The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-09-12

rest man named Joseph Fernandez.
al New Bedford. Mass
A Edwin mith, treasurer OF the
Forest City Trust Company Portland.
Nc. has been appointed auditor OK
the cape cod Canal Company, now
under Federal control He will be as
sistant 10 Treas Samuel = Gilbert
ex- city treasurer Of Portland
Amasa Morse, an elder Ia the Nd
ventist church al Stafford Springs.
Conn. who died recently at one hun
dred and four years, taught school
when young man and outlived all
his pupils. He preached In Adventist
churches over half century
A school OF navigation for New Eng
land fishermen has been opened Al the
Portland. Me, municipal building and
it's graduates will receive licenses as
second or third officers In the mer-
chant marine. Glasses will be held so
students may attend between hshing
trips
The navy department has sent out
an urgent call for scxtants to meet
the immediate demand, and anyone
having a modern iron frame sextant
will be given reasonable price, de-
pendent on It's condition II taken
TO the branch photographic ONCE,
14th floor, Custom house. Boston
The selectmen Of Jaffrey, n H., Ed
c. Boynton, William T, Coolidge and
Peter Hogan have sent out notices Of
fering a $500 reward for the direct in
formation that will lead to the arrest
and conviction of the person OF per-
sons who murdered William X Dean
on the night of Aug Is at his farm
in East Jaffrey. N II.
Robert Kennedy OF Lawrence, Mass,
was drowned while bathing at York
Beach Me His brother, James Ken
nedy, and Katherine Shean, Margaret
Shean and Mary A Sullivan OF Man
chester, n. H., who were caught In tho
undertow at the same time, were res
cued In an exhausted condition, with
much difficulty Kennedy was IL
years old.
With more than 1926 cases OF iniiu-
enza unoflicially reported among the
sailors at Commonwe Pier, Bos-N
ton, the state department OF health
sent out warning to the civilian
population urging them TO take meas
ures to protect themselves. The daily
list of cases among the sailors appears
to be now diminishing.
Hon. Walter s. Glidden, for four
years member OF the Governors
Council, manager Of the wholesale
meat business of the n L. Hollis
company and president OF the
Charlestown Five Cents Savings
Bank, died at his home, $50 Broad
way. Somerville, Mass. Mr.. Glidden
was born in Pittston, Me, April 30.
1856.
Sixty cities OF the East South, Mid
die West and Pacific Coast are to
have their industrial war orders cut
down. because Of congested housing
and transportation facilities. The
cities include. Bath, Me; Bridgeport,
Conn. Derby, Conn. Lowell, Mass
New London, Conn Newport, r. l.;
Portsmouth, n H.; Quincy, Mass,
Waterbury, Conn; Watertown, Mass.
For the convenience Of youths who
would sail the mighty deep as cadets
In the Merchant Marine, a recruiting
Office OF the Junior Naval Reserve has
been opened at No. 90 Bromfeld
street, Boston, in charge OF Command
ant Physloc An intensive campaign
OF recruiting for boys from fourteen
to eighteen is to be waged through
New England and local training posts
are to be established in Boston. Wor'
cester and the other principal cities.
The Shipping Board has offered To
take two cadets on every new ship
and pay them $40 per month and 30
per cent war bonus.
Contracts for 2,O21 900 pairs OF mo
tallic fastened field and marching
shoes for the army, to cost $l4,107, 500,
were awarded by the quartermaster
corps TO 81 shoe manufacturers. Do
liyeries on the field shoes are TO be
by next Dec. 10. and on the
shoes by next Jan. 81 The
largest contracts we're for 100000
pairs TO the B. A. Corwln & Son Com
pany OF Boston, 100000 pairs to the
Shoe Company, ~.
Louis: 10000 pairs to the w. A. Nc
Elwaln Company, Boston, and 10000
pairs to Rice g. Hutchins. Inc. Bos
ton. The prices fixed by the shoe
branch OF the quartermaster corps
were s715 pair for field shoes and
s6.45 a pair for marching shoes
The tender and Ave cars OF
freight train southbound, were de-
rallied about mile and half below
I.aconia, N r.. on the White Noun
,ain division Of the Boston * Maine
railroad at 1870 Sunday afternoon.
The derailment was caused by
t,oken journal on the tender Two