The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-11-07
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.

James Plat, an old resident Of Farnums'
willie, Mass, was found drowned Wednesday
Death was probably accidental,
The Attleboro (Mass) Advocate says
''English parties want 10 form a lewelry
trust in AttleborO', absorbing about u ,OOO'
900 Of CAPITAL There would be no difficulty
about the absorption but 1t would be hard
TO find the firms TO enter the trust"
All the piping and machinery in, the old
Pollard tannery and ourrying shop on
Eastern avenue Woburn, Mass, IS being
removed. The buildings have been unoceai-
pied for several years, and were 40 years OH
The Bangor (Me.l Electric Railroad is s
success, il having cleared S236l.6Q over aa
expenses, including fixed charges, in the last
four months,
A strange animal described by q boy who
saw IL rs having long, gray body, short
legs and tail about three feet in length, ~
deyouring sheep and calves and soaring the
partridge hunters around Pennington, Me.
The United States Fish Commission have
lust finished putting into Green Lake, Maine,
over 10000 yearling land,locked salmon. In
addition TO these they have put in several
hundred rainbow trout from Michigan.
A man in Bangor who tarried in a GENE
terry after dark in order to finish up q Job OF
digging, had an encounter with ghost. 1t
WAS VI tiit regulation anu GlbstiNt
just as did those encountered i'll similar
places by some of our great grandmothers.
The Bangor man was frightened and started
TO run, but managed to run against the ghost
and both fell TO the ground together. IL was
an innocent white calf that first recovered
its feet after the collision.
Mrs. Isabella A. Orr, Boston music
teacher has been arrested at Montreal on a
charge Of obtaining money under false pre-
fences.
There have been employed the present
eeason in Comic, N. H, 600 men in brick
making, the production being 2o,0o0,ooO.
The late DIR. T. J. W. Pray of Dover, be-
queathed to Dartmouth college $1,000 the
income to constitute prize. for the best
scholar of four years standing in mod
EN- languages.
The Connecticut Riv Lumber company
has enlarged its dam at the outlet of Second
Lake in Pittsburg, n. H., raising the water
eight feet. They will raise the water at
First Lake six feet.
/ Thersceipts of the Cottage hospital at Ports
mouth, n. H., during the last II months
were S2740.27, and expenditures, including
500 paid to the permanent fund, s26S9.29
The building fund, which was commenced q
little over year ago, amounts to so34o'0i.
Will Tozier, II years, while hunting near
Bangor. Me-, was killed by the accidental
discharge of his gun.
Harvard beat Yale in the first champion
ship football match Of the season score, 80
| to 0.
There are now 81 soldiers in the home at
Bennington, n. IL.
Marble is being shipped in large quaint.
ties from West Rutland, VT, to Chicago,
| ILL.,, over the Central Vermont and lake and
rail routes.
The Rhode Island Ballot Reform Associa.
ton sent a committee to visit the polls in
| Massachusetts to observe the workings OF
the new voting system.
North Andover, Mass, has petitioned for a
grade crossing on the Boston d Maine
Railroad officials object, and prefer the
grades separated. The matter is yet under
| advisement.
! Wilson Barrett closed q most successful
engagement at the Boston Theatre on the ID
before one of the largest audiences that the
Boston Theatre has ever held. Gov. AmeS
and Mayor Hart were present.
The Deaconess Home, authorized by the
last Methodist conference for the training OF
| deaconesses, is ready for business. Numerous
applications have been made and accepted.
D. T. Stafford of New Hampshire has been
| appointed special pension examiner in
Maine, in the counties of Lincoln and Saga
| dahoc.
At the close OF the last performance Of
Wilson Barrett's engagement at the Boston
Theatre he presented little Olive Romans
with gold Elgin watch, in token of his ap
probation of her ability
A new postal car route is to be established
on the Newton (Mass,) circuit railroad.
1t is reported that G w. G. Hill, Har
ward sophomore, has been arrested for steal
ing from the clothes of his fellow-student!
| while they were in the gymnasium. He re
fused it is said, to give any reasons for &c
doing, as his folks are wealthy. Some o
the other students allege gambling as tn,
| cause
Seven shipmasters of Searsport, Me-, hay,
died during the present year.
| A warm meeting is said to have takel
| place at the West church, Boston, at which
| the resignation of DR.. Bartol was accepted
| Talk was had on the subject of discontinu
| ing services and disposing of the churci
| property The whole business is reported Il
| have been transacted y l6 pewholders.