Connecticut western news., 1889-12-25
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.

The Penobscot River has closed to naviga- tiOn.
 The full amount of stock necessary to build the Peaks Island Portland HarDor Railroad has been subscribed.
 North Smithfeid, R. l., has voted to intro- duce electric lights.
 A butterctub factory Is soon to be started in Starksboro, Vt.
 The Futile Company of Rutland, Vt., is the State of Vermont. They are to be made the text books in the State school.
 The Columbia Falls Company has nearly 2,OOO GOO feet of felled hemlock yArded on the various townships of Pleasant River, Maine.
 The receipts at tue office of the Maine Sec. retary of State will be almost enough this year to pay all the salaries of the State House officials, being nearly $3O,0OO.
 The following is summary of the cus- toms business of the districtof Vermont dur ing the month ending November 30: Do- mestic merchandise exported to Canda, $162,- 5S6 Sfree goods imported and entered for consumption, $lss,2Jl; dutiable merchan- duties $04, ,502.31; merchandise entered for warthousing of direct importation, $504 duties $84.06: brought from other districts and entered for re-warehousing $164S, duties $164.S4; withdrawn from warehouse for transportation to other districts $1923, duties S225.95; entered for warehouse and imme- d fate transportation $11l,s3s. duties $23,- 334.5S; entered for transportation and expor- tation to foreign countries $4S2 ,210, duties $14O, ,5OO.8S.
 The Atlantic, Williams and East Haddam Duck Companies of East Haddam, Conn.,, have been asked by ! Philadelphia company, representing, 1t is understood, an English | syndicate, to fix Q price on their respective panies have compiled. The syndicate has four months to decide whether to take the properties at the prices named. At the mst dinner of the Boston Merchants Club the subject of Boston's danger from. fire 1 was discussed by the Fire Commissioners and others. .~,
 Joseph Dow of Hampton, N. H., the his | torian, is dead.
 The Red Line Boston coaches have ceased l to run.
 The citizens of Saugus, Mass. held a mass meeting for the purpose of securing better i railroad facilities and double track on the | Saugus branch, Eastern R. R. The New Hampshire State Grange Is hold ing it's annual meeting at Manchester, the Massachusetts and Northampton and the Maine at Belfast. At largely attended town meeting in 1 oppose the proposed division of the town. | The advisability of introducing the trolley electric railway system in Gloucester Is being discussed. The will of Hector P. Lynn. Lawrence, | Mass., leaves almost all his vast property to his sister, Mrs Margaret A. Burns. To the hospital, to St. Mary's church and to the orphan asylum he gave 5000 each.
 The real Russian influenza seems to be | gaining foothold in Boston. l James McCauley was run over and killed 1 by the cars near Springfield, Mass.
 Nearly $sOO0 has been subscribed for the general hospital building project Ut Marlboro l Mass, and it has been decided by the com mittee in charge of the matter to petition the legislature for an act of incorporation. A. w. Bartlett has been chosen President of the Suncook Valley, N. H., Fair Assoct l ation. Horatio G. Chamberlain has been elected President of the Durham, N. H., Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
 The Rutland, Vt., Board of Trade has fit | ted up the finest suite of rooms in the State
 On the recommendation of Rcpresentativ. Boutele, Capt. Henry l.. Wood of Dexter | has been appointed Hbstractor to gather statistics of recorded indebtedness for thu | Census Bureau i'll the Fourth Maine Con gressiona District. The salary is S3 da, and expenses.
 A grange with W. A. Partridge, Master has been organized at Factory Village ill l Chesterfield, N. H.
 The new Brewster Town Hall and Public Library Building in Wolfeboro, N. H., wil bc dedicated on Feb. II.
 The Laconia Car Company, Laconia. N. H., l has been recognized with Per!cy Putnam President and General Manager.
 The shoe factory of the kimball Brothers at Manchester, N. H., soon to be enlarged will give employment to 800 hands. !
 Loren Young of East Charleston, Vt., cele. brated bis S6t birthday December '. He i member of Chami'erln Post, G. A. K. O St.. Johnsbury, and undoubtedly the oldes veteran in tue State wllo served in the Civi | War.
 The State National Bank of Pawtucket, R l., was robbed of S5000.
 Gideon P. Brown, the absconding woo merchant. rf,lses to return to Boston ant assist in settling the accounts of his firm.
 Wnl. II. Winston of Providence, is arrested | for illegal voting.
 Store of F. $. Fay, Portsmouth. N. H., damaged by fire to the extent of $l0,000. 1 Circulars issued by both the firm of A. w. Shaw l& Co.,, and the striking shoem kcrs of | Freeport. Me. There is little change in the condition of affairs, and little prospect of a settlement.
 There Is story from Holyoke that alder men of Massachusetts cities are to unite and petition the Legislature to place the matter oi granting liquor licences in the hands of ar- other body.