The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-07-13
PARAGRAPHS FOR
The new ENCLANDER
News Of General Interest
From the Six States

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Dor that President Harding will spend
! q part of his vacation this year at that
| place, coming about tho middle OF
August in the presidential yacht, May
| flower.
Attorney J. Arthur Baker of Pitts
field. Mass, who was mentioned re-
Gently In connection with the Repub-
lican nomination for member OF the
Governors Council, has announced his
candidacy for State auditor.
The first American to obtain the
right to practice before tho Spanish
bar Is Joachim David Richard. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward w. RJckard OF
10 Highland avenue, Haverhill,
Mass. who recently passed all law
examinations at Madrid University.
Counsel for Emil Schultz sen
fenced to be hanged for the murder
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ball aud
their son Jacob in Haddam Conn, In
1915, has filed with the clerk OF the
superior court a petition for new
trial for Schultz. The petition Is
returnahAe before Judge Kellogg
Sept s.
Whiles Imelda Duraok. daughter Of
Mrs. Iuselda Durack OF Springfield
Mass, was watching tho Fourth OF
July parade. an unknown person
came up behind her and clipped on
five bong. beautiful curtis. Tie act
was performed SO deftly that the
girl unable To say just when she
lost her curtis
Thirty miniature spruce and nr
trees, exactly two feet high, have
been shipped TO Chattanooga by
Statet Chamber of Commerce 10 figure
as a background for camping exhibit
which will be arranged by the Maine
delegation as a feature OF the national
convention OF business and profes-
sional wmen's clubs.
Lt.-Col.. Frederick W Stopford, q.
s. A, in charge OF nattnal guard af-
fairs In New England, has announced
from headquarters OF the LIST corps
area, thfa 500 officers and $500 sol
diers. Of the nat fonal guann~ OF the Neg
England states have gone into sum
mer- eDcam pment at various places In
Now England Saturday.
According to a ruling made by the
RI Rev. Thomas NJ. OSeary, bishop
OF the Springfield. Mass. diocese
nRs-C Catholics contemplating mar
rhsge to Catholics in. that diocese
must take six weeks course, OF In
struction in Catholic doctrine before
a dispensation permitting thet mar
rage will DO granted.
e. D. Howe. formerly master of.the
State Grange, says farmers In NAUSEA
chusetts have been put back three
weeks on account OF the rain Al
ready there is scarcity of garden
products. The most noticeable OF
these arc green peas. VERY small
quantities OF these are.in the market.
and they bring a high price.
Massachusetts Commissioners OF
Corrections, Sanford Bates, in re-
cent statement. places the 1921 pop
ulation of the States prison at 1853.
whereas, during tho wet" years OF
1914-17, the population averaged
61O0. Arrests in 1914 for violation
of the automobile laws totaled 4249,
whereas In 1904 there twere 1885.
Forcing a window on.. the westerly
side OF tho building which gaxe &C
cess to the foyer, cracksmen sue
ceeded in ripping away two locks
on the door leading to the box Of
fee at b. f. Keith's Theatre, Port
land. Before they had opportunity ITO
rife the safe or inspect the conteuts
OF the office, they wene frightened
away.
The Netherlands Tndiesr with a pop
uiation of $1,000. 900. offes' practically
a virgin territory to Am f,rican man
ufacturers for trade In cation, shoes
machinery and paper. according to
John A. Fowler, American trade com
missioner. who recently returned
from a survey of conditions there and
IS now In Boston 20 confer with New
England business men.
At the very spot whore Ihls father
won a medal by saving a girls lie
p years ago, 12-year-old Thomas J.
fern. Jr., Hebronville. Ma ss.,, saved
the life of S-year-old Philip Ganeie.
Thomas J. Fern, Sr- on Che Fourth
OF July, % years ago. in IAN Identical
manner. saved the life Of Agnes Be-
yin. also OF Hebronville, and was
presented with medal
Less than one-half the school
teachers OF the United States ever at
tended high school and less than one
afth OF them had any Especial PROBES
slonal training to At them for their
positions said Tho@nas f. Finegan,
Pennsylvania superintendent OF edu-
cation. at the sesSioa OF the National
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