Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-23
NUMBER II.

The Maine Sheep and Wool Grow
ers' Association has been incorporat
ed. The establishment of a ware
house at some central point in tho
State has been advocated, but It Is
probable that as beginning arrange
ments will be made With some reliable
commission house to handle the pro-
ject.
The Artists Club Of Hartford, Conn.
Is taking steps to prevent the destruc
ton of the former home Of Mark
Twain" which the owner is to raze
that he may erect on the site mod
ern apartment house. A car lpaign vii!
be instituted to raise funds from ad-
mirers Of Samuel L. Clemens In all
parts Of the country.
District Attorney Joseph c. Pelle-
tier, speaking before the West somer-
vile, Mass, Civic Association. advo-
Gated the removal of the state prison
to some point outside metropolitan
Boston. He said that while Deer Is
land was not an ideal place for thu
prison, It was Infinitely better than
the present location.
Rev. Arthur Wheelock Moulton, rec
tor OF Grace Church. Lawrence, Mass.
has notified the Utah Cathedral that
he will accept the office Of bishop CT
the missionary Jurisdiction of Utah.
His headquarters will be in Salt Lake
City. Mr.. Moulton was elected to the
Office at a convention OF Episcopal
churches in Detroit last fall.
Representative Hull Of Leominster,
Mass, one of the three dissenters
from the adverse report on a bill
which would permit employers to In
sure themselves in workmen's com
tried in vain to obtain the
Of the bill in the House
A similar bill has been defeated in
three preceding legislatures.
Aliens, all Russians. who are al
legged to be undesirables, were taken
from Hartford to Waterbury, Conn.
and after inspection were lodged In
the county Jail, where 80 other alleged
radicals are awaiting deportation or
ders. There were 101 men and one
woman in the group. All were well
dressed and took their expei eiionce In
a jovial manner.
Frank A. Sayles Of Pawtucket, r. l.,
to be the wealthiest citi-
zen of Rhode Island, and one OF the
leading figures in the textile industry
in the United States, died in New
York. Mr.. Sayles was owner Of the
Sayles bleachery in Pawtucket. the
largest bleaching, dyeing and mercer
izing plants under one head In this
part Of the United States.
Henry H. Bond, formerly chief OF
the income tax division Of the state
tax department, has petitioned the
legislature that stock dividends be ex-
empt from taxation in Massachusetts,.
This legislation would make the Mas
sachusetts law conform with the de-
cision Of the United States Supreme
Court on Monday, relative to taxation
on such dividends under the federal
income tax law.
Mrs. Edwin D. Richards and her
blind companion, Mrs. Isabel Ballou.
of North Adams, Mass. sustained
curious accidents. Mrs. Richards who
is an elderly woman, fell from chair
at her home and became unconscious.
Realizing that Mrs. Richards was bad
ly injured, her blind companion tried
to give assistance, and in cropping
around, opened the wrong door and
headlong into the cellar.
Wilfred Bodwell, ex-cashier OF the
City National Bank Of Norwalk.
Conn, and for many years city treas
urer of Norwalk, was sentenced to
serve one year in the Fairfield County
Jail at Bridgeport by Judge Edwin 8.
Thomas in the United States District
Court. Bodwell was indicted on
charges Of embezzlement OF $4,000
from the bank and falsifying the
banks accounts, and he pleaded
guilty.
This year mark the centenary OF
the beginning Of the business OF Amos
Abbott & Company, wool manufactur-
ers. The enterprise was started by two
brothers, Amos and jeremiah Abbott.
Machinery for the plant was brought
here from Boston, via Bangor, in sail
ing vessels. The original plant was
situated in the wilderness. The two
brothers came here from Andover.
Mass, where they learned the woolen
business.
The act Of Congress, approved by
the President, prohibiting the libelling
Of government or shipping board yes
sells and their cargoes. was applied In
the federal district court in Boston a
few hours after It's approval, when
Judge Morton dismissed noel placer
on the shipping board steamship Lake
Forkville. The libel. brought by three
members of the crew to recover for
wages, clothing and personal effects,
was fled In the morning. Deputy
United States Marshall Bancroft at
once placed Q keeper in charge OF the
vessel. Early in the afternoon tel
egram was received from Washington
At the federal district attorneys onice.
stating that the new law. forbidding
proceedings against government yes
sells, had been approved. Asst. q. 8.
Lewis Goldberg went before Judge
Morton few minutes later and asked
that the lfbel be dismissed.
The Connecticut milk regulation
board has issued set OF rules recently
agreed upon in regard to the pasteur-
Ization of milk. The most drastic Of
the new regulations is one which or
ders an annual physical examination
Of every employe in a plant where
milk Is pAsteurized. Another rule
bars dogs and cats from such plants.
II IL also required that q state permit
be procured by any person. hrm or
which pasteurizes milk to
sell and that milk be pasteurized ac-