The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-08-05
new ENGLAND NEWS
IN TABLOID FORM
Items of Interest From All
Sections of YankeeIand

Stroyed the farm buildings OF Charles
Roy in West Barnet, VT, causing a
loss If $4,000. All farming tools.
stock in barns and 125 tons of hay
were burned.
Mrs. Ellen M. Furfey of Brookline,
Mass, was crushed to death when
the light sedan car in which she
was riding with her son, DR.. Fred F.
Furfey collided with another sedan,
driven by Mrs. Florence E. Basch of
Allston, Mass.
After telling Judge Cook that he
sold real stuff" for one dollar half
pint, \ than Slavitsky, of Fall River,
Mass, who was charged with vio-
lating the liquor law, was sentenced
to sixty days in the house of cor
rection d to pay fine of 90.
Near North Adams, Mass, a COW
was found dead from eating mash,
used in making moonshine whiskey
Its body was bloated almost twice
normal size. Two other cows of herd
mash, found in broken barrel. were
very sick.
Anticir ating a shortage of seasoned
hay in the fall, the Bangor, Me-, hay
market has advanc the price of
pressed hay from 1872 to 1914. Ernest
Sylvester, manager of the Bangor Hay
Market predicted that pressed hay
would sell for $3S or $40 a ton after
pressing time.
Thomas Powers, So years old, of
Worceter, Mass, city employe,
had a narrow escape from death at
Pine Hill dam; when a stone weigh
ing two tons rolled 200 feet down the
hillside and struck him on the right
leg, breaking it and knocking him
heels over head Is or 20 feet
Two persons were killed and 10
overcome by the heat last Tuesday
in Boston, making a total of four
deaths and 26 prostrations within AS
hours. The torrid weather caused
the State House and City Hall to be
closed early and greatly reduced the
crowds of shoppers on the streets.
About 700 students at the Harvard
summer school attended a conference
of the Progressive Education Asso-
citation in the New Lecture Hall,
Cambridge, and heard three speakers
declare that teachers should inspire
a desire for learning rather than
drive their charges toward a given
goal.
President E. ]. Pearson, of the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad, says that a general reduc-
ton in freight rates is not contem-
plated at the present time. The an
swer was in reply to questions as to
whether his company would cut rates J
in order to cope with motor truck |
competition.
Medical Examiner George B. Ma
grath of Boston announced that the |
autopsy he performed on the body of |
Albert T. Thompson. Ga, head of
Temple place optical instruments |
concern, showed that he died of hy |
S1rophobia Mr.. Thompson's death, |
was the first in seven years in Boston |
TO be caused by rabies
A campaign to stop the operation |
over Maine highways of loaded trucks |
of more than the legal weight of |
$4,000 pounds has been inauguTated |
by the state highway department. 1t |
will be continued with a force of in
spectors in every section of the state
under the provision of the new state
law which went into effect July 9.
A news item from Gloucester, Mass.
says: Richard Croker, formerly Tam
many sachem and Mrs. Croker are
among the notables who are making
Cape Ann their Summer home. This
is their first visit to Cape Ann and
they like the place very much and
say that they intend to remain dur
ing thu Summer. Mr.. Croker is seek
ing rc-t and freedom from intrusion.
Near A1burgs, VT, after a running
gun fight with prohibition officers, two
alleged rum runners who had failed to
stop when ordered to do so aban-
doned their automobile, took to the
woods and escaped. The car, contain
ing two hundred bottles of beer, was
seized. When the occupant failed to
stop the officers fired and gave chase
An exchange Of shots followed and
the men Fed.
One OF the largest deals in timber
land in Franklin Cou ty, Maine. for
long time has been completed by
George r. Goodsp = NJ Miltol and !
E-.y A. Kurdish of Range.ey, 40 F.
have acquired title to a part of Range 1
ley Plantation. also the entire town
ship Of Davistown near Kennebal , .
Lake. The value is about 100000. .
lL-a.er operations will be carried on .
BY the new owners.
Il regret the statement made by
the American ambassador at the
Court of St. James's," said Gov. Bax-
ter. addressing the department con-
vention. Of the American Legion at .
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