The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-04-08
new ENGLAND news
IN TABLOID FORM
Items Of Interest From All
Sections of Yankeeland

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May, according to Joseph N BAKER
secretary
A resolve for the erection of Stats
of Maine building at the eastern
States Exposition at Springfield
Mass, was passed to be engrossed ps
both branches of the Maine legisla'
ture today.
A Seeding of a Seeding of the IA
nous Charter Oak has been shipped
BY the state of Connecticut to Los
Angeles. where it will take its place
in a garden in which trees from every
state of the Union are to be placed.
A blue sky act, to regulate the
sale of securities in Rhode Island
and designed to prevent the operations
of bucket shop men, get-rich- quick
promoters and wild cat spectators
has been introduced in the legislature.
Boston pays a higher price for milk
than almost all the other cities In
the country because of local health
regulations which prohibit the selling
of milk in bulk, according to Chairman
Eugene C. Huffman of the commits
sion on necessities Of life.
Governor HARNESS of Vermont
signed bill that will levy poll tax
upon women as well as upon men.
The effect Of the measure will be to
cut in half the present poll tax paid
by the men. In that state each town
and city determine its own tax.
DR.. Ernest Fox Nichols, from 1909
to 1916 president Of Dartmouth and
for the following four years profess
sor of physics at Yale, has been cho-
sen president of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, to succeed
the late DR.. Richard c. Maclaurin.
Admission to Notre Dame Roman
Catholic Church, North Adams, Mass,
Is strictly forbidden to women and
young girls wearing short skirts, low
necked or transparent garments as
well as immodest apparel" by order
of the pastor, the Rev. Fir. c. H. Jean
notte.
John A .Casson, Civil War vet
eran, who has been blind for years
and who recently went from Milford,
Mass, to Phoenix, Ariz., wrote to his
daughter, Miss Josephine Casson. that
he had recovered his sight. AS he
neared his destination, his vision re-
turned.
Daniel B. Dean, who was ordained
minister in the Twelfth Baptist church
in Boston by the council of colored
Baptist churches, has been a barber in
Worcester for many years. Between
shaves he has found time for the
study that has qualified him for his
ordination.
Federal agents gaining entrance to
private property under the guise of
deputy collectors of internal revenue
for the purpose of obtaining evidence
of violations of the National Prohih-
ton amendment, will not be encour-
aged by United States Commissioner
Hayes of Boston.
The Grand Trunk railway steam
ship terminus in Portland, Me-, will
be enlarged and improved at a cost
of approximately 100000. Construc-
ton will begin May 1. They also are
considering the erection of coal hand
ling pockets at East Deering at a cost
of about 100000.
The paper mill and ground wood de-
partment OF the ST. Croix PAPER Com
pany at Woodland, Me-. will be oper-
ated four days a week. The sulphite
department will be suspended indefi-
nitely. This is the first curtailment
OF working hours since the mill was.
built is years ago.
William Hogarty, for years a close
friend. hacker and admirer of the late
John l.. Sullivan is dead at his home.
Upland road, Brookline, Mass. He was
more familiarly known as the sport
ing barber" and BILLY" Hogarty. He
was " years OF age and one of the
old school in boxing.
establishment of passenger
steamship and freight service between
Halifax and Boston within the near
future was announced here nv the
Furness- Witty Steamship Comuanv
The service will be opened by the
steamship Sachem, now undergoing
repairs at Liverpool.
An oorder instructing the commit
tee on public health to consider and
report on the advisability of the city
OF Worcester. Mass, acquiring and
during the summer porta-
bic shower baths, to be attached TO
city hydrants in the residential dis
tricts for the benefit of children.
His employer should pay his fine
and I'll make him do so if | can" was
the statement made by Judge Harlan
B. Howe I'm the United States district |
court Hartford. CT, when Michael
TOoruay of Waforhrrx .-..sa--s ~.