Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-06-28
COOS COUNTY, N. H.
Lancaster,

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Francis Richardson is to have a
grand ball, at his hall, on the evening
of July 4th. Extra music has been
engaged and the lovers of this kind
of sport can depend on good time.
Master Robert Burns sprained his
ankle badly while playing base ball,
on the 10th.
Joseph Roby, Jr., is performing
the duties of express messenger on
the Bethlehem Branch of the b. G.. &
NJ. Railroad making three trips each
way daily between the Wing Road
and Twin Mountain House.
One day last week the horse attach.
ed to John w. Savage'S milk wagon
while standing in front Of Savage &
MarshalPs meat market, became
frightened and run, distributing milk
cans promiscuously and considerably
damaging the wagon.
We regret to learn that our towns
man, William F. Smith, derived no
benefit from his recent visit to Boston
to seek medical treatment for his eve,
injured with the point of q knife, the
physicians deciding that it was incur
+ able.
The concrete sidewalks of this vii
lage are receiving new coating over.
Last Thursday afternoon, Elijah P.
Stickney was brought before Justice
! Cossitt charged with an assault upon
Charles A. Nutter. 1t appeared by
the evidence submitted that Stickney
left his truck team in front of j. A.
Smiths store and went in for drink
of water, when young Nutter got in
to the wagon in sport and started
away. 'Stickney came running out and
ordered him to stop, at the same time
throwing a club at him which struck
Nutter's knee leaving a scar. The
horse stopped and Nutter dropped the
rains, but before he could get out OF
the wagon Stickney got in, caught him
by the throat and struck him several
times with the ends of the rens, push
nd him out over the forward wheel,
and as he was rising from the ground
dealt him a severe blow across the
side and back with the butt end oil
his whip stock. The defense set ur
was that Nutter refused to get out oil
the wagon when ordered and respon'
dent had to use force to eject him
that after he was put out he attempt
ed to strike Stickney who was in the
wagon. and received the blow will
the whip stock in return. The justice
was of opinion that more force was
used than was necessary and tineC
respondent $500 and cost, Amount
ing in all to $10.59. St;ckney refus
ed to pay and was committed to jail
declaring he would never settle. Two
days at Wheeloc!I's boarding house
however, was sufficient to cause
change to come over the esprit 0
his Dreams" and Saturday he decided
to pay up. The cost Of mitimus
board at the Jail, &C., swelled tn
cost, to $3.50.
In the chapter Of accidents that oc
Cured OH Saturday which we chronicle
is that which happened to Henri,
Bishop, an employee on the B. G.
M. Railroad. He had been for som,
time at work on the gravel train, bu
as is quite common, he among othe
hands took the freight train, whicl
proceeds by few minutes the grave
train for South Lancaster. He wa
standing in the doorway of the salool
car, having hand upon each side 0
the door, as the train approached tn
railroad bridge across Isreal's river
just west of the village, and it is un
certain whether his head was so ia
out of the car as to strike the bridge
or he lost his balance. lie was pre-