The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-11-07
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Maine Industry 40 sard by lnroer.
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CHECKED,
Maine Industry 40 Nard by lnroen.
"a Epidemic
Influenza has greatly added TO Tho
troubles af the eastern lambcrmeny
rurtRilnE production n mills and IA
some chsea, as ai the Fredericton
boom, St John river causing COM
pleto suspension " operations 80
many OF the crew employed by the
a. John River Los Driving Company
were sick, tneludlns Manager Walter
Jackson. that II became necessary 10
stop work while large quantities OK
logs. including 100000 feet IN
Douglas boom. remain unrafted, On
the Restigouohe river rafting opera
tons had 20 be abandoned while the
shiye lumber mills also we're closed,
All through northern Maine and tho
Canadian provinces the ravaxes OF In
fuenra are causing serious injury
TO industry.
j Fraser Gregory OF ST. John. ons
OF the largest lumber operators OF N,
Brunswick, estimates the cost OF get
ting out logs this coming season at
IS per NJ in excess OF normal. but
thinks that the st John operators win
make full cut whatever the ex-
pense as they are sold ahead and
the spruce market is high and steady
on the north shore of New Bruins
wick and In Maine, however, Mr.
Gregory thinks that the cut will not
be more than so per cent OF normal,
owing chiefly TO difficulties in ship
ping, increased costs on opera
and scarcity creased costs on opera
ton and scarcity OF help. Wages are
very high, and II Is next 10 impOs-
sible TO get men at any price.
The full bench OF the supreme court
has handed down the opinion that
the rights OF driver OF an automo-
bile on public highway are not
greater than those OF pedestrian.
Chief Justice Rugg announced tho
tons of the plaintiffs in suits
brought by Gladys w. Emery and
Gladys A. Killam against George CT
Miller
Ferdinand Won Scholley, a German
baron and president of the Burkhart
Brewing company OF Boston, was ar
rested by agents OF the department OF
justice, who said he was dangerous
enemy alien. Won Scholey served as
an officer in the German army for IL
years. According % department OF
justice agents, he was born in Switx-
erland, but is a naturalized subject OF
Germany. He is So years old -T
$500 Massachusetts soldiers in camp,
of whom 200 had registered as absent
voters and were entitled to vote, but
80 ballots we're cast in the special
election There were 200 who thought
they had fulfilled the requirements
and went TO the polls to vote. learn
ing their mistakes from the election
officials and 200 others who had done
nothing. but who came thinking that
they might be allowed to vote
The two girls were walking along
Main street. Reading, Mass. on the
night of March 20, 1917, when they
were struck by Mller's automobile,
suffering severe injuries. Judge
John F. Brown when the case came
up in court, ruled that the plaintiffs,
who had been walking in the road.
were not exercising due care, and
directed a verdict for Miller The
plaintiffs filed exceptions to the rul-
Ing.
The Massachusetts, state commits
sioners OF fisheries and game has is
sued an appeal TO the sportsmen OF
no. to shoot partridge
Turing the open season or these birds
Turing November Reports from
ire scarce and II they are hunted
his season It Will require years be-
ore they appear again in normal
The commissioners report
IN abundance Of pheasants in all
owes of he state.
Word has been received that CLAIR
nee Verrill, youngest son OF A. H.
|errill, professor emeritus Of Yale
University, was lost on the Princess
sophia, which was wrecked Oct 26
IN the coast Of British Columbia.
ie was a mining engineer and was
eturning from the examination Of a
,old mine with o,her experts, who
we're also lost He was Il member OF
he 1899 class in the Sheffield scen-
life School While IN college be was
he champion strong man Of all
american universities.
October not only finished up with
week Of record breaking heat, but was
marked by an extraordinary lack OF
moisture The 81 days precipitation.
Is measured AZ the weather bureau.
vas only about one inch Only four
ines in tho last l01 years has tho
ainfall in October in Boston been less
han an inch The month ended with
n excess OF heat over normal
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