Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-08-16

the strike of 100 upper-leather cut
tiers in Brockton, Mass, recommended
that the men return to work and that
the question of wages be determined
by agreement of both parties or by
arbitration in the usual way.
While riding on Portland bound
train of the Boston & Maine, Mrs. Geo.
Lowell, wife of a Western railroad
man suffered the loss of $4,000 The
money was taken from a pocketbook
which was inside her travelling bag.
A young man whom Mrs. Lowell re-
called having sat near her is suspect
ed of having stolen the money.
Massachusetts coal dealers are re-
quested by James j. Storrow, fuel ad-
ministrator for New England, to begin
Immediately the accumulation of
| hard coal reserve. This order was in
tended to further the plans of the fuel
administration for insuring an ade-
quate supply during the winter for
those consumers accustomed to buy
their coal in ton lots, or less.
| Eight young men, all of draft ages,
appeared in the municipal court, Bos-
ton, because they were not employed
in some useful occupation. After find
ing the men guilty of not being en-
ployed for SO hours a week and failing
to register in compliance with the
Anti-Loafing law, Judge DoWd Sc
verely reprimanded them and SEN
fenced them to serve one month each
in the house of correction.
Fifteen hundred machinists in the
Fore River yards of the Bethlehem
Ship building corporation telegraphed
resolutions of loyalty to President Will
son. Voluntary shop meetings adopted
the resolutions, which included pledg-
tages and comforts that the govern
ment might pursue its course to bring
about a successful termination of the
war. They also declared against any
word or act by themselves or others
that would obstruct the maximum
output of the plant.
Newly dlIlN6u III dIIcSS DIT Sdlllk
Devens, Aver, Mass were made happy
when the swimming pool in He'll pond
was reopened by order of the military
authorities. The pool has been closed
the greater part of the summer as
result of two drownings Of soldiers.
Arrangements have now been made for
life guards to be on duty during swim
ming hours. Instructions will also be
given in swimming so that every man
in the new 18th division will be able to
swim before be leaves for overseas.
Public service commissioners 0t
New England states, in nine thou
sand word memorial sent to Director
General of Railroads MCAdco, urged
modification Of certain sections or
the new freight rate schedule, which,
it was set forth were detrimental to
the industrial development of this
territory. The commissioners said
the document was offered in no capti-
GUS or fault finding spirit, the magni-
tude of problems confronting the rail-
road administration was appreciated.
Five hundred negroes from all sec
tions of Massachusetts, called to the
National Army, marched through the
business section Of Boston on their
way to Camp Devens. They assem-
bled in front Of the state house, before
the memorial to Major Robert Gould
Shaw, leader of famous Massachu-
sets negro regiment in the civil war.
Led by band and cheered by citizens,
they paraded to the North station,
where they boarded a special train
for camp Each man carried an Ameri-
can flag.
Public requests of 100000 to Bos-
ton and Massachusetts societies and
private requests of 100000 to SER
wants are made in the will of Mrs.
Ernestine M. Kettle of Weston, Mass,
admitted to probate. No value is
placed on the estate, the remainder Of
which is to be equally divided among
the Massachusetts society for the pre-
vention of cruelty to animals, the Mas
sachusetts animal rescue league and
the Red Acre farm at Stowe for dis
abled horses, which also receives other
large requests.
Outside of three lines in the central
zone in the city proper six cent fares
went into effect last week on the cleo
trio cars of the Cumberland County
Power and Light company in Portland,
Ne, and suburbs. The increase on
lines outside of the central zone is
based on multiples Of two cents, Ad-
ditional revenue, estimated ut more
than 100000 required for the proper
operation OF the system, is expected
to be produced by the increased rates,
which were granted recently by the
public utilities commission.
Seven-cent fares became effective
last week on surface, subway and
elevated lines of the Boston Elevated
Railway company as result of the
decision of the state to rehabilitate
the railway system. Five trustees in
charge of the railway, authorized
by the legislature and appointed by