Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-07-28
New England Items.

Johnny Keenan,, lad OF three, was
drowned at Pittsfeld, Mass, Saturday, by
falling into pail of water.
The new Crispin shoe company in
North Adams have begun operations with
good prospects of success.
The annual reunion of the 34th Mass
Regiment will occur in Greenneia on
Thursday, August II, and promises to be
largely attended.
Michael Riley of Manchester, n. H,
while in a quarrel with his wife, Satur-
day afternoon, killed her by beating her
upon the head with chair.
Regular trains will commence running
over the Air line railroad between New
Haven and Middletown, Conn, on Mon.
day of next week.
-Amasa Sherman was arrested in
North Adams, last week, for breaking
into the shoe factory of Milliard & Whit.
man in the night. Mr.. S. was dis
avowed Crispin.
The Boston committee on health is
about to erect street urinals of similar
character to those which have for many
wears been established institutions in
Paris.
Two years ago the State fish COM
missioners put few black bass in Suna'
pee lake, and there is now good pros
pect that the lake will soon be stocked
with the fish.
The purchasers of the late ex-Presi
dent Pierce's house at Rye Beach deny
that it is to be converted into summer
hotel, and say that they shall occupy il
as a private residence.
-Longfellow recently presented the
public library in Portland, his native
place, with 16 folio volumes, comprising
the works of Dante, Petrarch, Ariosto
Tasso, and other famous Italians.
Charles Mellen, the State street ir
regularity" who was sentenced to Green
field Jail, was released on Friday by au
thority of the Governor, that he nigh
visit his wife, who is suffering from Sc
we're illness.
The Pittsfeld Shakers are erecting
house in which they are to place appara
tus for the drying of sweet corn on an ex
tensive scale, that grain having become o
late quite an article of commerce.
A vagrant Irish woman in Worcester
was made drunk on Sunday by crowC
of fourteen young Irish ruf1lans, who theI
her person. 1T" fnEBe tbi ii place and violated
cape before the appearance of the police.
Peter Murphy of North Andover
went to hotel in Lawrence, on Sunday
night, while intoxicated, and, having con
seQuently been given room without ligh
or matches, walked out of a window il
his efforts to find the bed, and injured
himself so severely that he soon died.
"A carpenter was recently hired by
well known citizen of North Adams to d.
repairs on his dwelling on the Sabbath
and when he called for pay, he was refu
sed on the ground that the work wal
done on Sunday, and he could not collect
it. That employer is one of the meanes
men on record.
During a recent thunder shower il
Bridgewater, Mass, the lightning struol
in patch of tobacco belonging to Rich
mond Clarke. 1t covered a space of abou
three rods square, in which every plan
was wilted down as though it had passed
through hot water.
The oldest person in Martha's Vine
yard was Mrs. Hannah Flanders, VIII,
died on Thursday last, at the age of on,
hundred years, three months and ten days
having been born on the first day o
April, ITO. She retained her faculties
remarkably well up to u few days before
her death.
Gen. Th4yer, some time ago, offered
$4,000 toward public library III Brain
tree, Mas, with the expectation, it i
said, that it would be located on the com
mon iii the center of the town. The com
mittee, however, have voted to fix the sit,
at North Braintree, whereat there is grea
excitement and discussion
County agricultural fairs will be helt
in Massachusetts this year on the follow
lug dates Worcester, at Worcester, Sep
tember % and %; Worcester west, a
Barre, September 80 and 80; Worcester
north, at Fitchburg, Sept. 81 and 28
| Worcester, northwest, at Athol, Oct.
and 6; Worcester, south, at Sturbridge
September s and 0; Worcester, southeast
at Milford, September p and %.
W B. Thompson of West Brookfeld
Mass, who was arrested and committed
to Jail at Northampton, last fall, by con
ductor of the Connecticut River railroad
for refusing to pay his fare, after he hat
shown the excursion ticket issued by tn
musical convention at Greenfield, from
which he was returning, has settled witt
the company, on their paying him $500
He had sued the company and reoovere,
$500, but they had carried the case up Oh
exceptions, and Thompson consequent.
accepted the smaller sum.