The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-07-04
new ENGLAND news
IN TABLOID FORM
Items Of Interest From All
Sections Of YankeeIand

The application OF the Bangor ana
Aroostouk saroad for permission "a
ile a schedule Of freight rates. show
!ng increases in intia state rates ana
effective on less than statutory
notice. was denied in a decision
given a, Augusta Me, by the public
utilities commission.
A proposed amendment providing
for statewide prohibition was un'
animously rejected by the Massa'
chusetts constitutional convention.
The amendment had been iavorably
reported BY the committee on liquor
laws and had been pending on the
calendar since last fan In view OF.
the ratification by the legislature or
the federal prohiaitory amendment
however. both sides agreed that II
would be unwise 10 press for state
action now,
Maine men 10 the number Of 25Vo
arrived at Camp Devens, Mass last
week.
In ordering the tax commissioner
Of the Commonwealth TO abate a tax
Illegally assessed upon Mrs Emily NJ.
Macuire OF Cambridge, Mass under
the income TAX law of Massachusetts,
the full bench OF the Supreme Court
decides that the law does not apply
TO Mrs. Maguires interest in trust
fund created and managed in Penn
sylyania
Richard II. Long OF birmingham,
Mass. has announced his candidacy
for the Democratic nomination Tor
governor
Gov Samuel W. Mccall OF Massa-
chusetts has formally announced his
candidacy in the September primar-
les for the Republican nomination
for United States senator
The general round up of slackers
in Massachusetts resulted in the tenn
norary detention of hundreds of men
of draft age who failed TO show regis
tration cards.
Harvard's colony of Shakers, es-
tabished 1877 years ago has been
abandoned. The members OF the
colony have surrendered to the artil-
lerymen at Camp Devens, Mass,
turning their thousands OF acres over
to agents of the government, which
soon will need the land for drilling
soldiers.
A considerable number OF city
employees of Providence, r. ]. have
failed to take the oath of allegiance,
as recently required by the City
Council. Three weeks have been al
lowed them to be sworn. Among the
number are about fifty school teach
ers, number of retired policemen
and firemen, some highway depart
ment workmen and some employees
OF the water department.
The government Is TO take over
the Union Freight Railroad, running
over Atlantic avenue, Boston. rms
road connects the terminals of the
Boston & Maine, New Haven and
Boston & Albany roads. Tracks are
being laid over Northern avenue,
over which cars will be run to con-
meet the South Boston terminals
with this system. The Union Freight
trains run on Atlantic avenue ike
trolley cars and have long been a
unique sight for visitors.
No shortage of engineer officers
for merchant marine service Is ex-
pected twithstanding the greatly
increased ship production in this
country according TO opinions ex-
pressed at the conference OF agents
' of the sea service bureau OF the Uni
| ted states Slipping board at Boston
A country wide canvass has shown
It is said, that 80 per cent OF the
marine engineers now employed III
responsible positions ashore are VIII
ing and anxious TO return TO sea SER
vice on short notice when the gov
eminent may need them for the new
ships.
/ AS result OF the persisten'
rumors OF the formation OF a unior
among the policemen of Boston TO bt
later affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor, Police Commls'
sioner O'Meara has made a hna
statement OF his position. He said the
whole plan met with his disfavor. he
expressed the hope that the organ
izers of any such movement would a.
once see their error and drop the
scheme.
State ownership and development
OF waterpower was made the lead
ing issue at the state convention O.
the Non Partisan league held al
Rockland, Me. Condensorie ant
other plants to care for surplus dair!
products and factories to convert DOT
fish into oil and food were also advo
Gated. Luther c. Bateman, agricul
tural editor OF the Lewiston Journal
was nominated for governor.
The Bay State roads reorganization
plan. II is understood, contemplate
the raising OF $s.550.000 in cash o
which il will obtain $2,5o0,oo0 by
bond issue $4,000 600 by an issue o
6 per cent first preferred stock an'
$3.50 600 by loan This will meal