The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-11-28
sARpiNg PROSPECTS HRiaAT.
Maine Pack Likely TO Exceed 2,ooo, 900
cases Owing to Increased Supply Of
Herrinas

much more than tfty per cent OF the
average. or not much more than l,000.-
| 600 cases, owing to scarcity OF the
4 right sizes OF herrings. now promises
| TO be almost II not quite up TO the
mark OF former prosperous years. .
remarkable run OF tish having been
taken in the last few days OF October
and the first week OF November, par
! ticularly In and around Passama-
quoddy Bay and the Bay OF Fundy.
Portland and the Penobsoot Bay can
neries also have had plentiful late
run Of herrings. and many OF the can.
neries have been running day anss
night in the effort TO take care OF the
FISH
There are sixty -four canneries in
in Maine. and the pack In prosperous
years runs as high as 2500,000 cases.
occasionally more. Although the her
rings came late this year. at the pres
ent rate Of activity the pack may ex-
ceed 100000 cases. possibly reach
normal all depending upon whether
the big run OF fish continues through
this, the last month Of the packing
season
II is in the PassamaQuoddy bay re-
gion that Names sardine packing in
dustry chiefly centres, and the bulk
of the pack is made in Eastport, Lu-
bee and North Lubec. where thous-
ands of women and girls are employed.
they being more expert than men In
handling the little fishes At 35 cents
per case of 100 cans or boxes. women
and girls, working go TO 100 hours a
week, earn from $50 TO $50 week.
and few OF the particularly expert
have, working long extra hours Incl
dent to a late and sudden run OF fish.
earned as much as $50 or SOS.
Shipyards at Machias. Millbridge,
Bangor, Wiscasset, New Castle and
other points along the Maine coast
where contracts for Government
barges have been cancelled in some
instances where quite extensive
preparations had been made. have
been notified that there is possi
bilfty that contracts for a large num-
ber of wrecking pontoons will be
placed by the Government. These
will be about 1870 feet long. 40 feet
beam and Is feet depth
Thomas Frederick Moves. pioneer
fruit grower of Middlesex county.
Mass, and prominent farmer OF Ac-
ton, died at the home Of bis son. Rev.
Frederick Brooks Noyes, pastor OF
the Pilgrim Congregational Church.
in his seth year In
his youth he responded to the call OF
Horace Mann and was a member OF
The pioneer band Of scboomasters
who went from Massachusetts to
Wisconsin in the early eos He was
also the last survivor of the famous
Lynn Debating Club, being active in
and antislavery circles
n that city
Secretary Of Agriculture David Il.
Houston addressed the farmers OF
Maine at dinner given by the Port
and Farmers Club to the different
agricultural bodies holding c0nven-
ions in Portland He confned his
emarks chiefly 10 describing the
unctions of his department and its
york. He expressed the opinion
hat 80 per cent. OF the returning SOL
legs would take care OF themselves,
ut to such as would need aid. ail
,ould be extended Senator Fred
rick Hale, who was another speaker.
escribed plan for the government
0 provide farms for such OF the sol
iers az desired It.
The passing OF the war has tbrownl
ito the discard the Massachusetts,
law. so called Gov Mel
all has issued proclamation can
elling the one by which he put the
w into effect on June ~, and in the
eccnd instrument declares that 1T
Dpears thai no further occasion de-
ands the continuance in force OF
The Governor stipu-
ties that his action shall not affect
ny punishment or penalty incurred.
Z any suit prosecution or proceeding
Dw pending under the provisions OF
ie statue, and that II shall not Mmit
e right Of the Governor again to de
are the law In force should he deem
lcb action advisable
A graphic story Of the achievements
t.s 26th division and the part TAX
by these New England guard
oops In winning the war was told
gathering Of educators. editors
d others at the state house. Boston.
Fred c. Wslcott. an assistant TO
,od Administrator Herbert G. Hoo
r. Mr. Walcott, who recently re-
rne1 from Europe was speaking at
ID conservation meeting. There
0 three numbers ON tho lips OF
cry boy and girl In France" he said
hey are the lst. End, and 2sth.
ose three divisions saved France.
ey saved tho world" Mr.. Waicott
Viewed the progrsss Of tho German
We Of last spring telling how the
les vere driven back three and