The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-08-08
new ENGLAND news
IN TABLOID FORM
Items Of Interest From All
Sections Of Yankeeland

from IFNoNs MASS NY 49,
APARTMENTS at hotel and expect 10
remain six weeks.
Names state houSe has elevator
girls; they are giving entire sa'ls'
faction. In addition to operating the
elevator they collec' and denver All
the mail in the building.
Two hremen were slightly injured
and five horses were burned to death
in a two alarm hre, In livery stable
occupied by Harry c Bell at Brook
line, Mass. The damage is estimated
at $4,000
Joseph GasSelin. aged 10 years, Leo
Peteau, aged 10 Years and hldese
Gagne. aged 8 Yeas were drowned
while swimming in Bond brook, "
tributary Of the kennebec river near
Augusta, Me.
James Haley, IA years old, OF som
eryille, who was employed IS a mes
senger al the Office OF the ;, M NC
Intyre Brass Works, Boston, was killeo
BY falling down the elevator shai'
In the building,
The Winchendon, Mass. town farm
was DESTROYED by fire started by lbh''
ming. causing loss estimated at 32b-
600 The inmates, many OF them olu
and feeble, were removed 10 safety
by Warden Edgar S. Chase and his
wife.
Milk at 1914 cents quart during
August is the latest plan OF the MIX
handlers. who have asked pefmis-
sion to charge that rate in Boston.
The present price, 14'2 cents a quart
gives the producer sl3 cents as his
share.
Mary Dorothy Roman, one OF the
three children of Mr.. and Mrs. Patrlck
Roman of Hough's Neck, Mass, VINO
were poisoned from eating cherries
picked from tree that had been
SPRAYED for bugs, died from the enec's
OF the poison.
Six persons were injured, two fatal
,y. when their automobile was bit by
a Central Vermont passenger train al
n blind crossing at West Berlin, VI.
George Brown and Percy Goethe died
soop after they had been removed 10
Montpelier, VI.
Lightning struck tobacco shed in
Thomsonville, CT, In which 50 persons
were al work hanging tobacco, and
all OF them were affected by the bolt.
Six women suffered so severely az 10
call for the services OF physicians.
All will recover
Five arrests were made in Paw
tucket, r. l., as a result Of demon
stration that occurred during a par
ade of 1000 or more textile strikers.
some OF whom became especially
noisy near the plant OF the Royal
Weaving company.
By an agreement reached between
counsel. Judge Wait, in the superior
court, ordered George X. Armstrong
wealthy clubman living Of the Hote!
Touraine, Boston, to pay his former
wife. Virginia G. Armstrong, the sum
of $100,0 alimony.
Tsi Linn, the Chinese student who
attempted to kill Miss Christine Shaw
OF Orono, Me, in 1911 and who If
serving IL years In the state prison
was pardoned by the governor and
council on condition that he be de-
ported out OF the United States.
The Boston Record has undergone
reconciliation, NJ. Douglar Flattery
managing director of LOew's Theatre
company, is TO become president OF
the new corporation, and Thomas f
Eaton It's treasurer. Louis c. Page re
tires from active management TO en-
ter war work.
Thomas ?, Cox, manager OF a large
grocery store on fremont street, Bos'
ton, is suffering from bulle. wounc
in the mouth inflicted by John smar
aki, a former employe, who whipped
ont a revolver in the crowded store
after demanding money he claimed
due him, and fired one shot.
EXPIRES. Charles s. Mellen OF the
New Yorn, New Haven e. Hartford
railroad, has filed in the Berkshire
probate court petition asking for o
decree of desertion and living apart
from his wife. Katherine Lloyd Liv
inrston, now OF New York. Mr. Mel
len lives at Stockb1dge, Mass.
Ii Gov. Coolidge's vote In the ex
ecutiye council enabled the member
of the six Massachusetts, legislative
reeee, committees and commissions
10 win their long fight TO obtain the
customary compensation OF $1,000, in
stead OF $500, which several member
Of the council insisted was enough.
Forty Cambridge men who ar
rived at Camp Devens, last week pro
tested when they learned they hat
been classified as conscientious OBJ
,ectors BY their draft board. The,
imm ediately applied for overseas ser
vice. An investigation disclosed tina
the draft board had made q mistake
Aiming NJ coast guard stations anC