The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-11
new ENGLAND NEWS.

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period On the last Monday OF November,
1855, there was deposited In Maine savings
banks S36, Sti2 577.0l he last return shows
that S39, 6i6 SIC, AZ is ON eIosit an increase
Of q, Isl 235 Il during the six months. The
last semi-annual tax was $lB3, 2Si6l; that
now being assessed will be sl4s, 91555, a gain
Of $40 AL "a against $3.50 90 gained during
the previous six months.
The school census just completed shows
the whole number Of children in Rutland,
VI, between and Is years of age is 1854,
divided as follows; Public schools, 976;
parochial schools, $50; private schools, 81;
non-attendants 3l2.
For some time goods in transit over the
Fitchburg railroad have been stolen, and
detectives have been puzzled by the shrewd
work of the thieves, Sheriff LOTUS Chief
raided the Wi Jamestown fret hit yard and
arrested Silas Nj. Owens, yard master; p. F.
Breu, telegraph operator; Walter Wilson
and George Mowers freight conductors;
Moses Auber, car Inspector; Orrin Blln-
chard, A, Mcclellan, Andrew Todd, Thomas
Quinlan, Joseph Young and James Higgins
yard men, ON warrants charging them with
stealing from cars and they are now in the
police station at North Adams, Mass.
A. c. Anderson of Portsmouth, N. H., has
been appointed superint .ndent for the con-
struction of life-saving station at Rye
Beach and also one at Wallis Sands
Boys at Oakland, Me-, had a large cannon
which they We're firing on the Fourth. They
loaded it in a barn, ran the gun out into De-
pot square and fired it. 1t burst and few
into fragments. One large piece, weighing
10 pounds, was hurled over five stores and
hotel and struck the side of a house In the
second story. Entering through the wall,
it passed through the head of bed and then
the footboard, carrying both away. A man
was asleep in the bed, but curiously he was
not so much rs scratched.
Geo. Godfrey, who induced his son to fire
his own buildings at Hallowell, Me-, with
people in the upper tenement and who was
arrested short time since on suspicion has
confessed the crime of arson.
Randolph, VT, Is at present considering
the application of six electric light compan-
les for a franchise The selectmen have de-
cided that either tho Westinghouse or the
Thomson-Houston systems will be adopted
but have not yet decided.
At Windsor Locks, Conn.,, G. P. Clark,
manufacturer of rubber wheels and rolls
has invente n novelty barrel truck, made
of cast iron, with wrought iron braces, and
Mt each end of the frame one of Clark's
patent rubber castor wheels, the truck being
only three inches high and adapted for
private families and stores.
The derelict Norwegian barque Ottawa,
which was found waterlosged and abandoned
about 125 miles suut of III llifax, n. s., by
the Philadeip lia iron steam tug Argus and
towed into Boston harbor, is in charge of
United States Marshal Lowering, awaiting
nm order of the court regarding her disposal
This case is one of peculiar in crest, from the
fact that dereliets are usually found By acct
dent, while the Ottawa, having been re-
ported abandoned at sea, the tug Argus
which had been employed for some time in
towing ice barges between Philadelphia and
the Penob3cot river, was taken off and
ordered out by her owners in search of the
reported derelict.
The annual census of tho school children
in the state Of Maine has been compiled at
the otiice of Superintendent of Schools Luce
and shows d. crease in the school popula-
ton of the state of 565.
It is understood, after several conferences
between the druggists and the mayor and
chief of police of Boston, relative to the re-
cent stringent prohibition of the sale of to-
bacco, cigars and cindy on Sunday, that the
prohibition of such traffic will be annulled.
provided the druggists draw their curtains
on holidays between the hours of 10 and l
o'clock and sell no candy to persons under 16
years of age.
George Essex and Jean Kelley, alias Sulli-
van, of Boston, have been arrested at Con-
cord, N H., charged with stealing horse
and buggy IRON l. w. Hastings of Newton,
Mass. The men disposed Of the horse in
Manchester and the buggy at Concord. The
property was recovered.
The four masted schooner Pocahontas,
Capt. Sawyer, has arrive at Salem, Mass,
with $3.50 tons of coal The Pocahontas is
new vessel and has just completed her first
voyage.
The total number of cases of shoes shipped
by the Auburn, Me-, shoe factories for the
week ending July 3 was 23S9, and total
= Is la,N
week 297S cases were shipped and 96 595
pounds were received, In the corresponding
week of 1883, 1896 cases were shipped and
the weight of leather received was 81, 034.
The lasters' strike at Cheshire, Mass, is
still unsettled. The company refuses to al
low any advance. Several of the lasters have
gone to Athol and North Adams. The last
ing machines set up are doing but small
part of the work required, and many of the
other help are compelled to Ivy off.
The cemetery mystery, which included an
outrageous assault on Mrs. Margaret Burke
and her attempted murder in an East Provi-
dence, II. l., graveyard, wears a changed
aspect The wonan's statements, many Of
them, proved untrue, and the developments
indicate that she attempted suicide, cutting
her own throat with stolen razor.
George Foster and Charles Harker, who
were arrested near Portland, Me-, on suspi-
cion of committing burglaries, in that vicin-
ity, have been arraigned in the police court
at Biddeford, and bound over to the Septem-
Der term of the supreme court. The stolen
articles were found in their boat.
The body of an unknown man was found
floating in the harbor at New Haven, Conn.
Some of his clothing was marked IS. B. Al
lem" He is thought to have committe sui
eide as he was seen stroling along the dock
an hour tefore his body was found.
Anna, the 12-year- daughter of Frank
Stanley, has arrived in Wenham, Mass,
from Chattanooga, Tenn, having come the
entire distance without a companion.
A new tale mine is being developed in
Chittendon, about eight miles from Rutland,
Vt. Experts pronounce the mine valuable.
Hooper and Bugber of Ticonderoga and Nell
son Parker of Chittendon owned the entire
property until recently, but have sold one
third interest for $4,000 to parties who will
make it a substantial enterprise. Machinery
is being made ready for Its development, and
it is rum )rcd that 100 or more men will find
employment.
The Beverly, Mass, selectmen gave
hearing on the appl cation of the Foster
Robinson Electric company to establish a
plant and furnish power for manufacturing
purposes. Hon. John l. Baker, represent
ing the Beverly Electric Light company, OPP
posed the introduction of the new plant, and
SAID The local company would furnish power
within ten days if they were guaranteed five
horse power. The selectmen will take the
matter under consideration.
tits estimated that 200 men, getting out 20
carloads per day, will be six months COM
pleting the con, ract made by A. D. Morse,
Barre, VT, to furnish 81, 000, 900 worth Of
paving stones to New York city.
The schooner Thetis from trip to the va
rious fishing banks, is landing a cargo of
Goldfish estimated at $40, 900 pounds at Glou-
cester, Mass. This is the high line fare thus
far this season.
Thomas Shields, the boss track repairer on
the New York, New Haven & Hartford road,
through whose carelessness the death Of Miss
Mary A. Brigham, at New Haven week
ago, was due, has been held responsible for
the accident by the coroner, and he will be
arrested
In Portsmouth, N H., the board of educa-
ton has raised the salary of the principal OF
the high school to $780, while the first as
sistant will have $500 and the other assistants
$3.50 each. The principal Of the Sawyer
grammar school will have $1,000 and of the
Belknap $780, The music teacher is to re-
ceive Sl1 a week and the janitors each 5000 a
year.