The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-08-12
NEW ENGLAND NEWS
IN TABLOID FORM
Items of Interest From All
Sections of Yankeeiand

grower at Rockville, Conn, causing
loss OF $4,000. ALI of Mr.. Goldaeld'i
1920 crop, about 100 cases, was stored
In the structure.
At Haverhill the cut sole leather
manufacturers have submitted a coun-
ter proposition OF their employees af-
Inflated with the Shoe Workers Pro-
tective Union, asking a 20 percent re-
lduction IN wages and a 50-hour week
Rev. Bernard Shevlin, pastor OF
St Joseph's parish, Medford, Mass,
was drowned while bathing in Jones
Creek, near Gloucester, Mass. He was
taken with cramps and sank before
was recovered.
Dr. Summer B. Remick, superinten-
d3ent of a New Bedford Sanitorium,
New Bedford, Mass, has been APP
pointed director of the state division
of tuberculosis sanitaria by Health
Commissioner Eugene Kelly. He will
succeed the late DR.. William ]. Gal
Ivan.
John Drew, wanted in Exeter, N.
H, on the charge Of wife desertion,
said to have woves in Ogdenburg N.
Y, and Marlboro, Mass, and wanted
IN Salem, Mas. on a charge brought
by young woman was held In the
municipal court Portland, Me-, in the
sum of $4,000, charged with the lar
<ceny OF an automobile.
Everett Degarjian, aged 4, was
fatally injured when he was knocked
down by an automobile in WATERFOWL,
Mass. The car was being driven by
Theodore L. Harlow, aged "a, of Bel
mont, Mass, who came to the Water
town Police Station and told the
story OF the accident after onveying
the injured child to the Cambridge
Hospital, where he died within an
hour.
More than 1000 men attended the
mass meeting called by the Fedora
ton of Labor unions and the various
crafts employed at the Fore River
River Club grounds at Quincy Point,
Mass, for the purpose of arousing
public sentiment to have Congress
appropriate more money to build new
ships and relieve acute working con-
ditions at Quincy.
While her mother was in the berry
ffeld, 4-year-old Grace Howard, of st. |
Johnsbury, VT, set fire OF her clothing |
while playing with matches and died |
as a result The matches had been |
hidden, but the child found them. The
anxle girls brother Richard, 7, who
was berrying, heard his sister scream
and dragged her TO a brook to put out
the flames. His hands we're badly
.bnrned in trying TO save her.
William Littlefield a new Maine
state automobile officer has started a
crusade against violators OF the au-
amnobile laws both in regards to
speed and headlights. Recently he
held up twenty automobiles at York
Village on account of defective lights.
No arrests were made at the time,
AsIt the drivers were warned to make
for the nearest garage and get their
lights tuned up to comply with the
law.
Charles l.. Hurley of Dorchester.
Mass, while on a vacation in Derry,
N. H., Aug. II, 1919, wrote a picture
postcard to his wife. II was mailed
II the West Windham, N. H., Post
Office. The postcard was delivered at
the Hurley home last week Wind
ham is 80 miles from Boston. Mr..
Hurley is saving II as proof to his
wife that he did not forget her while
away. Mrs. Hurley is at present on
a vacation.
Former Governor Samuel E. Pin
gree of Vermont is summering at Rre
Beach with Mrs. Pingree. He recent
b celebrated his goth birthday, Gov
error Pingree's home is at Hartford,
Vt, where he has resided for many
years. He is still active in the affairs
of his home town and has served as
town clerk for more than so consecu-
tive years which makes him the old
est Official serving in that capacity
IN the New England States.
ne dulOLlouiAct DidAucu AOi AdIh VI
patronage on the steam railroads,
cansed discontinuance OF trains In
is now held responsible for
curtanment of service on the cleo
trio lines at Portland. The Cumber-
land County Power and Light Com
Dany have announced that in conse-
quence Of the great slump in bust
ness this summer half-hour running
time on the Yarmouth division will
be replaced b. an hourly schedule.
Company officials denounced the
practice OF automobile owners in
picking up and bringing to the city
people waiting for the electric cars.
they claimed this was one Of the
many reasons for curtailment Of ser
vice.
The sale Of government wool al
Boston last week. when 1--WE million
pounds Of low grade South American
types were offered, was draggy, only
about As per cent Of the entire cata-