuable tract of land on
the shores of Ossipee Lake In the town of
Marlborough, ninety. five acres of the
most desirable property there having
lar "a t.
that this lakeside tract will be the site
of camps that will be utilized In the
outing activities of the organization.
Bar Harbor In summer and Bar Harbor
In winter seem to be somewhat different
in atmosphere and sppesrance-in fact
in winter, q stranger might be led to say
Of the world-famous resort of which he
had read and heard: "There hsin't no
sich animal" A party of motorists
drove into Bar Harbor about 8 P. M. re-
Gently and were obliged to ask police.
man where they could find hotel accom-.
modations and he was obliged to hunt up
rooms for them and place to secure
food
: DR.. Heber Bishop of Boston presented
an 18-pound landlooked salmon to the
Boston Aquarium recently. DR.. Bishop
caught the fish, believed to be the largest
ever landed In New England waters, at
bis summer home at Clearwater Lake,
near Pennington, after fight of one and
0ne-half hours, with the aid of live min
nows as bait. DR.. Bishop carried the
fish to Boston in specially constructed
tank, and 1t shows no III effects from the
journey. A 10-pouud female landlocked
salmon, caught by DR.. Bishop the same
day, died before It could be transported.
Five citations and three medals, hon.
ors probably equalled by no other soldier
In the State Of Maine, are the proud
boast OF Corp. Ralph L. Ramsdell of
South WATERFORD, q member OF D Com
pany of the old I'd Maine, later the 103d
Infantry. The last citation, signed by
Marshal Petain of the French army, was
received Monday. The medals which
this young hero has won are the Amer
lean distinguished service cross, the
French croix de guerre for service at
Chateau Thierry and the French medal
militaire, for heroism at Vsux. An.
other distinction for Corp. Ramsdell is
that most of bis citations have had the
word "deceased," after his name. for 1t
will be emembered that he was officially
killed in action and this has never been
officially denied, although the young
man is back home to prove that It isn't