The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-09-20
NEW ENGLAND NEWS

me-, was recently entered py burglars ana
Mr., Parker and wife were etherized The
Si5 and gold watch. Suspicion points III
certain direction and the clue is being fol-
lowed up by the detectives.
Two men were arrested at the Marshfield,
Mass, agricultural fair grounds for illegal
liquor selling. They had milk can in which
they carried their tanglefoot. the upper
half OF the can contained milk and below the
false bottom was a space which held about
two gallons OF whskey.
d. r. Sortwell, of Woodsville, N. H.,
president of the Montpelier g. Wells River
railroad, had diamond pin, valued at $50,
stolen while on sleeping car ON his way
home from Boston. Search OF the car found
the pin, but the stone was missing, The
conductor and colored porter were arrested,
and at n hearing the negro confessed to hav.
ing swallowed the stone.
One hundred laborers and tho owners and
drivers Of over 100 local teams who have
been at work cutting down Eagle Hill in
East Boston, Mass, are on strike because
they have not received their pay. Some of
the men have not been paid for over three
months, and the Indebtedness of the con,
tractor to his employees is aid to be over
S50,0cJ.
Fitchburg R. r, officials have interested
themselves in the scheme to build a railroad
to the summit of Greylock, at No. A lams,
Mass. The sch me includes the erection of
summer hotel on the summit
A naval carrier pigeon lot has been es,
tablished at the train ng station at Newport,
r. l., the birds to be used in the naval SER
wee. This is the first naval loft in the
United Stats.
Two imported Belgian iron Orders for the
new court house in Boston have been found
weak and poorly constructed. 1t has taken
500 worth of work to make them safe. Elk
perts also say that the material used is not
of as good quality as that of American nan.
ufaciure
The coroner's jury in the case of John
Sarchfeld Of Rollinsford, N. H., for the
murder of his wife, delivered verdict to
the effect that she came to h r death through
blows inflicted by him.
H. E.. Wood of til, Richard Borden Co.,
Fall River, Mass, has been appointei super
intendent of the fremont & Suffolk mills,
Lowell
George Houran, for shooting William Nc
CURE at BENIN ton Vt, has been leld in
5000 bonds for the county curt.
The East Wareham s. Onset Bay, Mass,
Street Il. r. Co. have petitioned the railroad
commissioners for an increase in capita |
stock. The petition was not heard, as it was
not drawn up in legal form.
Anthony Mabar, who recently shot him
self and wife at Newport, r, J., has been ar
rested for the latter offence, having re-
covered from his injuries, and held under
$1,000 for trial.
The Unitel States steamer Despatch is at
the Charlestown Navy Yard, She will re-
main there three weeks, subject to the or
ders of Secretary Whitney Tha Despatch
is in command of Lieutenant Comm ander
Cowes
Inspector Knox of the B oston police has
arrested four New York pick pockets at the
International fair at Buff 10, n Y, where
he has been on duty several days.
The New England works in the city of
Bath, Me-, have ST. pended operations for
the present. Those interested say there is to
he change. A new management will soon
be created to see if such results as the works
are believed to be capable of cannot be pro
duced.
General Sam D. Leavitt, collector of the
Eastport, Me-, port, will tender his reSigna
ton some time this fall the reason Icing
that he must give his whole attention to bis
large business interests
The grand jury sit ing ct Augusta, Me-,
has found over so liquor indictments against
parties residing in the county. County At
Uorney Carleton, who has been reelected
prosecuting officer, is again waging a fierce
warfare ag ainst dealers in the interdicted
beverage, and has thus far secured convic-
lions in every case brought to trial at the
present term of cert.
George H. Estabrook, formerly secretary
of he Worcester Mass. Agricultural society,
superseded at the last annual meeting
because of dissatisfaction at his methods of
keeping accounts has brought suit against
the society for $500, and Ii S attached the
real estate of the societf. Mr. Estabro ok
claims that, in his hurried settlement with
the society when he turned over his books to
the new secretary, he overpaid the society
that amount
Merritt Davis at Whitneyville, Me-, was
killed by bursting saw, a fragment strik-
ing him in the abdomen
S. Nj. Sarrisfi,l d of South Berwick, Me-,
choked his wife to death in a fit of jealousy.
A remorstrance addressed to the board of
aldermen is ing signed by Boston mess
men against granting the petition of the
West End r. r. for permi sion to erect poles
and string wires for an cleo ric motor sys-
tenn.
The steam whaler William Lewis, 145 feet
long and 400 tons grt IS. belonging to Can't.
William Lewis of New Bedford, Mass, and
others, just built at Bath, Me-. has arrived
at that port. She will be fitted for the Arc.
tic ocean and will sail for the Sandwich
islands under Capt. Cyrus Manter, and will
go north next season under command of
Capt. Sherman, now of the steam whaler
Belvidere
A small boy named Joe Demarais was
playing with pistol near the factory board
ing house at Augusta, Me-, when it was ac-
cidentally dlsch Urged, the bullet passing
through his hand and hitting 1O-year-old
companion, Frank Lemauex in the stomach.
The injury to Demarais is slight, but
Lemauex cannot live.
Walter P. Bemis. agel &c, clerk in Bel
cher Brothers hardware store, Provid ance
R. l., was drowned last Sund Y while boat.
ing off Pawuxet in Narragansett BAY.
The boat was overturned and B1mis, with a
companion, young boy, was thrown into
the water. The boy was saved.
The trial of Lieut.. Nelson F. Houston of
the war college at Newport r. l., by court
martial for OBTAINING advance copies of ex-
animation papers. has been concluded, and
it is understood that he will BE- exonerated,
Hervey Brunell of Orange, Nus. ,2l years
old, while trying to get on board an express
tram at Athol station, with dog under his
arm, fell under the cars, and lost both legs
while trying to save the dog His recovery
is very doubtful.
Louis Halbourne was arrested at the Meri-
len (Ct) fair and sentenced to 30 DAYS for
running sweat board. While en- route to
New Haven in charge of Policeman j. S.
Roberts, the latter fell asleep, and Halbourne
although hindcuffed, picked the officers
pockets and then jumped out of the car win
dow and escap d.
Mrs. Ruth Hull of WaIlingford, Ct, is "a
years old and can live but few days. 1t is
her desire to be buried in the cradle in which
he was rocked as a baby. Undertaken
Griswold has made the nece. sary alterations
in the cradle. The cradle was Of cherry and
the coffin which has bee made from it is one
of the finest ever seel in Wallingford
DR.. NJ. H. Palmer of Three Rivers, Mass,
while examining H-caliber revolver, in the
presence of John Dunn, accidently shot, and
probably fatally wounded, the latter, the
ball entering his abdomen and loding near
the backbone. 1t has been removed. The
injured man was employed by the Thorn
dixie Manufacturing company. He is 80
years of age, and has family.
large school Of porgies has struck in at
Provipcetown, Mass. All OF ths fish traps
along the lower end of the cape caught some
of them, the Itch running from % to 100
barrels per trap.
Cochrane's carpet m lis at Maiden. Mass
employing about $50 psrsons have shut down
for an indefinite period, owing to the dulness
of trade.