Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-11-09

An exchange says there has been a notable
decrease in smoking at Yale college during
the last six years A year ago 10 per cent.
of the freshmen used tobacco, and this year
the ratio is down to Is.
r E. Hitchcock, senior warden of Trinity
church, has given large lot 1000 feet t'square,
in Riverside cemetery at Waterbury, Ct, to
be used for the burial of the rectors of the
parish ami their families.
The Blount Tool Manufacturing Co. has
organized at Portland, Me-, with a capital
stock of $780, 900.
Capt. Coffin, who commanded the u. S. b.
Alert in the expedition which so gallantly
rescuel Greely and his few surviving COM
rades in leS3 took cnarge of the lighthouse
inspectors office in Portland, Me-, recently,
relieving Capt. Batchelder, whose term Of
Office has expired.
The rumor that Souder, the murderer OF
Calvin, the Hartford, Ct, sausage-vender,
threw the knife he used into a cess-pool at
the inebriate asylum, has been confirmed.
The water was drawn away, revealing the
knife, which is now In the hands of the au-
thorities.
Old York county, Me-, has plenty of game
this autumn. Partridges are particularly
abundant in Alfred, and the other morning
the register Of deeds ound one roosting on
maple-tree in his yard.
uG lDtIl dulufl convention Ol Iu6 SOu-
necticut Woman's Temperance union was
held last week. Mrs Charles Shaw well
coined the delegates, and Mrs, E. I. Whit
more of Putnam responded There were
sever al other speakers and Mrs Mary A.
Livermore delivered an address in the even.
ing.
A rising young voter at Norwich, Conn.,,
was so frightened when brought before the
registrars the other day that he was unable
tn raaH xvhan avaIOinaI aIthpnUh ha 10 in
teligent and was never known to lose his
self possession before. The physicians pro-
nounce it a genuine case of stage fright. The
young mans friends gained three trials for
him, with the same embarrassing result in
each instance, and he has finally disap-
peared.
The recently completed Italian marble
bust of Maj. Gen. George H. Gordon has been
placed in a corner of the Framingham
memorial hall, opposite that occupied by the
bust of Hon. Charles Il. Train.
Mrs. Annie NJ. Thuer of Hartford Conn
died recently of acute perltonitis, brought
on by eating heartily of boiled ham that had
lccr U0isus cl.
I"u lfeIghU trains collided at North
Adams, Mass, maxim. a bad wreck, but no
one was injured.
Lewis Dearborn, 64 years old, fell three
stories through light shaft in a new block
at Worcester, Mass, and died at the hospital
three hours later
The depot of the New London & Northern
Railroad company ut MonSon, Mass, was
entered by burglars during the temporary
absence of the station agent, and about $40
was stolen.
The jury returned verdict in the Quimby
case at Wiscasset, Me-, of murder in the
first degree.
The Grand Trunk railway has paid City
Treasurer Hersey the sum of $30S,000 the
balance of the Indebtedness Of the Atlantic
q st. Lawrence railroad to the city of Port
land, thus winding up the matter, which has
lasted 40 years. This S30S, 600 is the last
payment of the full amount of $7S7, 200. 1t
will be used TO pay the bonds of the city is
sued in aid of the Atlantic e. st. Lawrence
road. Portland thus receives back every
cent she has ever spent in aid of the Grand
Trunk railway.
raft 1000 feet long, "a feet wide and Z
feet thick, lett Norfolk Oct ~, i'll tow, for
Boston.
In the trial Of the suit Of Dr. F. L. Wy
man, a we'll known physician OF Olneyville,
r. l., against the Union Railroad Co., for
injuries alleged to have been received by be-
ing thrown off Providence street car, tes-
timony for the defendant in the supreme
court was of quite sensational character,
indicating that the accident was premed-
itated with a view of securing competence
from insurance companies and beneficial
societies and by damages from the street
railway company. The plaintiffs own
brother gave some very damaging testimony
against him.
Railroad square at Nashul, N H., has
been chosen as the site for a soldiers monu-
ment. 1t is ono Of the most desirable loca-
tions in the place, and the city will be asked
to appropriate $4,000 for large granite
monument
Among the bequests Of the late Lewis Mute
of Milton, n H., is S25, 900 for building
school house aud 800, 900 as a permanent
fund to be used to support it. Another be-
quest provi les for the building OF church
IN the west part of tire town.
1he body of an unknown man WAS found
floating in the Charles river at Winslow's
dock, No. 22S Causeway street. Boston, ard
was taken to the North Grove street
morgue. Deceased was 40 yeors old, 5 feet
inches in height, weighed 160 pounds, dark
hair and mustache and false teeth He was
dressed in dark checkered suit, white shirt,
wooden undershirt and long boots. He wore
a silver watch with brass chain and
Leart-shaped charm.