The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-02-07
new ENGLAND NEWS.

the air in the Brookline (Mass.) town hall can
be changed once in II minutes. The cost of
the improvement is about $1,000.
L. R. Durkin, who formerly worked for
tire Hall Typewriter company Of Salem
Mass, was arrested in that city on a charge
of stealing goods from the shop.
Capt. Martin L. Eldrid has been re-elect-
ed superintendent of the Cambridge aims
house.
During the year ending Jan. 80, 1918 per-
sons were provided with lodging at the
Brookline police station.
Dennis Shurn of Millbury Mass, a well
known liquor dealer, was found dead in bed.
He W mt on spree and was thrown out OF
his sleigh. He was q veteran of the 57th
regiment.
In the district court at New Bedford, Mass,
in the casa Of Holden A. Trip, charged with
assault ON constable in Dartmouth the de-
PENDANT was acquitted. The constable en-
tered Trips house to arrest a man and was
forcibly elected The judge said the consta-
ble's weak point was neglect to state his
business.
In the probate court at New Bedford, Mass,
Judge Fuller, acting on petition, decreed
the removal of Isaac Rowland, a trustee of
the Linden Grove cemetery fund in West
port, it appearing that the respond mt, as
chairman Of the trustees, had managed the
fund without regard to the other trustees
Captain lothian Bradbury died at Farm
ington, Me-, at the home Of his daughter,
aged 90. He was the Oldest man in the coun-
ty, was lieutenant in the war of 1912, had
represented Chesterville district in the leg s
lature and for years filed many responsible
positions. His mind was Gle ar almost to the
day he died.
An Investigation at the heel factory Of
G. cen Bros, at Milford, Mass, has revealed
| quite an exte sive system Of petty fraud on
the p lrt of Juvenile help, by which they OBJ
| tai ed credit twice ov, r or work done by
purloining heels from bags of finished work
that had been weighed and having them
weighed over again in fresh lots Some 20
boys and girls are implicated and will be
prosecuted.
The passenger station and freight depot
at Fairhaven, VT, were burned a few days
ago. The buildings were a total loss. The
telegraph, express and ticket Offices with
most of their contents, were destroyed.
Loss $780, Seven freight cars narrowly
escaped destruction, being drawn away
while burning. Fairhaven merchants will
lose much freight.
Joseph Walker while walking along Front
street, Salem, Mass, was suddenly struck
blind. He was hit in the eye by chip
while cutting wood some days ago. He
went to Boston and had the injured optic
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he was walking toward home the unin-
jured eye failed him.
The 300th communication of Providence
lodge ID, B. P. Q. B., was observed few
evenings since. MANAGER B. F. Keith Of
Boston sent in his letter of regret check for
500 to be applied to the charity fund of the
lodge
James Callahan, lineman, employed by
the New England Long distance Telephone
.>1N Iv.r,-
field, Ct, the other day, and it is feared that
he received severe internal injuries.
At Manchester, N H., the new phase in the
liquor war came to not ce quite recently, in
the raiding of noted dive kept by Jennie
Smith on Manchester stree, and the dt
covery of a secret and fully st cked cup
board of malt liquors, with all the fixtures.
Twenty-four Fall Riv corporatio s, with
capital of S12, 40, 600, have paid dividends
amounting to 1928, CPS The Anne lean Linen,
Richard Borden and Troy mills will declare
Pocasset in March and the Osborn in April
Charles E. Boswell, late shipping clerk for
the Hartford Silver Plate company, pie ded
guilty to the emblezzlement Of $33.67 from
that company, and in de auf of $500, went
to Jail. The company claims to have lost
over $1,000, but the statute of limitations
bars going back over one year.
A singular circumstance in connection
with the death of Marcus A. FIR st, the Ole
Colony railroad baggagemaster who wa.
killed last week, was the fact that he had al
ready decided to give up railroadng. AS he
expressed it, he was liable to be killed any
time. He had all arrangements completed
to engage in business in Boston.
Mr. Samuel d. Maynard, prominent citi
zen and for many years a successful shot
manufacturer, died recently of cancerou
tumor, aged n years 10 months. He was
born in Marlboro, and moved to Haverhil
at the age of 81 In 1885 he located
in Haverhill Centre, where TO q
years he was a prominent and success
full shoe manufacturer, retiring from bust
ness, Is years ago, when he became exten
sively engaged in real estate business Il
was thrice married, the last time to Miss o
J. Pierce, daughter Of DR.. Levi Pierce o
Everett, who survives him. He was mai
of high integrity and an honored citizen, ant
a member Of the Portland Street Baptis
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