Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-04-05
new ENGLAND NEWS
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Deen distributed to hundreds of col
lege students all over he country bv
the Harvard military authorities. A
booklet describing the camp ana its
facilities has been prepared, and the
Applications of students from other
colleges than Harvard are now be-
ing filed. College students from any
recognized institution. recent college
graduates and sub-freshmen are eli
s1ble to attend the camp.
Chief Gunner McEwan, at the main
gate of the navy yard, Charlestown.
Mass, has sent out an appeal for me-
cnanlcs for the aviation section INIT
TO go to Ireland. The men needed
are boilermakers 4 masons ann
or1cklayers, is carpenters, 10 rig
gers or structural ironworkers. The
age limit are IS to IS years. A band
is being organized for the training
station on Bumkin Island. Four clar-
met players are wanted, one baritone.
one alto and one cornet player. There
is also demand for good cooks.
mess attendants and seamen in the
navy.
During 1917 New England IN
creased in automobile ownership 80
per cent. Massachusetts leads New
England with 174,274, and ranks 71th
IN the nation. Connecticut holds first
place in increased automobile regis
tration in New England. She has
Kept pace with the national increase
New Hampshire had 1868 motor cars
in 1916 and 22.2e7 in 1917. an increase
OF n per cent. The total automobile
registration in the United States in
1917 was 5,148,063, an advance of 4G
percent over 1916. 1t is estimated
that New England will buy this year
about 100000 automobile and truck
tires.
Ruth f. Buker. IS years old, of
Litchf1eld, has been declared the WIN
ner IN the poultry department for
l9l7 in the University of Maine con-
test among the boys and girls clubs
of the state Miss Buker set 26 eggs
and raised q chickens, one of the
hens laying an egg after 1t had be-
gun TO sit, and from these 81 chick
ems she successfully raised rs to ma
turity. They were of the White
Leghorn variety.
The annual report of the municipal
officers Of Damariscotta, Me-, shows
$500 in the treasury and no outstand-
ing bills or orders, and a reduction
Of Indebtedness the past year of
$1,000 For the first time since its
incorporation in 1S48 the town has no
paupers
Captain Edward L. White, in charge
OF the Springfield (Mass) Ordnance
! Depot, announces that steps would be
taken Immediately to take possession
Of the grounds and the buildings of
| he Eastern States Agricultural and
Industrial Exposition in West Spring
field. Eventually the entire plant of
| the exposition viii be made use OF for
ordnance stores assembiage.
A committee on food production and
conservation of the Maine commit
tee on public safety, consisting of DR.
| Charles D. Woods, of Orono, William
J. Thompson Of South China, master
Of the State grange, and A. NJ. G.
Soule of Augusta. have started a
campaign to make April 10, Patriots
day, a meeting day for the discussion
Of food porductlon throughout the
state. The committee plans to have
meeting In every hamlet and every
schoolhouse district to arouse an in
terest in the matter of food produc-
ton.
Both branches of the Massachu-
setts Legislature passed through is
various stages a bill intended to fore
stall the threatened withdrawal OF
New Hampshire money from Massa-
chusetts banks, particularly in the
| Merrimac River Valley cities and
towns. The bill was unanimously re-
ported by the Legislative Committee
on Banks and Banking. The meas
ure, which is a duplicate of the New
Hampshire law, eXempts from taxa
ton the deposits of Massachusetts
citizens in banks in such States ou..
side Massachusetts as have a SINH
lar provision of law.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry D. Lay OF West
Newbury, Mass, plan to celebrate the
SEVENTEEN anniversary Of their mar
riage on Saturday, April 20. They
are both more than ninety years old
and are in good health and quite &C
tive. Mr.. Lay, who for severa
years was one of the selectmen O
West Newbury, is veteran, having
fought through the Civil War. He Is
n member of the G. A. r. post In his
town, and a member also or Ben
Perley Poore Rife Association.
G. Walden Smith Of Portland. Me.
has been nominated for State lnsur
ance commissioner of Maine by Gov
ernor Milliken. Mr.. Smith, who Il
State manager of life insurance com
pany, will succeed Erastus J. Carte