The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-03-04
new ENGLAND NEWS
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Items Of Interest From Al
Sections Of Yankeeland

The entire family OF John Maloney
of Hyde Para. Vt, II IN number arc
III with the flu
Tyler Paine. while cutting wood N
Wlndham, Vi. found a tree ~hleh
contained about % pounds Of honey
Arthur p. Russell is to have CHARGE
of he boston district when y, +, ~
II. and H., railroad goes back 10
owners.
Macmillan Fischer. 60. former pro
prietor OF Clark's Hotel, Boston shot
himself through the heart on his "iie's
grave In Forest Hills cemetery.
The first day OF the Irish bond drive
IN Massachusetts resulted In raising
$500 600. OF this amount 100000 WAS
raised In Boston and It's suburbs. Ihe
balance came from other parts OF the
state.
Failure to provide the necessary heal
would be punishable, In the nrst TWO
offences. by fines and third offence
would be punishable by hne or I'M
prisonment.
The state deputy FIRE marshal, az
ter investigating the public buildings
of Rutland. VI, announced that he
found the conditions there worse than
In any other city in the state, so Tar
as the fire risk was concerned.
Representative Blanton OF Texas
told the house that the business men
of Massachusetts, were going TO IN
sIst that Bay State representatives
hereafter represent all the people ana
not the labor or any other minority
Marion e. Sproul. who has been
identified with radical activities IN
Massachusetts appeared before Judge
AIKEN in the superior criminal court
and pleaded guilty TO two complaints
charging her with the promotion OF
anarchy.
The Fall River MIX Dealers. Assn,
has announced cent advance in milk
prices on both quart and pint lots'
in effect Sunday Retail prices are now
II cents a quart and nine cents pint,
and wholesale rates l5 cents quart
and s1l5 a can.
Baled hay jumped TO $40 a ton in
pangor. Ne, and dealers are limiting
sales To one or two bales a customer,
stocks being nearly exhausted. The
blockade of the country ROADS ana lack
of freight trains makes u impossiDie
to replenish the supply.
Snow records for 27 years were
broken In Maine, when the total Tor
the present month reached ali In
ohes. including eight inches In the
latest storm. There is more than TOUR
feet, OF snow now on the ground ana
66 inches, which has fallen since Jan.
l.
Hundreds Of cars loaded with mer-
ehandise of every description are
snowbound on sidings in the freight
Yards of the Boston a. Maine railroad
in Biddeford. Saco and Old Orchard,
Me. and il Is not expected that u
viii be possible to move these cars
until spring.
The Carlisle Tire Corporation. man
ufacturing pneumatic rubber tires IN
Andoyer, Mass. has contracted win
the Wells Construction Company, OF
New York city. to build factory at
Stamford. CT. which will permit the
company to increase its production by
1000 tires a day.
The war department authorized the
revival of the Massachusetts, national
guard as part of what will probably
no a new 2sth division, to be com
posed of the reorganized troops IN an
the New England states, and AdJt-
Gen. Jesse F. Stevens announce that
recruiting will begin soon.
Orlando w. Norcross. millionaire
builder. who constructed the state
House, South Terminal and scores OF
other large buildings In Boston, Wor-
cester and other cities OF the country
dropped dead in his automobile on the
way TO his office in Worcester. lie
was 81 and a civil war veteran
Two bills drawn by the federal fair
prlce commissioner for Rhode Island
and designed TO prevent profiteering
rents we're introduced in the state
LEGISLATURE Under the terms Of the
measures rents would be limited to
maximum Of 1914 Ter cent on the as
sessed valuation OF the property IN
volved.
The City Council Of Biddeford, Me,
has authorized Special Health Ofhcer
John w. Mahoney to use al reasonable
efforts to secure a eupply q into1icat-
ing liquors for the use Of the inhabi-
tants of Biddeford who IN good faith
require such liquors for medical use
during the prevailing influenza cpl
demic
The Vermont Maple Sugar Makers,
association has decided TO hold meet
ings az three fairs with an exhibit
ana speakers. a. 81 Jnhnsbury. kuia
Isnd and white River junction, the
latter Ire State fair. and an exhibit
ana sale al Springfield, Mass. during
~ Eastern States exhibit The on
ce-s recommend that the SUGAR
makers should aEk $3.50 per gallon
Tor syrup and 81 cents pound for
s1rar wholesale. aud more according
to quality and package AZ retail
The time has come for the govern