The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-04-13
NEWS HAPPENINGS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Items Cleaned From All Parts
Of New England

and voting purposes a woman may
have a residence separate from her
husband
Gordon /. Willis OF Pittsheld. Mass
cashier Of the Third National Bank in
that city, has been elected president
OF the Hampshire County Trust Com.
pany at Northampton. He is 81
years old and is the youngest bank
president in Massachusetts
Eugene and Jane, aged years
and 10 months. twin children of Mr..
and Mrs. Leon Suffer, Pressure Isle,
Ne. were killed by special train on
the Bangor Aroostook railroad.
They were walking on the track, hay
ing strayed away from home.
The first automobile ever seen In
Chesunoook, Me-. arrived from Green
vile. Five men and a guide covered
the distance OF SO miles, hitherto re-
garded as an impossible feat for a
motor car. The last IL miles was
over the ice Of Chesuncook lake. The
running time for the go miles was
two hours and IS minutes.
Because they, as aliens claimed ex-
emption from the draft during the
war for reasons OF allegiance to for
eign rulers, these men were denied
citizenship in this country by Judge
IAk A d. 81 Tat
trict court Portland. They are Gus
eppe Pallotta. native OF Italy; Israel
Platkin, native OF Russia, and Sam
uel Rosen, native OF Russia
George Whiting who holds the
Haverhill, Mass, police record for
having been arrested the largest num-
Der OF times, was committed to the
Bridgewater State Farm, where he viii
serve q year Whiting is ~, and for
the past rs years he has figured eI-
tensiyely IN court for drunkenness.
police oficials stating that he has
been arrested k2 times as near as
they can figure.
The tubercule bacillus, or consump-
ton germ, wears coat Of poisonous
wax as a protection. DR.. w. NJ.
Stockwell, superintendent OF the
Hartford CT. State Sanatorium, told
the state tuberculosis commission and
a gathering OF experts. He demon
strated by micro photographs and
colored photo -enlargements the man
ner in which the tiny bug changes its
form.
After years Of delay caused by war
and resulting disturbance OF financial
conditions, actual construction Of the
Eastern Maine railroad is about TO
begin. The survey for this new short
line between Bangor and Houlton was
made some years ago and the right OF
way acquired under charteue Of the
legislature, but until now II has not
teen possible TO finance the enter.
prise on favorable terms.
Judging BY the requests that are be
ticulsriy from Massachusetts,, fisher
men in droves are making ready to 20
to Maine as soon as the ponds. lakes
and streams are open. Chief Clerk
Myrtle Hodgdon OF Augusta received
requests from two Of the largest sport
ing goods firms In the country for 200
licenses each, both wanting them at
the earliest possible moment
The Rev DIR. Doremus Scudder en-
ecutive secretary OF the Greater Bos-
ton Federation OF Churches, speaking |
before the Council of Federations OF |
Women's Church Societies in the |
Church OF the New Jerusalem. fav-
ored the union OF Protestant churches,
that they now are organized
on the wrong basis. With the union |
OF churches comes more money, |
more pastors. and more power. pres
tige and influence, he said.
Massachusetts, is the BLACKLIST |
state In the Union" In its laws regu
lating educational standards for /
those licensed to practise medicine.
according 10 Representative 0lazier !
Of Hudson. physician. who urged
the House To favor a bill compelling 1
those seeking physicians licenses 10
have a high school training. Repre-
sentative Hays OF Brighton opposed
the bill. but the House adjourned
without taking a vote.
Pre-. originating around the chin
ney in the cottage Of Otis Barker on
the Splritualist campground in Eina.
Ne swept large part OF the grounds.
destroying rs cottages. the boarding
house and pavilion. II was estimated
that the loss win be SO 600. The pa
rilion and a store also were burned
The cottages owned BY people living
In various parts of Maine and ether
Seu England states. Eere an OF wood
and worth from soc 10 1900
Aside from q long Erangie over
n wafer power plank and the IN
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