The New York herald., 1869-01-30

Ngw BRrpGE-The new drawbridge across Mill
iver at the foot of Chapel street. which has been Ia
PROCESS OF construction for the last year, IS
nearly nnisheN IL he's o draw l5s feet long, with
fty feet spans Cd either eide all made Of ron The
iron bridge is hirf7-one feet wide, with Sidewalks.
on the east side running 70 tne BANK are swH ss9e \,
between, Tor the ROADWAY. NOn the west side ara
similar walls $50 feet long butt IN the same man,
the driving OF 5000 piles The entire cost OF the
structure win be about S6o,o00
PAsT0RAI--The Rev. Mr. Eustis, who has been
pastor Of the Chapel street Congres atonal church
for twenty-on years short time since offered his
resignation, having received call from the Memo
rial church, Springfield. Mass, which has. recently
erected line edifce. The church endeav0red to
have him withdraw 1t, but he has now notiaet them
OF his intention not to do 80, as he has acceptent
call from Springfield. There has been some trouble
In the church for the past two years. occasioned by
the removal OF an old treasurer which has helpe1
to hasten the change Rev. Mr. Noyes, OF the Second
Congregational church OF Fair liayen, has received
call from the Presbyterian church at Wallace, Ches
ter county, Pa.
MEETING OF THE BOOTH HEIRS Yesterday meet
ing was held the Tontine Hotel by the members OF
the Booth family In this section, which was called by
the Booth Association, an organization which was
erected by members Of the Booth family at Bellows
Falls w. on the 21st OF May, 1867, for the purpose OF
collecting information relative to the Booth property
In England and to devise means to investigate the
claims OF the family here to that property, which s
estimated TO amount to $50 600 900. THIS organiza-
ton appointed Columbus Smith, OF salisbury X, =
man engaged IN searching out sucn claims ana Mr.
In London England. agents to investigate the case
and report Mr.. Harrison o. Smith, OF Monk
to pay for the expense incurred In the mvestgaton
which sum was to be raised by selling scrip at three
holder to $500 out Of the anticipated fortune Coum
bus Smith and Herrck were also 70 receive zen per
cent Of all moneys recovered festerday morning OF Ing
family half dozen Of them being ladies. rue
meeting was organized by electtng Sias Tuste, Of
smith. secretary pro TEN, Columbus Smith then
submitted printed report from the associauon,
giving the results Of the nveslgatl9n @ anus rs r
DymOnd, OF New York, went co England TO investl-
gate the subject, but ner funds running short she
carving out her design. The results Of her investl
cations and others since made show rhat SIT Cnaries
Booth died about 1885, leaving large essa.s a. nrd a
| Delemere who was a Booth died, WILING properly
to relatives unknown, and that besides these
| have been left by VIM. Booth, Sarah Booth lanes
| Richard Booth and Elizabeth Booth, anu unclaineu
| dividends by six other Booths. The American le-
landed IN New England during the seventeenth CEN
tury. These brothers were named John hoo.n; y;
who settled az sou,hod !; l.; conn n.ciafn IN
gSS'n iS4o and ma0 Robert ossr Booth who settled at
Exeter n II. Three other branches OF the Booth
Pootii % the actor beongs The report contains the
genealogy OF the family OF John ana klcnaru ootn.
That Of Robert Booth was read at the meesng nasis
eating the claims in London. MI. columbus Siiidi
made statement OF what had been done anu We
difficulties that they might meet, and concisaed .,
giving il as his opinion that the chances OF getting
were hardly equal the chances OF falling several
persons Joined the association anu Dousi .. Y
organization numbers $50, and its members restho
principally In Vermont, New Hampshire, aassacnu'
setts Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania.