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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-11
NEWS BRIEFS

Chicago, July 10-A return of the
war time wages to the Order CT
Railway Conductors and the Broth
erhood of Railway Trainmen will be
suggested to the rank and file of the
two railroad organizations as the re-
suit of action taken today by the
Western Association of General
Chairmen which closed it's executive
session here.
Gloucester, Mass, July 1o-The
Gloucester High School battalion
has for the second successive year
received the classification of Honor
high school" of the First Corps. Area,
according to letter received here
today by Principal w. H. Ringer
from Major General A. w. Brewster,
commander Of the New England
Military District. THE award was
based on the showing made at the
annual federal inspection June s.
Boston. July 10-A wood brown
shade for women's shoes will be the
fashion in October, November and
December to harmonic with the pre-
vailing blue and green shades of
women's apparel forecast for those
months, a committee of. 100 shoe
manufacturers, merchants and tan
ners, which met in connection with
the National Shoe and Leather Ex-
position here. decided today. Three
hours Of elaboration and discussion
preceded the announcement of the
committees findings.
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WHITEFIELD

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Robbins Of the
Films" in Pittston. entertained their
son, Frank and family Of Hallowell,
the 4th.
Miss Lulu Robbins left Saturday
for Cedar Grove, where she has en-
ployment during the vacation season.
E. b. Nilsen arrived at his lionle,
valley View farm, from Maiden,
Saturday. He was accompanied by
friends and they came by auto.
Belle Palmer and Master Edward
were callers in Pittston. Monday. +.
Marcia Robbins OF Pittston, with
friends visited Fairview farm Sun
day.
B. A. Bailey of Alma. is assisting D.
e. Matthews during the haying. sea-
son.
Mrs. Belle Palmer, who has been
i'll. is slowly gaining.
Among the recent visitors at the
Films in Pittston were the Misses
Dorothy and. Hazel Haskell and Mr..
and Mrs. George Durby OF Augusta.
Mrs. Estella Richardson of Fairfield,
Cakes and Clara Palmer and Mrs.
Hattie Cooper of Pittston. n,
Misses Dorothy and Haskell Of All
gusta are enjoying their vacation
with their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Robbins. ~.
Myron l.. Palmer recently met with
a painful accident while blowing with
the reins around his neck. He is
gaining slowly, although great suf-
fcrer.
Albert Matthews and family OF
Gardiner were at the old home Mon
day assisting in the hay field.
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days break, as did the fact that the
first car of new wheat to reach Chicago
this season has arrived. The market
closed weak, with all months ut new
low price record for the season. includ-
cember 100 to 1881. Corn finished !
tos16c down. oats q shade to 1a@13
of, and provisions at a setback ranging
from &c to 40c.
1t was only in the final hour of trad
ing that acute weakness developed in
the wheat market. Until that time the
buying had been Of sufficient volume
to absorb offerings fairly well and to
prevent more than moderate declines.
At the last. however. liquidation on the
part of owners had broadened out ma
terially and the demand hand dwindled
Predictions of cooler weather likely to
retard black rust and to facilitate
growth of spring wheat put the bulls
at q decided disadvantage, especially
as export business was slow and the
movement OF new winter wheat was
expected to show big increase next
week.
wheat reported as having arrived at
fopr southwestern interior markets in
two days, less was heard of assertions
that growers were holding back wheat
to q greater extent than usual. The fact
that harvest conditions prevailing in
the winter wheat region were aus
picious added to the weight of selling
pressure and for at least the time be-
ing left values with power to rally.
Corn and oats descended with wheat.
Provisions reflected weakness Of hog
values as we'll as of grain.
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WINTHROP

The Relief Corps will meet Thurs
day evening at the Legion hall. A
full attendance is desired, as there
Is business of importance.
The Nature Study Club enjoyed q
lunch Tuesday evening at Camp
Otesasa, with Mrs. II. w. Stevens
as hostess. ~ ..,.
r.. F. d. patrons have been or
dered to establish their mail boxes
on the right side of the road so
that the carriers will not be obliged
to turn to the left in delivering the
mail. This will assist materially in
meeting traffic on the rural roads
and may lessen accidents.
Mrs. Herbert Spinney OF Philadel-
phia has been the recent guest of
Mrs. Arthur, McIntire.
Mrs. Crosby Bean of Bangor has
been the recent guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. T. Carleton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arlington Trethewey
and daughter, Jacaueline, vt Liver
more Falls were Sunday guests of
relatives in town.
Miss Harriet N. Weston is spend
ing the week at Orr's Island, the
guest Of Miss Corinna Cover.
Adaughter, Ruth Shirley. was
born on July 9Th to Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Drapeau at the Augusta HOS
pital. Mrs. Drapeau was formerly
Miss Vesta Stockford of this town.
! Several mebers of Patience STAN
ley chapter, d. A. R.. attended the
State Field day at New Meadows
Tuesday.
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SIDNEY

WEST-Mr. and Mrs. Elijah
Smith, who have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs Alex Mills since last Mon
day, left Friday for their home in
Dorchester, N. B. Mr.. Smith is an
uncle Of Mr.. Mills and nearly 80
years had elapsed since they met.
During Mr.. and Mrs. Smiths stay
they accompanied Mr.. and Mrs.
Mills and son, William Mills, making
calls on relatives and friends in Win.
throp, Belgrade and this vicinity;
also they passed a pleasant time at
Island Park the Fourth with Mr.. and
Mrs. c. F. Mills and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c. Ballard
left Friday night for Massachusetts,.
having received the sad message that
Mrs. Billiards. sister was not expect
ed to live
Joseph Trask of Newark, n. j., is
is at the home of his niece, Mrs. E.
L. Swift and will pass the summer
at her home. Mr.. Trask's health is
much improved since a year ago
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the small number of horses offered
q fairly good cleanup was made by
the weeks end. The best demand,
just at present, is on the medium
weight horses, for general delivery
purposes, as the call for heavy COM
mercial horses has fallen of. Some
good class farm chunks were on
sale and were taken promptly at
fair values. Most of the trade came
from outside the city, and there
was considerable business done In
ordinary seconds, as larger
amount than usual were turned in
for reselling. These were mostly
blemished and sold cheap
Good quality heavy green draft
ers. 100 to 1900 lbs. sold at $3U
35O per head, with drafters of 1850
to 17OO lbs at $500 Q250: wagon
horses and farm chunks. both green
and seconds OF 1900 to 400 lbs
weight. sold at $3.50 @200: good class
acclimated horses were In limited
supply. selling at $125@175 for
horses of 1900 to 1900 lbs. Blem-
ished seconds moved at $25
]. c. Keith sold at his Brighton
stables. carload of Illinois horses,
drafters and farm chunks. and 100
head of seconds. entered from near
by points. The movement was quiet.
with prices easy This week there
will be about the same amount Of
horses on sale.
At William Hurwitz Sons Com
pany stables 1 carload Of fresh
horses were offered together with Is
head of acclimated horses. The de-
mand was dull. but seasonable, with
prices holding steady. This week
there will be another carload OF
fresh country horses on sale, and so
to 70 acclimated horses.
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SEWELL CHOSEN

ever. The committee passed a vote
unanimously asking Mr.. Peacock to
remain as chairman until the next
convention and he agreed to do so.
Inc committee expressed q desire
That the new member of the Repub-
ncan national committee appoint
Mrs. Guy p. Gannett of Augusta as
the woman member of the committee
from this State.
The committee voted to hold the
next State convention at Portland,
the date to be selected later.
The new national committeeman,
Mr.. Sewall, has for many years been
identified with the politics of Maine.
He is son of the late Arthur Sewall
OF Bath. the shipbuilder and who was
the nominee of the Democratic party
for vice president in 1896.
Mr.. Seewall was born at Bath and
If graduate of Harvard college and
the Harvard law school, He has been
vice consul at Liverpool, consul gen.
eral to Samoa and minister to the
Hawaiian Islands, where he raised
the American flag. He has served
three terms in the Maine House
Of Representatives and one term
in the Senate. He was a dele
due " TIC INtpuDltCuI ANdllOIldl Coil-
vention in 1896. was chairman of the
Maine committee on Public Safety
during the World War and was ap-
pointed by President Harding as a
member Of the advisory committee Of
the conference on disarmament.
Mr.. Sewall married Miss Ash of
California, a niece Of Admiral Farra-
gut.
Mr.. Sewall said last night that he
was pleased at the women voting for
him at the meeting. For years | have
been in favor of woman suffrage, and
years ago when ] was a member of the
Maine House, I was one of 16 in that
body to vote for the Susan B. Anthony
amendment to the federal constitu-
ton"
The following members of the Re-
publican State committee were present
at the meeting:
droscoggin-Arthur G. Staples of
Lewiston, proxy for Albert J.. kav-
anaugh of Lewiston; Mrs. Althea G.
Quimby Turner.
Aroostook-Judson c. Briggs, Carl
bou.
Cumberland-Guy H. sturgis, Port
land.
Franklin-Daniel F. Field Philips;
Mrs. Alice S. Butler. Pennington.
Hancock--T. +. Mahoney, Ellsworth;
Mrs. Helen C. Hegarthy. Bar Harbor.
Kennebec-Dr. Luther G. Bunker,
Waterville; Miss Marian E. Brown of
Augusta, proxy for Mrs. Guy p. Gan
nett of Augusta.
Knox-William S. White. Rockland;
Mrs. Mary Perry Rich, Thomaston.
Lincoln-Forrest ii. Bond, Jefferson;
Mrs. Edward Clark. Bristol.
Oxford-Albert J. Stearns, Norway;
Miss Jeanne Hubbard. Paris Hill.
Penebscot-J. Fred O'Connell, Ban
gorSMrs. A. c. Nickerson. Bangor.
Observation-Disclosures l.. Chase, Sc
bee; Mrs. Eva c. Mason, Dover-Fox-
croft.
Sagadahoc-Frank b. Nichols OF
Bath, proxy for Rupert II. Baxter OF
Bath; Mrs. James A. Simpson, Bath.
Somerset-Wilbur Fl. Cummings,
Skowhegan; Mrs. Ernest Burns, Pitts
field.
WALDORF. o. s. Vickery. Belfast.
Washington-Robert j. Peacock, Luz
bee: Mrs. e. f. Talbot Machias.
York-Frank D. Henderson. LINER
lex; Mrs. Laura Stickney, Saco.
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LTTCHFIELD

PLAINS - Clifton Kenney went
Thursday to Connecticut making tine
trip by motorcycle with his brother
Maurice. who has been passing few
days in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Sylvester, Mrs:
Mary Chase and c. P. Small enjoyed
an automobile trip to Orr's Island
July 4.
Montford Condor and family left
town for Brunswick Saturday wnere
thew expect to make their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Lord OF west
brook and Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave
Sholtz of Lisbon Falls. were caiiers
Sunday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Mary Chase.
Mrs. Fisk of Cumberland Mills was
a recent visitor at the home or MI
and Mrs. f. NJ. Walker.
Miss Rila Bartlett, who has been
working for Mrs. J. B. Stevens Tor
the past two weeks returned home
Miss Edith Small and niece. Freda'
passed a few days recently with MRS
Mrs. A. G. Tarr went recently to
Richm ond for a few days.
A party of young people who are
employed at Tacoma Inn were en-
tertained at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
RAYMOND Tozier Tuesday evening al
supper.
n. w. Maxwell is doing the hayins
for j. B. Stevens.
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LTTCHFIELD

CORNERS-The Ladies' Home Cir
Gle will have an entertainment at the
Conversational church Friday evening,
July 13. One Of the features Of the
nrogram will be music by Misses Lydia
and Dorothy Weber. The entertain
ment will be followed by lawn party.
At the annual meeting of the Ladies
Home Circle Tuesday afternoon the FOL
lowing officers were elected Tor the
coming year: President. Mrs. Rachei
Rathbun; vice president, Mrs. Lottie
Danforth; secretary and treasurer. MISS
Rhona Maloon; executive committee,
Mrs Nettie Campbell and Mrs. Laura
White.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rollins OF
Portland, who are stopping with Mrs.
Rollins mother. Mrs. Grin Hodgkins,
are receiving congratulations on the
birth of a son, born July 4.
Fred Snow and family OF Pownal
spent the Fourth at Edward Libby's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour White. Miss
Marion Seaman and Charles Wade are
passing a few days in Lisbon, N. H.
George Brown has been visiting
friends in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Bosworth, Mrs.
A. M. Chase and Mrs. Luella Bailey
were business visitors in Augusta Fri
day. - 80
Mrs. Robbins is seriously Ill with
Brights disease.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland True entertain
ed relatives from Gardiner, Yarmouth
Vile and Maiden, Mass, over the
Fourth.
Oscar Lutz Of Bangor and Walter
Lutz Of Moncton, N. B.. were weekend
guests at Seymour Whites.
hJrS Emery Raker and Gilbert Baker
Of Auburn were Sunday guests at Ru-
fus Godfrey's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Prescott Of
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Chicago Cattle Market

chicago, July 1V.
CATTLE-Receipts 10000; matured
steers slow. uneven, generally 10 to 20
cents under Mondays best time; prac-
tically grade yearlings in fairly active
s steers i1s sSy paid for 1915 to 1880
pound average of strictly choice grades;
best yearlings at noon 100; bulk young
steers 900@1025, mostly mixed steers
and heifers; few lots matured steers
averaging around 1900 and Of plain
finish below 900; she stock compare
lively scarce. strong, spots higher on
desirable yearling heifers; bulls fully
Is higher; veal calves 25 cents higher;
stockers scarce, firm: bulk desirable
bologna bulls 500@ 525; bulk veal
calves to packers and outsiders 1850
HoGs-Receipts $4,000: uneven.
soo.pound average 73O@75O; top 1855:
closing active: packing sows mostly
600@6 $40: straight loads higher: strong
weight pigs mostly 650Q700; estimated
sHEEP-Receipts $4,000: fat lambs,
culls and yearlings mostly 25 to SO
cents lower: sheep steady to strong
bulk desirable fat lambs 1400@l4Io;
top 1910; Gull natives 750@S50; one
double medium range yearlngs 9S5;
medium and handy weight ewes mostly
5O0@625; light weights up to T0U;
heaVies 350@425.
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New York Produce Market

New York. July 10.
WHEAT-Spot weak: No. 2 red VIM
ter j f track New York domestic 1925;
No. / dark northern spring c track
New York export 1872; No. 2 hard WIN
ter do. rs: No. 1 Manitoba 1914 and
No, 2 mixed durum do: 1loa:
New York ali rail 165a; No. 2 white do.
1864 and No. mixed do. 104a.
OATS-Spot easy; No. 2 white $40
IARD-Easy: middle west 1900
= TALLow-Easy; special So; extras
PoTAToEs-Firm; southern No.
barrel 5O0@725 No. Q 100000.
w ea9sad 5aSre 81" so1 as5sfS
'1OO0250.
BUTTER-Firm; receipts 1885;
creamery higher than extras 800 39a;
creamery extras. 80 s sc SSa; do.
EGGS-Steady: receipts 33,soS; fresh
gathered firsts 25 q 26a; do. seconds 23
@24; state nearby and nearby western
hennery whites firsts. to extras 32@39:
The raw sugar market was unsettled
today. The sharp decline in futures
enabled operators to offer at cofces-
sions, but buyers were rather cautious
and only q few TRANSACTIONS were re,
corded. The, sales reported included
and freight. equal to 6.91 for centrif-
ugal, and 1850 bags of Philippines
to an outport refiner. due to arrive late
this months, at equal to 6.12 for CEN
trifugal.
There was another sharp break in the
raw sugar futures market today under
renewed liquidation. prompted by the
more liberal offerings in fhe spot mar
ket and the decline abroad. Wall
Street and houses with Cuban connec-
tions were the principal sellers with
prices at one time showing declines of
20 to SO points on active positions.
Stop loss orders were executed on the
break and final prices were at about
the lowest, or from 25 to SO points be-
low the previous night. Closing: Sep
TENDER AT, December 4.26, March $3.50.
May 3.45.
The market for refined sugar was un-
settled and prices were unchanged to
81 noints lower with all refiners now
listing at S.75 for fine graduated. Re-
fined futures nominal.
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Prince of Wales Sings

Birmingham, England, June 20 "a:
p. by Mail)-Perched on the arm OF
a chair and smoking a big cigar the
Prince of Wales recently Joined Wig
orously with the Bishop Of Birming-
ham, the lord mayor, and many young
men in singing the chorus of Carac-
tacus" which ends thus: "The stick
that tanned the trousers of the boy
who shouted Beaver to the man. who
put the powder on the faces OF the
harem of the King Caractacus". ~.
This occurred at an informal gatn-
eering in the lounge Of a club pre-
sented to ex-servicemen, which the
prince had just formally opened.so
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taken by reserve bank districts of
which there are -.
The Philadelphia district stores led
all other sections in a report showing
present sales volume averages 81 per
cent above 1919. San Francisco dis
trict was second with a gain of Al per
cent.
The present large sales volume rep
resents wise and careful buying and a
healthy economic condition throughout
the country, That of 1919, with which
it is compared, was based on extrava-
gance and occurred in a period Of in
fiation.
Deposits in savings banks are grow
ing along with the present rush of buy
ing. 1t is noted that in the Dallas
Federal Reserve district, the percent
age of increase in sales volume was
reported as six per cent above 1919.
Dallas was at the tail end of the list
in size of increase in sales volume.
However. Dallas is leading all other
reserve bank districts in percentage OF
increase in savings deposits.
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WINSLoW

Miss Madeline Reynolds of Boston
Is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Reynolds of the Seco Road.
Several people from Winslow were
in Waterville Tuesday afternoon and
evening to attend the Sparks circus.
Mrs. Alonzo Day and two daugh-
tiers of Fairfield were calling on
Mrs. Chas. Drummond of the river
road Tuesday.
Mrs. Anna Robinson who has been
visiting relatives in town has re-
turned to her home in Vassalboro.
Miss Ernestine Bartlett of Dover,
n. H., is visiting Miss Lula Stuart of
Halifax Street.
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New York Money Market

New York, July III.
Foreign exchanges firmer.
Great Britain, demand 4,57 5-E ca
bles ASA, 60-day bills on banks 4.543.
France. demand 5.95, cables 5.95a.
4 Italy demand 4.30a. cables 4.31.
Belgium. demand 4.93a. cables 4.94.
Germany. demand 0004, cables .O0043.
Holland, demand 1907. cables 1910.
Norway, demand 1920.
Sweden. demand $500.
Denmark, demanr 1928.
Switzerland, demand 1928.
Spain. demand 14.45. . =
Greece. demand 3.05. e.
Poland, demand .0006l. r..ss
C1echo- Slovakia. demand 3.02A.
Argentine, demand $3.50.
. Brazil, demand 1866.
Montreal, .97s.
Call money easier; high 81, low ~.
ruling rate 81, closing bid ~. offered
M ~. last loan AZ. \.
Call loans against acceptances ~.
Z. Time loans firm; mixed collateral, 60
W days So 81; 4-6 months 5@53.
Prime commercial paper B.
central Leather SIS ............ 9s3
y, R. /. & p fdg. As .......... 70
Int. Mer, Marine 6s ...........@ 1sa
New York Central Is ..s...... 1918
Pennsylvania gen. AS ......... S95
tCdutHE As 81
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which ali his friends will be glad to
WINTHROP ME-, PHO
jly2mon-wed-sat-tf

which all his friends will be glad to
learn. 7t'S
Miss Jennie Freeman and MISS
Lena Taylor passed Friday after
noon with their friends, the Misses
Lovejoy. a.s
: The services at the Baptist church
Sunday conducted by Mr.. Lawrence
and family of the Salvation Army1of
Augusta, were largely attended and
the service greatly enjoyed.
The little arrival at Mr.. and Mrs.
Eben F. Dudley's has been named
Cecilia Gertrude Dudley. 1ats
Mrs. III. H. Cook is visiting her
aunts, Miss Eta and Miss susie
Lovejoy. ~
Mrs. Laurette Freeman is getting
along nicely after the accident to
her arm recently, -
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Boston Produce Market

Boston, July ~.
REEF-Choice whole cattle 17Q1S.
BUTTER--Extras 800 q 40; frsts S7A
CHEESE-Fresh choice 253Q26;
CORNENo. 2 yellow 104@105.
EGGS-Nearby hennery brown exr
tras 1904; white and mixed extras
SGG41. western extras 34635.
FLOUR-Spring patents, 196-lb;
sacks. special short 710@74Q; standard
vi HIAYENo. 2 timothy 24@25.
Thanksgiving 2S@33.
OATS-F'orty pounds 57@5S.
PORK-Medium backs 2450@e6. ,
POTATOES-New Southern No. Z
@75O per barrel; Green Mountains best
25063 per 100 pounds.
quotes nine cents in 100-barrel lots
less per cent. for cash.
VEAL-12@22.
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Officers Elected
Winthrop Mills Co.

At the annual meeting Of the
Winthrop Mills Company held in
Boston July 9, 1923. the following
officers were elected:
Frederick p. Cabot clerk and
treasurer; Alfred r. Forest. assistant
treasurer. Directors. Frank w.
Wilder, Ronald G. McIlroy. Frederick
p. Cabot, Arthur Lyman, Frederick
e. Snow.
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Chicago Produce Market

Chicago, July To.
Wheat tumbled in price today to >!
a bushel-figures once considered ideal
present said to be well below the cost
of production. Prospects that the do
mestice spring crop would be. ready
to harvest before being overtaken by
black rust had much to do with TO-
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Battles Two Hours With Bull

After battling over two hours
with vicious black yearling bull.
Harvey Philbroofz, a farmer OF
Greene. about fifty years of age. was
found by his son, Wendall Philbrook.
lying helpless in q shallow brook in
his pasture. After being hurled into
the brook the first time he had
climbed out, only to be tossed back
when the animal renewed the at
tack go
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FURNISHED to the Kennebec Journal
through the courtesy Of ]. A. Carnage
& Co. OF Augusta and Wateryille.)

Washington. July 10.-Dollars now
are flowing into the tills of retail
stores throughout the United States in
larger volume than ever before in his
tory.
consumers are buying necessities
and some Injuries in larger quantities
than during the period Of imitation
that followed the armistice, it is indi-
Gated in official reports collected by
the government.
These facts are indicated by a can
vass of department stores in all large
cities of the country conducted by the
Federal Reserve board. The canvass
shows that the monthly volume of
sales now averages &c per cent above
the monthly average volume of 1919.
In some sections the current sales VOL
ume is much higher than the average
for the entire United States. The
Federal Reserve boards canvass was
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Scarce rs feet from the spot where
it was known to sink in the Pre-
sumpscot river, the body of 20-year-
old Burton N. Cleaves, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Freeman Cleaves Of Pleas
ant road, Falmouth, was recovered
Sunday afternoon by Lincoln Lunt of
Falmouth Foreside and Deputy
Sheriff Charles w. Gerow.
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Maine Man Dies in Mass.

Lewis H. Josselyn, treasurer Of the
c! E. Osgood Company, retail furni-
ture dealers of Boston, died at his
Newton; Mass, home Saturday. night.
Mr.. Josselyn was born in 1S4S1at
Phillips, Me-, and was graduated
from Kent's Hills Academy. He 10
survived by a sister, Mrs Warren, q.
Cole of Portland. Me-, two daughters
and a son.