The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-08-01
NEW ENGLAND NEWS
IN TABLOID FORM
Items Of Interest From Al
Sections Of Yanhee!aRd

August drati calls out OF Glass on,
The proposed increase IN rates on
Canadian railroad operating ia New
England has been ordered held in
allegiance pending further con,cI
onocs
Massachusetts Fuel Administration
storrow promises 10 attempt to so
cure az least 1900 tons Gf GOAL at
the mines for distribution to the poor
OF Boston
The Eoston, Revere Beach an
Lynn Railroad. Which recon ~ raised
its fare from iiya TO seven cents
paid It's regular quarterly dhdonu
Of $3.50 60 stockholders Of record Of
July 81
Eastport, Me- reports that sardiEes
have been very scarce during The
past weeks. a few OF the factories
have taken no hsh az all in tina
I time, and none have had more snau |
small fraction Of their capacity
More than 300 OF the 1900 jcwelry |
workers on strike at the Atticboro
1ewelry factories, Attleboro. Mas.
have left that town, according 10
statement made by Business Agent
James II crowell of the Jewelry
Workers Union.
Tie destroyer Fhllip was launched
at the ward of the Bath, Me, Iron
Works. The new craft. named for
the lsie Rear Admiral John W.phiIip.
was christened by Mrs. Barrett f.
Philip of New York wife of the ed.
est son Of the admiral.
AT Liyermore Falls, Me, employees :
OF the night shift 1t the Chisholm
mill of the International Paper coin
pany struck. Failure 10 receive
bonus payments for work during
May and June was given as the
cause of dissatisfaction
Democrats and Republicans in An
dover, n. H., met and decided TO hold .
no caucuses TO choose delegates to '
convention in that district, i
called for Aug J. Party leaders pro- !
tested that politics should be
dropped during the war,
The four masted gas auxiliary S
Twin screw schooner David Cohen e
was launched at the shipyard OF
pushee Bros, Dennysvlle, Me Her
lone port will be New YORK The NJ
reel of another schooner OF the same W
model will be laid Immediately, %
The athletic meet at Harvard Sta hi
lium, Cambridge, Mass, Labor Day W
'etween representatives from the W
rmy and navy will be one of the WI
reatest events OF its kind, according hs
o Lieutenant Leon Little, athletic Sc
irector OF the First Naval District
The Oseka the third standard ~
wooden steamer of the Ferris type ga
uilt by the Portland Ship Ceiling ="
ompany, was launched at Portland '"
lie. She was christened by Miss -
iope Rumery, daughter Of Frank A "'
,umery, president OF the company -
A double triangle will be placed az
Dove the graves OF the Jewish sol Dal
ers who fall in France, instead OF y,
e cross as the result OF confer
ices between Col Harry Cutler OF o"'
rovidence, chairman of the Jewish
elfare board, and the war depart "
ent.
The maximum sentence Of three str
onths In jail was imposed in Law ash
nee, Mass, on two defendants ar mo
sted under the work or fight or. en-
r. The judge had advised the po- me
q to round up all the idlers ard he fed
Il put them to work on county !,
rms.
sixt
Al Concord, N. a., William II req
I'D was found guilty OF violating inc
. state prohibitory liquor law by Inl,
Grating private distillery which NOR
1duced rum from fnolasses, He tbe
s sent TO jail for 80 days and or that
red to pay fine and costs OF in
i62 tho,
President Robert j. Alley, an com
inces that the University Of Maine CID
] open Oct Z The indications are ~
i the entering class probably Will ., :,
as large as last year he said Out yo,.
$500 male graduates Of the insti- sbo,
ion 40 are known to be In war ,rde
vice ,io,
iiss Ethel Hemenway OF the Jun tiers
Red Cross auxiliary military stlic
Ids OF Worcester. Mass, has been but
dc major. II IL believed she II Of y
first girl officer In the country to non
that rank In the Junior Red and
SIS. Before her promotion she whic
a captain. Their
he strike Of 1880 shoenakers "A
plant Of the National India Rub WI
company In Bristol, X L. was gard
ken when hundreds OF the work resi-
returned They bad demanded i me :
per cent Increase In wages. which hsIdt
refused The STRIFE wb,ch IA Bosto
10 DAYS aqo bsd usda A-so and
keys idls gener
taken
Y! 'olector ford' OF Boston . ment
nber Of the necessities committee, Wjllls
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