Connecticut western news., 1889-09-11
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.

New Haven for bigamy, surrendered him. self to the Boston police and desired to be sent to New Haven, Sunday. Ross, who was cashier at Heubn's cafe in that city, married Hartford girl last spring. and with in two months married young girl em- ployed at the restaurant.
 Sherburne Morrison, an old-time and we'll known employe of the American Express Company, died last week at the home of his brother at Bartonsvie, Vt, aged 6S years. He leaves no family. He retired rom Dusl- ness 15 years ago.
 Collector Wakefield of the Bath customs district has appointed William H. Whitney deputy collector at Richmond in place of George B. Randlette, whose resignation takes effect Oct. 15.
 William Shepherd was probably fatally in- jured at Fall River last week while preparing to take part in the St. Mary's band races, by being fallen on by his mustang.
 Notices were served to keepers of places which open Sundays for the sale of tobacco, cigars, soda, etc., that they must forego such trade on Sundays. At Hudson by agreement between those effected, no transients have been able to secure accommodations at the hotels, and tho druggists have refused to fill prescrip- tions.
 A man was struck by train on the Boston .S Maine railroad last week near the East Somerville station. Both of his legs were cut off, and he was badly injured about the head and body. He was taken to the Massa- chusetts General Hospital. where he died. The body has been identified as Frank Park, a salesman for Powers, Melvin X Co.,, grain dealers of East Somerville. Parks was q native of Pittstield, Me.
 Mary Mccarthy, aged IA years, whose rel atives have been searching for her, was found sleeping in Indian Orchard by the po- lice Sunday. Her young man companion escaped arrest by jumping into the Merrimac rix md ,Y,tn tp
 The Assessors figures of Fitchburg give a valuation of S14,S15 ,36S, an increase of $1,12O,4IS.
 Dearden. of Northampton, Mass, was drowned in a mill-pond last week.
 The Worcester Continentals will visit Hartford October 17-1S as the guests of the Governors Foot Guard.
 The Assessors of Lakeville report the valu- ation us follows: Real estate, S401 ,6SS; per sonal property, S49 Al; total, S451 ,129. The tax rate is S9.50; number of polls, 255.
 John w. Bolt, an employe of Crocker, Burbank & Co.'s paper mill in Fitchburg, was instantly killed the other day, being caught in washer. He leaves widow and one child.
 The evening classes in the Maine colleges are said to average larger this fall than ever before.
 The Colburn Classical Institute library has received no volumes, the gift of Mrs. Edwin Moves.
 Enough stock has been subscribed for the new shoe factory at Orono, Me-, to make the project certain of success.
 J. c. Phillips, late principal of Wilton Academy, is to be superintendent of schools at Ashland and HOpkinton, Me.
 Mayor Bragg, Hon. J. s. Wheelwright, Thos. White, Charles s. Pearl and E. M. Blanding will represent Bangor at the con- vention of Boards of Trade at Portland.
 Thornton Academy in Saco was formally opened last week with an interesting histOri- cal address by Hon. John $. Locke. Thornton Academy, originally Saco Academy, was in- corperated Feb. 16, 1911, and began its first term Jan. 4, 1913. The name was changed to Thornton Academy in 1922. Tine Mt. Zircon Spring at Rumford, with 300 acres of land, has been purchased by a party of Boston capitalists with the intention in the near future of building on the site of the former hotel, which was destroyed by fire 8 number of years ago, large hotel to accommodate those who are health and pleasure seekers.
 Hop picking has begun in Upper Coos county, N. H. with crop below the aver age.
 Gorham, N. H., is to have a special town meeting to consider the subject of street lighting.
 The Board of Examining Surgeons for pensions in Carroll county has organized, with Dr. R. H. King of WolfebOro', N. H., Presi- dent.
 Miss Mary E. Kimball of Lebanon, N. H., has placed an iron fountain in the cemetery in that town as gift, the expense being $4OO.
 The 14th annual Rochester fair will be held at Cold Spring Park, Rochester, september s4, 26, 26 and P. All departments of the fair are open to the world, and the most liberal premiums are offered.
 The Sandwich Creamery Association has elected these officers: Directors, Charles Blanchard, John A. Marston, Sherman Quimby, George H. Smith, A. $. A. Gilman B. F. Fellows, E. M. Heard; Treasurer, E. M. Heard; Clerk, c. B. Hoyt; Auditors John s. Quimby, Charles o. Blanchard. The St. Johnsbury Republican is to have a new building, its present quarters being inadequate.
 The Fire Departments of Taunton, Whit man, AttlebOrO', Bridgewater, Plymouth and Fairhaven have been invited to attend tht The preparations for the event are progress. ing lively.
 Robert c. Brown of Fall River, for years the agent of the Iron Works Company, an6 one of the oldest Masons of that city is re ported to be seriously ill at Martha's Vine yard, and grave fears are expressed regard ing his recovery.
 Michael Cunningham of North Brookfield Mass, laster, has mysteriously disappeared About six weeks ago he obtained work a Goddard, Fay X Stones boot and shoe fac | tory at Worcester, but after working part o1 | n day gave up the job and left and has no been seen since.
 The Camp Chase Veterans will hold theil | annual reunion at Lowell on Sept. 19. Int | surviving members of the Twenty-siXth anC Thirtieth Massachusetts Regiments and tht unattached cavalry will meet at the American House at s o'clock, and led by Post 120, G A. R., band and Chief Marshall Capt. Adams Emerson of the Thirtieth Massachusetts anC | staff, will proceed to the northern station where members of the Twelfth Maine Infan | try, Ninth Connecticut and First Maine Bat tery will be received. The speakers invited | are General Banks, Gen. Butler, Hon. +. T Greenhalge, Gen. Dudley and others. Lieut. E. N. Thompson is to preside at the dinner
 Business is so good among the Brocktor | shoemakers that the manufacturers are eX periencing great difficulty in securing com | petent wOrkmen. FOremen are hiring hell away from one another, and it is seriously | proposed to get all the manufacturers to sigI | a written agreement not to interfere witt one another's employees, says Plymoutl | paper.
 Frederick Smith, young son of Charle Smith, was run over by horse car at Water bury, Conn.,, and killed, last week.
 Michael Kirby, aged 24, unmarried, resi- dent of South Birmingham, Mass, was suf located at the Metropolitan Rubber Work at Wallingford, while cleaning out naphth vat. He was overcome by the nOXiOus gases and died before he could be rescued
 James E. Wilson, freight conductor liv
 ing at New Haven, while working at Cap
 May, N. J., few years ago, saved the life o
 Henry Scott, wealthy man from Danville
 Ill.,, who was near drowning. Scott the neX | thanks. A day or two ago Wilson received
 letter from ScOtts executors to the etfec 1 thaf hal liol looxr