The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-10-24

Ills toiht iA'iNihk' W
Loan Bonds and Third Liberty Loan
Bonds. whether owned directly or
through trustees. Consequently,
such beneficiary owns no Second lad
erty Loan Bonds or Third Liberty
Loan Bonds, either directly OF
through trustees, other than the &4o,-
900 in question, the income OF such
s45 600 of bonds held In trust 10 ex-
empt by reason OF the benehciarys
original subscription to such $4,000 OF
bonds of the Fourth Liberty Loan
Franklin.
County food administrators In SEES
sion nj the State House Boston, were
warned not to expect peace TO bring
lessening OF the need OF FOOD re-
striction. This need they were told,
would in that extent be as great a.
ever, for the doors would be thrown
open to the starving nations OF all
Europe and America would be obliged
TO maintain the food supply.
The Massachusetts department OK
agriculture has issued statement
that storage OF apples in Boston ware
houses has been limited TO $4,000 bar
rels this winter, for all New England.
as against $4,000 barrels last winter,
for Massachusetts alone. In conse-
auence Of this limitation many moro
barrels must be stored In the country.
This condition, the department states.
tends to send prices downward
Opportunity for parents and frlends
OF Massachusetts boys In France TO
see complete file OF the Stars ana
Stripes" which is published by the
officers and men of the American ex-
peditionary forces. is offered by tho
Massachusetts soldiers and sailors
information bureau, Room 312 Il. State
House. These papers which contain
many stories and anecdotes about SOL
diers from this state, are open to all
who call.
Most serious conditions, resulting
from the influenza epidemic. in sew
eral of the smaller communities in
Maine became known to the officials
of the Maine Liberty loan committee,
through reports from local commit
tees. Swans Island, Long Island and
Otis apparently have been hardest
hit OF any of these communities More
than two-thirds Of the entire popula-
ton of the island have been sick with
influenza and over rs persons have
died.
Mrs Betsy Howe Packard, aged 1O2
years, the oldest woman In Plymouth
county, Mass, died at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. Frank +. Packard.
Born at City Point, South Boston,
when that section was made up OF
scattering OF farms, she was the
daughter of Royal and Harriet tHowe)
Oliver. She married Capt. William
Packard Of Quincy, who died 80 years
ago. At the age of 100, Mrs Packard
went by train from Boston to Ply
mouth unaccompanied.
Horse drawn vehicles were respon-
sible for more accidental deaths than
automobiles during the past year.
according TO the annual report of the
Mass. state industrial board. Sta
tistics compiled by the board showed
43 fatal vehicle accidents in which
% Of the victims were riding behind
animals and 20 In motor cars The
percentage Of accidents In industries
was greatest among employees OF
iron and steel plants, being placed
at 2O.5, while textile employees ranked
second with percentage OF 100.
Deputy Factory Inspector William
r. Duncan Of Hartford c., who is
compiling his biennial report, states
that there are about 5000 manufactur-
ing concerns in the State al present,
employing about 325 900 persons. and
that this IS an increase OF about 5000
employees within year He hDds
that the increase In the larger indus
trial centres has been brought about
somewhat by the migration of workers
from the smaller towns, and that
some OF the latter report falling on
in the number of their industrial
workers. The aggregate Of Increase
in the state was smaller than antici-
pated.
The Massachusetts Public Service
Commission is against allowing street
railway companies TO lock the rear
doors Of trolley cars and operating the
cars with only one man each. The
Connecticut Valley Street Railway Co.
suggested TO the commission that II
might run it's care In such manner
on it's Millers Falls division TO meet
the shortage OF men and money. The
company said (, could not bug one
man cars because it lacked the funds
The commission decided that until
the company secured sufficient funds
10 properly reconstruct IS present
cars no sGih9.. 81 ~ a change
should be granted