The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-09-09
new ENGLAND NEWS
II; IN TABLOID FORM
Items of Interest From All
Sections of YankeeIand

Marjorie Edwards, year and hall
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Edwards, of Springfield, Mass, fell
from a third story window of her
home and was found to be unhurt
after examination.
The application of New Haven, Ct.
Iitney bus owners for an injunction
10 prevent state, county and city of
Rcials from enforcing the new state
fitney bus law has been denied by
the three federal judges who heard
The appeal.
A loan of $S,OOO,00O by the govern
ment to the New York, New Haven
& Hartford Railroad Company, to
aid the company in meeting $685.
s53 in maturing Indebtedness and
for additions and betterments of ST.
785,070 has been approved by the
Interstate commerce commission.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Root of Bridge
water, Vt, broke down and wept bit
terly in the Windsor county court
room, when Judge Frank L. Fish
sentenced the wife to not less than
Is or more than IS years in the state
prison for women, after she had
pleaded guilty to attempting to
poison her husband.
Maine has become separate i'm
migration district. Since 1909 the
state has been under the jurisdiction
- Tho nhanpn has
been approved by w. W. Husband,
commissioner general of immigration
through the efforts of United States
Senator Frederick Hale and the
chamber of commerce.
There is no lack of students of re-
ligious subjects despite the reported
shortage of preachers in the rural
districts, according to Pres. Lemuel
H Murlin of Boston University.
More than 1000 young people at the
university are definitely preparing for
some form of religious work, accord
ing to registration figures.
The submarine K-4 brought to New
London, CT, the crew of the three
masted schooner Can Rien of La
Have, N. s., which was sunk in col
lision with the submarine off Block
Island officers of the submarine /
said the vessels collided in dense |
fog The schooner sank quickly, but
all of her crew were rescued.
Two escaped insane patients from
the Grafton State Hospital, Worces-
ter, Mass, broke into the store of
Thomas Puratta, and we're captured
a short time later by patrolmen, a
short distance from the store. The
men gave their names as William
Sheehan, 30, and John Mclnnes, n.
Both we're returned to the institution.
The division of fisheries and game
of the department of conservation of
announces that until
Nov. 80 an open season will prevail
for the hunting of rails, a species
of small ducks feeding along the in
land ponds and rivers. The daily
bag limit is fixed at rs, except in the
case of the Sora species of the bird,
in which so may be bagged.
Cyrus Clark, the oldest man in
Concord, Mass, informally celebrat-
ed the oath anniversary of his birth,
at his home on the old Clark farm,
road. The, fact that it
was his birthday did not hinder Mr..
Clark from doing his usual work on
the large. farm which he continues to
run, with the help Of one hired man,
except during the haying season.
Miss Martha w Pierce, %, jew
elry worker at a Plainville, Mass,
factory. was held up and robbed of
her pay envelope containing $50
while driving home to luncheon.
With her feet bound by a strap and
her hands tied behind her back, she
drove her horse and buggy into the
ward of Farmer William Jackson, :
holding the reins between her teeth.
Representative Paul H. Hines of
South Boston sent a letter to Eu-
gene c. Huffman, chairman of the .
Commission on the
of Life, calling his at
tention to the milk situation in Bos- =
ton. Representative Hines states
that "the people of Boston are sick
and tired of paying IS cents for milk t
while their neighbors in the Western &
part of the State are paying seven C
cents" n
Mayor Charles S. Ashley Of New :
announces his unalterable
decision not to run for Mayor this
Fall. He says he needs a rest from 2
politics and that he has banking and
insurance interests to which he will
devote himself Mayor Ashley has L
been a political figure for IS years t
He is serving his 22nd term as May &
or He has been a candidate for % C
times with four defeats He holds $
the worlds record for a long term T
as Mayor n
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