The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-05-23
new ENGLAND news
IN TABLOID FORM
Items Of Interest From All
Sections Of yankee|and

the municipal accounting department
OF the state Tax commission of New
! Hampshire is compiling some stats
tcis on sheep and dogs which viii
| prove interesting TO the owners oi
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 l6S. Ches-
hire county has 1,70S sheep and 1876
dogs. Sullivan county has 2,2S4
sheep and l,225 dogs and Belknop
county has 1915 sheep and 1,l00 dogs
There have been the usual number OF
complaints by sheep owners OF dogs
running fiocks, one Sullivan county
flock losing fully three 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 thelr
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 or 81
cents. The commissioners say that
this increase Is but temporary and
shall end when the emergency that
requires 1t has passed. The high
price of coal Is given as the reason
for granting this increase. The Mil
ford Gas Llgnt Company is empowered
to charge $1.67 per 1900 feet instead
OF its present price Of $l45A The AZ
lington Gas Light coWpahy, yhlch
furnishes ghJ q Residents of Arlington
and winchester. is permitted to In,
crease its charges from $1.1O to $l.25
per 1000 feet. The Plymouth Gas
Company is given permission to raise
its rate from $l.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
dustries board also attended. In ex-
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 Tor 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 II New
England were to avert 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-
ice of Danvers, Mass, died suddenly |
At his home in Park street, that town.
Mr.. Bacon was in his eighty-thlrd |
year, and conducted his usual affairs
IS late as the day before his death.
During his long term as tax collector
I had been a matter Of pride for Mr..
Bacon to report annually to the Sc
ectmen that "all taxes have been col
ected and paid In" With advancing
leg he was relieved OF his duties OF
collector and the less arduous work OF
,hief OF police and finally the post
u deputy collector was given him. Mr..
Bacon was a native Of Dover, N, H.,
where he was born Dec. l, 1885.
Announcement has been made by
daj. Roger Walcott, officer In charge
4 the draft for Massachusetts OF the
.llotment among the local board OF
he state OF the 5000 men to be sent
rom Massachusetts under the selec-
I've draft to Fort Slocum, n. T., dur
ng the fve-day period beginning
aaa 20. Maj. Wolcott quotes the tele-
ram of Provost Marshal General
,rowder, which says IAN unexpected
all has been made for $4,000 men In
ddition TO all the calls which have
cen previously announced for the
Month OF May" The men are to be
AIKEN from class one and must be
only white men physically qualihed
ar general military service
Fearing that Maine fishermen may {
g misled by tbep hrasing OF the an
recently published con-
erning suspension OF the Federal reg
lations governing sea fishing. n. c.
,ilbur OF the Maine Sea and Shore
fisheries Commission points out that
,e new regulations do not affect In
nv way the State laws. The new
said Mr.. Wilbur. "di- :
Ides the Atlantic coast waters into
ro zones. the inside and the outside.
he state laws. In Maine as else
here. are operative in the inside wa =
.rs All restrictions are removed !.
i'd free fshing allowed only In the :,
itside waters.