The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-28
MAINE NEWS.

Mumps aud whooping cough are prevalent
in Calais aud the region roundabout
The next state convention Of Maine reform
clubs will be held at Skowhegan June 9th and
10Th.
Il. j, Gilkey Of Strong has been elected
member oil the Board OF Agriculture ior
Franklin County.
A postoillco has been established at Win.
ihrop Centre, and L.vi Richmond hus been
postmaster.
Miss Kate OBrien, willie on her way to
school on Tuesday Of last week, slipped on tho
ice, fell and broke her leg.
Frank f. Emmins, OF Belgrade, while cut
ting wood lew days ago wus eItisl,e beneath
Il falling tree and very seriously injured,
The fine oil painting of the late x-Gov
Morrill, recently presented to the State, has
beon hung in the rolunda OF the State House,
John Bright, Esq, n prominent citizen OF
Is ngor, died recently in that city, ngcd 81
years, He had lived in Bangor about Go
years
Two French Canadians tussed and fought in
the corridor II the Barker Mill, las, week,
Ono stabbed the other in tho neck with d pail
oil scissors, making II slight wound,
Thomas Ross, belonging in the provinces,
received by falling under sled, which passed
over his body. Whiskey killed him.
The knights of Labor demanded that the
firm OF ii. W. Jewett 4 Co., Of Gardiner Me,
increase the wages of its 60 employees The
firm refused and shut down its mills.
Nathan Greene 81 Lagrange, died Inst Thurs.
day, after II brief illness, aged ~ years. The
deceased was born in Pttstield, n H., and
salt lad in / III
Saturday night, 10Th inst, ut midnight the
house OF Benz. Cookson, Of Greenbush, wa,
burned. Mr.. Cookson's aged iatner W. burn
ed to death and his wife will probably die.
, Mr.. John Buzzell, of Sanford, raised cotton
las, summer, oil as fine quality as that grown
in the southern states, from seeds picked by
Mr. George Good,,llj oil Sanford, while Mt New
sOileans.
|, is said tn It the Maine Central Railroad
will Luld II new freight depot ut North Men
mouth station, or hnnabesscook, next spring,
aud luy side tracks sufficient for trains to pass
each other.
The bee keepers of Dexter produced 1850
pornds of honey in 1885. Fifty pounds OF WAN
were also taken from the hives of the II colo
MES owned in the town.. The aggregate nu,
profit to the bee keepers was $420.
The Secretary of the Treasury has made tho
following appointments in the lighthouse SER
vice: Isaac w, Morrison, second assistant
keeper, Half Way Rock; William e. Williams,
assistant keeper, Cape Elizabeth.
Augustus liley of Gardiner has in posses.
sion u ticket issued by the Kcnncbcc and Port
land Railroad, one of the fist ever used ovcl
the road. Perhaps il may be good for a ride
now, but Mr.. Bailey values it higher than
that.
Prophet j. F. Nickerson, who has been
holding forth in Dexter and Corinna OF lhc
has gone to Levitt ton. lie has hired lht
Knights OF Labor hall and will give lectures OH
Wednesday, Friday and Sunday evenings o
this week,
Miss Rosamond Phcter., aged 43, while
coming from Il ncighbor's, was struck by I'll,
engine of Il wild train on the European branch
OF The Maine Central Railroad at Webster STA
ton, receiving injuries which resulted fatal )
the next Sunday morning.
In Charleston last week, while several mc'
| were engaged in dressing an OK which hit
! Just been killed and was suspended above th'
barn floor one OF the chains broke AMI tht
| hook attached struck Wilbur Harver in th'
eye and forced it from its socket.
Henry I. Bootbby, lumber surveyor, iel
into tie river at Saco on the l4h, and VIII
carried over the falls going 50 ic,t below tho
SUI ftce. The current took him long Distance
| below, where he was re .cucd by his fellow
workmen. He was severely injured but vii
| recover
| Turner Buzzcll, Of Wellington, died yer,
| suddenly Dec. 80. He hnd gone into the SHE'D
! adjoining the house, and had been there but
| few minutes when his daughter jose passes
| ont AMI saw something was the matter. liz
SAID to her: Send ior the Doctor" and ex
| pir d in less than fire MINUTES.
AT the annual meeting OF tire Onion Mutu.l
Life Insurance Co., ut Portland last week
dlrec ors were elected as follows: Edward r
Seccomb, West Newton, Mass. Edward A
Noycs, Porllanl; josiah II. Drummon
I z, rtlund; George Stanwood, Brooklrn, N. Y.
John E. Dewitt was reelected president.
The new Barracks at the Soldiers Nationo
Home Togus, are completed and occupato
Las commenced. Their capacity is about 10
men. There are now 1926 inmates of tn
Home, the largest number that has ever bee
accommodated there. Forty-cight appca
tons for ADMISSION are awaiting action, whic
will be attended to rs soon rs possible.
c.. Z. Libby of Palmyra, owns horse whic
possesses considerable intelligence. In tn
Fmoning tie horse is harnessed, mil Mrs
Libby drives to the schoolhouse, and then turn
the horse about and he goes home. AT moo
the horse is again harnesscd and it goes 10 til
schoolhouse alone, waits till school is ou
when it is driven home by Mrs. Libby.
A crew of men are at work at Brunswic
pin9 logs at the lower end OF Cow Island
Three pairs of horses are used in hauling tn
logs from the ice where they were piled by til
ireshet. All the lumber belonging to the Lew
I i,tp which down
scattered between Brunswick and Mcrrymee
ing Bay.
Chas. York, of Athens, was vaccnatcd
short time ngo. His wife had n crack in he
finger, and while dressing the arm becam
vaccinatcd. Mrs York MIXED the COW, IN
by the cows teats being cbapped during ii
cold weather, she also became vaccinatcd, an
it was II perplexing Job 10 milk her, accordln
to the Pntsiield .fduertSer.
In pursuance with its agreement with run
lines the Grand Trunk Railway has closed II
all It's outside ticket offices, and tickets ca
now only be Obtained mt its own princip;
| offices in this state on its line of road and {
the Maine Centml ticket agents. The sam
arrangement is also carried out in other Me-
England states, all tickets over western roac
being sold at the offices of the initial roads.
The household goods Of Luther Hayden,
soldier in the latc rebellion, who Is now ut IL
Soldiers Home in Io2us, Me, were Put O
up II the sidewalk on Duncan street. Glouce
ter Mnss., one cold night last week for Il
non payment of rent. Mrs. Hayden and h'
three children one OF whom is partially d'
mcntcd, were cared for and protected iron ii
hi ter cold by neisbbors.
Gov. Robbie has made the following appoin
m:nts; Bunk Examiner, Fred. f Richard
Camden; Railroad Commissioner, A. v
Willes, Skowhegan; Superintendent
Schools, Nelson A, Luce, Vassalboro; Iiustc
OF Normal School, Albert F. Richardson, Fry
burg; Trustee OF Insane Hospital, Joseph /
Mamlcy, Augusta; Trustee oil Bath Miitai
aud Naval Orphan Asylum, John &. RlciI"r
son, Bath.
Tho state has given $1,000 10 the Orla'
H:r ching Works, and Mr.. Z. NJ, Sti well, OF
IF the fish comm s. iuners, informs the Bang
Hhig that they have received from the alnou
700. 900 ggs Of the sea salmon. 10 the Graz
L.hc Steam Matching Works $500 has be-
n, prupratcd and $780, 600 lnnd-locked SALINE
eggs have been received in return. The
eggs will be Matched at the places above mel
toned md will be distributed during II
coming months of May and June Ont
every hundled eggs about 81 good fish Il
secured. perfect account oi every hsh III
dies i, kept by the men in the factory.