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

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Irish question"
The body of the man found floating in the
Charles river, near the pumping station Of
the Newton water works at Newton Upper
Falls, has been identified. The deceased
formally worked in Brookline on the Tsnney
place and latterly at Newton Centre. His
name is George Tuck, and he has a sister
living who resides in Beverly. 1t is supposed
that he was the victim Of drowning acci-
dent, and that the body floated down the
river from some distance above. A pocket
book containing S26 was found upon his per-
son. The remains will be inferred in the
Newton cemetery.
The members OF the Female Temperance
Union of Medford Mass, society instituted
in January, 1S45, surprised Mrs. A. ID.
Barker on her 18th birthday at her sons
residence, % Converse avenue, Maiden, last
week. AIRS. Barker was one OF the original
members, and treasurer OF the society for the
past SS years Sixteen members were pres
ent, whose ages amounted to 1915 years, the
oldest being s. years . months and the
youngest "A years; three were over 80 years
Of age.
The name of ex-Gov. Redfield Proctor, of
Vermont is considerably talked of for Har-
rison's postmaster general he having nomi-
mated Harrison at Chicago, and held the
Vermont delegation solid for Harrison from
choice 1t is not known, however, that he
would accept the position IL offered him.
The breakng-up sale of the Erdenheim
stud of thoroughbreds, which took place at
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, dispersed one
of the grandest collections of brood mares
ever gathered together in this country. The
sale was held by the executors of the will of
the late N. W. Kittson, who had for several
years owned the farm. Six stations and Al
brood mares were disposed OF for total of
$40, AIS.
An excursion train, en- route to the Macon
fair, on the Americus, Preston & Lumpkih
railroad, was wrecked at Reeds Crossing,
Ga, a few days ago. Two passenger coaches
left the track and were overturned. Four
persons were killed and two Others will
probably die from Their injuries.
There are 80 factories in NV York and
Brooklyn n. Y, where veneering is manu-
factured upon an extensive scale.
1t is pretty certain that the largest planning
mills in the south will be located at Annis-
ton, Ala, and at least 81, ,000, 900 be added to
the manufacturing capital of that beehive Of
industry within six months. The particular
projects are the manufacturing, using and
selling of the Tunis gang flooring machine in
the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana
and Texas, and to convert rough lumber into
ing, ceiling, weather boarding, etc.
Bishop Keane, president of the new Catho-
lie university in Washington, sailed for Eu
rope to make the final arrangements for the
staff of the divinity school. He says the law
regarding the importation Of contract labor
will be scrupulously observed, but, neverthe-
less, he hopes that, without making a speci-
fic arrangement, he may be able to induce
such professors as are required by the inst-
tuition to come to this country on the chance
of getting chairs in the university.
The result Of the presidential election of
1928 was only "coni iecturedn two full weeks
after the election had taken place, and as late
as December 24, nearly seven weeks after the
election, Andrew Jackson, the president
elect, was waiting quietly and decorously to
have ''the result of the election perfectly as
certained" Now Judge Thur man goes to
bed at 3 o'clock the morning after election,
perfectly satisfied that he is a beaten candi-
date. The progress Of the last 60 years in
the collecting and transmitting of news has
been really wonderful.
The stock company which purchased the
dynamite shell invention of Lieut.. Graydon
of indianapolis has sold to the French gov
ernment for 81, ,00O,0 600 the right to use the
shell in that nation and her colonies.
Liquor spoilers do not seem to meet with
very much encouragement in Montreal.
Gently, said he did not believe that hotel
keepers, any more than other citizens, ought
to be systematically hunted down and led
into temptation, Nobody has right to go
from door to door and to lay snares for citi-
Eens in order to find out which Of them will
be weak enough to commit felony or u
misdemeanor.
The art fever at Minneapolis, Mimi. threat
ems to become epidemic In nearly every
Wpll- t0-6O eoctinn of tho citv artn n1aScec baU
been formed at which women are expected
to learn to paint moderately welf' in a
comparatively short time. Tho fine art so
ciety is responsible for the infection.
A few days ago while the Rochester ex-
press on the Hudson River road was stop
ping at Fishklll depot, a freight train came
along from the south and dashed into the
rear of the passenger train. The engineer
and fireman Of the freight train jumped bo-
fore the collision occurred, and saved their
lives. Mrs. Edward s Shivel of st. John,
n. b., jumped from the car aud fell on her
head, fracturing her skull She died in an
hour A lady member of the "Hearts of
Oakn company and child which she carried
in her arms were knocked down and injured
by big man jumping on them from a car
platform.
DR.. Hamilton, supervising urgeon,general
Of the marine hospital service, has been ap-
pointed editor Of the Journal of the Ameri-
can Medical association, and is going to re-
sign his present official position. He is a
strong republican, and will not present his
resignation, probably, until after Mr. Harri-
son becomes the president. He offered to re-
sign when Mr.. Cleveland came in, but Mr..
Cleveland found there was no better man in
the corps for the place and allowed him to
remain.
1t is understood that Gen. Schofield is go
ing to urge a scheme of army reorganization
upon the attention of the war department
and Of congress in his annual report He has
long desired to have an opportunity to do
this. There has been no attempt as gen.
eral scheme of reorgization since the failure
Of the bill advocated by Senator Burnside 10
or 10 years ago.
Anniversary services in memoriam of the
Chicago Anarchists were held in New
York on Saturday, at which s. e. Shevich
spoke in English and John Most in German.
A parade was to have preceded the services
but the rain prevented. About 5000 people
were present.
Oscar Huffman, timer, while working
on the roof of an icehouse at Sycamore and
Hunt streets, Cincinnati, Ohio, fell through
the hatchway, distance Of 80 feet, and was
instantly killed. Two hours later Adolph
Nishaus, another timer, went in search of
Huffman, not knowing he was dead, and fell
through the same hatchway and received
fatal injuries.
FIR. James Cullen, former professor at
Mt. st. Mary's college, Baltimore, was run
over by a train on the Western Indiana road
in Chicago and fatally injured. He was 81
years of age, and failed to notice the ap-
preaching engine. FIR. Cullen achieved con.
siderable note In his day as an author and
translator of works on ecclesiastical sub
jects.
News comes of a tragedy at Cortcz, 80 miles
from Austin, Texas, in which an Italian,
named Davis Balsani, shot and killed Rich
ard Holt because the latter would not loan
him some money. A number of men took
Balsani out and hanged him to a tree.
The big republican jolihcation at Brazil,