The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-08-15
new ENGLAND news
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Items Of Interest From All
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wires. and sustained injuries when
caused his death
Private Austin Francis heFeinan,
90. OF Dorchester, Mass. q marine at
the Naval magazine, MAS elecitocu'ed
while on guard duty al The power
house in bingham
The Brookline. Mass, assessors an
peunce that the tax rate viii be slo,'V
a reduction OF 40 cents from last year
rate. The total valuation OF The town
is about s93 100000.
The estate OF the late Frederick
Aver OF Boston. medicine manuiaetur-
er and mill owner, was valued at 3a''
a3477s in report hled by the ex'
ecutors at Salem. Mass
Leaning against a tree with MS
throat cut, Water +. Smith OF MAI
den, Mass, was found by his daughter
Miss Caroline Smith, in the Middle
sex Fels. Smith disappeared IRON
home on Monday,
An automobile containing i've per
sons bound from Taunton, Mass, iol
their homes in Boston ran INTO
freight train at the Whiteman stree
grade crossing and two of the occu-
pants were instantly killed
As the result OF crusade on poor
rooms throughout Boston four young
men were given months sentence
nj the house of correction. and fouI
others were given four months sus'
pended sentences, all as slackers.
Mrs. Lillian d. Beal of Boston paid
a fine of SIS and costs in municipal
court in Franklin, n. H., where she
was charged with violating the speed
limit. City Marshal Manchester test
fled she was driving 40 miles an hour
Warrants for the arrest OF 700 citl-
Dens who failed to pay state income
taxes in 1916 were issued at Boston
by tax commissioner Trefry. The
amount involved was $4,000, out OF q
total assessment Of approximately
S12,000,o00
Charles P. Robinson, So died at his
home in Pittsfeld Mass. He was born
in Pittsfield. lie was a Manufactured
OF paper boxes 80 years. UP TO MS
nth year he walked annually to the
SUBMITS of Greylock and other Berk
shire mountains, - Il -.1s eg..,....-
Rhode Island will register S9,fO7
men under the new draft age exten'
sion, assuming that the ages are hxec
from Is to As, according to an esu'
mate submitted by Capt. George II
Webb. director of the draft, paseo
upon the census of 1910.
Ensign o. n. Roe of Massachusetts
a naval aviator, who was reported al
missing since May 80 off the Outer
coast, where his seaplane broke cow
after being attacked by five German
nlanes. is a prisoner in Germany, ac
cording to a letter received from MN
In London,
Charles Rogers of Burlington, W
and his son, James Rogers OF Rutland
vi. enlisted at the Manchester, n u
Office Of the British and Canadian re
cruiting mission. The father was De
ferred until later date, owing Y
slight physical defects which y b
remedied
Robert ]. Kelley of Batavia street
Boston. claiming to be a cigar SAFES
man. but said by the police TO be
"bookie" was arraigned in Contra
court charged with loating Il
showed $500 when bailing himself
Under plea Of not guilty his case wen
over to Aug. rs.
Fifty four shoe manufacturers 0
Hayerhill Mass, have issued state
ment 10 the effect that they would no
recognize the Allied Shoe workers
union, many of whose members hav
been on strike for several weeks 10
Increases in pay and recognition o
their organization.
Mrs. Harry Stokes of Hanson, Mass
was struck by lightning and inStahti
| killed during severe storm ina
passed over the town last week. Mrs
Stokes was alone Ia the house at u
time. The bolt entered the nous
through the kitchen partition an
played havoc with the furnishings.
Representative Joseph 6 Cannon Q
Danville, III, better known as 'Unci
Joe" took the part Of auctioneer
the Red Cross drive at Poland Spring
and humorously cold the privileges 7
furnish caddies for the Jones AdaiI
Stirling Rosenthal golf match In a
more than $4,000 was raised by TIL
method.
Mise Louise Swanson OF Lawrenc
and Boston, fancee OF Dr. WilliaI
n Hsnrahan of Lawrence, wa
drowned In Cobetts pond, Windhan
Nh. when a dory In which 10 peopl
were riding overturned when about ]
feet from the shore The other nv
mon and four women succeeded !
reaching shore.
| Mrs. Frederick C. Roberts OF BROCK
ton. went 10 the Division ] Ora