Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-09-13
new ENGLAND news
IN TABLOID FORM
Items Of Interest From All
Sections of YankeeIand

At Camp Devens one day last week
$40 soldiers were admitted to Ameri-
can citizenship
Henry Dahby, Quincy electrician
| fell into a steam well at Wollaston
Mass, and was terribly burned by
| steam.
John Dunn, II, of Somerville Mass,
of the crew of the British barge Can
ada, was picked up at sea and landed
at an Atlantic port.
James Hart, an attendant at the
Westboro, Mass, state hospital, guilty
OF ill-treating an insane patient, was
sentenced for two months.
Daniel Sylvester, Jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Sylvester of Worcester,
Mass. is the eighth member of the
family to enter the service of Uncle
Sam.
"A trust fund established "a years
ago by Thomas w. Sears, Boston
auctioneer and commission merchant,
u.
Sears, has terminated.
Clothed in full uniform Patrol
man Jerome Connolly plunged into
the water near Squaw Rock, Squan-
tum, Mass, and rescued Robert Craig
of East Milton from drowning.
The number of persons affected by
this deletion of Sunday riding in pas
senger autos, on motorcycles and in
powerboats is estimated at 1,462, 537
for the six New England States.
Leaders of the war savings stamp
drive at Canton, Mass, announce that
their town was the first in the state
to pay its per capita war savings
stamp allotment of 5000 in full.
Petitions for the pardon of Mrs. Sa-
die Newbert of Thomaston, Me-, serv-
ing life sentence for the murder of
her husband in 1909 are under ad-
visement by the governor and council.
Because of the low population Of
the penal institutions of Massachu-
sets, the director of prisons, Edward
C. R. Bagley, is giving serious atten-
tion to the proposal to close several
Of those institutions.
The appointment Of Mr.. Douglas
Flattery OF Boston to the United
States housing board, with headquar-
tiers at Washington, has been an
nounced. Mr.. Flattery is president of
the Boston Evening Record company.
In the Maiden (Mass.) court Fred
erick w. Montgomery was found
guilty of operating car while under
the influence of liquor and fined sos
-$5 for drunkenness and $500 for OPP
Grating the car while in that condi-
ton.
The blowing out Of fuse, causing
flames to mount several feet in height,
caused panic on a crowded trolley
car on the Massabesic Lake line at
Manchester, N. H., which resulted in
more or less serious injuries to about
20 persons.
Burglars stole $4,000 worth of Of
ficers' uniforms, watches, rings, jew
elry, bracelets and fitted service bags
from ]. ]. Barry's general store in
Aver, Mass. They also took $25 from
the cash box Of the telephone pay
station in the same block.
Food Administrator Endicott and
other members of the public safety
committee conferred at the State
house. Boston, with large number
of candy manufacturers and dealers
regarding a further reduction in the
amount of sugar used for CONNECTION
cry.
Although the total operating reve-
nue. of the Rhode Island company,
which controls the street railways in
that state. for the seven months end
ing July 81 was $1O5,S15.S2 more than
for the corresponding period last year,
the net operating revenue ran behind
$271, 276.44.
Massachusetts leads all the states in
the country with record Of 10000 free
dental operations performed by Bay
State dentists upon enlisted and selec-
tive service men since the war began.
This announcement was made tonight
by the Massachusetts committee on
public safety.
Wage increases to all workers now
receiving less than IS cents an hour
in 66 plants, in the munitions and re-
lated industries of Bridgeport, Conn,
are provided in an award of Otto M.
Eidlitz, umpire chosen by the National
War Labor Board to decide contro-
versies between the companies and
their employees.
At Keene, N. H.. Miss Jane Brush,
daughter OF j. DeForrest Brush,
summer resident of Dublin, pleaded
guilty to reckless driving and paid $25
and costs. Her license to operate Is
automatically revoked. Miss Bertha
Schiff of Manhattan, N. Y, pleaded
guilty to charge Of speeding and
paid $40 and costs.
The appointment Of the American
..,oIioist Eraderic Fradkin of TrOy,