The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-02-21
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.

Whnipiseoge, Lake assembly, and the va
chncy las been I'LL Il by the choice OF Rev,
A. l., Gerrish of Great Falls
A novel enterprise that Of raising frogs
Tor the Boston market is about TO b. started
In Manches' err n IL by New York man,
who Is co tdent Of securing an inc mo from
the same of about 5000 year.
Gen. Lutz, who was indicted at Pitts
field, Mass for keeping an opium joint, has
aged wife will have TO p ~ tho $500 bail for
which she became responsible,
Shipment Of shoes from 1Iaverhill for the
week ending Feb. IA, 51S3 cases; correspond
ing week last year, 6s2s cases, Hat ship
ment for the week, liS SEES; corresponding
period In the year 1883, 2iS asses.
The Bango, city unc ha voted TO con-
tract with the Brush Electric Iii hit COM
pany for municipal light plant at water
works dam at G. of S25, 900. The plant
contemplate s lG5 lamps.
The NJ ,ine State Agricultural college
wants an appropriatio of $50, 900 $4,000 to
pay the tubercu osed herd debt, $1,000 for
more stock, $1,000 for water supply, $1,000 for
u greenhouse, 5000 for foundry and ma
chinists plant an $1,000 for books.
The term I the Maine State college has
opened in the liveliest manner. Although
many OF the students are expected TO DO
teaching at this season of he year, about rs
Of them are back, and among them are 10 or
10 new men for the freshman class,
A sowing machine factory that will en-
ploy 100 han Is may be built in Springfield II
suitable negotiations can be made,
An indication of the growth of Springfield
Is the fact tn I year ago there were fifty
vacant hou es and now there are none.
The Vermont Tariff Reform league has
haa,, al, , he ~
lowing named officers; l.. S. Brigham, presi-
dent; Dr. James Conlan; vice president; A.
w. Child, secretary, and o, A. Marshall,
treasurer. These officers with four others,
Col. c. A. Miles, w. IL. Childs, N. T. Ryan
and J. J. Ward, constitute the executive com
mittee.
North Broo field (NIass.i citizens are debat-
Ing whether to adopt electric lights or gas.
The former applied to the selectmen for the
right to erect poles on the streets but the
officials gave the petitioners leave to with
draw. The North BrooSfield Electric COM
pany proposed to erect plant and to do a
general electrical business with Franc
Batcheller, If the firm of L e. A. H. Batch
eller a. Co., as preside &, and Is. ii. Smith as
treasurer and secretary. The capital stock
Of tn Elect ic company is placed at Sl5,
of which 81, 600 has been subscribed.
Gen Daniel NJ. White of Peterboro, N H.,
| VIC ST VI thc oeiuc
national guard, has issued circular letter to
officers expressing his regret that no ade-
uuate appropriation has been made by the
state TO enable the attendance of the troops
at the centennial celebration of the Inaugural
ton of Washington, and appeals to the off
GERS and men to volunteer to go at their own
expense, and thus uphold the honor and dig
nifty of the old granite state.
In the state senate last week the report of
10 1nin al
the Fourth r. ode Island regiment for pay
Illegally retained by the general govern
ment during the war was presented, from
which it was ascertaine that a decision
has been rendered allotting t. the
regiment of 720 men $3.50 each.
In the house the resolution remit ing the
fines and SITS of Alfred I'll. Dennis an inn
prisoned liquor dealer of Newport, was
passed n concurrence and q pet ton was
presented signed by rearly 600 business firms
ard citize of Providence, asking for pro-
hibitory legislation in the prevention of the
employment of contract labor at the state
penal institutions.
Scientists are greatly interested in the dis
covery of floss tree, known as the cellus
gigantus, in the shaft of the Meriden (Ct.)
Quarry company. 1t was unearthed at The
lowest level yet reached by the company,
and is the only known specimen discovered
me- ltlI1c 10 airy VI III ldU' III. IllulluSo
of Yarmouth, Mass, which @ wished given
to the publ library of Norfolk, Ct, has
bee received; the books are to be placed in a
era . building just completed, which is the
ri! of Is niece, Mss1sab Eldrdge, to her
na We ,wn.
j. .e' ryboat Portland that plies between
Middletown and Portland, Ct, recently sank
alongside the slip It is supp sed that the
Flowing all winte}' cut hole in the sides Ct
the boat.
A clerk employed by W. c. Foster & Sen
of Wat rville Me-, j, repor ed to have alb
seconded with $500 belonging to his en-
ployels.
A 4-year-ol child of A. S. Door of Cherry
field, Me-, died last week from strangu'ation,
cause b. the lodgment of a tamai ind stone
in the bronchial tube.
The Hardy Machine company, Biddeford,
manufa cturer If colt machinery, has re
Gently shipped several machines to IGdia +
use in the English mill, there.
Mr. Gardiner Phillips, prominent citizen
cf Augusta, Me-, died entity aged So. He
was prominent worker in the temp rance
cause. He was once city marshal at Au-
gusta -
The st. Croix library at Calais, Me-, has
now over 1000 volumes and is in a better con.
dition than ever before A new lib airy
building is to be erected this coming spring
at a cost OF $40, COO.
Isaac P. Sargent of Penacook, N. H., q
sixteenth regiment vete an for some years
engaged III the grain business, died recently
aged G3.
Worcester parties have purchased severa
acres of land on the shore of Pool pond In
Rindge, N. H. where they will erecJ large
Ice houses.
,o. I, a
land on the south side of Winnipesaukee,
near the Lake Shore railroad and will erect
arge hotel AMI cottages for summer
visitors.
The delegates to the late Grand Army en-
campment at Concord presented n fine golt
watch TO George A. Mitchell of that city il
recognition of his services as officer of tn,
guard.
Hon. jesse Peterson of L1ckport, N. Y. ha
been elected general manager of the Amos
keag Indurated Fibre company at Manches
ter. 1t is expected that this organization
will soon be merged with the United Indu
rated company of Lockport N. " ant
Portland, Me-
By the disarmament of the Ancient ant
Honorable artillery of London the Newpor
(R. ~ Artillery company is the Oldest activ
military company in the world.
At the Plymouth hatchery there are ,515,
900 eggs for distribution the coming spring
and at the Sunapee lake hatchery 1926, 00t
This is the largest number produced by tn
state in a single year. Towns and cite
wanting young fish for res ocking suitabl
waters will lie required to make application
? to the fish commissioners with indorsemen
by the respective representatives in the legis
lature prior to April l.
Citizens of Freeport, Me-, are to ask tn
) legislature that village charter be granite
that part of the town set off by certain fixe
{ limits that include the rhickly settled porto
, into village corporation.
S Oliver NJ Knight, formerly of Portsmouth
, N. H., has been chosen manager of the Unto
Credit com. any of st. Paul, Mimi.
: 1t is understood that the White Mountai
Hosiery mill at Laconia will soon be cor
verted into machine shop.
. Sportsmen in New Hampshire are advoca
/ ing the offering of a bounty upon foxes
order to pr tect partridges more effe ctuali,
: Hon Calvin Page of Portsmouth, N II