The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-18
new ENGLAND NEWS

Mary Griffin, IS years old died at the
almshouse at Meriden, CT, after 55 days OF
voluntary starvation. She took nothing into
her stomach but water during all the time,
and could not be forced to do otherwise She
had been a pauper % years.
Josiah Webb, we'll known throughout the
world as the manufacturer Of Webb's choco'
lates, died at his home on School street, Mil
ton, Mass, aged n years. Mr.. Webb was
born in Skowhegan, Me-, Sept 10, 1911
The side wheel steamer Admiral, built at
Saco In 1867, and formerly named the Au.
gusta, was burned to the waters edge at
Beverly, Mass, She sunk in 10 feet OF water
The FIRE was of incendiary origin.
The directors of the Fall River Iron Works
company have voted to increase the c lpital
stock from 900, 900 to $500, 600, each stockhol-
der having the right of taking 10 shares
of new stock, payment to be in five install
ments Of 20 per cent each.
The order for the appointment OF joint
special committee to consider TIE expedien-
cy of erecting statues to the memory of Gen. |
U. S. Grant and Philip II. Sheridan was |
passed by Boston common council 10y q yea |
and nay vote Of 20 to l6.
An s-year.o!d son of Richard Locouse Of
Porter street, Gloucester, Mass, fell upon |
large knife he had in his hand, and cuthis
abdomen so badly that the intestines pro-
truded. He was taken to the city physician
and made as comfortable as possible.
An examination of the books of Childs,
Smith e. Co., boot and shoe jobbers, of
Worcester, Mass, shows that their missing
book-keeper, L. w. Smith, has been stealing
from the firm in amounts of $40 to $50 for
,ong time: The money has been used in fast
living. There is no trace Of Smith.
Stephen B. Peach, Jr., highly respected
citizen of Marblehead, Mass, attempted sui
eide by cutting his throat with razor. The
wound is a serious one, and may prove fatal.
Cause, temporary insanity.
Some one entered the residence of the Park
family, the well-known musicians, on Laurel
street, Somervile, Mass, and ransacked the
worth Of siege wardrobes belonging to the
young ladies were stolen, and 500 worth OF
silver instruments would have been taken,
but the burglar was probably frightened
away. The family knew nothing of the affair
, until the next day.
In the senate Vermont bills were intro
duced appropriating $4,000 additional for
Gettysburg monument $4,000 for statue OF
Gen. Stannnrd to be placed on the monu'
ment, and $1,000 for dedication. The Hins-
dale bridge bill passed In concurrence, being
the first bill to become law.
At meeting of the trustees of the soldierS'
home at Chelsea, Mass, most valuable Gu
| riosity was presented to the home. 1t CEN
, sists of a pyramid made up of relics gathered
| from the battlefield of Antietam. On the
| three sides of tho pyramid are grouped a
variety of bullets, q broken sword, cart
| ridge and cap box and pieces of shell. On
one side of the little monument, which is
| about three feet high, the bullets are so ar
ranged as to form the word Antietam
| 1t is understood in railroad circles in Port
land that the railroad commissioners of
Maine have been asked by the Canadian
| Pacific company to inspect their track, which
is now complete between Grenville and the
state line, with view to the commencement
| of train service over that division.
I The records of Dartmouth college observa-
tory show that the rainfall for September
was So inches, more than double the average
of the last % years and six times that of the
corresponding month last year. The amount
| of rain in September has only been exceeded
| in the years 1865 1869 aud 1852 There were
only seven clear days during the month.
The dining car being run by the Old Colo
! ony, on the 5 p. m. Shore line express has
been fittedup with gas Illuminating appli-
ances, and patrons now are furnished with
slight" suppers. The entire train is soon to
be similarly equipped.
President Bradley of the Yale National
bank has been appointed receiver of the
G. NJ. Hotchkiss company, and will run the
concern, and endeavor TO retrieve The loss of
| $4,000 caused by the forgeries of its treas
urer, Henry NJ. Hotchkiss.
The announcement is made by the Boston
| & Maine railroad that hereafter no stopover
| will be allowed by them on unlimited Boston
tickets, whether sold by themselves or an
other company, at any point between Salem
on the Eastern division, or Reading on the
western division, and Boston. If passen-
gers wish to stop between Salem or Reading
and Boston, they may either use Boston
tickets without stopover, surrendering them,
or purchase tickets to the points where they
j. desire TO stop. To other points, stopover
limited to 10 days is allowed.
The Fall River line is yearly increasing
its business, and SO heavy is its patronage
that this winter new departure is to be
made. Heretofore the large boats have
been haulei Off on the approach of winter,
and only the smaller steamers of the fleet
have been run. This year. However, the
smaller boats are taken off, and the big
gest ones, like the Pilgrim, etc., are to
run.
The New York e. New England officials
expect to receive by Nov ] the seven new
the o'clock limited" and that train will
then be made up entirely of new cars,
equal, if not superior, to those run on any
road in the country.
The attorney general has given an opinion
that the recent removal by the State Board
of Charity and Lunacy OF Franklin B. San
born, the inspector of charities of the board,
was legal and effectual, and that the consent
of Governor Ames thereto was not necessary.
Officer John j. Coughlin of station 3, Bos
ton, performed a brave act on Oct. in saw
ing an old woman named Margaret Muldoon
from burning house. He received a letter
from the secretary OF the Massachuseti.
Humane society, notifying him that he hac
been awarded a silver medal by the society
for his bravery.
, A colored hoy named Samuel Brown wa.
drowned in Easton's pond, Newport. R. l..
by the capsizing OF boat, and his body ha:
not yet been recovered. Harry Buchanan
another boy, who was in the boat with him
came near losing his life also.
!, The newly built steamer Halifax, for ser
J vice between Halifax, Boston and Charlotte
|. town, has arrived at Halifax from Glasgow
Russell Fuller, farmer residing in Yves
, Stafford, Mass, committed suicide by any
ing in his barn.
l Chesley Heal of Westport, Me-, is dead
= aged 100 years. He was native OF West
? port, Me-, and lived in Lincolnville, Sears
: mont, most of his days, where be ha
: numerous descendants. Heal resolved owe
: 10 years ago not to do another days work
I and during the last II years had not beef
6 out Of the house. He lived with his thirt
:. wife, a woman about go years old, in small
Y hou % of one room, cujoying good health
His long life was attributed in part to hi
a powerful lungs, his voice being easily heart
\ a mile. He was pensioner of the war o
i 1872.
= The president has approved the act in re
l. gard to the settlement of the boundary line
: between Connecticut and Rhode Island.
DIR. Joseph Sargent, for nearly d. years
g resident of Worcester Mass, and lcadin
@ physician Of tine state. died at his residen
t in that city of pneumonia, after an illness G
l. eight days. DR.. Sargent was born in Leice:
d ter in 1915, the son of Col Henry Sargent
It who was one of the leading men of Worce:
}. ter county. DR.. Sargent graduated froI
r Harvard college in Is 4, studied at the med
% cal school, whe.e he received his degree
10 1883, and later spent twoyear' in the Londo
and Paris hospitals He settled in Worce
!. ter i'll lS40
= William B. McCloskey, n brakeman on Il
r Worcester, Nashua s. Portland division
e the Boston & Maine railroad, was crushe
10 while Stacking cars He was taken to Il