Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-07-13
NEW ENGLAND NEWS,

The Cottage Hill station at Great Head
was destroyed by fire few days ago, and an
attempt was made to burn the Great Head
stat on building. They were neither of them
more than sheds.
Carlo de Frazi, one OF the italian colony at
North Adams, picked a quarrel with and
shot three of his fellow-countrymen on the
Fourth. The condition of one of them is
critical
William H. Currier 50 years of age, com.
mitted suicide in AmesEury by shooting
himself through the heart with horse pistol
Cause, depression through continued ILL
health. He leaves widow and six children.
The citizens of Canton, Mass. are consid-
erably alarmed over an epidemic of typhoid
fever which has visited the town, and at
present there are over 80 cases, and already
two deaths, among the employees of the Kins-
ley iron and machine company.
During the display of fireworks at Housa-
tone on the Fourth boy named William
DAWN had his right hand blown off by a
dynamite bomb.
A man named A. Z. Leon, a Canadian
wood chopper, lay on the Naugatuck track,
special passenger train that left Bridgeport
at 1870 cut him in two, the wheels Of the
locomotive passing over his breast
At Union, Me-, on the Fourth, an 1S-foot
soldiers monument was unveiled with ap-
propriate ceremonies. including an oration
by Mr. George M. Soldiers of Portland.
No little excitement and widespread ap-
prehenSion is felt at Danbury, CT, among
property owners and business men over the
frequent incendiary fires, there having been
three within five days known to be of in
cendiary origin, while there have been seve-
raj others the origin of which is unknown,
b1t ha1iaua1 70 boH hoa,, - a.
bugs.
Nicola Passero, an Italian laborer on the
Providence city reservoir on Fruit hill was
caught between mass of earth and rock
and squeezed to death.
Samuel O'Brien, a Lowell (Mass) spinner.
aged 2S was drowned while bathing in ths
Concord river, beyond the Lowell cemetery.
The deceased leaves widow, now in Eng
land.
few days ago the guests at tie Pavilion
hotel, Gloucester Mass, were treated to a
novel scene A large horse mackerel ap-
peared among the bathers A boat was
manned, and, with harpoon, he was soon
captured and killed. He measured 10 feet
and weighed about 1900 pounds.
Thomas Burns, a section hand in the weave
room Of the Laconia mills at Biddeford, Me.
was taken with cramps while bathing at Old
Orchard and was drowned. His body was
recovered, He was so years old and unmar-
ried.
Prescott Fallosise, a clerk in the dry goods
store of E. l.. Veasie of Waterville, Me-, was
detected in taking money from the money
drawer. He was taken before Judge Stew
art, where he owned up to various thefts
from time to time, in all amounting to about
5000. He was bound over to the September
term Of court
The reunion Of Mexican veterans, which
takes place at Hotel Nantasket, July 10,
promises to be unusually interesting and we'll
attended Secretary MGlenen has already
received notice from a large number of the
vets, including Gen. Wall of Rhode Is
land, that they will be on hand. All who are
going should notify Mr.. MGlenen at once.
Capt. Cornell of the state arsenal, Mantle,
Ct, has completed a new device in bomb
making that will be tested for the first time
at the encampment of the state national
guard at Mantle this year. 1t can be made
for 60 cents, and is said to be more effective
than those used last year, which cost $3.50
each. 1t consists of thin metallic case,
holding about pound of powder, packed in
side of plaster Of paris semblance of
shell.