The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-01
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Brief Items From Various Sec.
lions Of New England

E mouth mills nj LAWRENCE, Mass. I.
4 struck for 10 percent increase IN
/ wages
1 Representative OF the federal gov
eminent inspected various city insti,
tutions in Boston harbor with view
OF selecting desirable sites for war
hospitals
William s. Cockroft was killed at
/ Taunton. Mass. when bis motorcy-
Gle collided with an AUTOMOBILES
Mrs. Zenaide Gobiel Of Lewiston
/ Me indicted for the murder Of her
/ infant child pleaded guilty TO man.
slaughter and was remanded for sen.
! teEce
William p Murphy OF Haverhill !,
! Mass. arrested for refusing to pre-.
sent himself for physical examination
for the national army, will be sent
to Aver. Notwithstanding his belief
that he will be helping England by
| fighting for Uncle sam
The Boston city council voted TO
authorize bonds to the amount OF
s25, 900 to meet the cost OF convert
ing the old parental school buildings
into department OF the Boston city
hospital
Fire badly dam ged the old toll
house, which had been in use for 200
years, at the Chelsea, Mass. end
of the Ninnisimmet ferry, causing
q damage Of $40, 900,
William ii Hand, Jr.. Of New
Bedford, Mass. resigned his posi-
ton as district oihcer for New Eng
LAM Of the United states shipping
board emergency fleet corporation.
Miss Carrie fletcher and her
nephew, Theodore Fletcher, both OF
Lowell, Mass, were killed when an
automobile in which they were ridins
was struck by train.
An automobile went over bank
and landed upside Gown in small
stream at Long Bridge, Me. Mrs.
Clarence Severance was pianed under
the ear and drowned.
Nearly a score OF college presidents,
together with representatives. OF
other institutions OF learning, at
tended the twenty-iifth anniversary
celebration at the Womens college,
Brown university.
Eugene r.. Hart committed suicide
at Boston by jumping into the Charles
river
The apartment Of Mrs. C. -.
AID; rs Of Allston, Mass, was brok-
en- into and jewelry, silyerware and
cash to the value OF $1,000 stolen.
Frederick A. Scaile, a member d
the Yale Scientific school. was killed
in an automobile accident near New
haven.
Quincy, Mass, taxpayers will
J We to pay an increase OF IS 40
over last year. The new rate is
$40 go.
Jomenico Ginesti, Belmont,
Mass, builder, Med voluntary peti.
ton in bankruptcy, placing his liabil-
tiles at $l99, 1I6.
A campaign to increase the popu
larity OF hsn and other sea foods
throughout New England has been
started at Boston.
JOSHUA H. Davis, So, Of North
Chelmsford, Mass. was struck and
killed by an automobile.
William II. Gleason, member OF
the draft army at Camp Deyens,
Aver Mass ONE on furlough, killed |
himself at bellows Falls, VT, by
shooting.
[.
Outdoor sports are to be required
as part of the Melrose, Mass.
school course, and every boy and
girl will be expected to play GER
tain number { hours day, whether
he or she is inclined or not.
A minister Who doesn't object to
performing the dual functions of pas
tor to ,Le seventy Congregationalists
of Rochester, Mass, and nat OF
post aster to the 1906 inhabitants is
wanted.
The Universalists of the World, In
general conference at Worcester,
Mass reelected as president Rev.
DR.. Lee S. McCollester, dean of the
Crane Theological school OF TUFTS
college, Medford.
Mylon Richardson, 8. OF Twelve
Corners Me-, was accidentally shot
and killed by his older brother whine
hunting.
Mrs. Frances Epps, native OF
North Carolina, died at New London,
Conn. in her 1899 year,
The committee in charge OF The
new high chool al Wakefield, Mass.
has found that II cannot be erected
for no appropriation Of $3.50. 900 on
account of the high cost Of materials.
Harry Leayitt. 3. was shot In the
abdomen by a boy at East Weymouth,
Mass and died as the result Of his
injury,
Potato commission men In Boston
united In indorsing the statement OF
Food Administrator Hoover that the
high prices we're due to
the farmer and the retailer.
Alvin NJ. Miller. %, gunner
mate. committed suicide at Newport
r. L., by shooting.
Mrs Marguerite s. Meshaka, heir.
ess to millions and bride OF six