Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-05
NUMBER 81.

ING bOStOu cupiOy HCae SSiSoo Aoi
returned from France, in positions
ministers on its lists who are seek
ing employment. One Is Congre-
gationalist and tire other a Baptist.
and both have served during the war
as chaplains. The bureau recently
placed three physicians, who have
returned from France, in positions
as medical advisors in large indus
trial plants.
The Newburyport Turnpike, one Of
the heaviest travelled motor roads in
the state, is to be rebuilt a distance
Of some three and half miles, from
the Melrose- Maiden line to the rail-
road crossing in Lynnfield. There
are many dangerous places along
this stretch, which it is planned par
TALLY to eliminate The work will
cost in the vicinity of $4,000. The
State will do the work.
Wartime prohibition hasn't had any
effect on Catherine Kelley of Law
renee, for in district court, she was
called upon to answer to the charge
of drunkenness for the thirty fifth
time of her career. Judge Mahoney
asked her where she got the drink,
she replied, From a party / met"
With the admonition that she should
steer clear of such parties" the
Judge placed her on probation.
Massachusetts State headquarters
of the American Legion has issued
warning against canyassers who are
reported TO be soliciting funds for
"a legion of veterans of the great
war" The reports indicate that many
households have contributed in the
belief that the donations are for the
American Legion. The warning states
that the American Legion has autho-
rized no canvass for any purpose.
The petition of Mary l. Cotton, ex-
ecutriX of the estate Of her husband,
John l.. Cotton, to compel her
brother, /. Frank Stevens, to furnish
a new bond of $250,OOO, came up in
Probate Court, Nashua, N. II. Judge
Wagner transferred the case on ques-
ton of Jurisdiction. The suit is for
additional payment to the estate on
account of alleged misrepresentation
by Stevens in settling with the
widow.
Charging that Raphael Macaruso
was literally worked TO death in the
Rhode Island State Prison, former
State Senator William G. Troy threat
ened to take his accusations into
court, II the Penal Board did not
order an investigation. Senator
Troy accused the prison officials OF
keeping Macaruso at work at ma
chine until a few hours before he
underwent a grave surgical operation.
The man died recently.
August II has been set as a tenta~
tive date for the reconvening OF the
constitutional conven'
ton. A sub committee has prepared
documents for presentation to the
convention, presenting -four different
schemes for accomplishment. 1t Is
not expected that the body will set
much longer than a month, and IN
appropriation has been made to pro-
vide for reasonable payment and the
eypenses of the members.
A farmers exchange is to be
opened at Newport, R. l., by George
H. Baldwin, a graduate of Rhode
Island State sCollege in 1915, and a
farm bred man who for the past few
years has been employed by the ex-
tension service of the college as
specialist on farms, crops and fertil-
izers. Mr.. Baldwin will take up his
duties on August Is, and after that
time the farmers who have things to
sell may work comparatively through
him.
An appeal by the Portland Cham
Der of Commerce to Calvin Austin,
head of the Eastern Steamship Com
pany lines, to have the eastbound
coastwise steamers stop at Portland
to take on freight has been refused.
International Line steamers formerly
made Portland stopping port and so
did the Eastern until all service was
or suspended because of
the war and the. Communicating OF
steamers. Wholesalers in Portland
prefer shipments to Eastern coast
cities and towns as do their custom
ers, but all such commodities now
must continue to go forward by rail.
The 140th Massachusetts Legisla-
ture was prorogued by Gov. Coolidge,
after sitting 2O5 legislative days or
within one day of the longest ses-
sions recorded in the annals Of the
The session Of 1883
and that of 1911 ran through zoo
legislative days. During the session
the Governor signed 1863 general laws.
242 special acts and 70 resolves. He
sent nine veto messages to the Legis-
ature, only one of which-that Of the
bill to increase the compensation OF
legislators from $1,000 to s15oo-was
passed over his veto. or the first
time in many years, no bills became a
law without the signature of the
Governor. The last act OF the Legis-
lature was the adoption Of a supple
nentary budget bill, appropriating
81 ,20O,0 900 to cover expenses incurred
by later stlar increases and other
l1th hour measures. This was like
wise the last law signed by the Gov