Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-01-11

hlcnaru HeeO, 0U, railroad Dfdbe-
man, was killed at Pittsfield, Mass,
when he slipped from fast freight.
The village of North Troy, Vt, is
without a business lection as the re-
suit of fire which ragged in weather
which registered a degrees below
zero and which paralyzed the water
system. Several blocks were de-
stroyed
AleppO Temple, Mystic Shrine, held
it's New Years eve celebration at Bos-
ton with more than $500 present. PO-
tentate Morrison received the unusual
compliment of fourth term.
To United States army shoes Brock
ton, Mass. owes in a large measure
its industrial success of the past year.
More than 100000 pairs Of shoes
have been ordered by the United
States government from Brockton
manufacturers and work is now speed
ing up on those contracts.
Henry Douglas, 60, freight
handler, was killed at birmingham,
Mass, when he was struck by a loco
motive.
The public schools of Vermont will
extend the Christmas recess from San.
2 to Jan. IA because of the shortage
of coal.
The garage of the Skowhegan, Me-,
Garage company, including thirty-fOur
automobiles, was burned with q loss
of $4,000
The candy factory and store OF
Beckett & Co., the plant and equip
nent of the Calais Weekly Advertiser
and two halls at Calais, Me, were
burned The loss will approach
$4,000
Charged with receiving stolen goods,
Margaret McElaney, 40, was given n
three-year sentence at Boston. The
goods consisted of food stolen by boys
from freight cars.
Boston's total for the Greater Bns.
ton Council, Boy Scouts Of Anne :ma,
fund has now reached $14,2S4
The body of Alfred Leblanc, 30. Aas
found IN the railroad tracks at hitch
DuIS, 'ft'lSS. II 10 blIpuShI ht 'Sb
from a freight train while riding
home from work.
As a hose wagon left its station at
South Natick, Mass, to respond to a
fire, wheel became iamme3 IN the
car tracks and the truck toppled over.
Robert S Sproule, who for twenty
three years had driven the hose
wagon, was killed.
A large potato house at Mars Hill,
Me-, owned by NJ J. Mccarthy 4 Go.
of Boston, was destroyed by fire. The
loss is $4,000.
T. r. Brown of Nahant, Mass, was
elected president of the New England
Hotel Greeters' Association
Having abandoned all hope Of his
voluntary return, the family of Hugh
w. Cronin, postmaster Of TOrrngtOn,
Conn, and the government have in
stituted a search for him.
Poultry may be served hereafter i'm
hotels. restaurants, clubs and house
holds Tuesdays and Fridays as re-
suit of an announcement made at
Boston by State Food Administrator
Endicott.
BOstOn's gift to the fatherless chill
dren of France was the sum of $25,-
GGS.31, which will provide for CS4
French orphans for whole year.
Mrs. Edwin NJ. Fairchild, GO, was
burned to death in her home at SIAM
ford, Conn, a victim of an oil heater.
William II. Motley, 40, manager Of
various hotels, dropped dead in a
Portland. Me-, hotel.
Nathan Perry of Presque Isle, Me-,
was appointed member of the Maine
state fuel advisory board, in place OF
Frank S. Wright of Bangor, resigned.
Leonard F. Murphy, S, drowned at
Pittsfeld, Mass, when he skated into
a hole In the ice. -.
Metropolitan Boston has conserved
food at the rate of more than 400 tons
month since the national food adj
ministrator sent out his request.
1t cost the United States govern
ment $SS21 to move the Germans on
the seized ships in Boston harbOr t0
Deer Island and later TO Gailups
island, to fit up quarters and to keep
them there until they went south.
Benjamin P. Cheney, Boston finan-
cier, whose wife is Julia Arthur the
actress, was petitioned into invOlnn-
tary bankruptcy. this being an after
math of Cheney's assignment
Rev. William G. Poole, pastor Of
the Parkman Street NJ e. church,
Dorchester, Mass, and Rev. Clarence
r. Campbell, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church, Quincy, Mass, have
given up their pastorates TO engage
in Y. NJ. c. A. work abroad.
The Providence police commission
asked all saloon proprietors to abOl-
ish free lunch as a food conservation
measure.
Albert w. Lewis, the Oldest school