The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04
new ENGLAND NEWS.

The father paid the Sd4u, but tho CONTRACT
did not continue
The new grange hill at Foxcroft Me, has
been dedicated with appropriate eeremo-
MES
The corporation counsel has given an
opinion which was presented to tho common
council recently, that the fee In tho Bunker
Hill monument and grounds Is In the COM
monwealth OF MasSachus It's; and the gov
ernor and council were requested TO take
possession of the same.
Tho Belfast Me-, Water company has
elected Charles Il. Parks president and
Charles Baker clerk.
Tho crowded condition OF the Manchester,
N. H., house OF correction necessitates an
immediate enlargement
Governor Burleigh has made requisition
upon tho war department at Washington Tor
500 army overcoats for the use OF tho militia
of Maine.
The Manchester, n H., electric light plant
cost Sl60, 900 and there are over $50 lights OF
1000 candle power each in operation.
John Holland, agent of the Cocheco Manu-
featuring company, and L. r, Brown a
b mixer Of Dover, n. H., have given that city
the use of their private ark at the foot OF
Garrison hill us a ball ground for boys,
Lucien Freeman, the insane murderer or
his mother and John Morgan OF Plainiiebi,
N. H. has been removed from the jail nt
Newport to the asylum for the insane at
Concord.
The Provincetown, Mass, assessors report
the following statistics Polls 1856; personal
estate, S1,2i5, 1888; real estate, S1,050 050;
total, SO, 265, EOS: rate Of taxation, Sl1D on
$1,000 The valuation last year was 81 059,-
1877.
A suit for 5000 has been brought against
the town of Marlboro, Mass, by Mrs. Ellen
j. Buchanan for damages received by fall
ing on an icy sidewalk.
The following dividends for the quarter
have Just been declared at Fall River: Bar
nard mill, 2 l-2per cent; Tecumseh, IL;
Stafford 2; Narragansett 2; King Philip,
1-2 Merchants, . l-2 per cent payable
July ., to stockholders of record June ~.
The entire plant of the Bangor Electric
Lighting company will be removed to Yea
zie four miles up the river, and the dynamos
operated by water Pc 'cr. 1t will require
three months to make the changes. The
electric street railway is proving such sue
cess that it will be extended several miles
this fall.
The people of Nashua, N. H., are a good
deal disturbed over the prevalence of diph-
liberia In that city, and the state board of
health hasrequestel the city authorities to
employ man to give his who'll time to the
enforcement of the health laws of tho state
The Maine Telegraph company has elected
these ofilcers Directors A; W; Paine,
George Stetson, Noah Woods, Charles E..
Bliss, A. C. Flint John F. Colby, F. A. Viii
son and Arad Thompson of Bangor, and E.
f. Littlefield of Winterport; PRESIDENT A.
w. Paine; secretary and treasurer, j. Y.
Kicker.
The proposed project for a new shoe fac
tory at Rockland Mass, has Leen abandoned,
only about $35, 600 of the required sec, 00O
having been subscribed,
The debt of Coos county, N. H., is S24,
2s93l, crease during the past year OF
S4753.43.
John NJ. Jewett has been arrested at Row.
ley, Mass, on the charge of having set fire
to the house of john NJ. Richards, and held
for trial
The automatic guns invented by Hiram
Maxim a native of Maine, have been tested
at the naval proving grounds at
Annapolis, Nd, before board of officers
representing the United States navy and
they worked satisfactorily. The Maxim
gun is used in Germany, Russia and France
and is claimed to be superior to the Gatling
gun in rapid firing.
The Bartlett Shoe company at Laconia, N.
H., has settled its first strike. A discharged
stitcher is to be renstated; the foreman is to
be repla ced by union man; union man Is
to take the place Of another employe dis
charged some time ago and the firm is to
rec gnze the union. All the employees will
go back to their work. ..
The machine shops and foundries and the
iron business in general throughout the state
# Maine are to be examined and both in
teresting statistics and statements from in
livdual employees will be obtained for q
state report.
The Vermont School Seat company, with q
capital of 800, 900, has been organized fol
the manufacture of the Livandon schoo
seat.
The Standard Oil company will build o
large tank at Wore ster, Mass, and MAKE
that place distributing point for New Eng
land.
During heavy shower which passed owe
the town of Sangerville, Me-, last week, TIN
house of Samuel Farnham was struck b,
lightning, tearing it to pieces, but not set
ting it on fire Mr.. Farnham, who was sit
ting near window, was instantly killed
His wife and son, who were sitting near by
were not rously injured. Mr.. Farnhan
was S4 years of age.
John Nolan died at his home in Pawtucket
R. l., of stab woun1, witch, unattended
allowed him to bleed o 'rath. He charged
Martin OBrien, his W IS brother, witt
stabbing him. O'Brieh ,'ns arrested but de
mics all knowledge of the affair.
Canton Mass, citizens have vote d to hav
the Westinghouse Electflc comp my IurnSl
the town with 81 arc and 70 incandescen
lights.
Parties have been trying to buy the Morse
estate in West Natick, Mass. to build col
lege for young ladies. Hollis Hunnewell ha
offered t. subscribe $4,000 in case such
college is established there.
Michael Mahon of Boston made an assault
upon Mos Brown, colored driver, a
Providence, R. l., with razor. Brow
was badly cut about the face. Mahon wa
intoxicated.
Frank and George Godfrey have been ar
rested at Litchfield, Me-, on the charge o
William Wilson estate, Hallowell. At tn
trial Frank, aged 49, pleaded guilty, and ties
titled that he wa; induced to commit tn
crime by his father, who wanted to get tn
insurance.
Special United States Treasury Agent R
NJ Johnson has seized schooner Edna Ma
and her cargo of wool at PASSPORT, Me-, 70
cred very important The vessel and carg
are owned by E. II. Sprague e. Son of PEN
broke.
John Wagner, chief OF the fire department
and an ex-representative of Rockville Conn
was brutal assaulted by two roughs nea
Central park. He was knocked down an
his face terribly pounded. He will probabl
recover Ills dSsallhluS eSCdpeu hoSellS
was the motive for the assault.
The two-masted schooner Victor Pug
which was run down and sunk in the SCUM
some six weeks ago by tho steamer Pequo
of the Providence line, has been raised b
the Boston Wrecking company and towe
into port. The Pugh was loaded with col
and bound for Maine.
The assessors of Fall River, Mass, repol
that the city has increased 1913 in populG
ton the past year.
H. E. Wood, who has been superintendent
of the fremont and Suffolk mills Lowell
Mass, has resigned that position. Nj
Wood has been superintendent for about
year. f. w. Ely, who has been connecte
with the mills for several years. assumes Il
position.
Edward Campbell, 10 years old, empIoye
in lumber mills at Veazie, Me-, while 81
gagged at a planning machine, struck his rigl
arm upon circular saw, almost severing I
The arm was afterward amputated at tt
elbow.
At an adjourned village corporation NEE
ing at Pennington, Me-, It was announce
that previous proceedings in the matter I
compromising the bond trouble were illega