Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-11-16

ored man. who attended the funeral or Har-
rison's grandfather in pair OF white trous-
ers cast his vote for the grandson In tine
same pair Tuesday.
Business in all the factories In the vicinity
Of middletown, Ct, is reported as frst-ciass,
many of them being obliged to run evenings
in order to keep up with the demand tor
their productions
The Elliott g. Low Manufacturing Co. OF
Wilton, Me-. is engaged in the manufacture
of cotton twine and yarns, self-Wrlnging
mops and agents specislties. They employ
about so hands.
The Bradley & Hubbard Co.. of Meriden,
Ct, Is one of the largest concerns in the state
and has an immense factory. Their plant Is
to be greatly enlarged at once by an ad-
dition that will cover the entire front OF the
east wing
The new mill of the Western Lumber Co.
at Groveton, N H., IL 3s by l25 feet on the
ground aud is three stories high. An expen-
Eive extensive and substantial dam has been
constructed across the Upper Ammonoosuc,
forming a pond of several acres for booming
logs. The cost OF thu mill, machinery, etc,
when ready for operation will reach nearly
$4,000, and the capacity will reach nearly
10000, 900 yearly.
An extensive granite quarry will soon be
opened at Manchester, n H., by Col Water
poSit on Wilson Hill.
The citizens of Springvale, Me-, have
taken the necessary steps toward purchasing
the Cumberland shoe factory. The old build
ings are to be removed to an adjoining lot,
and large factory erected on the site. The
new factory will employ about 300 hands.
The stockholders of the Bodwell Water Co.
have decided to rebuild the lumber mills at
Milford, Me, and arrangements for the work
will be made at a meeting of the company
to be held in two weeks
Brown & Bailey, Northampton, Mass,
have just burned their last kiln of 100000
bricks, which makes 100000 burned in
their yards this season, nearly all of which
have been sold.
1t is stated on the authority of an honest
prohibitionist that a local doctor of divinity
of Springfield, Mass, voted for liquor
dealer in preference to deacon Of his own
church
More than $500 worth of liquors seized by
Biddeford and Saco, Me sheriffs since June
was spilled in the sewer of the Jail yard at
Sacn
aboard her few days ago powder, having
received peremptory orders to 60 to sea
She received orders more than a week ago
to proceed to Port au Prince, Hayti, to pro-
tect American interests there. She left
Portsmouth, N. H., on Friday, last
Amelia Morrill,, Annie Gilbert and Emma
Lelaine, the two first l6 and the latter II
years of age, were arrested at Lowell, Mass,
for evading car fare. They confessed to be-
Ing runaways from Biddeford, Me. They
then to Lowell. One of the girls had money
for her fare, but the others had none, and
the conductor handed them over to the po-
lice.
The annual entertainment of the Boston
Press club will be given in the Boston thea
tire ON Thursday afternoon, Dec. 6, and the
bill promises to be the most remarkable ever
presented at one performance. The greatest
difficulty the entertainment committee will
have will be to select a programme, as the
attractions at their command would make
up performance that would occupy 10
hours.
Seth NJ. Todd of st. Stephen, N. B., died
at Calais, Me-, aged 81. He was formerly
connected with one of the largest lumber
manufacu uuring firms in eastern Maine, and
was largely interested in shipping. He re-
tired from active business a number Of years
ago.
Commodore Harmony recommends an ap-
preparation of $l2, 400 for the extension of
the water works at the Portsmouth IN. H.
yard. For the Boston yard he recommends
an appropriation of $25,3S9 for rebuilding
wharf No. s. now unsafe; $28610 for re-
building quarters, and ST950 for new steel
shears
At Ware, Mass, Joseph Hamilton, en-
ployed in the George H. Gilbert Manufac-
turing company's mill, while putting a cut
of cloth between the rollers to be secured,
was caught in the shafting, and instantly
killed
Postmaster Avery of Norwich, Conn, has
notified Chief Clerk Caruthers that his SER
vices would be dispensed with after the Goth
inst. Caruthers was chief clerk Of the office
fer number of years under the republican
administration and was continued in the
position by Mr.. Avery wnen he took the
office three years ago.
Sarah B. Farer of Keene, n. H., a mem
Der of the freshmen class at Smith college,
Northampton, Mass, jumped from the new
Massachusetts Central railroad bridge into
the Connecticut river on Sunday, and was
drowned. She went out for a walk, appar-
entity, taking the popular road toward Had
ley. People noticed that she was alone and
acting strangely, but no serious thought was
taken OF the matter until she started to walk
on the railroad bridge, about two miles from
the college. She walked nearly to the mid
die span, and before the witnesses could
reach her, posed on the outer rail and de-
liberately jumped off into the river, 90 feet
oeloW' Ine pouy was EeCONeFeu.
A little daughter of Josiah Dearborn of
Epping, N. H., exhibits wonderful profci-
ency In the use Of rife With GOODNESS
that is in the highest degree remarkable, she
will perforate the spots on a playing card
held by her father at distance of 10 PAGES,
and it is only fun to hit objects thrown by
him in the air. Perhaps the best exhibition
of the skill of this little miss is that of devil
ding ball on the blade of knife, thus MAX
ing with one shot two impressions on the
target. Much establishment is expressed by
those who have had the privilege of witness
ing her marvellous talent, as the nerve
requisite to perform her numerous feats Is
rarely met with in older persons of either
sex.