Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-30
NEW ENGLAND CROP REPORT

NEW eW06AWO CHOp HcFOht
In hi crop report, Field Agent, v.
A. Sanders, estimates Maine potatoes
at 2l.lso,o0o bushels compared With
22.4e0,ooe last year. This year New
England has s5,oso.ooo bushels against
3s.527, 900 last year. The i've states
other than Maine have 10,600,0o0
against 14,237, 900 last year. decrease
Of 1875.
New Hampshire 2.400.000 against g.
$4,000 last year. Vermont 3,12s,010
against 3,3s0,0o0. Massachusetts, g..
$4,000 against 4,7ss,oOo. Rhode Is
land: AS, 900 against e50,0oo. Connec-
tieut: 1.sso.ooo against 2,47o,00o.
Yields throughout New England e1.
ceeded earlier estimates somewhat and
the loss from rot is now found to be
less than at first thought, hence the
above increases over last month.
The New England commercial apple
crop now totals 1,4ss.0o0 barrels
against 1434,000 last month: $4,000
In 1918 and $4,000 in 1917.
More than $50 Of Connecticut shade
tobacco Is reported as sold at prices
as high as $1.35 and averaging around
$1.10 while the per cent sold In Mass.
and the price received are not reported.
though considerable has been sold.
More than 1916 Of the Broad Leaf crop
In both states has been sold at prices
avor aging around 80 cents although
some best grades sorted have sold as
high as 60 cents. Filters have brought
about 10 cents and brakes about 20
cents. Two thirds Of the Massachu-
sets Havana crop is reported sold at
10 cents to Is cents for the hail cut;
the rest Of the crop bringing from q
cents to 40 cents and averaging about
81 cents. Primed Havana brought
about 45 cents. Conn. Havana is re-
ported as more than half sold at from
20 cents to 40 cents and averaging
about 80 cents.
Through A. M. Collins, secretary
and treasurer, the F. G. Collins Shoe
Company Of Providence, . Massachu-
setts corporation. entered before Fed
eral Judge Brown a plea Of not guilty
to q charge of prontsering brought
against the firm in secret Indictment
returned recently In the Federal
Grand Jury.
Tufts College students have revived
their chapter Of the American Society
Of Mechanical Engineers, Dean Gard
ner C. Anthony addressing more than
Is in Robinson Hall. A series Of re-
search discussions Will be held for
which students Will receive scholastic
credit Once month tho society will
hold Q lecture period.
Rear Admiral Benton G. Decker.
now commandant Of the Key West
Naval Station, was granted An abso-
Lutte divorce in the Superior Court,
Newport, R. l., by Judge Doran. lie
charged vilful desertion, In that Mrs.
Decker would not como to Newport
to live with him when he vas ordered
to the Naval War College.
A bill to abolish capital punishment,
except under one condition. was filed
in the Mass. House by Representative
Stone Of Dorchester. Under the bill
first degree murder would be punished
by Imprisonment for Life; second de-
gree murder either by Imprisonment
for life or for term Of years deter.
mined by the Judge and jury.
Miss Ada Lear, Lawrence's Oldest
school teacher, who recently retired
from the high school faculty, was pre-
sented q purse of gold by members OF
the faculty She has taught in the
local schools for nearly ~ years and
for many years has been head Of the
Latin course in the high school. She
will be 10 years old Jan. 5, 1920.
Nicholas N. Niles. who died in Pitts
field, Mass. recently was one Of the
last two members Of the first Iron
Brigade" Of the Civil War. He enlist
ed in the 31st New York and reenlist-
ed in 1864 in the S1st New York. The
Iron Brigade" received Congressional
medals. He was q member Of the
Schenectady, N. Y, G. A. R. post.
A man who registered under the
name of Alfred Alexander Of New
York. and who had cards in his pock-
ct Of the Peter Bent Brigham Hospi.
tai and railroad tickets frvm Boston
to Albany and Albany to Chicago. was
found dead in room Of the Empire
Hotel, Springfield He had cut his
throat with a pocket knife. He was
about rs years old.
Harry A. Carpenter Of Quincy was
awarded damages amounting to $3.50
by q Jury in the civil session Of the
Superior court at Dedham. Carpenter
sued the Sinclair Refining Company
of Brockton for $4,000 alleging that
on Jan. 81, 1918, while installing .
gasoline pump, an explosion occurred
In which he was badly burned about
the lower part Of the body.
Two great oil companies are erect.
ing mammoth distributing plants on
the Connecticut River in Hartford
the Standard OIL Company Of New
York already having laid out over ST.
900, 900 in plant construction on the
west side Of the river. and the Allan
tic Refining Company having just com
menced construction work ON $780,
900 plant across the river, In East
Hartford.
Judge Algar in the superior court
in Taunton, at the conclusion Of two
days hearing denied the petition OF
Teresa Boyien for decree that she
was living apart from her husband.
John N. Boyien, for tustinable csusa
Testimony set forth that though Mr..
and Mrs. Boylen occupied the same
| tenement, they had not talked with
each other for year. Each provided