The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-03-07
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.

Nathaniel II. Lear of Portsmouth, N, H.,
has brought a suit against the Messrs. Carey
OF Little Harbor, claiming damages in
$1,000 for injuries alleged TO have been re-
ceived from dog,
The spinners in Granite mill No, l, at
Fall River struck work Feb, 2s because Of
a demand made upon them to run overtime.
The mill was shut down IS minutes early in
the week ON account OF q breakdown, and
the attempt of tho officials to make up for
time lost was resisted, No. 2 mill is In OPP
Grafton as usual,
David Bodett of Lyndon, VT, aged about
20, was thrown from load of logs recently,
and was killed by the falling of the logs upon
him.
Lewis Lothrop of Livermore Falls, Me-,
had his skull fractured by the bursting OF
stone grinder at tho pulp mill at Jay Bridge,
and was probably fatally injured.
A farm in Springfield, Mass, of 90 acres
with.a respectable hous, and barn in good
repair, Gu ting hay enough for two cows
and a rorse and including good wood
and timber lot, was lately sold for $3.50.
Charles c. Carpenter of CRANKY, Mass,
met sad and singular death Tuesday from
blood poisoning. A cake of ice fell ON his
foot sew raj days ago, breaking toe The
wound continued to bleed profusely at inter-
walls, and when the flow of blood was finally
stopped his brain became ffected and he was
delirious for two days before his death. He
was % years old, and only son of George II.
Carpenter.
For those DESTROYS of at ending the inau-
guration Of fresi .ent-elect Harrison, the
Fall River line have on sale tickets Boston to
Washington and return at Sll.00 each.
A, w. Wood, for many years proprietor
OF the mail stage route be ween Amherst
and Francestown, died few days ago at
the latter place, aged ~
j, ID. Drown, aged So of Waterbury,
Conn, ended his life at Ansonia by hang
ing himsel in his barn. Until recently he
was the owner of the Ansonia and New Ha-
ven stage route.
Receiver Corcoran of the Lancaster Ma
tional bank of Clinton, Mass, which was
robbed by President Mcneil, has notified the
stockholders of an assessment of $40 share
payable March 6, with which to pay out
standing claims against the institution.
Mr. Francis Cogin of Nashua, N H., has
been elected director of the Nashua Card and
Glazed Paper company, vice Charles III.
Hill of Manchester, deceased.
Boston and other northern capitalists
have recently made extensive real estate pur-
chases in Tennessee.
Col, F. B. Perkins of the state division of
Soio Va NtttlduS HAS uppOlIlttu n.
Blxby adjutant, and Frank H. Challis Judge
advocate, of Manchester, N. H., with the
rank of first lieutenant.
A diabolical attempt to poison the family
of Raymond ID. Wilson of Cherryfeld, Me-,
has been discovered 1t was found that the
well on the premises had been heavily
charged with paris green. Fortunately none
of the water had been used No clue to the
perpetrator
Still more indictments have been ordered
against Ives and Stayner. If they should
be convicted on them all the united sentences
would amount to SO years in state prison.
There was shocking tragedy on Highland
street, RoXbury, Mass, Friday evening, re-
sulting in the death of L ward Coburn and
his wife. Coburn is supposed to have muir
dered his wife, and little later he took his
own life
The Ponagansett Ice company at Provi-
dence, r. l., has cut over 5000 tons. The
capacity of their houses is Il, 900 tons.
In the ruins of the Park Central hotel,
Hartford Conn the dress shirt of Mr. An
drew F. Whiting was found, the collar and
cuff buttons fully identifying the garment
and confirming the belief that his body was
almost totally destroyed by fire, only the
Excavations have been discontinued, no
further traces Of human remains being
found.
The New England Julien Electric Co. has
been formed, with a capital of 81 OOO OOO
and executed contracts with the Julien Elec-
trio Co. an the Julien Electric Traction Co.,
whereby the latter company will receive
cash and stock from the sub company. This
sub-company will control the right to use the
traction, etc, system in the New England
states. The sub-company will begin bust
ness with 5000 shares Of the par value of
S6OO, 900 in its treasury
At the hearing in the Sarsfeld murder
trial at Dover N. H., John Sarsfield, the
prisoner, gave his testimony, during which
he said he wished to retract his plea of not
guilty of murder, and t, the judge he pleaded
guilty of manslaughter in the first degree.
Vice-President Shiun of the New York e.
New England informs the Boston News bu-
reau that the net earnings for January are
as good as the gross notwithstanding a fall
log OFF in the coal business. Passenger traf-
fc was never so heavy as now. The company
has about 200, 100 bushels of grain in the ele-
vator at South Boston, and is constantly re-
ceiving and shipping at profitable rates. The
elevator earnings are included in the month
ly returns of miscellaneous income. The
company has purchased 10 freight locomo-
tives costing about 100000, three of which
have been delivered.
Several complaints have been made to the
police of the assaults upon women in the
suburbs OF Fall River Mass, known as Oak
Grove village. A man giving his name as
Richard Driver has been arrested and was
identified by two women.
Schooner Annie Wesley arrived at Glouces-
ter recently from the Grand Banks with col
ors at half mast for the loss of Alexander
Melonson one of the crew who fell over and
was drowned while reefing sail Melonson
% and halopua6 of
Nova Scotia
President Lord says the outlay of the Bos-
ton & Maine system this year, will be good
deal less than last year, while the gross
earnings were showing improvement. There
were certain costs which must be met, | Ike
fuel, but there were betterments which need
not be made and would be dispensed with
The Boston & Maine system was curtailing,
and if all went W ell it would give the East
ern Co. the full rental.
The Wesleyan faculty have at last come to
a decision in the bomb exploding case and the
offenders have been suspended for the rest
of the college year. 1t has been very hard
matter for the faculty to decide in the face
of the strong public opinion and also to dis
criminate between the cases of different men.
The question of motives had to be left for
consideration, and those men whose overt
acts were the same, received the same pun
ishment. All men who were in any way con-
nected with the bomb affair were punished.
Hubbard's case has not been considered, as
he syet unable to state his side o. the story.
The signal service cable to Nantucket has
been made more secure by having 400 feet
spliced on to the Katama end and the cable
box being moved that distance further in
land. Lieutenant w. d. Wright superin-
tended the work, and he states that there is
now no danger of the cable being washed
into the sea, which recently happened at the
Nantucket end.
The Boston fire underwriters have almost
unanimously petitioned the city council that
it grant no further rights to erect over
head wires for electr C street railroads, and
that hearing be given relative thereto.
According to the auditors report of Sau-
gus, Mass, the actual amount of Tax Col
lector Cops defalcation was SCI ,09S.07
Pillsbury Bros, Tilton, N. H., having sold
their shoe manufacturing business will equip
their factory for the manufacture of wooden
goods, which they will carry on in associa-
ten with S. B. Peabody, the Tilton wooden
manufacturer. Eight sets of machinery will
be placed in the Pilsbury factory, and the
new firm will employ 225 men.
Several cases OF CHAMBERS have been re-
ported at Fall River. Mass