Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-11-23
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Owing to the crowded conditions at
the Connecticut state farm for wom-
en- at Mantle, Gov. Holcomb has is
sued q request to the state courts to
make no further commitments to- the
institution until conditions are
changed.
The cost Of living In Massachusetts,
increased last month, instead Of de-
cltning, the commission on the neces-
saries Of life announces. The figures
showed an advance In the index num-
bers Of living costs from 98.5 for Au-
gust to 110.1 for September.
Daylight saving came In for Of
fetal condemnation from state grange
masters representing many thousands
Of Patrons Of HHsbandry, in reports
at the opening session Of the 18th an
nual meeting Of National grange IN
Mechanics building, Boston.
To their many admiring friends
Capt Marty WEIGH and members OF
the crew Of the victorious schooner
Esperanto are displaying beautiful IA
karat, II teweled gold watches pre-
scented 10 them at dinner by the
Gorton-Pew Fisheries Co. owners OF
the schooner.
The seating capacity Of the Yale
Bowl for the Yale-Harvard football
game on Nov. 20 will be $1,000. The
Yale athletic association has erected
temporary wooden seats inside the
bowl and q tier of temporary seats
has been completed around the top
Of the enclosure.
A committee to take up the Ques-
ton Of revising the automobile and
highway laws of this state was APP
pointed at the annual meeting Of the
directors Of the Maine Automobile
association IN Portland. These at
present are said to be administered
by four different departments.
National headquarters Of the
Knights OF Columbus will remain In
New Haven, Ct, 1t Is announced by
N. ]. mckinley, supreme secretary,
who added that ground would be brok-
en- at New Haven soon for the new
$500, 900 headquarters building. The
cost Of this building will be met from
the organizations private funds.
They must show q substantial OBJ
ject in the roadway 200 feet distant
from the machine, at height not
more than AZ inches from the ground
This requires q light of IAN apparent
candle power Of 1900" The rays OF
the headlight shall be 30 ar
ranged as to light objects 10 feet on
either side Of the machines path.
At reception held by Boston
clergymen resolutions were passed to
pledge support to DR.. Wilfred Gren-
fell, the famous Northern doctor and
explorer. Dr.. Grenfell is in Boston
in the interests Of an endowment
campaign for $1,500,000 to be raised
in England, Canada and the United
States to aid the work In Labrador
Headlights Of standard specifca-
tions. regulated by the state regis
trar OF motor vehicles, must be used
on all automobiles beginning early il
January. The result of such STAN
dardi8ation Of headlights will be q
great reduction In the number Of mo-
tor accidents, It is believed. Under
the new ruling headlights must meet
specifications as follows:
Civilization has advanced to point
where the use Of war paint Is no long
or necessary, said Principal Il H.
Gadsby Of Drury High School, North
Adams, Mass, IN an order issued to
young women students against the
use Of cosmetics. ainted face. bare
knees and other extremes in style OF
dress no longer VIII be permitted In
class rooms, according to the order.
Richard R. Flynn, commissioner Of
state aid and pensions, has received
an opinion Hon the encouragement
of Massachusetts, to the effect that
men who were discharged from draft
camps during the war for physical dis
ability are not eligible to state or mil
.tary aid. As a result, Commissioner
Flynn WIN dismiss any such applica-
tons, Of which already there have
been half a dozen.
Owing to the law In force In many
state prohibiting first cousins from
marrying each other Miss Rhoda
Loise Dichardson and Harry Rich
ardson. both OF Bay City, Mich.
travelled across seven states before
finding place where they could be
legally wed. Judge Charles L Hib-
bard Of the Pittsfeld, Mass, district
court gave the couple a permit to
marry without waiting the necessary
FIVE days.
Frank Crafts little baby saved him
Just $50 In Waltham, Mass, court.
Craft, who Is 81, and lives in Needham,
and Frank ]. Curley, 81. also Of Need
ham, were In court, Craft was charged
with drunkenness and operating an au-
tomobile while under the influence Of
liquor. and Curley with Drunkenness.
Craft told Judge Abbott he had lit
tie baby and not much money. The
Judge fined him a total Of $110. He
cut It down 70 $50.
Joseph Kershner, clothing merchant
OF Burlington, Vt, has returned with
II members Of his wife's family, after
he had been imprisoned seven weeks
by the Bolsheviki at Wladiner- VOL
ink, Russia, where he went to rescue
Mrs. Kershner's relatives. He was
finally liberated by the taking Of the
city by the Polish troops and succeed
ed In getting his wife's family 10 War:
saw by wagon, and thence to Antwerp
to sail for America.
Two sentences Of Six months In
houses Of correction. two $500 fines,
and several lesser fines were levied
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