The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-03-30
NEW ENGLAND NEWS
IN TABLOID FORM
News of General Interest
From the Six States

The Massachusetts, Senate refused q
thru reading 10 the bill creating a
city council Of ~ for Boston.
Jack Overpeck has been appointed
prohibition enforcement supervisor for
New England with headquarters In
Boston, II Ia announced from Wash
ington by Commissioner Haynes
John r. Nelson Of Augusta. Me.
Republican, carried every county In the
3rd Maine district In q special election
for member Of Congress 10 nh the va
csDcy caused by the resignation OF
John A. Peters Of Ellsworth 10 be
come judge Of the United States court
for the district OF Maine.
The naval fuel station at Melville
X. l., is 10 be closed shortly More
than 40 civilian employees will be af-
fected Decision OF the navy depart
ment TO close the station was taken
as indicating thar the destroyer fleet
was not TO base on Narragansett bay
this summer
The MASSACHUSETTS, Safety Council.
acting jointly with the State Depart
ment OF Public Safety, has called q
conference on fire prevention" TO BE-
held In the auditorium at the State
House. Boston, the afternoon OF April
| .. Col. A. F. Foote, Commissioner Of
Public Safety. will preside
Announcement has been made at the
state department OF agriculture. Au-
| gusta, Me, that the conference called
by Commissioner Of Agriculture Frank
p. Washburn 70 consider the sweet
corn situation Ia Maine has been called
or on account OF the failure of the
Maine Gamers Association to join In
| the movement
A system Of compulsory trimming,
! by which the government could have
complete charge Of every young man
between the ages Of 16 and 10 for the
period Of a year. was advocated by
Maj.-Gen. Clarence r. Edwards, com
mander OF the first corps area. In an
address before the Boston League Of
Women Voters
State Senator Merrill G. Symonds
and u other taxpayers and citizens
Of Jaifrey. n H. declaring that they
have every reason b. believe that the
town Of Iafrcy Is IN a bankrupt con
dition,r peiitioned he state tax com
mission FOR m auiit Of fhe town nc
counts FOR the three years ending Jan.
81 1922
For The first lime IN the history II
the department according 70 the police
Of Lvnn, Mass, prisoners Hwaiting
trial IN The LyBn court became % im-
patient 10 he placed behind lhe bars
Of The JAN that rather than wait
while a policeman searched for he key
60 the cell room, they picked the lock
and entered voluntarily
The striking textile employees ~
Ioyer Somersworth and Exeter. n
r.. are determined not 70 submit TO
the 54-hour running schedule "0r any
Increase III the weekly hours whatso-
ever. according to information pro-
cured during conferences held at Dow
or by Representatives Of the United
States Department u Labor
John H. whipple, aged IT. past
grand master II the Grand Masonic
Lodge Of Vermont died at his home
in Manchester. VT, following an NJ
ness OF one week with pneumonia
He was born IN Fairhaven. Vt, but
had lived in Manchester since 1890
He was always actively associated
with the business and social life OF
this vicinity.
A malady Of undetermined ma ture
has killed In the past few weeks 10 Of
a herd Of 100 deer which is kept on
the park Of the Union Metallic Cart
ridge Company in the northern su.
hurbs Of Bridgeport. CT. The state
fish and game commission has asked /
Dr. VI. T. Hornaday. general curator |
Of the New York geological park, for
expert advice.
Chief Warden Edwin C. Lear Of the I
n II fish and game department is in I
vineyard Haven. Mass. taking charge
Of a shipment Of white perch 10 be 4
placed In New Hampshire lakes and
ponds. Commissioner Mott L. Bart
lett plans 10 stock considerable num-
her Of the ponds In all parts Of the /
state with the Vineyard Haven perch .
having found them best adapted tc
New Hampshire waters.
Kenneth Matthews OF Mansfield
Mass. arraigned in the Attleboro dis.
frici c0urt for violation ~ probation
told the court he had endeavored &c
do his best but there was too much
temptation According 10 bis story
free uloonshine. after hair cut has
hecn paid for. r. the custom ~ one
barber shop IN Mansfield lie did not
think II made any difference IN the
price n the hair cur whether or noi
the man took his drink