Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-21
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.



young.
The farmers are now very busy, and
there is every reason to believe that this
season a larger acreage than usual will
be cultivated in Maine There is an I'M
usual interest in corn culture.
In July, 1875, the Winthrop Savings
Bank was robbed of large amount of
money and Bonds. Recently Mr. Henry
Woodward, while repairing stone wall,
on the side of the old Wayne road, found
a complete set Of wedges and other tools
used by burglars, done up in newspaper
and tucked in a crevice in the wall.
These instruments are supposed to have
laid there for almost five years, and are
in good state of preservation. II will
be remembered that the old Wayne road
is the one taken by the robbers when
they left town the morning of the rob-
berry.
Daniel Morse, a former resident of
Biddeford, where he was a city council
man, is on trial at Topeka, Kan, for the
murder of saloon keeper, named Casey.
Morse claims that he shot Casey, who
knocked him down and tried to stab
him, in selfdefense.
A letter addressed in a feminine fist
came to Portland mans house while he
was at New York, and his wife examined
the note and continued the correspond
ence. Finally she telegraphed to the
girl, IN her husbands name, to meet him
at Portland hotel and to her husband.
IN the girls name, to meet her there.
The wife met them both; but the storm
spent its force without loss of life.
A series of thunder storms, the most
violent for years. occurred at Waterville
recently. The lightning struck in many
places. barn in Winslow was de-
stroyed. Loss 5000.
The Augusta insane asylum is to have
buildings.
Prof Bartlett's proposal to establish
sampling and smelling works at Portland
has taken such definite shape that site
has been chosen near the Curtis shipyard
and offers are freely made to take the
stock OF the proposed company, which
VIII have working capital of 5000, 900.
A Portland man has recently found q
niece whom he had lost II yeals ago. She
was his sisters child, and at her death
she asked her brother to care for her
but her husband took her childtoC Charles
town, Mass, where he married again
AT his death the child's step-mother dis
appeared aAd the uncle has been looking
Tor her ever since. He finally discover
ed that she had been adopted by a Bap-
fist minister living at Middleboro. and
found her there, the wife of leading
citizen.
Inc investigation INTO the affairs of the
First National bank of Augusta, reveals
the TACT that the late cashier, Israel Booth
by, who committed suicide Feb. 3 was
a detaulter for over $50, 900, and his en-
bezzlements extend over series of EIGHT
years.
New Hampshire.
The United States mashal for New
Hampshire states that he has barely
enough funds to pay the expenses of the |
grand and petit jurors, and unless Con-
gress makes an appropriation, jury trials
must cease.
lhe law OF the last Legislature to tax
churches on their estimated value above
$lo,OOO, proves unpopular enough at
Nashua, where five churches have to paw
total assessment $22, 500.
Mrs. Maria M. Gray of Washington,
u. y, but formerly of Keene, has given
the ba1Ptlst society there lot on which !
The missing head and neck of Peter
DeVoll, whose mangled remains were
found near Newmarket recently. were
found Sunday about quarter of a mile
rom the scene of the murder, where they |
had evidently been dragged by dogs.
In the May term of court at Plymouth.
Monday, the town of Lincoln settled
with Joseph +. Potter, for damages re-
ccelVed from defective highway, by paw
ing nm $500. The amount sued for was |
$1,000. w.
A movement is on foot to revive the
old camp ground at New Market June |
tlon, formerly occupied by the Metho- |
dlsts, by holding an advent meeting there |
IN August. 1t is one of the most desira-
bic. locations in the state for that pur-
pose, on account of its railroad facili- |
ties. ~ 1'0i''
Sergeant w. S. Jewell is relieved at
ms own ,reuqest from the charge of the
MT. Washington signal station, and Or
Gel ed to take charge of she meteorologi-
cal department of the Howgate polar ex-
petition. The vacancy is filled bv Ser
geant G. d. Murphy, who formerly held
the same position.
Extensive forest fires have been burn
ing. Henry Joy and Mr.. Baldwin have
Iost 500 cords of wood near the Twin
Mountain house; partially insured.
The 6lst anniversary of Pembroke
academy will be celebrated on the 26th,
at the Congregational church in that
town and in addition to the regular class
exercises, John NJ. Cochran, OF South
bridge, Mass, will deliver an address.
Vermont.
Charles Fairbanks, of England Int
ormerly of st. Johnsbury, has given an
organ to the new North church there,
Royal Carr, now in jail at Montpelier
awaiting the action of the supreme
court In August on his sentence to death
Tor the murder of the Indian, Murcum-
muck, says that the spirit of his victim
often VISITS him at night, violently shak-
only technically guilty, and that his
cousin Chester, who planned the deed is
the real criminal.
Charles Drury, IL years old, has acci.
dentally hanged himself at Wells River
having tied his neck to nail with a
strap, and then fallen from a chair.
William denio, while ploughing at
Pawlet, came upon an old Indian relic
that was evidently used for crushing or
grinding corn. 1t is a wedge-shaped
stone, with place in the side for the
hand, the opposite end being sharpened
down to an edge.
Diptheria continues to prevail at Rich
lord, having now caused IL deaths, 4 in
one family and 3 in another, while 9th
do lNy