The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-08
new ENGLAND NEWS.


crease from last year Of SiO0,000 This Is
caused 10y the heavy decrease In personal
property nearly 100000 Of which Is In part
oifslt by an increase In real estate. The
rate win probably be SlI60 on $1,000.
The West End Street Railway company
of Boston, Mass, has fled petition with
tho railroad commissioners for an increase
in capital stock amounting to ~, 800 900,
The hearing is set downfor Monday, August
l2.
Walter Bryant of Fryehurg, Me-, clerk at
the Eagle hotel at Groveton, N. H., sudden
y skipped, with upward of 800 belonging 10
Landlord Tibbetts, and several watches be-
longing to boarderS,
II is understood that tho "Old wood milln
at Valley Falls X, l., which has been idle
many years, Is TO DO started up soon. The
property has been leased to Providence men
who will run IL as machine shop. Men are
at work In fitting up the interior Of the es-
Enlistment, AS soon as the improvement s
are finished the concern will be put In opera
tion. Its four-story brick building. This
mill Is a part of the Dexter estate and was
run for many years Us yarn mill.
The Manchester, N. H., city government
has exempted from taxntion for period of
10 years the new Stark mill, q portion OF
which, II is expected will be in readiness for
the machinery in about six months from the
present time.
citizen of Dexter, Me-, has invented a
machine for manufacturing spools out OF
spruce or other wood pulps, the spools being
capable of production In imitation of white
birch or colored any desired tint, and it is
said that, while n cord of white birch will
only mako one sixth OF a cord of spools,
cord of spruce will make nearly cord of
spools, the loss being very small
The original plans for the additional fac
tory to be erected by the Thomson Houston
Electric company at West Lynn Mass, have
been revised and some change made. The
structure will be commenced ut once. 1t is
stated that the company desire to obtain the
Otis and Robins n estates on Federal street,
but object to paying the price asked.
Mrs Lizzie Brennan of Holyoke, Mass, the
woman accused of poisoning her son, Thomas
Brennan, and suspected of numbering in
the same manner her husband and son
Michael has boon removed from her home
to the police station.
+. B. Goss has assumed his duties as col
lector of tho port Of Barnstable, Mass. He
has appointed John j. Collins of Hyannis
deputy collector, vice James B. Cook
resigned.
1t is expected that the new pulp mill at
South Gardiner, Me-, will be run as a sui
phite mill, and the wood refuse from the
sawmills is to be used in manufacturing the
pulp.
The New Hampshire Legislative commit
tee on fishery and game has voted to recon-
mend an amendment to the trout law SO that
the smallest trout to be caught shall not be
less than five inches in length, and has also
agreed to report favorably bill prohibiting
the seining of smelt In the PiscataQua river
for term of years.
The assessors of Franklin, Mass, give the
following figures: Rate of taxation, $3.50 on
$1,000; value Of assessed buildings, Sl,0S4,
ASS; land, S842, lis; total valuation, 81, 2i6,
035.
On the Kennebec there are now employed
about 700 men, at fifteen different ice houses
loading on an average something like 400
tons each per day, or, altogether, $4,000 tons
per week. At this rate it will take little
more than eleven weeks to empty all the
houses; but during September and October
the shipping is less and some is likely to be
carried over.
The Gloucester, Mass, fishing schooner e.
E. Webster, Capt. Henry McAllnond, was
lost at the entrance to Coot Bay, Unga
wreck, June %. She was insured for $500
in the Nreman's Fund and other companies
She was owned by Capt Solomon Jacobs
A prominent builder says the building
operations in Rutland, VT, this season are
slower at this time than they have been at
any corresponding period for some time
The cause isattributable to the overbuildine
throughout the town. The population has
increased rapidly during the past five years
but the buildings that have been erectel
have outstrippsd the growth in population
Albert Gogler of New Haven, Conn, wa:
arrested recently, charged with brutally as
saulting his daughter Annie with horse
whip. The girl states that at night hel
futher demanded her wages and not obtain
ing them locked her in room. The cir
was awakened about o'clock by receiving
severe blow on the body from horsewhip
She begged for mercy and cried loudly for
help, but the father tore the clothes from
her body and dashed her until her body wa
cut and bruised In most horrible manner
The rag room of the Winnipiseogee Papel
Co at Franklin, Mass, is shut down for til,
next 80 days to test the experiment Of using
imported chemical pulp in the manufacture
Of paper.
Deputy Warden Keene of the state prison
has concluded bis duties at that institution
His successor Is Robert Huckins of the Con
cord reformatory. Mr.. Huckins is about A
years of age, and has had Is years expe
rience as prison officer OF both the prison
and reformatory.
Russell w. Rotch of Cuttyhunk, Mass.
while out pulling lobster pots, half mil
off shore, was caught In a squall The boa
was upset, and Rotch was rescued afte
being nearly drowned
George Hitchings, Boston shoe dealer
who has a cottage at Peaks island, Me.
went out in a yacht short distance iron
shore. He attempted to step into small
boat to return, caught his feet in a rop
and fell backward into the water. He hat
on his rubber boots and there was mucl
eel grass In the locality. He sunk imma
diately and was drowned His wife heart
| him shout for help, but could render no aid
| About half an hour later his body was re
covered.
While party of four men were out row
! ing on Gould's mill ponds Warren, Mass, tn
swift current rendered their boat uncoI
trollable and 1t went down over the dar
with William Lewis and another man who's
name could not be ascertained. Lewis wa
| drowned and the other was rescued by tn
use of rones. The other two fellows jumpe,
in time to save their lives and swan ashor'
Lewis leaves widow and was moulder b,
occupation.
The morning train from Boston to Mort
| Conway collided with working train Will
| going 40 miles an hour; one person was ba(
" injured and one or two others less ser
o,sly.
Miss Rhoda Allen, residing on Centr;
street, East Bridgewater Mas, while fill
ing teakettle with water, was seized with
fit and fell, tipping the teukette of h,
water in such manner as to scald her ri-i
arm from the shoulder to the elbow an
also the right hand, in painful manner.
Officers Sargent and West arrested tw
| tramps at Passumpsic, VT, on charge {
larceny Of jewelry, quantity being foun
upon them which they were selling belo
value They were taken to st. Johnsbur
to await trial
On the 18th day of August Little Lor
Fauntleroyn will receive its 18th and la!
perform nee at the Boston museum, and I'll
Importance of this announcement cannot
too highly estimated. The stage of tn
country has never known a more charmiI
play or greater success. Be sure and sc
Little Lord Fauntleroy," as so beautiful
presented at the Boston museum.
C. L. Emerson of Newport, N. h hs
been chosen principal of the Simonds Ere
NIGH school in Warner.
The off1ce OF the Newt@n q WatertoWn "
Light company on Water street, Watertow
Mass, was entered by thieves at an ear
hour The safe was broken open and >
stolen.
Bessie Minot, aged years of Mancheste
N. H., was felonionsly assaulted by Hem
Hool q youth of about 10 years. The erin