Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-03-28
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patent medicine compounder, mill
owner and financier, died at Thomas
vile, Ca, where he had been spending
the winter. He was in his 9th year
and had been in declining health for
some time.
High prices have stopped the plans
for restocking western Massachusetts
farms with sheep. The cost of sheep
In Idaho, where it was expected to
obtain the animals at wholesale, has
advanced to a figure that would make
the venture improbable.
The Master Builders Association
and the Carpenters Union of Lynn
Mass, have reached an agreement
cents per hour for their labor five days
each week. The union officials re-
Quested 70 cents per hour.
Gas, now selling at $1.10 per 1000
cubic feet at Fitchburg, Mass, is soon
to take a 10 per cent. increase in
price, it was announced, The Fitch
burg Gas G. Electric Light Company
will make formal announcement in a
few days There is considerable com
plant already as the gas is alleged to
have been unsatisfactory of late.
Sec Daniels order prohibiting the
sale of liquor within five miles of the
Newport R. ID Naval Station went
into effect last Saturday with the re-
suit that 40 saloons and wholesale
liquor stores In the city were forced
out of business. Local and Govern
the regulations were strictly enforced
and to prosecute any persons found
violating the rule.
Boston public schools will remain
open this year until July l. Other
years schools have closed on June 90.
1t is hoped by extending the term this
year to make up for time lost during
the coal shortage. Chairman Sullivan
announced that already a week to
ten days of lost time had been made
up 1t is his intention to make up for
all cancelled sessions.
Vermont farmers are modifying for
the opening Of the annual maple sugal
season, which is of more than usual
Importance in view of the nation wide
sugar shortage. Upwards of 5000, 900
maple trees tapped has been the
States average in recent years, and
Pres H. B. Chaplin of the Vermont
Maple Sugar Makers Assn, who
opened the season by tapping two
trees at his home in MiddleseX, an
nounced that this record probably
would be exceeded this year.
The position of postmaster in Wor-
cester. Mass, which carries a salary
of $4,000 with it is to be decided by
civil service examination. The posi-
ton has been open for almost year.
Applicants will not be called before
any board, but will be rated according
TO education, which will count 90 and
on business training and experience,
which will count So This is one of
will go under civil service examina-
ton since that order went into effect.
Judge Morton Of the United States
District Court, has granted authority
to Receiver Hustis of the Boston &
Maine Railroad to try to force the
Pullman company to carry out the
terms of its contract, which would
give the Boston & Maine car service
Or, ir+,y hn froo NJ
was made with the New Haven Com
pany while the Boston & Maine was
part of the system. The old con-
tract expires April / and is less adj
vantageous than the terms made by
the New Haven.
Citizens of German extraction met at
the Boston City Club and organized
as a special committee of the New
push actively the sale of the third Ii
berty Loan bonds among American
citizens Of German birth or descent in
Massachusetts. Professor Frank Vo-
gel, head Of the department Of Mod
ern languages at Technology, was
| CHOSEN chairman ana jacob MICH VI
the Cosmopolitan Trust Company
past master of Cermania lodge OF
Masons was made secretary.
/ A compromise has been effected be-
, tween Mayor Peters and Boston rea
/ estate and business interests regard
, ing the Mayors proposal for a So in
, crease in the tax limit. Mayor Peters
! announced that in the bill now before
the legislative Committee on Military
I Affairs he is willing to drop the pro
. visions for a 81 increase in the ta1
. limit next year, and 81 in 1920. HI
| will retain the provision for an in
crease of SO in the rate this year.
J the bill passes in it's new form it will
provide 100000 for general mum
: cipal expenses and $1,500000 fol
streets.
Over 100 leading Jewish citizens o
,, Boston and Massachusetts met at tn,
Elysium Club, Boston, and perfected
plans for the State organization o