The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-02-17
NEWS CONDENSED
FOR BUSY READERS
Happenings In Various Parts Of
New England States

I England ShOFthOfn Breeders assOclh
.ion George Il. Taylor, Jr,, OF Shel
burne was reelected president ant
Walter S. Pratt of Brnttleboro, Vt.
was chosen vice president,
Employees OF the Vermont Marble
company at Dandy quit work, causing
the shutdown Of the three quarries
The men want a nine-hour day and al
increase in wages.
Twenty or more male inmates oi
the house of correction, Rutland
Vt, are confined to their cells by
the grip.
The Vermont and Chicago Granite
company of Hardwick, Vt, against
which an involuntary petition in bank
ruptcy was filed, states that its la
bilities are $50, 7S9. G5.
Invitations have been issued for a
convention Of sportsmen at Burling-
ton, Vt, Feb. 30 and March /.
John Davis of East Roxbury, Vt,
has q COW which gave birth to a calf
with six legs. The calf did not live.
The population of Burlington, VT.
decreased BY fourteen during the
month of January, there being that
number more deaths than births.
The grammar school at Freeport,
Me-, caught fire while eighty pupils
were seated in its two rooms but IA
miliarity with fire drill resulted in the
orderly escape of all. The building
was destroyed,
Burns received while pouring oil
from a kerosene lamp into a heated
stove caused the death at Manchester,
N. H.. of Mrs Odile Kandar.
After enjoying just one year Of tenn
perance, Maynard, Mass, once again
swung back TO the wet" column at
the annual town election by major
ity OF u votes Last year the major
ity for dry was 1O2.
James r. Hill, member of the fa-
nous Sixth Massachusetts regiment
that was mobbed on it's way through
Baltimore, died at Lowell, Mass.
aged 7S'
The body OF Charles DAILY, 40, who
has been missing since the fire two
weeks ago in a storehouse at Lowell
Mass. was found in the fire ruins.
Frank A. Westworth, As, for many
years town clerk OF Greenland, N
H., and formerly a member Of the
New Hampshire legislature, commit
ted suicide by cutting his throat. lie
was under delusion that he was SUI
fering from cancer.
That no hope can be held out for a
lower price Of milk is one Of the i'm
portant conclusions reached by the |
milk board OF the Massachusetts state
department Of health.
The Massachusetts senate passed the
bill providing for the abolition of the |
state house building commission.
Wilfred l.. Iillson of Otisfield, |
Me-, charged with being an accessory
before the fact to arson, was bound .
over to the May term Of the supreme
court under $1,000 bail.
Labor leaders contend that the
'sauntering and lettering" ordinance
Of the city of Boston depriyes them
Of some OF the picketing privileges
that the state law accords them, and
they intend to ask the city council TO
change the ordinance.
Fire which destroyed the ST. Jean
Baptiste building at Marlboro, Mass
one Of the largest buildings in the
city. caused loss Of $40, 600,
The fish famine in Boston was
broken when eleven schooners and
i've steam trawers arrived with S45.
100 pounds Of fish.
John Cochrane, 80, one OF the old
EST active textile manufacturers in
New England died at Maiden, Mass.
A small fire in the cellar Of the
5owles private sanitarium, Ports
mouth, n. H.. caused some excite
nent among the patients before 1t
vas put out.
Fire destroyed the factory Of the
Anchor Paper company at Windsor
.ochs, Conn, entailing loss OF
100 0J0
Tie New England Belgian relie
und reports the total contributions
0 date a. tho fund 20 be s95 s5G a..
RuHu seIezly q Poston carpan-
er, fled q voluntary petition IN baas-
urtcy IN the United states district
ourt. lie owes sl1l, 9s9 Re has
o assets
Harold Graft has been indicted for
aurder IN connection With the death
r BIS cousin ticon Kern years
n who had been len, ia his care
urine The mothers Absence When
1e latter returned She found the
hHf unconscious from the effects 81
beating
Werner Horn, an officer Of the Ger
ian Landwchr. who Is accused OF
avire attempted 20 wreck q railroad
ndea across the international
ogaeary 81 Fanceaoro. Me, has
cen pronounced sane by three phy-