The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-03-23
PARAGRAPHS FOR
THE NEW highlander
News of General Interest
From the Six States

The greater part Of the estate of the
late Rev. Fr. Timothy p. Linehan OF
Biddeford. Me, In beQuesthed TO the
Catholic church. according to the will
filed for probate
The name Of Nise Kathryn NJ Jones
of Natick, Mas. was sent TO the gov
ernors council ny Gov. Cor for con
firmation as Q special commissions
for the state Of Massachusetts,.
Wakefield, Mass. High boys and
and girls will give up their habit OF
buying candy at the school lunch
| counter al recess for the remainder OF
Leni. and instead will give the money
to feed poor children In France.
The schooner Puritan, which win
fsh out OF Gloucester and in the Fall
will contend for tie honor OF challeng-
ing for the international fishing vessel
championship trophy, was launched at
Essex. Mass, last week.
Plans for supplying physicians for
small towns In Maine which AT pres
ent have none, have been formulated
by the council. secretaries and per-
manent committee OF the Maine Medi-
cal Associa ton.
Moosehead Lake in Maine viii not
he open for six weeks vet, according
to reports. There is great deal OF
snow in the woods and from 20 TO "a
inches Of Ice on the lake. Near the
shore the lake is frozen to the bottom.
Jack Dempsey, worlds heavyweight
champion, is TO hunt deer in Maine
nen fall He has accepted an invita-
tion 10 be the guest Of Walter Kinds
Of Portland at his camp at Oxbow. 45
miles northwest of Iloulton,in Aroos-
took county.
reduction Of 10 percent In rates
on farm products from all points in
Maine TO Southern destinations was
put into effect March 10 by the Maine
Central Railroad, the reduction hav-
ing been approved by the Interstate
Commerce Commission
An investigation, Just completed,
shows that a girl. S years Of age. was
responsible for pouring tar into and
running the pipe organ in the home Of
George Holland Of Westerly, 4. | The
instrument was recently completed az
ter II years work
More than q .OO0 shoe workers. en-
ployed in the factories Of Brockton
and neighboring towns. must take an
immediate reduction Of 1870 III wages.
under a decision made public by the
Massachusetts state board Of arbitra-
tior and Cancellation
Vincent Cosky. IS. Of Worcester. /
Mass, was victim of moonshine ac- |
cording to an autopsy performed by 4
IN medical examiner Cosky died nj /
the hospital as the physicians were
preparing TO operate for stomach Ill T
Gers
Courts Of the state Of Massachusetts /
have no right TO assume jurisdiction /
under the NolsteaJ act and they may
not issue warrant against an al /
legged prohibition violator and bind |
him over to the federal authorities,
according TO ruling made by Judge
Carroll Of the supreme court
After a bitter struggle, I'm which re
peated efforts were made by opponents
Of the measure 20 have IL shelyed. the
Rhode Island House of Representa-
tives has passed the Lavender bill
providing for a 4S-hour working week
for women and children under 10
years Of age. The vote was "a to ~
Much concern is being felt by fisher
men over the coast guard cutters,
which, II is reported, are stopping
bona hde fishing vessels and compell-
ing their crews to shift their cargoes
Of fish while search is made for hid
den rum Handling the fish decreases
their market value. the shippers com
plain.
Sage Park. In Windsor. Ct. one ~
the oldest twice-around trotting tracks
IN New England. which was lately ad.
NtftlNtu ANE H4Att viii ANNAiHuf 10 W
in use. II is announced. Races pre-
viously assigned 10 the park a Of Me
mortal Day. the week 81 July 4 and
a four-day meet in the fall, ALL be-
held there. regardless Of whether the
park Is sold or not
NJhe jails In Essex county. Mass, are
fifer than they have been for long
fkpe. according 10 a statement made
bf, sheriff Wells he said that the
Safm Jail was ~ erowded that spv.
ERA, OF the IT, inmates had been trans
ferfed 10 the Essex county farm at
Hafhorne and that the Lawrence In
1ftuiion. which normally holds 30 per
sons has accommodated - for several
DAYS
Malnutritiou amung children IN the
IOVer schooi grsdes was found in pari
b - due % Improperly adjusted bench
% and SEATS. Dr Alexander Carr. II.