Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-09-06
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Mrs. Eliza Ann Caldwell, died re-
Gently, aged SO years and six months,
at her home in Taunton, Mass. Mrs.
Caldwell was born in Freetown. Feb
"a, 1922, and until three years ego.
when she was forced to take 10 her
bed, enjoyed remarkable health.
The Massachusetts Real Estate E1-
change plans to conduct q systematic
campaign to develop the cooperative
bank system of the state as means
of encouraging thrift. promoting
building activities and bettering social
and economic conditions in general.
Although the long period OF drought
in parts of Maine has affected the
corn crop, the Winthrop factory will
pack 25O,00O cans. Following the put
ting up Of the corn crop the factory
will start canning $500 barres Of ap-
pies, which will fill 10000 gallon cans
County Agent R. Wilton Harvey an
nounced the appearance In several
places in Windham County. VT. OF the
tobacco disease known as "wfldhre
He said that a number Of growers
would lose their tobacco entirely be-
cause of the infestation by this little
known disease.
The Massachusetts motion picture
censorship bill, recently passed by
the Legislature and signed by Gov
Cox, will be referred to the voters on
the ballot of November. 1922. and its
operation will be suspended until they
have signified their approval or dis
approval of It's provisions.
Elaborate plans for conference OF
the paper industry salesmen OF the
New England district, which will be
held in Boston, Sept. IA, are being
developed by H. H. Reynolds OF Hou-
satoaic, president OF the Salesmea's
Association, and Arthur E. Ford OF
Springfield, Vice-president.
The American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton at a three-day convention IN
Springfield, Mass, advocating more
attention by the legislators to laws
which would aid farming and stating
that the bureau had prevented the
farmers throughout the country from
becoming a peasant class"
Because of Worcester's lack Of ho-
tells to accommodate 1000 to 600o
delegates, the Supreme Orient conven-
tion for 1922 will be held IN Provi,
dence. Worcester could have had
the convention, but the Worcester del
egation to the recent convention OIL
the order, held in Cleveland, could
not guarantee accommodations.
The New England Master Bakers
Association was urged to band to-
gether and work for the adoption oi
the Massachusetts, bread-weight laws
the country over, by F. H Frazer. vice
president of the General Baking Com
pany. at the closing session OF the
23d annual convention in Springfield,
Mass.
The new blue sky" law Is now
narrative in Massachusetts. II is In
tended to prevent the sale OF worth
less securities. The Public Utilities
Commission will administer the law.
The fee for the registration OF brokers,
whether an individual or a corpora
ton, is $50 a year. and that for an
Individual salesman 81 q year.
/ A three-weeks- baby was found
IN a travelling bag In tho Narrow
Gauge waiting room at Lynn. Mass,
by two boys who reported the dis'
coyery to the police. The baby was
sent to the Lynn Hospital Accord
ing to the boys the bag holding the
baby was brought into the waiting
room by an attractivey dressed
young woman.
Although the privilege permitting
Canadian fishing vessels TO land fish
at American ports was cancelled early
in July, the Canadian schooner Ka-
duskak, the second largest fishing
schooner In the world, was permitted
to land $4,000 pounds Of haifbut. seven
swordfish and a quantity Of salt fish
at the Rundlett Company plant on
Commercial wharf, Portland.
The United States Senate was asked
in resolutions adopted by the execu-
tive committee of the American Farm
Bureau Federation IN session at
Springfield, Mass, to admit nee OF
duty all forms Of commercial plant
food and to hasten the development
and use of power at the Muscle Snoais
plant for the production of afr nitrate
available phosphate and concentrated
potash for fertilizing purposes.
No exact figure can be given for
the number Of unemployed In Boston
because no. census has been taken
recently, but fair estimate would be
100000. "In the manufacturing indus
tries It is fatr to say that one man In
four is without q job" according to
Roswell F. Phelps Of the State De-
partment of Labor and Industries.
Thomas F. Sullivan, City Commission
er of Public Works, reports that there
are hree men eager to do every job
available for one.
Fire chiefs Of the state. In confer
ence at the State House, Boston. urged
regulations to prevent automobile
owners from parking their cars under
piazzas or in back yards near houses
Trapped by falling timbefs IN the barn
which she had helped 10 set aAre, lit.
tie 2 year old Sise F1lipo. daughter o.
John Filipo of Middleboro. Mass. was
burned to death before fremen could
extricats her from the burning struc-
ture. A brother and sister, and
years old, escaSsd with minor burns
Valuable "Burro."
Undoubtedly the ass was domesti'
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