The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-03-28
new ENGLAND NEWS.

The largest taxpayers in Belmont are
these: Gilmanton Mills, 1914; Calvin Shep'
ard, sees; Lake company, SIN; Batehelder
& Robinson, $3.50; Joseph Plumer Slis; A,
w. Brown, Sl2S; n W, Sawyer, SIZE; ), Il.
Taylor, Sl06; Clay Brothers sos; John
Tucker Slt4; Mo,es Sargent, 500; IL, q.
Prescott Pre- tate, 500; R, 9 HioySS so; :, ;
SIS; w, ii, Shepard, 81; Samuel Lamprey,
$50; A. S. Ladd, ssh; A. A, Lamprey, so;
Canterbury Shakers, SO; NJ, A. Young, SO;
Hon. Ira Mooney, S11; and Col, {, A. Hack
cit S75.
John w. Corcoran, receiver of the Lancas-
ter, Mass, National bank will ammo nee
within few days that anoth divid nd is
to be declared, this lime one of 20 per cent.
There is talk of lulding another large
woollen factory at Rockport, Me-, this year,
The Camden woollen factory will put in adj
ditionsl looms and increase their capacity 80
per cent or more.
James j. Webb OF Hamden, Conn, a
prominent citizen, died recently, aged ~
years,
In New Haven, Conn, the aldermanic COM
mittee ON commercial and manufacturing in
terests will recommend to the board of a
dermen at its next meeting the acceptance OF
a proposition made y a New York man to
boom the city as good place for investing
capital His charge is $500 cash and per
cent. of all money invested.
II lis intended to begin work upon the Dex-
Ter ~ Piscataquis railroad IN about two
weeks, and large crew will be employed.
Miss Richmond of Camden, Me-, has re-
signed the position of assistant principal in
the Milford, N. H., high chool and will go
to Connecticut at large increase IN salary.
Moody Boynton's second licycle locomo-
tive, now in process of construction at the
Portland company's works, will be ready for
trial in about month. In appearance it
differs greatly from his first engine, finished
few weeks ago. 1t looks like an iron box,
16 feet long, 1-2 feet high md 4 feet wide
Less than half of its one driving-wheel can
be seen, the upper part heing in the centre OF
tn tender end of the locomotive.
destructive boiler explosion occurr ID r.
Gently at the Riverside mills at Olneyville,
r. |. The who'll front of the furnace was
blown out, and for time there was great
excitement among the employees. Master
Mechanic Riley and the engineer and fire
man were in the yard experimenting The
carting If some coal into he boiler house.
and ali escaped injury. Tue big mills were
not shut down. The damages amount to
$500,
Gen. Joseph NJ Clough of New London,
N H., is named for the United States pen
sion age cy at Concord.
Litigation which has clouded the title to
thu great Baltic mill property at Norwich
CT, for many years has been determined in
favor of Trustee Chafee. The property con.
sstS of three water IoNerS, eacn ca culated
at 400 horse power, 1900 acres of land mills
dwellings, etc The big mill was burned in
October 1887 but The granite walls are still
standing. When in operation the mill had
e,,,,, f,,, nod out
pieces of prints weekly and its pay roll
amounted to $50, 900 a month
r. F. Ingalls, has resigned the postmaster
ship at Gorham, N. Fl.
The committee having in charge the col
lection of funds for the ale gymnasium at
New Haven, Ct, is having unexpected sue
cess. The chairman announces that Sll 200
has already been subscribed for the building,
and at least 500 more virtually pledged
Ly graduates.
'Walpoe, N. H., appropriated $40 for its
public library.
The Lowell, Mass, stone masons are in
conflict with the contractors and builders
over the matter of hours and wages. A re-
quest has been made for 37113 cents per hour
and nine hours work. The proposed ar
I'm ement is intended to go into effect April
l. There is but one building of any size 60.
ing up where maSons are employed, and
these are non-union men. The contractors
say some of these have Teen threatened by
the union men, and they have applied to tn
chief Of police for protection
The carpenters of Maiden and Waltham,
Mass, have determined on nine hours as a
days work, and Carpenters Union, l52, in
those cities has appointed committees to
wait upon the contractors and jobbers to
see what action they are willing to take in
regard to the action of the union for nine
hours constituting days work.
The public schools at Windsor CT, have
been closed owing to an epidemic of mea-
Sles.
Among the shipments from Bucksport, Me.
ma lufactoris IS during the precedin, month
were 65, 900 tanned sheep skins, 5000 pairs OF
trousers, 5000 pounds OF h DIES, 1909 sheep
pelts and 60 boats.
The Woman's Relief corps of New Hamp,
shire, Mrs. S. A. Staniels of Concord
president, will organize committee com
posed of one from each subordinate body to
act in un son with a similar committee from
the posts of the department in presenting a
memorial 10 the legislature asking for an ap-
preparation for the establishment of a sol
diers' home in New Hampshire.
The ga urday half-holday system which
was adopted last year by the manufacturing
corp ,rations in Nashua, N. H., will go into
effect there again on April s. TIE emp Dyes
will ask for change allowi e them to go in
little earlier i'll the morning, so that the 81
| hours of the week will end on Saturday al
| noon.
| Patrick Fogarty and Patrick Hurley, two
| Fair Haven. Conn, roughs, have been bou {
| over in $1,000 for brutally assaulting two lit
tie girls
In the southern portion of New Hampshire
where year ago there were two feet Of
snow ON the ground farmers are planting
peas and getting ready for spring work gen
orally.
A promint lumberman says the lumber GU
| on the upper st. John and Aroostook thi:
season will be 100000 feet short of las
| year.
Canadian Pacific crews will begin work at
Brownvil e. Me-, in few days, and the clear
ing up and building of the foundation for the
different buildings will be commenced. 1t is
| expect that Brownville will be very busy
place during the summer and large crew.
will be at work there. Brownvile will b.
the headquarters of the eastern division.
Munsonville, N. H., is to have new school
building.
At Winthrop, Mass, four alleged ''Whit,
Caps have been arrested. This fraternity
has stricken terror to large majority of tn
residents, many OF whom were ara q 10 ven
ture on the streets after dark. Houses ant
fences have been decorated with the skull
and crossbones, which in some instances wer'
effaced by the authorities, only to be again
emblazoned
The Newton, Mass, Electric Light com
pany is putting in several rye dynamos TO
furnishing power to the Thomson Houston
company TO operate the electric road between
Waltham and Newton; work on the new roa'
will commence April l..
David Jenkins one of the Oldest forema
shipcarpenters of Portsmouth, n. H.. die
recently, aged 81 years. He worked on tn
principal vessels built at the Portland nav.
yard.
Hon E. j. Hale has been town clerk il
Foxcroft, Me-, for more than 40 CONSECUTIVE
years.
Fred Myron Colby, the novelist has bee
chosen president of the board of education
and Major Samuel Davis superintendent c
schools in Warner, N. H.
The farmers of Scion, Ne, are about
start creamery.
Goffstown, N H., has voted to enlarge th
town house at an outlay of not exceedin
$1,000.