The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-06-13
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.


yod glass works at San witch, Mass, while
adjusting the belt OF machine, which he
vas operating, accidentally caught both hands
N the shafting, and before the maohinery
,ould be stopped his left arm was severed
It the elbow and his right arm broken IN
three places. II was necessary 70 amputa,e
he left arm at the shoulder and the iad wiz
also lose the use Of his right hand !. nav
ing b en- found necessary to take on the TOUR
insers leaving only the thumb, Donate is
about Is years of age.
The Lincoln, Me-, pulp mill Is to undergo
extensive impro vements at the hands Oh lts
new owners, Messrs, Clapp Montague ,s,,, nh ha
others. A large amount OF money WIN ~
nxpended In and around the mill. The mil
will probably be set in operation some time
In the fall.
The Franklin, Mass, straw works, WIN
stock, machinery, smoke-houses and part Oh
the boarding house, were burned at FRANK
lin last Saturday night. The loss on bulid-
ings will be $4,000; on machinery, Ss,ooo
All are insured,
Elizabeth @, Gilbert. IS years of age, was
found dead at 10 Oxford street. Boston,
having died in bed from the effects OF opium
smoking,
Oran r. Beal Of Cohasset Mass, has been
arrested by State Detective Pratt asst TED
BY Oficer Kittrell. at Cohasset, on a com
plant Of alleged completely In the white cap
outrage perpetrated in that town IN Mafch
last.
It is understood the New Hampshire legis-
lature will be asked to authorize the con,
struction Of railroad from North Stratiord
to the vicinity Of Scott's in Lancaster, lor
railroad with the Portland & Ogdensburg
line which, after the completion OF Cana
dian line already chartered, will give short
ened through route from Quebec via Cole
brook, Fabyan's, North Conway and Dover
to Boston.
Seth A. MoAlpine formerly a leading
singer and shouter In the Salvation Army,
was before the police court at Lowell, Mass,
charged with raising check for s25o, given
to t2l He was ordered In $500 to the grand
Jury.
Coroner Holt of Bridgeport Conn.,, has
rendered his verdict In. the matter OF respon,,
sibility for the recent Housatonic railroad
disaster at Trumbull, in which Engineer
Look and Brake man Odds were killed. lie
finds that the responsibility rests with John
J. Flynn, the night train dispatcher, In not
sending his orders through in time 10 hea
off the down train. He also finds Flynn
guilty of negligence In sending out .ne d ,pa,n
train was at that timo.
The commissioners are pushing work on
the new court house in Pemberton square,
Boston, with great vigor. The force of men
has been increased to 100 The contract Tor
supplying the heating apparatus has been
awarded TO Samuel l. Pope of Chicago.
Before erecting new poles the Woburn,
Mass, Electric Light company has been re
quired by the Aldermen to give bond hold
ing the city harmless against any claims Tor
damages that may arise.
At Bucksport, Me-, recently, Walter
Sweet, lad of 10 years, was so badly kicked
in the head by horse that he is not expect
ed to live. One of the animals hoofs also
hit Capt. Ivory Grant and injured him Sc
verely.
A steam mill at Warren, N. H.; ~, is being g
erected by the Mica company. The steam
power from Breezy Point has been moved to
the above location.
The Manchester, N. H., Print works have
shut down for repairs and the rearranglng
| of the patterns. 1t is expected that 1T VIII
| be two weeks before work will be resumed.
A large gang Of workm>n are now EN-
ployed laying the track of the Revere Elec-
| trio railroad from Crescent Beach to Win
throp Junction, Mass which will probably
be In operation June H.
The collector Of the port has receive from
Secretary Window tho medals which con
gress voted to the members of the Hull life
saving crew for their brave work at Nantas
ket beach in the storm Of November, 1888
There are sixteen medals in all-eleven golt
and five silver. They are little larger thai
a silver dollar. The gold medals weigl
about four ounces
Mrs. Morrisette was drowned at Fairfield
Me-, recently. She leaves a husband AM
two young children.
Patrick Gill and Peter Curran of Hyd
Park, Mass, each II years old, who stole 10
worth of harnesses, r d ng saddle and lot o
grain from Nathaniel Noyes stable in Yves
Dedham two weeks ago, havo been arreste
and confessed. Gill also confessed to stealth
harness from James Campbell.
The pulp mill at lincoln, Mo-, is bein
malc ready for work. Report has it tha
two or three dams are 10 be built, one 9
Long Pond, one at Dead Stream and the Of
dam repaired at Fulsonie.
Tho nnnvers Iron works have shut dow
for all indefinite period. Du]ncss in trade
said to b the cause.
At Townsend, Mass, John Hardy Of Brood
line, n. H., was thrown from his horse viii
riding at the head of procession, and fiv
of his ribs were broken. The horse steppe
both forefeet squarely on Mr.. Hardy's breas
1t is very doubtful if lie can recover.
TIC Ninth Vermont regiment will hold II
second reunion at Burlington Vt, Juno Y
The members will join with those of til
{ Secoad Vermont Regimental Reunion soci
ty in assisting in the dedication ceremoni'
of tho monument erected over tho grave
+ the late Major General George Jerriso
: s annard, which will occur on the afternoc
of that day. There will also be a camp-il
in the evening.
/ A new hotel project has been started
, Bangor, Me, looking to the erection Of nc
and elegant hotel, which will do credit to tt,
CITY and to the state. A stock company W
= be formel, with capital Of Sl5l COO, for Il
purpose Of site, and the erection Of ma
nificent hotel.
$ The largest tax payers in Pctcrboroug
\ N. H., are these: Union Manufacture
company, S1195 Phenix factory, $3.50; Albe
w. Moore, 1852; Sylvester Tenney, s5l
!. Louis Cabot, s460; Frederick Livingston
! al bank, $346; Peterborough Savings bar
$23, and Charles P. Richardson, $302
a The people Of Wells River, VT, are agit
n ting the subject of organizing stock cor
o pany, with capital Of $4,000, to start
4 paper mill.
d The annual report of the Shattuck Obsel
l. atory managers at Hanover, N II recent
3 presented to the Dartmouth Scientific asso
d ton, states that the rainfall of 1883 excel
: ed the average for the past 20 years by 10
inches, and there were only 80 fair days
o The Listers valuation Of the town
t. Brattleboro, Vt, this year is as lows: F
! sonal property 81, 772 $50; real estate,
# 1853, 400; total, a, 1875, 99j. The number
n polls is 1865.
II A 2-year-o!d child jumped from the ar
of its mother out Of a car window of mi
= ing train on the Providence & Warren re
= at Somerset, Mass. Singular to say, it
,s ceived no serious injury.
10 A special committee of the Knights
Labor will ask the New Hampshire legi
IN ture to establish bureau or statistics
e abolish convict lator, to provide for
es health and safety of employees and for
q. Identification for injuries to prohibit
oil importation of foreign labor under contr
ID and to adopt the Australian system of volt
% The st. Adams, VT, town library has
had an addition Of some 700 volumes m
to its shelves at a cost of $1,000.
u, u The will Of the late Julius M. Noyes
% New York gives $4,000 to the Home
No Destitute Children at Burlington, Vt.
- The street railway company at Onset B
w Mass, has commenced running cars to
y trains arriving at Onset station.