The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-07-04


an suffered from 80 trcst In sec
lions 81 those states The mercury 'rh
below the freezing point Hnndr'ds
Of war gardens wesc DESTROYED IN
some cases Tie entire planting % DE-
farms has been ruined II Ia too axe
in the season 20 teplant some 81 me
crops. ana h,re will tr scarcity o.
them in tae market Tho minimum
temperature En- Boston was forty mn"
degrees. lBi IN many surrounding
places the mercury fen 10 thirty ionr
degrees, ard in tho lower regions
10 thirty-onc and even thirty degrees
Professor EInes lsaaa Werbef an
Austrian. who holds 4 fellowship ~
Yale. has been arrested and VIII pe
inierned. Il is expected The reason
given is that as a fellow ~ a unNer
sity he has every opportunity TO VS.
Il laboratories and that II ~ danger
GUS to permit him 70 remain " large
Miss Rhoda Egdmann another disun-
ruished scholar. who was studying AZ
Yale. was recently arrested and IN
termed
Exceptionally high prices for hsh
prevail in .Ace Of large receipts NJ
Boston, and the comparative ease WIN
which u.ps are obtained Mackerci
continue oarIlye by the vessel load
vet the Wholesale prices. as given by
the Boston dh bureau is ii and Ia
cents per pound
Personal properly amounting TO
Sl0Si,SC9.34 and real estate estimated
at 100000 was left by the late Major
Augustus + GarG1er. who died al a
cantonmcnt N tie South last Janu-
airy, according to the inventory hled
by the executors Of his will at the Es-
sex County Probate Office 81 Salem
Mass. The most Of Major Gardeners
personal property was in shares OF
stock and bonds OF lareg corpora
tions.
william ]. Big Bis Keliher, who
was sentenced to an lS-year term IN
1910 for aiding and abeting George
w. Coleman, wrecker OF the National
City Bank al Cambridge, Mass wat
granted a parole by the federal pa
role board, now sitting in Washington
according TO telegram received al
the Office Of United States Marshal
John J. Mitchell. Keliher was sen
fenced by Judge Hale of the United
States circuit court, Dec. 20, 1910. ana
was taken TO the state prison AZ
Charlestown, where he was confined
until April Of this year, when he was
removed to the federal prison at Fo1
Leayensworth, Kas. His friend;
made frequent attempts to have hin
pardoned.
The old frigate Constitution whict
has held fast to its present mooringi
at the Charlestown Navy Yard for IL
years has been moved to the east OF
Pier. 4 This change was made
necessary through the lengthening %
the water front at the yard,
The Aberthaw Construction Com
pany OF Boston is negotiating with the
city of Providence for the leasing OF
100, 600 square feet Of land at Fields
Point. II Is the intention OF the
company to build concrete vessels al
this location, beginning with small
concrete barges and increasing to ves'
a no
trial times and war conditions wild
warrant
INSCRIPTIONS persons In and about
Boston are said by the officers OF the
New England division OF the Red
Cross to be actively engaged In an
attempt to lure young women from
their homes by false promises OF
nursing service under the Red Cross
The Maine G. A. X. men now total
| 229s
William G. Beale Of Chicago war
| elected a member OF the board OF
trustees of Bowdoin college a. Bruins
! wick. Me. to fill the vacancy caused
by the death OF Judge William l.
Putnam OF Portland.
Gifts to Yale university the past
year totaled $1,279,7G4.
Members OF the district draft board
having Jurisdiction in the city OF Bos'
| ton have started campaign to Ter
ret out slackers under the selectiye
| seryice law In a statement, Judge
A K Cohen, chairman OF the board,
asked the aid Of citizens In detecting
regjstrants who have been given de-
ferred classification on claims OF de-
pedency which are unfounded Judge
| Cohen said that investigation showed
many such cases In Boston.
AT Brattleboro, VI, J. r. Harring-
ton. clalvoyant, paid fine OF $40 and
costs after pleading guilty to the
charge OF obtaining money under false
! pretences He agreed to leave town
One hundred and fifteen students
received diplomas at the graduation
exercises Of the Brookline, Mass,
/ high school One OF the features Of
the evenings program was the presen-
tation by Miss Mary p Frye In be-
half OF the class. OF service nag