Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-09-03
M massachusetts,.

The Richmond Iron works have workmen
digging at three beds in Richmond and others
ut the furnaces in that town, in all about 200
hands. They smelt their own ore, and in
so doing use up good deal of charcoal that is
burned from the wood of the Berkshire forests.
The telephone war still continues in Boston,
with no indication of a cessation of hostilities.
Rand, Avery & Co., state printers, notified
their customers that they will discontinue
using the instrument. Rufus r. Wade chief of
the state detective force, has notified the COM
pany to remove their instruments from his
Office The Old Colony railroad company has
ordered five instruments to be removed from
its buildings. The Boston and Lowell railroad
company has ordered the removal of five IN
struments.
Charles A. Ashley, of Asheyville (West
Springtield), has been choked to death by a
peach stone.
A distemper seems TO be spreading among
the horses about Nantucket; many are sick
and several have died within Il few weeks.
The first symptoms of the disease are cough
and bunch under the throat. After few
days matter begins to run from this bunch, and
the nostrils swell. The legs in some cases are
affected.
G. II. Clement, of IIaverhill, RECEIVERS Sll4
damages from the Western Union telegraph
company for delayed delivery of message.
A fire in the Charestown navy yard recently,
did $40, 900 damage before il was extinguished.
In the latter part of September the Massa-
chusetts consistory, +. and A. NJ. will enter
tain in Boston the members of the 32d and 33d
degrees from other states.
The American humane association has de-
posted $4,000 with Kidder, Peabody & Co., OF
Boston, to be awarded the inventor of an inn
proved cattle car, which shall meet the condi-
tions stated in circular issued from the head
quarters Of the association Mt Chicago.
The New England granite company has been
awarded the contract for the granite figure OF
confederate soldier Tor the monument to be
erected in Frederick, Md,
Gen. Grant will visit Boston October 6.
Boston will be called on for 1895, 600 TO pay
on the 250th anniversary
Over 1900 pieces of baggage are handled
every day at Springfield.
While insane, Mrs Hopestill S. Coibett. an
aged widow living Mt New Milford committed
suicide recently,
party of thirty five men ffom South Bos
ton have settled in Wheeler county, Neb,. and
uamed their village Boston. They have pur
chased 1000 acres of good timber and tillagt
land, and are reported TO be well established
Their wives and families will join them this
fall.
The southern Berkshire manufacturers are
beginning to complain of low water, the Hons
atomic river being nearly down to the point
which it reached three years ago, when mum
Der had to put in steam.
An Old COLONY express recently threw the
three-years-old child of John Hastings from
the track in Nepohset, but the little thing es
capped with but few bruises
Beebe, Weber & Co., of Holyoke have
sold the North Monsoon wooden mills to Johr
F. Heery, of Versailles, Conn, for $4O, 900
Daniel Ennis, of Taunton, claims to have
been cured of paralysis in his right side, caused
by heavy truck falling on him nine months
ago. by visit to the famous Irish chapel O
Knock Ennis mixed cement from the chape
walls with holy water, but his cme was Ions