Connecticut western news., 1889-11-13
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.

The old windmill standing near Highland Light was built in the spring of 179O, and next April will mark its one hundredth an- niversary.
 The Bridgewater (Mass.) Public Library has record of all the deaths ill that town which have occurred for the past 200 years! The record is complete to July of this year and was compiled by the late Thomas Cush.. man.
 H,rry, son of George Spencer of Mattamis- coutis, Maine, was killed by the accidental discharge of his gun while in the woods few days ago.
 At Madison, Me-, one day last week, a gentlemen walking through the woods was surprised to find himself tangled up of sud- den in painful manner with 40-pound bear trap. He was beginning to get pretty thoroughly scared when his yells finally brought assistance and rescue.
 It is proposed to erect i'll Bangor a memo rial building, dedicated to the memory of the soldiers who fell, and fitted for the use of the
 oldiers who are left. Subscriptions are
 alled for to the amount of at least o0o. Hannibal Hamlin, C.. A. Boutelle, A. B. Farnham N, H. Fairbanks and F. O. Beal sign the call.
 The Camden and Rockland Water Com- pany has made a connection between West Camden, Me-, and the lake with new six teen-inch water main, making two mains to West Camden. One of them will supply SdIuucu oIu hOCNPOAt, uuu eAio o@AASA AsoNn- land and Thomaston. Heretofore one main has supplied all these towns.
 A man in Aroostook county, Me-, claims to have spent three days in the top of pine tree without food or water. He climbed up 90 feet to get an eagles nest. It was Nor used climbers similar to those used by tele- graph line men. When he got to the nest he was taken sick and dared not descend for fear of falling, as he tells the story. The Brunswick, Me-, Telegraph has this item: ''The farm of the late Isaac Varney, located in the western part of tho town, was offered at public auction last week, but no bidders appeared at the sale. This is the third nice farm that has been offered at auc- ton in this vicinity within short time without finding q purchaser. On all these farms large families were raised, and the farm owners accumulated handsome properties by farming"
 Simon King of Sherman Mills, Me-, reports that as he was returning from Serman Post Office on horseback, just before arriving at his house, his horse suddenly stopped Look ing up he saw man holding on to the bridle and just in the act of firing a pistol at him, which immediately followed, the ball passing | through his hat brim. King cleared the horse and hurreid to his house, few rods distant, procured help and lanterns and returned to 1 the scene of action, where he found his horse dead, with his throat cut.
  manufacturer of Keene, N. H., has been stricken with paralysis.
 1 Captain Ira Stowell of Newport, has re- | signed his commission i'll the Newport, N. H., company of the National Guard. | Solomon A. Davis of Nashua, N. H., an 1 ex-Representatve to the Legislature, died recently, aged 60 years.
 Samuel McCurtly of Keene, N. H., aged 92, recently received injuries from a fall which will probably prove fatal.
 l The journal of the recent Constitutional Convention of N. H., has been published by the State Printer in volume of sos pages.
 Charles H. Downs of Portsmouth, N. H., | has been elected President of the State Asso- ciation of Mechanics and Manufacturers.
 Deacon Elbridge Smith, formerly n manu- facturer in Marlow and Fourteenth Regi- | ment veteran, died a few days ago ill G1sum, N. H., aged 56 years.
 The N. H. State Department of the Grand Army has published in book form the official proceedings of the annual encampments from 1868 to 1879 inclusive.
 l The New Hampshire State Board of Lu- macy has caused the removal of six insane persons from the County Farm in Wilton to l the State Asylum i'll Concord. The Cheshire Prevalent Institution of keene, N. H., makes the following state ment: Due depositors, g.. 1869 020 A; surplus S15,721 2S; and guaranty, $135,OOO.
 The County Commissioners have decided to lay out a highway between Pittsfed, N. H., and ''Upper City," distance of two miles, the expense, estimated at $20OO, to Ee assessed upon Pittsfield and Loudon.
 The treasurer of the Chase Aiome for Chi!- | dren ill Portsmouth, N. H., has received $95O, bequeathed by the late Mrs. Fannie M. S.. Jenkins of Brooklyn, N. Y., and $6O from | the estate of the late ThOs. k. Call Of Forts | mouth.
 The Connecticut River Railroad has re- placed the trestle bridge near Winchester 1 street i'll keene with an iron structure, leav- | ing no wooden Bridge on the line of that cor pOratiOn
 The new Richards Free Library in New port, N H., has received valuable donations of books from Mrs. Frances A. Hunter of Philadelphia, D. L. Webster, trustee of the Rice legacy, and Calvin N. Chapin of Boston, F. NJ. Peyser of New York and Dr. John L.. Sweat of Newport.
 Montpelier, White River Junction and West Randolph have made application through their citizens for the State fair next season.
 The Bennington battle monument has TOW reached height of 275 feet, and the con tractor expects to complete the shaft the present season.
 President o. M. Tinkham of the Vermont Dairymen's Association has been engaged to | lecture at the winter meetings of the New Hampshire State Board of Agriculture.
 The new factory of the United States | Screen Company, at West Randolph, Vt., Is now completed. The building contains 20,- GOO square feet of flooring. The company is to manufacture tub fasteners, buckles, seds | and window screens.
 The Vermont Farm Machine Company of Bellows Falls has been awarded gold medal it the Paris Exposition on model butter factory. This makes 2 gold medals awarded the company for it's manufactures and their products at various exhibitions and fairs held during the last year.
 The Vermont Fish Commissioners are soon to receivea quantity of German carp for distribution among the ponds in the State: a point, and parties desirous of obtaining , quantity of carp for stocking ponds should | apply to Hon. Herbert Brainerd, Chairman 1 State Fish Commission, at St. Albans.
 The 26th reunion of the Society of Yer mont Officers in the War for the Union will be held at Middlebury Wednesday, Novem. Der 20. The business meeting will take place in the afternoon, to be followed by ban- quet in the evening at the Addison House. The annual address will be delivered by Rev. | D. w. Dayton, formerly at St. Albans and Chaplain of Vermont regiment in the war.
 The State tax assessed by the Legislature of Vermont in 1888 on the grand list of 1889 is now being collected. The amount assessed by counties is as follows: Addison, $27 ,627- 2l; Bennington, $1S,7O5 56; Caledonia, $24,- 3SO 43; Chittenden, $43, ,1l9 62; Essex, $5674- S9; Franklin, s25, 76l O9; Grand Isle, $3350- 29; Lamoile, $1o,55s 50; Orange, $2o, ,769 s4 ; Orleans, s19,542 67; Rutland, $53, ,9so 13; Washington, $31.26O 36; Windham, $30,e32- S1; 1;Windsor, $37 1929 40; unorgAnized towns and gorcs, $444 62; total, $353, ,412 01.
 It is reported that the Orion Mill at East Greenwich, K. l., is to be started up by Mir. M. NJ. Craven, formerly of Briggsvilc, Mass., for whom it was recently purchased.
 Louise Dolphin, formerly an actress in the | Theatre Comique at Providence, has sued