The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-03-21
new ENGLAND NEWS
IN TABLOID FORM
Items Of Interest From All
Sections Of YankeeIand

patent medicine compounder, mill
owner and financier, died at Thomas
vile, Ga, where he had been spending
the winter. He was In his 97th year
and had been IN declining health for
some time.
High prices have stopped the plans
for restocking western Massachusetts,
farms with sheep. The cost OF sheep
In Idaho, where II was expected 10
obtain the animals at Wholesale. has
advanced TO a figure that would make
the venture Improbable.
The Master Builders Association
and the Carpenters Union OF Lynn,
Mass, have reached an agreement
whereby the latter will receive SO
cents per hour for their labor Ave days
each week The union officials re-
quested 20 cents per hour.
Gas. now selling at s1,l0 per 1000
cubic feet at Fitchburg. Mass. is soon
to take 10 per cent. increase in
price, 1t was announced The Fitch
burg Gas & Electric Light Company
will make formal announcement in a
few days There is considerable com
plant already. as the gas is alleged to
have been unsatisfactory Of late
Sec. Daniels order prohibiting the
sale of liquor within FIVE miles OF the
Newport r. IL Naval Station went
into effect last Saturday with the re-
suit that 49 saloons and wholesale
liquor stores in the city were forced
out of business. Local and Govern
ment officials were ready to see that
the regulations were strictly enforced
and to prosecute any persons found
the rule.
Boston public schools will remain
open this year until July l. Other
years schools have closed on June 90.
It is hoped by extending the term this
year to make up for time lost during
the coal shortage. Chairman Sullivan
announced that already week to
ten days of lost time had been made
up. It is his intention to make up for
all cancelled sessions.
Vermont farmers are mobilizing for
he opening Of the annual maple sugar
season. which is of more than usual
Importance in view of tho nation wide
sugar shortage. Upwards of 5000, 900
maple trees tapped has been the
States average in recent years. and
Pres H. B. Chapin Of the Vermont
Maple Sugar Makers Assn. who
opened the season by tapping two
rees at his home in Middlesex. an
lounced that this record probably
would be exceeded this year.
Judge Morton Of the United States
District Court, has granted authority
o Receiver Hustis OF the Boston &
Maine Railroad to try to force the
Pullman company to carry out the
erms Of It's contract, which would
five the Boston & Maine car service
or thirty three years. The contract |
vas made with the New Haven Com
,any while the Boston g. Maine was
part Of the system. The old con-
ract expires April and is less ad'
than the terms made by
he New Haven.
Citizens of German extraction met al
he Boston City Club and organized
Is special committee OF the New
England Liberty Loan committee tc
,ush actively the sale OF the third Ii
,eriy Loan bonds among American
.itizens Of German birth or descent in
Massachusetts,. Professor Frank Vo
,el, head OF the department OF Mod
I'm languages at Technology. was
hosen chairman and Jacob Milch Of
he Cosmopolitan Trust Company
,ast master OF Cermania lodge Of
dasons. was made secretary.
A compromise has been effected be
ween Mayor Peters and Boston rea
state and business interests regard
lg the Mayors proposal for SO in.
rease In the tax limit Mayor Peters
nnounced that In the bill now before
ne legislative Committee on Military
fairs he is willing to drop the pro-
isions for 81 increase In the tat
NIT next year, and 81 In 1920. He
i'll retain the provision for an in
rease Of SO In the rate this year. II
10 bill passes in It's new form II will
rovide $2,000,000 for general NUM-
pal expenses and Sl.500.000 for
reefs
Over 100 leading Jewish citizens Of
oston and Massachusetts met at the
iysium Club. Boston. and perfected
lans for the State organization OF
10 Liberty Loan Jewish committee
nder the plans adopted. every Jew
b resident Of Massachusetts, will be
Isited by worker and urged 10
urchase Liberty bonds. The pri-
AIRY purpose OF the organization Is
reach those Jews OF foreign birth
descent. who because OF the difi-
ilty with which they read or under
and English. NAV not fully under
and the importance Of subscribing
the Liberty bonds