The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-11-01
new ENGLAND NEWS

Cant. William r. Potter, one of the prom
inent old citizens Of Norwich, Ct, was
stricken with apoplexy few days ago, ana
died in few moments. Mr, Potter was
born in 1911 He was ono OF the most sue.
cessful whaling captains in this section, and
retire to private life about 30 years ago
He has filled many offices OF trust In town,
county and state and was man honorea by
all who knew him.
Representative nominations. Sth Mass,
district democratic, Lyman T. Eddy OF
Webstcr; 18th district prohibition, D. D.
Russell OF Clinton. Aaron s. Powers
Benjamin Maggie, an apothec@ry, doing
business at No. 236H Bunker Hill street,
Charlestown, was found dead in his store
few days sine. Death is said to have been
caused by an overdose OF choral. Maggie |
was IS years old.
In two-mile run for amateurs at Wor- I
cestar, NJ McGrath defeated Tom Reed, e.
c. Neil, NJ H,lly, 7. Evans and Eugene
Sullivan in lin. 27s A two'mile run Tor
profess onals was won by :. Jenninss OF
Lowell, Lewis Hart, George McNaneny and
4. S. Cahil in ION. Sis
Tho citizens OF South WATERFORD, Me-, are
agiteted over the singular death OF Wiiiiam
II. Young. Foul play was suspected, but,
after thorough investigation, coroner
Bradbury is convinced that the suspicious are
unfounded, and that Young died from ex-
cessive drinking of liquor.
At the annual meeting OF the, Vermont
State Agricultural society and tho Cham-
plain Valley association the old ofhcers
were mainly reelected, Col. George w.
II ,oker being president of the state society
and G pit B. j. Derby of the association
The financial report of the joint exhibi-
ton showed balance in this treasury OF
S279S15.
Delegates representing eight courts in the
Fall River district Ancient Order OF forest-
ers, met in that city in their half yearly con.
vention. Courts Well Try, Narragansett
Work-and-Win, Little John and win Scar
lot of Fall River, Royal Oak OF New Bed
ford and Elizabeth Poole of Taunton, com
prised the district. Reports showed mem
bership of 500 memoers; the total funds
amount to $780, total worth Of courts, Sl5,-
| 600: deaths during the six months were sew
en-, all of them wives of members; the 1uVe-
nile depa rtment numbers ~.
The 22l annual convention OF the Young
Mems Christian association of Maine held
four days session in Memorial hall, Bruins
| wick, Me- The Bowdoin College association
is entertaining the convection FIFTEEN as
sociations wer, represented by deiesa1ioas.
Many prominent gentlemen were present.
from New York and Boston.
| awarded Mrs Martha Herman of Williams
burg S793 damages, to be paid by L. +. Or
cut of Whately, who sod the liquor under
whose influence Fowler Washburn attacked
and frightened to death Mr.. Herman, the
latter dying three d ,ys after the attack
Copies of the original muster-out rolls of
Names volunteers an beng prepared IN the
adiutant-generals Office When completed,
they wilt be bound in book form and kept on
file for reference, thereby relieving the old
original rolls from constant handling, which
during the past % years, has greatly injured
these invaluable war records. The new man
uscript rolls will be very complete as TO the
soldiers records showing, beside the name
and description of each man, when where
and by whom mustered in, period of enlist.
ment, when, where and by whom mustered
out and remarks including particulars OF
wounds, sickness, etc, much more extended
than appears in any published reports.
John Kelly of Lowell Mass, half-witted
aged 80. attempted suicide while drunk by
jumping into the canal lie was rescued
and arrested.
Word has been received in Exeter, N. H..
of the death of George o. Oilin OF Morrison
H., formerly part owner OF tho Concord
!. Statesman, and for many years cor
respondent of leading New Hampshire pa
pers.
, In n l0-mile rae, between Isaac Foy @
a WoT cester and NJ. 7. Conlon of Leominstel
! for $500 side, Foy won by a lap in III. 32m
34s.
: Letters from Capt Rose of the New Bee
ford whaling schooner Franklin report he
, at Brunswick, Ga, Oct. 81, with 25o barre
, of sperm oil.
Capt, Simpson of the stenmar Escalon'
l. which arr we'd at St.John, N. B., on the l5tl
n from Middlthoro, Eng, tell overheard an
It was drowned.
n Montgomery Gibson, Yale, '92, who disar
d peared form New Haven 10 days ago, h
II been found, and is now at Washington wi!
his father, Senator G BISON of Louisiana.
n John B Play, 92 years old, died at Rocl
i ester, N. H. He was veteran of the war
d 1912, member of the Massachusetts, Chari
o able Mech mic association, and was mastt
m builder for 80 years.
VI The p lice of Hartford, Ct, arrested A
fred r. Roberts, the companion of the m
ie who murderousIy assaulted Calvin, the sa,
r sage peidIer last week. 1t las heen asce
n tanned that the Injury was inflicted with
I'd knife and it Is conjectured that portion
II, the blade is buried in Galvin's brain. ~
Ks man who assaulted Calvin was w. G. Soud
I'd of Columbus, o. Roberts and Souder we
I'd inmates of the inebriate asylum near Hal
ford. Sou1er has fed.
H. An imposter and swindler has leen ''wor
IL, ing the country districts of Massachuse
tn considerable of late. Reports have been
rs ceived from many places, tine latest co
en- plant coming from Cochtuate. where
&, has swindled several families. His mod
ed operandi is to appear at a farmhouse VIII
ng box Of envelopes, each one containing
order for a prize. He collects % cents a
of allows the lady of the house to draw a pri
he The prize is printed slip, good the We
ma following, if presented to the agent OF !,
.ra company, who will call. The agent Il
re they look for never comes, and the swlnd
re- works the next town.
II The state convention of the Ancient Orc
err of Forestsrs Closed its session at Arson
EN- Ct, on Friday last. There was una
,he NOUS vote to forswear allegiance to the hi
,at court Of England, and to send back to it
as | letter of severance, as it was not s.
ri through the American subsidiary court. !
division was caused by the question OF
.ho hitting colored people into the order
atv America
me Nelson Beshaw, ragpicker, was stab
to repeatedly last night ON the head, neck !,
, to face, probably by William Tate, y
serious. Tate admits having fight
90 Beshaw, but denies the stabbing. Tate
tho intoxicated and is under arrest.
re- Andrew J. Mckenzie, master OF
av. schooner Senator Salisbury, was bel
,ort United States Commissioner Halett
rg- day afternoon charged with abandoning
on cook Andrew johnson, Off the Grand ha
in in September He pleaded not guilty
was held in $1,000 for further examina'
: on Wednesday.
,ird The comptroller of the currency has
fifth clared a fourth dividend of IS per cent !
She nble Oct. 81 in favor of the creditors OF
was Vermont National bank of st. Albans.
If This makes in all 67k per cent on els
proved, amounting to s397,10 This
failed Aug. 9, 1888.
and D. P Heap of the United States Eighth
Tor board is at Newport, r. l., locating site!
rey, new lighthouses to be erect ID on the east
of Gould island AMI on Warwick neck,
lien rasansett bay.
sy!- By the will of r. NJ. Pulsifer, late of
Iast ton Herald, beiring tue date OF Oct.
led 1888, and rovoking all other wills, oil b
tate, real and personal, after the paymei
Pa. his Just debts and funeral charges is
ilied queathed his WIFE Clara 5. Pulsifer
"a, . William WEIGH, native of st. John
B., visited Portland street last evening
New incautiously exposed about s12. He
i'm soon after assaulted. and the man arr,
-, | l~.xp D, $50 ntt