The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-15
RAILROAD MISCELLANY.

II. w. Downs, agent for tho New York, Con-
necticut & Air Line railroads, was in New
Haven, Ct, to record deed of the company's
right OF way through Milford. The Company
will not limit itself to the expenditure of the
1923, 900, which The law requires before March
20, as the condition Of its corporate existence,
but will push operations as rapidly as possible.
Although authority has only been obtained to
build from New York to New Haven, the pro-
jeclors intend ultimately to extend the road to
Boston.-The railroad commissioners have
approved the lay-out for the proposed Mount
Desert railroad, from Bar Harbor to the foot of
Green Mountain, except that they stop it at
the outskirts Of Bar Harbor village, and sum-
mer residents will not be annoyed with the
racket of the cars,---~The New York & Bos-
ton Inland railroad company, so far as Con-
hecticut is concerned, is a thing Of the past.
Its corporate existence expired by the provi-
sions OF the statute of that state, the COM
pany having failed to expend 10 PER cent
of its subscribed capital in construction be-
fore February 4th, 1884, as required
The accident on the NV Haven & Northamp-
ton railroad near Southwick rec ntly is sup
posed to have been occasoned by sharp curve
in the track, as similar accident occurred
two years ago. The tram was running 20 or 80
miles an hour, When the cars upset, burning
Goals from the stoves set them ON fire, but the
flames were extinguished before they had made
much he dway. The engine and tender did
not leave the rails. The train, consisting of
baggage car, smoking car and one coach, was
thrown rs feet down an emhankmcnt.-
The Boston & Albany railroad have receded
from thei position before the railroad commits
sioners that coupon tickets are valueless if the
covers are missing. L. r. Tilton Of Brookline,
Mass, whose coupons were thus refused, has
hot lao tb,,sa he
hns for coupons With covers, and the hea ing
by the commissioners on the point has been
dro, ,ped.-Abraham White Of West r ndge,
n. ii has received $4,000 from the Fitchburg
railroad for injuries susta ned in 1879 -
Charles Abbott a brakeman on the Northern
railrosd, living at Concord, murderously as
saulted William IL. Adams. The former re-
turned home at late hour and finding the
latter there seized stove LITTER and dea I him
two severe blows over the head. Adams wa,
conveyed to his residence and has been deliii-
Gus more or less OF the time since; The injuries
inflicted arc very severe. Jealou y is supposed
TO have been the cause Of the assault
The Providence & Worcester railroad company
has elected these directors George A. Leete,
Gideon L. Spencer, Elijah B. Stoddard, Lyman
A. Cook, Estus Lamb, Moses B. l. Goddard,
Frederick Grinnell, Joseph L. Davis, Oscar j..
Rathburn David X. Phillips Josiah Lasell,
Jonas G. Clark, Benjamin F. Thurston, Charles
L. Within, John W. Danielson.--The Con-
necticut House of Representatives voted
without n dissenting voice not TO abate or defer
the collection of the taxes of the New York 4
New England railroad, now overdue. The
taxes amount to about 500, O00,--Assistani
Supt. Z. X. Turner, of the Ftchburg railroad,
has been placed in charge Of the department Of
maintenance of way. j. r, Hartwcll has been
appointed train master of the Fitchburg
division, and w. j. Fox train master of the
d visions between Fitchburg and North Adams
The train masters are to employ and have the
general supervision of freight train conductors
and brakemen, and to see that all trains are
run as nearly on schedule time as possible
The Meriden & Cromwell railroad company
elected these officers at Merden, CT: Presi
dent II. c. Wilcox; secretary, c. L. Rock
we'll; treasurer, A. Chamberlain. Work OF
The line will be pushed in the spring.