Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-09-07
new ENGLAND NEWS.

By the caving in of a ditch in which
water pipes are being laid for the govern
ment torpedo station at Newport, R. l.,
Michael Crowley, Michael Barry and John
Dillon were injured, the latter seriously.
The United States coast survey steamers
Bache and Daisy, with schooner Eagre, are
preparing data for new chart of Vineyard
and Nantucket sounds, to replace the pilot
chart of 1S4S-54
Moses Cluff, an old resident of Fayette,
Me-, committed suicide by hanging, at
Pennington Me.
The State Mass normal school has COM
menced with so pupils, 55 in the entering
class. Thirty more are expected.
The schooner Edward A. Stevens, Capt
Weed, from Bangor for New Haven with
cargo Of lumber which lost portion of its
deckload on Nantucket shoals or the Goth
lnst,, has arrived at Vineyard Haven leak
ing. A survey recommended her to procure
an extra pump and proceed to her destina-
tion.
Burglars entered Fred c. Browns grocery
store at the Wells (Me.) depot securing
small amount of money, cigars, etc. They
then stole handcar and went west.
The secretary of the treasury has affirmed
the ruling of the collector of customs at Bos-
ton in the appeal taken by Warren e. Co
duty on propeller blade recently imported;
appellants claimed it was not subject to duty
because 1t was for the repair of the steam
ship Kansas.
Mrs. A. M. Williams, her mother and two
children were thrown from their carriage at
Leominster, Mass The little girl, who was
driving, was picked up badly bruised and
senseless, but the other occupants were not
seriously injured. The horses leg was
hrOkan an6 bC rrio Iap,p1icboI
reins became caught under the horses tail,
causing him to turn suddenly, overturning
the carriage.
Martin Macintosh of New York while
driving on the fair ground trotting
track at Waterbury, VT, was thrown from
the carriage and so badly injured that he is
in a critical condition. The horse ran into
wire fence and was badly injured.
The residents Of Revere, Mass, are MAX
ing strenuous efforts to break up the liquor
traffic The inauguration meeting held some
time since to protest against the action of
the seectmen in granting licenses near the
new railroad station, resulted in uniting
Prohibitionists and a large conservative
class in planning the overthrow of the liquor
dealer.
Nathan E. Golf has been appointed post.
master at Savoy, Mass
There is very general rejoicing at Sand
wich, Mass, owing to the fact that the
board of directors reconsidered their former
action whereby it was voted to close up the
works of the Boston g. Sandwich Glass COM
pany. The citizens took the matter in hand,
and purchased the stock to the amount of
$l2,0 900 belonging to the late President Par
ker. 1t is confidently believed that business
will be resumed at no distant day.
1t is reported that the signal station on Mt.
Washington is to be discontinued after Sept
Both.
Steamers Lamprey and Eagle, two excur-
sion boats running between Lake Village, N
H., and the Weirs, came in collision and the
latter's bow was badly smashed. Two or
three people on the Eagle were injured, in
Guiding Mrs. Frank French of Laconia, who
was brought home. Both steamers were
heavily loaded with passengers, and it was
supposed that the Eagls would sink at one
time, but she managed to get to Lake Vii
lage.
Patrick Farren is employed by the Boston
and Maine railroad to shovel coal at its
wharf, Charlestown, and is % years of age
While at work he fell from a staging thirty
five feet high, and received severe internal
injuries.
At Bangor, Me-, the jury in the Weed case
found the prisoner not guilty, and he was
discharged from further custody. The pris-
OiloA was WullHl1 ny
friends on the result.
At Norwalk, Conn, Harry Goldspink
went down into we'll to clean it out He
was overcome by the foul air in the we'll and
was drowned before assistance could reach
him.
General S. D. Leavtt collector Of customs
at Eastport, Me-, has announced his intention
of resigning the collectorship, his resigna-
tion to take effect at the end of the present
quarter. General Leavitt intends to spend
the next winter in California for the benefit
of his health.
John Higgins, alias Millet, and Charles NJ.
Armstrong each finished a two years. sem
fence in the state prison at Concord N. H.,
and were Immediately recommtted, the for
mer for assault with intent to kill and for
burglary in Salem, Mass. and the latter for
burglary committed in Strafford. Higgins
was taken to Massachusetts,.
Miss Knapp, aged 81, postmistress at Dunn
merston, Vt, was recently found dead in her
office from heart disease. She went to the
office early in the morning, and was fouud
sitting In chair dead
While blasting at North Jay, Me-, Thomas
Miller was fatally injured and Daniel j. Nc
Neal lost both eyes by an explosion
Mrs. Lucinda Fletcher has celebrated her
Tooth birthday at North Springfield, VT,
reception being held in the church, which
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