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NEW ENGLAND NEWS. John McCarty, a brakeman on the New York & New England railroad, had his right arm crushed between cars at Franklin, Mass. The arm was amputated. Lightning struck the barn of George W. Davis, West Claremont, N. H., killing Mr. Davis and five horses. Mrs. William Wilkins Warren has presented the generous sum of $5000 to the South end industrial school of Boston, the Income of which is to be used to defray the expenses of the drawing department of the school. Quite a panic occurred in Washburn & Arlington's circus at New Haven, Ct., in consequence of the wind which accompanied a shower. The audience, about 3000 in number, finally got out, and no one was seriously hurt. The Framingham Mass., Savings Bank, which has been closed by an injunction of the supreme court for nearly five years, has resumed business. Of the 4416 depositors all but comparatively few have sent in their books for verification, only $261 being unaccounted for. Schooner Ida L. Hull, Capt. Hull, from Windsor, N. H., bound to New York, collided near Edgartown, Mass, with an unknown schooner, e rrying away one of the latter's masts and badly damaging her. The vessel commenced to fill rapidly, and the crew abandoned her, and were taken on board the Hull. Tug William H. Clark, being in the vicinity at the time of the accident, went to the sinking vesicl, took her in tow, and endeavored to reach Vineyard Haven, but, after pumping for over two hours, she sunk near the entrance to Swash Channel. Henry Clark, son of Andrew Clark of East Bridgewater, Mass., was drowned in Forge pond. In company with a number of other boys he was crossing the high railroad bridge. and in some way lost his balance and fell to the water, a distance of about 30 feet. His body was recovered. Ground has been broken for the Union electric street railroad from Sawyer Mills in Dover, N. II., to Salmon Falls river in Great Falls, six miles. It is expected to have the road in operation July 1. At the session of the superior court at Newburyport, M SSS., Charles Knapp of Malden was arraigned for obtaining monty under false pretences. He pleaded not guilty, and bonds were fixed at $3000. At a meeting of stone contractors at Concord, N. H., it was decided to invite a committee from the Cutters' Union to a conference at an early date to agree upon a bill of prices to take effect June 1. Work on the new county court house at Fall River, Mass., has progeessed SO rapidly that indications point to its speedy completion. Lawyers are counting on the next sessions of the supreme court being held in the new building. The next term will be in October. Special ceremonies will be arranged for the opening of the structure. A violent thunder storm occurred at Hartford, Ct., recently, a heavy rain setting in. A vivid flash of lightning seemed to strike in the centre of the city, extinguishing a number of are lights in the streets and incandescent lights in several buildings. With the exception of a few trifling mishaps, the telephone, telegraph and electric light companies escaped unharmed. Louis, the 10-year-old son of Joseph Labine, was drowned while fishing with a playmate in the canal justabove the Nashua, N. II., mills. Dropping his pole he jumped down into the shallow water to recover it, and, stepping out into the canal farther, unexpectedly went down and drowned before help arrived. The canal was dragged, but the body had not been recovered up to a late hour in the evening. The three-story house belonging to Margaret Boland, at Bridgeport, Ct., was struck by lightning. The bolt struck the chimney, splitting it, and knocking down a stovepipe in a room where several occupants of the house were sitting. They all received shocks, but escaped serious injury. Fred Nason of Biddeford, Me., aged 21, in love with his 16-year-old second cousin, called at the girl's home, handed her a note, and stepped into the kitchen and shot himself in the head. The bullet lodged under the scalp, and he will recover. Isaac Lord, freight agent at the Springvale, Me., depot. was found near the station with his throat cut. He was alive when found, but cannot recover. No cause is known for his suicidal attempt. H. W. Kittredge, for the past five years at the head of the high school at Fitchburg, Mass., has been chosen principal of the Westfield High school. The postoffice at Windsor Corner, Me., about 10 miles from Augusta, was robbed,t safe being drilled, and about $75 in money and stamps taken The special commission appointed to apportion the amount the city of Northampton. the county of Hampshire, and the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad
