Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-11-02
new ENGLAND NEWS

Capt. William R. Potter, one of the prom.
inent old citizens of Norwich, Ct, wa:
stricken with apoplexy few days ago, and
died in a few moments. Mr. Potter was
born in 1911. He was one of the most sue
cessful whaling captains in this section, and
retirei to private life about 20 years ago.
He has filled many offices of trust in town,
county and state, and was man honored by
all who knew him.
Representative nominations: Sth Mass
district democratic, Lyman r. Eddy OF
Webster; 18th district prohibition, S. s.
Russell OF Clinton, Aaron 5. Powers.
Benjamin Nagle, an apothecary doing
business at No. 23615 Bunker Hill street,
Charlestown, was found dead in his store
few days since. Death Is said to have been
caused by an overdose of choral Nagle
WAS % years old.
In two-mile run for amateurs at Wor
cester, M. McGrath defeated Tom Reed, @.
=. Neil, M. Hally, I. Evans and Eugene
Sullivan in lin. 27s A two-mile run for
professionals was won by Z Jennings of
Worcester, who defeated nugn Kenan of
Lowell, Lewis Hart, George McNaneny and
I. s. Cahill in ION. 34s.
The citizens of South WATERFORD, Me-, are
agtated over the singular death of William
IL. Young. Foul play was suspected, but
after a thorough investigation, Coroner
Bradbury is convinced that the suspicious are
unfounded and that Young died from ex
cessive drinking Of liquor.
At the annual meeJing of the Vermont
State Agricultural society and the Cham
plain Valley association the old officers
were mainly reelected, Col. George w.
Hooker being president of the state society
and Capt. B. j. Derby of the association.
The financial report of the joint exhibit
tion showed q balance in the treasury of
$279S.75.
Delegates representing eight courts in the
Fall River district, Ancient Order of Forest
ers, met in that city in their half-yearly con-
yention. Courts Wen Try, Narragansett
Work-and- Win, Little John and Win Scar
let of Fall River, Royal Oak of New Bed
ford and Elizabeth Poole of Taunton, COM
prised the district Reports showed mem
bership of 500 members; the total funds
amount to 1886; total worth of courts, $15,-
600; deaths during the six months were sew
en-, all of them wives of members; the juve-
nile department numbers 72.
The 22d annual convention of tho Young
Mems Christian association of Maine held
q four days session in Memorial hall, Bruins
wick, Me. The Bowdoin College association
is entertaining the convention. Fifteen as
sociations were represented by delegations.
Many prominent gentlemen were present
from New York and Boston.
The superior court jury at Northampton
awarded Mrs. Martha Herman of Williams
burg SL93 damages, to be paid by E. +. Or
cut of Whately, who sold the liquor under
WY Wnose iniluence to"ier WasnouTh III aIUack9u t3
an lIoi.eu W ue'on hr, Ilel Une
''UVoi uJi"s U"i 90 utyo "iV9i Uu0 '''O"on'
Cop,es OF the original muster-out rolls OF
aiiS aIo oo'S plePaleu in CIe
tbs rrii 6 hon Gte u, oo, fr,, 1 ,,d Ins,t
ie fo ,eferenoa tbaro , raiauin anu ta Id I'D
~ Iii eitoo, t1leVjs 'l1 olu
during the past 25 years, has greatly injured
these Invaluable war records THE new man
uscript rolls will be very complete as to the
soldiers records, showing, beside the name
and description of each man, when, where
and by whom mustered in, period Of enlist
ment, when, where and by whom mustered
OUT, am remarks including particulars OF
wounds, sickness, eGc,, mncn more exVenueo
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o1nn % het.y Vi H'weli, Inaaa'! nan" -"iOV9u,
asol on, aCLeliipUe' sulc'ue WINE urunh lI oy
jumping IIlIo Cne cahdi' he WAS rescueu
anu alleS'eu'
Word has been received in Exeter N. H.,
of the death of George o. Odin OF Morrison,
ILL.,, formerly part owner OF the Concord
Statesman, and for many years COR
respondent of leading New Hampshire pa
pers.
In lO-mile race between Isaac Foy of
Wol cester and M. I. ConlOn of Leomnster,
for $500 side, Foy won by lap in In. 32m.
34s.
Letters from Can't. Rose of the New Bed
ford whaling schooner Franklin report her
at Brunswick, Ga. Oct. q. with 255 barrels
of sperm oil.
Ca,,+ cir,,,o,, &c A. o4oo,o,. U..o,o,,.
,,hioPP 1,dd ~ 6. III, M a. Tstt'
frn,,, Tiddeboro H. I ~ ,,oUh,'J ~ Ui Cl,o i"Uui i
,e, ~ l,'a,,',iNI " -A9'' 'oii o'oi anu
""a III o""oo'
montgomery Glbson, Yale, w, who dlsap-
peared form New Haven 10 days ago, has
been found, and Is now at Washington with
ms laGher, senator u bson OF Louisiana.
John B. Play, 92 years old, died at Roch-
ester N. II. He was veteran of the war of
1872 member of the Massachusetts, Charit-
able Mechanic association, and was a master
builder for 50 wears.
The noIico of Hortford ~ orroStod AL
fred r Roherte tbe co,,1,roy,;o1n no If tho man
,L r,,,rJorosI SsoS,I46I fiI,, ii, H.
sage pedder, last week. 1t has been ascer-
tained that the injury was inflicted with a
kaitp and it is coniectured that a portion of
the blade is buried in Galvin's brain. The
man who assaulted Calvin was w, G. Sou1er
of Columbus, O. Roberts and Souder were
inmates of the inebriate ASYLUM near Hart
ford. 'Souder has fed.
An imposter and swindler has been "work-
ing" the country districts of Massachusetts
considerable of late Renorts have been re-.
ceived from MANY places tine latest com
plaint coming from Cochituate. where he
| has swindled several families. His modus
operandi is to appear at a farmhouse with a