The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-08-02
NEW ENGLAND NEWS

The Agamont, the Oldest hotel at Bar Har-
Dor, Me-, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday.
By the prompt work of the fire department
the other buildings contiguous, including the
Hotel Brewer, were saved. The fire caught
In the basement.
John Rich of Millbury, Mass. was drowned
on Tuesday. While driving across dam,
horse, carriage and man got into mill
pond, and the horse and man were drowned.
The victim had been married but two
months.
Miss Rosa Durgin, waitress at Charles w.
Bradbury's restaurant at Biddeford, Me-, 10
suffering from poisoning, caused by eating
orystallized camphor. She says she took II
torelieve pain in the stomach. The chances
are about even for her recovery.
Orrin HARDWOOD Of Stafford, Ct, died on
Monday in Hampton, CT, at the age OF 100
years. He was born in Ludlow, Mass, Aug.
s, 1888, and moved to Stafford more than 20
years ago. He was the father of eight chill
dren, all Of whom lived to old age.
Owen O'Brien, hop beer manufacturer at
Dover, N. H., who has been drinking hard OF
late, was seized with a crazy spell on Tues
day, and started on the war path with re-
volver. He shot at Andrew McDonough in
the street, but missed him, then followed him
into his store and fred second time, again
missing his mark. He then ran into st.
Thomas street to the house of his brother,
where his wife, who recently left him, is
stopping, and shot his nephew in the calf Of
the leg, making a bad wound. When the
officer, but was finally arrested and locked
up The revolver was six-shooter, five
chambers Of which were found to be empty.
At Haverhill, Mass, as the body of an in
FAINT child Of Charles Blinn was waiting
burial, the drapery about the bier took fire
from candles and the body was burned to a
crisp.
The soldiers monument, presented to Il q
town of Methuen, Mass, by Charles H. Ten
ney, was dedicated on Tuesday. The monu-
ment is of Hallowen granite and SO feet
high. The Hon. George B. Loring made the
dedicatory address.
The prohibitionists of Bath, Me-. on
Wednesday unfurled a campaign flag, bear
ing the names of Fisk, Brooks and Gu hing.
An outdoor meeting was addressed by Vol
ney B. Gushing, prohibition candidate for
governor, who also addressed largely at
tended meeting at city hall after the raising.
J. c. Chandler of Belfast, Me-, charged
with forging the name of A. s. David OF
Boston to check for so in the SIAM
ford (Ct) National bank, which was cashed
at the Belfast National bank, was held in
$4,000 and committed for want of bail. He
name passed him the check.
| Fishing smack Minnie arrived at New
| London, CT, with the dead body of man
picked up off Plum Island light by schooner
| Harry Dickinson. 1t was evidently that OF
sailor, and had been long time in the
water.
A destructive hail storm passed over por-
| ton of South Rchford, East Berkshire and
| Montgomery, Vt, when hail fell to the
depth of five inches, and in some places COM
| pletely destroying growing crops and gar
| deus. Drifts one foot in depth were seen in
places firmly frozen together. On Wednes-
day hail to the depth Of five inches was seen
| on the highway bridge at South Richford.
One farmer there has lost IA acres of corn.
At meeting Of the city council Of Port.
land, Me-, the lease Of the Portland e. Og-
| densburg railway to the Maine Central rail
road for 800 years was assented to and con-
| firmed by unanimous vote of both boards.
William Littlefield of Wells, Me-, car
penter working in Dover, N. H., was taking
| down shingling staging when the nails
drew, and he fell 25 feet. His Nngue was
lacerated, three teeth were knocked out, and
his back and side hurt.
T. P. Cheney & Co.. g hosiery mill at Ash.
land, N. H. has suspended operations for ar
| indefinite period, while Carter, Rogers
to move their entire business to Lebanon
N. H.
! The programme of exercises at Onset Bay
on the line of the Old Colony r. R., for The
Sundays In July and August is completed
and is announced as follows: Morning exer
cises opened by Middleboro band and sing
ing, followed by speaking at 1890 At
band concert for an hour in the Temple
admission by showing Old Colony R. R. On
set return excursion tickets or payment o.
| fee. At $50, afternoon exercises and public
tests. At AIS. concert by the Middlebort
parture of trains. Visitors to Onset will
therefore secure advantages by buying al
excursion ticket to Onset depot, which other
wise they would shave TO pay for. In id
dition the Onset depot is commodious and
comfortable waiting room, and passenger,
have the first opportunity for vacant seats