The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-12-26
Kew LNGLAND NEWS
IN TABLOID FORM
Items Of Interest From All
Sections Of Yankeeland

Twice captured BY the Germans anC
twice escaping. is the record oil al
venture of 1t Walter |. Avery o
Boston. Tufts 1914, an American aV
iator who. until information of hi'
safety came IN a letter just received
from him had been missing sine,
Oct |
DR.. Edward Ewing Pratt, formerl,
chief OF the bureau OF foreign and do
mestic commerce, speaking at the
opening Of the course in foreign trade
at Northeastern College Boston. EN-
phasized the Importance OF an cary
removal of restrictions upon our over
seas trade. which were necessary dur
ing the period OF the war
Edward J. Bohannon. resident audi
tor al Bath, Me, OF the housing sec
ton OF the Emergency Fleet corpora
ton, has been indicted by the grand
jury. which reported in the United
States district court, on the charge Of
intent to defraud corporation in
which the government is stockhol-
der and with misappropriating $500,
credited to his own account instead
Of that OF the government
Residents OF East Weymouth Mass,
at special town meeting retorted TO
= notification from the Bay State
Street Railway Company that certain
lines in the town would be discon-
tinued, with recommendation that
in the event OF discontinuance of ser
vice by the road, the local authorities
be urged to revoke the grants OF To-
cation under which the company is
operating in the town and take steps
to remove all poles. rails and equip
ment from the streets.
Further figures from the Office OF
Albert b. Fales, assistant tax com
missioner of Massachusetts, show
that the highest tax rate in the State
is $43 per $1,000 in the town of Savoy
in Berkshire County. The lowest is
$3.50 in Hopedale, in Worcester Coun
ty. The rate is from $3.50 TO $3.50 in
eleven towns; from $40 to $14.60 in
fifty two towns; from SIS TO $3.50 in
six cities and 1872 towns; from $40 to
$24.70 in twenty six cities and 107
towns; from $25 to s43 in six cities
and twenty eight towns.
In the fireplace in the camp owned
and occupied by Edwin Coolbaugh Of
New York, who was drowned while
crossing the ice of the narrows at
Little Sebago lake, Me, officials dis
covered bonds to the value Of SILL
600 and s45 in money, The fireplace
had been boarded up by Coolbaugh
and after the finding Of his body, rela
tives who came here decided to have
the boarding in front Of the fireplace
removed. Private papers and ac-
counts which Coolbaugh had showed
that he had invested about $4,000 in
Liberty bonds
1t will be necessary to control inn
ports for while" said Dr. Pratt.
Such commodity as wool, for ex-
ample, where the price might drop a
amount overnight, must
continue 10 be controlled for a time.
Our shipping must continue under
control at least until the
expeditionary force get
home and arrangements have been
made for feeding Europe But not
time should be lost in re-
restrictions from our foreign
trade wherever possible and the pro-
cess Of pleasing commerce should be-
gin at 2nce."
Acting upon the petition of the
Bay State Street Railway company,
which operates a trolley system in Is
cities and SO towns in eastern Massa-
shusetts, the public service commits
sion, in report made public denied
he company the right to charge a
lat fare of 10 cents in cities. Instead,
he commission recommended that |
or trial period Of two months the |
'ailway establish a unit fare OF seven
;ents on city lines, the fares on coun-
ry lines TO be IL per mile az petit
toned by the company The pro- /
,osed schedule would take the place !
If an intricate zone system now in
operation
India and Africa were discussed |
rom missionary standpoint at the
bird days meeting Of the American
'oard Of commissioners for foreign
MISSIONS al Hartford, Conn. or in
crest were tho talks Of three mission
iries on "Mlsslons TO India and Cey-
on in War Times affording n
glimpse OF native unrest during the
World struggle, The election OF Off
ers resulted for the most part IN
e. elections The following were
hosen. President. the Rev. Or. Ed
yard {. Moore OF Harvard Univer-
lily; ylcepresident, David p. Jones:
ecording secretary. the Rev Dr.. Os-
ar e. Maurer; corresponding secre
aries. the Rev. Dr.. James l.. Barton.
he Rev DR. Cornelius n. Patton and
ige Hay nr EdxyarS G,u..t -.