The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-07-01
NEW ENGLAND ITEMS.

The Boston Water over company has
voted to issue preferred stock.
Capt. Truitte Of the Sc ooner Chas. c.
Lister, Boston, from Maracaibo T. norts
March q, on the passage out from New York,
H. j. Coleman, secoud officer, fell overheard
in New York narrows and was drowned lie
was natl, of New York.
A fourteen year-old boy. named Desco-
tea TX was drowned in the Saco river, near
Biddeford, Me-, while bathing. His body
has been recovered.
At Wateryile, Me-, eleven men in the en-
ploy of Norton & Purington partook of
hashed meet for breakfast and were suddenly
Frustrated with violent purging and womb
ting, exhibiting strong symptoms of poison
ing Their recovery seems doubtful.
The fish weirs at Wellheet, Mass, re-
port plenty of squid and tinker bait. Few
pollock and bluefish are being taken in traps
off Eastman. Boat fishermen continue to do
we'll and good fares of cod are taken daily,
which are sailed and dried.
Mrs Eliza Harrington, matron of the
School for Feeble Minded Children at Barre,
was killed by the cars while crossing the
railroad at Atho!, Mass
Joseph H. Adams, of Contoocook, N. H.,
veteran of the late war and recently an OBJ
ject of charity, gets a pension of $50 per
month and back pay amounting to $4,000.
The Irishmen employed on the reservoir
now building for the town Of Beverly, Mass,
have struck because the contractor employed
Italian laborers. Their places will he filed
| at once.
| James Scott, an inmate Of the Massachu-
| sets state prison, has made fine crayon
! portrait of Hon. James G. Blaine from one
of his latest photographs, The head is life
size, and is in a handsome guilt frame.
| In The superior court at Plymouth, Mass,
| the trial OF Harry Sage for mansaughter in
causing the death of Thomas H. Per ,ins,
was finished. The jury brought in a verdict
| Of guilty.
Emmon Bolo, a saloon keeper at Dover, N.
| H., who recently gave up business because he
was before the courts for illegal selling has
swore out six complaints against principal
| LIQUOR dealers in that town. Liquo. was
| found in each place and the parties will be
arraignei No reason is assigned for Bolos
action except he supposed that while he was
suffering other dealers escaped raiding.
Hon. Frederick D. Ely, NJ. ~, has appoint
| ed July Is for the competitive examination
of twenty candidates for the West Point ca
detship. The examination will take place at
| South Framingham Mass.
Tugboat Cora P. White recently took fire
near Rocky Point, Fall River, Mass The
crew were asleep and were aroused by an ex-
plosion. Damage, 5000, covered by insur-
| ance
W. II. H. Murrays divorced wife is doing
good bus hess practicing medicine in New
Haven.
Gloucester fishermen report poor out
look for mackerel.
The cigar makers of Cambridge have
presenter list of prices to their employers,
which has been accepted in many cases.
Lewis Aaron of Cambridge, Mass, has
| haap tfpal StO anil pDStS in pO,,rt FOR ,1pd6liup
cigars and tobacco without United States
license.
The Great Fails Manufacturing Company
has elected the following officers. D c,ors,
r. W. Armory, 4. JeffeI son Coolidge, George
T. Gardner, S. w. Marston, Samuel r Pay
son, E. G. Wallace, T. Wiggles worth; clerk,
Emory j. Randall; agent, E. M. Shaw.
The engineers of the water works pumping
stations OF New England who recently in.
engine at New Bedford, have passed vote
thanking Mr. Worthington for his courtesy
to them, and wishing him long continuance
of his great business
The brgantine James 7. Abbott of st
Thomas W. l., from Turks island. 10 day.
from Vineyard Haven, with 800 bushels Of
salt, went ashore off Wainscott, l.. l., might
in fog The vessel and cargo will probably
be total wreck.
Frank Pakeleton, the sailor on the bris
Mary Z. Mariner of Portland, Me-, wht
killed the first officer, James Lewis, while HI
was assaulting him, has been released from
custody. This grand jury, after hearing tn
evidence in the case, decided that the killing
was justifable homicide.
Erastus NJ. Loveland, aged S. a promi
nent lumbermen, was drowned in Passadum
keag rips, New Bangor, Me. He leaves
wife and one child. The body has not y
been recovered.