The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-05-30
new ENGL AND NEWS
IN TABLOID FORM
Items of Interest From All
Sections Of Yankeeland

The demand for space on steamers
leaving Boston for the West indies =
UNPRECEDENTED Every ship Is illcd to
capacity and deck load 81 lumber ana
other rough rood are common Ele'.
On carloads OF Canadian mall were
included In the manifest Of q uniled
Frnit Company ship destined Tor haN-
ana. other items being machinery 20
tatoes. paper dried fish, shoes straw
hats. clothing, soap medicine ana IRON
nine Prior TO the war the entire sup
nly Of malt received Ia cuba and USED
for brewing purposes came from Aus
,ria Now Canada is furnishing tne
malt which is shipped largely through
this port
An appeal for the cows OF New Eng
Hand has been issued By the MasSa
chusetts state food administration ID
December 1890 the statement salu
there were .00.655 mich cows asses
sed in this state alone Last year the
number had dropped to 1890 WIN
the cost of production rising faster
than The price al which MIX can nc
sold. the statement continue. the
farmer il tempted to sell his cattle lor
beef In order to encourage MN 10
keep his cows Tire statement urges the
public to use more milk during the
time Of the greatest surplus from no
until July l.
Notices were posted in the Scars
Roehuck factory. Saco, Me, that, due
to war conditions the factory VIII DC
/ abandoned June l and the machinery
will be moved. The transfer Of the
/ local business TO the New England
Office at Cambridge Mass. was made
BY Supt. G. A. Bradlee Of Marlboro,
/ Mass. There are l6l emplo es, ana
/ two thirds Of them will 20 to Spring
vale The shoe factory was hnanced
/ nv stockholders from Biddetord ana
| Saco, and there was a 1O-year lease.
According to officials, there was moi
/ enough work to warrant the contlnu
| ance OF the factory.
Thomas Mcnamara of Lewiston,
! Me. was arrested by United states
| Marshal Jorn S. p. II. Wilson In that
i CITY charged with being the cCnsignee
| OF the $4,000 carload OF liquors
1 seized by the police of Lewiston. 1t Is
! alleged Mcnamara violated the So
! called bone dry" law by transporting
the liquor from New Hampshire into
Maine He was held in $500 cash bail
for his appearance at the September
term Of the United States Grand jury.
The entire carload of liquor, 1900 bot
ties, was lbeled by the United States
! deputy collector of customs.
The public service commission will
give public hearing at 1890 a. m.
June 10 on the question OF approving
! the new schedule OF fares which the
Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Rail
road Company proposes to put into Of
feet. The company originally set
/ June for the application Of the new
rates but the commission has sus-
| pended operation Of the schedule until
July at least. The company proposed
! to increase its unit fare from 5 TO
cents
Nineteen men rounded up in vari-
GUS parts of the east charged with be.
ing delinquents under the selective
service law were sent to camp DeVens
Mass, and put In the army. The men
were arrested by secret service agents
and were sent to camp following hear
ings before federal commissioners.
Some claimed that they were properly
| exempted by local boards. One de-
clared that he was an Austrian by
birth but expressed willingness TO
fight for the United States.
James Cochrane, wealthy farmer
/ OF Clarenceville, Canada was killed
at Milton, Vermont when his au-
tomobile becoming stalled on steep
4 hill, rolled down on the bridge and
crashed through the guard rail into
the Lamoille river Cochrane was
brother, OF Frank Cochrane, minister
OF canals and railways In the cabinet
4 OF Premier Borden. He was CO years
/ OF age The body was recovered,
Recruiting service officials OF the
United States Shipping Board recently
made an inspection Of the navigation
and engineering school at the Massa-
chugetts Institute Of Technology and
the training ship Gov. Cobb. Upon
the completion Of the tour they ex-
pressed satisfaction in the progress
made toward furnishing competent
compliments for the ships building
for the Merchant Marine.
Col. Paul Azan Of the department OF
the northeast. formerly head OF the
French military mission TO Harvard
is to supervise the training work OF
the Harvard allied summer camp to
be held during July and August al
Lancaster, six miles from Camp Dew
ems. 1t. Andre Morize French officer
al Harvard, will be in direct charge
OF the training work
Acting upon recommendation OF
James ]. Storrow. fuel administrator
for New England. the Boston elevated
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