Connecticut western news., 1889-10-30
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.

In the case of Henderson v. Williams & Co.,, of the Francestown N. H.) Soapstone Works, a suit for damages for injuries re- ceived by the premature discharge of blast in defendants quarry, whereby Henderson lost both hands, verdict was returned for plaintiff for $1O,541.
 The Boston & Maine station at Lancaster was broken into and about $11 abstracted. | The Still River office was also entered, but | nothing found.
 w. l.. Day who was arrested in Chelsea for selling cigarettes to 12-year-old scho ol boy was fined $5 and costs. Many of the Chelsea school boys smoke cigarettes and the police will prosecute all who sell to them. While Agent Robinson of the Dover and Foxcroft station was out, burglar broke | the glass from the inside window and entered the office, taking what money there was in the drawer and making good his escape. The thief got about $12.
 Patrick Kirby of Hyde Park, Mass, who has been working for McNeil Brothers the past few weeks, started out for walk from his boarding place on Easton avenue with his roommate, and had gone but a few rods on the New York and New England Railroad track when he was struck and instantly killed by an inward bound express train. George A. Gilchrist, who has been ship building in Belfast, Me-, has leased yard in | ROckland and will continue his operations there. His next frame for barkentine will be delivered in Rockland.
 Hon. I. c. Lewis, the well-known philan- | thropist of Meriden, Ct., deeded his new block, just completed at an expense of $75,- 900, to the City Mission, charitable organi- | zation represented by trustees of all denom- nations. There is nothing sectarian in the | gift. The only condition is that 1t shall never be incumbered. The block is the | handsomest in Meriden, and has been two years building.
 The board in charge of the proposed home | for the disabled veterans of New Hampshire | is canvassing the various sites offered for the | buildings location.
 Patrick M. Dorsey sued John Flynn in the supreme court at Providence, R. l., for $2O, | 900 damages for assaulting. him and kicking in several ribs. The jury assessed Patrick's disabilities at $10.
 Registration in Boston for the State elec- tion has closed. There have been 13, ,422 | total about 68,265. The total number last | year was 72, 900.
 c. w. Smith, Secretary of the Rhode Is land Board of Agriculture, has resigned his office, and the board has elected David s. l Collins in his stead.
 In the Supreme Court at Newport, R. l., in the case of appeal from the will of the wealthy citizen who left a large share of his property to persons outside of his family, the jury, after being out nearly five hours, brought in a verdict sustaining the will.
 Frederick Smith, Post 10 met at Newport N. H. with many invited guests. Ex-Gover. nor Smith of Manchester presented the post with new and beautiful silk flag, 5 by feet The Commander, MT. Frank Lallimer, made a fitting response as he received the flag in behalf of the post, after which Rev. MT Grant and Hon. s. l.. Bowers made some appropriate remarks. The Arion Quartette rendered number of patriotic selections. l Joseph Rice of Lake View, near Worces- ter, Mass, committed suicide with shotgun He was 79 years old and Respondent from long illness.
 The Public Library of Spencer, Mass, has received from Hon. John B. Russell gift o1 123 bound volumes of Littelps Living Age from the beginning to 1874. The library is | also indebted to MT. Russell for many gov. ernment publications which he has secured | for it.
 l While carelessly handling a loaded gun $ 14-year-old son of Frank Spinney of Eliot Me-, received dangerous wound. The wad was driven through one hand, and the arm | was shattered by the shot. He will lose the hand, and possibly the arm.
 | There are twelve factories in Franklin county, Me-, for the canning of corn. The largest of these are situated in Strong and Pennington. This year 1040 acres of corn were raised in the county for canning pur | poses and ,61O ,OOO cans put up.
 Statistics recently published by the Port land (Me.) Board of Trade show that the manufacturing establishments of the city number more than 300, including locomotive and car works, rolling mills, tanneries, 1s boot and shoe factories, 13 machine shop ant foundries, 2 lead and color works, IS car | riage factories and over 130 other leading branches of manufacture. The number em ployed is 5000, the sum of $1 JAY 1875 being l paid in wages. The annual product is $9, | 569 523, on an invested capital of $4,649 ,375. l The annual arrival of vessels of all classes se21, including 7a6 steamers: Value of i'm ports by water annually, $S,656, ,O34. Valu' of exports by sea annually, $4,503,O61.
 A very clever larceny was performed a the Hotel Brunswick, Boston, the loser there | by being Mrs. Amos Barnes, whose husband is proprietor of the hotel. Their apart ments were left unlocked, Mrs. Barns bein. absent part of the day: When n she Ss6e returned missing. Nothing else was disturbed as fa as reported by the police.
 Anson B. Bowler of Augusta, Me-, who ha several times been before tine courts for pen sion frauds, was again tried for similar of fence in the Circuit Court few days ago
 for taking an excessive fee from Sophia
 Griffiths, the other for demanding an exces
 sive fee from Pauline Colony. He was foun'
 guilty and sentenced to five days in jail an,
 to pay fine of $50.
 Few towns in Maine can boast of so hand
 some monument as that of the tow
 of Warren. This monument is con
 structed from fund made up by town ap
 propriation and personal subscriptions. 1
 is of St. George granite. The height of tn
 monument is 24 feet and its weight 35 tons
 It is of black granite, and abounds in intricat
 carved work and emblematic designs.
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