The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-07-29
new ENGLAND NEWS
IN TABLOID FORM
Items of Interest From All
Sections of YankeeIand

has been appointed prohibition direc
tor, succeeding Julius c. Stramlau
with headquarters at Hartford.
President Harding will have as body
guard at the Pilgrim Tercentenary
celebration at Plymouth, Mass, Aug.
/, Troop c of the 10th Cavalry, sta
toned at Fort Ethan Allen, VT.
Thirty-four educational institutions
in the United States were named by
the war department as the "distin-
guished colleges and honor military
schools, respectively, for the year
1921"
Secretary of Labor Davis will visit
Newport, R. L., Sunday, September IL,
to address union men from this sec
tion of the country and members of
the Order of Moose, of which he is
director general.
The Rev. Phillip S. Irwin, who was
tarred and feathered at Miami, Fla,
was rector of Christ church in Pom
fret, Conn, about five years ago and
was well known in the Episcopal Do
eese of Connecticut.
Mrs. George NJ Norcross of Charl-
ton, Mass, has discovered old genoa
logical papers which prove her di-
rect descendant of Mary Chiffon, the
first woman from the Mayfiower to
step on American SOIL
Since Jan. l, Maine has received
sS95,6S0 in automobile registration
fees, an increase of 1881 500 over the
corresponding period of last year.
There have been S4,S03 licenses is
sued to operators of cars.
Former Gov. w. L. Douglas of
Brockton, sent telegram to Chair
man J. w. Fordney of the ways and
means committee Washington, voic-
ing his strong disapproval of tariff
on hides, and predicting that it will
mean an increase in the retail price of
footwear.
H. S. Weagle of Marlboro, Mass,
has 10 Rhode Island Red hens which
he says have beaten all records. After
laying steadily since March, they
started seven weeks ago on contin
Gus laying. In the seven weeks they |
produced an average of 81 eggs a |
week out of a possible 105.
New England milk producers will
receive nine cents quart for milk
during the month of August, the New
Milk Producers association
This is an increase of
one cent over the July quotation. Dry
pastures that force the farmer to feed
grain to cows was given as the reason
for the increase.
Police of Spencer, Mass, are work
ing today on clues which they hoped
wsuld reveal the identity of the
thieves who removed from the Rich
ard Sugden Public Library on Pleas
ant street $4,000 worth of rare
oriental vases, relics and curios. The
authorities say the robbery was com
nitted in the daytime.
Massachusetts Department Com
nander James T. Duane of the Ameri- /.
IAN Legion asked post commanders
20 make a thorough survey of their
communities and to prosecute all men
ound illegally wearing the legion in
iignia He points out acts of the ma
ional Congress and state Legislature
protect the legion emblem.
James J. Phelan chairman of the
committee for relief in
reland said that up to date the total
eceipts from the campaign recently
conducted in Massachusetts by the
American committee for relief in Ire
and are S753,252, as compared with
he Massachusetts quota, set by the
rational committee, of 100000
Miss Anna Brown, II year old
Conn, girl, who attempted
uicide by drinking carbolic acid, is
James A. Barret, a sailor
Il the submarine base, who was with
Ter when she attempted her life, viii
,e tried before a military tribunal on
he charge of desertion. His arrest
ollowed the attempt of Miss Brown.
Plans for the construction of 200
.cmes for workers to meet the hous-
ng crisis in Worcester, Mass, have
een announced by Richard II. Long
nd Isador Katz. Katz will erect 100
Iouses on the Elwell property, he
avs, and Long intends erecting the
anne number of dwellings on the R.
]. Long Company's land on Millbrook
treet
The Quarry Savings Bank and Trust
company, Barre, VT. after a run
which caused the bank to invoke the
0-day notice law regarding with
ra wal Of funds. was said to be back
o normal the same day. A reward of
1000 was announced for evidence
ending to oonvictiin of the person
no started what was said to be an
nfounded rumor
Judge VIM. T. Forbes. after con-
ucting a hearing in the Turkish
anguage in probate court Worcester,
ismissed charges against Hanoog H.