Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-12
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Sections Of YaIkeeland

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Sections Of Yankeeland
Plans are now well under way fef
the opening period Of the New Eng
Land Cleanup and Paint-up cam
paign, scheduled for the first week ID
Nav, according to Joseph N. Bakef'
secretary.
A resolve for the erection OF a State
of Maine building at the eastern
States Exposition at Springfield
Mass. was passed to be engrossed by
both branches of the Maine leSasla-
ture today.
A seeding of Seeding Of the IA
nous Charter Oak has been shipped
by the state of Connecticut to Los
Angeles, where it will take its place
in a garden in which trees from every
state of the Union are to be placed.
A blue sky" act, to regulate the
sale of securities in Rhode Island
and designed to prevent the operations
of bucket shop men, get-rich quick
promoters and wild cat spectators
has been introduced in the legislature.
Boston pays a higher price for milk
than almost all the other cities IN
the country because of local health
regulations which prohibit the selling
of milk in bulk. according to Chairman
Eugene C. Huffman Of the commits
sion on necessities Of life.
Governor Hartness Of Vermont
signed a bill that will levy poll ta1
upon women as well as upon men.
The effect of the measure will be to
cut in half the present poll tax paid
by the men. In that state each town
and city determine its own tax.
DR.. Ernest Fox Nichols, from 1909
to 1916 president of Dartmouth and
for the following four years profess
sor Of physics at Yale. has been cho-
sen president Of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. to succeed
the late DR.. Richard C. Maciaurin.
Admission to Notre Dame Roman
Catholic Church, North Adams. Mass,
y strictly forbidden to women and
young girls wearing short skirts, low
necked or transparent garments as
well as immodest apparel" by order
Of the pastor. the Rev. Ff. c. H- Jean
notte.
John A .Casson, a Civil War vet
eran, who has been blind for years
and who recently went from Milford,
Mass, to Phoenix. Ariz., wrote to his
daughter. Mtss Josephine Casson, that
he had recovered his sight. As he
neared his destination, his vision re-
turned.
Daniel B. Dean, who was ordained
minister in the Twelfth Baptist church
In Boston by the council Of colored
Baptist churches, has been q barber In
Worcester for many years. Between
shaves he has found time for the
study that has qualified him for hil
ordination.
Federal agents gaining entrance tc
private property under the guise o.
deputy collectors of internal revenul
Cor the purpose Of obtaining evidence
Of violations Of the National Prohfbi.
ton amendment, will not be encour.
aged by United States Comm1s3onel
Hayes Of Boston.
The Grand Trunk railway steam.
ship terminus in Portland, Me-, vii
be enlarged and improved at q cos
Of approximately 100000. construe
ton will begin May 1. They also ar,
considering the erection Of coal hand
ling pockets at East Deering It . COS
Of about $1,000, 900.
The paper mill and ground wood de-
partment Of the st. Croix Paper Com
pany at Woodland, Me-. viii be opey
sted four days q week The sulphisl
department will be suspended indsA
nitely. This Is the first curtaitmsn
OF working hours since the mil Va
built 16 years ago.
William Hogarty, for years q clos
friend, backer and admtrer Of tho lat
John L. Sullivan Is dead at his home,
Upland road, Broohina, Mass. Hs va
more familiarly known as the sport
ing barber and BILLY" Hoearty. H
was u years Of age and ons Of II
I'D school In boxing.
Establishment Of . passenge
steamship and freightservfee betwee
Halifax and Boston within the nea
future was announced here by th
Furness- Witty Steamship Compan,
The service will be opened by tn
steamship Sachem, now undergoin
repairs at Liverpool.
An oorder instructing the comni,
tee on public health to consider IN
report on the advisabilfy Of the cit
N Worcester, Mass. acquiring an
maintaining during the summer portz
BILE shower baths, to be attached I
city hydrants in the residential di,
tricts for the benefit of children.
Ills employer should pay his fir
and I'll make him do so.K cam" va
the statement made by Judge Harris
B. Howe In the United States dhtri'
court Hartford. Ct. when Micha
roomsy q WAternury testified th,
he vas in tho employ OF Louis Goo'
man of Providence, driving q tru<
transporting Aan0r., At tie time
was csught hs hsd "a: gallons Of ale
hol on the truck. After pleadil
guilty, Toomey said Goodman assur'
him that II he ever got into dificul
he would stand by him. -But VIII
lIwas arrested he'threw me- over.
4 ssno-ous Greetings.
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