The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-10
NEW ENGLAND ITEMS.

Bath, Me, She Is owned by the New York
and Maine Granite Paving Block Company,
aud will DO commanded by Captain Patter-
ION Of Rockland,
Attorney. General Sherman recently made
a trip TO Lowell, Mass, and ordered the re-
moyal from the assessors office of Robert
Fulton, who was chosen clerk by the COM
mttees ON accounts and finance without COM
petitive examination in accordance with the
Civil Service law, and notified the committees
that II they repeated tho offence they would
be punished.
The preliminary examination of Patrick
Crowley, charg d with tho murder OF his
wife Ellen, was made at Peabody Mass. The
evidence was that the murder was one Of eS-
treme brutality, CIR wiley was remanded
without bail TO await the action of the grand
jury. The charge will be murder and not
m nslaughter, on the ground Of extreme
atrocity and cruelty,
Wih3m t. Hatch has boon reelected su.
perintendent Of the public schools Of Haver-
hill, Mass,
Annie Riley, the missing Dedham, Mass, !,
girl has been found in a demented state, in
Tho woods. Her mind is completely shattered
aud it is thought III, will never recover her
reason, When Sine left home she did not show
any symptoms of insanity.
Henry Sherman of Maiden, Mass, who is
employed upon the water works, while ex-
cavatng bank recently, larg. portion of
embankment fell in upon him, completely
covering him ur. Upon being extricated, It
was found that his right leg was broken in
two pGccs.
Burglars recently entered the house Of
John Goodrich on Prospect street, Spring
field, Mass, and stole valuable jewelry from
the premises.
About q dozen conductors of the Naum.
keag street railway at Salem, Mass, have
been dropped as the result of the employ
ment OF spoilers. Some were told they were
short in thor accounts. One conductor said
he was dropped because no passed the wife of
the superintendent, as she had no ticket
and said she would pay the next pimJshe
rode.
Captain William Bryan recently died at
Branford, CT, aged 80 years. He was born
on board an English man-of-war, came to
this country in 1906, having lost his father,
who was an officer in the Eagl sh navy when
he was only six years old. AT the age of 10
he enlisted and served through the war of
1912, and was honorably discharged Then
he went to Bath, Me, where he alternately
follow the sen and taught school, AMI
finally settled down at Braniford.
The families of Charles E. Durgin Of South
Boston, Charles A. Temple of Wakefield,
Edwin E, Hayden Of Springfield, and C. F..
Whitaker of Broolilino, have received 5000
with the New England Commercial Travellers
Association.
Daniel O'Briel, aged years, was drowned
at Bangor, Ne, recently while bathing.
The Marbehead, Mass, selectmen have ap,
pointed speci police for Sundays, and have
VI ted o instruct counsel having the matter
in charge to bring the boundary question to
an immediate settlement.
The new patrol signal system in the South
Boston police district has been given pre-
urinary trial, and the test was very salts
factory one.
Collector Sal onStall of the Boston Custom
House. has appointed five new night inspec'
tors.
The Rev. H. A. Stinson of the Union
church, Worcester, Mass, has announced his
resignation, to accept a call to the Pilgrim
church at s.. Lou s.
Luther G. Osborne was recently murder.
ously assaulted and robbed near Naugatuck,
Conn.
The Connecticut River railroad ran 27t
cars into Springfield during the anniversary
day. carrying over 5000 persons. They pay
per cent, dividend June Is.
Through the cffofts of the Knights of La
lor the men employed by the Portland street
department hav fhecn given rise of 10 per
C MT and On Saturday q reduction of al
hour i'll time.
The Old Guard of Red Coats and White
Coats, otherwise known as the Portland
Light Infantry, u former organization dating
back to 1912, will be revived.
John Holland has been appointed agent Of
the Cocheco mills at Dover, N. H., vice
Zimori S. Wa lingford, deceased. He wa:
superintendent for ain! years of the mills at
Taunton, Mass.
The Democratic State Committee of Yer.
mont is to meet at Montpelier, June IL, al
730 p. H., to decide on The time and place
for holding the next State convention, which
will probably not be held until after tht
middle of July. ~
Il man giving the name of Archibald n
Palm has been arrested at Ipswich for the
theft of A. L. Bakers horse and wagon from
Beacon Park, Mass He had sold the horse
which was recovered He confessed.
An effort will be male by friends Of the
Boston naval station to have tho secretary OF
the navy plaza Il naval dry dock in this yard
if the bill passe which is now under consid
Grafton by Congress. The committee on
naval affairs, who have had the ma ter under
consideration, favor tho placing of these
docks in three yards to he designated by the
secretary Of the navy. 1t is estimated that
the three docks will cost about 81 500, 900.
Frank Hanscom, postmasterat Springfield
Me. has left his house and since then no clew
to his whereabouts has been discovered. Nc
cause for his disappearance is assigned.
The British schooner Ronds, of and from
st. John, N. B., for New York, Captain Nc
Intirc, reports, while off Cape Cod AnSley
Steves, one o the crew, belonging in Dover
N. b., q years of age and single, was struck
by the jill sheets and Killed.
The Hunt place, the oldest house in MARI
boro N. H., recently bought by Mrs. Swasey
of Chelsea, Mass, has been destroyed by al
incendiary fire.
George Munroe, alias Robert Bowman, ha.
been brought to Rutland, VT, from Chicago
by one OF T ,nkerton's detectives to answer Il
an indictment charging him with forging {
draft on the Brandon National Bank in 1881
He is also wanted on n charge of breaking
into the express office at Fitchburg, Mass, il
1882 and stealing money.
In Chelsea, Mass, recently, while JOIN
Frazier, plumbers helper, was tapping q
new main water pipe, the earth and paving
stones caved in and ne was hurt internally
and his right ann dislocatod.