The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-01-30
REV ENGLAND news
IN TABLOID FORM
Items Of Interest From All
Sections Of Yankeeland

Providence X. l., and was born mere
lima ia 1881. He was graduated
from Brown University In the CLASS
OF 1902
Boys and girls under II are to DC
excluded from all public dances IN
New Bedford hereafter. II was de-
cIared as a result OF police inresu'
CATION and all dances win Do u
censed
A Portland, Me. man. recovering
his automobile which had been DOT
roveda BY some unknown person TOT
an hour. found In 1t an empty o.s
and a note reading: your Dough
nuts. are nice. but your car Is oum'
The appointment Of . commission
commemorative OF the wooden Industry
Of the state to confer with authorities
in washington with q view OF Obtain.
ins 4 reduction In the price OF wool
TO manufacturer. 10 being considered
by Gov. Coolidge.
Public school teachers Of Worcester
are interested In a plan TOT INC
unionising OF all teachers In America'
A movement toward this end 10 pro-
crossing and 1t il believed that many
teachers OF Massachusetts VIII JOIN
the organization.
Howard |. White, opera singer ana
,celllst. died at his home, u Hiversioe
drive. New York city, from pneumo-
MIA tonight. He was stricken WIN
influenza Saturday. His wife. Eve
,yn scotney also prominent singer
"a m with the disease. but Is expect
ed to recover
Cant. James Porter and the nine
members OF the crew OF the Bfiush
barkentine John, rescued about loo
miles southwest of Cape Race ai'er
the sails on the ship had been torn
n ribbons In a hurricane were
brought into Boston by the BRUSH
steamer Bayona
Westboro, Mass. has again had an
unusual honor bestowed upon one Oh
its soldiers when Corp. irving H.
Marsh. A Co., 10lst Engineers, ooth
Division, was one of four soldiers
chosen to look after the Presidential
marty on Christmas Day when the
President was guest OF the divl-
sion
Mayor Peters of Boston has APP
proyed the order of the city council
naming the open space at the Junction
of Columbus avenue, Centre ana old
Heath streets" Frederick J. Newton
SQUARE, in honor of the first resi-
dent of the neighborhood to lose MS
life in the service of the nation In the
war against Germany.
Wesley p. Gray, for five years town
treasurer OF the town of Stoneham
Mass. pleaded guilty in the supe-
rior Criminal Court at East Cam
| bridge TO an Indictment charging him
with the larceny of $1S,5O0 from the
town of Stoneham. He was sen
fenced TO State Prison for term OF
from five to seven years by Judge
Dubuque.
Lee C. Valentine of North Adams
| arrested on charges Of stealing s20,'
| 600 in securities from Mrs. Alice =
Potter. wealthy widow, and Of
J forging orders on the North Adams
hank from which he is alleged u
have obtained $1,000 of Mrs. Potter'f
money. was sentenced to two years
in the House OF Correction after
pleading guilty in the Superior
Court.
Lit. Wallace c. Day OF Springfield
Mass. who received the Croix dt
Guerre for bravery in France anc
was wounded several times has beer
appointed as messenger for the
Hbuse of Representatives. Sergeant
at Arms Pedrick, who selected The
young man for the position, had pur
pogely held it open for some de
serving returned soldier 1t Day
IS 2S years old.
Charles H. Chamberlain, secretary
of the East Hampden Agriculture
Society. petitioned the Massachusetts
LEGISLATURE that the state reimburse
the society for losses sustained b.
closing its fair by order Of the boar'
NJ health. The committee on mum
cipal finance reported bill to PERM
cities and towns 10 appropriate mon
ey for celebration OF the return o
soldiers and sailors.
| Proud of her record in making Tn
biggest catch OF fish for the season
240. 900 pounds, the steam traWle
AIbatross OF the Coast Fisheries ca
celebrated by using her wireless Y
notify her owners OF the catch, there
BY establishing a precedent in IN
use OF wireless by fishing vessels
This was the first time in the histor
of the country. as far as Is know
here that fishing vessel used wire
less. except for emergency calls.
A man who has been posing a
"sergt. Frank Staples" a wounde
soldier. and giving addresses at va
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