The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-01
new ENGLAND NEWS.

The house OF Alexander Cook ut North
Dartmouth. Mass, was robbed OF 800 dur
ing the absence OF the family.
Howard Chase, employed by the Old
Mass, was probably fatally injured by u bale
OF carpet falling on his head,
The statement that Mr., Hugh Reed, an
oyersecr In the Barnaby Mill ut Full River,
Mass, had fallen heir to large fortune from
the estate of an aunt In Scotland, Is pro-
nounced by Mr.. Reed as untrue.
The trustees of Williston (NIass,) Semin.
AIRY have appointed a committee to make
necessary arrangements for the celebration
of the semi-ccntennial OF the founding OF the
school on june IL 1891, the anniversary OF
the birth of the founder.
u, II. Mansfield, n dealer IN sewing ma.
chimes at Hope, Me-, in tearing TO pieces an
old machine In his possession, found secret
cavity containing fifteen twenty-dollar bills.
L. & J. Fred Webster have sawed at their
mill In shirley, Me-, ami shipped to Bangor
over the Bangor and Piscataquis railroad
100000 feet Of lumber, which is 100000
feet more than they expected to saw when
they began operations,
The Brown Lumber Compsny has yarded
l|,O00,000 feet of logs at Whiteteld, n. H.,
TO be manufactured the present season.
Ephraim Carter. a welLknown merchant
and manufacturer, and an eX-representative
TO the legislature, died lately IN Newton, n.
H., aged s. years.
Robert Thompson of Warner, n, H., has
celebrated his SIth birthday. All his chill
drcn aud grandchildren, besides other rela-
tNes, were present.
Capt, John i. Cooper, who has been nom-
hated for postmaster at Newport, N. H., Is
native of Walpolc and 40 years old. lie
was mn officer in the Ninth war regiment,
has been twice representative in the legis-
luturc and was delegate to the constitutions
al convention in 1876.
The venerable Isaac Pratt of Bennington,
W., who trapped bears in WoOdford nearly
80 years ago, is following the same vocation
in Woodford now.
The ruling rate of wages for farm hands in
the north aud west part Of Addison county,
VT, is SlI and SIS per month, the latter
being the outside price for the best men.
Capt. Warren NJ. Kelley of Hooksett, N.
H., has sent larely signed petition to
Washington asking for his appointment as
United States pension agent fer the district
OF New Hampshire and Vermont.
Steps are being taken to organize the Bur-
lington, VT, Cooperative Saving Fund and
Loan Association under charter granted by
The legislature of Vermont. This association
Is for the purpose Of accommodating the saw
ings OF lis members paid into such cOrpO-
ration in fixed periodical installments and
the lending of its funds so accumulated to
lis members.
At n meeting of the directors of the Phil
lips and Rangeey Railroad, ut Portland, Me-,
Weston Lewis of Gorham, q. NJ. Gardiner
of Havcrhll, and w. A. Rich of Medford
were chosen committee with fullpowers to
make contracts for the immediate construc-
ton OF the road After a conference with
the Maine Central directors it was voted to
call n meeting of stockholders at Phillips,
where the railroad commissioners meet them
to see If they can increase the capital stock
to 100000.
William ID. ViAal, a Boston clerk, has been
arrested on the charge of criminal libel,
growing out of the publication of an article
in the New York World in relation to the
Lamson store service.
1t is understood that the Boston board Of
aldermen will vote to allow an increase Of
speed on the electric ears as requested by
many prominent citizens.
The President has nominated John ID. Hop
kins to be co lCctor of customs ut French
mars Bay. Me-, and Geo. NJ. Warren to be
collector of customs at Castinc, Me.
There are strong probabilities that another
electrical indu >try will soon be instituted in
West Lynn, Mass.-that of making shells.
The government has ordered 100000 shells,
and work will begin on them at once. As
tie ThomSon-l, oustOn company is over
crowded with work, it is thought that an i'll
dependent company will be formed.
The necessary stock of an electric railway,
with S200,O 900 capital, to run from Newton
vile to Newton Centre, Mass, has been sub.
scribed by three Cincinnati gentlemen. and
location will be asked for from the Board
of Aldermen at the next meeting. The
company will be known as the Newton
Electric Sire Railway Company. The ears
will he propsled by the storage battery
system.
In the libel suit of Edward Huber against
the publishers of the Evening Telegram,
Providence, r. l., the jury returned yer.
diet for the plaintiff for So.
Jeremiah Carroll, who resides on Mt.
Vernon street, Peabody, Mass. has entered a
complaint at Lynn police headquarters that,
while drinking with conyivial persons at d
boarding house in Peabody, he was offered a
hotte containing ammonia to drink. Sup
posing it to be whiskey he drank nearly a
giIl of tie fluid and the draught Immediately
Frustrated him. lie recovered sufficiently,
however, to proceed to police headquarters,
where he related the story. His mouth and
tongue were in terrible condition.
Thousands of spectators viewed the dead
whale in Deer Cove, near "Sliding Rock, y
Lynn beach, on the 9th. Workmen from
the Ames fertiiiziug works, Peabody, were
cutting up the carcass. but Capt. Nickerson
of Provincct0wn arrived and claimed that
some few days since he killed the whale, and
asked the workmen to desist in their work,
which they did. An intense stencil arose
from the dead body.
An ingenious device for cvading the liquor
law was discovered by the police of Lowell
Mass, at the house of William Fitzgerald
A double cellar was found under the house
of Fitzgerald's next neighbor in which were
five barrels of ecr A pipe was led through
tn.is
gcrads house Within the ventiating fue
of a water closet. Il faucet being attached in
the cellar.
A big street railway deal is ON the taps IN
Salem, Mass. 1t has been known for some
time that the Naumkeag road has been fol
sale. if any one wants to pay the price. New
York part es negotiated for it some time ago
hut dill not succeed. 1t is understood that /:
Boston syndicate, which was formed some
tim" ago with view to purchasing and
operating quite a sys EN- of suburban street
railways, h $ got the terms for tht
Naumkcag at a satisfactory point, AM
are ready to close the bargain when certain
other deals are completed. The syndicate i
negotiating for the control Of the Beverly &
Danyers and the Essex electric roads, ant
also the franchises of prospective roads. TIL,
information regarding the deal is said to b.
well authenticated and the amour cemen
may be looked for soon, unless some unfOre
seen contingency arises. The Beverly
Danvcrs company obtained Legislative per
mission some time ago to dispose of its road
probably with vieH to something OF thi
kind.
Mrs. .nai ~cs Morey OF North Craftsbury
VT, was badly burned the other day. Sh
was using rpen inc for a burn on child
The child piled il on her c.othes and tn
floor. 1t tool fire and she was soon enye
oped in flames and smoke.
Thieves endeavored to force an entranc
into Porter Hanson & Co.'s grocery store
City Hail square. Lynn, but were frightene
away. This is the third unsuccessful attemI
TO enter this store.
Mr.. Thomas A. Watson, East Braintret
president of the Weymouth Landing an
East Braintree Business Association, ha
made the directors of the association a
offer of $1,000 toward erecting social unto
building, and $1,000 and land toward th
proposed new fact.ry.
For several weeks it has been known tha
well known Fall River man had bee
authorized to secure survey from Reat
vile TO Fall River. Mass. and TO smooth tn
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