The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-12-14

Mayor Gerard Of Biddeford. Me
was asked TO resign In a formal re.
quest sent him ~ the Democratic city
committee. Differences over schoo
administration questions are under.
stood TO have been responsible Tor the
request.
The Androscoggin Trast company.
Auburn, Me, was granted permis-
sion to organize by State Bank Com
missioner Vernon.
A part Of the plant OF the Colonial
Can company, a fiVe-story brick
structure at Boston, was damaged
$40 900 by FIRE.
The P. J. Sullivan company, a
Boston plumbing and heating firm,
filed petition in bankruptcy. The
liabilities are s63 .739 19.
Rear Admiral John p Merrill, IT,.
s. N, retired, died at New London,
Conn, where he went from Wash
ington to visit his daughter.
Ray Pike. 25-year-od son of a
prosperous Salisbury, Mass, farm
er. committed suicide by jumping N
he path Of an express train.
Captain ziba Nickerson, 6S, We
known in marine circles, died
Chatham, Mass. He began a sea
faring life when a boy of Is.
Following the nolicense' vote at
Fall River, Mass. liquor dealers
from that city are trying to secure
options on Newport, r. |. i, locations.
Between 35, 900 and 40, 900 EN-
ployes of the cotton and woolen mil
of Rhode Island received wage raise
IL 10 percent of their present salaries
Five hundred members of the Bos
ton fire department voted to join the
American federation Of Labor and to
organize a labor union among them
selves.
William t. Meek, a wealthy 6S-
vearold Boston bachelor, is named
as defendant in a $50 900 breach OF
promise suit brought by Sarah Mars
den of Boston.
There is talk of taking away the
privilege of hunting anywhere ON Mt.
Desert island, Me. This is more or
less the outcome of the establishing
Of the national park.
Mrs. Lydia D. French died at Bos-
ton at the age of 1903. She was born
in a log house at Seabrooke, N. H..
that had originally served for protec-
zion against the Indians.
The barn of the Tobias H. Lyster
farm. st. Johnsbury, VT, was
burned. together with 40 tons OF
hay. farm machinery and several
hogs. The loss is $1,000.
Bangor, Me-, lawyers are inter-
ested in the movement inaugurated
in Portland by members of the bar
there for higher scale of fees These
will be increased materially.
Sabine Iannacone, in Jail at Bos-
ton awaiting action of the grand jury
on a charge of killing his brother-in-
law, Camelio Repucci, committed
suicide by hanging in his cell.
General Charles w. Bartlett, II,
Boston lawyer, statesman, Civil war
veteran, and twice Democratic can
didate for governor Of Massachusetts,,
died at Newton from pneumonia.
A commission form of government, |
incorporating the idea of city man
ager, is favored by Lewiston, Me-.
Republicans in their early organiza-
ton plans for the spring campaign.
DR.. Jane e. Bishop of Boston, who
figured in Il Susan Geary suit case
eleven years ago, was held
in $500 bail on a charge Of having
performed Illegal surgery on two
Bostons health officials are very
much worried as the result Of their
discovery that young man was sui
'eling from smallpox. Many persons
are believed TO have been exposed 70
he disease.
Harvard university authorized the
,ollege treasurer 10 receive subscrip-
ions for a memorial to all Harvard
nen who have died in the European
var. regardless OF their nationality
jr aileciance.
The price Of horseshoes and shoe
ng horses is the latest TO increase in
rice. Boston blacksmiths claim. the
increased cost Of stock has forced
hem to boost their rates an average
i 25 percent.
The summer residents OF Marion,
lass. have raised s27,0 900 for a
ampa.2n to eliminate al mosquito
lreeding within certain definite
rea in the towns OF Marion, Malta
,oisett and Wareham.
II cost the Massachusetts Republi-
an state committee sS9 637 SIS TO
maintain it's organization for the cur
ent year and delray the expenses oil
be last election The committee re-
eiyed In contributions ss6 ,54G.lS ,