Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-10-05
NEWS IN GENERAL.

decided, on Uno aQVlce OF Iue IulHlsIeI VI
justice, not to proceed with the appeal in
the Aver g. Co. case to the supreme court OF
Canada.
The National association of Wholesale
Grocers will probably be permanently
organized within a couple Of months. Its
object is TO make agreements with the sugar
refiners by which sugar can be sold at such
figures as to leave a margin for the whole
salers.
Henry Sanford, general superintendent Of
the Adams Express company at Bridgeport,
Ct., had very narrow escape from pelng
killed last week. A heavy two-horse dray
overturned Mr.. Sanford's carriage, throwing
him and his driver out His carriage was
wrecked.
Joseph j. Turner 1S years of age, met
with fearful death at the Broadway bridge
in Olneyville, r. ]. He swung himself OIL
train to mske short cut for home, and as
he did so the special on the New York q
New England from Narragansett park came
rushing by and the locomotive struck ana
instantly killed him.
An engine collded with freight train on
the st. Paul road near Western Union
Junction, Wis. Both engines and IS cars
loaded with merchandise were demolished.
The loss is $45, 900.
The city of Marinette just across the river
| in Wisconsin is greatly excited over the dis
| covery of gold in township "a, range II.
! Rich specimens have been brought in and
! gold boom promises to set in.
The east-bound passenger rate war has ap-
| parenty come to halt, the Bee line failing
to cut the accustomed $780, 1t is reported
that the Chicago east-bound lines will not re-
| duce their passenger rates from Chicago 10
the seaboard because Of the demoraliza-
tion from st. Louis to the East
In the court of Queens bench at Montreal
! Chief Justice Sir A. A. Dorion sentenced
| Charles A. Pitcher late Of the Union bank
of Providence, r. l., to seven years in the
penitentiary, for bringing stolen money into
Canada His honor said there was no doubt
but that Pitcher had committed a grave
crime, for he had done his best to wreck the
bank, and not only had he defaulted in the
states, but he had tried the same game in
Montreal by purchasing bill of exchange
with the stolen money. Pitcher received his
sentence unmoved.
One hundred veterans of the 18th New
Hampshire regiment met at Gettysburg last
week and dedicated their monument.
The contest over the will of the late James
Stokes, in New York, involving SIX million
collars, has been decided against the contest
ant, Henry Dale, whose late wife was a
daughter of Mr.. Stokes.
A boat belonging to the Dominion govern
Race, N. F., drowning Robert Mckenzie,
second mate, of Cape Breton, and man
named Turner of Dartmouth.
The British schooner Herald lumber laden,
abandoned during the recent storm, went
ashore on Petit Mepan, and will be total
Toss. Part of her cargo may be saved. The
crew landed on Trafton's island.
The st. Louis, Arkansas & Texas road has
been sold to Russell Sage He bought from
the company enough of the ST. 600, 900 second
mortgage bonds in its treasury to pay the
floating debt. He also put heavy steel rails
on part of the line, where needed, and paid
the interest on the firsts up to Nov. l. The
sale of the seconds carries with it n stipula-
tion that the purchaser shall control the
property
Robert Buchanan will soon publish his
autobiography under the title OF "a Poets
Pilgrimage"
| 1t has been learned that Mr.. George Law,
a wealthy society man of New York, was the
donor of the check for $4,000 recently given
50 mysteriously at Lenox, Mass, for the
benefit of the yellow fever sufferers.
The corner in September wheat at Chicago
had little effect on the market in New York,
and although prices moved up 215 cents,
reaction carried them back to near the open
| ing prices The trading was only moder-
ately large, and at times the market was neg
| lected
The members of Farnsworth's cavalry
brigade of the army Of the Potomac, to-
gether with Hon. James Simon of Brack-
mans South Carolina battery. which en-
| gagged it, and Col j. d. Ferguson of Balti-
more, adiutant on Fitzhugh Lees staff, recent
| ly went over the ground occupied by the bri-
| gade during the battle. They fixed the sites
| for the monuments of the 18th Pennsylvania,
| lst Vermont and 1st West Virginia regi-
ments on Cavalry avenue, east OF Round
Top.
Judge Brewer of st. Louis, Mo-, decided
that the condition of the property OF the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad was such
~ to warrant the appointment of receiver,
and one would, therefore, be named shortly.
Hon. William Warner of Kansas City,
commander-in-c chief Of the g. A. r., was
serenaded at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New
! York, by local G. A. R. posts and made a
neat speech of acknowledgment, in which
he took occasion to reiterate the sentiment
of his recent circular letter, that the G. A.
( R. must be kept out of party politics, and
devote itself to fraternity, charity and
loyalty.
Sleepy old Governors island was the scene
a few evenings since Of the marriage of Gen.
Schofed's daughter Mary to Lieut.. Avery
D. Andrews The ceremony took place at 6
| CLOCK, III UDe llUul6 ullllUdIy CudDcl VI pD.
| Cornelius. The bride is pretty girl with
brown hair and blue eyes She was accom-
panied to the altar by her father, in full uni
| form The ushers were four lieutenants Of
the artillery school. Lieut.. Darrow was
best man. The post chaplain, DR.. Goodwin,
performed the ceremony.
A policeman, whose youthful appearance
has earned for him the sobriquet of "the
boy policeman of New York." attired him
self in checked trousers a cheviot cutaway
coat and high collar a few days SINCE In
this disguise he entered two pool rooms, bet
$40 on Eirenzi, and talked with the unsus-
| pectina bookmakers. Later he caused their
arrest This is the beginning of a threatened
clean sweep of the pool rooms.
May Doagherty, typewriter, ,2e years DID,
went to the North German Lloyd docks to
wish Samuel S. Chamberlain, New York
reporter pleasant voyage to Bremen She
did not return home. Her father could not
find herin tho city, and decided she had been
carried off to Germany by mistake, or had
eloped with Mr.. Chamberlain. Dispatches
concerning her were sent to Bremen and
Southampton Collector Magone received
an answy from Bremen to the effect that
Miss Dougherty had unintentionally re-
mained on deck with Mr.. Chamberlain on
the morning of his departure till the boat
put off, and it was too late to land. She
will return by the Ems in week.
Columbus, Ohio special says a suit for
s14 sos 81 damages was entered there by
Miller e. Freeman, circus proprietors, against
the New York e. New England Railroad
company, on account of wreck which oc.
Cured to their show train near East Long
meadow last summer.
Twenty Indian girls, under the escort of 20
Indian young men, visited the produce ex'
change, New York. They were cordially
welcomed by the paleface produce dealers
After watching the bulls and bears in the
wheat pit for nearly an hour, the party left
to visit the other sights of the city. They are
students from Hampden institute, Va. They
are accompanied by several professors on
their trip through the large cities of the At
lantic coo hoard