The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-12
new ENGLAND News.

The Cottage Hill station at Great Head
was destroyed by fire few days ago. a1d an
attempt was made to burn the Great Head
stat on building. They were neither of them
more than sheds.
Carlo de Frazi, one of the Italian colony at
North Adams, picked a quarrel with and
shot three of his fellow-countrymen on the
Fourth. This condition of one of them is
critical
William Fl. Currier, 50 years of age, COM
mitted suicide in AmesLury by shooting
himself through the heart with horse pistol.
Cause, depression through continued ill
health. He leaves a widow and six children.
The citizens of Canton, Mass are consid-
erably alarmed over an epidemic of typhoid
fever which has visite the town, and at
present there are over so cases, and already
two deaths, among the employees of the Kins-
ley iron and machine company.
During the display of fireworks at Housa-
tome on the Fourth n boy named William
DAWN had his right hand blown off by a
dynamite bomb.
A man named A. f. Leon, Canadian
wood chopper, lay on the Naugatuck track
two miles south of Litchfeld CT, and a
special passenger train that left Bridgeport
at 80 cut him in two, the wheels of the
locomotive passing over his breast.
At Union, Me-, on the Fourth, an 1Sfoot
soldiers monument was unveiled with ap-
propriate ceremonies, including an Grafton
by Mr., George NJ. Soldiers of Portland.
No little excitement and widespread ap-
prehension is felt at Danbury, CT, among
property owners and business men -5ver the
frequent incendiary fires, there having been
three within five days known to he of in
cendiary origin, while there have been seve-
raj Others the origin of which is unknown,
but believed to have been the work of fire
bugs.
Nicola Passero, an italian Iaborer on the
Providence city reservoir on Fruit hill, was
caught between mass of earth and q rock
and squeezed to death.
Samuel O'Bren a Lowell (Mass) spinner,
aged 2S, was drowned while bathing in the
Concord river, beyond the Lowell cemetery.
land. 49,
A few days ago the guests at the Pavilion
hotel. Gloucester, Mass, were treated to a
novel scene. A large horse mackerel ap-
peared among the bathers A boat was
manned, and, with harpoon, he was soon
captured and killed. He measured 10 feet
and weighed about ., 900 pounds.
Thomas Burns, section hand In the weave
room of tho Laconia mills at Biddeford, Me. !,
was taken with cramps while bathing at Old
Orchard and was drowned. His body was
recovered. He was so years old and unmar-
ried.
Prescott Fallosise, clerk in the dry goods
store of e. L. Veasie of Waterville, ME-, was
detected in taking money from the money
drawer. He was taken before Judge Stew
art, where he owned up to various thefts
from time to time, in all amounting to about
$500. He was bound over to the September
term of court.
Tho reunion of Mexican veterans, which
takes place at Hotel Nantasket, July 10,
promises to be unusually interesting and well
attended. Secretary M'Glenen has already
received notice from large number of the
"vets, " including Gen. Wall of Rhods Is
land, that they will be on hand. All who are
going should notify Mr.. M'Glenen at,once.
Capt. Cornell of the state arsenal, Mantle,
Ct, has completed new device in bomb
making that will be tested for tine first time
at the encampment of the state national
guard at Mantle this year. 1t can BE- made
for 60 cents, and is said to be more effective
than those used last year, which cost "a. so
each. 1t consists of thin metallic case,
holding about pound of powder, packed in
side Of plaster Of paris semblance Of