Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16

assist in the ceremonies. During the street parade, when passing the post office building, Willis Hannaford, captain of the new canton, dropped dead of heart disease. The column countermarched and returned with reversed swords and untitled drums to Odd Fellows Hall. Deceased was about Al years of age.
 Job lilly, a retired merchant of Lowell, Mass, dropped dead last night in the New York Academy of Music.
 The following is the statement of the Bangor from Jan 1 to Oct. 1, as compared with amounts surveyed in 1887 and 1888: Dry pine...... F ,Iss,s 1s,sla,32o l2,Aa,5s4 Hemlock, etc. ia,77s,e5s ,alo l5,725,sts
 Total 1Os, ,2o2, eos ns,slo,7735 lsa ,es2, ,745
 The factories of the Bradley < Hubbard Manufacturing Co.,. of Merden, Conn. cover several acres of ground and give employ ment to about 1000 operatives. The manu- facture of lamps, gas fixtures, etc., by this company has grown to large proportions in the past three years. As the company ship many of their products to South America. the recent visit of the delegates was of cs pecial interest.
 The Windsor Locks Water Co.,, Windsor Locks. Conn. are now ready to make connec- uOns for domestic, manufacturing and other uses. The dam and pump-house are com pleted. The waterwheel has arrived and the pump has been shipped by the manufacturer.
 The use of crude petroleum ill the forges of the Etna Nut Go. at Southington, Conn.,, is proving success in the experimental trials. and it will probably be adopted as the regular fuel, efiecting quite saving ill coal.
 The Jones & Russell clock factory at Pitts field, Mass, has never been buster than it is now. The company will occupy the lower part of the building as soon as they can get it fitted up.
 Thus far but one corporation in Fall River has paid ill an assessment on the new tax list. The mills usually wait until the middle of the month before they pay. Itis not likely that any steps will be taken by them to con- test the validity of the assessment on the ground of excessive overlay.
 The report that Prof. c. c. Burlington of the Pennington Normal School would be the next principal of the Bangor Normal School is said to be wholly untrue. Prof. Puring- ton has no intention of leaving Pennington.
 The Pcnacook and Boscawen Water Com pany has been organized under Legislative charter, with Hon. John c. Pearson Presi- dent.
 The Pike Manufacturing Company at Hav- erhill, N. H., employed 60 men in the whet- greatly increased.
 George A. Gay Relief Corps No. 59, auxil- iary to the Grand Army. has been instituted | at Newmarket, \. H., with 27 charter mem- bers and Mrs. Rand President. William Poland, engineer at the Beverly Pumping Station, was badly injured by catch ing his arm in the crank of the engine. The flesh was terribly crushed and jammed. Henry F. Stone. 40 years of age, and for many years cashier of the Concord National Bank, died at his home in Concord from hemorrhage. He has been i'll for many months suffering with consumption, The City Government, of Dover. N. H., at | the request of the State Board of Health and | voted to close all schools in the city, and add assist the local Board of Health in enforcing | the health rules. There are now 60 cases of diphtheria in the city. There have been since the year came in 516 cases and 6S deaths. There are great fears of all epidemic. The First Regiment. Patriarchs Militant, composed of cantons ill Concord, Newport, Laconia, Franklin Falls, Woodsville. Little ton and Bradford. Nt., will have it's annual field day at Laconia on Oct. 23.
 The late Hon. Ira Mooney of Belmont was an eX-Postmaster and an eX-Representative | to the Legislature. He left daughter and a son, the latter being Hon. Henry c. Mooney, Mayor and Postmaster of Hammond, La.
 Miss Capitola NJ. Davis, youngest daughter of Major Samuel Davis, died at Warner, N. | H., the 10th., aged % years. During her | long connection with the Post Office as as- sistant she was well known and greatly es- teemed.
 A large number of business men and others recently visited Ezra s. Harris, wealthy manufacturer, at his house in Penacook, N. 1 H., congratuating him on his restoration to health. and giving him handsome gold headed cane. An address in behalf of the visitors was made by Hon. Charles H. Ams- den, of Penacook.
 campment of Odd Fellows recently held at | North Conway the following officers were elected: Patriarch, Albert R. Junkirs of Portsmouth; High Priest, w. J. Fernald of of Concord Junior Warden, Frank T. Rich ardson of Manchester: Scribe, Joseph Kidder | of Manchester: Treasurer. l.. K. Peacock of Concord; Sentinel, Ira H. Davis of Derry :; Guide, William F. Barnes of Nashua.
 Mir. Thurlow Bremigion of Livermore. Me-, has had his right leg so badly manglcd by the cars that amputation at the knee was necessary.
 James Joy, who was killed by train near Waterbury, Conn.,, was the oldest man in | New Haven county. His age is said to have been 103, and he was in good health at the time of his death.
 c. B. Perkins, proprietor of a dyehouse at Brattleboro', Vt, has been arrested and held for trial on the charge of having set the build ing on fire.
 Martin .S French, boot and shoe m anufact- urers of Dover. \. H., are removing their business to Milton.
 Ex-Gov. P. c. Cheney has been elected ! President of the Excelsior Paper Company of Manchester, N. H.
 Cartridges are so very numerous around Eastport, Me-, that the woods overflow with them and they invade the business streets of | the town. One morning last week two of the birds were seen upon stores ill the town.
 The hosiery mill at Ashland, N. H., em- plOys 11O persons, with weekly pay roll of
 A State Music Teachers Association has been organized, with E. T. Baldwin of Man. chester, N. H., President.
 Miss Fannie Wells of Belmont, N. H., for mery Preceptress of the Hilton, \. H., Sem- mary, has gone on a long trip through Flu | rope.
 Dover physicians say that there is no dan- ger of a diphtheria epidemic in that city, the number of deaths thus far not exceeding 15
 Diphtheria prevails to such an extent in East Andover, N. H., that the schools are closed and several families are isolated by order of the Board of Health
 The Littleton Law and Order League has of late, been doing some very effective work | ill the enforcement of the law against selling intoxicating liquors.
 The steamer Portland, built by the New England Company for the Portland Steam 1 Packet Company of Portland, and con- structed expressly to run on the Boston and 1 Portland route was launched Monday. The boat can accommodate 800 passengers and will cost S200,000.
 It is not often, says the Lewiston Journal that a whole picture of domestic woe is so vididly brought to public gaze as was the case in Biddeford one night recently when q by stander succeeded in arresting a woman's steps. just as she was about to jump into the the river. Just at that minute the woman's husband appeared on the scene. and, with all oath, remarked: ''Why didn't you let her jump! Eve got tired of her." No wonder