Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-14
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.
Mama.

A stock company, to build wooden
factory at Ellsworth, is proposed and ov-
er one half the stock has been subscrib-
ed.
Sam Haynes, who is serving life SEN
tence in the state prison for the murder
of Policeman Robbins of Roekland, had
made desperate plan to escape few
nights ago, but was fortunately detected
fling bar. He had in his bed knife,
club, revolver and cartridges, the last
two having been struggled to him in
chicken and mince pie.
Samples of 80 tons of ore from the Deer
Isle mine have been sent to Liverpool
The ore will be sold to the highest bid
der and shipped Immediately; also sam
pies of 60 tons of Cherryfield silver ore
have been sent which will be sold in the
same way. This looks like business.
The officers of the consolidated Acton
have called in the stock of the CONSOLE
dated companies. There is so much of
this stock afloat that it will be an inn
mense job to get it all in and the new
stock issued. The new stock books will
not be ready for month, but those who
come first now will be served first then.
The wife of Senator Hamlin is 3Oyears
younger than her husband.
The Guilford wooden mill has advanc-
ed wages l6 per cent.
Steamers are to be run daily between
Bangor and Boston.
The York manufacturing company, of
Saco, will build a great cotton mill
there, 900 feet long, four stories high, of
stone and brick, and several buildings
are being torn down to make room for
the new structure.
An editorial recently appeared in the
Bates college paper, charging the faculty
with connivance at almost universal
cheating of the students in their exam
nations. The writer was threatened
with punishment, but, it is claimed,
proved to the professors that his asser-
tions were true.
Portland has appropriated $4,000 tc
celebrate July A.
Over one hundred years ago Harrison
Gray Otis, of Boston, owned large tracts
of land in Maine, and three towns were
named from him respectively Harrison
Gray, and Otisfield. The citizens of the
latter town now propose to no d meet.
ing next August, to which are to be in
vited all who have gone forth from the
town, and all the descendants of such, tc
a reunion. All who may feel an interest
in the meeting are asked to express theil
views in writing on or before the frs
day OF June. If sufficient number
should express the wish to hold a meet
ing, thoy will be notified in regard tt
fares by railroad, steamer and stage, anC
in regard to facilities for board while il
the town.
Robert j. Burdette, the Hawkeye man
with his family, will summer at Rock
land.
The state grand council of Royal ant
Select Masons, at Portland, Wednesday
reelected as grand master John S. Der
by, OF Saco. The state grand command
cry OF the Knights Templar chose to it
chief office John Bird, of Rockland.
Charles Fuller, a ten-year-old Bango
boy, is mathematical prodigy. H
gives instantly the square or cube of an,
number, no matter how large.
New Hampshire.
The Portsmouth brewery compan,
have increased wages 10 per cent, datini
from Apr. L.
The steam sawmill of L. c. Pattee, O
West Canaan, was entirely destroyed b.
fire recently, with large quantity @
manufactured lumber. Loss heavy.
The oldest religious organization il
New Hampshire is the Congregations
church at Hampton, formed soon afte
the towns settlement by emigrants from
Lynn, Mass, in 1888.
Supervisor jerks estimates the popu
lation of the state at 332, 045, an increas
OF $4,000 over the last census.
The state department of the Gran
Army of the Republic will observe q
Memorial-day Monday, the 3lst.
The treasurer's report of the Easter
railroad in New Hampshire shows TIL
road free from debt, with a surplus {
$2Is8.
The Portsmouth and Dover railroa
company is to meet at Portsmouth O
the 18th to arrange the reduction of il
capital stock to $769, 900, in accordanC
with the decision of the referees in th
recent case IN dispute between this roa
and the Eastern railroad, and to rails
the Sll, 200 awarded by the referees
the Eastern.
A preliminary survey is in progress ft
new railroad outlet from Mancheste
under the Manchester and Ashburnhal
charter, which will open a new route t
Boston and direct line to the West b
way of the Fitchburg Hoosac tunn
route.
The total number of schools in Il
state is found by the assessors to be IFS
an increase of "a over last year. {
these, 1907 are in the union district.
The following commencement appoin
ments have been made at Dartmout
college: Valedictory, L. A. Smith.
Norwich, VT; salutatory, Clarence Pill
OF Northwood; philosophical Grafton
". A. Eurman of Albany, NY, Geort
q. Mitchell of Bath, Me-; English or
tlons, Il. +, Jones of Manchester. F. /
Hayward of Walpole, w. L. Pierce
Hanover. G. II. Danforth of Dover,
b: Stacy of Vershire, Vt, w. E. Barre
OF Claremont; political disputation, {
w. Spring of Lebanon and Frank Mo
ton OF Andover, Mass forensic disput,
ton, ID. NJ. Duston of Peterboro and "
=. French of Woodstock, Vt: dissert
tons, Q. I'll: Stroud of Dover, s. T. Kir
OF arrensburg, N. Y, E. N. White
Wakoetield: Mass, G. A. KILLING of Sout
Strafford, Vt. - ''0'''
Vermont.
The town of Bethel have elected a W.
man superintendent of schools, and IL
selectmen decide that she is legally con
petent.
Montpelier's new depot, to be built h
the Central Vermont railroad, will be :!
by 100 feet, with tower 81 feet higl
and will be heated by steam.
The Randolph normal school now Ell