The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-05-02
new ENGLAND NEWS.

Lawrence Mass. While Alb IT Holt, aged
IL was examining rifle, In company with
Walter Washburn, the weapon was acciden;
tally discharged and the bullet entered
Hollis mouth, passing through his head and
imbedded itself in closet wall Death was
instantaneous. Young Holt was greatly
liked, His com anton Is Is years OF age.
They were both fond of firearms and were
considered very careful and experienced in
handling them.
Charles E. Woodruff Of New Britain, CT,
has confessed the commission OF forgeries
aggregating $4,000. Woodruff has been an
energetic business man for number Of
years. He started and ran two or thres
newspapers, but sold them out; was adm tied
to the bar, but practiced only short time
and then went into heavy reil estate opera
tons. He is believed to have sunk his own
money and that fraudulently obtainedin this
way. The forgeries were very ssillful and
have been going on for several wears. His
plan was TO make his own note and forge the
Endorsement.
Thieves with two-horse wagon, visited
and entered the house of Samuel johnson,
In a lonely farm district in Preston, Conn,
and leisurely loaded up with Mr.. Johnson's
household goois and drove away, The fami-
ly were all away.
The stone sheds of the wetmore g. Morse
Granite Co at Barre, Vt, were opened up last
week and are now in full running order
The site of the new sheds on Hubbards
meadow has been surveyed and the plans for
their construction made There will be four
buildings-tle office, stone she'd polishing
mill and blac ksmith shop.
The new county court house is to be To-
Gated at Dover, n. H.. the city giving the
$4,000.
Lizzie McNaney, about IS, of East Fair
field, n. H., committed suicide by poisoning
herself.
Those members Of the Boston common
council who charged that bribery had been
bracticed id the election OF city clerk have
concluded TO let the matter drop.
The Riley Railway Const uctior company
has secured a location near Revere Beach for
the construction of about a mile of its ele-
waited railway system Work will be com
menced about NJ Y lst and the section will
be completed by July 4th next Electricity
will be the motive power, and the cost of
road and equipment will be about s50,00O
The bill PRINTING accident insurance
companies TO insure under certain conditions
j. e. capital of $400 900, the liability of
employers for injuries received by persons in
their employ is being debated in the Massa-
ehusetts senatei ~
Twelve acres of Ian with two streams Of
water have been contributed for the new
Glen Milln plant, Fall River, Mass, by
those interested In the project. 1t is pro-
posed to put 25 900 spindles in operation.
The stock is largely taken and there is no
doubt that the enterprise will go through.
Conductor Dunsmore, on the Worcester
Nashua and Rochester division of the Boston
and Maine railroad, was very seriously in
jured at Oakdale, Mass.
The Augusta Lumber company has 1,500-
q = l--r.. -. IL.
arrives The crew at present employed
comprises B5 men. Toe horse power of the
mills has just been doubled in capacity to
meet increased requirements.
The Boston Herald news force has just
been feorganzed--thel local routine force In
charge of G. B. Danforth the corps of spe-
cial home reporters under J. B. Wright, and
ageneral corps of special writer's under Man.
aging Editor Holmes.
Samuel Rideout of Calais, Me-, actively
engaged in business up to $780, deputy col
lector of customs during the last republican
administration, and a prominent politician,
died recently of pneumonia. He was Go
years old, and leaves widow and four
children.
The postmaster general has appointed the
following fourth class postmasters: CUnnec-
tictt-Iewis Searle, Brooklyn; A. G. Ladd,
jewett City; c. A. Eaton, Kent; Isaac Rey-
nolds, Lansville. Maine Walter B. Rand
Locks Mills; B. c. Avery, Prospect Ferry.
Massachusetts-B. d. Clifford, Chatham.
C. B. Chick, superintendent of newspaper
mails in the Augusta, Me-, postoffice has re-
signed, the vacancy being filled by the APP
pointment of John Carson of Mt. Vernon,
The place is an important one as the mails
Of the great Augusta publishing houses
amount to from four to six tons per day.
The new uniforms of the Pawtucket, R. L.,
base ball club have arrived. They consist Of
white shirt, Chicago stye, with "Paw-
tucket" across the breast, white pants, with
brown stripe, brown belt brown stockings
white cap with brown trimmings, u
The seventh annual banquet and reunion
of the Rhode Island News1ealers Protective
9aion was held at the City hotel recently in
Providence About fifty members and
guests attended; and the opinion was that
the event was not surpassed in interest by
any Of the six preceding gatherings.
A WOO l-pulp paper mill is to be built at
Little Falls, four miles up on the Biddeford
side of the Saco, as soon as arrangements can
be made to do so.
Mr.. c. C. Corbett, the former editor of the
Daily and Sunday Dispatchi has re-entered
the newspaper field and has commenced the
publication of n paper called the Sunday
News. In politics and religion the News
takes neutral stand.
The factory insp, ction bill has finally beer
passed by the Rhode Island legislature after
many lengthy discussions and various
changes and altera' ions. The working peo-
pie Of the state will welcome this as an unex-
pected boon. 1t will tend to greatly amelio-
rate their condition in the many mills
Throughout the PLACES
The compositors on the Waterbury Ameri-
can, Conn, have gone out on strike for
higher wages and although the editions have
appeared they hav, suffered in consequence.
Petitions bearing the names of 1900 opera
tives are in circulation upon the Pepperell
and Laconia mills at Biddeford, Me-, asking
that the half holiday system be begun May
list and continued until October list.
The eople of Connecticut will vote on the
Question of prohibitory amendment to the
constitution of that state.
Hubbard Hollister, Jr., 81 years old, com
mitted suicide at Hartford, Conn. He served
through the war in the Sixteenth Connecti
cut regiment, and never recovered mentally
from the effects Of long Imprisonment d
Andersonville.
Timothy Reardon of Lawrence Mass.
who has been granted a pension, is total.
bird and will receive S72 a month, beside
over $4,000 arrears. He was a member O
the Twenty first Massachusetts regiment, ant
lost his eyesight from sickness contracted il
southern swnmps
The magazine Of Beatty & Co.'s quarry a
Ieel's Island, New Haven, Conn, was set OF
fire by some person with malicious intent
and nearly one ton of powder was exploded
The shock was felt for twenty miles in every
direction, and the lights OF glass iii 3
houses in the vicinity were shivered by tn
conclusion. Loss about $1,000.
A Stamford, Ct, syndicate offers sl0,0
for the Norwalk fair grounds This syndi
cate that made the offer proposes to use tn
grounds for driving association, and will
rent them 10 the Agricultural society TO
holding the feir, il desired.
Mrs Simpson, an aged lady, threw hersel
from the window of her sleeping room on tn
third floor of house on Park street, Hart
ford, Ct, and was killed. She had beel
Predetermined for some time.
Mr. James p Hillard, for So years super
intendent of the American Linen mill at Fa
River Mass, has resigne on account Of COZ
tinued Ill health.
Last fall baker named Hoffman disaI
peared ON Auburn, Me. Last week b
body was found in the river at Durham.
The town of Shrews bury Mass, is yer