The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-11

that $500 GOO had neen collected Tor
he alienation ~ the Jewish war sur
fercrs on tie jewish Day OF Atone-
ment,
Herman A Dow, farmer. kiiied
himself nv hsnging nj bis home AZ
Warner. n II
George A. NinWes instructor IN
the DEPARTMENT of chemistry at New
pnmpshl~e COLLEGE. was found dead
in bed from cerebral temorrhare
TIE smoking car OF PASSENGER
train Jumped the track near VII
Jamestown Vt, iniurinc three men
penorts from the bakers of Greater
BOSTON indicate that there has been
a general response "a the suggestion
OF the food administrator that the
eating OF wheat bread he tahooed on
Wednesdays pnd Thurs LAYS in order
10 conserve the wheat supply
All the wooden mills of BERKSHIRE
Mass county have announced Nv
percent Increase in wages THIS
amounts TO SO percent increase In
wages during the past YEAR for COM
mon laborers and II percent incroas"
for skilled lahorerr
Governor Mccall issued procla-
nation naming oct Q as "Fira Free
yen,ion Day The loss caused ny
rre in Massachusetts during the past
wear amounted to $40 o0o 900.
Five thousand operatives employed
by the Ipswich Mass, mills wiz
receive an increase In wages OF ~
percent
Fifteen freigh, cars were derailed
and piled up in heap at Berkshire
Junction, Conn caused by tho
breaking OF an arch bar on car 4
Postmaster Costello OF Springfield,
Mass, announced his intention OF
meeting the labor shortage problem
by appointment Of women clerks
The Massachusetts state conference
OF bricklayers, masons and plaster
ers elected Michael r Baker OF
Holyoke president
Fish handlers employed on the Bos-
ton fish pier have obtained charter
from the A. +. Of l.. and have
formed a union.
The Quincy primary school WHIT
mon, Mass, was practically de-
stroyed by fire The loss is $5OOO.
A wace increase Of 10 percent IN
the wooden mills viii benefit % ,OVO
operatives at Lawrence, Mass.
The food administration appointed
as merchant representative, to as
r the state food administrator IN
! d ing with retail prices, f. ID.
Abernethy of Burlington, Vt.
Holyoke House. and part OF Dana
Hall, have been turned over to tho
government by Harvard University.
1 While on his way from the rail-
road station to his home at WA
chester, Mass, William ID. Rich
ards, CS. well known in the steel
business in Boston, was stricken
with apolexy and died.
1 Mrs. Alma s. Wilmarth. 30, OF
Boston was killed at Andover. Mass.
py jitney loaded with soldiers go
ing from the Bedford camp grouno
to Lawrence.
Thomas J. Abernethy OF west
Pembroke, Me-. whom the late Prof..
Muensterberg found to be mentally
perfect. is one of the New England
candidates selected for instruction Al
ayiators
More than 300 employees OF the
white room in the dye department Oh
the Pacific print works, Lawrence
Mass. went on strike after their de-
mand for an increase In WAGES had
been refused
William e. Bryant OF Pembroke.
Mass was given a decree nisi from
his wife. Elzada Bryant, for deser-
ton. Bryant is Civil war veteran.
nearly 80 years old.
Orlando +. Frost was rec lec,eu
president OF the United Baptist con-
yention of Maine at Its annual ses-
sion.
Lieutenant George p. Howe. at
tacbed to the medical corps OF the
Tenth battalion. Royal Fusiliers,
prominent Boston physician, ex-
, plorer, clubman and student OF MN
tary affairs. was killed In action I'D
the French trenches.
Junius Beebe, who recently gave
the town Of Wakefield, Mass. $6o' :
600 for a new public library, depos-
tied the money in bank and tne
library will have the additional bene-
: fl OF the intsres. until the town IL
ready to build.
Shipping Is warned that the wreck
|, of the six -masted schooner Alice M
, Lawrence on Tuckernuck shoal. ON
| Nantucket, Mass. is dangerous
Miss Emma LeClair obtained from
Gen. Ames. commander OF the Mas
sachusetts state guard, an informal
commission 10 recruit and train a
, company OF girls in Lowell. as the
A company OF the first regiment oil
women.