The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-01-09
NEW ENGLAND news
IN TABLOID FORM
Items Of Interest From All
Sections Of Yankeeland

loaded gun, i<rtet Lh's"" "
Mass, is. today shot and probably
fatally wounded his brother, Irving,
II. while returning from hunuhs
trip
Edward W. Jones. town treasurer
of the town OF bingham. Mass was
held for the superior court when ar
raIgned in the district court, charged
With the larceny OF $4,000 from the
town. He waived an examination.
Ills bail was increased from $l0ooo
to $4,000.
Miss Catherine Virgin Devine.
known throughout the country a.
Miss Boston. from the part she took
In the great New York preparedness
bazaar in 1916. died at her home IN
Dorchester, q victim Of pnsumonia'
She was but II, and until her last III
ness was in tho United states EN-
ployment service.
Bernard Maron. aged Is. Of BROOK
lyn was arrested In Boston. Tor the
New York police In connection WIN
the theft of Liberty bonds valued ~
S2s. 900 from the banking nrm OF
Hersfelt & stern, New York CITY.
Bonds to the value Of $500 were IN
his possession when he was taken
to police headquarters.
Certain powers OF the industrial
accident board are recommended
to be- transferred to the new board
and certain powers Of the board OF
! elevator regulations. There should
he one director, with three assist
ants for four-year terms. The pres
ent cost of the departments covered
is s3ls.6O9 for the last year me
changes proposed reduce the mana
eerlal cost from $54,4l4 TO $46,2so
Trading privilege rights were gwen
10 outside fish dealers to buy nsh al
the Boston Fish Pier by vote OF the
BOSTON Fish Market Corporation, les
sees of the pier, five weeks peiore
trial of the government SUIT was
started and 16 months alter the sun
was first filed in court This TACT oe-
yeloped at session OF the trlai Oh
the 40 fish dealers charged with al
legged violation of the sherman anti'
trust act.
John Harris, who has kept the WIN
ter Rock light at Fort pickering
Salem Willows, Mass, burning for .ths
last 81 years retired from active serv
ice last Saturday. He is rs years OLD
entered the lighthouse service Dec. Il
1881 and during the intervening
years he has been absent from dut!
only FIVE nights. He was married
Nav a 1869 his wife being Mis-
Annie T. Davis OF Salem. I'M
couple are planning TO celebrate
, their golden wedding anniversar'
next May.
Albert Costello. IA years old. sho
Frank Bronzetti, IL years old, both 0
birmingham, Mass, with ~ caiibr'
rife. the bullet hitting the Bronzett
boy in the right eye, The WOUNDED
boy's condition is not dangerous. TIT
shot was fred at random at a grou
Of BOYS who were trying to open
/, dove cote owned by Costello. IN
police say that Costello threatened
a to shoot, but that the other moy
, persisted in their attempts to open tn
; door in The belief that the threat wa
e not serious.
e John r. Luce. Of Troy, N. w.
Q soldier at Camp Devens. who kille
Albert NJ. Prentiss, stationmaster a
i burlington, Vt, when the latter al
$ rested him for stealing a ride on
:. train. pleaded guilty to manslaughtel
= He was given six TO ten year sen
T hence In the state prison at windsor
: JUICE Leighton r. Slack, In pro
nouncing sentence said That y
u had been deeply moved by letters re
rarding the good character and repu
: ration of Luce which were read
:, the court by his counsel
e Returning to its pre-war bash
7. clark College Worcester offers I'M
i term many vocational courseI
n which upper elassmen may be admit
d ted upon proper petition to the rae
= nifty. The courses, three in numbe
e have many sub divisions as follows
+ National seryice-ta) consuia
and diplomatic service; OBJ ioreig
commerce. (e) social reconstruction
}, Professional service-tal Prf
G medical; tb) sanitation; tc) industr
al chemistry; I'D, engineering
- stari September, 1919. 3 High scho'
= Teaching.
n Gov. Coolidge Of Massachusetts M
sent 10 the secretary OF the iehef'
N d, partment OF labor. William y. WI
It son. letter In which he offered
IN the central government such ASST
q lance as he may be able. as the chi
ir xecutiye OF Massachusetts,. to gi'
IN his efforts TO obtain steady ar
,emuneratlve employment for wal
earners AT the same time the TO
ernor suggested that the federal a.
u ADMINISTRATION could help matters
Great deal. especially In the impor
n ant textile trades. by releasing
"a - a. ..,r,+ rni ~ the wool su