Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-16
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.
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Gray is suffering from diphtherla, and
the dead are buried at night. The ply
sicians are almost worn out.
A fishing boat was found by Rock
land schooner, with no one on board, but
with lines out Upon hauling in the
lines, they found big halibut and man
on one of them. with the gaff through
his wrist. Both were dead. He had
probably got the hook in his wrist, and
been pulled overheard while trying to
haul out the halibut.
Carleton Sawyer carried off the first
prize at Bowdoin college commence
ment.
The complete returns show Bidde-
ford's population to be nearly $4,000, a
gain of over 1000 since the last census
was taken.
Capt. Thomas Day, keeper of Seguin
Light, capsized recently while proceed
ing to the island, but was rescued in an
exhausted condition.
The body of a man has been picked up
at Hunhewell's Point, somewhat decom-
posed. The body appeared like that of a
man about 40 years old and a foreigner
A great fire in Springfield has destroy
ed thousands of acres of bark.
A deposit of plumbago has been dis
covered in Phillips.
The new Methodist church at Me-
chanic Falls was dedicated recently.
Rev. G. j. Clark, of Portland, preached
the sermon.
Rev. William J. Alger of Christ
Church, Biddeford, and Trinity Church,
Saco, after pastorate of twelve years,
is to remove to Auburndale, Mass.
The population of Androscoggin coun-
ty is A, 1867, gain of 3, l0l since 1870
Of this gain Lewiston has made 5482
and Auburn 1851. Lewiston's present
population is 1909 and Auburn's $3.50.
Lisbon, with 2640, is the next largest
town in the county, and her gain since
1870 is 626.
Miss Linn, of Augusta, was recently
asked for a ride by Charles Stevens, and
because she refused to stop her horse,
the rascal discharged a pistol in her face
and wounded her slightly. Stevens was
arrested.
New Hampshire.
A few years ago, Mrs. William F. Bur-
ton of Bath, sued her husband for di-
vorce; the court awarding her Temporal
ry custody of their daughter. Recently,
the husband attempted to gain possession
of the child by stealth, but was foiled.
The Baptists of Hopkinton celebrated
the Robert Rake centennial, few days
since.
Charles Rollins Of East Tilton was
drowned in the river at that place, re-
Gently.
Frank M. Sylvester of Manchester was
instantly killed, few days since, while
coupling cars. He leaves widow and
one child.
The depositors of the Salmon Falls
savings-bank have been notified that
they must now withdraw all sums over
$1,000.
The Contoocook Manufacturing Co. at
Baskerville, which own largely in the
wat r-power and mills, has purchased
the machinery in the Contocook factory
recently operated by F. and D. Arthur
Brown, for 1913, 000 and have commenc-
ed running the same. The corporation
owns the mill. This action will proba-
bly, prevent the building of new tacto-
ry, for which the entire stock had been
subscribed.
Ambrose Allen, 80, connected with
a camping-out party from the vicinity of
Penobscot River, who has been in Ports
mouth several weeks, shot himself twice
in the left breast few days since... "a.
The hay crop of the state is estimated
at 487, 500 tons, against $50, 900 tons last
year, which sold for $1,000, 600.
George Harvey, a Marlboro farmer,
aged rs, hanged himself recently. He
leaves a family.
A considerable tract of timber land on
the plains near Concord, has been burnt
over.
Warren o. Wilson of Keene, a prom.
inent citizen and advanced Odd Fellow
took an overdose of laudanum, causing
death. He was about SIS years old.
Will Mcdonald is under arrest at Cole
River for outraging Ann VIM, young
girl at Bellows Falls, Vt.
William G. Whitney, aged about IS
working in Abbot, Downing & Co.'S fac
tory at Concord, was drawn over thu
shafting and killed a few days since
Too much ice-water killed Harvey
Bartholomew of Keene.
A. D. Holl of Nashua was fatally hur
by a stick of timber which fell on hin
while he was at work on the. Methods
church at Hebron.
New gas works have been put in at tn
Fabyan House to take the place of thos
destroyed by an explosion several week
ago.
A New York family have spent TIL
last seven summers at : one hotel
Through all the seven seasons they hav
been waited upon by the same table girl