News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-13
new ENGLAND NEWS.

Provincetown, Mass, property is valued at
| 81 .215,15S; real estate, 81 ,05O,05O; taxable
| polls, 1853.
It is estimated that 1886, 900 tons of ice will
be harvested at Bangor, Me-, this winter.
The sale of the Douglas Axe Works at East
Douglas. Mass, is reported.
Bath (Me.) Independent: We learn that
the New Jersey Iron Works, which bid low
est for the cruisers, again asks for them.
| This makes the result doubtful.
In Concord, n. H., in 1899, fires destroyed
property amounting to SS749.36, on which
there was an insurance OF S6Sll.04.
Mrs. John P. Hale of Dover, n. H., has
gone to Washington to spend the remainder
of the season with her daughter, Mrs. Sena-
tor Chandler.
There is strong talk of forming stock
company for the manufacture of chairs at
South Royalton, vt.
The $1,000 which was needed to erect
buildings in order to have the State fair held
at White River Junction, VT, has all been
pledged.
Otis Gilman, So, Hartford, Conn, painter,
was, perhaps, fatally injured by jumping
from train lately.
Otis Fisher, the treasurer of Putnam,
Conn.,, no is said to have defaulted, persists
in declaring that he cannot find his books,
and that they are all right.
The Hereford Cattle Company, with a
ranch near Ell Paso, Tex, has been organized
at Keene, n. H., with Gen. s. G.. Griffin of
that city superintendent.
Belfast, Me-, is to have new system of
sewerage, plans having been already pre-
pared. The plans call for an outlay, in the
aggregate, of $4,000. 1t is the purpose of
the City Government to expend from $500
to $4,000 yearly, until the entire system is
completed, which will cover a series of about
fifteen years.
The Vermont Valley Railroad Company's
new iron bridge across the mouth of the
West River at Bratteboro', is complete and
in working order, save only what remains
to finish the flooring and track. The length
of the main span of the bridge is 202 feet.
1t is proposed to organize at st. Adams,
VT, Power and Building Company with q
capital of S15, 900, divided into 800 shares of
$50 each, to acquire land and erect suitab e
buildings and machinery for the purpose of
manufacturing, generating and furnishing
power and to lease the adjacent Ia Ids and
power to persons desiring the same for pur-
poses of manufacture or other business.
A stock company is being organized for
the purchase of the Morning Chronicle and
the Evening Penny Post, tie two Republican
dailies in Portsmouth, n. FL.
The city of Dover, N. H., has made an an
nual appropriation for current municipal ex-
penses of S107,075. The larger items are
highways. $4,000 and Fire Department and
interest, $4,000 each. In addition there is
a school tax fixed by law of S15,SS and also
a county tax of S30,1S5.50. The State tax
of $22 500 is provided for out of money COM
ing from the Commonw ealth.
A Charlestown, Mass. jeweler was knock
ed down and beaten and robbed in his own
store Feb. 4, by a couple of scoundrels, who
escaped with about $1,000 worth of plumber.
The will of he late Israel R. Bray of Free
man, Me-. was presented in Probate Court at
Pennington Feb. 4. 1t beque this the largest
amount of any will ever presented IL that
county. No public requests are made. Over
$4,000 are given to sisters, nephews and
other relatives. His fine farm and stock he
gives to Hiram Hackett, his brother-in-law.
James Donahue, 35 years old, was struck
by the New York and New England express
at Worcester, Mass, the other evening and
killed.
Mrs. Hannah E. Gregory, aged 50 years, of
East Wareham, Mass, fell down stairs at the
residence of her cousin, Mrs. j. S. Reed, at
Pawtucket, r. l., lately and died at night.