Connecticut western news., 1881-05-04
NEW ENGLAND NOTES.
MAINE.

IT IS proposed to form new steam boat line between Portland and Bangor with a capital of $40, ,O0O.
 THE Maine Standard, formerly Eben Pillsbury's organ, has changed it's spots and appears under the name of the NeaU Age.
 MAJ. CYRUS W. KING, the only sur viving child of Maine's first governor, died at Brunswick the other day in his 63d year. 4....., ,...
 THE Eastern railroad has made con- tract for carrying 100000 tons of paving stones from near Rockland to Boston, whence they will be taken to Chicago to replace its wooden pavements.
 THE ecclesiastical council, called to consider the difficulties in the First church of Bangor, urges the dismissal of Rev. l.. s. B. Speare, the pAstor, as the only way to restore harmony.
 CAPT. BEEN HUTcH1Nes, of Penobscot, who during the occupation of Penob- scot by the British in 1914 refused to take the oath of neutrality and was therefore confined in dungeon until the end of the war, has recently died in bis 94th year.
 THE Augusta savings bank which re- gently purchased $250,O0O of govern ment called 6's. paying fraction over II per cent premium, has voted to ac- cept from the secretary of the treasury B per cent interest upon them rather than have them redeemed. The bank now has $1, 50O,OOO invested in United States securities.
 NEW HAMPSHIRE. .
 SEVERAL deer have been killed in East Columbia, and they are reported plentiful there.
 WILLIAM EATON of Dover, 92, and John Foster of Hill, 90, veterans of the war of 1872, have recently died.
 THE trustees of the State agricultural college have elected Clarence w. Scott of the class of 1874, Dartmouth college, professor of the English language and literature. The first of the prizes of fered by ex- Governor Smyth, for excel lence in oratory, has been awarded to Victor H. Stickney, of Tyson Furnace, Vt., and for excellence in reading, to O. M. Woodward, of Hanover.
 THE proprietors of the various Hotels which have hitherto employed college students as walters are said to have unanimously decided to engage them no more, principally on the ground that they failed to give satisfaction, "being disqualified for their duties by the se- dentary and studious habits of college hfe."
 RUTLAND's new opera house is to have 8 seating capacity of 1000, and will be completed by November l.
 THE Vermont homeopathic medical society will hold its semi-annual poeet- ing in Burlington May II.
 A CHELSEA man has recently refunded to the town the amount, with interest, that the town paid cut in assisting his father forty years ago. ..... ...-
 THE corporation of Middle bury col lege has voted to continue the improve ments on the college building begun by President Hamlin, and work has already begun.
 THE Connecticut River Lumber Com pany have begun operations on thei1 raft at McIndoes Falls. They will drive 8O,000, 900 feet of lumber down the river this season.
 THE Episcopal diocesan convention will be held in Burlington, June 8, and the following week will be occupied by the meetings of the various State Ma. sonic organizations.
 THE present sugar season has never been surpassed either in quality or quantity of the product. Farmers re- port four pounds per tree in large or chards.
 A PROMINENT citizen of Bristol offers to construct two miles of the proposed road from Bristol to connect with the Burlington and Rutland road at his own expense, and to take several thou. sand dollars worth of stock also.
 THE new tax law has increased the list of one man in West Randolph from $7, ,OOO to $2O, ,OOO, of another from $2, 5OC to about $17, ,000, and an estate that has paid scarcely anything hitherto is valued at $10,00O. The grand list of Mont. pelier will be increased from $11, ,343 tc perhaps $40, ,O0O, and other instances ot increased valuation are common.
 MASSACHUSETTS,.
 PEABODY has appropriated $85, ,O0C for 8 pumping station to provide the town with high service water system
 A CLAIM of s25, 900 against the Nathan Durfee estate at Fall River was sold al auction Saturday for four cents on the dollar.
 THE Boston, Concord and Montrea railroad will issue the entire amount O. it's new bonds, $1, 800, GOO, at 6 per cent and running 30 years.
 A LIME KILN in Dorchester seems tc be regular cremation furnace fol tramps. The fourth since last Septem. Der was burned there few nights ago.
 THE Eastern Railroad Company ha given favorable answer to the proposi tion of the Salem City Council that thei shops should be located there, certail concessions being granted them.
 THE 1st corps of cadets, which it has been understood were to go to York town, Va, as an escort to the Governor now say they will not go unless the ex penses are borne by the State.
 THE sum of SIS, ,OOO was sent iron Boston to the treasurer of the Irisl Land League.
 NANTUCKET expects an unusual rusl of visitors this season, and grea preparations are being made. Nor houses nave been DuuG or enlargeQ tnal for ten years. -.-.
 THE owners of the dory Littl Western, which sailed from Glouceste to England in 1880, will attempt tn feat of returning in their dory, leaving England May 1. It is the smallest boa that ever made the trial.
 THE Telephone Dispatch company C Boston is to try the experiment of cal rying wires underground in cable. l will consist of 8 combination of fit small copper wires, insulated and pro tected by coating of lead, the whol probably not exceeding an inch in diam eter.
 THE collector of the port at Glouces ter has received $150 from the Masss , chusetts humane society, to be dis trihnted amOnp the crew of Hh