Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-06
Massachusetts.

The committee on the celebration of the
250th anniversary Of the settlement of Boston
have decided to have the reception in Faneuil
Hall on the evening of the 10TH and the ora
ton in the Old South on the 18th of September
The official figures of the population of the
principal cities of the state are as follows Bos-
ton, 1868, sos; Cambridge, $3.50; Somerville,
24,864; Chelsea, 81 ,654; Newton, 1894; Fall
River, 1926; New Bedford, 81 ,26S; Taunton,
2l,020; Gloucester, 1928; Haverhill, 8,478
Lawrence, 80, 068; Lynn, 8,43l; Newbury-
port, 1910; Salem, 1887; Holyoke, 81, 96l ;
Springfield, 1884, Lowell, 81, 1888; Fitchburg,
1910; Wocsester, 5000
Mrs. Betsy Fredericks of Lynn, is 95 years
of age and weighs 1857 pounds.
The census of the four western counties Of
the state has been completed. The popula-
ton of Hampden county is l04, l07, a gain of
9,SO3 since 1875, and of rs, sos since 1870; that
of Hampshire is 1926, the gains being 2, 445
and 2,S78 respectively; Franklin county has
1892 people, or 2,2S5 more than in 1875, and
3,347 in 1870. Berkshire county has SO, l39
residents, which is 1863 more than there we've
at the last state census, and 1913 more than in
1870. These gains are made by few of the
larger towns, the back country communities
being the ones to report diminished count.
Recently the boiler at the lobster boiling es-
Enlistment of j. Kendall, on Charles river
bridge, Boston, exploded with terrific force,
making almost wreck of the building, a one
story affair, and badly scalding t. w. Kendall,
who was at work at the time. The boiler was
blown through the roofin countless pieces, and
fell into the river; the door and a small piece
of piping were blown out upon the bridge.
The Boston corn exchange IS going to have
an agent at Liverpool to promote the grain
trade between the two ports.
The cold Pine Street Church" in Boston
used chiefly for the storage of furniture, was
destroyed by fire recently.
Miles McDonough born in Ireland died in
Boston few days ago, aged l0l.
Col. Robert G. Shaw of Boston who fell in
the assault at Fort Wagner is to be comment
Grated by statue.
The Sisters of Charity of Holyoke are going
to build a hospital at Ingleside costing from
$4,000 to $4,000. 1t will be of brick with
granite trimmings in front and on one end, the
other end being left to build against, ms this
will be but the nucleus of a large establishment
DR.. Talbot of Dighton is said TO have left
$40, 900 worth of professional bills, and re-
quest that no bills against the poor should be
collected.
John Reed of Dalton ate doughnut the
other evening which his wife had saturated
with arsenic and left in the cellar to kill rats
and only the timely arrival of the doctor
saved his life.
The American association for the advance
ment of science holds its next meeting Mt Bos
ton from August 25 to September /.
Rev. j. w Malcolm of the Pleasant-stree
Methodist church at New Bedford joined tho
Congregational church recently at the same
time with Rev. w. G. Stiles of the Universal
list church.
A fire at Wesifeld recently in the Hampder
whip company's building caused loss of 500
600.
The Bennett public library association of Bill