Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-31
new ENGLAND NEWS
IN TABLOID FORM
Items of Interest From All
Sections of YankeeIand

Earle c. Gordon who has charge of
the municipal accounting department
Of the State Tax commission of New
Hampshire is compiling some statis-
tcis on sheep and dogs which will
prove interesting to the owners Of
both animals, particularly the men who
are striving to take seriously the ad-
vice of the state food administration
and the state board of agriculture to
raise more sheep in New Hampshire.
Mr.. Gordon has taken his figures from
| the town reports an dthus far has
completed three counties, Cheshire,
Sullivan and Belknap. In the three
counties there are within 100 as
many dogs as there are sheep and in
Cheshire county, the dogs actually
outnumber the sheep by 1913. Ches-
hire county has 1,70S sheep and 1875
dogs. Sullivan county has 1924
sheep and 1925 dogs and Belknop
county has 1915 sheep and LOO dogs.
There have been the usual number Of
complaints by sheep owners of dogs
running focks, one Sullivan county
flock losing fully quarters of the
sheep after dogs had got after them.
The gas and electric light commits
sioners of Massachusetts have author
lied four companies to increase their
prices for gas. The New Bedford
Gas & Edison Light Company is per-
mitted to charge 81 per 1000 cubic feet
in place of its present rate of 80
cents. The commissioners say that
this increase is but temporary and
shall end when the emergency that
requires it has passed. The high
price of coal is given as the reason
for granting this increase The Mil
ford Ga. A4ent Company is empowered
to charge $1,67 per 1000 feet instead
of its present price of $1.45. The Ar
lington Gas Light Company, which
furnishes gas to residents of Arlington
and Winchester, is permitted to in
crease its charges from $1.10 to S1.25
per 1000 feet. The Plymouth Gas
Company is given permission to- raise
it's rate from $1.65 to $3.50.
New England manufacturers met at
the State House, Boston, last week in
response to call issued by W. Frank
Shove of Fall River, president Of the
National Association of Cotton Manu-
facturers to consider fuel problems.
Representatives of the fuel and rail-
road administrations and the war in
u InI "
planning his reasons for calling the
meeting, Mr.. Shove said that although
the output of coal in this country for
the first four months, of this year was
three per cent greater than for the
same period last year, there had been
a decline in coal receipts in New Eng
land He added that there appeared
to be little possibility of further in
crease in rail receipts and that If New
England were to avert a fuel short
age next winter more serious than
that of last winter, water receipts
must be increased.
Deputy Sheriff Alfred W. Bacon,
formerly tax collector and chief OF po-
lice of Danvers, Mass, died suddenly
at his home in Park street, that town.
Mr.. Bacon was in his eighty third
year. and conducted his usual affairs
as late as the day before his death.
During his long term as tax collector
it had been a matter of pride for Mr..
Bacon to report annually to the Sc
lectmen that "all taxes have been col
lected and paid in" With advancing
aeg he was relieved Of his duties OF
collector and the less arduous work OF
chief of police and finally the post
of deputy collector was given him. Mr..
Bacon was a native of Dover, N. H.,
where he was born Dec. 1, 1885.
Announcement has been made by
Mai. Roger Walcott, officer in charge
of the draft for Massachusetts OF the
allotment among the local board OF
the State of the 5000 men to be sent
from Massachusetts, under the selec-
tive draft to Fort Slocum, N. Y, dur
ing the five-day period beginning
Mao 20. Maj. Wolcott quotes the tele-
gram of Provost Marshal General
Crowder, which says IAN unexpected
call has been made for $4,000 men in
addition to all the calls which have
been previously announced for the
month of May" The men are to be
taken from class one and must be
"only white men physically qualified
for general military service"
Fearing that Maine fishermen may
be misled by thep hrasing of the an
nouncement recently published con-
corning suspension of the Federal reg
ulations governing sea fishing, II. c.
Wilbur of the Maine Sea and Shore
Fisheries Commission points out that
the new regulations do not affect In
any way the State laws. THE new
regulations" said Mr.. Wilbur, Id
vides the Atlantic coast waters into
two zones, the inside and the outside.
The State laws, in Maine as else
where, are operative in the inside wa
tiers. All restrictions are removed
and free fishing allowed only In the
outside waters.