News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-06
new ENGLAND NEWS.

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ton, Mass, shoe factories.
J. G. Coburn, for SO years agent of the Hill
Mill, Lewiston. Me-, has resigned. W. d.
Pennell, agent of the Franklin Company, has
been appointed in his place.
One Auburn, Me-, grocery store had to be
closed entirely on account OF the grippe the
other day, and another was so short-handed
that it was obliged to close its doors to eusto-
mers while orders were being delivered in the
early forenoon.
HOLY Cross chapel In Middletown, X. l.,
was entered few nights ago and the mite
box and its contents stolen. The amount is
not large. The thief, a boy, is known, but
has escaped to New York.
CHI. Heating, an employe of the East Ber-
lin Comm Bridge Company, was caught in
the shafting of their mill recently and re-
ceived injuries from which he died. He was
unmarried and belonged at Worcester.
a Boothbay, Me-, lady few days ago left
pan full of hot lard on her cook stove. Re
turning she found it all ablaze. She hastily
picked it up and threw 1t just as her little
boy entered the door. The blazing lard
scalded him fearfully. Fortunately he shut
his eyes and saved his sight.
HaverhilPs (Alass.) shoe shipments for the
week ending January %, $3.50 cases; CORE
spending week last year 5701 cases.
The will of A. T. Lilly of Northampton,
Mass, bequeaths all his property, real and
personal to the Florence kindergarten in
trust. From the income the Trustees are to
paw to the Free Congregational Society $1,000
a year $50 long as said society shall keep
alive the work of the Sunday School and
platform speaking on the same liberal basis
as has been practiced by it since the organi-
cation of said society to the present time, but
no longer"
Charles T. Smith, the secretary of 81. D.
Smith & 20. Of Plantyille, Conn.,, fell q feet
from balcony at his home Jan. %, and died
of his injuries in few hours. He was q
graduate of the Sheffield Scientific School at
Yale, and had been prominent In local atfaiEs.
Eastport Sentinel: The fact that no large
herring have yet been taken in this vicinity
for the frozen herring business makes most
discouraging outlook for a winters work
among the fishermen, on the New Brunswick
shore especially. Usually there have been
thousands of dollars put out here for frozen
herring before this time in the winter, while
in the present season not dollar has changed
hands,
The pawn shop of G. W. Bailey In Milford,
Mass, was robbed of $500 worth of watches
and jewelry on Saturday evening.
John Finn of BrocktOn, Mass, was struck
by the train near the Elmwood station the
other day and killed. He was SO years old
and unmarried.
Hon. Frank Jones OF Portsmouth, n. H.,
has purchased the Sorrento Electric Light
plant from the company operating 1t, as they
could not furnish lights enough to meet the
demand.
f. Fl. Bascom of Montpelier, VT, is nego-
tiating with the Bryant Nail Company. who
were recently burned out at Lynn, Mass, to
induce them to locate at Montpelier. The
company is capitalized at S250,000, and as
Montpelier eXempts all new manufactures
from taxation for ten years, and has the best
motor power in New England, it Is under
stood that they will locate there If $4,000
of their stock will be taken by residents.
John Hesliu, North Smithfeld, R. l.,
farmer, died Jan. % as q result Of fall from
his wagon several weeks ago, He leaves
family.
William Stevens, q farmer of Portsmouth,
n. H, has been missing since Christmas eve,
and it is feared has been drowned.
The dead DO iy of Mrs. Nehemiah Eldredge
Of West Chatham, Mass, was found Jan. %,
and death is supposed to have resulted from
suicide.
Congressman Rockwell has nominated Ed
ward E. Lewis of Pittsfeld, Mass, formerly
Messenger at the State House, to take the
statistics of mortgage indebtedness for Berk-
shire and Hampden counties in the next
census.
The New Haven police have for some time
been on the track of several burglars known
as the coax street gang" and Jan. % tive of
The body of James O'Connor was found
Jan. Is frozen into the ice on Farmers Pond,
Attleboro',
The Municipal Building Committee of
Dover. n. H., awarded the contract to build
the new city building to McIntire s. Abbott
of Salem, Mass, at about S114, $50,
Jan. 81, Hon. Calvin Page of Portsmouth,
N H., counsel for James Palmer. the con-
yicted murderer of Henry L. Whitehouse,
laI he N
preme Court asking for new trial.
The Common Council of Lowell Jan. %,
in concurrence with the Aldermen, instr ucted
the Mayor TO apply to the Legislature for per-
borrowing limit, 10 erect City Hall and Me
mortal Building; also S150,000 for a new
High School Building.
The SeIectmen of Duxbury, Mass, have
appointed Edmund III. Sears TO I'LL the
vacancy in the office of Town Clerk, OCCASION
ed by the death of Josiah Peterson.
Thomas NJ. Beech was struck by the New
York express on the Boston e. Albany road
II North Wibraham, Mass. Jan, q and will
die. He was walking on the track
While intoxicated.
T. j. Southard's new schooner at Rich
nond, Me-. Is tlmbered out. and work is
,oing ahead favorably.
A stock shipbuilding company will probably
,e organized at Belfast, Me-, as soon as
ocatfon can be secured.
George E. Balloon of Nashua, n. H., will
harvest this season 5000 tons Of ice, employing
5 men,
Hon. &. L. French has been elected Presi-
lent Of the Pittsield, n. H., Aqueduct Com
,any.
All the ice companies in the vicinity of
Me-, are now running, The fields
ire in good condition for the harvest, The
ce ranges from II to 10 inches thick.
William Corey of Manchester, n, H., mas
purchased the Wardwell Needle Factory at
Lake Village.
Ladies in East Rochester, N. H., have raised
$1,000 toward the erection of shoe factory in
h place,
The full amount of stock, S45 900, has been
subscribed for the erection of a Masonic
Temple at Nashua, n. II.
When Thomas Abbott, wool sorter at
Sanford Mills, went to dinner recently, he
found his wife lying on the ola, unconscious,
frothing at the mouth. She lived two hours.
Il was evidently case of suicide. She leaves
a husband and four children.
Thomas T, Allen, Game Warden of Maine,
saws he does not believe that there Is a wolf
in the State; that it is hounds that are driving
the der about. There is \ bounty of % on
wolves, and Mr.. Allen thinks-if they were as
thick reported some hunter would have
shot one before this.
Hon. Frank G. Churchill has been chosen
President of the Mascoma Fire Insurance
Company of Lebanon, n. III.
The small firearms mandatory of liver,
Johnson & Co., Worcester, Mass, was dam
aged by fire, Jan. 20, causing loss of $4,000:
fully insured.
The annual charity ball at Hartford, Conn,
was given night of Jan. 2S In Foot Guard
Hall. 1t was a brilliant affair, the most
fashionable society Of the city being well
represented.
Uncle Joseph Elwell, 81 years old, is said
% be the only real well person in Northport, |
We. While everybody else is housed by the |
rip or ventures out only after careful muf-
ling from the weather, Uncle Joseph makes |
Ms regular morning and afternoon call at the
tore in all kinds of weather, never thinking |
If such a thing as wearing an oyercoat.
New Hampshire Patrons of Husbandry of
Merrimac county, Pomona Grange No. 8,
will hold special meeting at Warner, Feb. !
IA. The question to be discussed is, ere
solved that the future farmer boy should re-
,eive liberal education" with E. c. Cole of |
Warner, j. G.. Tallant of East Concord, l.. |
L. Mower of Concord, II. ID. Little of Sails |
bury and others as speakers.
1t Is reported that the delegation in Con-
yress from n. H.. have voted to recommend |
70 the President for appointment the follow |
ing: James W. Remick of Littleton, for |
United States Attorney, and Col. A. #. |
Pierce of Dover as United States Marshal for |
the District of New Hampshire, and Hon. !
Z. FL. Cheney of Lebanon, and Hon. G. z. |
Conn, NJ. D., of Concord to be consuls.
1t Is understood that the late Grand Chap |
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