Connecticut western news., 1890-01-08
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.

NEW ENGLAND NEWS. Robert Mcfarland, aged 60, committed suicide by jumping into the pond near the shovel works at East Taunton, Mass, on Wednesday.
 Deacon J. N. Fellows, who had his head so badly cut by circular saw at Fayette, Me-, died Wednesday.
 Many of the Auburn, Me-, shoe factories are suffering by reason of many of the opera tives being out, ill with La Grippe.
 The present population of Antrim, N. H., is 12S5, gain of five in the past year. Of these 29 are over 80 years of age, the oldest being Mrs. Thomas $. Holmes 94, Miss Patty Wilson 92, Mrs. Isaac Cochran 92, Mrs. J. A. Newman 91, Mrs. Deacon Wright S9, and Mrs. Breed S9, all of these having been born in the eighteenth century. Of those over 80 years 21 are women.
 Benjamin Thompson of Kennebunkport, Me-, is 96 years old. He was recently met by one of his neighbors walking home from the woods with big bundle of wood upon his back. His load was heavy enough to buckle the back of most any man in the town. MT. Thompson has a splendid yoke of oxen in his barn, and when asked why he had not used them to haul the wood he re- piled that the road through the woods was bad and he was afraid of iniuring the cattle. The 1QTee COuuGN SOCltCy, which is composed of the counties of Frank lin, Hampden and Hampshire, Mass, has elected these officers: President, B. c. Clapp of Northampton; Secretary, |. c. Ferry of Northampton; Treasurer, D. J. Wright of Northampton.
 The list of public buildings erected in Yer mont in 1889 is as follows: Federal Build ssi Building, Burlington, ssO, O,ooo; Soldiers Me morial Hall, Rutland, $10O,00O; Baxter Memorial Library, Rutland, $3O,O0O; St. Albans Hospital, rebuilt, sl5.o00: Old Ladies' House, Burlington $2O,000; Billings Library, extension, Burlington, $15, ,00O; Town Hall, Westminster, $6,0O0; Soldiers Home. Ben nington, 1$s,OOO; Trotter House, Bradford, $14, ,0O0.
 The Pine Tree State Club enjoyed New Years reunion, Jan. 2, at the Parker House, Hon. John D. Long presiding The winter temperature in Vermont thus far is 23O degrees warmer than the average since 1873. An agreement has been reached between the Vermont and Canadian authorities rela- tive to the Lake Champlain fisheries.
 The Massachusetts State Government was inaugurated Jan. 2, and Governor Bracket delivered his address.
 A stubborn fire in Cambridgeport, Mass, Jan. ?, damaged the warerooms of Anderson and Henderson, furniture dealers; Cambridge Press office, and N. O'Shaughnessy. Alfred Desmarias, aged 13 years, son of | Jerry Desmarias, was drowned at Sutton, Mass, on Wednesday.
 Bowdoin College Brunswick, Me.) Lib- | rary possesses two copies of Elliott's Indian Bible.
 | The sleigh makers of Maine, of whom | Franklin county has many, report quick | sales.
 
 | the week ending Jan. 2, TAP cases; corres- bonding week last year, 75O7 cases. Worcester county's (Mass.) treasury has a balance of SIS, 921 on hand after meeting all expenses the past year. The balance last January was $S9,015.
 | Mrs. Deming of Providence, R. l., has l given free library to the town of Goshen, | N. H.
 Wv Burbank of Webster, N. H., has | been chosen President of the State Fair Grange Association.
 Frank T. E. Richardson of Manchester, N. H., has been appointed Paymaster of the Stark Corporation in that city. | S. c. Rand < Son have rented 8 steam mill | at Kingfield, Me-, and are about to begin the manufacture of spool stock.
 Ezra Fuller of Pennington, Me-, had his hand nearly cut in two by circular saw a few days ago. It is hoped to save the hand.
 The electric light system at Bridgewater, Mass, is now in working order, and about 300 incandescent lights are now in use.
 The Mass. hat manufacturers are unwill- ing to have the productions of their factories reported. the shipments being so small as compared with the shoe shipment. At the meeting of the Franklin County, Me-, Horse Breeders Association, held in Pennington, Dec. 31, 1889, J. w. Withee of | Pennington was elected President. The as- | sOoiatiOO hot ahOnt Q0 members
 There have been 165 foxes caught and killed this season in South AcwOrth, N. H., and vicinity. Of these Dexter Washburn trapped 65.
 l A petition for retaining Frank H. Daniell, Democrat, as Postmaster at Franklin Falls, N. H., was almost universally signed by the Republicans of that place.
 MT. J. T. Sibley was at work on his farm about three miles above Augusta, Me-, re- gently, when his horse caught foot in the railroad track. Knowing that train was due, and being unable to extricate the horse, MT. Sibley ran down the track and signalled | the approaching train to stop, but the en. gineer paid no attention to his signals and struck and killed the horse. The railroad will probably pay for the animal.
 A.J. .Batchelder of Barre, ,Vt., had two horses killed Jan. 2 in the Central Vermont Railroad yard by shifting engine. MT. Batchelder was slightly injured.
 The woods of Chesterville, Me-, long famous for the quantity and excellence of its | pine timber, resound to the woodmans axe Some of the best lots remain still intact | however.
 A civil service examination will be held in | Newburyport, Mass, at an early date, of ap plicants for positions as police officers. Citi zens of Newburyport who have been resi- dents during the entire year preceding the filing of their applications have right te apply. Applications can be filed with o. B Merrill Secretary of the Board of EXamin. CTS for Newburyport, of whom the proper plank forms can be obtained. Applicants except veterans, must be between 9 and 4( years of age and feet inches in height.
 Frank Wilkinson of Willamstown, Mass. while hunting on the side of Greylock Noun tain last month, was attacked by a large black bear, which bore him to the ground, scratched bis face so that it became a bloody mass o1 flesh, broke his collar bone, and tore ir shreds the flesh of his left arm and leg. The bear would have killed the hunter had the latter not managed to get hold of large hunting knife which he had with him and with which he dealt the beast few strokes that caused him to make off. Will kinson crawled into an open pasture, where he was found and taken home. It is though he will recover, but will be disfgured and cripple.
 The estimated expenditure upon building! and improvements in Providence, R. l., las year was $2, 2,261 ,175.
 There was good sleighing at Centre liar bor, N. H., from Dec. % to Jan. 2, rain talk ing off the snow then. During that time tht