Oxford Democrat., 1919-04-15


paid by the cotton mills Of New Bed
ford and Fall River for the hrst quar-
ter Of 1919 to practically ons-haH Of
those distributed for the third quar-
ter Of 1918, when the highest point
was reached. The average dividend
for the quarter was slightly Less than
$2.4a per share In New Bedford and
q little less than 1928 in Fall River.
Mayor Peters of Boston announces
that the park and recreation depart
ment will Lay out about $50 gardens
this year, but with, somewhat differ
emit allotments than those Of last
year. The department viii reserve
about 2s acres in four parcels con-
tanning about 5000 square feet each.
located on River street, Hattspan,
Forest Hills cemetery land OF Can
terbury street, that part OF Franklin
PARK near Morton street which was
planted two years ago, and possibly a
small area in Olmstead Park.
A new wage agreement has bssn
signed for 1919 between representa-
tives Of the Employing Painters' As
sociation and Boston District Coun-
ell Il, United Brotherhood Of Paint
srs and Decorators OF America. The
new schedule now effective increases
the wages OF union house painters
from rs cents an hour to s2h cents
an hour. which brings the wages OF
the decorators TO 81 day. The
present hve-day week of 10 hours
remains the same. the schedule o!
hours not being e..tered into In the
new agreement.
Division headqus rters Of tho 77th
division, which will return soon from
France, announces that It has re-
oeived information that 1t. Heinrich
Prin1, the German officer whose
troops opposed the famous Lost Bat
TALON" expressed the hope that he
would "as soon as practicable" come
to the United States to congratulate
personally Col. Whittlesey Of Pitts
held, Mass, who commanded the
Lost Battalion" 1t. Prnx, 1t was
stated formerly was a German indus
trial corporations representative st
Spokane, Wash.
A batch of petitions setting forth
the sentiment among Maine farmers
that there was monopoly among the
manufacturers and dealers IN com,
mercial fertilizer, which worked tc
the disadvantage Of the farmers, and
asking for a Legislative investiga
ton, has been introduced In the Leg
islature by Senator Thornton. The
Senator said that farmers were OBJ
liged to contract for their fertilizer
| in the Fall and that each contract
contained clause whereby the
manufacturer or dealer had right
to reject it If he wished. They did
not make their decision until the fol
lowing Spring, which was bad for the
| farmers.
William H. Flowers. for nearly Al
consecutive years a clerk In the ONCE
of the Adjutant General Of Massachu'
setts and during thep ast six year,
chief clerk, has retired from active
service. Mr.. Flowers, or Billy a:
he is familiarly known. is q native o.
Salem. As boy, during tho las
year of the Civil War, he served as &
private In Co. G 1st Regiment, Mas
sachusetts Heavy Artillery and wa:
severely wounded May 10, 1884. a
the battle Of Harris Farm neal
spottsylvania, Va, by bullet tha
entered his right knee and remained
there seven weeks. It was not re-
moved until after his return 10 hii
parents home In Salem.
Fifty-three head of registered Hol'
stein cattle sold for approximately
| 5000 at the auction sale In the
Purebred Livestock Sales Company's
pavilion, Brattleboro, VT. A siI-year'
old COW consigned by q. o. Taylo
of Tinmouth was bought by w. L
Walker Of Montpelier for $3.50. A
Montpelier man paid $S4o for . GOV
seven years old. consigned by G. E
Fairbanks Of Lexington. Mass. ant
| 5000 for a six-year-old COW consigned
to J. l. Kerr of East Putney, Yer
| mont. The heaviest purchaser wa!
I. e. Bigelow Of Worcester. Mass.
who paid $3.50 for eight animals. 4
bid by telegraph from v. N. Gerart
Of Orlando, Fla. secured . three
year-old cow, consigned by O. Weldi
Jr.. OF Cortland, N. Y.
Theodore N. Vail has sold his larg'
property interests in Groton. Vt. Il
the Parker Young Co. Of LISBON. Tn
| consideration Is said to be t36. 900
The property includes valuable tim
Der lands and Darling's Pond. one O
the best natural trout ponds In th'
state Of Vermont. The Parksl
Young 90. buys primarily for the lum
Der but there are vast possibilities
or q nsh and game preserve. Thii
las Mr.. vsirs idea whom be bough