The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-05-04
IT HAPPENED IN
new ENGLAND
News Of General Interest
From The Six States

NtEttfu HtI EtstAFt On ItARhihl'tiHh'
ton Of the Coundl
Andrew J. Tilton. giving his age as
81. a well-known citizen and real es.
tate man. and retired shoe manu-
facturer. has filed marriage intentions
in Hayerhill, Mass. The prospective
bride is Miss Theresa Monihan, who
has been his bookkeeper for 10 years
She is g.
The Lawrence Mass. city council
has authorized the use Of east stone
as substitute for granite In trim.
ming the addition TO the high school
building II was stated that because
Of the strike IN the granite yards Of
New England il was almost impossible
to obtain quarried granite.
An se0-pound granite cross fell
from the top OF the 50-foot steeple OF
/ Christ Episcopal church Montpelier,
| Vt, knocked J w Huguley of Burl-
I ington, a steeplejack, from his perch
/ ten feet from the roof, and then crash
ed through the roof and floor OF the
main auditorium. Huguley fell 10 a
ledge One rib was broken.
Members Of the North Adams, Mass
fire department and volunteers were
called to fight the biggest forest fire
of recent years. which ragged on the
western slopes OF Hoosac mountain
Strenuous work was required for sew.
eral hours before the flames were un
der control The fire spread along q
large portion OF the mountain side
Congressman s. Wallace Dempsey
chairman Of the rivers and harbors
committee, told a joint assembly OF
the Northampton, Mass, chamber OF
commerce and kiwanis Club that his
committee definitely plans TO start al
the earliest opportunity on the project
OF making the Connecticut river nayi. !
gable through from Northampton to
Long Island sound.
While relatives were searching for
Miss Junita II Wright, 10 years old
Of Woolwich, Me. her collie dog, drip
ping wet, appeared and led the search
ers to an ice pond. The body Of hi'
mistress was fopnd in shallow water
Tracks on The shore Indicated that
the collie had tried TO pull her from
the pond Miss Wright had been In
poor health.
Edwin Newdick. Boston representa-
tive Of the Labor Bureau, Inc, speak
ing before the monthly meeting of the
woman's Trade Union League at Bos
ton. on The Workers Share In Pros
perity and Depression" gave figures
alleged to show That some Of the milli
involved In the present textile STRIKE
in New England averaged from " til
140 per cent profit per year on theii
capital stock.
Wilbur H. Lawrence, aged 81, dur
ing % years up to 1900 an enginemaT
employed by the Maine Central Rail
road, was found dead in Lewiston
Me, a pet French bulldog dead at hh
side.A gunshot wound, pronounced &C
cidental by the medical examiner, ex
planned Lawrence's death, but IL wal !.
some time befoc IL was determined
that the dog had been drowned by iu !
owner
Gov. Cox OF Massachusetts speaking
in New Bedford before the Masoni, {
club, defended the proposed state con !
troll Of penal and reform Institutions
declaring that The measure was no
one destined 60 eliminate county con
troll. hat, rather. to evolve a system
whereby inmates Of the various re
form schools ana jails throughout tn, '
state will he e.ineated through a gen ]
eral and standardized system Of edu
cation" {
The charter right Of the church &c -
assess every faxuayer in the town fol
it's support. was a right In which be
lief Of its validity was expressed By
Rev Henry IS Mater when preaching
the anniversary sermon ~ the FRS
Congregational church. New Britain
ct Mr. Maier said that i6i years
ago the Connecticut legislature issuet
the charter n The church which amonf.
rights gave The church that of assess
ing every ta1ayer In the town foi
support
Massachusetts Is losing large sum
Of money yearly in taxation through
ifs failure 10 lcgaiize reciprocal in
snrance contracts. according 20 Wal
lace D. Williams who appeared befor,
the Honse WAYS ard means COMMITTEES
IN support - the reciprocal INSURANCE
bni which has hceH favorablv report
"a b. the committee on Insurance Re
ciprolal Insurance which allows mer
chants o. protect their stocks beyont
the limit which a fire. Insurance com
pany mas 90 unIor the law. is alreadl
recognized Co gG states
According io'a preliminary repor
that has Just been issued BY tire he
paument - Cmlmerce through III,
Brrenu ~ the Census. tie total mort
mge debt On owned homes and farm