Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-08-09
new ENGLAND NEWS
IN TABLOID FORM
Items of Interest From All
Sections of YankeeIand

August draft calls out of Glass One.
The proposed increase in rates on
Canadian railroads operating in New
England has been ordered held in
allegiance, pending further confer
ences.
Massachusetts Fuel Administrator
Storrow promises to attempt to Sc
cure at least $4,000 tons of coal at
the mines for distribution to the poor
Of Boston.
The Boston, Revere Beach and
Lynn Railroad, which recently raised
Its fare from FIVE to seven cents,
paid its regular quarterly dividend
of $1.50 to stockholders of record of
July "a.
PASSPORT, Me-, reports that sardines
have been very scarce during the
past weeks. A few Of the factories
have taken no fish at all in that
time, and none have had more than
a small fraction of their capacity.
More than 300 OF the 100 jewelry
workers on strike at the Attleboro
1ewelry factories, Attleboro, Mass,
have left that town, according to a
statement made by Business Agent
James H. Crowell Of the Jewelry
Workers Union.
The destroyer Philip was launched
at the yard Of the Bath, Me, Iron
Works. The new craft, named for
the late Rear Admiral John W.Philip,
was christened by Mrs. Barrett E..
Philip of New York, wife Of the eld-
est son Of the admiral.
At Lvermore Falls, Me-, employees
of the night shift at the Chisholm
mill of the International Paper com
pany struck. Failure to 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
councillor convention in that district,
called for Aug. l. Party leaders pro-
tested that politics should be
dropped during the war.
The four masted gas auxiliary
twin screw schooner David Cohen
was launched at the shipyard of
Pushee Bros, Dennysville, Me. Her
home port will be New York. The
keel of another schooner Of the same
model will be laid Immediately.
The athletic meet at Harvard Sta
dunn, Cambridge, Mass, Labor Day
between representatives from the
army and navy will be one Of the
greatest events of Its kind, according
to Lieutenant Leon Little, athletic
director of the First Naval District.
The Oseka, the third standard
wooden steamer Of the Ferris type
built by the Portland Ship Ceiling
company. was launched at Portland,
Me. She was christened by Miss
Hope Rumery, daughter Of Frank A.
Rumery, president OF the company.
A double triangle will be placed
above the graves Of the Jewish SOL
diers who fall in France, instead Of
the cross, as the result of confer
ences between Col. Harry Cutler Of
Providence, chairman Of the Jewish
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ment.
The maximum sentence Of three
months in jail was imposed in Law
renee, Mass, on two defendants ar
rested under the work or fight" or
der. The Judge had advised the po-
lice to round up all the idlers and he
will put them to work on county
farms.
At Concord, N. H., William H.
Ford was found guilty of violating
the state prohibitory liquor law by
operating a private distillery which
produced rum from molasses. He
was sent to Jail for 80 days and or
dered to pay a fine and costs OF
| $5462.
President Robert J. Alley, an
nounces that the University Of Maine
will open Oct. 7. The indications are
that the entering class probably will
DO as large as last year he said. Out
Of $500 male graduates OF the insti-
tuition 40 are known to be In war
service.
Miss Ethel Hemenway of the Jun
Tor Red Cross auxiliary military
maids Of Worcester, Mass, has been
made a major. It is believed she Is
the first girl officer In the country to
hold that rank In the Junior Red
Cross. Before her promotion she
was a captain.
The strike of 1850 shoemakers at
the plant Of the National India Rub.
Der company In Bristol. r. l.. was
broken when hundreds Of the work
ers returned. They had demanded q
rs per cent increase in wages. which
was refused. The strike. which be-
gan 10 days ago, had made ALSO
| workers idle.