The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-03-18
LEN england NEWS
IN TABLOID FORM
Items Of Interest From All
ttCt.Ols OF YankeeIaai

Although handicapped Dy SnOrL-
age of tin pals, 1921 maple sugar has
established a record by its early ar
rival in Brattleboro, VT.
Thomas Norton, II, Lee, Mass,
merchant, who has been hiccoughing
continuously for nine days stopped as
suddenly as the spell came on.
The town of Islesboro Me-, is free
/ from automobiles for another two
years at least, for at the annual town
meeting it was voted to lay the mat
ter ION the table"
The Boston & Maine Railroad is.
permitted to consolidate all its subsid-
larry lines in Vermont into a single
corporation in bill passed by the
House of Representatives,.
One-man cars were characterized as
menace to public safety" by repre-
sentatives of organized labor who
asked the Massachusetts legislative
committee on street railways to pro-
hibit their use.
The Vermont House, following the
lead of the Senate along lines of Glib
eralizing the Sabbath" passed bill
which would permit amateur sports
on Sunday. No admission charges
would be allowed.
The 125th annual session of the New
England Methodist Conference takes
place in Trinity Church, Springfield,
Mass, March 80 to April 4, at which
Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes, resident
bishop of New England, will preside.
The body Of 1t. w. H. Langdon of
Boston, the United States naval officer
shot by a Japanese sentry in Vladi
vostok last January, will be buried in
Forest Hills cemetery, Boston, March
%, according to advice from San Fran
cisco.
DR.. Arthur Macdonald, prominent
statistician and medical man, and a
former student at Clark University,
Worcester, Mass, has been strongly
recommended to President Harding
for the position of director of the
census bureau.
The fishing steamer, Naos, while
trawling north of Rose Island, in Nafs
ragansett bay, caught navy mine in
her trawl which naval officers say was
lost two years ago in practice. The
mine was found in waters much fire.
by shipping.
Robert ]. Stober of Westfeld, Mass
has made application for a patent for
a fire detector which he has invented.
The detector is equipped with a SEN
sitive diaphragm which will sound
bell alarm in the house when a room
becomes filed with smoke.
The Worcester, Mass, Housing
which erected several
houses since the war to relieve the
shortage of dwellings in Worcester,
announces that it will reduce the rent
It charges to tenants approximately
10 per cent. beginning April l. /
The Vermont Legislature passed .
I'D Gov HARNESS signed a bill which .
win keep Vermont under a standard
line this summer The provisions of
hes bill, however will not interfere
With the operation of trains on such y
schedules as the railroad may provide.
Recent withdrawal from service of
he so steam trawlers of the Boston
md Gloucester fishing fleets because
# alleged excessive cost of operation
It present fish prices probably will
decrease by half a million pounds the
veci.ly ground fish haul delivered at
hat port.
Newberg, Me-, took its place last
week in the front ranks Of towns
lecting women to Office by electing
lfs. Myra ]. Severance, chairman of
he board of selectmen. She will also
,e town agent and chairman Of the
.oard Of overseers, road commits
icners and assessors.
Edwin e. Welt, of Swampscott,
lass, in the superior court at Salem,
suit for $4,000 against Alice
I. Meek Of the Harry VI. Meek PUib-
ishing Co.. West Salem. Cor inserting
he word deceased" after his name
D the 1920 and 1921 issues of the
directory.
Berkeley Divinity school of the
Episcopal church will re-
lain in Middleton, Conn. according
D an announcement by Dean William
). Ladd. The decision was reached
{ a meeting Of the trustees. who had
nder consideration the question of
loving the school elsewhere.
George A. Bacon of Springfield, |
lass. ex-chairman Of the Republican {
tate Committee, returned from |
and confirmed the report
hat he had been offered an important
osition under Harry NJ. Daugherty,
nited States Attorney-General He ]
aid. however. that he had declined ]
ne honor and would continue to prac-
ee his profession
A long conference. called by Gov.
axter. Of Maine. at which we're pres {
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