The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-15
new ENGLAND NEWS.

Jack Fakey OF Providence, and Herbert
Mickle OF New Bedford had arranged for
hste encounter for purse Of Sia5 In War
wick Or, ~ barn. The crowd was big, but
impeouniolls, and the required amount of
money could not be raised by Si3 Afler
two hours spent in wrangliug the light was
postponed.
The steamer Riato, at Boston from Ant
wcrp, reports that on May 9TH, at Ia M,
100 miles from Boston Light, picked up
dory with the following named Province
town fishermen on board; Joseph Days,
aged u years; Joseph Barns, Jr,, "; Peter
Morris, 10; Joseph Christian, Al; John
Nlaar, 20, and Frank Gin, -, The men be-
longed TO the schooner Mary T., Whorf. and,
having lost their vessel ON the Georges Bank
INA fog, were drifting with the wind when
found They had beer capslzed once,
William Quinn, Jr, OF Bridgeport Conn,
was tried for abductiHg his II year cd sister
from family named Ford. to whom she
was bound out Quinn said he was able and
willing to take care of his sister, aud didn't
want to have her doing homework. The
tonrt, however, sentenced him TO i've days
N jail Some time ago the girl was taken
from her parents on the ground that they
were vicious and unfit persons TO have
charge OF the child. She was committed to
The county home and subsequently bound
out TO the Ford family. Ii was on the COM
Michael Farrell, 60, living at Maiden,
Mass, and employed Ms Waterman ut 36l
Western ave-, Brighton, was found dead in
his chair at his pace of business. Heart
disease.
Hon. Frank 7. Currier Of Canaan, \. H.,
The newly appointed naval officer OF the port
OF Boston, has filed his bonds with the clerk
OF the United States supreme court. lie
stated that he should not enter upon the
n ha ntft. fS,r tkx.., L.
Simeon Foster, age Is wears, an inmate of
the North Andover Mass almshouse, CON-
mitted suicide by cutting his throat with a
razor. He has two daughters. one living in
Boston and the other in Middleton. The
cause was temporary insanity.
The city government of Bath, Me-, has
voted TO set the town clock on local instead
of standard time. The vote was close in both
branches, being adopted bya joint majority
of one.
Mrs. Edward Burns. aged 80 years, wife of
Me-, was burned to death, her clothing hay
ing caught fire from the kitchen stove.
Six RoXbury, Mass, boys, whose ages
range from IL to l6 years, and who compose
the "Vinton Social Club" organized for pre-
datory purposes, have been arrested, charged
witS series Of burg aries in that section.
James Dolan and Dennis O'lIearn, burg
lars, were each sentenced to % years i'm
prisonment in Boston under the habitual
criminal act. Doan is the convict who, by
eating soap, simulated consul: ption, and
was aldoned by Governor Butler from the
State prison, only to renew his criminal
career as soon as liberated.
George +. ClouGh, who was once WELL
known politician of New Haven, Conn, aud
keeper OF the almshouse was sent to Jail
FOR six months. for trying to kill John Hall.
Hall was struck on the head with an axe.
The edge Of the axe struck the man at the
base of the skull, but luckily it was dull to
which fact the victim owes his life.
The residence of William +. Hurd in Con-
cord, Mass, was entered by burglars, who
opened the safe and carried away s.lverware
valued ut $500.
Alden Crafts of West Auburn, Nc, CON-
mitted suicide by hanging.
Samuel Bowen's house and barn with
contents, were DESTROYED by fire at Bethel
Vt. Loss $1,000; insured for $500 in the
New England Insurance Company of Rut-
land Cause unknown.
William Grant, an old thief who escaped
from the Lawrence, Mass, Jail where ne
was serving a four months sentence for
stealing, has been captured and sent back to
finish his term.
There are at present i'll Lowell II cases of
dphtheria and 10 cases of scarlet fever
There were recently sent from Biddeford,
Me-, to China, 1900 bales of cotton drill
AS result of the demand of the carpcn-
tiers for 10 hours pay for nine hours labor,
several contractors of Dover. n. H.. have
thrown up their building contracts, and re-
fused to 20 ahead One carpenter had Il block
of six houses to build, but was unwilling to
proceed with them.
If n suitable site can be secured, q button
4 4 II
Mass.
The annual reunion of tic LIST Connecticut
heavy artillery wfll'occur June 10 at Wilt
mantle.
The annual conference of the Unitarian
churches in Maine will be held in Water
vile June TO- II and II.
A proposition to hold n buldiAg in
spectors' convention at Portland, Me-, July
1-3, is under consideration.
Marlboro, Mass, boasts that in the last
year she acquired street railway, a hospital,
board of trade, 4 cooperative bank and
sewerage.
The electric lighting business at New
Haven, CT. is assuming such proportions
that new station Is to be put in for the
furnishing of light to the lower half of the
city.
A report is current at Newport, r. T., that
class will arrive at the torpedo station for
instruction July l, instead Of May 1, the
usual time. and remain about six months,
instead of three months.
The catch of Connecticut shad this season
will probably be nearly equal to that OF last
year. The catch along the sound is fairly
good, but that in the rivers of the state shows
decided falling off.
Ware, Mass, farmers have entered for.
nal protest against the sum charged for car
inu mi III. to u.ntp I, l.. nj
ent II cents for each Sa-guart can. Under
the present rates the farmer receives net
return of q cents quart.
A prisoner at the state farm at Bridge.
water, Mass, made rather peculiar bolt for
liberty recently. He got from his cell to
the roof of the office building, and, having
gotten there, lost his nerve, and, suspcnding
himself from one of the cutters, he shouted
for help. The officers rescued him and car
red him to safer place behind the bars.
Private dispat hes received in Bangor, Me-,
from lumbermen, state that there has been
an unusually heavy rain at Moosehe d Lake,
and that the water in the lake rose 10 inches
in two days A portion of the dam at the
east outlet has been carried away. causing
freshet in the river and streams flowing
from it. The ice is rapidly bi eakipg up in
the lake and is expected to leave at any mo-
ment.
United States Marshal Mcdonald and
Postoffirc Inspector Vario have arrested
John Grayback. Polander, who has
worked for the Otis Company of Ware,
Mass, two weeks, on suspicion OF forgery
on the Woonsocket Or. ~ postoffice. lie
was taken to Boston. No particulars OF his
doings were obtainable.
James W. Hartzel. of the firm of Hartzel
d Sons, Doylestown, Pa, appeared before
squire Zorns and lodged information cbary-
ing James NJ. Shellenbergcr with forgery on
two Judgment notes, one for s1,40O and the
other for 5000, the lat er purporing to have
been signed by Joseph Hushberger Mr..
llsrtzel SAYS that he has been unable to find
person by that name living in Bucks
County.
Workman at the kittery, Me-. Navy Yard
began on half time the 1lth inst, per order
from Washington.
At an adjourned town meeting, Sandwich,
Mass, voted not to build a new almshouse,
but to repair the present structure.