Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-02-24
NUMBER 8.


billed from Van Buren,. Ne, to the
Ayredale Stock Farm. Bangor. tn
hquor was removed to tie federal
building for storage.
At the banquet Of the Connecticut
Dairymen's Assn, Hartford, CT, e&-
Gov. Marcus H. Holcomb announced
he Is going back to the farm" next
year and raise pullets," as the price
Of eggs at the present time is enough
to decide a man to establish q pro
ducing farm" Of his own.
When Dist Atty. Pelletter ruled that
sweet cider cannot be classed as in
to1icating liquor, two men in Boston
were discharged in court on charges
of keeping and exposing intoxicants.
A jury was drawn in the case. The
district attorneys decision saved the
Jury the trouble Of hearing the case.
Inmbermen Of Northern Maine ex-
pect to cut and bring out to the mills
this winter about 1000, 100000 feet
Of timber and pulp wood, which Is
the record for the Maine cut. This,
however, Is contingent upon weather
conditions and upon the sufficient fall
of snow to facilitate hauling. Thus
far these conditions have been fairly
satisfactory.
A jury in the federal district court
in Bangor returned verdict OF
guilty in the case of DR.. c. G. Ran
court Of Waterville, who was tried on
charges of writing prescriptions for
morphine and cocaine for durs ad-
diets. He admitted, under cross-ex-
animation, that he had dated some OF
the prescriptions ahead.
Massachusetts, will have thirty
thousand more payers Of income tax
this year, Andrew J. Casey, acting
internal revenue collector, estimates
He placed the total number at more
than 100000. The steady demand for
LABOR and high wages paid resulted
in increased wages everywhere in the
State, the COLLECTOR s3lO.
Woonsocket, R l., Central Labor
Union at q meeting has demanded
the immediate resignation OF Atty
Gen. Palmer. The secretary OF the
union was directed to forward copies
of the resolution to the Senator's and
Representatives fro mRhode Island.
together with request that they re-
ply. stating their attitude.
After drinking a quantity Of dena-
tured alcohol, James Lynch, ~,
laborer from Taunton, Mass. slashed
his throat with a razor in Boothbay
SQUARE, Portland, missing the jugular
vein by a hair. Lynch was found ly-
ing in the snow and was taken TO
the police station, where six stitches
were taken to close the wound.
Rhode Island voters at special
election, by an to 1 majority, ap-
proved the issuance Of $2,5OO,oOo
bonds to provide funds for the pay
ment of a bonus Of 500 TO each OF
the rs, 900 men and women who were
in the country's military or naval
service during the war. A $Soo,ooo
loan for state roads and bridges was
also approved.
The Washington, Vt. county court
declined to sentence Horace F. Ora
ham, former Governor. who was con-
victed recently Of theft OF state
funds while he was state auditor
The case will go to the supreme
court on exception taken by the de-
fence at the trial. and II the county
court Is sustained the supreme court
will impose sentence.
The agreement with John Mcbow-
man and Lou C.. Wallick to construct,
equip and operate the Providence-Bilt-
more Hotel has been executed In New
York between these men and Arthur
L. Aldred, representing the chamber
of commerce. The structure Will cost
$4,000, 900, including land, building
and furnishings, and will be 1s stories
in height. Work upon it will start
April 1.
The northern half Of Plum Island
has been conveyed from the heirs OF
Moses Pethngell to the Plum Island
Beach Company, according to deeds
recorded at Newburyport. The land
transferred includes the entire north
ern section of the island, with the e1-
ception Of a small portion owned by
the government Of about 80 acres.
and consists of 400 acres, Including
315 cottages.
George o. Hale of Middlesex, w..
indicted for the murder Of H. Lester
Morse, q neishbor, pleaded not guilty.
The course being informed that the
state did not expect to establish first
degree murder. Hale was released
under $4,000 bonds. The case then
went over TO the March term. Morse
was shot on his farm Feb. / during
a boundary dispute. Hale Is . MEM
Der Of the Legislature.
Because her electric steering co..
troll COVE out while at sea, the Amea-
can steamship Beilerose voyased
about 5000 miles conned By hand.
reaching Boston from Antwerp and
eoinx to q berth at Hoosac docks.
For weeks tho freishesr had been
Guided through gales that c1erted
tremendous stress on the massive
rudder, relieving tackles being nsees-
sary at times to hold her On q course.
IndFeTence to educational advaAta-
ses, q hack Of application and irregu-
larity In attendance upon the part q
students Of Brown University ProU-
deace, were accusations made BY
Dean Randall in an address to the
Students. The result o. examinations
was very unsatisfactory. The dean De-
otared. 70 students having failed 30
hsdly that they were refused further
registration, while the great number
Of marc pass marks indicated low
grade work.
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