The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-09-05
new ENGLAND NEWS
IN TABLOID FORM
items Of Interest From All
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started the $500. 900 Revere Beach hre
Al Camp Devens one day last weel
$40 soldiers were admitted 10 Ameri
can citizenship. .,..
Henry Dahby. Quincy electrician
fell into steam well at Wollaston
Mass, and was terribly burned BY
steam
John Dunn, II, OF Somervile. Mass,
OF the crew of the British barge Can
ada, was picked up at sea and landed
at an Atlantic port.
James Hart. an attendant at ths
Westboro, Mass, state hospital. guilty
OF ill-treating an insane patient, was
sentenced for two months
Daniel Sylvester, Jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Silverster of Worcester
Mass. is the eighth member Of the
family to enter the service OF Uncle
Sam
/ n VI uot luhd C5labtiDhUo yNoi
ago by Thomas w Sears. Boston
auctioneer and commission merchant
and uncle OF the late J Montgomery
Sears. has, terminated.
Clothed in full uniform Patrol
man Jerome Connolly plunged into
the water near Squaw Rock, Squan-
tum, Mass, and rescued Robert Craig
OF East Milton from drowning.
The number of persons affected by
this deletion of Sunday riding in pas
senger autos, on motorcycles and in
powerboats Is estimated at 1,462,537
for the six New England States.
Leaders Of the war savings stamp
drive at Canton, Mass, announce that
their town was the first IN tbs. state
to pay its per capita war savings
stamp allotment of 5000 In full
Petitions for the pardon of Mrs. Sa-
die Newbert OF Thomaston, Me-, serv-
Ing life sentence for the murder Of
her husband in 1909, are under ad-
visement by the governor and council.
because of the low population Of
the penal institutions OF Massachu-
sets. the director of prisons, Edward
c. r. Bagley, is giving serious atten-
tion to the proposal to close several
Of those institutions.
The appointment of Mr. Douglas
Flattery OF Boston to the United
States housing board. with headquar-
ters at Washington, has been an
nounced Mr.. Flattery is president Of
the Boston Evening Record company.
In the Maiden (Mass) court Fred
erick w Montgomery was found
guilty of operating car while under
the influence of liquor and fined $105
SIS for drunkenness and 800 for OPP
Grating the car while in that condi-
ton.
The blowing out OF fuse, causing
flames to mount several feet in height,
caused a panic on crowded trolley
car on the Massabesic Lake line at
Manchester, N H.. which resulted in
more or less serious injuries to about
20 persons.
Burglars stole $4,000 worth OF Of
ncers' uniforms, watches, rings, jew
elry, bracelets and fitted service bags
from J. J. Barry's general store in
Aver, Mass. They also took $25 from
the cash box Of the telephone pay
station in the same block,
Food Administrator Endicott and |
other members Of the public safety |
conferred at the State |
house, Boston, with a large number |
OF candy manufacturers and dealers |
regarding a further reduction in the
amount of sugar used for confection-
cry.
Although the total operating reve-
hue Of the Rhode Island company,
which controls the street railways in
hat state, for the seven months end
ng July 81 was S105,S15.s2 more than
or the corresponding period last year,
he net operating revenue ran behind
Massachusetts, leads all the states in
he country with a record OF 20 600 free
iental operations performed by Bay
State dentists upon enlisted and selec-
i've service men since the war began.
This announcement was made tonight
BY the Massachusetts committee on
,ublic safety.
Wage increases to all workers now
'eceiving less than rs cents an hour
n Sc plants, In the munitions and re-
ated industries OF Bridgeport. Conn,
ire provided in an award Of Otto N
1idlitz, umpire chosen by the National
War Labor Board to decide contro-
-ersies between the companies and
heir employees.
At Keene, n H.. Miss Jane Brush, ,
laughter o. j. DeForrest Brush. a |
ummer resident OF Dublin. pleaded /
,uilty 10 reckless driving and paid s25 ,
md costs. Her license to operate Is
revoked Miss Bertha I
;ehfr Of Manhattan " Y uieaGed /