Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-12-03
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.
Maine.

The Maine Central railroad employs a deaf
and dumb brakeman who has been on the
road several years and IS considered one Of
its best men.
George Nelson, who has Just been arrested
in New York city, was one of the leaders of
gang of thieves who terrorized Biddeford last
spring and summer. A vigilance committee
was finally formed, and July Nelson and
companion, O'Neill, were captured and put in
jail at Alfred, from which they escaped Octo-
Der &C. and have not been seen since.
Joseph w. Porter of Burlington has de.
clined the wardenship of the slate prison ten
dered him by Gov. Davis.
The dead body of j. mes BIcNab, a lumber
man, was found in the woods near St. Francis
few days ago, and he is supposed to have
been struck and killed in some way by his
handspike, which was lying near.
Gov. Davis appoints Gustavus S. Bean of
Bangor warden Of the stAte-prison.
The injunction of Judge Daniorth reslr1ln-
ing certain New York banks from levying
upon the Spragae mills at Augusta, valued ut
$1,000, 900, has been made permanent, and
this leaves them in trust of Mr.. Chafee.
Ice-men on the Kennebec expect to cut
10000 tons of ice if the season is iavoTuble
New HAMPSHIRE.
Perry, Baldwin & Co. of Concord states that
all matters are perfectly square, and that the
disappearance of Baldwin some time ago was
on business connected with the firm.
Rev. j. l.. Whittomore of Richmond has
accepted Il call to the Baptist church OF North
Londonderry.
A new Congregational church has been
formed Mt Andover, of which Rev. Howard
Moody will have charge for the present.
The Oldest voter in the state is said to be
William Masters of Stratford, ITO years old
The body of William C. Conery of Blue
HILL Me-, Il seaman attached to the schooner
j. J. Blark, has been found in the mud at
Fredick's wharf, Portland, with indications OF
foul play
The recent secret convention in which the
trustees OF Nashua elected city officers is de.
clared illegal, and they will have to 90 through
the unpleasant performance of casting theil
votes in the presence Of all candidates
Hazen's upper mill on Cherry mountain
about three miles from the White Mountain
house, was burned recently; loss $4,000.
Nicholas Zembelh was recently fatally in
jured by some earth falling upon him while al
work on Frank Jones's summer residence al
Portsmouth.
Diphtheria is prevailing in Portsmouth and
Vermont.
William CaInes of Sutton died from dost
OF poison few days ago, and 1t was at frs
suspected that it had been given him bv hi.
wife, but coroners inquest has decided that il
was Il case Of suicide.
Freight cars on the BrattleborO and White
hall narrow gauge railroad have difficulty il
keeping the track in going around curves, anC
so many have been deruiled us to cause con
siderable trouble.
The census of the state complete, show,
the total population to be 1892 2S6, which i.
less by 2l69 than was reported some month,
ago. This takes away more than one-half the
supposed increase in 10 years. 1t now appears
that the gam from census to census was only
half of per cent The number of males hat
increased more than twice us much as the
number Of females, the sexes being yer,
evenly divided, as there are 99l females tC
every 1000 males.
Galusha Meanwhile, mechanic and nven
tor OF some note, patentee of well-knowl
calendar clock and other articles, was killet
recently oy falling into the hy-wheel in tn,
engine room Of the Charles p. Harris manutac
turing company at Rutland.
A Burlington girl recently had one of he
feet modelled in marble and gave it as a paper
weight to her betrothed for a birthday present
but the unieelins fellow put it into the founda
ton of his house
The discovery OF a rich copper mine is re
dorted from Stafford and a company ar
endeavoring to get an act of incorporation il
order to work it.
Massachusetts.