Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-12-14
new ENGLAND NEWS.

". H., was broken into few nights ago,
and watches, jewelry and clothing TO the
value of 500 stolen.
Littlefield post, G. A R., Of Great Falls,
N. H., is to build handsome memorial hall
there A fine lot on High street has been
pun chased.
George Sanders a slater, either fell or was
blown from the roof of the unfinished Clark
university at Worceste', NJ iss., falling 50
feet on pile of bricks. He was taken to the
city hospital
Henry Murphy was burned to death at
Fall River, Mass He was clerk for j. c.
Brady, druggist, in Granite block and some
articles he was mixing exploded aud set fire
to the store, AID lie lost his life. The store
was damaged by smoke and water several
hundred dollars.
The postmaster-gene-al has appointed the
following named fourth class po tmasters:
Mrs Mary W. Alberty. Turner's Falls,
Mass; Phllo p. Gee, Tariifvile, CT; James
N. Mears, Belmont, Me.
The will of the late Lorenzo Blackstone, of
Norwich, Ct, has been admitted to probate.
1t disposes of nearly 81, 100000. One. third
of this goes to the widow, and the balance is
divided into IS parts, four parts to each Of
his three sons and three parts to each Of his
two daughters. His two sons, j. De Traf-
ford and VIM. NJ, and his SON. -in-law, Fred
5. Camp are made executors.
Mrs. ]. Pray, of Great Falls, N H., was
assaulted by Edward Collins, q boarder
be struck her with his fist, then violently
threw her to the floor, breaking her hip and
otherwise injuring her. Mrs. Pray is 81
years old, not very strong, and is in a criti-
cal condition. Collins was brought before
the police court and bound over in $780,
A large meeting of the business men of
HaverhIll 10 take action in regard to de-
VplODin0 Of Ne Foil
between Haverhill an Lawrence, was held
last week. Engineer N. Spofford reported
that the power thus developed would run all
the machinery Haverhll could use for the
next 200 years. Several capitalists present
expressed willingness to invest money.
Asa B. Bacon of Sudbury, Mass, a veter-
an Of the late war, died at the residence of his
son, Fred N. Bacon of South birmingham,
y 'tW str0, Deceased was about 20
years OF tg was member of company +,
10th Massachusetts regiment He was son
of Mrs Lydia Bacon of Sudbury, who was
1Ol years of age in October.
petition is being signed by owners of
Arctic whalers asking for the appointment
of Capt. Gilbert b. Borden of New Bedford,
Mass as manager of one of the houses of
refuge which congress is to be asked to es-
tablish on the coast of Alaska. Capt. Bor-
den was successful whaling master, and
It'N'SNa
The typhoid fever epidemic in Providence
is on tho increase. There were 1870 new cases
for the week ending Dec. 8. The superinten-
dent of health, DR.. Charles " Chaplin has
begun personal Inspection of the Pawtuxet
river, the source of the cty's water supply,
and will devote careful study to the village
of Natick where the French Canadians are
the thickest settled, and where typhoid few
er is said to be having a run.
7 Al,
was in Boston few days since and secured
the name of w. H. Wheelock, familiarly
known as Bobby" Wheelock to a Detroit
conti act for next season. Wheelock played
in Portland In 1856, with the Bostons in 1887
and the Worcesters in 1888 He is remark
ably fine shortstop or outfield II, hard hit
ter and splendid base runner The Detroit
club is to be congratulated on securing such
desirable player.
A stock company contemplates locating in
! Brockton to manufacture looms.
The Great Falls IN. H. Manufacturing
Co. divided $4,000 among its shareholders
on the lst inst.
The peg mill at Northumberland, N. H.,
| has been shut down for want of wood
The war of the water supply of Braintree,
Mass, has broken out again and it now looks
as IT the contest would he carried on at the
state house this winter. The Braintree
Water Supply Co has petitioned the legis.
iature for additional rights to Small Pond
and the citizens of the town Will remon-
strate, claiming that the town doesn't want
two water supplies.
F,rthe convenience of its employees the
| Vermont Marble Co. at Proctor, VT, has
decided to establish a savings department in
connection with its main Ollice in that town.
Kennehunk, Me-, is to have a shoe shop at
a cost of $4,000, the funds coming from
home parties. The shop when complete will
be occupied by Kimball Bros. of Haverhill,
Mass, and will be in operation in June and
employ $50 hands.
Lewiston, Me-, business mon are interest
ing themselves to form an organization to
purchase the Lewiston mills place them on
u strong financial footing, and operate them
| considerable stock has been subscribed for
| There are two other bidders in the field, but
the board of trade has the first option
Music has now become a permanent fea-
| ture OF the series of the Fall River line
boats, the orchestral concerts being contin-
ued throughout the year. These prove even
more satisfactory in the long, cold evenings
of the cold season than i'll summer time,
when "out door" attractions are more in
order.
The Cunard Steamship company sold 500
drafts on Bank OF ireland and the Cunard
company in Boston, The drafts averaged
about TO each. They are intended chiefly TO
purchase presents for Christmas for friends
and relatives of Irish Americans in Ireland.
| The sale Of the moose antlers owned by DR.,
John Dlxwell of Boston, the proceeds of
which will go to the fund of the chamber of
commerce for the Hull lfe-savers took place
on Friday last. g. | Goodale secured them
at S52.5 so for Gordon Dexter of 55 Beacon
street.
Henry V. Tucker, wealthy farmer of
| Wesltield, Ct, is chasing up the whereabouts
of about Sl6,0O0 in money and securities
which were taken from a tin box in the
closet of his sitting room George Harrison,
an ex-employe, who has been in jail for
drunkenness, is suspected and he cannot he
| found. "F
The dining car service of the o'clock D.
m. train via the Shore line between Boston
and New York is not in the hands of "out-
sders" or private contractors. 1t is fur
n1shed directly by the managers of the Shore
line, and Its quality never varies from the
very highest standard. It is not an element
Of money-making, but 1t is conducted solely
to attract and satisfy the travel ing public
I. A. Moore of Washington, D. g., jour-
nalist Of note, died at Nashua, N. H., few
days ago, aged 63 years. He was born at
Bristol, N. H., and educated at Hebron
academy. Studying law tor a time he soon
turned his attention to journalism, and was
the founder Of the Manchester Mirror. Then
he went west and fora time was associated
with Abraham Lincoln on the Springfield,
H., journal. With M. NJ. pGmeroy he
founded the La Crosse, Wis, Democrat
AItterward he was an associate editor and
W;sdnI4gI WWasnlngton correspondent Of the Daily
Moore wrote one or two books, and compiled
several publications for the press,
A four'masted 3000-ton ship is being built
by Bath, Me, parties for l. +. Chapman e.
90 OF New York for the California grain
trade, e'"-A'
- w: Trefethen of Portland, Me-, reports
neairival of following schooners with cod
ana maddox: Martha g. 1000 pounds; Idela
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