Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-03-29
About the State.

Efforts are to be made to have the
Federal government enlarge the Qusran-
tine Station facilities at House Island In
Portland harbor at once, In order to pro-
vide for 1900 immigrants to relieve con.
gested conditions at other ports. The
limit at present Is $40.
s. D. Warren Company of Wesbrook
have announced that their paper mills
will 90 on five-day schedule beginning
April 2 until further notice. Business
conditions have necessitated q curtail-
ment in production, the store houses
now being filled with the finished
product.
Two 18-year-old Rumford girls, who
were on q mild escapade and registered
at Portland hotel as Doris Davis and
May Shaw, were taken back to their
homes by Rumford officials. When de-
tanned, the girls claimed to have come
from Waterville, but this was soon
proven to the contrary.
Charles D. Clarke, founder of the Bath
Independent In 1879, former editor Of
the Bath Daily Times and Of the Kenne-
bec Journal at Augusta, died last week
of heart trouble. He had written many
special articles and poems for various
publications and was for years one of
the best known newspapermen in Maine.
he was born In Bath about O. years ago.
Comparatively few marriage inten-
lions have been filed for some months.
This condition Is true all over the coun-
try and the only solution of the matter
Is that due to unsettled times, both Of
the sexes are looking before they leap.
This condition is particularly marked
In the large cities, where the listNof I'M
employed runs into the hundreds OF
thousands.
Last week at the Livermore Falls Bap-
tist parsonage, Rev. E. P. Freeman,
pastor, united In marriage Enrique Ala
and Miss Maria Perez, both natives OF
Spain. They were unattended and the
single ring service was used. The cere-
mony was performed in the Spanish
tongue as Mr.. Freeman was In Porto
Rico five years in missionary work and
speaks Spanish fluently.
A family moved to Belfast from North
Sesrsport few days ago In q small cabin
drawn by four horses, distance OF some
eight or ten miles. The FIRE burned in
the stove, smoke passing out the tin pipe
chimney, and the mother sat In the win
dow rocking her baby az the cabin was
drawn over the 10y roads to the city.
The domestic routine OF the household
was in no way interrupted.
Frank L. Palmer Of Saco has resigned
o. state bank commissioner. His resig-
nation Is to take effect at the oonven-
fence of Governor Baxter. Commits
sioner Palmer explained that he plans to
retire In order to become connected with
q private enterprise, the nature of which
he is not at liberty to divulge at this
time. He was appointed four years ago
by Governor Milliken.
The fame of Walter j. Clark, Jr., as
the only original all home-spun and q
yard wide hayseeder from Ellsworth is
spreading beyond the borders OF Han
cock county. No hayseed ball Is COM
plete without Clark, and he never fails
to bring down the house with his stunt.
Last week, at the big hsyseeders' ball In
Bangor, be led the grand march, and
singing and dancing act.
A black cloth mask, screw driver, an
old chisel and q star-shaped badge In.
scribed Especial Police" were included
in the equipment of Raymond E. La
Pierre, aged Is, when he was caught
ransackipg grocery store In Portland
Friday night. As the outcome Of re-en-
acting role he had read In q novel, he
was sent to the state school for boys to
remain during his minority. Handi.
capped by the weight OF more than $3o
10 change, he was easily caught by ten
ant who, while In the cellar, heard him
overturn case of goods. A sack filled
with booty ranging from frankfurts to
cigars was left In tho store. A chum OF
the same age also was sentenced to the
same institution, but an appeal was
taken for him:
The heart of the dense forests about
Moosehead Lake is to be penetrated BY
Q railroad, the Great Northern Paper Co.
having started work ct Seboomook,
which will be the southern terminus oil
the road, on standard gauge track that
will traverse heavily wooded timberlanda
between Seboomook and st. John Pond,
10 miles north. The road is being built
to facilitate the getting out Of the lnm-
Der In the st. John River head waters
which ordinarily would be foated into
the st. John waters. In addition to
the main line there will be numer0ul
branches of from one TO three miles Ii
length, and II is understood that eventu
ally the main line will be extended
through to the Canadian border, al
though only the main line and branches
will be completed at present.
i A., G. Robinson, for seven years sta
toned at Tsin-T sin, China, whore be wa
connected with the boys department d
the 7. NJ. g. A., has returned to New
England and 10 now engaged In felt
work for the Chinese famine relief
"The last great famine was In 1917
Eight million perished then, and thlI
famine 10 far worse than that. It's aftel
results are almost a. much to be dreaded
Is the present conditions. The mai
power OF China will be seriously de
pleted. The cities will feel Il next
What the country gains. II 1t can b.
called gain. 10 the development OF In
dustry, which 10 fostered by the relle
work being given 10 China. They ar
Inow building railway which otherwise
would never have been constructed, ow
log to political and commercial frIction.'
|. Mr.. Robinson Ii . Watervills, Me-. DO,
and Colby graduate.