The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-01-10

buildings at Augusta. Me, were de
stroycd hy fire with a loss cstimat
"a at 5000
Mrs Florence T.. Singleton Of Woon
SOCKET. X J.. WAS awarded alimony Of
$500 with her divorce from ] H.
Singleton. manager ~ the Providence
mills
As step towards reducing con
sumption of cost and electric power
Tor lighting. virtually al the Hartford
saloon Keepers have agreed to curluiI
their business day by five hours.
The Worcester Mass school com.
miItec vnlcd 70 postpone the opening
Of schools until Feb. 4, on account
Of the shortage Of coal
Mayor Curley Of Boston nominated
former Congressman O'Cor ~ 60 be
corporation counsel The salary Is
/ $1,000.
! The Emerson block, North Attle-
boro. Mass, which included the Emer-
son House the Wamsutla theatre and
five large business offices, was burned
10 the ground The damage Is about
100000. Oyerheated pipes in laun.
dry are thought 10 have caused the
fire.
Both branches OF the Massachusetts
legislature rushed through under sus-
pension Of the rules a bill apprOpriat-
Ing S25O,oO0 for the next payment Of
the $40 month state pay TO Mussa-
chusctts Soldiers and sailors who
volunteered.
James Boscane of 3oston fell from
wagon and was killed when II was
struck b. motor truck.
The Providence police charge that
constable Thomas Fl. Hughes. who Is
held In $4,000 on zen indictments,
was the leader Of a gang OF automo-
bile thieves which sold scores OF sto-
len automobiles in Eoston and vicinity.
Charles C. McClaughrey, warden of
the reformatory at Anamosa, Ia, has
been elected as successor to Warden
Garner Of the Connecticut state pris-
on.
Dennis Mccarthy, ~, died nj Boston
from the effects Of mysterious poi
son.
Mrs. Annie S. Hawks, famous writ
err of hymns and author of 81 Need
Thee Every Hour" died at her home
at Bennington, vt, at the age Of So.
Bangor was selected as the place
for holding the next Republican state
convention by the members Of the
Maine state committee.
Nineteen cows and two horses per-
lshed when the big barn Of Fred A.
@ eney of West Bridgewater, Mass,
burned The loss is $1,000.
Massachusetts is now confronted
Sith shortage of public school
teachers.
About ten blocks IN the business
center of Darien, Conn, were burned
and twenty families were rendered
homeless.
The creation of the office OF director
Of physical eOucation Is recommended
1y the Massachusetts state board Of
education its report submitted to
he legislature.
Mrs. Levi Senior. 6S. employed In
Newburyport, Mass. shoe factory, was
rushed to death by an elevator.
Melvin p. Frank, who had the dis
.inction of being the first Democratic
speaker of the Maine state house Of |
and who was the
Democratic candidate for governor In |
S9G. died at Portland.
After more than three score and |
en- years OF service. Bernard Corr.
ged 90, reporter. has resigned. The
Boston Chamber OF Commerce. for
which he has been official stock mar
ret reporter, accepted his resignation.
Captain Charles r. Dickson. Unit, |
State coast artillery corps, stationed
t Fort Mckinley. Portla. harbOr,
as been sued for divorce. His wife,
frs. Dickson. names woman as CO
espondent and also alleges nOn-sup-
ort and other contributory causes.
A cargo OF Egyptian cotton valued
/ more than S7.0O0.O00 reached Bos-
~ on board ship that on its way
rom Alexandria traversed two sub
larine zones.
An explosion Of gasoline resulted
D fire that destroyed forty-twO
rotor cars In the Packard service
tatlon at Providence. The loss Is
10000.
Mrs. Katherine A. O'Mahoney. Cath
lie writer, dropped deat at her home
t Lawrence. Mass.
Under the will of the late Zenas
rane OF Dalton. Mass. s2,l27 900 In
peclflc requests OF private and pub
C nature are made.
The Farmers Union store, the rail-
BAD station and carload OF grain
ere burned at Hinckley. Me.
Twenty-one families lost all their
elongings when they were driven to
ne street by flames which swept
trough two tenement buildings at
Mass, causing loss of
IS 900.